*phrase¹/frez; freɪz/ n [C] 1 a group of words that has its own meaning 简明的语句，警句: Darwin's famous phrase, "the survival of the fittest" “适者生存”，达尔文的著名警句 2 a group of words without a main verb, that together form part of a sentence. In the sentence, 'I'll see you in the morning', 'in the morning' is a phrase. 短语，片语〈如句子 I'll see you in the morning 中，in the morning 是一个片语［短语］〉 → compare 比较 CLAUSE, SENTENCE¹