| 词汇 | context |
| 释义 | context 1 ENTRIES FOUND: context (noun) context /ˈkɑːnˌtɛkst/ noun plural contexts context /ˈkɑːnˌtɛkst/ noun plural contexts Learner's definition of CONTEXT [count, noncount] 1 : the words that are used with a certain word or phrase and that help to explain its meaning上下文；语境 To really know a word, you must be able to use it in context. [=in a sentence with other words]要真正学会一个词，就必须学会在语境中使用它。 ◊ If the words that someone has said are taken or quoted out of context, they are repeated without explaining the situation in which they were said so that their meaning is changed.断章取义 When taken out of context, his comments sound cruel, but he was really only joking.他的评论要是断章取义地听起来是有点冷酷，但其实他只是开玩笑而已。 The actor claimed he'd been quoted out of context.那位演员声称他说的话被人断章取义了。 2 : the situation in which something happens : the group of conditions that exist where and when something happens（事情发生的）背景，环境，来龙去脉 We need to look at the event within the larger/broader context of world history.我们需要在更广的世界历史背景下审视这一事件。 The book puts these events in their proper historical and social contexts.这本书把这些事件置于其所处的历史和社会背景之中来分析。 We need to consider these events in context.我们需要结合相关背景来考虑这些事件。 — contextual /kɑnˈtɛkstʃəwəl/ adjective contextual information与上下文有关的信息 To find the meaning of an unknown word you should look at the contextual clues provided by the words that are around it.要推断出一个生词的意思，应该查看它周围的词语所提供的语境线索。 — contextually adverb |
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