名詞 phrase:

1. an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
2. a short musical passage
   同義詞：musical phrase
3. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
   同義詞：idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase
4. dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence

動詞 phrase:

1. put into words or an expression
   同義詞：give voice, formulate, word, articulate
2. divide, combine, or mark into phrases

1. She has an apt turn of phrase for summing up a situation.
   她很善於總結(jié)情況。
2. Many hands make light work, to coin a phrase.
   常言說，人多好干活。
3. `Very quickly indeed' is an adverbial phrase.
   very quickly indeed 是狀語短語。
4. This is an adjective phrase.
   這是個形容詞短語。
5. This passage is concisely phrased.
   這段話措辭簡練。
6. He is fond of high-sounding phrases.
   他愛用夸大的詞句。

phrase

n.Abbr. phr.（名詞）縮寫 phr.
A sequence of words intended to have meaning.
話語：具有意義的一系列詞語

A characteristic way or mode of expression.
用語，說法：具有特點的方法或方式的表達(dá)
A brief, apt, and cogent expression.
簡潔的語句，警句：簡潔貼切且令人信服的表達(dá)
A word or group of words read or spoken as a unit and separated by pauses or other junctures.
片語：作為讀和說的詞或詞組的單位，并通過暫?；蚱渌B音隔開
Grammar Two or more words in sequence that form a syntactic unit that is less than a complete sentence.
【語法】 短語，詞組：形成一個句法單位的有順序的兩個或更多的詞語，它比一個完整句子要小
Music A segment of a composition, usually consisting of four or eight measures.
【音樂】 短句，樂句：樂曲的一部分，通常包括四或八個拍子
A series of dance movements forming a unit in a choreographic pattern.
舞句：在舞蹈形式中形成一個單位的一系列舞蹈動作
v.（動詞）
phrased,phras.ing,phras.es
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To express orally or in writing:
措辭，表意：口頭或書面表達(dá)：
例句：
The speaker phrased several opinions.
講話者談了幾個觀點

To pace or mark off (something read aloud or spoken) by pauses.
將文章斷句：用暫停來為（朗讀或講的東西）定節(jié)奏或劃出分隔
Music
【音樂】
To divide (a passage) into phrases.
把（一段作品）分成短句
To combine (notes) in a phrase.
連接短句中的音符
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To make or render phrases, as in reading aloud.
措辭，念辭：制造或說出短語，如朗讀時
Music To perform a passage with the correct phrasing.
【音樂】 用正確的分句來表演一段作品

來源：
Latin phrasis [diction]
拉丁語 phrasis [詞語]
from Greek [speech, diction, phrase]
源自 希臘語 [言語；詞語，短語]
from phrazein [to point out, show] * see g whren-
源自 phrazein [指出，顯示] *參見 g whren-

【引伸】
phras.al
adj.（形容詞）
phras.ally
adv.（副詞）