No one told him he was going to be fired, but he could see the writing on the wall. [=he could see that he was going to be fired soon]
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1activity/job of writing寫作ADJECTIVE | ... OF WRITING | VERB + WRITING | WRITING + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤effective有效的寫作◇The book aims to teach effective essay writing.這本書旨在教授實用短文寫作。➤creative, descriptive, imaginative創作;描寫;想像性寫作➤clear, concise, sharp清晰的/簡潔的/尖銳的寫作▸➤academic, critical, editorial, scientific, technical學術/評論/社論/科學/技術寫作▸➤essay, feature, fiction, journal, letter, novel, prose, report, script, song (usually songwriting)隨筆寫作;特稿撰寫;小說創作;日記寫作;信函寫作;長篇小說創作;散文寫作;報告撰寫;劇本創作;歌曲創作▸➤business, food, history, science, travel, etc.商務、美食、歷史、科學、遊記等寫作➤opinion (especially NAmE) 評論寫作➤developmental (NAmE) 進階寫作➤freelance, professional自由撰稿;職業寫作➤student (especially NAmE) 學生寫作◇the evaluation of student writing對學生寫作的評閱... OF WRITING➤piece一篇文章VERB + WRITING➤teach教授寫作➤improve改進寫作WRITING + NOUN➤skills寫作技巧➤style寫作風格◇His writing style is well suited to this subject matter.他的寫作風格很適合這種題材。PREPOSITION➤writing for為⋯寫作◇the process of writing for publication為出版而寫作的過程➤writing in用⋯寫作◇Students do most of their academic writing in English.學生們大部份的學術寫作都是使用英文。➤writing of⋯的寫作◇Housman's description of the writing of poetry豪斯曼對於詩歌寫作的描述PHRASES➤a style of writing寫作風格writing
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2written/printed words書寫或印刷文字VERB + WRITING | PREPOSITIONVERB + WRITING➤put sth in, put sth into把⋯用文字寫下來◇The arrangement was never put into writing.那次協定從未有文字記錄。PREPOSITION➤in writing用書面形式◇This agreement has to be confirmed in writing.這個協議必須書面確認。writing
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3(often writings) books, etc.文字作品ADJECTIVE | ... OF WRITING | VERB + WRITING | WRITING + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤fine, good, great優秀作品;好作品;傑作▸➤bad糟糕的作品▸➤influential影響深遠的作品▸➤early, later早期/後期作品◇His experiences in India influenced his later writings.在印度的經歷對他後來的作品產生了影響。➤ancient, contemporary古代/當代作品◇Ancient writings reinforce their claims to the land.古代的文字作品強化了他們對土地所有權的索求。➤published, unpublished出版的/未出版的作品▸➤prose散文作品▸➤academic, autobiographical, critical, historical, philosophical, political, sacred, scholarly, scientific, theoretical學術著作;自傳作品;評論作品;歷史著作;哲學著作;政治著作;宗教著作;科學著作;理論著作◇Christians share some of their sacred writings with the Jews.基督徒與猶太教徒的部份聖典是共通的。➤popular通俗作品▸➤collected, selected全集;選集◇Ruskin's collected writings《羅斯金作品全集》... OF WRITING➤piece一篇作品▸➤anthology, collection作品選集;作品全集◇an anthology of writing about jazz有關爵士樂的文章選集VERB + WRITING➤read閱讀作品▸➤publish出版著作◇His writings on the history of art were published by Greenway and Settle.他有關藝術史的著作是由格林韋與塞特爾出版的。WRITING + VERB➤be about sth, deal with sth作品關於⋯;著作討論⋯◇Her early writing was concerned with the French Revolution.她早期作品關注的是法國大革命。➤include sth, range作品包括⋯/範圍涉及◇His writings range from ancient to contemporary art.他的作品內容從古代藝術到當代藝術,跨度很大。➤indicate sth, provide sth, reflect sth, show sth, suggest sth作品表明⋯/提供⋯/反映⋯/顯示⋯/暗示出⋯◇His writings provide us with a first-hand account of the civil war.他的作品為我們提供了有關內戰的第一手報道。◇Her writings reflect the breadth of her interests.她的作品反映出她廣泛的興趣。➤influence sb/sth, inspire sb/sth作品影響⋯/啟發⋯PREPOSITION➤in... writing在⋯作品中◇You find more technical words in scientific writing.在科技作品中術語用得更多一些。➤through sb's writing通過某人的作品◇Her influence has been greatest through her writings.她藉助作品表現出巨大的影響力。➤writing about關於⋯的作品◇Her name crops up frequently in writings about the Renaissance.她的名字頻繁地出現在有關文藝復興的作品中。➤writing by某人的作品◇a collection of writings by artists藝術家著作集➤writing for為⋯創作的作品◇the composer's fine writing for the piano該作曲家的優秀鋼琴作品➤writing on有關⋯的著作◇The book is a collection of writings on death by various authors.該書是一本不同作家論述死亡的文集。writing
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4putting words on paper寫字VERB + WRITING | WRITING + NOUN | PHRASESVERB + WRITING➤do, practise/practice練習寫字◇Every morning the children do writing.孩子們每天早晨都練習寫字。➤improve改進書法WRITING + NOUN➤paper信紙▸➤desk寫字枱PHRASES➤reading and writing讀和寫writing
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5handwriting字跡➡ see also handwritingADJECTIVE | VERB + WRITING | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤small, tiny小字體;極小的字體▸➤legible, neat清晰的/整潔的筆跡▸➤illegible難辨認的筆跡▸➤cursive, joined-up (BrE) 草書/連筆字體▸➤childish稚嫩的筆跡▸➤spidery細長潦草的筆跡VERB + WRITING➤have字體⋯◇He has very neat writing.他的字寫得非常整潔。➤read看懂筆跡◇I can't read your writing.我看不懂你寫的字。➤recognize認出筆跡◇I didn't recognize the writing.我辨認不出那種筆跡。➤decipher辨認字跡PREPOSITION➤in sb's writing為某人的筆跡◇The list was in Elizabeth's writing.這個名單是伊麗莎白寫的。