exchange words

1 if two people exchange words, looks etc, they talk to each other, look at each other etc (与某人)交谈/对视等

Until this evening I had never so much as exchanged a word with him.

在今天晚上之前，我甚至连一句话都未跟他说过。

The two women exchanged glances and laughed.

那两个女子交换一下眼色，笑了起来。

I went over and exchanged greetings with everyone.

我走过去跟大家打招呼。

Examples from the Corpus

exchange words/looks etc (with somebody)• He and Kemp pound down the stairway, exchanging words.• Hughes exchanged words with umpire Steve Randell after a confident appeal against Richie Richardson was turned down when he was on 47.• I would hear the women exchange words with Miss Fingerstop.• Linda buried herself in the crowd, exchanging words with this one and that and heading for the bar.• Nurses busily went up and down, sometimes pausing to exchange words and careless laughter.• The patients loved it and several laughed out loud at her antics, while Martha and Yvonne exchanged looks of glee.• They exchanged looks full of sadness, as if they had both lost something.• They exchanged words, not all of which appeared to be in jest.

→ exchange words/looks etc (with somebody) at exchange2(1)

2 to argue – use this when you do not want to make the argument seem serious （与某人）吵架，（和某人）吵嘴〔委婉说法〕

I was in a bad mood and he kept pestering me, so we had words.

我情绪不好而他又一直烦我，所以我们就吵了起来。

Examples from the Corpus

have/exchange words (with somebody)• Linda buried herself in the crowd, exchanging words with this one and that and heading for the bar.• I have words before my eyes, as you might imagine.• He and Kemp pound down the stairway, exchanging words.• Sometimes, Britten seems to have written more naturally when he didn't have words to set.• They exchanged words, not all of which appeared to be in jest.• Nurses busily went up and down, sometimes pausing to exchange words and careless laughter.• I would hear the women exchange words with Miss Fingerstop.• Without it, you have words virtually sprinkled across the page, each project an exercise in speed and frustration.

→ have/exchange words (with somebody) at word1(11)

词汇	exchange words
释义	exchange words exchange words 1 if two people exchange words, looks etc, they talk to each other, look at each other etc (与某人)交谈/对视等 Until this evening I had never so much as exchanged a word with him. 在今天晚上之前，我甚至连一句话都未跟他说过。 The two women exchanged glances and laughed. 那两个女子交换一下眼色，笑了起来。 I went over and exchanged greetings with everyone. 我走过去跟大家打招呼。 Examples from the Corpus exchange words/looks etc (with somebody)• He and Kemp pound down the stairway, exchanging words.• Hughes exchanged words with umpire Steve Randell after a confident appeal against Richie Richardson was turned down when he was on 47.• I would hear the women exchange words with Miss Fingerstop.• Linda buried herself in the crowd, exchanging words with this one and that and heading for the bar.• Nurses busily went up and down, sometimes pausing to exchange words and careless laughter.• The patients loved it and several laughed out loud at her antics, while Martha and Yvonne exchanged looks of glee.• They exchanged looks full of sadness, as if they had both lost something.• They exchanged words, not all of which appeared to be in jest. → exchange words/looks etc (with somebody) at exchange2(1) 2 to argue – use this when you do not want to make the argument seem serious （与某人）吵架，（和某人）吵嘴〔委婉说法〕 I was in a bad mood and he kept pestering me, so we had words. 我情绪不好而他又一直烦我，所以我们就吵了起来。 Examples from the Corpus have/exchange words (with somebody)• Linda buried herself in the crowd, exchanging words with this one and that and heading for the bar.• I have words before my eyes, as you might imagine.• He and Kemp pound down the stairway, exchanging words.• Sometimes, Britten seems to have written more naturally when he didn't have words to set.• They exchanged words, not all of which appeared to be in jest.• Nurses busily went up and down, sometimes pausing to exchange words and careless laughter.• I would hear the women exchange words with Miss Fingerstop.• Without it, you have words virtually sprinkled across the page, each project an exercise in speed and frustration. → have/exchange words (with somebody) at word1(11)
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