watchword

英 [ˈwɒtʃwɜːd]

美 [ˈwɑːtʃwɜːrd]

n.  口号; 标语; 格言

复数：watchwords　

BNC.19923 / COCA.25629

牛津词典

noun

• 口号；标语；格言
  a word or phrase that expresses sb's beliefs or attitudes, or that explains what sb should do in a particular situation
  1. Quality is our watchword.
     质量是我们的口号。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 口号;格言
  Someone'swatchwordis a word or phrase that sums up their attitude or approach to a particular subject or to things in general.
  1. Caution has been one of Mr Allan's watchwords...
     “小心谨慎”是艾伦先生的座右铭。
  2. You don't have to deny yourself everything that's nice when you're pregnant. Moderation is the watchword.
     怀孕时没有必要抗拒一切平时喜欢的东西。关键是要适度。

英英释义

noun

• a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
  1. he forgot the password
  Synonym:passwordwordparolecountersign
• a slogan used to rally support for a cause
  1. a cry to arms
  2. our watchword will be `democracy'
  Synonym:war cryrallying crybattle crycry

双语例句

• Still, political risk is likely to remain a watchword for Thailand in the coming months.
  尽管如此，对泰国来说，未来几个月中政治风险可能仍是需要密切关注的问题。
• International diversification has been the watchword in the past year or so, whereby more institutional and private investors have begun to consider investment into international asset classes.
  国际多样化已成为过去一年左右的口号，因此更多的机构及私人投资者开始考虑投资于国际资产类别。
• He always begins with the watchword of his faith: the customer comes first.
  他总是用一句能反映他信仰的格言开始他的演讲：客户第一。
• Serve the people, rely on business, vitalize and develop the economy, and cater to the whole country is the watchword of this company.
  本公司的口号是：服务人民，依托商业，开拓搞活，面向全国。
• We gave the watchword, and the sentinel let us pass. Turn me loose, you varmint, and get out of here!
  我们说出口令，哨兵就把我们放过去了。放开我，你这个恶棍，给我滚出去！
• At the same time, it is set as a representation of modernity by the industrial thought of logical age. Behind the representation there is the combination between the ideology and industrial watchword.
  同时，它又被理性时代的工业思维笃定为一种现代性的表达，这种表达的背后暗藏着某种意识形态与工业口号的结合。
• Self-reliance in adversity has always been our watchword.
  逆境自强，一向都是我们的座右铭。
• Today the watchword is Learn through playing.
  当今的格言是寓学习于娱乐之中。
• "Never again" became the watchword.
  下不为例成了口号。
• Your watchword is fair play; your hatred, foul play.
  你的口号就是公正比赛，你所深恶痛绝的就是违反规则。