address

/əˈdres/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

地址；住址；向……讲话；处理；称呼

释义与例句

n. 地址；住址
the details of the place where somebody lives or works, or where a building is
  1. Please write your full name and address on the form.
    请在表格上写下你的全名和详细地址。
  2. We sent the parcel to the wrong address by mistake.
    我们误把包裹寄到了错误的地址。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Has your email address changed since you moved jobs?
    你换工作后，电子邮箱地址变了吗？
v. 向……讲话；处理；称呼
to speak formally to a group, deal with a problem, or call somebody by a particular name or title
  1. The president will address the nation on television tonight.
    总统今晚将向全国发表电视讲话。
  2. These measures are designed to address the shortage of nurses.
    这些措施旨在解决护士短缺问题。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. You should address the judge as ‘Your Honour’.
    你应该称呼法官为“法官大人”。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 address 作“地址”是名词；作动词表示“解决问题”时直接接 problem/issue，不加 to。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • addressee 收件人；受话人
    指信件、包裹或话语所针对的人，不同于写信或讲话的人。
同义词
  • tackle 处理；应对
    address 和 tackle 作动词都可表示处理问题；address 较正式，强调把问题作为关注对象；tackle 更强调积极着手解决。
    The city needs to tackle the problem of traffic congestion. 这座城市需要应对交通拥堵问题。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • speech 演讲；讲话
    address 作“演讲”义名词时较正式，常与 give/deliver 搭配；speech 是最普通的“讲话、演讲”用词。本词的常用名词义还包括地址。
    She gave a short speech at the opening ceremony. 她在开幕式上作了简短讲话。
常见搭配
  • home address 家庭住址
    For security reasons, do not publish your home address online. 出于安全考虑，不要在网上公布你的家庭住址。
  • address a problem 处理问题
    The report suggests practical ways to address the problem of food waste. 报告提出了处理食物浪费问题的实用办法。
  • deliver an address 发表正式讲话
    The principal delivered an address to the new students. 校长向新生发表了讲话。