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

• 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。
• Self-reliance in adversity has always been our watchword.
  逆境自强，一向都是我们的座右铭。
• Transparency is the watchword here.
  透明是这个过程中的口号。
• 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。
• "Never again" became the watchword.
  下不为例成了口号。
• Q.How much has consistency been the watchword of the season for the BMW Sauber team and for yourself?
  如何了很大的一致性的口号已经在本赛季为宝马索伯车队和自己呢？
• Caution has been one of Mr Allan's watchwords
  “小心谨慎”是艾伦先生的座右铭。
• 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。
• 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。