write

be nothing to write home about

(informal)be very mediocre or unexceptional

(非正式)不值得大書特書的；不十分好的，平庸的

be (或 have something) written all over one (或 one'

(informal)used to convey that the presence of a particular quality or feeling is clearly revealed by a person's expression

(非正式)全寫在某人的臉上

guilt was written all over his face.

愧疚全寫在他的臉上。

be written in stone

guilt was written all over his face.

愧疚全寫在他的臉上。

(and) that's all she wrote

(N. Amer. informal)used to convey that there is or was nothing more to be said about a matter

(北美，非正式)全都寫上了；沒有其他要說的

we were arguing about who should pay the bill, but he pulled out a couple of hundreds and that's all she wrote.

我們正在爭論誰該付賬，但他掏出了兩三張百元大鈔，她也就沒什么可說的了。

write something down

reduce the nominal value of stock or goods

降低…的賬面價(jià)值

write someone in

(chiefly US)(when voting) add the name of someone not on the original list of candidates and vote for them

(主美)在（選票上）加寫（非原定候選人）的名字；投（非原定候選人）的票

write something off

(write someone/thing off)dismiss someone or something as insignificant

把…看得無關(guān)緊要

they were written off as a bunch of no-hopers.

他們作為一群沒有希望的人而不被重視。

cancel the record of a bad debt; acknowledge the loss of or failure to recover an asset

勾銷（不良債務(wù)等）；承認(rèn)損失（資產(chǎn)）

he urged the banks to write off debt owed by poorer countries.

他催促銀行勾銷窮國所欠的債務(wù)。

write something up

write a full or formal account of something

詳細(xì)記敘；正式報(bào)道

I was too tired to write up my notes.

我太累了，無法詳細(xì)地記筆記。

write down

To set down in writing.

寫下：用文字的方式記下

To reduce in rank, value, or price.

貶低、降價(jià)：減低級別、貶低價(jià)值或價(jià)格

To disparage in writing.

寫文章貶損

To write in a conspicuously simple or condescending style

淺顯地寫：以淺顯或謙遜的風(fēng)格寫

felt he had to write down to his students.

感覺到他必須寫得淺顯學(xué)生才能看懂

write in

To cast a vote by inserting (a name not listed on a ballot).

投票給：通過插入（候選名單上未列出的名字）來投票

To insert in a text or document

加寫于正文或文件中

wrote in an apology at the end of the note.

在紙條末尾加上一句道歉的話

To communicate with an organization by mail

以書信聯(lián)絡(luò)：與某個(gè)組織以郵件通訊的方式交往

write in with a completed entry form.

寫信并附上填好的申請表

write off

To reduce to zero the book value of (an asset that has become worthless).

折價(jià)：把（已變得無價(jià)值的資產(chǎn)的）帳面價(jià)值減低為零

To cancel from accounts as a loss.

勾銷：作為虧損從帳目上勾銷

To consider as a loss or failure

視為損失或失敗

wrote off the rainy first day of the vacation.

假期第一天就下雨真掃興

write out

To express or compose in writing

寫出，作曲：以書面表達(dá)或創(chuàng)作

write out a request.

寫出一項(xiàng)要求

To write in full or expanded form

完全寫出：寫出全稱或完整的形式

All abbreviations are to be written out.

所有的縮寫都要完整地寫出來

write up

To write a report or description of, as for publication.

報(bào)導(dǎo)：如為公布、出版而寫報(bào)告或描寫

To bring (a journal, for example) up to date.

寫日志：把（如，日志）等補(bǔ)寫到最近的日期

To overstate the value of (assets).

對資產(chǎn)高估：過高估評（一筆資產(chǎn)）的價(jià)值

To report (someone) in writing, as for breaking the law

（寫傳票）告發(fā)：寫傳票告發(fā)（某人）違反法規(guī)

wrote him up for speeding.

寫傳票告他超速

write (one's) own ticket

To set one's own terms or course of action entirely according to one's own needs or wishes

自訂計(jì)劃，自行決定：按照某人自己的需求或愿望決定做事、行動的步驟和計(jì)劃

an open-ended and generous scholarship that lets recipients write their own ticket.

讓受領(lǐng)者自行決定的無限額且大筆的獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金