They were, in a word, devoted to the technology.

一句话，他们非常痴迷于这种工具制作。

He wonders if you could put in a word for him to keep his tenancy.

他想麻烦您美言几句，让他继续住在那里。

Captain, inviting this woman into our investigation would be, in a word, idiotic.

警监，邀请那个女人加入调查用一个词形容就是愚蠢。

There is always one main syllable in a word that is stressed.

一个单词里总有一个音节是重读。

There aren't really many rules about finding the stress in a word.

在一个单词寻找重读并没有太多规则。

This phenomenon of transposing or switching sounds in a word is called metathesis.

这种在单词换位或调换音象被称为 " 音位转换" 。

He did not seem to have taken in a word Snape had said.

他似乎根本没有听清斯内普说话。

In a word, No, according to a recent University of Central Florida study.

佛罗里达学最近一项研究得出结论是根本不能。

I see. Well...Thank you very much for putting in a word, m'lord.

这样啊… … 好吧，多谢您替我说话，老爷。

And the L-sound in English can change depending on its position in a word.

英语 L 音可以根据其在单词位置而变化。

Type in a word, then click on the small picture to hear the pronunciation.

输入一个词，然后点击小图片（扬声器）听发音。

What will the war on ISIS look like in 2015? In a word, tough.

2015年同这个恐怖组织作战会是什么样子? 一言以蔽之，那就是艰难。

So, remember, when we stressed a syllable in a word, our tone will go up.

记住，当我们重读一个单词音节时，我们音调会上升。

No, in a word. But I'm lucky, I've got an investor, Sarah Hall.

一句话来说，不够。但我很幸运，我有个投资者，莎拉·霍尔。

The number of syllables in a word is decided by its number of vowel sounds.

一个单词音节数量是由元音数量决定。

For example, in a word like " word" or " work" .

例如，单词“word”或“work”。

In a word, college rankings, an important means to evaluate universities, are based on different methodologies.

总之，学排名是评价学重手段，而这样排名是根据不同测量方法而定。

It was a helpful way to remove ambiguity in a word that was often hard to understand.

可以很好消除歧义，避免有难以理解词汇被误会。

However, more recent research suggests that making a memory is actually more like writing in a word processor.

但最近研究表明，创造记忆实际上更像是在文字处理器写字。

FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP, THE SUPREME Court's ruling on his travel ban could be summed up in a word.

对特朗普总统而言，最高法院对其旅行禁令裁决可以用一个词来概括。