(1)书写，写作(activity of writing，esp writing books or articles)[U]：the course of novel～小说写作课程;a style of newspaper～新闻写作文体;practise/begin～练习/开始写(作);neglect～for long 长时间疏于写作;The actual～of the report took about two days. 写报告实际用了大约两天。W～is my life/a solitary pastime. 写作是我的生命/是独自一人的消遣。She earns much from/lives by～. 她写作的收入颇丰/以写作谋生。

(2)(书写、印刷的)文字(sth written or printed)[U]：There was～on the other side/all over the bathroom wall. 在另一侧/浴室的整面墙上写有字迹。Put the papers face down so that the～cannot be seen. 把试卷扣过去，这样就看不到字了。Chinese use a different kind of～from ours. 中国人使用的文字与我们的不同。

(3)笔迹(sb's handwriting)[U]：legible and neat～清楚整洁的字迹;a crabbed/slovenly/faint～难以辨认/潦草/模糊的笔迹;be expert in/at deciphering illegible～擅长破解难以辨认的笔迹;My～is terrible/clear/beautiful. 我的字体很糟糕/清楚/优美。recognize the～of sb 认出某人的笔迹;I can't read your/make out the doctor's～. 我难以辨认你/大夫的笔迹。document forged in sb's～模仿某人笔迹伪造的文件;The～was in his mother's hand. 这是他母亲的手笔。

(4)文风(writing style)[U]：the elegance of～(the elegant～) 高雅的文风;humorous～幽默的文风;Do you distinguish between serious～and popular～? 你能区分严肃文学与通俗文学吗? The book contains some brilliant and very witty～. 这本书文风雅致且情趣盎然。

(5)著作，作品(works written by a writer)[pl]：Darwin's scientific～s 达尔文的科学著作;a piece of～一件作品;prose～s 散文作品;political/poetic/journalistic/popular～s 政治/诗歌/新闻/通俗作品;posthumous～s 遗著;study the～s of 18th-century novelists/of Dickens 研究18世纪小说家/狄更斯的作品;publish his collected～s 出版他的全集;

(6)文件(document)[U]：formal and informal～正式与非正式文件;supposititious～伪造的文件;According to this～，the deed is valid. 根据本文件规定，该行为是有效的。

in writing 以书面形式：an answer/a reply in～书面答复;apply in～以书面形式提出申请;You must get his agreement/a guarantee in～. 你必须得到他书面的同意/保证。

the writing (is) on the wall 不祥征兆：I saw the～on the wall and realized he would be jobless soon. 我看到了不祥之兆，意识到他不久就会失去工作。The～is on the wall for this company since it is in deep debts. 这个公司已负债累累，就要厄运临头了。

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