write
/ˈraɪt/KK
/ˈɹaɪt/IPA
變化形
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1.
寫；書寫
用筆、鍵盤或其他工具寫出字母、文字、數字或符號。
用法：常用 write something down 表示「把某事記下來」。表示寫在某個表面上時，用 write something on something。
I wrote the bus number on paper to look at later.
我把公車號碼寫在紙上，之後可以看。
Please write your name and student number at the top of the test paper.
請在考卷上方寫下你的姓名和學號。
2.
寫作；撰寫
創作或撰寫一篇有完整內容的文章、報告、故事、書籍等。
用法：write 後可直接接作品類型，如 write an essay；也可用 write about 加主題，表示「針對某主題寫作」。
She writes stories for children before going to bed.
她會在睡前為孩子寫故事。
Our teacher asked us to write about a big day in our town.
老師請我們寫一篇關於我們鎮上一個重要日子的文章。
3.
寫信；寫電子郵件；聯絡
透過信件、電子郵件或其他書面訊息與某人聯絡。
用法：可說 write to the teacher 或 write the teacher。若說明訊息內容，可用 write to someone about something。
My cousin wrote me a letter about her new school.
我的表妹寫了一封信給我，告訴我她的新學校。
Please write to your teacher if you will not be at school tomorrow.
如果你明天不會到學校，請寫信告訴你的老師。
還有 3 個進階的意思（國小之後才會學到）
4.
作曲；編寫劇本
創作音樂、歌曲、戲劇、電影或節目的文字內容。
用法：write a song 可指寫歌詞、作曲，或兩者都做；若要明確表示寫歌詞，可說 write the lyrics。
The band wrote a new song for the school show.
這個樂團為學校的表演寫了一首新歌。
He hopes to write a story for a movie one day.
他希望有一天能為電影寫一個故事。
5.
開立；填寫
填寫或開立支票、處方、收據、罰單等正式或金錢相關文件。
用法：write a check 是「開支票」。醫師可 write a prescription，表示開立處方；此用法不只是把文字寫在紙上。
My father wrote a check to pay for the class.
我爸爸寫了一張支票來付課程的錢。
The doctor wrote down how to take the medicine.
醫生寫下如何服用這種藥。
6.
表現為；被寫成
用某種拼法、格式、文字或符號來表達或記錄。
用法：常用 be written 加副詞或介系詞片語，如 be written in English、be written as a fraction。
In English, dates can be written in different orders.
英文中的日期可以用不同順序書寫。
常見錯誤
I wrote an email to my teacher yesterday, but she did not reply me.
I wrote an email to my teacher yesterday, but she did not reply to me.
The teacher asked us to write about the environment essay.
The teacher asked us to write an essay about the environment.
Please write down it.
Please write it down.
I am writing my homework now.
I am doing my homework now.
相關字詞
學習提示
・write 可指「寫字」或「撰寫作品」。write a message 是寫一則訊息；write an essay 是撰寫一篇作文。
・write to someone 與 write someone 都可表示「寫信或寄訊息給某人」。前者在各種英語中都很穩妥，後者在美式英語尤其常見。
・不要把中文的「寫作業」一律直譯成 write homework。一般說 do homework；只有實際寫文章、答案或訊息時才使用 write。