word

1.下面两句意思不同：

• He had a word with her yesterday. （昨天他跟她作了一次简略的谈话。）
• He had words with her yesterday. （昨天他跟她争吵。）

2.下面各句里的word作“消息”或“通知”解，注意前面没有a或the：

• I have just received word of his arrival.
• We've just got word that my wife's family is coming to spend the holidays with us.
• She has sent word of her accident.
• He has left word（留言）that he will be back within a week.
• Word has come that the meeting will be held on Friday.
• Word was immediately sent to the old man, who received the news with real pleasure.

3.a man of his word（守约者）中的his不可改动，如You are a man of his word里的his不可改作your，I am a man of his word里的his不可改作my。

4.关于eat his（或your等）words，参见eat 4

5.关于by word of mouth，参见mouth