style
/staɪl; staɪl/ n
1 [C, U]
(a) manner of writing or speaking, esp contrasted with what is actually written or said （语言或文字的）风格, 文风, 文体
She's a very popular writer but I just don't like her style. 她是很受欢迎的作家, 但我就是不喜欢她的文风.
write in housestyle, ie following the manner of spelling and punctuation,etc used by a particular publishing company 按出版社要求的格式写作（符合某出版社在拼写法及标点符号等方面的要求）
a style of speech-making that is easy to listen to 通俗易懂的演讲方式.
(b) manner that is typical of a particular writer, artist, etc or of a particular literary, artistic, etc period （某作家、 艺术家或某文艺时期的）独特风格
a poem in classical style 古典风格的诗歌
a building in Gothic, Romanesque, Tudor, etc style 歌特、 罗马、 都铎...式建筑物
the architectural styles of ancient Greece 古希腊的建筑风格.
2 [C, U] manner of doing anything 行为方式; 作风
a typically British style of living 典型的英国生活方式
a very unusual style of swimming 非常独特的游泳姿式
American-style hamburgers 美式汉堡包
I like your style, ie the way you do things. 我喜欢你做事的方法.
3 [U] superior or fashionable quality of sb or sth; distinctiveness 风度; 格调; 气派
She performs the songs with style and flair. 她演唱歌曲既有风度又有才华.
The piano gives the room a touch of style. 这架钢琴把房间衬托得很有气派.
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(a) [C, U] fashion in dress, etc （服装等的）款式, 流行式样
the latest styles in trousers, hats, shoes, etc 裤子、 帽子、 鞋等的最新式样
have a good sense of style 很有格调.
(b) [C] way in which sth is made, shaped, etc; design; type 样式; 花样; 型式
a very short hair-style 很短的发型
We have vases in various styles. 我们有各种各样的花瓶.
5 [C] (fml 文) correct title for use when addressing sb 称谓; 称号
Has he any right to use the style of Colonel? 他有资格使用上校头衔吗?
6 [C] (botany 植) narrow extension of the seed-bearing part of a plant （植物的）花柱.
7 (idm 习语) cramp sb's style => cramp2.in (great, grand, etc) style in a grand or elegant way 有气派（的）; 有风度（的）
dine in style 很高雅地进餐
We arrived in fine style in a hired limousine. 我们很气派地乘坐出租的豪华汽车到达那里. (not/more) sb's style what sb likes （非[较合乎]）某人之所好
Big cars are not my style. 我不喜欢大的汽车.
I don't like opera; chamber music is more my style. 我不爱看歌剧, 喜欢听室内乐. style, v
1 [Tn, Cn.a] design, shape or make (sth) in a particular (esp fashionable) style 将（某物）设计、 塑 造或制作成某种（尤指时新的）式样
style sb's hair (shorter) 给某人设计（短）发型.
2 [Tn, Cn.n] (fml 文) give a style(5) to (sb/oneself) 以某称号称呼（某人[自己]）
How should we style her? 我们应该怎样称呼她呢?
Should he be styled `Mr' or `Reverend'? 应该称呼他｀先生＇还是｀牧师＇?