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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

writing ['raɪtɪŋ]
  1. 1. noun [u] (sth written) 文字
  2. 2. noun (handwriting) 笔迹
  3. 3. noun (style) 文风
  4. 4. noun (activity) 写作
    in writing
    书面形式

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

writing [ˈraɪtɪŋ]
  1. 1. n.[u] 书写写作
    Writing was a form of therapy for him.
    写作对他是一种治疗形式
  2. 2. n.[c/u] 写下东西文字文章
    That editorial was a fine piece of writing.
    那篇社论是一篇很好作品
    The writing in her novels is excellent.
    她的小说文字精良
  3. 3. n.[c] [Plural] 著作文学作品
    The idea occurs with increasing frequency in hemingway's writings.
    这一思想海明威作品出现频率不断增加
  4. 4. n.[u] 书法笔迹
    He turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show.
    他把纸翻转过来所以就看不到笔迹了。
    The doctor's writing was illegible.
    那位医生字迹不易辨认
  5. 5. n.[u] 书面形式
    She did the thinking while he did the writing.
    负责思考而他负责写作
  6. 6. n.[u] 文体文风
  7. 7. n.[u] 作家职业

Collins English-English Dictionary

writing ['raɪtɪŋ]
  1. 1. n a group of letters or symbols written or marked on a surface as a means of communicating ideas by making each symbol stand for an idea, concept, or thing, by using each symbol to represent a set of sounds grouped into syllables (syllabic writing), or by regarding each symbol as corresponding roughly or exactly to each of the sounds in the language (alphabetic writing) - See also ideogram
  2. 2. n short for handwriting
  3. 3. n anything expressed in letters, esp a literary composition
  4. 4. n the work of a writer
  5. 5. n literary style, art, or practice
  6. 6. n written form
    give it to me in writing
  7. 7. n [modifier] related to or used in writing
    writing ink
  8. 8. n [Etymology] sense 8: allusion to Daniel 5:5

Examples

an astringent style of writing
严谨的文风
fine writing
词藻华丽的文章
lush writing
词藻华丽的写作
the mechanics of writing
写作技巧
a sinewy style of writing
刚劲的文风
There is a problem writing to the disk.
这个盘无法写入。

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