They were, in a word, devoted to the technology.

一句话，他们非常痴迷于这种工具制作。

He wonders if you could put in a word for him to keep his tenancy.

他想麻烦您美言几句，让他继续住在那里。

Captain, inviting this woman into our investigation would be, in a word, idiotic.

警监，邀请那个女人加入调查用一个词形容就是愚蠢。

There is always one main syllable in a word that is stressed.

一个单词里总有一个主要的音节是重读的。

There aren't really many rules about finding the stress in a word.

在一个单词中寻找重读并没有太多规则。

This phenomenon of transposing or switching sounds in a word is called metathesis.

这种在单词中换位或调换音的现象被称为 " 音位转换" 。

He did not seem to have taken in a word Snape had said.

他似乎根本没有听清斯内普说的话。

In a word, No, according to a recent University of Central Florida study.

佛罗里达中央大学最近一项研究得出的结论是根本不能。

I see. Well...Thank you very much for putting in a word, m'lord.

这样啊… … 好吧，多谢您替我说话，老爷。

And the L-sound in English can change depending on its position in a word.

英语中的 L 音可以根据其在单词中的位置而变化。