(1) Sheila will inherit everything in the event of his death. (2) In that event, we will have to reconsider our offer. (3) In the event of an accident, call this number.
(1) cooperative activity is essential to effective community work. (2) Employees will generally be more cooperative if their views are taken seriously. (3) a cooperative farm
(1) Their change of policy brought about a reconciliation with Britain. (2) the reconciliation between environment and development (3) ...an appeal for reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants...
(1) His teachers are full of praise for the progress he's making. (2) She wrote poems in praise of freedom. (3) His latest movie has won high praise from the critics.
praise [preɪz] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.授权,批准,委托;
vt.揭露,揭发;使暴露;使遭受;使曝光;
n.勇气;胆量;魄力;肝胆;
n.赞扬,称赞;崇拜;赞词; v.赞扬,赞美;歌颂;崇拜;
(1) We should take some comfort from the ability of the judicial system to fight back against corruption. (2) The teenage attackers fled when the two men fought back... (3) He is still fighting for his life in hospital.
(1) a commendation for bravery (2) I commended her for that action... (3) I commend Ms. Orth on writing such an informative article...
commendation [ˌkɒmenˈdeɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.宣布;声明,声称;申报;[法]供述; vi.声明,发表宣言;宣称;
adj.尽责的;承担责任;负有责任的;懂道理的;
vt.击败,战胜;挫败;[法]宣告无效,作废; n.战胜;失败;[法]废除;
n.奖;表扬;嘉奖状;推荐;
(1) to pay sb a compliment (= to praise them for sth) (2) ‘You understand the problem because you're so much older. ’ ‘I'll take that as a compliment ! ’ (3) It's a great compliment to be asked to do the job.
compliment [ˈkɒmplɪmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.(口技演员使用的)木偶;玩偶;纨绔子弟;漂亮的姑娘; vt.把…打扮漂亮;
vt.包含,容纳;克制,遏制;牵制;包括或由…构成;
n.恭维;敬意;道贺,贺词;致意; vt.向…道贺;称赞;向…致意;
n.同事;同僚;同行;
(1) a report produced by the government in cooperation with the chemical industry (2) We would like to see closer cooperation between parents and schools. (3) We would be grateful for your cooperation in clearing the hall as quickly as possible.
(1) Take the coast road─it'll be less of a haul (= an easier journey) . (2) Our camp is only a short haul from here. (3) They began the long slow haul to the summit.
(1) They are in direct contact with the hijackers. (2) His death was a direct result of your action. (3) We are looking for somebody with direct experience of this type of work.
(1) The two groups agreed to cooperate with each other. (2) They had cooperated closely in the planning of the project. (3) Their captors told them they would be killed unless they cooperated.
cooperate [kəʊˈɒpəreɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.政治家;政客,玩弄权术者;<蔑>政客,<美>政治贩;
n.[化]元素;要素;原理;[电]电阻丝;
n.天;天堂;上帝;极乐;
vi.合作,配合,协助; v.合群;互助;结合;
(1) What's the secret of your success? (2) I didn't have much success in finding a job. (3) Confidence is the key to success .
(1) There was growing criticism of the government's conduct of the war. (2) The guide conducted us around the ruins of the ancient city. (3) He conducted himself far better than expected.
(1) The body was interred at the cemetery. (2) Bells pealled at a ground breaking for a planned Katrina Memorial at a cemetery. (3) A [ w ] decomposed [ w ] corpse was found this morning at Arlington National [ w ] cemetery .
(1) Don't be so inquisitive. It's none of your business! (2) an inquisitive mind (3) Barrow had an inquisitive nature...
inquisitive [ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.好问的,好奇的;爱打听的; n.好询问的人;爱打听别人事情的人;
n.事件;意外发生的事; v.发生(happen的现在分词);碰巧;
adj.神圣的;值得尊敬的,值得推崇的;圣洁的,圣徒般的;宗教的;
n.赤道;(平分球形物体的面的)圆;(任何)大圆;
(1) Who is in command here? (2) He looked relaxed and totally in command of himself . (3) For the first time in years, she felt in command of her life.
(1) Your opinion will not affect my decision. (2) The south of the country was worst affected by the drought. (3) The condition affects one in five women.
(1) (British English,formal)Are you being attended to, Sir? (= for example, in a shop) (2) A nurse attended to his needs constantly. (3) I have some urgent business to attend to.
(1) A deceitful peace is more hurtful than an open war. (2) She can not accuse me of showing one bit of deceitful softness. (3) Analogy may be a deceitful guide.
(1) Their early arrival was just an accident. (2) It is no accident that men fill most of the top jobs in nursing. (3) an accident of birth/fate/history (= describing facts and events that are due to chance or circumstances)
(1) Reports conflicted on how much of the aid was reaching the famine victims. (2) These results conflict with earlier findings. (3) conflicting emotions/interests/loyalties
(1) She doesn't blame anyone for her father's death. (2) A dropped cigarette is being blamed for the fire. (3) Police are blaming the accident on dangerous driving.
(1) a happening place (2) There have been strange happenings here lately. (3) ...the most happening place at the moment, the Que Club.
happening [ˈhæpənɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.事件;意外发生的事; v.发生(happen的现在分词);碰巧;
vi.跳;冲动的行动; vt.跳过,跃过;使跳跃; n.跳跃,飞跃;跳跃的距离;
n.脸颊,脸蛋;无礼而放肆的行为,厚颜;半边屁股;两侧相对的物体; vt.对…无礼地说话;
adj.健康的;健全的;大量的;有益于健康的;
(1) He always has at least two bodyguards in attendance. (2) Several heads of state were in attendance at the funeral. (3) There was an attendance of 42 at the meeting.
(1) They made their way to a graveyard to pay their traditional respects to the dead. (2) This had once been the greatest port in the world, now it was a graveyard of rusting cranes. (3) Europe has been the graveyard for American golfers recently.
(1) ‘Are you really an artist? ’ Sara asked curiously. (2) His clothes were curiously old-fashioned. (3) curiously enough, a year later exactly the same thing happened again.
curious [ˈkjʊəriəs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.好奇的; 好求知的;奇妙的; 稀奇的;
adj.文学(上)的;精通文学的;爱好文学的;从事文学研究(或写作)的;
n.马具,挽具;甲胄;降落伞背带; vt.治理;给(负重的动物)套轭具;给…穿铠甲;
n.失望,扫兴;令人失望的行为(人);
(1) Beware of dishonest traders in the tourist areas. (2) I don't like him, and it would be dishonest of me to pretend otherwise. (3) You have been dishonest with me...