(1) the greatest scientific achievement of the decade (2) It was a remarkable achievement for such a young player. (3) They were proud of their children's achievements.
(1) The baby had been abandoned by its mother. (2) The study showed a deep fear among the elderly of being abandoned to the care of strangers. (3) Snow forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles.
abandon [əˈbændən] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.放弃,抛弃;离弃,丢弃;使屈从;停止进行,终止; n.放任,放纵;完全屈从于压制;
n.汽车;车厢;轿车;
abbr.(缩)上午,午前;
n.心,心脏;感情;要点;胸部; vt.鼓励;激励; vi.结心;
(1) absolute power/authority (2) an absolute ruler/monarchy (= one with no limit to their power) (3) Although prices are falling in absolute terms , energy is still expensive.
(1) to be absent from work (2) Love was totally absent from his childhood. (3) an absent expression
absent [ˈæbsənt] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.发生;出现;闪现;
adj.暴力引起的;剧烈的,(风,爆炸等)猛烈的,狂暴的;感情强烈的;颜色强烈的;
adj.缺席的,不在场的;缺少的,缺乏的;不在意的,茫然的;vt.缺席,不参加;不在;
n.新闻;消息;(可当作新闻内容的)人;物;
(1) Rye is tolerant of poor, acid soils. (2) acid fruit (3) an acid wit
acid [ˈæsɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.加,增加,附加;[数]加法;增加的人或事物;
adj.酸味的;尖刻的;酸的;酸性的; n.<化>酸;酸味物质;
n.四分之一;一刻钟;地区;(美式足球的)一节; vt.把…四等分;供…住宿;使(士兵)驻扎;
adj.快速的;[摄]感光快的;险峻的; n.急流;高速交通工具,高速交通网;
(1) I believe I am capable of calculating the political consequences accurately. (2) Pigeons navigate less accurately when the earth's magnetic field is disturbed. (3) It is hard to hit the ball accurately.
(1) It starts at 10 a.m. (2) The program starts at 9 a.m. (3) The risk factors, he added, " are correctable and need to be corrected before treatment or concurrently. "
(1) The work was done according to her instructions. (2) Everything went according to plan . (3) The salary will be fixed according to qualifications and experience.
according to
📢 UK📢 US
少许, 少数;一星半点;些许;几;
adv.常常;经常;时常;再三;
na.根据,按照;据…所说;如;比照;
主管,负责;照料;
(1) You're absolutely right. (2) He made it absolutely clear. (3) She did absolutely no work.
(1) I got quite a lot of ribbing from my team-mates. (2) I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment. (3) The victim suffered a dreadful injury and lost a lot of blood.
(1) I try to do my job to the best of my ability (= as well as I can) . (2) A woman of her ability will easily find a job. (3) He was a man of extraordinary abilities.
(1) Air pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable levels. (2) The food was acceptable, but no more. (3) Children must learn socially acceptable behaviour.
(1) He asked me to marry him and I accepted. (2) Please accept our sincere apologies. (3) He is charged with accepting bribes from a firm of suppliers.
(1) imports of cheap food from abroad (2) He was famous, both at home and abroad (= in his own country and in other countries) . (3) There was news abroad that a change was coming.
(1) I don't have a bank account. (2) The defendant asked for 21 similar offences to be taken into account... (3) Urban planners in practice have to take account of many interest groups in society.
(1) The jury returned a verdict of accidental death... (2) His hand brushed against hers; it could have been either accidental or deliberate. (3) Some people were poisoned by pesticides.
(1) It is a purely academic question. (2) The whole thing's academic now─we can't win anyway. (3) You have to do well academically to get into medical school.
(1) More and more travelers are looking for bed and breakfast accommodations in private homes. (2) They were forced to reach an accommodation with the rebels. (3) First-class accommodation is available on all flights.
(1) Things might have been different if I'd talked a bit more. (2) I get a bit uptight these days. Hormones, I suppose. (3) She'd do anything for a bit of pin money.
a bit [ə bit] 📢 UK📢 US
abbr.Venezuela 委内瑞拉;
adv.必要地;必需地;必定地;必然地;
稍微; 有一点儿;短时间; 短距离;
adv.吵闹地;喧喧嚷嚷;
(1) Each pack contains a book and accompanying CD. (2) The singer was accompanied on the piano by her sister. (3) strong winds accompanied by heavy rain
(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) the absence of any women on the board of directors (2) The decision was made in my absence (= while I was not there) . (3) We did not receive any news during his long absence.
absence [ˈæbsəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.一星期,周;工作周(一个星期中的工作时间);
adv.大部分地,主要地;大规模地;丰富地;
n.电子邮件; vt.给…发电子邮件;
n.缺席,缺勤;缺乏,缺少,无;心不在焉,不注意;
(1) The children were rushing about in the garden. (2) Her books were lying about on the floor. (3) People were standing about in the road.