(1) She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform. (2) a generally acknowledged fact (3) I did not acknowledge that he had done anything wrong.
acknowledge [əkˈnɒlɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.村民;乡村,村庄;群落;
n.危险;危险物,威胁;
vt.承认;鸣谢;对…打招呼;告知已收到;
adj.不舒服的;令人不舒服的;不自在的;不安的;
(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) 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) 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.
(1) In all our products the accent is on quality. (2) In ‘today ’ the accent is on the second syllable. (3) Canapé has an accent on the ‘e ’.
accent [ˈæksənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.讨论;辩论;争论;辩论; vt.& vi.辩论;仔细考虑;思考;盘算;
照顾;杀掉;对付;抵消;
=can not;未可;不能;不可;
n.重音;口音;强调;重音符号(标在字母上);vt.重读;标注重音;集中注意力;
(1) an abandoned car/house (2) The child was found abandoned but unharmed. (3) ...abandoned buildings that become a breeding ground for crime.
abandoned [əˈbændənd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.[化]元素;要素;原理;[电]电阻丝;
adj.可怕的;危害极大的;<非正>很糟的;劣质的; adv.口〉非常,很,极; n.可怕的人;
n.影响;效果;印象;所有物; vt.使发生;引起;产生(效果);
adj.被放弃的,被遗弃的;热情洋溢的;寡廉鲜耻的,恣意放荡的;没有约束的;
(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) 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) The company is unable to absorb such huge losses. (2) Plants absorb oxygen. (3) The cream is easily absorbed into the skin.
absorb [əbˈsɔ:b] 📢 UK📢 US
n.幸福;高兴;恰当;合适;
adj.不耐烦的;热切的,渴望的;不能容忍的,恼火的;
n.议会,国会;
vt.吸收(液体、气体等);吸引(注意);吞并,合并;忍受,承担(费用);
(1) an accurate description/account/calculation (2) accurate information/data (3) accurate records must be kept.
accurate [ˈækjərət] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.精确的,准确的;正确无误的;
n.小路,路;路线,路程;〈比喻〉(人生的)道路;(思想,行为,生活的)途径;
n.学期;条款;术语;期限; vt.把…称为;把…叫做;
n.完成,达到;成就,成绩;
(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) 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) 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 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.
(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 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
adv.平静地;静止地;轻声地;在暗中;
嘲弄, 取笑;开玩笑;排调;调笑;
na.根据,按照;据…所说;如;比照;
n.能力,资格;能耐,才能;
(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) 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.
accept [əkˈsept] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.承认;同意;承兑; vt.接受;承认;承担;承兑;
n.障碍;屏障;栅栏;分界线; vt.把…关入栅栏;用栅栏围住;
abbr.Gambia 冈比亚;
n.账,账目;存款;记述,报告;理由; vi.解释;导致;报账; vt.认为;把…视作;
(1) You're absolutely right. (2) He made it absolutely clear. (3) She did absolutely no work.
(1) to be absent from work (2) Love was totally absent from his childhood. (3) an absent expression
absent [ˈæbsənt] 📢 UK📢 US
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;
n.演讲;训斥,教训; vi.作演讲; vt.给…作演讲;教训(通常是长篇大论的);
adj.聋的;不愿听的;
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;
(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.
(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.
a lot of [ə lɔt ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
n.千米,公里;
vt.胶合;紧附于; n.胶水;胶粘物;粘聚力;
n.农事,耕作;饲养(家禽);(租税等的)包收; v.耕种,出租(farm的ing形式);
adj.许多的;诸多;
(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) I like films with plenty of action. (2) New York is where the action is . (3) the action of sunlight on the skin
action [ˈækʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.电视,电视机;电视节目;电视业;
n.行动,活动;功能,作用;手段;[法]诉讼;
n.视力,视觉;美景,绝妙的东西;幻影;想像力; vt.在幻觉中看到;幻想,想象;梦见;
adv.其他;否则;另外; adj.别的;其他的;
(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.
achievement [əˈtʃi:vmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.各种各样的;多方面的;许多的;各个的,个别的;
n.完成,达到;成就,成绩;
n.海军;船队;
adj.高兴的;欣喜的; v.使高兴;使欣喜( delight的过去式和过去分词);
(1) acts of terrorism (2) an act of kindness (3) Ken was in the act of paying his bill when Neil came up behind him.
(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) The loft can be accessed by a ladder. (2) The police gained access through a broken window. (3) Students must have access to good resources.
access [ˈækses] 📢 UK📢 US
n.入口,出口;接近,进入;增长;爆发; vt.接近,进入;使用,接近,获取;
n.(文章的)一段;经过;通路,通道;旅程,行程;
adv.微弱地;隐约地;虚弱地;有点;
vt.照料,照顾;护理;照管,管理; vi.倾向(于),趋向(于);伺侯,招待;关心;注意;
(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
accompany [əˈkʌmpəni] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.陪伴,陪同;附加,补充;与…共存;为…伴奏; vi.伴奏;
adj.主要的,最重要的;全力的; n.最主要的部分,重点;主要管道;体力;[航海]公海;
n.数学;〈诗〉同“ripen”;算学;
n.信用,信任;宗教信仰;忠诚;宗教; int.实在,确实;
(1) The government was accused of incompetence. (2) (formal)They stand accused of crimes against humanity. (3) She accused him of lying.