(1) You must be able to speak French for this job. (2) A viral illness left her barely able to walk. (3) I didn't feel able to disagree with him.
able [ˈeɪbl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.临时的,暂时的;短暂的; n.临时工,临时雇员;
adj.能够的;有能力的;有才干的;干练的;
vt.使负重担;消耗精力;向…征税;责备,谴责; n.税,税额;负担;
adv.从不,从来没有;一点也不,决不;<口>不会…吧,没有;不曾;
(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) 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 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.
accidentally [ˌæksɪˈdentəlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.想,设想;想像;料想,猜想;误认为; vi.想象;猜想,推测;
adv.偶然地,意外地,非故意地;
详细地;
adj.懒惰的;没精打采的;慢吞吞的;
(1) to be absent from work (2) Love was totally absent from his childhood. (3) an absent expression
absent [ˈæbsənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.卡片;纸牌;明信片;信用卡; vt.记于卡片上;
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;
adv.小心谨慎地;警惕地;仔细地;周密地;
n.新闻工作者,新闻记者;记日志者;
(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) 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) 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
vt.承认;鸣谢;对…打招呼;告知已收到;
n.灯,灯泡;照射器;(智慧等的)明灯;电子管; v.照亮;发亮;看到;
adj.令人满意的,令人满足的; v.使满意,满足( satisfy的现在分词);
vt.教;教导,训练;教授; vi.教书;
(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)
accident [ˈæksɪdənt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.触怒;得罪,冒犯;使反感令人不适; vi.犯规,触犯;
n.女儿;产物,后代;(某地的)妇女;[生]子代; adj.女儿般的;[生]第一代的;子代的;
adv.适当,相当地;公平地;完全,简直;清楚地;
n.意外事件;事故;机遇,偶然;附属品;
(1) As I turned around, I accidentally hit him in the face. (2) The damage couldn't have been caused accidentally. (3) a verdict of accidental death
accidental [ˌæksɪˈdentl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.意外的,偶然(发生)的;附属的; n.偶然;次要方面;
n.天花板;最高限度;云幕高度;隔板,舱室垫板;
adj.晚的,迟到的;末期的,最近的;已故的;原来的,之前的; adv.晚,迟到;后期地;最近地;
n.护照,通行证;手段;
(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. "
a.m. [ˌeɪ ˈem] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.重要地;
停止;被接受;沉下;被打败;
abbr.(缩)上午,午前;
n.编辑,编者;校订者;[计]编辑软件,编辑程序;
(1) above all, keep in touch. (2) He's above suspicion (= he is completely trusted) . (3) I couldn't hear her above the noise of the traffic.
(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) 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
na.根据,按照;据…所说;如;比照;
adj.能够的;有能力的;有才干的;干练的;
adj.含盐的;咸的;辛辣的;
vt.测算,估计;认为;计算;评定,断定; vi.计算;估计;猜想;料想;
(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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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 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) 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
vt.吸收(液体、气体等);吸引(注意);吞并,合并;忍受,承担(费用);
n.沐浴;洗澡;浴缸,澡盆;浸,泡,洗澡水; vt.& vi.(给…)洗澡;
adj.必要的;强制的;必然的;不可避免的; n.必需品;
n.乘客,旅客;行人,过路人;碍手碍脚的人;
(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) 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) 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.