(1) to offer interest-free credit (= allow sb to pay later, without any extra charge) (2) We bought the dishwasher on credit . (3) to get/refuse credit
credit ['kredɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.无用的,无效的;无价值的;差劲的;不怎么样的;
n.信誉,信用;[金融]贷款;荣誉;学分; vt.相信,信任;归功于;[会]记入贷方;赞颂;
adj.受约束的,克制的; v.控制( control的过去式和过去分词 );管理;限制;克制;
n.(人的)情况;局面,形势,处境;位置;[心理学]情境;
(1) brightly coloured balloons (2) coloured lights (3) She was wearing a cream-coloured suit.
(1) This speech needs to be set in the context of Britain in the 1960s. (2) His decision can only be understood in context . (3) You should be able to guess the meaning of the word from the context.
context [ˈkɒntekst] 📢 UK📢 US
n.发明;发明物;捏造:内心捏造的东西,特指谎言;发明才能;
n.上下文;背景;环境;语境;
vt.& vi.停留;停止;坚持;抑制; vi.继续处于某种状态; n.逗留;延期;倚靠;忍耐;
adj.合适的,适当的,适宜的,恰当的;
(1) We spent a week on the Greek island of Kos. (2) a remote island off the coast of Scotland (3) ...a wonderful day trip to the picturesque island of Gozo...
(1) He was filled with anger at the way he had been treated. (2) Jan slammed her fist on the desk in anger . (3) the growing anger and frustration of young unemployed people
(1) a consultation process (2) to begin the difficult process of reforming the education system (3) I'm afraid getting things changed will be a slow process.
(1) repeated absences from work (2) The victim had been stabbed repeatedly in the chest. (3) Mr Lawssi apparently did not return the money, despite repeated reminders...
repeated [rɪˈpi:tɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.游泳;眩晕; v.游泳( swim的现在分词);漂浮;浸,泡;旋转;
adj.逻辑(上)的;符合逻辑的;推理正确的;合乎常理的;
adj.反复的,再三的,重复的;累;频仍;
adj.相等的,相当的,等效的;等价的,等积的;[化学]当量的; n.对等物;[化学]当量;
(1) These items are not covered by your medical insurance... (2) Make sure that the firm's insurance cover is adequate. (3) The law covers four categories of experiments...
(1) Sit wherever you like. (2) He comes from Boula, wherever that may be (= I don't know where it is) . (3) wherever she goes, there are crowds of people waiting to see her.
wherever [weərˈevə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.流行性感冒,流感;
n.小时,钟头;时间,时刻;固定时间;课时;
adv.(究竟)在哪儿; conj.无论什么地方;各处,处处;
adj.虔诚的;笃信宗教的;宗教的;谨慎的; n.修士,修女,出家人;
(1) the musical director of the show (2) musical talent/ability/skill (3) musical styles/tastes
(1) New Japanese cars averaged 13 km to the litre in 1981. (2) In that 2.7-litre form it really was a terrific racing car. (3) This tax would raise petrol prices by about 3.5p per litre.
(1) readily/freely/publicly/generally available (2) Tickets are available free of charge from the school. (3) When will the information be made available ?
(1) inevitably, the press exaggerated the story. (2) inevitably, it rained on the day of the wedding. (3) Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment...
(1) Her promotion to Sales Manager took everyone by surprise. (2) The new job is a promotion for him. (3) a job with excellent promotion prospects
promotion [prə'məʊʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.促进,增进;提升,升级;(商品等的)推广;发扬;
adj.公民的,市民的;文明的,有礼貌的;民用的,国民间的;[法]民事的,根据民法的;
n.传送,投递;[法](正式)交付;分娩;讲演;
pron.他[她,它]们自己;他们亲自;“himself”的复数;“herself”的复数;
(1) (formal)It will not have escaped your notice that there have been some major changes in the company. (2) Don't take any notice of what you read in the papers. (3) Take no notice of what he says.
(1) You deserve a rest after all that hard work. (2) The report deserves careful consideration. (3) One player in particular deserves a mention.
deserve [dɪ'zɜ:v] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.应受;应得;值得; vi.应受报答;应得报酬;应得赔偿;应受惩罚;
n.存在,实在;生活,生活方式;实体,存在物;
num.八十; n.八十;八十年代;八十岁; adj.八十的;八十个的;八十岁的;
adv.完全地;完整地;完全,彻底,全部,一干二净;很,非常,充分,十分,万分;
(1) Several windows had been smashed. (2) He smashed the radio to pieces. (3) The glass bowl smashed into a thousand pieces.
smash [smæʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.向上的,上升的;升高的; adv.向上地,上升地;
n.星期一,周一,礼拜一;[人名] [英格兰人姓氏] 蒙迪来源于古诺斯语人名,含义是“保护”(protection);[人名] [英格兰人姓氏] 蒙迪绰号,星期一,来源于古英语(曾流传生于星期一是幸运的,生于星期五是不幸运的);[人名] [爱尔兰姓氏] 蒙迪盖尔语姓氏的英语形式,含义是“Eoin之仆的儿子”(son of the servant of Eoin);
n.(电子)计算机,电脑;
vt.打碎;撞击;猛扣(球等); vi.被击碎;扣球,抽杀;
(1) a slightly different version (2) We took a slightly more direct route. (3) I knew her slightly.