(1) We should be concerned about the acts. (2) Don't be concerned about the intense schedule that appears to await you this week. (3) Hrebiniak: Well , I think that we should be concerned about it.
(1) I hate that they should be worried about trifles. (2) And should we be worried about Obama's mountainous self - confidence ? (3) I hate that they should be worried [ them to be worried ] about trifles.
(1) The peculiarities do not end there. (2) Mrs Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men. (3) I can't think of anything offhand.
think of [θiŋk ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.把…除外;不计; prep.除…外; conj.[口语]要不是;除非;除…以外; vi.反对,表示异议(与 to 或 against连用);
vt.传达,表达;显示:清晰地揭示;表明;传染:扩散; vi.通讯;交际;相连;相通;
考虑;想起;有…想法;对…有意见;
在家吃饭;在学校就餐;
(1) We be tired of England. (2) It never be tired of solving my puzzles. (3) Mike might be tired of writing.
(1) Don't be afraid to ask your fishmonger to fillet flat fish. (2) Don't be afraid to haggle: for the moment, it's a buyer's market. (3) Don't be afraid to consider apparently extravagant ideas.
(1) a pleasant working/learning environment (2) An unhappy home environment can affect a child's behaviour. (3) They have created an environment in which productivity should flourish.
environment [ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
虽然, 尽管…;不顾;别看;
n.地占者,地卜者;
n.笑话,玩笑;笑柄,笑料; vt.& vi.开玩笑;戏弄;闹着玩;说着玩;
n.环境,外界;周围,围绕;工作平台;(运行)环境;
(1) That programme will include live commentary on the England-ireland game. (2) The film takes no position on the politics of Northern ireland. (3) The first British attempt to colonize ireland was in the twelfth century.
(1) Troops have been sent to protect aid workers against attack. (2) They huddled together to protect themselves from the wind. (3) Each company is fighting to protect its own commercial interests.
protect [prəˈtekt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.保护,保卫;贸易保护;备款以支付;
n.选择;选择权;精选品;入选者; adj.上等的,精选的;
adj.谦虚的,谦逊的;适度的,适中的;端庄的;羞怯的;
vt.治愈;矫正;解决;消除; vi.受治疗;被加工处理; n.治愈;药物;疗法;措施;
(1) air/water pollution (2) to reduce levels of environmental pollution (3) beaches covered with pollution
pollution [pəˈlu:ʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.压下,压低;使沮丧;使萧条;使跌价;
vt.保护,保卫;贸易保护;备款以支付;
n.流星;大气现象; abbr.气象学(=meteorology);
n.污染(作用);腐败;堕落;沾污;
(1) You're absolutely right. (2) He made it absolutely clear. (3) She did absolutely no work.
(1) He fought to be patient with her. (2) Teachers ought to be patient with students. (3) We must be patient with children.
be patient with [bi: ˈpeiʃənt wið] 📢 UK📢 US
n.计划;打算;平面图;示意图; vt.& vi.计划,打算,设计;
v.对…有耐心;
n.导弹;投射物; adj.导弹的;可投掷的;用以发射导弹的;
adv.外交上,外交地;
(1) They've got to watch every penny to make ends meet. (2) She scarcely earns enough money to make ends meet. (3) Last month he couldn't make ends meet.
(1) He was thick-skinned enough to cope with her taunts.
thick-skinned [ˈθɪkˈskɪnd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.物主,所有人;
n.<美>汽车; vi.乘汽车;
adj.厚皮的;厚脸皮的;感觉迟钝的;不知羞耻的;
v.小睡一下,睡午觉;打盹儿;眯盹儿;
(1) to take out/repay a loan (= to borrow money/pay it back) (2) bank loans with low interest rates (3) It took three years to repay my student loan (= money lent to a student) .
(1) She was concerned that she might miss the turning and get lost. (2) They were more concerned with how the other women had dressed than in what the speaker was saying. (3) He didn't seem in the least concerned for her safety.
(1) (British English)He was a nuisance and we're all well rid of him (= we'll be much better without him) . (2) She wanted to be rid of her parents and their authority. (3) I was glad to be rid of the car when I finally sold it.
(1) a rewarding experience/job (2) Teaching is not very financially rewarding (= is not very well paid) . (3) ...a career which she found stimulating and rewarding...
rewarding [rɪˈwɔ:dɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
使收支相抵;
adj.值得的;有报酬的;
adj.布满灰尘的;尘状的;浅灰色的;枯燥无味的;
n.莫扎特;
(1) He was created a baronet in 1715. (2) The government has created eight new peers. (3) They've painted it red to create a feeling of warmth.
(1) Uncle Herbert never argued, never spoke up for himself... (2) Don't be afraid of speaking up... (3) I'm quite deaf — you'll have to speak up.
speak up [spi:k ʌp] 📢 UK📢 US
大声讲;畅所欲言,清楚地表明看法;
与…同样的;无异;何啻;
在…里查资料;深入地检查;调查;观察;
n.恐怖;惊吓;可怕的东西,难看的人; v.使惊恐;
(1) Radon is known to be harmful to humans in large quantities. (2) Such chemicals taken up by plants can be harmful to humans and animals. (3) Generally speaking, natural obesity should not be harmful to human bodies.
(1) I'm afraid that it's not finished yet. (2) He's no better, I'm afraid to say . (3) ‘Is there any left? ’ ‘ I'm afraid not . ’
afraid [əˈfreɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.传统的;口传的;惯例的;因袭的;
adj.害怕的;担心的;恐怕;畏惧,害怕;
abbr.electronic-mail 电子函件,电子邮件;
n.代沟;
(1) I don't think he stepped on your toes on purpose. (2) That man walked straight into me! – Oh, fair play . He didn't do it on purpose. (3) He had taken it off on purpose, and was doing it tenderly in his way.
on purpose [ɔn ˈpə:pəs] 📢 UK📢 US
放弃;投降;把…让给;戒除;
adj.优美的,优雅的;雅致的,美好的;得体的;飘逸;
信赖;信仰;
并非偶然地; 故意地;特地; 特有的目的;
(1) I wonder if I might have a word with Mr Abbot? (2) "Go and have a word with her, Ken," Webb instructed. (3) I think I'll have a word with the man in private.
(1) Don't look so worried! (2) I'm not worried about her─she can take care of herself. (3) Doctors are worried about the possible spread of the disease.
(1) The more the boss tries to get rid of her, the more she digs in. (2) He hoped to get rid of the pain in what was left of his knee. (3) You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.
(1) the exhaust fumes that are polluting our cities (2) The river has been polluted with toxic waste from local factories. (3) (figurative)a society polluted by racism