(1) She emphasized that their plan would mean sacrifices and hard work. (2) He emphasized how little was known about the disease. (3) It should be emphasized that this is only one possible explanation.
(1) We've certainly improved on last year's figures. (2) I need to improve my French. (3) to improve standards
improve [ɪm'pru:v] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.把…奉献(给),把…专用(于);奉献;
n.要求;必要条件;必需品,需要量;资格;
adj.可折叠的; v.折叠,对折交叠( fold的现在分词 );包围;包起;笼罩;
vt.提高(土地、地产)的价值;利用(机会);改善,改良; vi.变得更好;改进,改善;
(1) Some have called him the greatest entertainer of the twentieth century. (2) He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy be felt upon the world forever. (3) Licking his fingers, smoothing his eyebrows, patting his hair, ever the entertainer.
(1) a highly significant discovery (2) The results of the experiment are not statistically significant . (3) There are no significant differences between the two groups of students.
(1) A cup of rice which cost thirty cents a few weeks ago is now being sold for up to one dollar... (2) We haven't got a cent. (3) I have a dream, is to travel around the world and throughout the world.
(1) The beach is a mile away. (2) The station is a few minutes' walk away. (3) Christmas is still months away.
away [ə'weɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.南方的,南部的;来自南方的; n.南方人,南部人;
adv.离开,远离;在远处;消失; adj.不在的;遥远的;客场比赛;
adj.有用的,有益的,有帮助的;令人满意的;
n.二十,二十个;二十多岁;二十年代;许多,大量; num.二十; adj.二十的;
(1) It's about 10 metres in width . (2) The terrace runs the full width of the house. (3) The carpet is available in different widths.
width [wɪdθ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.角,触角;号角,喇叭;角质;角状物; vi.不请自来;闯入;
n.宽度;广度;
n.蜘蛛;星形轮,十字叉;带柄三脚平底锅;三脚架;
vt.假定;猜想,推测;认为;让(用于祈祷语气); vi.想象,猜想;
(1) We were hungry and thirsty. (2) Digging is thirsty work (= makes you thirsty) . (3) He is thirsty for power.
thirsty ['θɜ:stɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
prep.在…的时候;在…期间,当…之时;其间;
n.自行车;摩托车;电动自行车; vi.骑自行车; na.“motorbicycle”的变体;
n.帝国,帝国领土;帝权,君权,最高统治权;大企业组织; adj.新古典风格的;
adj.口渴的;渴望(求)…的;干旱的,缺水的;耗油的;
(1) dog dirt (2) Do you have any dirt on the new guy? (3) His clothes were covered in dirt.
dirt [dɜ:t] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.(语言) 非正式的;口语体的;不拘礼节的;友好随便的;
n.自行车,脚踏车; vi.骑自行车;
n.实验,试验;尝试; vi.做实验,进行试验;尝试;
n.泥土;污垢,污泥;下流想法;恶意中伤的话;
(1) to feel/have/show/express (an) interest in sth (2) Do your parents take an interest in your friends? (3) By that time I had lost (all) interest in the idea.
(1) Looking at the crowds out shopping, you could be forgiven for thinking that everyone has plenty of money. (2) The government has agreed to forgive a large part of the debt. (3) forgive my interrupting but I really don't agree with that.
(1) The photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses. (2) A new colour scheme will transform your bedroom. (3) It was an event that would transform my life.
(1) With (any) luck , we'll be home before dark. (2) (British English) With a bit of luck , we'll finish on time. (3) So far I have had no luck with finding a job.
(1) They drilled through several layers of rock to reach the oil. (2) a cave with striking rock formations (= shapes made naturally from rock) (3) The tunnel was blasted out of solid rock.
(1) The measures are intended to restore public confidence in the economy. (2) Order was quickly restored after the riots. (3) Such kindness restores your faith in human nature (= makes you believe most people are kind) .
restore [rɪ'stɔ:(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.归还;交还;使恢复;修复; vt.& vi.恢复(某种情况或感受);使复原;使复位;使复职;
num.六十;
vt.& vi.购买,购得; n.交易,买卖;便宜货; vt.够支付;买通;收买;贿赂;
aux.表示可能;表示许可;表示询问情况; n.力气;力量;威力;权力; v.可以;应该;
(1) a sense of relief (2) We all breathed a sigh of relief when he left. (3) She sighed with relief.
(1) His teachers are full of praise for the progress he's making. (2) She wrote poems in praise of freedom. (3) His latest movie has won high praise from the critics.
(1) The photograph showed him to advantage. (2) He took advantage of my generosity (= for example, by taking more than I had intended to give) . (3) A small car has the added advantage of being cheaper to run.
(1) Wind gusts at 80 m.p.h. were clocked at Rapid City. (2) The police clocked her doing over 100 miles an hour. (3) a used car with 20 000 miles on the clock