(1) She went to visit relatives in Wales. (2) The Prime Minister is visiting Japan at the moment. (3) You should visit your dentist at least twice a year.
(1) "Does it sound like music?" — "I wouldn't go that far." (2) "Sorry. I sound like Abby, don't I?" — "No. Not at all." (3) This sound, like all music, pierced my heart like a dagger.
(1) ...the way that building societies deal with complaints... (2) In dealing with suicidal youngsters, our aims should be clear... (3) She saw a psychiatrist who used hypnotism to help her deal with her fear...
deal with [di:l wið] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.几乎不;简直不;刚刚;严厉地,粗鲁地;
v信任;料想;笃信宗教; vt.相信;以为,认为;对…信以为真;信任;
惠顾; 与…交易;应付; 对待;
除掉,去掉;涤荡;革除;摈除;
(1) the largest computer company in the world (2) the National Bus company (3) She joined the company in 2002.
company [ˈkʌmpəni] 📢 UK📢 US
v.爱上;倾心;
安静,闭嘴;关严;憋;杜口不言;
n.公司,商号;作伴,伴侣,客人;连队,中队;(社交)集会,聚会;
adj.魔力的,不可思议的,迷人的;神;幻;神奇;
(1) One third of the world's population consumes/consume two thirds of the world's resources. (2) The entire population of the town was at the meeting. (3) countries with ageing populations
(1) at work, he was chained to a system of boring meetings. (2) Ma was still at work when I got back. (3) The report suggested that the same trend was at work in politics.
at work [æt wə:k] 📢 UK📢 US
犯错;出岔子;
vt.包括;包含;计入;包住;
工作中;
adj.已解开的;未做的;烦乱的;毁了的; v.松开( undo的过去分词 );解开;毁灭;败坏;
(1) take exercise if you are out of shape. (2) Some goa diet, some take exercise, some eat medicine, others even turn to operation for help. (3) I often take exercise. Why only yesterday I had breakfast in bed.
(1) Lee was ill so I went instead. (2) He didn't reply. instead, he turned on his heel and left the room. (3) She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later.
instead [ɪnˈsted] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.著名的,出名的;〈古〉一流的,极好的;著称;
vt.提议,建议;打算,计划;推荐,提名;求婚; vi.做出计划,打算;求婚;
adv.代替,顶替;反而;反倒;
几十万,无数;
(1) tourists sunbathing on the beach (2) a sandy/pebble/shingle beach (3) a beach bar
beach [bi:tʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.(人的)情况;局面,形势,处境;位置;[心理学]情境;
无疑;准保;
决定下来,作出决定,下决心;
n.海滩,海滨;岸上的沙子和卵石; vt.将…拖上岸;将滑艇拖到小屋前面的岸边;
(1) Swimming is good exercise. (2) I don't get much exercise sitting in the office all day. (3) The mind needs exercise as well as the body.
(1) do exercise every day and you'll be back in condition. (2) You'd better get up early to do exercise. (3) If he didn't do exercise every day, he wouldn't be so strong.
(1) You also a great sense of humor and become interested in comedy or games. (2) The girl impressed her boyfriend's family with her liveliness and sense of humor. (3) Luckily, everyone's sense of humor remained intact.
sense of humor [sens ɔv ˈhju:mə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.钟,时钟;计时器;秒表;仪表; vt.记录(时间或速度);测…的速度; vi.打卡;记下时间;
幽默感;
以…命名;
adv.(究竟)在哪儿; conj.无论什么地方;各处,处处;
(1) I'll make a call to tell you about my decision on Saturday morning. (2) You can make a call at the telephone booth. (3) Can you tell him to make a call for me?
make a call [meik ə kɔ:l] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.脾气随和的,温和的;
访问,到;
vt.引路;指导;操纵;影响; n.指导者;向导;导游;有指导意义的事物;
adv.早已,已经;先前;
(1) regular breathing (2) a regular pulse/heartbeat (3) A light flashed at regular intervals .
(1) She is used to dealing with all kinds of people in her job. (2) to deal with enquiries/issues/complaints (3) Have you dealt with these letters yet?
(1) I wonder who she is. (2) I was just beginning to wonder where you were. (3) ‘Why do you want to know? ’ ‘No particular reason. I was just wondering. ’
(1) the Christmas/Easter/summer vacation (2) (British English)the long vacation (= the summer vacation) (3) They're on vacation in Hawaii right now.
vacation [vəˈkeɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.探险家;勘探者;探测器;[医]探针;
n.假期,休假;[古] 空出,撤出,辞去; vi.度假;
adj.不必要的,多余的;无用的,无益的;无须;
担忧, 烦恼;惦念;挂虑;
(1) Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square. (2) The comments provoked an angry response from union leaders. (3) I was very angry with myself for making such a stupid mistake.
(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...
island [ˈaɪlənd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.岛,岛屿; vt.使孤立;
n.价格,价钱;代价;价值;赏金; vt.标价;定价;问…的价格;给…定价;
n.(外)祖父;始祖; vt.新规定限制;不受新条例;
vt.完成;达到(目的);走完(路程、距离等);使完美;
(1) No one could possibly take exception to his comments. (2) All his novels are set in Italy with the exception of his last. (3) All students without exception must take the English examination.
(1) I dropped a quarter into the slot of the pay phone. (2) Next time use a pay phone and call me. (3) I tried to find a pay phone, but the receiver broke down.
(1) You also a great sense of humor and become interested in comedy or games. (2) And a great of humor. (3) When a person offends you or makes you angry respond with humor rather than hostility.
(1) The new design will eventually replace all existing models. (2) Teachers will never be replaced by computers in the classroom. (3) He will be difficult to replace when he leaves.
(1) The telephone company is the country's largest employer. (2) At the telephone company end, ISDN lines connect to a digital switch. (3) She works in public relations for a telephone company.