(1) She conveniently forgot to mention that her husband would be at the party, too (= because it suited her not to say) . (2) Fruit is a convenient source of vitamins and energy. (3) A bicycle is often more convenient than a car in towns.
(1) Jane is determined to hold on to her fortune. (2) Because he once loved her, she still has a hold on him. (3) Firms are now keen to hold on to the people they recruit.
hold on [həuld ɔn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.不熟悉的;不常见的;陌生的;没有经验的;
在…(如某行业)中获得成功;
坚持;等一等;<口>别挂电话;抓紧不放;
n.在很多情况下;
(1) I think highly of my family. (2) The boss seems to think highly of you. (3) We think highly of their research in this field.
think highly of
📢 UK📢 US
尊重;重视;看得起;钦佩;
起初,首先;
世界各地;全世界;
尊重;重视;看得起;钦佩;
(1) in some cases there is a mini-mum age limit. (2) in some cases a problem child is placed in a special school. (3) in some cases people have had to wait several weeks for an appointment.
in some cases
📢 UK📢 US
n.气象员,天气预报员;
在某些情况下;有时候;
adj.幽默的;滑稽的;风趣的;谐;
紧张,饱受压力;
(1) in many cases the disease will clear up of its own accord. (2) in many cases, the fee structure alone will exceed the tax benefits accrued. (3) in many cases, the people there are fighting, in a literal sense, for their homes.
(1) The CompuServe management is on the case now, and it looks as if things will return to normal soon. (2) ...a black case for his spectacles. (3) ...a 10-foot-long stuffed alligator in a glass case.
(1) The China Software Industry Association said it also planned to take action against Microsoft. (2) take action and pies willn't drop automatically! (3) Follow up daily production progress with related departments; take action to push up the delay batch.
(1) The strains of office are beginning to tell on the prime minister. (2) Never mind, I won't tell on you. (3) This incessant rushing about is beginning to tell on you.
(1) simply add hot water and stir. (2) The runway is simply a strip of grass. (3) Fame is often simply a matter of being in the right place at the right time.
(1) of course, not all alcoholics and drug abusers produce deviant offspring. (2) of course, now she is away at boarding school. (3) of course, the British will suffer such daily stresses patiently.
of course [ɔv kɔː(r)s] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.最后的,最终的;决定性的;不可更改的; n.结局;决赛;期末考试;〈口〉(报纸的)末版;
vi.发生;碰巧;出现;偶然遇到;
adj.节省时间的;
当然,自然;敢情;自是;理当;
(1) The tour included a visit to the Science Museum. (2) Does the price include tax? (3) Your duties include typing letters and answering the telephone.
(1) A British newspaper says British Airways plan to take over Trans World Airways. (2) The Belgians took over Rwanda under a League of Nations mandate... (3) The parliament in Madrid was taken over by civil guards.
take over [teik ˈəuvə] 📢 UK📢 US
付出惨痛的代价;
n.迷信;迷信行为;<古>邪教;
与。。。有关, 和。。。有联系, 和。。。有亲戚关系;
带;接管;帮…学习;在…上花费;
(1) I like films with plenty of action. (2) New York is where the action is . (3) the action of sunlight on the skin
action [ˈækʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.行动,活动;功能,作用;手段;[法]诉讼;
adv.究竟什么时候;不论何时; conj.无论什么时候;随时;无论何时;每当;
adj.日常的,平常的;普通的;每天的;经常;
n.孙子,外孙;
(1) You certainly get around! Paris one minute, Bonn the next. (2) That child can always get around you and get what it wants. (3) Does Abell get around a great deal?
(1) time-saving devices (2) Sometimes it is convenient and time saving to keep a catalogue of relevent ads at hand. (3) A great first step and time saving tool for anyone who frequently does organizational sport scheduling.
(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) in most cases, It'should be very different a personal links page. (2) His statement was too general and should have been qualified with phrase " in most cases ". (3) If we can believe the magazines, this scheme worked out very well in most cases.
(1) a bus/train/ambulance/taxi driver (2) She climbed into the driver's seat. (3) (British English)a learner driver (= one who has not yet passed a driving test)
(1) It is a long bus ride to and from the school. (2) The bus ride usually takes about 25 minutes. (3) The park isn't far away, it's only a short bus ride.
(1) The sayings of confucius offer guidance on this matter. (2) A hundred years after confucius died, Mencius taught and expanded Confucian doctrine. (3) confucius was one of the wisest teachers of all times.
confucius [kənˈfju:ʃəs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.孩子们(child的复数);儿童;膝下;孥;
n.烟;吸烟; vi.冒烟;抽烟;快速; vt.用烟熏制;吸(烟),抽;
adv.(究竟)在哪儿; conj.无论什么地方;各处,处处;
n.孔子;孔丘;孔夫子;
(1) These teachings can be crassly misinterpreted. (2) We must never be unworthy of our teachers'untiring and sincere teachings. (3) We weren't allowed to put into practice in our daily lives the teachings we received.