(1) The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen. (2) They are demanding the release of all political prisoners . (3) He was taken prisoner by rebel soldiers.
prisoner ['prɪznə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.囚犯;犯人;俘虏;刑事被告;
vt.& vi.发音,读; vt.宣布,宣称;演讲,讲述; vi.宣判;
prep.包括;包含; v.包括( include的现在分词);包含;列入;包住;
n.桥;桥牌;鼻梁;起联系作用的东西; vt.在…建桥,架桥于…之上;通过桥横跨;
(1) My mum says I can't go. (2) Happy Birthday, mum. (3) A lot of mums and dads have the same worries.
(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
population [ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.人口;全体居民;特定[生物]种群;[物]布居;
vt.向…保证;使…确信;<英>给…保险;
n.连接;联系,关系;连接点;亲戚;
n.家庭作业;功课;
(1) the 1987 stock market crash (2) I was terrified that the plane would crash. (3) We're going to crash, aren't we?
(1) There is some confusion about what the correct procedure should be. (2) a confusion as to what to do next (3) To avoid confusion, please write the children's names clearly on all their school clothes.
(1) The film studio is transferring to Hollywood. (2) How can I transfer money from my bank account to his? (3) The patient was transferred to another hospital.
(1) ...Schubert's B flat Piano Trio (Opus 99). (2) Her voice was flat, with no question or hope in it. (3) 'Whatever you say,' he said in a deadly flat voice. 'I'll sit here and wait.'...
(1) The FBI has been called in to investigate. (2) (informal)‘What was that noise? ’ ‘I'll go and investigate. ’ (3) Police are investigating possible links between the murders.
(1) a serious illness/problem/offence (2) to cause serious injury/damage (3) They pose a serious threat to security.
serious [ˈsɪəriəs] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.全部地;完全地;总共;总而言之; n.〈口〉裸体;
adj.严肃的,严重的;认真的,庄重的;重要的;危险的;
vt.训练;使有纪律;处罚;使有条理; n.训练;纪律;学科;符合行为准则的行为(或举止);
v.咳嗽( cough的现在分词 );(从喉咙或肺中)咳出;(突然)发出刺耳的噪音;
(1) (informal)I can't decide. I'll have to ask the governor (= the man in charge, who employs sb) . (2) the governor of the Bank of England (3) a prison governor
governor [ˈgʌvənə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.绿豆;鹰嘴豆;绿豆种子;克;
n.主管人员;统治者,管理者;<美>州长;[机]节速器,调节器;
n.偏爱;优先权;偏爱的事物;(债权人)受优先偿还的权利;
adj.便宜的,廉价的;劣质的,低劣的;小气的,可鄙的; adv.便宜地;卑鄙地;
(1) everyday objects such as cups and saucers (2) Glass and plastic objects lined the shelves. (3) Her sole object in life is to become a travel writer.
(1) policies that will benefit society as a whole (2) Racism exists at all levels of society. (3) They carried out research into the roles of men and women in today's society.
(1) They thought she had married beneath her (= married a man of lower social status) . (2) Her careful make-up hid the signs of age beneath. (3) They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves.
(1) conventionally dressed (2) conventionally grown food (= grown according to conventional methods) (3) a conventional power station (= using oil or coal as fuel, rather than nuclear power)
conventional [kən'venʃənl] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.表现,象征;代表,代理;扮演;作为示范; vi.代表;提出异议;
n.毫克(千分之一克);
adj.传统的;习用的,平常的;依照惯例的;约定的;
adv.实际上;几乎;事实上;
(1) I made the classic mistake of clapping in a pause in the music! (2) a classic grey suit (3) classic design
(1) Late again! What's your excuse this time? (2) There's no excuse for such behaviour. (3) His excuse for forgetting her birthday was that he had lost his diary.
(1) We need to establish where she was at the time of the shooting. (2) It has since been established that the horse was drugged. (3) He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established .
establish [ɪ'stæblɪʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.邀请;请求;引诱;招致; n.邀请;
adv.无疑地,确定地;当然地;必定;准;
vt.建立,创建;确立或使安全;使被安排好;使成为;
adj.友好的,亲密的;有帮助的;互助的; adv.友好地,朋友般地;
(1) a college of further education (= providing education and training for people over 16) (2) a secretarial college (3) the Royal college of Art
college ['kɒlɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.建立,创建;确立或使安全;使被安排好;使成为;
adj.明智的;合乎情理的;通情达理的;意识到的,能感觉到的; n.可感觉到的东西;敏感的人;
n.大学;(英国)学院;学会;(尤指必须交费的)中学;
adj.昂贵的,花钱多的;豪华的;
(1) I'm trying to do what is best, but equally I've got to consider the cost. (2) They share the housework equally. (3) The money was divided equally among her four children.
(1) to submit/consider/accept/reject a proposal (2) a proposal to build more office accommodation (3) His proposal that the system should be changed was rejected.
proposal [prəˈpəʊzl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.图书馆,藏书楼;藏书;书屋,书斋;图书出租处;
n.提议;建议;求婚;〈美〉投标;
n.流行性感冒,流感;
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;
(1) Manufacturing output has increased by 8%. (2) data output (3) an output device
(1) It's a matter of personal preference . (2) Many people expressed a strong preference for the original plan. (3) I can't say that I have any particular preference.
(1) I'll get round to mending it eventually. (2) She hopes to get a job on the local newspaper and eventually work for ‘The Times ’. (3) Our flight eventually left five hours late.
eventually [ɪˈventʃuəli] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.再者;此外;而且;同时;
n.第九;九分之一; adj.第九的;九分之一的;
adv.早已,已经;先前;
adv.终于,最后;竟;总归;终究;
(1) to pursue a goal/an aim/an objective (2) We intend to pursue this policy with determination. (3) She wishes to pursue a medical career.