(1) Chantal was lucky to be able to salvage her career. (2) He conjectured that some individuals may be able to detect major calamities. (3) It would be nice to be able to afford to retire earlier.
be able to [bi: ˈeibl tu:] 📢 UK📢 US
pron.我们的;
v.能,会;能够;克;
adj.大的,长大的;大的( big的比较级 );重要的;(计划) 庞大的;大方的;
n.地区;某地区的人;与某处邻近的地区;临近街坊;
(1) to learn a language/a musical instrument/a skill (2) I learned a lot from my father. (3) You can learn a great deal just from watching other players.
(1) surely we should do something about it? (2) It's surely only a matter of time before he is found, isn't it? (3) surely you don't think I was responsible for this?
(1) superstitious beliefs (2) I'm superstitious about the number 13. (3) Jean was extremely superstitious and believed the colour green brought bad luck.
(1) As she passed the library door, the telephone began to ring... (2) Jane stood aside to let her pass... (3) He passed through the doorway into Ward B...
(1) butterflies and moths (2) She's like a butterfly. She flits in and out of people's lives. (3) She was third in the 200m butterfly (= a swimming race) .
butterfly [ˈbʌtəflaɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.无疑地,确定地;当然地;必定;准;
n.蝴蝶;蝶泳;轻浮的人;游手好闲的人; v.切开摊平;
换句话说;就是说;
n.西班牙(欧洲国家);
(1) Why don't you take a nap? (2) I usually get up early, and take a nap after lunch. (3) Follow Einstein's advice: take a nap. What does your intuition tell you?
(1) The swimmer won a bronze in the free style. (2) Sometimes I use breaststroke, backstroke, and free style. (3) Designing idea: A free style design continuously creates new sparkle in comparison.
(1) tourists sunbathing on the beach (2) a sandy/pebble/shingle beach (3) a beach bar
beach [bi:tʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.压帽坯机; adj.困难的( hard的比较级 );硬的;有力的;努力的;
n.运动员;体育家;强壮的人;
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;
毕竟;究竟;归根结底;(解释或说明理由)别忘了;
(1) Her promotion to Sales Manager took everyone by surprise. (2) The new job is a promotion for him. (3) a job with excellent promotion prospects
promotion [prəˈməʊʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
事实上,其实;说起来;
未能…;
n.促进,增进;提升,升级;(商品等的)推广;发扬;
n.介绍;引言,导言;采用,引进;新采用的东西;
(1) Swim breaststroke like you normally would. (2) What went wrong with the wave style breaststroke? (3) The start in freestyle, breaststroke, Butterfly and individual medley races shall be with a dive.
breaststroke [ˈbreststrəʊk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.海;海洋;许多;大量;
adv.刚才;仅仅,只是;正好;刚要; adj.公正的,合理的;恰当的;合法的;正确的;
adj.强的;坚强的;强烈的;强壮的; adv.强劲地;猛烈地;大大地;坚强地;
n.蛙泳;
(1) She walked quickly away. (2) We'll repair it as quickly as possible. (3) The last few weeks have gone quickly (= the time seems to have passed quickly) .
(1) the relative merits of the two plans (2) the position of the sun relative to the earth (3) They now live in relative comfort (= compared with how they lived before) .
(1) I meet him every now and then on the campus. (2) And every now and then he wiped his eyes with a big handkerchief. (3) I know we got a flap over things every now and then.
(1) It was becoming more and more difficult to live on his salary. (2) It soon became apparent that no one was going to come. (3) She was becoming confused.
(1) "So what do you think will happen?" he asked eagerly. (2) Lulled into a false sense of security, we eagerly awaited their return. (3) Myself when young did eagerly frequent Doctor and Saint.
(1) She never took a taxi, even though she could afford to. (2) He couldn't afford the money to go on the trip. (3) (formal)They could ill afford to lose any more staff.
(1) Peter is laying in with good red wine for his wedding party. (2) At the wedding party, the bride and the bridegroom expressed that they would live in harmony and mutual respect and grow old together. (3) He has invited the all battle companions participate in his wedding party.
(1) I think we would learn a lesson after this incident. (2) Three, learn a lesson . home , organize, and build a power. (3) We should learn a lesson from our mistakes.
(1) They found her walking alone and depressed on the beach. (2) I was happy enough to laze about on the beach. (3) Lying on the beach all week isn't my scene.
on the beach [ɔn ðə bi:tʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
建筑工人;
adj.昂贵的,花钱多的;豪华的;
在海滩上;上岸;失业; 处于困境;
adv.代替,顶替;反而;反倒;
(1) They charge a daily rate. (2) The machines are inspected twice daily. (3) The story was in all the dailies.
(1) They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty. (2) The only way to improve is through hard work and dogged perseverance. (3) perseverance gives power to weakness and opens to poverty the world's wealth.
(1) Cotton clothing allows your skin to breathe. (2) Her performance breathed wit and charm. (3) His illness is a result of breathing in paint fumes over many years.
(1) ‘Do you think all this money will change your life? ’ ‘certainly not. ’ (2) Without treatment, she will almost certainly die. (3) certainly, the early years are crucial to a child's development.
certainly [ˈsə:tnli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.果汁;肉汁;胃液;
n.女演员;女表演者;
n.书店;
adv.无疑地,确定地;当然地;必定;准;
(1) We learned by actual experience that practice makes perfect. (2) Skill is acquired through repeated practice, and practice makes perfect. (3) " practice makes perfect. " is a proverb.
(1) in the end I just couldn't kick Jimmy when he was down. (2) They prefer, in the end, to stick with what they know. (3) in the end only three points separated the two teams.