(1) The policeman pulled up the motorist and asked to see his licence. (2) The blame rests fairly and squarely on the shoulders of the motorist. (3) The angry motorist told the cyclist off.
motorist [ˈməʊtərɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
屏住气;屏息习气;屏息;敛声屏气;
adj.方便的;[废语]适当的;[口语]近便的;实用的;
n.摩天大楼,超高层大楼;特别高的东西;
n.汽车驾驶员;乘汽车旅行的人;
(1) Let's sit in the shade and keep cool. (2) Store lemons in a cool dry place. (3) a room painted in cool greens and blues
(1) In times like these he didn't stand a chance of getting another job. (2) If you don't try, you don't stand a chance of gaining anything. (3) Winners stand a chance to role - play in the 988 idol drama.
(1) The idea evolved from a drawing I discovered in the attic. (2) The company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer. (3) Each school must evolve its own way of working.
(1) Her French is improving by leaps and bounds. (2) Their business has grown by leaps and bounds. (3) The total number of species on the planet appears to be growing by leaps and bounds.
(1) cooperative activity is essential to effective community work. (2) Employees will generally be more cooperative if their views are taken seriously. (3) a cooperative farm
(1) The last offensive drove thousands of people into thailand. (2) He visited thailand and Singapore to tout for investment. (3) thailand is at its most vibrant during the New Year celebrations.
(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) We looked out over the city from the heights of Edinburgh Castle. (2) a fear of heights (3) He doesn't have a head for heights (= is afraid of high places) .
height [haɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.注意,注意力;照料,关怀;殷勤; int.[口令]立正;
n.高度,海拔;高地;身高;绝顶,顶点;
n.测量,测度;措施;程度;尺寸; vt.测量;估量; vi.测量;测量(大小,容量,尺寸等);
adj.每年的;一年的;[植物]一年生的; n.年刊;一年生植物;
(1) Their early arrival was just an accident. (2) It is no accident that men fill most of the top jobs in nursing. (3) an accident of birth/fate/history (= describing facts and events that are due to chance or circumstances)
accident [ˈæksɪdənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.意外事件;事故;机遇,偶然;附属品;
保护…不受…;
adv.一般而言;概括地说;大抵;总而言之;
v.嘲笑;
(1) twist the wire to form a circle. (2) He grabbed me and twisted my arm behind my back. (3) Her face twisted in anger.
(1) The book's virtues far outweigh its faults. (2) The system, for all its faults , is the best available at the moment. (3) a major fault in the design
(1) The security alert brought the airport to a standstill . (2) Traffic in the northbound lane is at a complete standstill . (3) Abruptly the group ahead of us came to a standstill...
(1) In politics Britain has preferred evolution to revolution (= gradual development to sudden violent change) . (2) the evolution of the human species (3) Darwin's theory of evolution
(1) the great apes (= for example, orang-utans or chimpanzees ) (2) For years the British film industry merely aped Hollywood. (3) We used to ape the teacher's southern accent.
ape [eɪp] 📢 UK📢 US
n.公路;公用通道;干线;途径,方法;
v.处罚;严厉对付;贪婪地吃喝;
n.猿;狂热;模仿者; vt.模仿;
n.隐形眼镜;接触镜,隐形镜( contact lens的名词复数 );
(1) join one section of pipe to the next. (2) join the two sections of pipe together. (3) The island is joined to the mainland by a bridge.
(1) The committee has little or no understanding of the problem. (2) The existence of God is beyond human understanding (= humans cannot know whether God exists or not) . (3) We finally came to an understanding about what hours we would work.
(1) During our two - day stopover in bangkok we saw most of the sights. (2) She will return to his country by way of bangkok. (3) bangkok is crisscrossed by a network of klongs.
(1) Our dog has a bald patch on its leg. (2) a bald tyre (= a tyre whose surface has become smooth) (3) The bald fact is that we don't need you any longer.
bald [bɔ:ld] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.一般地,广泛地,大众地,通俗地;“popular”的派生;
adj.秃头的;单调的,枯燥的;光秃的;赤裸裸的,毫无掩饰的;
n.家务劳动;
vt.擦,拭;擦去,消除;涂上;刷卡; n.擦,拭;抹布,毛巾;用力打; vi.擦,抹;打,揍;
(1) (figurative)Robert was always the class clown (= he did silly things to make the other students laugh) . (2) What do those clowns in the government think they are doing? (3) Bruno clowned and won affection everywhere.
(1) The two groups agreed to cooperate with each other. (2) They had cooperated closely in the planning of the project. (3) Their captors told them they would be killed unless they cooperated.
(1) There are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced. (2) It's bound to be sunny again tomorrow. (3) You've done so much work─you're bound to pass the exam.
(1) a report produced by the government in cooperation with the chemical industry (2) We would like to see closer cooperation between parents and schools. (3) We would be grateful for your cooperation in clearing the hall as quickly as possible.
cooperation [kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
与…保持距离;
n.合作; 协作;协助;配合;
n.匪徒,歹徒;流氓;恶棍;
n.须后水;
(1) thai Airways said the plane had been given clearance to land. (2) thai food is terrific. (3) thai food's very moreish, isn't it?
thai [taɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
实施,实行;
n.质量,品质;美质,优点;才能,能力,技能,素养;品种; adj.优质的,高质量的;上流社会的;
vt.涌出;倾,倒; vi.涌流;泛滥,涌出;斟,倒; n.倾泻;
n.泰国人,泰国语;
(1) The demonstration passed off without incident . (2) a border/diplomatic incident (3) There was a shooting incident near here last night.
(1) The job involves a lot of entertaining. (2) Barbecues are a favourite way of entertaining friends. (3) He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.
entertain [ˌentəˈteɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.热情款待;使有兴趣;抱着,怀有;考虑; vi.热情款待;
adj.幽默的;滑稽的;风趣的;谐;
adj.免税的,无税的; adv.免税地;
第一次世界大战;
(1) to support a proposal (2) The government supported the unions in their demand for a minimum wage. (3) These measures are strongly supported by environmental groups.
(1) There is mounting tension along the border. (2) international/racial/political tensions (3) There is often a tension between the aims of the company and the wishes of the employees.