(1) John Major and the Duke of Edinburgh led the mourners... (2) He walks with a stick but still leads his soldiers into battle... (3) He took Dickon by the hand to lead him into the house...
(1) If they entered the building they would be breaking the law . (2) In Sweden it is against the law to hit a child. (3) Defence attorneys can use any means within the law to get their client off.
(1) knitted gloves (2) a white knit dress (3) a hand-knitted sweater
knitted [ˈnɪtɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.变化;不同,偏离;[生]变异; vt.使不同;使多样化;[音乐]变奏;
vt.庆祝;歌颂,赞扬;公布,展示; vi.庆祝;举行宗教庆典;
adv.效率高地;有效地;
v.(使)愈合( knit的过去式和过去分词 );编结;(使)紧密地结合;织平针;
(1) I don't know the name of the place... (2) I know that you led a rifle platoon during the Second World War... (3) Gifford was a friend. I'd known him for nine years...
(1) It was good to be back on land . (2) We made the journey by land , though flying would have been cheaper. (3) In the distance the crew sighted land.
(1) the manager who is largely responsible for the team's victory (2) It was largely a matter of trial and error. (3) He resigned largely because of the stories in the press.
(1) the bleak/rugged/dramatic, etc. landscape of the area (2) the woods and fields that are typical features of the English landscape (3) an urban/industrial landscape
(1) manual labour (= work using your hands) (2) The price will include the labour and materials. (3) The company wants to keep down labour costs .
labour [ˈleɪbə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.科学的;有系统的;应用科学的;精通学理的,有学问的;
n.劳动;劳工;分娩,临产阵痛;工作,活计; vi.劳动,努力;艰难行进;分娩,产前阵痛;使疲倦;
n.满足,满意,舒服;妥善处理;(债务的)清偿;(伤害的)赔偿;
adv.神经质地,焦急地,提心吊胆地;
(1) Which is commonly used in the two speed 100 km fuel cycle and consumption. (2) The crash happened 12 km north of Chelyabinsk, in the Urals region of Russia. (3) The island has an area of 1 4 sq. km.
km
📢 UK📢 US
abbr.[计量]公里(kilometer);千米;
v.利用; 欺骗,占…的便宜;
adj.看得见的;明显的,显然的;手头的,可得到的;可察觉到的;
vt.吸收(液体、气体等);吸引(注意);吞并,合并;忍受,承担(费用);
(1) a political/spiritual, etc. leader (2) the leader of the party (3) union leaders
(1) to tie a knot (2) Tie the two ropes together with a knot. (3) (figurative)hair full of knots and tangles (= twisted in a way that is difficult to comb )
(1) A thin layer of dust covered everything. (2) How many layers of clothing are you wearing? (3) There were too many layers of management in the company.
(1) winding country lanes (2) We drove along a muddy lane to reach the farmhouse. (3) The quickest way is through the back lanes behind the bus station.
(1) She's not usually lacking in confidence. (2) The book is completely lacking in originality. (3) He was taken on as a teacher but was found lacking (= was thought not to be good enough) .
(1) I used my thumbnail to tighten the screw on my lamp. (2) Eddie parked his cycle against a lamp post and padlocked it. (3) In the evenings we eat by the light of an oil lamp.
(1) a lack of food/money/skills (2) The trip was cancelled through lack of (= because there was not enough) interest. (3) There was no lack of volunteers.
(1) Prosecution and defense lawyers are expected to deliver closing arguments next week. (2) Courage is doing what you have to do even though you are afraid. (3) The clever lawyer tripped the witness.
lawyer [ˈlɔ:jə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.几乎不;简直不;刚刚;严厉地,粗鲁地;
adj.聋的;不愿听的;
n.律师,法学家;
adj.可接受的;合意的;(社会上)认同的;(礼物等)令人满意的;
(1) I got married last July... (2) He never made it home at all last night... (3) Much has changed since my last visit...