(1) The money will go to the San Francisco AIDS foundation. (2) The organization has grown enormously since its foundation in 1955. (3) This issue has shaken the foundations of French politics.
(1) Nothing, but nothing would make him change his mind. (2) but that's not possible! (3) ‘Here's the money I owe you. ’ ‘but that's not right─it was only £10. ’
(1) to memorize a poem (2) He studied his map, trying to memorize the way to Rose's street. (3) Blindfolded contestants attempt to memorize the position of key cubes before covering their eyes.
(1) Unable to find the book in this bookstore, he bought elsewhere. (2) I fell in with him at a bookstore in Shanghai. (3) That bookstore would not accept returns even ones in good condition.
bookstore [ˈbʊkˌstɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.生活方式;
一(人或物)…另一…;
n.书店;
conj.因为;
(1) big/major/serious problems (2) health/family, etc. problems (3) financial/practical/technical problems
problem [ˈprɒbləm] 📢 UK📢 US
n.问题;疑难问题;习题;引起麻烦的人; adj.成问题的;难处理的;关于社会问题的;
prep.和,跟;随着;关于;和…一致;
adj.迷信的;有迷信观念的;
n.寓所,住房;房间;公寓楼;(有特殊用途或专属某人的)豪华寓所;
(1) a cry of pain (2) She was clearly in a lot of pain . (3) He felt a sharp pain in his knee.
(1) I didn't want to discouraged him. (2) Cold a few days later, he will become discouraged their transfer to others on the goal. (3) She was divorced some while and discouraged with life.
(1) in other words, kissing can be as an effective exercise to prevent the development of wrinkles. (2) in other words, with hard work any obstacle can be overcome. (3) in other words, why some people always standing on the opposite side of consumers do?
(1) She laid the baby down gently on the bed. (2) He laid a hand on my arm. (3) The horse laid back its ears.
lay [leɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.因此;所以;故;乃;
vt.& vi.写;写信;写作;作曲;
vt.放置;铺放;涂,敷;产卵; adj.世俗的;外行的;没有经验的; n.叙事诗;性伙伴;
adj.粗鲁的;简陋的;狂暴的;近乎下流的;
(1) How many boys and girls are there in your class? (2) He speaks in concepts rather than specifics. (3) By rights the property should have gone to him rather than to his sister.
rather than
📢 UK📢 US
(要)…而不…,与其…倒不如…;instead of sb/sth 而不是;
处于危险[受罚, 痛苦]之中;
vt.教;教导,训练;教授; vi.教书;
n.学生,大学生;研究者,学者;中学生;<美俚>初学者;
(1) (British English,formal)Are you being attended to, Sir? (= for example, in a shop) (2) A nurse attended to his needs constantly. (3) I have some urgent business to attend to.
(1) So, to insist on a small shelf space the number of creative artists, some rare. (2) Since they insist on going, we'll simply push the boat with the current and let them go with us. (3) Television screens insist on the authenticity of everything you are about to see and hear.
(1) The chef mashed some potatoes to alone with the steak. (2) Our chef has promised a few surprises. (3) The restaurant sells a cookery book, writen by the chef.
(1) They ought to apologize. (2) ‘Ought I to write to say thank you? ’ ‘Yes, I think you ought (to). ’ (3) They ought to have apologized (= but they didn't) .
(1) If parents wanted to entrust their child to the best surgeons, they traveled to Bologna's medical school. (2) He informed her that he was thinking of entering medical school. (3) You couldn't pick a finer medical school than Michigan.
(1) I remember to thaw out the chicken before I leave home. (2) remember to breathe regularly. (3) remember to keep things in perspective.
remember to [riˈmembə tu:] 📢 UK📢 US
代问好;
这么;这么样;这样;
等待;<非正> 注意;<非正>推迟(用餐)直到(某人)到达;观望形势后再作决定;
在海滩上;上岸;失业; 处于困境;
(1) We all try and help one another. (2) I think we've learned a lot about one another in this session. (3) Three flower shows succeeded one another in quick succession.
(1) It's easy to get a seat at the best shows in town. (2) Well, at least he was in town. That was something. (3) He admits he doesn't even know when his brother is in town.
(1) I was working in the family business. (2) There is an unmistakable note of nostalgia in his voice when he looks back on the early years of the family business. (3) The company was a family business.
(1) Many of Britain's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness. (2) The various elements of the novel fail to cohere. (3) This magnificent church cannot fail to stop you in your tracks.