(1) the introduction of new manufacturing methods (2) the introduction of compulsory military service (3) the 1 000th anniversary of the introduction of Christianity to Russia
(1) Who's going to foot the bill for the damage? (2) You order the dishes and I'll foot the bill. (3) The celebration cost hundreds of pounds, and I wonder who's going to foot the bill.
(1) How be oneself happy? Do not go recalling those sad past events? (2) Clever use in good side, still be oneself are done! (3) When graduating should there can be oneself opinion in some respect!
(1) It's cruel to make fun of people who stammer. (2) She's really fun to be with. (3) This game looks fun!
fun [fʌn] 📢 UK📢 US
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;
一举两得;箭贯双雕;一举多得;
n.乐趣;娱乐活动;嬉戏,嬉闹;有趣的事; adj.使人愉快的;开心的; vi.嬉闹;开玩笑;
n.咖啡豆;咖啡粉;(一杯)咖啡;非正式的社交集会;
(1) The jury returned a verdict of accidental death... (2) His hand brushed against hers; it could have been either accidental or deliberate. (3) Some people were poisoned by pesticides.
accidentally [ˌæksɪˈdentəlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.偶然地,意外地,非故意地;
n.阿司匹林;阿司匹林药片;
n.起源;原因;母公司;双亲;父亲,母亲,家长( parent的名词复数 );
n.道路;方法;方向;某方面; adv.远远地,大大地;
(1) That's cheating in my book. (2) She always does everything by the book. (3) I'm in her good books at the moment because I cleared up the kitchen.
(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)
(1) We just had soup instead of a full meal. (2) Now I can walk to work instead of going by car. (3) Interfaces describe a set of functionality, or a contract.
(1) In New mexico all kinds of cuisines are represented. (2) Hurricane Andrew was last night heading into the Gulf of mexico. (3) Texas has a long history of trade with mexico.
(1) The bore of the gun remained fixed on me. (2) He had not been able to fix his position... (3) The satellite fixes positions by making repeated observations of each star.
(1) He never even opened the letter (= so he certainly didn't read it) . (2) It was cold there even in summer (= so it must have been very cold in winter) . (3) even a child can understand it (= so adults certainly can) .
(1) Lee was ill so I went instead. (2) He didn't reply. instead, he turned on his heel and left the room. (3) She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later.
(1) Her words impressed themselves on my memory. (2) He impressed on us the need for immediate action. (3) It impressed me that she remembered my name.
(1) I excused myself and ran back to the telephone... (2) Police believe the gunmen ran off into the woods... (3) ...when I was running in the New York Marathon...
(1) Felipe Gonzalez won a fourth term of office in spain's election. (2) Portugal and spain had possessed vast empires that waxed and waned. (3) spain's top priority is the signing of an EMU treaty.
spain [speɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
接电话;
n.西班牙(欧洲国家);
vt.& vi.停留;停止;坚持;抑制; vi.继续处于某种状态; n.逗留;延期;倚靠;忍耐;
信赖;信仰;
(1) ...a baby's first minutes of life... (2) Amnesty International opposes the death penalty as a violation of the right to life. (3) Is there life on Mars?...
(1) She got on her bike and rode off. (2) I usually go to work by bike . (3) My dad bikes to work every day.
bike [baɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.单独的;独一无二的;独自的; adv.单独地;独自地;孤独地;只,只有;
n.自行车;摩托车;电动自行车; vi.骑自行车; na.“motorbicycle”的变体;
n.财产,财富;富豪(阶级);丰富,大量;繁荣;
世界上,究竟;世上;
(1) In some countries children don't start learning to read and write until they are six. (2) Please write in pen on both sides of the paper. (3) I haven't got anything to write with.