(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.
foot the bill [fut ðə bil] 📢 UK📢 US
n.蝴蝶;蝶泳;轻浮的人;游手好闲的人; v.切开摊平;
付账;
adv.有时,间或;时而;
adj.友好的,亲密的;有帮助的;互助的; adv.友好地,朋友般地;
(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;
adv.必要地;必需地;必定地;必然地;
最后,结果;竟;卒;终;
vt.& vi.呼喊,叫喊;高声说或发出喊叫声; n.大叫;大叫着说;呐喊;
(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
n.稻;稻米, 大米; vt.筛选;
adj.焦虑的;紧张不安的;神经质的;
n.西班牙(欧洲国家);
n.生活方式;
(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) 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
introduction [ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.英雄,勇士;男主角;(古代神话中的)神人,半神的勇士;
n.钓杆;
自然地行事;
n.介绍;引言,导言;采用,引进;新采用的东西;
(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) 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.
impress [ɪmˈpres] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.常常;经常;时常;再三;
n.财产,财富;富豪(阶级);丰富,大量;繁荣;
vt.印;给…以深刻印象;使铭记; n.印象;印记;
赤贫, 一贫如洗;
(1) She's still learning to read. (2) Some children can read and write before they go to school. (3) I can't read your writing.
(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) 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) Do you want a drink, sweetheart? (2) They were childhood sweethearts. (3) Happy birthday, sweetheart.
sweetheart [ˈswi:thɑ:t] 📢 UK📢 US
n.运气;好运;机遇;命运; vi.交好运,走运;侥幸成功;
n.情人,爱人; vi.爱慕; vt.向…求爱;
n.老鼠( mouse的名词复数 );鼠标;羞怯[胆小]的人;mouse的复数形式;
vt.& vi.缝,做针线活;缝纫;装钉(书籍);
(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) 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.
(1) A C Milan lost the Italian Cup Final... (2) The government lost the argument over the pace of reform... (3) I lost my keys...
lose [lu:z] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.失去;错过;遗失;耽搁; vi.损失;输掉;走慢;降低价值;
家族企业;
建筑工人;
发生在…身上;碰巧;赶巧;值;
(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.
(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) 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) a person of wealth and influence (2) His personal wealth is estimated at around $100 million. (3) the distribution of wealth in Britain
wealth [welθ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.淹死;浸没;麻痹某人对…的意识;(一声音)淹没(另一声音); vi.淹死;
不久,过一会儿;不一会儿;
n.财产,财富;富豪(阶级);丰富,大量;繁荣;
vi.坚决地宣告;督促;坚持,强调;
(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.