(1) Stress has an immeasurably more serious effect on our lives than we realize. (2) Housing standards improved immeasurably after the war. (3) to cause immeasurable harm
(1) innumerable books have been written on the subject. (2) He has invented innumerable excuses, told endless lies. (3) She gave innumerable tours through the farm and nature walks in the woods.
innumerable [ɪˈnju:mərəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
逐步建立;增进;(在某个地方)盖满了建筑物;宣扬;
adj.有角塔的;角塔状的;
vt.获得;贮藏,积累; n.谷仓;
adj.无数的,数不清的;指不胜屈;不可胜数;无可胜数;
(1) The girls in a class tend to have a civilizing influence on the boys. (2) ...a comedy about a man who tries to civilise a woman—but she ends up civilising him... (3) It exerts a civilizing influence on mankind.
(1) I traversed the narrow pedestrian bridge. (2) …a steep-sided valley traversed by streams. (3) Locate the remaining materials needed to complete the glider. Once completed, traverse to the underground laboratory.
(1) Lam a doctoral degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. (2) Of, relating to, or engaged in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree. (3) During the same period. people a doctoral degree increased their earnings by the least amount.
(1) Voltaire was a famous French satirist. (2) An eighteenth - century satirist reviewed the troublesome period. (3) As a political satirist, scurrility was his trade, you might say.
satirist [ˈsætərɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
至多, 充其量;顶多;
n.讽刺作家;
n.瑞格舞(西印度群岛的一种舞蹈及舞曲);
在前头;预先,事先;提前;先期;
(1) My hobbies were skiing and scuba diving. (2) I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve. (3) I was thinking about a romantic cruise or scuba diving lessons.
(1) a shuttle service between London and Edinburgh (2) Her childhood was spent shuttling between her mother and father. (3) A bus shuttles passengers back and forth from the station to the terminal.
(1) Fish are abundant in the lake. (2) We have abundant evidence to prove his guilt. (3) Birds are abundant in the tall vegetation.
abundant [əˈbʌndənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.种族的,部落的;某文化群体的; n.少数民族的成员;
adj.大量的,充足的;丰富的,富有的;丰足;阜;
adj.无数的,数不清的;指不胜屈;不可胜数;无可胜数;
adj.沉思的;体贴的;缜密思考过的,深思熟虑的;
(1) a constellation of Hollywood talent (2) The largest gallery contains at its centre a constellation of photographs called My Wishes. (3) Most patients have a constellation of diseases, with few clear-cut distinctions between them...
constellation [ˌkɒnstəˈleɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
回转; 回顾;向后伸展;背叛;
n.星座;一群杰出人物;一系列(相关的想法、事物);一群(相关的人);
vt.注视,凝视;盘算,计议;周密考虑; vi.沉思,深思熟虑;
期望,盼望;瞩望;属望;企;
(1) You'll be amazed at the culinary creations possible in a Dutch oven. (2) be amazed at marine life viewed from a glass bottomed boat. (3) You will be amazed at the progress we have made.
(1) The newspaper came out weekly. It satirized political leaders. (2) Tom : Luxun created such an image to satirize. (3) To ridicule or satirize in or as if in a lampoon.
satirize [ˈsætəraɪz] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.符合语法规则地;
n.类似;相像性;相仿性;类似性,相似物;
n.优先,优先权;(时间,序上的)先,前;优先考虑的事;[数]优先次序;
vt.讽刺,讥讽;
(1) There are excellent facilities for sport and recreation. (2) I'm not interested in sport. (3) the use of drugs in sport
(1) All of the following I would regard as misconceptions. (2) With such self - regard as you display, what room is left for the public's love? (3) We regard as important the sentiment, therefore thousand tracks down!
regard...as...
📢 UK📢 US
adj.虔诚的;笃信宗教的;宗教的;谨慎的; n.修士,修女,出家人;
vt.包围;围绕;
vt.& vi.(使)窘迫,(使)局促不安;(使)困难;
认为…是…;
(1) The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores. (2) The animal refused to be enticed from its hole. (3) Try and entice the child to eat by offering small portions of their favourite food.
entice [ɪnˈtaɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.诱惑;怂恿;
知道;意识;察觉;
adj.最适宜的; n.最佳效果;最适宜条件;[生物学] 最适度;
n.杂种;杂交生成的生物体;混合物;混合词; adj.混合的;杂种的;
(1) Audiologists require a master's degree in audiology. (2) I'ma thesis paper away from my graduating with my master's degree in sociology. (3) They graduated from WHEATON University and got the master's degree.
master's degree
📢 UK📢 US
n.稳定的进程;要旨;男高音;票据的限期; adj.男高音的;
vt.超过;优于;胜过;非…所能办到;
n.硕士学位;
n.(声音的)抑扬顿挫;节奏;韵律;调子;
(1) She has always craved excitement. (2) I must crave your pardon. (3) There may be certain times of day when smokers crave their cigarette...
(1) to reveal a secret (2) Details of the murder were revealed by the local paper. (3) The report reveals (that) the company made a loss of £20 million last year.
reveal [rɪˈvi:l] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.显露;揭露;泄露;[神]启示; n.揭示,展现;[建]门侧,窗侧;
n.控制,统治;
n.学士学位;
n.鉴赏家,鉴定家;行家,内行,权威;
(1) Her speech was punctuated by bursts of applause. (2) The silence of the night was punctuated by the distant rumble of traffic. (3) He made gestures to punctuate his speech.
(1) By my reckoning you still owe me £5. (2) In the final reckoning truth is rewarded. (3) Officials concerned with environmental policy predict that a day of reckoning will come.
(1) The photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses. (2) A new colour scheme will transform your bedroom. (3) It was an event that would transform my life.
transform [trænsˈfɔ:m] 📢 UK📢 US
n.吸引;[物]引力;魅力;引人注意的东西,有趣的东西;
vt.& vi.毁坏;劫掠; n.破坏;蹂躏;
vt.改变;改观;变换; vi.改变; n.[数]变换式;
n.可靠性,确实性,真实性;
(1) My hobbies were skiing and scuba diving. (2) I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve. (3) While on honeymoon in Bali, she learned to scuba dive.
(1) Who is in command here? (2) He looked relaxed and totally in command of himself . (3) For the first time in years, she felt in command of her life.
(1) We went snorkelling, and then returned for lunch. (2) It's a pity that we didn't dive and snorkel last time. (3) With a snorkel, however, a diver can stay under water for quite a long time.
(1) She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh. (2) This involved the deletion of a great deal of irrelevant material. (3) Stationary cars in traffic jams cause a great deal of pollution.
(1) The vote was seen as a test run for elections to come. (2) Look. The train's in. We'll have to run for it now. (3) He was already preparing his run for the presidency.
run for [rʌn fɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.亲爱地;深情地;天真地;盲目轻信地;
vt.诱惑;怂恿;
vt.引出,探出;诱出(回答等);
v.竞选,赶快去请;
(1) a pillar of smoke/rock (2) a pillar of the Church (3) a pillar of society
pillar [ˈpɪlə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.缓慢;迟延;拖拉;
来自…, 源于…;起源;
n.不利,劣势,短处;损失;
n.柱,台柱,顶梁柱;墩,柱脚;(组织、制度、信仰等的)核心;
(1) bachelor's degree or Diploma in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field. (2) We are educated in English language and Engineering majors with bachelor's degree. (3) She a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Eastern Michigan University.
bachelor's degree [ˈbætʃələz diˈɡri:] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.诱惑的;迷人的;吸引人的; v.allure的现在分词;
n.学士学位;
代表…,表现…,是…的典型;
vt.以朋友的方式对待;帮助;照顾;
(1) Generally a brief note or a phone call will suffice. (2) One example will suffice to illustrate the point. (3) A cover letter should never exceed one page; often a far shorter letter will suffice.
(1) measurable improvements (2) Working conditions have changed measurably in the last ten years. (3) Both leaders seemed to expect measurable progress.
measurable [ˈmeʒərəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.格言,权威的断言;宣言( dictum的名词复数 );声明;名言;格言;
adj.可量度的;可测量的,可预见的;重大的;
adj.方便的;手边的,附近的;便于使用的;手巧的;
vt.使文明;使开化;教化;启发; vi.变得文明;
(1) It was an unparalleled opportunity to develop her career. (2) The book has enjoyed a success unparalleled in recent publishing history. (3) Germany's unparalleled prosperity is based on wise investments...
unparalleled [ʌnˈpærəleld] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.奇怪的,古怪的;异常的;特有的,特殊的; n.专有特权,专有财产;[多用于英国]特殊教堂;
adj.无比的,无双的,空前的;空前的;盖世;
adj.基本的;必要的;本质的;精华的; n.必需品;基本要素;必不可少的东西;
vt.加标点符号;不时打断;加强,强调; vt.不时打断某事物;使用标点符号;
(1) Schools should not compete with each other or attempt to poach pupils. (2) Charles has never felt the need to compete with anyone. (3) Every time I sing that line, I have to compete with that bloody trombone!
(1) the author's clear elegant prose (= style of writing) (2) Shute's prose is stark and chillingly unsentimental... (3) What he has to say is expressed in prose of exceptional lucidity and grace.
(1) The power of red wine to counteract high cholesterol has been ballyhooed in the press. (2) The ads. ballyhooed the movie's virtues. (3) Confusion surrounds the future of a much - ballyhooed extension of Shanghai's magnetic levitation ( maglev ) train service.
(1) an alluring smile (2) Why are the contents of the next person's shopping trolley always more alluring than one's own? (3) ...the most alluring city in South-East Asia.