(1) These are Tundra buggies, designed to bring people to polar bears. (2) Instead, they drive horse - drawn buggies. (3) Raider buggies and Venoms work extremely well as do Black Hands and Flame Tanks.
(1) to settle a dispute/an argument/a matter (2) It's time you settled your differences with your father. (3) There is pressure on the unions to settle.
settle [ˈsetl] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.解决;安排;使定居;使沉淀; vi.下沉;定居; n.高背长靠椅;
n.门;闸门;登机门;入场费; vt.给…装大门;[电子学] 电波传送;
n.癌症,恶性肿瘤;弊病,社会恶习;迅速蔓延的恶劣的或危险的事物;[天]巨蟹座,巨蟹宫;
n.用户,使用者;吸毒成瘾者;
(1) Take my advice and stay away from him! (2) The doctor told him to stay away from such foods and drinks. (3) The doctor told him to stay away from fat food.
stay away from [stei əˈwei frɔm] 📢 UK📢 US
n.头盔;钢盔;盔形物,盔状物;[植]盔状花冠; vt.给…戴上头盔;
n.(玩具、钟表等上面的)发条装置;钟表机械;
与…保持距离;
adj.流行的;时髦的,符合时尚的;时髦人物使用的;(尤指)有钱人常光顾的; n.时髦的人;
(1) He said he would appeal after being found guilty on four counts of murder. (2) The company is appealing against the ruling. (3) The prospect of a long wait in the rain did not appeal.
(1) Does this make sense? No. (2) This sentence just doesn't make sense, no matter how you read it. (3) So maybe it does make sense to wrap up warmly before going outside.
(1) Their unit was shelling the german lines only seven miles away. (2) The average german will enjoy 40 days' paid holiday this year. (3) They were conversing in german, their only common language.
(1) Around 1910 motorized carriages were beginning to replace horse-drawn cabs. (2) A few horse-drawn carts still trundle through the dilapidated mining villages. (3) These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse - drawn carriages.
horse-drawn [ˈhɔ:sdrɔ:n] 📢 UK📢 US
为了…;
adj.(用作定语)用马拖的;
n.词典,字典;[自]代码字典;
n.监狱;拘留所; vt.监禁;拘留;
(1) a feeling of hunger/excitement/sadness, etc. (2) guilty feelings (3) I've got a tight feeling in my stomach.
(1) When it comes to soft drinks Coca-Cola is the biggest selling brand name in Britain. (2) The program saved $11 million in 1988 by substituting generics for brand-name drugs. (3) Q : What will happen to the Blizzard brand name?
(1) One day I'll want to settle down and have a family... (2) Before she settled down in Portugal, she had run her own antiques shop in London. (3) It'd be fun, after the situation in Europe settles down, to take a trip over to France...
(1) It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. (2) She had been offered a $50 000 bribe to drop the charges. (3) They bribed the guards with cigarettes.
bribe [braɪb] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.贿赂,行贿; n.贿赂;诱惑物;
adj.军事的;军用的;讨厌的;好战的; n.军人;军队;武装力量;
小卖部;
adv.言词上;口头地;照字面地;作为动词;
(1) Reports that he has resigned are nonsense. (2) You're talking nonsense ! (3) ‘I won't go. ’ ‘nonsense! You must go! ’
nonsense [ˈnɔnsəns] 📢 UK📢 US
或…或…;不是…便是…;要么…要么…;不论…还是…;
n.胡说,废话;荒谬的念头;愚蠢的行为;胡闹; adj.无意义的;荒谬的; int.荒唐;
adj.不抱希望的,绝望的;没有希望的,惨淡的;不可救药的;不可能的;
n.一群;包裹;(纸牌的)一副;一组; vt.& vi.(把…)打包;塞进;拥进;(使)聚集成团; vt.挑选;压紧;携带;拧紧; vi.包装;紧挤在一起;便于折叠收藏的;匆忙离去(有时与 off 连用);
(1) The farmer lassoed the cow. (2) The farmer is shearing his sheep. (3) The farmer milks the cows twice a day.
(1) to lead a life of indulgence (2) You can lead a life of undisturbed peace ever afterwards. (3) I lead a life that I don't like, among boon companions.
lead a...life
📢 UK📢 US
n.技能,技巧;熟练,巧妙;才能,本领;
平均起来;
保持健康;保养;摄生;颐;
过…的生活;
(1) She stared at him again, unable to believe the evidence of her senses. (2) ...a keen sense of smell. (3) She probably sensed that I wasn't telling her the whole story...
(1) They were playing cards by electric light. (2) In the electric light of bunker much remained to be done. (3) He was feeling about in the dark for the electric - light switch.
electric light [iˈlektrik lait] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.运气好的,侥幸的;兆头好的,吉祥的;〈俚〉难得;很恰当的;
vt.& vi.(与某人)搏斗;(与…)摔跤;斟酌; n.摔跤;斗争;
n.电灯,电光;
v.读出器,读出( readout的过去式和过去分词 );大声朗诵,宣读;读出;
(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.
lamp [læmp] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.<口>抱怨,发牢骚; n.爱抱怨的人;脾气坏的人;牢骚;生气;
n.灯,灯泡;照射器;(智慧等的)明灯;电子管; v.照亮;发亮;看到;
n.医院;收容所;养老院;〈古〉旅客招待所;
adv.明显地;
(1) He looked thoughtful. (2) They sat in thoughtful silence. (3) It was very thoughtful of you to send the flowers.
(1) to be honest, he is too aggressive. (2) I believe him to be honest. (3) I wanted to be honest and come out in the open about the pregnancy and marriage.
(1) This proposal has attracted a lot of interest . (2) His comments were bound to attract criticism . (3) She tried to attract the attention of the waiter.
(1) an item/article of clothing (2) protective clothing (3) the high cost of food and clothing
clothing [ˈkləuðiŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.医学的;医药的;医疗的;内科的; n.体格检查;
[法] 唯恐;
n.呼吸;一口气;呼吸力;微量;
n.衣服;服装;[航]帆装; v.覆盖(clothe的现在分词);给…提供衣服;
(1) A dolphin leapt out of the water. (2) We leapt over the stream. (3) The horse leapt a five-foot wall.
leap [li:p] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.跳;冲动的行动; vt.跳过,跃过;使跳跃; n.跳跃,飞跃;跳跃的距离;
n.促进,增进;提升,升级;(商品等的)推广;发扬;
扔掉;浪费,错过;屏弃;委;
n.亿万富翁;巨富;
(1) The children quickly got bored with staying indoors. (2) There was a bored expression on her face. (3) I am getting very bored with this entire business.
(1) I don't know why he bothers me with this kind of rubbish. (2) I also met with Pollack again to kind of shoot the bull. (3) That's not the kind of talk one usually hears from accountants.
(1) ‘Would you really help? ’ he said with an appealing look. (2) The dog looked up at her appealingly. (3) Spending the holidays in Britain wasn't a prospect that I found particularly appealing.
(1) It was both deliberate and malicious, not to mention clever. (2) It was advisable for you not to mention that. (3) Ade is handsome and smart , not to mention being a good athlete.
(1) The Home Office has been accused of inexcusable incompetence. (2) He kept on blathering about police incompetence. (3) He was dismissed for incompetence.