(1) Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. (2) I have $100m hidden away where no one will ever find it. (3) The room was quiet; no one volunteered any further information.
(1) ...his niece from America, the daughter of his eldest sister. (2) The President and Mrs. Bush are the adoptive uncle and aunt of a niece and nephew. (3) She will tend after her niece and nephew for the weekend.
niece [ni:s] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.激烈地;暴力地;狂暴地;极度地;
n.外甥女;侄女;
n.量,大量;体积;音量;卷; adj.大量的; vi.成团卷起; vt.把…收集成卷;
n.购物中心;林荫路;铁圈球场;
(1) nobody knew what to say. (2) She rose from being a nobody to become a superstar. (3) They were shut away in a little room where nobody could overhear...
nobody [ˈnəʊbədi] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.发生;碰巧;出现;偶然遇到;
pron.没有人,无人; n.小人物,无足轻重的人;
n.节约;经济;理财;秩序;
vt.认出;识别;承认; vi.承认,确认;[法律]具结,立保证书;
(1) The next train to Baltimore is at ten. (2) The next six months will be the hardest. (3) the next chapter
(1) Have you observed any changes lately? (2) All the characters in the novel are closely observed (= seem like people in real life) . (3) The police observed a man enter the bank.
(1) a nest of thieves (2) to leave the nest (= leave your parents' home) (3) a nest of tables
nest [nest] 📢 UK📢 US
n.科学;技术,知识;学科;理科;
adv.( yes的俗音);(用于表示对后说的话不相信);(用于作出回应)哦;是;
n.(鸟)窝;温床;(套叠在一起的)一套物件;藏匿处; vt.筑巢;嵌套; vi.筑巢;
n.女儿;产物,后代;(某地的)妇女;[生]子代; adj.女儿般的;[生]第一代的;子代的;
(1) We've had a lot of support from all our friends and neighbours . (2) Our next-door neighbours are very noisy. (3) Britain's nearest neighbour is France.
(1) A pigeon emerges, wings flapping noisily, from the tower. (2) She sat by the window, noisily gulping her morning coffee. (3) At the sink, Neil noisily gargled something medicinal.
(1) There is little chance that we will succeed in changing the law. nevertheless, it is important that we try. (2) Our defeat was expected but it is disappointing nevertheless. (3) Most marriages fail after between five and nine years. nevertheless, people continue to get married.
nevertheless [ˌnevəðəˈles] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.胶合;紧附于; n.胶水;胶粘物;粘聚力;
adj.给予帮助的,有益的;愿意帮忙的;
adv.然而;尽管如此;不过;仍然; conj.然而;尽管如此;
n.选举,当选;选举权;[神]神的选择;
(1) to obtain advice/information/permission (2) I finally managed to obtain a copy of the report. (3) To obtain the overall score, add up the totals in each column.
(1) nervously clutching our glasses of chilled wine, we gathered on the terrace. (2) Ranks of police in riot gear stood nervously by. (3) "Well," I said, grinding my cigarette nervously into the granite step.
nervously [ˈnɜ:vəslɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
要,会,将要;就要;快要;
n.版本;译文,译本;说法;倒转术;
adv.神经质地,焦急地,提心吊胆地;
adj.美好的,愉快的;正派的;友好的,亲切的;细致的;
(1) Just say yes or no. (2) ‘Are you ready? ’ ‘no, I'm not. ’ (3) Sorry, the answer's no.
(1) What's the latest news? (2) Have you heard the news? Pat's leaving! (3) That's great news.
news [nju:z] 📢 UK📢 US
n.报纸,报;旧报纸;新闻纸;
n.新闻;消息;(可当作新闻内容的)人;物;
vt.获得,得到;流行;买到,达到(目的); vi.通行,通用;流行;存在;
n.[乐]音阶,度;[数]度,度数;程度;学位;
(1) The crisis had a negative effect on trade. (2) The whole experience was definitely more positive than negative. (3) Scientists have a fairly negative attitude to the theory.
(1) Most information was collected by direct observation of the animals' behaviour. (2) results based on scientific observations (3) We managed to escape observation (= we were not seen) .
(1) It was obvious to everyone that the child had been badly treated. (2) It's obvious from what she said that something is wrong. (3) I know you don't like her but try not to make it so obvious.