(1) The car wheels got stuck in the mud. (2) Your boots are covered in mud. (3) mud bricks/huts (= made of dried mud)
mud [mʌd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.签名;署名;识别标志,鲜明特征;[医]药的用法说明;
n.电影院;
n.泥,泥淖;没价值的东西,污物;<美俚>咖啡;诽谤的话; vt.抹泥;钻入泥中;
adv.的确,确实,实在;实际上,真正地;真的,真是;甚至;
(1) Orders had come from on high that extra care was to be taken during this week. (2) He was too high on drugs and alcohol to remember them. (3) Her spirits were high with the hope of seeing Nick in minutes rather than hours.
(1) It was an experience I will treasure for the rest of my life... (2) I'm going to throw a party, then invest the rest of the money... (3) ...a man with nice clothes, a Range Rover and the rest...
(1) (British English)It was only a friendly match. (2) friendly rivalry (3) a friendly argument
friendly ['frendlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
num.十二;十二个;十二点钟;十二岁; adj.十二的;十二个的; n.十二;十二个;
adv.向上地,上升地;在上面,向上头;
adj.友好的,亲密的;有帮助的;互助的; adv.友好地,朋友般地;
adj.财政的;财务的;金融的;有钱的;
(1) They have imprisoned an innocent man. (2) She was found innocent of any crime. (3) He was the innocent party (= person) in the breakdown of the marriage.
(1) ...Temple Mount, the place where the Temple actually stood. (2) ...a list of museums and places of interest... (3) Except for the remarkably tidy kitchen, the place was a mess...
(1) We are recruiting a sales manager with responsibility for the European market. (2) They have responsibility for ensuring that the rules are enforced. (3) It is their responsibility to ensure that the rules are enforced.
responsibility [rɪˌspɒnsə'bɪlətɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
conj.虽然,尽管;即使;纵然; adv.可是,但是;不过;然而;话虽这样说; prep.但;
adj.不同的;各式各样的;个别的;不平常;
n.责任;职责;责任感,责任心;负责任;
n.大街,街道;
(1) Many scholars have argued thus. (2) The universities have expanded, thus allowing many more people the chance of higher education. (3) He is the eldest son and thus heir to the title.
thus [ðʌs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.主题;话题,论题;标题,细目;
vi.由…组成;在于;符合;
adv.于是,因此;如此,这样,像这样,例如;到这程度,到这地步,这么;如下; conj.因此;
vt.& vi.贡献出;捐赠(款项);投稿(给杂志等);出力;
(1) although the sun was shining it wasn't very warm. (2) although small, the kitchen is well designed. (3) I felt he was wrong, although I didn't say so at the time.
although [ɔ:lˈðəu] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.怎样;健康状况如何;到何种地步;以任何方式; n.方法;方式;
conj.尽管;虽然;但是;然而;
n.吸烟,抽烟; v.冒烟( smoke的现在分词);抽烟;用烟熏制;吸(烟);
n.正餐,主餐;宴会;晚餐;
(1) a double helping (2) two double whiskies (3) double doors
(1) Music is quite unlike any other art form. (2) The sound was not unlike that of birds singing. (3) unlike most systems, this one is very easy to install.
(1) She had heard the news-flash on a tv channel's news update. (2) She was a tv reporter and worked long hours. (3) tv is using radio as a seedbed for ideas.
(1) It is one of the great unsolved mysteries of this century. (2) Their motives remain a mystery. (3) It's a complete mystery to me why they chose him.
(1) a/one millionth of a second (2) Last year the millionth truck rolled off the assembly line. (3) The bomb must explode within less than a millionth of a second.
(1) to be in a difficult situation (2) You could get into a situation where you have to decide immediately. (3) We have all been in similar embarrassing situations.
(1) You'll have the opportunity to ask any questions at the end. (2) There was no opportunity for further discussion. (3) At least give him the opportunity of explaining what happened.
opportunity [ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.句子;宣判; vt.宣判,判决;
n.机会;适当的时机良机;有利的环境,条件;
n.矿物;矿石;矿物质;汽水; adj.矿物的,似矿物的;
n.女士(代替Miss或Mrs的字,不指明称呼人的婚姻状况);字母M( M的名词复数 );
(1) a bottle of wine (2) a glass of dry/sweet wine (3) red/rosé/white wine