(1) Can you explain how the email system works? (2) She explained to them what to do in an emergency. (3) ‘It works like this, ’ she explained.
explain [ɪkˈspleɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.混乱;食堂;肮脏;困境; vt.弄脏;搞砸;给…供膳; vi.把事情弄糟;制造脏乱;
vt.& vi.讲解,解释; vt.说明…的原因,辩解; vi.说明,解释,辩解;
n.<美>传闻;[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷; vt.谣传;传说;
n.疾病;弊端;不安; vt.传染;使…有病;
(1) The residents of Leningrad voted to restore the city's original name of St Petersburg. (2) So thought every harassed , hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. (3) He had seen her once more that evening in St. Petersburg.
(1) The play was embarrassingly bad. (2) The report is likely to prove highly embarrassing to the government. (3) It was so embarrassing having to sing in public.
(1) He was filled with anger at the way he had been treated. (2) Jan slammed her fist on the desk in anger . (3) the growing anger and frustration of young unemployed people
(1) Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square. (2) The comments provoked an angry response from union leaders. (3) I was very angry with myself for making such a stupid mistake.
angry [ˈæŋgri] 📢 UK📢 US
与…抗争;
adj.生气的;愤怒的,发怒的;(颜色等)刺目的;(伤口等)发炎的;
vt.书面答复;重写;加工编写;改写,修改; n.改写或重写的文稿;改写的作品;
突出;坚持;超群;向前跨步;
(1) As a boy he had boxed and wrestled. (2) Armed guards wrestled with the intruder. (3) Shoppers wrestled the raider to the ground.
wrestle [ˈresl] 📢 UK📢 US
像往常一样;照旧;如故;仍然;
vt.& vi.(与某人)搏斗;(与…)摔跤;斟酌; n.摔跤;斗争;
n.综合征;综合症状;典型表现;
vt.& vi.(使)适合;安装;合身; adj.合适的;恰当的;合身的; n.合身;适合;配合;
(1) It's easy to make a mistake . (2) This letter is addressed to someone else─there must be some mistake. (3) It would be a mistake to ignore his opinion.
(1) pure gold/silk, etc. (2) These shirts are 100% pure cotton. (3) Classical dance in its purest form requires symmetry and balance.
pure [pjuə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.[地名][大洋洲]澳大利亚,澳洲;澳元;
adj.纯的;单纯的;纯真的;干净的; prep.清晰的,纯正的;
当心;保持警觉;
n.产品;结果;乘积;作品;
(1) The crowd yelled for the wrestler to give it to his opponent. (2) The wrestler tripped up his opponent. (3) To be a wrestler, for instance, requires extraordinary strength in one's shoulders, back, and thighs.
wrestler [ˈreslə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.形状,形式;外形;方式;表格; vt.形成;构成;组织;塑造; vi.形成,产生;排队,整队;
n.武器,兵器; vi.武装,提供武器;
n.摔跤选手;扭斗者,搏斗者;
adj.免税的,无税的; adv.免税地;
(1) It is nearly always women who are the primary care givers. (2) I supported us by writing bilge for women's magazines. (3) Many women know how to carry out repairs on their cars.
women [ˈwimin] 📢 UK📢 US
n.摔跤选手;扭斗者,搏斗者;
n.女人(woman的复数);堂客;红粉;
n.强调;重音;压力;重力; vt.重读;[机械学]使承受压力;给…加压力(或应力);
n.短路;短接;
(1) They have the right to come in and inspect the meter. (2) You have the right to withhold your custom if you so wish. (3) It goes without saying that we have the right to refute them publicly.
have the right to [hæv ðə rait tu:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.桉树;桉属植物;
adj.令人轻松的; v.放松;休息(relax的ing形式);缓和;松懈;
有权;
n.运动;竞选运动;战役;季节性竞赛; vi.参加[发起]运动,参加竞选;参战,参加战役;作战;
(1) Please don't be angry with me. It wasn't my fault. (2) Please don't be angry with me. (3) However, Ernestina did her best to be angry with her.
(1) All the nice areas in florida are becoming more and more urbanized. (2) A court at Tampa, florida has convicted five officials on drugs charges. (3) By his own admission, he evaded taxes as a florida real-estate speculator.
(1) The documentary opens tomorrow in movie theaters nationwide. (2) You'll see the movie theater at your right side if you walk down the street. (3) Danny and Cathy are in a movie theater. Dan wants something to eat.
(1) Don't be angry at [ with ] me. Please hear me out. (2) This was their mother at her worst. Her voice was strident, she was ready to be angry at anyone. (3) Don't be angry at what I've done.
(1) She's embarrassed about her height. (2) He felt embarrassed at being the centre of attention. (3) Some women are too embarrassed to consult their doctor about the problem.
(1) Civil war could come if the country breaks up... (2) There was a danger of the ship breaking up completely... (3) My girlfriend had broken up with me...
break up [breik ʌp] 📢 UK📢 US
结束;(使)破碎;放假;(使)散开;
adj.糟糕的;可怕的;非常的;极坏的; adv.非常,极;
到达;开始;抓住;弄清…底细;
adj.未受到挑战的;不成问题的;未引起争论的;无异议的;
(1) I thought a 15 min break from his work would do him good... (2) They are currently taking a short break in Spain. (3) Because of the heat we broke our journey at a small country hotel.
(1) She's been banned from leaving Greece while the allegations are investigated. (2) (British English)He was banned from driving for six months. (3) There is to be a total ban on smoking in the office.
ban [bæn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.女性的;雌性的;能结果实的;电气设备阴的; n.女人;雌性动物;雌性植物,雌株;
n.匪徒,歹徒;流氓;恶棍;
n.胃;腹部;食欲;欲望; vt.容忍;吃…吃得津津有味;〈古〉对…发怒;
vt.禁止,下令禁止;剥夺权利;[古]诅咒; n.禁止,禁令;谴责;诅咒,诅骂;革出教门;
(1) Much to her embarrassment she realized that everybody had been listening to her singing. (2) Her resignation will be a severe embarrassment to the party. (3) I'm glad you offered─it saved me the embarrassment of having to ask.
(1) There must be some misunderstanding─I thought I ordered the smaller model. (2) There is still a fundamental misunderstanding about the real purpose of this work. (3) All contracts are translated to avoid any misunderstanding between the companies.
(1) He had not expected the young man to reappear before evening... (2) I have always regarded him as a man of integrity. (3) The chick initially has no fear of man...
(1) The king's escort total 50 men. (2) The men have been gambling away all night. (3) Mrs Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men.
men [men] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.创造性的,有创造力的;有创意的,创新的,创造的; n.(非正式)创意人士;
vt.吸引;诱惑;引起…的好感(或兴趣); vi.具有吸引力;引人注意;
n.人( man的名词复数 );人类;男人;男子汉;
n.不胜任;无资格;不适当;不熟练;
(1) Her questions about my private life embarrassed me. (2) I didn't want to embarrass him by kissing him in front of his friends. (3) It embarrassed her to meet strange men in the corridor at night.
(1) impure gold (2) Thrice I parted company with otherwise good friends because I perceived impure motivations. (3) Style of writing and reflect a style of impure thought, work style of work.
(1) It's easy to make a mistake . (2) I'd always played a defensive game, waiting for my opponent to make a mistake. (3) Be careful or else you will make a mistake.
(1) rumor has it that the Prime Minister is going to resign. (2) There was a rumor of a flying saucer having been seen. (3) The two companies good rumor is derived from the logic of the need to combat counterfeiting.
rumor [ˈru:mə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.幽默的;滑稽的;风趣的;谐;
n.<美>传闻;[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷; vt.谣传;传说;
adj.环球的,环游世界的;
adj.沉思的;体贴的;缜密思考过的,深思熟虑的;
(1) to go up/rise/increase in value (2) to go down/fall/drop in value (3) rising property values
value [ˈvælju:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.价值,价格;意义,涵义;重要性;(邮票的)面值; vt.评价;重视,看重;估价,给…定价;
n.玻璃;玻璃制品;镜子; vt.给某物加玻璃;反映;使平滑如玻璃; vi.成玻璃状;
死去;记录,登记签到;归还经登记借出的东西;把…留给其他人照看;
关闭;(使)没兴趣;使停止谈话;切断;
(1) How you can be so insensitive absolutely beats me. (2) beat it before it's too late. (3) Can you beat it; there was Graham Greene in Freetown and there was I on the other side of Africa.
(1) The airlift was conducted in force ten winds... (2) Northerly winds will increase to force six by midday. (3) Joe forced a smile, but underneath he was a little disturbed...
force [fɔ:s] 📢 UK📢 US
v.处罚;严厉对付;贪婪地吃喝;
n.丢脸;耻辱;不光彩;丢脸的人(或事); vt.使丢脸;使失宠;使受耻辱;贬黜;
做体操,做健身活动;锻炼;
n.力;武力;(社会)势力;魄力; vt.强迫;强行;促使,推动;强奸;
(1) She won't allow herself to be dictated to. (2) He allowed his mind to wander. (3) Smoking is not allowed in the hall.