(1) The captain radioed that the ship was on fire. (2) He was on fire with this marvelous sight. (3) Schulte warned government and industrial leaders that those who even venture to think about mass layoffs are playing with fire.
(1) The books in the library are classified according to subject. (2) Patients are classified into three categories. (3) Only eleven of these accidents were classified as major.
(1) She rifled through her clothes for something suitable to wear. (2) His wallet had been rifled. (3) They shot him at point blank range with an automatic rifle...
(1) The checks in the waistcoat are but the wires of the cage. (2) He wore the watch on a fine gold chain across the front of his waistcoat. (3) A red waistcoat, marking her as a Second Assistant Librarian.
(1) an annual salary of $40 000 (2) a 9% salary increase (3) She's on a salary of £24 000.
salary [ˈsæləri] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.限制;局限于;禁闭;管制; n.界限,范围;国界;
adj.正派的;得体的;(服装等)相称的,合宜的;相当好的;
n.薪水,薪金,薪俸; vt.给…加薪;给…薪水;发…薪水;付…薪水;
adj.有男子气概的;适合男子的;强壮的; adv.以男人的方式;
(1) Do you have any plans for the summer? (2) There are no plans to build new offices. (3) Your best plan (= the best thing to do) would be to go by car.
plan [plæn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.使惊恐,使恐慌;吓走,赶走; vi.害怕,惊恐;
adj.可以吃的,可食用的; n.食物;
n.计划;打算;平面图;示意图; vt.& vi.计划,打算,设计;
n.物体;目标;宾语;客体,对象;vi.不赞成,反对;抱反感; vt.提出…作反对的理由;
(1) drain off the excess fat from the meat. (2) We had to drain the oil out of the engine. (3) Leave the dishes to drain.
(1) You go a musket bullet is superior. (2) While underneath, in a corner, were fowling piece, musket, and matchlock. (3) In olden times one had to charge a musket before firing.
musket [ˈmʌskɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.娱乐,消遣;招待,款待;娱乐节目;
adj.聋的;不愿听的;
n.商业,交易;生意;事务,业务;职业,行业;
n.<史>火枪,(尤指)滑膛枪;
(1) a research project (2) a building project (3) to set up a project to computerize the library system
(1) the blades of a propeller (2) rotor blades on a helicopter (3) Many of these tools have sharp blades, so be careful.
blade [bleɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.刀片,剑;(壳、草等的)叶片;桨叶;浮华少年;
adj.巨大的;庞大的;极恶的;凶暴的;
adj.整洁的,干净的;灵巧的;匀整的;未搀水的;
n.(尤指美国的大专院校的)学期;半学年;
(1) The committee unanimously approved the plan. (2) The course is approved by the Department for Education. (3) She doesn't approve of me leaving school this year.
(1) As babies, we rely entirely on others for food. (2) These days we rely heavily on computers to organize our work. (3) The industry relies on the price of raw materials remaining low.
(1) the sound of pigeons cooing (2) We are thinking of placing an order for your Flying pigeon Brand bicycles. (3) Cambridge had called; he had responded like a homing pigeon.
(1) This is the Berlin Olympic venue, is not like this spider web? (2) A spider is weaving a web under the eaves. (3) At the moment I'm working on a poisonous protein produced by the funnel spider.
(1) The emphasis is very much on learning the spoken language. (2) The course has a vocational emphasis. (3) We provide all types of information, with an emphasis on legal advice.
(1) Take your filthy paws off me! (2) The dog pawed at my sleeve. (3) The stallion pawed the ground impatiently.
paw [pɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.衣服;服装; v.给…穿衣服;
n.爪子;手;<俚>笔迹; vt.用爪抓;用蹄触;盘弄;艰苦地行走; vi.用爪子抓;翻找;
vt.决定;决心;解决;裁决; vi.决定;下决心;
vi.符合,一致;相应;通信;
(1) They were the broom and spent the first hours of their business lives the office. (2) Mrs. Tittlemouse looked at her severely. She wished that she had a broom. (3) I can't sweep without a broom.
(1) Can you confirm what happened? (2) It has been confirmed that the meeting will take place next week. (3) The walk in the mountains confirmed his fear of heights.