(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) 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.
rely [rɪˈlaɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.百万富翁;大富翁;大财主;有钱人; adj.100万以上人口的;
n.总经理;行政部门;[计算机]执行指令; adj.执行的;管理的;政府部门的;
adj.(人或其举止)优美的;漂亮的;简炼的;简洁的;
vi.依靠,倚赖,仗恃;信任,信赖;
(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) delicately balanced flavours (2) a delicate problem (3) The delicate surgical operation took five hours.
delicate [ˈdelɪkət] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.运送,运输;流放;使欣喜若狂; n.运输;运输船(机),运输系统;狂喜;流放犯;
vt.决定;决心;解决;裁决; vi.决定;下决心;
adj.微妙的;熟练的;纤弱的;易损的;
n.著作家;作者;创造者;发起人; vt.创作出版;n.作者;创造者;发起人;
(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 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) 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) 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.
(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) 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) 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) Consumers are very nervous about the future. (2) He had been nervous about inviting us. (3) The horse may be nervous of cars.
nervous [ˈnə:vəs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.怯懦的;胆小的;懦弱的; adv.怯懦地;胆怯地;
adj.本国的;土著的;天生的;天真的,纯朴的; n.当地人;土著人;当地产的动(植)物;
n.抱负;渴望得到的东西;追求的目标;夙愿; vt.追求;有…野心;
adj.焦虑的;紧张不安的;神经质的;
(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.
(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.
confirm [kənˈfɜ:m] 📢 UK📢 US
n.小屋,村舍;(农舍式的)小别墅;(郊外的)新式住宅,(大院内的)单幢住宅;乡下房子,小房子;
adj.不间断的;不停的;多次重复的;频繁的;
n.量度;份量,尺寸;测量法;(量得的)尺寸;
vt.[法]确认,批准;证实;使有效;使巩固;
(1) conditions of abject/extreme poverty (2) to alleviate/relieve poverty (3) Many elderly people live in poverty .
poverty [ˈpɔvəti] 📢 UK📢 US
n.贫穷;缺乏,不足;贫瘠,不毛;低劣;
adj.决定性的;坚定的;果断的,决断的;
n.寓言,童话;传说;无稽之谈;人人谈论的话题; v.讲故事,编寓言;虚构,杜撰;煞有介事地讲;
vt.教,讲授;教导,指导;通知;命令;
(1) irrigated land/crops (2) [不可数名词]irrigation channels (3) None of the water from Lake Powell is used to irrigate the area.
(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...