(1) Time flies when you're having fun. (2) Time flies like an arrow; Time fleeing beneath him. (3) Time flies by , and a world of changes has occurred.
time flies.
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n.心情；语气；气氛；坏心境；
到达；开始；抓住；弄清…底细；
流光易逝；韶华不再；暮去朝来；兔走乌飞；
n.灯，灯泡；照射器；（智慧等的）明灯；电子管； v.照亮；发亮；看到；
(1) The nurse bustled us out of the room. (2) the hustle and bustle of city life (3) She bustled around in the kitchen.
(1) Young children will usually compete for their mother's attention. (2) Small traders cannot compete in the face of cheap foreign imports. (3) He's hoping to compete in the London marathon.
compete [kəmˈpi:t] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.吸引人的，令人心动的；恳求的； v.（迫切）要求(appeal的现在分词)；将…上诉；
vi.竞赛；竞争；比得上；参加比赛（或竞赛）；
n.运弓法；弓纬；凸肚形；卷边；
n.日光，白昼；清早，黎明；公开，发表；<俚>眼睛，视力；
(1) The government had to recall many officers who had been cashiered on political grounds. (2) ...a cashiered army colonel. (3) The cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement.
(1) Mr Thomas was taught by the Catholic nuns whose school he attended. (2) nun: Can you imagine that pain all over your body? (3) I can't believe that the famous singer has become a nun.
nun [nʌn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.爱斯基摩人；爱斯基摩语； adj.爱斯基摩人的；
n.同事；同僚；同行；
n.修女，尼姑；
n.同伴；[天]伴星(=~star)；（用于书名）指南；同甘共苦的伙伴； vt.同行；陪伴；
(1) He had seldom seen a child with so much talent. (2) She seldom, if ever, goes to the theatre. (3) They seldom watch television these days.
(1) Rebecca: No, I'm just not a sex maniac like you are. (2) And you're a sex maniac! (3) That's not funny! You sex maniac!
sex maniac [seks ˈmeɪni:ˌæk] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.（使）吃得过多；
v.依靠，依赖；
n.性欲狂者；
离开，脱身；逃掉；抽身；拔身；
(1) There is an equal number of boys and girls in the class. (2) One unit of alcohol is equal to half a pint of beer. (3) two pieces of wood equal in length/of equal length
(1) We escaped from the hustle and bustle of the city for the weekend. (2) He grabbed her arm and hustled her out of the room. (3) They survive by hustling on the streets.
(1) The kitchen was in a disgusting state when she left. (2) What a disgusting smell! (3) I think it's disgusting that they're closing the local hospital.
(1) take exercise if you are out of shape. (2) Some goa diet, some take exercise, some eat medicine, others even turn to operation for help. (3) I often take exercise. Why only yesterday I had breakfast in bed.
(1) He is wonderful and strange and who knows how old he is, he thought. (2) Your behavior is causing our name to be dragged through the mud. (3) His behavior under fire approved him a man of courage.
(1) The large number of Chinese farmers they are not all to make a living by farming. (2) Andrei Pinkov that it engage in military reasons, to make a living and loving each half. (3) Though he was not dry behind the ears, he had to make a living by himself.
(1) His best friend was killed by police under extremely questionable circumstances. (2) circumstances dictated that they played a defensive rather than attacking game. (3) In the circumstances he felt he'd been very restrained.
(1) Schools should not compete with each other or attempt to poach pupils. (2) Charles has never felt the need to compete with anyone. (3) Every time I sing that line, I have to compete with that bloody trombone!
(1) to be of good/poor/top quality (2) goods of a high quality (3) high-quality goods
quality [ˈkwɒləti] 📢 UK📢 US
放弃；投降；把…让给；戒除；
n.技能，技巧；熟练，巧妙；才能，本领；
n.顾客；当事人；诉讼委托人；[计算机]客户端；
n.质量，品质；美质，优点；才能，能力，技能，素养；品种； adj.优质的，高质量的；上流社会的；
(1) physical fitness (2) physical appearance (3) The ordeal has affected both her mental and physical health.
physical [ˈfɪzɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.自然（界）的；身体的；物质的；自然规律的； n.身体检查，体格检查；
n.病假；
adj.不抱希望的，绝望的；没有希望的，惨淡的；不可救药的；不可能的；
当心， 注意；警惕；
(1) She expressed her disgust at the programme by writing a letter of complaint. (2) The idea fills me with disgust . (3) I can only feel disgust for these criminals.
(1) Oxford and the surrounding area (2) Foxes started coming in from the surrounding countryside. (3) New housing is starting to encroach upon the surrounding fields.
(1) There is now intense competition between schools to attract students. (2) We are in competition with four other companies for the contract. (3) We won the contract in the face of stiff competition .
competition [ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.语法；语法书；（学术的）基本原理；（人的）语言知识及运用能力；
n.误解；误会；不和； v.“misunderstand”的现在分词；
n.竞争；比赛；竞争者；[生]生存竞争；
n.动机；刺激；诱因；鼓励； adj.刺激性的；鼓励性质的；
(1) He was driving like a maniac . (2) a homicidal maniac (3) [只用于名词前]a maniac driver/fan/killer
(1) She works in a bank. She did when I last saw her, anyway. (2) It's too expensive and anyway the colour doesn't suit you. (3) It's too late now, anyway.
anyway [ˈeniweɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.香水；香料；香味，香气； vt.使…充满香气；喷香水于…；
n.修女，尼姑；
adv.不论以何种方式，不论以何种方法；无论如何，至少；但是；不顾；
adj.爱冒险的；大胆的；危险的；
(1) I was disgusted at/by the sight. (2) He was disgusted to see such awful living conditions. (3) I was disgusted with myself for eating so much.
(1) the smell of rotten vegetables (2) The fruit is starting to go rotten . (3) rotten floorboards
rotten [ˈrɔtən] 📢 UK📢 US
n.（学生）实地考察旅行；实习；
润肤霜；
adj.腐烂的；恶臭的；堕落的；极坏的； adv.非常；极其；
赔偿；为…付钱；因…受罚[痛苦]；替某人付款；
(1) a pleasant working/learning environment (2) An unhappy home environment can affect a child's behaviour. (3) They have created an environment in which productivity should flourish.
(1) She was determined that she would be equal to any test the corporation put to them. (2) Your marrying will be equal to the match at Randalls. (3) If either test is failed, BCT for that industrial category would be equal to BPT.
(1) Let's go and do exercises. (2) It is vital to our health to do exercises everyday. (3) Students do exercises together on the playground every morning.
(1) This place is very quiet, quite different from the hustle and bustle of the cities. (2) If a poet is divorced from the hustle and bustle of life, he can't write inspiring poetry. (3) It seems that he enjoys the hustle and bustle of life in the big city.
the hustle and bustle
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n.省份；大行政区；范围；职责；
被控制住；处于控制之下；
为了好玩；
拥挤喧嚣；
(1) Carl pushed ahead in his eagerness to reach the wall. (2) I shall await your answer to my letter with eagerness. (3) His hands trembled with eagerness as he opened the letter.
(1) sparkling eyes (2) Her jewellery sparkled in the candlelight. (3) He always sparkles at parties.
sparkle [ˈspɑ:kl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.合理的，公道的；明白道理的；适当的；有理性的；
小卖部；
vi.闪耀，闪烁；活跃，焕发活力和才智； n.光亮；活力；
n.[动]袋鼠；
(1) a shop selling clothes at competitive prices (= as low as any other shop) (2) We need to work harder to remain competitive with other companies. (3) to gain a competitive advantage over rival companies