(1) Everyone in the class seemed eager to learn. (2) They're eager to please (= wanting to be helpful) . (3) the band's eagerly awaited new CD
eager [ˈi:gə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.临时的,暂时的;短暂的; n.临时工,临时雇员;
adj.渴望的;热切的,热情洋溢的;热心的;急切;
n.经济学;经济,国家的经济状况;
n.飞行服务员;
(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.
(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.
(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) 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) 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
adj.疯狂的;猛烈的;着迷的;〔口语〕愤怒的,生气的; vt.使疯狂;
n.修女,尼姑;
adj.广阔的;巨大的;大量的;巨额的; n.浩瀚;广大无边的空间;
n.驴,毛驴;笨蛋,傻瓜;(美国)民主党的象征;
(1) the calm and sparkling waters of the lake (2) sparkling blue eyes (3) a sparkling wine
(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) 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) 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) 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) 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.
seldom [ˈseldəm] 📢 UK📢 US
n.航线;航空公司;
n.癌症,恶性肿瘤;弊病,社会恶习;迅速蔓延的恶劣的或危险的事物;[天]巨蟹座,巨蟹宫;
adv.很少,罕见;难得;不大;
有可能,有希望;大有希望;
(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.
behavior [bɪˈheɪvjə] 📢 UK📢 US
进来。;
n.行为;态度;(机器等的)运转状态;(事物的)反应;
小卖部;
n.<美>公用厕所,盥洗室,卫生间;
(1) There are £25 000 worth of prizes up for grabs in our competition! (2) a screen grab from Wednesday's programme (3) He made a grab for her bag.
(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.
(1) His face burned with shame. (2) She hung her head in shame. (3) He could not live with the shame of other people knowing the truth.
shame [ʃeɪm] 📢 UK📢 US
n.猿;狂热;模仿者; vt.模仿;
vt.热情款待;使有兴趣;抱着,怀有;考虑; vi.热情款待;
n.羞愧;羞辱;可耻的人;羞愧感; vt.使蒙羞;玷辱;使感到羞愧;使相形见绌;
n.呼吸;一口气;呼吸力;微量;
(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.
do exercises
📢 UK📢 US
离开,脱身;逃掉;抽身;拔身;
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;
作操;
n.赠品,礼物;天赋;赠送;天资; vt.赋予;向…赠送;天赋权力(或才能等);授予;
(1) sparkling eyes (2) Her jewellery sparkled in the candlelight. (3) He always sparkles at parties.
sparkle [ˈspɑ:kl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.护照,通行证;手段;
vt.用吹风机吹干(头发); vi.用电吹风器将头发吹干; n.吹干头发;
adj.肌肉松垂的,肥胖的; adv.肌肉松垂地,肥胖地; n.(肌肉等)不结实,松弛;
vi.闪耀,闪烁;活跃,焕发活力和才智; n.光亮;活力;
(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
competitive [kəmˈpetətɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
n.穷人;贫民;贫穷;
adj.竞争的,比赛的;(价格等)有竞争力的;(指人)好竞争的;[生化] 抑制酶作用的;
adj.每年的;一年的;[植物]一年生的; n.年刊;一年生植物;
n.权威;权力;学术权威;[复数]当权者;
(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) 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.
eagerness [ˈi:gənɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.渴望,热心,热切;
n.产品;结果;乘积;作品;
换句话说;就是说;
adj.自动的;不假思索的,无意识的;必然发生的; n.自动化机器或设备;自动手枪;
(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.
be equal to [bi: ˈi:kwəl tu:] 📢 UK📢 US
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;
v.胜任,相等,合适;媲;匹;仵;
握手;
白费地; 徒劳无益地;无效果的; 无用的;
(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) 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) the beauties of nature (2) man-made substances not found in nature (3) nature conservation
nature [ˈneɪtʃə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
盯,凝视;睽;
n.胡说,废话;荒谬的念头;愚蠢的行为;胡闹; adj.无意义的;荒谬的; int.荒唐;
adj.幽默的;滑稽的;风趣的;谐;
n.自然;天性;天理;类型;
(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) 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) 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 .
(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) 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.