(1) I shall be 26 years old on friday next. (2) He fled on friday, saying he feared for his life. (3) The South African mailboat arrived on friday mornings unless bad weather intervened.
(1) If the warranty is limited, the terms may entitle you to a replacement or refund. (2) Golden parachutes entitle them to a full year's salary if they get booted out of the company. (3) How does one entitle the queen when speaking directly to her?
(1) with her were her son and daughter-in-law... (2) She is currently staying with her father at his home. (3) Serve hot, with pasta or rice and French beans...
(1) a frightening experience/prospect/thought (2) It's frightening to think it could happen again. (3) It was a very frightening experience and they were very courageous...
(1) a colour/laser printer (2) The manuscript had already been sent off to the printers. (3) On the OpenOffice . org – Print dialog, look at the printer warnings section near the bottom.
printer [ˈprɪntə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.许可;许可证;放纵;放荡; vt.特许;发给执照;
n.十亿;数以十亿计;大量;一万亿; adj.(法美)十亿的;(英德)万亿的;无数的;
n.打印机;印刷机;印刷商,印刷厂;印刷业从业人员,印花工;
n.星期一,周一,礼拜一;[人名] [英格兰人姓氏] 蒙迪来源于古诺斯语人名,含义是“保护”(protection);[人名] [英格兰人姓氏] 蒙迪绰号,星期一,来源于古英语(曾流传生于星期一是幸运的,生于星期五是不幸运的);[人名] [爱尔兰姓氏] 蒙迪盖尔语姓氏的英语形式,含义是“Eoin之仆的儿子”(son of the servant of Eoin);
(1) If you're not satisfied with the life you're living, don't just complain. Do something about it. (2) Good luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it. (3) It's an uphill battle but I think we're going to win.
(1) a monarch without political power (2) He was a political prisoner (= one who was put in prison because he was thought to be harmful to the state) . (3) a political debate/party/leader
(1) to settle a dispute/an argument/a matter (2) It's time you settled your differences with your father. (3) There is pressure on the unions to settle.
(1) I'm tired of having to pretend all the time. (2) Of course I was wrong; it would be hypocritical to pretend otherwise . (3) He pretended to his family that everything was fine.
(1) Her article is a discussion of the methods used in research. (2) We had a discussion with them about the differences between Britain and the US. (3) a topic/subject for discussion
discussion [dɪˈskʌʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.对不起的;无价值的,低等的;遗憾的;感到伤心的;
vt.使兴奋;激发;刺激;使紧张不安;
n.星期日,星期天;每逢星期日出版的报纸;星期日报;[人名] 森迪;
n.讨论,谈论;详述,论述;
(1) The performance starts at seven. (2) an evening performance (3) a performance of Ravel's String Quartet
(1) Pete and Anne chipped in with suggestions. (2) (figurative)They chipped away at the power of the government (= gradually made it weaker) . (3) He was chipping away at the stone.
(1) I got to the stage where I wasn't coping any more. (2) He wasn't able to cope with the stresses and strains of the job. (3) Desert plants are adapted to cope with extreme heat.
(1) to guarantee a bank loan (2) You can guarantee (that) the children will start being naughty as soon as they have to go to bed. (3) These days getting a degree doesn't guarantee you a job.
(1) They were bitterly disappointed at the result of the game. (2) I was disappointed by the quality of the wine. (3) I'm disappointed in you─I really thought I could trust you!
(1) a brilliant/polished/seasoned performer (2) He was a poor performer at school and left with no qualifications. (3) VW is the star performer of the motor industry this year.
(1) colour/flash/aerial, etc. photography (2) fashion photography by David Burn (3) Her hobbies include hiking and photography.
photography [fəˈtɒgrəfi] 📢 UK📢 US
n.雕像,塑像; vt.用雕像装饰;
n.交通工具的运行时间表,时刻表;计划;课程表;进度; vi.为…安排时间;
n.摄影,摄影术;一组照片;
n.盖子;限制;[口]果盖;[口]遮盖; vt.给…盖盖子;
(1) You should dress for cold weather today. (2) She always dressed entirely in black. (3) He was dressed as a woman (= he was wearing women's clothes) .