(1) He had a liking for fast cars. (2) She had taken a liking to him on their first meeting. (3) The town was too crowded for my liking.
liking [ˈlaɪkɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.传达,表达;显示:清晰地揭示;表明;传染:扩散; vi.通讯;交际;相连;相通;
n.现代化,现代化的事物;
n.嗜好;兴趣; v.喜欢( like的现在分词);(与 would 或 should 连用表示客气)想;想要;
(用…)代替…, (是…)而不是…, (用…)而不用…;
(1) nowadays most kids prefer watching TV to reading. (2) nowadays it's acceptable for women to be ambitious. But it wasn't then... (3) I don't see much of Tony nowadays.
(1) How can you tell what sex a fish is? (2) a process that allows couples to choose the sex of their baby (3) Please indicate your sex and date of birth below.
(1) The sight of her son graduating filled her with pride. (2) I take (a) pride in my work . (3) We take great pride in offering the best service in town.
(1) his stylish wife (2) a stylish restaurant (3) It was a stylish performance by both artists.
stylish [ˈstaɪlɪʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
在外吃饭;侵蚀;<口>默默忍受痛苦; 极为悲伤;
adj.欠考虑的;轻率的;自私的,不体贴人的;没有思想的;
adj.时髦的,流行的,入时的;现代风格的;漂亮的;
在牌戏中采取稳定的措施,谨慎行事;
(1) He worked as a door-to-door salesman peddling cloths and brushes. (2) " Other shops have wash - cloths and wash - basins too - " (3) The defect of these cloths is clash of colors.
(1) in the future the machines will need spare parts and maintenance. (2) He believes food prices will go up in the future. (3) I made a silent vow to be more careful in the future.
in the future [in ðə ˈfju:tʃə] 📢 UK📢 US
与…通信, 与…相一致;切合;
n.加仑(容量单位);
今后,将来;日后;
受…欢迎;
(1) That's a pretentious name for a dog! (2) It was just an ordinary house─nothing pretentious. (3) He's so pretentious!
pretentious [prɪˈtenʃəs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.狂妄的,自命不凡的,自负的;虚伪的,矫饰的,做作的;
n.汇率,兑换率;
妨害;
vt.开除;去除;脱掉,拿下;迁移; vi.迁移,移居;离开; n.距离,差距;移动;
(1) Where do these plates belong (= where are they kept) ? (2) Are you sure these documents belong together? (3) I don't feel as if I belong here.
(1) strict rules/regulations/discipline (2) She left strict instructions that she was not to be disturbed. (3) He told me in the strictest confidence (= on the understanding that I would tell nobody else) .
(1) to crack a nut (= open it) (2) a Brazil nut (3) a hazelnut
nut [nʌt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.螺母,螺帽;坚果,坚果果仁;难对付的人;[乐]弓根; v.采坚果;拾坚果;
和…简单谈谈;
n.发现,发觉;(剧情的)发展;被发现的事物;[法]显示证据;
处于…危险之中;
(1) Can the person let be fed up with after becoming metamorphic operation? (2) Factitious what be fed up with with like these two kinds of moods that? (3) Most players would be fed up with the infighting that structured the Lakers off season.
(1) unfortunately, I won't be able to attend the meeting. (2) I can't make it, unfortunately. (3) unfortunately for him, the police had been informed and were waiting outside.
(1) During the 1980s Britain became a very materialistic society. (2) Others see us as overly materialistic, somewhat uncouth and lacking in social graces. (3) materialistic dialectics is an important part of constituting Marxism.
materialistic [məˌtɪəriəˈlɪstɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.例子,实例;情况;要求,建议;[法]诉讼手续; vt.举…为例;
n.教堂的唱诗班;唱诗队;公开表演的合唱团;(教堂)唱经楼;
n.叶子;页;叶状的结构;金属薄片; vt.& vi.翻书(报); vi.生叶;
adj.唯物论的,唯物主义的;
(1) It is expected that the report will suggest some major reforms. (2) to expect a visit/call/letter from sb (3) Are you expecting visitors?
(1) The company is investing $9 million to modernize its factories. (2) Unfortunately we lack the resources to modernize. (3) ...plans to modernize the refinery...
modernize [ˈmɒdənaɪz] 📢 UK📢 US
不久;为期不远;近期;最近;
vt.使现代化,使适应现代需要; vi.现代化,使用现代方法; n.现代化事物;
从(某物上面)看过去;仔细检查[审视](某人或某物);过眼;翻阅;
adv.全世界;举世;五洲四海;普天之下;
(1) traditional dress (2) It's traditional in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. (3) traditional methods of teaching
(1) He was very open-minded about other people's work. (2) Result oriented, team oriented , self motivated, communication skills, open minded. (3) Racialism style of politic had been conspue as the world is open minded than the past.
(1) His new book will be appearing in the spring. (2) It was too late to prevent the story from appearing in the national newspapers. (3) He has appeared in over 60 movies.
appear [əˈpiə] 📢 UK📢 US
v.入睡;长眠;懈怠;静止不动;
vi.出现,显现;出庭,出场;演出;发表;
n.生活方式;
例如,比如;拿 ... 来说;
(1) The islanders live by fishing. (2) She is fitted to live by herself. (3) Man does not live by bread alone.
(1) We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow. (2) recent advances in medical science (3) We live in an age of rapid technological advance.
(1) at a future date (2) This deal could safeguard the futures of the 2 000 employees. (3) She has a great future ahead of her.
future [ˈfju:tʃə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.宽容;怜悯;幸运;侥幸;
vt.允许;承认;给予;准许(做某事); vi.容许;考虑;
adj.将来的,未来的;[语法学]将来时的; n.前途;[美国俚语]未婚妻;期货;
n.[生]恐龙;守旧落伍的人,过时落后的东西;
(1) The modernization of the industry was phased over at 20 - year period. (2) The railways have been deprived of the money they need for modernization. (3) modernization is the key to speed up our agricultural development.
modernization [ˌmɔdənaɪˈzeɪʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.谦虚的,谦逊的;适度的,适中的;端庄的;羞怯的;
adj.电子的;电子操纵的;用电子设备生产的;用电子设备完成的;
n.萎靡不振,沮丧;下陷处,坑;衰弱;减缓;
n.现代化,现代化的事物;
(1) a nasty accident (2) The news gave me a nasty shock. (3) I had a nasty feeling that he would follow me.
nasty [ˈnɑ:sti] 📢 UK📢 US
仓皇;
adj.肮脏的;下流的,令人讨厌的;恶劣的,艰险的;严重的; n.令人不愉快的事物;
n.窃贼;破门盗窃者;夜盗;
保持健康;保养;摄生;颐;
(1) We are constantly fed gossip and speculation by the media. (2) The baby can't feed itself yet (= can't put food into its own mouth) . (3) The cattle are fed on barley.
(1) I know my life has been cut short by this terrible virus but Daniel will live on after me. (2) The people find it hard to live on. (3) If you live on a mountain , you live off the mountain ; if you live by the water , you live off the water.
live on [liv ɔn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.傻瓜,笨蛋;白痴;
n.西瓜;
adj.无聊的,无趣的,烦人的; v.令人厌烦( bore的过去式和过去分词 );挖;掘;钻;
继续活着;继续存在;住在…上;以…为食;
(1) the advancement of knowledge/education/science (2) There are good opportunities for advancement if you have the right skills. (3) He cared little for social advancement.