(1) They have arrested a number of leading opposition politicians. (2) That politician is always triming. (3) The politician defected from his own party and joined the opposition.
(1) Many dogs have suffocated in hot cars. (2) The couple were suffocated by fumes from a faulty gas fire. (3) He put the pillow over her face and suffocated her.
(1) These pets require a lot of care and attention. (2) This condition requires urgent treatment. (3) Do you require anything else? (= in a shop/store, for example)
require [rɪˈkwaɪə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.方式;状况;时尚,风尚;调式;
n.订婚,婚约;约会;约定,契约;雇用;
vt.要求;需要;想要;命令; vi.要求,规定;
adj.优越的;杰出的;例外的;独特的; n.超常的学生;
(1) He fluttered his hands around wildly. (2) She fluttered her eyelashes at him (= tried to attract him in order to persuade him to do sth) . (3) The butterfly fluttered from flower to flower.
(1) For ten years she dwelled among the nomads of North America. (2) So you made a mistake, but there's no need to dwell on it. (3) I'd rather not dwell on the past.
dwell [dwel] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.犹豫,踌躇;不愿;支吾;停顿; vt.对…犹豫;不情愿;
n.蜡烛;烛光;蜡烛状物; vt.对光检查;
vi.居住;存在于;细想某事;
n.试映,预演;预告片;象征,预示; vt.预映;预先观看;概述;扼要介绍;
(1) the total profit (2) This brought the total number of accidents so far this year to 113. (3) The club has a total membership of 300.
(1) [不可数名词]to check the effectiveness of the security system (2) I admire the effective use of colour in her paintings. (3) the effective, if not the actual, leader of the party
effective [ɪˈfektɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
n.强调;着重;(轮廓、图形等的)鲜明;突出,重读;
n.破布;碎布;破旧衣服;碎片; vt.嘲笑,捉弄;糟蹋,欺负;指责,欺负人;
vt.居住;在…出现;填满; vi.居住;
adj.有效的;起作用的;实际的,实在的;给人深刻印象; n.[军]现役兵额,有生力量,精兵;
(1) A family of four perished in the fire. (2) Early buildings were made of wood and have perished. (3) Me get married? perish the thought!
perish [ˈperɪʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.收入,进款;进来的动作;进入;
n.原因;动机;(某种行为、感情等的)理由;缘故; vt.成为…的原因;导致;引起;使遭受;
n.贫穷;缺乏,不足;贫瘠,不毛;低劣;
vi.死亡,丧生;毁灭;腐烂,枯萎;老化; vt.使麻木;使毁坏;
(1) a purple flower (2) His face was purple with rage. (3) [不可数名词, 可数名词]She was dressed in purple.
(1) What do you like to do in your spare time? (2) This was obviously a reasonable suggestion; it doesn't, however, find favor with the men. (3) The new teacher finds favor in the eyes of the parents.
(1) The primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken English. (2) Our primary concern must be the children. (3) Good health care is of primary importance.
(1) Have you observed any changes lately? (2) All the characters in the novel are closely observed (= seem like people in real life) . (3) The police observed a man enter the bank.
observe [əbˈzə:v] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.包含,容纳;克制,遏制;牵制;包括或由…构成;
adj.正确的;合适的;(举止言谈)符合公认准则的;符合公认的准则的; vt.改正;[数学、物理学]校正;(试卷)改错;批改; vi.纠正错误;调整;校准(常与 for 连用);
(1) We discerned the figure of a man cling to the mast of the wrecked ship. (2) The mast went in the storm. (3) It was a day of national mourning with flags flying at half mast everywhere.
mast [mɑ:st] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.闪电般的,快速的; n.闪电,雷电; vi.打闪;
n.桅杆;栓柱;橡树果实; vt.在…上装桅杆;
n.凭冲动行事;突如其来的念头;[电子]脉冲;[医]冲动,搏动; adj.冲动的; v.推动;
n.保证,担保;保证人,保证书;抵押品; vt.保证,担保;
(1) He looked at himself in the mirror . (2) a rear-view mirror (= in a car, so that the driver can see what is behind) (3) (British English)a wing mirror (= on the side of a car)
(1) Do not disturb (= a sign placed on the outside of the door of a hotel room, office, etc.) (2) She awoke early after a disturbed night. (3) Don't disturb the papers on my desk.
(1) He declared that he was in love with her. (2) Few people dared to declare their opposition to the regime. (3) She declared herself extremely hurt by his lack of support.
(1) The principal reason for this omission is lack of time. (2) New roads will link the principal cities of the area. (3) Peter Brown, principal of St John's college
(1) to offer interest-free credit (= allow sb to pay later, without any extra charge) (2) We bought the dishwasher on credit . (3) to get/refuse credit
(1) All donations will be gratefully received. (2) He nodded gratefully. (3) I would be grateful if you could send the completed form back as soon as possible.