(1) the chief cause/problem/reason (2) one of the President's chief rivals (3) the chief Education Officer
chief [tʃi:f] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.可以吃的,可食用的; n.食物;
adj.好问的,好奇的;爱打听的; n.好询问的人;爱打听别人事情的人;
adj.级别最高的;总的;主要的;最重要的; n.族长;酋长;首领;主管人员;
n.情感,感情;情绪;感动,激动;
(1) I need to consult with my colleagues on the proposals. (2) He consulted the manual. (3) I expect to be consulted about major issues.
consult [kənˈsʌlt] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.商议,商量;[医]会诊;咨询;充当顾问; vt.请教;翻阅;求教于;顾及;
n.娱乐,消遣;招待,款待;娱乐节目;
n.政治家;政客,玩弄权术者;<蔑>政客,<美>政治贩;
vt.用尽,耗尽;使精疲力尽;排出;彻底探讨; vi.排气; n.(排出的)废气;排出;排气装置;
(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) 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) 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.
politician [ˌpɒləˈtɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.政治家;政客,玩弄权术者;<蔑>政客,<美>政治贩;
adj.女性的;雌性的;能结果实的;电气设备阴的; n.女人;雌性动物;雌性植物,雌株;
vt.& vi.抓住;逮捕;捉拿;俘获; vt.夺取;占领;起获;没收;
n.事件,大事;活动,经历;结果;运动项目;
(1) They were old army comrades. (2) [不可数名词]There was a sense of comradeship between them. (3) Unlike so many of his comrades he survived the war.
comrade [ˈkɔmrid] 📢 UK📢 US
n.队伍,行列;一列,一排;列队行进; vi.排队前进或列队而行;
n.同志;战友;忠实伙伴;
n.巫术;魔法;
n.毛皮;软毛;毛皮衣服;人造毛; adj.含羊毛的; vt.用毛皮覆盖;除去(锅上的)水垢;
(1) join one section of pipe to the next. (2) join the two sections of pipe together. (3) The island is joined to the mainland by a bridge.
(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.
grateful [ˈgreɪtfl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.感激的,感谢的;令人愉快的;宜人的;荷;
adj.钝的,不锋利的;迟钝的;直率的;呆板的; vt.使迟钝;使钝; n.钝的东西;小雪茄烟;
adj.焦虑的;紧张不安的;神经质的;
adj.口头的,口述的;口服的;属于或关于嘴的;构成或使用言语的; n.(尤指外语考试中的)口试;
(1) the anti-terrorist branch (2) the branch of computer science known as ‘artificial intelligence ’ (3) a branch of the Rhine
(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) 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.
favor [ˈfeivə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.葬,掩埋;葬礼;
adj.潮湿的;微湿的;多雨的;含泪的;
n.原则,原理;准则,道义;道德标准;本能;
n.好感;宠爱;关切;欢心; vt.支持;赞成;照顾;促成; [美国英语]= favour;
(1) The rain lashed at the windows. (2) Huge waves lashed the shore. (3) Several logs had been lashed together to make a raft.
(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
(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.
declare [diˈklɛə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.联邦(制)的;同盟的; n.联邦主义者;同盟盟友;
vt.分类,归类;把…列为密件;
n.恐怖;惊吓;可怕的东西,难看的人; v.使惊恐;
vt.宣布;声明,声称;申报;[法]供述; vi.声明,发表宣言;宣称;
(1) Stop biting your nails! (2) nail clippers (3) She hammered the nail in.
nail [neɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.发出声音;说,讲;出版(书籍)等;[法]流通使用; adj.彻底的,完全的,绝对的;
n.钉子;指甲,趾甲;钉状物;纳尔; vt.钉住;抓住;使固定;揭露;
n.生而为人;人格,人品,个性;人物;名人;
n.劝说,说服(力);信仰;
(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) 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
n.宽容;怜悯;幸运;侥幸;
n.桅杆;栓柱;橡树果实; vt.在…上装桅杆;
n.n.大罐,壶,一大罐(壶)的容量; vt.用陶罐或坛子煮,炖,煨;把…关进监狱;
n.例外,除外;反对,批评;[法律]异议,反对;
(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) 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.
(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
n.进攻;(球队的)前锋;进攻方法;攻势;
n.运送,运输;运输系统;运输工具;流放;
vi.居住;存在于;细想某事;
vt.& vi.原谅; 饶恕; 对不起;请原谅 ; vt.免除;
(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) 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) 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)
(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.