(1) Anita paused for a moment, then said: ‘All right. ’ (2) The woman spoke almost without pausing for breath (= very quickly) . (3) I paused at the door and looked back.
(1) How many boys and girls are there in your class? (2) He speaks in concepts rather than specifics. (3) By rights the property should have gone to him rather than to his sister.
(1) Most people walk at an average rate of 5 kilometres an hour. (2) The number of reported crimes is increasing at an alarming rate. (3) Figures published today show another fall in the rate of inflation.
rate [reɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.小路,小巷;航道,空中走廊,规定的单向行车道;车道;[篮球]罚球区;
n.(工人间的)伙伴,同事,老兄,老弟〔工人,水手间的亲密称呼〕;配偶〔男女任何一方〕,动物之偶(尤指鸟类),(一对中的)一只,配对物;[医学](军医等的)助手;[航海](商船的)大副,驾驶员; vt.& vi.(使)成为配偶;(使)交配;(一对动物或鸟)交配;交尾(~ with sth);
(1) The instructions were rather complicated. (2) She fell and hurt her leg rather badly. (3) I didn't fail the exam; in fact I did rather well!
rather [ˈrɑ:ðə] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.稍微,有点;相当,颇;宁愿;相反地; int.当然啦,怎么不;
n.(猛禽等的)嘴,喙;鹰钩鼻;地方执法官;
vi.适应于,适应不同情况(或环境)(to); vt.改编,改写;改变…以适合(for);
vt.欢迎;乐于接受; adj.受欢迎的;令人愉悦的;表示感谢的; n.欢迎,迎接;
(1) The railway is still under construction. (2) a disused railway (3) Her father worked on the railways.
railway [ˈreɪlweɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.聋的;不愿听的;
n.铁路;铁道;铁路系统;铁道部门; vi.乘火车旅行;在…铺设铁路;
n.12月;
adj.唯一的,仅有的;独一无二的,独特的;不平常的,特别的;超绝;
(1) The price of petrol is coming down by four pence a gallon. (2) Any more raffle tickets? Twenty-five pence each or five for a pound. (3) The telephone booths accept 10 and 20 pence coins.
(1) She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank. (2) He rose through the ranks to become managing director. (3) He eventually rose to the rank of captain...
(1) His most prized time, though, will be spent quietly on his farm. (2) quietly Mark poured and served drinks for all of them. (3) A lady always sits quietly with her hands in her lap.
quietly [ˈkwaɪətlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.队,组;团队;工作组;(野鸭等)群,同胎仔; vi.协同工作;合作;把(牛马等)联套在车上;
n.齿轮;装置,工具;传动装置; vi.接上;调和; vt.使适应;装上齿轮;用齿轮连接;
adv.平静地;静止地;轻声地;在暗中;
n.浴室;盥洗室;(带抽水马桶的)厕所;卫生间;
(1) a large/small quantity of sth (2) enormous/vast/huge quantities of food (3) a product that is cheap to produce in large quantities
quantity [ˈkwɒntəti] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.几乎不;简直不;刚刚;严厉地,粗鲁地;
n.容量;才能;性能;生产能力; adj.充其量的,最大限度的;
adj.想像中的,假想的,虚构的;[数]虚数的;幻;虚幻;
n.量,数量;定量,大批;数目;[语音学、韵律学]音量(指元音或音节的长短);
(1) a quarter of a mile (2) The programme lasted an hour and a quarter. (3) Cut the apple into quarters.
(1) You should always pay attention to personal grooming. (2) You must pay attention to this problem before every thing. (3) Say your piece out and pay attention to our feelings.
(1) ...the country's rapid economic growth in the 1980's... (2) This signals a rapid change of mind by the government. (3) He walked at a rapid pace along Charles Street.
(1) to ask/answer a question (2) question 3 was very difficult. (3) In the exam there's sure to be a question on energy.
question [ˈkwestʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n.管理;管理人员;管理技巧,处事的能力;
n.满足,满意,舒服;妥善处理;(债务的)清偿;(伤害的)赔偿;
n.侄子,外甥;
n.问题;疑问;怀疑;议题; vt.问(某人)问题;对(某事物)表示[感到]怀疑;
(1) He quoted a passage from the minister's speech. (2) to quote Shakespeare (3) The President was quoted in the press as saying that he disagreed with the decision.
(1) She walked quickly away. (2) We'll repair it as quickly as possible. (3) The last few weeks have gone quickly (= the time seems to have passed quickly) .
quickly [ˈkwɪkli] 📢 UK📢 US
v.搜寻,搜索;调查;搜查;探求; n.搜索;调查;探求;
n.(服务的)对象;目标;(射击的)靶子;目的; vt.瞄准;把…作为攻击目标;
n.四分之一;一刻钟;地区;(美式足球的)一节; vt.把…四等分;供…住宿;使(士兵)驻扎;
adv.迅速地;立即;马上;
(1) She raised the gun and fired. (2) He raised a hand in greeting. (3) She raised her eyes from her work.
(1) changing patterns of behaviour (2) an irregular sleeping pattern (3) The murders all seem to follow a (similar) pattern (= happen in the same way) .
pattern [ˈpætn] 📢 UK📢 US
允许,任由;让,随;假设;出租;
adj.维持生命所必需的;至关重要的;生死攸关的;生气勃勃的;
vt.放弃,抛弃;离弃,丢弃;使屈从;停止进行,终止; n.放任,放纵;完全屈从于压制;
n.模式;花样,样品;图案;榜样,典范; vt.模仿;以图案装饰; vi.形成图案;
(1) How long does it take to qualify? (2) He qualified as a doctor last year. (3) This training course will qualify you for a better job.
(1) The hotel offers a wide range of facilities. (2) There is a full range of activities for children. (3) Most of the students are in the 17-20 age range.