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(1) He was buried in Highgate Cemetery.
(2) (figurative)Their ambitions were finally dead and buried .
(3) She's 85 and has buried three husbands.
bury
[ˈberi]
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adj.心智健全的;神志正常的;明智的;稳健的;
vt.埋葬,葬;为…举行葬礼;隐藏,埋藏,遮盖,掩蔽;专心致志于,埋头于,沉溺于;
n.布里;
adj.异国的;外来的;异乎寻常的,奇异的;吸引人的;
n.舶来品,外来物;脱衣舞女;
adj.每年的;一年的;[植物]一年生的;
n.年刊;一年生植物;
(1) It's a local custom .
(2) It is the custom in that country for women to marry young.
(3) It was her custom to rise early.
custom
[ˈkʌstəm]
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虽然, 尽管…;不顾;别看;
vi.盯着看;显眼;倒立,直竖起;
vt.凝视;盯着他的眼睛;
n.凝视,瞪视;
n.习惯,惯例;海关,关税;经常光顾;[总称](经常性的)顾客;
adj.(衣服等)定做的,定制的;
vi.醒,醒来;苏醒,复活;警觉;弄醒,叫醒;
vt.激发,唤醒;使意识到,使警觉;为…守夜;
n.守灵,守夜;(船航过时的)尾波;年度假期;
(1) cancer research
(2) Violence is a cancer in our society.
(3) to become cancerous
cancer
[ˈkænsə(r)]
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vt.预言,预测;预示,预告;
vi.预言,预示:预言某事,预言;
n.塑料制品;〈口〉(使用)信用卡;整形;可塑体;
adj.可塑的,塑性的,受范的,柔软的;造型的,塑造的,给与形态的;塑料[塑胶]的,塑料[塑胶]制的,合成树脂做的;有形成力的,有创造力的;
n.癌症,恶性肿瘤;弊病,社会恶习;迅速蔓延的恶劣的或危险的事物;[天]巨蟹座,巨蟹宫;
n.范围;射程;类别;(山脉,房屋等的)排列;
vi.搜索;变化;延伸;漫游;
vt.排列;(按一定位置或顺序)排序;把…分类;徘徊;
adj.牧场的,放牧区的;
(1) His friend was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive.
(2) She was lucky enough to be chosen for the team.
(3) You were lucky (that) you spotted the danger in time.
lucky
[ˈlʌki]
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毛子;
adj.运气好的,侥幸的;兆头好的,吉祥的;〈俚〉难得;很恰当的;
为了避免,害怕;
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;
(1) The project is still causing him a lot of problems.
(2) The poor harvest caused prices to rise sharply.
(3) deaths caused by dangerous driving
cause
[kɔ:z]
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n.碗;一碗东西;碗状物;[体]木球;
vi.参加保龄球赛;[体]投球;[体]玩滚木球;稳而快地行驶;
vt.投掷或滚动(球);滚球得分;表演保龄球;打倒,撞击;
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;
vt.& vi.代替,替换,代用;
n.代替者;替补(运动员);替代物;[语法学]代用词;
vi.用…替代;
adj.便宜的,廉价的;劣质的,低劣的;小气的,可鄙的;
adv.便宜地;卑鄙地;
(1) He had to laugh despite himself.
(2) Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it.
(3) despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work.
despite
[dɪˈspaɪt]
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n.冰雹;一阵;
vi.下冰雹;如冰雹般地降下;
vt.致敬;打招呼;打信号示意(计程车等)停下;赞扬(或称颂)…为(尤用于报章等);
prep.不管;尽管(自己)不愿意;不在乎;虽有;
n.侮辱;憎恨;怨恨;轻蔑的拒绝或不承认;
adj.讨厌的;污秽的;多虱的;不清洁的;
n.方向,指南;指挥,指导,管理;用法说明,指示,命令,吩咐;导演,(乐队)指挥;
(1) I wouldn't advertise the fact that you don't have a work permit.
(2) to advertise a product/a business/your services
(3) The cruise was advertised as the ‘journey of a lifetime ’.
advertise
[ˈædvətaɪz]
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adj.值得的;有…的价值;等值的;有…的财产;
n.财富,财产;价值;
n.成就;完成;技能;履行;
vt.做广告,做宣传;通告,通知;宣扬;
vi.登广告,做广告;做宣传;
n.照片,相片;
vt.& vi.为…拍照;拍照,摄影;成为拍照对象,在照片上显得;
(1) Late again! What's your excuse this time?
(2) There's no excuse for such behaviour.
(3) His excuse for forgetting her birthday was that he had lost his diary.
excuse
[ɪkˈskju:s]
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vt.原谅;为…申辩;免除,宽免;给…免去;
n.借口,托辞;道歉,歉意;辩解;请假条;
vi.作为借口;请示宽恕;表示宽恕;
[体]篮球运动员;
vt.损害;使受伤;使伤心;使受皮肉之苦;
vi.疼痛;感到疼痛;受痛苦;有坏处,有害;
n.伤害;痛苦;
adj.受伤的;痛苦的;(受)损坏的;
n.小睡,打盹;一种牌戏;绒毛;孤注一掷;
vi.打瞌睡;疏忽;
vt.使起毛;
(1) In the 1990s the area became a magnet for new investment.
(2) fridge magnets of your favourite cartoon characters
(3) Prospect Park, with its vast lake, is a magnet for all health freaks...
magnet
[ˈmægnət]
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adj.痛苦的;(肉体)疼的;费力的,(工作)困难的;讨厌的,使人厌烦的;
n.岩石,石头;摇滚乐;棒糖;<非正式>宝石(尤指钻石);
v.摇晃;摇动;震动;
vi.演奏摇滚乐;随摇滚乐起舞;
n.磁铁,磁石;有吸引力的人或物;[物]磁体;
n.角落,角;拐角;困境;[商]囤积;
vi.驾车转弯;聚于角落;
vt.垄断;逼入困境;
adj.位于角落的;
(1) We were badly bitten by mosquitoes.
(2) She was bitten by the family dog.
(3) Stop biting your nails!
bite
[baɪt]
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记住;怀;挂心;志;
n.争论,争吵;论据;[数]幅角;主题,情节;
adj.不道德的;邪恶的;猥亵的;悖德;
vt.& vi.咬;叮;
n.咬;咬伤;疼痛;受骗;
vi.刺痛;咬饵;有咬(或叮)的习性;(人)上当;
vt.(辣椒,胡椒等)刺激;(齿轮,螺丝,钳子,锚等)咬住;(利器等)刺进;(寒风等)刺骨;
abbr.机内测试设备(Built-In Test Equipment);
(1) I thought you did everything the fortuneteller told you to do.
(2) The fortuneteller told Jane that there was an adventure for her just around the corner.
fortuneteller
['fɔːtʃən]
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n.算命者,占卜者;半仙;
与…联系,与…交往;与…相通;
v.尽力,耐心;操心;着意;
n.注意,观察;话语;评论,谈论,;
vt.& vi.评论;觉察;
(1) She felt very depressed about the future.
(2) an attempt to bring jobs to depressed areas
(3) depressed prices
depressed
[dɪˈprest]
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adj.情绪低落的,沮丧的;萧条的;下陷的,低的;中间凹下的;
v.压下(depress的过去式和过去分词);使愁苦;降低(价格);使跌价;
adv.尤其地;主要地,格外地;显著地;异常地;
以…谋生;
vt.动摇;摇头;使发抖;使心绪不宁[烦恼,惊吓];
vi.摇(出),抖(掉);握手;(嗓音)颤抖;
n.摇动;震动;哆嗦;混合饮料;
(1) The country was in the grip of (an) economic depression.
(2) the great depression of the 1930s
(3) Rainwater collects in shallow depressions on the ground.
depression
[dɪˈpreʃn]
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在…上投资,在…投入(时间、精力等);
n.额;前部;
n.萎靡不振,沮丧;下陷处,坑;衰弱;减缓;
在…前面;当着…的面;面前;
(1) Stop nagging─I'll do it as soon as I can.
(2) She had been nagging him to paint the fence.
(3) A feeling of unease nagged at her.
nag
[næg]
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v.刺激( stimulate的过去式和过去分词 );激励;使兴奋;起兴奋作用,起刺激作用,起促进作用;
n.代沟;
adj.正常的;正规的,标准的;[数学]正交的;精神健全的;
n.正常,常态;标准;[数学]法线;
vt.不断找岔,抱怨;困扰,折磨;
vi.叱责,抱怨;困扰,焦虑;
n.挑剔的人;马,老马;
(1) a meat substitute
(2) Paul's father only saw him as a substitute for his dead brother.
(3) a substitute family
substitute
[ˈsʌbstɪtju:t]
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在度假中;
vt.& vi.代替,替换,代用;
n.代替者;替补(运动员);替代物;[语法学]代用词;
vi.用…替代;
n.例子;榜样;范例;先例;
vt.作为…的例子;为…做出榜样;
vi.举例;作为…的示范;
n.[生]恐龙;守旧落伍的人,过时落后的东西;
(1) a career in advertising
(2) radio/TV advertising
(3) Val works for an advertising agency (= a company that designs advertisements) .
advertising
[ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ]
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n.广告;做广告,登广告;广告业;
adj.广告的;广告业的;
v.公告;为…做广告(advertise的ing形式);
adj.本国的;土著的;天生的;天真的,纯朴的;
n.当地人;土著人;当地产的动(植)物;
n.灾难;彻底的失败;不幸;祸患;
adj.耗尽的;用完的;筋疲力尽的;精疲力竭的;
v.用尽( exhaust的过去式和过去分词 );使非常疲倦;详尽讨论(或研究);弄空;
(1) in spite of his injuries, the young man stuck it out.
(2) He has modern ideas in spite of his great age.
(3) We admire him for his continuance of work in spite of illness.
in spite of
[in spait ɔv]
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n.风景,景色;舞台布景;风景画;舞台面;
n.委员会,委员;[商]佣金,手续费;任命,委任;委任状;
vt.委任,授予;使服役;使(船)服役;
vt.禁止;阻止;阻碍;妨碍;
虽然, 尽管…;不顾;别看;
(1) Sometimes they keep you on a bit longer if there's no one quite ready to step into your shoes...
(2) A skeleton staff of 20 is being kept on.
(3) It would stop selling gold and keep on buying Zimbabwean government bonds.
keep on
[ki:p ɔn]
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用规定食谱,节食;
继续雇用;继续前进;继续穿着[戴着];(使)继续服药[接受训练];
vt.发现;碰见;撞见;获得知识;
n.日期,日子;约会;时代,年代;(北非和西亚常见的海枣树的)海枣;
vt.过时;使…显老;显示出…时代(或年龄);鉴定…的年代;
vt.& vi.与人约会,相约;
vi.属于某一特定时期;从某时起计算日期;记载日期;注有(或注明)日期;
(1) to enter a relationship/conflict/war
(2) Several new firms have now entered the market.
(3) The investigation has entered a new phase.
enter
[ˈentə(r)]
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vt.& vi.进入;开始;参加;登记;
为…忧虑,烦恼的;
vt.预知,预见;有先见之明;
由于, 鉴于;基于;
(1) a packet/pack of cigarettes
(2) to light a cigarette
(3) He went out to buy a packet of cigarettes.
cigarette
[ˌsiɡəˈret]
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n.纸烟,香烟;
vi.发抖;焦虑;颤动;轻轻摇晃;
n.震颤,发抖;颤动,震动;摇晃;战栗;
vt.使挥动;用颤抖的声音说出;颤动,震动;焦虑,担忧;
n.日落(时),薄暮;晚霞;黄昏;
adj.定期废止的;
n.沐浴;洗澡;浴缸,澡盆;浸,泡,洗澡水;
vt.& vi.(给…)洗澡;
(1) a naughty boy/girl
(2) (humorous)I'm being very naughty─I've ordered champagne!
(3) a naughty joke/word
naughty
[ˈnɔ:ti]
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n.现金;支付金额;
vt.支付现款;兑现;
adj.现金的;
adj.顽皮的;不听话的;粗俗的;下流的;
n.西瓜;
n.巧克力;巧克力糖;巧克力色;
adj.(含有)巧克力的;巧克力色的;
(1) a depressingly familiar experience
(2) a depressing sight/thought/experience
(3) Looking for a job these days can be very depressing.
depressing
[dɪˈpresɪŋ]
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vt.提出;介绍;引进;作为…的开头;
n.布,织物;一块布;用作某种用途的布,桌布,擦布,揩布;(统称)牧师;
adj.令人忧愁的,使人沮丧的;使情绪低落的;
adv.令人忧愁地,使人沮丧地;
n.压抑,郁闷;
v.压下( depress的现在分词);使愁苦;降低(价格);使跌价;
n.废旧物品,破烂物;中国式平底帆船;便宜货,假货;废话,哄骗;
vt.丢弃,废弃;把…分成块;
(1) I didn't realize (that) you were so unhappy.
(2) The moment I saw her, I realized something was wrong.
(3) I don't think you realize how important this is to her.
realize
[ˈri:əlaɪz]
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n.建筑学;建筑风格;体系结构;(总体、层次)结构;
n.密友,好友;同伴,搭档;互相帮助的朋友;[名]巴迪;
vi.交朋友;做朋友;
继续雇用;继续前进;继续穿着[戴着];(使)继续服药[接受训练];
vt.实现;了解;(所担心的事)发生;以…价格卖出;
vt.& vi.变卖,赚得;
(1) We pushed and pushed but the piano wouldn't move.
(2) push hard when I tell you to.
(3) She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge.
push
[pʊʃ]
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n.家具;设备;附属品;
n.讨厌的东西(人,行为)麻烦事;非法妨害,损害;麻烦事;
与某人[观点]一致, 同意[赞同]某人的意见;与…相符, 与…一致;(气候、食物等)适合于;相合;
vt.& vi.推,推动;
vt.推动,增加;对…施加压力,逼迫;按;说服;
n.推,决心;大规模攻势;矢志的追求;
vi.推进;增加;努力争取;
(1) They were meditating revenge.
(2) He meditated on the problem...
(3) On the day her son began school, she meditated on the uncertainties of his future.
meditate
[ˈmedɪteɪt]
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n.勇气;胆量;魄力;肝胆;
vt.& vi.(在…中)获胜,赢;战胜(对手);
vt.(通过努力等)赢得;说服;达到(目的、要求等);获得…;
n.(体育比赛中)胜利,赢;[常用复数]赢得物;收益;
vi.顺利到达,成功;
vi.沉思;打算;
vt.深思;策划;
屏住呼吸; 倒吸一口气;<非正>休息一下; 歇一口气;
(1) If I don't get more money I'll quit.
(2) He has decided to quit as manager of the team.
(3) He quit the show last year because of bad health.
quit
[kwɪt]
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adj.国际的;两国(或以上)国家的;超越国界的;国际关系的;
n.国际组织;国际体育比赛;外国居留者;国际股票;
vt.离开;放弃,抛弃;停止,中断;偿清;
vi.停止;放弃斗争;辞职;
adj.自由的;摆脱了责任或义务的;
vt.& vi.出版,发行;发表,宣布(结婚等);公布,颁布;出版…的著作;
n.餐后甜食;甜点;
(1) a praiseworthy achievement
(2) ...the government's praiseworthy efforts to improve efficiency in health and education.
(3) He may not have achieved all his aims. But his effort is praiseworthy.
praiseworthy
[ˈpreɪzˌwɜ:ði:]
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adj.<正>值得称赞的,值得表扬的;
adj.长的,漫长的;冗长的;啰唆的(演说,文章等);
使收支相抵;
n.护照,通行证;手段;
(1) He still has nightmares about the accident.
(2) The trip turned into a nightmare when they both got sick.
(3) (informal)Nobody knows what's going on─ it's a nightmare !
nightmare
[ˈnaɪtmeə(r)]
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n.噩梦;<口>可怕的事情,无法摆脱的恐惧;泛滥成灾;紧张;
adj.可怕的,噩梦似的;
adj.<俚>喝醉的;煮沸的,煮熟的;
v.(使)沸腾,开( boil的过去式和过去分词 );用开水煮,在沸水中煮;怒火中烧,异常气愤;
vi.抱怨,诉苦;申诉,控诉,抗议;
vt.诉说,申诉,控告[后面常跟从句];
n.塞子;插头;消防栓;(内燃机的)火花塞;
vt.& vi.插上插头;
vt.以(塞子)塞住;插入;〈俚〉枪击,殴打;
vi.填塞,堵;〈俚〉勤苦工作,用功;
(1) He did not have on his other lucky charm, a pair of green socks.
(2) I carry a lucky charm to protect me when I travel.
(3) lucky charm: I don't in luck.
lucky charm
[ˈlʌki tʃɑ:m]
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n.毛衣,运动衫;出汗(过多)的人,发汗剂;榨取别人血汗的人(或工厂、公司等);
adj.运动衫的;运动衫式的;
保持健康;保养;摄生;颐;
vt.& vi.死亡,熄灭;凋零,枯萎;渴望,盼望;
n.钢型,硬模;骰子;
n.幸运符;
(1) Wet weather always depresses me.
(2) It depresses me to see so many young girls smoking.
(3) The recession has depressed the housing market.
depress
[dɪˈpres]
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vt.压下,压低;使沮丧;使萧条;使跌价;
adv.外交上,外交地;
冷酷无情;
adj.苍白的;无力的;暗淡的;浅色的;
vi.变得苍白;失色;变得暗淡;
vt.用栅栏围;使失色;使变苍白;
n.栅栏,围篱;桩;境界,范围;
(1) She found peace through yoga and meditation.
(2) He was deep in meditation and didn't see me come in.
(3) his meditations on life and art
meditation
[ˌmedɪˈteɪʃn]
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n.默想;默念;沉思;冥想;
n.陈列,展览;展览品,陈列品;表明;[法](证据等的)提出;
n.(实)例,事例;情况,状况;诉讼(事件),案件,判例;容器(箱,盒);
vt.把…装入箱(或盒等)内;加盖于;包围,围住;[俚语](尤指盗窃前)探察,侦查,窥测;
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;
(1) We waited until the traffic had eased off.
(2) Share prices eased back from yesterday's levels.
(3) ease your grip on the wheel a little.
ease
[i:z]
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n.方法;条理;
传播;绕开;随意走走;说服;
n.牡蛎;<俚>守秘密的人;鸡背肉;沉默寡言的人;
n.轻松,舒适;容易;安逸;不拘束,自在;
vt.解除痛苦;减轻;延缓;松弛;
vi.缓解,减少;轻松前进;
(1) The plan has a sting intail: it means we lose one day's holiday.
(2) at least Jeremy had the good form to go back and apologize.
(3) at least the club keeps the young people off the streets.
at least
[æt li:st]
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adj.浪漫的,谈情说爱的,多情的,风流的,香艳的;空想的,虚构的,怪诞的,想入非非的,不实际的,难实行的(计划等);传奇(式)的,小说般的,情节离奇的;浪漫主义的;
n.富于浪漫气息的人;浪漫主义作家[画家等],浪漫派诗人[艺术家];浪漫思想[行为];
adj.户外的,露天的;喜欢户外活动的;(医院等)院外的;室外;
adv.至少;
无论如何,反正;
面对面;相对;
(1) A sore ankle a ripped fingernail and plenty of missed shots.
(2) Guess how long is the longest fingernail in the world?
(3) Is fingernail what to vitamin lack in vain very?
fingernail
[ˈfɪŋgəneɪl]
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n.排放,辐射;排放物,散发物(尤指气体);(书刊)发行,发布(通知);
n.动荡,不安定;骚乱;风潮;乱腾;
n.指甲;
n.精子;精液;鲸蜡油;
(1) the sun's harmful ultra-violet rays
(2) Many household products are potentially harmful.
(3) Fruit juices can be harmful to children's teeth.
harmful
[ˈhɑ:mfəl]
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同时; 一起;但是; 然而;
adj.对…有害的;能造成损害的;不利;不良;
n.蔬菜;植物;生活呆板的人;
adj.蔬菜的;植物的;广泛生长的;
adj.灭绝的;绝种的;消逝的;破灭的;
(1) ...a stick of chewing gum.
(2) A piece of chewing gum stuck to my shoe.
(3) First , order to maintain good tone, preferably a chewing gum before kissing.
chewing gum
[ˈtʃu:ɪŋ]
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n.<美>口香糖,橡皮糖;
n.就寝时间;
n.(尤指女子的)发式,发型;
n.窃贼;破门盗窃者;夜盗;
(1) personal effects/belongings/possessions
(2) personal details (= your name, age, etc.)
(3) Of course, this is just a personal opinion.
personal
[ˈpɜ:sənl]
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vi.受痛苦;受损害;变糟;变差;
vt.忍受;容忍;容许;遭受;
n.记录,记载;档案,履历;唱片;最高纪录;vt.& vi.记录,记载;标明;录音;
adj.创记录的;
追赶上;比得上;想出;准备好(钱等);
adj.个人的,私人的;身体的;亲自的;人身攻击的;
n.(报刊上的)人事栏,分类人事广告版;人称代名词;关于个人的简讯;
(1) You push and I'll pull.
(2) Don't pull so hard or the handle will come off.
(3) I pulled on the rope to see if it was secure.
pull
[pʊl]
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vt.& vi.拉;扯;拉过来;划(船);
vt.赢得;吸引异性;取消;(耍手腕)得逞;
n.拖;爬;影响力;
n.猎人;猎犬;猎狐马,猎食其他动物的野兽;亨特;
[医]沸过的水,凉开水;熟水;
v.害怕;
(1) She looked over her shoulder to be sure of her footing.
(2) He likes to be sure of his bodily comforts.
(3) A lot of people think that it's better to pay for their education so that they can be sure of getting quality.
be sure of
[bi: ʃuə ɔv]
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n.名声;名望;传闻;传说;
vt.使闻名;使出名;使有名望;<古>盛传;
确信;
vt.使…疲惫;使…厌烦;
vi.厌烦;疲劳;
n.轮胎;头饰;
(用…)代替…, (是…)而不是…, (用…)而不用…;
(1) I tried to warn him, but he wouldn't listen.
(2) If you're thinking of getting a dog, be warned ─they take a lot of time and money.
(3) He warned us against pickpockets.
warn
[wɔ:n]
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vt.警告,告诫;通知;预告;
vi.发出警告;
n.火鸡;蠢货;失败之作;
n.计划;打算;平面图;示意图;
vt.& vi.计划,打算,设计;
adj.精确的,准确的;正确无误的;
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