(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] 📢 UK📢 US
n.<美>口香糖,橡皮糖;
结婚;结亲;成家立室;
从(某物上面)看过去;仔细检查[审视](某人或某物);过眼;翻阅;
adj.有效率的;(直接)生效的;能干的;(因省钱、省时或省力等而)收效大的;
(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.
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
n.导游或导游人员:带领他人进行游览的人员;[计][WIN]旅行指南;
adj.兼职的;部分时间的; adv.兼职地;用部分时间地;
vt.警告,告诫;通知;预告; vi.发出警告;
n.现代化,现代化的事物;
(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 !
(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.
(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.
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
确信;
梦见; 梦到;梦想; 向往;
离开,飞离;
即;就是;换句话说;更确切地说;
(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.
(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.
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
n.默想;默念;沉思;冥想;
n.膝;膝盖; vt.用膝盖碰;
n.幸运符;
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;
(1) We were badly bitten by mosquitoes. (2) She was bitten by the family dog. (3) Stop biting your nails!
bite [baɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
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) 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.
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
虽然, 尽管…;不顾;别看;
adv.惊人地,出人意外地;
n.武器,兵器; vi.武装,提供武器;
vi.沉思;打算; vt.深思;策划;
(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 ’.
(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...
(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.
(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?
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.