(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)] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.承认;同意;承兑; vt.接受;承认;承担;承兑;
adj.厚皮的;厚脸皮的;感觉迟钝的;不知羞耻的;
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;
n.风车;旋转玩具;<口>直升飞机;
(1) a career in advertising (2) radio/TV advertising (3) Val works for an advertising agency (= a company that designs advertisements) .
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
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;
adj.运气好的,侥幸的;兆头好的,吉祥的;〈俚〉难得;很恰当的;
把…变成;
adv.尤其地;主要地,格外地;显著地;异常地;
(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
adj.给予帮助的,有益的;愿意帮忙的;
确信;
(指物种、家族、习惯、观念等)绝迹,消失;绝种;绝灭;淘汰;
adj.灭绝的;绝种的;消逝的;破灭的;
(1) a packet/pack of cigarettes (2) to light a cigarette (3) He went out to buy a packet of cigarettes.
cigarette [ˌsiɡəˈret] 📢 UK📢 US
n.懒骨头;懒汉;
n.纸烟,香烟;
v.洗个澡;洗澡;
n.成就;完成;技能;履行;
(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)] 📢 UK📢 US
涉及,专心;卷入;
vt.犯罪,做错事;把…托付给;保证(做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排等);承诺,使…承担义务;
vt.& vi.进入;开始;参加;登记;
中等教育;
(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.
(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.从现在开始;从此;从今以后;往后;
v.以…为傲;
n.动荡,不安定;骚乱;风潮;乱腾;
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.值得做的;值得花时间的;有价值的;合算;
adj.辛辣的;加有香料的,香的;有刺激性的;(故事等)猥亵的,下流的;
n.不动产,土地;房地产;物业不动产;房地契;
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) Wet weather always depresses me. (2) It depresses me to see so many young girls smoking. (3) The recession has depressed the housing market.
(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.
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.
keep on [ki:p ɔn] 📢 UK📢 US
胜任,从事于;
n.陨星;陨石;陨铁;流星;
继续活着;继续存在;住在…上;以…为食;
继续雇用;继续前进;继续穿着[戴着];(使)继续服药[接受训练];
(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) 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) 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] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.做广告,做宣传;通告,通知;宣扬; vi.登广告,做广告;做宣传;
n.<日>柔道;
n.臀部,背部;后方;
n.病毒;病毒性疾病;毒素,毒害;[计算机科学]计算机病毒;
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
v.到达,走到;够…,抓…;完成; n.手脚能够到的范围;范围,区域;影响的范围,管辖的范围;
n.莫扎特;
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;
n.教堂的唱诗班;唱诗队;公开表演的合唱团;(教堂)唱经楼;
(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:] 📢 UK📢 US
三思,反复考虑;
adj.<正>值得称赞的,值得表扬的;
vt.& vi.控告,控诉,和…打官司;请求;起诉;提起(诉讼)要求判决;
寻找(某人或某物);<口>找(麻烦);找(苦头)吃;希望得到;
(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) 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.
(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) 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) 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] 📢 UK📢 US
n.饿,饥饿;欲望; vt.& vi.(使)饥饿; vi.渴望;
n.餐后甜食;甜点;
adj.唯物论的,唯物主义的;
n.默想;默念;沉思;冥想;
(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.讨厌的东西(人,行为)麻烦事;非法妨害,损害;麻烦事;
vi.符合,一致;相应;通信;
n.<医>气喘,哮喘;
n.<美>口香糖,橡皮糖;
(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.中午;正午; adj.正午的;
n.幸运符;
n.测量,测度;措施;程度;尺寸; vt.测量;估量; vi.测量;测量(大小,容量,尺寸等);
adj.恐惧的;惊恐的;担心的; v.使害怕(scare的过去分词);
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.值得信赖的,可靠的;把稳;妥靠;信实;
n.磁铁,磁石;有吸引力的人或物;[物]磁体;
n.幸存者,残存者;生还者;遗物,残存物;重新正常生活的人;
面对面;相对;
(1) a naughty boy/girl (2) (humorous)I'm being very naughty─I've ordered champagne! (3) a naughty joke/word
naughty [ˈnɔ:ti] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.顽皮的;不听话的;粗俗的;下流的;
vt.& vi.(战争、打斗等不愉快事件)突然发生,爆发;突然发生,爆发;向外砸开;
n.呆瓜; v.弄糟;混;打发时间;出大错;
n.恢复知觉,苏醒;
(1) She felt very depressed about the future. (2) an attempt to bring jobs to depressed areas (3) depressed prices
(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) 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] 📢 UK📢 US
n.恐怖;惊吓;可怕的东西,难看的人; v.使惊恐;
adj.困恼的,为难的;担心的; v.担心( worry的过去式和过去分词);
n.算命者,占卜者;半仙;
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.