(North Amercian English,British English)Most people don't want to spend hours slaving over a hot stove (= cooking) . 人们大都不愿意老围着灶台转。
She put the kettle on the gas stove. 她将水壶放在煤气炉上。
I listened intently to what she had to say. 我聚精会神地听她说话.
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A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper. 炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇.
The ashes must be scraped out from the stove. 炉里的灰必须掏尽.
Asbestos can be used to insulate a cooking stove. 石棉能用来使烹调用的炉灶绝热.
The stove doesn't draw well. 炉子不通风.
She threw more wood into the stove and soon the fire was roaring. 她又在炉子里添了些柴,火很快就呼呼地烧起来.
Connect the gas stove with the gas pipe. 将煤气炉和煤气管接起来.
I quickly drew my hand away from the hot stove. 我迅速把手从那灼热的炉子上移开.
The water is warming on the stove. 水在炉火上加热.
Please keep an eye on the stove in case the milk boils. 劳神照料炉上的牛奶,别沸溅了.
The stove is burning briskly. 炉火着得很旺.
This stove is really scorching. 这炉子真烤人.
The soup is warming up on the stove. 汤正在炉子上热着.
I have to buy a more economical stove. 我得买一个更节省燃料的火炉.
Please warm up this milk over the stove. 请把这牛奶放在炉子上热一热.
He yiped when he touched the hot stove. 当他碰到那热炉子时他啊了一声.
It's expensive to leave the electric stove on all day. 整天开着电炉太浪费钱了.
Put a chimney on the stove to make the fire draw. 把火拔一拔.
Who's lighting the stove here? I can't even open my eyes for the smoke. 谁在这里生火 啊 ?都烟得睁不开眼了.
Turn off that stove — you're smoking the place out! 快把炉子关上——你把这儿弄得都是烟.
The stove is fixed. 火炉装好了.
The stove is burning brightly. 炉火正旺.
The stove is burning fiercely. 炉火炽烈.
The kitchen now is a dark cavern, with an antiquated black stove in a corner. 厨房现在黑洞洞的，角落里有只破旧的黑色炉子。
The stove is on wheels so it can be shuffled around easily. 这个炉子底下带轮子，很容易四处移动。
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adv.几乎； prep.紧邻；在…近旁；仅次于；紧接；
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We sat next to each other. 我们紧挨着坐在一起。
next to skiing my favourite sport is skating. 我最喜欢的运动除了滑雪就是溜冰。
Charles knew next to nothing about farming. 查尔斯对耕作几乎一无所知。
The horse came next to last (= the one before the last one) in the race. 这匹马在比赛中跑了个倒数第二。
next to her I felt like a fraud. 和她相比，我觉得自己是滥竽充数。
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The cream buns and sausage rolls were polished off in next to no time. 转眼之间,奶油面包和腊肠卷就被一扫而光.
The gambler sponged a cigarette from the man sitting next to him. 那个赌徒向坐在他旁边的人讨支烟抽.
The two shops are next to each other. 那两家铺子紧挨着.
He was born in squalor next to London's docks. 他出生在伦敦码头附近肮脏的地区.
We've installed an extinguisher next to the cooker in case there is ever a fire. 我们在炉旁安了一个灭火器,以防着火.
The two factories are next to each other. 那两家工厂紧挨着.
I've placed an asterisk next to the tasks I want you to do first. 我在要你首先完成的任务旁边标上了星号。
The seat next to him was vacant. 他旁边的座位空着。
Someone introduced us and I sat next to him. 有人给我们作了介绍，我挨着他坐下了。
There the Gripsholm was berthed next to another ship. “格里普斯霍姆”号停泊在另一艘船旁边。
Johnson still knew next to nothing about tobacco. 约翰逊仍然对烟草几乎一无所知。
Michael knelt next to her and scooped her into his arms. 迈克尔挨着她跪下，一下把她揽入怀里。
He sat on a tapestry cushion next to the hearth. 他坐在壁炉边上的一块绣花软垫上。
There was a big group of a dozen people at the table next to theirs. 他们旁边的桌上坐了一大群人，有十几个。
He saw the note on the kitchen table, next to one of the two place settings. 他看到了餐桌上的那张便条，紧挨着两副餐具中的一副。
She sat next to him throughout the meal. 用餐时她一直坐在他身旁。
next to the expense of cashiers, pricing items is one of the costliest labor costs of grocery retailers. 对食品杂货零售商来说，给货物贴价签也是劳动力成本中最为昂贵的一个部分，仅次于雇佣收银员的费用。
The bus was only half full. Even so, a young man asked Nina if the seat next to her was taken. 公共汽车上只坐满了一半。尽管如此，一个年轻男子还是问尼娜她旁边的座位有没有人坐。
She sat down next to him on the sofa. 她紧挨着他在沙发上坐下了。
The lights create such a glare it's next to impossible to see anything behind them. 那些灯发出的光太强了，几乎看不清灯后面的任何东西。
refrigerator [rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
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n.冰箱；冷藏库；制冰机，冷冻机；
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This dessert can be served straight from the refrigerator. 这甜点从冰箱里拿出后即可食用。
He took the liberty of using my refrigerator while I was away. 我不在的时候他擅自使用了我的冰箱.
This is the right fuse for the refrigerator. 这是电冰箱上使用的保险丝.
Nevertheless it is nice to see camels here alongside the horses. 然而,能够看到骑兵和马匹一起也是一件非常不错的事情.
The batter skied to the center fielder. 击球手打出一个高飞球到中外野手.
The city has developed into a center of industry. 这座城市已经发展成为一个工业中心。
The center of these glands manufactures adrenaline. 这些腺的中心分泌肾上腺素.
The teacher told his pupils to spread out and not to bunch up in the center of the playground. 老师要学生们散开,不要挤在操场中间.
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He is always playing at center. 他一直踢中锋.
There was a shopping center that drew its customers from the neighbo ( u ) ring communities. 那里有一个吸引附近社区顾客的购物中心.
He is the center of this event. 他是这次事件的核心人物.
The entire metropolitan center possessed a high and mighty air calculated to overawe and abash the common applicant. 整个市中心区有着一种高傲的神气,好像故意要让一些前来寻找职业的普通人感到惶恐不安.
This happened in the center of operations. 这事发生在演习的过程中.
A heavy car with a low center of gravity will hug the road. 重心低的载重汽车会在路面上平稳行驶.
Do women center their lives around the home now? 现在妇女们还以家庭为中心 吗 ?
The earliest originator was Dr. Giterman who worked at the British Rehabilitation center for the Disabled. 最早的发起人是在英国残疾康复中心工作的吉特曼博士.
It's almost ten miles from here to the civic center. 从这儿到市中心差不多有十英里.
A circle without a center is inconceivable. 一个没有圆心的圆是不可思议的.
The building is located in a business center. 该大楼位于商业中心.
He doesn't want to step back from the center of things. 他不想退居无足轻重的地位.
the University Advisement center 大学咨询中心
Draw a line down that page's center. 沿那一页的中心画一条竖线。
Daly kept this school open after hours so it doubled as a community center. 戴利在学生放学后继续开放学校，把它兼作社区中心。
The Leisure center is a long and low modern building. 休闲中心是一座狭长而低矮的现代建筑。
Indianapolis beat out nearly 100 other cities as the site for a huge United Airlines maintenance center. 印第安纳波利斯从近百座城市中胜出，成为美国联合航空公司大型维护中心所在地。
He is currently being held in a metropolitan correctional center. 他现在被关在一个大城市的改造中心。
He had been denied what he believed to be his rightful position at the center of things. 他被拒绝了他认为原应属于自己的中心地位。
Ten years ago today the US center for Disease Control published the first faint warnings of a worldwide epidemic. 10年前的今天，美国疾病控制中心敷衍其事地发出了第一份警告：一场世界范围的流行病可能会出现。
Just plop the noodles over the center of the sauce. 把面条轻放在调味汁中间就行了。
At the center of the dial is a piece of smoky glass. 表盘的中央是一块烟灰色的玻璃。
The Hurricane center warns people not to take the threat of tropical storms lightly. 飓风中心警告人们，不要对热带风暴的危险掉以轻心。
He put the pile of chips in the center of the table and drew a card. 他将一堆筹码堆在桌子中间，抽了一张牌。
swimming pool [ˈswɪmɪŋ pu:l] 📢 UK📢 US
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n.游泳池；
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an indoor/outdoor swimming pool 室内 / 室外游泳池
a heated swimming pool 温水游泳池
an open-air swimming pool 露天游泳池
She trained five times a week at her local swimming pool. 她每星期在当地的游泳池训练五次。
There was another purpose too, these shoulder straps would unfastened when the girl's laces were tightened. 还有别的意图,当女孩身上的系带被拉紧时, 肩带可能会被放松.
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We were very impressed by the new school, not least its own swimming pool. 新学校给我们很好的印象, 特别是它还有自己的游泳池.
There is a big indoor swimming pool in this hotel. 这家旅馆内有一个大的室内游泳馆.
As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a fine new swimming pool. 因为很多人将要访问这个国家, 政府将要建造新的旅馆, 一个巨大的体育场和一个漂亮的新游泳池.
The swimming pool project has since been dropped. 游泳池工程从此下马.
He got in at the shallow end of the swimming pool. 他在游泳池的浅水区下水.
The swimming pool is filled up with mud. 游泳池里全是泥.
In spring we uncover the swimming pool. 春天我们移去游泳池的覆盖物.
Our yard is spacious enough for a swimming pool. 我们的院子很宽敞,足够建一座游泳池.
The big boy ducked all the small boys in the swimming pool. 那个大男孩将游泳池中所有的小男孩都短时浸入水中.
The swimming pool was opened to the public on July 1. 游泳池于七月一日对外开放.
We did try to pin him down on his plans for the swimming pool, but he remained evasive. 我们确实想要他对他所拟订的游泳池计划表明态度, 但他总是闪烁其词.
The swimming pool adjoins the hotel. 游泳池临近旅馆.
He swam back and forth five times up and down the swimming pool. 他在游泳池里游了5个来回.
The child ran to the side of the swimming pool and dived in. 这位小孩跑到游泳池边,一头扎入水中.
At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker. 在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里.
an indoor swimming pool 室内游泳池
a hotel with a swimming pool and sauna 带游泳池和桑拿浴室的旅馆
He remembered mowing the lawn, lounging around the swimming pool. 他还记得修剪草坪、在泳池边闲荡的情景。
A tanned blonde in a bikini swims languidly in the clear swimming pool. 一位身穿比基尼泳装、皮肤晒成古铜色的金发女郎在清澈的泳池里慵懒地游着泳。
My sister smeared herself with suntan oil and slept by the swimming pool. 我姐姐在身上抹了防晒油，躺在游泳池边睡着了。
You are given a map so that you can see where your villa is in relation to the swimming pool. 你会拿到一张地图，这样你就能了解自己的别墅与游泳池的相对位置。
The swimming pool is framed by tropical gardens. 泳池周围都是栽种热带花卉的花园。
My sister smeared herself with suntan oil and slept by the swimming pool all day. 我姐姐抹了些防晒油，一整天睡在游泳池边。
The treatment rooms lead off from the swimming pool. 从游泳池可以通到治疗室。
Amazing place he's got there—squash courts, swimming pool, jacuzzi, the works. 他的那个地方真是太棒了——壁球场、游泳池、按摩浴池，一应俱全。
across [əˈkrɔs] 📢 UK📢 US
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prep.穿过；横穿，横过；与…交叉；在…对面； adv.横过，越过；在对面；交叉；斜对面；
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There's a bank right across the street. 街对面就有一家银行。
He hit him across the face. 他打了他的脸。
Where's the nearest bridge across the river? 过河最近的桥在哪儿？
I drew a line across the page. 我在这一页上画了一条横线。
A grin spread across her face. 她粲然一笑。
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When my name was called, he looked across at me. 当叫到我名字的时候，他从那边朝我看过来。
There's a school just across from our house. 有一所学校就在我们房子对面。
I can't do 3 across. 我猜不出第3格横写的谜底。
He walked across the field. 他走过田地。
It's too wide. We can't swim across. 这太宽了，我们游不过去。
The yard measures about 50 feet across. 庭院宽约50英尺。
This hand-decorated plate measures 30cm across... 这个手绘盘子直径为30厘米。
The snails are no larger than one centimetre across. 这些蜗牛体宽不超过1厘米。
For a moment a shadow seemed to pass across Roy's face. 一瞬间罗伊脸上似乎闪过一丝忧伤。
Graham hit him across the face with the gun. 格雷厄姆用枪击打他的脸部。
The film 'Hook' opens across America on December 11... 电影《铁钩船长》12月11日在美国全线上映。
Thousands of farmers from across Europe have held a huge demonstration in the centre of Brussels... 来自欧洲各地的数千农民在布鲁塞尔市中心举行了大规模的示威游行。
...parties competing across the political spectrum... 政治纷争中的各党派
We want to promote cosmetics that appeal across the colour barrier. 我们想推销各种肤色的人都喜欢的化妆品。
He glanced across at his sleeping wife... 他朝熟睡的妻子看了一眼。
She rose from the chair and gazed across at him. 她从椅子上站起身，远远地看着他。
An enormous grin spread across his face... 他咧着大嘴笑了。
The wind pushed his hair across his face. 他的发丝随风拂面。
Anyone from the houses across the road could see him... 马路对面房子里的任何一个人都能看见他。
When I saw you across the room I knew I'd met you before. 我在房间那头看见你时就知道我曾见过你。
He watched Karl run across the street to Tommy. 他看着卡尔向街对面的汤米跑去。
...the floating bridge across Lake Washington in Seattle... 横跨在西雅图华盛顿湖上的浮桥
He scrawled his name across the bill... 他在账单上草草地签了名。
She found her clothes lying across the chair... 她发现自己的衣服堆放在椅子上。
She walked across the floor and lay down on the bed... 她走过地板躺在了床上。
across from [əˈkrɔs frɔm] 📢 UK📢 US
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<美>对面；
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He pulled up a chair and sat down across from Michael. 他拉过一把椅子，坐在了迈克尔的对面。
They parked across from the Castro Theatre. 他们将车停在了卡斯特罗剧院对面。
The shoe store is across from the bank. 鞋店在银行对面.
Their house is just across from ours. 他们的房子就在我们家的对面.
An ugly shopping centre stands across from one of the few buildings with character. 一座难看的购物中心对面，耸立着为数不多的几幢别具特色的大楼之一。
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Kate turned to beckon Peter across from the car, but Bill waved him back, meanwhile pushing Kate inside. 凯特转身示意汽车对面的彼得过来，可是比尔却挥手示意他回去，同时把凯特推进车内。
This district is three kilometres across from east to west and five kilometres from north to south. 这地方东西3公里,南北5公里.
It's three blocks down, right across from the public library. 有三个街区那么远, 从公共图书馆向右拐.
Michael sat across from her, his tie loosened, collar open. 迈可坐在她对面, 领带解开, 敞开领子.
With the cooking under way, Francesca sat across from him once again. 菜正炖着时,弗朗西丝卡再次坐到他对面.
It's across from the department store. 就在百货公司的对面.
It's across from the supermarket. 它在超市的对面.
It's across from the post office. 在邮局的对面.
" I'm right across from you. " “ 我就在你正对面. ”
The post office is just across from the club. 邮局就在那俱乐部对面.
Her children went back every year to stay in a farmhouse near the cottage... 她的孩子们每年都回去，住在小屋边的农舍里。
After the war, The House of Hardie came near to bankruptcy... 战后，哈迪家族濒于破产。
The repairs to the Hafner machine were near to completion... 对哈夫纳机器的修理即将结束。
...a sickening sensation that was near to nausea. 近乎恶心的难受感觉
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It would appear that the legal profession is the nearest thing to a recession-proof industry... 司法行业看来是最不易受经济萧条影响的领域了。
He is the nearest to a dead cert that Britain has in Albertville. 他是英国在阿尔贝维尔冬奥会上最有希望夺取金牌的选手。
The time for my departure from Japan was drawing nearer every day. 我离开日本的日子一天天近了。
Performance is lowest between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m., and reaches a peak near midday... 凌晨3点至5点表现最差，近中午时分最好。
'Since I retired to this place,' he wrote near the end of his life, 'I have never been out of these mountains.'... “自从隐居到这里，”他在生命即将结束时写道，“我一直没有离开过这些大山。”
...to increase manufacturing from about 2.5 million cars a year to nearer 4.75 million... 将轿车年产量从250万辆左右增加到接近475万辆
The pound, which ended last year near its annual low, is expected to come under renewed pressure today. 英镑去年年终降到了接近全年最低点的水平，预计今天将再度面临汇价下跌的压力。
He will absolutely not go near a hospital... 他绝对不会去医院。
I'm so annoyed with her that I haven't been near her for a week. 我很生她的气,有一个星期没见她了。
...a mighty beech tree on the near side of the little clearing... 矗立在林间小块空地近侧的一棵高大的山毛榉树
Jane put one foot in the near stirrup and turned to look at the stranger. 简一只脚就近蹬上马镫，转脸看着陌生人。
She was believed to have died in near poverty on the French Riviera. 据信她在法国里维埃拉去世时几乎身无分文。
...the 48-year-old who was brought in to rescue the bank from near collapse. 被调来帮助银行摆脱濒临破产困境的48岁的新任
He completed the lengthy course some three seconds faster than his nearest rival, Jonathon Ford... 他比劲敌乔纳森·福特少用了大概3秒钟完成了漫长的赛程。
That victory put the Ukrainians beyond the reach of their nearest challengers, Dynamo Moscow. 本场胜利使乌克兰人甩开了最强有力的对手，莫斯科迪那摩队。
As he neared the stable, he slowed the horse and patted it on the neck... 接近马厩时，他勒马缓行，轻拍它的脖颈。
We were nearing the top of the pass to Tsagochen Thang when the van spluttered and died. 我们在驶近通往 Tsagochen Thang 的垭口时，货车噼啪几声熄火了。
His age was hard to guess — he must have been nearing fifty... 很难猜测他的年龄，他一定快50了。
You are nearing the end of your training and you haven't attempted any assessments yet... 培训快结束了，你还没有参加任何评估测试。
As half time neared, Hardyman almost scored twice... 临近中场休息时，哈迪曼差点梅开二度。
This factor will come increasingly to the fore as election day nears. 随着选举日的临近，这一因素将愈发重要。
...that English convention of not showing your feelings, even to your nearest and dearest. 甚至不向最亲近的人流露自己情感的英国社会习俗
People would gather from near and far... 人们会从四面八方聚到一起。
Within months his reputation spread near and far. 没几个月他就远近闻名了。
The controversy regarding vitamin C is unlikely to be resolved in the near future. 关于维生素C的争议短期内不可能平息。
fact [fækt] 📢 UK📢 US
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n.事实，实情；实际；真相，证据；犯罪行为；
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I could no longer ignore the fact that he was deeply unhappy. 我再不能对他深感不快这个事实不闻不问了。
Despite the fact that she was wearing a seat belt, she was thrown sharply forward. 尽管她系了安全带，还是被猛然前抛。
Due to the fact that they did not read English, the prisoners were unaware of what they were signing. 这些囚犯由于看不懂英语，不知道自己在签什么。
She was happy apart from the fact that she could not return home. 除了不能回家之外，她很快活。
Voluntary work was particularly important in view of the fact that women were often forced to give up paid work on marriage. 鉴于妇女一结婚就常常被迫放弃有报酬工作的事实，义务工作尤其重要。
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How do you account for the fact that unemployment is still rising? 你如何解释失业人数仍在增加这个现实？
The fact remains that we are still two teachers short. 实际情况是我们还缺少两名教师。
He is a dull writer and that's a fact. 他写的东西很没意思，真的。
'I'm still staff colonel.' — 'Is that a fact?' “我还是参谋上校。”——“不会吧？”
We aren't playing well as a team, and that's a fact... 我们作为一个球队打得并不好，事实就是如此。
His admirers claim that he came to power perfectly legally, but the fact remains that he did so by exploiting an illegal situation. 他的崇拜者称他的上台是完全合法的，但必须承认，他是利用了一次非法事件上台的。
The fact remains that inflation, however you measure it, is unacceptably high... 必须承认，无论怎么衡量，通货膨胀率都高得难以接受。
The fact of the matter is that student finances are stretched. 关键是奖学金有限。
I know for a fact that Graham has kept in close touch with Alan. 我知道格雷厄姆确实与艾伦保持着密切的联系。
The fact is blindness hadn't stopped the children doing many of the things that sighted children enjoy... 实际上，失明并没有妨碍这些孩子去做健全孩子喜欢做的事情。
I know for a fact that baby corn is very expensive in Europe... 我知道玉米笋在欧洲的确价格不菲。
They complained that they had been trapped inside the police station, but in fact most were seen escaping over the adjacent roofs to safety in nearby buildings... 他们抱怨说被困在了警察局里，但实际上，有人看见他们大多数人通过毗邻的屋顶，安全地逃到了附近的建筑物内。
...a statement of verifiable historical fact... 对有据可查的史实的讲述
How much was fact and how much fancy no one knew. 几多虚实，无人知晓。
There is so much information you can almost effortlessly find the facts for yourself... 资料这么多，你几乎可以毫不费力地找到事实真相。
His opponent swamped him with facts and figures... 他的对手抛出精确的资料和数据，使他难以招架。
It's not that difficult. As a matter of fact, it's quite easy... 这并不那么困难，实际上，容易得很。
'I guess you haven't eaten yet.' — 'As a matter of fact, I have,' said Hunter. “我想你还没吃吧？”“正好相反，我已经吃了。”亨特说道。
That sounds rather simple, but in fact it's very difficult... 那听来简单，但实际上很难。
His chances do not seem good in view of the fact that the Chief Prosecutor has already voiced his public disapproval... 鉴于检察长已公开表示反对，他的机会看来不大了。
Despite the fact that the disease is so prevalent, treatment is still far from satisfactory... 尽管疾病肆虐，治疗却远不尽如人意。
My family now accepts the fact that I don't eat sugar or bread... 我的家人现在都接受了我不吃糖和面包这件事。
The fact that he had left her of his own accord proved to me that everything he'd said was true. 他主动离开她这件事向我证明了他所言句句属实。
We've had a pretty bad time while you were away. In fact, we very nearly split up this time... 你不在的时候我们相处得很不愉快，确切地说这次我们差点就分手了。
He apologised as soon as he realised what he had done. In actual fact he wrote a nice little note to me... 意识到自己的所作所为后他马上就道歉了，而且还给我写了一张温馨的小条儿。
in fact [in fækt] 📢 UK📢 US
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实际上，其实；实则；事实上；说起来；
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It's really very nice. I will take it though it's still a little expensive. 它确实非常好. 虽然还是贵了点,我就买这件吧.
in fact the soldier and the priest were one and the same person. 事实上,士兵和牧师是同一个人.
in fact, I'm sure that's the only satisfactory way out. 我想,事实上那是唯一令人满意的出路.
People think that the investigation was independent, but in fact a lot of political manipulation went on. 人们以为调查是独立进行的, 但事实上有很多政治力量的操控.
The boss may look a bit fierce, but in fact he wouldn't say " boo " to a goose. 老板可能看上去有点凶, 但实际上他不会吓唬人.
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These memories are, in fact, an attempt on his part to build up his own image. 这本所谓回忆录实际上是为他自己树碑立传.
Their church tells them it's wrong and, in fact, excommunicated Green years ago. 他们的教会告诉他们这是错误的, 而事实上, 多年前就把格林逐出了教会.
Using binary notation is in fact just manipulating ones and noughts. 使用二进制标号法实际上只运用1和0两个数.
You have to admit that you are, in fact, in difficulties. 你不得不承认，你事实上是陷入了困境。
The offending comment was in fact a heckle from an audience member. 这番冒犯性的话实际上是一名观众的诘难。
in fact, the panic is overdone. As the map shows, the drought has been confined to the south and east of Britain. 事实上，人们有些过于恐慌。如地图所示，干旱仅限于英国的南部和东部地区。
in fact, the recordings were mostly unrehearsed improvisations. 事实上，这些唱片收录的大部分乐曲都是没排练过的即兴之作。
You weren't to know— in fact,I think I'm the only person who does know. 你不会知道——实际上，我想我是唯一真正知道的人。
Our unconventional behaviour did in fact shock some of our more straitlaced friends. 我们这一不合常规的行为实际上着实让我们的一些一本正经的朋友吓了一大跳。
Some would argue this was no burden in fact, and that she should count her blessings. 有些人可能会说这事实上算不上什么负担，她应该想想自己有多幸运。
in fact, Richard Savage had known Edward Bellamy a scant five hours. 实际上，理查德·萨维奇和爱德华·贝拉米相识才仅仅5个小时。
He has not finished his drama, in fact, he has not started on it. 他还没有完成自己的剧本，实际上，他还没开始动手写。
Officially, the guard was to protect us. in fact, they were there to report on our movements. 这些警卫表面上是为了保护我们。实际上，他们在那里是为了随时报告我们的行踪。
in fact many food crops failed because of the drought. 实际上，因为干旱，很多粮食作物歉收。
This is a common fallacy which has no basis in fact. 这是一个没有事实依据的常见谬误。
Pearl didn't mind his reticence; in fact she liked it. 珀尔并不介意他沉默寡言；事实上，她喜欢这一点。
What they seem to want to do in fact is fossilize the particular environment in which people live and work. 他们似乎想要做的实际上就是让人们生活和工作的环境固定不变。
Theoretically he had control over more than $400 million in US accounts. But, in fact, it was the US Treasury and State Department who controlled those accounts. 从理论上说，他掌管着美国账户里的4亿美元。然而，事实上，是美国财政部和国务院在掌控那些账户。
We've had a pretty bad time while you were away. in fact, we very nearly split up this time. 你不在的时候我们相处得很不愉快，确切地说这次我们差点就分手了。
He'd never been in a class before and he was not even sure that he should have been teaching... 他以前从未教过课，甚至不确定自己该不该教课。
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The president has never been sure which direction he wanted to go in on this issue... 总统一直都不确定自己想从哪个方面来着手处理该问题。
A lot of people think that it's better to pay for their education so that they can be sure of getting quality... 许多人认为最好是接受付费教育，这样能确保教学质量。
It is the self-assurance of the new generation which makes them sure of their success. 年轻一代的自信让他们对成功志在必得。
With over 80 beaches to choose from, you are sure to find a place to lay your towel... 有 80 多个海滩可供选择，你一定能找到一处满意的。
Anyone who goes food shopping without a list is sure to forget the things they really need. 任何人如果采购食物时没列清单的话，肯定会忘了真正需要的东西。
Sharpe's leg and shoulder began to ache, a sure sign of rain... 夏普的腿和肩膀开始疼痛，这预示着肯定要下雨了。
She has a sure grasp of social issues such as literacy, poverty and child care. 她对扫盲、贫穷和儿童保育等社会问题都有深切的认识。
Be sure to read about how mozzarella is made, on page 65... 务必看看莫泽雷勒干酪是怎么制成的，在第 65 页。
Be sure you get your daily quota of calcium. 要确保每天的钙摄入量。
'He rang you?' — 'sure. Last night.'... “他给你打电话了？”——“没错。昨天晚上打的。”
'I'd like to be alone, O.K?' — 'sure. O.K.'... “我想一个人呆会儿，好吗？”——“好的，没问题。”
'Has the whole world just gone crazy?' — 'sure looks that way, doesn't it.' “整个世界难道都疯了吗？”——“看上去的确如此，不是吗。”
It sure is hot, he thought. 天的确太热了，他想。
We found the English treacle pudding too good to resist. sure enough, it was delicious... 我们觉得英国糖蜜布丁太好吃了，令人无法抗拒。的确非常美味。
I was in a shop when I saw a lady looking carefully at me. She'd recognised me, and sure enough, she came across. 我正在逛商店，突然看到一位女士在仔细地打量我。她认出了我，果不其然，她走了过来。
One thing's for sure, Astbury's vocal style hasn't changed much over the years... 有一点可以肯定，阿斯特伯里的演唱风格多年来没怎么改变。
Even to this day we don't know what happened for sure. 即使到现在我们也不确定究竟发生了什么。
Make sure that you follow the instructions carefully... 一定要认真按照操作指南来做。
He wants to make sure that schools are committed to providing alternative education. 他想确保学校尽力提供新型教育。
He looked in the bathroom to make sure that he was alone... 他往浴室里看了看，确定就他一个人。
Before you cut the cloth, make sure that the pattern matches up on both edges. 在裁剪布料前要确保两个边缘的图案对称。
This proposal is by no means a sure thing. 这个提议绝不会理所当然地获得通过。
'Be careful!' — 'sure thing, Dad. So long.' “要多加小心!”——“一定会的，爸爸。再见。”
Parents make the rules. To be sure, many of the rules are no longer appropriate today. 规矩由父母立下。诚然，其中有许多放在今天已不再合适了。
I'd never seen him like this, so sure of himself, so in command. 我从来没见他如此自信满满、指挥自若。
block [blɔk] 📢 UK📢 US
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n.块；街区；<英>大楼，大厦；障碍物，阻碍； vt.阻止；阻塞；限制；
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a block of text in a document 文件中的一段文字
(British English)The theatre gives discounts for block bookings (= a large number of tickets bought at the same time) . 该剧院给团体票打折。
The three-hour class is divided into four blocks of 45 minutes each. 三小时的课分成四节，每节45分钟。
Lack of training acts as a block to progress in a career. 缺乏训练会妨碍事业的发展。
After today's heavy snow, many roads are still blocked. 今天下过大雪，很多道路仍然堵塞。
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a blocked sink 堵塞了的洗涤槽
a block of ice/concrete/stone 一方冰 / 混凝土 / 石头
a chopping block (= for cutting food on) 砧板
a tower block 高层建筑
a block of flats 公寓大楼
an office block 办公大楼
the university's science block 这所大学的理科大楼
She took the dog for a walk around the block. 她带着狗绕街区散步。
His apartment is three blocks away from the police station. 他住在和警察局相隔三个街区的公寓里。
a block of shares 一大宗股份
Those booking a block of seats get them at reduced rates. 团体订座可享受折扣价。
The Chancellor, by his unusual statement, has put his head on the block. 这位总理冒着丢乌纱帽的风险发表了一份非同寻常的声明。
I started to move round him, but he blocked my way... 我准备绕过他，但他挡住了我。
Mr Calder tried to leave the shop but the police officer blocked his path. 考尔德先生想离开商店，但是那位警员拦住了他。
For years the country has tried to block imports of various cheap foreign products... 多年来，这个国家一直竭力阻挠各种廉价外国产品的进口。
His persistent attempts to complain to his superiors were blocked and ignored. 他一再试图向上级投诉，但都被挡了回来并置之不理。
In the final seconds, Gunn goalie Kevin Cantwell blocked two shots. 在最后的几秒钟，甘恩队的守门员凯文·坎特维尔扑出了两次射门。
...blocks of council flats. 一栋栋市政公寓大楼
...a white-painted apartment block. 一栋漆成白色的公寓大楼
She walked four blocks down High Street... 她沿着商业大街走了4个街区。
He walked around the block three times. 他绕着这个街区转了3圈。
...a block of ice. 一大块冰
Some students today blocked a highway that cuts through the center of the city... 今天一些学生堵塞了一条贯穿市中心的公路。
When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream... 一旦养虾场建起来，将会截断这条河流。
...a row of spruce trees that blocked his view of the long north slope of the mountain. 一排云杉挡住了他的视线，使他看不到这座山绵长的北坡