(1) The consequences will be very grave if nothing is done. (2) The police have expressed grave concern about the missing child's safety. (3) My father would turn in his grave if he knew.
(1) I don't have much contact with my uncle. (2) There is little contact between the two organizations. (3) Have you kept in contact with any of your friends from college (= do you still see them or speak or write to them) ?
(1) to have a passionate nature (2) a passionate interest in music (3) a passionate defender of civil liberties
passionate [ˈpæʃənət] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.热烈的;激昂的;易怒的;易被情欲所支配的;
vt.要求;需要;想要;命令; vi.要求,规定;
n.保证,担保;保证人,保证书;抵押品; vt.保证,担保;
n.和解,调停;一致;服从,顺从;和谐;
(1) If the warranty is limited, the terms may entitle you to a replacement or refund. (2) Golden parachutes entitle them to a full year's salary if they get booted out of the company. (3) How does one entitle the queen when speaking directly to her?
(1) We look for applicants who are numerate, computer-literate and energetic self-starters. (2) They look for foods that are low in calories. (3) We all need to look for ways to reduce our carbon footprint.
look for [luk fɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.小屋,村舍;(农舍式的)小别墅;(郊外的)新式住宅,(大院内的)单幢住宅;乡下房子,小房子;
n.肉;肉体;果肉;皮肤; v.用肉喂养;长胖;
寻找(某人或某物);<口>找(麻烦);找(苦头)吃;希望得到;
vt.忍耐;容忍; vi.持续,持久;忍耐;
(1) a shepherdherding his flock (2) They were herded together into trucks and driven away. (3) We all herded on to the bus.
(1) The museum houses several of his Cubist masterpieces. (2) Her work is a masterpiece of (= an excellent example of) simplicity. (3) His book, I must add, is a masterpiece.
(1) There is one particular patient I'd like you to see. (2) Is there a particular type of book he enjoys? (3) We must pay particular attention to this point.
(1) one of America's most populous states (2) Indonesia, with 216 million people, is the fourth most populous country in the world. (3) China is the most populous country in the world.
(1) I can't go into details now; it would take too long. (2) The brochure details all the hotels in the area and their facilities. (3) Several of the men were detailed to form a search party.
(1) boundary changes/disputes (2) The fence marks the boundary between my property and hers. (3) Scientists continue to push back the boundaries of human knowledge.
(1) He has high moral principles. (2) I refuse to lie about it; it's against my principles . (3) Stick to your principles and tell him you won't do it.
principle [ˈprɪnsəpl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.黑暗的,深色的;模糊的;无知的;忧郁的; n.黑暗;夜;黄昏;模糊;
adj.巨大的;庞大的;极大的;
n.试映,预演;预告片;象征,预示; vt.预映;预先观看;概述;扼要介绍;
n.原则,原理;准则,道义;道德标准;本能;
(1) He rescued a child from drowning. (2) They were eventually rescued by helicopter. (3) The house was rescued from demolition.
rescue [ˈreskju:] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.营救,救援,使免遭损失;[法律] 非法劫回; n.营救,救援;营救[救援]行动;
adj.侥幸的,幸运的;带来幸运的,吉利的; n.有好运的人;
adj.基本的;初级的;[化]元素的;初等;
n.光荣,荣誉;壮观,壮丽;(对上帝的)赞颂;非常美的事物; vi.得意,自豪;骄傲;
(1) She managed to snatch the gun from his hand. (2) Gordon snatched up his jacket and left the room. (3) Hey, you kids! Don't all snatch!
(1) It's like a furnace (= very hot) in here! (2) How can we walk? It's a furnace out there. (3) At the same time , the experimental r 6 sults with the blackbody furnace in Netherlands Measurements Institute ( NMi ) are also presented.
(1) a joint account (= a bank account in the name of more than one person, for example a husband and wife) (2) The report was a joint effort (= we worked on it together) . (3) They finished in joint first place.
(1) Many people do not like the idea of experiments on animals. (2) the country's brief experiment in democracy (3) I've never cooked this before so it's an experiment.
(1) The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in... (2) She was in the kitchen sweeping crumbs into a dust pan... (3) I swept rainwater off the flat top of a gravestone...
(1) The two teams have always been rivals. (2) The Japanese are our biggest economic rivals. (3) This latest design has no rivals (= it is easily the best design available) .
rival [ˈraɪvl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.跛腿的,残废的;
n.对手;竞争者; vt.与…竞争;比得上某人; vi.竞争; adj.竞争的;
adj.神秘的,诡秘的;难以理解的,不可思议的;魔;玄妙;
vt.提出;介绍;引进;作为…的开头;
(1) proposals to reform the social security system (2) The law needs to be reformed. (3) She thought she could reform him.