(1) She conveniently forgot to mention that her husband would be at the party, too (= because it suited her not to say) . (2) Fruit is a convenient source of vitamins and energy. (3) A bicycle is often more convenient than a car in towns.
convenient [kənˈvi:niənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.获胜的人;胜券在握;制胜的一记入球;成功的东西;
adv.新近,刚才;精神饱满地;气息清新地;
adj.方便的;[废语]适当的;[口语]近便的;实用的;
vt.&vi.(使)扩大;(使)增加;夸张;
(1) initially, the system worked well. (2) The death toll was initially reported at around 250, but was later revised to 300. (3) Forecasters say the gales may not be as bad as they initially predicted...
(1) Radios are not permitted in the library. (2) There are fines for exceeding permitted levels of noise pollution. (3) We were not permitted any contact with each other.
(1) We've got a spare bedroom, if you'd like to stay. (2) I'm afraid I haven't got any spare cash . (3) Are there any tickets going spare (= are there any available, not being used by sb else) ?
(1) Have you found a buyer for your house ? (2) Car buyers are more interested in safety and reliability than speed. (3) I was a buyer for the women's clothing department.
(1) Tall trees surround the lake. (2) The lake is surrounded with/by trees. (3) the membranes surrounding the brain
surround [sə'raʊnd] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.包围,围绕; n.(物品的)边;外围物;
n.微笑,笑容; vt.以微笑表示;以微笑完成; vi.微笑;赞许;不在乎;
n.交通,运输量;(非法的)交易;通信量;交际; vt.用…作交换;在…通行; vi.交易;买卖;
n.地面,地板;楼层;底部;议员席; vt.铺地板;击败,打倒;
(1) When you're old, people treat you like a second-class citizen . (2) She's Italian by birth but is now an Australian citizen. (3) British citizens living in other parts of the European Union
(1) (North Amercian English) community parks/libraries (= paid for by the local town/city) (2) The local community was shocked by the murders. (3) health workers based in the community (= working with people in a local area)
(1) Starting salary varies from £26 000 to £30 500, depending on experience. (2) He either resigned or was sacked, depending on who you talk to. (3) ‘Is he coming? ’ ‘That depends. He may not have the time. ’
(1) There is now no possibility that she will make a full recovery. (2) He refused to rule out the possibility of a tax increase. (3) It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that we'll all meet again one day.
(1) I fail to see the logic behind his argument. (2) The two parts of the plan were governed by the same logic. (3) Linking the proposals in a single package did have a certain logic.
(1) an outstanding player/achievement/success (2) an area of outstanding natural beauty (3) the outstanding features of the landscape
outstanding [aʊtˈstændɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.残酷的,残忍的;使人痛苦的,让人受难的;无情的,严酷的;
adj.杰出的;显著的;凸出的;未完成的;
n.饼干;小甜点;吸引人的年轻妇女;甜面包;
n.间隔;幕间休息;(数学)区间;
(1) a grassy slope (2) The town is built on a slope . (3) the eastern slopes of the Andes
slope [sləʊp] 📢 UK📢 US
n.河,江;溪,巨流;
n.(电子)计算机,电脑;
n.斜坡;斜面;倾斜;斜率; vi.倾斜;有斜度;悄悄地走;潜行; vt.使倾斜;
adj.现在的;最近的;流行的;流传的; n.趋势;电流;水流;涌流;
(1) She's forever going on about how poor they are. (2) I'll love you forever! (3) After her death, their lives changed forever.
forever [fər'evə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.限制,限定;约束,束缚;
n.机构;器官;风琴;元件;
vt.(商业)通知,报告;提议,建议; vi.接受劝告,商量;建议,提供意见;
adv.永远;不断地,无休止地;老是,经常; n.永恒;极长的一段时间;
(1) Her novels are very highly regarded. (2) She speaks highly of you . (3) His teachers think very highly of him (= have a very good opinion of him) .
(1) Changes in farming methods have badly affected employment in the area. (2) The law prevented the employment of children under ten in the cotton mills. (3) the employment of artillery in the capture of the town
(1) presumably this is where the accident happened. (2) You'll be taking the car, presumably? (3) I couldn't concentrate, presumably because I was so tired.
(1) Mike is responsible for designing the entire project. (2) Even where parents no longer live together, they each continue to be responsible for their children. (3) Who's responsible for this mess?
(1) flying insects (2) She passed the exam with flying colours. (3) I'm terrified of flying.
flying ['flaɪɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.入口,进口;进入;进入方法,进入方式;入场权; vt.使出神,使入迷;使喜悦,使狂喜;
adj.飞行的;会飞的;迅速的; n.飞行;驾驶飞机; v.飞(fly的现在分词);
adj.使人不愉快的;不合意的;讨厌的;不客气的;
n.结果,成果;[逻]结论;重要性;推论;
(1) As babies, we rely entirely on others for food. (2) These days we rely heavily on computers to organize our work. (3) The industry relies on the price of raw materials remaining low.
(1) to reverse a procedure/process/trend (2) The government has failed to reverse the economic decline. (3) It is sometimes possible to arrest or reverse the disease.
(1) 'What's that thing in the middle of the fountain?' — 'Some kind of statue, I guess.'... (2) She was in the middle of clearing the breakfast things... (3) These are genetic disorders that only affect males normally. They are things like muscular dystrophy and haemophilia...
thing [θɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.非常;不寻常地,异乎寻常地;显著地;出奇;
vt.打碎;撞击;猛扣(球等); vi.被击碎;扣球,抽杀;
n.改进,改善,改良,增进,进步;(美)装修,改良措施;利用,活用;更优秀的人,更进步的人;
n.事件,形势;东西,事物;家伙;事业;
(1) Thai food is hot and spicy. (2) ...a spicy tomato and coriander sauce. (3) Our spicy diced chicken with peanuts tastes tender and nice.
(1) The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. (2) Local businesses are well represented on the committee (= there are a lot of people from them on the committee) . (3) The President was represented at the ceremony by the Vice-President.
(1) Experts put the real figure at closer to 75%. (2) the latest trade/sales/unemployment, etc. figures (3) By 2004, this figure had risen to 14 million.
(1) At last they were able to feel secure about the future. (2) She finished the match, secure in the knowledge that she was through to the next round. (3) a secure job/income