(1) She was still half asleep (= not fully awake) when she arrived at work. (2) The police found him asleep in a garage. (3) He was so exhausted that he fell asleep at his desk.
asleep [əˈsli:p] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.快乐的,愉快的;同性恋的;艳丽的,华丽的;放荡的,无法无天的; n.同性恋者(尤指男性);
adj.睡着的;休眠的;麻木的;已死的; adv.熟睡地;处于麻木不仁的状态;长眠;
vt.保护,保卫;贸易保护;备款以支付;
像往常一样;照旧;如故;仍然;
(1) advances in modern medicine (2) to study/practise medicine (3) traditional/conventional/orthodox medicine
(1) quite/perfectly (= completely) normal (2) Her temperature is normal. (3) It's normal to feel tired after such a long trip.
normal [ˈnɔ:məl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.正常的;正规的,标准的;[数学]正交的;精神健全的; n.正常,常态;标准;[数学]法线;
adv.第一次;乍;初;首次;
n.救护车;野战医院;
绝不,一点也不;并不;决不;
(1) He refused to take medicine, but buckled under when the doctor told him to. (2) They had to take medicine right down to the people. (3) Do you take medicine when you are sick?
(1) Keep a record of all the payments... (2) There's no record of any marriage or children... (3) ...software packages which record the details of your photographs.
(1) fate was kind to me that day. (2) By a strange twist of fate , Andy and I were on the same plane. (3) Each of the managers suffered the same fate .
(1) The thief waved his gun at the bank teller. (2) Marcy started as a bank teller, but now she's a loan officer. (3) DEREK: I tried to ask the bank teller why it changed.
bank teller [bæŋk ˈtelə] 📢 UK📢 US
抱怨,投诉;
<美>银行支票员;
adj.焦躁不安的;不耐烦的;坐立不安的;难以入睡的;
vi.盯着看;显眼;倒立,直竖起; vt.凝视;盯着他的眼睛; n.凝视,瞪视;
(1) The bad weather ruined our trip. (2) That one mistake ruined his chances of getting the job. (3) My new shoes got ruined in the mud.
(1) Why don't you take a nap? (2) I usually get up early, and take a nap after lunch. (3) Follow Einstein's advice: take a nap. What does your intuition tell you?
take a nap
📢 UK📢 US
adj.精确的;绝对的;严格的,严谨的;[植]笔直的;
v.小睡一下,睡午觉;打盹儿;眯盹儿;
vt.& vi.战斗;斗争;打架;吵架; n.打架;吵架;战斗;斗志;
n.算命者,占卜者;半仙;
(1) Common units of volume are cubic centimeter. (2) The body has a 3 centimeter margin ( on all sides ). (3) Human brains have more than 100 million cells per cubic centimeter.
(1) Where's the main post office? (2) You can buy your stamps at the post office. (3) a post office counter
post office [pəust ˈɔfis] 📢 UK📢 US
n.争论,争吵;论据;[数]幅角;主题,情节;
n.邮局;
即;就是;换句话说;更确切地说;
n.垃圾食品,无营养食品;
(1) lengthy delays (2) the lengthy process of obtaining a visa (3) a lengthy explanation
lengthy [ˈleŋθi] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.长的,漫长的;冗长的;啰唆的(演说,文章等);
使收支相抵;
n.加仑(容量单位);
vt.做得过分;使过于疲劳;夸张;耗尽;
(1) That was Nicholas's cue to ask for another chocolate chip cookie. (2) I decided to go to the next house and ask for food. (3) Don'tbe afraid to ask for advice about ordering the meal.
(1) stomach pains (2) an upset stomach (3) (British English also)a stomach upset
stomach [ˈstʌmək] 📢 UK📢 US
n.胃;腹部;食欲;欲望; vt.容忍;吃…吃得津津有味;〈古〉对…发怒;
v.体重减轻;
vt.赞赏;称赞;欣赏;<美口>想要;
vt.发现;碰见;撞见;获得知识;
(1) She went to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune . (2) to achieve/win instant fame (3) to rise/shoot to fame overnight
fame [feɪm] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.使恐怖,使惊吓;恐吓,吓唬;威胁;
n.名声;名望;传闻;传说; vt.使闻名;使出名;使有名望;<古>盛传;
adv.外交上,外交地;
vt.创造,创作;产生;封爵,把…封为(贵族); vi.[英][俚]大发脾气,大发牢骚;
(1) Industrial progress should go hand in hand with the development of agriculture. (2) About NewsNews , MORE >> . [ Company News ] go hand in hand with the fly! (3) Marginal grade should go hand in hand with the price of mineral products.
(1) a breathtaking view of the mountains (2) The scene was one of breathtaking beauty. (3) He spoke with breathtaking arrogance.
breathtaking [ˈbreθteɪkɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.允许;承认;给予;准许(做某事); vi.容许;考虑;
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.不可思议的;惊人的;难以置信的;未必可能的;
adj.非常激动人心的;惊人的;惊险的;使人透不过气来的;
(1) Why do you leave all the hard work up to your mother? (2) He was rigged up to a machine so that the nurses could check his heartbeat. (3) He will go up to the Arctic Region.
up to [ʌp tu:] 📢 UK📢 US
直到;做…;在于…;能胜任;
adj.可笑的,荒谬的;荒唐的,愚蠢的;胡枝扯叶;
adj.无聊的,无趣的,烦人的; v.令人厌烦( bore的过去式和过去分词 );挖;掘;钻;
n.病毒;病毒性疾病;毒素,毒害;[计算机科学]计算机病毒;
(1) ‘Can we still buy tickets for the concert? ’ ‘I imagine so . ’ (2) I don't imagine (that) they'll refuse. (3) There's nobody there. You're imagining things .
imagine [ɪˈmædʒɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.洗衣店,洗衣房;洗好的衣服;待洗的衣服;洗熨;
vt.建议,提议;暗示;使想起;启示;
vt.想,设想;想像;料想,猜想;误认为; vi.想象;猜想,推测;
adj.有益于健康的;
(1) A ship's speed is measured in knots. (2) a device that measures the level of radiation in the atmosphere (3) He's gone to be measured for a new suit.
(1) Driving a boat is not the same as driving a car. (2) Bihar had a population roughly the same as that of England. (3) Rick hasn't changed. He looks exactly the same as he did at school.
(1) "Have you been chatting for long?" — "Ever since you left." (2) Well, I can't stand here chatting all day. (3) I was chatting to him the other day.