(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) 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.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;
n.岸;滨;国家(尤指濒海国家);支柱; vt.支撑;支持;
vt.使困窘;使混乱;使困惑;使更难于理解; vi.使糊涂;
结婚;结亲;成家立室;
(1) The train arrives at midday. (2) a midday meal (3) the heat of the midday sun
(1) However, it is primarily our own personal. (2) Things are as usual. (3) I found him in the garden, dreaming away as usual.
as usual [æz ˈju:ʒuəl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.成果;水果;果实;(大地的)产物; vi.树或花草结果; vt.使…结果实;
像往常一样;照旧;如故;仍然;
adj.文化的;教养的,修习的;耕作的,开垦的,栽培[培养]的;
为…所熟知;名字被记录在案;
(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
在损失[损坏]某事物的情况下;
n.部门,部;系,学部;知识范围;车间;
adj.有魅力的;引人注目的;迷人的;招人喜爱的;
adj.非常激动人心的;惊人的;惊险的;使人透不过气来的;
(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) lovely countryside/eyes/flowers (2) She looked particularly lovely that night. (3) He has a lovely voice.
lovely [ˈlʌvli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.[天]木星;朱庇特(罗马神话中的宙斯神);
adj.可爱的;令人愉快的;亲切友好的;慷慨大方的; n.美女,美人,佳人;漂亮的东西;
adj.令人满意的;符合要求的;[神]赎罪的;
adj.电子的;电子操纵的;用电子设备生产的;用电子设备完成的;
(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
adj.焦躁不安的;不耐烦的;坐立不安的;难以入睡的;
vt.想,设想;想像;料想,猜想;误认为; vi.想象;猜想,推测;
vi.出现,显现;出庭,出场;演出;发表;
依赖;相信;信赖;随…而定;
(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.
(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?
(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) 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.
go hand in hand with
📢 UK📢 US
在度假中;
与…共同行动;与…相配合;与…一致;与…结合在一起;
n.牙签;
vt.使恐怖,使惊吓;恐吓,吓唬;威胁;
(1) I got married last July... (2) He never made it home at all last night... (3) Much has changed since my last visit...
(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
n.塞车,交通拥塞;
adj.疯狂的;猛烈的;着迷的;〔口语〕愤怒的,生气的; vt.使疯狂;
直到;做…;在于…;能胜任;
adv.公认地;
(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
adj.优美的,优雅的;雅致的,美好的;得体的;飘逸;
adj.虚心的;思想开明的;无先入之见的;无偏见的;
<美>银行支票员;
n.保存,保留;保护;防腐;维护,保持;
(1) Repairs to the cable did not take too long... (2) Have you known her parents long?... (3) We had a long meeting with the attorney general...
(1) medical advances/care/research (2) her medical condition/history/records (3) the medical profession
medical [ˈmedɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.绷带; vt.用绷带绑扎;
n.自行车;摩托车;电动自行车; vi.骑自行车; na.“motorbicycle”的变体;
adj.医学的;医药的;医疗的;内科的; n.体格检查;
v.溢出( spill的过去式和过去分词 );泼出;涌出;蜂拥而出;
(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) 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) The horse was a pitiful sight (= because it was very thin or sick) . (2) a pitiful effort/excuse/performance (3) The dog was whining pitifully.
pitiful [ˈpɪtɪfl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.可怜的;可鄙的;<古>充满同情或怜悯的;惨;
n.天文台;气象台;瞭望台;
adv.立即,马上;直接地;紧接地; conj.一…就,即刻;
n.命令;秩序;规则,制度;次序; vt.命令;订购;整理; vi.下订单;
(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) 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.