(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) a person of wealth and influence (2) His personal wealth is estimated at around $100 million. (3) the distribution of wealth in Britain
wealth [welθ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.财产,财富;富豪(阶级);丰富,大量;繁荣;
vt.做得过分;使过于疲劳;夸张;耗尽;
n.卧室,寝室; adj.<美>城郊住宅区的;两性关系的,男女性爱的;
vt.& vi.投资;花费; vt.授予,使就职;给…穿衣,装饰;使充满;覆盖;
(1) The train arrives at midday. (2) a midday meal (3) the heat of the midday sun
midday [ˌmɪdˈdeɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.中午;正午; adj.正午的;
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;
adv.现在,当今; n.当今,现在;
n.动产;财物;家眷;亲属;
(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.习惯,习性;气质;宗教服装; vt.给…穿衣服;打扮;
直到;做…;在于…;能胜任;
n.<美>汽车; vi.乘汽车;
吸毒;
(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) 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;
n.浪漫史;爱情小说;恋爱;传奇色彩; vt.& vi.虚构;渲染;谈情说爱;追求某人;
vt.& vi.(使)结婚;娶;嫁;结合; vt.为…主持婚礼;
与…同样的;无异;何啻;
(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 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.
(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.制造,创造;创造物,产物;(尤指<圣经>所述由上帝)创造天地,宇宙;(爵位等的)封授;
n.桩;一堆;绒头;摞; vt.堆起;堆叠;放置;装入; vi.蜂拥,拥挤;
vt.想,设想;想像;料想,猜想;误认为; vi.想象;猜想,推测;
n.假期,休假;[古] 空出,撤出,辞去; vi.度假;
(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.
ask for [ɑ:sk fɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.灭绝的;绝种的;消逝的;破灭的;
adv.至少; 无论如何,反正;
adj.邻近的; v.<美>邻居,邻国( neighbor的现在分词 );邻近的,邻接的;
请求…; 要求…;找…;自找麻烦;
(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.
centimeter [ˈsentimi:tər] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.传达,表达;显示:清晰地揭示;表明;传染:扩散; vi.通讯;交际;相连;相通;
adj.恐惧的;惊恐的;担心的; v.使害怕(scare的过去分词);
v.体重减轻;
n.厘米;
(1) to earn/establish/build a reputation (2) to have a good/bad reputation (3) She soon acquired a reputation as a first-class cook.
reputation [ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
粗话,骂人的话;
vt.淹死;浸没;麻痹某人对…的意识;(一声音)淹没(另一声音); vi.淹死;
n.名气,名声;好名声;信誉,声望;荣誉,名望;
用规定食谱,节食;
(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.
(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.
(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) 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) 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
n.歌手;歌唱家;诗人;鸣禽;
到达;来到;达成;获得;
n.观光,游览;
n.名声;名望;传闻;传说; vt.使闻名;使出名;使有名望;<古>盛传;
(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) lovely countryside/eyes/flowers (2) She looked particularly lovely that night. (3) He has a lovely voice.
lovely [ˈlʌvli] 📢 UK📢 US
放低; 放下;使失望; 失信;
adj.懒惰的;没精打采的;慢吞吞的;
adj.文化的;教养的,修习的;耕作的,开垦的,栽培[培养]的;
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;
(1) a sore throat (2) A sob caught in his throat. (3) He held the knife to her throat.
throat [θrəut] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.建议,提议;暗示;使想起;启示;
n.咽喉;颈前部;[植物学]管颈; vt.用沙哑的声音或嗓音发音;
n.灯杆,路灯柱;
n.假日,休息日;节日; vi.度假,休假;
(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.