(1) PMS or premenstrual syndrome (2) This syndrome is associated with frequent coughing. (3) With teenagers, be prepared for the ‘Me, me, me! ’ syndrome (= they think of themselves first) .
(1) They hope this new evidence will prove her innocence. (2) ‘I know you're lying. ’ ‘prove it! ’ (3) Just give me a chance and I'll prove it to you.
prove [pru:v] 📢 UK📢 US
n.桉树;桉属植物;
n.省份;大行政区;范围;职责;
vt.证明,证实;[法]验证,检定;显示; vi.显示出,证明是;
写下;记下;视为;贬低(地位、重要性等);
(1) There's room for one more piece of luggage. (2) You stay there with the luggage while I find a cab. (3) Leave your luggage in the hotel...
luggage [ˈlʌgɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.预示(某事);恐吓;危及;预示凶兆; vi.似将发生;威胁;
adj.<口>紧张的;愤怒的;经济状况不佳的;<美>极端保守的;
n.<英>行李;<美>皮箱;
n.混乱;食堂;肮脏;困境; vt.弄脏;搞砸;给…供膳; vi.把事情弄糟;制造脏乱;
(1) The lion will often stalk its prey for hours. (2) birds of prey (= birds that kill for food) (3) Elderly people are easy prey for dishonest salesmen.
(1) departing from her usual routine, she took the bus to work. (2) Flights for Rome depart from Terminal 3. (3) She waited until the last of the guests had departed.
(1) She was only a few pounds overweight. (2) overweight baggage (3) Being even moderately overweight increases your risk of developing high blood pressure.
(1) We all hope to take advantage of the opportunity to promote our cooperation. (2) Computer Aided Instruction ( CAI ) represents all kinds of teaching activities that take advantage of computers. (3) One of my employees decided to take advantage of Teddy and a few others.
take advantage of [teik ədˈvɑ:ntidʒ ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
n.完美;完善;最后加工;圆满;
<主美>填写(表格等);充实;长胖;(通常指因充气)鼓起[膨胀];
n.疾病;弊端;不安; vt.传染;使…有病;
v.利用; 欺骗,占…的便宜;
(1) clockwork toys (= toys that you wind up with a key) (2) He is home by six every day regular as clockwork . (3) ...a clockwork train-set.
clockwork [ˈklɔkˌwɜ:k] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.生气的;愤怒的,发怒的;(颜色等)刺目的;(伤口等)发炎的;
n.(玩具、钟表等上面的)发条装置;钟表机械;
st.熟能生巧。;久炼成钢;
adj.创造性的,有创造力的;有创意的,创新的,创造的; n.(非正式)创意人士;
(1) She has a seat on the board of directors. (2) He had ripped up the carpet, leaving only the bare boards. (3) a blackboard
(1) The photograph showed him to advantage. (2) He took advantage of my generosity (= for example, by taking more than I had intended to give) . (3) A small car has the added advantage of being cheaper to run.
n.一群;包裹;(纸牌的)一副;一组; vt.& vi.(把…)打包;塞进;拥进;(使)聚集成团; vt.挑选;压紧;携带;拧紧; vi.包装;紧挤在一起;便于折叠收藏的;匆忙离去(有时与 off 连用);
adv.轻轻地,轻巧地;轻松地,轻快地;轻易地,容易地,不费力地;轻率地;
(1) a student of proven ability (2) It is a proven fact that fluoride strengthens growing teeth. (3) Not only a top level racer, but Kareem has proven himself as a top level instructor.
proven [ˈpru:vn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.照片,画像;图画,图片;影片;情景; vt.构想,想象;描绘,画;描述;
adj.经过验证或证实的; v.证明( prove的过去分词 );检验,试验;
屏住呼吸; 倒吸一口气;<非正>休息一下; 歇一口气;
v.依靠,依赖;
(1) What a carry-on! (2) Only one carry-on is allowed. (3) carry-on baggage
(1) There were plenty of servants to wait on her. (2) She is in the fortunate position of having plenty of choice. (3) Are there plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet?
(1) he held me firmly by the elbow and led me to my aisle seat. (2) No, no, no. I like the aisle seat better. (3) Would you like a window seat or an aisle seat?
aisle seat [ail si:t] 📢 UK📢 US
n.气味,名声;
n.护照,通行证;手段;
n.靠道座位;靠走廊坐位;
adv.幸运地;
(1) a serious illness/problem/offence (2) to cause serious injury/damage (3) They pose a serious threat to security.
(1) Here you are, saying these terrible things. (2) You wanted to have this book . Well, I've brought it . here you are. (3) here you are. This is my home.
here you are.
📢 UK📢 US
n.误解;误会;不和; v.“misunderstand”的现在分词;
adj.运气好的,侥幸的;兆头好的,吉祥的;〈俚〉难得;很恰当的;
给你。;
这么说吧;
(1) heart/liver/kidney, etc. disease (2) health measures to prevent the spread of disease (3) an infectious/contagious disease (= one that can be passed to sb very easily)
disease [dɪˈzi:z] 📢 UK📢 US
n.别墅,公馆;<英>(城郊)住宅;
n.性欲狂者;
使流入,使灌入;大量地涌进来;蜂拥而来;
n.疾病;弊端;不安; vt.传染;使…有病;
(1) That is no way to treat another human being. (2) It's only human to want the best for your children. (3) He's really very human when you get to know him.
(1) to work for a business/political/voluntary organization (2) the World Health organization (3) He's the president of a large international organization.