(1) This book requires a great deal of concentration. (2) Tiredness affects your powers of concentration. (3) a need for greater concentration on environmental issues
concentration [ˌkɒnsnˈtreɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.重要的;有意义的;有重大意义的;值得注意的; n.有意义的事物;象征,标志;
n.集中;专心;关注;浓度;
n.选择(的自由);选项;选择权;选择能力; vt.得到或获准进行选择;调动球员;
pron.其中的哪一个; n.可能的选择;
(1) Where's my passport? (2) my feet are cold. (3) my goodness! Look at the time!
(1) It is difficult to assess the full extent of the damage. (2) She was exaggerating the true extent of the problem. (3) I was amazed at the extent of his knowledge.
extent [ɪkˈstent] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.促进,推进;提升,助长;促销;使(学生)升级; vi.成为王后或其他大于卒的子;
v.发誓;咒骂; n.发誓,宣誓;咒骂;
vt.应用,运用;申请;涂;敷(药); vi.申请,请求,适用;适用,适合;专心致志;
n.程度;长度;广大地域;扣押;
(1) a delivery van (2) Please pay for goods on delivery (= when you receive them) . (3) Allow 28 days for delivery .
delivery [dɪˈlɪvəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n.小船,小艇;轮船; vi.乘船,划船; vt.用船运输;用船装运;
n.传送,投递;[法](正式)交付;分娩;讲演;
n.传统;惯例;[宗]经外传说;[法]移交,引渡;
n.雇主,老板;雇佣者;
(1) I'm cold. Turn the heating up. (2) to feel/look cold (3) cold hands and feet
(1) a colleague of mine from the office (2) We were friends and colleagues for more than 20 years. (3) the Prime Minister and his Cabinet colleagues
colleague ['kɒli:ɡ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.抵抗;阻力;抗力;电阻;
n.同事;同僚;同行;
n.硬币;金属钱币;[建筑]拐角,墙角石; vt.制造硬币;杜撰;创造;
n.校长;总统;总裁;董事长;
(1) Ben drove off on his motorbike. (2) When she said she wanted to get a motorbike, her parents threw up their hands in horror. (3) Pray for a motorbike Pastor Noel.
(1) a table, two chairs and a desk (2) Sue and I left early. (3) Do it slowly and carefully.
and [ənd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.职责,责任;义务;职责或工作;税收;
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.孙子;孙女;外孙;
conj.和,与;而且;于是,然后;因此;
(1) Breakfast is served between 7 and 10 a.m. (2) serve the lamb with new potatoes and green beans. (3) They served a wonderful meal to more than fifty delegates.
(1) Five pounds doesn't buy much nowadays. (2) He can't be bought (= he's too honest to accept money in this way) . (3) Her fame was bought at the expense of her marriage.
buy [baɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
pref.表示“反对,抵抗”之义;
vt.& vi.购买,购得; n.交易,买卖;便宜货; vt.够支付;买通;收买;贿赂;
n.刑罚,惩罚;严厉对待;<口>给吃苦头;
n.强调;重音;压力;重力; vt.重读;[机械学]使承受压力;给…加压力(或应力);
(1) He can walk only with the assistance of crutches. (2) The company provides advice and assistance in finding work. (3) She offered me practical assistance with my research.
(1) medicine, nursing, physiotherapy and other allied professions (2) In this job you will need social skills allied with technical knowledge. (3) allied forces/troops
(1) the environmental impact of pollution (2) environmental issues/problems (3) an environmental group/movement (= that aims to improve or protect the natural environment)
environmental [ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.本质上,根本上;本来;“essential“的派生;
adv.永远;不断地,无休止地;老是,经常; n.永恒;极长的一段时间;
adv.原来,原先;以前,从前;刚才;先头;
adj.(个人)环境的,由个人环境产生的,周围的;环境艺术的;
(1) lung cancer (2) Women tend to worry about cancer of the breast than of the lung. (3) When the external pressure reduces, bubbles form in the blood, leading to lung damage within minutes.
lung [lʌŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.腰带;区域;传送带;带状物; vt.环绕,包围;用带做记号;用力打;绕着系上带子;
n.囚犯;犯人;俘虏;刑事被告;
n.肺;呼吸器官;[医]辅助呼吸的装置;〈英〉可供呼吸新鲜空气的地方;
int.再见,回头见; n.次要的东西;(体育比赛中)轮空;
(1) a close/lasting/lifelong friendship (2) friendships formed while she was at college (3) He seemed to have already struck up (= begun) a friendship with Jo.
(1) The president is a good man... (2) For me to think I'm any better than a homeless person on the street is ridiculous. (3) The children were very good...
(1) Anyone willing to assist can contact this number. (2) We are looking for people who would be willing to assist in the group's work. (3) activities that will assist the decision-making process
(1) They fished a dead body out of the river. (2) She fished a piece of paper out of the pile on her desk. (3) fish stocks in the Baltic are in decline.
(1) It's only a small improvement, but at least it's a step in the right direction . (2) Support came from an unexpected direction. (3) Let us approach the subject from a different direction.
(1) She seemed to have everything ─looks, money, intelligence. (2) everything in the capital is now quiet. (3) ‘How's everything with you? ’ ‘Fine, thanks. ’
everything ['evrɪθɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.富有的,有钱的,富裕的;肥沃的,丰富的,富饶的;华美的,高价的;
pron.每件事物;最重要的东西;(有关的)一切;万事;
n.爱好者,嗜好者;情人;情妇,情夫;情侣;
n.组织;机构;团体; adj.有组织的;
(1) Don't ask me about it─that's her department. (2) the English department (3) the children's department (= in a large store)