(1) The planet jupiter may have no solid surface at all. (2) The astronomers were taking an observation of jupiter. (3) How many moons has the planet jupiter?
jupiter [ˈdʒu:pɪtə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.可怕的;极大的; v.使恐怖,使惊吓;恐吓(terrify的现在分词);
n.[天]木星;朱庇特(罗马神话中的宙斯神);
adj.讨厌的;污秽的;多虱的;不清洁的;
v.洗个澡;洗澡;
(1) We work every day except Sunday. (2) They all came except Matt. (3) I had nothing on except for my socks.
except [ɪkˈsept] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.把…除外;不计; prep.除…外; conj.[口语]要不是;除非;除…以外; vi.反对,表示异议(与 to 或 against连用);
n.<美>汽车; v.开汽车,坐汽车;
产生于…, 由…引起;
n.烦恼,忧虑;担心;撕咬; vi.担心,焦虑;为…发愁;撕咬; vt.使烦恼;烦扰;撕咬;
(1) a meteor shower (2) The meteor shot across the sky. (3) It is not the eternal objects and, nor is it light as a meteor Perishable Can.
(1) Several windows had been smashed. (2) He smashed the radio to pieces. (3) The glass bowl smashed into a thousand pieces.
smash [smæʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.打碎;撞击;猛扣(球等); vi.被击碎;扣球,抽杀;
n.渔夫,钓鱼者,渔船;
vt.使摆脱,解除,免除;
虽然, 尽管…;不顾;别看;
(1) the immorality of war (2) a life of immorality (3) an immoral act/life/person
immoral [ɪˈmɒrəl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.不道德的;邪恶的;猥亵的;悖德;
adj.有益于健康的;
n.萎靡不振,沮丧;下陷处,坑;衰弱;减缓;
n.名气,名声;好名声;信誉,声望;荣誉,名望;
(1) a debate that has split the country down the middle (2) The committee split over government subsidies. (3) She split the class into groups of four.
(1) Public opinion polarised into completely opposite opinions on the issue of mercy killing. (2) Don't humiliate his intelligence, that just like in mercy killing. (3) Mr Smith indicted for the mercy killing of his incurable son.
mercy killing [ˈmə:si ˈkɪlɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
耳塞(人有两个耳朵故用复数形);
vt.& vi.出版,发行;发表,宣布(结婚等);公布,颁布;出版…的著作;
n.安乐死术,无痛苦致死术;
关心,挂念;惦;
(1) Her decision to cancel the concert is bound to disappoint her fans. (2) He's building me up too much — I may disappoint him. (3) I'm sorry to disappoint your hope.
(1) He let his preference be known to the press. (2) 'Not even by the dearest one ever to be known to you?' (3) They had decided that they didn't want my whereabouts to be known to the world.
(1) The meteorite which devastated Tunguska is now estimated to have been about 50 metres across. (2) The meteorite in Jilin Exhibition Hall is believed to be the largest in the world. (3) Coming through the sky like a satellite, like a radio wave, a meteorite.
(1) Sadly, the film is let down by an excessively simple plot. (2) He let down the tailgate so the dog could jump out. (3) But then to be let down like that, oh it's so unfair!
(1) Sales have not lived up to expectations this year... (2) Had he lived up to his promise, he would have made a fortune in sponsorship money. (3) He did not live up to his promise ( the principles he professed ).
(1) How could everything go so disastrously wrong? (2) a disastrous harvest/fire/result (3) Lowering interest rates could have disastrous consequences for the economy.
(1) No one could possibly take exception to his comments. (2) All his novels are set in Italy with the exception of his last. (3) All students without exception must take the English examination.
exception [ɪkˈsepʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.染料,染色;颜色; vt.染色;给…染色; vi.染上或粘上(颜色);
n.莫扎特;
n.巧克力;巧克力糖;巧克力色; adj.(含有)巧克力的;巧克力色的;
n.例外,除外;反对,批评;[法律]异议,反对;
(1) He is a trustworthy and level-headed leader. (2) The Rooster is known to be a very trustworthy person. (3) Open body language makes you appear more approachable and trustworthy.
trustworthy [ˈtrʌstwɜ:ði] 📢 UK📢 US
n.饭店;餐馆;饭馆;菜馆;
记住;怀;挂心;志;
adj.值得信赖的,可靠的;把稳;妥靠;信实;
v.淹没,耗尽;
(1) to win/lose an argument (2) After some heated argument a decision was finally taken. (3) There are strong arguments for and against euthanasia.
argument [ˈɑ:gjumənt] 📢 UK📢 US
沐浴;
n.争论,争吵;论据;[数]幅角;主题,情节;
n.香料,调味品;香气,香味;趣味,情趣;少许; vt.加香料于;使增添趣味;
帮助;
(1) He was in danger of making a real cock-up of this. (2) Britain's university system is in danger of falling apart at the seams. (3) The fund was in danger of losing its tax-exempt status.
(1) She won't allow herself to be dictated to. (2) He allowed his mind to wander. (3) Smoking is not allowed in the hall.
allow [əˈlaʊ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.传统;惯例;[宗]经外传说;[法]移交,引渡;
v.体重减轻;
adv.意外地,忽然地;奄;勃;霍然;
vt.允许;承认;给予;准许(做某事); vi.容许;考虑;
(1) I think this band is going to be huge. (2) This is going to be a huge problem for us. (3) The party was a huge success.
huge [hju:dʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.病毒;病毒性疾病;毒素,毒害;[计算机科学]计算机病毒;
adj.巨大的;庞大的;极大的;
adv.在户外;向户外; n.户外;露天;野外;世间;
vt.&vi.(使)扩大;(使)增加;夸张;
(1) an incredible story (2) It seemed incredible that she had been there a week already. (3) The hotel was incredible.
incredible [ɪnˈkredəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
回复, 回答;
梦见; 梦到;梦想; 向往;
n.旅行支票;
adj.不可思议的;惊人的;难以置信的;未必可能的;
(1) He's a really successful man─you can't argue with that. (2) He was too tired to argue the point (= discuss the matter) . (3) a well-argued article
argue [ˈɑ:gju:] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.坚决主张;提出理由证明;说服,劝告;表明,证明; vi.争论,辩论;提出理由;
vi.相撞;碰撞;冲突;抵触;
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;
n.位置,方位;地位,职位;态度;状态; vt.安置;把…放在适当位置;给…定位;驻扎军队;
(1) in short, WP aids document creation and record keeping. (2) The jeans of this style are in short supply now. (3) in short, the just would have to suffer for the unjust.
in short [in ʃɔ:t] 📢 UK📢 US
简而言之,总之;一句话;简言之;
在度假中;
冒一冒险,碰碰运气,利用一下机会;
n.拳击;装箱;做箱(或盒)的材料;箱形的罩(或框); v.将…装入盒中(box的ing形式);
(1) to ask/beg/plead for mercy (2) They showed no mercy to their hostages. (3) God have mercy on us.
mercy [ˈmə:si] 📢 UK📢 US
n.天文台;气象台;瞭望台;
adj.巨大的;庞大的;极大的;
n.对手;反对者;敌手; adj.对立的;敌对的;
n.宽容;怜悯;幸运;侥幸;
(1) an air disaster (2) environmental disasters (3) Thousands died in the disaster.
(1) They drilled through several layers of rock to reach the oil. (2) a cave with striking rock formations (= shapes made naturally from rock) (3) The tunnel was blasted out of solid rock.
(1) The Church became increasingly identified with opposition to the regime. (2) You should not identify wealth with happiness. (3) He was not the ‘tough guy ’ the public identified him with.
identify [aɪˈdentɪfaɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
离开,飞离;
vt.识别,认出;确定;使参与;把…看成一样; vi.确定;认同;
n.曼谷(泰国首都);[地名] [泰国] 曼谷;
n.力;武力;(社会)势力;魄力; vt.强迫;强行;促使,推动;强奸;
(1) She is always ready to argue over the smallest issues. (2) Sometimes we argue over football but it's never anything too serious. (3) Let other argue over small things, but not you.
(1) the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century (2) The discovery of a child's body in the river has shocked the community. (3) Researchers in this field have made some important new discoveries .
discovery [dɪˈskʌvəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n.发现,发觉;(剧情的)发展;被发现的事物;[法]显示证据;
与…同样的;无异;何啻;
除掉,去掉;涤荡;革除;摈除;
adj.焦躁不安的;不耐烦的;坐立不安的;难以入睡的;
(1) a moral issue/dilemma/question (2) traditional moral values (3) a decline in moral standards
(1) The aims of the negotiators in New York again seem likely to collide with the aims of the warriors in the field. (2) Some of the electrons or ions then collide with the drops and stick to them. (3) Fender - bender . In the distant future, Earth could collide with another planet.