(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
n.猎人;猎犬;猎狐马,猎食其他动物的野兽;亨特;
为…哭泣;
n.密友,好友;同伴,搭档;互相帮助的朋友;[名]巴迪; vi.交朋友;做朋友;
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;
(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.
argue over [ˈɑ:ɡju: ˈəuvə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.灵魂;精神;幽灵;人; adj.美国黑人文化的;
就…争论[辩论];
n.目的,目标;目的地,终点;[罕用语]预定,指定;
adj.无痛的,不引起痛苦的;无并发症的;
(1) an incredible story (2) It seemed incredible that she had been there a week already. (3) The hotel was incredible.
(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) 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.
(1) the immorality of war (2) a life of immorality (3) an immoral act/life/person
immoral [ɪˈmɒrəl] 📢 UK📢 US
使收支相抵;
与…通信, 与…相一致;切合;
adj.不道德的;邪恶的;猥亵的;悖德;
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) 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 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?
(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.
(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 .
(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.
(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.
(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!
let down [let daun] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.&vi.(使)扩大;(使)增加;夸张;
放低; 放下;使失望; 失信;
adj.快乐的,愉快的;同性恋的;艳丽的,华丽的;放荡的,无法无天的; n.同性恋者(尤指男性);
n.<医>风湿病;
(1) ...industrial dinosaurs. (2) Fine, no more dinosaur stuff. Can I talk about fossils? (3) They're a robot, a plane, and a dinosaur.
dinosaur [ˈdaɪnəsɔ:(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.[生]恐龙;守旧落伍的人,过时落后的东西;
vt.使现代化,使适应现代需要; vi.现代化,使用现代方法; n.现代化事物;
n.文化;[生物学](微生物等的)培养;修养;养殖; vt.培植,培养;
adj.基本的;初级的;[化]元素的;初等;
(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.
meteor [ˈmi:tiə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.辛辣的;加有香料的,香的;有刺激性的;(故事等)猥亵的,下流的;
adj.狂妄的,自命不凡的,自负的;虚伪的,矫饰的,做作的;
n.养育,培养,教养;家教;
n.流星;大气现象; abbr.气象学(=meteorology);
(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
vt.允许;承认;给予;准许(做某事); vi.容许;考虑;
n.勇气;胆量;魄力;肝胆;
n.假期,休假;[古] 空出,撤出,辞去; vi.度假;
有时;有时,间或;
(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.
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.人群;群众;一群; vi.拥挤,聚集; vt.挤满;将…塞进;催逼;
(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.
(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) 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.
meteorite [ˈmi:tiəraɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.初等教育;
n.陨星;陨石;陨铁;流星;
vt.使大为吃惊,使惊奇; n.吃惊,好奇;
adj.给予帮助的,有益的;愿意帮忙的;
(1) an air disaster (2) environmental disasters (3) Thousands died in the disaster.
disaster [dɪˈzɑ:stə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.灾难;彻底的失败;不幸;祸患;
n.学校作业,课堂作业,课外作业;
n.发现,发觉;(剧情的)发展;被发现的事物;[法]显示证据;
vt.猜疑(是);怀疑,不信任;怀疑…有罪; n.嫌疑犯; vi.怀疑;adj.可疑的;
(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.