(1) Your account of events does not correspond with hers. (2) Your account and hers do not correspond. (3) The written record of the conversation doesn't correspond to (= is different from) what was actually said.
(1) Without doubt he runs the most gracefully among them. (2) Though the Indian labor pool is large, it is also primarily unskilled. (3) You need to rest from your labor; you look very tired.
(1) an audience with the Pope (2) The target audience for this advertisement was mainly teenagers. (3) His book reached an even wider audience when it was made into a movie.
(1) These items are not covered by your medical insurance... (2) Make sure that the firm's insurance cover is adequate. (3) The law covers four categories of experiments...
(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
adj.健谈的,多嘴的,喜欢说话的;喋喋;
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;
n.总经理;行政部门;[计算机]执行指令; adj.执行的;管理的;政府部门的;
n.宽容;怜悯;幸运;侥幸;
(1) Most domestic freezers operate at below –18˚C. (2) Solar panels can only operate in sunlight. (3) (figurative)Some people can only operate well under pressure.
(1) In spite of the fall from his horse, his leg was surprisingly uninjured. (2) The freighter tied up at a small harbor. (3) The harbor is busy night and day, within a year playing host to freighters from more than 30 countries and regions.
(1) a notorious criminal (2) The country is notorious for its appalling prison conditions. (3) The bar has become notorious as a meeting-place for drug dealers.
(1) the prisoner's repeated denials of the charges against him (2) The terrorists issued a denial of responsibility for the attack. (3) an official denial that there would be an election before the end of the year
denial [dɪˈnaɪəl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.否认,否定;克制;拒绝,拒绝接受;
n.点,小圆点; vt.打点于;散布于;点缀;以小圆点标出;
adj.杰出的;显著的;凸出的;未完成的;
vt.& vi.原谅; 饶恕; 对不起;请原谅 ; vt.免除;
(1) They listened to the howl of the wind through the trees. (2) The suggestion was greeted with howls of laughter . (3) to let out a howl of anguish
(1) Speech is the fastest method of communication between people. (2) All channels of communication need to be kept open. (3) Doctors do not always have good communication skills .
communication [kəˌmju:nɪˈkeɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.死亡数,死亡率;必死性,必死的命运;
n.踝,踝关节;脚脖子;
vt.鼓励,鼓舞;支持;促进;鼓动;
n.通讯,通信;交流;书信;传达;
(1) The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio. (2) The majority was/were in favour of banning smoking . (3) This treatment is not available in the vast majority of hospitals.
(1) His flight to Amsterdam connects with an afternoon flight to New York. (2) I was surprised to hear them mentioned together: I had never connected them before. (3) There was nothing to connect him with the crime.
connect [kəˈnekt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.仓促完成的;急忙的;草率的;轻率的;
vt.连接,联结;使…有联系;为…接通电话;插入插座; vi.连接;建立关系;[体]成功击中;
adj.手提的;轻便的; n.手提式打字机;
vt.安慰,慰问; n.控制台,操纵台;演奏台;悬臂;肘托;
(1) He muttered a curse at the other driver. (2) The family thought that they were under a curse . (3) the curse of drug addiction
(1) Scientists have established a connection between cholesterol levels and heart disease. (2) a direct/close/strong connection with sth (3) How did you make the connection (= realize that there was a connection between two facts that did not seem to be related) ?
(1) The program can show us word frequency (= how often words occur in a language) . (2) the alarming frequency of computer errors (3) Objects like this turn up at sales with surprising frequency.
frequency [ˈfri:kwənsi] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.犹豫,踌躇;不愿;支吾;停顿; vt.对…犹豫;不情愿;
n.频繁性;[数][物]频率,次数;频率分布;
n.连接;联系,关系;连接点;亲戚;
n.杰作,名作;杰出的事;
(1) The sky began to darken as the storm approached. (2) We walked quickly through the darkened streets. (3) a darkened room
(1) a laborious task/process (2) Checking all the information will be slow and laborious. (3) Keeping the garden tidy all year round can be a laborious task.
laborious [ləˈbɔ:riəs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.微笑,笑容; vt.以微笑表示;以微笑完成; vi.微笑;赞许;不在乎;
adj.费力的;勤劳的;辛苦的;
adj.粗糙的,粗杂的;粗鲁的;天然的,未加工的;简陋的; n.原[生]材料,天然物质;原油;
寻找(某人或某物);<口>找(麻烦);找(苦头)吃;希望得到;
(1) the rolling hills that characterize this part of England (2) We ordinarily characterize an action as responsible if it was intended. (3) Several different names have emerged to characterize different parts of the spectrum.
(1) the introduction of new manufacturing methods (2) the introduction of compulsory military service (3) the 1 000th anniversary of the introduction of Christianity to Russia
(1) to deny a claim/a charge/an accusation (2) The spokesman refused either to confirm or deny the reports. (3) There's no denying (the fact) that quicker action could have saved them.
(1) They brought the children to Jesus and he blessed them. (2) God bless you! (3) The priest blessed the bread and wine.
bless [bles] 📢 UK📢 US
n.州长;执行吏;治安官;
vt.祝福;保佑;赞美;为…祈福;
vt.& vi.与…作战;争斗; n.战争,战役;比赛,较量;长期论战或长期作战;激烈的竞争;
vt.装备,配备;使具备,使有准备;
(1) a dark room/street/forest (2) What time does it get dark in summer? (3) It was dark outside and I couldn't see much.
dark [dɑ:k] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.出口,输出; vt.传播,输出(思想或活动);n.输出,出口;输出[出口]物;
adj.聪明的;理解力强的;有智力的;[计]智能的;
adj.臭名昭著的;臭名远扬的;声名狼藉的;恶名昭著;
adj.黑暗的,深色的;模糊的;无知的;忧郁的; n.黑暗;夜;黄昏;模糊;
(1) She spoke with characteristic enthusiasm. (2) characteristically, Helen paid for everyone. (3) The need to communicate is a key characteristic of human society.