(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) 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) He yelled at the other driver. (2) They yelled with excitement. (3) She yelled out in pain.
yell [jel] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.聋的;不愿听的;
vt.& vi.叫喊,大声叫;叫喊着说; n.叫喊,大声叫;(拉拉队鼓动运动员的)呼喊声;
n.赞扬,称赞;崇拜;赞词; v.赞扬,赞美;歌颂;崇拜;
adj.稳定的,不变的;镇定的,沉着的;坚定的; vt.使稳定,使坚定; n.关系固定的情侣;
(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.
(1) Can I introduce my wife? (2) He introduced me to a Greek girl at the party. (3) We've already been introduced.
introduce [ˌɪntrəˈdju:s] 📢 UK📢 US
n.改进,改善,改良,增进,进步;(美)装修,改良措施;利用,活用;更优秀的人,更进步的人;
adj.愚蠢的;迟钝的;乏味的;晕眩的,昏迷不醒的; n.<口>傻子,笨蛋;
vt.提出;介绍;引进;作为…的开头;
adj.健康的;健全的;大量的;有益于健康的;
(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) 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) 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.
notorious [nəʊˈtɔ:riəs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.惊恐;警报;闹铃;动员令; vt.使惊恐;警告;给(门等)安装警报器;
n.安全;保证,担保;保护,防护;有价证券; adj.安全的,保安的,保密的;
adj.臭名昭著的;臭名远扬的;声名狼藉的;恶名昭著;
n.天堂;伊甸园;乐园;极乐;
(1) an operation on her lung to remove a tumour (2) Will I need to have an operation ? (3) He underwent a three-hour heart operation.
(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
introduction [ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.侮辱,凌辱;辱骂;损害;n.侮辱,凌辱;损害;无礼;
n.比较,对照;[语]比喻;比较级;
n.三明治;夹心面包;状似三明治的东西; vt.把…夹在…之间;把…做成三明治;
n.介绍;引言,导言;采用,引进;新采用的东西;
(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 .
(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
vi.长时间或辛苦地工作;艰难缓慢地移动;跋涉; n.报酬很低的苦活,苦工;罗网,圈套;
n.分界线;范围;(球场)边线;
n.否认,否定;克制;拒绝,拒绝接受;
vt.想,设想;想像;料想,猜想;误认为; vi.想象;猜想,推测;
(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
adv.同时,其间; n.其时,其间;
adj.可以吃的,可食用的; n.食物;
adj.黑暗的,深色的;模糊的;无知的;忧郁的; n.黑暗;夜;黄昏;模糊;
n.方式;状况;时尚,风尚;调式;
(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) 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) 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.
(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) 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) ?
connection [kəˈnekʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.连接;联系,关系;连接点;亲戚;
adj.反常的,异常的;不规则的;变态的,畸形的;邪门儿;
vt.丢下,用力投掷;大声叫骂,愤慨的说出;推到,推翻; vi.猛投,猛掷;
n.宽容;怜悯;幸运;侥幸;
(1) a string of pearls (2) a pearl necklace (3) She was wearing her pearls (= a necklace of pearls ) .
(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) Stop shouting and listen! (2) I shouted for help but nobody came. (3) She shouted at him to shut the gate.
shout [ʃaʊt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.呼喊,叫喊;高声说或发出喊叫声; n.大叫;大叫着说;呐喊;
vt.寻找,探寻;追求,谋求;往或朝…而去;[废语]考察; vi.查找,查寻;找一找;
n.文学;文学作品;文献;著作;
n.主题;话题,论题;标题,细目;
(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
n.频繁性;[数][物]频率,次数;频率分布;
vi.不同,相异;不同意,意见相左;争吵;
vi.住,居住,(官吏)留驻,驻在;(性质)存在,具备,(权力,权利等)属于,归于;
n.领域,范围;王国;(学术的)部门,界;(动植物分布的)圈,带;
(1) to ask/beg/plead for mercy (2) They showed no mercy to their hostages. (3) God have mercy on us.
(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.
audience [ˈɔ:diəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.枫树;淡棕色;
vt.强迫服从;实施,执行;加强;
n.观众,听众,读者;读者;接见;拥护者,爱好者;
vt.(通常因道义上的原因而)谴责;宣判;宣布…不能使用;迫使…陷于不幸的境地;
(1) She spoke with characteristic enthusiasm. (2) characteristically, Helen paid for everyone. (3) The need to communicate is a key characteristic of human society.