(1) to treat people with respect/consideration/suspicion, etc. (2) treat your keyboard with care and it should last for years. (3) My parents still treat me like a child.
(1) If I had known my life was going to turn out like this, I would have let them kill me... (2) Sometimes things don't turn out the way we think they're going to... (3) It's turned out nice again.
(1) He squandered all his money on gambling. (2) Hooker didn't squander his money on flashy cars or other vices... (3) He had squandered his chances to win.
squander [ˈskwɒndə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.[化]氧,氧气;
v.挥霍,浪费;驱散,使散开;浪荡,漂泊; n.挥霍,浪费;
醒来;活跃起来;引起注意;(使)认识到;
当心, 注意;警惕;
(1) They agreed to draw up a formal agreement... (2) He wants his ministers to concentrate on implementing policy, not on drawing it up. (3) He drew up a chair and sat down.
draw up [drɔ: ʌp] 📢 UK📢 US
折叠;草拟;(使)停下;排好队伍;
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);
n.机会;适当的时机良机;有利的环境,条件;
adj.外科的,外科手术的;(服装)治疗用的;
(1) We received a letter from him recently. (2) Until recently they were living in York. (3) I haven't seen them recently (= it is some time since I saw them) .
recently [ˈri:sntli] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.<电>使发生短路;缩短; vi.<电>发生短路;
adv.最近,近来;不久以前;近日;新近;
n.航线;航空公司;
n.同学,校友;
(1) What's the meaning of this word? (2) Words often have several meanings. (3) ‘Honesty ’? He doesn't know the meaning of the word !
(1) Shortly after my arrival at the school, I was befriended by an older girl. (2) The film's about an elderly woman and a young nurse who befriends her... (3) On the aeroplane I was befriended by a delightful German woman.
(1) He was very unlucky not to win. (2) By some unlucky chance, her name was left off the list. (3) Some people think it's unlucky to walk under a ladder.
unlucky [ʌnˈlʌki] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.违反(规章等);侵犯(某人的权利);侵犯;侵害(某人的自由、权益等);
写下;记下;视为;贬低(地位、重要性等);
adj.不幸运的,倒霉的;不吉祥的;不顺利的;不凑巧的;
作操;
(1) It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. (2) They felt frustrated at the lack of progress. (3) He stamped his foot in frustrated rage.
(1) I came across a group of children playing. (2) We like to identify and celebrate women's success whenever we come across it. (3) When sober he can come across as an extremely pleasant and charming young man...
come across [kʌm əˈkrɔs] 📢 UK📢 US
把稳;
偶遇;偶然发现;使产生…印象;
n.仪器;手段,工具;乐器;法律文件; vt.用仪器装备;为演奏谱曲;向…提交文书;
n.词典,字典;[自]代码字典;
(1) Sugar is an important crop on the island. (2) crop rotation/production/yield (3) The crops are regularly sprayed with pesticides.
crop [krɔp] 📢 UK📢 US
n.平头;
n.渴望,热心,热切;
n.农作物;产量;庄稼;平头; vt.种植;收割;修剪;剪短; vi.收成;收获;
符合要求;
(1) The artist combines different techniques in the same painting. (2) marketing techniques (3) Her technique has improved a lot over the past season.
technique [tekˈni:k] 📢 UK📢 US
n.(男用)避孕套,保险套;(女用)避孕套;
n.技巧,技术,手段;技能;手法;
vt.发明,创造;虚构;
n.印地安那州;[地名] [澳大利亚、巴西、美国] 印第安纳;
(1) ‘How many do you need? ’ ‘A lot. ’ (2) Have some more cake. There's lots left. (3) She still has an awful lot (= a very large amount) to learn.
(1) She had her eggs harvested and frozen for her own future use. (2) (figurative)The appeal produced a rich harvest of blankets, medicines and clothing. (3) a good/bad harvest (= a lot of crops or few crops)
(1) [只用于名词前]the grocery bill (2) Products in the grocery are sold at reasonable price. (3) There hangs straight on the wall of this grocery a service pledge.
(1) odor is accompanied by a of activities that the law shall be followed. (2) Chloral is a colorless, volatile liquid with a very penetrating odor and boiling at 97.7℃. (3) An unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room.
(1) She was forced to retire early from teaching because of ill health. (2) My dream is to retire to a villa in France. (3) He has no plans to retire as editor of the magazine.
retire [rɪˈtaɪə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
扔掉;浪费,错过;屏弃;委;
adj.秃头的;单调的,枯燥的;光秃的;赤裸裸的,毫无掩饰的;
n.缺乏,不足;缺点,缺陷;不足额;
vi.退休;撤退;后退,退却; vt.退休,退隐;使撤退;收回; n.退休;退隐;退兵信号;
(1) He who plots evil will be known as a schemer. (2) Emerging markets used to be known as the markets you couldn't emerge from in an emergency. (3) He prefers to be known as Cesc rather than Francesc.
be known as [bi: nəʊn æz] 📢 UK📢 US
v.被认为是;号称;叫做;
亚马孙河;亚马逊河;
n.葡萄酒;果酒;紫红色,深红色; vt.请…喝酒; vi.喝酒;
adj.凌乱的,散乱的;肮脏的,污秽的;复杂的,麻烦的,难以应付的;
(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.
be known to [bi: nəʊn tu:] 📢 UK📢 US
为…所熟知;名字被记录在案;
n.商业,交易;生意;事务,业务;职业,行业;
n.文本,原文;课文,教科书;主题;版本; v.发短信;
adv.广泛地;普遍地;到处;大量地;
(1) The Prime Minister is now 64 years old and in all probability this will be the last election that he is likely to contest... (2) You will find a wide variety of choices available in school cafeterias... (3) The show will be open to the public at 2pm; admission will be 50p...
(1) Most of us do our food shopping in the supermarket... (2) How do those prawns find their way from Norway to the supermarket shelf? (3) The supermarket offers a rich supply of different commodities.
(1) capital and labour (2) Use block capitals (= separate capital letters) . (3) Please write in capitals/in capital letters .
capital [ˈkæpɪtl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.电灯,电光;
adj.防衰老的;
n.首都;资本;资源;大写字母; adj.极好的;最重要的;资本的;首都的;
adj.杰出的;显著的;凸出的;未完成的;
(1) She has beaten her opponent in all of their previous encounters. (2) It was his first sexual encounter (= first experience of sex). (3) I've had a number of close encounters (= situations that could have been dangerous) with bad drivers.
encounter [ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.布,织物;一块布;用作某种用途的布,桌布,擦布,揩布;(统称)牧师;
vt.不期而遇;遭遇;对抗; n.相遇,碰见;遭遇战;对决,冲突; vi.碰见,尤指不期而遇;
在…结尾,在…末端;
n.厕所;盥洗室;<宗>洗礼盆;
(1) I worked stocking shelves in a grocery store. (2) He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy. (3) It is difficult for a small grocery store to compete with a supermarket.
(1) He treated them with generosity and thoughtfulness. (2) ...a man of great generosity of spirit. (3) There are stories about his generosity, the massive amounts of money he gave to charities.
(1) The answer to that question may not be known for days. (2) While London could be known for its creative talent, what It'still lacks is commercial clout. (3) The rugged, reliable olive - drab vehicle would forever be known for helping win a world war.
(1) He did die a pauper and is buried in an unmarked grave. (2) Legend has it that the fairy princess fell in love with a pauper. (3) I've beena puppet a pauper a pirate, a poet a pawn a king.
pauper [ˈpɔ:pə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.穷人;贫民;贫穷;
vt.使发展;使进化;设计,制订出;发出,散发; vi.发展;[生]通过进化进程发展或发生;
adj.方便的;[废语]适当的;[口语]近便的;实用的;
第一次世界大战;
(1) His friend was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive. (2) She was lucky enough to be chosen for the team. (3) You were lucky (that) you spotted the danger in time.