(1) You'll have the opportunity to ask any questions at the end. (2) There was no opportunity for further discussion. (3) At least give him the opportunity of explaining what happened.
(1) The hospital is recognized as a centre of excellence in research and teaching. (2) a reputation for academic excellence (3) ...a school once noted for its academic excellence.
excellence [ˈeksələns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.运送,运输;运输系统;运输工具;流放;
n.羔羊,小羊;羔羊肉;<宗>耶稣; vi.生小羊,产羊羔;
n.优秀,卓越;优点;美德;
vt.把…合成一体,合并;巩固,加强;统一;合计金额; vi.统一;合并;联合;
(1) You can all come? excellent! (2) (informal)It was absolutely excellent. (3) She speaks excellent French.
(1) The concert will raise money for local charities. (2) Most of the runners in the London Marathon are raising money for charity . (3) Do you give much to charity?
(1) Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time. (2) Such changes have not been seen since the invention of the printing press. (3) This story is apparently a complete invention.
(1) Entertains the most high hope. for the greatest endeavor. makes the worst plan. (2) But make no mistake: This cannot solely be America's endeavor. (3) Please give me enough time make every effort and allow of my endeavor and its result.
(1) I'm afraid this essay is a poor effort. (2) the United Nations' peacekeeping effort (3) The local clubs are making every effort to interest more young people.
(1) The patient recognized one of the women as the apparition she had seen. (2) ...these apparitions of the Virgin. (3) Vanish in dark, the empty apparition!
(1) a colleague of mine from the office (2) We were friends and colleagues for more than 20 years. (3) the Prime Minister and his Cabinet colleagues
colleague [ˈkɒli:g] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.营救,救援,使免遭损失;[法律] 非法劫回; n.营救,救援;营救[救援]行动;
n.灵魂;精神;幽灵;人; adj.美国黑人文化的;
n.马具,挽具;甲胄;降落伞背带; vt.治理;给(负重的动物)套轭具;给…穿铠甲;
n.同事;同僚;同行;
(1) His later years were devoted largely to charitable work . (2) Let's be charitable and assume she just made a mistake. (3) Try to think about him a little more charitably.
(1) I could only feel pity for what they were enduring. (2) a look/feeling/surge of pity (3) I took pity on her and lent her the money.
pity [ˈpɪti] 📢 UK📢 US
n.怜悯;同情;可惜的事;憾事; vt.对…表示怜悯;对…感到同情;
n.组织;机构;团体; adj.有组织的;
adj.危险的,冒险的;
n.耐久(力),持久(力);忍耐,忍耐力;
(1) Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you. (2) She's not easily frightened. (3) She doesn't frighten easily (= it is not easy to make her afraid) .
frighten [ˈfraɪtn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.方法;条理;
vt.公开;揭露;使显露;使暴露;
vt.使惊恐,使恐慌;吓走,赶走; vi.害怕,惊恐;
adj.认真负责的;本着良心的;谨慎的;正大光明;
(1) equipment to lighten the load of domestic work (2) The measures will lighten the tax burden on small businesses. (3) The sky began to lighten in the east.
(1) After her mother's death, she became acutely aware of her own mortality. (2) the infant mortality rate (= the number of babies that die at or just after birth) (3) mortality from lung cancer is still increasing.
(1) It was no hardship to walk home on such a lovely evening. (2) economic/financial, etc. hardship (3) People suffered many hardships during that long winter.
(1) I don't want to become a burden to my children when I'm old. (2) They have burdened themselves with a high mortgage. (3) I don't want to burden you with my worries.
(1) The captain knew there was an engine fault but didn't want to alarm the passengers. (2) A car alarm went off in the middle of the night (= started ringing) . (3) The alarm went off at 7 o'clock.
alarm [əˈlɑ:m] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.聋的;不愿听的;
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.灯笼;灯塔;灯罩;灯饰;
n.门廊,游廊;自贬;弯腰,驼背;屈服; vt.& vi.屈服,忍辱;弯腰;倾斜;自贬;
(1) a work of outstanding artistic merit (2) The plan is entirely without merit. (3) I want to get the job on merit .