(1) My husband does all the cooking. (2) a book on Indian cooking (3) The restaurant offers traditional home cooking (= food similar to that cooked at home) .
(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 .
discovery [dɪˈskʌvəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n.高度,海拔;高地;身高;绝顶,顶点;
n.发现,发觉;(剧情的)发展;被发现的事物;[法]显示证据;
adj.防腐的;无菌的;异常洁净的;诚实无欺的; n.防腐剂,杀菌剂,消毒剂;
n.匪徒,歹徒;流氓;恶棍;
(1) Could it be, than the stinky durian smell also? (2) The most stinky and tasty tofu is coming to serve you! (3) No way! So that's where the stinky smell is coming from.
(1) Forget about penicillin , digital computers and even the Big Bang, fads all of them. (2) Objective : To compare among ceftriazone, penicillin, and ciprofloxacin in the treatment of lower respiratory tract infection. (3) penicillin and other antibiotics were miracle cures for gonorrhea and syphilis. The poor, humble condom languished.
penicillin [ˌpenɪˈsɪlɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.青霉素,盘尼西林;
adj.医学的;医药的;医疗的;内科的; n.体格检查;
n.缺乏,不足;缺点,缺陷;不足额;
adj.能干的;有才能的;有才华的;能胜任的; n.有才能的,能干的;
(1) The city is best explored on foot. (2) They explored the land to the south of the Murray river. (3) As soon as we arrived on the island we were eager to explore.
(1) Never take it for granted that one will be popular with anybody anywhere anything. (2) Most people would like to be popular with others, but not everyone can achieve this goal.
be popular with [bi: ˈpɔpjulə wið] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.流行的;时髦的,符合时尚的;时髦人物使用的;(尤指)有钱人常光顾的; n.时髦的人;
n.发式专家,发式师;
[法] 唯恐;
受…欢迎;
(1) He was later discovered to be seriously ill. (2) The singer was discovered while still at school. (3) the discoverer of penicillin
(1) But it was the Spanish explorer Cortes who understood that chocolate could be a valuable investment. (2) This branch will allow the explorer to conduct espionage into enemy territories. (3) The explorer organized an expedition to the North Pole.
explorer [ɪkˈsplɔ:rə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.摩天大楼,超高层大楼;特别高的东西;
n.探险家;勘探者;探测器;[医]探针;
n.树袋熊;考拉;
屏住呼吸; 倒吸一口气;<非正>休息一下; 歇一口气;
(1) a candy bar (2) Who wants the last piece of candy? (3) a candy store
(1) ...a stick of chewing gum. (2) A piece of chewing gum stuck to my shoe. (3) First , order to maintain good tone, preferably a chewing gum before kissing.
(1) Dorothy, come on. Never mind your shoes. They'll soon dry off. (2) "Fewter didn't seem to think so." — "Never mind what Fewter said." (3) I think it's going to cause chaos personally but never mind.
(1) a breathtaking view of the mountains (2) The scene was one of breathtaking beauty. (3) He spoke with breathtaking arrogance.
breathtaking [ˈbreθteɪkɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.金,黄金;金色;金币;金饰品; adj.金(制)的,含金的;金色的;金本位的;
adj.非常激动人心的;惊人的;惊险的;使人透不过气来的;
adj.父亲的;父亲(般)的;父系的;父方的;
n.环境,外界;周围,围绕;工作平台;(运行)环境;
(1) to plan/lead/go on an expedition to the North Pole (2) Three members of the Everest expedition were killed. (3) a shopping expedition
expedition [ˌekspəˈdɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.绷带; vt.用绷带绑扎;
n.考察,远航;考察队,远征军;(短途的)旅行;迅速(办理);
n.红发的人;红头啄木鸟;
n.天花板;最高限度;云幕高度;隔板,舱室垫板;
(1) We put some ointment and a bandage on his knee... (2) His chest was swathed in bandages. (3) Apply a dressing to the wound and bandage it.
bandage [ˈbændɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.绷带; vt.用绷带绑扎;
把稳;
adj.肌肉松垂的,肥胖的; adv.肌肉松垂地,肥胖地; n.(肌肉等)不结实,松弛;
对…大声喊;呼叱;叱喝;叱;
(1) The bath oil comes in various fragrances. (2) an exciting new fragrance from Dior (3) ...a shrubby plant with a strong characteristic fragrance.
fragrance [ˈfreɪgrəns] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.电的,带电的;发电的,导电的;令人激动的;电动的; n.电动车辆;带电体;
n.芳香,芬芳;浓馥,香气;香水,常用于广告语;
vt.& vi.预示(某事);恐吓;危及;预示凶兆; vi.似将发生;威胁;
因…而发笑;嘲笑;蔑视;对…满不在乎;
(1) His apartment was the most famous literary salon in russia. (2) the abolition of serfdom in russia in 1861 (3) The middle decades of the 19th century marked a watershed in russia's history.
(1) a popularly held belief (2) the UN Conference on Environment and Development, popularly known as the ‘Earth Summit ’ (3) a popularly elected government
(1) She was employed as a cook in a hotel. (2) Who was the cook (= who cooked the food) ? (3) to cook up a story
cook [kʊk] 📢 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;
n.省份;大行政区;范围;职责;
vt.& vi.烹调;编造;篡改;密谋; vt.烹调;煮; vi.烹调;做菜; n.厨师;厨子;
n.发明;发明物;捏造:内心捏造的东西,特指谎言;发明才能;
(1) antiseptic cream/lotion/wipes (2) Cover the burn with an antiseptic dressing. (3) She bathed the cut with antiseptic.
antiseptic [ˌæntiˈseptɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.发现,发觉;(剧情的)发展;被发现的事物;[法]显示证据;
adj.防腐的;无菌的;异常洁净的;诚实无欺的; n.防腐剂,杀菌剂,消毒剂;
adj.每年的;一年的;[植物]一年生的; n.年刊;一年生植物;
n.自己的事物;自己人; vt.拥有;承认; vi.承认; adj.自己的;特有的;
(1) The Ukrainians speak a Slavonic language similar to russian. (2) Livy's getting on very well in russian. She learns very quickly. (3) You are playing russian roulette every time you have unprotected sex.
(1) The work was done according to her instructions. (2) Everything went according to plan . (3) The salary will be fixed according to qualifications and experience.
(1) an airmail/padded/prepaid envelope (2) writing paper and envelopes (3) There's a valuable place for fashion and design that pushes the envelope a bit...
(1) ...people carrying bundles of dried sticks to sell for firewood. (2) He looks old and walks with a stick... (3) Crowds armed with sticks and stones took to the streets.
(1) Virus is smaller than bacterium living things, explains once bacterium, its creation, growth growth and structure. (2) A bacterium Neisseria meningitidis that causes cerebrospinal meningitis. (3) Compound bacterium will not directly affect aquatic biology but improve the survival environment of aquatic biology.