(1) He said he would appeal after being found guilty on four counts of murder. (2) The company is appealing against the ruling. (3) The prospect of a long wait in the rain did not appeal.
(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) the royal princes (2) the prince of Wales (3) prince Rainier of Monaco
prince [prɪns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.王子;巨头;(某些欧洲国家的)贵族;小国的君主;
n.承诺,许诺;委任,委托;致力,献身;承担义务;
n.照片,相片; vt.& vi.为…拍照;拍照,摄影;成为拍照对象,在照片上显得;
n.翻译;译本;转变;转化;
(1) whoever says that is a liar. (2) Send it to whoever is in charge of sales. (3) Come out of there, whoever you are.
whoever [hu:ˈevə(r)] 📢 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;
n.拒绝;优先取舍权;
pron.(引导名词性从句)谁;无论谁,任何人;不管谁…;
adj.级别最高的;总的;主要的;最重要的; n.族长;酋长;首领;主管人员;
(1) He discovered, on closer inspection, that the rocks contained gold... (2) Both nations are seeking closer links with the West... (3) He lived alone, keeping close contact with his three grown-up sons.
(1) The organization distributed food to the earthquake victims. (2) The newspaper is distributed free. (3) The money was distributed among schools in the area.
distribute [dɪ'strɪbju:t] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.挑选,挑拣;挖,采,摘,剔,扒;挑剔; n.选择;收获;精华;
n.肩膀;(衣服的)肩部;山肩;路肩; vt.担负,承担;肩起,挑起;用肩顶…;
n.走向;趋向;时尚,时髦; vi.倾向;趋势;
vt.分配,散布;散发,分发;把…分类;[电]配电;
(1) who is that woman? (2) I wonder who that letter was from. (3) who are you phoning?
(1) She is hoping her US debut will be the first step on the road to fame and fortune . (2) That ring must be worth a fortune . (3) the changing fortunes of the film industry
(1) to work in pleasant surroundings (2) The buildings have been designed to blend in with their surroundings. (3) Schumacher adapted effortlessly to his new surroundings.
(1) the most likely outcome (2) Tickets are likely to be expensive. (3) It's more than likely that the thieves don't know how much it is worth.
likely ['laɪklɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.图表;图解;示意图;[数]线图; vt.用图表示;图解;
n.艺术;艺术作品;(需要技术、工艺的)行业;文艺(包括绘画、雕塑、建筑、音乐、舞蹈、戏剧、文学等); vi.thou art 即 you are,对一人讲话时用; adj.艺术的;(为)艺术家的;艺术品的;具有艺术性的; vt.& vi.[口语](把…)装饰得古色古香,(把…)装饰得古怪而有艺术趣味,把…装饰得有艺术价值;把…加以艺术乔装,使艺术化[仅用于 art up 短语中];
adj.可能的;适合的;有希望的; adv.可能;或许;大概;多半;
vt.释放;放开;发布;发行; n.释放,排放,解除;释放令;公映的新影片,发布的新闻[消息];
(1) constant interruptions (2) a constant stream of visitors all day (3) Babies need constant attention.
(1) Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger? (2) The male bird has a red spot on its beak. (3) (British English)She was wearing a black skirt with white spots.
spot [spɒt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.(主持会议的)主席;委员长;(委员会的)委员长;(公司等的)董事长; vt.担任…的主席;
adv.早已,已经;先前;
n.地点,场所;斑点,污点;[股票]现货;职位,职务; v.弄上污渍,弄上斑点;污辱,玷污;认出,发现;散步; adj.现场的;现货的;插播的; abbr.satellite positioning and tracking 卫星定位和跟踪;
(1) The project wasted a considerable amount of time and money. (2) Damage to the building was considerable. (3) To be without Pearce would be a considerable blow...
(1) The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating. (2) He tends to exaggerate the difficulties. (3) I'm sure he exaggerates his Irish accent (= tries to sound more Irish than he really is) .
(1) Tax cuts will boost consumer confidence after the recession. (2) a consumer society (= one where buying and selling is considered to be very important) (3) consumer demand/choice/rights
consumer [kənˈsju:mə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
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.感觉,官能;意识,观念;理性;识别力; vt.感到;理解,领会;检测出;
n.消费者,顾客;[生态]取食者,食物链中以其他生物为食物的生物;
n.站,车站;地位;身分;驻地; vt.配置,安置;驻扎;
(1) Getting an apology from him was like getting blood from a stone. (2) He lost a lot of blood in the accident. (3) blood was pouring out of a cut on her head.
(1) The nurse shook the thermometer and put it under my armpit... (2) shake the rugs well and hang them for a few hours before replacing on the floor... (3) As soon as he got inside, the dog shook himself...
(1) the secret formula for the blending of the whisky (2) formula One™ racing (3) legal formulae
formula ['fɔ:mjələ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.用户,使用者;吸毒成瘾者;
n.条,条款;项目;一则;一件商品(或物品); adv.又,同上;
n.混合,混杂;混杂的事物[人群];混合(状态);
n.公式,准则;客套话;方案;婴儿食品;
(1) His new book will be appearing in the spring. (2) It was too late to prevent the story from appearing in the national newspapers. (3) He has appeared in over 60 movies.
appear [ə'pɪə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.水泄不通的;拥挤的;肩摩踵接;
n.学生;[解]瞳孔;未成年人;[法]被监护人;
vi.出现,显现;出庭,出场;演出;发表;
n.力;武力;(社会)势力;魄力; vt.强迫;强行;促使,推动;强奸;
(1) Please tell me his cell phone number. (2) Teri tries calling Jack but her husband doesn't pick up his cell phone. (3) Wear flats for walks. And remember to bring your cell phone along.