(1) The mechanic located the fault immediately. (2) Rescue planes are trying to locate the missing sailors. (3) They located their headquarters in Swindon.
(1) Deep breathing exercises will help you relax. (2) Heavy (= loud) breathing was all I could hear. (3) Her breathing became steady and she fell asleep.
(1) Most schools are extremely unwilling to cut down on staff in order to cut costs. (2) ...asking them to risk their lives in order that the rest of us can sleep better. (3) We need to get rid of the idea that we must be liked all the time in order to be worthwhile...
order ['ɔ:də(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.修订,修改;修订本;校对;复审,上诉;n.修改;修订本;复习;
n.命令;秩序;规则,制度;次序; vt.命令;订购;整理; vi.下订单;
n.生而为人;人格,人品,个性;人物;名人;
adv.相隔,相距;分散地,分开地;成部分,成碎片;分辨; adj.分离的,隔离的;
(1) Keep straight on for two miles. (2) Can you stretch your arms out straighter? (3) He was too tired to walk straight.
(1) Trim off the excess pastry using a sharp knife... (2) He had simply used a little imagination... (3) You used all the ice cubes and didn't put the ice trays back...
(1) He wears an identity disc around his neck. (2) This recording is available on disc or cassette. (3) He's been off work with a slipped disc (= one that has moved from its correct position, causing pain) .
disc [dɪsk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.圆盘;唱片;磁盘;
prep.包括;包含; v.包括( include的现在分词);包含;列入;包住;
n.图表;图解;示意图;[数]线图; vt.用图表示;图解;
n.粉,粉末;粉状物质; vt.在…搽粉; vi.涂粉,变成粉末;
(1) to stay in bed (2) ‘Do you want a drink? ’ ‘No, thanks, I can't stay. ’ (3) stay there and don't move!
stay [steɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.停留;停止;坚持;抑制; vi.继续处于某种状态; n.逗留;延期;倚靠;忍耐;
n.名气,名声;好名声;信誉,声望;荣誉,名望;
n.离婚;分离; vt.与…离婚;分离; vt.& vi.与(某人)离婚,判(某人)离婚;
n.丈夫;〈英〉管家;〈古〉节俭的管理人;船舶管理人; vt.节俭地使用;〈罕〉做…的丈夫;
(1) a museum of modern art (2) a science museum (3) For months Malcolm had wanted to visit the Parisian art museums.
(1) Senator Bentsen has declined to get involved this time around... (2) When July Fourth comes around, the residents of Columbia City throw a noisy party. (3) She was 40 inches around the hips.
(1) She was wrongly accused of stealing. (2) Pain is the body's way of telling us that something is wrong... (3) Nobody seemed to notice anything wrong...
wrongly [ˈrɒŋli] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.<拉>等等,以及其他;
n.传闻,谣言;流言; vt.谣传;
adv.错误地;不正确地;不恰当地;不正直地;
n.家庭作业;功课;
(1) We always get lost in London. (2) We're completely lost. (3) I'm still looking for that lost file.
(1) He equalized with a beautifully flighted shot. (2) mercy/relief flights (= planes taking help to countries where there is a war) (3) the age of supersonic flight
(1) ...a tiny fossil plant, only a few centimetres high. (2) Surf lifesavers removed the 60 centimetre shark by hosing it with fresh water. (3) Round each measurement to the nearest whole inch or centimetre.
centimetre [ˈsentɪmi:tə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.厘米,公分;=“centimeter”(美);
n.许可;许可证;放纵;放荡; vt.特许;发给执照;
n.羊毛;羊毛制品;(幼虫的)毛;羊毛覆盖物;
n.用途;使用能力;运用头脑(或身体)的能力;vt.用,使用;行使,运用;耗费;对待;
(1) It was an inevitable consequence of the decision. (2) It was inevitable that there would be job losses. (3) A rise in the interest rates seems inevitable.
(1) I will contact you later to advise you when to come. (2) I regret to advise you that the course is now full. (3) She advises the government on environmental issues.
(1) Almost all workers heeded a call by the trade unions to stay at home for the duration of the strike. (2) 'Have you got just plain chocolate?' — 'No, I'm afraid there's not much call for that.' (3) You must be feeling exhilarated by the call of the new.
(1) Why waste £50 when you could get it for free? (2) I wasn't expecting you to do it for free... (3) If you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask me.
free [fri:] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.包;缠绕;用…包裹(或包扎、覆盖等);掩护; n.膝毯,披肩,围巾,围脖,头巾,罩衫,外套,大衣;包装纸;〈俚〉机密; vi.缠绕,盘绕(通常与 over, around 等连用);包上,裹上;穿上(衣服等);
(1) a cotton mill (2) sewing cotton (3) a cotton reel
cotton ['kɒtn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.教室,课堂;教学活动,教学方法;
n.棉;棉线;棉织物;(其他植物所生的绒毛状的)棉状物; vi.喜欢;赞成;一致;交往;
vt.指责,责怪;归咎于; n.责备;责任;过失;
adj.<口>渴望,切盼;垂死的,临终的;会死的;快熄灭的; v.“die”的现在分词;
(1) We collected money in behalf of the homeless. (2) On behalf of the department I would like to thank you all. (3) Mr Knight cannot be here, so his wife will accept the prize on his behalf.