(1) (old-fashioned)She made haste to open the door. (2) After his first wife died, he married again with almost indecent haste. (3) The letter had clearly been written in haste .
haste [heɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
n.(文章的)一段;经过;通路,通道;旅程,行程;
n.环境,境遇;事实,细节;典礼,仪式; vt.使处于某种特定的情况之下;
n.匆忙,急忙;急速,紧迫;轻率; v.赶紧,匆忙;<古>使快,催促;
n.物体;目标;宾语;客体,对象;vi.不赞成,反对;抱反感; vt.提出…作反对的理由;
(1) The beauty of the city consists in its magnificent buildings. (2) True education does not consist in simply being taught facts. (3) The committee consists of ten members.
consist [kənˈsɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.说明;表明;给…加插图;(用示例、图画等)说明; vi.举例说明;
n.强制,实施,执行;
vi.由…组成;在于;符合;
adj.温柔的;温暖的;轻微的;(味道)不浓的; n.淡味麦芽啤酒;
(1) He would never frighten anyone or cause them any harm . (2) He may look fierce, but he means no harm . (3) The court case will do serious harm to my business.
(1) What frustrates him is that there's too little money to spend on the project. (2) The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather. (3) These questions frustrated me...
(1) He injured his knee playing hockey. (2) Three people were killed and five injured in the crash. (3) This could seriously injure the company's reputation.
injure [ˈɪndʒə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.限制;局限于;禁闭;管制; n.界限,范围;国界;
vt.损害,毁坏;伤害(名誉、自尊等);(尤指事故中)伤害;伤害(感情,自尊心等);
adj.有礼貌的;有教养的,文雅的;上流社会的;应酬的,客套的;
adj.实践的,实际的;可实现的,实用的;注重实际的;可用的;
(1) Howard wanted to be a popular singer, but stage fright crippled him. (2) Reid was forced to bail out of the crippled aircraft. (3) He was crippled by polio as a child.
(1) He was still mourning his brother's death. (2) They mourn the passing of a simpler way of life. (3) Today we mourn for all those who died in two world wars.
(1) There are plans to enlarge the recreation area. (2) Reading will enlarge your vocabulary. (3) We're going to have this picture enlarged.
enlarge [ɪnˈlɑ:dʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.强大的;权力大的;(药)有效地; adv.很;非常;
vt.& vi.扩大,放大;扩展,扩充;拉长说,详述;
n.桩;一堆;绒头;摞; vt.堆起;堆叠;放置;装入; vi.蜂拥,拥挤;
n.伸展,扩大;延长,延期;[医]牵引;电话分机;
(1) The script was good, but those guys butchered it. (2) He owns the butcher's in the main street. (3) Our people are being butchered in their homes.
butcher [ˈbʊtʃə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.承诺,许诺;委任,委托;致力,献身;承担义务;
n.鼻孔;鼻孔内壁;
n.安慰;舒适;使人舒服的事物;给予援助或安慰的人或事; vt.安慰,使舒适;使(痛苦等)缓和;
n.屠夫,屠户;屠杀者,刽子手;残酷的人;肉铺; vt.屠宰;屠杀;弄砸,弄糟;把…处死刑;
(1) the voters' identification of the Democrats with high taxes (2) their increasing identification with the struggle for independence (3) Can I see some identification, please?
identification [aɪˌdentɪfɪˈkeɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.侨民;侨居地;聚居地;聚居人群;
n.责任;职责;责任感,责任心;负责任;
adj.间接的;不直截了当的;闪烁其词的;不坦率的;
n.鉴定,识别;验明;身份证明;认同;
(1) I think they've got a cheek making you pay to park the car. (2) chubby/rosy/pink cheeks (3) He kissed her on both cheeks.
(1) Vegetables such as peppers can overpower the flavor of the stock. (2) Add a splash of lemon juice to flavor the butter. (3) I think the flavor of fresh strawberries is out of this world.
(1) I need to pay off all my debts before I leave the country. (2) an outstanding debt of £300 (3) He had run up credit card debts of thousands of dollars.
(1) I have been a faithful reader of your newspaper for many years. (2) The president will keep the support of the party faithful . (3) a faithful copy/account/description
faithful [ˈfeɪθfl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.忠实的;忠诚的;正确的; n.信徒;
n.良心;道德心;
n.恐怖;惊吓;可怕的东西,难看的人; v.使惊恐;
n.产量;输出;作品;[计]输出信号; vt.输出;
(1) On the last lap three runners were disputing the lead. (2) The issue remains hotly disputed . (3) disputed territory
(1) a mild form of the disease (2) a mild punishment/criticism (3) It's safe to take a mild sedative.
mild [maɪld] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.不诚实的,不老实的;不正直的;狡猾的,阴险的;不可靠的;
adj.温柔的;温暖的;轻微的;(味道)不浓的; n.淡味麦芽啤酒;
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;
n.宴会,盛宴;筵席;宴请,款待; vt.宴请,设宴招待;饮宴,参加宴会; vi.参加宴会;
(1) The Church became increasingly identified with opposition to the regime. (2) You should not identify wealth with happiness. (3) He was not the ‘tough guy ’ the public identified him with.
(1) It's unusual for the trees to flower so early. (2) She has a very unusual name. (3) It's not unusual for young doctors to work a 70-hour week (= it happens often) .
unusual [ʌnˈju:ʒuəl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.爪子;手;<俚>笔迹; vt.用爪抓;用蹄触;盘弄;艰苦地行走; vi.用爪子抓;翻找;
vi.不同意;不一致;不适合;不符;
vt.传达,表达;显示:清晰地揭示;表明;传染:扩散; vi.通讯;交际;相连;相通;
adj.不常见的,不普通的,难得的,罕有的;异乎寻常的,例外的,奇异的;独特的;与众不同的;
(1) Olympic glory in the 100 metres (2) I do all the work and he gets all the glory. (3) She wanted to enjoy her moment of glory.
glory [ˈglɔ:ri] 📢 UK📢 US
n.抗议;反对;申明;vi.抗议;断言; vt.抗议;声明反对;断言;
n.怜悯;同情;可惜的事;憾事; vt.对…表示怜悯;对…感到同情;
n.大树枝;
n.光荣,荣誉;壮观,壮丽;(对上帝的)赞颂;非常美的事物; vi.得意,自豪;骄傲;
(1) to extend a fence/road/house (2) There are plans to extend the no-smoking area. (3) to extend a deadline/visa
(1) [不可数名词]The disease has left her with permanent lameness. (2) [不可数名词]The disease has left her with permanent lameness. (3) He was aware that she was lame in one leg...
(1) He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example... (2) He was the ideal of manly beauty. (3) For his shrunk shank and his big manly voice.
(1) I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages. (2) She is always boasting about how wonderful her children are. (3) He openly boasted of his skill as a burglar.