(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 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) 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) 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.
boast [bəust] 📢 UK📢 US
n.一群;包裹;(纸牌的)一副;一组; vt.& vi.(把…)打包;塞进;拥进;(使)聚集成团; vt.挑选;压紧;携带;拧紧; vi.包装;紧挤在一起;便于折叠收藏的;匆忙离去(有时与 off 连用);
(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
(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) 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.
(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) (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 .
(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) 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.
(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.
identify [aɪˈdentɪfaɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.表现,象征;代表,代理;扮演;作为示范; vi.代表;提出异议;
n.察觉,觉悟,意识;
vt.识别,认出;确定;使参与;把…看成一样; vi.确定;认同;
vt.加强,增强;增加营养物;使体力增加;鼓励,使(意志等)坚定; vi.构筑防御工事;
(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.薄雾;视线模糊不清;液体喷雾; vt.(使)蒙上薄雾;(使)模糊; vi.下雾;变模糊;
n.鉴定,识别;验明;身份证明;认同;
n.(口技演员使用的)木偶;玩偶;纨绔子弟;漂亮的姑娘; vt.把…打扮漂亮;
vt.提出;介绍;引进;作为…的开头;
(1) a mild form of the disease (2) a mild punishment/criticism (3) It's safe to take a mild sedative.
(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.目标,目的;球门;终点;得分;
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;
adj.鲁莽的,不顾危险的;粗心大意的;满不在乎的;胆大妄为;
vt.忍耐;容忍; vi.持续,持久;忍耐;
(1) irregular teeth (2) an irregular outline (3) irregular meals