(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 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) Cook over a gentle heat. (2) We went for a gentle stroll. (3) a little gentle exercise
gentle [ˈdʒentl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.神秘的,诡秘的;难以理解的,不可思议的;魔;玄妙;
adj.温和的;文雅的;高尚的; vt.使温和;使驯服; n.蛆;饵;
vt.欢迎,迎接;致敬,致意;(景象,声音等)映入眼帘;
vt.运送,运输;流放;使欣喜若狂; n.运输;运输船(机),运输系统;狂喜;流放犯;
(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.
debt [det] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.巨大的;庞大的;极大的;
n.悲痛;危难,不幸;贫困;[法]扣押财物; vt.使痛苦,使忧伤;[法]扣押(财物);使贫困;
n.债务;负债情况;义务;罪,过失;
n.踝,踝关节;脚脖子;
(1) boats of every description /all descriptions (2) Their money came from trade of some description. (3) medals, coins and things of that description
(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) 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) 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) .
(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) 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
n.地区;教区;〈美〉(各州众议员)选举区;行政区,市区; vt.把…分区;
adj.忠实的;忠诚的;正确的; n.信徒;
n.不足,缺点;缺少;缺少量;不足额;
vt.& vi.(使)闪烁,(使)闪亮; n.闪光,闪亮;闪现;流露;
(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) 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
vt.隐藏,隐瞒,遮住;
n.鉴定,识别;验明;身份证明;认同;
adj.不间断的;不停的;多次重复的;频繁的;
vt.& vi.混合,混淆; vi.混进,与…交往;
(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) 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.
(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.
flavor [ˈfleɪvə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.察觉,觉悟,意识;
n.熔炉,火炉;极热的地方;严峻的考验或磨难;
n.味;韵味;特点;香料; vt.给…调味;给…增添风趣;
adj.过剩的;多余的; n.剩余额;公积金;顺差;盈余;
(1) A note of discord surfaced during the proceedings. (2) marital/family discord (3) The discord of his music was hard on the ear.