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) They have imprisoned an innocent man. (2) She was found innocent of any crime. (3) He was the innocent party (= person) in the breakdown of the marriage.
(1) everyday objects such as cups and saucers (2) Glass and plastic objects lined the shelves. (3) Her sole object in life is to become a travel writer.
(1) She tried desperately to engage him in conversation . (2) It is a movie that engages both the mind and the eye. (3) He is currently engaged as a consultant.
(1) a fanciful gold border (2) The economic gloom of the early 1980s was relieved by fanciful architecture. (3) ...fanciful ideas about Martian life...
fanciful [ˈfænsɪfl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.(指人)富于幻想的;(指物)设计或装饰新颖奇特的;奇怪的,稀奇的;不现实;
n.帝国,帝国领土;帝权,君权,最高统治权;大企业组织; adj.新古典风格的;
adj.无辜的,无罪的;清白的;天真无邪的;无知的; n.无辜者;头脑简单的人;天真无邪的人;
adj.美味的,可口的;有趣的;;喷香;
(1) She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. (2) The earthquake plunged entire towns over the edge of the cliffs. (3) Stock markets plunged at the news of the coup.
(1) The accident could have been prevented. (2) He is prevented by law from holding a licence. (3) Nothing would prevent him from speaking out against injustice.
(1) He handed over the money with typical bad grace. (2) He didn't even have the grace to look embarrassed. (3) Their graces the Duke and Duchess of Kent.
(1) literary criticism/theory (2) It was Chaucer who really turned English into a literary language. (3) a literary man
literary [ˈlɪtərəri] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.文学(上)的;精通文学的;爱好文学的;从事文学研究(或写作)的;
vt.与…相像,类似于;
n.工资名单;工资总支出,工薪总额;
n.(发明等的)公开;泄露,揭露;开诚布公的话;被公开的事情,被披露的秘闻;
(1) Late again! What's your excuse this time? (2) There's no excuse for such behaviour. (3) His excuse for forgetting her birthday was that he had lost his diary.
(1) [常用于名词前]He left the army and returned to civilian life. (2) The safety of civilians caught up in the fighting must be guaranteed. (3) ...the country's civilian population.
adj.正确的;合适的;(举止言谈)符合公认准则的;符合公认的准则的; vt.改正;[数学、物理学]校正;(试卷)改错;批改; vi.纠正错误;调整;校准(常与 for 连用);
(1) The first edition was published in 2002. (2) He works for a company that publishes reference books. (3) Most of our titles are also published on CD-ROM.
publish [ˈpʌblɪʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.出版,发行;发表,宣布(结婚等);公布,颁布;出版…的著作;
n.[乐]主题;主旋律;题目,话题;(学生的)作文; adj.以奇想主题布置的;
n.门廊,游廊;自贬;弯腰,驼背;屈服; vt.& vi.屈服,忍辱;弯腰;倾斜;自贬;
adj.不可能的,做不到的;难以忍受的;不会有的,不能相信的; n.不可能;不可能的事;
(1) French literature (2) great works of literature (3) I've read all the available literature on keeping rabbits.
(1) The children are already learning to multiply and divide. (2) 2 multiplied by 4 is/equals/makes 8 (2×4 = 8) . (3) multiply 2 and 6 together and you get 12.
(1) A trailer was attached to the rear of the truck. (2) There are toilets at both front and rear of the plane. (3) A high gate blocks the only entrance to the rear .
(1) Looking at the crowds out shopping, you could be forgiven for thinking that everyone has plenty of money. (2) The government has agreed to forgive a large part of the debt. (3) forgive my interrupting but I really don't agree with that.
(1) (figurative)As a child he would often escape into a dreamworld of his own. (2) They were glad to have escaped the clutches of winter for another year. (3) She was lucky to escape punishment.
(1) His expression changed from surprise to one of amusement. (2) The expression in her eyes told me something was wrong. (3) facial expressions
expression [ɪkˈspreʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.挨饿;[非正式用语] 饥饿;受饿;[古语] 冻死; vt.使挨饿;饿死;
n.表现,表示,表达;表情,脸色,态度,腔调,声调;[数]式,符号;词句,语句,措辞,说法;
vt.通知;使活跃,使充满;预示; vi.通知;告发;
adj.错误的;不正确的;秕谬;讹;
(1) It was her first official engagement . (2) I had to refuse because of a prior engagement . (3) The general tried to avoid an engagement with the enemy.
(1) the Iberian peninsula (= Spain and Portugal) (2) ...the political situation in the Korean peninsula... (3) I had walked around the entire peninsula.
(1) His landlord doubled the rent. (2) The landlord refused to serve him because he considered him too drunk. (3) My landlord is so nosy. He comes by twice a month to inspect my apartment.
(1) He has been late on numerous occasions. (2) The advantages of this system are too numerous to mention. (3) Sex crimes were just as numerous as they are today...
(1) a key/sensitive/controversial issue (2) This is a big issue ; we need more time to think about it. (3) She usually writes about environmental issues.