(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.
(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.
object [ˈɔbdʒikt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.悲伤;悲痛;悲伤的事;
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;
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;
n.拂晓,黎明;天亮;旦;天明;
(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) [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.
civilian [səˈvɪliən] 📢 UK📢 US
n.间隔;幕间休息;(数学)区间;
n.平民,百姓;市民;文官;民法学者; adj.民用的;平民的;
n.装饰,装潢;装饰品;装饰图案,装饰风格;奖章;
vt.安慰,慰问; n.控制台,操纵台;演奏台;悬臂;肘托;
(1) to find personal fulfilment (2) [不可数名词]the fulfilment of a dream (3) to fulfil your dream/ambition/potential
(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) a fanciful gold border (2) The economic gloom of the early 1980s was relieved by fanciful architecture. (3) ...fanciful ideas about Martian life...
(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) 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) 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) 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 director resigned in protest at the decision. (2) The announcement raised a storm of protest . (3) a protest march
protest [ˈprəutest] 📢 UK📢 US
n.鸽子;<非正式>易受骗的人;<非正式>责任;
n.脸颊,脸蛋;无礼而放肆的行为,厚颜;半边屁股;两侧相对的物体; vt.对…无礼地说话;
vt.忽视,不顾;[法律]驳回(诉讼);
n.抗议;反对;申明;vi.抗议;断言; vt.抗议;声明反对;断言;
(1) the Iberian peninsula (= Spain and Portugal) (2) ...the political situation in the Korean peninsula... (3) I had walked around the entire peninsula.
(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) 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) 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) 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.
landlord [ˈlændlɔ:d] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.把…带错路;把…引入歧途;
n.房东,地主;店主;
vt.允许;承认;给予;准许(做某事); vi.容许;考虑;
vt.铺设;为…铺平道路;安排;n.(用砖石)铺(地); adj.(宝石)密镶的;
(1) military training/intelligence (2) a military coup (3) military uniform
(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.
(1) French literature (2) great works of literature (3) I've read all the available literature on keeping rabbits.
literature [ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.盖子;限制;[口]果盖;[口]遮盖; vt.给…盖盖子;
adj.跛腿的,残废的;
n.文学;文学作品;文献;著作;
n.死亡数,死亡率;必死性,必死的命运;
(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) 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) 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.