(1) He's got no right to keep dumping his problems on me. (2) Just dump your stuff over there─we'll sort it out later. (3) Did you hear he's dumped his girlfriend?
(1) It happened─whether by accident or design ─that the two of them were left alone after all the others had gone. (2) The tiles come in a huge range of colours and designs. (3) a course in art and design
(1) She will treat you and respect you asfull equal and easily fall in love with you. (2) Take it around trying to stuck somewhere, fall in love a lot. (3) Meet someone, fall in love, live ever after.
(1) She has a poor complexion and pock marks on her forehead. (2) She dabbed iodine on the cuts on her forehead. (3) A curl of black hair fell loosely across his forehead.
(1) a weekly/monthly magazine (2) a magazine article/interview (3) Her designer clothes were from the pages of a glossy fashion magazine.
magazine [ˌmæɡəˈzi:n] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.痛苦的;(肉体)疼的;费力的,(工作)困难的;讨厌的,使人厌烦的;
n.学校作业,课堂作业,课外作业;
n.例子,实例;情况;要求,建议;[法]诉讼手续; vt.举…为例;
n.弹药库;杂志;弹仓;胶卷盒;
(1) It's only a small improvement, but at least it's a step in the right direction . (2) Support came from an unexpected direction. (3) Let us approach the subject from a different direction.
direction [dəˈrekʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.保存,保留;保护;防腐;维护,保持;
n.方向,指南;指挥,指导,管理;用法说明,指示,命令,吩咐;导演,(乐队)指挥;
adj.巨大的;庞大的;极大的;
vi.打盹儿,打瞌睡;假寐; vt.打瞌睡度过; n.瞌睡;
(1) ...80 million gallons of water a day. (2) ...a gasoline tax of 4.3 cents a gallon. (3) One fifth of a gallon or four fifths of a quart of liquor.
(1) Some people will gain weight, no matter how hard they try to slim. (2) Some people do gain weight after they stop smoking. (3) She was a small gray - blonde woman with a tendency to gain weight.
(1) popular holiday destinations like the Bahamas (2) to arrive at/reach your destination (3) Our luggage was checked all the way through to our final destination .
(1) This is probably a bad idea, but what the hey! (2) My new bike's nice, hey? (3) Thanks for your help, hey.
hey [heɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.自尊;骄傲;自满;(狮)群; vt.以…而自豪, 得意于…; vi.自豪,骄傲,得意;
int.(用以引起注意,表示惊异或询问)嘿,喂;你好!(表示问候);咳; n.干草(等于hay);
n.乙醇,酒精;含酒精的饮料;
vt.想,设想;想像;料想,猜想;误认为; vi.想象;猜想,推测;
(1) an automobile accident (2) the automobile industry (3) Each of the outstanding automobile design is the perfect combination of aesthetics and engineering.
(1) I could hear voices in the next room. (2) to speak in a deep/soft/loud/quiet, etc. voice (3) ‘I promise, ’ she said in a small voice (= a quiet, shy voice) .
(1) She's always dieting but she never seems to lose any weight. (2) dietary fibre (3) to have a healthy, balanced diet
diet [ˈdaɪət] 📢 UK📢 US
n.曼谷(泰国首都);[地名] [泰国] 曼谷;
例如,比如;拿 ... 来说;
vi.出现,显现;出庭,出场;演出;发表;
n.日常饮食;规定饮食; vt.& vi.(使)节制饮食; vi.节食;进规定饮食;
(1) Doctors issued a warning against eating any fish caught in the river. (2) to give sb fair/advance/adequate warning of sth (3) The bridge collapsed without (any) warning .
(1) The work was done according to her instructions. (2) Everything went according to plan . (3) The salary will be fixed according to qualifications and experience.
(1) He claimed political asylum. (2) He's not entitled to claim unemployment benefit. (3) She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered.
claim [kleɪm] 📢 UK📢 US
达到高标准;不辜负;实行;履行;
n.饿,饥饿;欲望; vt.& vi.(使)饥饿; vi.渴望;
vi.受痛苦;受损害;变糟;变差; vt.忍受;容忍;容许;遭受;
vt.声称;断言;需要;索取; vi.提出要求; n.(根据权利而提出的)要求;声称;断言;索赔;
(1) Cutting our costs is the only way forward . (2) We are not getting any further forward with the discussion. (3) The project will go forward (= continue) as planned.
(1) to put sth on temporary/permanent display (2) The exhibition gives local artists an opportunity to display their work. (3) She displayed her bruises for all to see.
(1) The origin of pebble stove in China and several development phases are reviewed. (2) When he had heard the quotation, it was a pebble. (3) Now now! Don't take so many biscuits; You are not the only pebble on the beach.
pebble [ˈpebl] 📢 UK📢 US
对…疯狂;
vt.识别,认出;确定;使参与;把…看成一样; vi.确定;认同;
vt.声称;断言;需要;索取; vi.提出要求; n.(根据权利而提出的)要求;声称;断言;索赔;
n.卵石;水晶;水晶透镜;卵石花纹; vt.用卵石铺;用石子扔;使纹理粗糙;
(1) Who wants an ice cream? (2) Desserts are served with cream or ice cream. (3) They stuffed themselves with ice creams, chocolate and lollies.
(1) Denise: You'll never lose weight if you listen to your stomach. (2) Say your goal is lose weight by dieting and cutting off sweets. (3) He is walking proof that people can lose weight quickly.
(1) The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating. (2) He tends to exaggerate the difficulties. (3) I'm sure he exaggerates his Irish accent (= tries to sound more Irish than he really is) .
(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) My wife is pregnant. (2) I was pregnant with our third child at the time. (3) a heavily pregnant woman (= one whose baby is nearly ready to be born)