(1) It is impossible to be sure about the value of land. (2) You can be sure about their interest in it.
be sure about [bi: ʃuə əˈbaut] 📢 UK📢 US
把稳；
n.网球；
vt.& vi.迁移；重新安置；
adj.挑战性的；引起兴趣的；令人深思的； v.挑战，质疑(challenge的现在分词)；
(1) I was late, but fortunately the meeting hadn't started. (2) fortunately for him, he was very soon offered another job. (3) fortunately, the weather that winter was reasonably mild...
fortunately [ˈfɔ:tʃənətli] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.（使）吃得过多；
n.出纳员； vt.解雇；抛弃；
adv.幸运地；
n.（物体的）飞行；航班；飞翔；楼梯的一段； vi.成群地迁徙或飞行； vt.射击；使惊飞；
(1) rinse the cooked pasta with boiling water. (2) She rinsed the mud from her hands. (3) I wanted to rinse the taste out of my mouth.
(1) disposable assets/capital/resources (2) a person's disposable income (= money they are free to spend after paying taxes, etc.) (3) (North Amercian English)disposable diapers
(1) Be careful to tell off - color joke at work. (2) The old man like to tell off - color joke. (3) The farmers used a special system of counting to tell off their sheep.
tell off [tel ɔf] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.沉思的；体贴的；缜密思考过的，深思熟虑的；
n.经济学；经济，国家的经济状况；
adj.著名品牌的；
责备，斥责；分派；
(1) Britain still boasts the cheapest postal service... (2) We have started a campaign for better nursery and school services... (3) ...the BBC World service.
(1) If the warranty is limited, the terms may entitle you to a replacement or refund. (2) Golden parachutes entitle them to a full year's salary if they get booted out of the company. (3) How does one entitle the queen when speaking directly to her?
(1) hate mail (= letters containing cruel comments) (2) a hate campaign (= cruel comments made about sb over a period of time in order to damage their reputation) (3) a look of hate
(1) Some of the finest drinking glasses are made from lead crystal. (2) Nervously clutching our glasses of chilled wine, we gathered on the terrace. (3) Its influence can make you view life through rose-coloured glasses.
(1) He alleged that they had hired an assassin to dispose of him. (2) We will have to dispose of the mice in the attic. (3) These goods are difficult to dispose of.
(1) You're bound to mistime a tackle every so often. (2) every so often he would turn and look at her. (3) every so often the horse's heart and lungs are checked.
(1) to be in a difficult situation (2) You could get into a situation where you have to decide immediately. (3) We have all been in similar embarrassing situations.
(1) in other words, kissing can be as an effective exercise to prevent the development of wrinkles. (2) in other words, with hard work any obstacle can be overcome. (3) in other words, why some people always standing on the opposite side of consumers do?
in other words
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第一次世界大战；
巾；
换句话说；就是说；
adv.很少，罕见；难得；不大；
(1) to receive an old-age/a retirement pension (2) a disability/widow's pension (3) a state pension
(1) I tried to dissuade him from giving up his job. (2) They were going to set off in the fog, but were dissuaded. (3) Doctors had tried to dissuade patients from smoking...
(1) She has been looking after the day-to-day running of the school. (2) I have organized the cleaning on a day-to-day basis , until our usual cleaner returns. (3) I am a vegetarian and use a lot of lentils in my day-to-day cooking.
(1) (business 商)We need new product to sell (= a new range of products) . (2) dairy/meat/pharmaceutical, etc. products (3) investment in product development
(1) It is a purely academic question. (2) The whole thing's academic now─we can't win anyway. (3) You have to do well academically to get into medical school.
(1) It's stupid really. I lost my contact lenses. I need to get some new ones. (2) Wearing my contact lenses seemed to make them worse. (3) Daily wear contact lenses with monthly replacements.
contact lenses [ˈkɔntækt [lenz]] 📢 UK📢 US
v.确信；
adj.可接受的；合意的；（社会上）认同的；（礼物等）令人满意的；
n.隐形眼镜；接触镜，隐形镜( contact lens的名词复数 )；
adv.明确地；确切地；一定地；肯定地； int.（表强烈的肯定）当然；
keep one's promise
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n.绷带； vt.用绷带绑扎；
遵守诺言；守约；说一是一；
n.高度，海拔；高地；身高；绝顶，顶点；
对…大声喊；呼叱；叱喝；叱；
(1) road users (2) computer software users (3) a user manual
(1) We keep all our glass and china in this cupboard. (2) She has a fine collection of Bohemian glass. (3) In case of emergency, break the glass and press the button.
(1) Chlorine is used to disinfect water. (2) Plough deeply in 30cm, and insolate in the sun to disinfect. (3) disinfect the wound before you bandage it up.
disinfect [ˌdɪsɪnˈfekt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.劝阻；劝止；劝戒；
n.尿；小便；下泉；
vt.除去（感染），给…消毒；
adj.顽皮的；不听话的；粗俗的；下流的；
(1) Try to persuade him to come. (2) Please try and persuade her. (3) She's always easily persuaded.
(1) The various elements of the novel fail to cohere. (2) The scriptwriter helped him to adapt his novel for the screen. (3) This adaptation perfectly captures the spirit of Kurt Vonnegut's novel.
(1) an increase in worldwide sales (2) The story has attracted worldwide attention. (3) We have 2 000 members worldwide.
worldwide [ˈwɜ:ldwaɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
用…造成（用于原材料显而易见的场合）；
adj.全世界的； adv.遍及全球地；
折叠；草拟；（使）停下；排好队伍；
n.形状，形式；外形；方式；表格； vt.形成；构成；组织；塑造； vi.形成，产生；排队，整队；
(1) There is no incentive for people to save fuel. (2) tax incentives to encourage savings (3) Many companies in Britain are keen on the idea of tax incentives for R&D.
(1) The college principal promised to look into the matter. (2) ‘promise not to tell anyone! ’ ‘I promise. ’ (3) They arrived at 7.30 as they had promised .