(1) a drug that disposes the patient towards sleep (2) the difficulties of disposing of nuclear waste (3) to dispose of stolen property
dispose [disˈpəuz] 📢 UK📢 US
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;
n.质量,品质;美质,优点;才能,能力,技能,素养;品种; adj.优质的,高质量的;上流社会的;
vt.& vi.处理,处置;安排; vt.排列;布置;使倾向于,使有意于;
adj.环球的,环游世界的;
(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...
(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.
(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...
dissuade [dɪˈsweɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.经过验证或证实的; v.证明( prove的过去分词 );检验,试验;
adj.漂亮的;娇小可爱的;机灵的,精明的;矫揉造作的;
红辣椒;
vt.劝阻;劝止;劝戒;
(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 .
(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
product [ˈprɒdʌkt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.性格,品质;特征;[计] 字符;人物,角色; vt.刻,印;使具有特征;
n.(药物等起到的)副作用;
死去;记录,登记签到;归还经登记借出的东西;把…留给其他人照看;
n.产品;结果;乘积;作品;
(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.
every so often [ˈevri səʊ ˈɔfən] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.昂贵的,花钱多的;豪华的;
adv.原来,原先;以前,从前;刚才;先头;
有时,偶尔;
adj.(声音,话语)单调的,无抑扬顿挫的;枯燥无味的;
(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) 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.
glasses [ˈglɑ:sɪz] 📢 UK📢 US
n.眼镜;双筒望远镜;玻璃( glass的名词复数 );玻璃杯;玻璃器皿;眼镜;
n.胡说,废话;荒谬的念头;愚蠢的行为;胡闹; adj.无意义的;荒谬的; int.荒唐;
<口>错过;
依次, 逐一, 每次;
(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) 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.
(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) 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.
glass [ɡlɑ:s] 📢 UK📢 US
更不用说;不消说;
义牙,假牙;
adv.坦白地说;打开天窗说亮话;
n.玻璃;玻璃制品;镜子; vt.给某物加玻璃;反映;使平滑如玻璃; vi.成玻璃状;
(1) She was wearing a new coat. (2) Do I have to wear a tie? (3) Was she wearing a seat belt?
(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.
(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) 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) 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) 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 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.公路;公用通道;干线;途径,方法;
n.驴,毛驴;笨蛋,傻瓜;(美国)民主党的象征;
adj.吸引人的,令人心动的;恳求的; v.(迫切)要求(appeal的现在分词);将…上诉;
(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?
(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.
dispose of [disˈpəuz ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
符合要求;
[法] 唯恐;
解决;将(某物)处理掉;驳倒;将(某物)吃光喝完;
vi.勘查, 探测, 勘探;[医]探查(伤处等),探索,研究; vt.探索, 探究, 仔细查看;
(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) 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.