(1) His treatment was a combination of surgery, radiation and drugs. (2) What an unusual combination of flavours! (3) Technology and good management. That's a winning combination (= one that will certainly be successful) .
(1) the best thing to do when entering unknown territory is smile. (2) the world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are stronger at the broken places. (3) Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.
(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) The word ‘politics ’ is derived from a Greek word meaning ‘city ’. (2) He derived great pleasure from painting. (3) The new drug is derived from fish oil.
(1) The main criterion is value for money. (2) What criteria are used for assessing a student's ability? (3) The most important criterion for entry is that applicants must design and make their own work...
(1) A simple error of judgement meant that there was not enough food to go around. (2) a grave error (= a very serious mistake) (3) a glaring error (= a mistake that is very obvious)
error [ˈerə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.资格,授权;条件,限制;合格证书;n.资格;限制;学历;
n.语法;语法书;(学术的)基本原理;(人的)语言知识及运用能力;
n.商人;实业家;
n.错误,过失;[法]误审,违法;[数]误差;
(1) a tall woman with greying hair (2) His hair was greying at the sides. (3) She's riding the grey.
(1) The bore of the gun remained fixed on me. (2) He had not been able to fix his position... (3) The satellite fixes positions by making repeated observations of each star.
(1) He was charged with possessing a shotgun without a licence. (2) The gallery possesses a number of the artist's early works. (3) I'm afraid he doesn't possess a sense of humour.
possess [pə'zes] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.拥有;掌握,懂得;主宰;缠住,迷住;
n.军队;陆军;团体;野战军;
n.走向;趋向;时尚,时髦; vi.倾向;趋势;
n.兄弟;同事,同胞;同志; int.(表示生气或吃惊)我的老兄!;
(1) Oil and water do not mix. (2) Oil does not mix with water. (3) mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.
(1) good/bad/adverse publicity (2) There has been a great deal of publicity surrounding his disappearance. (3) The trial took place amid a blaze of (= a lot of) publicity .
(1) She is a frequent traveller to Belgium. (2) He passed the time chatting with fellow travellers. (3) New Age travellers
traveller ['trævələ(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.旅行者,旅客;[机]移动式起重机;[船](铁杆或缆索上的)活环,带有活环的铁杆;
vt.预防;阻碍;阻止;[宗教]引领; vi.阻挠,阻止;
n.毫米;
n.劝告,忠告;(商业)通知;建议;(政治,外交上的)报导,报告;
(1) She pulled the curtain aside. (2) Stand aside and let these people pass. (3) He took me aside (= away from a group of people) to give me some advice.
(1) a small town located 30 miles south of Chicago (2) The offices are conveniently located just a few minutes from the main station. (3) The restaurant is located near the cathedral...
(1) disapproval of his methods (2) to show/express disapproval (3) He shook his head in disapproval .
disapproval [ˌdɪsəˈpru:vl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.性的,有性别的;性欲的;生殖的;[生]有性的;
n.总经理;行政部门;[计算机]执行指令; adj.执行的;管理的;政府部门的;
n.出口,通道;退场;退去,退出;死亡; vi.离开;退出;退场;去世;
n.不赞同,反对;非难;
(1) Have you had an answer to your letter? (2) As if in answer to our prayers, she offered to lend us £10 000. (3) I rang the bell, but there was no answer.
(1) Robin never really liked him at all... (2) There were no roads at all... (3) The general was an unattractive man to all but his most ardent admirers...
(1) No one could possibly take exception to his comments. (2) All his novels are set in Italy with the exception of his last. (3) All students without exception must take the English examination.
(1) honestly! Whatever will they think of next? (2) You can't honestly expect me to believe that! (3) I honestly can't remember a thing about last night.