(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.
(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.
(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) 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.错误,过失;[法]误审,违法;[数]误差;
vi.受痛苦;受损害;变糟;变差; vt.忍受;容忍;容许;遭受;
vi.不赞成; vt.反对,否决;持相反的意见;
n.观众,听众,读者;读者;接见;拥护者,爱好者;
(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) 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) 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) 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) 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) Yogurt is made from active cultures. (2) to do/take a throat culture (3) a culture of cells from the tumour
culture ['kʌltʃə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.使人发笑;逗乐;使消遣;娱乐;
n.骑脚踏车兜风,骑脚踏车消遣;
n.文化;[生物学](微生物等的)培养;修养;养殖; vt.培植,培养;
v.擦光;磨光;修改;润色; n.光泽剂,擦亮剂;擦亮,磨光;优美,优雅,精良;
(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) 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) lord Beaverbrook (2) the lord Chancellor (3) the lord Mayor
lord [lɔ:d] 📢 UK📢 US
n.主;领主;上帝;(英国用以称呼法官、主教或某些男性贵族成员,表示尊敬)大人; vi.逞威风;
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.运货汽车,机动卡车;
n.男朋友;情郎;
(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) 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) 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 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.
n.星期一,周一,礼拜一;[人名] [英格兰人姓氏] 蒙迪来源于古诺斯语人名,含义是“保护”(protection);[人名] [英格兰人姓氏] 蒙迪绰号,星期一,来源于古英语(曾流传生于星期一是幸运的,生于星期五是不幸运的);[人名] [爱尔兰姓氏] 蒙迪盖尔语姓氏的英语形式,含义是“Eoin之仆的儿子”(son of the servant of Eoin);
n.创伤;伤口;伤害; v.伤;伤害;“wind”的过去式和过去分词;
(1) a long-distance/cross-country/marathon , etc. runner (2) a list of runners (= horses in a race) and riders (3) a drug runner
runner ['rʌnə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
pron.任何人,无论谁;随便哪一个人; n.<口语>重要的人,有声名的人;平常人;
vt.促进,推进;提升,助长;促销;使(学生)升级; vi.成为王后或其他大于卒的子;
尚可;(确保对方同意或理解)如何;可允许(的);正确的;
n.[体育运动]赛跑者;[棒球]跑垒者,[橄榄球]带球者;逃亡者;送信人,跑腿者;
(1) Turn the box on its side. (2) Have you any idea of its value? (3) The dog had hurt its paw.