(1) a jazz/rock musician (2) He was a brilliant musician. (3) ...one of Britain's best known rock musicians.
musician [mjuˈzɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
pron.他/她/它们;人们,大家;政府,当局;她们;
n.音乐家;
n.钦佩,赞美;引人赞美的人或物;怀着对…的赞美;
adj.不必要的,多余的;无用的,无益的;无须;
(1) the indirect effects of the war (2) to find something out by indirect methods (3) The building collapsed as an indirect result of the heavy rain.
indirect [ˌɪndəˈrekt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.焦虑的,烦恼的;令人担心的;
n.周年纪念日; adj.周年的;周年纪念的;年年的;每年的;
n.考虑,考察;照顾,关心;报酬;尊敬;
adj.间接的;不直截了当的;闪烁其词的;不坦率的;
(1) I waited a long time for him to return. (2) She's returning to Australia tomorrow after six months in Europe. (3) I returned from work to find the house empty.
(1) a serious/severe/considerable disadvantage (2) One major disadvantage of the area is the lack of public transport. (3) There are disadvantages to the plan.
disadvantage [ˌdɪsəd'vɑ:ntɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.不利,劣势,短处;损失;
pron.谁;什么人;关系代词,有先行词;孰;
n.选择(的自由);选项;选择权;选择能力; vt.得到或获准进行选择;调动球员;
adv.错误地;不正确地;不恰当地;不正直地;
(1) the modern industrial world (2) modern European history (3) modern Greek
(1) If you have long curly hair, don't shave it off. (2) The wrong shampoo can leave curly hair in a tangled mess. (3) Dry curly hair naturally for maximum curl and shine.
(1) Don't look so worried! (2) I'm not worried about her─she can take care of herself. (3) Doctors are worried about the possible spread of the disease.
(1) The city is best explored on foot. (2) They explored the land to the south of the Murray river. (3) As soon as we arrived on the island we were eager to explore.
(1) Do you have any plans for the summer? (2) There are no plans to build new offices. (3) Your best plan (= the best thing to do) would be to go by car.
plan [plæn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.计划;打算;平面图;示意图; vt.& vi.计划,打算,设计;
n.商业,交易;生意;事务,业务;职业,行业;
n.雪,雪花;积雪;雪季; vt.使纷纷落下;使变白;下雪;被雪覆盖,被雪阻挡; vi.降雪;
n.公主;王妃(王族女性成员);女巨头,女名家;<古>女王;
(1) It comforted her to feel his arms around her. (2) She comforted herself with the thought that it would soon be spring. (3) The victim's widow was today being comforted by family and friends.
(1) Please make sure all mobile phones are switched off during the performance. (2) Installation of Motorola's mobile phone Tools may affect the performance of this driver. (3) Whatever you chose to do, enjoy this little application for your mobile phone.
(1) (British English)a single honours degree (= for which you study only one subject) (2) He sent her a single red rose. (3) a single-sex school (= for boys only or for girls only)
(1) The challenge for American leadership is this: Can we put our economic house in order?... (2) Some think Stempel's departure will help the company get its financial house in order... (3) The owner knew about the engagement and brought them glasses of champagne on the house.
(1) Jo was absent from the house all the next day. (2) My son Colin has just returned from Amsterdam. (3) ...a group of men travelling home from a darts match.
(1) Stevens wrote him a note asking him to come to his apartment... (2) I'll have to leave a note for Karen. (3) I knew that if I didn't make a note I would lose the thought so I asked to borrow a pen or pencil...
note [nəʊt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.块;街区;<英>大楼,大厦;障碍物,阻碍; vt.阻止;阻塞;限制;
n.注意;笔记;注解;便条; vt.注意;记录;对…加注释;指出;
n.污染(作用);腐败;堕落;沾污;
adj.活动的,可移动的;搬家的,搬运的;感人的; v.move的现在分词;
(1) Our campaign's main purpose is to raise money. (2) The purpose of the book is to provide a complete guide to the university. (3) A meeting was called for the purpose of appointing a new treasurer.
(1) They gave no indication of how the work should be done. (2) There are clear indications that the economy is improving. (3) All the indications are that the deal will go ahead as planned.
indication [ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
v.排除,拒绝( exclude的现在分词);驱逐; prep.除…外,不包括;
n.食品杂货店;食品杂货业;
n.约会;任命;职务;职位;
n.指示;象征;表明;标示;
(1) Most of the houses are built of stone. (2) stone walls (3) a stone floor
(1) an appointment at the dentist's (2) Visit your dentist twice a year for a check-up. (3) But young Putin is also an ordinary boy, frightened by a looming visit to the dentist.
dentist [ˈdentɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
n.圆盘;唱片;磁盘;
pron.我自己,亲自;
n.牙科医生;
n.星期二;
(1) Sue shares a house with three other students. (2) There isn't an empty table. Would you mind sharing? (3) We shared the pizza between the four of us.