(1) ‘Do you think all this money will change your life? ’ ‘certainly not. ’ (2) Without treatment, she will almost certainly die. (3) certainly, the early years are crucial to a child's development.
(1) It happened─whether by accident or design ─that the two of them were left alone after all the others had gone. (2) The tiles come in a huge range of colours and designs. (3) a course in art and design
(1) The primary aim of this course is to improve your spoken English. (2) Our primary concern must be the children. (3) Good health care is of primary importance.
(1) Many people do not like the idea of experiments on animals. (2) the country's brief experiment in democracy (3) I've never cooked this before so it's an experiment.
(1) Polish banks can still take two or three weeks to clear a cheque... (2) Sotomayor, the Cuban holder of the world high jump record, cleared 2.36 metres. (3) After that they drove clear over to St Paul.
(1) His expression changed from surprise to one of amusement. (2) The expression in her eyes told me something was wrong. (3) facial expressions
expression [ɪk'spreʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.原始的;独创的;最初的;新颖的; n.原文;原型;原件;怪人;
n.仇敌;敌军;危害物; adj.敌人的;敌方的;与敌对力量相关的;
n.表现,表示,表达;表情,脸色,态度,腔调,声调;[数]式,符号;词句,语句,措辞,说法;
pron.任何人;任何一个;谁;
(1) The central argument is that capitalism sows the seeds of its own destruction (= creates the forces that destroy it) . (2) a tidal wave bringing death and destruction in its wake (3) weapons of mass destruction
(1) He turned abruptly and walked away... (2) He turned to his publicist and jokingly asked, 'What's next?'… (3) They turned their telescopes towards other nearby galaxies...
(1) Most of us do our food shopping in the supermarket... (2) How do those prawns find their way from Norway to the supermarket shelf? (3) The supermarket offers a rich supply of different commodities.
n.[语]声调,语调;[画]色调,色泽,明暗;[乐]乐音,全音,全音程;[医](正常的)健康状态; vt.使更健壮;定调;使变调子;[摄影术]给…上色; vi.带有某种腔调;呈现某种色彩;(颜色)调和(与 with 连用);
(1) There is no immediate prospect of peace. (2) A place in the semi-finals is in prospect (= likely to happen) . (3) There's a reasonable prospect that his debts will be paid.
(1) to pack/unpack a suitcase (2) It did not take Andrew long to pack a suitcase. (3) The suitcase is rather heavy.
suitcase [ˈsu:tkeɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.手提箱;衣箱;
n.伸展,扩大;延长,延期;[医]牵引;电话分机;
adv.粗鲁地;不礼貌地;猛烈地;突然地;
adj.尖的,尖锐的;严厉的,直截了当的;突出的;显然的; v.“point”的过去式和过去分词;
(1) It's perfectly normal to feel like this. (2) It's perfectly good as it is (= it doesn't need changing) . (3) You know perfectly well what I mean.
perfectly [ˈpɜ:fɪktli] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.不整洁的,凌乱的;懒散的;不干净利落的,不简练的;不适宜的; v.使不整洁;使杂乱无章;
adv.完美地;理想地;完全地;无瑕疵地;
pron.其中的哪一个; n.可能的选择;
adj.逻辑(上)的;符合逻辑的;推理正确的;合乎常理的;
(1) a player from the opposing side (2) It is time for opposing factions to unite and work towards a common goal. (3) I have a friend who has the opposing view and felt that the war was immoral...
(1) a disturbing piece of news (2) There was something about him she found disturbing... (3) There are disturbing reports of killings at the two centres.
(1) The final team selection will be made tomorrow. (2) the random selection of numbers (3) selection criteria
selection [sɪ'lekʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.角,触角;号角,喇叭;角质;角状物; vi.不请自来;闯入;
adj.灵巧的;熟练的;技术好的;
n.主管,主任;董事,理事;负责人,监督者;导演;
n.选择,挑选;被挑选的人[事物];选萃;[生]选择,淘汰;
(1) I excused myself and ran back to the telephone... (2) Police believe the gunmen ran off into the woods... (3) ...when I was running in the New York Marathon...
(1) Our plan succeeded. (2) He succeeded in getting a place at art school. (3) I tried to discuss it with her but only succeeded in making her angry (= I failed and did the opposite of what I intended) .
(1) Bob spent fifteen months alone on his yacht. Ann, meanwhile, took care of the children on her own. (2) The doctor will see you again next week. meanwhile, you must rest as much as possible. (3) Stress can be extremely damaging to your health. Exercise, meanwhile, can reduce its effects.
meanwhile [ˈmi:nwaɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.完全地;完整地;完全,彻底,全部,一干二净;很,非常,充分,十分,万分;
n.权威;权力;学术权威;[复数]当权者;
adv.同时,其间; n.其时,其间;
adj.不愿意的,不情愿的;勉强的;厌恶的;不甘;
(1) air/water pollution (2) to reduce levels of environmental pollution (3) beaches covered with pollution