(1) She was taken to hospital after her collapse at work. (2) the collapse of share prices/the dollar/the market (3) a state of mental/nervous collapse
(1) Life was harder then because neither of us had a job. (2) Things were very different back then . (3) She grew up in Zimbabwe, or Rhodesia as it then was.
(1) Society does not know how to deal with hardened criminals (= people who regularly commit crimes and are not sorry for what they do) . (2) (especially North American English)a career criminal (3) This is a criminal waste of resources.
criminal [ˈkrɪmɪnl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.介绍;引言,导言;采用,引进;新采用的东西;
n.刷子,画笔;灌木丛;小冲突; vt.刷;掠过;擦;轻触; vi.刷;擦过;
n.罪犯,犯人; adj.刑事的;犯罪的;可耻的;
vt.使能够,提供做…的权利[措施];使可能;授予权利或方法;
(1) She arrived shortly after us. (2) I saw him shortly before he died. (3) I'll be ready shortly.
(1) to make greatly/grossly/wildly exaggerated claims (2) She has an exaggerated sense of her own importance. (3) He looked at me with exaggerated surprise.
(1) I'm off now. See you tomorrow. (2) She's leaving tomorrow. (3) (especially British English)They arrive a week tomorrow/tomorrow week (= after a week, starting from tomorrow) .
(1) Use wood of at least 12 mm thickness. (2) The board is available in four thicknesses. (3) The jacket was lined with a double thickness (= two layers) of fabric.
(1) full of enthusiasm (2) ‘I don't mind, ’ she said, without much enthusiasm. (3) The news was greeted with a lack of enthusiasm by those at the meeting.
enthusiasm [ɪnˈθju:ziæzəm] 📢 UK📢 US
n.电影院,戏院;戏剧工作;演戏;手术室;
n.资源;物力,财力;办法;智谋;
n.教授;(大学的)讲师,教员;自称者,宣称者;
n.热情,热忱;热衷的事物;宗教的狂热;
(1) I sold my car to James for £800. (2) I sold James my car for £800. (3) They sold the business at a profit/loss (= they gained/lost money when they sold it) .
(1) I cut myself on a knife. (2) I wrote a message to myself. (3) I found myself unable to speak.
myself [maɪˈself] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.然后,后来地;以后;之后;继;
adv.无疑;一定,确实;(回答)当然,好;保管;
vt.& vi.说服;劝说;使相信;使信服;
pron.我自己,亲自;
(1) insert coins into the slot and press for a ticket. (2) They inserted a tube in his mouth to help him breathe. (3) Position the cursor where you want to insert a word.
(1) september is here, bringing with it a chill in the mornings. (2) He left the company by mutual consent last september. (3) New owners will have to wait until september before moving in.
september [sepˈtembə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.相等地;平等地;公正地;平均;
adj.有用的,有益的,有帮助的;令人满意的;
n.九月;[电影]情怀九月天;
n.鼓;鼓状物;鼓声;石首鱼; vt.击鼓;连打;反复讲;鼓吹; vi.击鼓;连打;拍翅;
(1) He chopped some wood for the fire. (2) a plank of wood (3) All the furniture was made of wood .
(1) [只用于名词前] household bills/chores/goods (= connected with looking after a house and the people living in it) (2) low-income/one-parent, etc. households (3) the head of the household
(1) The prime minister has been briefed by her parliamentary aides. (2) The carpet was a wedding present from the prime minister. (3) The prime minister has promised that Israel will play a constructive role.
(1) She was in a relaxed, confident mood. (2) The teacher wants the children to feel confident about asking questions when they don't understand. (3) I'm confident that you will get the job.
(1) His efforts to get a job proved unsuccessful. (2) They were unsuccessful in meeting their objectives for the year. (3) She made several unsuccessful attempts to see him.
(1) She moved the sheaf of papers into position... (2) You can move the camera both vertically and horizontally... (3) She waited for him to get up, but he didn't move...
(1) He smiled suddenly, exposing a set of amazingly white teeth. (2) Miles of sand are exposed at low tide. (3) My job as a journalist is to expose the truth.