(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) 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) .
tomorrow [təˈmɔrəu] 📢 UK📢 US
n.气候;水土,风土;(社会思想等的)趋势,倾向;思潮;
adv.在明天,在明日; n.明天;最近,不远的将来;
adj.新鲜的;淡水的;新的;无经验的; adv.刚;最新的; n.开始;新生;泛滥;淡水流;
vt.拒绝;拒绝承认;拒绝…占有;否认知情;
(1) a rowing/sailing boat (2) a fishing boat (3) You can take a boat trip along the coast.
(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) financial planning (2) The trip needs careful planning... (3) The new system is still in the planning stages.
planning [ˈplænɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.字母表;字母系统;入门,初步;
n.计划;规划; v.“plan”的现在分词;计划;设计;
adv.永远;不断地,无休止地;老是,经常; n.永恒;极长的一段时间;
adv.稍微;有点;达到某种程度; n.少量;某些数量;某种程度;
(1) We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. (2) I'm thoroughly confused. (3) a thoroughly professional performance
thoroughly [ˈθʌrəli] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.彻底地;认真仔细地;完全地;非常;
n.打印机;印刷机;印刷商,印刷厂;印刷业从业人员,印花工;
n.用途;使用能力;运用头脑(或身体)的能力;vt.用,使用;行使,运用;耗费;对待;
n.讨论,谈论;详述,论述;
(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) 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) 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) a person of high/average/low intelligence (2) He didn't even have the intelligence to call for an ambulance. (3) intelligence reports
intelligence [ɪn'telɪdʒəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.会议;全体与会者;国际公约;惯例,习俗,规矩;
adv.近似地,大约;许;
n.智力;聪颖;情报;情报机构;
n.陈述;报告;介绍;赠送;
(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) 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) 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.
(1) She arrived shortly after us. (2) I saw him shortly before he died. (3) I'll be ready shortly.
shortly [ˈʃɔ:tli] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.立刻,马上;简单地,扼要地;唐突地,简慢地;在即;
adv.相当,非常,颇;
adj.戏剧的,戏剧性的;引人注目的;激动人心的;
n.瞬间,片刻;时刻;重要,紧要;[物]力矩;
(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.
unsuccessful [ˌʌnsəkˈsesfl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.数字零;零位;零摄氏度;没有任何…; vi.归零;瞄准;聚焦;
adj.不成功的,失败的;碌碌无为;
conj.尽管;虽然;但是;然而;
vt.分配,散布;散发,分发;把…分类;[电]配电;
(1) twist the wire to form a circle. (2) He grabbed me and twisted my arm behind my back. (3) Her face twisted in anger.
(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) 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) 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
adj.不幸运的,倒霉的;不吉祥的;不顺利的;不凑巧的;
n.刑罚,惩罚;严厉对待;<口>给吃苦头;
n.罪犯,犯人; adj.刑事的;犯罪的;可耻的;
n.发音;读法;发音方法;发音方式;
(1) The windows had been bricked up. (2) a brick wall (3) They put their money into bricks and mortar.
(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) 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.
(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.