(1) an urgent appeal for information (2) a problem that requires urgent attention (3) ‘Can I see you for a moment? ’ ‘Is it urgent? ’
urgent [ˈɜ:dʒənt] 📢 UK📢 US
pron.(who的宾格)谁;
adj.急迫的;催促的;强求的;极力主张的;
n.驾驶员,司机;驱动器,驱动程序;驱逐者,驱赶者;(高尔夫球)球棒;
adj.家庭的,家的;国内的;驯养的;热心家务的; n.佣人;国货;
(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) 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) 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.
(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.
then [ðen] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.实践的,实际的;可实现的,实用的;注重实际的;可用的;
adv.那时;然后;那么;话说回来; adj.当时的;那时的;
adv.(究竟)在哪儿; conj.无论什么地方;各处,处处;
n.解决;溶解;溶液;答案;
(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) 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.
confident [ˈkɒnfɪdənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.确信的,深信的;有信心的,沉着的;大胆的,过分自信的;厚颜无耻的; n.知己;心腹朋友;
n.数字;算术;图解;轮廓; vi.计算;出现;扮演角色; vt.计算在内;估计;推测;认为;
n.地面,地板;楼层;底部;议员席; vt.铺地板;击败,打倒;
n.描述;形容;种类;类型;
(1) the downward slope of a hill (2) the downward trend in inflation (3) She was trapped in a downward spiral of personal unhappiness.
(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.生产,制作;产品;产量;夸张的行动或形象,小题大做;
n.牙科医生;
n.罪犯,犯人; adj.刑事的;犯罪的;可耻的;
n.伤害,损害;受伤处;伤害的行为;
(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
adv.不管到什么程度;无论如何;然而;可是; conj.不管怎样;
adj.乐意的,愿意的;自愿的,心甘情愿的; v.will的现在分词;决心;用意志力驱使;
vt.限制,限定;约束,束缚;
n.智力;聪颖;情报;情报机构;
(1) to express/feel sympathy for sb (2) I have no sympathy for Jan, it's all her own fault. (3) I wish he'd show me a little more sympathy.
(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.
expose [ɪk'spəʊz] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.准确的;严密的;精密的,精确的; vt.要求;苛求;迫使;强求;
n.测量,测度;措施;程度;尺寸; vt.测量;估量; vi.测量;测量(大小,容量,尺寸等);
vt.揭露,揭发;使暴露;使遭受;使曝光;
n.骑脚踏车兜风,骑脚踏车消遣;
(1) She arrived shortly after us. (2) I saw him shortly before he died. (3) I'll be ready shortly.
(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) a financial reward (2) a reward for good behaviour (3) The company is now reaping the rewards of their investments.
reward [rɪ'wɔ:d] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.仅仅,只不过;只是;纯粹;全然;
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;
adv.心理上,精神上;智力上;
n.报酬;报答;赏金;酬金; vt.酬谢,奖赏;报答,惩罚;
(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) 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) [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) 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.
thickness [ˈθɪknəs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.层;浓度;厚(度);最厚的部分;
adv.起初,原来;独创地,独出心裁地;自来;本;
n.物体;目标;宾语;客体,对象;vi.不赞成,反对;抱反感; vt.提出…作反对的理由;
n.泥,泥淖;没价值的东西,污物;<美俚>咖啡;诽谤的话; vt.抹泥;钻入泥中;
(1) an ugly face (2) an ugly building (3) an ugly incident
(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.