(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) 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.(物体的)飞行;航班;飞翔;楼梯的一段; vi.成群地迁徙或飞行; vt.射击;使惊飞;
n.万亿;兆;[英]百万兆;大量; adj.万亿的; num.数万亿;
n.层;浓度;厚(度);最厚的部分;
adj.受约束的,克制的; v.控制( control的过去式和过去分词 );管理;限制;克制;
(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) 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) 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) 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
vt.安装;安顿,安置;任命;使…正式就职;
n.艺术;艺术作品;(需要技术、工艺的)行业;文艺(包括绘画、雕塑、建筑、音乐、舞蹈、戏剧、文学等); vi.thou art 即 you are,对一人讲话时用; adj.艺术的;(为)艺术家的;艺术品的;具有艺术性的; vt.& vi.[口语](把…)装饰得古色古香,(把…)装饰得古怪而有艺术趣味,把…装饰得有艺术价值;把…加以艺术乔装,使艺术化[仅用于 art up 短语中];
(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 downward slope of a hill (2) the downward trend in inflation (3) She was trapped in a downward spiral of personal unhappiness.
downward [ˈdaʊnwəd] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.向下的,往下的; adv.向下地,下行地;
n.娱乐,消遣;招待,款待;娱乐节目;
n.注意,观察;话语;评论,谈论,; vt.& vi.评论;觉察;
n.发展,进化;被发展的状态;新生事物,新产品;开发区;
(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) 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
adv.在明天,在明日; n.明天;最近,不远的将来;
n.机器,机械;机械般的人;核心; vt.用机器制造,用机器加工; vi.被机器切削;
adv.不管到什么程度;无论如何;然而;可是; conj.不管怎样;
n.思考;想法,思想;意见;见解; adj.有思想的;有理性的; v.“think”的现在分词;
(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.
prime minister [praim ˈministə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.劝告,忠告;(商业)通知;建议;(政治,外交上的)报导,报告;
n.分歧,意见不合;异议,争论;不一致;不适合;
n.方面;面貌;方位,方向;形势;
n.总理,首相;
(1) She was born in the fifties. (2) He retired in his fifties. (3) I probably look as if I'm in my fifties rather than my seventies.
(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) 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.感兴趣的;拥有权益的;有成见的; v.使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词);
n.证明书;文凭,结业证书; vt.发给证明书;用证书证明(或认可);
n.罪犯,犯人; adj.刑事的;犯罪的;可耻的;
vt.训练;使有纪律;处罚;使有条理; n.训练;纪律;学科;符合行为准则的行为(或举止);
(1) attempted rape/murder/robbery (2) ...a case of attempted murder... (3) The attempted coup took place in January.
(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) 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) 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