(1) jams made with fruit juice concentrate (2) mineral concentrates found at the bottom of rivers (3) In this lecture I shall concentrate on the early years of Charles's reign.
(1) All donations will be gratefully received. (2) He nodded gratefully. (3) I would be grateful if you could send the completed form back as soon as possible.
(1) Have you seen that article about young fashion designers? (2) article 10 of the European Convention guarantees free speech. (3) articles of clothing
(1) You need brains as well as brawn (= intelligence as well as strength) to do this job. (2) one of the best scientific brains in the country (3) He's always been the brains of the family.
(1) We've all been guilty of selfishness at some time in our lives. (2) the guilty party (= the person responsible for sth bad happening) (3) He pleaded guilty to murder.
(1) The main topic of conversation was Tom's new girlfriend. (2) The article covered a wide range of topics. (3) The weather is a constant topic of conversation in Britain…
(1) He believed his immortal soul was in peril. (2) The howling wind sounded like the wailing of lost souls (= the spirits of dead people who are not in heaven) . (3) There was a feeling of restlessness deep in her soul.
soul [səʊl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.(与单数名词连用,指整体中的)每一个;每…一次的;所有可能的;完全可能的;
n.灵魂;精神;幽灵;人; adj.美国黑人文化的;
n.结论;结局;断定,决定;推论;
vt.修建,建造;构成;创立;[数]作图; n.结构(物);构想;概念;
(1) The canoe floated upside down on the lake. (2) [名词前不常用]The painting looks like it's upside down to me. (3) The police turned the whole house upside down looking for clues.
(1) This pen is useless. (2) He knew it was useless to protest. (3) It's useless worrying about it.
useless [ˈju:sləs] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.依靠,倚赖,仗恃;信任,信赖;
adj.无用的,无效的;无价值的;差劲的;不怎么样的;
adv.几乎,差不多;将近;快要;近乎;
n.友情,友谊;友善的关系;友善,好意;
(1) I was shocked at the swearing. (2) A promoter swearing you did side deals with him so you could split my overages! (3) He reported the boy to the headmaster for swearing at a teacher.
(1) the role of the teacher in the classroom (2) She refused to take on the traditional woman's role. (3) In many marriages there has been a complete role reversal (= change of roles) with the man staying at home and the woman going out to work.
(1) She took me into her confidence and told me about the problems she was facing. (2) He is said to be very much in the President's confidence. (3) I could never forgive Mike for betraying a confidence.
(1) prompt action was required as the fire spread. (2) prompt payment of the invoice would be appreciated. (3) Please be prompt when attending these meetings.
vt.把…除外;不计; prep.除…外; conj.[口语]要不是;除非;除…以外; vi.反对,表示异议(与 to 或 against连用);
(1) He was amused to see how seriously she took the game. (2) Janet was not amused (= she was annoyed or angry) . (3) Playing with water can keep children amused for hours.
(1) The trial was adjourned following the presentation of new evidence to the court. (2) The presentation of prizes began after the speeches. (3) The Mayor will make the presentation (= hand over the gift) herself.
(1) every now and then he regretted his decision. (2) They visit us every other week. (3) We see each other every now and again .
every ['evrɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.使惊恐,使恐慌;吓走,赶走; vi.害怕,惊恐;
vt.& vi.写;写信;写作;作曲;
adj.(与单数名词连用,指整体中的)每一个;每…一次的;所有可能的;完全可能的;
conj.除非,如果不; prep.除了,…除外;
(1) This may sound trivial, but I assure you it is quite important! (2) Mr Brownson, I assure you King's an old enemy of mine. (3) He hastened to assure us that the press would not be informed.
(1) His arms swung as he walked. (2) A set of keys swung from her belt. (3) As he pushed her, she swung higher and higher (= while sitting on a swing) .
(1) the relative merits of the two plans (2) the position of the sun relative to the earth (3) They now live in relative comfort (= compared with how they lived before) .