(1) She was too drunk to remember anything about the party. (2) His only way of dealing with his problems was to go out and get drunk . (3) They got drunk on vodka.
(1) When I look over and see Terry I tingle all over. (2) Here's the essay for you to look over. (3) It can help to have an impartial third party look over your work.
(1) It was in aid of a worthwhile cause (= a charity, etc.) . (2) The smile on her face made it all worthwhile. (3) High prices in the UK make it worthwhile for buyers to look abroad.
worthwhile [ˌwɜ:θˈwaɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
v.入睡;长眠;懈怠;静止不动;
adj.值得做的;值得花时间的;有价值的;合算;
n.武器,兵器; vi.武装,提供武器;
一种;
(1) The tourists signaled the driver to pull over. (2) The man decided to pull over to see if he could help. (3) The cop ordered him to pull over.
pull over [pul ˈəuvə] 📢 UK📢 US
<美>银行支票员;
n.习惯,习性;气质;宗教服装; vt.给…穿衣服;打扮;
vt.靠边停车;
n.幸运符;
(1) I could feel anger boiling up inside me. (2) (British English) Bring the soup to the boil , then allow it to simmer for five minutes. (3) (North Amercian English) Bring the soup to a boil .
(1) It's a long grind to the top of that particular profession. (2) the daily grind of family life (3) She grinds out romantic novels at the rate of five a year.
(1) He had once looked into buying his own island off Nova Scotia... (2) It should also look into the possibilities of wind-generated electricity. (3) A special prosecutor was appointed by South Korea's National Assembly to look into the claims.
look into [luk ˈɪntuː] 📢 UK📢 US
放低; 放下;使失望; 失信;
n.日出(时分),黎明;<诗>日出的地方,东方;
n.小睡,打盹;一种牌戏;绒毛;孤注一掷; vi.打瞌睡;疏忽; vt.使起毛;
在…里查资料;深入地检查;调查;观察;
(1) cheap perfume/jewellery/shoes (2) I was tired of his cheap jokes at my expense. (3) He's just a cheap crook.
cheap [tʃi:p] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.便宜的,廉价的;劣质的,低劣的;小气的,可鄙的; adv.便宜地;卑鄙地;
adj.不会的,不稳的,摇摆的;
n.运气;好运;机遇;命运; vi.交好运,走运;侥幸成功;
v.小睡一下,睡午觉;打盹儿;眯盹儿;
(1) There are other restaurants where you can eat less expensively. (2) expensively dressed/furnished (3) That dress was an expensive mistake .
expensive [ɪkˈspensɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.昂贵的,花钱多的;豪华的;
并非偶然地; 故意地;特地; 特有的目的;
n.(尤指女子的)发式,发型;
adj.有耐性的;能容忍的; n.患者;病人;病号;
(1) a long soak in a hot bath (2) Please run a bath for me (= fill the bath with water) . (3) I think I'll have a bath and go to bed.
(1) There is no known cure but the illness can be treated. (2) Doctors cannot effect a cure if the disease has spread too far. (3) The cure took six weeks.
(1) She was the last surviving member of the family. (2) Of the six people injured in the crash, only two survived. (3) Some strange customs have survived from earlier times.
(1) a severe asthma attack (2) Bronchial asthma is a common disease and frequently encountered disease of respiratory apparatus. (3) asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by reversible airway obstruction, airway hyperresponsiveness, and airway inflammation.
asthma [ˈæsmə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.汇率,兑换率;
饱受,厌烦;
n.<医>气喘,哮喘;
n.尊敬;敬意;荣誉;光荣; vt.尊敬,给以荣誉; [美国英语] =honour;
(1) Pour a kettle of boiling water over the onions. (2) Rinse the cooked pasta with boiling water. (3) Bubbles are rising from the bottom of the boiling water.
boiling water [ˈbɔɪlɪŋ ˈwɔ:tə] 📢 UK📢 US
仓皇;
n.麻烦事,纰漏;汤;开水;
n.命令;秩序;规则,制度;次序; vt.命令;订购;整理; vi.下订单;
adj.懒惰的;没精打采的;慢吞吞的;
(1) "that is correct, Meg," he answered in his cold, dead voice. (2) Dig over any ground that is clear of crops and plants. (3) To an extent, that is the reason for the meeting.
(1) Sometimes we eat out of doors. (2) We had to eat out all the time. It ended up costing a fortune. (3) There are those who eat out for a special occasion, or treat themselves.
eat out [i:t aut] 📢 UK📢 US
[体]深吸气;
n.日落(时),薄暮;晚霞;黄昏; adj.定期废止的;
在外吃饭;侵蚀;<口>默默忍受痛苦; 极为悲伤;
n.动产;财物;家眷;亲属;
(1) Never take it for granted that one will be popular with anybody anywhere anything. (2) Most people would like to be popular with others, but not everyone can achieve this goal.
be popular with [bi: ˈpɔpjulə wið] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.仁慈的,宽恕的,温和的,(情形)良好的,顺利的,(处罚)宽大的;
adv.绝对地;完全地;毫无疑问地;[语]独立地,分离地;
对…有影响,对…起作用,产生效果;
受…欢迎;
(1) fancy a drink? (2) She didn't fancy (= did not like) the idea of going home in the dark. (3) Do you fancy going out this evening?
(1) After lunch she decided on impulse to take a bath. (2) I used to take a bath twice a day last year, morning and night. (3) I take a bath shower before I go to bed.
(1) The nurse shook the thermometer and put it under my armpit... (2) shake the rugs well and hang them for a few hours before replacing on the floor... (3) As soon as he got inside, the dog shook himself...
(1) I'd like to drink a glass of cool boiled water. (2) Here's some boiled water. Have a drink whenever you're thirsty. (3) I'd like to have some boiled water.
(1) a relatively inexpensive hotel (2) ...a variety of good inexpensive restaurants. (3) Several Linux productivity applications are also free or inexpensive, potentially saving even more money.
(1) It was clear that she wanted to discuss some private matter... (2) Until the matter is resolved the athletes will be ineligible to compete... (3) If your ordinary life is out of control, then retreating into a cosy ritual will not improve matters...
matter [ˈmætə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.赞赏;称赞;欣赏;<美口>想要;
由于, 鉴于;基于;
n.拳击;装箱;做箱(或盒)的材料;箱形的罩(或框); v.将…装入盒中(box的ing形式);
n.事件;(讨论、考虑等的)问题;重要性;物质; vi.要紧,重要;化脓;有重大影响;有重要性;
(1) Our house is worth about £100 000. (2) How much is this painting worth? (3) to be worth a bomb/packet/fortune (= a lot of money)
worth [wə:θ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.<医>风湿病;
n.会计人员,会计师;
adj.值得的;有…的价值;等值的;有…的财产; n.财富,财产;价值;
n.懒骨头;懒汉;
(1) I'm feeling a bit tipsy. (2) The wine has made him a trifle tipsy. (3) He is a bit tipsy.
tipsy [ˈtɪpsi] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.喝醉的;由醉引起的;不稳的;歪斜的;
n.巧克力;巧克力糖;巧克力色; adj.(含有)巧克力的;巧克力色的;
adj.可爱的;令人愉快的;亲切友好的;慷慨大方的; n.美女,美人,佳人;漂亮的东西;
和…简单谈谈;
(1) gay men (2) I didn't know he was gay. (3) Is she gay?
gay [geɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.关系;联系;浪漫关系;血缘关系;
adj.快乐的,愉快的;同性恋的;艳丽的,华丽的;放荡的,无法无天的; n.同性恋者(尤指男性);
就…争论[辩论];
vt.& vi.出版,发行;发表,宣布(结婚等);公布,颁布;出版…的著作;
(1) Years of dislike boiled over and blows were exchanged. (2) Onions can be boiled and pulped to a puree. (3) Check every 20 minutes that the water has not boiled away.