(1) one of the most exciting developments in biology in recent years (2) They waited and waited for something exciting to happen. (3) an exciting prospect/possibility
(1) He was very unlucky not to win. (2) By some unlucky chance, her name was left off the list. (3) Some people think it's unlucky to walk under a ladder.
unlucky [ʌn'lʌkɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.不幸运的,倒霉的;不吉祥的;不顺利的;不凑巧的;
n.[体育运动]赛跑者;[棒球]跑垒者,[橄榄球]带球者;逃亡者;送信人,跑腿者;
aux.将要;必须;可以;应该;
vt.& vi.写;写信;写作;作曲;
(1) an artistic arrangement of dried flowers (2) a work of great artistic merit (3) the artistic director of the theatre
artistic [ɑ:'tɪstɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
int.请; vt.& vi.使高兴;使满意;讨人喜欢;讨好;
adj.艺术的;有美感的;风雅的;(尤指)有美术才能的;
adj.向上的,上升的;升高的; adv.向上地,上升地;
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;
(1) We must stop him from seeing her somehow. (2) somehow or other I must get a new job. (3) somehow, I don't feel I can trust him.
(1) ...the debut single from the new five-piece fronted by singer Melissa Heathcoate. (2) Officers will crack down on lunatic motorists who speed or drive too close to the car in front... (3) 'What's with this guy?' demanded an American voice in the row in front.
(1) in the top/middle/bottom drawer of the desk (2) He opened a drawer in his writing-table. (3) You can be assured the matter will be closely investigated and the necessary remedial actions taken.
(1) We interviewed each individual member of the community. (2) The minister refused to comment on individual cases. (3) respect for individual freedom
individual [ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.温柔的;温暖的;轻微的;(味道)不浓的; n.淡味麦芽啤酒;
vt.压下,压低;使沮丧;使萧条;使跌价;
adj.个人的;独特的;个别的; n.个人;个体;
vt.(商业)通知,报告;提议,建议; vi.接受劝告,商量;建议,提供意见;
(1) heart/liver/kidney, etc. disease (2) health measures to prevent the spread of disease (3) an infectious/contagious disease (= one that can be passed to sb very easily)
(1) I gave you specific instructions. (2) ‘I'd like your help tomorrow. ’ ‘Can you be more specific (= tell me exactly what you want) ? ’ (3) children's television programmes aimed at a specific age group
specific [spəˈsɪfɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.热情,热忱;热衷的事物;宗教的狂热;
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.公司,商号;作伴,伴侣,客人;连队,中队;(社交)集会,聚会;
adj.明确的;特种的;具体的;[免疫学]特效的; n.特效药;特性;细节;显著的性质,特性;
(1) a big department store (2) a health food store (3) a liquor store
store [stɔ:(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.正确的;合适的;(举止言谈)符合公认准则的;符合公认的准则的; vt.改正;[数学、物理学]校正;(试卷)改错;批改; vi.纠正错误;调整;校准(常与 for 连用);
(1) He has brought much of the present crisis on himself... (2) ...the government's present economic difficulties... (3) ...his struggle to reconcile the past with the present.
(1) We should take some comfort from the ability of the judicial system to fight back against corruption. (2) The teenage attackers fled when the two men fought back... (3) He is still fighting for his life in hospital.
(1) Mozart clearly enjoyed good health throughout his twenties and early thirties. (2) She became quite a notable director in the thirties and forties. (3) He is thirty inches round the middle.
(1) I was wearing false eyelashes and a sweater two sizes too small. (2) Look at the false police reports that omitted or misstated crucial facts. (3) In the early seventies I wore false eyelashes, as was the fashion.
false [fɔ:ls] 📢 UK📢 US
n.事件,事变;小插曲;敌对行动;骚乱; adj.[法]附带的;[光]入射的;易有的,附随的;
n.宇宙;天地万物; 经验领域;
adj.虚伪的;不正的,非法的;假造的,摹造的;临时的; adv.欺诈地;叛卖地;
n.[诗]节奏,韵律;[医]节律,规律;[乐]节拍;[艺]调和;
(1) a bird's nest with two eggs in it (2) a species of bird (3) The area has a wealth of bird life.
(1) to move slowly (2) Please could you speak more slowly? (3) The boat chugged slowly along.
slowly [ˈsləʊli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.(大学、银行等规模大的)机构;惯例,制度,规定,建立;社会事业机构;<口>名人,名物;
n.点;要点;得分;标点; vt.(意思上)指向;削尖;加标点于;指路; vi.表明;指向;
adv.缓慢地,慢吞吞地,慢腾腾地;慢条斯理地,不慌不忙地,袅袅;迟钝,痴痴呆呆地;逐步;
adj.我的(I的所有格形式); int.啊呀;天啊;
(1) The theatre was evacuated when rain poured through the roof at the Liverpool Playhouse... (2) Go straight through that door under the EXIT sign... (3) Use a proper fish knife and fork if possible as they are designed to cut through the flesh but not the bones...
(1) Are you absolutely certain about this? (2) I'm not certain who was there. (3) To my certain knowledge he was somewhere else at the time (= I am sure about it) .