(1) French air traffic controllers have begun a three-day strike in a dispute over pay... (2) Staff at the hospital went on strike in protest at the incidents. (3) ...their recognition of the workers' right to strike...
(1) The children are already learning to multiply and divide. (2) 2 multiplied by 4 is/equals/makes 8 (2×4 = 8) . (3) multiply 2 and 6 together and you get 12.
(1) ...0.5 milligrams of mercury. (2) RESULTS: The drugs and charred drugs per milligram contain a constant number of microscopic characteristic particles. (3) By comparison, a cup of milligram Starbucks brewed coffee contains 330 milligrams in 473 milliliters.
(1) a sympathetic listener (2) I did not feel at all sympathetic towards Kate. (3) I'm here if you need a sympathetic ear (= sb to talk to about your problems) .
(1) She was awarded the Nobel Peace prize. (2) He won first prize in the woodwind section. (3) There are no prizes for guessing (= it is very easy to guess) who she was with.
(1) a course designed primarily for specialists (2) The problem is not primarily a financial one. (3) ...a book aimed primarily at high-energy physicists...
primarily [praɪˈmerəli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.妻子,太太;夫人,老婆;已婚妇女;
n.岛,岛屿; vt.使孤立;
n.收入,进款;进来的动作;进入;
adv.首先;首要地,主要地;根本上;本来;
(1) I'd convinced myself (that) I was right. (2) I've been trying to convince him to see a doctor. (3) You'll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job.
(1) She tried to stop the flow of blood from the wound. (2) an endless flow of refugees into the country (3) to improve traffic flow (= make it move faster)
(1) The accounts were formally approved by the board. (2) Although not formally trained as an art historian, he is widely respected for his knowledge of the period. (3) ‘How do you do? ’ she said formally.
(1) She was lying face downwards on the grass. (2) The garden sloped gently downwards to the river. (3) It was a policy welcomed by world leaders from the US president downwards.
downwards [ˈdaʊnwədz] 📢 UK📢 US
n.注意,注意力;照料,关怀;殷勤; int.[口令]立正;
adj.尖的,尖锐的;严厉的,直截了当的;突出的;显然的; v.“point”的过去式和过去分词;
尚可;(确保对方同意或理解)如何;可允许(的);正确的;
adv.向下,往下;(年代等)以来,以后;日趋没落;
(1) They were climbing up a narrow mountain road... (2) I ran up the stairs and saw Alison lying at the top... (3) He was up a ladder sawing off the tops of his apple trees...
(1) ...the sunniest April in Britain for more than sixty years. (2) ...a lively widow in her sixties. (3) In the sixties there were the deaths of the two Kennedy brothers and Martin Luther King.
sixty ['sɪkstɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.极小的,微小的; n.小孩子;[医]癣;
vt.拥有;掌握,懂得;主宰;缠住,迷住;
num.六十;
adj.<口>渴望,切盼;垂死的,临终的;会死的;快熄灭的; v.“die”的现在分词;
(1) I think this band is going to be huge. (2) This is going to be a huge problem for us. (3) The party was a huge success.
(1) a 30-million-euro deal (2) the value of the euro against the dollar (3) 10 million euro
euro ['jʊərəʊ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.欧元;
n.优先,优先权;(时间,序上的)先,前;优先考虑的事;[数]优先次序;
n.历史,历史学;发展史;履历,经历;(某地的)沿革;
n.(外)孙女;
(1) surely we should do something about it? (2) It's surely only a matter of time before he is found, isn't it? (3) surely you don't think I was responsible for this?
(1) Our son's having problems with his reading and writing (= at school) . (2) a writing case (= containing paper, pens, etc.) (3) Only later did she discover a talent for writing.
writing [ˈraɪtɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.额外的,附加的;另外的,追加的;补充;外加;
n.外貌,外观;出现,露面;[哲]现象;
n.假期,休假;[古] 空出,撤出,辞去; vi.度假;
n.文字;写作;文章;笔迹; v.写( write的现在分词);写信;
(1) a logical thing to do in the circumstances (2) It was a logical conclusion from the child's point of view. (3) a logical argument