(1) The job requires skill and an eye for detail. (2) What made him remarkable as a photographer was his skill in capturing the moment. (3) We need people with practical skills like carpentry.
skill [skɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.损害,毁坏;伤害(名誉、自尊等);(尤指事故中)伤害;伤害(感情,自尊心等);
adj.精确的;绝对的;严格的,严谨的;[植]笔直的;
n.技能,技巧;熟练,巧妙;才能,本领;
n.翅膀,翼;飞翔;派系,派别; vi.飞行; vt.为…装上翼;使或使能飞行;飞过;
(1) new laws on Sunday trading (= shops being open on Sundays) (2) Supermarkets everywhere reported excellent trading in the run-up to Christmas. (3) Shares worth $8 million changed hands during a day of hectic trading.
(1) She became famous through her association with the group of poets. (2) The seaside had all sorts of pleasant associations with childhood holidays for me. (3) The cat soon made the association between human beings and food.
association [əˌsəʊʃɪ'eɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.日记,日志;日记簿;
n.协会,社团;联合,联系;联想;
pron.谁的;那个人的,那些人的;他的,他们的;
n.技能,技巧;熟练,巧妙;才能,本领;
(1) I'm not normally allowed to stay out late. (2) It's normally much warmer than this in July. (3) It normally takes 20 minutes to get there.
normally [ˈnɔ:məli] 📢 UK📢 US
v.咳嗽( cough的现在分词 );(从喉咙或肺中)咳出;(突然)发出刺耳的噪音;
adv.正常地;通常地,一般地;按说;论理;
adj.惭愧的,羞耻的,害臊的;难为情;
pref.表示“又,再”之义;
(1) new equipment for the sports club (2) The equipment of the photographic studio was expensive. (3) a useful piece of equipment for the kitchen
(1) She is still a little unsteady on her feet after the operation. (2) an unsteady hand (3) The boy was very unsteady and had staggered around when he got up...
unsteady [ʌnˈstedi] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.真正;精确地,正确地;忠实的,诚实地;正当地;
vt.改变;更改;改建(房屋);(人)变老; vi.改变;修改;
adj.不坚固的;不一贯的;摇晃的;无常的;
n.机会;适当的时机良机;有利的环境,条件;
(1) brown eyes (2) brown bread (3) dark brown shoe polish
(1) Her evidence suggests a different interpretation of the events. (2) It is not possible for everyone to put their own interpretation on the law. (3) Dreams are open to interpretation (= they can be explained in different ways) .
(1) the splitting of the atom (2) Two atoms of hydrogen combine with one atom of oxygen to form a molecule of water. (3) A methane molecule is composed of one carbon atom attached to four hydrogens.
(1) a zebra's black and white stripes (2) a white tablecloth with red stripes (3) She wore a bright green jogging suit with a white stripe down the sides...
(1) He claimed political asylum. (2) He's not entitled to claim unemployment benefit. (3) She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered.
claim [kleɪm] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.声称;断言;需要;索取; vi.提出要求; n.(根据权利而提出的)要求;声称;断言;索赔;
n.恐怖,可怕的事物;嫌恶,痛恨;讨厌的人或事;〈口〉非常丑恶;
vi.抱怨,诉苦;申诉,控诉,抗议; vt.诉说,申诉,控告[后面常跟从句];
adv.轻轻地,轻巧地;轻松地,轻快地;轻易地,容易地,不费力地;轻率地;
(1) Fashion is constantly changing. (2) Heat the sauce, stirring constantly. (3) She suggests that women are under constant pressure to be abnormally thin...
(1) Mexico city (2) the city of York (3) The city turned out to welcome the victorious team home.
city ['sɪtɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.到达,来;发生;
n.城市;全市居民;(由国王或女王授予特权,通常有大教堂的)特许市;(由政府授予特权的)特权市;
n.利益,好处;救济金,津贴;义演,义卖;恩惠,恩泽; vt.有益于,有助于;使受益;得益,受益;
n.代理人;律师;
(1) We eagerly anticipated the day we would leave school. (2) When Scott reached the South Pole he found that Amundsen had anticipated him. (3) (formal)a fast anticipatory movement by the goalkeeper
(1) What do you like to do in your spare time? (2) The statue has been dated as 5 th century BC. (3) Older boys put them up to painting the statue red.
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) She remained bitterly opposed to the idea of moving abroad. (2) They are totally opposed to abortion. (3) Our views are diametrically opposed on this issue.
(1) The school was originally very small. (2) She comes originally from York. (3) originally, we had intended to go to Italy, but then we won the trip to Greece.
(1) You must ask permission for all major expenditure. (2) The school has been refused permission to expand. (3) No official permission has been given for the event to take place.
permission [pəˈmɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.允许;批准,正式认可,认可;
adv.有规律地,按时,照例,按部就班地;整齐地,有条不紊地;经常,不断地;定期地;
n.限制,限定;拘束,束缚;管制;
n.桔子,橙子;[植]桔树;橙色;桔色; adj.橙色的;橘色的;桔红色的;
(1) a permanent job (2) permanent staff (3) They are now living together on a permanent basis.
(1) This is the Berlin Olympic venue, is not like this spider web? (2) A spider is weaving a web under the eaves. (3) At the moment I'm working on a poisonous protein produced by the funnel spider.
(1) I wouldn't advertise the fact that you don't have a work permit. (2) to advertise a product/a business/your services (3) The cruise was advertised as the ‘journey of a lifetime ’.
(1) a political/financial crisis (2) the government's latest economic crisis (3) The business is still in crisis but it has survived the worst of the recession.
(1) He stood there with his arms lifted above his head. (2) I lifted the lid of the box and peered in. (3) (figurative)John lifted his eyes (= looked up) from his book.
(1) Although not essential, some prior knowledge of statistics is desirable. (2) This information must not be disclosed without prior written consent . (3) Visits are by prior arrangement .