There's a big age gap between them (= a big difference in their ages). 他们的年龄相差很大。
ways of calculating the age of the earth 计算地球年龄的方法
He was tall for his age (= taller than you would expect, considering his age) . 以他的年龄，他算高个子。
She was beginning to feel her age (= feel that she was getting old) . 她开始感到自己上年纪了。
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He started playing the piano at an early age . 他幼年开始弹钢琴。
All ages admitted. 老幼均可入内。
Children over the age of 12 must pay full fare. 12岁以上儿童须购全票。
He left school at the age of 18. 他18岁读完中学。
She needs more friends of her own age. 她需要更多的同龄朋友。
children from 5–10 years of age 5至10岁的儿童
Young people of all ages go there to meet. 不同年龄的年轻人都去那里聚会。
When I was your age I was already married. 我在你这个年纪时已经结婚了。
...under age smoking. 未成年吸烟
Whisky loses strength as it ages. 存放时间越久，威士忌的口味越淡。
...the age of steam and steel. 蒸汽和钢铁时代
...items of Bronze age pottery. 青铜器时代的陶器
He waited what seemed an age... 他等了似乎很长时间。
The bus took absolutely ages to arrive. 公共汽车过了很长时间才来。
Recycling is an issue that has come of age in Britain in the last decade. 回收利用是上个十年中被英国民众广泛认可的观念。
The company was to be held in trust for Eddie until he came of age. 在埃迪达到法定年龄之前，该公司将委托他人代为经营。
Because she was under age, her parents were still responsible for her. 因为她还未成年，她的父母仍然应为她负责。
Balsamic vinegar is aged in wood for at least 10 years and the flavour is wonderful... 意大利香醋在木桶中就经历了至少10年的酝酿期，所以口味极佳。
He was only in his mid-thirties, but already worry had aged him. 他虽然只有三十五六岁，但忧虑让他很显老。
She has a nephew who is just ten years of age... 她有一个才10岁的侄子。
At the age of sixteen he qualified for a place at the University of Hamburg... 16岁时，他就有资格进入汉堡大学。
Everything in the room looks in keeping with the age of the building. 房间里的一切看起来都与这栋建筑物的存在年头很相称。
Perhaps he has grown wiser with age... 可能随着年纪增长，他变聪明了。
The fabric was showing signs of age... 这块衣料可以看出岁月留下的痕迹。
He had always looked so young, but he seemed to have aged in the last few months... 他原来一直看起来很年轻，但最近几个月他显得老了。
thief [θi:f] 📢 UK📢 US
n.小偷，盗贼；<口>（使蜡外流的）蜡烛心结的烛花；
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a car/jewel, etc. thief 偷汽车、珠宝等的窃贼
The thieves snatched the camera. 窃贼偷走了相机。
...car thieves. 偷车贼
Identify interoperability issues with the organization's partners ( for example, topology, protocol ) 确定与合作伙伴的互用性问题 ( 例如, 拓扑 、 协议 )
The thief grabbed the bag away from the woman, and disappeared round the corner. 小偷从那妇女那儿抢过包, 就在街角消失了.
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The thief crept along the corridor. 那贼偷偷地在走廊上潜行.
What measures shall we take to find out the thief? 我们采取什么措施抓住那个贼?
A thief planted the television set he had stolen on this innocent old woman. 一个贼把偷来的电视机栽赃给这位无辜的老太太.
At the end of the film, the man becomes a thief out of sheer desperation. 在电影的结尾, 这个人由于彻底绝望而成了小偷.
He made an unsuccessful attempt to stop the thief. 他试图捉住小偷,但未能成功.
The thief struggled to get free. 那贼挣扎着要逃脱.
The dog scared the thief away. 狗把贼吓跑了.
The thief outwitted the police and escaped. 小偷耍花招瞒过警察跑掉了.
The thief wounded her in the arm with his knife. 小偷用刀子扎伤了她的手臂.
The baby was carried off by a thief. 那婴儿被小偷抢走了.
The lady struggled with the thief. 这位女士与小偷搏斗.
The court laid the young thief under an obligation to report to the police station once a week. 法院强迫那个小偷每周向警察局报到一次.
I'll have the law of you, you thief! 你这个贼,我要控告你!
The thief had designs upon the secret documents. 这贼企图盗窃这些秘密文件.
The thief took all my money and left me flat. 小偷拿走了所有的钱,使我身无分文.
The police detained the suspected thief for further questioning. 警方拘留了盗窃嫌疑犯以作进一步审问.
The thief shook in his shoes when he was caught in the act. 小偷作案时被当场抓住,吓得发抖.
The thief celled with two other prisoners. 这个贼与另外两个犯人同关在一个牢房中.
The thief came in through the window. 小偷是从窗户进来的.
There is a thief in our midst. 我们当中有小偷.
The thief is certain to be caught in time. 小偷迟早会被抓到的.
The thief was tailed by a policeman. 贼被警察钉住了.
The police had to make a forcible entry into the house where the thief was hiding. 警察不得不强行进入小偷藏身的那座房子.
They suspect him to be a thief. 他们怀疑他是个贼.
for [fə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
prep.为，为了；倾向于；关于；当作； conj.因为，由于；
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We got the bus back to Tange for 30 cents... 我们花了 30 美分坐公共汽车回到坦格。
Great clouds of black smoke were rising for several hundred feet or so. 大片的黑色烟云升至大约几百英尺的空中。
We drove on for a few miles... 我们继续往前开了几公里。
for a few minutes she sat on her bed watching the clock... 她坐在床上盯着时钟看了几分钟。
The toaster remained on for more than an hour... 烤面包机持续开了一个多小时。
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The county hospital could find no physical cause for Sumner's problems... 关于萨姆纳的问题，县医院查不出任何生理上的原因。
He had a great desire to have a home of his own for he had always lived with my grandmother. 他强烈渴望拥有一个属于自己的家，因为他一直和我祖母住在一起。
...doing jobs that others turn down for lack of skill... 做别人不愿意做的没有技术含量的工作
They cannot sleep for hunger. 他们饿得睡不着。
If not for John, Brian wouldn't have learned the truth... 要不是因为约翰，布赖恩也不可能知道真相。
The earth would be a frozen ball if it were not for the radiant heat of the sun... 如果没有太阳辐射的热量，地球就会变成一个冰球。
He felt a great sadness for this little girl. 他为这个小女孩深感悲哀。
John, I'm sorry for Steve, but I think you've made the right decisions... 约翰，我为史蒂夫感到难过，但是我想你的决定是正确的。
Mack felt a pitiless contempt for her. 麦克对她没有同情，只有鄙夷。
Many new trains have space for wheelchair users... 许多新型列车为坐轮椅者留有空间。
It would take three to six hours for a round trip... 往返行程需要 3 到 6 个小时。
...fishmongers displaying freshwater fish for sale... 摆摊卖淡水鱼的鱼贩
Skis are available for hire on a daily basis. 雪橇可以按天租用。
...drug users who use unsterile equipment for injections of drugs... 使用未经消毒的注射器注射毒品的吸毒者
The knife for cutting sausage was sitting in the sink. 切香肠用的刀放在水槽里。
He's soon to make a speech in parliament explaining his reasons for going... 他很快要在议会发表讲话，说明他辞职的原因。
This is the best thing you've ever done – I am so happy for you!... 这是你做得最棒的一件事——我为你感到高兴！
...the spokesman for the Democrats. 民主党发言人
If your pharmacy doesn't stock the product you want, have them order it for you... 如果药店没有你想要的药品，让他们为你订购。
I hold a shop door open for an old person... 我帮一位老人把住店门。
Isn't that enough for you?... 那对你来说不够吗？
I have some free advice for you. 我可以为你提供免费咨询。
I knew he worked for a security firm... 我知道他在一家保安公司工作。
Have you had any experience writing for radio? 你有给电台写稿子的经验吗？
She appears nightly on the television news, speaking for the State Department. 她作为国务院的发言人，每晚都会出现在电视新闻中。
post office [pəust ˈɔfis] 📢 UK📢 US
n.邮局；
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Where's the main post office? 邮政总局在哪儿？
You can buy your stamps at the post office. 你可以在邮局买邮票。
a post office counter 邮局的柜台
He works for the post office. 他在邮政部门工作。
The post office has confirmed that up to fifteen thousand jobs could be lost. 邮政部已确认可能会流失掉多达1.5万份工作。
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The bus stop is few yards below the post office. 公共汽车站在邮局向南几码的地方.
The post office is on the right. 邮局在右边.
The post office is opposite ( to ) the station. 邮局在车站的对面.
The post office is somewhere around there. 邮局就在那一溜儿.
If you happen to be going to the post office, please get me some commemorative stamps. 你上邮局的话, 捎带给我买几张纪念邮票.
The hotel is opposite the post office. 邮局的对过是旅馆.
Subscriptions to these magazines can be paid in at the post office. 这些杂志的订阅费可以在邮局缴纳.
The post office is only a few steps away. 邮局离这儿只有几步路.
There's no post office in the neighbourhood. 邻近没有邮局.
I am going to take the parcel to the post office this afternoon. 今天下午我打算去邮局寄包裹.
The post office is four squares above. 邮局在距此四街区的地方.
I notified the post office that my address had changed. 我把变更的地址通知了邮局.
Just go straight forward and you'll find the post office. 邮局就在前边.
We got the post office to redirect our mail when we moved. 搬家后我们让邮局给我们转寄邮件.
Half the houses in the street are being pulled down to make room for the new post office. 这条街的半数房屋正在拆迁,给新的邮局腾出(建房)空地.
The moribund post office Advisory Board was replaced. 这个不起作用的邮局顾问委员会已被替换.
It's no distance to the post office. 到邮局没有多少路.
I wish you hadn't sent Bill across the post office on his own; that road is dangerous for a small child. 但愿你没有让比尔单独穿越马路到邮局去, 这条路小孩走很危险.
The post office is open on Sunday. 邮局星期天不休息.
Is there any post office near here? 附近有没有邮局?
Please take the letter to the post office. 请把这封信送到邮局去.
Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the post office? 对不起, 请问到邮局走哪条路?
Full details are obtainable from any post office. 详情可至任何邮局索取。
Get down to the post office pronto! 马上去邮局！
A post office was set on fire and vehicles were stoned by looters. 抢劫犯放火烧了一家邮局，并用石头砸车。
missing ['mɪsɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.失去的；下落不明的； v.错过( miss的现在分词)；
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I never found the missing piece. 我一直没找到丢了的那件。
My gloves have been missing for ages. 我的手套已经丢了很久了。
Two files have gone missing . 两个档案不见了。
They still hoped to find their missing son. 他们仍然希望找到他们丢失的儿子。
(especially British English)Our cat's gone missing again. 我们的猫又走丢了。
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The book has two pages missing/missing pages. 这本书缺了两页。
He didn't notice there was anything missing from his room until later on. 后来他才注意到他的屋里丢了东西。
He was reported missing, presumed dead . 有报道说他失踪了，并推定已经丧生。
Many soldiers were listed as missing in action . 许多士兵都被列在战斗失踪人员名单上。
Fill in the missing words in this text. 填出文中空缺的单词。
There were several candidates missing from the list. 有几名候选人没有出现在名单中。
It was only an hour or so later that I discovered that my gun was missing... 仅仅约一个小时之后，我发现我的枪不见了。
The playing cards had gone missing. 扑克牌不见了。
Three buttons were missing from his shirt. 他的衬衫掉了3枚纽扣。
What is missing, however, is an internal, artistic cohesion... 不过，缺乏的是一种内在的艺术凝聚力。
She had given me an incomplete list. One name was missing from it. 她给我的名单并不完整，有一个名字漏掉了。
Five people died in the explosion and more than one thousand were injured. One person is still missing. 爆炸中有5人死亡，1,000多人受伤，1人至今下落不明。
Get expert tips and tricks from the Bonus 101 Video. 从奖励的101电视台获得专家提示和技巧.
It was decided to call off the search when there was no hope of finding the missing child alive. 在没有希望找到那名失踪的孩子生还时,决定停止搜寻.
If I don't go to the party, I shall feel I'm missing out. 如果我不去参加聚会, 我将会感到错失良机.
The searchers fanned out to look for the missing man. 搜寻人员四下散开寻找失踪者.
Police are combing the woods for the missing children. 警察搜遍树林以寻找失踪的孩子.
The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. 泰坦尼克号及时地转了方向, 勉强避开了高耸在它旁边超过海面一百英尺的一块巨大的冰墙.
She devoted all her time to the location of the missing money. 她花掉所有时间去寻找失款.
Check the tools and see if anything is missing. 检点一下工具,看有无丢失.
aid [eɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.帮助；助手；外援；辅助设备； vt.帮助；资助；救助；促进； vi.帮助；
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economic/humanitarian/emergency aid 经济 / 人道主义 / 紧急援助
An extra £10 million in foreign aid has been promised. 额外的1 000万英镑外国援助款项已得到保证。
aid agencies (= organizations that provide help) 救援机构
medical aid programmes 医疗援助计划
He was breathing only with the aid of a ventilator. 他只有靠呼吸器呼吸。
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This job would be impossible without the aid of a computer. 这项工作不用计算机是不行的。
One of the staff saw he was in difficulty and came to his aid (= helped him) . 一名工作人员见他有困难，便过来帮忙。
a hearing aid 助听器
Photos make useful teaching aids. 照片可以成为有用的教具。
collecting money in aid of charity 为资助慈善事业的募捐
What's all this crying in aid of? 这哭叫声究竟是为啥？
The new test should aid in the early detection of the disease. 新的化验应该有助于早早检查出这种疾病。
This feature is designed to aid inexperienced users. 这个特色是为帮助没有经验的用户而设计的。
They were accused of aiding his escape. 他们被控帮助他逃跑。
They were accused of aiding him in his escape. 他们被控帮助他逃跑。
Horrified neighbours rushed to his aid as he fell. 他摔下来时，惊恐的邻居们赶忙冲过去救他。
...a charity performance in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. 为给大奥蒙德街儿童医院筹资而举办的慈善演出
We're coming to the aid of the people of Somalia at the request of the United Nations... 我们应联合国的要求前去救援索马里的民众。
The export sector will aid the economic recovery... 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
Calcium may aid in the prevention of colon cancer. 钙可能有助于预防结肠癌。
...regular flights carrying humanitarian aid to Cambodia... 向柬埔寨运送人道援助物资的定期航班
They have already pledged billions of dollars in aid. 他们已经许诺援助几十亿美元。
...US efforts to aid Kurdish refugees. 美国对库尔德难民的援助行动
...a charitable organization that has spent millions aiding pharmaceutical research. 已投入巨资资助药物研究的一家慈善机构
...a software system to aid managers in advanced decision-making... 帮助经理作出高级决策的软件系统
The hunt for her killer will continue, with police aided by the army and air force. 警方将在陆军和空军的帮助下，继续追踪谋杀她的凶手。
He succeeded with the aid of a completely new method he discovered... 借助于自己发现的一种全新的方法，他获得了成功。
Gently raise your upper body to a sitting position, without the aid of your hands. 在不用手扶的前提下，慢慢抬起上身直到坐起。
The new law gives authorities a responsibility to provide aids to the disabled... 新法律规定当局有责任为残疾人提供帮助。
The book is an invaluable aid to teachers of literature... 这本书对于教授文学的老师来说帮助非常大。
aim [eɪm] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.瞄准；对准；踢向；挥向； vi.旨在；以…为目标；致力于；决定； n.目的；目标；瞄准；
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The gunman took aim (= pointed his weapon) and fired. 持枪歹徒瞄准后就射击了。
The government is aiming at a 50% reduction in unemployment. 政府正力争减少50%的失业人数。
They're aiming at training everybody by the end of the year. 他们力求做到在年底前人人得到培训。
We should aim for a bigger share of the market. 我们应该努力争取更大的市场份额。
He has always aimed high (= tried to achieve a lot) . 他总是心气很高。
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They are aiming to reduce unemployment by 50%. 他们正力求使失业人数下降50%。
We aim to be there around six. 我们力争六点钟左右到那里。
Teamwork is required in order to achieve these aims . 要达到这些目标需要齐心协力。
She set out the company's aims and objectives in her speech. 她在讲话中提出了公司的各项目标。
Her aim was good and she hit the lion with her first shot. 她瞄得准，第一枪就打中了狮子。
Our main aim is to increase sales in Europe. 我们的主要目标是增加在欧洲的销售量。
Bob's one aim in life is to earn a lot of money. 鲍勃唯一的人生目标就是挣很多的钱。
the aims of the lesson 本课教学目标
She went to London with the aim of finding a job. 她去伦敦是为了找工作。
He stood with the gun in his right hand and his left hand steadying his aim. 他站立着，右手举枪，左手稳住枪对准目标。
They aimed kicks at his shins. 他们踢向他的小腿。
She had spotted a man with a shotgun taking aim. 她发现一个正持猎枪瞄准的男子。
Republican strategists are taking particular aim at Democratic senators. 共和党的战略家正尖锐地攻击民主党的参议员。
...a missile aimed at the arms factory... 瞄准军工厂的导弹
He was aiming the rifle at Wade. 他将步枪瞄准了韦德。
He is aiming for the 100 metres world record... 他志在打破100米世界纪录。
Businesses will have to aim at long-term growth. 企业必须以长期增长为目标。
The aim of the festival is to increase awareness of Hindu culture and traditions. 该节庆日的目的在于增强人们对印度文化和传统的认识。
...a research programme that has largely failed to achieve its principal aims. 在较大程度上未能实现其主要目标的研究项目
The new measures are aimed at tightening existing sanctions. 新措施旨在加强现行的制裁。
...talks aimed at ending the war. 旨在结束战争的谈判
Are you aiming to visit the gardens?... 你想去逛公园吗？
I didn't aim to get caught. 我并不想被抓住。
His message was aimed at the undecided middle ground of Israeli politics... 他所传达的信息针对的是以色列政局中尚未表态的中间派。
Advertising aimed at children should be curbed. 针对儿童的广告应受到限制。
admire [əd'maɪə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.赞赏；称赞；欣赏；<美口>想要；
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I don't agree with her, but I admire her for sticking to her principles. 我不同意她的意见，但是我赞赏她恪守原则。
He stood back to admire his handiwork. 他退后几步欣赏他的手工制品。
She was used to receiving admiring glances from men. 她习惯了男人投来的赞赏目光。
I really admire your enthusiasm. 我确实钦佩你的热情。
The school is widely admired for its excellent teaching. 这所学校教学优秀，远近称誉。
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You have to admire the way he handled the situation. 你不得不佩服他处理这个局面的手段。
I admired her when I first met her and I still think she's marvellous... 初次见面时，我就非常佩服她，时至今日我仍然认为她很出色。
He admired the way she had coped with life... 他欣赏她处世的方式。
We took time to stop and admire the view. 我们特意驻足欣赏风景。
I'd admire to go. 我很想去.
He stood back to admire his handiwork. 他退后几步欣赏自己的手艺.
We admire him for his continuance of work in spite of illness. 我们佩服他带病继续工作.
On the one hand I admire his gifts, but on the other I distrust his judgment. 一方面我羡慕他的才华, 而另一方面我却怀疑他的判断力.
He stepped back to admire the painting. 他后退几步欣赏这幅画.
We would admire to hear. 我们喜欢听.
We admire at your fortune. 我们羡慕你的好运气.
I admire those explorers who ventured forth to explore new lands. 我敬佩那些为发现新大陆而外出的探险家们.
I really admire his capacity for work. 我真钦佩他的工作能力.
We all admire her sterling qualities. 我们都钦佩她的优秀品格.
I admire at your fortune. 我羡慕你的好运气.
Don't forget to admire the baby. 不要忘了夸奖那孩子.
We admire his working so hard. 我们钦佩他工作努力.
They don't admire his new technique greatly, but they admire it to some extent. 他们虽不十分佩服他的新技术, 但还是多少有点服气.
I admire her dedication to the job. 我佩服她对工作专心致志.
He is a noble man, we all admire him. 他是一个道德高尚的人, 我们都敬佩他.
I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing. 我佩服他对自己的工作所抱的坚定信心。
You have to admire her superb draughtsmanship. 你不得不佩服她那一流的绘画水平。
You've got to admire her grit. 你不得不佩服她的勇气。
I had to admire David's vow that he would leave the programme. 戴维发誓要离开这个项目，我不得不对他表示钦佩。
horror [ˈhɒrə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.恐怖，可怕的事物；嫌恶，痛恨；讨厌的人或事；〈口〉非常丑恶；
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I stood up to speak and─horror of horrors─realized I had left my notes behind. 我站起来讲话，可是——老天爷呀——我发现自己忘了带讲稿。
Her son is a little horror. 她的儿子是个小捣蛋鬼。
a horror film/movie 恐怖片 / 电影
In this section you'll find horror and science fiction. 你可以在这一部分找恐怖和科幻小说。
the horrors of war 战争的恐怖经历
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In his dreams he relives the horror of the attack. 那次袭击的恐怖景象在他的梦中一再重现。
The full horror of the accident was beginning to become clear. 这次悲惨事故的真相已开始逐渐清晰了。
Most people have a horror of speaking in public. 大多数人都十分害怕当众讲话。
a horror of deep water 恐惧深水
Her eyes were wide with horror. 她吓得目瞪口呆。
To his horror , he could feel himself starting to cry (= it upset him very much) . 他很恐惧，感到自己都快哭了。
She recoiled in horror at the sight of an enormous spider. 看到一只巨大的蜘蛛，她吓得直退。
The thought of being left alone filled her with horror. 想到被孤零零地留下，她就不寒而栗。
With a look of horror, he asked if the doctor thought he had cancer. 他惊恐失色地问医生是否认定他患了癌症。
People watched in horror as the plane crashed to the ground. 人们惊恐地看着飞机坠落到地面上。
The company has already boosted its share of the UK tea market with its round tea bags. Now it is successfully converting the nation to (horror of horrors) instant tea. 该公司已经凭借其袋泡茶提高了自己在英国茶叶市场的占有份额。现在它正在成功地使该国人民改喝（最可怕不过的）速溶茶。
...a horror story about lost luggage while flying. 乘飞机旅行时丢失行李的糟糕经历
...a psychological horror film. 心理恐怖片
Our host was arrogant and offensive. How his sweet wife could tolerate such a horror was baffling. 招待我们的男主人傲慢无礼。真不知道他温柔的妻子怎么能容忍这样一个讨厌的家伙。
Can you possibly imagine all the horrors we have undergone since I last wrote you? 你能想象得出自从我上次给你写信以来我们所经历的所有可怕事情吗？
...the horror of this most bloody of civil wars. 这场极其血腥的内战的惨烈
...his horror of death. 他对死亡的惧怕
As I watched in horror the boat began to power away from me. 我惊恐万分地看着船加足马力从我身边开走了。
I felt numb with horror... 我惊呆了。
He shrank back ( in shame , horror , etc. ). 他把身子一缩.
I was seized by a nameless horror. 我为不可名状的恐慌所控制.
She had a horror of hospitals. 她极其憎恶医院.
He is the stereotyped monster of the horror films and the adventure books, and an obvious ( though not perhaps strictly scientific ) link with our ancestral past. 它们是恐怖电影和惊险小说中的老一套的怪物, 并且与我们的祖先有着明显的 ( 虽然可能没有科学的 ) 联系.
We're playing against the league champions next week. 下周我们要和联赛冠军队比赛。
We were rowing against the current. 我们划船逆流而上。
That's against the law. 那是违法的。
The odds against him surviving are incredible. 他活下来的概率非常小。
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He didn't want to go against the wishes of the German government... 他不想违抗德国政府的意愿。
He discharged himself from hospital against the advice of doctors. 他不顾医生的劝告自行出院了。
A business needs insurance against risks such as fire and flood... 公司需要上保险以防备火灾、洪灾等风险。
It has been claimed that wine helps protect against heart disease. 有人声称葡萄酒有助于预防心脏病。
Have you got something against women, Les?... 你对女性存有芥蒂吗，莱斯？
I have nothing against foreigners. 我对外国人并无芥蒂。
It is against the law to detain you against your will for any length of time... 无论强制扣押多长时间都属违法。
We thought cheating was against the rules. 我们认为作弊是违反规定的。
...swimming upstream against the current... 逆流往上游泳
They were going to sail around the little island, against the tide. 他们打算绕着小岛逆潮航行。
The Pope has sent a message appealing for unity in his homeland, against a background of divisions in the Solidarity movement... 团结运动中各派搞分裂，在此情况下教皇发出号召，呼吁祖国保持团结。
The profits rise was achieved against a backdrop of falling metal prices. 在金属价格下跌的背景下，利润提高了。
Our policy has to be judged against a clear test: will it improve the standard of education?... 对我们的政策作出评判必须根据一条明确的准则：它是否会提高教育的水准？
Check the operator's productivity against agreed targets... 根据既定目标检验操作员的效率。
Over 50% of divorced men regretted their divorce, as against 25% of women. 离婚男性中有50%以上后悔离婚，与此相对，女性只有25%。
...an upsurge in racism against immigrants... 对移民的种族歧视的高涨
...the fight against crime... 打击犯罪
They are arguing against hospital closures... 他们据理反对关闭医院。
Security forces are still using violence against opponents of the government. 安全部队仍然在使用武力镇压反对政府的人。
Billy Hardy has pulled out of his second fight against Noel Carroll after a training accident. 一次训练事故之后，比利·哈迪退出了和诺埃尔·卡罗尔的第二次比赛。
Joan was very much against commencing drug treatment. 琼极力反对进行药物治疗。
The tour will include games against the Australian Barbarians... 这次巡回赛将包括和澳大利亚野人队的比赛。
She leaned against him... 她紧靠着他。
On a table pushed against a wall there were bottles of beer and wine. 在一张靠墙的餐桌上有啤酒和葡萄酒。
Taxes are unpopular — it is understandable that voters are against them... 税收不受欢迎——选民们反对是可以理解的。
example [ɪgˈzɑ:mpl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.例子；榜样；范例；先例； vt.作为…的例子；为…做出榜样； vi.举例；作为…的示范；
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She is a shining example of what people with disabilities can achieve. 她为残疾人有所作为树立了光辉的榜样。
He is a captain who leads by example . 他是个以身作则的队长。
It would be a mistake to follow his example . 仿效他的做法是错误的。
There is a similar word in many languages, for example in French and Italian. 许多语言，譬如法语和意大利语，都有相似的词。
The report is incomplete; it does not include sales in France, for example. 这份报告不完整，例如在法国的销售情况就没包括进去。
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It is possible to combine Computer Science with other subjects, for example Physics. 将计算机科学与其他学科，如物理学，结合起来是可能的。
He sets an example to the other students. 他为其他同学树立了榜样。
Her courage is an example to us all. 她的勇气是我们大家的榜样。
Japan is often quoted as the prime example of a modern industrial nation. 人们经常举例把日本作为现代工业国家的典范。
It is a classic example of how not to design a new city centre. 这对于如何设计新市中心是个绝佳的反面教材。
It is important to cite examples to support your argument. 用实例来证明你的论点是重要的。
This dictionary has many examples of how words are used. 这部词典有许多关于词语用法的示例。
Just to give you an example of his generosity─he gave me his old car and wouldn't take any money for it. 且举个例子来说明他的慷慨吧——他把他的旧汽车给了我，而且分文不取。
This is a good example of the artist's early work. 这是这位艺术家早期作品的范例。
It is a perfect example of a medieval castle. 这是最典型的中世纪城堡。
Can you give me an example of what you mean? 你能给我举个实例来解释你的意思吗？
The examples are unique to this dictionary. 这些例证是这部词典独有的。
Following the example set by her father, she has fulfilled her role and done her duty... 她以父亲为榜样，完成了任务，履行了职责。
She should remember that she is a mother and a public figure and that others may follow her example. 她应该记住自己是位母亲，也是位公众人物，别人可能会以她为榜样。
Let us at least see our courts make an example of these despicable criminals. 至少让我们看到法庭惩罚这些十恶不赦的罪犯以儆效尤。
An officer's job was to set an example... 军官的职责就是树立榜样。
He is setting an example which other aristocrats and leading Britons should follow. 他为其他贵族和伦敦要人们树立了榜样。
Their example shows us what we are all capable of. 他们作为榜样向我们展示了我们都能做些什么。
He is a model professional and an example to the younger lads... 他是个模范的专业人士，是年轻人的榜样。
Take, for example, the simple sentence: 'The man climbed up the hill'... 以The man climbed up the hill这个简单句为例。
Symphonies 103 and 104 stand as perfect examples of early symphonic construction... 第103和104号交响曲是早期交响乐结构的典型代表。
The plaque illustrated in Figure 1 is an example of his work at this time. 图1中的匾额是他这个时期的代表作。
...'educational toys' that are designed to promote the development of, for example, children's spatial ability... 旨在促进儿童发展，诸如空间能力发展的“教学玩具”
Listed below are just a few examples of some of the family benefits available. 下面仅例举了家庭可享受的几种福利。
The doctors gave numerous examples of patients being expelled from hospital... 医生们列举了大量病人被逐出医院的实例。
Some horses become excited when they're in traffic. 有些马在车流中会受惊。
She waved excitedly as the car approached. 汽车开近时她激动地挥着手。
An excited crowd of people gathered around her. 一群激动的人聚集在她周围。
The new restaurant is nothing to get excited about (= not particularly good) . 这家新餐馆没什么值得特别激动的地方。
Don't get too excited by the sight of your name in print. 不要一看到你的名字出现在出版物中就过分激动。
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He was very excited to be asked to play for Wales. 入选威尔士队使他非常兴奋。
The children were excited about opening their presents. 孩子们对打开礼物感到兴奋不已。
I'm really excited at the prospect of working abroad. 我对有希望到国外工作着实很激动。
excited voices were shouting that the road was blocked by soldiers. 有人气愤地喊道马路被士兵封锁了。
I'm very excited about the possibility of playing for England's first team... 想到可能为英格兰首屈一指的球队效力，我非常兴奋。
I was so excited when I went to sign the paperwork I could hardly write. 去签文件时我非常兴奋，几乎无法写字。
I don't think there's any reason to get excited about inflation... 我认为大可不必为通货膨胀而心烦。
The new employees were presented to the rest of the staff. 新雇员被介绍给其余职员.
There's no need to get excited. 无须乎着急.
We were all excited by the news. 我们都为这消息感到兴奋.
He was excited with joy at the success. 他因成功而感到欣喜激动.
Don't lose your reason however excited you are. 无论你多么兴奋都不要丧失理智.
It is nothing to get excited about. 用不着少见多怪.
What are you so excited about? 你为什么如此兴奋?
The handsome young man excited affection in a girl. 那位英俊的年轻男子引起了一个女孩的爱慕之情.
I was quite excited to hear that. 听到那事我非常激动.
The news excited everybody. 消息传来,人人为之兴奋.
I excited him to anger. 我把他激怒了.
Don't get excited the moment you hear a criticism. 不要一听到批评就沉不住气.
The beggar's story excited my pity. 这乞丐的经历激起我的怜悯.
He is apt to get excited over trifles. 他容易为小事而激动.
Keep calm. Don't get excited. 冷静点,别着急.
They were so excited that they kissed and kissed again. 他们激动得一次又一次地亲吻.
grand [ɡrænd] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.宏大的，宏伟的；（最）重要的；豪华的； n.一千美元；大钢琴；
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It'll cost you five grand! 这要花去你5 000块钱！
She finally learned to drive at the grand old age of 70. 她终于在70岁高龄学会了开车。
He described himself grandly as a ‘landscape architect ’. 他自封为“景观建筑师”。
the grand Duchess Elena 大公夫人埃琳娜
Fred did a grand job of painting the house. 弗雷德粉刷房子干得很出色。
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Thanks. That'll be grand! 谢谢。那太棒了！
I had a grand day out at the seaside. 我在海边痛痛快快玩了一天。
New Yorkers built their city on a grand scale . 纽约人大规模地建造自己的城市。
a grand design/plan/strategy 宏伟的蓝图；宏大的计划；重大的战略思想
We stayed at the grand Hotel. 我们住在格兰酒店。
the grand Canyon 大峡谷
The wedding was a very grand occasion. 婚礼场面非常隆重。
It's not a very grand house. 这房子并不是十分富丽堂皇。
They're paying you ten grand now for those adaptations of old plays. 他们打算付你一万美元作为改编老剧本的报酬。
They stayed at The grand Hotel, Budapest. 他们住在布达佩斯大饭店。
It came to a grand total of £20,329. 总计20,329英镑。
He was a grand bloke. 他非常了不起。
The dinner was a grand success... 晚宴办得十分成功。
Few museums could rival the Old Royal Observatory at Greenwich for a grand day out... 若想找个地儿开心地逛一天，没有哪家博物馆能比得上格林尼治皇家天文台。
The Duke of Clarence will be there, and many of your grander friends. 克拉伦斯公爵将会到场，还有你许多牛不可及的朋友亦将出席。
He is grander and even richer than the Prince of Wales... 他比威尔士亲王还牛气，甚至更有钱。
The grand design of Europe's monetary union is already agreed. 欧洲统一货币的宏伟构想已经获得认同。
Critics will point to other grand schemes that have gone less well, such as Sheffield's World Student Games disaster... 批评家将会指出其他一些并不成功的大项目，比如谢菲尔德世界大学生运动会这一败笔。
The scenery of South Island is on a grand scale. 南岛风光壮观秀丽。
...this grand building in the center of town... 这幢位于市中心的宏伟建筑
devoted [dɪˈvəʊtɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.献身的；忠诚的；挚爱的；专心的； v.献身于…；致力于…(devote的过去分词)；
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They are devoted to their children. 他们深爱着自己的孩子。
a devoted son/friend/fan 孝子；忠诚的朋友；狂热的崇拜者
...a loving and devoted husband... 深情且忠诚的丈夫
50 years on, the couple are still devoted to one another. 50年过去了，这对夫妇仍然深爱着彼此。
I have personally been devoted to this cause for many years... 多年来我个人一直一心扑在这项事业上。
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Horace is so devoted to his garden that he hasn't been away for 10 years... 霍勒斯对他的花园太过上心，都有10年没出过远门了。
...a major touring exhibition devoted to the work of disabled artists. 专门展出残疾人艺术家作品的一个重要巡回展
The shop is devoted to a new range of accessories. 该商店专营新的一系列配件。
He devoted his life to literature. 他专心致志于文学.
He married well and happily and was a devoted father and husband. 他婚姻美满幸福,是位尽职尽责的父亲,忠实的丈夫.
He devoted a great sum of money to books. 他们花了一大笔钱买书.
She devoted all her time to the location of the missing money. 她花掉所有时间去寻找失款.
Lucy is absolutely devoted to her cats. 露西全身心地爱着她的猫.
Acres of newsprint have been devoted to the issue. 报纸大肆报道了这一问题.
Half of these plots is devoted to raising improved seeds. 这些土地的一半被用来培育良种.
She is a good girl, and will make a hardworking, devoted wife. 她是一个好姑娘, 将来会成为一个勤劳忠贞的贤内助.
To a devoted couple even water tastes sweet. 人好水也甜.
His life was devoted to the pleasure of the flesh. 他一生贪图肉体上的舒适享受.
He has always devoted himself to his music. 他一直致力于音乐.
She's devoted her life to good work. 她献身于慈善事业.
She devoted herself to a serious study of the Koran. 她全身心投入《古兰经》的认真研究.
The artistic zealot devoted his life to the completion of a great masterpiece. 这位艺术热心者奉献他一生来完成一幅伟大的作品.
They are devoted to their children. 他们深爱着自己的孩子。
Five whole pages of script were devoted to rubbishing her political opponents. 整整5页讲稿都是对她的政敌的诋毁。
He devoted a major section of his massive report to an analysis of US aircraft design. 在他的长篇报告中，他用了很大的篇幅来分析美国飞机的设计。
In The Dictionary of Quotations, there are no fewer than one and a half columns devoted to "kiss". 在《引语词典》中，“亲吻”这一条目不下一栏半。
He became Vivien Leigh's devoted friend and comforter. 他成了费雯丽忠诚的朋友和给她安慰的人。
Horace is so devoted to his garden that he hasn't been away for 10 years. 霍勒斯对他的花园太过上心，都有10年没出过远门了。
It's amazing how quickly people adapt. 人适应环境的速度之快真是惊人。
amazingly, no one noticed. 令人惊奇的是，竟没有人注意到。
an amazing achievement/discovery/success/performance 惊人的成就 / 发现 / 成功 / 表演
That's amazing, isn't it? 真是令人惊叹，是不是？
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It's amazing what we can remember with a little prompting... 稍加提醒我们就能想起很多东西，真是让人惊奇。
This movie has some of the most amazing stunts you're ever likely to see. 这部电影里有一些可能是你见所未见、让人惊叹的特技。
Natasha: Yes that was a lot of fun. The girl from accounts was amazing I thought. 娜塔莎: 不错,那很好玩. 我觉得会计部那女同事很出色.
We could see amazing creatures through the glass in the bottom of the boat. 透过船底的玻璃我们可以看到一些怪得让人吃惊的生物.
If at first you don't succeed, try reading the manual. You're about to make amazing discovery. 如果一开始没成功, 回头看看使用手册,你会有惊人的发现.
Suddenly, he saw a foreign parrot and it was an amazing mimic. 突然, 他看到一个外国鹦鹉,它有惊人的模仿能力.
Serena: Well , you're amazing able to say all of those things. You just are. 我了解, 那可不简单.但是你从来没有放弃. 你是如此地迷人.
Now I am one of the best, it's amazing. 现在我已经跻身一流球员的行列了, 这种感觉简直太棒了.
The news is quite amazing. 这消息十分惊人.
The scientist's experiments have thrown great light on the amazing ways honeybees communicate in their dark hives. 这位科学家的实验很清楚地表明了在黑暗的蜂房里,蜜蜂是怎样以很巧妙的方式传递信息的.
Well! Look at that amazing sight! 哦! 看那迷人的景色!
That's amazing, isn't it? 真是令人惊叹，是不是？
The most amazing thing about nature is its infinite variety. 大自然最让人惊叹的是它的无限多样性。
This small country has an amazing variety of landforms. 这个小国家拥有令人惊叹的丰富的地貌类型。
It's really an amazing dance. It just always brings the house down. 这真是一段精彩绝伦的舞蹈表演，每次总是博得全场喝彩。
There are an amazing number of commonalities between systems. 体制之间有着多得惊人的共性。
When he came down to earth after his win he admitted: "It was an amazing feeling" 从胜利的喜悦中平复后，他承认：“当时感觉棒极了。”
It was amazing what a morale booster her visits proved. 令人惊诧的是，她的访问大大鼓舞了士气。
He's prone to flit between subjects with amazing ease. 他往往会轻松自如地转换话题。
It's absolutely amazing, believe you me. 这太不可思议了，真的。
It's amazing how people collect so much stuff over the years. 人们竟然日积月累地收集了这么多东西，真令人惊叹。
This movie has some of the most amazing stunts you're ever likely to see. 这部电影里有一些可能是你见所未见、让人惊叹的特技。
It was amazing how my mother coped with bringing up three children on less than three pounds a week. 我妈妈用每周不到3英镑的钱抚养大了3个孩子，简直太不可思议了。
pleasant ['pleznt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.可爱的；令人愉快的；有趣的；晴朗的；
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a pleasant climate/evening/place 令人愉快的气候 / 夜晚 / 地方
What a pleasant surprise! 这真是一桩令人又惊又喜的事！
to live in pleasant surroundings 生活在宜人的环境中
music that is pleasant to the ear 悦耳的音乐
a pleasant environment to work in 舒适的工作环境
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It was pleasant to be alone again. 又只剩下一个人了，真自在。
a pleasant young man 彬彬有礼的年轻人
a pleasant smile/voice/manner 和蔼可亲的笑容 / 声音 / 态度
Please try to be pleasant to our guests. 请对我们的客人尽量客气点。
a pleasantly cool room 凉爽宜人的房间
I was pleasantly surprised by my exam results. 我的考试成绩真让我喜出望外。
‘Can I help you? ’ he asked pleasantly. “需要帮忙吗？”他和悦地说。
[不可数名词]She remembered the pleasantness of the evening. 她对那个愉快的夜晚记忆犹新。
I've got a pleasant little apartment... 我有一套舒适的小公寓。
It's always pleasant to do what you're good at doing. 做自己擅长的事总是令人愉快的。
The woman had a pleasant face... 这位女士面相和善。
Lloyd George was most anxious to be agreeable and pleasant. 劳埃德·乔治极力想表现得平易近人、和蔼亲切。
That looks like in a moderation , but it's only 1 one month. 那看起来像是还行, 但它只是一个月的好转.
The pop songs she sings are very pleasant to the ear. 她唱的流行歌曲很悦耳.
These trees afford a pleasant shade. 这些树下有一片宜人的树阴.
I have many pleasant recollections of the time we spent together. 我有很多我们一起度过的美好时光的回忆.
The walk was very pleasant. 这次散步非常愉快.
As the old saying goes : " Flowers are pleasant to look at but hard to grow ", it is much difficult to grow camellias. 正如俗话所说 “ 看花容易栽花难 ”, 栽培茶花是很不容易的.
On a cold evening it is pleasant to sit by the fire. 在寒冷的夜晚坐在炉火旁边很舒服.
This restaurant has a pleasant ambience. 这家饭店的环境优雅宜人.
such [sʌtʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.这样的；如此的；这么大的；非常的； pron.这样的事物[人]；
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They had been invited to a Hindu wedding and were not sure what happened on such occasions. 有人邀请他们去参加一个印度教徒的婚礼，但他们不清楚这样的庆典会是怎样一种场面。
He said he didn't have time or made some such excuse. 他说他没时间或别的诸如此类的借口。
She longed to find somebody who understood her problems, and in him she thought she had found such a person. 她渴望找一个理解她困难的人，她觉得他就是这样一个人。
We were second-class citizens and they treated us as such . 我们是二等公民，他们也就这样对待我们。
Accountants were boring. such (= that) was her opinion before meeting Ian! 做会计的个个乏味。在认识伊恩以前她一直这样想。
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There is no such thing as a free lunch. 世上没有免费午餐之类的好事儿。
such advice as he was given (= it was not very much) has proved almost worthless. 他所得到的那点建议结果证明几乎完全没用。
The knot was fastened in such a way that it was impossible to undo. 那个结系死了，没法解开。
The damage was such that it would cost thousands to repair. 损坏严重，要修好就得花几千块钱。
This issue was of such importance that we could not afford to ignore it. 这个问题十分重要，我们疏忽不得。
Why are you in such a hurry? 你干吗这么急匆匆的？
There have been previous attempts at coups. We regard such methods as entirely unacceptable... 以前也有人试图发动政变。我们绝对不能接受这种做法。
You say you feel that you're being made to choose, and so you are. such choices as this are a by-product of freedom... 你说自己感觉是在被迫作选择，确实如此，而这样的选择是自由的附带品。
Each member of the alliance agrees to take such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force... 该联盟的每一位成员国都同意采取其认为必要的行动，包括动用武力。
Britain is not enjoying such prosperity as it was in the mid-1980s. 英国现在已经不像 20 世纪 80 年代中期那么繁荣昌盛。
He was said to have written such books as The Day of Locusts and Miss Lonely Hearts. 据说他曾经写过《蝗虫之日》和《寂寞芳心小姐》之类的小说。
...such careers as teaching, nursing, hairdressing and catering. 教书、护理、美发和餐饮之类的工作
I think most of us don't want to read what's in the newspaper anyway in such detail... 我想我们大多数人无论如何都不想如此仔细地去读报纸。
One will never be able to understand why these political issues can acquire such force... 人们永远也不会明白为什么这些政治问题会有如此大的影响力。
The weather has brought such a demand for beer that one brewery will operate over the weekend... 天气状况使得对啤酒的需求大增，一家啤酒厂周末要加班了。
This is something where you can earn such a lot of money that there is not any risk that you will lose it... 这可以让你挣一大笔钱，而且没有任何赔钱的风险。
The operation has uncovered such backstreet dealing in stolen property that police might now press for changes in the law. 这次行动破获了这样的地下销赃活动，现在警方可能会因此敦促修改法律。
I said, 'Well what time'll I get to Leeds?' and he said such and such a time but I missed my connection... 我说：“那么我什么时候才能到利兹?”他说了一个时间，但是我没赶上联运车。
They're informed that we've got this money to spend and we will do such and such with it. 他们被告知我们已经拿到了这笔钱并将用它来做什么。
Well my toilet's all blocked up and I've got it all coming into my flat and it'll ruin my home, such as it is... 我的马桶堵死了，脏水全都涌到屋子里，家里脏得一塌糊涂，情况就是这样。
The British Women's Movement, such as it is these days, came up with a programme of speeches at the House of Commons. 如今波澜不惊的英国妇女运动提出要在下议院发表演讲的计划。
I am not a learner as such —I used to ride a bike years ago... 严格说来，我并不完全是一个初学者——几年前我经常骑自行车。
Mark joined as an office boy at the age of fourteen with no academic qualifications as such at all... 马克在14岁的时候以勤杂员的身份进入公司，他当时根本就没有任何学历。
House prices are easily upset by factors which have nothing to do with property as such. The fall in prices in the South-East results largely from the high rate of interest on mortgages... 房价很容易受与地产本身无关的因素所影响。东南部房价的下跌很大程度上是由于抵押贷款利率的上涨所引起的。
Mr Simon said he was not against taxes as such, 'but I do object when taxation is justified on spurious or dishonest grounds,' he says. 西蒙先生说他对税收本身并不反对，“但是我反对以虚假不实的理由巧立明目收税，”他说。
potato [pəˈteɪtəʊ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.马铃薯， 土豆，洋芋；土豆块茎；
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Will you peel the potatoes for me? 你给我削土豆皮好不好？
roast/boiled/baked/fried potatoes 烘 / 煮 / 烤 / 炸土豆
...a political hot potato such as abortion. 类似堕胎这样政治上的烫手山芋
Application: suitable for brittle material, potato chips, crispy rice, apple, jelly, etc. 适用范围: 适合于易碎物料:薯片, 锅巴, 苹果片, 果冻等.
They had potato chips, fizzy drinks and chocolate at the party. 他们为派对准备了薯片, 汽水和巧克力.
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I'll have a baked potato, green beans and an egg salad. 要一份烤土豆片, 青豆和一份鸡蛋色拉.
Around 1850, a terrible disease hit the potato crop and potato went bad in the soil. 大约在1850年, 土豆作物发生了一场可怕的病害,土豆全都烂在地里了.
I got the minister on the ear with a potato. 我用土豆打中了部长的耳朵.
Throw the potato peelings on the compost heap. 把土豆皮扔到肥料堆上.
The potato is a tuber plant. 马铃薯是块茎植物.
After a few years'planting, the quality of the potato crop deteriorates. 土豆种了几年之后就会退化.
potato chips are served for the children. 给儿童端上了炸薯条.
He beat the potato into a mash before eating it. 他把马铃薯捣烂后再吃.
Just one scoop of mashed potato for me, please. 请给我盛一勺土豆泥.
Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the early 1960 s. 在60年代初,许多学校部门都觉得按水平分班是一个棘手的问题.
The potato crop was rather scanty this year. 今年土豆歉收.
The potato is indigenous to South America. 土豆产于南美.
a baked potato and beans 一份烤土豆加烘豆
two scoops of mashed potato 两勺土豆泥
The potato cakes should be crisp outside and meltingly soft inside. 土豆饼应该外面酥脆,里面嫩软.
Now experts are extolling the virtues of the humble potato. 现在专家们都在赞美其貌不扬的马铃薯的种种好处。
Put both vegetables into a bowl and crush with a potato masher. 把这两样蔬菜都放进一个碗里，然后用捣土豆器把它们捣碎。
The fries are made from pellets of pulverised potato. 这些炸土豆是土豆泥球做成的。
Visitors were roped in for potato picking and harvesting. 参观者们被说动来帮忙挖土豆和收土豆。
Work in the potato and milk until the mixture comes together. 把土豆和牛奶掺进去，直到混合物融合在一起为止。
I went and bought about six dollars' worth of potato chips. 我去买了大约6美元的薯条。
The cooking time needed depends on the size of the potato. 所需的烹饪时间取决于土豆的大小。
How do you spell "potato"? potato这个词怎么拼写？
speak [spi:k] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.讲，谈；演说；从某种观点来说；
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I've spoken to the manager about it. 那件事我已经和经理谈过了。
The President refused to speak to the waiting journalists. 总统拒绝同等候的记者讲话。
(especially North American English)Can I speak with you for a minute? 我能跟你谈一会儿吗？
He tried to speak, but for once, his voice had left him... 他想说话，却一时语塞。
He speaks with a lisp... 他说话口齿不清。
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When speaking to the seminar Mr Franklin spoke of his experience, gained on a recent visit to Trinidad... 在研讨会上发言的时候，富兰克林先生谈到了他最近游览特立尼达的经历。
He's determined to speak at the Democratic Convention... 他决定在民主党全国代表大会上发言。
He said it was the job of the Church to speak for the underprivileged... 他说，为贫困群体说话是教会的义务。
I speak for all 7,000 members of our organization... 我代表本组织的 7,000 名成员发言。
He doesn't speak English... 他不会讲英语。
Many of them can speak two or three or more languages. 他们当中许多人都会说两三门语言，有的人甚至更多。
In the book she speaks of his “social ineptitude” and says he verbally abused her... 她在书中提到他“缺乏社交技能”，并且说他曾经对她出言不逊。
St Paul speaks of the body as the 'temple of the Holy Spirit'. 圣保罗把身体描述为“圣神的宫殿”。
He is not speaking to his mother because of her friendship with his ex-wife... 因为母亲和前妻仍旧保持着友好的关系，他便不再和母亲说话。
The co-stars are still not speaking. 两位联袂主演的明星仍然互不理睬。
His behaviour spoke of an early maturity... 他的举止流露出早熟的痕迹。
The length of the car and the high polish of its fittings both spoke of money... 长车身和高档配置无不象征着财富。
...the figures speak for themselves — low order books, bleak prospects at home and a worsening outlook for exports... 这些数字本身就说明了问题——订单订购量低，国内销售前景惨淡，出口形势日趋恶化。
The results speak for themselves. 结局不言自明。
'We're not blaming you,' Kate said. 'speak for yourself,' Boris muttered. “我们没有怪你，”凯特说。“也就是你这么想，”鲍里斯嘟囔道。
She'd probably drop some comment about her 'fiancé' into the conversation so that he'd think she was already spoken for... 她可能会在谈话的时候不着痕迹地对她的“未婚夫”作些评论，这样他便会认为她已经名花有主了。
By December last year most of the resources had been spoken for. 去年 12 月之前，绝大多数的资源就被预订了。
They have no weaponry to speak of... 他们没有什么武器值得炫耀。
'Any fresh developments?' — 'Nothing to speak of.' “有什么新进展了吗？”——“谈不上什么新进展。”
This move caused consternation among universities and the government, not to speak of the students affected. 这个举措在大学和政府里造成了恐慌，更不用说受到影响的学生们了。
Both spoke highly of the Russian president... 双方均盛赞俄罗斯总统。
It seemed she found it difficult to speak ill of anyone. 她似乎觉得说别人的坏话很难。
I ought not to tell you but I will, since you're in the family, so to speak... 我本来不该告诉你的，但我还是要这么做，因为好歹你是家里的一员。
The five countries have now all passed, so to speak, their entry test. 可以说，这5个国家现在都已经通过了入门考试。
For a long time her mother and her grandmother had hardly been on speaking terms. 很久以来，她的母亲和外婆两人之间几乎不怎么说话。
unkind [ˌʌn'kaɪnd] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.不够和善的，不亲切的；冷酷的；无情的；
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an unkind remark 不友善的话
He was never actually unkind to them. 其实他从没有对他们不好。
It would be unkind to go without him. 甩掉他那就太不够朋友了。
‘That's your problem, ’ she remarked unkindly. “那是你的问题。”她刻薄地说。
All last summer he'd been unkind to her... 去年整个夏天他都对她很恶劣。
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No one has an unkind word to say about him... 所有人说起他来都没有一句坏话。
The weather was unkind to those pipers who played in the morning. 坏天气对上午那些风笛吹奏者毫不容情。
...a shared conviction that some unkind fate or chance is keeping them apart. 彼此坚信是无情的命运或机缘让他们一再错过
A stranger who is kind is a relative; an unkind relative is a stranger. 善良的陌生人是亲戚, 冷漠的亲戚是陌生人.
He was as thoughtless as he was unkind. 他做事不加思考,就像他的残暴一样典型.
Yes, there were many unkind articles. 是的, 有很多不友好的文章.
People who kinder , uncaring unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. 那些不友好的或者不予关注的人们会被描述为不怀好意的人.
He was unkind to you. 他对你不客气.
He cut me to the quick with that unkind remark. 他那冷酷的话深深伤害了我.
I did not expect such unkind treatment at your hands. 我没想到你如此刻薄.
I said a lot of unkind things to you. I'm sorry. 对不起,我说了许多对你不有好的话.
It would be truer to say that he was careless than that he was unkind. 与其说他待人苛刻倒不如说粗心更准确.
Fancy her saying such unkind things about you! 真想不到她竟然对你说了这么不友好的话!
He was always unkind to mother. 他待妈妈一直都不好.
They ascribed their disaster to an unkind fate. 他们把他们的灾难归于命不好.
Don't harbo ( u ) r unkind thoughts . 别心怀 叵 测.
She was still smarting from [ over ] his unkind words. 她对他的那些无情话仍感到很难受.
What you said was true but nevertheless unkind. 你所说的都对,不过有点不客气.
He was never unkind to her. 他从未亏待过她.
It was unkind to denigrate her achievement. 贬低她的成就是刻薄的.
It was very unkind of the newspapers to pick the young singer's performance apart as they did. 那些报纸对一个青年歌唱家的演出吹毛求疵,真是太刻薄了.
Don't harbour unkind thoughts. 不要心怀不轨.
unkindness often reacts on the unkind person. 恶人有恶报.
Such unkind action debases you. 这种不和善的行为贬低了你自己的人格.
secretary ['sekrətrɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.秘书；干事，书记员； 部长，大臣；
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a legal/medical secretary 法律 / 医务秘书
Please contact my secretary to make an appointment. 请和我的秘书联系，预约一个时间。
the membership secretary 组织干事
secretary of the Treasury 财政部长
My grandfather was secretary of the Scottish Miners' Union. 我的祖父是苏格兰矿工工会干事。
We need to examine all the costs involved in the project first. 我们首先应该仔细考虑与这一项目有关的所有费用。
We'll make our decision and contact the people involved. 我们将作出决定，再与有关人员联系。
Some people tried to stop the fight but I didn't want to get involved. 有人设法阻止打斗，但我不想牵涉进去。
She was deeply involved with the local hospital. 她曾全心投入当地医院。
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I was so involved in my book I didn't hear you knock. 我全神贯注在看书，没听到你敲门。
He's a very involved father (= he spends a lot of time with his children) . 他是个很投入的父亲。
They're not romantically involved. 他们并没有堕入情网。
You're too emotionally involved with the situation. 你在这件事上投入太多感情了。
an involved plot 复杂的情节
If she were involved in business, she would make a strong chief executive... 如果她投身商业的话,她会是一个很有能力的总裁。
She became involved with political causes after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster... 在切尔诺贝利核泄漏灾难发生以后,她开始投身政界。
The family were deeply involved in Jewish culture. 这家人非常注重学习犹太文化。
...women who are so involved in their careers that they have no time for friendship. 忙于事业以至于无暇顾及友谊的女性
We believe the time and hard work involved in completing such an assignment are worthwhile... 我们认为完成这项任务所必须付出的时间与辛苦都是值得的。
He cannot reveal how much money is involved in the scheme... 他不能透露该计划投入了多少钱。
The operations can be quite involved, requiring many procedures. 手术可能非常复杂,需要对多处进行手术。
He became romantically involved with a married woman. 他与一位已婚妇女产生了恋情。
Clouds involved the mountain top. 云雾笼罩山头.
Keep your nose clean, and don't get involved. 你要安分守己, 不要卷到那里头去.
A crime or scandal brings much notoriety to those involved in it. 罪行或丑闻常使有牵连的人声名狼藉.
The involved and abstruse passage makes several interpretations possible. 这段艰涩的文字可以作出好几种解释.
They were so deeply involved in the matter that they found it hard to pull out. 他们在那个问题上陷得太深,难以自拔.
It was not unusual for the bank to involved in litigation over failed companies. 银行常常卷入关于公司倒闭的官司中.
He was involved in working out a plan. 他专心致志地制订计划.
He has categorically denied being involved in the fraud. 他断然否认自己涉及这项诈骗.
Eleven cars were involved in a pileup on the motorway. 有十一辆车在高速公路上相撞.
I regret getting involved with my daughter's marital problems; all its done is t o bring trouble about my ears. 我后悔干涉我女儿的婚姻问题, 现在我所做的一切将给我带来无穷的烦恼.
actress [ˈæktrəs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.女演员；女表演者；
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She's a very great dramatic actress. 她是一个非常了不起的戏剧演员。
And the teddy bear you gave me that I held so tight. 而我紧紧地抱着你给我的泰迪熊.
She succeeded in fulfil ( l ) ing herself as an actress. 她作为演员充分发挥了自己的才能.
She has won success as an actress. 她唱戏唱红了.
She commenced her life as an actress in the 1930 s. 从30年代她就开始舞台生涯.
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She thinks it will be romantic to be an actress. 她认为当个女演员会很浪漫.
Dame Ellen Terry was a famous actress. 艾伦特里夫人是一位知名演员.
All her neighbours supposed her to be an actress. 街坊都以为她是一个演员.
The book charts her rise to fame as an actress. 这本书记述了她作为演员的成名史.
The actress wore a black wig over her blond hair. 那个女演员戴一顶黑色假发罩住自己的金黄色头发.
The actress is asking the court to protect her from an obsessive fan who is making her life a misery. 那个女演员要求法庭保护,使她不再受那个把她的生活搞得一团糟的痴狂影迷的骚扰.
Her performance in that play really put her on the map as a comedy actress. 她在那出喜剧中当演员而一举成名.
The actress needed to be prompted frequently. 那女演员经常需要提示.
The actress is walking at a brisk pace. 那位女演员正以轻快的步伐走着.
The actress sailed into the room in her flowing dress. 那位女演员身穿飘逸的长裙翩然走进房间.
At the end of the third scene the actress exited. 那位女演员在第三场结束时退场.
She's no great shakes as an actress. 她不是什么名角儿.
She is far and away the best actress in the country. 她无疑是国内最优秀的女演员.
The film actress gave up her career and married. 那位女电影演员放弃事业而结婚了.
The actress was the magnet that drew great audiences. 那位女演员曾吸引过许多观众.
She has that indefinable something that makes an actress a star. 她具备了那种使演员成为明星的说不出的特质。
an actress of considerable stature 颇有名望的女演员
Joanna has finally made it to the first rank of celebrity after 25 years as an actress. 乔安娜当了25年演员后，终于跻身一线女明星之列。
Jane is determined to stake her claim as an actress. 简决心主张自己作为一名女演员的权利。
She pipped actress Meryl Streep to the part. 她击败女演员梅丽尔·斯特里普，拿到了这个角色。
Jules, the story's narrator, is an actress in her late thirties. 这个故事的叙述者朱尔斯是个年近不惑的女演员。
The fiery actress kicked him in the shins. 那位脾气暴躁的女演员踢了他的小腿。
He accompanied the volatile actress to Hollywood the following year. 第二年他陪着这位情绪无常的女演员去了好莱坞。
Although now a celebrity in her own right, actress Lynn Redgrave knows the difficulties of living in the shadow of her famous older sister. 虽然女演员琳恩·雷德格雷夫现在依靠自己的能力出了名，但她明白生活在大名鼎鼎的姐姐的阴影里有多不容易。
Aileen stands out for her incredible versatility as an actress. 艾琳多才多艺，是一位出类拔萃的女演员。