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。
He reduced speed and turned sharp left. 他减慢速度，向左急转。
The train began to pick up speed (= go faster) . 火车开始加速。
The car was gathering speed . 汽车逐渐加速。
a speed of 50 mph/80 kph 每小时50英里 / 80公里的速度
at high/low/full/top speed 以高 / 低 / 全 / 最高速
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at breakneck speed (= fast in a way that is dangerous) 以不要命的速度
travelling at the speed of light/sound 以光速 / 音速行进
the processing speed of the computer 计算机的处理速度
This course is designed so that students can progress at their own speed. 这门课的设计思路是让学生自己掌握进度。
We aim to increase the speed of delivery (= how quickly goods are sent) . 我们力争提高送货速度。
The accident was due to excessive speed. 事故的原因在于速度过快。
She was overtaken by the speed of events (= things happened more quickly than she expected) . 事态发展迅速为她始料所不及。
(formal)A car flashed past them at speed (= fast) . 一辆汽车从他们身边疾驰而过。
shutter speeds 快门速度
a four-speed gearbox 有四挡的变速箱
a ten-speed mountain bike 十速山地自行车
the cost of bringing the chosen schools up to speed 使选定的学校达标所需的费用
He drove off at high speed... 他驱车飞驰而去。
With this type of camera, the shutter speed is fixed... 对这类相机而言，快门的速度是固定的。
In the late 1850s the speed of technological change quickened... 19 世纪 50 年代末期，技术变革的速度加快了。
Each learner can proceed at his own speed. 每一位学习者都可以按自己的进度学习。
speed is the essential ingredient of all athletics... 速度是所有田径运动项目的关键要素。
He put on a burst of speed... 他突然加速了。
I was amazed at his speed of working. 他办事之麻利让我深感叹服。
...the sheer speed of the unification process. 统一进程速度惊人
Trains will speed through the Channel Tunnel at 186mph... 火车将以每小时 186 英里的速度快速穿过海峡隧道。
The engine noise rises only slightly as I speed along. 我一路高速行驶时，发动机的噪音只提高了一点点。
This man was not qualified to drive and was speeding. 这名男子没有驾驶资格，并且违章超速行驶。
A day has been set aside to bring all councillors up to speed on the proposal... 已经确定了一个日子，届时将向所有的市政委员汇报有关该建议的最新进展情况。
Those in charge deluded themselves they were up to speed. 那些负责人自以为掌握了最新情况。
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[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。
floor/office/shelf, etc. space 楼面面积、办公室里的空间、搁架上的空当等
We must make good use of the available space. 我们必须充分利用现有空间。
That desk takes up too much space . 那张桌子占的地方太大。
There is very little storage space in the department. 这个部门存放东西的地方很小。
Can we make space for an extra chair? 我们能不能腾个空再放一把椅子？
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How much disk space will it take up (= on a computer) ? 这会占用多少磁盘空间？
a large/small/narrow/wide space 大 / 小 / 窄 / 宽的空当
Under the plan, bits of open space — fields, golf-course borders and small parks — will be preserved. 在这份规划里，一些开放空间——运动场、高尔夫球场边缘以及小公园——将得以保留。
...cutting down yet more trees to make space for houses... 砍掉更多的树，腾出空间来盖房子
...the high cost of office space... 办公场所的高额成本
You don't want your living space to look like a bedroom... 你可不希望自己居住的地方看上去像个卧室。
Large paintings can enhance the feeling of space in small rooms... 大型油画可以增加小房间的宽敞感。
The sense of space and emptiness is overwhelming. 巨大的空虚感汹涌袭来。
You need space to think everything over... 你需要时间把一切好好地考虑清楚。
We will give each other space to develop. 我们会给彼此留出发展的空间。
We can't promise to publish a reply as space is limited. 由于版面有限，我们不能保证把回复登载出来。
...some work which we couldn't include because of lack of space in this issue. 由于这期篇幅有限，我们无法收纳进来的一些文章
They've come a long way in a short space of time... 他们在很短的时间之内就大老远地赶了过来。
I have known dramatic changes occur in the space of a few minutes with this method. 我知道用这种方法短短几分钟之内就能够产生急剧的变化。
The six astronauts on board will spend ten days in space. 飞船上的6名宇航员将在太空度过 10 天。
...launching satellites into space. 发射人造卫星进入外层空间
She felt herself transcending time and space... 她感到自己正在穿越时空。
The physical universe is finite in space and time. 物质世界在时间和空间上是有限的。
Women once again are having fewer children and spacing them further apart... 女人再次减少了生孩子的数量，而且生育之间相隔的时间也更长了。
His voice was angry and he spaced the words for emphasis. 他的声音里透着愤怒，为了强调，他一字一顿。
He just sat in the dressing-room staring into space... 他直愣愣地坐在化妆间里。
Molly turned away and gazed off into space, a faraway look in her eyes. 莫莉转过脸去茫然瞪视，眼神似已飘到了远方。
Even Sarah treated him as if he were a waste of space... 连萨拉对他都像是在对待一个废物。
Are we expected to believe those scribblings are art? This piece of trash was a waste of space. 我们难道真要把那些乱涂乱画当作艺术吗？这种垃圾留着都占地方。
Watch this space for details of our next event. 请继续关注我们对下一事件的详细报道。
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wt [rɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
n.腕，手腕；腕关节；（衣袖等的）腕部；
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She's broken her wrist. 她的腕关节骨折了。
He wore a copper bracelet on his wrist . 他腕上戴着只铜手镯。
Is there an updated daily record of inspector checking the ESD wrist strap continuity? 是否有作业员日常检测静电手带的记录?
Skin of ministry of right hand wrist is annular cut achieve, reach greatly hypodermic. 右手腕部皮肤环形切创, 深及皮下.
Want to sell the Casio wrist watch, where to have agency on cleaning treasure? 想在淘宝上卖卡西欧手表, 在哪里有代理?
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His injured wrist began to swell. 他那受伤的手腕开始肿了.
The doctor put a steel pin in his wrist. 医生在他的腕关节植入一根钢钉.
He pressed heavily on his companion's wrist. 他用力握着伙伴的手腕.
They took her by the wrist. 他们握住她的手腕.
She straps on a wrist watch. 她戴着一只手表.
She sent the shuttlecock flying over the net with a practised flick of the wrist. 她熟练地轻抖手腕,把羽毛球击过了网.
He received a bullet in the wrist. 他手腕上中了一弹.
That was all wrist. 这全凭手腕功夫.
The nurse lapped a bandage around his wrist. 护士把他的腕部包上绷带.
She's broken her wrist. 她的腕关节骨折了。
The fate line begins close to the wrist. 命运线始于接近手腕的地方。
His fingers curled gently round her wrist. 他轻轻地握住她的手腕。
Eleanor jerked her wrist free. 埃莉诺猛地抽出了手腕。
Either measure the temperature with a bath thermometer or test the water with your wrist. 要么用浴用温度计测量水温，要么用手腕试一下。
Garrido caught her by the wrist. 加里多抓住她的手腕。
A gold bracelet dangled from his left wrist. 一只金手镯在他的左手腕上晃来晃去。
He stopped and faced her, releasing her wrist. 他停下来面对着她，放开了她的手腕。
His wrist was sprained. 他的手腕扭伤了。
Masters shot a hand across the table and gripped his wrist. 马斯特斯迅速把手伸到桌对面，紧紧抓住他的手腕。
Dr Armonson stitched up her wrist wounds. 阿蒙森医生将她手腕上的伤口缝好。
His fingers clawed at Blake's wrist. 他的手指紧紧抓住布莱克的手腕。
wrist watches: £100. Inscription of same: £15. 腕表：100英镑。在其上刻字：15英镑。
The fine they gave her is just more or less a slap on the wrist. 他们对她开出的罚金不过是一个轻微的警告而已。
He let David go with a thrust of his wrist that sent the lad reeling. 他手腕猛一用力推开戴维，让这小伙子打了个踉跄。
Hanging from his right wrist is a heavy gold bracelet. 他的右腕上戴着一只沉甸甸的金手镯。
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plnt ['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.
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w ['wɜ:kə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.工人，员工；劳动者；[虫]工蜂，工蚁；
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farm/factory/office workers 农场 / 工厂工人；职员
rescue/aid/research workers 救援 / 援助 / 研究人员
temporary/part-time/casual workers 临时工；兼职工；零工
manual/skilled/unskilled workers 体力劳动者；熟练 / 非熟练工人
Conflict between employers and workers intensified and the number of strikes rose. 劳资矛盾加剧，罢工次数增多。
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talks between workers and management 劳资谈判
a hard/fast/quick/slow worker 做事努力 / 快 / 麻利 / 慢的人
...office workers... 办公室职员
The society was looking for a capable research worker. 该协会在物色一位有能力的研究人员。
Wages have been frozen and workers laid off. 工资被冻结，工人下岗。
...a call for the workers of the world to unite... 呼吁全世界工人团结起来的号召
He is a hard worker and a skilled gardener... 他工作很努力，对园艺很在行。
A first-class worker, she operated the difficult Jacquard looms. 她技艺高超，操作着复杂的提花织布机。
Mike Teavee: I don't know, I hate chocolate! 麦克: 我不知道, 我讨厌巧克力!
The worker hammered the iron flat. 工人把铁锤平了.
I judge him a skilled worker. 我断定他是个熟练工人.
To put It'simply, the new proposals mean that the average worker will be about 10 % better paid. 简单地说, 新建议意味着一个普通工人的工资将增加10%.
The boss called the foreman on the carpet for granting sick leave to a worker without first asking for permission. 老板训斥那个工头未经事先请示就擅自批准一个工人的病假.
A former loafter, he is now an advanced worker. 他这个昔日浪子, 今日成了先进工作者.
The worker is levering at the rock. 工人用杠杆移动岩石.
A worker put metal bands around the safe. 一名工人用金属箍箍那保险箱.
The worker lost his job through inattention. 这工人因疏忽而失去了他的工作.
The worker is paid by the hour. 这个工人的工资按小时计算.
He hired out as a farm worker. 他外出当农工.
He lists himself as a skilled worker. 他把自己列为熟练工人.
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[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
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[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。
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s [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。
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。
an area the size of (= the same size as) Wales 一个面积相当于威尔士的地区
They complained about the size of their gas bill. 他们抱怨煤气费用太高。
Dogs come in all shapes and sizes . 狗有大有小，模样也各不相同。
The facilities are excellent for a town that size. 对于如此规模的一个城镇来说，其市政设施堪称一流。
The kitchen is a good size (= not small) . 这厨房够大的。
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It's similar in size to a tomato. 大小和西红柿差不多。
You should have seen the size of their house! 你真该看看他们的房子有多大！
We were shocked at the size of his debts. 他欠债之多让我们震惊。
The jacket was the wrong size. 这件夹克尺码不对。
It's not my size. 这个号我不能穿。
They didn't have the jacket in my size . 那款夹克没有我穿的尺码。
She's a size 12 in clothes. 她穿12号的衣服。
The hats are made in three sizes: small, medium and large. 这些帽子分小、中、大三个尺码。
I need a bigger/smaller size. 我需要一件尺码稍大 / 稍小的。
What size do you take? 你穿多大号的？
She takes (a) size 5 in shoes. 她穿5号鞋。
Do you have these shoes in (a) size 5? 这款鞋有5号的吗？
Try this one for size (= to see if it is the correct size) . 试试这件，看尺码合适不合适。
The glass can be cut to size (= cut to the exact measurements) for you. 玻璃可以切割成你要的尺寸。
a medium-sized house 中等大小的房子
Scientists have found the bones of a hoofed grazing animal about the size of a small horse... 科学家们已经发现了一种约有马驹般大小的有蹄草食性动物的骨骼。
In 1970 the average size of a French farm was 19 hectares... 1970 年，法国农场的平均规模为 19 公顷。
He knows the size of the task... 他明白这个任务有多艰巨。
Jack walked around the hotel and was mesmerized by its sheer size. 杰克在宾馆里四处转了转，为其宏伟气势所倾倒。
My sister is the same height but only a size 12... 我姐姐是一样的身高，不过只穿 12 号的。
I tried them on and they were the right size. 我试穿了一下，大小正合适。
The once-powerful post unions have been cut down to size. 一度很强势的邮政联盟已经威风不再。
Every piece of timber was planed, cut to size and stained with cedar preservative. 每根木材都被刨平了，切割成一定尺寸，并涂上了雪松防腐剂。
She was trying on an $8,000 jacket for size... 她正在试穿一件价值 8,000 美元的短外套。
He suggests that Nietzsche was trying each style on for size. 他的言下之意是尼采当时正在尝试每一种风格。
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['sentrəl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.中央的，中心的；重要的，核心的； n.电话总局；电话转接员；
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the central area of the brain 大脑中枢
The flat is very central─just five minutes from Princes Street. 这套公寓位于市中心，去王子街只需要五分钟。
a central location 中心位置
[不可数名词](formal)the centrality of the family as a social institution 家庭作为一种社会机构的重要性
The hotel is centrally located for all major attractions. 这家旅馆位于中心地带，去往所有主要景点都很方便。
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a centrally planned economy 中央计划经济
Is the house centrally heated (= does it have central heating) ? 这房子有中央供暖吗？
central America/Europe/Asia 中美洲；中欧；中亚
central London 伦敦中心区
The organization has a central office in York. 该组织在约克设有总部。
the central committee (= of a political party) （政党的）中央委员会
The central issue is that of widespread racism. 最重要的问题是种族主义的到处泛滥。
She has been a central figure in the campaign. 她一直是这场运动的主要人物。
Prevention also plays a central role in traditional medicine. 预防在传统医学中也起着主导作用。
Reducing inflation is central to (= is an important part of) the government's economic policy. 减少通货膨胀是政府经济政策最重要的组成部分。
...the central committee of the Cuban communist party. 古巴共产党中央委员会
Black dance music has been central to mainstream pop since the early '60s. 自上世纪60年代以来，黑人舞曲一直是主流流行乐的核心。
...a central part of their culture. 他们文化的核心部分
...central America's Caribbean coast... 中美洲加勒比海沿岸
The disruption has now spread and is affecting a large part of central Liberia. 混乱局面已经扩散，正在影响利比里亚中部的大片地区。
...a central location in the capital. 首都的中心地带
There is a lack of trust towards the central government in Rome. 人们对罗马的中央政府缺乏信任。
A huge bomb blast rocked central London last night. 昨晚一次剧烈的炸弹爆炸震动了伦敦市中心.
Explorers traced the Nile River to its several headstreams in central Africa. 探险者在中非找到了尼罗河的几处源头.
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poto [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？
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hoor [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.
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['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。
But I should run up and see if Bob is home. 好啦,我要上去看看鲍勃是否在家.
He's denied having an affair with secretary but of course there's no smoke without fire. 他不承认他和他的秘书有染,但是无风不起浪啊.
Mr. Blake's secretary is always on hand when he appears in public. 布雷先生在公开场合露面时,他的秘书总在场.
The plan went by the board, the secretary is helping the old manager back sadly. 计划成泡影, 秘书搀扶着老经理悲伤地回来.
She is a confidential secretary of Mr. Smith. 她是史密斯先生的一个机要秘书.
The new woman secretary was extremely clever and capable. 这位新来的女秘书很是精明强干.
In August he was appointed to the situation of secretary. 在八月份,他被指定担任秘书.
The boss was ill disposed towards his secretary. 老板对他的秘书很反感.
While he was talking to his secretary, he toyed with a pencil. 在和秘书谈话的时候, 他手中摆弄着一支铅笔.
I called the office at the behest of my secretary. 在秘书的催促下,我给办公室打了电话.
The boss attempted to play with his woman secretary. 老板企图玩弄他的女秘书.
The secretary attended upon the chairman. 秘书陪伴着主席.
It would be difficult to find a man to take the place of the secretary. 找一个代替秘书的人会很难的.
I had to get the secretary to okay the scheme. 我只得请书记批准这个方案.
The final word will still come from the secretary of State. 最后仍然要由国务卿来定夺。
The secretary emerged, a big fat man who quickly shook us all by the hand. 这位大臣现身了，是一个大块头，他迅速和我们所有人都握了手。
The secretary of State has given in to special pleading. 国务卿已被那些诡辩之词给说服了。
I was a lousy secretary. 我是个不称职的秘书。
That decision raised questions about the secretary of state's powers and the fairness of his procedure. 那个决定引起人们对国务卿的权力及其做法的公平性的质疑。
The Energy secretary hopes to bring on line a safer new tritium production reactor. 能源大臣希望能投产一座更安全的新型产氚反应堆。
Among the speakers at the gathering was Treasury secretary Nicholas Brady. 与会的发言人中有财政部长尼古拉斯·布莱迪。
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['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.
Motorists are advised to find an alternative route. 建议驾驶者换一条路线。
a coastal route 沿海的路线
the quickest route from Florence to Rome 从佛罗伦萨到罗马的最快捷的路线
an escape route 逃脱的路径
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The house is not on a bus route . 这房子不在公交线上。
shipping routes 航运线路
a cycle route (= a path that is only for cyclists ) 自行车道
the route to success 成功之路
route 66 66号公路
Satellites route data all over the globe. 卫星向全球各地传递信息。
...the most direct route to the town centre... 到市中心最直接的路线
All escape routes were blocked by armed police... 所有逃跑的路都被武警封锁了。
...the main shipping routes to Japan. 去往日本的主要航运线路
...the Broadway-Webster exit on route 580. 580号公路的百老汇－韦伯斯特出口
He began cracking open big blue tins of butter cookies and feeding the dogs on his route... 他打开装黄油饼干的蓝色大罐子，开始沿路给狗喂食。
They would go out on his route and check him. 他们会到他那里走访一下，看看他的情况。
Researchers are trying to get at the same information through an indirect route... 研究人员正试图通过间接的途径获得相同的信息。
Buying the best is as sure a route to success in investment as in any other field. 和其他领域一样，投资领域获得成功的途径也是买进最佳商品。
Double-stack trains are taking a lot of freight that used to be routed via trucks... 以往由卡车运送的很多货物现在都改用双层列车运送了。
Approaching cars will be routed into two lanes. 驶来的车辆会分流到两条车道。
...plans to route every emergency call in Britain through just three telephone exchanges. 只通过3次电话转接来传送英国境内所有紧急呼叫的计划
They have arrived in London en route to the United States... 他们已经到达伦敦，正在前往美国的途中。
One of the bags was lost en route. 其中一个包在途中丢失了。
The German set three tournament records and equalled two others en route to grabbing golf's richest prize. 那个德国人在获得高尔夫球赛最高奖金的同时刷新了3项锦标赛纪录，平了其他两项纪录。
They have gone the route, in many cases, of just big — big bowls, big statues, big masks, big everything. 在很多情况下，他们从头到尾都只做大的东西——大碗，大雕像，大面具，所有东西都是大的。
Whatever differences were aired behind closed doors at the dialogue were papered over in public remarks. 无论对话期间双方私下表达了怎样的分歧,都不会在公开场合表露出来.
Another new air route has been opened up. 又有一条新航线开航了.
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sk [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。