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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unnd [ˌʌn'kaɪnd] 📢 1📢 2📢 3📢 4
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.
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s [sʌtʃ] 📢 1📢 2📢 3📢 4
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。
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[ˈpræktɪkl] 📢 1📢 2📢 3📢 4
adj.实践的，实际的；可实现的，实用的；注重实际的；可用的；
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to have gained practical experience of the work 获得实际工作经验
practical advice/help/support 切实的忠告 / 帮助 / 支持
practical problems 实际问题
There are some obvious practical applications of the research. 这项研究有一些明显的实际用途。
In practical terms , it means spending less. 具体点说，那意味着少花些钱。
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From a practical point of view, it isn't a good place to live. 实际一点看，这里不是理想的住处。
It wouldn't be practical for us to go all that way just for the weekend. 我们跑那么远只为了去度个周末实在很不切实际。
a practical little car, ideal for the city 理想的城市实用小汽车
Let's be practical and work out the cost first. 咱们实际一点儿，先计算一下成本费用。
Bob's very practical. He does all the odd jobs around the house. 鲍勃心灵手巧，家里的零活他都包了。
She married a practical stranger. 她等于是嫁了个陌生人。
There's still another ten minutes of the game to go, but for practical purposes it's already over. 比赛虽然还有十分钟，但实际上等于已经结束了。
We can offer you practical suggestions on how to increase the fibre in your daily diet... 我们能就如何增加你日常饮食中的纤维素量提供实际的建议。
This practical guidebook teaches you about relaxation, coping skills, and time management. 这本实用的旅行指南教给你放松的方法、处理问题的技巧以及如何安排时间。
You were always so practical, Maria... 玛丽亚，你以前一向很注重实效。
How could she be so practical when he'd just told her something so shattering?... 他刚把这么令人震惊的事情告诉她，她怎么会如此理智呢？
Although the causes of cancer are being uncovered, we do not yet have any practical way to prevent it... 虽然癌症的病因正被逐步揭开，但我们尚未有任何切实可行的办法来预防它。
It is not easy to make practical suggestions for helping her. 要提出切实可行的建议帮助她并不容易。
Our clothes are lightweight, fashionable, practical for holidays. 我们的服装轻便、时尚，并且很适合度假时穿。
The scheme seems on the surface to be quite practical. 这个方案表面上看来似乎很实际.
I was frightened to death. You must never play these practical jokes any more. 我被吓得要死, 你以后再也不能这样恶作剧了.
the branch of computer science known as ‘artificial intelligence ’ 计算机科学中的所谓“人工智能”分科
a branch of the Rhine 莱茵河的支流
a branch line (= a small line off a main railway line, often in country areas) 铁路支线
My uncle's branch of the family emigrated to Canada. 我们家族中我叔父的这一支移居到了加拿大。
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The accident happened where the road branches. 事故发生在岔道处。
Just after the lake, the path branches off to the right. 小路经过湖后向右分出一条岔道。
The company branched out into selling insurance. 该公司开展了保险销售业务。
I decided to branch out on my own . 我决定自己开业。
The bank has branches all over the country. 那家银行在全国各地设有分行。
Our New York branch is dealing with the matter. 我们的纽约分部正在处理这件事。
The local branch of Bank of America is handling the accounts... 美国银行在当地的分行正在处理这些账目。
National is Britain's leading autocare service with over 400 branches nationwide. 英国轮胎与车辆养护公司是英国最有名的汽车养护企业，在全英国有400多家分店。
Senate employees could take their employment grievances to another branch of government... 参议院的雇员可以向别的政府部门申诉工作问题。
He had a fascination for submarines and joined this branch of the service. 他对潜艇非常着迷，因此加入了潜艇部队。
Whole branches of science may not receive any grants. 各自然科学学科可能都得不到任何拨款。
Oncology is the branch of medicine dealing with tumors. 肿瘤学是研究肿瘤的医学分支。
This is one of the branches of the Roosevelt family. 这是罗斯福家族的一个支系。
What do you like to do in your spare time? 空闲时你喜欢干什么?
The two halves of the main branch have grown apart. 主枝的左右两边各向不同的方向生长.
The branch bent but did not break. 那树枝弯曲,但没有折断.
The snake wreathed itself round the branch. 这蛇盘绕在树枝上.
A pair of orioles alighted on the frisking branch of a weeping willow. 一对黄鹂飞落在拂动着的柳树枝条上.
The bookshop has decided to branch out into selling various records and tapes. 书店已决定扩大业务范围,出售各种唱片和录音带.
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[spi:k] 📢 1📢 2📢 3📢 4
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。
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。
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[dɪˈvəʊtɪd] 📢 1📢 2📢 3📢 4
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。
academic/literary/scientific, etc. study 学术、文学、科学等研究
It is important to develop good study skills . 培养良好的学习方法很重要。
Physiology is the study of how living things work. 生理学是研究生物功能的学科。
to continue your studies 继续学业
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business/media/American studies 商学；传媒学；美国研究
These proposals deserve careful study. 这些建议值得认真研究。
to make/carry out/conduct a study 进行 / 开展 / 从事一项研究
This study shows/confirms/suggests that… 这一研究证明 / 证实 / 显示…
a detailed study of how animals adapt to their environment 关于动物如何适应环境的细致研究
a study of Chartres Cathedral 沙特尔大教堂试画
a nude study 裸体画习作
His face was a study in concentration. 他脸上完全是一副全神贯注的表情。
How long have you been studying English? 你学英语多久了？
Don't disturb Jane, she's studying for her exams. 不要打扰简，她正在温习功课，准备考试呢。
My brother studied at the Royal College of Art. 我哥哥曾就学于皇家美术学院。
a composer who studied under Nadia Boulanger (= was taught by Nadia Boulanger) 曾师从纳迪亚·布朗热的作曲家
Nina is studying to be an architect. 尼娜在学建筑。
Scientists are studying photographs of the planet for signs of life. 科学家仔细察看行星照片，寻找生命迹象。
...a relaxed and happy atmosphere that will allow you to study to your full potential... 能让人充分发挥学习潜质的轻松愉快的环境
He went to Hull University, where he studied History and Economics... 他去了赫尔大学学习历史和经济学。
...the use of maps and visual evidence in the study of local history... 利用地图和图像资料研究当地历史
She gave up her studies to have Alexander. 为了生亚历山大，她放弃了学业。
Recent studies suggest that as many as 5 in 1000 new mothers are likely to have this problem. 最近的研究成果表明在 1000 个刚生产完的妈妈中，有 5 个可能存在这样的问题。
...the first study of English children's attitudes. 首个关于英国儿童观念的研究
...a new centre for Islamic studies... 新的伊斯兰教研究中心
She is currently doing a business studies course at Leeds. 她目前在利兹大学修读一门商科课程。
Debbie studied her friend's face for a moment. 黛比仔细端详了一会她朋友的脸。
I know that you've been studying chimpanzees for thirty years now... 我知道你研究黑猩猩至今已有30年了。
I invite every citizen to carefully study the document. 我请每位市民都仔细研读该文件。
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a [ˈæktrəs] 📢 1📢 2📢 3📢 4
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。
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。
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p ['pleznt] 📢 1📢 2📢 3📢 4
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.
a debate that has split the country down the middle 使全国分成两大派的一场争论
The committee split over government subsidies. 在政府补贴的问题上，委员会出现了相互对立的意见。
She split the class into groups of four. 她按四人一组把全班分成若干小组。
The results split neatly into two groups. 结果恰巧分成两类。
She split the money she won with her brother. 她把得到的钱与弟弟分了。
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His time is split between the London and Paris offices. 他一半时间在伦敦的办事处，一半时间在巴黎的办事处。
Her dress had split along the seam. 她的连衣裙顺着接缝裂开了。
The cushion split open and sent feathers everywhere. 垫子撕破了，羽毛掉得到处都是。
Don't tell me you've split another pair of pants! 你不会又把一条裤子撑破了吧！
She split her head open on the cupboard door. 她碰到碗橱门上把头碰破了。
How did you split your lip? 你怎么把嘴唇划破了？
The singer split with his wife last June. 那歌手去年六月和妻子分手了。
She intends to split from the band at the end of the tour. 她打算在巡回演出结束后离开乐队。
Let's split! 咱们快走吧！
A rebel faction has split away from the main group. 一帮反叛者从核心组织中分裂了出去。
The storm split a branch off from the main trunk. 暴风雨把一根树枝从树干上刮了下来。
Don't worry─he won't split on us. 别担心——他不会出卖我们的。
My parents split up last year. 我父母去年离婚了。
She's split up with her boyfriend. 她和男朋友分手了。
In a severe gale the ship split in two... 在一次大风中，船断成了两截。
If the chicken is fairly small, you may simply split it in half... 如果鸡比较小，你把它切成两半就行了。
Yet it is feared the Republican leadership could split over the agreement... 但有人担心，共和党的领导层可能会在该协议上出现意见分歧。
Women priests are accused of splitting the church. 女牧师被指责分裂教会。
They accused both radicals and conservatives of trying to provoke a split in the party. 他们指责激进派和保守派都在试图挑起党内分歧。
...a split between what is thought and what is felt. 所想到的和感受到的之间的不同
The seat of his short grey trousers split... 他的灰色短裤的臀部开裂了。
Twist the mixture into individual sausages without splitting the skins... 将混合物拧成一段段的香肠，不要把皮弄破。
The plastic-covered seat has a few small splits around the corners. 塑料面椅子的四角上有几道小裂缝。
I would rather pay for a meal than watch nine friends pick over and split a bill... 我宁可掏钱请客，也不愿看到9位朋友算来算去分摊账单。
split the wages between you... 工钱由你们两人平分。
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[ɡrænd] 📢 1📢 2📢 3📢 4
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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ming ['mɪsɪŋ] 📢 1📢 2📢 3📢 4
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.
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a [eɪm] 📢 1📢 2📢 3📢 4
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。
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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.
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。
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h [ˈhɒrə(r)] 📢 1📢 2📢 3📢 4
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.