(1) a United Nations peace initiative (2) a government initiative to combat unemployment (3) You won't get much help. You'll have to use your initiative .
initiative [ɪ'nɪʃətɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
n.主动性;主动精神;倡议;主动权; adj.自发的;创始的;初步的;
adv.真诚地;诚恳地;谆;
n.树;木料;树状图;宗谱; vt.把…赶上树;使处于困境;把鞋型插入(鞋内);
n.公主;王妃(王族女性成员);女巨头,女名家;<古>女王;
(1) There's someone at the door. (2) someone's left their bag behind. (3) It's time for someone new (= a new person) to take over.
(1) The government's plans run counter to agreed European policy on this issue. (2) Such arguments are not easily countered. (3) I tried to argue but he countered that the plans were not yet finished.
(1) sexual behaviour (2) They were not having a sexual relationship at the time. (3) Her interest in him is purely sexual.
sexual [ˈsekʃuəl] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.稍微;有点;达到某种程度; n.少量;某些数量;某种程度;
adj.性的,有性别的;性欲的;生殖的;[生]有性的;
n.白肤金发碧眼女人; adj.(头发)亚麻色的,金色的;白皙的;白肤金发碧眼的;
n.房间;空间;余地;房间里所有的人; vt.租房,合住;为…提供住处;投宿,住宿;留…住宿;
(1) We are not far from my home now. (2) stray dogs needing new homes (3) (figurative)We haven't found a home for all our books yet (= a place where they can be kept) .
(1) Oh, Amy, I love you... (2) We love each other. We want to spend our lives together. (3) Our love for each other has been increased by what we've been through together.
(1) factors influencing the determination of future policy (2) Both methods rely on the accurate determination of the pressure of the gas. (3) fierce/grim/dogged determination
(1) Be careful not to confuse quantity with quality. (2) His comments only served to confuse the issue further. (3) People often confuse me and my twin sister.
(1) the government's review of its education policy (2) The case is subject to judicial review . (3) His parole application is up for review next week.
(1) one of the largest employers in the area (2) They're very good employers (= they treat the people that work for them well) . (3) He had been sent to Rome by his employer...
employer [ɪmˈplɔɪə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.雇主,老板;雇佣者;
adj.逻辑(上)的;符合逻辑的;推理正确的;合乎常理的;
adj.满意的; v.赞成,同意( approve的现在分词 );批准;认可;核准;
vt.涉及,关系到;使关心,使担忧;参与; n.关心;关系,有关;顾虑;公司或企业;
(1) The dog was chewing on a bone. (2) to chew your nails (3) After the operation you may find it difficult to chew and swallow.
chew [tʃu:] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.包围,围绕; n.(物品的)边;外围物;
adv.敏捷地;迅速地;立即地;毫不迟疑;
n.自行车,脚踏车; vi.骑自行车;
vt.& vi.咀嚼,咬;深思,考虑; n.咀嚼;咀嚼物;
(1) They made a request for further aid. (2) He was there at the request of his manager/at his manager's request (= because his manager had asked him to go). (3) The writer's name was withheld by request (= because the writer asked for this to be done) .
(1) which is better exercise─swimming or tennis? (2) which of the applicants has got the job? (3) which of the patients have recovered?
which [wɪtʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
pron.哪一个;哪一些;哪个;那,指前面提到的事物; adj.哪一个;哪一些;
adv.实际上;几乎;事实上;
vt.& vi.挑选,挑拣;挖,采,摘,剔,扒;挑剔; n.选择;收获;精华;
n.雕像,塑像; vt.用雕像装饰;
(1) The report highlights a number of instances of injustice. (2) In most instances, there will be no need for further treatment. (3) I would normally suggest taking time off work, but in this instance I'm not sure that would do any good.
(1) He begins his new series on BBC 2 at 9pm on thursday. (2) Antarctic air brought biting cold to southern Chile on thursday. (3) He appeared at Manchester Crown Court on thursday on a drink-driving charge.
thursday [ˈθɜ:zdeɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
pron.(he的宾格)他;
adj.竞争的,比赛的;(价格等)有竞争力的;(指人)好竞争的;[生化] 抑制酶作用的;
n.星期四,礼拜四,周四;[电影]惊爆星期四;
adj.自动的;不假思索的,无意识的;必然发生的; n.自动化机器或设备;自动手枪;
(1) The candidates' experience and qualifications will be taken into consideration when the decision is made. (2) Taking everything into consideration, the event was a great success. (3) a small sum in consideration of your services