(1) He declared that he was in love with her. (2) Few people dared to declare their opposition to the regime. (3) She declared herself extremely hurt by his lack of support.
(1) It is difficult to define what makes him so popular. (2) The mountain was sharply defined against the sky. (3) The term ‘mental illness ’ is difficult to define.
define [dɪˈfaɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.障碍;屏障;栅栏;分界线; vt.把…关入栅栏;用栅栏围住;
adj.能干的;有才能的;有才华的;能胜任的; n.有才能的,能干的;
vt.规定;使明确;精确地解释;画出…的线条; vi.(给词、短语等)下定义,构成释义;
n.领袖,领导者;负责人;指挥者;领唱者;
(1) ...the last decade of the nineteenth century. (2) The historical article sketched the major events of the decade. (3) Gone are the support suspenders and gaudy steel rings that strangled the tower for much of the last decade.
decade [ˈdekeɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.演员(尤指男演员);行动者;参与者;
v.利用; 欺骗,占…的便宜;
n.<美>水龙头;
n.十年,十年间;十个一组;十年期;
(1) His victory in the tournament earned him $50 000. (2) All the children are earning now. (3) Your money would earn more in a high-interest account.
(1) What's your definition of happiness? (2) The definition of the digital TV pictures is excellent. (3) Neighbours by definition live close by (= this is what being a neighbour means) .
(1) It has touched me deeply to see how these people live. (2) He was nice looking, but I wasn't deeply attracted to him. (3) He was the quintessence of all that Eva most deeply loathed.
(1) I definitely remember sending the letter. (2) ‘Was it what you expected? ’ ‘Yes, definitely. ’ (3) ‘Do you plan to have children? ’ ‘definitely not! ’
(1) a feeling of sheer/pure delight (2) The children squealed with delight when they saw the puppy. (3) She won the game easily, to the delight of all her fans.
(1) The body has natural defence mechanisms to protect it from disease. (2) Humour is a more effective defence than violence. (3) (British English)the Ministry of defence
(1) Police are trying to establish the cause of death . (2) Do you believe in life after death ? (3) a death camp (= a place where prisoners are killed, usually in a war)
(1) (British English)to take a decision (= to decide) (2) to make a decision (= to decide) (3) We need a decision on this by next week.
decision [dɪˈsɪʒn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.运动;竞选运动;战役;季节性竞赛; vi.参加[发起]运动,参加竞选;参战,参加战役;作战;
v.入睡;长眠;懈怠;静止不动;
n.决定;果断;决议;(法院的)判决; vt.[口语][拳击]靠判定击败(对手);
n.辩护;防御;防御工事;后卫;
(1) ...the way that building societies deal with complaints... (2) In dealing with suicidal youngsters, our aims should be clear... (3) She saw a psychiatrist who used hypnotism to help her deal with her fear...
(1) The mirror is functional yet decorative. (2) purely decorative arches (3) The curtains are for purely decorative purposes and do not open or close.
decorative [ˈdekərətɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
n.海滩,海滨;岸上的沙子和卵石; vt.将…拖上岸;将滑艇拖到小屋前面的岸边;
adj.装饰的;装潢用的;
n.啤酒,麦酒;(一般)发酵饮料;[印,纺]比尔;
采取行动,行动起来;
(1) They decorated the room with flowers and balloons. (2) The cake was decorated to look like a car. (3) I hate decorating.
decorate [ˈdekəreɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.一般地,通常;广泛地,普遍地;概括地;主要地;
被控制住;处于控制之下;
vt.装饰;点缀;粉刷;授予(某人)勋章; vi.装饰;布置;
n.天气, 气象;暴风雨; vt.& vi.晒干, 风化; vt.平安渡过, 挨过;[地]使风化;
(1) a rapid/sharp/gradual decline (2) urban/economic decline (3) The company reported a small decline in its profits.
(1) She is used to dealing with all kinds of people in her job. (2) to deal with enquiries/issues/complaints (3) Have you dealt with these letters yet?
n.(工人间的)伙伴,同事,老兄,老弟〔工人,水手间的亲密称呼〕;配偶〔男女任何一方〕,动物之偶(尤指鸟类),(一对中的)一只,配对物;[医学](军医等的)助手;[航海](商船的)大副,驾驶员; vt.& vi.(使)成为配偶;(使)交配;(一对动物或鸟)交配;交尾(~ with sth);
(1) He has employed one of the UK's top lawyers to defend him. (2) (politics 政)He intends to defend his seat in the next election. (3) She will be defending her title at next month's championships.
defend [dɪˈfend] 📢 UK📢 US
n.情感,感情;情绪;感动,激动;
n.重要性;重要地位,显著;骄傲,自大;
vt.& vi.辩护;保卫;(足球、曲棍球等)防守;进行辩护;
嘲弄, 取笑;开玩笑;排调;调笑;
(1) There will be a run-off between these two candidates on december 9th. (2) Last december they hunted down and killed one of the gangsters. (3) The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on december 16.
(1) It was decided (that) the school should purchase new software. (2) The case will be decided by a jury. (3) The Appeal Court decided in their favour .
(1) a debate on abortion (2) The minister opened the debate (= was the first to speak) . (3) The motion under debate (= being discussed) was put to a vote.
debate [dɪˈbeɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
pron.(she的物主代词)她的东西;她的家属[有关的人];
adv.温柔地,文雅地,有礼貌地;温和地,轻轻地,渐渐地;温柔地;身高贵地;
n.湖;深红色颜料;胭脂红;[化]色淀; vt.&vi.血球溶解;使(血液)发生血球溶解;
n.讨论;辩论;争论;辩论; vt.& vi.辩论;仔细考虑;思考;盘算;
(1) The number of new students decreased from 210 to 160 this year. (2) The price of wheat has decreased by 15%. (3) This species of bird is decreasing in numbers every year.
(1) I feel pretty dead right now. (2) I couldn't fly illegally into a country in the dead of night... (3) We buried it in the garden at dead of night...
(1) Don and Susie really loved each other (= he loved her and she loved him) . (2) They looked at each other and laughed. (3) We can wear each other's clothes.
(1) Before long, we were deep in conversation. (2) Peter gave him a long deep look. (3) Cal took a long, deep breath, struggling to control his own emotions...
(1) We're up to our ears in work. (2) News of his affair eventually reached her ears. (3) ‘I bumped into your ex-wife last night. ’ ‘I thought I could feel my ears burning! ’
ear [iə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.耳朵;听觉,听力;耳状物;穗; vi.抽穗;(美俚)听见;
n.绷带; vt.用绷带绑扎;
n.紧急情况;突发事件;非常时刻; adj.紧急的,应急的;
n.事件;(讨论、考虑等的)问题;重要性;物质; vi.要紧,重要;化脓;有重大影响;有重要性;
(1) He defeated the champion in three sets. (2) a defeated army (3) The instruction manual completely defeated me.
defeat [dɪˈfi:t] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.必要地;必需地;必定地;必然地;
n.出租车;滑行; vi.乘出租车;(指飞机)在地面或水面滑行; vt.用出租车运送;使滑行;
adv.悲哀地;忧愁地;令人遗憾地;不幸地;
vt.击败,战胜;挫败;[法]宣告无效,作废; n.战胜;失败;[法]废除;
(1) Her job demands a high degree of skill. (2) I agree with you to a certain degree . (3) To what degree can parents be held responsible for a child's behaviour?
degree [dɪˈgri:] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.西方的;欧美的; n.西部电影,西部小说;西方人;
n.[乐]音阶,度;[数]度,度数;程度;学位;
并非偶然地; 故意地;特地; 特有的目的;
下(车、马等);离开;发出;(使)入睡;
(1) She's been deliberately ignoring him all day. (2) He packed up his possessions slowly and deliberately. (3) The girl gave the show away deliberately.
(1) I need to pay off all my debts before I leave the country. (2) an outstanding debt of £300 (3) He had run up credit card debts of thousands of dollars.
(1) They deliberated on whether to continue with the talks. (2) a deliberate act of vandalism (3) The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government.