(1) His flight to Amsterdam connects with an afternoon flight to New York. (2) I was surprised to hear them mentioned together: I had never connected them before. (3) There was nothing to connect him with the crime.
connect [kə'nekt] 📢 UK📢 US
prep.和,跟;随着;关于;和…一致;
pron.他们的;他的或她的;
adj.聪明的,灵巧的;英俊的,风采优雅的;性情温良的;油腔滑调的;
vt.连接,联结;使…有联系;为…接通电话;插入插座; vi.连接;建立关系;[体]成功击中;
(1) I didn't really want to go but he insisted. (2) ‘Please come with us. ’ ‘Very well then, if you insist . ’ (3) He insists that she come.
(1) Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries. (2) Our skin cream contains only natural ingredients. (3) the essential ingredients for success
ingredient [ɪnˈgri:diənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.(混合物的)组成部分;(烹调的)原料;(构成)要素;因素;
adj.裸体的,裸露的;率直的,赤裸裸的;缺乏保护;不加掩饰的;
n.(物体的)飞行;航班;飞翔;楼梯的一段; vi.成群地迁徙或飞行; vt.射击;使惊飞;
n.商品,货物;动产;本领;合意的人;
(1) There is no known cure but the illness can be treated. (2) Doctors cannot effect a cure if the disease has spread too far. (3) The cure took six weeks.
(1) a small, blond boy (2) Is she a natural blonde (= Is her hair naturally blonde) ? (3) There were two little girls, one Asian and one with blonde hair...
(1) These results demonstrate convincingly that our campaign is working. (2) Let me demonstrate to you some of the difficulties we are facing. (3) His sudden departure had demonstrated how unreliable he was.
(1) He rescued a child from drowning. (2) They were eventually rescued by helicopter. (3) The house was rescued from demolition.
rescue ['reskju:] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.虚伪的;不正的,非法的;假造的,摹造的;临时的; adv.欺诈地;叛卖地;
vt.营救,救援,使免遭损失;[法律] 非法劫回; n.营救,救援;营救[救援]行动;
n.午餐; vt.& vi.吃午餐;供给午餐;
adj.社会的,社会上的;交际的,社交的;群居的;合群的; n.联谊会,联欢会;社交聚会;
(1) I looked along the shelves for the book I needed. (2) Houses had been built along both sides of the river. (3) You'll find his office just along the corridor.
(1) We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow. (2) recent advances in medical science (3) We live in an age of rapid technological advance.
(1) It took her a mere 20 minutes to win. (2) A mere 2% of their budget has been spent on publicity. (3) He seemed so young, a mere boy.
mere [mɪə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.广告;网球中的优势分advantage. ad in;
adj.仅仅,只不过;小的,轻微的;纯粹的; n.小湖,池塘;〈英〉边境(线);
adv.高声;大声;
n.毫米;
(1) academic/educational/professional/vocational qualifications (2) a nursing/teaching, etc. qualification (3) He left school with no formal qualifications .
vt.包;缠绕;用…包裹(或包扎、覆盖等);掩护; n.膝毯,披肩,围巾,围脖,头巾,罩衫,外套,大衣;包装纸;〈俚〉机密; vi.缠绕,盘绕(通常与 over, around 等连用);包上,裹上;穿上(衣服等);
vt.把…奉献(给),把…专用(于);奉献;
vt.使困窘;使混乱;使困惑;使更难于理解; vi.使糊涂;
(1) She still owes her father £3 000. (2) She still owes £3 000 to her father. (3) The country owes billions of dollars to foreign creditors.
owe [əʊ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.站,车站;地位;身分;驻地; vt.配置,安置;驻扎;
prep.在…的时候;在…期间,当…之时;其间;
vt.欠…债;感激;应归功于;怀有情感;
adj.自然(界)的;身体的;物质的;自然规律的; n.身体检查,体格检查;
(1) She was still half asleep (= not fully awake) when she arrived at work. (2) The police found him asleep in a garage. (3) He was so exhausted that he fell asleep at his desk.
(1) the ministry of Defence (2) a ministry spokesperson (3) ...the ministry of Justice.
ministry ['mɪnɪstrɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.过去一向,过去时常,过去曾(而现在不再)做; (用于过去持续或经常发生的事)曾经;
n.保证,担保;保证人,保证书;抵押品; vt.保证,担保;
n.(大学、银行等规模大的)机构;惯例,制度,规定,建立;社会事业机构;<口>名人,名物;
n.(政府的)部;神职;牧师职位;神职任期;
(1) I find that I just can't fit in regular domestic work. (2) She was great with the children and fitted in beautifully. (3) He knew where I fitted in and what he had to do to get the best out of me...
(1) He exhibits regularly in local art galleries. (2) The patient exhibited signs of fatigue and memory loss. (3) The first exhibit was a knife which the prosecution claimed was the murder weapon.
(1) We're not sure whether we still want to proceed with the sale. (2) Work is proceeding slowly. (3) He outlined his plans and then proceeded to explain them in more detail.
(1) She was concerned that she might miss the turning and get lost. (2) They were more concerned with how the other women had dressed than in what the speaker was saying. (3) He didn't seem in the least concerned for her safety.
(1) She finished law school last year. (2) a beautifully finished piece of furniture (3) He put the finishing touches to his painting (= did the things that made it complete) .