(1) He works obsessively from 7.15 am to 9 or 10 at night. (2) There were certain places that were really creepy at night. (3) The traffic in this city never lets up, even at night.
(1) Are you doing anything over the weekend ? (2) Have a good weekend! (3) It happened on the weekend of 24 and 25 April.
weekend [ˌwi:kˈend] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.坚决地宣告;督促;坚持,强调;
vt.放置;铺放;涂,敷;产卵; adj.世俗的;外行的;没有经验的; n.叙事诗;性伙伴;
n.安全,平安;安全设备,保险装置;保险器,安全瓣;[棒]安全打;
n.周末;星期六和星期日(或略长一点的)休息时间; vi.过周末,度周末; adj.周末的;
(1) Many parents find it hard to discourage bad behaviour. (2) Like their children, parents are often defensive about their private lives. (3) I managed to keep my parents in the dark about this.
parents
📢 UK📢 US
n.蛙泳;
vt.洗,清洗;浸湿;冲刷,冲击;洗去罪名; vi.耐洗;被洗掉(通常与 out 和 away 连用);(波涛等)拍打; n.(尤指船过后划出的)水流;要洗的衣物的数量;薄涂层(尤指涂料); vt.弄湿;使受洗礼;(光)布满;(猫等)舔净(自身); adj.可洗的,耐洗的;(证券交易)虚假的;
n.起源;原因;母公司;双亲;父亲,母亲,家长( parent的名词复数 );
v.搜寻,搜索;调查;搜查;探求; n.搜索;调查;探求;
(1) They had evicted their tenants for non-payment of rent. (2) The decorating was done by a previous tenant. (3) tenant farmers (= ones who do not own their own farms)
(1) We look for applicants who are numerate, computer-literate and energetic self-starters. (2) They look for foods that are low in calories. (3) We all need to look for ways to reduce our carbon footprint.
(1) unfortunately, I won't be able to attend the meeting. (2) I can't make it, unfortunately. (3) unfortunately for him, the police had been informed and were waiting outside.
(1) With (any) luck , we'll be home before dark. (2) (British English) With a bit of luck , we'll finish on time. (3) So far I have had no luck with finding a job.
n.地点,场所;斑点,污点;[股票]现货;职位,职务; v.弄上污渍,弄上斑点;污辱,玷污;认出,发现;散步; adj.现场的;现货的;插播的; abbr.satellite positioning and tracking 卫星定位和跟踪;
(1) It was a joy to see. It really made my day. (2) Chantal kept a fire burning night and day... (3) He would have a nurse in constant attendance day and night.
(1) Oh well, no news is good news, to coin a phrase. (2) a euro coin (3) notes and coin
coin [kɔɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
赤贫, 一贫如洗;
n.硬币;金属钱币;[建筑]拐角,墙角石; vt.制造硬币;杜撰;创造;
寻找(某人或某物);<口>找(麻烦);找(苦头)吃;希望得到;
n.生活,生计;生命,性命;一生,寿命;人生,尘世;
(1) There are other restaurants where you can eat less expensively. (2) expensively dressed/furnished (3) That dress was an expensive mistake .
expensive [ɪkˈspensɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.昂贵的,花钱多的;豪华的;
n.房东,地主;店主;
n.果汁;肉汁;胃液;
n.冰箱;冷藏库;制冰机,冷冻机;
(1) to do the housework (2) Will they do the housework? (3) She was tied up with the housework all day.
housework [ˈhaʊswɜ:k] 📢 UK📢 US
n.挑战;盘问;质疑;怀疑; vt.质疑;向…挑战; vi.提出挑战,要求竞赛(或竞争);驳斥;
n.早餐,早饭;早餐食物; vi.吃早餐; vt.供给…早餐;
n.家务劳动;
adj.不可能的,做不到的;难以忍受的;不会有的,不能相信的; n.不可能;不可能的事;
(1) I had other matters to occupy me, during the day at least. (2) I don't mind the noise during the day. (3) Big meals during the day cause drowsiness.
during the day [ˈdjuəriŋ ðə dei] 📢 UK📢 US
n.报酬;报答;赏金;酬金; vt.酬谢,奖赏;报答,惩罚;
在白天;在白天期间;
n.礼貌;方式( manner的名词复数 );礼貌;规矩;态度;
盯,凝视;睽;
(1) to borrow/save/spend/earn money (2) How much money is there in my account? (3) The money is much better in my new job.
money [ˈmʌni] 📢 UK📢 US
n.钱,货币;款项;薪水,报酬;大富翁;
未能…;
v.应当,应该;理应;宜;
聚会; 联欢;收集; 整理;
(1) I dropped a quarter into the slot of the pay phone. (2) Next time use a pay phone and call me. (3) I tried to find a pay phone, but the receiver broke down.
(1) You can't see colours at night... (2) I saw a man making his way towards me... (3) I saw him yesterday...
see [si:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.岸;滨;国家(尤指濒海国家);支柱; vt.支撑;支持;
adj.昂贵的,花钱多的;豪华的;
临到;
vt.& vi.看见;领会,理解;查看;参观; n.主教教区;主教权限;牧座;
(1) I'm going to complain to the manager about this. (2) She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted. (3) The defendant complained of intimidation during the investigation.
complain [kəmˈpleɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
有时, 时而, 不时;
conj.因为;
vi.抱怨,诉苦;申诉,控诉,抗议; vt.诉说,申诉,控告[后面常跟从句];
付账;
(1) a medical/science, etc. student (2) a graduate/postgraduate/research student (3) an overseas student
(1) On the mantelpiece are a pair of bronze Ming vases. (2) Eventually they reached a pair of ornately carved doors. (3) His surgical instruments were a knife and a pair of pincers.
a pair of [ə pɛə ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.…点钟;
一双;
在另一方面;
adv.自豪地;傲慢地;得意扬扬地;堂皇地;
(1) Do you need any help? (2) It's here if you need it. (3) Don't go─I might need you.
(1) I'll take any you don't want. (2) ‘Which colour do you want? ’ ‘any of them will do. ’ (3) I suggested sharing the cost, but he wasn't having any of it.
(1) Here you are, saying these terrible things. (2) You wanted to have this book . Well, I've brought it . here you are. (3) here you are. This is my home.
(1) His landlord doubled the rent. (2) The landlord refused to serve him because he considered him too drunk. (3) My landlord is so nosy. He comes by twice a month to inspect my apartment.