(1) People with the disease were often treated as social outcasts. (2) He had always been an outcast, unwanted and alone... (3) All of us felt like social outcasts.
(1) The campaign is designed to increase public awareness of the issues. (2) Levels of waste from the factory may be a danger to public health. (3) Why would the closure of hospitals be in the public interest (= useful to ordinary people) ?
(1) He claimed political asylum. (2) He's not entitled to claim unemployment benefit. (3) She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered.
(1) the present government's policy on education (2) The company has adopted a firm policy on shoplifting. (3) We have tried to pursue a policy of neutrality.
policy [ˈpɒləsi] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.早的;早期的;早日的;(果实等)早熟的; adv.早;在初期;先前;提早;
n.政策;策略;保险单;策略性;
解决;将(某物)处理掉;驳倒;将(某物)吃光喝完;
n.干草堆;
(1) He was eager to get into politics. (2) I was working hard to get into Cambridge. (3) What has got into you today? Why are you behaving like this?
(1) The Prime Minister is now 64 years old and in all probability this will be the last election that he is likely to contest... (2) You will find a wide variety of choices available in school cafeterias... (3) The show will be open to the public at 2pm; admission will be 50p...
(1) The chopstick I poked your arm with is on the floor. (2) Wife: No ! I don't want it because your chopstick touch it. (3) It's rude to point your chopstick at others.
(1) She doesn't blame anyone for her father's death. (2) A dropped cigarette is being blamed for the fire. (3) Police are blaming the accident on dangerous driving.
(1) If you want to apply for a job at the office where I work, I'll put in a good word for you. (2) To apply for a job, you must fill out a form. (3) I want to apply for a job as a receptionist.
(1) In 2003, he to South Korean to take lessons in singing, dancing and acting. (2) Today is the first day I take lessons in this term . What does the above mean? (3) take lessons at Li Yang Crazy English school, your poor English must be improve.
take lessons
📢 UK📢 US
adj.将来的,未来的;[语法学]将来时的; n.前途;[美国俚语]未婚妻;期货;
稍微; 有一点儿;短时间; 短距离;
跟人学习;
紧张,饱受压力;
(1) Have you been invited to their party? (2) I'd have liked to have gone but I wasn't invited. (3) They have invited me to go to Paris with them.
invite [ɪnˈvaɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
弹钢琴;
vt.再用,重新使用;n.再用,重新使用;
n.雁叫声;汽车的喇叭声; vt.& vi.(使)发出雁叫似的声音,鸣(喇叭),按(喇叭);
vt.邀请;请求;引诱;招致; n.邀请;
(1) The proposal had been dropped in the face of determined opposition. (2) I'm determined to succeed. (3) a determined effort to stop smoking
(1) According to superstition, breaking a mirror brings bad luck. (2) Fortune-telling is a very much debased art surrounded by superstition... (3) The phantom of the merry-go-round is just a local superstition.
superstition [ˌsu:pəˈstɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.赚得;获得;赢得;博得; vt.赚,赚得;获得;挣得;使得到;
n.迷信;迷信行为;<古>邪教;
adj.法律的;合法的;法定的;法律(上)的; n.法定权利;依法必须登报的声明;
幽默感;
(1) Prostitutes were forbidden to solicit on public roads and in public places. (2) All dogs must be kept on a leash in public places. (3) All dogs in public places should be on a leash.
in public places
📢 UK📢 US
v.爱上;倾心;
adj.主要的,最重要的;全力的; n.最主要的部分,重点;主要管道;体力;[航海]公海;
在公共场所;
n.瀑布;瀑布似的东西;<美俚>(披垂的)波型长发;
(1) I'm a creature of habit (= I have a fixed and regular way of doing things) . (2) He began to finance his habit through burglary. (3) She's tried to give up smoking but just can't kick the habit .
(1) He looked at himself in the mirror . (2) a rear-view mirror (= in a car, so that the driver can see what is behind) (3) (British English)a wing mirror (= on the side of a car)
mirror [ˈmɪrə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
改变主意;变卦;
n.书呆子,蛀书虫;
adj.金(黄)色的;金质的;美好的 ;
n.镜子,反光镜;真实的写照;反映,借鉴;榜样; vt.反映;反射;
(1) the theory and practice of teaching (2) She's determined to put her new ideas into practice . (3) common/current/standard practice
(1) He won, but only by the skin of his teeth. (2) I felt like I was being kicked in the teeth every day. (3) She was only six and still missing her front teeth.
(1) A talented artist, he was, moreover, a writer of some note. (2) She saw that there was indeed a man immediately behind her. moreover, he was observing her strangely... (3) The young find everything so simple. The young, moreover, see it as their duty to be happy and do their best to be so.
(1) The book's virtues far outweigh its faults. (2) The system, for all its faults , is the best available at the moment. (3) a major fault in the design
(1) She's been banned from leaving Greece while the allegations are investigated. (2) (British English)He was banned from driving for six months. (3) There is to be a total ban on smoking in the office.
(1) We were greatly encouraged by the positive response of the public. (2) Banks actively encourage people to borrow money. (3) They claim that some computer games encourage violent behaviour in young children.
(1) to earn/establish/build a reputation (2) to have a good/bad reputation (3) She soon acquired a reputation as a first-class cook.
reputation [ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.<英>室友,住在同室的人;<美>同住一屋(一套公寓等)的人;
n.名气,名声;好名声;信誉,声望;荣誉,名望;
vt.& vi.懂,理解; vt.了解;默认;听说;领会;
n.孩子们(child的复数);儿童;膝下;孥;
(1) She pulled to the right with a honk. (2) The honk of geese can be heard. (3) Why did he honk at me?
honk [hɔ:ŋk] 📢 UK📢 US
保持健康;保养;摄生;颐;
vi.发生;碰巧;出现;偶然遇到;
vi.成功;继承; vt.继承,继任,继位;随…之后;
n.雁叫声;汽车的喇叭声; vt.& vi.(使)发出雁叫似的声音,鸣(喇叭),按(喇叭);
(1) I thought a 15 min break from his work would do him good... (2) They are currently taking a short break in Spain. (3) Because of the heat we broke our journey at a small country hotel.
(1) a talented player (2) Howard is a talented pianist... (3) She has a huge army of young fans, and is extremely talented.
talented [ˈtæləntɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.政策;策略;保险单;策略性;
adj.有才能的,有才干的;能干的;
adj.晚的,迟到的;末期的,最近的;已故的;原来的,之前的; adv.晚,迟到;后期地;最近地;
n.羞愧;羞辱;可耻的人;羞愧感; vt.使蒙羞;玷辱;使感到羞愧;使相形见绌;
(1) By-laws are to make it illegal to smoke in public. (2) Prostitutes were forbidden to solicit on public roads and in public places. (3) He seemed to be preparing to sanction an increase in public borrowing.
in public [in ˈpʌblik] 📢 UK📢 US
n.本质,实质;精华,精髓;香精;
adv.无疑;一定,确实;(回答)当然,好;保管;
n.成功,成就;好成绩,好结果;成功的人(或物);
公开地,当众;大庭广众;桌面儿上;
(1) Be very careful with this stuff, it can be dangerous if it isn't handled properly... (2) Careful on those stairs!... (3) He has decided to prosecute her after careful consideration of all the relevant facts...
(1) The weather discouraged people from attending. (2) Learners can feel very discouraged if an exercise is too difficult. (3) a discouraging experience/response/result
(1) I meet him every now and then on the campus. (2) And every now and then he wiped his eyes with a big handkerchief. (3) I know we got a flap over things every now and then.