(1) I'll make the tea and you pop off for a while. (2) He was lost in the con-templation of the landscape for a while. (3) He moped around the office for a while, feeling bored.
for a while [fɔ: ə hwail] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.暂时；小；
n.人( man的名词复数 )；人类；男人；男子汉；
vt.涌出；倾，倒； vi.涌流；泛滥，涌出；斟，倒； n.倾泻；
n.时机掌握；配光；记时；定时；
(1) If this guy is a billionaire, I ＇ m a Dutchman. (2) B : if you were a billionaire, you would have other dreams. (3) The Indian billionaire any direct contacts with Indian table tennis teams.
billionaire [ˌbɪljəˈneə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
当心， 注意；警惕；
n.亿万富翁；巨富；
责备，斥责；分派；
adj.有礼貌的；有教养的，文雅的；上流社会的；应酬的，客套的；
(1) a qualified accountant/teacher, etc. (2) to be highly/suitably/fully qualified (3) She's extremely well qualified for the job.
(1) a bomb/nuclear/gas explosion (2) There were two loud explosions and then the building burst into flames. (3) Bomb Squad officers carried out a controlled explosion of the device.
(1) The firm may be forced to relocate from New York to Stanford. (2) The company relocated its head office to Stanford. (3) [不可数名词]relocation costs
relocate [ri:ˈləʊkeɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.迁移；重新安置；
侵犯；侵害；破坏；
非常迅速，突飞猛进；连跑带跳；
adj.外科的，外科手术的；（服装）治疗用的；
(1) as long as I live, the bridge lives. (2) It can take as long as eight days to rig up rope ladders and to establish supply bases before a descent can be made into a very deep cave. (3) I kept a straight face as long as I could, but I finally had to crack up.
(1) Bombs were exploding all around the city. (2) There was a huge bang as if someone had exploded a rocket outside. (3) Bomb disposal experts exploded the device under controlled conditions.
(1) Everyone was quiet when Janice suddenly burst out crying. (2) Suddenly, she burst out crying. (3) Scarcely had she heard the sad story when she burst out crying.
burst out crying [bə:st aut ˈkraɪɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.刺激，使兴奋；使发怒；使感到不适；使疼痛，使发炎； vi.引起恼怒；引起不愉快；
n.(1917年以前的)俄罗斯帝国；现俄罗斯；俄罗斯皮革；[地名] [欧罗巴洲] 俄罗斯；
突然哭起来；
adv.明确地；确切地；一定地；肯定地； int.（表强烈的肯定）当然；
(1) Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble. (2) crumble the cheese over the salad. (3) buildings crumbling into dust
(1) If you fit the bill, send a CV to Rebecca Rees. (2) That piece of plywood will just fit the bill. (3) If you're very hungry a double helping of spaghetti should fit the bill!
(1) You may have some strange disease that may not show up for 10 or 15 years... (2) The orange tip shows up well against most backgrounds. (3) He wanted to teach her a lesson for showing him up in front of Leonov...
show up [ʃəu ʌp] 📢 UK📢 US
n.习语，成语；方言，土语；（语言）风格；惯用语法；
n.爱斯基摩人；爱斯基摩语； adj.爱斯基摩人的；
显而易见；到场；（使）看得见；羞辱；
adv.认真地；严肃地；严重地；
(1) The poem humorously describes local characters and traditions. (2) He had a wide mouth and humorous grey eyes. (3) He gave a humorous account of their trip to Spain.
humorous [ˈhju:mərəs] 📢 UK📢 US
有可能，有希望；大有希望；
adj.幽默的；滑稽的；风趣的；谐；
那正是要点；那正是问题所在；够了；好了；
adj.<口>紧张的；愤怒的；经济状况不佳的；<美>极端保守的；
(1) ‘What's so funny ? ’ she demanded. (2) A funny thing happened to me today. (3) It's funny how things never happen the way you expect them to.
(1) He stood in an attitude of complete astonishment, and we burst out laughing. (2) Both of them burst out laughing, and Harry enraptured and was at his ease. (3) And so begins the story of three people, absurd, strange, people burst out laughing.
burst out laughing [bə:st aut ˈlæfɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
换句话说；就是说；
由…所做成的（用于原材料不易看出的场合）；
突然笑起来；纵声大笑；
n.疾病；弊端；不安； vt.传染；使…有病；
(1) Dirty streets and homelessness are no advertisement for a prosperous society. (2) Put an advertisement in the local paper to sell your car. (3) Miss Parrish recently placed an advertisement in the local newspaper.
(1) Her behaviour has brought disgrace on her family. (2) The swimmer was sent home from the Olympics in disgrace . (3) There is no disgrace in being poor.
(1) Parts for the aircraft will be made all round the world. (2) I'd love to go on a round-the-world cruise. (3) He vainly hope to travel round the world on foot.
(1) It's fashionable but wearable, and it's easy to look after. (2) I just can't be bothered to look after the house. (3) They wanted someone responsible to look after the place at night-time.
(1) You also a great sense of humor and become interested in comedy or games. (2) And a great of humor. (3) When a person offends you or makes you angry respond with humor rather than hostility.
(1) gay activists (2) The police say they suspect the attack was carried out by animal rights activists. (3) This is increasingly a focus of activist shareholders, including hedge funds.
(1) Only One - Way Inbound Port can be bound to a One - Way Receive Port. (2) Only Two - Way Outbound Port can be bound to a Two - Way SendPort. (3) Only Inbound Port can be bound to a Receive Port.
be bound to [bi: baund tu:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.过道，通道；侧廊，耳堂；狭长的通路；
[体]篮球运动员；
一定要…；终归；不得不；注定；
adj.词语的；言语的；口头的；动词的； n.非谓语动词，非限定动词；
(1) He slipped and tumbled down the stairs. (2) The scaffolding came tumbling down. (3) (figurative)World records tumbled at the last Olympics.
(1) I wanted a divorce. I wanted to get away. (2) They managed to get away from the coast undetected. (3) It's probably done you good to get away for a few hours.
get away [ɡet əˈwei] 📢 UK📢 US
离开，脱身；逃掉；抽身；拔身；
[法] 军火管制的；
adj.感兴趣的；拥有权益的；有成见的； v.使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词)；
n.总数；算术；金额；概略，要点； vt.& vi.总计；总结，概括；归纳；
(1) Lee was ill so I went instead. (2) He didn't reply. instead, he turned on his heel and left the room. (3) She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later.
instead [ɪnˈsted] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.鼓励，鼓舞；支持；促进；鼓动；
adv.代替，顶替；反而；反倒；
v.捡起；（尤指偶然地、无意地、不费劲地）得到；学会；爬[站]起；
adj.依靠的；依赖的；取决于…的；有瘾的； n.受抚养人；受赡养者；依赖他人者；扈从，侍从；
(1) If I take your medicine, I'll definitely kick the bucket. (2) You're right, and it's enough to make one kick the bucket here. (3) His heirs were greedily waiting for him to kick the bucket.
kick the bucket [kik ðə ˈbʌkit] 📢 UK📢 US
n.全部课程，课程；
沉迷于；有瘾；醉；嗜；
死掉；翘辫子；上西天；两眼朝了天；
n.词典，字典；[自]代码字典；
(1) He's a really successful man─you can't argue with that. (2) He was too tired to argue the point (= discuss the matter) . (3) a well-argued article
(1) Consonants are frequently assimilated to neighboring consonants. (2) An axial electron pair meets at right angles with 3 neighboring pairs. (3) The president is paying a private visit to his neighboring country.
(1) And he said unto him, "Who is my neighbor?" (2) "Who is it?" he called.— 'It's your neighbor.' (3) He matched his dog against his neighbor's in a race.
neighbor [ˈneibə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.眼镜（制造）商，配制眼镜技师；
n.<美>邻居，邻国； adj.邻近的，邻接的； vi.友好；毗邻而居； vt.邻接；
n.演员（尤指男演员）；行动者；参与者；
n.商业，交易；生意；事务，业务；职业，行业；
(1) pour in some of the syrup, but not all of it, as it will probably overflow. (2) Heat the oil in a non-stick frying-pan, then pour in the egg mixture. (3) We would pour in supplies.
pour in [pɔ: in] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.（声音，话语）单调的，无抑扬顿挫的；枯燥无味的；
使流入，使灌入；大量地涌进来；蜂拥而来；
vt.向······猛扑，冲下······；拆毁，拆卸；
请坐；
(1) He'd got a way of his own and I tend to take after him. (2) He didn't have to take after Lennie. (3) Your son doesn't take after you in any way.