(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.
round-the-world [raund ðə wɜː(r)ld] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.沉思的;体贴的;缜密思考过的,深思熟虑的;
adj.环球的,环游世界的;
脱掉;起飞;(使)离开;突然成功;
解决;将(某物)处理掉;驳倒;将(某物)吃光喝完;
(1) He slipped and tumbled down the stairs. (2) The scaffolding came tumbling down. (3) (figurative)World records tumbled at the last Olympics.
(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.
take after [teik ˈɑ:ftə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.严肃的,严重的;认真的,庄重的;重要的;危险的;
n.性欲狂者;
n.动物园;<美俚>(铁路货车的最后一节)守车;<美俚>核粒子园;
长得像,性格类似于,效仿;
(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.
neighboring [ˈneɪbərɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
v.确信;
adj.邻近的; v.<美>邻居,邻国( neighbor的现在分词 );邻近的,邻接的;
n.幽默,心情,诙谐; vt.迎合,牵就,顺应;
n.停顿;停止,停滞; adj.停顿的,停滞的;引起停顿的;造成停滞的;
(1) the provinces of Canada (2) The show will tour the provinces after it closes in London. (3) a shy young man from the provinces
(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.
look after [luk ˈɑ:ftə] 📢 UK📢 US
看;评判;审视;接受;
n.陷阱;圈套;诱惑;
n.时刻表,进度表;清单,明细表;预定计划;目录; vt.排定,安排;将…列表;为…作目录;
注视;照顾,照看(某人或某物);陪;看管;
(1) They have two children aged six and nine. (2) volunteers aged between 25 and 40 (3) my aged aunt
(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.
(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...
(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) 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.
explosion [ɪkˈspləʊʒn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.著名品牌的;
n.气象员,天气预报员;
n.病假;
n.爆炸,炸裂;爆发;扩张,激增;(感情,尤指愤怒的)突然爆发;
(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
(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.人,人类; adj.人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
受…欢迎;
v.嘲笑;
死掉;翘辫子;上西天;两眼朝了天;
(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) 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) 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.
(1) an oil millionaire (2) She's a millionaire several times over. (3) a millionaire businessman
millionaire [ˌmɪljəˈneə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.一般而言;概括地说;大抵;总而言之;
n.百万富翁;大富翁;大财主;有钱人; adj.100万以上人口的;
adj.外科的,外科手术的;(服装)治疗用的;
进来。;
(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
n.灯,灯泡;照射器;(智慧等的)明灯;电子管; v.照亮;发亮;看到;
vt.支持;帮助;支撑;维持; n.支撑;支持者;[数学]支集;支撑物;
n.合作; 协作;协助;配合;
使流入,使灌入;大量地涌进来;蜂拥而来;
(1) a plastic bucket (2) (British English)They were playing on the beach with their buckets and spades . (3) two buckets/bucketfuls of water
(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.
(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
n.救生衣;
n.亿万富翁;巨富;
n.危险;危险物,威胁;
像往常一样;照旧;如故;仍然;
(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.
(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) 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
vt.证明,证实;[法]验证,检定;显示; vi.显示出,证明是;
adj.幽默的;滑稽的;风趣的;谐;
停止(做某事),<口>住手;
对(某人)生气;
(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) 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.
(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) 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.
(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.
disgrace [dɪsˈgreɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.匪徒,歹徒;流氓;恶棍;
n.丢脸;耻辱;不光彩;丢脸的人(或事); vt.使丢脸;使失宠;使受耻辱;贬黜;
n.冒险活动;冒险经历;奇遇;
n.澳大利亚人; adj.澳大利亚的;澳大利亚人的;
(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.