(1) This was one aspect of her character he hadn't seen before. (2) Events began to take on a more sinister aspect. (3) The book aims to cover all aspects of city life.
aspect ['æspekt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.容器;箱,匣;集装箱,货柜;
n.方面;面貌;方位,方向;形势;
prep.不管;尽管(自己)不愿意;不在乎;虽有; n.侮辱;憎恨;怨恨;轻蔑的拒绝或不承认;
n.用途;使用能力;运用头脑(或身体)的能力;vt.用,使用;行使,运用;耗费;对待;
(1) to found a club/company (2) Her family founded the college in 1895. (3) The town was founded by English settlers in 1790.
(1) The old house is full of atmosphere (= it's very interesting) . (2) pollution of the atmosphere (3) Saturn's atmosphere
atmosphere ['ætməsfɪə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.<口>渴望,切盼;垂死的,临终的;会死的;快熄灭的; v.“die”的现在分词;
adj.最差的;最严重的;最令人不满的;“bad“以及“ill“的最高级; n.最坏的事情;无论怎样坏;同“at one%27s worst. at one%27s worst”; adv.最坏地;〈习语〉极度;“badly“的最高级; vt.胜过,击败;
adv.立刻,马上;简单地,扼要地;唐突地,简慢地;在即;
n.大气,空气;大气层;风格,基调;气氛;
(1) We disagree with every point Mr Blunkett makes... (2) Dave Hill's article makes the right point about the Taylor Report... (3) 'If he'd already killed once, surely he'd have killed Sarah?' She had a point there...
(1) a detailed description/analysis/study (2) He gave me detailed instructions on how to get there. (3) Yesterday's letter contains a detailed account of the decisions...
(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.
pron.他[她,它]们的;(在提及性别不详的人时,用以代替 him 或 her);代指之前已经提到的或指向非常明显的一群人或事物的;
(1) to inflict/impose/mete out punishment (2) What is the punishment for murder? (3) There is little evidence that harsher punishments deter any better than more lenient ones.
(1) she went directly to Simon's apartment and knocked on the door. (2) He'd phoned Laura to see if she was better. (3) she reached into the wardrobe and extracted another tracksuit.
(1) You can congratulate yourself on having done an excellent job. (2) The authors are to be congratulated on producing such a clear and authoritative work. (3) I congratulated them all on their results.
(1) The money will go to the San Francisco AIDS foundation. (2) The organization has grown enormously since its foundation in 1955. (3) This issue has shaken the foundations of French politics.
foundation [faunˈdeiʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n.决心;决定,确定;[物]测定,计算;
n.刷子,画笔;灌木丛;小冲突; vt.刷;掠过;擦;轻触; vi.刷;擦过;
n.消费者,顾客;[生态]取食者,食物链中以其他生物为食物的生物;
n.地基;基础;基金(会);粉底;
(1) The animals were reared in conditions which approximated the wild as closely as possible. (2) The total cost will approximate £15 billion. (3) His story approximates to the facts that we already know.
(1) finely chopped herbs (2) a finely furnished room (3) a finely tuned engine
finely [ˈfaɪnli] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.逐步地,渐渐地;按部就班地;日趋;冉冉;
vi.由…组成;在于;符合;
vt.显露;揭露;泄露;[神]启示; n.揭示,展现;[建]门侧,窗侧;
adv.美好地;精细地,细微地;
(1) a publishing house (= company) (2) I had a very high-powered job in publishing. (3) Server republishing is not allowed using the specified publishing license.
(1) I could feel anger boiling up inside me. (2) (British English) Bring the soup to the boil , then allow it to simmer for five minutes. (3) (North Amercian English) Bring the soup to a boil .
(1) The conversation turned to gardening. (2) I tried to make conversation (= to speak in order to appear polite) . (3) (North Amercian English)to get into a conversation with sb
(1) According to the theory of relativity, nothing can travel faster than light. (2) the theory and practice of language teaching (3) I have this theory that most people prefer being at work to being at home.
vt.喜欢;(与 would 或 should 连用表示客气)想;想要;喜欢做; prep.(表示属性)像;(表示方式)如同;(询问意见)…怎么样;(表示列举)比如; adj.相似的;相同的; n.相类似的人[事物];喜好;爱好;(尤指被视为没有某人或某物那么好的)种类,类型; conj.像…一样;如同;好像;仿佛; adv.(非正式口语,代替 as)和…一样;如;(非正式口语,思考说下句话、解释
(1) An arrow pointed to the toilets. (2) a bow and arrow (3) He was armed with a bow and arrow .
arrow ['ærəʊ] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.适当地;恰当地;正确地;完全,非常;
n.矢,箭;箭状物;箭头记号;[天]天箭座;
n.商人;实业家;
n.大陆,陆地;欧洲大陆;<美>北美洲大陆; adj.自制的,克制的;节欲的;贞洁的;禁欲的;
(1) You could tell that he had really done his homework (= found out all he needed to know) . (2) I have to write up the notes for homework . (3) How much homework do you get?
(1) The fewer things in the room the better. (2) The Irish love a party, the bigger the better... (3) If you've got bags you're better off taking a taxi...