(1) finely chopped herbs (2) a finely furnished room (3) a finely tuned engine
finely [ˈfaɪnli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.地基;基础;基金(会);粉底;
n.错误,过失;[法]误审,违法;[数]误差;
n.植物,草木;设备;工厂;庄稼; vt.种植;安,插;建设,布置;移民于;
adv.美好地;精细地,细微地;
(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) 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) their parties are always fun. (2) Which is their house? (3) If anyone calls, ask for their number so I can call them back.
their [ðer] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.地区的,区域的;特定区域的,特定地区的;方言的;区域性;
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;
n.兴奋,激动;令人兴奋的事;刺激,振奋;
n.路;通路;途径;方法; vt.在…设置路障;(狗)沿臭迹追逐(猎物);(狗)闻着臭迹追;
(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) 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.
(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.腰带;区域;传送带;带状物; vt.环绕,包围;用带做记号;用力打;绕着系上带子;
n.地基;基础;基金(会);粉底;
adj.灵巧的;熟练的;技术好的;
n.寓所,住房;房间;公寓楼;(有特殊用途或专属某人的)豪华寓所;
(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) Don't worry . We have plenty of time. (2) Don't worry about me. I'll be all right. (3) He's always worrying about his weight.
worry [ˈwʌri] 📢 UK📢 US
n.赞扬,称赞;崇拜;赞词; v.赞扬,赞美;歌颂;崇拜;
n.烦恼,忧虑;担心;撕咬; vi.担心,焦虑;为…发愁;撕咬; vt.使烦恼;烦扰;撕咬;
n.授课;教诲;传授的或获得的知识,课程;[计算机科学]指令;
n.选择,挑选;被挑选的人[事物];选萃;[生]选择,淘汰;
(1) an Italian restaurant (2) We had a meal in a restaurant. (3) We went out to a restaurant to celebrate.
restaurant ['restrɒnt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.饭店;餐馆;饭馆;菜馆;
adj.自豪的,得意的;光荣的,高尚的;傲慢的;有自尊心的;
n.事情,事件;事务;个人的事,私事;风流韵事;
adj.相当大(或多)的;该注意的,应考虑的;
(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...
(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) 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) 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) 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) 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.
(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) 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.