(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.
(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) 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) 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 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.
congratulate [kən'grætjʊˌleɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.逐步地,渐渐地;按部就班地;日趋;冉冉;
vt.向(某人)道贺;祝贺;(为成就或成功)感到高兴;
adv.据推测;大概;可能;想来;
n.形状,形式;外形;方式;表格; vt.形成;构成;组织;塑造; vi.形成,产生;排队,整队;
(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) 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) 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) 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.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;
adv.广泛地;普遍地;到处;大量地;
adv.某处,在某处;在[到]某处;不知道在[到]什么地方;某地;
n.钢琴;<美俚>囚犯工作席;轻奏乐段;
(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...
point [pɔɪnt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.现在的;最近的;流行的;流传的; n.趋势;电流;水流;涌流;
n.朋友,友人;资助者;助手;近亲; v.<诗>与…为友;
n.爱好者,嗜好者;情人;情妇,情夫;情侣;
n.点;要点;得分;标点; vt.(意思上)指向;削尖;加标点于;指路; vi.表明;指向;
(1) They are engaged to be married (= to each other) . (2) When did you get engaged ? (3) an engaged couple
(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.
advertisement [ədˈvɜ:tɪsmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.机构;器官;风琴;元件;
adj.恶心的;晕船;不舒服的;腻烦的; vt.吐出;追逐;攻击; n.<口>呕吐物;病人;
n.部门,部;系,学部;知识范围;车间;
n.广告,宣传;公告;出公告,做广告;
(1) The old house is full of atmosphere (= it's very interesting) . (2) pollution of the atmosphere (3) Saturn's atmosphere
(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) I helped him put up some shelves in his bedroom. (2) The book I wanted was on the top shelf. (3) supermarket/library shelves
shelf [ʃelf] 📢 UK📢 US
n.架子,搁板;棚;沙洲,暗礁;格,层;
n.设备,装备;器材,配件;(工作必需的)知识,素养;
n.传闻,谣言;流言; vt.谣传;
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;
(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 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) 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
prep.为,为了;倾向于;关于;当作; conj.因为,由于;
n.方面;面貌;方位,方向;形势;
n.泥,泥淖;没价值的东西,污物;<美俚>咖啡;诽谤的话; vt.抹泥;钻入泥中;
adj.向下的,往下的; adv.向下地,下行地;
(1) crowded streets (2) a crowded bar (3) In the spring the place is crowded with skiers.