(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) 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) 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) 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
num.十八;十八个; n.十八岁;十八的记号;十九世纪;是八点钟;
n.广告,宣传;公告;出公告,做广告;
n.翅膀,翼;飞翔;派系,派别; vi.飞行; vt.为…装上翼;使或使能飞行;飞过;
vt.训练;使有纪律;处罚;使有条理; n.训练;纪律;学科;符合行为准则的行为(或举止);
(1) Sorry to interrupt, but there's someone to see you. (2) Would you mind not interrupting all the time? (3) I hope I'm not interrupting you.
(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) 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) 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) 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...
detailed [ˈdi:teɪld] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.讨论,谈论;论述,详述;商量;
adv.逐步地,渐渐地;按部就班地;日趋;冉冉;
n.假日,休息日;节日; vi.度假,休假;
adj.详细的,明细的;精细的;复杂的;详尽的; v.详细说明(detail的过去分词);
(1) a career in advertising (2) radio/TV advertising (3) Val works for an advertising agency (= a company that designs advertisements) .
(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 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) 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) a pointed chin (2) pointed teeth (3) a pointed instrument
pointed [ˈpɔɪntɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.盖子;限制;[口]果盖;[口]遮盖; vt.给…盖盖子;
adj.尖的,尖锐的;严厉的,直截了当的;突出的;显然的; v.“point”的过去式和过去分词;
n.位置,场所;定位;外景(拍摄地);
adv.可能地;也许,或许;敢是;容许;
(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) 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) 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.