(1) There is an equal number of boys and girls in the class. (2) One unit of alcohol is equal to half a pint of beer. (3) two pieces of wood equal in length/of equal length
(1) The winners of the competition will be announced next month. (2) There are no winners in a divorce (= everyone suffers) . (3) I think your idea is a winner.
(1) You won't get paid for time off unless you have a doctor's note. (2) I won't tell them─not unless you say I can. (3) unless I'm mistaken, she was back at work yesterday.
(1) The announcement was made a short time ago... (2) How could you do it in such a short period of time?... (3) For a few short weeks there was peace...
(1) The school will only allow this in special circumstances. (2) Some of the officials have special privileges. (3) There is something special about this place.
(1) a striking feature (2) She bears a striking resemblance to her older sister. (3) In striking contrast to their brothers, the girls were both intelligent and charming.
(1) Wendy popped in for a quick bite to eat on monday night. (2) The orchestra gave its first performance on Whit monday. (3) Broughton took a sickie on monday to paint his fence.
monday [ˈmʌndi] 📢 UK📢 US
n.星期一,周一,礼拜一;[人名] [英格兰人姓氏] 蒙迪来源于古诺斯语人名,含义是“保护”(protection);[人名] [英格兰人姓氏] 蒙迪绰号,星期一,来源于古英语(曾流传生于星期一是幸运的,生于星期五是不幸运的);[人名] [爱尔兰姓氏] 蒙迪盖尔语姓氏的英语形式,含义是“Eoin之仆的儿子”(son of the servant of Eoin);
(1) import/speed/travel, etc. restrictions (2) to impose/place a restriction on sth (3) The government has agreed to lift restrictions on press freedom.
restriction [rɪ'strɪkʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.限制,限定;拘束,束缚;管制;
adj.工业的,产业的;从事工业的;供工业用的;来自勤劳的; n.工业股票;工业工人;
vt.欠…债;感激;应归功于;怀有情感;
n.事件,大事;活动,经历;结果;运动项目;
(1) a honeymoon in a secret location (2) What is the exact location of the ship? (3) A mountain in the Rockies became the location for a film about Everest.
(1) (humorous)He used some pretty choice (= rude or offensive) language. (2) If I had the choice, I would stop working tomorrow. (3) He had no choice but to leave (= this was the only thing he could do) .
(1) She's in a good mood today (= happy and friendly) . (2) He's always in a bad mood (= unhappy, or angry and impatient) . (3) to be in a foul/filthy mood
mood [mu:d] 📢 UK📢 US
n.心情;语气;气氛;坏心境;
n.房屋;供给住宅;掩护;外罩;
vt.拒绝;拒绝承认;拒绝…占有;否认知情;
n.汤,羹;浓雾;硝化甘油炸药;困境; vt.加大马力;
(1) [只用于名词前]the grocery bill (2) Products in the grocery are sold at reasonable price. (3) There hangs straight on the wall of this grocery a service pledge.
grocery ['ɡrəʊsərɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.比较,对照;[语]比喻;比较级;
n.恐怖,可怕的事物;嫌恶,痛恨;讨厌的人或事;〈口〉非常丑恶;
n.食品杂货店;食品杂货业;
pron.每件事物;最重要的东西;(有关的)一切;万事;
(1) It had been a long tiring day. (2) It had been a long and tiring day... (3) Travelling is tiring.
(1) the commitment of resources to education (2) Achieving success at this level requires a commitment of time and energy. (3) Women very often have to juggle work with their family commitments.
(1) the state's eventual separation from the federation (2) the need for a clear separation between Church and State (3) They were reunited after a separation of more than 20 years.
separation [ˌsepəˈreɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.感兴趣的;拥有权益的;有成见的; v.使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词);
n.破坏,毁灭,消灭,灭亡,扑灭,驱除;摧毁;毁灭的原因,破坏手段;杀害;
n.乡村;郊野;乡下的全体居民;
n.分离,分开;间隔,距离;[矿]分选;(夫妇)分居;
(1) They charge a daily rate. (2) The machines are inspected twice daily. (3) The story was in all the dailies.
(1) I was unaware of his existence until today. (2) This is the oldest Hebrew manuscript in existence . (3) Pakistan came into existence as an independent country after the war.
existence [ɪɡ'zɪstəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.存在,实在;生活,生活方式;实体,存在物;
adj.内部的,内心的;精神的;秘密的; n.内部,里面;射中接近靶心部分的一发;
n.磁盘;唱片;圆盘;光盘; v.把…录成唱片;使成圆盘状;用圆盘耕地;
vt.取得(权力);承担,担任;假设,假定;呈现;
(1) Make as many photocopies as you need. (2) a photocopied letter (3) Can you get these photocopied for me by 5 o'clock?
(1) She wants to be an actress, but her parents disapprove. (2) He strongly disapproved of the changes that had been made. (3) Most people disapprove of such violent tactics...