(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) 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) 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
(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) 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.毛皮;软毛;毛皮衣服;人造毛; adj.含羊毛的; vt.用毛皮覆盖;除去(锅上的)水垢;
n.事件,形势;东西,事物;家伙;事业;
adj.精神的;心灵的;高尚的,崇高的;宗教的; n.圣歌(尤指美国南部黑人的);教会事物;
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) proposals to reform the social security system (2) The law needs to be reformed. (3) She thought she could reform him.
(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.
commitment [kə'mɪtmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.承诺,许诺;委任,委托;致力,献身;承担义务;
n.单词,歌词,台词;(说的)话;诺言;命令; vt.措辞,用词;用言语表达; vi.讲话;
v.购买;采购;换得;依靠机械力移动; n.购买;购买行为;购置物;紧握;
adj.特殊的;专门的;专用的;重要的; n.专车;特价;特刊;特约稿;
(1) They charge a daily rate. (2) The machines are inspected twice daily. (3) The story was in all the dailies.
(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) 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 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) [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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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 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...
(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.
winner ['wɪnə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.层;浓度;厚(度);最厚的部分;
v.发誓;咒骂; n.发誓,宣誓;咒骂;
adj.对不起的;无价值的,低等的;遗憾的;感到伤心的;
n.获胜的人;胜券在握;制胜的一记入球;成功的东西;
(1) Terrorist groups claimed responsibility for the shootings and bomb attacks. (2) grouse shooting (3) shooting began early this year.