(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) 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) 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) 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.
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);
n.洪水;泛滥;溢流;探照灯; vi.涌出;为水淹没; vt.淹没;
(1) an adequate supply of hot water (2) The room was small but adequate. (3) The space available is not adequate for our needs.
(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.
vt.喜欢;(与 would 或 should 连用表示客气)想;想要;喜欢做; prep.(表示属性)像;(表示方式)如同;(询问意见)…怎么样;(表示列举)比如; adj.相似的;相同的; n.相类似的人[事物];喜好;爱好;(尤指被视为没有某人或某物那么好的)种类,类型; conj.像…一样;如同;好像;仿佛; adv.(非正式口语,代替 as)和…一样;如;(非正式口语,思考说下句话、解释
(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) 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) 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) 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) [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) 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) 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.
unless [ənˈles] 📢 UK📢 US
n.女人,妇女;成年女子;女拥人或女下属;女人本能;
adj.向下的,往下的; adv.向下地,下行地;
conj.除非,如果不; prep.除了,…除外;
n.〈英口〉同“advertisement”; vi.引起注意;提到;
(1) Terrorist groups claimed responsibility for the shootings and bomb attacks. (2) grouse shooting (3) shooting began early this year.
(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.
special ['speʃl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.难对付的,棘手的;笨拙的,不灵活的;不顺手的;不优美的;
adj.某一;必然的;已确定的; pron.[动词用复数]某些;
adj.特殊的;专门的;专用的;重要的; n.专车;特价;特刊;特约稿;
n.散文;随笔,杂记文;尝试,企图;试验; vt.尝试;试验;
(1) a cracked mirror/mug (2) He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. (3) She passed her tongue over her cracked lips and tried to speak.
(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) (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) .
choice [tʃɔɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.选择;选择权;精选品;入选者; adj.上等的,精选的;
adj.历史的,历史上的;有关历史研究的;有根据的;基于史实的;
n.信心;信任;秘密; adj.骗得信任的;欺诈的;
n.可能,可能性;希望,可能发生的事物;
(1) to play the piano (2) playing jazz on the piano (3) piano music
piano ['pjɑ:nəʊ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.第四;月的第四日;四分之一;第四音级; adj.第四的;四分之一的; num.第四;
n.中午;正午; adj.正午的;
adj.准确的;严密的;精密的,精确的; vt.要求;苛求;迫使;强求;
n.钢琴;<美俚>囚犯工作席;轻奏乐段;
(1) What's the meaning of this word? (2) Words often have several meanings. (3) ‘Honesty ’? He doesn't know the meaning of the word !
(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...