(1) This animal is found in Australia, and nowhere else. (2) There was nowhere for me to sit. (3) ‘Where are you going this weekend? ’ ‘nowhere special. ’
(1) hollow out the cake and fill it with cream. (2) The squirrel disappeared into a hollow at the base of the tree. (3) She noticed the slight hollows under his cheekbones.
(1) An attempt by anti-abortionists to tighten the rules was defeated. (2) They said they were going to stack the court with anti-abortion judges. (3) They even set up their own news agency to peddle anti-isolationist propaganda.
(1) Do not disturb (= a sign placed on the outside of the door of a hotel room, office, etc.) (2) She awoke early after a disturbed night. (3) Don't disturb the papers on my desk.
(1) I'm awfully sorry about that problem the other day. (2) You know, 10 years sounds like an awful long time. (3) We met and I thought he was awful...
awfully [ˈɔ:fli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.文化;[生物学](微生物等的)培养;修养;养殖; vt.培植,培养;
adv.显然地;表面上;似乎;显而易见;
n.武器;战争;臂;纹章;臂( arm的名词复数 );武器;[复数]战事;权力;
adv.<口>恶劣地;令人嫌恶地;<古>令人畏惧地;令人敬畏地;
(1) (British English,formal)Are you being attended to, Sir? (= for example, in a shop) (2) A nurse attended to his needs constantly. (3) I have some urgent business to attend to.
(1) There was a complete stranger sitting at my desk. (2) They got on well together although they were total strangers . (3) We've told our daughter not to speak to strangers.
(1) to resolve an issue/a dispute/a conflict/a crisis (2) Both sides met in order to try to resolve their differences. (3) He resolved not to tell her the truth.
(1) Today is the fifth (of May). (2) the fifth century BC (3) It's her fifth birthday.
fifth [fɪfθ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.附加的,附属的;依恋的;爱慕的; v.贴上,系,附上( attach的过去式和过去分词);
num.第五; n.五分之一;第五音,五度音程;<美>五分之一加仑(瓶);
adv.立刻,马上;一会儿,不久;快;宁愿;
n.女士(代替Miss或Mrs的字,不指明称呼人的婚姻状况);字母M( M的名词复数 );
(1) The children quickly got bored with staying indoors. (2) There was a bored expression on her face. (3) I am getting very bored with this entire business.
(1) The sessions will enable you to discuss problems with fellow asthma sufferers. (2) This dictionary will enable better international understanding. (3) This is but a foretaste of what the emerging technologies will enable us to do.
enable [ɪ'neɪbl] 📢 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);
vt.使能够,提供做…的权利[措施];使可能;授予权利或方法;
n.总数;算术;金额;概略,要点; vt.& vi.总计;总结,概括;归纳;
adv.正确地;公正地;肯定地;无疑地;
(1) I'll call the restaurant and make a reservation . (2) We have a reservation in the name of Grant. (3) I have serious reservations about his ability to do the job.
reservation [ˌrezə'veɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.星期二;
n.[语]声调,语调;[画]色调,色泽,明暗;[乐]乐音,全音,全音程;[医](正常的)健康状态; vt.使更健壮;定调;使变调子;[摄影术]给…上色; vi.带有某种腔调;呈现某种色彩;(颜色)调和(与 with 连用);
n.保留;预订,预约;保留地,专用地;
vi.滑,滑脱;犯过失,出错;(时间)不知不觉地过去;(健康状况等)变差; vt.使顺利滑动;摆脱;放松,松开; n.跌倒,失足;纸条;失误,口误;事故; adj.滑动的;可拆卸的;打有活结的; abbr.串行线路接口协议(Serial Line Interface Protocol);
(1) What sort of person would do a thing like that? (2) He's a fascinating person. (3) What is she like as a person?
person ['pɜ:sn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.委员会,全体委员;(为促进共同目标的实现而自发组织起来的)促进会;[法]受托人;监护人;
n.协定,协议;同意,一致;合同书;(词之间性、数、人称方面与…)一致;
n.人;(语法)人称;身体;容貌;
adj.舒适的;安逸的,处于轻松的;充裕的;
(1) I can't go into details now; it would take too long. (2) The brochure details all the hotels in the area and their facilities. (3) Several of the men were detailed to form a search party.
(1) You'll soon be feeling your old self again (= feeling well or happy again) . (2) He's not his usual happy self this morning. (3) Only with a few people could she be her real self (= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be) .