(1) Fashion is constantly changing. (2) Heat the sauce, stirring constantly. (3) She suggests that women are under constant pressure to be abnormally thin...
constantly [ˈkɒnstəntli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.窘境，困境；进退两难；
n.事件，事变；小插曲；敌对行动；骚乱； adj.[法]附带的；[光]入射的；易有的，附随的；
adj.当代的，现代的；同时代的，同属一个时期的； n.同代人；同辈人；同龄人；当代人；
adv.不断地，时常地；时刻；常川；历来；
(1) He swore to take (his) revenge on his political enemies. (2) She is seeking revenge for the murder of her husband. (3) The bombing was in revenge for the assassination.
revenge [rɪˈvendʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
[医]高密度；
vt.围绕，包围；包含或包括某事物；完成；
n.报仇，报复； vt.为…报仇，报…之仇；
n.初学者，新手；新信徒；尚未赢过大赛的赛马；
(1) Workshop I has been designed to cater to industrial designers in all fields, including automotive design. (2) We are going to cater to your every desire. (3) We must work out a plan to cater to the need of our clients.
cater to [ˈkeitə tu:] 📢 UK📢 US
v.供应伙食，迎合；面向；
大量的；许多；
n.胡椒；辣椒；胡椒粉； vt.在…上撒胡椒粉；使布满；
adj.未被凌驾的，非常卓越的；绝伦；
(1) In the 1990s the area became a magnet for new investment. (2) fridge magnets of your favourite cartoon characters (3) Prospect Park, with its vast lake, is a magnet for all health freaks...
(1) I was encouraged by the general tenor of his remarks. (2) a tenor saxophone (3) ...a free, open-air concert given by the Italian tenor, Luciano Pavarotti.
(1) I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages. (2) She is always boasting about how wonderful her children are. (3) He openly boasted of his skill as a burglar.
(1) The students' work varies considerably in quality. (2) The quality of the students' work varies considerably. (3) New techniques were introduced with varying degrees of success.
vary [ˈvɛəri] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.变化；不同，偏离；[生]变异； vt.使不同；使多样化；[音乐]变奏；
adj.肮脏的；质地薄的；低劣的；
vt.评价；求…的值（或数）；对…评价；[数学、逻辑学]求…的数值； vi.评价，估价；
adj.不用言辞表达的；
(1) imaginary fears (2) The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth. (3) ...creating an imaginary world.
(1) My first parachute jump was an exhilarating experience. (2) It was exhilarating to be on the road again and his spirits rose. (3) ...in the exhilarating days of German unification.
exhilarating [ɪgˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.使人高兴的，令人兴奋的；振奋的； v.使高兴，使兴奋( exhilarate的现在分词)；
vi.再发生；复发；重现；回想；
n.遗产；继承物；传统；文化遗产；
戴水肺潜水；
(1) the sophisticated pleasures of city life (2) Mark is a smart and sophisticated young man. (3) highly sophisticated computer systems
(1) a Hollywood blockbuster (2) a blockbusting performance (3) Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda another bite out of sequel to the 2008 summer blockbuster.
(1) I am afraid I may frighten the company , frighten or enthrall them. (2) The author enthrall , enthralled the minds of his readers. (3) He was enthrall , enthraled by the story.
(1) He's one of the most dynamically imaginative jazz pianists still functioning. (2) Mahler's own imaginative orchestration was heard in the same concert. (3) The house was always decorated with imaginative flower arrangements.
imaginative [ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.沉静的，宁静的，安宁的；安详的；晴朗的；清澈的；
n.密度；稠密，浓厚；[物]浓度，比重；愚钝；
adj.富于想像力的，运用想像力的；想象或创造出来的；沉溺于想象的；虚假的；
n.有，所有，拥有；领地；财产，所有权，占有物，所有物；持有违禁物；
(1) strict adherence to the rules (2) ...strict adherence to the constitution. (3) adherence is determined by an examination of all of the facts involved in a particular instance.
adherence [ədˈhɪərəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.依附；坚持；忠诚；密着；
记住；怀；挂心；志；
n.安装；装置；永久性军事基地；就职；
结婚证书；
(1) Avoid deposits in excess of £20,000 in any one account. (2) He advised his son never to spend in excess of his income. (3) Luggage in excess of 20 kg is taxed.
(1) The museum houses several of his Cubist masterpieces. (2) Her work is a masterpiece of (= an excellent example of) simplicity. (3) His book, I must add, is a masterpiece.
(1) The system was state of the art. (2) State - of - the - art suspension guarantees a smooth passage over the bumpiest road. (3) They are using state-of-the-art graphics in the film's special effects.
(1) He covered her mouth to stop her from screaming. (2) The kids were screaming with excitement. (3) People ran for the exits, screaming out in terror.
(1) The car was completely crushed under the truck. (2) They crush the olives with a heavy wooden press. (3) Several people were crushed to death in the accident.
(1) All members of the association adhere to a strict code of practice. (2) Small particles adhere to the seed. (3) Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells.
(1) These technological developments were hardly imaginable 30 years ago. (2) They stock every imaginable type of pasta. (3) The house has the most spectacular views imaginable.
(1) When his schoolmate made the last goal, the boy gave out with an untrammeled yell. (2) He began to have a new horror of winning , of the victories of untrammeled autonomy. (3) You are attracted to those who are unbridled , untrammeled, and free.
(1) ...the return of capitalism to Hungary. (2) They differ from us, they stand for capitalism. (3) The diffuse spectacle accompanies the abundance of commodities, the undisturbed development of modern capitalism.
capitalism [ˈkæpɪtəlɪzəm] 📢 UK📢 US
v.供应伙食，迎合；面向；
n.资本主义（制度）；资本（或财富）的拥有；资本（私人占有和生产盈利）的支配地位；
无忧的；
adj.跨洲的，洲际的；
(1) We pulverized the opposition. (2) A factory making armaments had been bombed the night before and a residential area not far away had been pulverized. (3) He pulverized the opposition with the force of his oratory.
(1) a painting depicting the Virgin and Child (2) The artist had depicted her lying on a bed. (3) The novel depicts French society in the 1930s.
depict [dɪˈpɪkt] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.倾倒；摇摇欲坠；倾斜得好倾斜得好像要跌倒一样； vt.将…推翻，打倒；使…跌倒；
v.使复苏；使复兴；
vt.描绘，描画；描述；
给…让出空地方；
(1) He pulled out to overtake a truck. (2) It's dangerous to overtake on a bend. (3) Nuclear energy may overtake oil as the main fuel.
overtake [ˌəʊvəˈteɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
邻近，接界；近乎；接壤；濒；
vt.预知，预见；有先见之明；
n.名望，声誉；威名；声威；
vt.追上，赶上；压倒；（不愉快的事）突然降临；
(1) She is the wrong woman for the job; she is always trying to make waves. (2) Wallis is always trying to make waves. (3) Whatever you do, don't make waves.
(1) pen and ink (2) a new book from the pen of Martin Amis (3) a sheep pen
pen [pen] 📢 UK📢 US
n.笔，笔尖；笔法，文笔；作家；围栏； vt.写；把…关入栏中；关押，囚禁；
vi.侵犯；侵占；蚕食；侵蚀； vt.侵入，侵犯；侵略，侵占；侵害；侵蚀；
v.（使）穿得太讲究； n.外衣；
adj.无法计量的，无限的；无可估量；无量；不可估量；
(1) Her burst of exuberance and her brightness overwhelmed me. (2) Jon's exuberance was irrepressible. (3) Their talk is often hard to fathom but their exuberance still comes through.
exuberance [iɡˈzju:bərəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.吸引；[物]引力；魅力；引人注意的东西，有趣的东西；
adj.可量度的；可测量的，可预见的；重大的；
adj.行动缓慢的； 缓缓移动的；晚的； 迟的；
n.繁茂，丰富；充沛，充溢；
(1) He put forward seven general dicta. (2) Witticisms, maxims, dicta, proverbs, and aphorisms each inhabit a different world. (3) Such dicta vary in weight and importance.
dicta [ˈdiktə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.格言，权威的断言；宣言( dictum的名词复数 )；声明；名言；格言；
n.预言者，预兆； vt.预告；充做…的前驱；
adj.贵重的，宝贵的；有价值的；可评估的； n.贵重物品，财宝；
n.态度，立场；站姿，被放置的姿势；位置；（运动员的）始发姿势；
(1) The more recent conifer plantations cannot yet compare with the old woodlands. (2) How does your new house compare with your old one? (3) Few can equal [ compare with ] her in manual dexterity.
compare with [kəmˈpɛə wið] 📢 UK📢 US
n.繁茂，丰富；充沛，充溢；
（把…）与…相比；比得上， 可与…相比；比较；
n.公开辩论；论战；
adj.机智的，机敏的；得体的；老练的，圆滑的；婉转；
(1) The November air stung my cheeks, a harbinger of winter. (2) The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring. (3) It was an ominous harbinger of species.
harbinger [ˈhɑ:bɪndʒə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.预言者，预兆； vt.预告；充做…的前驱；
n.论述，交谈；正式的讨论； vi.演说；谈论； vt.叙述；讨论；
vt.打扰，妨碍；使骚动；使不安，使烦恼；妨碍睡眠（休息等）；
<正>分担，参加；与；插脚；厕足其间；
(1) Julie and Mark, aged 17 and 19 respectively (2) Their sons, Ben and Jonathan, were three and six respectively... (3) They finished first and second respectively.
(1) Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells. (2) For ten months he adhered to a strict no-fat low-salt diet. (3) She adheres to teaching methods she learned over 30 years ago.
adhere [ədˈhiə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.可想像的；可能的；
vi.黏附；附着；坚持；追随； vt.使粘附；遵循，坚持；追随，依附；
adj.（动物）多鳞的；（皮肤）干燥粗糙的；鳞片状；
(1) We pulverized the opposition. (2) ...the economic policies which pulverised the economy during the 1980s... (3) A factory making armaments had been bombed the night before and a residential area not far away had been pulverized.