美国英语 初级下 : 看单词选词义(考) - 6
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(1) The old age of an eagle is Better than the youth of a sparrow.
(2) The sparrow whizzed up into a tree.
(3) Jack sparrow : And that was without a single drop of rum!
sparrow
[ˈspærəʊ]
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adj.魔力的,不可思议的,迷人的;神;幻;神奇;
n.麻雀;〈美〉个子小的人;
vt.& vi.举起,抬起;
vt.举起;提升;鼓舞;抬起;
vi.消散;升起;耸立;
n.电梯;举起;起重机;搭车;
n.(事情的)处置;(自由)处置权;清理;排列;
adj.处理(或置放)废品的;
(1) Some doctors advise setting aside a certain hour each day for worry...
(2) £130 million would be set aside for repairs to schools.
(3) He urged them to set aside minor differences for the sake of peace.
set aside
[set əˈsaid]
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n.混合,混杂;混杂的事物[人群];混合(状态);
把…放置一旁; 不理会;取消;留出;
n.投币式公用电话;
解决;作出;锻炼;了解某人的本质;
(1) Our plan succeeded.
(2) He succeeded in getting a place at art school.
(3) I tried to discuss it with her but only succeeded in making her angry (= I failed and did the opposite of what I intended) .
succeed
[səkˈsi:d]
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n.妻子,太太;夫人,老婆;已婚妇女;
adj.失明的;盲目的,轻率的;供盲人用的;隐蔽的;
vt.弄瞎,使失明;蒙蔽,欺瞒;使变暗;使昏聩;
n.掩饰;借口;百叶窗;
adv.盲目地;看不见地;
n.孩子们(child的复数);儿童;膝下;孥;
vi.成功;继承;
vt.继承,继任,继位;随…之后;
(1) She denied the murder of four children who were in her care.
(2) When your children misbehave tell them without making them feel small.
(3) He introduced radio to the school to increase the children's awareness.
children
[ˈtʃɪldrən]
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vt.& vi.渴望,热望;恳求,恳请;要求,需要;
vt.恳求,请求;渴望;
n.塔,楼塔;要害地;〈罕〉(负伤鸟的)笔直向上飞;〈美〉铁路信号所;
vi.远远高于,远远超过;高耸,超越;
na.“Towers“的变体;
n.孩子们(child的复数);儿童;膝下;孥;
vi.梦想;做梦;梦见;想到;
vt.& vi.做梦,向往;
vt.梦想;做梦;想到;
n.梦想;愿望;梦;
adj.梦的;理想的;不切实际的;
(1) This, after all, is a company which is awash with cash.
(2) after all, what more can anyone be than themselves?
(3) after all, 15 minutes of exercise is better than nothing.
after all
[ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l]
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n.腿;支柱,支架;裤腿;一段赛程;
vi.<口>走,跑;
带;接管;帮…学习;在…上花费;
毕竟;究竟;归根结底;(解释或说明理由)别忘了;
n.气象员,天气预报员;
(1) a collection of paintings by American artists
(2) cave paintings
(3) Her hobbies include music and painting.
painting
[ˈpeɪntɪŋ]
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adj.不好的;恶意的;有病的;不吉利的;
adv.坏;不利地;令人不满地;
n.伤害;困难;问题;弊端;
n.绘画;油画;上色,着色;颜料,油漆;
v.绘画( paint的现在分词);涂色于;
解决;将(某物)处理掉;驳倒;将(某物)吃光喝完;
n.丈夫;〈英〉管家;〈古〉节俭的管理人;船舶管理人;
vt.节俭地使用;〈罕〉做…的丈夫;
(1) Susan was on the wing doing things to get ready for her trip.
(2) Why aren't you out at my house helping Melly get ready for the surprise party? "
(3) I have a lot of work to do to get ready for tomorrow.
get ready for
[ɡet ˈredi fɔ:]
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n.性格内向的人;
(使)准备好…;
n.烦恼,忧虑;担心;撕咬;
vi.担心,焦虑;为…发愁;撕咬;
vt.使烦恼;烦扰;撕咬;
n.总数;算术;金额;概略,要点;
vt.& vi.总计;总结,概括;归纳;
(1) They thought she had married beneath her (= married a man of lower social status) .
(2) Her careful make-up hid the signs of age beneath.
(3) They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves.
beneath
[bɪˈni:θ]
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prep.在…的下方;(表示等级)低于;(表示状态)在…掩饰之下;(表示环境)在…影响之下;
adv.在下面;在底下;
坚持;等一等;<口>别挂电话;抓紧不放;
adv.到国外,在海外;广为流传地;
adj.往国外的;
n.海外,异国;
n.钟,时钟;计时器;秒表;仪表;
vt.记录(时间或速度);测…的速度;
vi.打卡;记下时间;
(1) at a future date
(2) This deal could safeguard the futures of the 2 000 employees.
(3) She has a great future ahead of her.
future
[ˈfju:tʃə(r)]
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adj.持久的,恒久的;
v.继续存在( last的现在分词);耐用;维持(last的ing形式);延续,持续;
n.耐久;纺] 厚实斜纹织物;
adj.将来的,未来的;[语法学]将来时的;
n.前途;[美国俚语]未婚妻;期货;
n.药物;药剂;麻醉药;毒品;
vt.(在食物或饮料中)投放麻醉药,下麻醉药;掺麻醉药于;使服麻醉药;使服毒品;
vi.使服麻醉药,用药麻醉,使服兴奋剂;
adj.宝贵的,珍贵的;贵重的;矫揉造作的;可爱的,宝贝的;
adv.<口>很,非常;
n.珍爱的人;可爱的人;
(1) Stop biting your nails!
(2) nail clippers
(3) She hammered the nail in.
nail
[neɪl]
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vt.涌出;倾,倒;
vi.涌流;泛滥,涌出;斟,倒;
n.倾泻;
adj.甜的;愉快的,快乐的;温柔的,亲切的;芳香的;
n.糖果,甜食;餐后的甜点心;甜味;宝贝;
vi.飞;飞行;(旗)飘荡;过得快;
vt.& vi.乘(…的)飞机;驾驶(飞机等);
vt.驾驶;空运;使飞翔;操作;
n.苍蝇;(作钓饵的)苍蝇;(裤子的)前裆开口;门帘;
n.钉子;指甲,趾甲;钉状物;纳尔;
vt.钉住;抓住;使固定;揭露;
(1) The game has already been postponed three times.
(2) We'll have to postpone the meeting until next week.
(3) It was an unpopular decision to postpone building the new hospital.
postpone
[ˌpəustˈpəun]
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adj.快乐的,高兴的;令人开心的,使人喜悦的;快意;融融;
vt.使延期,延缓;把…放在次要地位;把…放在后面;
vi.延缓;延缓发作;
n.杰作,名作;杰出的事;
n.铁锤,榔头;链球;(拍卖时用的)木槌;音槌;
vt.& vi.锤打;反复敲打,连续击打(尤指发出大声);
vt.击败;猛踢;猛击;轻易打败(对方);
(1) (British English)He was a nuisance and we're all well rid of him (= we'll be much better without him) .
(2) She wanted to be rid of her parents and their authority.
(3) I was glad to be rid of the car when I finally sold it.
rid
[rɪd]
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n.迷信;迷信行为;<古>邪教;
很多;
vi.成功;继承;
vt.继承,继任,继位;随…之后;
vt.使摆脱,解除,免除;
(1) He's generally considered to have the finest tenor voice in the country.
(2) You should consider other people before you act.
(3) He stood there, considering the painting.
consider
[kənˈsɪdə(r)]
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adj.主要的;重要的;大调的;主修的(课程);
n.主修科目;大调;陆军少校;成年的;
vi.<美>主修,专攻;[美国英语][教育学]主修(in);专攻;
去看电影;
vt.& vi.考虑;把(某人,某事)看作…,认为(某人,某事)如何;考虑,细想;
vt.考虑;认为;看重;以为;
vi.仔细考虑;深思;
n.葡萄酒;果酒;紫红色,深红色;
vt.请…喝酒;
vi.喝酒;
(1) surely we should do something about it?
(2) It's surely only a matter of time before he is found, isn't it?
(3) surely you don't think I was responsible for this?
surely
[ˈʃʊəli:]
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adv.两次;两倍;兼;
adv.(究竟)在哪儿;
conj.无论什么地方;各处,处处;
adv.无疑;一定,确实;(回答)当然,好;保管;
n.国家,国土;国民;乡下,农村;故乡;
adj.祖国的,故乡的;地方的,乡村的;粗鲁的;乡村音乐的;
(1) My dream will come true someday.
(2) His wish to become a football star has come true.
(3) How did his dream come true?
come true
[kʌm truː]
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n.绘画;油画;上色,着色;颜料,油漆;
v.绘画( paint的现在分词);涂色于;
n.海滩,海滨;岸上的沙子和卵石;
vt.将…拖上岸;将滑艇拖到小屋前面的岸边;
实现,成真;应验;
n.教学( teaching的名词复数 );教学工作;教诲;学说;
(1) It was in the beginning, when we were still ironing out problems.
(2) You know, I wasn't sold on this trip in the beginning.
(3) Everything is hard in the beginning.
in the beginning
[in ðə biˈɡiniŋ]
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起初,首先;
vt.使摆脱,解除,免除;
前进,进步;向上;
n.价格,价钱;代价;价值;赏金;
vt.标价;定价;问…的价格;给…定价;
(1) The saddest thing in the world is a little baby nobody wants.
(2) That was the saddest thing I ever saw with them, the old man thought.
(3) It was one of the saddest days in world history when Nanjing was raped.
saddest

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adj.亲爱的;敬爱的;昂贵的;严厉的;
n.亲爱的人;宠物;
int.哎;
adv.高价地;疼爱地;贵;
adj.(悲哀的,可怜的)sad的最高级;悲哀的( sad的最高级 );糟糕的;可悲的;令人遗憾的;
n.陆地;国家;地产;土地;
vt.& vi.(使)登岸;降临;使陷于(困境);使不得不应付;
vt.自船上卸下;获得;捕到;钓到(鱼);
vi.跳落,跌落,被抛落(地面);
n.结果;(尤指足球比赛的)胜利;[体]比分;成功实现的事;
vi.发生,产生;归结为,导致;后果,终结;由…而造成[产生];
(1) He had finally achieved success.
(2) They could not achieve their target of less than 3% inflation.
(3) I haven't achieved very much today.
achieve
[əˈtʃi:v]
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n.山,山岳;山脉;一大堆;大量;
n.旅行;进行;移动;漫游;
vi.旅行;传送;前进,行进;[篮球]走步;
vt.经过,通过;游历;
n.外向;性格外向的人;<口>活跃、愉快、爱交际的人;
vt.取得;获得;实现;成功;
vi.达到预期的目的,实现预期的结果,如愿以偿;
(1) The bank is just across the street.
(2) to walk along/down/up the street
(3) the town's narrow cobbled streets
street
[stri:t]
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n.筷子;
不紧张; 松懈; 不生气; 不激动等;
n.大街,街道;
照亮;点烟;开街灯或车灯;(使)变得喜悦;
(1) The instructions were rather complicated.
(2) She fell and hurt her leg rather badly.
(3) I didn't fail the exam; in fact I did rather well!
rather
[ˈrɑ:ðə]
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n.问题;疑难问题;习题;引起麻烦的人;
adj.成问题的;难处理的;关于社会问题的;
最后,结果;竟;卒;终;
n.先生;绅士;有身份地位的人;
adv.稍微,有点;相当,颇;宁愿;相反地;
int.当然啦,怎么不;
(1) He's the best teacher, even though he has the least experience.
(2) ...a dinner menu featuring at least 15 different sorts of fish...
(3) Aim to have at least half a pint of milk each day...
least
[li:st]
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n.电影;电影院;电影业;
n.范围;射程;类别;(山脉,房屋等的)排列;
vi.搜索;变化;延伸;漫游;
vt.排列;(按一定位置或顺序)排序;把…分类;徘徊;
adj.牧场的,放牧区的;
adj.最小的;最少的( little的最高级);最不重要的,地位最低的;
adv.最少,最小;
n最小;最少量;
电话公司;
(1) I'll get round to mending it eventually.
(2) She hopes to get a job on the local newspaper and eventually work for ‘The Times ’.
(3) Our flight eventually left five hours late.
eventually
[ɪˈventʃuəli]
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n.兴奋,激动;令人兴奋的事;刺激,振奋;
adv.终于,最后;竟;总归;终究;
vt.声称;断言;需要;索取;
vi.提出要求;
n.(根据权利而提出的)要求;声称;断言;索赔;
adv.早已,已经;先前;
(1) The more the boss tries to get rid of her, the more she digs in.
(2) He hoped to get rid of the pain in what was left of his knee.
(3) You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.
get rid of
[ɡet rid ɔv]
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n.政策;策略;保险单;策略性;
除掉,去掉;涤荡;革除;摈除;
adj.不熟悉的;不常见的;陌生的;没有经验的;
n.谦恭有礼,礼貌,请安;有礼貌的举止[言词];承蒙;
adj.殷勤的;出于礼节的;
(1) The project is still causing him a lot of problems.
(2) The poor harvest caused prices to rise sharply.
(3) deaths caused by dangerous driving
cause
[kɔ:z]
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最最,特别(最糟糕的是);
n.肉;食物;实质;
adj.重要的;基本的;
n.原因;动机;(某种行为、感情等的)理由;缘故;
vt.成为…的原因;导致;引起;使遭受;
n.魔法;巫术;戏法;不可思议的魔力;
adj.魔术的;幻术的;不可思议的;有奇异魔力的;
v.用魔法变出;用魔法摆脱;用魔法得到;使中邪;
(1) Her blouse had come undone .
(2) Most of the work had been left undone.
(3) He left nothing undone that needed attention.
undone
[ʌnˈdʌn]
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n.探险家;勘探者;探测器;[医]探针;
n.材料,原料;素材;布,织物;适当人选;
adj.物质的;肉体的;重要的,决定性的;辩证的,推论的;
n.蜗牛;慢性子;
adj.已解开的;未做的;烦乱的;毁了的;
v.松开( undo的过去分词 );解开;毁灭;败坏;
(1) Why do you make an excuse for that every time?
(2) Don't make an excuse for what you did.
(3) Never make an excuse for your mistakes.
make an excuse
[meik æn iksˈkju:z]
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n.决定;果断;决议;(法院的)判决;
vt.[口语][拳击]靠判定击败(对手);
n.科学家;科学工作者;
adj.伟大的,杰出的;优异的,显著的;很多的;重大的;
adv.[口语]很好地;令人满意地,成功地,顺利地;得意地;
n.大人物们;伟大人物;重要人物,大师;名家;
找借口;推托;
(1) unnecessary expense
(2) They were found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals.
(3) All this fuss is totally unnecessary .
unnecessary
[ʌnˈnesəsəri]
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adj.不必要的,多余的;无用的,无益的;无须;
n.配偶,夫或妻;
vt.和…结婚;
adv.很少,罕见;难得;不大;
vt.享有,享受;欣赏;喜欢;使过得快活;
vi.使过得快活;
(1) You don't have to worry about me. I'm a good swimmer.
(2) All kids her age do silly things; it's nothing to worry about.
(3) Don't you worry about them when they're out of doors?
worry about
[ˈwʌri əˈbaut]
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n.兴趣,爱好;利害关系,利益;利息;趣味,感兴趣的事;
vt.使产生兴趣;使参与,使加入;引起…的意愿;使产生关系;
adj.有关系的;叙述的;
vt.叙述(relate过去式和过去分词);
担忧, 烦恼;惦念;挂虑;
尊重;重视;看得起;钦佩;
(1) to hammer out a compromise
(2) Our team was hammered 5-1.
(3) He hammered the ball into the net.
hammer
[ˈhæmə(r)]
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v.爱上;倾心;
adj.顺从的,服从的;忠顺的;孝顺的;驯良的;
n.铁锤,榔头;链球;(拍卖时用的)木槌;音槌;
vt.& vi.锤打;反复敲打,连续击打(尤指发出大声);
vt.击败;猛踢;猛击;轻易打败(对方);
n.瀑布;瀑布似的东西;<美俚>(披垂的)波型长发;
(1) I would rather do some reading at home than go shopping with them.
(2) I would rather do so asas possible, not let on hold indefinitely.
(3) Joanne: I really don't like to do housework. I would rather do anything than clean house.
would rather do
[wud ˈrɑ:ðə du:]
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n.强调;重音;压力;重力;
vt.重读;[机械学]使承受压力;给…加压力(或应力);
adj.你最好…;
n.娱乐,消遣;招待,款待;娱乐节目;
宁愿,宁可;
(1) What's the secret of your success?
(2) I didn't have much success in finding a job.
(3) Confidence is the key to success .
success
[səkˈses]
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n.成功,成就;好成绩,好结果;成功的人(或物);
adj.暴力引起的;剧烈的,(风,爆炸等)猛烈的,狂暴的;感情强烈的;颜色强烈的;
n.不自私,慷慨;
adj.奇妙的;钦佩的;远超过预期的;
n.惊奇;奇观;奇人;奇迹;
vt.对…感到好奇;惊奇;感到诧异;想弄明白;
vi.怀疑,想知道;惊讶;
(1) Don't worry . We have plenty of time.
(2) Don't worry about me. I'll be all right.
(3) He's always worrying about his weight.
worry
[ˈwʌri]
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n.怜悯;同情;可惜的事;憾事;
vt.对…表示怜悯;对…感到同情;
n.烦恼,忧虑;担心;撕咬;
vi.担心,焦虑;为…发愁;撕咬;
vt.使烦恼;烦扰;撕咬;
adj.已解开的;未做的;烦乱的;毁了的;
v.松开( undo的过去分词 );解开;毁灭;败坏;
n.愿意;意志(力);[法]遗嘱;
vt.决心要;将(财产等)遗赠某人;用意志力驱使(某事发生);
vi.愿意, 希望, 想要;
aux.将,将会;会,要;
(1) I start work at nine.
(2) He's just started a new job.
(3) I only started (= began to read) this book yesterday.
start
[stɑ:t]
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当然,自然;敢情;自是;理当;
adv.意外地,忽然地;奄;勃;霍然;
n.开始;动身;开动;起点;
vt.& vi.出发,启程;
vt.起动;提出(问题);开办;使开始;
vi.起始;突然出现;突然跳起;突然涌出;
n.心,精神,心力,知,智力,智慧;心胸,头脑,人;愿望,目的,意向,意志,决心,见解,意见;记忆,记性,记忆力,回想;
vi.介意;注意;
vt.专心于;介意;愿意做;照顾;
(1) It's good to meet people from different parts of the country .
(2) open/wooded, etc. country
(3) superb walking country
country
[ˈkʌntri]
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n.尾;尾部;燕尾服;尾随者;
vt.跟踪;装上尾巴;
vi.队伍单行行进时拉长或产生间隔;侦察队两两散开;[建筑学] 嵌上,搭上;
n.国家,国土;国民;乡下,农村;故乡;
adj.祖国的,故乡的;地方的,乡村的;粗鲁的;乡村音乐的;
adj.全球的,全球性的,有关全球大局的;全面的,整体的,全局的;球形的,球状的,球面的,球体的;[计]全程的;
n.命运;天命,天数;命运的三女神;主宰事物的力量;
(1) It is wise to seek help and counsel as soon as possible.
(2) The commissioners agreed to restart talks as soon as possible.
(3) Please make your decision as soon as possible.
as soon as possible
[æz su:n æz ˈpɔsəbl]
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adj.昂贵的,花钱多的;豪华的;
n.大陆,陆地;欧洲大陆;<美>北美洲大陆;
adj.自制的,克制的;节欲的;贞洁的;禁欲的;
n.仁慈;善举;捐赠;<史>恩税(旧时英王向民间征收的一种税金);
尽早,尽快;从速;及早;
(1) the government's review of its education policy
(2) The case is subject to judicial review .
(3) His parole application is up for review next week.
review
[rɪˈvju:]
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放弃;投降;把…让给;戒除;
n.复习;回顾;(报刊的)评论;[法]复审;
vt.检验;复查;复习;评论;
vi.复习功课;写评论;
n.跳舞;舞会;舞蹈艺术;舞曲;
vi.跳舞;手舞足蹈;摇晃;跳跃;
vt.使跳舞;
adj.舞蹈的;用于跳舞的;
寻找(某人或某物);<口>找(麻烦);找(苦头)吃;希望得到;
(1) I am confident you would succeed in the theater.
(2) They inculcated the will to succeed in their children.
(3) He is bound to succeed in his enterprise.
succeed in
[səkˈsi:d in]
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vt.& vi.(使)充满,(使)装满;
vt.满足;配药;(按订单)供应;使充满(感情);
n.填满…的量;充分;装填物;路堤;
在…(如某行业)中获得成功;
访问,到;
adj.宽的;普遍的;广阔的;张大的,开得很大的;
adv.广泛地;充分地;广阔地;
n.广大的世界;[板]歪球;
(1) She was educated in the US.
(2) He was educated at his local comprehensive school and then at Oxford.
(3) Children need to be educated on the dangers of drug-taking.
educate
[ˈedʒukeɪt]
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世界各地;全世界;
vt.& vi.教育,教导;训练,培养;
vt.使理解或接受;
n.贸易;行业;<美>顾客;买卖;
vt.& vi.交易,经商;
vt.交换;经营…交易,做…的买卖;
vi.贸易;买卖;以物易物;
adj.日常的,平常的;普通的;每天的;经常;
(1) They've gone swanning off to Paris for the weekend.
(2) She spends her time swanning around the world...
(3) The mother was widowed and had swanned off.
swan
[swɔn]
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n.天鹅;诗人,歌手;
vi.游荡;闲逛;随意旅行;
vt.期望;预料;要求;认为(某事)会发生;
vi.预期;期待;怀胎;怀孕;
n.浪费,白费,挥霍钱财;废料,废品,废物;荒地,荒芜;消耗(量),损耗;
vt.& vi.徒劳;(使)损耗;(使)消瘦;浪费;
vt.破坏;干掉;(游戏或比赛中)大胜;
adj.废弃的, 无用的, 荒芜的;
接近,靠近;濒临;切;亲;
(1) I had a vivid dream about my old school.
(2) I thought someone came into the bedroom, but it was just a dream.
(3) ‘Goodnight. Sweet dreams. ’
dream
[dri:m]
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num.第五;
n.五分之一;第五音,五度音程;<美>五分之一加仑(瓶);
adj.晚的,迟到的;末期的,最近的;已故的;原来的,之前的;
adv.晚,迟到;后期地;最近地;
adj.已婚的;与…结为夫妻的;婚姻的;
n.<非正>已婚的年轻人;
v.(使)结婚( marry的过去式);娶;嫁;紧密结合的;
vi.梦想;做梦;梦见;想到;
vt.& vi.做梦,向往;
vt.梦想;做梦;想到;
n.梦想;愿望;梦;
adj.梦的;理想的;不切实际的;
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