(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?
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
把…放置一旁; 不理会;取消;留出;
n.肉;食物;实质; adj.重要的;基本的;
num.第五; n.五分之一;第五音,五度音程;<美>五分之一加仑(瓶);
访问,到;
(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)] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.早已,已经;先前;
n.羞愧;羞辱;可耻的人;羞愧感; vt.使蒙羞;玷辱;使感到羞愧;使相形见绌;
n.幽默,心情,诙谐; vt.迎合,牵就,顺应;
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;
(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.
(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.
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
在…(如某行业)中获得成功;
abbr.wickets (板球)三柱门; n.英语字母中的第二十三个字母;瓦特;
去看电影;
世界各地;全世界;
(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.
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
n.先生;绅士;有身份地位的人;
毕竟;究竟;归根结底;(解释或说明理由)别忘了;
v.充满;横生;盈;满腹;
n.假期,休假;[古] 空出,撤出,辞去; vi.度假;
(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.
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
以…命名;
保持健康;保养;摄生;颐;
n.麻雀;〈美〉个子小的人;
n.外向;性格外向的人;<口>活跃、愉快、爱交际的人;
(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.
(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...
(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.
(1) unnecessary expense (2) They were found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals. (3) All this fuss is totally unnecessary .
unnecessary [ʌnˈnesəsəri] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.不必要的,多余的;无用的,无益的;无须;
n.事件;(讨论、考虑等的)问题;重要性;物质; vi.要紧,重要;化脓;有重大影响;有重要性;
vt.指责,责怪;归咎于; n.责备;责任;过失;
vt.& vi.服从,听从; vt.遵守,遵循;
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.教育,教导;训练,培养; vt.使理解或接受;
vi.成功;继承; vt.继承,继任,继位;随…之后;
adv.通常,经常,平常,惯常地;一直,向来;动不动,一般;素;
adv.上课中;
(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.
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
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;
实现,成真;应验;
vt.使气馁;使沮丧;阻碍;劝阻;
adv.完全地;完整地;完全,彻底,全部,一干二净;很,非常,充分,十分,万分;
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.无疑;一定,确实;(回答)当然,好;保管;
vt.& vi.(使)适合;安装;合身; adj.合适的;恰当的;合身的; n.合身;适合;配合;
垃圾处置;
n.孩子们(child的复数);儿童;膝下;孥;
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
n.例外,除外;反对,批评;[法律]异议,反对;
adv.意外地,忽然地;奄;勃;霍然;
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;
v.爱上;倾心;
(1) Her blouse had come undone . (2) Most of the work had been left undone. (3) He left nothing undone that needed attention.
(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?
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
n.教学( teaching的名词复数 );教学工作;教诲;学说;
v.以…为傲;
起初,首先;
堕落;迷路;被遗失;走上邪路;
(1) It's good to meet people from different parts of the country . (2) open/wooded, etc. country (3) superb walking country
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
n.投币式公用电话;
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;
vt.& vi.懂,理解; vt.了解;默认;听说;领会;
vt.& vi.访问;探望;参观;游览; vi.作客; n.访问,参观;逗留; vt.拜访,参观;
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.赚得;获得;赢得;博得; vt.赚,赚得;获得;挣得;使得到;
adv.终于,最后;竟;总归;终究;
adj.主要的,最重要的;全力的; n.最主要的部分,重点;主要管道;体力;[航海]公海;
n.决定;果断;决议;(法院的)判决; vt.[口语][拳击]靠判定击败(对手);
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.究竟什么时候;不论何时; conj.无论什么时候;随时;无论何时;每当;
vt.允许;承认;给予;准许(做某事); vi.容许;考虑;
adj.突然的,未预见到的;急躁的,仓促的;快的,迅速的;急剧;
vt.& vi.教育,教导;训练,培养; vt.使理解或接受;
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
把…放置一旁; 不理会;取消;留出;
adj.困难的;难做的;难解的;不易相处的;
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;
adv.稍微,有点;相当,颇;宁愿;相反地; int.当然啦,怎么不;
(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.
(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.
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
na.根据,按照;据…所说;如;比照;
听起来像;
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.重要原则,金科玉律;
(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.