(1) I have great faith in you─I know you'll do well. (2) We've lost faith in the government's promises. (3) Her friend's kindness has restored her faith in human nature.
(1) He pretended to fall over. (2) When they fall over, they slide a long way down the hill! (3) They might bump into things bomb intersects or fall over objects.
(1) He was already asleep in the bed, which smelled faintly of mildew. (2) From the slope below, the wild goats bleated faintly. (3) John smiled faintly and shook his head.
(1) the Royal family (= the children and close relations of the king or queen) (2) I always think of you as one of the family . (3) Some families have farmed in this area for hundreds of years.
(1) "Tired and emotional" is a code word for being drunk. (2) How much emotional baggage is he bringing with him into the relationship? (3) The emotional wounds of early childhood leave ineradicable scars.
emotional [ɪˈməʊʃənl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.一月;[人名] 贾纽厄里;
n.激光[镭射]唱片,光盘;
adj.表现强烈情感的;令人动情的;易动感情的;感情脆弱的;
n.五月;〈诗〉青春;〈英〉五朔节的庆祝活动;
(1) She lives in a very fashionable part of London. (2) fashionably dressed (3) His wife was blonde and fashionably thin.
(1) The book's virtues far outweigh its faults. (2) The system, for all its faults , is the best available at the moment. (3) a major fault in the design
(1) Much to her embarrassment she realized that everybody had been listening to her singing. (2) Her resignation will be a severe embarrassment to the party. (3) I'm glad you offered─it saved me the embarrassment of having to ask.
(1) the emergence of new technologies (2) [不可数名词]the island's emergence from the sea 3 000 years ago (3) She emerged from the scandal with her reputation intact.
(1) The success or failure of the plan depends on you. (2) The attempt was doomed to failure . (3) All my efforts ended in failure .
failure [ˈfeɪljə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.唯一的,仅有的;独一无二的,独特的;不平常的,特别的;超绝;
n.失败,不及格;缺乏,不足;破产,倒闭;失败的事,失败者;
脱掉;起飞;(使)离开;突然成功;
n.读者,朗读者;读本;讲读者,讲师;审稿人;
(1) The far right is now a greater threat than the extreme left... (2) Anti-racist campaigners are urging the Government to ban all far-Right groups. (3) It only lasted a couple of years, as far as I know...
(1) "It's not one of my favourite forms of music." — "No." (2) Michael Fish is my favourite. He's a hoot, a real character. (3) Atlantic City is the hot favourite to stage the fight.
(1) She was proved right, in dramatic fashion, when the whole department resigned. (2) She's been spending money like it's going out of fashion. (3) She fashioned a pot from the clay.
fashion [ˈfæʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.时尚,时装;时装领域,时尚界;方式,方法; vt.制作,塑造;使适应;
vt.禁止,下令禁止;剥夺权利;[古]诅咒; n.禁止,禁令;谴责;诅咒,诅骂;革出教门;
n.新闻;消息;(可当作新闻内容的)人;物;
发生,举行;来;
(1) Many diets fail because they are boring. (2) a failing school (3) She failed to get into art college.
(1) She promised faithfully not to tell anyone my secret. (2) He had supported the local team faithfully for 30 years. (3) to follow instructions faithfully
(1) I have been a faithful reader of your newspaper for many years. (2) The president will keep the support of the party faithful . (3) a faithful copy/account/description
faithful [ˈfeɪθfl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.报考者;申请求职者;攻读学位者;最后命运或结局如何已显然可见者;
adj.不友好的,有敌意的;冷漠的;不利的;(气候)不宜人的;
v.利用; 欺骗,占…的便宜;
adj.忠实的;忠诚的;正确的; n.信徒;
(1) You've been like a father to me. (2) Our new boss is a father of three (= he has three children) . (3) He was a wonderful father to both his natural and adopted children.
(1) He lost control of his emotions. (2) They expressed mixed emotions at the news. (3) emotions are running high (= people are feeling very excited, angry, etc.) .
(1) (especially British English)‘You should really have asked me first. ’ ‘Right, okay, fair comment . ’ (2) To be fair , she behaved better than we expected. (3) It seems only fair that they should give us something in return.
(1) The government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake. (2) This door should only be used in an emergency . (3) the emergency exit (= to be used in an emergency)
(1) You seem to be on very familiar terms with your tutor. (2) After a few drinks her boss started getting too familiar for her liking. (3) Are you familiar with the computer software they use?
(1) fall asleep, dream Township who insisted on boat Artemisia? (2) Don't fall asleep at the switch when the job is offered to you. (3) He lies down on the sofa and soon fall asleep.
fall asleep [fɔ:l əˈsli:p] 📢 UK📢 US
v.入睡;长眠;懈怠;静止不动;
n.接待;欢迎;招待会;接待处;
adj.粗心的;无忧无虑的;漫不经心的,不介意的;淡漠的;
adj.不合法的,违法的;违反规则的; n.非法移民,非法劳工;间谍;
(1) to take up farming (2) sheep/fish, etc. farming (3) organic farming
(1) I could no longer ignore the fact that he was deeply unhappy. (2) Despite the fact that she was wearing a seat belt, she was thrown sharply forward. (3) Due to the fact that they did not read English, the prisoners were unaware of what they were signing.