(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.
faintly [ˈfeɪntlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.重音；口音；强调；重音符号（标在字母上）；vt.重读；标注重音；集中注意力；
conj.如果，倘若；即使；〈口〉是否；假设； n.条件，设想；
adv.微弱地；隐约地；虚弱地；有点；
n.一代人；代（约30年），时代；生殖；产生；
(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 .
(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) (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) 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
adj.许多，多的； pron.（与复数动词连用）大多数人；
n.汽油；
n.季节，季；时期；活动期，时令；暂时； vt.使适应，使适用；调味； vt.& vi.使变干燥；
adj.忠实的；忠诚的；正确的； n.信徒；
(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) 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) 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.
(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
adj.特别受喜爱的； n.特别喜爱的人（或物）；
n.卡片；纸牌；明信片；信用卡； vt.记于卡片上；
adj.表现强烈情感的；令人动情的；易动感情的；感情脆弱的；
n.幸福；高兴；恰当；合适；
(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) 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.
emerge [iˈmə:dʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
[医]numero数目，号码；
adj.快速的；[摄]感光快的；险峻的； n.急流；高速交通工具，高速交通网；
vt.获得，得到；流行；买到，达到（目的）； vi.通行，通用；流行；存在；
vi.出现，浮现；暴露；摆脱；
(1) She went to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune . (2) to achieve/win instant fame (3) to rise/shoot to fame overnight
fame [feɪm] 📢 UK📢 US
n.正义；公正；法律制裁；审判员，法官；
n.名声；名望；传闻；传说； vt.使闻名；使出名；使有名望；<古>盛传；
n.村民；乡村，村庄；群落；
adv.控制，管理，掌握；
(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.
embarrassment [ɪmˈbærəsmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.窘迫；难堪；令人难堪或耻辱的事；
n.办公室；公职；（政府部门的）部；有特定用途的房间[建筑物]；
abbr.Gambia 冈比亚；
adj.温和的；文雅的；高尚的； vt.使温和；使驯服； n.蛆；饵；
(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) The farmer lassoed the cow. (2) The farmer is shearing his sheep. (3) The farmer milks the cows twice a day.
farmer [ˈfɑ:mə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
为…而征战，参加支持…的活动；
vt.放弃，抛弃；离弃，丢弃；使屈从；停止进行，终止； n.放任，放纵；完全屈从于压制；
n.农场主，农民；承包人；
n.节日；节期；贺宴，会演； adj.节日的，喜庆的；
(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
faithfully [ˈfeɪθfəli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.想像，想像力；空想，妄想；想像出来的事物；
n.新闻工作者，新闻记者；记日志者；
n.新闻；消息；（可当作新闻内容的）人；物；
adv.忠实地；诚心诚意地；如实地；
(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) 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) 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.
(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
带；接管；帮…学习；在…上花费；
n.时尚，时装；时装领域，时尚界；方式，方法； vt.制作，塑造；使适应；
n.刀；匕首；刃部；手术刀； vt.切割，刺；伤害； vi.劈开；划过；
v.（用作动词或介词的宾语）互相，彼此；
(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) 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.