(1) The police decided to investigate further. (2) My life is further complicated by having to work such long hours. (3) Nothing could be further from the truth .
(1) They are, frankly speaking, the best children I have ever seen. (2) frankly speaking, one of your competitors has offered us a price 20 % lower than yours. (3) frankly speaking, the third world people have already see through you!
(1) He walked towards the summerhouse, at first furtively, then with more confidence. (2) Dart, who had at first been very tense, at last relaxed. (3) at first I really didn'tcare whether he came or not.
(1) a comfortable/healthy/lavish, etc. lifestyle (2) It was a big change in lifestyle when we moved to the country. (3) the lifestyle section of the newspaper (= the part which deals with clothes, furniture, hobbies, etc.)
(1) She is currently doing a business studies course at Leeds. (2) They'll have to give up completely on certain of their studies. (3) Two significant constants have been found in a number of research studies.
(1) See you later. (2) I met her again three years later. (3) His father died later that year.
later [ˈleɪtə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
仅仅少数,一点点;
adj.喜欢的;多情的;溺爱的,宠爱的;盲目轻信的;
adv.较晚地;以后,过后;后来;随后; adj.后来的;以后的;接近末期的;晚年的;
在海滩上;上岸;失业; 处于困境;
(1) Its buildings are half-hidden behind grassy banks. (2) And the half dozen canoes beached like bright fish along the grassy shore of the lake. (3) This hill is grassy.
(1) at that moment, there was a rattling at the door. (2) at that moment a chime sounded from the front of the house. (3) Seeing Marcus at that moment was a great tonic.
at that moment
📢 UK📢 US
未能…;
n.<非正>健身房;体育馆;室内健身操;体操;
在那个瞬间;
n.超级市场;自动售货商店;
(1) I'll answer the phone. (2) I was twice called off from my work today to answer the phone. (3) All I have to do in my job is answer the phone occasionally — it's money for old rope.
(1) (British English)It was only a friendly match. (2) friendly rivalry (3) a friendly argument
friendly [ˈfrendli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.桔子,橙子;[植]桔树;橙色;桔色; adj.橙色的;橘色的;桔红色的;
adj.难看的;丑陋的;有敌意的;不祥的; n.丑陋的人(东西);
adj.友好的,亲密的;有帮助的;互助的; adv.友好地,朋友般地;
n.歌曲;歌唱(艺术);诗歌,韵文;鸟叫声,鸟语;
(1) His father was an actor in the Cantonese Opera Company... (2) You have to be a very good actor to play that part. (3) If the new actor is no good, kick him out.
actor [ˈæktə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.记住,熟记;[计算机科学] 存储,记忆;
n.演员(尤指男演员);行动者;参与者;
这么;这么样;这样;
vi.(症状)消失;离开;私奔;
(1) ...a two-week period of time... (2) time passed, and still Ma did not appear... (3) 'What time is it?' — 'Eight o'clock.'...
(1) Grandpa, when did Dad graduate from Michigan? (2) The year I was to graduate from primary school, Mama sent me to the pawnshop again. (3) " But nowadays even to graduate from a run - of - the - mill university, you have to write a thesis. "
(1) Two months before she gave birth to Jason she left work feeling on top of the world. (2) I felt I was on top of the world. (3) I am on top of the world.
on top of the world
📢 UK📢 US
蔑视,瞧不起;鄙夷;看轻;掩鼻而过;
adv.昨晚;
v.进行( go的过去式 );去;进展;
adv.<口>幸福到极点,心满意足,处于最佳职位;
(1) Do you go camping ? (2) We can't go camping while the weather is so capricious. (3) I can hardly believe it's been over eight years since you used to go camping at Cedar Creek.
(1) We had a humongous row just before she left. (2) The goalkeeper was stretchered off just before half-time with a rib injury. (3) The goal that decided the match came just before the interval.
(1) She recently graduated from being a dancer to having a small role in a movie. (2) The college graduated 50 students last year. (3) Martha graduated from high school two years ago.
(1) He was impossibly handsome (= it was difficult to believe that he could be so handsome ) . (2) a virtual impossibility (3) an impossibly difficult problem (= impossible to solve)
(1) I've forgot the matter. (2) He forgot his carefully prepared opening remarks. (3) She had psyched herself up so much for the camping trip that she forgot her sleeping bag.
forgot [fəˈɡɔt] 📢 UK📢 US
v.忘记( forget的过去式 );不再想;忘记做(或带、买等);不再考虑…的可能;
vt.洗,清洗;浸湿;冲刷,冲击;洗去罪名; vi.耐洗;被洗掉(通常与 out 和 away 连用);(波涛等)拍打; n.(尤指船过后划出的)水流;要洗的衣物的数量;薄涂层(尤指涂料); vt.弄湿;使受洗礼;(光)布满;(猫等)舔净(自身); adj.可洗的,耐洗的;(证券交易)虚假的;
adj.重要的;权威的;有势力的;有地位的;
adj.最靠近的;
(1) before lunch (2) the day before yesterday (3) The year before last he won a gold medal, and the year before that he won a silver.
(1) Oh, Amy, I love you... (2) We love each other. We want to spend our lives together. (3) Our love for each other has been increased by what we've been through together.
(1) Are you blowing my cover like some construction worker? (2) The construction worker fell to the ground, dropping his tools. (3) The construction worker battered away at the concrete with a jackhammer.
construction worker [kənˈstrʌkʃən ˈwə:kə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.习惯,习性;气质;宗教服装; vt.给…穿衣服;打扮;
adj.安全的;保险的,肯定的;无损的;提供保护的; n.保险箱,保险柜;冷藏箱;〈俚〉避孕套;
建筑工人;
v.唱,歌唱( sing的过去式 );(鸟)鸣;嗡嗡叫;呜呜作响;
(1) She's a very great dramatic actress. (2) And the teddy bear you gave me that I held so tight. (3) She succeeded in fulfil ( l ) ing herself as an actress.