美国英语 中级下 : 看单词选词义(考) - 7
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(1) a heroin/drug/nicotine addict
(2) a video game addict
(3) He's only 24 years old and a drug addict.
addict
[ˈædɪkt]
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n.有瘾的人;入迷的人;(吸毒)成瘾者;
vt.使沉溺;使上瘾;使自己沾染(某些恶习);
信赖;信仰;
n.危险;危险物,威胁;
vt.制造,生产;捏造,虚构;加工;从事制造;
n.制造;制成品,产品;工业,工厂;(文学作品等的)粗制滥造;
(1) the mental process of remembering
(2) Do you have a mental picture of what it will look like?
(3) I made a mental note to talk to her about it.
mental
[ˈmentl]
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adj.外科的,外科手术的;(服装)治疗用的;
adj.内心的,精神的,思想的,心理的;智慧的,智[脑]力的;〈口〉精神病的,意志薄弱的,愚笨的;
n.精神病患者;
vt.使发展;使进化;设计,制订出;发出,散发;
vi.发展;[生]通过进化进程发展或发生;
adj.法律的;合法的;法定的;法律(上)的;
n.法定权利;依法必须登报的声明;
(1) a letter of complaint
(2) a skin complaint
(3) (formal)to file/lodge (= make) a complaint
complaint
[kəmˈpleɪnt]
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v.狼吞虎咽,贪婪地吃,飞碟游戏(比赛双方每组5人,相距15码,互相掷接飞碟);毁坏(建筑物等)的内部( gut的第三人称单数 );取出…的内脏;
n.勇气( gut的名词复数 );内脏;消化道的下段;肠;
adj.心胸狭窄的,偏执的;
adv.目光短浅地;
n.抱怨,控诉;委屈,怨言;平平的来由;痛苦根源;
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;
(1) He spent hours throwing a tennis ball against a wall.
(2) I spent many hours mindlessly banging a tennis ball against the wall.
(3) The impact of the tennis ball really stung his leg.
tennis ball

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n.伤痕;精神上的创伤;有损外观的地方;砏岩,露岩,断崖,峭壁;
vt.使留下伤痕;使留下长久性伤害的痕迹;
vi.结疤;留下疤痕;
adj.能干的;有才能的;有才华的;能胜任的;
n.有才能的,能干的;
n.网球;
adj.某一;必然的;已确定的;
pron.[动词用复数]某些;
(1) Most attractive property of super - hydrophobic surface is the self - cleaning effect.
(2) W photocatalyst tube with function of sterilization, de - odor, anti - germs and self - cleaning.
(3) A self cleaning dip - in package is disclosed.
self-cleaning
[ˈselfˈkli:niŋ]
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adj.令人轻松的;
v.放松;休息(relax的ing形式);缓和;松懈;
adj.自洁式的,自动清洗的;自清洗;
买东西;
n.人( man的名词复数 );人类;男人;男子汉;
(1) A parked car was obstructing the highway.
(2) highway patrol officers closed the road.
(3) an interstate highway
highway
[ˈhaɪweɪ]
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看;评判;审视;接受;
n.公路;公用通道;干线;途径,方法;
n.威胁;恐吓;凶兆;
adj.挑战性的;引起兴趣的;令人深思的;
v.挑战,质疑(challenge的现在分词);
(1) The campaign is designed to increase public awareness of the issues.
(2) Levels of waste from the factory may be a danger to public health.
(3) Why would the closure of hospitals be in the public interest (= useful to ordinary people) ?
public
[ˈpʌblɪk]
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adv.一般地,广泛地,大众地,通俗地;“popular”的派生;
adj.公众的,公共的;公开的;政府的;人人知道的,知名的;
n.大众;社会;公共场所;(文学家等的)爱读者;
n.考察,远航;考察队,远征军;(短途的)旅行;迅速(办理);
adv.的确,确实,实在;实际上,真正地;真的,真是;甚至;
(1) Police in the city have been cleaning up the debris left by a day of violent confrontation...
(2) Nina and Mary were in the kitchen, cleaning up after dinner.
(3) Under pressure from the public, many regional governments cleaned up their beaches.
clean up
[kli:n ʌp]
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打扫;<口>赚钱;整顿;痛打;
n.门;闸门;登机门;入场费;
vt.给…装大门;[电子学] 电波传送;
vt.& vi.(使)窘迫,(使)局促不安;(使)困难;
adj.(用作定语)用马拖的;
(1) They applaud their favorite comedienne as she come on the stage.
(2) However, my favorite sport is basketball.
(3) Chocolate milk is my favorite.
favorite
[ˈfeivərit]
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n.泰国;[地名] [亚细亚洲] 泰国;
vt.离开;放弃,抛弃;停止,中断;偿清;
vi.停止;放弃斗争;辞职;
adj.自由的;摆脱了责任或义务的;
adj.不抱希望的,绝望的;没有希望的,惨淡的;不可救药的;不可能的;
n.特别喜欢的人(或物);喜欢的事物;最有希望获胜者(尤指马);收藏夹;
adj.喜爱的,宠爱的,中意的;
[美国英语] = favourite;
(1) There's a bathroom and a lavatory upstairs.
(2) The nearest public lavatory is at the station.
(3) ...the ladies' lavatory at the University of London.
lavatory
[ˈlævətri]
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买东西;
n.厕所;盥洗室;<宗>洗礼盆;
vt.& vi.烹调;编造;篡改;密谋;
vt.烹调;煮;
vi.烹调;做菜;
n.厨师;厨子;
adv.最近,近来;不久以前;近日;新近;
(1) They pay full rates. mind you, they can afford it.
(2) Make up your mind, you can't have it both ways.
(3) mind you don't burn those sausages.
mind you
[maind ju:]
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n.飞行服务员;
n.救生衣;
n.技巧,技术,手段;技能;手法;
注意,留心,记住;
(1) She looked desperately around for a weapon.
(2) They desperately wanted a child.
(3) I was absolutely desperate to see her.
desperate
[ˈdespərət]
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adj.绝望的;由绝望而引起的;铤而走险的,孤注一掷的;急切的,极度渴望的;
adj.感兴趣的;拥有权益的;有成见的;
v.使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词);
adj.创造性的,有创造力的;有创意的,创新的,创造的;
n.(非正式)创意人士;
vt.尖声喊叫,拼命叫喊;喊叫着说出;尖叫得使变…;
vi.尖叫;发出尖锐刺耳的声音;
n.尖叫声,惊叫声;拼命的叫喊声;极其滑稽可笑的人;
(1) medical advances/care/research
(2) her medical condition/history/records
(3) the medical profession
medical
[ˈmedɪkl]
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红辣椒;
adv.现在,当今;
n.当今,现在;
adj.医学的;医药的;医疗的;内科的;
n.体格检查;
vt.破坏,毁灭;使破产;使没落,使堕落;变成废墟;
n.毁灭,灭亡;废墟,遗迹;[灭亡]的原因,祸根;损失;
vi.被毁灭;破产;堕落;
(1) I find jogging very addictive.
(2) Heroin is highly addictive.
(3) Cigarettes are highly addictive...
addictive
[əˈdɪktɪv]
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adj.有趣的,好笑的,滑稽的;(口)稀奇的,古怪的,奇异的;有病的,不舒服的;狡猾的,欺骗(性)的,可疑的,不光明的;
n.滑稽人物;笑话,有趣的故事;滑稽连环漫画栏;(英)(比赛用)单人双桨小艇;
n.缺点,缺陷;过错,责任;[电]故障;(猎狗的)失去嗅迹;
vt.挑剔,找…的缺点;批评;做错,在…中出错;[地质学]产生断层;
vi.找错误,挑剔;[地质学]变动从而产生断层;
n.毛皮;软毛;毛皮衣服;人造毛;
adj.含羊毛的;
vt.用毛皮覆盖;除去(锅上的)水垢;
adj.使成瘾的;上瘾的;易令人沉溺的;
(1) to rob a bank
(2) The tomb had been robbed of its treasures.
(3) A last-minute goal robbed the team of victory.
rob
[rɔb]
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vt.抢劫;抢夺,掠夺;非法剥夺;使丧失;
vi.抢劫;掠夺;
n.治疗,疗法,疗效;心理治疗;治疗力;
n.美容品;化妆品( cosmetic的名词复数 );脂粉;
n.<美>邻居,邻国;
adj.邻近的,邻接的;
vi.友好;毗邻而居;
vt.邻接;
(1) a cut and blow-dry
(2) I find it hard to blow-dry my hair...
(3) He has blow-dried blonde hair.
blow-dry
[ˈbləʊˌdraɪ]
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n.家眷,侍从,食客;受赡养者;寄人篱下的仆从;
adj.相关的;附属的;随…而变的;
vt.用吹风机吹干(头发);
vi.用电吹风器将头发吹干;
n.吹干头发;
n.条,条款;项目;一则;一件商品(或物品);
adv.又,同上;
vi.下蒙蒙细雨,下毛毛雨;
n.蒙蒙细雨,毛毛雨;
(1) What do you like to do in your spare time?
(2) This was obviously a reasonable suggestion; it doesn't, however, find favor with the men.
(3) The new teacher finds favor in the eyes of the parents.
favor
[ˈfeivə]
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n.好感;宠爱;关切;欢心;
vt.支持;赞成;照顾;促成;
[美国英语]= favour;
n.板;董事会;甲板;膳食;
vt.上(船、车或飞机);收费供…膳宿;使搭伙,使寄宿;强行登(船);
vi.(火车、轮船、飞机等)接受乘客;搭伙,寄宿;
vt.检查,核对;制止,抑制;在…上打勾;
vi.核实,查核;中止;打勾;[象棋]将一军;
n.<美>支票;制止,抑制;检验,核对;
n.时期;(一段)时间;学时;句号;
adj.具有某个时代特征的;(关于)过去某一特定历史时期的;(家具、服饰、建筑等)某一时代的;
(1) a mop and bucket
(2) a mop of curly red hair
(3) She wiped all the surfaces and mopped the floor.
mop
[mɔp]
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n.牺牲者,受害者;自找苦吃的人;受骗者,上当者;为祭祀杀死的动物(或人);
adj.严肃的,严重的;认真的,庄重的;重要的;危险的;
vt.用拖把拖;擦拭;
vi.用拖把拖;擦拭;搭拉着脸;
n.拖把;蓬松的头发;鬼脸;
vt.劝阻;劝止;劝戒;
(1) "take a seat," he said in a bored tone.
(2) Won't you take a seat?
(3) 'Pray take a seat, sir.'
take a seat
[teik ə si:t]
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adv.无疑地,确定地;当然地;必定;准;
n.丑角,小丑;乡下人,笨拙粗鲁的人;经常闹笑话的人;小气鬼,守财奴;
v.扮小丑;闹笑话;说笑话,逗趣;
n.缺乏,不足;缺点,缺陷;不足额;
请坐;
(1) They attempted in vain to modernise these antiquated industries.
(2) If they feel that their action has been in vain, they feel boredom or frustration.
(3) All our entreaties were in vain, and he was shot at dawn.
in vain
[in vein]
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adj.有资格的,胜任的,适当的,合格的;过检定的,得到许可的;有限制的,有条件的;(俚)十足的,无比的;
vt.描述,形容;使合适;授权予;有权,达标;
vi.合格,成为合格;取得…的资格;
白费地; 徒劳无益地;无效果的; 无用的;
偶遇;偶然发现;使产生…印象;
adj.疯狂的;猛烈的;着迷的;〔口语〕愤怒的,生气的;
vt.使疯狂;
(1) I can't find a clean shirt (= one I haven't worn since it was washed) .
(2) Are your hands clean?
(3) to wipe sth clean
clean
[kli:n]
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第一次世界大战;
adj.军事的;军用的;讨厌的;好战的;
n.军人;军队;武装力量;
adv.一般而言;概括地说;大抵;总而言之;
adj.清洁的;整齐的;新的;正派的;
vt.& vi.(使)清洁;变干净;除去…的灰尘;使…干净;
vi.清扫;
adv.完全地,彻底地;
n.打扫;
(1) I turned left automatically without thinking.
(2) You will automatically get free dental treatment if you are under 18.
(3) The heating switches off automatically.
automatic
[ˌɔ:təˈmætɪk]
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adj.男性的;雄性的;有力的;[植]雄性的,仅有雄蕊的;
n.男;雄性动物;[植]雄性植物;马累[马律];
adj.疲倦的;困倦的;对…不耐烦的;陈旧的;
v.(使)疲劳( tire的过去式和过去分词);对(做)某事感到厌倦;
adj.自动的;不假思索的,无意识的;必然发生的;
n.自动化机器或设备;自动手枪;
n.穷人;贫民;贫穷;
(1) Modern trains have automatic doors.
(2) He drew his automatic and began running in the direction of the sounds...
(3) The gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons.
automatically
[ˌɔ:təˈmætɪkəlɪ]
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adv.自动地;无意识地;不自觉地;机械地;
n.合作; 协作;协助;配合;
adj.微弱的,模糊的;软弱的;无勇气的;将昏倒似的;
vi.头晕,昏过去;渐渐不明,消失;
n.昏厥,昏倒;
adv.自动地;无意识地;不自觉地;机械地;
(1) He's an old grouch but she puts up with him.
(2) One of the biggest grouches is the new system of payment.
(3) Wang started to be a grouch.
grouch
[graʊtʃ]
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vt.& vi.<口>抱怨,发牢骚;
n.爱抱怨的人;脾气坏的人;牢骚;生气;
n.陷阱;圈套;诱惑;
n.摇篮;发源地,发祥地;吊架,支架;婴儿时期;
vt.将…置于摇篮中;轻轻地抱或捧;抚养;把…搁在支架上;
vi.竞赛;竞争;比得上;参加比赛(或竞赛);
(1) Who invented the steam engine?
(2) What excuse did he invent this time?
(3) Many children invent an imaginary friend.
invent
[ɪnˈvent]
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vt.摆脱;逃避;
vt.发明,创造;虚构;
vt.& vi.答复; 解答; 答辩;适应;
n.回答;答案;反应;足以媲美的人;
n.修女,尼姑;
(1) She's a sociable child who'll talk to anyone.
(2) I'm not feeling very sociable this evening.
(3) We had a very sociable weekend (= we did a lot of things with other people) .
sociable
[ˈsəʊʃəbl]
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n.打赌,赌博,赌注;被下赌注的对象;可能性;
vi.当然,的确;打赌(on,against,with);
vt.赌博;与…打赌;下赌注;确信;
(把…)对准,指向;针对;指画;
adj.随和的,好交际的,友善的;
n.〈美〉恳亲会;〈英〉对座四轮马车;(二人座)S形椅子;
n.物主,所有人;
(1) a naughty boy/girl
(2) (humorous)I'm being very naughty─I've ordered champagne!
(3) a naughty joke/word
naughty
[ˈnɔ:ti]
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n.眼镜;双筒望远镜;玻璃( glass的名词复数 );玻璃杯;玻璃器皿;眼镜;
adj.顽皮的;不听话的;粗俗的;下流的;
n.农场,农庄;农家;畜牧场;农田;
vt.耕种;养殖;承包,包出;佃出(土地);
vi.经营农场;
n.颈,脖子;衣领;海峡;[地]岩颈;
vi.搂着脖子亲吻,相拥互吻;变狭窄;
vt.使变细;与…搂著脖子亲吻;割颈杀死(家禽等);
(1) a heavy smoker (= sb who smokes a lot)
(2) a smoker's cough
(3) a cigarette/cigar/pipe smoker
smoker
[ˈsməʊkə(r)]
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n.红发的人;红头啄木鸟;
n.吸烟者;
n.吸烟者;
遵守诺言;守约;说一是一;
(1) a salty/bitter/sweet, etc. taste
(2) I don't like the taste of olives.
(3) This dish has an unusual combination of tastes and textures.
taste
[teɪst]
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adj.冷静的;凉爽的;一流的;孤傲冷漠的;
vt.& vi.(使)变凉;(使)冷静,使冷却;变凉,冷却;平息;
n.凉气,凉快的地方;凉爽,凉爽的空气;
n.(某人的)命运;富有;幸运;[常作复数](人生事件中的)时运;
vt.给予财富;
vi.偶然发生;
n.空间,太空;空白,间隔;空隙;片刻;
vt.把…分隔开,留间隔于…之间;
vi.以一定间隔排列;
n.体验;滋味;味觉;风味;
vt.& vi.尝,品尝;
vt.吃;喝;浅尝;
vi.尝味;略进(饮食);(少量地)吃;有某种味道;
(1) He was found desperately trying to untangle several reels of film.
(2) The Ministry desperately tried to hush up the whole affair.
(3) His gross misman-agement left the company desperately in need of restructuring.
desperately
[ˈdespərɪtlɪ]
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v.胜任,相等,合适;媲;匹;仵;
vt.控制;管理;限制;支配;
n.支配权;操纵者;(对国家、地区、机构等的)管理权;(键盘上的)控制键;
显而易见;到场;(使)看得见;羞辱;
adv.绝望地;不顾一切地;<口>极度地;猛烈地;
(1) I can recommend the chef's dish of the day .
(2) a soap dish
(3) What a dish!
dish
[dɪʃ]
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vt.期望;预料;要求;认为(某事)会发生;
vi.预期;期待;怀胎;怀孕;
n.食品杂货店;食品杂货业;
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;
n.盘;餐具;一盘食物;外貌有吸引力的人;
vt.盛于碟盘中;分发;使某人的希望破灭;说(某人)的闲话;
vi.成碟状;
(1) to be politically naive
(2) I can't believe you were so naive as to trust him!
(3) a naive question
naive
[naɪˈi:v]
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adj.幼稚的;天真的;单纯的;
n.收割;收获季节;收成;结果;
vt.& vi.收割,收成;
vt.收到;收割(庄稼),捕猎(动物、鱼);
n.毛毯,毯子;毯状物;厚的覆盖层;
adj.总括的;全体的;无大差别的;
vt.用毯覆盖;覆盖,掩盖;(规则等)适用于;
n.懒骨头;懒汉;
(1) His conscious lie exasperated his teacher to no end.
(2) I labored to no end.
(3) We went to no end of trouble.
to no end

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adj.发火花的,闪亮的;灿烂的,活泼的;闪闪发光的,闪烁的;起泡沫的;
v.闪光,闪耀(sparkle的现在分词);
adj.单一的;(打斗、比赛等)一对一的;惟一的;适于一人的;
n.单程票;(旅馆等的)单人房间;[复数](高尔夫球一对一的)二人对抗赛;[常用复数][美国、加拿大英语]未婚(或单身)男子(或女子);
vt.挑选;
vi.作一垒手;
n.家务劳动;
无结果,徒劳;
(1) to become addicted to drugs/gambling
(2) He's addicted to computer games.
(3) I went through about four years of being addicted to video games...
addicted
[əˈdɪktɪd]
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n.鸭子,野鸭;鸭肉;(表示友好的称呼)乖乖;(板球)零分;
vt.& vi.躲避,回避;潜入;忽然低下头(或弯下腰);迅速行进;
adj.上瘾的;沉迷于某种嗜好的;
vt.使…上瘾(addict的过去分词);
adj.未受到挑战的;不成问题的;未引起争论的;无异议的;
n.重量,体重;重担,重任;重要;[统]权,加重值,权重;
vt.加重于,使变重;使负重,使负担或压迫;[统]使加权,附加加重值于;
(1) The plan has a sting intail: it means we lose one day's holiday.
(2) at least Jeremy had the good form to go back and apologize.
(3) at least the club keeps the young people off the streets.
at least
[æt li:st]
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n.亿万富翁;巨富;
adv.至少;
无论如何,反正;
n.女孩垂在头两侧编或不编成辫子的长发,发辫,辫子;
n.顾客;当事人;诉讼委托人;[计算机]客户端;
(1) ...a glass of chilled, dry white wine.
(2) He's just milking the company dry.
(3) Fulton has retained his dry humour...
dry
[draɪ]
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adj.普通的,平常的,正常的;规定的,照常的,平凡的,拙劣的;平庸的,平淡的;[法]直辖的;
n.普通,平常的人(或事);常例;[商](英)普通股;法官,宗教法官;
n.刑罚,惩罚;严厉对待;<口>给吃苦头;
n.一群;包裹;(纸牌的)一副;一组;
vt.& vi.(把…)打包;塞进;拥进;(使)聚集成团;
vt.挑选;压紧;携带;拧紧;
vi.包装;紧挤在一起;便于折叠收藏的;匆忙离去(有时与 off 连用);
adj.干的干燥的,干旱的;干旱的,口渴的;干咳的;无趣味的,枯燥的;
vt.从…去掉水分,使…变干;脱水保存(如肉或其它食物);
vi.变干;
n.干涸;[复数] drys [非正式用语]主张禁酒的人;
(1) And especially when they throw in the humor meet my better half.
(2) Should I walk the path of my worst or better half?
(3) It took me a better half of the day to be here.
better half
[ˈbetə hɑ:f]
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vt.创造,创作;产生;封爵,把…封为(贵族);
vi.[英][俚]大发脾气,大发牢骚;
对…感到惊讶;对…感到害怕;
配偶(妻子);
屏住气;屏息习气;屏息;敛声屏气;
(1) Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time.
(2) Such changes have not been seen since the invention of the printing press.
(3) This story is apparently a complete invention.
invention
[ɪnˈvenʃn]
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n.发明;发明物;捏造:内心捏造的东西,特指谎言;发明才能;
两个, 几个;
n.<美>传闻;[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷;
vt.谣传;传说;
adj.纯的;单纯的;纯真的;干净的;
prep.清晰的,纯正的;
(1) armed robbery (= using a gun, knife, etc.)
(2) There has been a spate of robberies in the area recently.
(3) The gang members committed dozens of armed robberies...
robbery
[ˈrɒbəri]
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adj.广阔的;巨大的;大量的;巨额的;
n.浩瀚;广大无边的空间;
n.口香糖;树胶;黏胶;牙龈;
vt.& vi.胶合;涂以树胶;使…有粘性;
n.结构;构造;建筑物;体系;
vt.构成,排列;安排;
n.抢劫案;明抢;敲竹杠;明目张胆地索取高价;
(1) I thought she might be interested in Paula's proposal.
(2) to be interested in wildlife conservation
(3) I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.
be interested in
[bi: ˈɪntrɪstɪd in]
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到处;历;周遍;浑身;
对…感兴趣;关心;
vt.想像;设想;想要;猜想;
n.设想;想像力;爱好;怪想;
adj.(构思者)奇特的;昂贵的;(价格等)高价的;[美国俚语]真棒;
vi.想象,幻想;
放弃;呕吐;产生(人才);匆匆建造(某物);
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