(1) It would be foolish to raise hopes unnecessarily... (2) It is foolish to risk skin cancer. (3) I just stood there feeling foolish and watching him...
(1) This was one aspect of her character he hadn't seen before. (2) Events began to take on a more sinister aspect. (3) The book aims to cover all aspects of city life.
aspect [ˈæspekt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.运河,沟渠;管道;气管;食道; vt.建运河;疏导;
n.方面;面貌;方位,方向;形势;
adv.<褒>女人似的,女人般的,女人特有的;
n.频繁性;[数][物]频率,次数;频率分布;
(1) The population has increased from 1.2 million to 1.8 million. (2) The rate of inflation increased by 2%. (3) The price of oil increased.
(1) An interesting feature of the city is the old market. (2) Teamwork is a key feature of the training programme. (3) Which features do you look for when choosing a car?
(1) solid brass fittings/door handles (2) a brass plate (= a sign outside a building giving the name and profession of the person who works there) (3) to clean/polish the brass
(1) Good grief! What a mess! (2) Several pedestrians came to grief on the icy pavement. (3) He caused his parents a lot of grief.
grief [gri:f] 📢 UK📢 US
n.对手;竞争者; vt.与…竞争;比得上某人; vi.竞争; adj.竞争的;
n.观众,听众,读者;读者;接见;拥护者,爱好者;
n.多数;(获胜的)票数;成年;法定年龄;
n.悲伤;悲痛;悲伤的事;
(1) It required a statesman's foresight and sagacity to make the decision. (2) sagacity, unlike cleverness, usually increases with age. (3) I hesitate to record the many other instances of his sagacity.
(1) a critical moment in our country's history (2) One of the victims of the fire remains in a critical condition . (3) Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking instead of accepting opinions without questioning them.
(1) His name was inscribed on the trophy. (2) The trophy was inscribed with his name. (3) She signed the book and inscribed the words ‘with grateful thanks ’ on it.
(1) your native land/country/city (2) It is a long time since he has visited his native Chile. (3) Her native language is Korean.
native [ˈneɪtɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.本国的;土著的;天生的;天真的,纯朴的; n.当地人;土著人;当地产的动(植)物;
vt.决定;决心;解决;裁决; vi.决定;下决心;
n.本能,天性;冲动;天资,天才; adj.深深地充满着;
adj.美味的,可口的;有趣的;;喷香;
(1) divine law/love/will (2) divine intervention (= help from God to change a situation) (3) She could divine what he was thinking just by looking at him.
(1) The number of new students decreased from 210 to 160 this year. (2) The price of wheat has decreased by 15%. (3) This species of bird is decreasing in numbers every year.
(1) I haven't seen hide nor hair of her for a month. (2) She'd do anything to save her own hide . (3) All he's worried about is his own hide (= himself) .
(1) It happened─whether by accident or design ─that the two of them were left alone after all the others had gone. (2) The tiles come in a huge range of colours and designs. (3) a course in art and design
(1) It was becoming more and more difficult to live on his salary. (2) It soon became apparent that no one was going to come. (3) She was becoming confused.
become [bɪˈkʌm] 📢 UK📢 US
n.地区;区域,范围;面积,平地;领域;
n.蜡烛;烛光;蜡烛状物; vt.对光检查;
vi.变为,成为;变得;变成; vt.适合,适宜;相称,相当;变成;发生;
n.议会,国会;
(1) He has known great misfortune in his life. (2) We had the misfortune to run into a violent storm. (3) She bore her misfortunes bravely.
misfortune [ˌmɪsˈfɔ:tʃu:n] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.高兴;欢庆; vt.使高兴;使欢喜;
adj.美丽的;别致的;生动的;奇特的,独创的;
vt.雕,刻;题写,题献;
n.不幸;厄运;不幸的事;灾难;
(1) Education should be a universal right and not a privilege. (2) You can enjoy all the benefits and privileges of club membership. (3) As a member of the nobility, his life had been one of wealth and privilege.
(1) To whom it may concern … (= used for example, at the beginning of a public notice or of a job reference about sb's character and ability) (2) Everyone who was directly concerned in (= had some responsibility for) the incident has now resigned. (3) The individuals concerned have some explaining to do.
concern [kənˈsɜ:n] 📢 UK📢 US
n.宽慰,安心;免除,减轻;救援物资;代班人;
vt.& vi.坚持;强调;坚决要求;坚决认为;
vt.涉及,关系到;使关心,使担忧;参与; n.关心;关系,有关;顾虑;公司或企业;
n.不幸;厄运;不幸的事;灾难;
(1) Stop talking in riddles (= saying things that are confusing) ─say what you mean. (2) to solve the riddle of the Sphinx (3) the riddle of how the baby died
(1) an outstanding player/achievement/success (2) an area of outstanding natural beauty (3) the outstanding features of the landscape
outstanding [aʊtˈstændɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.学期;条款;术语;期限; vt.把…称为;把…叫做;
n.葬,掩埋;葬礼;
vt.许可,准许;默许,放任;允许,容许; vi.许可,允许; n.许可,准许;许可证,执照;
adj.杰出的;显著的;凸出的;未完成的;
(1) His wife has a strong personality. (2) The children all have very different personalities. (3) He maintained order by sheer force of personality.
personality [ˌpɜ:səˈnæləti] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.稳定的,不变的;镇定的,沉着的;坚定的; vt.使稳定,使坚定; n.关系固定的情侣;
n.测量,测度;措施;程度;尺寸; vt.测量;估量; vi.测量;测量(大小,容量,尺寸等);
n.生而为人;人格,人品,个性;人物;名人;
n.庆祝;庆祝会(仪式);颂扬;
(1) He expressed his sorrow at the news of her death. (2) They said that the decision was made more in sorrow than in anger . (3) the joys and sorrows of childhood