(1) He said he might come tomorrow. (2) He might get there in time, but I can't be sure. (3) I know Vicky doesn't like the job, but I mightn't find it too bad.
(1) Mark, you've got a good wife. You ought to take care of her... (2) The people who already own a bit of money or land ought to have a voice in saying where it goes... (3) You don't have to be alone with him and I don't think you ought to be...
(1) Senator Bentsen has declined to get involved this time around... (2) When July Fourth comes around, the residents of Columbia City throw a noisy party. (3) She was 40 inches around the hips.
around [əˈraʊnd] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.富有的,有钱的,富裕的;肥沃的,丰富的,富饶的;华美的,高价的;
vt.& vi.呼喊,叫喊;高声说或发出喊叫声; n.大叫;大叫着说;呐喊;
adv.大约;旋转;到处,四处;在周围; prep.围绕;在附近;前后,左右;在…周围;
仅仅少数,一点点;
(1) He picked up sticks to make a fire. (2) The campers went foraging for wood to make a fire. (3) After arriving home, she began to make a fire and prepare supper.
(1) I haven't come all this way to bottle out. (2) It really breaks my heart to see them this way. (3) Only in this way can the critical mass of participation be reached.
this way [ðis wei] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.秃头的;单调的,枯燥的;光秃的;赤裸裸的,毫无掩饰的;
vt.欠…债;感激;应归功于;怀有情感;
这么;这么样;这样;
adv.最后,终于;总算;末后;结果;
(1) rainbow trout (2) trout fishing (3) Shall we have trout for dinner?
(1) He turned abruptly and walked away... (2) He turned to his publicist and jokingly asked, 'What's next?'… (3) They turned their telescopes towards other nearby galaxies...
(1) Do you have to hum so loudly? (= it is annoying) (2) Of course, it had to start raining as soon as we got to the beach. (3) This war has got to end soon.
have to [ˈhæv tə] 📢 UK📢 US
pron.没有人,没有一人;没有一个;没有一部分,没有一点; adv.根本不;无法,绝不;
adv.立即,马上;直接地;紧接地; conj.一…就,即刻;
v.进行( go的过去式 );去;进展;
不得不,只好;只得;必须;不得已;
(1) I'll make the tea and you pop off for a while. (2) He was lost in the con-templation of the landscape for a while. (3) He moped around the office for a while, feeling bored.
(1) My painting looks childish beside yours. (2) Yes, I know it was an accident, but that's beside the point. (3) He was beside himself with rage when I told him what I had done.
(1) He sat penitently in his chair by the window. (2) They sat talking and necking in the car for another ten minutes. (3) He sat listening to the tick of the grandfather clock.
(1) Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square. (2) The comments provoked an angry response from union leaders. (3) I was very angry with myself for making such a stupid mistake.
(1) We must have been burgled while we were asleep. (2) Her parents died while she was still at school. (3) while I was waiting at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction.
(1) I've got a piano lesson later today. (2) The exams start a week today/today week (= one week from now) . (3) Young people today face a very difficult future at work.
(1) They fished a dead body out of the river. (2) She fished a piece of paper out of the pile on her desk. (3) fish stocks in the Baltic are in decline.
(1) I'll ask my boss if I can have the day off. (2) I like being my own boss (= working for myself and making my own decisions) . (3) Who's the boss (= who's in control) in this house?
(1) Around the campfire they would narrate tale after tale. (2) The campfire smouldered for hours after the blaze died out. (3) For when we build our campfire.
(1) They take turns to take care of him. (2) Before Christmas leave of absence, only then Harvey, Alvis and Baerdesi are not suitable take turns. (3) As your child learns to read, take turns reading to each other.
(1) As expected, excessive drinking caught up with him. (2) They imprisoned many of those they caught. (3) He caught a chill from getting wet in the rain.
(1) I'd like to check him out of here the day after tomorrow. (2) She'sleaving the day after tomorrow. (3) The new students will enter school the day after tomorrow.
(1) Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger? (2) The male bird has a red spot on its beak. (3) (British English)She was wearing a black skirt with white spots.
n.地点,场所;斑点,污点;[股票]现货;职位,职务; v.弄上污渍,弄上斑点;污辱,玷污;认出,发现;散步; adj.现场的;现货的;插播的; abbr.satellite positioning and tracking 卫星定位和跟踪;
(1) They arrived yesterday. (2) I can remember our wedding as if it were yesterday. (3) Where were you yesterday morning?
yesterday [ˈjestədeɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
prep.在…的时候;在…期间,当…之时;其间;
n.音乐会;一致,和谐; vt.通过双方协议来计划或安排;调整,解决; vi.协调一致行动;
adj.重要的;权威的;有势力的;有地位的;
n.昨天;往昔;<正式>过去; adv.在昨天,在昨日;近来;
(1) Maria was talking baby talk to the little one. (2) "Would you," he asked diffidently, "like to talk to me about it?" (3) You needn't talk to anyone if you don'twant to.
(1) You have to learn to take care of your possessions. (2) Don't worry yourself about me, I can take care of myself. (3) I take care of them to the best of my abilities.