(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.
make a fire [meik ə ˈfaiə] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.推测;猜测,臆测;猜中;假定,认为; vi.猜,猜测;猜对; n.猜测;推断;
(用…)代替…, (是…)而不是…, (用…)而不用…;
adv.偶然地,意外地,非故意地;
v.生火;烧火;笼火;
(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) 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.
(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.
take turns
📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.缝,做针线活;缝纫;装钉(书籍);
替换,轮流;轮换;更替;倒换;
仅仅少数,一点点;
adj.粗鲁的;简陋的;狂暴的;近乎下流的;
(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) 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) 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) 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.
sat [sæt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.超级市场;自动售货商店;
adj.对不起的;无价值的,低等的;遗憾的;感到伤心的;
adv.也;同样;并且; conj.另外;
v.坐(sit的过去式,过去分词); n.SAT美国学术能力评估测验;
(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) a folk/love/pop, etc. song (2) We sang a song together. (3) The story is told through song and dance.
song [sɒŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
conj.因为;
vt.买得起;担负得起;提供;给予;
n.歌曲;歌唱(艺术);诗歌,韵文;鸟叫声,鸟语;
adj.贫穷的,贫乏的;令人怜悯的,可怜的;匮乏的;低劣的; n.the poor 贫困者,穷人;
(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) 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) 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.
(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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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.
(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) 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) 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.
(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.
spot [spɔt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.喜欢的;多情的;溺爱的,宠爱的;盲目轻信的;
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;