(1) Her legs were beginning to tire. (2) He has made a good recovery but still tires easily. (3) He went to Harvard─as he never tires of reminding us.
tire [ˈtaɪə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.例外,除外;反对,批评;[法律]异议,反对;
日出时;
vt.使…疲惫;使…厌烦; vi.厌烦;疲劳; n.轮胎;头饰;
n.耳环;耳饰;
(1) A wreck on shore is a beacon at sea. (2) In the storm, many seamen wished they were on shore. (3) The ship's cinema was empty because everyone was on shore.
on shore [ɔn ʃɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.(尤指女子的)发式,发型;
在陆地上, 上岸, 登陆;
n.密友,好友;同伴,搭档;互相帮助的朋友;[名]巴迪; vi.交朋友;做朋友;
n.观光,游览;
(1) With (any) luck , we'll be home before dark. (2) (British English) With a bit of luck , we'll finish on time. (3) So far I have had no luck with finding a job.
luck [lʌk] 📢 UK📢 US
v.到达,走到;够…,抓…;完成; n.手脚能够到的范围;范围,区域;影响的范围,管辖的范围;
adj.舒适的,安逸的,惬意的; n.保温罩;
n.争论,争吵;论据;[数]幅角;主题,情节;
n.运气;好运;机遇;命运; vi.交好运,走运;侥幸成功;
(1) He believed his immortal soul was in peril. (2) The howling wind sounded like the wailing of lost souls (= the spirits of dead people who are not in heaven) . (3) There was a feeling of restlessness deep in her soul.
soul [səul] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.不幸地,遗憾地;可惜;不巧;
n.尊敬;敬意;荣誉;光荣; vt.尊敬,给以荣誉; [美国英语] =honour;
n.消遣,娱乐;
n.灵魂;精神;幽灵;人; adj.美国黑人文化的;
(1) The aquarium has many tanks of fish. (2) A beluga whale at Vancouver's aquarium. (3) White Beluga whales perform in a Christmas show at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium.
aquarium [əˈkweəriəm] 📢 UK📢 US
用规定食谱,节食;
讨论,谈论;考虑(做…);唠;话;
n.水族馆;水族槽,养鱼缸;玻璃鱼池;
adj.电子的;电子操纵的;用电子设备生产的;用电子设备完成的;
(1) She was so sleepy that she ran into a lamppost. (2) Paul got out of control of his car and ran it into a lamppost. (3) The bus banged up a lamppost.
lamppost [ˈlæmpˌpəʊst] 📢 UK📢 US
n.灯杆,路灯柱;
adj.唯物论的,唯物主义的;
在前头;预先,事先;提前;先期;
n.[天]木星;朱庇特(罗马神话中的宙斯神);
(1) an inflatable raft (2) a whole raft of new proposals (3) ...a river trip on bamboo rafts through dense rainforest.
(1) The children gave a confused account of what had happened. (2) I'm confused─say all that again. (3) He was depressed and in a confused state of mind.
(1) Liz settled back in her seat, comfortably relaxed, enjoying being driven for a change. (2) Now let me ask you a question, for a change... (3) The courier had change for a £10 note.
(1) It is the last day of qi yue and our geomancer says it is auspicious. (2) Don't be scared by what the geomancer has told you , they are all cheats. (3) We will invite a geomancer to check the terrain before they build a building.
geomancer
📢 UK📢 US
vt.包含;使参与,牵涉;围绕,缠绕;使专心于;
na.根据,按照;据…所说;如;比照;
n.地占者,地卜者;
在家吃饭;在学校就餐;
(1) The evening was deemed a great success. (2) She deemed it prudent not to say anything. (3) They would take any action deemed necessary .
(1) Be careful not to confuse quantity with quality. (2) His comments only served to confuse the issue further. (3) People often confuse me and my twin sister.
confuse [kənˈfju:z] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.时髦的,流行的,入时的;现代风格的;漂亮的;
vt.使困窘;使混乱;使困惑;使更难于理解; vi.使糊涂;
n.恢复知觉,苏醒;
n.泰国人,泰国语;
(1) May I suggest a white wine with this dish, Sir? (2) A solution immediately suggested itself to me (= I immediately thought of a solution) . (3) I suggest (that) we go out to eat.
(1) He looked at himself in the mirror . (2) a rear-view mirror (= in a car, so that the driver can see what is behind) (3) (British English)a wing mirror (= on the side of a car)
mirror [ˈmɪrə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.镜子,反光镜;真实的写照;反映,借鉴;榜样; vt.反映;反射;
为…哭泣;
vt.警告,告诫;通知;预告; vi.发出警告;
n.就寝时间;
(1) underwater creatures (2) an underwater camera (3) Take a deep breath and see how long you can stay underwater.
(1) This proposal is by no means a sure thing. (2) He was forceful, but by no means a zealot. (3) This is by no means out of the ordinary.
by no means
📢 UK📢 US
绝不,一点也不;并不;决不;
adj.痛苦的;(肉体)疼的;费力的,(工作)困难的;讨厌的,使人厌烦的;
和…取得联系;接触;接头;
n.假期,休假;[古] 空出,撤出,辞去; vi.度假;
(1) a piece of furniture (2) garden/office, etc. furniture (3) We need to buy some new furniture.
furniture [ˈfɜ:nɪtʃə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
与某人[观点]一致, 同意[赞同]某人的意见;与…相符, 与…一致;(气候、食物等)适合于;相合;
vt.靠边停车;
患(某种病),受(某种病痛)折磨;因…而受罚[苦,损];闹;罹;
n.家具;设备;附属品;
(1) The CompuServe management is on the case now, and it looks as if things will return to normal soon. (2) ...a black case for his spectacles. (3) ...a 10-foot-long stuffed alligator in a glass case.
(1) What do you like to do in your spare time? (2) I don't believe in ghosts, do you? (3) He does not believe in the existence of ghosts.
believe in [biˈli:v in] 📢 UK📢 US
信赖;信仰;
adj.仁慈的,宽恕的,温和的,(情形)良好的,顺利的,(处罚)宽大的;
adj.室内的,户内的;在室内使用的;待在家里的;救济院内的;
n.癌症,恶性肿瘤;弊病,社会恶习;迅速蔓延的恶劣的或危险的事物;[天]巨蟹座,巨蟹宫;
(1) He stepped in front of her, barring her way. (2) He tipped the table over in front of him. (3) He has been brought up not to swear in front of women.
(1) The high winds forced the sailboat to sail a tack. (2) I had the sailboat in tow. (3) The sailboat swayed on the stormy sea.
sailboat [ˈseɪlbəʊt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.不动产,土地;房地产;物业不动产;房地契;
n.疯狂;狂怒;狂犬病;看来奇怪(或愚蠢)的行为自有其道理;
n.<美>帆船(= sailing boat);
n.对手;反对者;敌手; adj.对立的;敌对的;
(1) the ebb and flow of the tide (2) The tide is in/out . (3) Is the tide coming in or going out?
tide [taɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
幸亏, 多亏, 由于;
vt.压下,压低;使沮丧;使萧条;使跌价;
n.潮汐;潮流,趋势;时机;时期,季节; vt.顺应潮水航行;使随潮水漂行;
n.卧室,寝室; adj.<美>城郊住宅区的;两性关系的,男女性爱的;
(1) in view of this, the decision may not be easy. (2) in view of the facts, It'seems useless to continue. (3) in view of the fact that Hobson was not a trained economist his achievements were remarkable.
in view of [in vju: ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
n.烦恼,忧虑;担心;撕咬; vi.担心,焦虑;为…发愁;撕咬; vt.使烦恼;烦扰;撕咬;
吸毒;
脱离危险;
由于, 鉴于;基于;
(1) ...the debut single from the new five-piece fronted by singer Melissa Heathcoate. (2) Officers will crack down on lunatic motorists who speed or drive too close to the car in front... (3) 'What's with this guy?' demanded an American voice in the row in front.
(1) It is impossible to foresee how life will work out. (2) No one could have foreseen (that) things would turn out this way. (3) The extent of the damage could not have been foreseen.
foresee [fɔ:ˈsi:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.会计人员,会计师;
[化] 防晒露;
adj.值得做的;值得花时间的;有价值的;合算;
vt.预知,预见;有先见之明;
(1) Off - shore bars are called " longshore bars " and " barrier islands " by some. (2) The yacht was anchored off shore opposite Sandy Point. (3) This island is two miles off shore.
(1) If you find yourself in a riptide, don't panic. (2) riptide ACV - $ 900 - - This transport can carry five infantry or a few lighter vehicles. (3) As riptide flow down layerlayer and make waterfall thereby, It'seems tigers are roaring downward.