(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
n.救护车;野战医院;
如果是那样的话;
n.水族馆;水族槽,养鱼缸;玻璃鱼池;
n.自行车;摩托车;电动自行车; vi.骑自行车; na.“motorbicycle”的变体;
(1) I could only feel pity for what they were enduring. (2) a look/feeling/surge of pity (3) I took pity on her and lent her the money.
(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.
(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
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.文化;[生物学](微生物等的)培养;修养;养殖; vt.培植,培养;
用规定食谱,节食;
n.危险;危险物,威胁;
(1) underwater creatures (2) an underwater camera (3) Take a deep breath and see how long you can stay underwater.
underwater [ˌʌndəˈwɔ:tə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.螺母,螺帽;坚果,坚果果仁;难对付的人;[乐]弓根; v.采坚果;拾坚果;
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.在水中的;水面下的; adv.在水下,在水中;
adj.全部时间的;全日制的;专职的,专任的;
(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) murder/rape, etc. victims (2) accident/earthquake/famine, etc. victims (3) AIDS/cancer/stroke, etc. victims
victim [ˈvɪktɪm] 📢 UK📢 US
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.饥饿的;渴望的,渴望得到;(统称)饥民;荒年的,不毛的;
n.奶昔(将牛奶或冰淇淋,以及水果或巧克力味的香料混合或搅拌至起泡的饮料);
vt.使摆脱,解除,免除;
(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.
(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) 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.
(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) 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
由于, 鉴于;基于;
adj.恐惧的;惊恐的;担心的; v.使害怕(scare的过去分词);
n.财产,财富;富豪(阶级);丰富,大量;繁荣;
vt.保护,保卫;贸易保护;备款以支付;
(1) a piece of furniture (2) garden/office, etc. furniture (3) We need to buy some new furniture.
(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.
(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
生病;闹病;受病;
n.招待,邀请;请柬,请帖;引诱,吸引,诱惑;
vt.使…疲惫;使…厌烦; vi.厌烦;疲劳; n.轮胎;头饰;
n.好奇心,爱打听的癖性;奇人;奇物,古玩;奇特性;
(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) 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.
(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
vt.预知,预见;有先见之明;
n.幸存者,残存者;生还者;遗物,残存物;重新正常生活的人;
n.关系;联系;浪漫关系;血缘关系;
日落时;
(1) He had attempted to rescue the drowning man. (2) She tried to drown herself. (3) He was drowned at sea.
drown [draʊn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.投资;花费; vt.授予,使就职;给…穿衣,装饰;使充满;覆盖;
n.嗜好;兴趣; v.喜欢( like的现在分词);(与 would 或 should 连用表示客气)想;想要;
adj.使人兴奋的,令人激动的; v.刺激(excite的现在分词);
vt.淹死;浸没;麻痹某人对…的意识;(一声音)淹没(另一声音); vi.淹死;
(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.
confused [kənˈfju:zd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.弹药库;杂志;弹仓;胶卷盒;
n.泰国人,泰国语;
adj.温和的,和蔼的;平和的;味道温和的;无动于衷的;
adj.糊涂的;迷乱的;混杂的;不清楚的; v.困惑(confuse的过去式);
(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) 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.
(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.
(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) 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)