(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
醒来；活跃起来；引起注意；（使）认识到；
并非偶然地； 故意地；特地； 特有的目的；
仓皇；
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) 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.
(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
vt.& vi.战斗；斗争；打架；吵架； n.打架；吵架；战斗；斗志；
adj.糊涂的；迷乱的；混杂的；不清楚的； v.困惑(confuse的过去式)；
na.高等教育；
adj.健康的；健全的；大量的；有益于健康的；
(1) I'm exhausted! (2) to feel completely/utterly exhausted (3) The exhausted climbers were rescued by helicopter.
(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) ...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 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.
in front of [in frʌnt ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
v.用拳猛击( punch的现在分词 )；打孔；冲压；冲切；
毛子；
在…前面；当着…的面；面前；
抱怨， 诉苦；
(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.
(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) 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) 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.
suggest [səˈdʒest] 📢 UK📢 US
n.初等教育；
adj.友好的，亲密的；有帮助的；互助的； adv.友好地，朋友般地；
adv.无疑地，确定地；当然地；必定；准；
vt.建议，提议；暗示；使想起；启示；
(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 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.<美>帆船(= sailing boat)；
n.牙签；
日复一日地，继续不断地；
n.出纳员；叙述者；银行柜员机；计票人；
(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.
(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
n.地占者，地卜者；
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；
n.饿，饥饿；欲望； vt.& vi.（使）饥饿； vi.渴望；
adj.美味的，可口的；有趣的；；喷香；
(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
在陆地上， 上岸， 登陆；
vt.开除；去除；脱掉，拿下；迁移； vi.迁移，移居；离开； n.距离，差距；移动；
n.染料，染色；颜色； vt.染色；给…染色； vi.染上或粘上（颜色）；
n.岸；滨；国家（尤指濒海国家）；支柱； vt.支撑；支持；
(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) 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.
riptide ['rɪpˌtaɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.（商业）通知，报告；提议，建议； vi.接受劝告，商量；建议，提供意见；
vt.&vi.（使）扩大；（使）增加；夸张；
n.名声；名望；传闻；传说； vt.使闻名；使出名；使有名望；<古>盛传；
n.激流；
(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；
生病；闹病；受病；
n.浪漫史；爱情小说；恋爱；传奇色彩； vt.& vi.虚构；渲染；谈情说爱；追求某人；
n.养育，培养，教养；家教；
(1) bright light/sunshine (2) a bright room (3) Her eyes were bright with tears.
(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;多脂肪的。油腻的；配胖的；[医]脂肪过多的； n.胖子；
vt.认为，视为；主张，断定； vi.认为，视为，以为；作某种评价；
adv.在户外；向户外； n.户外；露天；野外；世间；
(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.
pity [ˈpɪti] 📢 UK📢 US
prep.不管；尽管（自己）不愿意；不在乎；虽有； n.侮辱；憎恨；怨恨；轻蔑的拒绝或不承认；
n.费用；花费的钱；消耗；花钱的东西； vt.向…收取费用；把…作为开支勾销；
n.纸烟，香烟；
n.怜悯；同情；可惜的事；憾事； vt.对…表示怜悯；对…感到同情；
(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) a piece of furniture (2) garden/office, etc. furniture (3) We need to buy some new furniture.
furniture [ˈfɜ:nɪtʃə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.洗衣店，洗衣房；洗好的衣服；待洗的衣服；洗熨；
n.贷款；借款；借用； vt.借，借给； vi.借出；
n.家具；设备；附属品；
n.临时照顾幼儿者；
(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
vt.使困窘；使混乱；使困惑；使更难于理解； vi.使糊涂；
n.呆瓜； v.弄糟；混；打发时间；出大错；
int.（用以引起注意，表示惊异或询问）嘿，喂；你好！（表示问候）；咳； n.干草（等于hay）；
依赖；相信；信赖；随…而定；
(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)