(1) He deserves the highest praise for his bravery. (2) Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. (3) He was conspicuous for his bravery.
(1) He is wonderful and strange and who knows how old he is, he thought. (2) Your behavior is causing our name to be dragged through the mud. (3) His behavior under fire approved him a man of courage.
behavior [bɪˈheɪvjə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.温和的;文雅的;高尚的; vt.使温和;使驯服; n.蛆;饵;
adj.臭名昭著的;臭名远扬的;声名狼藉的;恶名昭著;
n.行为;态度;(机器等的)运转状态;(事物的)反应;
n.察觉,觉悟,意识;
(1) The islands are rightfully proud of their location on the equator. (2) Amelia and Fred headed south toward the equator. (3) Singapore is near the equator.
equator [ɪˈkweɪtə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.赤道;(平分球形物体的面的)圆;(任何)大圆;
adj.声名狼藉的;无耻的,伤风败俗的;[法](因犯重罪)被剥夺公权的;很差的,低劣的;
n.嫉妒,妒忌;羡慕; vi.感到妒忌;显示出妒忌;
vt.失去;错过;遗失;耽搁; vi.损失;输掉;走慢;降低价值;
(1) The visiting professor was cocktailed, partied and dined. (2) Once upon a time in a faraway land there lived a princess in a big castle. (3) Instead of working hard at her lessons, Mary spends her time building a castle in the air.
castle [ˈkɑːsl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.结构复杂的;混乱的,麻烦的; v.使复杂化( complicate的过去式);
vt.侮辱,凌辱;辱骂;损害;n.侮辱,凌辱;损害;无礼;
adj.尽责的;承担责任;负有责任的;懂道理的;
n.城堡,堡垒;象棋中的车; vt.把…置于城堡中;(下国际象棋时)用车护(王);
(1) separate bedrooms (2) Raw meat must be kept separate from cooked meat. (3) The school is housed in two separate buildings.
(1) ‘I will ’ and ‘I shall ’ are usually contracted to ‘I'll ’ (= made shorter) . (2) They were sued for breach of contract (= not keeping to a contract) . (3) to take out a contract on sb
(1) The marriage ended in divorce in 1996. (2) an increase in the divorce rate (= the number of divorces in a year) (3) They have agreed to get a divorce .
(1) A trade agreement was concluded between the two countries. (2) They concluded a treaty with Turkey. (3) ‘Anyway, she should be back soon, ’ he concluded.
(1) Try to persuade him to come. (2) Please try and persuade her. (3) She's always easily persuaded.
persuade [pəˈsweɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.刀片,剑;(壳、草等的)叶片;桨叶;浮华少年;
vt.& vi.说服;劝说;使相信;使信服;
adj.孤单的,人迹稀少的;寂;寂寥;
vt.应受;应得;值得; vi.应受报答;应得报酬;应得赔偿;应受惩罚;
(1) All the students were asked to assemble in the main hall. (2) She then addressed the assembled company (= all the people there) . (3) to assemble evidence/data
(1) Her words impressed themselves on my memory. (2) He impressed on us the need for immediate action. (3) It impressed me that she remembered my name.
impress [ɪmˈpres] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.印;给…以深刻印象;使铭记; n.印象;印记;
n.竞争;比赛;竞争者;[生]生存竞争;
adj.错误的;不正确的;秕谬;讹;
vi.一瞥;闪微光;掠过,擦过;随便提到,简略地触及; n.浏览;闪光;歪斜,一掠;
(1) He claimed political asylum. (2) He's not entitled to claim unemployment benefit. (3) She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered.
(1) I tried to dissuade him from giving up his job. (2) They were going to set off in the fog, but were dissuaded. (3) Doctors had tried to dissuade patients from smoking...
(1) He tried to vanquish his fears. (2) His success vanquish his fears. (3) Gao Taigong asks Wang Tianshi a Sorcerer to vanquish this demon.
vanquish [ˈvæŋkwɪʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.平民,百姓;市民;文官;民法学者; adj.民用的;平民的;
vt.<文>征服;战胜;克服;抑制;
adj.裸体的,裸露的;率直的,赤裸裸的;缺乏保护;不加掩饰的;
vt.创造,创作;产生;封爵,把…封为(贵族); vi.[英][俚]大发脾气,大发牢骚;
(1) The world's resources are rapidly diminishing. (2) His influence has diminished with time. (3) Our efforts were producing diminishing returns (= we achieved less although we spent more time or money) .
(1) It didn't take much persuasion to get her to tell us where he was. (2) After a little gentle persuasion, he agreed to come. (3) She has great powers of persuasion.
(1) a federal republic (2) a federal law (3) state and federal income taxes
federal [ˈfedərəl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.联邦(制)的;同盟的; n.联邦主义者;同盟盟友;
vt.犯罪,做错事;把…托付给;保证(做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排等);承诺,使…承担义务;
n.贷款;借款;借用; vt.借,借给; vi.借出;
vt.缺乏,缺少;需要的东西; n.缺乏,不足,没有;缺少的东西;
(1) The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. (2) For a long time his death was concealed from her. (3) Tim could barely conceal his disappointment.
(1) Ministers must not knowingly mislead Parliament and the public. (2) Don't let his friendly words mislead you. (3) Macdonald accepted that such information could be used to manipulate, to obfuscate, and to mislead.
(1) She overcame injury to win the Olympic gold medal. (2) The two parties managed to overcome their differences on the issue. (3) In the final game Sweden easily overcame France.
(1) I was under the impression that the work had already been completed. (2) Clever lighting creates an impression of space in a room. (3) He did his impression of Tom Hanks.
(1) The letter instructed him to report to headquarters immediately. (2) You will be instructed where to go as soon as the plane is ready. (3) She arrived at 10 o'clock as instructed .
(1) She devoted herself to her career. (2) I could only devote two hours a day to the work. (3) He decided to devote the rest of his life to scientific investigation...
(1) Follow the instructions on the packet carefully. (2) The plant comes with full instructions on how to care for it. (3) Always read the instructions before you start.
instruction [ɪnˈstrʌkʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.天堂;伊甸园;乐园;极乐;
n.大树枝;
n.授课;教诲;传授的或获得的知识,课程;[计算机科学]指令;
adj.值得的;有…的价值;等值的;有…的财产; n.财富,财产;价值;
(1) a portable TV (2) (figurative)a portable loan/pension (= that can be moved if you change banks, jobs, etc.) (3) portable software
(1) I've come to the conclusion that he's not the right person for the job. (2) It took the jury some time to reach the conclusion that she was guilty. (3) New evidence might lead to the conclusion that we are wrong.