(1) a criminal/murder/police investigation (2) The police have completed their investigations into the accident. (3) She is still under investigation .
(1) The trucks waited at the warehouse to pick up their loads. (2) The women came down the hill with their loads of firewood. (3) These backpacks are designed to carry a heavy load .
(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 [ɪn'strʌkʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.公民的,市民的;文明的,有礼貌的;民用的,国民间的;[法]民事的,根据民法的;
vt.损害,毁坏;伤害(名誉、自尊等);(尤指事故中)伤害;伤害(感情,自尊心等);
n.发动机,引擎;工具;火车头;机车; vt.给…安装发动机;
n.授课;教诲;传授的或获得的知识,课程;[计算机科学]指令;
(1) The comparison shows considerable disagreement between theory and practice. (2) They have had several disagreements with their neighbours. (3) disagreement arose about exactly how to plan the show.
disagreement [ˌdɪsəˈgri:mənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.可用的;有空的;可会见的;(戏票、车票等)有效的;
n.(外)孙女;
vt.继续;追求;进行;追捕; vi.追,追赶;继续进行;
n.分歧,意见不合;异议,争论;不一致;不适合;
(1) I bet (that) we're too late. (2) You can bet (that) the moment I sit down, the phone will ring. (3) I'll bet you (that) he knows all about it.
(1) Have you any comment to make about the cause of the disaster? (2) She made helpful comments on my work. (3) The director was not available for comment.
(1) a wildlife/fashion/portrait photographer (2) ...a group of TV cameramen and press photographers. (3) ...a keen amateur photographer with a special interest in natural history subjects.
(1) The weather has been very mixed recently. (2) I still have mixed feelings about going to Brazil (= I am not sure what to think) . (3) The play was given a mixed reception by the critics (= some liked it, some did not) .
(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.
(1) She gave him a challenging look. ‘Are you really sure? ’ she demanded. (2) challenging work/questions/problems (3) a challenging and rewarding career as a teacher
(1) This allowed ms. Kelley to lay aside money to start her business. (2) ms Senatorova showed an instinctive feel for market economics. (3) ms Carey appeared to blame her breakdown on EMI's punishing work schedule.
(1) On one side of the main entrance there's a red plaque. (2) ...a photograph with me in the centre and Joe and Ken on each side of me. (3) We put a notice on the side of the box.
(1) I'll take any you don't want. (2) ‘Which colour do you want? ’ ‘any of them will do. ’ (3) I suggested sharing the cost, but he wasn't having any of it.
(1) She works in a bank. She did when I last saw her, anyway. (2) It's too expensive and anyway the colour doesn't suit you. (3) It's too late now, anyway.
(1) Lie face upwards with a cushion under your head. (2) My ambition was to travel upwards in the ecclesiastical hierarchy. (3) She caught a clear view upwards of the spotlit temple.
(1) Young children will usually compete for their mother's attention. (2) Small traders cannot compete in the face of cheap foreign imports. (3) He's hoping to compete in the London marathon.
compete [kəm'pi:t] 📢 UK📢 US
n.孙子,外孙;
adj.地区的,区域的;特定区域的,特定地区的;方言的;区域性;
vi.竞赛;竞争;比得上;参加比赛(或竞赛);
n.允许;批准,正式认可,认可;
(1) a football/cricket/rugby pitch (2) The rugby tour was a disaster both on and off the pitch. (3) a frenetic pitch of activity
(1) The job involves a lot of entertaining. (2) Barbecues are a favourite way of entertaining friends. (3) He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.
(1) I waited for them at the bottom of the hill. (2) The book I want is right at the bottom (= of the pile) . (3) The manufacturer's name is on the bottom of the plate.
(1) Are you sure it's all right for me to leave early? (2) ‘Are you sure it's her? ’ ‘Oh, it's her all right. ’ (3) We've got to get up early, all right?
all right [ɔ:l rait] 📢 UK📢 US
n.抱负;渴望得到的东西;追求的目标;夙愿; vt.追求;有…野心;
n.治疗,疗法;处理;待遇,对待;
n.环境,外界;周围,围绕;工作平台;(运行)环境;
尚可;(确保对方同意或理解)如何;可允许(的);正确的;
(1) technical drawing (2) a pencil/charcoal drawing (3) a drawing of a yacht
drawing [ˈdrɔ:ɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.大大地,非常;
n.绘画;制图;图画;图样; v.绘画(draw的现在分词);拖;拉;拔出;
adv.<口>恶劣地;令人嫌恶地;<古>令人畏惧地;令人敬畏地;
pron.(反身代词)他自己;(用以加强语气)他亲自,他本人;
(1) The interval between major earthquakes might be 200 years. (2) There will be an interval of 20 minutes after the second act. (3) She's delirious, but has lucid intervals.
interval [ˈintəvəl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.间隔;幕间休息;(数学)区间;
pron.每人,人人;
adj.方便的;[废语]适当的;[口语]近便的;实用的;
n.(批评、判断等的)标准,准则;规范;
(1) a representative of the UN (2) our elected representatives in government (3) a union representative
(1) Some mushrooms contain a deadly poison. (2) How did he die? Was it poison? (3) The dog was killed by rat poison (= poison intended to kill rats ) .
(1) He put his arm around her waist. (2) She was paralysed from the waist down (= in the area below her waist) . (3) The workmen were stripped to the waist (= wearing no clothes on the top half of their bodies) .