(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 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) 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
n.巧克力;巧克力糖;巧克力色; adj.(含有)巧克力的;巧克力色的;
n.例子;榜样;范例;先例; vt.作为…的例子;为…做出榜样; vi.举例;作为…的示范;
vi.存在;生存;生活;继续存在;
n.授课;教诲;传授的或获得的知识,课程;[计算机科学]指令;
(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) The whole family has the flu. (2) (British English)She's got flu. (3) I got flu...
flu [flu:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.流行性感冒,流感;
adv.不可避免地,自然而然地;必然地,无疑的;难免;终于只好;
n.衬衫,衬衣;内衣,汗衫;
pron.(it的所有格形式)它的;厥;
(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) 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) 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.
(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) 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) technical drawing (2) a pencil/charcoal drawing (3) a drawing of a yacht
drawing [ˈdrɔ:ɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.服从,听从; vt.遵守,遵循;
n.(主持会议的)主席;委员长;(委员会的)委员长;(公司等的)董事长; vt.担任…的主席;
n.绘画;制图;图画;图样; v.绘画(draw的现在分词);拖;拉;拔出;
vt.假装,伪装;假称;装扮; vi.扮演;自称;假装,矫作; adj.仿制的;
(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.
photographer [fəˈtɒgrəfə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.结构;构造;建筑物;体系; vt.构成,排列;安排;
n.人群;群众;一群; vi.拥挤,聚集; vt.挤满;将…塞进;催逼;
n.摄影师;摄影家;照相师;
adv.<口>恶劣地;令人嫌恶地;<古>令人畏惧地;令人敬畏地;
(1) (British English)I need to go to the toilet (= use the toilet) . (2) a toilet seat (3) toilet facilities
(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.
(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) .
(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) 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.
(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) 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.上下文;背景;环境;语境;
尚可;(确保对方同意或理解)如何;可允许(的);正确的;
n.爱好者,嗜好者;情人;情妇,情夫;情侣;
n.城市;全市居民;(由国王或女王授予特权,通常有大教堂的)特许市;(由政府授予特权的)特权市;
(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) 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) .