(1) crimes/acts/threats of violence (2) He condemned the protesters' use of violence against the police. (3) domestic violence (= between family members)
violence [ˈvaɪələns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.暴力,强暴,暴虐;猛烈,激烈;歪曲(事实),曲解(意义);冒渎,不敬;
n.事件,事变;小插曲;敌对行动;骚乱; adj.[法]附带的;[光]入射的;易有的,附随的;
n.猫叫声; vi.猫叫;
n.胡说,废话;荒谬的念头;愚蠢的行为;胡闹; adj.无意义的;荒谬的; int.荒唐;
(1) moody people are very difficult to deal with. (2) Why are you so moody today? (3) He stared moodily into the fire.
(1) a passenger train (= carrying passengers, not goods) (2) The firm cannot afford to carry passengers. (3) Mr Fullemann was a passenger in the car when it crashed.
(1) violent crime (2) Students were involved in violent clashes with the police. (3) He met with a violent death (= he was murdered, killed in a fight, etc.)
(1) She's in a good mood today (= happy and friendly) . (2) He's always in a bad mood (= unhappy, or angry and impatient) . (3) to be in a foul/filthy mood
(1) They broke my windows and threatened me. (2) The attacker threatened them with a gun. (3) He was threatened with dismissal if he continued to turn up late for work.
threaten [ˈθretn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.一群;包裹;(纸牌的)一副;一组; vt.& vi.(把…)打包;塞进;拥进;(使)聚集成团; vt.挑选;压紧;携带;拧紧; vi.包装;紧挤在一起;便于折叠收藏的;匆忙离去(有时与 off 连用);
n.陷阱;圈套;诱惑;
vt.& vi.预示(某事);恐吓;危及;预示凶兆; vi.似将发生;威胁;
vt.禁止,下令禁止;剥夺权利;[古]诅咒; n.禁止,禁令;谴责;诅咒,诅骂;革出教门;
(1) The crash happened seconds after the pilot reported engine trouble. (2) Call me urgently if you have anything to report. (3) The company is expected to report record profits this year.
(1) They have the right to come in and inspect the meter. (2) Women can come in here and not feel intimidated. (3) Colleges and universities come in all shapes and sizes.
come in.
📢 UK📢 US
n.演员(尤指男演员);行动者;参与者;
进来。;
n.尿;小便;下泉;
n.制造商,制造厂;厂主;[经]厂商;
(1) I look ridiculous in this hat. (2) Don't be ridiculous! You can't pay £50 for a T-shirt! (3) The meal was ridiculously expensive.
ridiculous [rɪˈdɪkjələs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.创伤;伤口;伤害; v.伤;伤害;“wind”的过去式和过去分词;
n.头盔;钢盔;盔形物,盔状物;[植]盔状花冠; vt.给…戴上头盔;
vt.劝阻;劝止;劝戒;
adj.可笑的,荒谬的;荒唐的,愚蠢的;胡枝扯叶;
(1) Stewart has developed a tendency to mix it verbally with the opposition. (2) Teachers were threatened with kitchen knives, physically assaulted and verbally abused.. (3) Information is given to the patient verbally and in writing.
(1) A man came to read the gas meter. (2) The cab driver left the meter running while he waited for us. (3) speedometer
meter [ˈmi:tə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.米;测量仪表,计量器;[计量]公尺;韵律; vt.用仪表测量;用表计算;
n.考察,远航;考察队,远征军;(短途的)旅行;迅速(办理);
adj.不抱希望的,绝望的;没有希望的,惨淡的;不可救药的;不可能的;
保护…不受…;
(1) They overstayed their visa. (2) Up to forty per cent of the students had overstayed their visas. (3) Finally, never overstay your welcome.
overstay [ˌəʊvəˈsteɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
对(某人)生气;
adj.昂贵的,花钱多的;豪华的;
v.逗留过久,停留超过(时间);
n.武器,兵器; vi.武装,提供武器;
(1) The telephone was out of order, but is functional now. (2) The elevator to success out of order. (3) Not that the machine is out of order, but that I have not learned to operate it.
(1) Whoever breaks the school windows will be in for trouble! (2) You might be in for a shock at the sheer hard work involved. (3) He will be in for it if he doesn't get home on time.
be in for [bi: in fɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
必定会遭到, 定要受罚;
adj.(声音,话语)单调的,无抑扬顿挫的;枯燥无味的;
adj.令人作呕的;令人厌恶的;;不堪入目;
adj.使成瘾的;上瘾的;易令人沉溺的;
(1) illegal immigrants/aliens (2) It's illegal to drive through a red light. (3) an illegally parked car
illegal [ɪˈli:gl] 📢 UK📢 US
为…所熟知;名字被记录在案;
adj.不合法的,违法的;违反规则的; n.非法移民,非法劳工;间谍;
n.缺乏,不足;缺点,缺陷;不足额;
突然哭起来;
(1) The news of my promotion came as a shock . (2) He's still in a state of shock . (3) I got a terrible shock the other day.
(1) an electric motor (2) an electric light/guitar, etc. (3) an electric current/charge
electric [ɪˈlektrɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
放弃;投降;把…让给;戒除;
adv.很少,罕见;难得;不大;
adj.电的,带电的;发电的,导电的;令人激动的;电动的; n.电动车辆;带电体;
n.摩天大楼,超高层大楼;特别高的东西;
(1) The job applicant must have good verbal skills. (2) non-verbal communication (= expressions of the face, gestures , etc.) (3) a verbal agreement/warning
verbal [ˈvə:bəl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.治疗专家,特定疗法技师;
adj.电的,带电的;发电的,导电的;令人激动的;电动的; n.电动车辆;带电体;
adj.词语的;言语的;口头的;动词的; n.非谓语动词,非限定动词;
adj.杰出的;显著的;凸出的;未完成的;
(1) The birth of her son was a minor interruption to her career. (2) an interruption to the power supply (3) I managed to work for two hours without interruption .
interruption [ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
na.根据,按照;据…所说;如;比照;
n.中断;打断;障碍物;打岔的事;
小卖部;
为了…;
(1) a bottle of wine (2) a glass of dry/sweet wine (3) red/rosé/white wine