living room,sitting room ;
[例句] 借着起居室的灯光,勉强能看见她的手。 Her hand was just visible by the light from the sitting room.
[例句] 起居室里到处都是书和衣服。 The front room was strewn with books and clothes.
fluctuant,rolling,undulant,undulate,undulatory ;
[例句] 船在波涛起伏的海浪中剧烈摇摆。 The boat rolled heavily in the troughs between the waves.
[例句] 伟大如穆恩者,也有状态起伏的时候。 Moon, as great as he is, has had some inconsistent days.
sling,trice,wind ;
[例句] 高架起重机正吊起一块块巨大的钢板。 Overhead cranes were lifting giant sheets of steel.
[例句] 他们造了一台能吊起150吨重量的吊车. They built a crane capable of lifting 150 tons.
lift,raise,put up,uplift ;
[例句] 萨拉抬起手来开始用手指缠绕一缕头发。 Sarah lifted her hand and started twirling a strand of hair.
[例句] 抬起一只脚,弯曲脚趾,使脚尖朝下。 Raise one foot, curl the toes and point the foot down-wards.
provoke,stir,[机] induce,cause,occasion ;
[例句] 这场架是一帮喝醉了的小青年惹起的. The fight was started by some youths who had been drinking.
[例句] 珠宝的失窃惹起很大的骚动. The theft of the jewels caused much excitement.
waviness,upsurge ;
[例句] 俗话说,“无风不起浪。” As the saying goes, "There's no smoke without fire."
[例句] 常言道: “ 无风不起浪. ” " There's no smoke without fire ", as the saying goes.
provoke,stir up,instigate,enkindle ;
[例句] 我起初认为杰伊一直在挑起事端。 I thought at first that Jay had been stirring things up.
[例句] 他探询地挑起了眉毛。 He raised a questioning eyebrow.
takeoff,start ;
[例句] 奥斯卡喝了伏特加后醉醺醺地跳起了脱衣舞。 Oscar, much the worse for vodka, did a striptease.
[例句] 她跳起了爱尔兰吉格舞。 She danced an Irish jig.
kick up,elevate,hike,raises ;
[例句] 一团粉尘在他周围扬起。 The powdery dust rose in a cloud around him.
[例句] 一驶出内防波堤,我们就扬起了所有的船帆。 Once outside the inner breakwater, we began to unfurl all the sails.
mention,speak of ;
[例句] 唐告诉我这件事后,就谈起了他的母亲。 After Don told me this, he spoke of his mother.
[例句] 她谈起她的亲戚度假时,我觉得她心里酸酸的。 I sensed her wistfulness when she talked about vacations her relatives took.
bubbly,frothy,[机] blistered,blistery ;
[例句] 其他起泡的葡萄酒通常被认为较香槟酒为次. Other sparkling wines are often considered the poor relations of champagne.
[例句] 彼得尝了尝起泡的瑞士苦艾酒. Peter sampled the fluffy absintle Suissesse.
perk,[地] tilting,cock,tilt,turn up ;
[例句] 她向他翘起下巴表示挑衅. She tilted her chin at him defiantly.
[例句] 她用手把翘起的头发轻轻拍平. She patted down unruly wisps of hair.
[经] application instituting proceedings,indictment,pleadings ;
[例句] 他把起诉书送交最高法院. He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.
[例句] 起诉书中提及两个男人. Two men were named in the indictment.
[医] origin ;
[例句] 趁热和意大利面或米饭以及四季豆一起端上桌。 Serve hot, with pasta or rice and French beans.
[例句] 将炒菜和“方便”面一起端上桌。 Serve the stir-fry with "instant" noodles.
jack-up,jacking ;
[例句] 我叫她去刷牙,她就跟我顶起嘴来. I asked her to go and brush her teeth and she just sassed me back.
[例句] 它们的压力之大足以把锅盖顶起. They press hard enough against the lid of the pan to lift it up.
in harness,in tow ;
[例句] 书房把主要的生活区与厨房连在一起。 The study links the main living area to the kitchen.
[例句] 安娜向他伸出手,两双手握在一起。 Anna reached out her hand to him and clasped his.
ground jack,jack,jack-in-the-box ;
[例句] 永磁起重器是起重工具的一种. Permanent Magnet Lifter is a kind of lifting gear.
[例句] 电永磁起重器是当前国际上流行的新型磁力器件. Electropermanent lift magnet is a new type of magnetic force device.
take up,uptake,take-up,takeup,up with ;
[例句] 我拿起了电话,她知趣地进了客厅。 I took the phone, and she went discreetly into the living room.
[例句] 我拿起电话,就听到这个声音:“喂?是艾利森吗?” I answered the phone and this voice went, "Hello? Is that Alison?"
[体]lifting hold,[体]pick up,[体]s ;
[例句] 未等罗莎表示异议,他就抱起了猫。 He picked up the cat before Rosa could protest.
[例句] 她俯身抱起孩子。 She stooped down to pick up the child.
capriole,spring,upspring ;
[例句] 一条大鱼从水中跃起. A large fish heaved itself up out of the water.
[例句] 马跃起将骑手摔于马下. The horse bucked the rider off.