n. 活塞;
n. 平装本,平装书;
[例句] She said she would buy the book when it comes out in paperback.
n. 边缘,圆周,外围,边缘地带;
[例句] Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe, while Paris is at the heart of the continent...
[例句] Taste buds are concentrated at the tip and rear of the tongue and around its periphery.
n. 杀虫剂,农药;
n. 恐惧,厌恶;
[例句] The man had a phobia about flying.
n. 招贴,布告,标语牌,海报;vt. 张贴布告于,在…上贴广告,公布,悬挂(标语等);
[例句] The protesters sang songs and waved placards.
adj. 研究生的;n. 研究生;
[例句] ...postgraduate courses...
[例句] Dr Hoffman did his postgraduate work at Leicester University.
n. 礼貌,规矩,正当,合适;
[例句] Their sense of social propriety is eroded.
n. 控告,起诉,检举,原告及其律师的总称,实施,实行,执行,贯彻,营业,从事;
[例句] Yesterday the head of government called for the prosecution of those responsible for the deaths.
[例句] Colonel Pugh, for the prosecution, said that the offences occurred over a six-year period.
n. 假名,化名,(尤指)笔名;
[例句] Both plays were published under the pseudonym of Philip Dayre.
adj. 令人愉快的,舒适的,惹人喜欢的,满意的;v. (使…)高兴( please的现在分词),(使…)满意;
[例句] This area of France has a pleasing climate in August...
[例句] Such a view is pleasing...
vi. 占支配地位,(数量上)占优势;vt. 在…中占优势,支配,统治;adj. 同predominant;
[例句] In older age groups women predominate because men tend to die younger...
[例句] All nationalities were represented — but the English predominated.
vi. 向侧方跨步,回避;vt. 让开…的路,躲避,绕开;n. 台阶,[体]避开与强手对阵,侧跨步,横跳躲闪;
[例句] Rarely, if ever, does he sidestep a question...
[例句] He was trying to sidestep responsibility.
n. 校旗,锦标旗,长三角旗,(船上用的)信号旗;
[例句] The second car was flying the Ghanaian pennant.
[例句] The Red Sox lost the pennant to Detroit by a single game.
传递,去世,前进,对…发表(意见);
[例句] The Queen is passing the money on to a selection of her favourite charities...
[例句] There is a risk of passing the virus on...
吸引,(火车)进站,节省,拘留;
[例句] He pulled in at the side of the road...
[例句] The van pulled in and waited.
n. 公园( park的名词复数 ),停车场;
[例句] ...Regent's Park...
[例句] ...a brisk walk with the dog around the park...
n. (水果,茶叶等)采摘;v. 采( pluck的现在分词 ),拔掉,解救,弹;
[例句] I plucked a lemon from the tree...
[例句] He plucked a stalk of dried fennel.
vt. 随意放下,砰然扔下,重重地坐下,不经意地坐下;n. 廉价劣质酒,便宜酒,(重物落下碰到物体表面发出的)嘭的声响,扑通声;
[例句] She plonked the beer on the counter.
[例句] Steve plonked himself down on a seat and stayed motionless as the bus moved away.
v. 推,推动( push的第三人称单数 ),对…施加压力,逼迫,按;
[例句] The woman pushed back her chair and stood up...
[例句] They pushed him into the car.