v. 离开,出发,去世,离职,脱轨;
[例句] Our tour departs from Heathrow Airport on 31 March and returns 16 April...
[例句] In the morning Mr McDonald departed for Sydney...
vt. 口述,命令,指示,使听写,控制,支配;vi. 口述,命令;
[例句] Sheldon writes every day of the week, dictating his novels in the morning...
[例句] Everything he dictated was signed and sent out the same day.
n. 画廊,走廊,(教堂,议院等的)边座,旁听席,大批观众;
[例句] ...an art gallery.
[例句] ...the National Gallery.
n. 赠品,礼物,天赋,赠送,天资;vt. 赋予,向…赠送,天赋权力(或才能等),授予;
[例句] ...a gift of $50.00...
[例句] They believed the unborn child was a gift from God.
n. 马具,挽具,背带,系带;vt. 利用,给(马等)套轭具,控制;
[例句] ...the movement's ability to harness the anger of all Ukrainians...
[例句] Turkey plans to harness the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for big hydro-electric power projects.
n. 国王,(纸牌中的)老K,(国际象棋的)王,…之王;vt. 立…为王;adj. 巨型的;
[例句] ...the king and queen of Spain...
[例句] In 1154, Henry II became King of England.
n. 肢,翼,大树枝,分支,枝干;vt. 割断…的四肢,肢解,砍树枝;
[例句] She would be able to stretch out her cramped limbs and rest for a few hours.
[例句] This entire rickety structure was hanging from the limb of an enormous leafy tree.
n. 宽容,怜悯,幸运,侥幸;
[例句] Neither side took prisoners or showed any mercy...
[例句] They cried for mercy but their pleas were met with abuse and laughter...
n. 钱包,钱袋,财力,财源,和包或钱袋相似的东西,女用小提包;vt. 使皱起,噘起;
[例句] She looked at me and then reached in her purse for cigarettes.
[例句] The money could simply go into the public purse, helping to lower taxes.
n. 货车,(铁路的)无盖货车,(行李)搬运车;vt. 用卡车装运;vi. 驾驶卡车,以物易物;
[例句] Now and then they heard the roar of a heavy truck.
[例句] They were loaded on the railway trucks to go to Liverpool.
adj. 可爱的,令人愉快的,有趣的,晴朗的;
[例句] I've got a pleasant little apartment...
[例句] It's always pleasant to do what you're good at doing.
vt. 保护,保卫,贸易保护,备款以支付;
[例句] So, what can women do to protect themselves from heart disease?...
[例句] A long thin wool coat and a purple headscarf protected her against the wind...
n. (议会等的)会议,会期,(法庭的)开庭,(某项活动的)一段时间,一场,一节,学年;adj. (音乐家)伴奏的;
[例句] ...an emergency session of parliament...
[例句] After two late night sessions, the Security Council has failed to reach agreement...
n. 智慧,明智,常识,好的判断力,知识,学问,古训;
[例句] ...the patience and wisdom that comes from old age.
[例句] ...a great man, who spoke words of great wisdom.
n. 最低限度,最小量,最低消费,[数]极小
[例句] He was only five feet nine, the minimum height for a policeman.
[例句] ...a rise in the minimum wage.
adj. 向外的,外面的,公开的,[宗]肉体上的;adv. 向外(等于outwards),在外;n. 外表,外面,物质世
[例句] Tickets must be bought seven days in advance, with outward and return journey dates specified.
[例句] In spite of my outward calm I was very shaken...
v. 坚持,固执,存留,继续存在;
[例句] Contact your doctor if the cough persists...
[例句] These problems persisted for much of the decade.
n. 透镜,望远镜,观点,看法,远景,景色,洞察力;adj. (按照)透视画法的,透视的;
[例句] He says the death of his father 18 months ago has given him a new perspective on life...
[例句] ...two different perspectives on the nature of adolescent development...
n. 灰泥,涂墙泥,石膏,膏药;vt. 涂以灰泥,在…上敷贴膏药,减轻,黏贴;
[例句] There were huge cracks in the plaster, and the green shutters were faded...
[例句] In the Mus d'Orsay in Paris is a sculpture in plaster by Rodin.
vt.& vi. 收紧,(使)变紧,(使)绷紧,加紧;
[例句] Luke answered by tightening his grip on her shoulder...
[例句] Her arms tightened about his neck in gratitude...