n. 冷却;adj. 凉的,凉爽的,冷却的;v. (使)变凉( cool的现在分词 ),(使)冷静;
[例句] I felt a current of cool air...
[例句] The water was slightly cooler than a child's bath...
n. 幺点,发球得分,王牌驾驶员,佼佼者;adj. 第一流的,极好的,能干的,杰出的;vt. 发球得分,彻底打败,击败,得高分,顺利通过考试;
[例句] ...the ace of hearts.
[例句] ...former motor-racing ace Stirling Moss.
prep. 超过,越过,那一边,在…较远的一边;adv. 在远处,在更远处;n. 远处;
[例句] They heard footsteps in the main room, beyond a door...
[例句] On his right was a thriving vegetable garden and beyond it a small orchard of apple trees.
vt.& vi. 借入,借钱,借用,[数]由上位借,抄袭;n. 借,借用,担保物,抵押,[英史]什一税;
[例句] Can I borrow a pen please? ...
[例句] He wouldn't let me borrow his clothes.
n. 替换,变换,转换,变化;
[例句] The ambassador appealed for a change in US policy...
[例句] What is needed is a change of attitude on the part of architects...
n. [宗]教堂,[宗]教徒,[宗]教派,[宗]教会;adj. 教会的,礼拜的;vt. 领…到教堂接受宗教仪式;
[例句] ...one of Britain's most historic churches.
[例句] ...St Helen's Church...
n. 抱怨,控诉,委屈,怨言,平平的来由,痛苦根源;
[例句] There's been a record number of complaints about the standard of service on Britain's railways...
[例句] People have been reluctant to make formal complaints to the police...
n. 会议,讨论,(正式)讨论会,[工会、工党用语](每年的)大会;vi. 举行或参加(系列)会议;
[例句] The President summoned all the state governors to a conference on education.
[例句] ...the Conservative Party conference...
adj. 堕落的,道德败坏的,贪污的,腐败的,腐烂的,(文献等)错误百出的;vt. 使腐败,使堕落,使腐烂;vi. 堕落,腐化,腐烂;
[例句] ...to save the nation from corrupt politicians of both parties...
[例句] ...corrupt police officers...
n. 图表,图解,示意图,[数]线图;vt. 用图表示,图解;
[例句] ...a circuit diagram...
[例句] You can reduce long explanations to simple charts or diagrams.
n. 职责,责任,义务,职责或工作,税收;
[例句] Staff must report for duty at their normal place of work...
[例句] My duty is to look after the animals.
n. [物]能量,活力,精力,精神;
[例句] He was saving his energy for next week's race in Belgium...
[例句] We try to boost our energy by eating.
n. 进入,入场,入口处,门口,登记,记录,参加比赛的人;
[例句] Bill was among the first to gain entry to Buckingham Palace when it opened to the public recently...
[例句] Non-residents were refused entry into the region without authority from their own district...
adj. 忠实的,忠诚的,正确的;n. 信徒;
[例句] She had been faithful to her promise to guard this secret...
[例句] Older Americans are among this country's most faithful voters.
n. (加入组织或做某事付的)费,专业服务费,业务报酬,小费,赏钱,[法] 继承的产业;vt. 付给报酬,给小费,〈英〉雇用,聘请;
[例句] He hadn't paid his television licence fee.
[例句] Find out how much your surveyor's and solicitor's fees will be.
n. 轮廓,人物,身形,雕像,数字( figure的名词复数 ),算术,图解,轮廓;vt.& vi. 认定,计算,是重要部份,是…的部份;
[例句] It would be very nice if we had a true figure of how many people in this country haven't got a job...
[例句] It will not be long before the inflation figure starts to fall...
n. 自由,自主,直率,特权,特许,自由权;
[例句] ...freedom of speech...
[例句] They want greater political freedom...
adj. 困难的( hard的最高级 ),硬的,有力的,努力的;
[例句] He shuffled his feet on the hard wooden floor...
[例句] Something cold and hard pressed into the back of his neck.
n. 线索,迹象,提示,注意事项,暗示,微量;vt. 暗示;vi. 暗示,提示;
[例句] The Minister gave a strong hint that the government were thinking of introducing tax concessions for mothers...
[例句] I'd dropped a hint about having an exhibition of his work up here...
n. 小时,钟头,时间,时刻,固定时间,课时;
[例句] They waited for about two hours...
[例句] I only slept about half an hour that night.