adv. 稍微,有点,相当,颇,宁愿,相反地;int. 当然啦,怎么不;
[例句] The problem was psychological rather than physiological...
[例句] Sedge is similar in appearance to grass but has a solid rather than a hollow stem...
adj. 地下的,秘密的,先锋派的,隐蔽的;
[例句] Solid low-level waste will be disposed of deep underground...
[例句] The plane hit so hard that one engine was buried 16 feet underground.
n. 西,西部,西方;adj. 在西方的,西部的,朝西的,(风)来自西面的;adv. 向西,朝西,自西方,向西方;
[例句] I pushed on towards Flagstaff, a hundred miles to the west...
[例句] The sun crosses the sky from east to west.
adj. 高尚的,贵族的,外表庄严和庄重的,表现出崇高的;n. 尊贵的人,旧时在英国使用的金币;
[例句] He was an upright and noble man who was always willing to help in any way he could...
[例句] I wanted so much to believe he was pure and noble.
n. 职业,工作,占有,占领,(土地、房屋、建筑等的)使用;
[例句] I suppose I was looking for an occupation which was going to be an adventure...
[例句] Occupation: administrative assistant.
n. 宽慰,安心,免除,减轻,救援物资,代班人;
[例句] I breathed a sigh of relief...
[例句] The news will come as a great relief to the French authorities...
n. 脚本,手迹,书写体铅字,剧本、广播稿或者电影剧本;vt. 为电影(或戏剧等)写剧本,编造;
[例句] Jenny's writing a film script.
[例句] ...James Cameron, who scripted and directed both films.
adj. 拉紧的,肌肉绷紧的,神经紧张的,[语](语音)紧的;n. [语]时,时态,〈古〉时间;v. 使或变的紧张;
[例句] This gesture of goodwill did little to improve the tense atmosphere at the talks...
[例句] After three very tense weeks he phoned again...
adj. 整齐的,有秩序的,有组织的,有规则的,[军]值班的,安静的;n. [军]传令下士,传令兵,街道清洁工;adv. 依次地,顺序地,有规则地,有条理地;
[例句] The organizers guided them in orderly fashion out of the building...
[例句] Despite the violence that preceded the elections, reports say that polling was orderly and peaceful.
n. 读者,朗读者,读本,讲读者,讲师,审稿人;
[例句] If you are a regular reader of Homes & Gardens you will know what an invaluable source of inspiration it is...
[例句] These texts give the reader an insight into the Chinese mind.
n. 减少,降低,[数学]约简,[摄影术]减薄;
[例句] ...a future reduction in UK interest rates...
[例句] Many companies have announced dramatic reductions in staff.
vt. 保持,留在心中,记住,雇用,付定金保留;
[例句] The interior of the shop still retains a nineteenth-century atmosphere...
[例句] He retains a deep respect for the profession...
vt.& vi. 收缩,皱缩,(使)缩水,退缩,畏缩;n. 收缩,畏缩,精神病学家;
[例句] All my jumpers have shrunk.
[例句] The vast forests of West Africa have shrunk...
vt.& vi. 喷,喷射;n. 喷雾,喷雾器,浪花,(用作装饰的)小树枝;
[例句] The moon was casting a rainbow through the spray from the waterfall...
[例句] The rope whipped clear of the water, throwing up a spray of droplets.
n. 雷声,隆隆的响声;vi. 打雷;vt.& vi. 发出隆隆声,轰隆隆地快速移动,使快速移动,怒喝;
[例句] There was frequent thunder and lightning, and torrential rain.
[例句] ...a distant clap of thunder.
n. 美德,德行,价值,长处;
[例句] Virtue is not confined to the Christian world...
[例句] She could have established her own innocence and virtue easily enough.
n. 牧草地,牧场,牲畜饲养,放牧;vt.& vi. 放牧;vi. 吃草;
[例句] The cows are out now, grazing in the pasture.
[例句] ...mountain pastures.
n. 生产者,制造者,制片人,煤气发生炉,自养有机体;
[例句] Vanya Kewley is a freelance film producer.
[例句] ...Mike Morley, the producer of Central Television's Dennis Nilsen documentary.
n. 恶意,怨恨,恶事;vt. 向…表示恶意,欺负,刁难,泄愤;
[例句] Josef Krips at the State Opera hired her in spite of the fact that she had never sung on stage...
[例句] Their love of life comes in spite of, almost in defiance of, considerable hardship.
n. 通过,搬运,转变,运输线;vt. 通过,横越,运送,使(望远镜)水平横轴回转;vi. 通过,经过;
[例句] During their talks, the two presidents discussed the transit of goods between the two countries.
[例句] …a transit time of about 42 minutes.