n. 瘟疫,灾害,折磨;vt. 使染瘟疫,使痛苦,造成麻烦;
[例句] A cholera plague had been killing many prisoners of war at the time.
[例句] ...a fresh outbreak of plague.
n. 剩余物,其他人员,差数,廉价出售的图书;vt. 廉价出售(书),廉价出售;adj. 剩余的,留存下的;
[例句] He gulped down the remainder of his coffee...
[例句] I spent the remainder of the day feeling terrible.
n. 骚乱,暴动,暴乱,骚动,混乱,放荡,闹饮,嘈闹的宴会,喝酒狂闹,五色缤纷,喧嚣嘈杂,(想像,感情等的)奔放;vi. 暴动,闹事,放荡;vt. 浪费,挥霍;
[例句] Twelve inmates have been killed during a riot at the prison.
[例句] Last year 600 inmates rioted, starting fires and building barricades...
n. 消遣,放松,松懈,松弛,放宽,[生理]驰松;
[例句] You should be able to find the odd moment for relaxation...
[例句] Relaxation techniques are taught in hospitals in order to help all sorts of conditions.
n. 天,时期,一天( day的名词复数 ),白天,时期,工作日;adv. 每天,在白天;
[例句] The weather did not help; hot by day, cold at night...
[例句] 27 million working days are lost each year due to work accidents and sickness...
v. 变明朗( clear的第三人称单数 ),明白,离去,(通过票据交换所)交换票据;
[例句] The book is clear, readable and adequately illustrated...
[例句] The space telescope has taken the clearest pictures ever of Pluto...
n. 改变( move的名词复数 ),迁移;v. 移动,搬动( move的第三人称单数 ),搬家,行动,进展;
[例句] She moved the sheaf of papers into position...
[例句] You can move the camera both vertically and horizontally...
n. 重音,口音,腔调,重音符号(标在字母上);
[例句] He had developed a slight American accent.
[例句] He is putting the accent on military readiness...
vi. 宣布参加竞选,当播音员;vt. 宣布,述说,声称,预告;
[例句] He will announce tonight that he is resigning from office...
[例句] She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter...
vt. 引起,唤醒,激起性欲,使行动起来;
[例句] We left in the daytime so as not to arouse suspicion.
[例句] ...the deep public anger you have aroused.
n. 出界,界限,在(某人允许进入的)界限以外,出格的,跳跃( bound的名词复数 ),界限,(球等的)反跳;
[例句] There are bound to be price increases next year...
[例句] If you are topless in a public place, this sort of thing is bound to happen.
n. 砖,砖块,砖块状物体,一砖的厚度,〈口〉大好人;vt. 用砖建造、砌或铺,用砖围住或堵住;adj. 用砖做的,似砖的;
[例句] She built bookshelves out of bricks and planks.
[例句] ...a tiny garden surrounded by high brick walls.
vt.& vi. 使。。变宽,扩展,放宽,扩大,加宽;
[例句] The trails broadened into roads...
[例句] The smile broadened to a grin.
vt. 停止,终止,结束;vi. 终止,停止,永不停止的过程,停止行动;n. 停止;
[例句] At one o'clock the rain had ceased.
[例句] He never ceases to amaze me...
n. 章,回,(俱乐部、协会等的)分会,人生或历史上的重要时期;vt. 把…分成章节;
[例句] Chromium supplements were used successfully in the treatment of diabetes (see Chapter 4)...
[例句] I took the title of this chapter from one of my favorite books.
n. (动物的)爪,(蟹等的)钳,爪形器具;vt.& vi. 用爪抓(或挖);
[例句] The cat tried to cling to the edge by its claws.
[例句] The wolf clawed at the tree and howled the whole night.
clear(清楚的,明白的)的最高级形式;
[例句] The book is clear, readable and adequately illustrated...
[例句] The space telescope has taken the clearest pictures ever of Pluto...
vi. 抱怨,诉苦,申诉,控诉,抗议;vt. 诉说,申诉,控告[后面常跟从句];
[例句] Miners have complained bitterly that the government did not fulfill their promises...
[例句] The American couple complained about the high cost of visiting Europe...
vt. 指明,指出,指派,表明,意味着,把…定名为;adj. 指定而尚未上任的,选出而尚未上任的;
[例句] ...a man interviewed in one of our studies whom we shall designate as E...
[例句] There are efforts under way to designate the bridge a historic landmark...
vi. 裁军,解除武装,放下武器;vt. 使缴械,使息怒,解除武装,缓
[例句] We will agree to disarming troops and leaving their weapons at military positions.
[例句] There has also been a suggestion that the forces in Lebanon should disarm...