n. 摇动,挥动,震动,震惊;adj. 抖动的,发抖的,颤抖的;v. 摇撼( shake的现在分词 ),(使)颤抖,握手,动摇;
[例句] The nurse shook the thermometer and put it under my armpit...
[例句] Shake the rugs well and hang them for a few hours before replacing on the floor...
adj. 人造的,人工的,虚假的,非原产地的,人为的;n. 人造肥料,假花;
[例句] ...a wholefood diet free from artificial additives, colours and flavours...
[例句] The city is dotted with small lakes, natural and artificial...
adj. 睡着的,休眠的,麻木的,已死的;adv. 熟睡地,处于麻木不仁的状态,长眠;
[例句] My four year-old daughter was asleep on the sofa.
[例句] Sam snuggled down in his pillow and fell asleep.
n. 愚蠢的错误,疏忽,失误;vi. 犯愚蠢的错误,失误,不慎陷入,跌跌撞撞;
[例句] I think he made a tactical blunder by announcing it so far ahead of time.
[例句] No doubt I had blundered again...
n. 洞穴,〈方〉地窖;vt.& vi. (使)塌陷,倒塌,暗中破坏;vi. 屈服;
[例句] ...a cave more than 1,000 feet deep.
[医]变化的,改变的;
[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. 慈善(行为),施舍,捐助,慈善机关,仁爱,宽容;
[例句] The National Trust is a registered charity.
[例句] ...an Aids charity.
adj. 聪明的,灵巧的,英俊的,风采优雅的,性情温良的,油腔滑调的;
[例句] He's a very clever man...
[例句] My sister was always a lot cleverer than I was...
n. 顶点,极点,高潮,层进法,[生物学]顶极群落;vt.& vi. 达到顶点,达到巅峰,使达到高潮,使达到性高潮;
[例句] For Pritchard, reaching an Olympics was the climax of her career...
[例句] It was the climax to 24 hours of growing anxiety...
adj. 粗鄙的,粗糙的,粗野的,粗制滥造的;
[例句] ...a jacket made of very coarse cloth.
[例句] ...a beach of coarse sand.
v. (使)冷凝,(使)凝结,精简,压缩;
[例句] We have learnt how to condense serious messages into short, self-contained sentences...
[例句] The English translation may have been condensed into a single more readable book.
vt.& vi. (使)腐烂,腐朽;vi. 衰败,衰退,衰落;n. 腐败、衰退的状态;
[例句] The bodies buried in the fine ash slowly decayed...
[例句] The ground was scattered with decaying leaves.
prep. 尽管,虽然,不由自主;
[例句] Despite a thorough investigation, no trace of Dr Southwell has been found...
[例句] The National Health Service has visibly deteriorated, despite increased spending...
vt.& vi. (使)滴下;vi. 滴出,含有,充满,充溢;n. 滴答,滴答滴答的声音,水滴,[医]点滴,点滴(的信息等);
[例句] Sit your child forward and let the blood drip into a tissue or on to the floor...
[例句] Amid the trees the sea mist was dripping...
v. 落下( drop的过去式和过去分词 ),降低,减少;
[例句] Temperatures can drop to freezing at night...
[例句] Once the rate rises it never drops back to its previous level...
vt. 提高,增加,加强;
[例句] They'll be keen to enhance their reputation abroad...
[例句] The superb sets are enhanced by Bobby Crossman's marvellous costumes.
vt. 接来(某人),使发出,吸引,售得(若干价钱);vi. 抵达,到达,取来,卖得(好价钱);n. 拿取,拿来,诡计,风浪区;
[例句] Sylvia fetched a towel from the bathroom...
[例句] Fetch me a glass of water...
adj. 在前部的,以前的;adv. 在前头,朝前头,在前面;n. 前部,船头;prep. 在…前;int. (打高尔夫球者的叫声)让开!;
[例句] A number of low-budget independent films brought new directors and actors to the fore.
[例句] There had been no direct damage in the fore part of the ship.
n. (出版物的)版式,[自](数据安排的)形式,电视节目的总安排(或计划);vt. 使格式化,安排…的格局,设计…的版面;vi. 设计一个版式;
[例句] I had met with him to explain the format of the programme and what we had in mind.
[例句] ...a large-format book.
n. 形状( form的名词复数 ),(空白)表格(纸),方式,组成;v. 形成,构成,产生( form的第三人称单数 ),是,(使)成形,结成(友谊);
[例句] He contracted a rare form of cancer...
[例句] Doctors are willing to take some form of industrial action...