vi. 攀登,爬,争夺,抢夺,(植物)蔓延,[航]紧急起飞;vt. 攀登,爬,把…搅乱,炒(蛋);n. 攀登,抢夺,混乱,[航]紧急起飞;
[例句] Tourists were scrambling over the rocks looking for the perfect camera angle...
[例句] He scrambled up a steep bank.
adj. 苗条的,纤细的,微小的,细长的,无价值的;vi. 使苗条,减肥;
[例句] The young woman was tall and slim...
[例句] Jean is pretty, of slim build, with blue eyes.
n. 代币,象征,记号;adj. 作为对某事的保证的,象征性的,作为标志的;vt. 预兆:预示或象征,预兆;
[例句] The announcement was welcomed as a step in the right direction, but was widely seen as a token gesture...
[例句] Miners have staged a two-hour token stoppage to demand better pay and conditions…
vt.& vi. 用力拉,使劲拉,使劲,挣扎,[航海]用拖船拖曳,竞争;n. 猛拉,推力,绳索链条,[航海] 拖船,竞争,斗争;
[例句] A little boy came running up and tugged at his sleeve excitedly...
[例句] She kicked him, tugging his thick hair.
adj. 不适宜的,不适当的,体格不佳的,不健康的;vt. 使不相宜,使不合
[例句] Many children are so unfit they are unable to do even basic exercises.
[例句] He had a third examination and was declared unfit for duty...
n. 模子,模式,类型,霉;vt. 塑造,浇铸,用模子做,用泥土覆盖;vi. 对…产生影响,形成,发霉;
n. 住宅( house的名词复数 ),议院,(从事某种生意的)公司,(英国)下议院;
[例句] She has moved to a smaller house.
[例句] ...her parents' house in Warwickshire.
v. 用意志力驱使(某事发生)( will的第三人称单数 ),将(财产等)遗赠某人,愿意,希望,想要;
[例句] The Prime Minister is now 64 years old and in all probability this will be the last election that he is likely to contest...
[例句] You will find a wide variety of choices available in school cafeterias...
n. 附件,(衣服的)配饰,从犯,妇女饰品;adj. 附加的,附属的,辅助的,同谋的;
[例句] ...an exclusive range of hand-made bedroom and bathroom accessories.
[例句] She was charged with being an accessory to the embezzlement of funds.
vi. 解释(account的过去式与过去分词形式);
[例句] Some banks make it difficult to open an account...
[例句] I had two accounts with Natwest, a savings account and a current account.
n. (船、列车等的)卧铺,(船舶的)停泊位或锚位,(轮船上的)住处,安全距离;v. 停泊,供给舱位,为…提供铺位,使就
[例句] More experienced hands in the Mission had given Miss Pickerstaff a wide berth that morning...
[例句] She gives showbiz parties a wide berth.
vt. 混合,把…掺在一起,(使)调和,协调;vi. 掺杂,结合,相配,相称;n. 混合,混合色,合成语,混合物;
[例句] Blend the butter with the sugar and beat until light and creamy...
[例句] Blend the ingredients until you have a smooth cream...
n. 约束,缰绳,系带,[航]系船索(链);vt. 抑制,约束,给…套笼头,仰头,昂首;vi. 昂首表示轻蔑,动怒,生气;
[例句] She bridled, then simply shook her head...
[例句] Alex bridled at the shortness of Pamela's tone.
n. 兄弟,同事,同胞,同志;int. (表示生气或吃惊)我的老兄!;
[例句] Oh, so you're Peter's younger brother...
[例句] Have you got any brothers and sisters?
n. 混乱,紊乱,(天地未出现的)浑沌世界,〈古〉无底深渊,一团糟;
[例句] The world's first transatlantic balloon race ended in chaos last night...
[例句] It is impossible to establish democracy amid economic chaos.
n. 集中,专心,关注,浓度;
[例句] Neal kept interrupting, breaking my concentration...
[例句] We lacked concentration and it cost us the goal and the game.
n. 收缩,缩减,[语]缩略,略体,缩写,(开支等)缩减,(分娩时)子宫收缩;
[例句] 'It's' (with an apostrophe) should be used only as a contraction for 'it is'.
n. 定罪,说服,确信,信念;
[例句] It is our firm conviction that a step forward has been taken...
[例句] Their religious convictions prevented them from taking up arms.
vt. 耕作,种植,教养,栽培,改善,交朋友;
[例句] She also cultivated a small garden of her own.
[例句] ...the few patches of cultivated land.
vt.& vi. 得到,导出,源于,来自,(从…中)提取;
[例句] Mr Ying is one of those happy people who derive pleasure from helping others.
[例句] Anna's strength is derived from her parents and her sisters...