n. 火箭,火箭发射器,火箭发动机,芝麻菜;vi. 飞快地移动,急速上升;vt. 用火箭运送,用火箭攻击;
[例句] There has been a renewed rocket attack on the capital.
[例句] Fresh food is so scarce that prices have rocketed...
n. 卫星,人造卫星,卫星国,卫星区;v. 通过通讯卫星播送[传播];
[例句] The rocket launched two communications satellites...
[例句] The signals are sent by satellite link...
n. 第三,三分之一,第三档;adj. 第三的,三分之一的;
[例句] I sleep on the third floor...
[例句] It was the third time one of his cars had gone up in flames...
vt. 耕种,耕作;n. 钱柜,钱箱,放钱的抽屉,[地]冰碛土(物);prep. 直到;
[例句] They had to wait till Monday to ring the bank manager...
[例句] I've survived till now, and will go on doing so without help from you.
n. 障碍(物),障碍物(绊脚石,障碍栅栏);
[例句] Most competition cars will only roll over if they hit an obstacle...
[例句] He left her to navigate her own way round the trolleys and other obstacles.
adj. 苍白的,无力的,暗淡的,浅色的;vi. 变得苍白,失色,变得暗淡;vt. 用栅栏围,使失色,使变苍白;n. 栅栏,围篱,桩,境界,范围;
[例句] Migrating birds filled the pale sky...
[例句] As we age, our skin becomes paler.
n. 咽喉,颈前部,[植物学]管颈;vt. 用沙哑的声音或嗓音发音;
[例句] She had a sore throat...
[例句] As she stared at him she felt her throat go dry.
n. 地带,区域,范围,地区,时区,[物]晶带;vt. 划分成带,用带子围绕;vi. 分成区,分成地带;
[例句] Many people have stayed behind in the potential war zone...
[例句] The area has been declared a disaster zone.
n. 胜利,巨大的成就,(成功的)典范,(巨大成功或胜利的)心满意足;vi. 获胜,克服,打败,战胜;
[例句] The championships proved to be a personal triumph for the coach, Dave Donovan...
[例句] Cataract operations are a triumph of modern surgery, with a success rate of more than 90 percent...
n. 隧道,地道,烟道,(动物栖息的)穴;vi. 打通隧道,挖掘隧道;vt. 在…挖掘隧道,在…打开通道;
[例句] ...two new railway tunnels through the Alps.
[例句] …the motorway tunnels under the Hudson river.
vt. 发出声音,说,讲,出版(书籍)等,[法]流通使用;adj. 彻底的,完全的,绝对的;
[例句] He uttered a snorting laugh...
[例句] They departed without uttering a word.
vi. 蹲,蹲伏,擅自占用土地,依法在政府公地上定居,〈口〉坐;vt. 使蹲坐,使蹲下,擅自占用;n. 蹲坐,蹲姿,擅自占用的土地,[体]蹲举式举重,动物的窝;adj. 矮胖的,蹲着的;
[例句] He squatted, grunting at the pain in his knees...
[例句] We squatted beside the pool and watched the diver sink slowly down...
n. 台阶,阶地,阳台,柱廊,门廊,斜坡上房屋间的街巷;vt. 把(如山坡或坡地)修成梯田,给(如房屋)建阳台;
[例句] ...a terrace of stylish Victorian houses.
[例句] ...3 Queensborough Terrace.
adv. (现与must前后连用)必须,一定,务必;v. 需要,必须( need的第三人称单数 ),(表示应该或不得不做)有必要;
[例句] He desperately needed money...
[例句] These diets provide everything your body needs...
n. 缩放比例,刮治术,定标,洁治;
[例句] However, he underestimates the scale of the problem...
[例句] You may feel dwarfed by the sheer scale of the place...
adj. safe的比较级;
[例句] Officials arrived to assess whether it is safe to bring emergency food supplies into the city...
[例句] Most foods that we eat are safe for birds.
n. 投掷运动;v. 投( throw的现在分词 ),掷,扔,抛;
[例句] He spent hours throwing a tennis ball against a wall...
[例句] On one occasion, his father threw a radio at his mother...
n. 间歇出露区,干出,干的( dry的名词复数 ),干性的,干咳的,无趣味的;v. 变干,把…弄干( dry的第三人称单数 );
[例句] Clean the metal with a soft dry cloth...
[例句] Pat it dry with a soft towel...
v. 要紧( matter的过去式和过去分词 ),化脓,有重大影响,有重要性;
[例句] It was clear that she wanted to discuss some private matter...
[例句] Until the matter is resolved the athletes will be ineligible to compete...
adv. 全部地,完全地,总共,总而言之;n. 〈口〉裸体;
[例句] When Artie stopped calling altogether, Julie found a new man...
[例句] His tour may have to be cancelled altogether...