n. 义愤,愤慨,暴行,骇人听闻的事件;vt. 引起…的义愤,激怒,凌辱,强奸,虐待,迫害,违反;
[例句] Many people have been outraged by some of the things that have been said...
[例句] Reports of torture and mass executions in Serbia's detention camps have outraged the world's religious leaders.
n. 能见度,可见性,可见距离,清晰度;
[例句] Visibility was poor.
[例句] The plight of the Kurds gained global visibility.
n. (与周围有所不同的)条纹,(通常指不好的)特征(倾向),(不断经历成功或失败的)一段时期;vi. 快速移动,加上条纹;vt. 使布满条纹;
[例句] There are these dark streaks on the surface of the moon...
[例句] The flames begin as a few streaks of red against the pale brown of the walls.
v. 演奏( play的过去式和过去分词 ),演出,参加比赛,捉弄;
[例句] ...invite the children round to play...
[例句] They played in the little garden...
v. 起义( rise的第三人称单数 ),升起,(数量)增加,休会;
[例句] He watched the smoke rise from his cigarette...
[例句] The powdery dust rose in a cloud around him.
v. 改善,提高( better的现在分词 );
[例句] I like your interpretation better than the one I was taught...
[例句] I'd like nothing better than to join you girls...
n. 伸,拉伸,伸长[展],展宽;v. 伸展,拉紧( stretch的现在分词 ),延伸,拉长,损伤;
[例句] The procession stretched for several miles...
[例句] He had burns that stretched from his neck to his hips.
vi. 黏附,附着,坚持,追随;vt. 使粘附,遵循,坚持,追随,依附;
[例句] All members of the association adhere to a strict code of practice...
[例句] She adhered to the strict Islamic dress code.
vt. 放大,扩大,增强,详述;vi. 详述,引申,发挥;
[例句] This landscape seemed to trap and amplify sounds...
[例句] The music was amplified with microphones...
vt. 使受挫折,使困惑,使迷惑,用隔音板隔音,挡住(水流等);n. 隔板,挡板,迷惑,遮护物,阻碍体,[军]迷彩;
[例句] An apple tree producing square fruit is baffling experts.
vt. 使出血,勒索,敲诈;vi. 流血;vt.& vi. 散开,给(某人)放血,放掉气体或水(以使某物运行正常),长期榨取(某人的钱);n. [印]出血版;
[例句] His head had struck the sink and was bleeding...
[例句] He was bleeding profusely...
vi. 聊天,闲谈,参加网络闲聊;n. (尤指非正式的)谈话,鸣禽,[植] 柔荑花序(如柳絮);vt. 与…攀谈,与…搭讪(或调情);
[例句] The women were chatting...
[例句] I was chatting to him the other day...
n. 喀哒声,点击;v. 使发出咔嗒声,点击,突然明白,合得来;
[例句] The applause rose to a crescendo and cameras clicked...
[例句] He clicked off the radio...
adj. 集体的,共同的,集合的,集体主义的;n. [统]集体,[语]集合名词,集团;
[例句] It was a collective decision...
[例句] The country's politicians are already heaving a collective sigh of relief.
vt. 强迫,迫使,强制发生,使不得不;
[例句] ...the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmet...
[例句] Leonie's mother was compelled to take in washing to help support her family...
n. 音乐会,一致,和谐;vt. 通过双方协议来计划或安排,调整,解决;vi. 协调一致行动;
[例句] ...a short concert of piano music...
[例句] I've been to plenty of live rock concerts.
vt. 限制,局限于,禁闭,管制;n. 界限,范围,国
[例句] Health officials have successfully confined the epidemic to the Tabatinga area...
[例句] The US will soon be taking steps to confine the conflict.
vt. 构成,组成,制定,设立,等同于,指派;
[例句] Testing patients without their consent would constitute a professional and legal offence...
[例句] The vote hardly constitutes a victory...
n. 表情,脸,面孔,赞同,支持,鼓励;vt. 表示赞同,嘉奖,宽恕;
[例句] Jake would not countenance Janis's marrying while still a student.
[例句] ...the military men who refused to countenance the overthrow of the president.
adj. 残酷的,残忍的,使人痛苦的,让人受难的,无情的,严酷的;
[例句] Children can be so cruel...
[例句] Don't you think it's cruel to cage a creature up?