vt.& vi. 烧烤;vt. 拷问,盘问;n. 烤架,烤肉,格板,烧烤餐馆;
[例句] Place the omelette under a gentle grill until the top is set.
[例句] Grill the meat for 20 minutes each side...
n. 兜帽,头巾,车篷,引擎罩;vt. 罩上,覆盖;
[例句] Why aren't all lenses supplied with a lens hood?
adj. 不合法的,违法的,违反规则的;n. 非法移民,非法劳工,间谍;
[例句] It is illegal to intercept radio messages...
[例句] Birth control was illegal there until 1978...
n. 错觉,幻想,错误观念,假象;
[例句] Do not have any illusions that an industrial tribunal will right all employment wrongs...
[例句] No one really has any illusions about winning the war.
adv. 立即,马上,直接地,紧接地;conj. 一…就,即刻;
[例句] He immediately flung himself to the floor...
[例句] Ingrid answered Peter's letter immediately.
adj. 不活动的,不活跃的,懒散的,怠惰的,闲置的,[化]钝性的;
[例句] He certainly was not politically inactive...
[例句] The satellite had been inactive since its launch two years ago.
vt.& vi. 打听,询问,查究;
[例句] 'Is something wrong?' he enquired...
[例句] 'Who are you?' he enquired of the first man...
vt.& vi. 坚持,强调,坚决要求,坚决认为;
[例句] My family insisted that I should not give in, but stay and fight...
[例句] She insisted on being present at all the interviews...
n. 意图,目的,意向,意义,意旨,[医]愈合;
[例句] Beveridge announced his intention of standing for parliament...
[例句] It is my intention to remain in my position until a successor is elected...
n. 位置,场所,定位,外景(拍摄地);
[例句] The first thing he looked at was his office's location...
[例句] Macau's newest small luxury hotel has a beautiful location.
adj. 悲哀的,糟糕的,可悲的,令人遗憾的;
[例句] The relationship had been important to me and its loss left me feeling sad and empty...
[例句] I'm sad that Julie's marriage is on the verge of splitting up...
n. 裙子,边缘,(连衣裙、外衣等的)下摆,(车辆或机器基座的)挡板;vt.& vi. 位于…的边缘,沿…的边缘走,绕开,避开;
[例句] We raced across a large field that skirted the slope of a hill.
[例句] We shall be skirting the island on our way...
n. 茶水,茶,茶树,午后小吃;vt. 给…沏茶;vi. 喝茶;
[例句] ...a cup of tea...
[例句] Would you like some tea?...
n. 观察,观察力,评论,观察所得;
[例句] ...careful observation of the movement of the planets...
[例句] In hospital she'll be under observation all the time.
n. 军官,警官,高级职员,公务员,船长;v. 指挥,统率,管理,配置军官;
[例句] ...a retired British army officer...
[例句] Her husband served during the Civil War as an officer in the White Army.
adv. 在[向]海外,在[向]国外;adj. (在)海外的,(在)国外的,(向或来自)外国的;
[例句] He has returned to South Africa from his long overseas trip.
[例句] ...overseas trade figures.
n. 耐心,耐性,忍耐,单人纸牌游戏;
[例句] He doesn't have the patience to wait...
[例句] It was exacting work and required all his patience.
n. 腐烂,腐朽;vt.& vi. (使)腐烂,(使)腐朽;
[例句] If we don't unload it soon, the grain will start rotting in the silos...
[例句] Sugary canned drinks rot your teeth.
adj. 直截了当的,坦率的,明确的;adv. 直截了当地,坦率地;
[例句] Disposable nappies are fairly straightforward to put on...
[例句] The question seemed straightforward enough.
n. 怀疑,嫌疑,疑心,〈口〉一点儿;vt. 怀疑;
[例句] There was a suspicion that this runner attempted to avoid the procedures for dope testing...
[例句] The police said their suspicions were aroused because Mr Owens had other marks on his body...