adj. 连续的,延伸的,不断的,遍布的;
[例句] Residents report that they heard continuous gunfire.
[例句] ...all employees who had a record of five years' continuous employment with the firm...
n. [机]曲柄,妙语,奇想,〈美俚〉想法古怪的人,〈口〉脾气乖戾的人;vt. 转动曲柄移动,使弯曲,给…装上用于转动的曲柄,转动曲柄开动(引擎);adj. 奇异的,古怪的,易怒的;
[例句] The Prime Minister called Councillor Marshall 'a crank'...
[例句] He looked like a crank.
n. 批评家,评论员,批评者,挑剔的人;
[例句] Mather was film critic on the Daily Telegraph for many years...
[例句] The New York critics had praised her performance.
n. 人行横道,十字路口,交叉,相交,横越,渡口;v. 交叉(cross的现在分词);
[例句] He made the crossing from Cape Town to Sydney in just over twenty-six days...
[例句] The vessel docked in Swansea after a ten-hour crossing.
vt. 奉献,献身,(为表示感情或敬意将著作、乐曲、艺术作品等)题献给(某人、某事业等)(to),(在书、音乐或作品的前部)题献辞,以…供奉;
[例句] Back on the island, he dedicated himself to politics...
[例句] Bessie has dedicated her life to caring for others.
n. 偏斜,偏移,歪曲,偏斜度,偏角;
[例句] ...the deflection of light as it passes through the slits in the grating.
n. 反感,厌恶,嫌恶;vt. 使反感,厌恶;
[例句] He spoke of his disgust at the incident...
[例句] A look of disgust came over his face...
n. (计算机)文档,证件,公文;vt. 证明,记录,为…提供证明;
[例句] The foreign ministers of the two countries signed the documents today.
[例句] ...a policy document for the Labour Party conference...
n. 同等,平等,[数]相等,等式;
[例句] ...equality of the sexes.
n. 设备,装备,器材,配件,(工作必需的)知识,素养;
[例句] ...computers, electronic equipment and machine tools.
[例句] ...outdoor playing equipment.
pron. 每件事物,最重要的东西,(有关的)一切,万事;
[例句] He'd gone to Seattle long after everything else in his life had changed...
[例句] Early in the morning, hikers pack everything that they will need for the day's hike...
n. 熄灭,消灭,灭绝,废除,[物]消光,自屏,衰减;
[例句] An operation is beginning to try to save a species of crocodile from extinction...
[例句] Many species have been shot to the verge of extinction.
adj. 过度的,过分的,奢侈的,浪费的,放肆的,大量的;
[例句] We are not extravagant; restaurant meals are a luxury and designer clothes are out...
[例句] I hope you don't think I'm extravagant but I've had the electric fire on for most of the day.
n. 费,票价,乘客,食物;vi. 吃,进食,进展,遭遇;
[例句] He could barely afford the railway fare.
[例句] ...taxi fares.
n. 感情,情绪,心情,情感,感觉( feeling的名词复数 ),感情,同情,知觉;
[例句] It gave me a feeling of satisfaction...
[例句] Strong feelings of pride welled up in me...
n. 坚固,坚实,坚定,坚决;
[例句] The firm's employees were expecting large bonuses.
[例句] ...a firm of heating engineers.
vt.& vi. 阻碍,妨碍,成为阻碍;adj. 后面的,后方的;
[例句] Does the fact that your players are part-timers help or hinder you?...
[例句] Further investigation was hindered by the loss of all documentation on the case.
vt.& vi. 催促,硬挤,乱推,硬逼,逼使,强夺;vi. 赶紧,硬挤过去,拼命挣钱;n. 忙碌,奔忙,挤,推,拥挤喧嚷;
[例句] The guards hustled Harry out of the car...
[例句] There was no opportunity to ask anything more as the guards hustled us away.
adj. 目不识丁的,文盲的;n. 目不识丁者,文盲,无知;
[例句] A large percentage of the population is illiterate.
[例句] Many senior managers are technologically illiterate.
n. 工业,产业(经济词汇),工业界,勤劳;
[例句] British industry suffers through insufficient investment in research.
[例句] ...in countries where industry is developing rapidly.