vi. 下垂,消沉,下跌,[航]漂向下风向;vt. 使…下垂;n. 下垂的动作或事例,下垂度,下沉地带,下
[例句] The shirt's cuffs won't sag and lose their shape after washing...
[例句] The roof sagged at one corner, where the ceiling beams had snapped with rot...
vi. 弹回,从诸如衰败或失望中恢复过来,回荡,回响,抢得篮板球;vt. 使弹回,使回升,使回响;n. 弹回,跳回,反弹球,篮板球,振作,反应;
[例句] His shot in the 21st minute of the game rebounded from a post...
[例句] The hot liquid splashed down on the concrete and rebounded.
adj. 额外的,附加的,另外的,追加的,补充,外加;
[例句] The US is sending additional troops to the region...
[例句] The insurer will also have to pay the additional costs of the trial.
n. 聚集,集成,集结,聚集体;
[例句] The rate of growth of GNP will depend upon the rate of growth of aggregate demand...
[例句] England have beaten the Welsh three times in succession with an aggregate score of 83-12.
adj. 轮流的,交替的,间隔的,代替的;vi. 交替,轮流;vt. 使交替,使轮流;n. 〈美〉(委员)代理人,候补者,替换物;
[例句] Her aggressive moods alternated with gentle or more co-operative states...
[例句] The three acts will alternate as headliners throughout the tour...
vt. 酿造,泡,煮,策划,酿成;vi. 以酿造麦酒或啤酒为职业,被冲泡,即将发生;n. 酿造的饮料,啤酒;
[例句] I'll get Venner to brew some tea...
[例句] He brewed a pot of coffee.
n. 候选人,应试者,申请人,被认定适合者;
[例句] The Democratic candidate is still leading in the polls...
[例句] He is a candidate for the office of Governor...
vt.& vi. 使清楚,澄清;vt. (尤指通过加热使黄油)纯净,说明,使(头脑、神智等)清醒;vi. (液体)变得澄清,净化,变得清楚;
[例句] Thank you for writing and allowing me to clarify the present position...
[例句] A bank spokesman was unable to clarify the situation.
n. 混乱,混淆,困惑;
[例句] There's still confusion about the number of casualties...
[例句] Omissions in my recent article must have caused confusion.
n. 良心,道德心;
[例句] I have battled with my conscience over whether I should actually send this letter...
[例句] What if he got a guilty conscience and brought it back?...
vt. 降低,贬低,使降级,降低…身分,使丢脸;vt.& vi. (使)退化,降解,分解,降解,撤职,免职,降低品格[身价,价值(等)];
[例句] ...the notion that pornography degrades women...
[例句] When I asked him if he had ever been to a prostitute he said he wouldn't degrade himself like that.
n. 精美,美味佳肴,敏锐,敏感,世故,圆滑;
[例句] ...the delicacy of a rose.
[例句] ...a country where the feminine ideal is delicacy, slimness and grace.
n. 沟渠,壕沟;vt. 摆脱,抛弃,在…上掘沟,把…开入沟里,使(火车)出轨;vi. 使(飞机)在海上紧急降落,(在海上)迫降,开沟;
[例句] I decided to ditch the sofa bed.
[例句] Unpopular policies such as unilateral disarmament were ditched.
vi. 分开,叉开,分歧,偏离,背离,[数]发散,无极限;vt. 使发散,使偏离;
[例句] His interests increasingly diverged from those of his colleagues...
[例句] Scientists believe that man diverged from the apes between 5 and 7 million years ago...
n. 麻醉剂,笨蛋,内幕消息,兴奋剂;vt. 给…服麻醉剂,使昏昏沉沉,给…用兴奋剂,在…中加入麻醉剂;
[例句] A man asked them if they wanted to buy some dope...
[例句] He has failed a dope test for cocaine...
n. 编辑,编者,校订者,[计]编辑软件,编辑程序;
[例句] Cookery Editor Moyra Fraser takes you behind the scenes.
[例句] ...by Alan Travis, Home Affairs Editor.
vt. 使有资格,给…定名,给…权力,称作;
[例句] If the warranty is limited, the terms may entitle you to a replacement or refund...
[例句] They are entitled to first class travel...
adj. 害怕的,担心的,胆怯的,吓人的,可怕的,极端的;
[例句] Bankers were fearful of a world banking crisis...
[例句] I had often been very fearful, very angry, and very isolated.
vt. 禁止,阻止,阻碍,妨碍;
[例句] They'll forbid you to marry...
[例句] She was shut away and forbidden to read...
adj. 快乐的,愉快的,同性恋的,艳丽的,华丽的,放荡的,无法无天的;n. 同性恋者(尤指男性);
[例句] The quality of life for gay men has improved over the last two decades.
[例句] ...the gay community.