n. 透镜,镜头,眼睛中的水晶体,隐形眼镜,汽车的灯玻璃;
[例句] ...a camera lens...
[例句] I packed your sunglasses with the green lenses.
adj. 温柔的,温暖的,轻微的,(味道)不浓的;n. 淡味麦芽啤酒;
[例句] Teddy turned to Mona with a look of mild confusion...
[例句] Anna put up a mild protest...
n. 老鼠,鼠标,羞怯[胆小]的人,[非正式用语] 眼部青肿;vi. 捕鼠,窥探,偷偷地寻找;
[例句] ...a mouse running in a wheel in its cage.
[例句] ...the problem of rats and mice.
n. 塑料制品,〈口〉(使用)信用卡,整形,可塑体;adj. 可塑的,塑性的,受范的,柔软的,造型的,塑造的,给与形态的,塑料[塑胶]的,塑料[塑胶]制的,合成树脂做的,有形成力的,有创造力的;
[例句] ...a wooden crate, sheltered from wetness by sheets of plastic...
[例句] A lot of the plastics that carmakers are using cannot be recycled.
n. 录音机,直笛,记录员,刑事法院法官;
[例句] Rodney put the recorder on the desk top and pushed the play button.
[例句] Data recorders also pinpoint mechanical faults rapidly, reducing repair times.
adj. 虔诚的,笃信宗教的,宗教的,谨慎的;n. 修士,修女,出家人;
[例句] ...religious groups.
[例句] ...different religious beliefs.
vt. 使复活,使恢复,使振奋,复原,使再生,使重新流行,唤醒,唤起;vi. 复苏,恢复,振作,恢复,再生,重新流行,再生效力;
[例句] ...an attempt to revive the British economy...
[例句] His trial revived memories of French suffering during the war...
adj. 成熟的,醇美可口的,老练的,时机成熟的;v. 〈诗〉同“ripen“;
[例句] Always choose firm, but ripe fruit.
[例句] ...fields of ripe wheat.
adj. 宗教的,神圣的,受崇敬的,值得崇敬的,有宗教性质的;
[例句] The owl is sacred for many Californian Indian people.
[例句] ...shrines and sacred places.
adj. 想不到的,料不到的,意外的,忽然的,突然的;
[例句] His death was totally unexpected...
[例句] He made a brief, unexpected appearance at the office...
adj. 维持生命所必需的,至关重要的,生死攸关的,生机勃勃的;
[例句] The port is vital to supply relief to millions of drought victims...
[例句] Nick Wileman is a school caretaker so it is vital that he gets on well with young people...
n. 出版,出版物,公布,发表;
[例句] The guide is being translated into several languages for publication near Christmas...
[例句] The publication of his collected poems was approaching the status of an event.
adj. 复杂的,精致的,富有经验的,深奥微妙的;v. 使变得世故,使迷惑,篡改(sophisticate的过去分词形式);
[例句] Honeybees use one of the most sophisticated communication systems of any insect.
[例句] ...a large and sophisticated new British telescope.
n. 门廊,游廊,自贬,弯腰,驼背,屈服;vt.& vi. 屈服,忍辱,弯腰,倾斜,自贬;
[例句] She was taller than he was and stooped slightly.
[例句] He stooped to pick up the carrier bag of groceries...
n. 层,浓度,厚(度),最厚的部分;
[例句] For breakfast I had a thick slice of bread and syrup...
[例句] He wore glasses with thick rims...
n. 薄纸,棉纸,[生]组织,一套;
[例句] As we age we lose muscle tissue...
[例句] Athletes have hardly any fatty tissue…
n. 摆动,震动,感受,(偏离平衡位置的)一次性往复振动;
[例句] The ground shook and the cliffs seemed to vibrate...
[例句] The noise vibrated the table.
n. 抵押,抵押单据,抵押证明,抵押权,债权;vt. 抵
[例句] ...an increase in mortgage rates.
[例句] They had to mortgage their home to pay the bills.
n. 概念,观念,意见,见解,奇想,打算;
[例句] We each have a notion of just what kind of person we'd like to be...
[例句] I reject absolutely the notion that privatisation of our industry is now inevitable...
n. 裁判员,证明人,公断人,(专业性强的文章的)审阅人;vi. 担任裁判;vt. 审阅,鉴定(专业性强的文章),为…当裁判,仲裁判定;
[例句] The match will be refereed by Derek Bevan from Wales...
[例句] Vautrot has refereed in two World Cups.