n. 冷静,凉快,冷淡,厚颜无耻;
[例句] I felt a current of cool air...
[例句] The water was slightly cooler than a child's bath...
n. 罪行,犯罪,罪恶;v. 指控犯罪,判定犯罪,处罚军事犯;
[例句] He and Lieutenant Cassidy were checking the scene of the crime...
[例句] Mr Steele has committed no crime and poses no danger to the public...
vt. 指代,预示,代表,意思是;
[例句] Red eyes denote strain and fatigue...
[例句] There was a message waiting, denoting that someone had been here ahead of her.
adj. 不同的,多种多样的,变化多的,形形色色的;
[例句] ...shops selling a diverse range of gifts...
[例句] Society is now much more diverse than ever before.
vt. 害怕,担心,(古语)敬畏;n. 恐惧,畏惧,令人恐惧的事物;adj. 可怕的;vi. 十分害怕;
[例句] I'm dreading Christmas this year...
[例句] I dreaded coming back, to be honest...
adj. 有效率的,(直接)生效的,能干的,(因省钱、省时或省力等而)收效大的;
[例句] With today's more efficient contraception women can plan their families and careers.
n. 紧急情况,突发事件,非常时刻;adj. 紧急的,应急的;
[例句] He deals with emergencies promptly...
[例句] The hospital will cater only for emergencies.
vt. 制定法律,规定,颁布,颁布,担任…角色;
[例句] The authorities have failed so far to enact a law allowing unrestricted emigration...
[例句] The bill would be submitted for public discussion before being enacted as law.
adv. 尤其地,主要地,格外地,显著地,异常地,特别地;
[例句] Millions of wild flowers colour the valleys, especially in April and May...
[例句] Re-apply sunscreen every two hours, especially if you have been swimming.
vi. 期满,文件、协议等(因到期而)失效,断气,逝世;
[例句] He had lived illegally in the United States for five years after his visitor's visa expired.
[例句] He endured excruciating agonies before he finally expired.
n. 探测,勘探,探险,搜索,研究,[医]探查术;
[例句] I just wanted to explore Paris, read Sartre, listen to Sidney Bechet...
[例句] After exploring the old part of town there is a guided tour of the cathedral...
adj. 易碎的,脆的,虚弱的;
[例句] The fragile economies of several southern African nations could be irreparably damaged...
[例句] The Prime Minister's fragile government was on the brink of collapse...
v. 免除,释放( free的过去式和过去分词 ),使…免除,使…释放,使…。。摆脱;
[例句] The seminars are free, with lunch provided.
[例句] ...a free brochure with details of gift vouchers.
n. 家伙,伙计,(架设天线、支撑帐篷等用的)牵索,[复数]各位,一群男人(或女人);vt. (用牵索等)牵拉,(用拉索等)固定,开…的玩笑,取笑;vi. [俚语]逃亡,逃走,乱演某角色;
[例句] I was working with a guy from Manchester.
[例句] Hi, guys. How are you doing?...
vt.& vi. 加速,使加紧,催促,赶紧,赶快;vi. 赶快,急忙;
[例句] But if he does this, he may hasten the collapse of his own country.
[例句] She more than anyone had hastened to sign the contract.
n. 公路,公用通道,干线,途径,方法;
[例句] I crossed the highway, dodging the traffic.
n. 移居,移民人数,移民局检查站;
[例句] The government has decided to tighten its immigration policy.
[例句] ...immigration into Europe.
vt. 开创,创始,举行开幕典礼,举行就职典
[例句] The new President will be inaugurated on January 20.
[例句] A new centre for research on toxic waste was inaugurated today at Imperial College.
n. 动机,刺激,诱因,鼓励;adj. 刺激性的,鼓励性质的;
[例句] There is little or no incentive to adopt such measures...
[例句] Many companies in Britain are keen on the idea of tax incentives for R&D.
adj. 内部的,内心的,精神的,秘密的;n. 内部,里面,射中接近靶心部分的一发;
[例句] She got up and went into an inner office...
[例句] Wade stepped inside and closed the inner door behind him.