n. 柜台,对立面,计数器,(某些棋盘游戏的)筹码;adj. 相反的;vt. 反击,还击,反向移动,对着干,反驳,回答;vi. 逆向移动,对着干,反驳;adv. 反方向地,背道而驰地;
[例句] ...those fellows we see working behind the counter at our local video rental store.
[例句] ...the cosmetics counter...
n. 呼吸,一口气,呼吸力,微量;
[例句] I could smell the whisky on his breath...
[例句] Smoking causes bad breath.
n. 球,棒球(投手投出的)坏球,拇指球,舞会;vt. 做成球状,使成团块,(指男性)和(女性)交媾(美式英语);vi. 呈球形,成团块,[美国俚语、口语]狂欢作乐,消遣,尽情作乐,尽情地玩;
[例句] ...a golf ball.
[例句] ...a tennis ball.
vt.& vi. 接近,走近,靠近;vt. 接近,着手处理,使移近,试图贿赂(或影响,疏通);n. 方法,途径,接近;vi. 靠近;
[例句] He didn't approach the front door at once...
[例句] When I approached, they grew silent...
n. 法,法学,规律,法制;vt.& vi. [口语、方言]诉诸法律,对…起诉,控告;vt. 控告,对…起诉;
[例句] Obscene and threatening phone calls are against the law...
[例句] They are seeking permission to begin criminal proceedings against him for breaking the law on financing political parties...
n. 商业,交易,生意,事务,业务,职业,行业;
[例句] ...young people seeking a career in business...
[例句] Jennifer has an impressive academic and business background.
n. 身体,尸体,团体,物体;vt. 赋予形体;
[例句] The largest organ in the body is the liver.
[例句] Lying flat on the floor, twist your body on to one hip and cross your upper leg over your body.
n. 墙,屏障,隔阂,壁垒;vt.& vi. 筑墙围住,用墙隔开,围以墙;adj. 墙壁的;
[例句] Kathryn leaned against the wall of the church...
[例句] The bedroom walls would be painted light blue...
vt. 屈服,投降,生产,获利,不再反对;vi. 放弃,屈服,生利,退让,退位;n. 产量,产额,投资的收益,屈服,击穿,产品;
[例句] Will she yield to growing pressure for her to retire?...
[例句] I yielded to an impulse...
n. 钥匙,(打字机等的)键,关键,线索,秘诀,(音乐的)调;vt. 键入,锁上,调节…的音调,提供线索;vi. 使用钥匙;adj. 关键的,主要的;
[例句] They put the key in the door and entered...
[例句] She reached for her coat and car keys.
n. 波浪,波动,挥手,涌现的人(或事物),汹涌的行动(或思想)态势;vi. 摇摆,起伏;vt.& vi. (一端固定地)飘扬,挥手指引,挥动…示意,略呈波形;vt. 挥手表示,挥舞,使…略呈波形,烫(发);
[例句] Jessica caught sight of Lois and waved to her...
[例句] He waved at the waiter, who rushed to the table...
adj. 浓的,茂密的,厚的,粗大的,稠密的,不透明的;adv. 密集地,不清晰地,〈口〉太过分,频频地,时常;n. 最厚的部分,最活跃或最激烈的部分,〈口〉笨蛋,〈俚〉可可粉;
[例句] For breakfast I had a thick slice of bread and syrup...
[例句] He wore glasses with thick rims...
adj. [体]违反规则的,犯规的,邪恶的,难闻的,有恶臭的,下流的;vt.& vi. 纠缠,纠结,[体]违反规则的;vt. 弄脏,使污秽,使纠缠,使阻塞;vi. 腐烂,缠结;n. 犯规,缠结,碰撞;adv. 不正当地,犯规地,碰撞地,争执不和地;
[例句] ...foul polluted water...
[例句] The smell was quite foul.
vt. 认为,想象,想要,自命不凡;n. 想象的事物,想象力,爱好,想要;adj. 精致的,花哨的,昂贵的,异常复杂的,豪华的;
[例句] What do you fancy doing, anyway?...
[例句] Do you fancy going to see a movie sometime?...
vt. 表达,快递;adj. 明确的,迅速的,专门的;n. 快车,捷运公司,专使,捷运公司;adv. 乘快车,用快递方式;
[例句] He expressed grave concern at American attitudes...
[例句] Sumner would greet us with frowns and grimaces, doing his best to express wordless disapproval...
n. 狗,蹩脚货,丑女人,卑鄙小人;v. 困扰,跟踪;
[例句] Outside, a dog was barking...
[例句] The dog growled again...
n. 框架,构架,骨架,眼镜框,体系;v. 作伪证陷害,给…做框,制定,表达;
[例句] Estelle kept a photograph of her mother in a silver frame on the kitchen mantelpiece.
[例句] ...a pair of picture frames.
n. 法院,法庭,院子,天井,宫廷,网球场;vt. 招致,设法获得,向…献殷勤,追求;vi. 求爱,求婚,寻求;
[例句] At this rate, we could find ourselves in the divorce courts!
[例句] ...a county court judge...
n. 机会,机遇,概率,可能性,偶然,运气;v. 偶然发生,冒险,碰巧,偶然被发现;adj. 意外的,偶然的,碰巧的;
[例句] Do you think they have a chance of beating Australia?...
[例句] This partnership has a good chance of success...
vt.& vi. 答复, 解答, 答辩,适应;n. 回答,答案,反应,足以媲美的人;
[例句] I knew Ben was lying when he answered me...
[例句] Just answer the question...