n. 谷物,玉米,鸡
[例句] ...fields of corn...
[例句] He filled the barn to the roof with corn.
n. 公司,法人,社团,团体,〈口〉(凸出的)大肚子;
[例句] ...multi-national corporations.
[例句] ...the Seiko Corporation.
aux. “can”的过去式,能够,打算,用于假设语气的条件句,用于虚拟语气的结论句;
[例句] For my return journey, I felt I could afford the extra and travel first class...
[例句] I could see that something was terribly wrong...
n. 协议,协定,盖印合同,[法律]契约条款,[宗教]誓约;vi. 立约,立誓,订立盟约,订立契约;vt. 立约承诺,缔结盟约,订协定;
[例句] ...the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
[例句] If you make regular gifts through a covenant we can reclaim the income tax which you have already paid on this money.
vi. 爬行,缓慢行进,巴结;n. 缓慢的爬行,〈美俚〉跳舞,自由式游泳,养鱼(龟)池;
[例句] Don't worry if your baby seems a little reluctant to crawl or walk...
[例句] I began to crawl on my hands and knees towards the door...
n. 结晶(体),晶体,水晶,水晶饰品;adj. 水晶的,水晶般的,透明的,清楚的;
[例句] ...salt crystals.
[例句] ...ice crystals.
vt. 不服从,公然反抗,蔑视,向…挑战;n. 挑战,对抗;
[例句] This was the first (and last) time that I dared to defy my mother...
[例句] Nearly eleven-thousand people have been arrested for defying the ban on street trading.
vt. 移动,移走,替换,取代,排水,撤
[例句] These factories have displaced tourism as the country's largest source of foreign exchange...
[例句] Coal is to be displaced by natural gas and nuclear power.
adj. 难以预测的,难以预料的,未定局的,怀疑的,拿不准的,不明不白;
[例句] For a time it seemed doubtful that he would move at all...
[例句] It is doubtful whether Tweed, even with his fluent French, passed for one of the locals...
v. (使)落下( drop的第三人称单数 ),投下,(使)降低,减少;n. 滴剂,滴,少量(drop的复数形式);
[例句] Temperatures can drop to freezing at night...
[例句] Once the rate rises it never drops back to its previous level...
n. 强调,着重,(轮廓、图形等的)鲜明,突出,重读;
[例句] Too much emphasis is placed on research...
[例句] Grant puts a special emphasis on weather in his paintings.
n. 流行病,迅速的传播、生长或发展,风尚等的流
[例句] A flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow.
[例句] ...a killer epidemic of yellow fever.
vi. 犯错,做错,走上歧途,犯罪;
[例句] It criticises the main contractor for seriously erring in its original estimates...
[例句] If you make a threat be sure to carry it out if he errs again.
n. 苍蝇( fly的名词复数 );v. 飞( fly的第三人称单数 );
[例句] The planes flew through the clouds...
[例句] The bird flew away.
vt.& vi. 概括,归纳,推广,普及,使一般化,形成概念;vt. 推广,普及,使一般化,概括;vi. 形成概念;
[例句] 'In my day, children were a lot better behaved'. — 'It's not true, you're generalizing'...
[例句] It's hard to generalize about Cole Porter because he wrote so many great songs that were so varied.
adj. 感激的,感谢的,令人愉快的,宜人的,荷;
[例句] She was grateful to him for being so good to her...
[例句] I should like to extend my grateful thanks to all the volunteers.
adj. 最好的,最伟大的,大的( great的最高级 ),伟大的,重要的,(数量)极大的;
[例句] The room had a great bay window.
[例句] ...a great hall as long and high as a church.
n. 恐怖,可怕的事物,嫌恶,痛恨,讨厌的人或事,〈口〉非常丑恶;
[例句] I felt numb with horror...
[例句] As I watched in horror the boat began to power away from me.
adj. 不偏不倚的,公平的,公正的,无私的,持平;
[例句] As an impartial observer my analysis is supposed to be objective...
[例句] Careers officers offer impartial advice to all pupils.
vt.& vi. (使)发怒,过热,使发炎;
[例句] The General holds the rebels responsible for inflaming the situation...
[例句] The shooting has only inflamed passions further.