[医]面对的,前面的;
[例句] One man sat in an armchair, and the other sat on the front of the desk...
[例句] Stand at the front of the line...
n. 鞭打(作为惩罚),替罪羊,代人受过者;v. 鞭打( whip的现在分词 ),抽打,搅拌…直至变稠,偷;
[例句] Eyewitnesses claimed Mr Melton whipped the horse up to 16 times...
[例句] He was whipped with a studded belt.
vt. 声称,宣称,公开表明,信奉;
[例句] She professed to hate her nickname...
[例句] Why do organisations profess that they care?...
n. 丰富,充裕,大量,极多,盈余,丰度;
[例句] The area has an abundance of wildlife...
[例句] Food was in abundance.
n. 演员(尤指男演员),行动者,参与者;
[例句] His father was an actor in the Cantonese Opera Company...
[例句] You have to be a very good actor to play that part.
n. 冒险活动,冒险经历,奇遇;
[例句] I set off for a new adventure in the United States on the first day of the new year.
[例句] Their cultural backgrounds gave them a spirit of adventure.
n. 天空( air的名词复数 ),气氛,空中,样子;v. 晾晒( air的第三人称单数 ),烘干,播送,广播;
[例句] Draughts help to circulate air...
[例句] Keith opened the window and leaned out into the cold air.
vi. 下来,飞落,偶然发现,碰到,降落;adj. 点着的,点亮的,烧着的,烧起的;
[例句] Several buildings were set alight...
[例句] The gas fire was still alight.
n. 分给,分配,任务,工作,(课外)作业,任命,指定,委派;
[例句] The assessment for the course involves written assignments and practical tests.
[例句] An Australian division scheduled for assignment to Greece was ordered to remain in Egypt.
adj. 令人尴尬的,难对付的,不方便的,笨拙的;
[例句] I was the first to ask him awkward questions but there'll be harder ones to come...
[例句] There was an awkward moment as couples decided whether to stand next to their partners.
n. 压舱物,压载物,道渣,碎石,镇流器,沉着;vt. 给某物装上压舱物,给…铺道渣,使稳定,使沉着;
n. 绷带;vt. 用绷带绑扎;
[例句] We put some ointment and a bandage on his knee...
[例句] His chest was swathed in bandages.
n. 乞丐,家伙;vt. 使贫困,使无用;
[例句] He warned that lifting copyright restrictions could beggar the industry.
[例句] The statistics beggar belief...
n. 行为,举止,(人、动植物、化学药品等的)表现方式,态度;na. “behavior”的变体;
[例句] Make sure that good behaviour is rewarded.
[例句] ...human sexual behaviour...
n. 凋萎病,坏因素,毁坏,衰退;vt. 使凋萎,使颓丧,损害,妨害;vi. 患枯萎病,枯萎,颓丧;
[例句] This discriminatory policy has really been a blight on America...
[例句] Manchester still suffers from urban blight and unacceptable poverty.
n. 英语字母表的第3个字母;
[例句] ...the museum's recreation of a New York dining-room (c. 1825-35).
[例句] Heat the oven to 180˚C.
n. 大灾难,惨败,悲剧的结局,地表突然而猛烈的变动,灾变;
[例句] From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe...
[例句] If the world is to avoid environmental catastrophe, advanced economies must undergo a profound transition.
adv. 无疑,当然,确定,肯定;
[例句] The public is certainly getting tired of hearing about it...
[例句] The bombs are almost certainly part of a much bigger conspiracy...
n. 鸡,鸡肉,胆小鬼,懦夫;adj. 胆怯的,幼小的,胆小的;vi. 以畏缩的方式去做,失去勇气,在最后一刻因胆怯而退出了;
[例句] Lionel built a coop so that they could raise chickens and have a supply of fresh eggs.
[例句] ...free-range chickens.
n. 披风,斗篷,外套,借口,掩饰,覆盖物;vt. 遮盖,掩盖,用外衣遮蔽;
[例句] Today most of England will be under a cloak of thick mist.
[例句] Preparations for the wedding were made under a cloak of secrecy...