adj. 薄的,瘦的,稀少的,细的;vt. 使瘦,使淡,使稀疏;vi. 变薄,变瘦,变淡;adv. 稀疏地,微弱地;
[例句] A thin cable carries the signal to a computer...
[例句] James's face was thin, finely boned, and sensitive.
adj. 小的,琐碎的,娇小的,幼小的;adv. 不多,略微,少许,一点,短时间地;n. (表示否定)微少,没有多少,短时间;det. (数量上)微少的,少到几乎没有的,(a little)少量的,一些;
[例句] I had little money and little free time...
[例句] I find that I need very little sleep these days...
vi. 笑,发笑,嘲笑,(特别表示因成功而)处于有利地位;vt. 以笑表示,以笑感动[影响];n. 笑,笑声,引人发笑的事或人,笑料;
[例句] He was about to offer an explanation, but she was beginning to laugh...
[例句] He laughed with pleasure when people said he looked like his dad...
n. 地面,地板,楼层,底部,议员席;vt. 铺地板,击败,打倒;
[例句] Jack's sitting on the floor watching TV...
[例句] We painted the wooden floor with a white stain.
n. 害怕,可能性,(对神等的)敬畏,忧虑;vt. 畏惧,害怕,为…忧虑(或担心、焦虑),敬畏(神等);vi. 害怕,忧虑,感到害怕,惧怕;
[例句] I was sitting on the floor shivering with fear.
[例句] ...boyhood memories of sickness and fear of the dark...
n. 猛击,猛撞,巨响,爆炸声;vt. 猛击,猛撞;vi. 发出砰的一声,砰砰作响,砰地敲[推,扔],男性和(女性)性交;adv. 正好,完全地;
[例句] I heard four or five loud bangs...
[例句] She slammed the door with a bang...
vi. 淹没,下落,退去,渐渐进入;vt. 使下沉,使下垂,砸入地面,使败落;n. 水池,洗涤槽,污水坑;
[例句] The sink was full of dirty dishes.
[例句] ...the kitchen sink.
n. 自己的事物,自己人;vt. 拥有,承认;vi. 承认;adj. 自己的,特有的;
[例句] My wife decided I should have my own shop...
[例句] ...another group of patients who were taught to change their own dressings...
n. 洞,孔,洞穴,穴,缺陷,绝境;vt.& vi. (在…上)打洞或穿孔;vi. 凿洞,(高尔夫球等)进洞;
[例句] He took a shovel, dug a hole, and buried his once-prized possessions...
[例句] The builders had cut holes into the soft stone to support the ends of the beams.
adj. 有头的,有标题的;v. 用头顶(球)( head的过去式和过去分词 ),带领,使朝…方向行进,位于排行之首;
[例句] She turned her head away from him...
[例句] He took a puff on his pipe and shook his head.
n. 地球,陆地,泥土,兽穴;vt. 把(电线)接地,盖(土),追赶入洞穴;vi. 躲进地洞;
[例句] The space shuttle Atlantis returned safely to earth today. “
[例句] ...a fault in the Earth's crust.
vt. 涉及,关系到,使关心,使担忧,参与;n. 关心,关系,有关,顾虑,公司或企业;
[例句] The group has expressed concern about reports of political violence in Africa...
[例句] The move follows growing public concern over the spread of the disease...
v. 降低( fall的第三人称单数 ),来临,成为,降落;
[例句] Her father fell into the sea after a massive heart attack...
[例句] Prince Charles has again fallen from his horse...
n. 速度,比率,等级,(利息等的)费率;vt. 估价,值得,责骂,定级;vt.& vi. 认为,把…算作;vi. 被评价,被认为,被列入,申斥;
[例句] The rate at which hair grows can be agonisingly slow...
[例句] The world's tropical forests are disappearing at an even faster rate than experts had thought.
vt.& vi. 卖,售,使好卖,使接受,使赞成,销售;vt. 经销,推销,出卖,欺骗;n. 销售,欺骗,失望,推销术;vi. 卖,出售,受欢迎,有销路;
[例句] I sold everything I owned except for my car and my books...
[例句] His heir sold the painting to the London art dealer Agnews...
adj. 暖和的,温暖的,保暖的,热情的,暖调的;vt.& vi. (使)变暖,被加热,暖和起来;vt. 加热,使热情,使兴奋;n. 暖和的地方;vi. 加温,感兴趣,变得友善或友好;
[例句] Wheat is grown in places which have cold winters and warm, dry summers...
[例句] Because it was warm, David wore only a white cotton shirt...
n. 门,户,出入口,一家[户],通道;
[例句] I knocked at the front door, but there was no answer...
[例句] The policeman opened the door and looked in...
adv. 大约,旋转,到处,四处,在周围;prep. 围绕,在附近,前后,左右,在…周围;
[例句] She looked at the papers around her...
[例句] Today she wore her hair down around her shoulders.
adj. 有背的,有财力支持的;v. (使)后退, (使)倒退( back的过去式和过去分词 ),支持,作…的衬里,(用证据或理论来)证实(一种理论或主张);
[例句] The photographers drew back to let us view the body...
[例句] She stepped back from the door expectantly...
n. 凝固( set的名词复数 ),(一)套,布景,集;v. 放( set的第三人称单数 ),安插,树立,安排;
[例句] There must be one set of laws for the whole of the country...
[例句] I might need a spare set of clothes...