vt. 使通风,通风,公开,公开讨论;
[例句] Ventilate the room properly when paint stripping...
[例句] The pit is ventilated by a steel fan.
vt. 掠夺,强夺,强奸;n. 掠夺,强夺,[法]强奸,[植]油菜,葡萄渣;
[例句] A young woman was brutally raped in her own home...
[例句] Her party opposes abortion, except in cases of rape or incest...
n. 部门,领域,防御地区,扇形;
[例句] ...the nation's manufacturing sector.
[例句] ...the service sector of the Hong Kong economy.
vi. 潜行,偷偷溜走,(儿童向成人)打小报告,告状;vt. 偷窃;n. 鬼鬼祟祟的人,溜走,偷偷摸摸的举动,小偷,告密的人;adj. 鬼鬼祟祟的,诡秘的,偷偷摸摸的;
[例句] Sometimes he would sneak out of his house late at night to be with me...
[例句] Don't sneak away and hide.
adj. 声音的,嗓音的,由嗓音发出或产生的,有声音的,能发出声音或语言的,畅所欲言的;n. 元音,[音乐]声乐作品;
[例句] He has been very vocal in his displeasure over the results...
[例句] A public inquiry earlier this year produced vocal opposition from residents.
n. 巧于模仿的人,复写品或仿制品,摹拟笑剧的演员;vt. 模仿,学样,摹拟,[生]拟形,拟色;adj. 模仿的,摹拟的,[生]拟态的,假装的;
[例句] He could mimic anybody...
[例句] He mimicked her upper-class accent.
n. 采石场,猎物,正方形,菱形,来源;vt. 挖出,努力挖掘;vi. 费力地找;
[例句] ...an old limestone quarry.
[例句] The large limestone caves are also quarried for cement.
vi. (病)再发,复发,故态复萌,再度堕落,再陷邪道;n. [医]再发,旧病复发,复旧,故态复萌,退步,堕落;
[例句] 'I wish I did,' said Phil Jordan, relapsing into his usual gloom...
[例句] It is by no means clear that the financial markets will not relapse into panic.
n. 投降,屈服,服从,谦恭,柔顺,提交,呈递;
[例句] The army intends to take the city or simply starve it into submission.
[例句] Diploma and certificate courses do not normally require the submission of a dissertation.
vt. 撕碎,分裂,(因愤怒、痛苦等而)揪扯(衣服或头发等),(声音等)刺破;vi. 撕开,裂开,分裂;
[例句] ...pain that rends the heart.
[例句] ...a twisted urge to rend and tear.
vt. 诽谤,含糊地说,连唱;n. 诋毁,含糊发音,连唱线;
[例句] This is yet another slur on the integrity of the Metropolitan Police.
[例句] ...racial slurs.
vt. 移项,使变位,使变调,变换顺序;vi. 进行变换;n. 转置阵;
[例句] Genetic engineers transpose or exchange bits of hereditary material from one organism to the next...
[例句] The director transposes the action from 16th Century France to post-Civil War America.
n. 公司( firm的名词复数 ),(价格稳定的)市场,球迷帮(一帮衣着时髦、鲁莽无知、常使用暴力的英国足球迷),[商业]实盘;
[例句] The firm's employees were expecting large bonuses.
[例句] ...a firm of heating engineers.
v. 带来( bring的第三人称单数 ),促使,提供,使朝(某方向或按某方式)移动;
[例句] Remember to bring an apron or an old shirt to protect your clothes...
[例句] Come to my party and bring a girl with you...
n. 表( watch的名词复数 ),手表,值夜班;
[例句] The man was standing in his doorway watching him...
[例句] He watched the barman prepare the beer he had ordered...
n. 海域,领海,水域,不明朗局面;v. 给…水喝( water的第三人称单数 ),在…浇水,往(酒里)掺水,流经;
[例句] Get me a glass of water.
[例句] ...the sound of water hammering on the metal roof.
adj. 有角的,被逼至绝路的;
[例句] He saw the corner of a magazine sticking out from under the blanket...
[例句] Write 'By Airmail' in the top left hand corner.
v. 记入贷方,信用;
[例句] The group can't get credit to buy farming machinery...
[例句] You can ask a dealer for a discount whether you pay cash or buy on credit.
n. 稀释;v. (使)变稀薄, (使)变稀少, (使)变细( thin的现在分词 );
[例句] A thin cable carries the signal to a computer...
[例句] James's face was thin, finely boned, and sensitive.
n. (一次)呼吸( breath的名词复数 ),气息,呼吸的空气,微量;
[例句] I could smell the whisky on his breath...
[例句] Smoking causes bad breath.