adj. 当代的,现代的,同时代的,同属一个时期的;n. 同代人,同辈人,同龄人,当代人;
[例句] She writes a lot of contemporary music for people like Whitney Houston...
[例句] Perhaps he should have a more updated look, a more contemporary style...
n. 变换,转变,改装物,财产转换,兑换,[逻] 换位(法);
[例句] ...the conversion of disused rail lines into cycle routes...
[例句] A loft conversion can add considerably to the value of a house.
vi. 符合,一致,相应,通信;
[例句] Racegoers will be given a number which will correspond to a horse running in a race...
[例句] A 22 per cent increase in car travel corresponds with a 19 per cent drop in cycle mileage per person...
n. 生物,动物,人,创造物,(他人的)工具;
[例句] Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit...
[例句] The garden is surrounded by a hedge in which many small creatures can live...
n. 窗帘,门帘,帐幕之物,幕布,启幕,落幕;vt. 给(窗户或房间)装上帘子,掩蔽;
[例句] Her bedroom curtains were drawn.
[例句] The curtain rises toward the end of the Prelude.
adj. 决定性的,坚定的,果断的,决断的;
[例句] ...his decisive victory in the presidential elections...
[例句] The election campaign has now entered its final, decisive phase...
n. 骰子,掷骰游戏;v. 将…切成丁;
[例句] Dice the onion...
[例句] Add the crushed garlic and remaining diced vegetables.
n. 讨论,谈论,详述,论述;
[例句] There was a lot of discussion about the wording of the report...
[例句] Council members are due to have informal discussions later on today...
adj. 不诚实的,不老实的,不正直的,狡猾的,阴险的,不可靠的;
[例句] You have been dishonest with me...
[例句] It would be dishonest not to present the data as fairly as possible.
n. (票据的)拒付,侮辱,丢脸,丢脸的事(或人);vt. 拒付,侮辱,奸污,使丢脸;
n. 两倍( double的名词复数 ),一杯双份的烈酒,极为相似的人,(电影中的)替身演员;v. 把…对折,折叠( double的第三人称单数 ),是…的两倍,(使)加倍,兼任;
[例句] ...a pair of double doors into the room from the new entrance hall.
[例句] ...a lone skier gliding along smooth double tracks.
vt. 淹死,浸没,麻痹某人对…的意识,(一声音)淹没(另一声音);vi. 淹死;
[例句] Forty-eight people have drowned after their boat capsized during a storm...
[例句] A child can drown in only a few inches of water...
n. 倾销;v. 倾倒( dump的现在分词 ),丢下,随便堆放,释放;
[例句] We dumped our bags at the nearby Grand Hotel and hurried towards the market...
[例句] He got my haversack from the cab and dumped it at my feet.
adj. 有两部分的;n. 连栋式的两栋住宅,联式房屋,占两层楼的公寓套房,复式住宅;
n. 平衡,均势,平静;
[例句] Stocks seesawed ever lower until prices found some new level of equilibrium...
[例句] For the economy to be in equilibrium, income must equal expenditure.
adj. 永恒的,永久的,似乎不停的,没完没了的,不朽的,永生的;n. 永恒的事物,Eternal 上帝,与定冠词the 连用;
[例句] Whoever believes in Him shall have eternal life.
[例句] ...the quest for eternal youth.
adj. 明显的,明白的,昭著,彰;
[例句] His footprints were clearly evident in the heavy dust...
[例句] The threat of inflation is already evident in bond prices.
vt. 使免除,豁免;adj. 被免除的,被豁免的;n. 被免除(义务,责任)的人,免税人;
[例句] Men in college were exempt from military service...
[例句] Children under two years are exempt.
n. 狂热者,入迷者;adj. 狂热入迷的;
[例句] I am not a religious fanatic but I am a Christian.
[例句] Both Rod and Phil are football fanatics.
n. 幻想,空想的产物,幻想作品,非正式的货币;vt.& vi. 想像,幻想,奏幻想曲;
[例句] ...fantasies of romance and true love.
[例句] The film is more of an ironic fantasy than a horror story.