n. 忠诚,忠实,逼真,保真度,尽责;
[例句] I had to promise fidelity to the Queen.
[例句] Wanting fidelity implies you're thinking about a major relationship.
n. 羊毛,一只羊一次剪下的毛,羊毛状织物,绒头织物;vt. 诈取,剪羊毛,(羊毛般)盖满;
[例句] She claims he fleeced her out of thousands of pounds.
n. 波动,涨落,起伏,[物]脉动,动摇不定,踌躇,[生]彷徨变异;
[例句] Body temperature can fluctuate if you are ill.
[例句] ...the fluctuating price of oil.
n. 精神饱满,新鲜度,新鲜,新鲜食品;
[例句] He asked Strathclyde police, which carried out the original investigation, to make fresh inquiries...
[例句] I need a new challenge and a fresh start somewhere else.
n. 摩擦,冲突,不和,摩擦力;
[例句] Sara sensed that there had been friction between her children...
[例句] The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.
adj. 真正的,坦率的,真诚的,血统纯粹的,纯种的,[医学]真性的;
[例句] There was a risk of genuine refugees being returned to Vietnam.
[例句] ...genuine leather...
adj. 图解的,用图表示的,用文字表示的,形象的,生动的;
[例句] The descriptions of sexual abuse are graphic.
[例句] ...graphic scenes of drug taking.
vt. 磨碎,压碎,装格栅;vi. 发出刺耳的摩擦声,使人烦恼难受;n. 炉格,炉箅,刺耳的声音;
[例句] A wood fire burned in the grate.
[例句] Grate the cheese into a mixing bowl.
n. 处理,(手的)触摸,费用,(机动车辆的)操纵;adj. 操作的;v. 操作( handle的现在分词 ),容易╱难以)驾驶,操纵,行动;
[例句] I turned the handle and found the door was open.
[例句] The handle of a cricket bat protruded from under his arm.
n. [计]分层,层次,等级制度,统治集团,天使的级别或等级;
[例句] Like most other American companies with a rigid hierarchy, workers and managers had strictly defined duties...
[例句] She rose up the Tory hierarchy by the local government route...
adj. (常指动物腿)后面的,在后的,(通常与can或could连用)唠叨不停,滔滔不绝;n. 雌鹿,石斑鱼,乡下人,有经验的农场工人;
[例句] Suddenly the cow kicked up its hind legs.
n. 地平线,范围,界限,眼
[例句] A grey smudge appeared on the horizon. That must be Calais, thought Fay...
[例句] The sun had already sunk below the horizon.
n. 家庭,户,(集合词)全家人,(包含人在内的)家眷,家属,家里人,家庭,(英)王室;adj. 家喻户晓的,皇家的;
[例句] ...growing up in a male-only household...
[例句] Many poor households are experiencing real hardship.
n. 想象,想象力,空想,妄想,想象出来的事物;
[例句] Antonia is a woman with a vivid imagination...
[例句] Alistair had a logical mind, and little imagination...
adj. 无限期的,无限期的,不明确的,模糊的,模糊的,[语]不定的;
[例句] The trial was adjourned for an indefinite period.
[例句] ...an indefinite strike by government workers.
adj. 无效率的,无能的,不称职的,徒劳的;
[例句] Their communication systems are inefficient in the extreme.
[例句] ...the closure of outdated and inefficient factories.
n. 清白,天真无邪,无罪的人;
[例句] ...the sweet innocence of youth...
[例句] Youngsters are losing their childhood innocence too quickly.
vt. 调查,审查,研究;vi. 作调查;
[例句] Gas officials are investigating the cause of an explosion which badly damaged a house in Hampshire...
[例句] The two officers were being investigated by the director of public prosecutions...
n. 不规则,无规律,非正则,非正式,不整齐,不规则的事物;
[例句] Cars passed at irregular intervals...
[例句] She was taken to hospital suffering from an irregular heartbeat...
v. 痒,发痒,渴望,极想;n. 渴望,热望,痒,疥疮;
[例句] When someone has hayfever, the eyes and nose will stream and itch...
[例句] My skin was hard and scaly and I itched.