vt. 省略,遗漏,删掉,未(做);
[例句] Omit the salt in this recipe...
[例句] Our apologies to David Pannick for omitting his name from last week's article.
adv. 可能地,也许,或许,敢是,容许;
[例句] Exercise will not only lower blood pressure but possibly protect against heart attacks...
[例句] They were smartly but casually dressed; possibly students...
n. (骑兵队等的)急袭,突然袭击,突击,(军舰等的)游击,劫掠,劫夺,(盗贼,狐等的)侵入,突然查抄[搜捕],围捕;vi. 对…进行突然袭击,进行奇袭;vt. 突然袭击[抢劫],突然搜查,劫掠,打劫;
[例句] The guerrillas raided banks and destroyed a police barracks and an electricity substation.
[例句] Fraud squad officers raided the firm's offices.
adj. 严厉的,严峻的,坚定的,不动摇的,严肃的;n. 船尾,艉,末端,斯坦恩,英语男子名;
[例句] Mr Straw issued a stern warning to those who persist in violence...
[例句] He said stern measures would be taken against the killers...
vt. 调动,动员,组织,动员起来;vi. 动员起来;
[例句] The best hope is that we will mobilize international support and get down to action...
[例句] The purpose of the journey is to mobilise public opinion on the controversial issue...
n. 模块,组件,(宇宙飞船上各个独立的)舱,测量流水等的单位;
[例句] These courses cover a twelve-week period and are organised into three four-week modules.
[例句] A rescue plan could be achieved by sending an unmanned module to the space station.
n. 遵守,顺从,服从,(教会的)权威;
[例句] He was very respectful at home and obedient to his parents...
[例句] What a sweet, obedient little girl she was in the sixth grade.
vt.& vi. 掠夺,偷,私吞;n. 抢劫,掠夺物;
[例句] They plundered and burned the market town of Leominster...
[例句] She faces charges of helping to plunder her country's treasury of billions of dollars...
n. 毛孔,气孔,细孔;vi. 细看,钻研,凝视;
[例句] The size of your pores is determined by the amount of oil they produce.
[例句] A plant's lungs are the microscopic pores in its leaves.
vt. 抑制,克制;n. (诗歌的)叠句,副歌,经常重复的评价(或抱怨);vi. 忍耐,节制;
[例句] Mrs Hardie refrained from making any comment...
[例句] He appealed to all factions to refrain from violence.
n. 柔和,温柔,柔软,[农]粉质性;
[例句] Regular use of a body lotion will keep the skin soft and supple...
[例句] When it's dry, brush the hair using a soft, nylon baby brush.
vi. 摇摆,踌躇,动摇;n. 动摇,犹豫,挥动者;
[例句] Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup...
[例句] Coleman has never wavered in his claim that he is innocent...
vt. 假装,冒充,模仿,模拟,[生]拟态;adj. 模仿的,假装的;
[例句] They rolled about on the Gilligan Road, simulating a bloodthirsty fight...
[例句] He performed a simulated striptease.
vt. 使用…不当,把…派作不正当的用途,虐待,滥用;
[例句] ...the misuse of power and privilege...
[例句] ...a misuse of public funds...
n. (V字形的)槽口,刻痕,峡谷,等级;vt. 砍,切,在…上作刻痕、开槽口,作刻痕计算,得分;
[例句] Average earnings in the economy moved up another notch in August...
[例句] In this country the good players are pulled down a notch or two...
adj. 党派性的,偏袒的,游击队的;n. 党羽,强硬支持者,游击队员,戟的一种;
[例句] He is clearly too partisan to be a referee.
[例句] He was rescued by some Italian partisans.
vt. 重新捕获[夺回],重温;n. 重新捕获,再次体
[例句] They said the bodies were found when rebels recaptured the area.
[例句] I believe that he would be the best possibility to recapture the centre vote in the forthcoming election.
vt.& vi. 哭叫,哀号;n. 痛哭,哭声;
[例句] The women began to wail in mourning.
[例句] ...a mother wailing for her lost child.
vt. 涂去,擦掉,使消失,使被忘却,忘掉;
[例句] Their warheads are enough to obliterate the world several times over...
[例句] Whole villages were obliterated by fire.
n. 栖木,鸡棚,(鸟类)栖息处,歇息处;vi. 栖息,过去事情的恶果显现出来,自食恶果,得到报应;
[例句] The peacocks roost in nearby shrubs.
[例句] Appeasement has come home to roost...