vt. 使活动,起动,触发,使开始作用;
[例句] Video cameras with night vision can be activated by movement.
[例句] ...a voice-activated computer.
vt. 减轻,缓
[例句] Nowadays, a great deal can be done to alleviate back pain.
[例句] ...the problem of alleviating mass poverty.
adv. 也,同样,并且;conj. 另外;
[例句] It is the work of Ivor Roberts-Jones, who also produced the statue of Churchill in Parliament Square...
[例句] He is an asthmatic who was also anaemic...
vt. 使大为吃惊,使惊奇;n. 吃惊,好奇;
[例句] He amazed us by his knowledge of Welsh history...
[例句] The Riverside Restaurant promises a variety of food that never ceases to amaze!
adj. 敌对的,对抗性的;
[例句] Nearly all the women I interviewed were aggressively antagonistic to the idea.
vt.& vi. 唤醒,(使)觉醒,(使)意识到;vt. 激起;
[例句] The aim of the cruise was to awaken an interest in and an understanding of foreign cultures.
[例句] The British never awaken to peril until it is almost too late.
vt. 痛击,猛击,严厉批评,怒殴;vi. 严厉地,威胁地批评指责;n. 重击,猛撞,痛快的玩乐[消遣],尝试;
[例句] He threw one of the biggest showbiz bashes of the year as a 36th birthday party for Jerry Hall.
[例句] If someone tried to bash my best mate they would have to bash me as well...
adj. (衣服等)相配的,合身的,合适的,与…相称的;n. (变化过程的)形成,发生;v. 变为,成为( become的现在分词 ),适合,使(人)显得漂亮,使好看;
[例句] Softer fabrics are much more becoming than stiffer ones.
[例句] This behaviour is not any more becoming among our politicians than it is among our voters.
n. 自行车,脚踏车;v. 骑自行车;
[例句] I bicycled on towards the sea.
adj. 轻快的,活泼的,开朗的,有浮力的,易浮的,(价格等)上涨的;
[例句] She was in a buoyant mood and they were looking forward to their new life...
[例句] You will feel more buoyant and optimistic about the future than you have for a long time.
n. 炉子,燃烧器,(火炉、煤油灯等的)灯口,烧制者,灯光;
[例句] He put the frying pan on the gas burner.
n. 计算,盘算,估计,计算的结果,深思熟虑,慎重的计划;
[例句] Leonard made a rapid calculation: he'd never make it in time.
[例句] ...the calculation of their assets.
n. 爱抚,抚摸,接吻,拥抱;vt. 爱抚,抚摸,怜爱,宠爱,亲吻;
[例句] He was gently caressing her golden hair.
adj. 苛性的,腐蚀性的,尖刻的,刻薄的,[物]焦散的;adv. 刻薄地,挖苦地;n. 焦散线,焦散面,刻薄,讽刺,[化]苛性碱,[医]腐蚀剂;
[例句] ...caustic cleaning agents...
[例句] Remember that this is caustic; use gloves or a spoon.
n. 奶酪,微笑;vt. 停止;
[例句] ...bread and cheese.
[例句] ...cheese sauce...
vt. 净化,使…清洁,清洗;
[例句] Straight after your last cigarette your body will begin to cleanse itself of tobacco toxins...
[例句] It urged the party to cleanse its own ranks of those found guilty of human rights violations...
n. 指挥官,司令官,[海]中校,副舰长,木
[例句] The commander and some of the men had been released.
[例句] ...Commander Bob Marks.
n. 怜悯,同情,恻隐之心;
[例句] Elderly people need time and compassion from their physicians.
vt. 委托,托付,托运,寄售,用作,当作;
[例句] For decades, many of Malevich's works were consigned to the basements of Soviet museums...
[例句] It was time to consign his bat and glove to the cupboard...
n. 商议,磋商,商讨会,[医]会诊,请教,咨询;
[例句] Next week he'll be in Florida for consultations with President Mitterrand...
[例句] The plans were drawn up in consultation with the World Health Organisation...