n. [天]行星,[占星](左右人命运的)星相;
[例句] The picture shows six of the eight planets in the solar system.
n. 关系,联系,浪漫关系,血缘关系;
[例句] ...the friendly relationship between France and Britain...
[例句] ...family relationships.
n. 工作室,画室,[影]演播室,电影制片厂;
[例句] She was in her studio again, painting onto a large canvas.
[例句] She's much happier performing live than in a recording studio.
n. 望远镜;vt.& vi. (使某物)变短(叠缩在一起),(使某物)叠缩,嵌入;vt. 压缩某物使其少占空间或时间;
[例句] It's hoped that the telescope will enable scientists to see deeper into the universe than ever before.
n. 素食者,食草动物;adj. 素食者的,素菜的;
[例句] Yasmin sticks to a strict vegetarian diet...
[例句] Over 1.5 million people in Britain are vegetarian.
n. 石油;
adj. (时间或地点上)在先的,在前的,前面的,前述的,上述的;v. 在…之前发生(或出现),走在…前面,先于,“precede”的现在分词;
[例句] Intensive negotiations between the main parties preceded the vote...
[例句] The earthquake was preceded by a loud roar and lasted 20 seconds...
n. 队伍,行列,一列,一排,列队行进;vi. 排队前进或列队而
[例句] ...a funeral procession.
[例句] ...religious processions.
conj. 如果,假如,在…的条件下;v. 提供,供给( provide的过去式和过去分词);
[例句] The other banks are going to be very eager to help, provided that they see that he has a specific plan...
[例句] Provided they are fit I see no reason why they shouldn't go on playing for another four or five years.
n. 重复,反复,背诵,复制品,副本,[乐]复唱,复奏,重奏;
[例句] Today the city government has taken measures to prevent a repetition of last year's confrontation...
[例句] Collins wants to avoid repetition of the confusion that followed the discovery in 1989 of the cystic fibrosis gene.
adv. 严格地,严重地,严厉地,严肃地;
[例句] ...a business with severe cash flow problems...
[例句] I suffered from severe bouts of depression...
n. 西南,西南方,,西南部;adv. 向西南;adj. 西南的,西南部的;
[例句] ...the village of Popplewell, some six miles to the south-west.
[例句] ...the mountains in the south west of the USA.
adj. 连续的,相继的,继承的,接替的,逐次;
[例句] Jackson was the winner for a second successive year...
[例句] Britain was suffering from the failure of successive governments to co-ordinate a national transport policy.
n. 丝绒,天鹅绒,立绒,赢得的钱;adj. 天鹅绒的,柔软的,(脚声等)轻软的;
[例句] ...a charcoal-gray overcoat with a velvet collar...
[例句] She looked pretty and rather fragile, dressed in black velvet.
n. 谦虚,谦逊,稳重,端庄,朴实,质朴;
[例句] His modesty does him credit, for the food he produces speaks for itself...
[例句] He plays the character with tremendous concentration combined with a pleasing modesty.
n. 噩梦,可怕的事情,无法摆脱的恐惧,泛滥成灾,紧张;adj. 可怕的,噩梦似的;
[例句] All the victims still suffered nightmares...
[例句] Jane did not eat cheese because it gives her nightmares.
adv. 体格上,身体上,物理上,完全地;
[例句] ...the physical and mental problems caused by the illness...
[例句] Physical activity promotes good health...
n. 速记,速记法,简略的表达方式;
[例句] Ben took notes in shorthand.
[例句] 'Third World' is an abstraction, a form of shorthand...
vt.& vi. 结巴地说出,口吃;n. 口吃,结巴;vi. 口吃,结结巴巴地说;
[例句] Five per cent of children stammer at some point...
[例句] 'Forgive me,' I stammered...
adj. 附带的,附属的,次要的,助的,帮助的,补足的;n. 附属事物,附属机构,子公司,附属者,附属品;
[例句] ...British Asia Airways, a subsidiary of British Airways.
[例句] The economics ministry has increasingly played a subsidiary role to the finance ministry.