n. 舌头,喙,语言,方言,演说,鞋舌,[复]口才;vt. 用舌吹,舔,嵌接,[古]批评,指责;vi. 吹奏(管乐器),运用舌法发音,突出;
[例句] I walked over to the mirror and stuck my tongue out...
[例句] She ran her tongue around her lips.
v. 轻敲,打拍子,利用,窃听;n. 龙头,阀门,轻敲,踢踏舞,电话窃听;
[例句] She turned on the taps.
[例句] ...a cold-water tap...
n. 石头,宝石,矿石,(膀胱或肾脏中的)结石;vt. 向扔石块,用石头铺,以石掷向,除(水果的)硬核;adj. 石制的,石头似的,[S-]石器时代的,粗陶制的;adv. 石一般的;
[例句] He could not tell whether the floor was wood or stone...
[例句] People often don't appreciate that marble is a natural stone.
n. 猪,猪肉,令人不快(或讨厌)的人,金属块(锭);vi. 生小猪,像猪一样过活,举止像猪,贪吃;vt. 吃得过量,大吃特吃,生小猪;
[例句] ...the grunting of the pigs.
[例句] ...a pig farmer.
n. 锁,水闸,船闸,(机器部件等的)锁定,一把,一撮;vt. 锁上,锁好,关好,使固定,隐藏;vi. 卡住,不动,纠结,僵硬不动;
[例句] Are you sure you locked the front door?...
[例句] Wolfgang moved along the corridor towards the locked door at the end.
n. 坚硬,硬性,困难,冷酷;
[例句] He shuffled his feet on the hard wooden floor...
[例句] Something cold and hard pressed into the back of his neck.
n. 结果( end的名词复数 ),端,终止,最后部分;v. 结束,终止( end的第三人称单数 );
[例句] The £5 banknote was first issued at the end of the 18th century...
[例句] The report is expected by the end of the year...
vi. 排水,流干;vt. 喝光,喝干,使(精力、金钱等)耗尽,使流出,排掉水;n. 排水,下水道,排水系统,[医]引流;
[例句] Miners built the tunnel to drain water out of the mines...
[例句] Now the focus is on draining the water...
n. 储蓄,存款,保证金,沉淀物,寄存,寄存品;vt.&vi. 储蓄,寄存,放置,安置,付保证金;vi. 沉淀;
[例句] A £50 deposit is required when ordering, and the balance is due upon delivery.
[例句] It is common to ask for the equivalent of a month's rent as a deposit.
n. 连接,联系,关系,连接点,亲戚;
[例句] There was no evidence of a connection between BSE and the brain diseases recently confirmed in cats...
[例句] The police say he had no connection with the security forces...
n. 公司,商号,作伴,伴侣,客人,连队,中队,(社交)集会,聚会;
[例句] Sheila found some work as a secretary in an insurance company.
[例句] ...the Ford Motor Company.
n. 鸟,禽,少女,姑娘,人,家伙,东西,飞机,火箭,导弹;vi. 观察和辨认鸟,捕鸟,打鸟;
[例句] They warned him that next time he'd find himself doing bird.
[例句] As usual, Wheeler, a wise old bird, got it right...
prep. …后的,(表示时间)在…以后,(表示位置、顺序)在…后面;conj. 在…以后;adv. 以后,继后;adj. 后来的,以后的;
[例句] After 19 May, strikes were occurring on a daily basis...
[例句] After breakfast Amy ordered a taxi...
n. 屎,粪便,拉屎,排便,胡说八道,不幸或麻烦;vi. 大便,拉屎;vt. 拉屎弄脏(某物),排便于…,取笑,欺骗,哄骗,对…胡扯;int. 胡扯!放屁!讨厌![用以表示厌恶、轻蔑、失望、愤怒等];
[例句] This is a load of shit.
n. 要求,需要,所请求的事物,申请书;vt. (下级对上级的)请求,请求得到,索取,邀请[常接不定式或从句];
[例句] Mr Dennis said he had requested access to a telephone...
[例句] She had requested that the door to her room be left open.
n. 运动,手势,动机,意向,请求;vt. 打手势,向某人点头或摇头示意,打手势要求[指示];vi. 运动,打手势;
[例句] ...the laws governing light, sound, and motion...
[例句] One group of muscles sets the next group in motion...
n. 暴风雨,暴风雪,[军]猛攻,冲击,骚乱,动荡;vi. 起风暴,下暴雨,猛冲,暴怒;vt. 袭击,猛攻,暴怒,怒骂,大力迅速攻占;
[例句] ...the violent storms which whipped America's East Coast.
[例句] The photos caused a storm when they were first published...
n. 阵雨,淋浴,淋浴器,一大批;vi. 下阵雨,似阵雨般降落,洒落,纷纷降落;vt. 大量地给予,抛洒,使纷纷降落;
[例句] She heard him turn on the shower.
[例句] The showers are a mess...
n. 复习,回顾,(报刊的)评论,[法]复审;vt. 检验,复查,复习,评论;vi. 复习功课,写评论;
[例句] The president ordered a review of US economic aid to Jordan...
[例句] The White House quickly announced that the policy is under review.
vt.& vi. 收到,接到,接纳,接待;vt. 接收,受理,欢迎,承受;vi. 接到,获得,接见,欢迎,[电子学] 接收,[橄榄球] 接球;
[例句] They will receive their awards at a ceremony in Stockholm...
[例句] I received your letter of November 7.