adj. 领土的,区域的,土地的,地方的;n. 地方自卫队士兵;
[例句] It is the only republic which has no territorial disputes with the others...
[例句] Both Chile and Argentina feel very strongly about their territorial claims to Antarctica.
vt.& vi. 呕吐,大量喷出;n. 呕吐,呕吐物,催吐剂;
[例句] Any product made from cow's milk made him vomit...
[例句] She began to vomit blood a few days before she died...
n. 犁,犁型铲雪机;v. 耕,犁耕,费力穿过;
v. 批准,认可;
[例句] The parliaments of Australia and Indonesia have yet to ratify the treaty.
vt. 补充,重新装满,把…装满,〈古〉使牲口[人和动物]众多;
[例句] Three hundred thousand tons of cereals are needed to replenish stocks...
[例句] The insurance fund will need to be replenished.
n. 污点,微粒;vt. 使有斑点;
[例句] ...a speck of blood.
[例句] Billy leaned forward and brushed a speck of dust off his shoes.
n. (特指人的)身长,身材,声望,发展、成长的状况或高度;
[例句] It's more than his physical stature that makes him remarkable...
[例句] Mother was of very small stature, barely five feet tall...
n. 岩层,地层,社会阶层;
[例句] It was an enormous task that affected every stratum of society...
[例句] The rebels came overwhelmingly from the poorest strata of rural society.
n. (某些蛇、蝎子等分泌的)毒液,恶意,毒物;v. 放毒;
[例句] He reserved particular venom for critics of his foreign policy...
[例句] There was no mistaking the venom in his voice.
adj. 阴暗的,昏暗的,朦胧的,含糊的,暧昧的,(指水)脏的,(雾等)浓的,(陷入)心中无数的困境(或险境);adv. 阴暗地,混浊地,可疑地;n. 阴暗,昏暗,混浊,可疑;
[例句] The large lamplit room was murky with woodsmoke...
[例句] It happened at Stamford Bridge one murky November afternoon.
n. 套索,束缚,绞刑;vt. 用套索捉,使落入圈套,处以绞刑;
[例句] The rebels are tightening the noose around the capital...
[例句] Too often women find their jobs turning into nooses around their neck.
vt. 以智取胜,以计击败;
[例句] To win the presidency he had first to outwit his rivals within the Socialist Party...
[例句] Seeing how cleverly he had been outwitted he made no complaint.
vt. 挡开,避开,闪开(打击、武器);n. 挡开,避开,闪避;
[例句] In an awkward press conference, Mr King parried questions on the allegations.
[例句] I did not want to wound him, but to restrict myself to defence, to parry his attacks...
n. 回答者,[法](特指离婚诉讼的)被告,[生]反应,反射;adj. 应答的,有反应的,[法]被告的;
[例句] 60 percent of the respondents said they disapproved of the president's performance.
[例句] In addition, the respondent disclosed professional confidences to one of the patients.
n. 蜕下的皮(或壳),泥坑,泥沼,绝境,[医]腐肉;vt. 使陷入泥沼,长痂,生痂,抛弃;vi. 蜕皮,脱落,在泥浆中跋涉;
[例句] All reptiles have to slough their skin to grow...
[例句] The lemon geranium sloughs dry brown leaves at the base of its branches.
撞倒,走下坡路,诽谤,(使)虚弱;
[例句] He last night denounced the British 'genius for running ourselves down'.
[例句] ...that chap who was running down state schools.
v. 举起,抬起( lift的过去式和过去分词 ),提高,运送,解除(封锁、包围等);
[例句] The Colonel lifted the phone and dialed his superior...
[例句] She lifted the last of her drink to her lips.
adj. 更小的,小的( small的比较级 ),小气的,(服装、食品、家用设施等)小号的,小规模的;
[例句] She is small for her age...
[例句] The window was far too small for him to get through...
n. 储量,谨慎( reserve的名词复数 ),保护区,替补队,替补队员;v. 保留[储备]某物( reserve的第三人称单数 ),预订或保留(座位、住处等),推迟,具有或保持(某种权利);
[例句] A double room with a balcony overlooking the sea had been reserved for him...
[例句] In the United States lanes are reserved for cars with more than one occupant.
n. 体验( taste的名词复数 ),滋味,味觉,风味;v. 尝,品尝,尝到( taste的第三人称单数 ),吃,喝,浅尝;
[例句] ...a keen sense of taste.
[例句] I like the taste of wine and enjoy trying different kinds...