n. 追踪,追查,描摹,摹图;v. 描绘( trace的现在分词 ),追溯,发现,跟踪;
[例句] The exhibition traces the history of graphic design in America from the 19th century to the present...
[例句] I first went there to trace my roots, visiting my mum's home island of Jamaica…
v. 控制( control的现在分词 ),管理,限制,克制;
[例句] The restructuring involves Mr Ronson giving up control of the company...
[例句] The first aim of his government would be to establish control over the republic's territory.
n. 条带,(如按能力、价值、交税等)分类,染色体带,(凝胶剂等上的)分子聚集显带;
[例句] He was a drummer in a rock band...
[例句] Local bands provide music for dancing.
n. 宝石,宝石饰物,受珍视的人[物],宝贝,手表的宝石轴承;
[例句] ...a golden box containing precious jewels.
[例句] Walk down Castle Street and admire our little jewel of a cathedral...
vt. 提供货物(stock的过去式与过去分词形式);
[例句] ...the buying and selling of stocks and shares...
[例句] As stock prices have dropped, so too has bank capital.
vt.& vi. 使坚固(firm的过去式与过去分词形式);
[例句] The firm's employees were expecting large bonuses.
[例句] ...a firm of heating engineers.
v. 使污秽( foul的过去式和过去分词 ),弄脏,击球出界,(通常用废物)弄脏;
[例句] ...foul polluted water...
[例句] The smell was quite foul.
abbr. Tax Intercept Programs 税务拦截计划,to insure prompt service (gratuities) 确保快捷服务(赏金),topical information packages 论题信息包;n. 顶端( tip的名词复数 ),倾斜,末端,(鸟或飞机的
[例句] The sleeves covered his hands to the tips of his fingers...
[例句] She poked and shifted things with the tip of her walking stick...
adj. 锤成的,铸打成的;v. 锤打( hammer的过去式和过去分词 ),反复敲打,连续击打(尤指发出大声),击败,猛踢;
[例句] He used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall.
[例句] To avoid damaging the tree, hammer a wooden peg into the hole...
adj. (天气、政治形势等)不稳定的,未定居的,未解决的,未决定的;v. 扰乱,使不安宁( unsettle的过去式和过去分词);
[例句] Britain's unsettled political scene also worries some investors...
[例句] The junk market has been unsettled for the past seven months.
n. 轻击修光(锻造中);v. 突然说出( rap的现在分词 ),(公开地)严厉批评,突然大声说出,连续敲叩;
[例句] For some people, rap — the music of the hip-hop generation — is just so much noise...
[例句] Her favorite music was by Run DMC, a rap group.
v. 用螺丝拧紧( screw的现在分词 ),拧上去,(和某人)性交,诈骗(钱财等);
[例句] Each bracket is fixed to the wall with just three screws.
[例句] I had screwed the shelf on the wall myself...
n. 轮子,旋转器,旋
vt.& vi. 使坚固(firm的现在分词形式);
[例句] The firm's employees were expecting large bonuses.
[例句] ...a firm of heating engineers.
adj. 收缩的,缩小的;
[例句] She threw her arms round his neck and hugged him warmly...
[例句] He was short and stocky, and had a thick neck.
n. 陶器制造,铸封,煮呢,封装;
[例句] ...metal cooking pots.
[例句] There's tea in the pot.
n. 土堆,土丘,堆,[考古学] 坟墩,[棒球] 投球区土墩;
[例句] The bulldozers piled up huge mounds of dirt...
[例句] The table was a mound of paper and books.
n. 陛下,大人,男性祖先,雄性牲畜;vt. 做…的父亲,生产;
[例句] Comet also sired the champion foal out of Spinway Harvest.
[例句] Hunt married three women and sired 15 children.
n. 雪球,[植]荚蒾属;vi. 打雪仗,滚雪球般增大;vt. 向…掷雪球,使滚雪球般增大;
[例句] From those early days the business has snowballed...
[例句] The investigation snowballed from there and has since led to several arrests.
n. 跷跷板,上下动;adj. 前后动的,交互的;vt. 使上下(来回)摇动;vi. 玩跷跷板,上下(来回)摇动;
[例句] There was a sandpit, a seesaw and a swing in the playground.
[例句] ...a seesaw price situation.