vt. 炫耀,轻蔑,蔑视;vi. 炫耀,张扬;n. 夸耀,招摇,飘扬,招展;
[例句] They drove around in Rolls-Royces, openly flaunting their wealth...
[例句] One secret he learned very early on was not to flaunt his success.
n. 舰队,船队,车队,港湾,小河;adj. 快速的,敏捷的,转瞬即逝的;vi. 疾驰,飞逝;vt. 使(时间)飞逝,消磨;
[例句] The damage inflicted upon the British fleet was devastating.
[例句] ...restaurants supplied by local fishing fleets.
adj. 流畅的,流利的,液态的;
[例句] She studied eight foreign languages but is fluent in only six of them...
[例句] He speaks fluent Russian.
n. 脚注,补充说明;vt. 给…作脚注;
[例句] As a footnote, I should add that there was one point on which his bravado was more than justified.
[例句] I'm afraid that his name will now become a footnote in history.
adj. 在前的,在先的,前面提到的;v. (在位置时间或程度方面)走在…之前,居先( forego的现在分词 );
[例句] You might think from the foregoing that the French want to phase accents out. Not at all.
n. 第四,月的第四日,四分之一,第四音级;adj. 第四的,四分之一的;num. 第四;
[例句] Last year's winner Greg Lemond of the United States is in fourth place.
[例句] Three-fourths of the public say they favor a national referendum on the issue.
adj. 法国的,法国人的,法语的;n. 法语,法国人;
[例句] ...the French parliament...
[例句] All the staff are French.
n. 逃命者,难捕捉之物;adj. 逃亡的,难以捉摸的,短暂的;
[例句] The rebel leader was a fugitive from justice.
[例句] ...the fugitive train robber.
n. (支持四肢的)带,腰带,环形物,妇女紧身褡;vt. 围绕,包围;
[例句] Weather satellites have observed a ring of volcanic ash girdling the earth...
[例句] The old town centre is girdled by a boulevard lined with trees.
adj. 全球的,全球性的,有关全球大局的,全面的,整体的,全局的,球形的,球状的,球面的,球体的,[计]全程的;
[例句] ...a global ban on nuclear testing...
[例句] On a global scale, AIDS may well become the leading cause of infant death.
vi. 受重力作用,被吸引;
[例句] Traditionally young Asians in Britain have gravitated towards medicine, law and engineering.
n. 温室,花房,[军]周围有玻璃的座舱,轰炸员舱;
vt. 把…分成两半,把…减半,对分,平摊;
[例句] Dr Lee believes that men who exercise can halve their risk of cancer of the colon...
[例句] The work force has been halved in two years...
adj. 傲慢的,骄傲的,目中无人的,自大的;
[例句] He spoke in a haughty tone.
n. 倾斜;
[例句] He kicked it shut with the heel of his boot.
[例句] ...the shoes with the high heels.
v. 钩住,吊住,挂住( hook的现在分词 ),弯成钩形,钓(鱼),打曲线球,踢弧线球;
[例句] One of his jackets hung from a hook.
[例句] ...curtain hooks...
adj. 好客的,热情友好的,(气候,环境)宜人的;
[例句] The locals are hospitable and welcoming...
[例句] He was very hospitable to me when I came to New York.
n. 高血压,过度紧张;
[例句] He suffered from hypertension and accompanying heart problems.
adv. 懒惰地,无所事事地,闲着,无益地;
[例句] Employees have been idle almost a month because of shortages.
[例句] Now the machine is lying idle.
adj. 法律不许可的,非法的,不正当的;
[例句] Dante clearly condemns illicit love.
[例句] ...information about the use of illicit drugs.