v. (用建议、指示、有益的情报等)指导( direct的第三人称单数 ),导演(戏剧或电影),指示方向,把…对准(某方向或某人);
[例句] They'd come on a direct flight from Athens.
[例句] ...the direct route from Amman to Bombay.
adj. 不守规矩的,任性的,难驾驭的,难控制的;
[例句] It's not good enough just to blame the unruly children.
[例句] ...unruly behaviour.
n. 理由( excuse的名词复数 ),歉意,拙劣样品;v. 原谅( excuse的第三人称单数 ),使免除,准许…离开,为…辩解;
[例句] It is easy to find excuses for his indecisiveness...
[例句] Once I had had a baby I had the perfect excuse to stay at home...
正确性;
[例句] The correct answers can be found at the bottom of page 8...
[例句] The following information was correct at time of going to press...
abbr. capitals (复数)大写字母,collection account processing system 账款收集处理系统,computer-assisted passenger screening 计算机辅助乘客放映;n. (钢笔、瓶子等的)帽( cap的名词复数 ),便帽,软帽,
[例句] ...a dark blue baseball cap.
[例句] ...a frontier guard in olive-grey uniform and a peaked cap.
vt.& vi. 猛击,步履艰难地行,努力苦干;n. 苦干,吃力地行进;
[例句] They secure their degrees by slogging through an intensive 11-month course...
[例句] She has slogged her way through ballet classes since the age of six...
adj. (用以构成复合词)肩膀…的,背着的;v. 承担( shoulder的过去式和过去分词 ),背,用肩顶…,挤;
[例句] She led him to an armchair, with her arm round his shoulder...
[例句] He glanced over his shoulder and saw me watching him.
v. 产生;造成;招致(effect的过去分词);adj. 实现了的;受影响的;
[例句] Parents worry about the effect of music on their adolescent's behavior...
[例句] The austerity measures will have little immediate adverse effect on the average Moroccan...
承担,呈现,雇用,录用;
[例句] No other organisation was able or willing to take on the job...
[例句] Don't take on more responsibilities than you can handle.
vt. 使位于,使处于…地位(位置);
[例句] How do we situate Christianity in the context of modern physics and psychology?
vt. 收归国有,国有化,导致与众不同的国家化的;
[例句] In 1987, Garcia introduced legislation to nationalize Peru's banking and financial systems...
[例句] The coffee industry was nationalised at the time of independence.
n. 子弹,金属块,鼻涕虫,动作缓慢的人,[物]斯勒格,斯(质量单位);vi. 动作迟缓,偷懒;vt. 重击,在…中插嵌片,偷懒;
[例句] Edgar took a slug of his drink.
[例句] She slugged her right in the face...
vt.& vi. 溅,洒落;n. 泼,洒、溅等的声音;
[例句] He stared at the rain spattering on the glass...
[例句] Gently turn the fish, being careful not to spatter any hot butter on yourself...
n. 阻塞物,(尤指)瓶塞;vt. (用瓶塞)塞住;
[例句] ...a bottle of colourless liquid sealed with a cork stopper.
n. 节制,节欲,戒酒;
[例句] ...six months of abstinence.
[例句] ...total abstinence from alcohol.
vi. 增加,(通过自然增长)产生,获得,(使钱款、债务)积累;vt. (利息等)自然增值,[法](诉讼)发生;
[例句] I owed £5,000 — part of this was accrued interest...
[例句] If you do not pay within 28 days, interest will accrue...
n. 足够,充分,胜任,适当;
[例句] I am very critical of the adequacy of Britain's race laws...
[例句] Several studies point to a real cause for concern over the adequacy of the diet eaten by British children.
n. 队列,排成直线,结盟,校直,调整,[工]准线;
[例句] The church should have no political alignment...
[例句] His increasing alignment with the Reagan administration nearly cost him re-election.
adj. [计]容许的;v. 允许( allow的过去式和过去分词 ),承认,酌增,接受;
[例句] The children are not allowed to watch violent TV programmes...
[例句] The Government will allow them to advertise on radio and television...
n. 周年纪念日;adj. 周年的,周年纪念的,年年的,每年的;
[例句] ...the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Ho Chi Minh.