n. 手套,棒球手套,拳击手套;vt. 给…戴手套,用…的手套;
[例句] He stuck his gloves in his pocket.
[例句] ...a pair of white cotton gloves.
vi. 旋转,回旋;
[例句] The woman began to gyrate to the music.
[例句] ...a room stuffed full of gasping, gyrating bodies.
n. 舵,舵柄,掌舵,掌管,(国家,企业等的)机要部门,领,头盔;vt. 指挥,给…掌舵,给…戴上头盔;
[例句] I got into our dinghy while Willis took the helm and positioned the boat for the photograph.
[例句] He has been at the helm of Lonrho for 31 years.
n. (布等的)褶边,用以引起注意的哼声;vt. 缝…的褶边,包围;
[例句] Turn under and hem the outer edges...
[例句] Each dress is hemmed and scrupulously checked for imperfections.
n. 犹豫,踌躇,含糊,口吃;
[例句] He promised there would be no more hesitations in pursuing reforms.
[例句] ...the prime minister's hesitation to accept a ceasefire.
n. 女主人,(夜总会的)女招待,(电视或广播节目的)女主持人,(餐馆的)迎宾女招待;vt. 作东,请客;
[例句] The hostess introduced them...
[例句] She was a superb hostess to us all.
n. (空气中的)湿度,潮湿,高温潮湿,湿热,[物]湿度;
[例句] The heat and humidity were insufferable.
[例句] The humidity is relatively low.
n. 思想(体系),思想意识,意识形态,观念学,空想,空论;
[例句] ...capitalist ideology.
adj. 想像中的,假想的,虚构的,[数]虚数的,幻,虚幻;
[例句] Lots of children have imaginary friends.
[例句] ...creating an imaginary world.
adj. 附属的,易发生的,偶然发生的,伴随发生的;n. 附带事件,伴随事件,杂费,非主要的附带项或费用;
[例句] The playing of music proved to be incidental to the main business of the evening...
[例句] At the bottom of the bill, you will notice various incidental expenses such as faxes.
vt. 招致,引起,遭受;
[例句] The government had also incurred huge debts...
[例句] She falls in love and incurs the wrath of her father.
adj. 易燃的,易激动的,易激怒的;n. 易燃物;
[例句] ...a highly inflammable liquid.
vt. 给…做预防注射;
[例句] ...a program to inoculate every child in the state...
[例句] His dogs were inoculated against rabies.
n. [医]失眠,失眠症;
adj. 海岛的,孤立的,与世隔绝的,岛民的;
[例句] ...the old image of the insular, xenophobic Brit.
vi. 斡旋,调解,说情;
[例句] They asked my father to intercede with the king on their behalf...
[例句] He had occasionally tried to intercede for me...
n. (正式的)调查,研究,侦查,科学研究,学术研究;
[例句] Gas officials are investigating the cause of an explosion which badly damaged a house in Hampshire...
[例句] The two officers were being investigated by the director of public prosecutions...
n. 黄疸病,偏见;vt. 使怀偏见,使患黄疸;
n. 赛马骑师,驾驶员,操作者,〈英〉小伙子,下属,帮手;vt. 驾驶,操作,欺骗,欺诈,骑马,驾驭;vi. 在马赛中骑马,运用手段谋利,耍花招;
[例句] The rival political parties are already jockeying for power...
[例句] Already, both sides are jockeying to belittle the other side.
vt. 匆忙记下,略记,摘要记载下来;n. 一点,少量,稍许,(字母的)一点,一划;
[例句] Could you just jot his name on there?
[例句] There is not a jot of evidence to say it does them any good...