adj. 用过的,习惯于,二手的,旧的;v. 使用( use的过去式和过去分词),常常,经常;
[例句] People used to come and visit him every day...
[例句] He used to be one of the professors at the School of Education...
adj. 有毒的,有害的,恶意的,讨厌的;
[例句] All parts of the yew tree are poisonous, including the berries.
[例句] ...a large cloud of poisonous gas.
n. 木筏,橡皮艇,[动](昆虫的)卵筏,〈美口〉大量;vt. 筏运,制成筏,使用筏子;vi. 乘筏;
[例句] ...a river trip on bamboo rafts through dense rainforest.
[例句] The crew spent two days and nights in their raft.
n. 温度计,体温表;
n. 观点,意见,角度,视角,视点;
[例句] The novel is shown from the girl's viewpoint...
[例句] To include as many viewpoints as possible, the editor reserves the right to shorten letters.
n. 一口,满口,适当[不适当]的批评[暗示];
[例句] She gulped down a mouthful of coffee...
[例句] Chew each mouthful fully before the next bite.
adj. 不需要的,不必要的,无用的,多余的;adv. 不需要地,不必要地;n. 不需要,不必要;
[例句] But his death was so needless...
[例句] 'I have never knowingly exposed any patient to needless risks,' he said.
n. 物主身份,所有权,所有制,所有;
[例句] On January 23rd, America decided to relax its rules on the foreign ownership of its airlines.
[例句] ...the growth of home ownership in Britain...
adj. 和平的,爱好和平的,太平的,平静的,平时的,太平洋的;
[例句] The Liberals were traditionally seen as the more pacific party.
vi. 高兴,欢庆;vt. 使高兴,使欢喜;
[例句] Garbo plays the Queen, rejoicing in the love she has found with Antonio...
[例句] A Foreign Ministry statement said that the French government rejoiced at the happy outcome to events...
adj. 生锈的,腐蚀的,铁锈色的,锈色的,变钝的,褪了色的;
[例句] We spent years travelling around in a rusty old van.
[例句] ...a rusty iron gate.
adv. 分别地,另行,分开,单独,分离地,个别地;
[例句] Cook each vegetable separately until just tender...
[例句] Chris had insisted that we went separately to the club.
n. 日出(时分),黎明,日出的地方,东方;
[例句] The rain began before sunrise.
[例句] There was a spectacular sunrise yesterday.
adj. 难以忍受的,不能忍受的,经受不住的,承受不住的;
[例句] War has made life almost unbearable for the civilians remaining in the capital...
[例句] I was in terrible, unbearable pain.
n. 荒野,旷野,沼泽,摩尔人,停泊,抛锚;vt.& vi. 使停泊,系住,(把飞船)拴在系留塔上,固定;
[例句] Colliford is higher, right up on the moors...
[例句] Exmoor National Park stretches over 265 square miles of moor.
n. 正常化,标准化,正态化;
[例句] Meditation tends to lower or normalize blood pressure...
[例句] There may be some deep-seated emotional reason which has to be dealt with before your eating habits normalize.
n. 坚持不懈,执意,持续,留存,(荧光屏上余辉的)保留时间;
[例句] Skill comes only with practice, patience and persistence...
[例句] Chandra was determined to become a doctor and her persistence paid off.
adj. 怀孕的,孕育着…的,富于想象的,富于成果的;
[例句] Lena got pregnant and married...
[例句] Tina was pregnant with their first daughter.
adj. 流行的,盛行的,普遍存在的,普遍发生的;
[例句] This condition is more prevalent in women than in men...
[例句] Smoking is becoming increasingly prevalent among younger women...
n. 大牧场,大农场,牧场工作人员;vi. 经营牧场,在牧场工作;vt. 经营牧场,在牧场饲养…;
[例句] He lives on a cattle ranch in Australia.