vi. 报复,反击,回敬;vt. 报复;
[例句] I was sorely tempted to retaliate...
[例句] Christie retaliated by sending his friend a long letter detailing Carl's utter incompetence...
n. 出神,恍惚,[医]迷睡,神志昏迷,着迷,入迷;vt. 使恍惚,使出神,使发呆;
[例句] Like a man in a trance, Blake found his way back to his rooms...
[例句] They went into a trance to communicate with the spirit world.
n. 下属,走卒;
[例句] Every underling feared him.
[例句] ...underlings who do the dirty work.
vt. 对(某人或某事物)评价过低,看轻,轻视;
[例句] We women have a lot of good business skills, although we tend to underrate ourselves...
[例句] He underrated the seriousness of William's head injury.
n. 假发,法官帽,〈美俚〉知识分子;vt. 斥责,痛骂,给…装假发;
n. 印刷(术),(书籍的)一次印刷,印刷字体,一次的印数;v. (在松软的表面)压印( print的现在分词 ),把…付印,用印刷体写,冲洗(照片);
[例句] The American edition of 'Cloud Street' is already in its third printing.
n. 滤波;v. (使)光滑, (使)平坦, (使)顺利( smooth的现在分词 ),缓和,使平和,使(举止等)高雅;
[例句] ...a rich cream that keeps skin soft and smooth.
[例句] ...a smooth surface such as glass...
v. 适用于某人(或某事物);vt.& vi. 对某事物有兴趣,爱好;
[例句] People tried to persuade him to go for a more gradual reform programme.
[例句] I tend to go for large dark men.
(使)慢下来,(使)生产缓慢, (使)变得迟钝;
[例句] The car slowed down as they passed Customs...
[例句] There is no cure for the disease, although drugs can slow down its rate of development...
n. 年纪较小者;adj. 较年轻的,年幼的( young的比较级 ),有朝气的,年轻人的,青年的;
[例句] In Scotland, young people can marry at 16...
[例句] You weren't so very young when she died; you were old enough to remember.
v. 到达( reach的过去式和过去分词 ),联络,伸出手臂,延伸;
[例句] He did not stop until he reached the door...
[例句] When the bus reached High Holborn, Tony rang the bell and they jumped off together...
n. 地点( spot的名词复数 ),斑点,少量,污迹;
[例句] The leaves have yellow areas on the top and underneath are powdery orange spots...
[例句] The swimsuit comes in navy with white spots or blue with green spots.
n. 购买;v. 购买,购得( buy的现在分词 ),做出牺牲以获得,够支付,买通;
[例句] He could not afford to buy a house...
[例句] They can now be bought fresh in supermarkets...
n. (毒品或酒精的)效力( kick的名词复数 ),精力,极度兴奋;v. 踢( kick的第三人称单数 ),踢蹬,踢(腿),(因干了蠢事、失去良机等)对(自己)生气,体育运动;
[例句] He kicked the door hard...
[例句] He threw me to the ground and started to kick...
adj. 个人的,私人的,秘密参与的,(行为)暗中参与的,不公开的;n. 有利害关系的人,厕所;
[例句] Only three people, including a policeman, will be privy to the facts.
v. 闩上( bolt的过去式和过去分词 ),冲出去,逃跑,又作(bolt down) 狼吞虎咽;
[例句] The safety belt is easy to fit as there's no need to bolt it to seat belt anchorage points...
[例句] Bolt the components together...
n. 智力,脑髓,脑( brain的名词复数 ),智慧,聪明的人,(群体中)最聪明的人;
[例句] Her father died of a brain tumour.
[例句] Once you stop using your brain you soon go stale...
v. 寻找,探寻( seek的现在分词 ),企图,试图,探索;
[例句] They have had to seek work as labourers...
[例句] Four people who sought refuge in the Italian embassy have left voluntarily...
v. 伪造( fiddle的过去式和过去分词 ),篡改,骗取,修理或稍作改动;
[例句] Harriet fiddled with a pen on the desk.
[例句] She told Whistler that his portrait of her was finished and to stop fiddling with it.
v. 释放( release的现在分词 ),放开,发布,发
[例句] He was released from custody the next day...
[例句] He is expected to be released from hospital today...