n. 残渣,尾料,嵌入墙中砖石突出部,屑;
[例句] The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
[例句] ...a black dog with a long tail.
n. 置放者,推棒;v. 闲荡,行为懒散,混过;
[例句] I started puttering around outside, not knowing what I was doing...
[例句] She liked to putter in the kitchen.
vt. 再用,重新使用;
[例句] Try where possible to reuse paper.
n. 针灸(疗法);vt. 用针灸术治疗,用针刺法麻醉,对…施行针灸治疗;
[例句] All of those who received the true acupuncture experienced pain relief.
adj. 被收养的,被采用的;v. 采用( adopt的过去式和过去分词 ),收养,正式接受,吸收(外来词语);
[例句] Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the complete withdrawal of troops...
[例句] Pupils should be helped to adopt a positive approach to the environment.
vt. 分配,分派,把…拨给;
[例句] Tickets are limited and will be allocated to those who apply first...
[例句] The 1985 federal budget allocated $7.3 billion for development programmes...
vt.& vi. 混合,合并,融合,联合,[冶]使(金属)与水银混合,使(金属)汞齐化;
[例句] The firm has amalgamated with an American company...
[例句] The chemical companies had amalgamated into a vast conglomerate...
n. 申请人,求职人,请求者;
n. 不安,忧虑,忧惧,理解(力),领悟,了解,拘捕;
[例句] It reflects real anger and apprehension about the future...
[例句] I tensed every muscle in my body in apprehension.
adj. 芳香的,有香味的,[化]芳香族的;n. 芳香植物,芳香剂,香料;
[例句] ...an evergreen shrub with deep green, aromatic leaves...
[例句] An aromatic beef stew waited on the stove.
adj. 各式各样的,五颜六色的,混杂的;
[例句] It should be a great week, with overnight stops in assorted hotels in the West Highlands.
[例句] ...swimsuits, sizes 12-18, in assorted colours.
n. 消耗,消磨,摩擦,(神学)不彻底的忏悔;
[例句] The rebels have declared a ceasefire in their war of attrition against the government.
[例句] The company plans to cut a quarter of its workforce over six years through natural attrition and fewer hirings.
n. 自动化(技术),自动操作;
[例句] He wanted to use computers to automate the process.
n. 厌恶,讨厌的人或东西,转变方向,背离;
[例句] Many people have a natural and emotional aversion to insects.
n. 板条,压条;vt. 用板条或压条固定,(损人利己地)养肥自己;
[例句] ...a batten to support the base timbers.
[例句] The roof was never securely battened down.
conj. 因为;
[例句] He is called Mitch, because his name is Mitchell...
[例句] Because it is an area of outstanding natural beauty, you can't build on it...
vt.& vi. (用头或手的动作)示意,召唤;
[例句] He beckoned to the waiter...
[例句] I beckoned her over...
n. 苦味,痛苦,悲痛,酷烈;
[例句] ...the scene of bitter fighting during the Second World War.
[例句] ...a bitter attack on the Government's failure to support manufacturing...
adj. 黑的( black的最高级 ),黑色的(以幽默的方式对待讨厌的或可怕的事物,如凶杀),黑暗的,(关于)黑人的;
[例句] She was wearing a black coat with a white collar...
[例句] He had thick black hair...
n. 闪电战,大规模空袭,突然袭击,闪电攻势;vt. 用闪电战攻击;vi. 实行闪电战;adj. 闪电战的,闪电式的,凌厉的;
[例句] In the autumn of 1940 London was blitzed by an average of two hundred aircraft a night...
[例句] They blitzed the capital with tanks, artillery, anti-aircraft weapons and machine guns.