adj. 传染性的,吸引人的;v. 抓住( catch的现在分词),赶上;
[例句] There are those who think eczema is catching.
[例句] Enthusiasm is very catching.
adj. 百分度的,摄氏的,摄氏温度计的;n. 摄氏;
[例句] ...daytime temperatures of up to forty degrees centigrade.
adj. 向心(力)的;
n. 敞篷双轮马车(古代用于战争或竞赛),战车;vt. 驾驭;
adj. 欺骗的;v. 欺骗,哄骗( cheat的现在分词 ),(尤指在游戏、比赛、考试等中)欺诈,作弊,已婚或有固定性伙伴的人与他人有秘密性关系;
[例句] Students may be tempted to cheat in order to get into top schools.
[例句] Cheats will be disqualified.
n. 登山者,攀登者,[植]攀缘植物,[动]攀禽类,〈比喻〉野心家;
n. 震荡,脑震荡,冲击,震动;
[例句] Nicky was rushed to hospital with concussion...
[例句] She fell off a horse and suffered a concussion.
adj. 有争议的,引起争议的,被争论的,好争论的;
[例句] Immigration is a controversial issue in many countries...
[例句] ...Morton's controversial book, 'Diana, Her True Story.'...
n. 传送,运送,表达,运输工具;
[例句] Mahoney had never seen such a conveyance before.
[例句] ...the conveyance of bicycles on Regional Railways trains.
n. 皮质,树皮,果皮;
[例句] ...the cerebral cortex.
vt. 连署,副署,会签 (文件);
[例句] The President has so far refused to countersign the Prime Minister's desperate decree...
[例句] Dolores, please come in and countersign a cheque.
vi. 发出轻微的爆裂声,发出噼啪声;n. 噼啪声,爆裂声,(碎瓷上的)裂纹;
[例句] The radio crackled again.
[例句] ...a crackling fire.
n. 火山口,喷火口,弹坑,[天文学]巨爵座,(月球上的)环形山;vt. 在…上形成坑,取消,毁坏;vi. 形成坑,毁坏,消亡;
adv. 酥脆地,爽快地;
[例句] Bake the potatoes for 15 minutes, till they're nice and crisp.
[例句] ...crisp bacon.
adj.& adv. 交叉的(地);
[例句] Rinse and slice the courgettes crosswise.
vt. 使(某人)气馁,威吓;
[例句] ...a gruelling journey that would have daunted a woman half her age...
[例句] I'm somewhat daunted by the size of the task.
n. 初次露面,初次表演,首次出场,处女秀;v. 初次表演,初次登台;adj. 首张的,首场的,首次的;
[例句] Dundee United's Dave Bowman makes his international debut.
[例句] ...her debut album 'Sugar Time'.
vt. 译(码),解(码),分析及译解电子信号;
[例句] All he had to do was decode it and pass it over...
[例句] The secret documents were intercepted and decoded.
adj. 灵巧的,熟练的,巧妙的;
[例句] With a deft flick of his foot, Mr Worth tripped one of the raiders up.
adj. 沮丧的,忧郁的,失望的;
[例句] Everyone has days when they feel dejected or down.