n. 伸展,扩大,延长,延期,[医]牵引,电话分机;
[例句] ...the Jubilee Line extension.
[例句] He first entered Britain on a six-month visa, and was given a further extension of six months...
vi. 爬行,匍匐,缓慢地行进;n. 爬行,蠕动,虫爬着似的感觉,毛骨悚然,卑鄙小人,谄媚者;
[例句] Back I go to the hotel and creep up to my room...
[例句] The rabbit creeps away and hides in a hole.
adj. 具体的,有形的,实在的,实际的,固结成的,混凝土制的,图案诗歌的;n. 混凝土,具体物,(图案式)有形诗,〔建〕钢筋混凝土;vt. 使凝固,用混凝土修筑,萃取;vi. 凝固,固结,变坚固,使用混凝土;
[例句] The posts have to be set in concrete...
[例句] They had lain on sleeping bags on the concrete floor.
adv. 在旁边,在一边,到旁边,到一边,撇开(…暂且不谈),留存,[戏]独(白),旁(白),(用于名词后)除…以外;n. [戏]旁白,独白,低声说的话,离题话;prep. 在…旁边;
[例句] Sarah closed the book and laid it aside.
[例句] Billy Ewing grabbed him by the elbow and took him aside...
n. (从事运动或天气炎热时穿的)短裤,男人的短内裤,电影短片,短裤( short的名词复数 ),短路,缺乏;
[例句] The announcement was made a short time ago...
[例句] How could you do it in such a short period of time?...
v. (打)开( open的第三人称单数 ),开始,睁开,启动;
[例句] He opened the window and looked out...
[例句] The church doors would open and the crowd would surge out.
adj. 严厉的,僵硬的,坚硬的,呆板的,拘谨的,顽固的;adv. 极度地,非常;n. 死尸,笨蛋,傻瓜,流动工人,吝啬鬼穷光蛋;vt. 诈骗,失信;
[例句] The furniture was stiff, uncomfortable, too delicate, and too neat...
[例句] His waterproof trousers were brand new and stiff...
n. 决心,解决,坚决,分辨率;
[例句] He replied that the UN had passed two major resolutions calling for a complete withdrawal.
[例句] ...a draft resolution on the occupied territories.
n. 钉,桩,借口,遁词,,(提琴等的)弦钮,尖头物,爪,(晒衣用的)衣夹,(帽)挂;vt. 固定,限制,限定(工资等),在…上钉木钉,用木钉[短桩]钉住;vi. 疾行,孜孜不倦地做某事;adj. 越往下端越细的;
[例句] His work jacket hung on the peg in the kitchen.
[例句] He builds furniture using wooden pegs instead of nails.
vt.& vi. 观察,研究;vt. 遵守,观察,庆祝;vi. 注意,说,评述,当观察员;
[例句] Stern also studies and observes the behaviour of babies...
[例句] Are there any classes I could observe?...
n. 孪生儿之一,双胞胎之一,两个相像的人或物之一,孪晶,双人床;vt. 尤用于英国)使结成姊妹城市,使(两人或两事物)紧密结合,使偶合,使相连;adj. 成对的,成双的,双重的,双联的;
[例句] Sarah was looking after the twins...
[例句] I think there are many positive aspects to being a twin…
n. 学校,上学,学院,群;vt. 训练,锻炼,教育,教导,约束,给…上学;
[例句] ...a boy who was in my class at school...
[例句] Even the good students say homework is what they most dislike about school...
n. (物体的)飞行,航班,飞翔,楼梯的一段;vi. 成群地迁徙或飞
[例句] The flight will take four hours.
[例句] I'll try to get on the flight down to Karachi tonight...
n. 火焰,热情,激情,〈俚〉爱人,情人,激动;vi. 燃烧,发出火焰,面红,闪光;vt. 烧,激起,激怒;
[例句] The heat from the flames was so intense that roads melted.
[例句] ...a huge ball of flame.
vt.& vi. 比较,对照;vt. 比拟,喻为,[语]构成;vi. 相比,匹敌,比较,区别,比拟(常与to连用);n. 比较;
[例句] Compare the two illustrations in Fig 60...
[例句] Was it fair to compare independent schools with state schools?...
n. 昆虫,陷,瑕疵,细菌,病菌,窃听器;vt. 在…装窃听器,打扰,烦恼,折磨,使痛苦,(使眼球)暴突或变大;vi. 变大,凸出;
[例句] We noticed tiny bugs that were all over the walls.
[例句] ...a bloodsucking bug which infests poor housing.
n. 自己,本人,本性,私利;adj. 同一的,纯净的,单一的;vt. 使自花授精,使近亲繁殖;vi. 自花授精;
[例句] You're looking more like your usual self...
[例句] She was back to her old self again.
vt. 促进,推进,提升,助长,促销,使(学生)升级;vi. 成为王后或其他大于卒的子;
[例句] You don't have to sacrifice environmental protection to promote economic growth...
[例句] In many ways, our society actively promotes alcoholism.
vi. 打翻,弄翻,打乱,打搅;vt. 打乱,搅乱,推翻,弄翻,使心烦意乱,使翻倒;n. 翻倒,颠覆,心烦意乱,混乱;adj. 难过的,失望的,沮丧的,(肠胃)不舒服的;
[例句] After she died I felt very, very upset...
[例句] Marta looked upset...
adj. 漂亮的,机灵的,聪明的;adv. 相当,颇;n. 漂亮的人(或东西);
[例句] She's a very charming and very pretty girl.
[例句] Whitstable is still a very pretty little town.