vt. 烦扰,打扰,使…不安,使…恼怒,使迷惑,烦
[例句] Lots of people don't bother to go through a marriage ceremony these days...
[例句] Most of the papers didn't even bother reporting it...
n. 煮沸,沸腾,疔,疖子,[医]疡肿,脓肿;vt.& vi. (使)沸腾,开;vt. 用开水煮,在沸水中煮;vi. 怒火中烧,异常气愤;
[例句] I stood in the kitchen, waiting for the water to boil...
[例句] Boil the water in the saucepan and add the sage...
vt.& vi. 开始,着手,创始,创办;vi. (从…)开始,起始,起初是,开始讲话;
[例句] He stood up and began to move around the room...
[例句] The weight loss began to look more serious...
n. 婴儿,婴孩,幼崽,宝贝儿;vt. 把…当作婴孩看待,娇养,纵容;adj. 小孩似的,孩子的,小型的;
[例句] She used to take care of me when I was a baby...
[例句] My wife has just had a baby...
vi. 出席,致力于,献身于,侍候,照顾,关注;vt. 出席,参加,[常用被动语态](作为结果、情况)伴随,照顾,陪伴;
[例句] Thousands of people attended the funeral...
[例句] The meeting will be attended by finance ministers from many countries...
vt.& vi. 代替,替换,代用;n. 代替者,替补(运动员),替代物,[语法学]代用词;vi. 用…替代;
[例句] They were substituting violence for dialogue...
[例句] You could always substitute a low-fat soft cheese...
n. [数]数列,序列,顺序,连续,片断插曲;vt. 使按顺序排列,安排顺序,[生化]确定…的顺序,确定…的化学结构序列;
[例句] ...the sequence of events which led to the murder.
[例句] ...a dazzling sequence of novels by John Updike.
n. 对手,竞争者;vt. 与…竞争,比得上某人;vi. 竞争;adj. 竞争的;
[例句] The world champion finished more than two seconds ahead of his nearest rival...
[例句] He eliminated his rivals in a brutal struggle for power...
n. 试验,[法]审讯,审判,磨难,困难,[体]选拔赛;adj. 试验的,[法]审讯的;
[例句] New evidence showed the police lied at the trial...
[例句] He's awaiting trial in a military court on charges of plotting against the state...
n. 报酬,报答,赏金,酬金;vt. 酬谢,奖赏,报答,惩罚;
[例句] A bonus of up to 5 per cent can be added to a pupil's final exam marks as a reward for good spelling, punctuation and grammar...
[例句] He was given the job as a reward for running a successful leadership bid.
n. 生产,制作,产品,产量,夸张的行动或形象,小题大做;
[例句] That model won't go into production before late 1990.
[例句] ...tax incentives to encourage domestic production of oil.
n. 操作,经营,手术,[数]运算,作用;
[例句] The rescue operation began on Friday afternoon...
[例句] The soldiers were engaged in a military operation close to the Ugandan border.
n. 安全,安全性,安全处所,中卫;adj. 保障安全的;
[例句] The report goes on to make a number of recommendations to improve safety on aircraft.
[例句] He stumbled through smoke and fumes given off from her burning sofa to pull her to safety...
adj. 别的,其他的,(两个中的)另一个,其余的;pron. 其他的,(指两个人或事物中的第二个)那个,(指一组中其余的人或事物)其余的,(指与说话人所在位置等相反的方向或地点)另一边;n. [the other]对立面;对立的事物;
[例句] They were just like any other young couple...
[例句] The communique gave no other details.
n. 信,证书,许可证,字母,文字,字面意义;vt. 用字母标明,写字母于,加标题;vi. 写印刷体字母;
[例句] I had received a letter from a very close friend.
[例句] ...a letter of resignation...
adj. 灰色的,灰白的;vt. 使变成灰色,使变老;vi. 变成灰色,老化;n. 灰色;
[例句] ...a grey suit.
[例句] ...my grey hair...
vt. 折叠,合拢,抱住,笼罩;vi. 折叠起来,彻底失败;n. 折痕,信徒,羊栏,(起伏地的)凹处,
[例句] He folded the paper carefully...
[例句] Fold the omelette in half...
adj. 战斗的,好战的,作战用的,适于打斗的;n. 战斗,斗志,宣战言论,微小但值得一搏的机会;v. 战斗( fight的现在分词 ),斗争,打架,吵架;
[例句] Mother Teresa is an elderly nun who has devoted her life to fighting poverty...
[例句] More units to fight forest fires are planned...
adj. 家庭的,家的,国内的,驯养的,热心家务的;n. 佣人,国货;
[例句] ...over 100 domestic flights a day to 15 UK destinations.
[例句] ...sales in the domestic market.
vt. 打折扣,打折出售,认为…不重要,低估;n. 折扣,减价;
[例句] They are often available at a discount...
[例句] Full-time staff get a 20 per cent discount.