n. 边,镶边,包边,边
[例句] They fled across the border.
[例句] ...the isolated jungle area near the Panamanian border...
n. 支架,悬臂,括弧,类别,等级,[数]同类项;vt. 为…装托架,把…括在一起,把…分类,排除;
[例句] ...a 33% top tax rate on everyone in these high-income brackets...
[例句] Do you fall outside that age bracket?
adj. 偶然的,临时的,随便的,非正式的;n. 临时工人,[军]待命士兵,没有固定工作的劳动者,不定期领取救济金的人;
[例句] It's difficult for me to be casual about anything...
[例句] He's an easy-going, friendly young man with a casual sort of attitude towards money.
n. 电路,线路,巡回,唤醒,环形道,〔电〕电流;vt. 巡回,周游;
[例句] Any attempts to cut through the cabling will break the electrical circuit.
[例句] He joined the professional circuit...
adj. 商业的,贸易的,营利的,靠广告收入的;n. (电台或电视播放的)广告;
[例句] Docklands in its heyday was a major centre of industrial and commercial activity...
[例句] Attacks were reported on police, vehicles and commercial premises.
n. 限制,抑制,勒马绳,马衔索,(人行道的)镶边,(证券的)场外市场;vt. 制止,束缚,给(马)扣上马衔,给…加路缘,在…处设井栏;
[例句] ...advertisements aimed at curbing the spread of Aids...
[例句] Inflation needs to be curbed in Russia.
adj. 每日的,日常的,一日的,每日一次的,每个工作日的;n. 日报,(不寄宿的)仆人,白天做家务的女佣;adv. 每日,逐日,每周日,日复一日地;
[例句] Cathay Pacific flies daily non-stop to Hong Kong from Heathrow...
[例句] The Visitor Centre is open daily 8.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.
vt. 击败,战胜,挫败,[法]宣告无效,作废;n. 战胜,失败,[法]废除;
[例句] His guerrillas defeated the colonial army in 1954...
[例句] The NHL Stanley Cup was won by the Montreal Canadians, who defeated the Boston Bruins four games to one.
n. 药物,药剂,麻醉药,毒品;vt. (在食物或饮料中)投放麻醉药,下麻醉药,掺麻醉药于,使服麻醉药,使服毒品;vi. 使服麻醉药,用药麻醉,使服兴奋剂;
[例句] The drug will be useful to hundreds of thousands of infected people.
[例句] ...the drug companies.
vt. 雇用,使用,利用;n. 受雇,服务,工作;
[例句] The company employs 18 staff...
[例句] More than 3,000 local workers are employed in the tourism industry...
vt. 用尽,耗尽,使精疲力尽,排出,彻底探讨;vi. 排气;n. (排出的)废气,排出,排气装置;
[例句] Don't exhaust him...
[例句] He took to walking long distances in an attempt to physically exhaust himself.
n. 出口,通道,退场,退去,退出,死亡;vi. 离开,退出,退场,去世;
[例句] He picked up the case and walked towards the exit...
[例句] There's a fire exit by the downstairs ladies room.
v. 使显露,揭露,使暴露于, 使体验 (观念、情感);
[例句] Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea...
[例句] For an instant his whole back was exposed.
n. 信用,信任,信仰,信念,忠诚,宗教;int. 实在,确实;
[例句] She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh...
[例句] People have lost faith in the British Parliament.
n. 影片,电影,胶片,薄层;vt.& vi. (把…)拍摄(成)电影[电视等],上镜头;vt. (给…)覆上一薄层,生薄膜,变得朦胧;
[例句] Everything about the film was good. Good acting, good story, good fun.
[例句] ...a government health film about the dangers of smoking.
adj. 最高的,高的( high的最高级 ),高尚的,高地的,高级的;
[例句] ...a house, with a high wall all around it...
[例句] Mount Marcy is the highest mountain in the Adirondacks.
adj. 智力的,有才智的,需用智力的,智力发达的;n. 知识分子,脑力劳动者,有极高智力的人,凭理智(而非感情)办事的人;
[例句] High levels of lead could damage the intellectual development of children...
[例句] He has written seven thrillers, and clearly enjoys intellectual pursuits.
vt. 拼写,导致,意味着,组成(一个词)的字母是…;vi. 轮替;n. 符咒,咒语,魅力,一段时间,轮班;
[例句] He gave his name and then helpfully spelt it...
[例句] How do you spell 'potato'?...
adj. 强大的,权力大的,(药)有效地;adv. 很,非常;
[例句] You're a powerful man — people will listen to you.
[例句] ...Russia and India, two large, powerful countries.
adj. 宝贵的,珍贵的,贵重的,矫揉造作的,可爱的,宝贝的;adv. 很,非常;n. 珍爱的人,可爱的人;
[例句] After four months in foreign parts, every hour at home was precious...
[例句] A family break allows you to spend precious time together...