n. 关系,联系,关联,亲属;
[例句] Greece has established full diplomatic relations with Israel...
[例句] Apparently relations between husband and wife had not improved...
vt. 给…装衬垫, 加垫子,填塞,踏平;vi. 步行,放轻脚步走;n. 垫,衬垫,护具,便签本,发射台;
[例句] He withdrew the needle and placed a pad of cotton-wool over the spot.
[例句] ...a scouring pad.
vt. 捏,掐,挤痛,夹痛,使(植物)枯萎,凋谢,使紧缺,节制;vi. 挤痛,压痛,吝惜,节约;n. 匮乏,少量,一撮,困苦;
[例句] She pinched his arm as hard as she could...
[例句] We both kept pinching ourselves to prove that it wasn't all a dream.
adj. 沉默的,无言的,寂静的,无声的,静止的,[语]不发音的;n. 无声电影;
[例句] Trish was silent because she was reluctant to put her thoughts into words...
[例句] He spoke no English and was completely silent during the visit...
n. (木制)长凳,工作台,法官,法官席,(英国议会的)议员席,场边的运动员休息区;vt. 给…以席位,为…设置条凳;
[例句] He sat down on a park bench.
[例句] ...the laboratory bench.
adj. 忙碌的,占线,繁华的,爱管闲事的;vt. 忙着做某事,使奔走,使经营;n. 〈英俚〉侦探,包打听;
[例句] What is it? I'm busy...
[例句] They are busy preparing for a hectic day's activity on Saturday...
vt. 欢呼,使高兴,为…喝彩,为…加油;n. 欢呼,喝彩,兴致勃勃,愉快,心情,令人愉快的事;vi. 欢呼,感到高兴;
[例句] The crowd cheered as Premier Wayne Goss unveiled a lifesize statue of poet Banjo Paterson...
[例句] Swiss fans cheered Jakob Hlasek during yesterday's match with Courier.
vi. 巡游,漫游,巡航;n. (军舰等)巡逻,巡航,〈口〉游览,旅行,周游;vt. 巡航,巡游,漫游;
[例句] He and his wife were planning to go on a world cruise...
[例句] The next stop on this cruise is likely to be in Cornwall.
adj. 极端的,非常的,致命的,致死的,非常有效的,如死一般的;adv. 极其,非常,死了一样地;
[例句] He was acquitted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon.
[例句] ...a deadly disease currently affecting dolphins...
n. 定义,规定,明确,[物]清晰度,解释;
[例句] There is no general agreement on a standard definition of intelligence...
[例句] My definition of a good hospice is one where some of the patients start feeling too good to die.
adj. 故意的,蓄意的,深思熟虑的,慎重的;vt. 权衡;vi. 熟虑,商讨;
[例句] It has a deliberate policy to introduce world art to Britain...
[例句] Witnesses say the firing was deliberate and sustained.
vt. 打扰,妨碍,使骚动,使不安,使烦恼,妨碍睡眠(休息等);
[例句] I hope I'm not disturbing you.
[例句] Find a quiet, warm, comfortable room where you won't be disturbed.
adj. 有效的,起作用的,实际的,实在的,给人深刻印象;n. [军]现役兵额,有生力量,精兵;
[例句] The project looks at how we could be more effective in encouraging students to enter teacher training...
[例句] Simple antibiotics are effective against this organism...
adv. 足够地,充足地,十分地;adj. 充足的,足够的;n. 充分,足够,满足;int. 够了;
[例句] They had enough cash for a one-way ticket...
[例句] There aren't enough tents to shelter them all.
n. 餐叉,岔口,耙;vi. 分叉;vt. 叉起;
[例句] ...knives and forks.
[例句] Ann forked some fish into her mouth...
vt.& vi. (使)折断,破碎;n. 破裂,断裂,骨折;
[例句] At least one-third of all women over ninety have sustained a hip fracture.
[例句] You've fractured a rib, maybe more than one...
n. 索引,指数,指示,标志;vt. 给…编索引,把…编入索引,[经济学]按生活指数调整(工资、价格等);vi. [机械学]转位;
[例句] ...the UK retail price index.
[例句] ...economic indices.
vt. 鼓舞,激励,赋予灵感,启迪;vi. 吸,吸入;
[例句] These herbs will inspire you to try out all sorts of exotic-flavoured dishes!...
[例句] Our challenge is to motivate those voters and inspire them to join our cause...
adv. 那时,然后,那么,话说回来;adj. 当时的,那时的;
[例句] He wanted to have a source of income after his retirement; until then, he wouldn't require additional money...
[例句] The clinic opened for business last October and since then has treated more than 200 people.
vt. 涌出,倾,倒;vi. 涌流,泛滥,涌出,斟,倒;n. 倾泻;
[例句] Pour a pool of sauce on two plates and arrange the meat neatly...
[例句] Francis poured a generous measure of the whisky into a fresh glass...