n. 人,人类,居民,人民,种族;vt. 居住于,布满,使住满人,在…殖民,把动物放养在;
[例句] Millions of people have lost their homes.
[例句] ...the people of Angola.
n. 怜悯,同情,可惜的事,憾事;vt. 对…表示怜悯,对…感到同情;
[例句] He felt a sudden tender pity for her...
[例句] She knew that she was an object of pity among her friends.
vt.& vi. 溢出,泼出,涌出,蜂拥而出;vt. 使跌落,泄露机密;n. 洒出(量),泼出(量),溢出(量),小塞子;
[例句] 70,000 tonnes of oil spilled from the tanker...
[例句] ...water behind a dam, getting ready to spill over...
n. 必要(性),(迫切)需要,必需品,自然规律;
[例句] There is agreement on the necessity of reforms...
[例句] As soon as the necessity for action is over the troops must be withdrawn...
n. 恐慌,惊慌,(金融方面)大恐慌,成功,〈俚〉非常滑稽的人;vt. 使恐
[例句] An earthquake hit the capital, causing panic among the population...
[例句] I phoned the doctor in a panic, crying that I'd lost the baby.
adj. 实践的,实际的,可实现的,实用的,注重实际的,可用的;
[例句] We can offer you practical suggestions on how to increase the fibre in your daily diet...
[例句] This practical guidebook teaches you about relaxation, coping skills, and time management.
n. 一阵(气味,烟雾等),粉扑,酥皮点心,夸奖,吹嘘;vt. 喷出,膨胀,吹捧,得意;vi. 喷出,膨胀,夸张;
[例句] He lit a cigar and puffed at it twice...
[例句] He nodded and puffed on a stubby pipe as he listened.
vt.& vi. 复制,重现,再版,生殖,繁殖;vt. 使再次发生,再现;
[例句] I shall not try to reproduce the policemen's English...
[例句] The effect has proved hard to reproduce.
vt. 修订,改变,修正,[主英国英语]复习;vt.& vi. 复习;vi. 修订,校订;n. 修订,校订,[印刷]校样,清样,修订版,修订本;
[例句] He soon came to revise his opinion of the profession.
[例句] They realised that some of their prices were higher than their competitors' and revised prices accordingly...
n. 满足,满意,舒服,妥善处理,(债务的)清偿,(伤害的)赔偿;
[例句] She felt a small glow of satisfaction...
[例句] Both sides expressed satisfaction with the progress so far...
adj. 直立的,垂直的,正直的,诚实的;adv. 垂直[竖立]地;n. (支撑用的)直柱,立放构件;
[例句] Helen sat upright in her chair...
[例句] ...those who had managed to remain upright...
n. 包袱,包裹,(土地的)一块,一批,一群,(货物的)一宗;vt. 分,区分,把…划成部分后分配,给…打成包裹,把…拼在一起;
[例句] ...parcels of food and clothing...
[例句] He had a large brown paper parcel under his left arm.
adj. 奇怪的,古怪的,异常的,特有的,特殊的;n. 专有特权,专有财产,[多用于英国]特殊教堂;
[例句] Mr Kennet has a rather peculiar sense of humour...
[例句] Rachel thought it tasted peculiar.
adj. 根本的,基本的,激进的,彻底的,[植]根生的;n. 激进分子,根基,原子团,[数学]根数;
[例句] The country needs a period of calm without more surges of radical change...
[例句] The Football League has announced its proposals for a radical reform of the way football is run in England.
n. 浪漫史,爱情小说,恋爱,传奇色彩;vt.& vi. 虚构,渲染,谈情说爱,追求某人;
[例句] After a whirlwind romance the couple announced their engagement in July.
[例句] ...a holiday romance.
n. 抢,一阵子,一下工夫,很小的数量,诱拐;vi. 作出握住或抢夺的动作,很快接受;vt. 抢夺,夺得,及时救助,[体育运动]举重;
[例句] Mick snatched the cards from Archie's hand...
[例句] He snatched up the telephone...
vt. 使垂直,用测铅测,探索;adj. 垂直的;adv. 恰恰,正,垂直地;vi. 做管道工;n. 铅锤,测锤;
[例句] She never abandoned her attempts to plumb my innermost emotions...
[例句] Magda had plumbed her own heart for answers.
adj. (涉及)工作的,(人)有工作的,(时间)用于工作上的,(想法等)可作为基础的;v. (使)工作( work的现在分词),(使)运作,运转,(使)产生效果;n. 工作,活动,制作,操纵;
[例句] Like working women anywhere, Asian women are buying convenience foods.
[例句] The needs and opinions of ordinary working people were ignored...
n. 力( force的名词复数 ),武力,(社会)势力,气力;v. 强制( force的第三人称单数 ),强作,施强力于,促成早熟;
[例句] He was charged with abducting a taxi driver and forcing him to drive a bomb to Downing Street...
[例句] He was forced to resign by Russia's conservative parliament...
n. 思考,想法,思想,意见,见解;adj. 有思想的,有理性的;v. “think”的现在分词;
[例句] There was undeniably a strong theoretical dimension to his thinking.
[例句] ...the direction of the ANC's thinking on the country's political future...