n. 边缘,范围,极限,利润,盈余,(版心外)的空白;vt. 留边,成为…的边,加边于,围绕,为…加旁注;
[例句] They could end up with a 50-point winning margin...
[例句] The Sunday Times remains the brand leader by a huge margin...
n. 母亲,妈妈,女修道院院长,大娘;vt. 像母亲般地照顾,养育,溺爱;
[例句] She sat on the edge of her mother's bed...
[例句] She's an English teacher and a mother of two children...
adj. 严肃的,严重的,认真的,庄重的,重要的,危险的;
[例句] Crime is an increasingly serious problem in Russian society...
[例句] The government still face very serious difficulties...
n. 电报,电讯,电报机,信号机;vt.& vi. 打电报,流露出,电汇,用电报通知;vt. 用电报发送,打电报向(某人)发指令,电汇,电购;
[例句] Churchill telegraphed an urgent message to Wavell...
[例句] 'Please,' he telegraphed, 'just leave it alone.'...
adj. 正常的,正规的,标准的,[数学]正交的,精神健全的;n. 正常,常态,标准,[数学]法线;
[例句] He has occasional injections to maintain his good health but otherwise he lives a normal life...
[例句] The two countries resumed normal diplomatic relations...
adj. 永久(性)的,永恒的,不变的,耐久的,持久的,经久的,稳定的,常务的,常设的;n. 电烫发,烫发;
[例句] Heavy drinking can cause permanent damage to the brain...
[例句] ...a permanent solution to the problem...
adj. 适当的,相当的,正当的,应该的,正式的,正常的,固有的,特有的,独特的,本来的,真正的,严格意义上的,〈古〉漂亮的,优美的;adv. 〈方〉适当地,好好地,非常,很,完完全全地,彻底地;n. [宗教][常用P-]特定节日等用的仪式,弥撒(祈祷、礼仪等)书的章节,特赞;
[例句] Two out of five people lack a proper job...
[例句] I always cook a proper evening meal.
n. 量,数量,定量,大批,数目,[语音学、韵律学]音量(指元音或音节的长短);
[例句] ...a small quantity of water.
[例句] ...vast quantities of food...
n. 求助,凭借,诉诸,度假胜地,应急措施;v. 诉诸,采取;
[例句] His punishing work schedule had made him resort to drugs...
[例句] Some schools have resorted to recruiting teachers from overseas.
v. 密谋,图谋,认为;n. 计划,方案,阴谋,体系;
[例句] ...schemes to help combat unemployment.
[例句] ...a private pension scheme...
adj. 不确定的,不稳定的,不明确的,无常的;
[例句] He was uncertain about his brother's intentions...
[例句] They were uncertain of the total value of the transaction...
adj. 地位较高的,上面的,内地的,地表层的;n. 鞋帮,靴面,兴奋剂,令人兴奋的经历;
[例句] There is a smart restaurant on the upper floor...
[例句] Students travel the cheap lower deck and tourists the upper.
n. 蜘蛛网,网状物,[机]万维网,织物,圈套;vt. 在…上织网,用网缠住,使中圈套,形成网状;
[例句] ...the spider's web in the window.
[例句] He's forced to untangle a complex web of financial dealings...
adj. 第二的,中等的,助手,副手,中等教育的,间接的;n. 副手,代理人,[天]双星中较小较暗的一个,卫星,[语]次重音;
[例句] The street erupted in a huge explosion, with secondary explosions in the adjoining buildings...
[例句] They argue that human rights considerations are now of only secondary importance...
vt.& vi. 溢出,淹没,挤满,充满,洋溢,资源过剩;n. 泛滥,溢出物,溢流管,充溢,过多,超出额;vi. 泛滥,溢出,充溢;adj. 溢出的,满出的;
[例句] Pour in some of the syrup, but not all of it, as it will probably overflow...
[例句] Rivers and streams have overflowed their banks in countless places.
n. 向上的斜坡;vt. 提升,使(机器、计算机系统等)升级,提高(设施、服务等的)档次,提高(飞机乘客、旅馆住客等)的待遇;
[例句] Helicopters have been upgraded and modernized...
[例句] Medical facilities are being reorganized and upgraded.
n. 刻痕,缺口,〈英俚〉监狱,〈美俚〉五分镍币;vt. 刻痕于,割伤,挑毛病,〈英俚〉逮捕;vi. 刻痕,狙击;
[例句] He smashed a window to get in and nicked a load of silver cups...
[例句] We used to nick biscuits from the kitchen.
v. 看见( see的第三人称单数 ),观看,领会,考虑;
[例句] You can't see colours at night...
[例句] I saw a man making his way towards me...
n. (画上的)高光,笔致,绝技,触觉( touch的名词复数 ),手感,手法;v. 接触,触摸( touch的第三人称单数 ),吃,涉及,与…有关;
[例句] Her tiny hands gently touched my face...
[例句] Don't touch that dial…
art. 一(个),每一(个),任一(个);
[例句] A waiter entered with a tray...
[例句] He started eating an apple...