n. 小旅馆,客栈,酒馆;
adv. 暂时地,临时地;
[例句] His job here is only temporary...
[例句] Most adolescent problems are temporary.
n. 触地得分,着陆,降落;
[例句] ...a perfect touchdown...
[例句] The astronauts are preparing for touchdown tomorrow morning.
adj. 有强烈气味的,使人联想或回想起某事物的;
[例句] ...percussion instruments, redolent of Far Eastern cultures.
[例句] ...a sad tale, redolent with regret.
adj. 沉默寡言的,不爱说话的;
[例句] A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables.
adj. 暴风雨的,暴风雪的,剧烈的,狂暴的;
[例句] For years, the couple's tempestuous relationship made the headlines...
[例句] Somehow the marriage lasted for eight tempestuous months.
n. 欺骗,哄骗,耍花招;
[例句] They are notorious for resorting to trickery in order to impress their clients.
n. 保护,受监护,指导,(对外国领土的)托管;
不遵守(诺言、合约等),打退堂鼓;
[例句] Madonna backed out of the project after much wrangling...
[例句] Wells was supposed to put up half the money, but later backed out.
吹熄,爆裂,吹出,停吹;
[例句] I blew out the candle.
大量给予或分发;
[例句] Doctors, not pharmacists, are responsible for dishing out drugs...
[例句] The council wants to dish the money out to specific projects.
试用,试验,选拔,试
[例句] She knew I wanted to try the boat out at the weekend...
[例句] London Transport hopes to try out the system in September.
(使)往回走,翻起,折转,扭转,掉过头来;
[例句] She turned back towards the crossroads...
[例句] They were very nearly forced to turn back...
v. 解决( tackle的过去式和过去分词 ),应付,与某人交涉,向某人提起(问题或困难情况);
[例句] The first reason to tackle these problems is to save children's lives...
[例句] Firemen later tackled the blaze.
n. 数千,一千( thousand的名词复数 ),数千,许许多多,千位数;
[例句] ...five thousand acres...
[例句] Visitors can expect to pay about a thousand pounds a day.
adv. 极大地,极端地,极其,非常;
[例句] I felt a tremendous pressure on my chest...
[例句] There's tremendous tension between the local population and the refugees…
adj. 不圆通的,不得体的,粗鲁的,不替别人着想的;adv. 粗鲁地,笨拙地,不老练地;n. 粗鲁,笨拙;
[例句] Throughout his school life Darius was tactless and egocentric...
[例句] He had alienated many people with his tactless remarks.
n. 鲑鳟
v. 收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 ),(使)变紧,(使)绷紧,加紧;
[例句] Luke answered by tightening his grip on her shoulder...
[例句] Her arms tightened about his neck in gratitude...
n. 拖网渔船,拖网捕鱼者,拖网渔民;