日期：2008-08-18 scent (n.) 香味、气味 例句： When you're choosing which flower to plant, appearance and scent should both be considered. 当你选择种什么花时，外观和香味都应考虑。 lose face 丢脸、没面子 例句： No one would admit to jealousy in front of another man, b... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 sneeze (v.) 打喷嚏 例句： When you have a cold, you sneeze a lot. 感冒时，要打很多喷嚏。 fed up 厌烦、十分腻烦 例句： I'm fed up with this summer! Shall we never have any really fine warm weather? 我厌烦了这个夏季。难道我们永远不会有真正暖和的好天气... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 vehicle (n.) 交通工具 例句： When you travel, what kind of vehicle do you use? 当你旅行时，你都喜欢用什麽样的交通工具? carry a chip on one's shoulder 以挑衅的态度出现 例句： He is very difficult to deal with...he's always carried a chip on his shoul... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 regular (adj.) 有规律的、定期的 例句： You should keep regular hours. 你应该正常作息。 burn the candle at both ends 浪费精力、浪费钱财 例句： You're burning the candle at both ends. A man can not work night and day with impunity.你过分消耗精力了，一... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 weak (adj.) 虚弱的、不结实的 例句： She was weak after her illness. 她病后很虚弱。 be taken to the cleaners 输得精光；破产 例句： Prices that won't take you to the cleaners. 不会让你赔老本的价格。（广告用语） Thank you all the same. 不管怎样还是要谢... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 sympathy (n.) 同情（心） 例句： These people need our help and sympathy. 这些人需要我们的帮助和同情。 put on the dog 摆架子、妄自尊大 例句： Because her father has two cars she is always putting on the dog. 因她父亲有两部车，所以她老是摆阔。 It does... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 plane (n.) 飞机 例句： The plane landed smoothly. 这架飞机降落的非常安稳。 lion's share 最大和最好的部分 例句： Of course you'll want the lion's share of the profit as you've done most of the work. 这件工作大部分都是你做的，当然你要拿最大部分的利润... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 sink (v.) 下沉、沉没 例句： The ship sank after the collision. 船碰撞后就沉没了。 a rolling stone 滚石、漂浮不定的人 例句： Let me see. You are twenty-two and have been a clerk, a traveller, and a porter. Keep to one job; a rolling stone gathers no... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 recovery (v.) 恢复、康复 例句： She made a remarkable recovery from the illness. 她令人惊异地从那场疾病中康复了。 neck and neck 并驾齐驱、不分上下 例句： The two men were running neck and neck. 这两个人现在正并肩跑着。 We'll see. 再说吧。 对话： A:... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 popular (adj.) 流行的 例句： Swimming is popular with all ages. 游泳在各年龄段的人中都很流行。 go fifty-fifty 各半、平分 例句： If you find the treasure we will go fifty-fifty. 如果你找到那批财宝，咱们就平分。 Can you make it? 你能来吗？ 对话： A: T... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 travel agent (n.) 旅行社 例句： Your friendly neighborhood travel agent would be happy to send you on a trip. 你那友善的旅行社邻居会很高兴地为你安排一趟旅游。 make one's hair stand (up) on end 使人毛骨悚然 例句： Some of those ghost stories make my... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 travel (v.) 旅游 例句： When you travel don't forget to pack your toothbrush. 当你要去旅游时，不要忘了带你的牙刷。 in a word 一句话、总而言之 例句： I have no time to tell you the whole story, in a word, they became hostile to each other. 我没有时间... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 preserve (v.) 保护、保藏 例句： Deep freezing is the simplest way of preserving food. 深冻是保藏食品最简便的方法。 Queen's English(King's English) 标准英语 例句： She can speak the Queen's English fluently. 她能说一口流利的标准英语。 What time is co... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 reporter (n.) 记者 例句： He told the story to a reporter from a local newspaper. 他把这件事向当地一家报纸的记者说了。 lion in the path 难关、拦路虎 例句： The danger is certainly a lion in the way; you can go ahead or turn back. Which will you do?... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 ticket (n.) 票 例句： In order to ride the bus you must purchase a ticket. 你必须要先买车票，才能上公共汽车。 go back on 背叛、出卖、毁约 例句： He would rather die than go back on his friends. 他宁死也不出卖他的朋友。 To tell you the truth. 跟你说... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 firm (adj.) 坚固的、稳定的 例句： You must always build on firm ground. 你必须始终脚踏实地。 for good and all 永久、一劳永逸 例句： I wish cancer will be wiped out for good and all some day. 我希望有朝一日永远消灭癌症。 What do we have for dinner?... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 sacrifice (n. v.) 牺牲 例句： His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education. 他的父母为供他上学而作出了牺牲。 count for nothing 不重要；毫无价值 例句： All that extra effort counts for nothing now that they have cancelled the whole project.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 sacred (adj.) 神圣的 例句： He considered it a sacred duty to fulfill his dead father's wishes. 他认为实现父亲的遗愿是神圣的义务。 soft soap 奉承、恭维、拍马 例句： His letter was full of soft soap. 他的信全都是恭维话。 I'm on a diet. 我正在减肥。... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 pale (adj.) 苍白的、灰白的 例句： He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state. 他看上去脸色苍白,全身衣服弄得一团糟。 bite off sb's nose 声色俱厉地训斥某人 例句： She bites off his nose on the faintest provocation. 不管有事无事，她动不动... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 episode (n.) 插曲、一个事件 例句： This is one of the funniest episodes in my life. 这是我一生中最好笑的一件事。 hang in the wind 犹豫不决、主意未定 例句： He hung in the wind and missed the good opportunity. 他犹豫不决，因而错过了良机。 Let's go Du... 阅读全文>>