n. 槍,發令槍聲,受雇殺人的槍手,噴射器;vt. 射擊(某人),給…加大油門,打獵;vi. 用槍打獵;
[例句] He produced a gun and he came into the house...
[例句] The inner-city has guns and crime and drugs and deprivation.
vt.& vi. 磨碎,嚼碎,折磨;vt. 磨快,磨光,咬牙;vi. 嘎吱嘎吱地擦;n. 碾,磨,苦差事,苦活兒,〈美〉刻苦用功的學生,研細的程度;
[例句] Store the peppercorns in an airtight container and grind the pepper as you need it.
[例句] ...the odor of fresh ground coffee.
vt. 收集,聚集,搜集,收緊,收縮,采集;vi. 逐漸增加,積聚;n. 聚集,衣褶;
[例句] In the evenings, we gathered around the fireplace and talked...
[例句] The man signalled for me to gather the children together.
n. 齒輪,排擋,傳動裝置,衣服 ;vi. 接上,調
[例句] On hills, he must use low gears...
[例句] The car was in fourth gear...
vt. 承認,同意,準許,授予;n. 撥款,補助金,授給物(如財產、授地、專有權、補助、撥款等);vi. 同意;
[例句] They'd got a special grant to encourage research...
[例句] Unfortunately, my application for a grant was rejected.
n. 禮物,給予物;v. 給予,贈送( give的現在分詞 ),(與名詞連用描述某一動作,意義與該名詞相應的動詞相同),供給,交給;
[例句] She stretched her arms out and gave a great yawn...
[例句] Giving a sigh, she fell to her knees at my feet...
vt. 推測,猜測,臆測,猜中,假定,認為;vi. 猜,猜測,猜對;n. 猜測,推斷;
[例句] The suit was faultless: Wood guessed that he was a very successful publisher or a banker...
[例句] You can only guess at what mental suffering they endure...
n. 庭院,理由,渣滓,泥土( ground的名詞復數 ),地面,[航海學]底,(工作、討論等的)范圍;
[例句] Forty or fifty women were sitting cross-legged on the ground...
[例句] We slid down the roof and dropped to the ground.
adj. 重大的,重要的,嚴重的,[音樂]沉重的,(顏色等)樸素的;adv. 沉重地,莊重地,極慢地;n. 墳墓,墓穴,埋葬…的地方,下場,死亡;vt. 雕刻,銘記;
[例句] They used to visit her grave twice a year.
[例句] ...drinking yourself to an early grave...
n. 組,團體,群,批,(雕塑等的)群像,(英美的)空軍大隊;vt.& vi. 使成群,集合;vt. 分類,歸類;
[例句] The trouble involved a small group of football supporters...
[例句] The students work in groups on complex problems.
n. 光榮,榮譽,壯觀,壯麗,(對上帝的)贊頌,非常美的事物;vi. 得意,自豪,驕傲;
[例句] Walsham had his moment of glory when he won a 20km race.
[例句] ...we were still basking in the glory of our Championship win.
vt. 抓住,了解,急忙抓住,急切(或貪婪)地抓住;n. 控制,控制力,能力所及;vi. 攫取(常與 at 連用),急于接受,急切地尋求(常與 for 連用);
[例句] He grasped both my hands...
[例句] She was trying to grasp at something.
adj. 宏大的,宏偉的,(最)重要的,豪華的;n. 一千美元,大鋼琴;
[例句] ...this grand building in the center of town...
[例句] The scenery of South Island is on a grand scale.
n. 勇氣,內臟,直覺,腸;adj. 本能的,直覺的;vt. 毀壞(建筑物等)的內部,取出…的內臟;
[例句] By the time they finish, the crewmen are standing ankle-deep in fish guts.
[例句] It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.
adj. 灰色的,灰白的;vt. 使變成灰色,使變老;vi. 變成灰色,老化;n. 灰色;
[例句] ...a grey suit.
[例句] ...my grey hair...
n. 玻璃,玻璃制品,鏡子;vt. 給某物加玻璃,反映,使平滑如玻璃;vi. 成玻璃狀;
[例句] ...a pane of glass.
[例句] ...a sliding glass door.
vi. 發光,灼熱,臉紅,洋溢,喜形于色;n. 白熱,熾熱,色彩鮮艷,尤指紅光,激情,熱烈;
[例句] ...the cigarette's red glow...
[例句] The rising sun casts a golden glow over the fields.
vt.& vi. 搶先,搶占;vt. 奪取或抓住,搶奪,霸占,匆匆拿走,〈俚〉吸引注意力;vi. 抓住,攫取,奪取;n. 不法所得,被抓住的人,抓取裝置;
[例句] I managed to grab her hand...
[例句] I grabbed him by the neck.
n. 谷物,糧食,(沙,金,鹽等的)顆粒,谷粒,籽粒,(木材,大理石等的)紋理;vt. 把…作成細粒,把…漆[畫]成木紋,染透,刮去(皮上的)毛;vi. 成谷粒;
[例句] ...a grain of wheat.
[例句] ...rice grains.
v. 給予,贈送( give的第三人稱單數 ),(與名詞連用描述某一動作,意義與該名詞相應的動詞相同),供給,交給;
[例句] She stretched her arms out and gave a great yawn...
[例句] Giving a sigh, she fell to her knees at my feet...