【考法】 N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES A cottage is a small house, usually in the country. (乡间)小屋;村舍
【举例】 They used to have a cottage in N.W. Scotland.
他们原来在苏格兰西北部有一间小屋。
【考法1】 VERB To export products or raw materials means to sell them to another country. 出口;输出
【举例1】 The nation also exports beef.
该国也出口牛肉。
【考法2】 N-COUNT Exports are goods which are sold to another country and sent there. 输出品;出口商品
【举例2】 He did this to promote American exports .
他这么做是为了推广美国出口产品。
【考法】 N-COUNT If you have a conversation with someone, you talk with them, usually in an informal situation. 交谈;谈话;会话
【举例】 He's a talkative guy, and I struck up a conversation with him.
他是一个健谈的人,于是我开始和他攀谈起来。
【考法】 N-COUNT An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world. 地区;区域
【举例】 the large number of community groups in the area
该地区大量的社团
【考法1】 ADJ European means belonging or relating to, or coming from Europe. 欧洲的;与欧洲有关的;来自欧洲的
【举例】 in some other European countries
在其他一些欧洲国家
【考法2】 N-COUNT A European is a person who comes from Europe. 欧洲人
【考法】 ADV When you say what happened or was the case originally, you are saying what happened or was the case when something began or came into existence, often to contrast it with what happened later. 起初;原来
【举例】 The plane has been kept in service far longer than originally intended.
这架飞机已经超期服役很长时间了。
【考法】 VERB If you check something such as a piece of information or a document, you make sure that it is correct or satisfactory. 检查;审查;核实
【举例】 Check the accuracy of everything in your CV.
请核对简历中的每个细节。
【考法1】 VERB If you insist that something should be done, you say so very firmly and refuse to give in about it. If you insist on something, you say firmly that it must be done or provided. 坚持;坚决认为(或主张、要求)
【举例1】 My family insisted that I should not give in, but stay and fight.
家里人坚持认为我不应让步,而应该留下来继续抗争。
【考法2】 VERB If you insist that something is the case, you say so very firmly and refuse to say otherwise, even though other people do not believe you. 坚称;坚持说
【举例2】 The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism.
总统坚持说他如此做是出于同情而不是为了投机。
【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you are helpless, you do not have the strength or power to do anything useful or to control or protect yourself. 无助的;无力量的;无能力的;不由自主的
【举例】 Parents often feel helpless , knowing that all the cuddles in the world won't stop the tears.
父母经常感到无能为力,因为他们知道无论多少次拥抱也无法止住眼泪。
【考法1】 N-COUNT A shelf is a flat piece of wood, metal, or glass which is attached to a wall or to the sides of a cupboard. Shelves are used for keeping things on. (固定在墙上或橱柜上的)架子,搁板
【举例1】 He took a book from the shelf .
他从书架上拿了一本书。
【考法2】 N-COUNT A shelf is a section of rock on a cliff or mountain or underwater that sticks out like a shelf. 搁板状岩石;突出的岩石;(水下的)暗礁,大陆架
【举例2】 The house stands on a shelf of rock among pines.
房子矗立在松树丛中一块突出的岩石上。
【考法1】 N-COUNT The volume of something is the amount of it that there is. 量;数额
【举例1】 Senior officials will be discussing how the volume of sales might be reduced.
高层领导将要讨论销售量如何削减。
【考法2】 N-COUNT The volume of an object is the amount of space that it contains or occupies. 体积;容积;容量
【举例2】 It is 2,300 metres above sea level, so a given volume of air contains only about one third as much oxygen as it would at sea level.
这是在海拔2,300米的高空,因此一定体积空气的含氧量只有海平面处的约1/3。
【考法3】 N-COUNT A volume is one book in a series of books. (书籍的)卷,册
【举例3】 the first volume of his autobiography
他自传的第一卷
【考法4】 N-UNCOUNT The volume of a radio, television, or sound system is the loudness of the sound it produces. (广播、电视或音响系统的)音量,声量,响度
【举例4】 He turned down the volume .
他调低了音量。
【考法】 N-COUNT An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something. 调整;校正;校准
【举例】 Compensation could be made by adjustments to taxation.
通过调整税收可以作出补偿。