n. 名字( name的名詞復數 ),名聲,有…名稱的,著名的人物;v. 確定( name的第三人稱單數 ),決定,給…取名,說出…的名字;
[例句] 'What's his name?'—'Peter.'...
[例句] I don't even know if Sullivan's his real name...
n. 必要(性),(迫切)需要,必需品,自然規律;
[例句] There is agreement on the necessity of reforms...
[例句] As soon as the necessity for action is over the troops must be withdrawn...
adj. 正常的,正規的,標準的,[數學]正交的,精神健全的;n. 正常,常態,標準,[數學]法線;
[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...
n. 刻痕,缺口,〈英俚〉監獄,〈美俚〉五分鎳幣;vt. 刻痕于,割傷,挑毛病,〈英俚〉逮捕;vi. 刻痕,狙擊;
[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.
n. (鳥)窩,溫床,(套疊在一起的)一套物件,藏匿處;vt. 筑巢,嵌套;vi. 筑巢;
[例句] I can see an eagle's nest on the rocks.
[例句] Some species may nest in close proximity to each other.
n. 命名;v. 確定( name的現在分詞 ),決定,給…取名,說出…的名字;
[例句] 'What's his name?'—'Peter.'...
[例句] I don't even know if Sullivan's his real name...
adj. 必要的,強制的,必然的,不可避免的;n. 必需品;
[例句] I kept the engine running because it might be necessary to leave fast...
[例句] We will do whatever is necessary to stop them...
adj. 國家的,國有的,國民的,民族主義的;n. [常用復數]全國性比賽,某國國民,全國性報刊,(機構等的)全國總部;
[例句] Ruling parties have lost ground in national and local elections.
[例句] ...major national and international issues.
vt. 提名…為候選人,任命,挑選,指定(時間、日期、名稱等);
[例句] Under party rules each candidate has to be nominated by 55 Labour MPs...
[例句] The public will be able to nominate candidates for awards such as the MBE.
vt. 駕駛,航行于,使通過;vi. 駕駛,航
[例句] Captain Cook safely navigated his ship without accident for 100 voyages...
[例句] The purpose of the visit was to navigate into an ice-filled fiord.
adj. 高尚的,貴族的,外表莊嚴和莊重的,表現出崇高的;n. 尊貴的人,舊時在英國使用的金幣;
[例句] He was an upright and noble man who was always willing to help in any way he could...
[例句] I wanted so much to believe he was pure and noble.
adv. 最近的,最親近的;adj. 近的( near的最高級 ),親密的,近似,(親屬關系)近親;
[例句] Don't come near me...
[例句] Her children went back every year to stay in a farmhouse near the cottage...
vi. 談判,協商,交涉;vt. 談判達成,成功越過,議價出售;
[例句] It is not clear whether the president is willing to negotiate with the democrats...
[例句] When you have two adversaries negotiating, you need to be on neutral territory...
vt.& vi. 夾,捏,掐,阻止,凍傷,剪斷;vt. 傷害,摧殘;vi. 快走,掐去,(比賽或競賽中)勢均力敵,將…扼殺在萌芽狀態;n. 啃咬,(酒等的)一口,少量,寒冷,寒意;
[例句] Should I nip out and get some groceries?...
[例句] Wayne is always nipping down to the corner shop for him...
pron. 沒有人,無人;n. 小人物,無足輕重的人;
[例句] They were shut away in a little room where nobody could overhear...
[例句] Nobody realizes how bad things are...
adv. (現與must前后連用)必須,一定,務必;v. 需要,必須( need的第三人稱單數 ),(表示應該或不得不做)有必要;
[例句] He desperately needed money...
[例句] These diets provide everything your body needs...
n. 國家,民族,國民,政府;
[例句] Such policies would require unprecedented cooperation between nations...
[例句] The Arab nations agreed to meet in Baghdad.
n. 胡說,廢話,荒謬的念頭,愚蠢的行為,胡鬧;adj. 無意義的,荒謬的;int. 荒唐;
[例句] Most orthodox doctors however dismiss this as complete nonsense.
[例句] ...all that poetic nonsense about love...
n. 標準,規范,準則,(勞動)定額;
[例句] ...the commonly accepted norms of democracy.
[例句] ...a social norm that says drunkenness is inappropriate behaviour.
n. (長篇)小說,[法]新法,附律;adj. 新奇的,異常的;
[例句] ...a novel by Herman Hesse...
[例句] ...historical novels set in the time of the Pharaohs.