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n. 饼干
A flat, brittle cookie spiced with ginger and sweetened with molasses.
姜饼一种薄而脆的饼干,用姜汁调味并加糖蜜使之甜
A chewy cookie made with sugar, egg whites, and almond paste or coconut.
蛋白杏仁甜饼干一种不易咬碎的饼干,用糖、蛋白、杏仁糊或椰子粉做成
We had cookies and coffee.
我们吃了甜饼和咖啡。
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n. 港口,避难所,安息所
v. 安置 ... 于港中,庇护
I kissed my first woman and smoked my first cigarette on the same day; I have never haven time for tobacco since.
我在第一次吻女人的同一天里第一次抽烟,以后就再也没空抽烟丝啦。
He came to see us after I have haven my breakfast.
我吃过早饭后,他来看我们了。
They have made their home a haven for the homeless orphans.
他们把自己的家变成了无家可归的孤儿们的避难所。
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n. 相册,集邮册,唱片集,纪念册,密纹唱片
Their new album is sheer dynamite.
他们这套新唱片一下子轰动起来。
I'll swap (you) my Michael Jackson tape for your Bruce Springsteen album.
我想用迈克尔·杰克逊的录音带交换你的布鲁斯·斯普林斯廷唱片集。
Her latest album is a compilation of all her best singles.
她最新的一套唱片是她的最佳单曲唱片的汇集。
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adj. 用完的,精疲力竭的
The exhausted mother smiled at the wail of her newborn baby.
听到新生儿的哭叫声,倦极了的母亲笑了。
The anxieties of the past week had left her exhausted.
上星期把她愁得没精打采。
She did not cry out; her tears were exhausted.
她哭不出来了,因为眼泪都已哭干了。
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n. (歹徒等的)一帮,一伙,一群
v. 结成一伙,结伙袭击
He'd been worked over by the gang for giving information to the police.
他向警方提供情报而遭那群歹徒毒打。
He was done over by a gang of thugs after a football match.
他在足球比赛结束以後受到一帮暴徒的殴打。
The drunk had been manhandled by a gang of youths.
那醉汉遭受一群年轻人欺负。
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v. 计划,打算,向 ... 提议; 求婚
I wish to propose a toast to our friendship.
我提议为我们的友谊干杯。
He proposed that a change should be made.
他建议做一些改变。
Did he propose to you?
他向你求婚了吗?
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n. 冰箱
Clearly, a refrigerator, which is a physical system must obey not only the first law(energy conservation) but the second law of thermodynamics as well.
很明显,冷冻机是一种物理系统,因此它不仅必须遵从第一定律(能量定恒), 也必须遵从热力学的第二定律。
The boys made away with the contents of the refrigerator.
男孩子们把冰箱中的食物吃得精光。
Perishable food should be stored in a refrigerator.
易腐的食物应储存在冰箱里。
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n. 委员会
There was a clash of wills among committee members.
委员们意愿不一,发生了冲突。
Without the chairman's support, the committee is impotent.
没有主席的支持,委员会是无能为力的。
Various committee members made interesting points.
许多委员提出了使人关注的意见。
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n. 委员会,[律]受托人,保护人
名词committee的复数形式
A meeting of committees to settle differences between two legislative bodies.
协调会议两个立法机构的议员为协商解决分歧的而举行的会议
Getting a proposal through the council's various committees and subcommittees is almost impossible because there are wheels within wheels.
要使一项提议在市政会的各种委员会和小组委员会获得通过几乎是不可能的,因为情况错综复杂。
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n. 文书工作
A four-to-seven-year-old does as much paperwork as any bureaucrat.
一个四至七岁的孩子所做的书面作业和任何一个官僚所做的一样多。
Family doctors are anxious to provide a proper service for their patients, but they can't give them the attention they need if they've shackled with paperwork.
家庭医生都迫切希望为病人提供适当的服务,但他们若为日常抄抄写写的工作所束缚,便不能给病人必需的关心。
Paperwork consumed much of the committee's time.
文书工作耗费了委员会许多时间。