vt. 檢查,核對;制止,抑制;在…上打勾;
vi. 核實,查核;中止;打勾;[象棋]將一軍;
n. <美>支票;制止,抑制;檢驗,核對;
?? che(車)+ck(開):把車打開,仔細 檢查
"The President was given a blank check by Congress to continue the war."
國會授予總統全權可繼續這場戰爭。
近義:inspect, ascertain, prove, revise, verify, vouch
n. 背,背部;背面,反面;后面,后部;(椅子等的)靠背;
vt. 使后退;支持;加背書于;下賭注于;
vi. 后退;倒退;
adj. 背部的;后面的;以前的;拖欠的;
adv. 以前;向后地;
"Water allotments to farmers were cut back in the drought."
在干旱時期配給農民的水量減少。
近義:second, support, endorse, illustrate, document, backtrack
反義:impel, inch, save, loop, sheer, slew