vt.& vi. 挑選,挑揀;挖,采,摘,剔,扒;挑剔;
n. 選擇;收獲;精華;
?? 愛打扮的豬(pig)八戒, 采摘鮮花頭上戴
"Could you do me a favour and pick up Sam from school today?"
今天你能幫我個(gè)忙去學(xué)校接薩姆嗎?
近義:select, choose, cull, elect, scavenge, scoop
hire
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詞根: /hi:/
vt. 聘用;錄用;雇用;租用;
vi. 受雇;得到工作;
n. 租金;酬金,工錢;[非正式用語] 被雇傭的人;銷售部的兩個(gè)新雇員;
?? Hi,阿姨(re):對(duì)阿姨說hi- 雇用
"a hire purchase agreement"
分期付款協(xié)議
近義:recruit, retain, contract, employ, engage, charter
反義:sack, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier, cease
n. 旅行;進(jìn)行;移動(dòng);漫游;
vi. 旅行;傳送;前進(jìn),行進(jìn);[籃球]走步;
vt. 經(jīng)過,通過;游歷;
"The agency will make travel arrangements for you. Alternatively, you can organize your own transport."
旅行社將為你安排旅行,或者你也可以自己安排交通工具。
近義:jaunt, journey, junket, tour, trip, fare
反義:fester
adv. 大約;旋轉(zhuǎn);到處,四處;在周圍;
prep. 圍繞;在附近;前后,左右;在…周圍;
?? 前綴:a 表示加強(qiáng)意義
"He arrived around five o'clock."
他大約是五點(diǎn)鐘到的。
近義:about, approximately, loosely, nearly, roughly, thereabout