God seems to have left the receiver off the hook and time is running out.
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n. 接受者，收款員;接收器;無線電接收機;（破產公司的）官方接管人;
?? re回，向后+ceiv拿，抓，握住+er名詞后綴 → 接收器
"He took up telephone receiver and began to dial."
他拿起電話聽筒開始撥號碼.
近義：perceiver, percipient, collector, vessel, container
反義：appointee, maker, bearer, bestower, contributor, donator
adj. 左邊的，左側的;左派的;
n. 左，左面;[軍]左翼;左派，激進分子;
adv. 向左;在左邊;
v. 離開( leave的過去式和過去分詞);
"He left school at the age of 18."
他18歲讀完中學。
近義：nigh, leftover, pending, remaining, remanent, residual
反義：lacking, short
n. 鉤，鐵鉤;彎曲部分，有鉤部分;圈套，陷阱;〈俚〉錨;
vt.&vi. 用鉤掛;〈俚〉偷，扒;
vt. 鉤，鉤住;引上鉤;牢牢抓住;
vi. 彎成鉤狀;
?? 廚師(cook)被吊在河邊(h)的 鉤子上 網友： 補充：look-hook：看鉤子
"The driveway makes a hook around an old tree."
車道繞過一棵老樹來了個急轉彎.
近義：hitch, trap, couple, interconnect, interface, interlink
反義：loosen, uncouple, unhang, unhitch, unlink, unsling
n. 時間;時刻;時代;次;
vt. 為…安排時間;測定…的時間;調準（機械的）速度;撥準（鐘、表）的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和諧;打拍子;
adj. 定時的;定期的;[美國英語]分期（付款）的;
int. [體育]時間到，（一場或一局等的）比賽時限，暫停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能帶兩個。
近義：clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon
n. 跑步;運轉;流出;
adj. 跑著的;流動的;連續的;操作中的，運轉著的;
v. 跑;運轉(run的ing形式);
"He kept up a running commentary on everyone who came in or went out."
他不斷地對上下場的每一名隊員進行解說。
近義：march, operation, race, run, working, footrace
反義：lagging, leisurely, phlegmatic, poky, slowish, sluggardly