...untary:◎ the
habit of looking both ways before crossing the street.2.
customary practice or use:◎
Daily bathing is an American habit.3.
a particular practice, custom, or usage:◎ the
habit of shaking hands.4.
a dominant or regular disposition or tendency; prevailing character or quality:◎ She...
... me if I had
been able to report my stout refusal to sit at the same table with a man of
such character. But the fear of not being able to carry it through effectively
has always made me shy of assuming the moral attitude; and in this case the
certainty that my sentiments would be lost on Strickland...
Did Nielsen then feel content in his career? Yes and
no. He was thrilled to be doing the comedy that he always felt he should do,
but even during his last few years, he always had a sense of curiosity,
wondering what new role or challenge might be just around the corner. He never
stopped working, ne...
...典英汉双解》第七版在解释any的用法时有这一条：2. used with singular countable nouns to refer to one of a number of things or people, when it does not matter which one (与单数可数名词连用)任一：Take any book you like. 你喜欢哪本书就拿哪本。 Any colour will d...
... in the formal Japanese fashion. One of the two living-rooms was American, with easy chairs instead of tatami, and so were the kitchen and bathroom fittings. Dinner was Japanese, the family sitting on the floor in the traditional way. Breakfast was American, pancakes or bacon and eggs, taken at the ...
...ikes that he can sit and check
his phone in peace or chat up the bartender with whom he’s on a first name
basis if he wants to have a little interaction.请问that引导的名词性从句可以做动词like的宾语吗？(查词典没能查到like词汇有这种动宾搭配的用法)
牛津词典：释义“with”: concerning; in the case of 关于；对于；对…来说Be careful with the glasses. 小心这些玻璃杯。 Are you pleased with the result? 你对结果满意吗？ Don't be angry with her. 别生她的气。 With these students it's pronunciation that's the p...
...ng the evening, it would have been impossible for them to play their parts with more spirit, or finer success; and happy did she think it for Bingley and her sister that some of the exhibition had escaped his notice, and that his feelings were not of a sort to be much distressed by the folly which h...
...times, it was possible for an intelligent person to acquaint himself with almost every branch of knowledge. Thus men of genius like Leonardo Da Vinci or Sir Philip Sidney engaged in many careers at once as a matter of course. Da Vinci was so busy with his numerous inventions that h...
...ight do better getting a job off campus since you can do whatever you want with the money, like paying
your rent or...or buying textbooks.请问老师：getting a job是什么成分，getting是现在分词吗？还是省略do well in变成比较级变成do better in然后省略了in，所以getti...
...Caius could be the same person: so Kent thought it needless to trouble him with explanations at such a time; and Lear soon after expiring, this faithful servant to the king, between age and grief for his old master's vexations, soon followed him to the grave.这里Lear soon after expiring是表...
...I was excited about the
idea of having a dog. After six months of training with a dog at Animal
Helpers, I was able to bring him home. My dogs name is Lucky--a good name for
him because I feel very lucky to have him. You see, I’m only able to have a “dog
helper” because of your kindness! Lucky...
...问Someone traveling alone,if hungry,injured,or ill,often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement.解析说turn to是求助于的意思，那为什么不写成have nowhere to turn to呢？nowhere是副词，它可以做have 和turn to 的宾语吗，朗文字典有一个...