drop off:
1.讓...下車
Please drop me off at the bank.
請讓我在銀行下車。
2.減少;下降
The business of the company was dropping off.
這家公司的生意日益清淡。
3.睡著
She dropped off during the sermon.
她在聽布道時睡著了。
名詞 n.
1.急下降
mean:
形容詞 a.
1.吝嗇的,小氣的[(+about/over/with)]
Her husband is very mean about money.
她的丈夫在金錢上很吝嗇。
2.卑鄙的,心地不好的[(+to)]
That was a mean trick!
那是一個卑劣的詭計!
3.【美】【口】脾氣暴躁的,難駕馭的
4.卑賤的;鄙陋的
The young couple made their home in a mean dwelling.
這對年輕夫婦在一個簡陋的住處安了家。
5.不舒服的
6.低劣的,平庸的
It was no mean feat to get him to agree.
要他同意絕非易事。
7.【美】【俚】出色的,很棒的
He played a mean game of chess yesterday.
昨天他下了一盤十分出色的棋。
及物動詞 vt. [W]
1.(言詞等)表示...的意思[+(that)]
What does the phrase mean?
這短語是什么意思?
2.意指,意謂[+(that)][+wh-]
I realized what he meant.
我明白他的意思了。
By "the cities" I mean the big cities in particular.
我所說的"城市"主要是指大城市。
Don't think I am joking; I mean business.
不要以為我是在開玩笑,我可是當真的。
3.意欲,意圖,打算[+to-v]
I mean her no harm.
我無意傷害她。
Do you mean to go without money?
你想身無分文就走嗎?
4.意謂著;有...的意義[+(that)][+v-ing][(+to)]
To a certain extent, to raise wages means increasing purchasing power.
在一定程度上,提高工資意味著增加購買力。
5.指定;預定[H][(+for)][+to-v]
The apartment was originally meant for five.
這套房間本來是準備給五口人住的。
不及物動詞 vi. [W]
1.用意
形容詞 a. [B]
1.中間的,中等的,中庸的
2.平均的;普通的
What is the mean temperature in that locality?
那個地方的平均氣溫是多少?
名詞 n. [S1]
1.中間,中部;中庸
We must strike a mean and find a house that's not too big or too small.
我們得采取折衷辦法,找一所不太大也不太小的房子。
2.【數(shù)】平均(值),中數(shù)
alibi:
名詞 n. [C]
1.【律】不在犯罪現(xiàn)場的證明(或申辯)
He had an airtight alibi for that night.
他有無懈可擊的證據(jù)證明那一夜他不在犯罪現(xiàn)場。
2.【口】借口;托辭
不及物動詞 vi.
1.【口】辯解[(+for)]
Who would alibi for that guy?
誰會愿意為那個家伙辯解?
及物動詞 vt.
1.為...辯解
kind of:
1.有點兒
She looks kind of pale after her illness.
她病后面色有點蒼白。
brat:
名詞 n.
1.頑童,小搗蛋;小家伙[C]
a spoiled brat
寵壞了的孩子