long
長的;長久地;渴望
Your hair is too long; you need to have it cut.
你頭發太長,需要理了。
How long will you stay here?
你會待在這里多久?
I long to see her again.
我渴望再次見到她。
I long to have a chance to talk to her.= I long for a chance to talk to her.
我渴望有機會跟她說話。
short
短的;矮的;突然地
Winter is coming, and the days are getting shorter.
冬天來了,白晝越來越短。
I'm too short to reach the top of the shelf.
我太矮了,夠不到架子上層。
The man stopped short and walked back.
那名男子突然停住往回走。
In short, smoking does harm to your health.
簡言之,抽煙對你的健康有害。
put
放置;寫
You should put the book on the bookshelf.
你應該把書放在書架上。
Put down your address before leaving.
寫下你的住址之后再離開。
Put out the campfire before leaving.
把營火熄滅再離開。
I will not put up with your rudeness anymore.
我將不再忍受你的粗魯了。
city
城市
There are over three million people living in the city.
有300多萬人住在這座城市。
bring
帶來
Anna's boyfriend brought her a bunch of roses.= Anna's boyfriend brought a bunch of roses to her.
安娜的男友帶了一束玫瑰花給她。
group
團體;群;分組,分類
A small group of students lined up at the bus stop.
一小群學生在公車站牌前排隊。
Her clothes are grouped by color.
她的衣服依顏色分類。
case
案件;案例;箱子
The police are still looking into the case.
警方仍在調查這件案子。
It was a case of love at first sight.
這就是一見鐘情的例子。
I left the case with my computer in it on the plane.
我把一個裝著電腦的箱子忘在飛機上了。
I'll go past the supermarket in any case,so I can take you there.
反正我會經過超市,我就載你一程吧。
In that case, I have nothing else to say.
那樣的話,我也沒什么話好說了。
point
尖端;重點;分數;指向
The pencil has a sharp point.
這支鉛筆的筆尖很利。
What was the point of his speech?
他演講的重點是什么呢?
The team lost the game by only a few points.
那支隊伍只以幾分之差輸了這場比賽。
I pointed my camera at the movie star.
我把照相機對準這個電影明星。
The teacher pointed out two grammar mistakes in my composition.
老師指出我作文中兩個語法的錯誤。
My boss makes a point of spending the weekends with his family=My boss makes it a point to spend the weekends with his family.
我老板堅持周末要和家人共度。
line
線;隊伍;排成線狀
Please stand behind the yellow line.
請站在黃線后。
There is a long line at the hotdog stand.
賣熱狗的攤子前排著長隊。
All of the students are lining up to receive their awards.
所有的學生正排隊等著領獎。
area
區域;范圍;專業領域
The hurricane caused a lot of damage in many areas of this country.
颶風使這個國家許多地區嚴重受創。
He is an expert in the area of genetic research.
他是基因研究領域的專家。