English Words off-the-shelf 英[ˌɒf ðə ˈʃelf] 美[ˌɔːf ðə ˈʃelf] adj. 从货架直接取下买走的，现成的; 非专门设计（或定制）的; adv. 现成地; [例句]New software, specifically new commercial, off-the-shelf software products or new middleware products. 新软件，尤其是新的现成商用产品和新的中间件产品。 Jan 5, 2023 simonhawn
English Words plough 英[plaʊ] 美[plaʊ] n. 犁; 北斗七星; 大熊星座; v. 犁(田); 耕(地); 翻(土); [例句]The soil sticks to the blade and blocks the plough 土粘在犁铧上，卡住了犁。 [其他] 第三人称单数：ploughs 复数：ploughs 现在分词：ploughing 过去式：ploughed 过去分词：ploughed Jan 4, 2023 simonhawn
English Words unsaddle 英[ʌnˈsædl] 美[ʌnˈsædl] v. 给(马)解鞍; 卸马鞍; 把…掀下马; 使落马; [例句]He turned and unsaddled his horse and took off its bridle-“Though you are a perfectly horrid horse,” he said. 他再转过身去，给马儿卸下了鞍子，取下了马勒——”尽管你是一匹完全令人厌恶的马儿。”他说道。 [其他] 第三人称单数：unsaddles 现在分词：unsaddling 过去式：unsaddled 过去分词：unsaddled Dec 17, 2022 simonhawn
English Words fondle 英[ˈfɒndl] 美[ˈfɑːndl] vt. (尤指示爱或两性间)爱抚，抚摸; [例句]No other woman would have stooped down by his bed, and taken up his wasted hand, and put it to her lips and breast, as one who had some right to fondle it. 不会有另外一位妇女会在他的床旁弯下身来，举起他消瘦的手，贴在她的嘴唇和胸脯上，像一个有权利爱抚他的人那样。 [其他] 第三人称单数：fondles 现在分词：fondling 过去式：fondled 过去分词：fondled Dec 17, 2022 simonhawn
English Words slug 英[slʌɡ] 美[slʌɡ] n. 鼻涕虫; 蛞蝓; 子弹; 缓步虫; 少量，一小杯(烈性酒); 硬币形金属片，假硬币; vt. 用力打; 狠揍; 猛击(球); [例句]But the sea slug goes about it slightly differently. 但是海洋鼻涕虫获得营养物质的方法略有不同。 [其他] 第三人称单数：slugs 复数：slugs 现在分词：slugging 过去式：slugged 过去分词：slugged Dec 17, 2022 simonhawn
English Words sluggish 英[ˈslʌɡɪʃ] 美[ˈslʌɡɪʃ] adj. 行动迟缓的; 不好动的，懒怠的; 缓慢的，迟缓的; 懒洋洋的; [例句]Sadly, these sluggish tree-dwellers are also increasingly threatened in their native forests of Central and South America. 可悲的是，在中南美洲的原始森林中，这种行动迟缓的树上居民也面临着日益增长的威胁。 [其他] 比较级：more sluggish 最高级：most sluggish Dec 17, 2022 simonhawn
English Words kindle 英[ˈkɪndl] 美[ˈkɪndl] v. 开始燃烧; 点燃; 激起(兴趣、感情等); 发展起来; 被感受到; [例句]A small spark was enough to kindle lily’s imagination. 一星光花足以点燃莉丽的全部想象力。 [其他] 第三人称单数：kindles 现在分词：kindling 过去式：kindled 过去分词：kindled Dec 17, 2022 simonhawn
English Words rekindle 英[ˌriːˈkɪndl] 美[ˌriːˈkɪndl] vt. 重新点燃; 使重新活跃; 使复苏; [例句]The greater challenge is how to rekindle a spirit of can-do optimism in a nation beaten down by the global financial crisis. 更大的挑战在于，如何在一个遭受全球金融危机冲击的国家重新点燃敢想敢干的乐观主义精神。 [其他] 第三人称单数：rekindles 现在分词：rekindling 过去式：rekindled 过去分词：rekindled Dec 17, 2022 simonhawn
English Words scrape 英[skreɪp] 美[skreɪp] v. 刮; 擦伤; 削去; 擦坏; 刮坏; 蹭破; (使)发出刺耳的刮擦声; 艰难取得; 挖坑; 把头发拢在后面; n. 刮; 擦伤; 铲; 刮擦声; 擦痕; 自己造成的困境; [例句]I was a little scared at first because he used a smooth edged tool to scrape the skin on my neck and shoulders. 我一开始有点害怕，因为他用种边缘平滑的工具刮我颈部和肩膀的皮肤。 [其他] 第三人称单数：scrapes 复数：scrapes 现在分词：scraping 过去式：scraped 过去分词：scraped Dec 16, 2022 simonhawn
English Words reinstate 英[ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt] 美[ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt] vt. 使恢复原职; 使重返岗位; 把…放回原处; 使恢复原状; [例句]There have been repeated calls to reinstate the death penalty. 不断有人呼吁恢复死刑。 [其他] 第三人称单数：reinstates 现在分词：reinstating 过去式：reinstated 过去分词：reinstated Dec 15, 2022 simonhawn