grubby=dirty WAR3和sky齐名的兽王的名字
Your desk is grubby, full of your bogeys.
can do with=might profit from(profit作动词时只能作vi,表示受益;benefit作vt是使...受益,作vi时和profit一样表示受益)
This room can do with a good cleaning.
pressure washer 高压清洗机(水压大,清洗效率高),可数
Put sb in touch with sb使某人和某人联系
If you want to learn English I can put you in touch with the best English teacher in the world whose name is Luke.
apply作vi的时候,可以用apply for也可以用apply to表示“申请…”,后面跟名词(里面的to是介词),比如
I run out of money and need to apply for a new job.
No one applies to this job.
apply 后面可以跟不定式表示申请做某事,注意这里的to 后面跟动词原形
I applied to join this band but I was refused.
apply作vi还可以表示“适用”,比如
This theory doesn’t apply in this case.
I don’t believe his advice applies to me.
Apply作vt讲时是“应用…”的意思
We need to apply what we’ve learned in school to try to make this world a better place.
straightaway=at once
When your mom asks you to do something, you need to do it straightaway.
preferential treatment优待(其中treatment不可数)
Some teachers believe smart kids shouldn’t get preferential treatment.
brewery啤酒厂,可数
These beers are made in the same brewery.
voucher票券,可数注意ou的读音为au
Our company always issues us with gas vouchers to cover some of our cost of transport.
Our company always issues gas vouchers to us to cover some of our cost of transport.
pimpled rubber颗粒胶(乒乓球拍用的),rubber不可数
Table tennis bats are covered with pimpled rubber.
In bulk大批地
This shop is selling oranges in bulk.
horse harness马具,可数(harness还有利用的意思,vt)
Bridle(马笼头)is one type of horse harnesse.
jeer=taunt嘲笑,奚落vt
Joe was jeered a lot because of his strange ideas when he was a middle school student.
helmet是头盔,helm是舵
upside-down上下颠倒的
This helmet looks like an upside-down bowl.
Air vent通气孔,可数
You can see many air vents in the helmet to prevent the wearer’s hair from getting too wet after hard exercise.
head作vt讲有“用头顶…”的意思
Players tend to head the ball off a corner kick(角球).