第十层次preparation的返回练习
preparation
1 Preparation is the process of getting something ready for use or for a particular purpose or making arrangements for something.
2 Preparations are all the arrangements that are made for a future event.
3 A preparation is a mixture that has been prepared for use as food, medicine, or a cosmetic.
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arrangement
1 Arrangements are plans and preparations which you make so that something will happen or be possible.
2 An arrangement is an agreement that you make with someone to do something.
The caves can be visited only by prior arrangement.
3 An arrangement of things, for example flowers or furniture, is a group of them displayed in a particular way.
4 If someone makes an arrangement of a piece of music, they change it so that it is suitable for particular voices or instruments, or for a particular performance.
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future
1 The future is the period of time that will come after the present, or the things that will happen then.
* past
2 Future things will happen or exist after the present time.
3 Someone's future, or the future of something, is what will happen to them or what they will do after the present time.
4 If you say that someone or something has a future, you mean that they are likely to be successful or to survive.
5 When people trade in futures, they buy stocks and shares, commodities such as coffee or oil, or foreign currency at a price that is agreed at the time of purchase for items which are delivered some time in the future.
6 In grammar, the future tense of a verb is the one used to talk about things that are going to happen. In English, this applies to verb groups consisting of `will' or `shall' and the base form of a verb. The future perfect tense of a verb is used to talk about things that will have happened at some time in the future.
7 You use in future when saying what will happen from now on, which will be different from what has previously happened. The form in the future is sometimes used instead, especially in American English.
8 If you wonder what the future holds, you wonder what will happen in the future.
9 If you say that someone's future lies in a particular place or activity, you think they will be most successful or happy in that place or doing that activity.
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event
1 An event is something that happens, especially when it is unusual or important. You can use events to describe all the things that are happening in a particular situation.
2 An event is a planned and organized occasion, for example a social gathering or a sports match.
3 An event is one of the races or competitions that are part of an organized occasion such as a sports meeting.
4 You use in the event of, in the event that, and in that event when you are talking about a possible future situation, especially when you are planning what to do if it occurs.
5 You say in any event after you have been discussing a situation, in order to indicate that what you are saying is true or possible, in spite of anything that has happened or may happen.
= anyway
6 You say in the event after you have been discussing what could have happened in a particular situation, in order to indicate that you are now describing what actually did happen. (BRIT)
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mixture
1 A mixture of things consists of several different things together.
= combination
2 A mixture is a substance that consists of other substances which have been stirred or shaken together.
= mix
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prepared
1 If you are prepared to do something, you are willing to do it if necessary.
= willing
2 If you are prepared for something that you think is going to happen, you are ready for it.
* unprepared
3 You can describe something as prepared when it has been done or made beforehand, so that it is ready when it is needed.
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medicine
1 Medicine is the treatment of illness and injuries by doctors and nurses.
2 Medicine is a substance that you drink or swallow in order to cure an illness.
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cosmetic
1 Cosmetics are substances such as lipstick or powder, which people put on their face to make themselves look more attractive.
= make-up
2 If you describe measures or changes as cosmetic, you mean they improve the appearance of a situation or thing but do not change its basic nature, and you are usually implying that they are inadequate.
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furniture
1 Furniture consists of large objects such as tables, chairs, or beds that are used in a room for sitting or lying on or for putting things on or in.
2 If you describe someone or something as part of the furniture, you are suggesting that they have been somewhere such as their place of work for such a long time that it is hard to imagine that place without them.
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commodity
A commodity is something that is sold for money.
= goods
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cupboard
1 A cupboard is a piece of furniture that has one or two doors, usually contains shelves, and is used to store things. In British English, cupboard refers to all kinds of furniture like this. In American English, the word closet is usually used instead to refer to larger pieces of furniture.
2 A cupboard is a very small room that is used to store things, especially one without windows.
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descended
1 A person who is descended from someone who lived a long time ago is directly related to them.
2 descended
An animal that is descended from another sort of animal has developed from the original sort.
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currency
1 The money used in a particular country is referred to as its currency.
2 If a custom, idea, or word has currency, it is used and accepted by a lot of people at a particular time.
= acceptance
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purchase
1 When you purchase something, you buy it. (FORMAL)
= buy
purchaser = buyer
2 The purchase of something is the act of buying it.
3 A purchase is something that you buy.
4 If you get a purchase on something, you manage to get a firm grip on it.
= hold, grip
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deliver
1 If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.
2 If you deliver something that you have promised to do, make, or produce, you do, make, or produce it.
3 If you deliver a person or thing into someone's care, you give them responsibility for that person or thing.
= hand over
4 If you deliver a lecture or speech, you give it in public. = make
5 When someone delivers a baby, they help the woman who is giving birth to the baby.
6 If someone delivers a blow to someone else, they hit them.
7 If someone delivers you from something, they rescue or save you from it.
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previously
1 Previously means at some time before the period that you are talking about.
2 You can use previously to say how much earlier one event was than another event.
= before
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instead
1 If you do one thing instead of another, you do the first thing and not the second thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour.
= as opposed to
2 If you do not do something, but do something else instead, you do the second thing and not the first thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour.
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occur
1 When something occurs, it happens.
= take place
2 When something occurs in a particular place, it exists or is present there.
= exist
3 If a thought or idea occurs to you, you suddenly think of it or realize it.
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spite
1 You use in spite of to introduce a fact which makes the rest of the statement you are making seem surprising.
= despite
2 If you do something in spite of yourself, you do it although you did not really intend to or expect to.
3 If you do something cruel out of spite, you do it because you want to hurt or upset someone.
4 If you do something cruel to spite someone, you do it in order to hurt or upset them.
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cruel
1 cruel crueller cruellest
Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
* kind
2 A situation or event that is cruel is very harsh and causes people distress.
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actually
1 You use actually to indicate that a situation exists or happened, or to emphasize that it is true.
2 You use actually when you are correcting or contradicting someone.
3 You can use actually when you are politely expressing an opinion that other people might not have expected from you.
4 You use actually to introduce a new topic into a conversation.
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correct
1 If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes. (FORMAL)
= right * incorrect
correctly = accuracy
2 If someone is correct, what they have said or thought is true.
= right * wrong
3 The correct thing or method is the thing or method that is required or is most suitable in a particular situation.
= right
correctly = properly
4 If you say that someone is correct in doing something, you approve of their action.
= right
5 If you correct a problem, mistake, or fault, you do something which puts it right.
= rectify
correction = amendment
6 If you correct someone, you say something which you think is more accurate or appropriate than what they have just said.
7 When someone corrects a piece of writing, they look at it and mark the mistakes in it.
8 If a person or their behaviour is correct, their behaviour is in accordance with social or other rules.
= proper
9 You say `correct me if I'm wrong' to indicate that you are not entirely sure that what you are about to say is true.
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contradict
1 If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
2 If one statement or piece of evidence contradicts another, the first one makes the second one appear to be wrong.
3 If one policy or situation contradicts another, there is a conflict between them, and they cannot both exist or be successful.
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several
Several is used to refer to an imprecise number of people or things that is not large but is greater than two.
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imprecise
Something that is imprecise is not clear, accurate, or precise.
= inexact
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consist
1 Something that consists of particular things or people is formed from them.
= be made up of
2 Something that consists in something else has that thing as its main or only part.
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[楼 主] | Posted:2004-12-22 01:48|
