noun [抽象名词]意见，看法；（群体的）观点，信仰；专家意见，专业意见；（对某人的）评价，印象；（法官或法院说明判决理由的）判决意见书 - I wasn't asking for your opinion, Mike.
noun [抽象名词]观点，见解；具体细节；要点，核心问题；目的，意图；特点，特征；地点；罗盘（方位）点；（几何学用语）点；（特定的）时候，时刻，阶段；（比赛或运动中的）分数，得分；<非正式>称赞，认可（points）；（计量单位）点，分；（电影、录音的）利润分配百分比；（皮克牌用语）最长的一组同花牌；小数点 - If you say that someone has a point, or if you take their point, you mean that you accept that what they have said is important and should be considered.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]（用手指或细的物体）指，指向；对准，瞄准；朝向，对着；为…指明方向，指路；暗示，表明；建议，指引；强调（话语或行动）；（用水泥等）给…勾缝；绷直（脚趾）；削尖；使（光标）指着；（在希伯来文字中）插入点号 - If you point at a person or thing, you hold out your finger toward them in order to make someone notice them.
- point 点，一般指从飞机上向下看的点
- 地点 place，spot
- ncego.com 中的 “.” 读为 dot（点）
- @读为 at
adjective [原级]怀孕的，妊娠的；意味深长的，意义重大的 - Lena got pregnant and married.
怀着身孕
- a pregnant woman (最直接、最常用)
- a woman who is expecting (委婉说法)
- a woman who is with child (用作形容词短语，比单独用 with child 更常见)
- a woman with a child 带着一个孩子的妇女
- An expectant mother. 准妈妈（正在期待的母亲）
- A woman who is 'in the family way'. 一位“在家庭模式中”的女士。
- A woman who is 'knocked up'.一位怀孕的女士。
- A woman who is 'heavy with child'.一位身负胎儿的女士。
- She's started knitting booties. 她开始织小毛线鞋了。
- They are busy knitting baby clothes. 他们正忙着织婴儿衣服。
A: "I heard Sarah and Mark have some exciting news!" (我听说莎拉和马克有个激动人心的消息！)
B: "Yes! I saw her knitting tiny sweaters last week. They are expecting." (是的！我上周看到她在织小毛衣。他们快有孩子了。)
adjective [原级]天然的，非人为的；合理的，意料之中的；天生的，本能的；不做作的，真实的；亲生的；<旧>私生的；符合是非判断的；自然科学的；本位音的；（织物）原色的，本白色的；（铜管乐器）无键（或孔）的；（与）泛音列音符和间隔（有关）的；（桥牌）（叫牌）实叫的；（基督教神学）物质世界的，非精神的 - It is only natural for youngsters to crave the excitement of driving a fast car.
noun [集合/集体]有天赋的人；适合人选；本位音；白键；（纸牌、掷骰子中）最好的组合；天然鱼饵；白痴 - He's a natural with any kind of engine.
noun [专属名词]【名】 （Natural）（西）纳图拉尔（人名） - Your brother died of natural causes.
adjective [原级]相似的，相像的 - We looked very alike.
adverb [程度副词]相似地，相同地；两者都，同样地 - Alike means in a similar way.
adjective [原级]（人）固执的，倔强的；难以去除（对付，使用）的 - A stubborn stain or problem is difficult to remove or to deal with.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]忍受；承担；具有（bear 的过去分词形式） - If someone is born with a particular disease, problem, or characteristic, they have it from the time they are born.
adjective [原级]天生的，生来就有的；出生的(born and bred)；产生的，（机构、想法等）问世的 - You use born to describe someone who has a natural ability to do a particular activity or job. For example, if you are a born cook, you have a natural ability to cook well.
- I was born and bred in China.
- I was China born and bred.
- I was city born and bred.
- I was country born and bred.
noun [具体名词]教学工作，授课；教义，学说 - The quality of teaching in the school is excellent.
adjective [原级]教学的，与教学有关的 - Teaching is by lectures and seminars.
verb [vt. 及物动词]教学；教训；教导（teach 的现在分词形式） - The calibre of teaching was very high.
adjective [原级]不动产的，房地产业的 - By investing in real estate, he was one of the richest men in the United States.
preposition [方式和原因]乘以 - You use times to show multiplication. Three times five is 3x5.
verb [vt. 及物动词]乘，乘以 - Four times six is 24. 4
adverb [方式副词]倍；乘，乘以 - You use times after numbers when comparing one thing to another and saying, for example, how much bigger, smaller, better, or worse it is.
noun [抽象名词]（用于比较）倍、时代 - You use time or times to talk about a particular period in history or in your life.
verb [vt. 及物动词]学习，学会；得知，获悉；背熟，熟记；认识到，（从…）吸取教训；<旧>教导（某人） - Their children were going to learn English.
| acquire knowledge 强调获取、得到知识，比较正式。 | It takes time and effort to acquire knowledge in a new field. (在新领域获取知识需要时间和努力。) |
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| gain knowledge 强调通过经验或学习而获得知识。 | You can gain knowledge by reading books and attending lectures. (你可以通过阅读书籍和听讲座来获得知识。) |
| learn things 最简单、口语化的说法，泛指学习任何新事物。 | I want to travel the world and learn new things. (我想环游世界，学习新事物。) |
| study/read up on a subject 强调对某一学科/主题进行学习研究。 | I need to read up on the history of this region before my trip. (我在旅行前需要学习一下这个地区的历史。) |
| pick up a new skill/knowledge 强调不经意间或轻松地学会新技能/知识。 | I picked up a lot of knowledge about programming just by watching tutorials. (我仅仅通过看教程就学到了很多关于编程的知识。) |
noun [专属名词]代理人，代理商；（艺术界的）经纪人；间谍，特工；原动力，动因；剂；（语法）施动者；（美国某些政府部门的）官员 - An agent in the arts world is a person who gets work for an actor or musician, or who sells the work of a writer to publishers.
noun [抽象名词]按揭，抵押贷款；抵押贷款额 - ...an increase in mortgage rates.
verb [vt. 及物动词]抵押；（为眼前好处）使承受（未来）风险 - They had to mortgage their home to pay the bills.
mortgage n. a legal arrangement by which you borrow money from a bank or similar organization in order to buy a house, and pay back the money over a period of years 抵押贷款
- monthly mortgage repayments 每月的房贷还款额
- After finding their dream home, they immediately went to the bank to apply for a mortgage. 在找到心仪的房子后，他们立即去银行申请了抵押贷款。
- They had to take out a mortgage to cover the cost of the new apartment. 他们不得不办理抵押贷款来支付新公寓的费用。
- It took them twenty-five years, but they finally paid off their mortgage last month. 他们花了25年时间，终于在上个月还清了抵押贷款。
- Potential homebuyers are waiting for mortgage rates to drop before entering the market. 潜在购房者正在等待贷款利率下降后再入市。
- While a mortgage is a type of loan, it is specifically used for purchasing real estate. 虽然抵押贷款也是贷款的一种，但它专门用于购买房地产。
mortgage v. to give a bank, etc. the legal right to own your house, land, etc. if you do not pay the money back that you have borrowed from the bank to buy the house or land 抵押
- He had to mortgage his house to pay his legal costs.
- They had to mortgage their home to pay the bills. 他们不得不抵押他们的房子来还账。
- He will have to mortgage his land for a loan. 他不得不将土地抵押来申请贷款。
“mort” / “morb” / “mori” = death 死亡
- mortgage “gage” = pledge n. 抵押贷款；v. 抵押
- mortal adj. 终有一死的；致死的，致命的
- mortality n. 不免一死；死亡率
- immortal “im” / “in” = not adj. 不朽的，永生的
- immortality n. 不朽，永生
- morbid adj. 病态的，忧郁的
- morbidity n. 病态；发病率
- moribund “bund” = tending toward adj. 垂死的，行将消亡的
- mortuary “ary”（场所）n. 停尸房，太平间
- postmortem “post” = after n. 验尸；adj. 死后的
noun [具体名词]火车，列车；（行进中的）行列，队列；随从，扈从；一系列，一连串（事件或想法）；裙裾，拖裾；（转动的）轮系，齿轮组；（引爆炸药用的）导火线 - A train of vehicles, people, or animals is a long line of them travelling slowly in the same direction.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]培训，训练；（为准备体育赛事而）操练；锻炼，培养（某一素质或能力）；训（兽）；（尤指用枪、照相机）对准，瞄准；使（植物）朝某方向生长，修整 - If someone trains you to do something, they teach you the skills that you need in order to do it.
noun [专属名词]盔；帽子；头巾 - Boldly said, and I believe thee, whether thy small headpiece be sound or cracked, my boy.
noun [专属名词]网眼织物，蕾丝；鞋带，系带；少量烈酒 - She finally found the perfect gown, a beautiful creation trimmed with lace.
verb [vt. 及物动词]用系带束紧，用鞋带系（鞋）；把（少量酒、药品或毒药等烈性物质）掺入；使编织（或交织、缠绕）在一起；加入……使有味（或有趣） - I have a good pair of skates, but no matter how tightly I lace them, my ankles wobble.
noun [专属名词]【名】 （Lace）（意）拉切（人名） - The lingerie was exquisite; silk, handmade and trimmed with a cobweb of lace.
adjective [原级]美丽动人的；令人愉快的；绚丽的，华丽的 - It was absolutely gorgeous.
verb [vt. 及物动词]冲，奔；把（某人或某物）迅速送往；赶紧做，仓促做；催促，使赶紧；（水、液体等）快速流动；（因感到尴尬）某人的脸/面颊涨红；向…猛冲，猛攻 - If people rush to do something, they do it as soon as they can, because they are very eager to do it.
noun [专属名词]（尤指一群人的）冲，奔；（空气、水等）湍流；匆忙，赶紧；（人流或交通的）高峰时间（the rush）；（很多人）争做，急需；迸发的情绪，情绪迸发；（因吸食毒品或因兴奋事物产生的）一阵激动 - A rush is a situation in which you need to go somewhere or do something very quickly.
rush vi. (用腿)冲 vi. 冲，奔
- While I was talking to Frank, a man rushed into the room.
② vt.&vi. 仓促行事，仓促完成；赶紧做
- Roy rushed (through) his lunch and left for the staion.
- Tom always rushes his homework on Sunday evenings.
③ n. 猛冲，奔
- Roy made a rush at the thieves.