surprisingly[səˈpraɪzɪŋlɪ]
adv. 惊人地
His company's profits jumped surprisingly last year.
vocabulary[vəʊˈkæbjulərɪ]
n. 词汇表;词汇,语汇
That if your vocabulary is limited your chances of success are limited.
nearly[ˈnɪəlɪ]
adv. 几乎; 差不多; 将近;
The sea covers nearly three-fourths of the world's surface.
sin[sɪn]
vi. 犯罪,犯过错
Catholics go to confession to be purged of sin/purge( away) their sin/purge their souls of sin.
immediately[ɪˈmi:dɪətlɪ]
adv. 立即;直接地;即刻地
If you want to catch that train, we'd better set off for the station immediately.
arrow[ˈærəʊ]
n. 箭,箭状物;箭头
The bow twanged and the arrow whistled through the air.
place[pleɪs]
n. 地方,地点;住所
She has a foreign accent that I can't quite place.
materialism[məˈtɪərɪəlɪzəm]
n. 唯物主义;唯物论
We must study dialectical materialism so that we can use it to guide our work.
afternoon[ˌɑ:ftəˈnu:n]
n. 下午,午后
I met him in a hot and breathless afternoon.
vegetable[ˈvedʒtəbl]
n. 植物;蔬菜
He dunged his vegetable garden regularly.