beckon 招手或点头示意
例句：The visitor's guide beckoned us to follow her.导游招手叫我们跟着她。
with flying colors非常成功地，胜利地　　　　　　
例句： Rose came through the examination with [更多...]

wallet 钱包，皮夹
例句：He always keeps a lot of money in his wallet.他总是在钱包里放很多钱。 give oneself away露马脚，露破绽 例句： Laura played a joke on her father and gave herself away by laug [更多...]

purse 钱包，钱袋
例句：
She put her purse in her handbag.她把钱包放进手提袋里。
hit parade流行歌曲排名 例句： Tom was overjoyed when his new song was named on the hit parade on the local radi [更多...]

ponder (v.) 思考，沉思
例句：Laura pondered upon the meaning of life.劳拉思考着生活的意义。
in one's glory得意，踌躇满志
例句： When John won the race, he was in his glory.当约翰赢得比赛时，他非常 [更多...]

riddle 谜，谜语
例句：That painting is still a riddle to us.那幅画对我们来说仍然是个谜。
play it by ear随机应变 例句： Facing his enemy, he had to play it by ear.面对敌人，他只有随机应变了。
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probe (v.) 探查，调查
例句：The police probed into the causes of the crime. 警方仔细调查了犯罪的原因。
pop the question求婚 例句： After the dance party, he popped the question.舞会过后，他提出求 [更多...]

sculpture 雕刻 　　　例句：There are many famous sculptures in the museum.这个博物馆有很多著名的雕刻品。
gift of the gab口才，伶牙俐齿 例句： Jack's gift of the gab helped him get a good job.杰克的 [更多...]

recall 回忆起
例句：Mother could recall stories that she had heard years ago.妈妈能回忆起很多年前她听过的故事。
give a ring打电话给（某人） 例句： Please give me a ring about six o'clock if you ca [更多...]

perfection 尽善尽美，完整无缺
例句：She aims at perfection in everything she does. 她做任何事都希望尽善尽美。 head and shoulders大大地，远胜于 例句： This coffee is head and shoulders above the b [更多...]

summit 绝顶，最高点
例句：The summit of her ambition is to be an actress. 她的最高志向是当一名演员。
be in the bag十拿九稳的，已到手的 例句： The General Manager was excited because he knew he [更多...]

impolite 不礼貌的
例句：It is impolite behavior to smoke in public. 在公共场所吸烟是不礼貌的。
know one's beans熟悉（精通）自己的业务 例句： Though she is very clumsy at doing housework, she kn [更多...]

adjust 调节
例句：You can adjust your chair to make it more comfortable. 你可以调节一下椅子，使它更舒服一点。
fall behind落后 例句： Students who are falling behind their peers at middle school [更多...]

optimisim 乐观
例句：The candidate's optimisim about his chances of winning encouraged his supporters. 候选人对于获胜机会的乐观态度，鼓励了他的支持者。
rack one's brain绞尽脑汁，努力思索 例句： M [更多...]

dwarf 矮子
例句：Most of the children love to read the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. 大多数小朋友都喜欢读“白雪公主和七个小矮人”的故事。
salt away储存，积蓄（金钱） 例句： Every mon [更多...]

monopoly 垄断权，专利权
例句：An inventor has a monopoly on his invention for a certain number of years. 发明者对他的发明享有若干年的专利权。
rain cats and dogs倾盆大雨 例句： It's raining cats a [更多...]