朗文当代英英2003 金山词霸用户词典

'bout| adv, prep < spoken > < informal > about\n---------What are you talking 'bout?\n -'d| 1 the short form of 'would':\n---------I asked if she'd be willing to help.\n----------------------------------------------\n \n 2 the short form of 'had':\n---------Nobody knew where he'd gone.\n----------------------------------------------\n \n 3 the short form of 'did':\n---------Where'd you get that?\n 'em| pron < spoken > sometimes used as a short form of 'them'\n---------Go on, Bill, you tell 'em!\n 'n'| < written > < informal > a short form of 'and'\n---------rock 'n' roll\n---------fish 'n' chips\n 're| the short form of 'are'\n -'s| 1 the short form of 'is':\n---------John's here.\n---------What's that?\n---------She's writing a letter.\n----------------------------------------------\n \n 2 the short form of 'has':\n---------Polly's gone out.\n---------A spider's got eight legs.\n----------------------------------------------\n \n 3 a short form of 'us' used only in 'let's':\n \n 4 [ spoken ] a short form of 'does', used in questions after 'who',`what' etc that many people think is incorrect:\n---------How's he plan to do that?\n----------------------------------------------\n \n -'s 2 suffix \n 1 forms the possessive case of singular nouns, and of plural nouns that do not end in -s:\n---------my sister's husband\n---------Mary's generosity\n---------yesterday's lesson\n---------the children's bedroom \n----------------------------------------------\n \n 2 [ BrE ] the shop or home of someone:\n---------I bought it at the baker's (=at the baker's shop).\n---------I met him at Mary's (=at Mary's house). 'tis| < literary > it is - used especially in poetry\n 'tude| n [ U and C ] [Date: 1900-2000; Origin: attitude]\n [ spoken ] a style, type of behaviour etc that shows that you have the confidence to do unusual and exciting things without caring what other people think - used humorously\n attitude\n---------the trend of restaurants serving nasty 'tude with their food\n 've| the short form of 'have'\n---------We've finished. 1066| the year 1066, the year of the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest of Britain\n 1066 And All That| (1930) a humorous book about British history written by R. I. Yeatman and W. C. Sellar. The writers claim that there are only two dates in British history which all British people remember: the arrival of Julius Caesar in Britain in 55BC, and the Battle of Hastings in 1066. 12-step program| n [ AmE ] recovery program\n 18| in the UK, a film that has been accepted as suitable only for people aged 18 and older. Films that have an 18 certificate usually contain a lot of sex or violence. In the US system, films like this have the letter X. 18-30 holidays| n [plural] group holidays for people between the ages of 18 and 30, especially people who are not married\n 18-wheeler| n [C] [ AmE ] a very large truck (=vehicle that carries goods on roads) which has 18 wheels, used especially for moving goods over long distances\n 1984| nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) a novel by George Orwell which describes an imaginary society of the future, where the government has complete control of everyone's lives, thoughts, and behaviour, and watches everything they do. The leader of this government is called Big Brother. The book has had a great influence on the way that people think about and talk about politics, and people sometimes use the phrase 1984 to describe a society that is too strictly controlled.\n-\n thought police\n 2| < written > < informal > a way of writing 'to' or 'too', used especially in emails and text messages\n---------Happy birthday 2 U! (=to you)\n---------He's 2 (=too) cool!\n 20 Questions| also => Animal Vegetable or Mineral [ AmE ] a game in which one person thinks of an object and others have to guess what it is by asking questions about it which can only be answered with 'Yes' or 'No'. You sometimes mention the game when you think that someone is asking you too many questions or making you ask them too many questions instead of simply giving you the information you want\n---------Just tell me straight - don't make me play '20 Questions'. 20th Century Fox| [ trademark ] a US film production company\n 24 hour clock| n a clock, or a system of telling the time, according to which, for example, one o'clock in the afternoon is called 1300 hours (pronounced "13 hundred hours")\n---------The trains run according to the 24 hour clock. 4| < written > < informal > a way of writing "for", used especially in emails and text messages\n---------a message 4 U (=for you)\n 401K| in the US, a way of saving money for your retirement that is handled through the company where you work\n 404| adj [not before noun] someone who is 404 is stupid and unable to use computers or other complicated electronic equipment - used humorously. This word comes from the usual message which appears on the Internet when a particular page you are searching for cannot be found. 7-Eleven| [ trademark ] a shop that sells food, drinks, magazines, cleaning products etc. 7-Elevens are smaller than supermarkets. They are usually in busy parts of a city and they are open from early in the morning until very late at night. 7-Elevens are very common in the US, and there are also some in the UK, especially in London. 7-Up| [ trademark ] a type of popular non-alcoholic drink with bubbles, which tastes of lemon and lime\n 737| n [C] a medium-sized passenger plane made by the Boeing Corporation\n 747| n [C] a large passenger plane made by the US Boeing Corporation. The 747 was the first jumbo jet and it can carry over 400 passengers. These planes are used all over the world, especially for long-distance flights. 8| < written > < informal > a way of writing parts of words that sound like '-ate', '-eat', or '-ait', used especially in emails and text messages\n---------gr8 (=great)\n---------I h8 (=hate) homework!\n---------It's 2 l8 (=too late) \n----------------------------------------------\n \n 800 number n also => 800 line, toll-free number [ AmE ] toll-free number [ AmE ] a telephone number which one can telephone without paying for the call\n 9/11| n [U] especially [AmE] September 11, 2001, when terrorists used planes to attack New York and Washington\n---------the terrifying events of 9/11\n---------a 9/11 disaster relief fund\n a| indefinite article, determiner also => an \n 1 used to show that you are talking about someone or something that has not been mentioned before, or that your listener does not know about:\n---------We have a problem.\n---------There was a hole in the fence.\n---------Suddenly they heard a loud bang.\n-\n the1\n----------------------------------------------\n \n 2 used to show that you are referring to a general type of person or thing and not a specific person or thing:\n---------Would you like a sandwich?\n---------I want to train to be an engineer.\n---------He's a really nice man.\n---------Take a look at this.\n---------It needs a good clean.\n----------------------------------------------\n \n 3 used before someone's family name to show that they belong to that family:\n---------One of his daughters had married a Rothschild.\n----------------------------------------------\n \n 4 one:\n---------a thousand pounds\n---------a dozen eggs\n---------You'll have to wait an hour or two.\n----------------------------------------------\n \n 5 used in some phrases that say how much of something there is:\n---------There were a lot of people at the party.\n---------A few weeks from now I'll be in Venice.\n---------You have caused a great deal of trouble.\n----------------------------------------------\n \n 6 used to mean 'each' when stating p