God seems to have left the receiver off the hook and time is running out.
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n. 接受者,收款员;接收器;无线电接收机;(破产公司的)官方接管人;
💡 re回,向后+ceiv拿,抓,握住+er名词后缀 → 接收器
"He took up telephone receiver and began to dial."
他拿起电话听筒开始拨号码.
近义:perceiver, percipient, collector, vessel, container
反义:appointee, maker, bearer, bestower, contributor, donator
adj. 左边的,左侧的;左派的;
n. 左,左面;[军]左翼;左派,激进分子;
adv. 向左;在左边;
v. 离开( leave的过去式和过去分词);
"He left school at the age of 18."
他18岁读完中学。
近义:nigh, leftover, pending, remaining, remanent, residual
反义:lacking, short
n. 钩,铁钩;弯曲部分,有钩部分;圈套,陷阱;〈俚〉锚;
vt.&vi. 用钩挂;〈俚〉偷,扒;
vt. 钩,钩住;引上钩;牢牢抓住;
vi. 弯成钩状;
💡 厨师(cook)被吊在河边(h)的 钩子上 网友: 补充:look-hook:看钩子
"The driveway makes a hook around an old tree."
车道绕过一棵老树来了个急转弯.
近义:hitch, trap, couple, interconnect, interface, interlink
反义:loosen, uncouple, unhang, unhitch, unlink, unsling
n. 时间;时刻;时代;次;
vt. 为…安排时间;测定…的时间;调准(机械的)速度;拨准(钟、表)的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和谐;打拍子;
adj. 定时的;定期的;[美国英语]分期(付款)的;
int. [体育]时间到,(一场或一局等的)比赛时限,暂停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能带两个。
近义:clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon
n. 跑步;运转;流出;
adj. 跑着的;流动的;连续的;操作中的,运转着的;
v. 跑;运转(run的ing形式);
"He kept up a running commentary on everyone who came in or went out."
他不断地对上下场的每一名队员进行解说。
近义:march, operation, race, run, working, footrace
反义:lagging, leisurely, phlegmatic, poky, slowish, sluggardly