able
有能力的,能够
I'm sure David is able to do it by himself.= I'm sure David is capable doing it by himself.
我确定大卫有能力独自做这件事。
unable
没有能力的,不能
I'm sorry that I was unable to contact you last night.
很抱歉我昨晚没办法联络你。
art
艺术
I know nothing of modern art.
我对现代艺术一无所知。
fine art
艺术
Some people see photography as fine art.
有些人把摄影视为艺术。
break
破坏;打破;破,裂;破晓;休息;裂口
Tell me who broke the vase.
告诉我是谁打破花瓶的。
He just broke the Olympic record for the men's 100-meter dash.
他刚刚打破了男子100米短跑奥运纪录。
His heart broke into pieces when his wife left him.
当他的老婆离开他时,他的心碎了。
The day was breaking when they parted.
他们分别时天正破晓。
Let's take a break for ten minutes before we go back to work again.
咱们休息10分钟再继续干活。
We found a break in the pipe.
我们发现水管有一道裂痕。
land
陆地不可数;土地不可数;国家;飞机着陆
After floating at sea for more than 20 hours, we finally sighted land.
在海中漂浮20多小时后,我们终于看到陆地。
This piece of land is used for farming.
这块地供农作用。
He returned to his native land after a few years.
几年后,他回到了自己的祖国。
A plane was landing on the runway.
有架飞机正降落在跑道上。
landing
降落,着陆
We were all relieved to know that the plane.
我们听到飞机安全着陆时都松了一口气。
quite
相当地
Paul was quite sad after his dog died.
保罗的狗狗死了之后,他相当难过。
less
较少的用于不可数名词;较少地;较少量
He spent less money than he expected on his trip to New York.
他去纽约旅行花的钱比预计的少。
Cindy is less smart than other kids.
辛蒂跟其他孩子比起来较不聪明。
If you want to lose weight, you have to eat less and exercise more.
如果你想减肥,就得吃少一点,多运动。
She can't afford a car, much less a house.
她连车都买不起,更别说房子了。
fewer
较少的,用于可数名词
There were fewer cars sold this year than in the previous year.
今年售出的汽车数目少于去年卖出的。
No fewer than thirty students joined the party.
至少有30名的学生参加这个派对。