■Use the singular (kind/sort) or plural (kinds/sorts) depending on the word you use before them:each/one/every kind of animal ◇ all/many/other sorts of animals. ■Kind/sort of is followed by a singular or uncountable noun:This kind of question often appears in the exam. ◇ That so...
adj. [before a noun] occupying a middle position:the mean amount of rainfall for that region. Idioms Idioms by all means, certainly:By all means, help yourself, but save some for me. Idioms by means of, by the way or method of; by the use of or by using. Idioms by no means or...
(intransitive)usually followed bywith:to urge or seek to persuade by reasoning (transitive)often followed byout:to work out or resolve (a problem) by reasoning Etymology: 13thCentury: from Old Frenchreisun, from Latinratiōreckoning, fromrērīto thinkˈreasonernUSAGE ...
Can “this” be used at the beginning of a sentence, as a subject pronoun, not followed by a noun? It is a usual practice in scientific text. “Franklin has argued that storms are self-sustaining. This cannot be true because…”. But it is frowned upon by some journals. Right or wro...
“Resolution”here is a countable noun which means决定、决议,but it can bealsoused as an uncountable noun which means坚定、果断. Its verb form is“resolve”. Resolve on sth. / doing sth. or resolve to do sth. Set phrase: be resolved to do sth. (下决心做某事) 2. … would be blesse...
usedasanuncountablenounwhichmeans坚定、果断.Itsverbformis“resolve”. Resolveonsth./doingsth.orresolvetodosth. Setphrase:beresolvedtodosth.(下决心做某事) 2.…wouldbeblessedwitharicherlife ___anyonewouldbeluckyenoughtohaveaninterestingandeventfullife. Theliteralmeaningof“bless”is“askGod’sfavourorprote...
Soup then will be 11 (unless in Guangdong style restaurants)to be followed by staple food(主食)ranging from rice, noodles 12 dumplings. If you wish to have your rice to 13 with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese 14 to have the staple food at ...
M 8 U 3 重点知识复习 Mary felt ___ from the outside world, since she lacked an Internet connection and couldn’t receive any . A. cut down B. cut in C. cut off D. cut out It’s quite ___ of beginners to forget to use an article before a noun. A. usualB. common C. typi...
Definição de Why use ‘pets’ (not just ‘pet’) in this sentence “Do you have any pets?” "Any" is followed by a plural noun except for with uncountable nouns (any soup, any water) and in specific phrases (anyone, anytime, anywhere, anyway, in an