Another tradition is to regard ships as female and refer to them as “she.” Although it may seem weird to refer to an inanimate thing as a “woman,” this practice is based on the concept of a feminine character, such as a mother or goddess guiding and protecting a ship and her crew...
If steel is heavier than water, why are ships able to float on the sea? 2015年高考英语浙江卷 单项填空 原文 If Tononi's theory is right, it would explain why, when we miss a night's, we find it harder the next day to concentrate and learn new information — our brains may have sma...
Why is a professorship sometimes called a chair? Are chairs only the correct term when the professorship has been endowed? (I don't think so, because endowed professorships are rare in the UK, but people still speak about chairs). What's the origin and correct usage of the term? Edit:...
She explained questions to us again and again.A.activeB.beautifulC.unusualD.patient 免费查看参考答案及解析 题目: You must be very tired. Why not___a restA.to stop to haveB.to stop havingC.stop to haveD.stop having 免费查看参考答案及解析 题目: ---Why are you still waiting in lin...
*| What are we going to do with (ie How are we going to use) the food left over from the party? 我们宴会上剩下的食物怎麽办呢? *| She doesn't know what to do with herself. 她不知道怎麽办才好. do without (sb/sth) (used esp with can and could 尤与 can 和 could连用) manage...
Why are thin and ship not considered consonant blends? How has Greek influenced the English language? Where does the name Nathaniel come from? A single ship is called "ship", and the plural of ship is "ships". A single sheep is called a "sheep", so why isn't the plural of sheep, ...
/ 5dQblI; `dQblI/ adv (used before adjs 用於形容词之前) 1 to twice the extent or amount 加倍地: Make doubly sure that all the doors are locked, ie check twice. 再查看一下是否所有的门都锁好了. 2 in two ways 两方面地; 双重地: She is doubly gifted: as a writer and as an ar...
In the 19th century in England, slut still retained something of its original meaning, even so far as garbage cans being called “slut-holes”, meaning a hole for rubbish. This can be seen in a Saturday Review snipped from 1862, “There are a good many slut-holes in London to rake out...
Shiplap likely gets its name from a style of shiplap that was once used to make ships. The same overlapping joint that makes true shiplap tight and weatherproof
"From what I understand, the black-eyed peas are a semblance of coins. It's supposed to be good luck," Bell said. "Our tradition is to kind of take out the New Year in a very lavish way and hopefully that we're also taking that into the new year as well."Soul...