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nounverb everyday objects such as cups and saucers诸如杯碟之类的日用品 Glass and plastic objects lined the shelves. 架子上排列着玻璃和塑料制品。 Her sole object in life is to become a travel writer. 她人生的唯一目标就是当游记作家。 The object is to educate people about road safety. 目的就是教育大众注意交通安全。 If you're late, you'll defeat the whole object of the exercise. 如果你迟到了，便不能达到整个活动的目的。 He always travels first class—expense is no object. 他总是乘头等舱旅行，从不计较花费多少。 There is a new device for cars that warns drivers of traffic jams ahead.有一种新的汽车装置可提醒司机前面交通拥堵。 His kitchen is full of gadgets he never uses.他厨房里到处是他从不使用的小器具。 ‘What do you call the instrument that measures temperature?’ ‘A thermometer.’“测量温度的仪器叫什么？” “温度计。” ‘Have you got one of those tools for turning screws?’ ‘Do you mean a screwdriver?’“你有拧螺丝钉的工具吗？” “你是指螺丝刀吗？” ‘What’s a blender?’ ‘It’s an electric machine for mixing soft food or liquid.’“搅拌器是什么？” “是搅和软食物或液汁的电动机器。” climbing equipment.攀登活动的装备 firefighters wearing breathing apparatus.戴着呼吸装置的消防人员 Set yourself targets that you can reasonably hope to achieve. 给自己制订有望达到的指标。 attainment targets in schools学校的成绩目标 What is the main objective of this project?这个项目的主要目标是什么？ He continued to pursue his goal of becoming an actor.他继续追求他成为演员的目标。 The object is to educate people about road safety. 目的就是教育大众注意交通安全。 He joined the society for political ends.他为了政治目的加入了这个协会。 That’s only OK if you believe that the end justifies the means(= bad methods of doing something are acceptable if the final result is good).除非你认为只要目的正确可以不择手段，不然那是不可以接受的。 Her paintings are of ordinary everyday objects. It would defeat the object of the exercise if we paid someone to do it for us. My sole object is to get to the bottom of this mystery. The object of the exercise is to score as many points as possible. The plans are an object lesson in how to ruin a city centre. people who claim to have found foreign objects in cans Furniture and other household objects were piled up outside the house. He uses everyday objects to teach basic scientific principles to the kids. The whole object of the exercise is to get people to listen to each other. This looks a very unusual object. What is it exactly? object (to somebody/something) Many local people object to the building of the new airport. 许多当地的居民反对兴建新机场。 If nobody objects, we'll postpone the meeting till next week. 如果没有人反对，我们就把会议推迟到下周。 object to doing something/to somebody doing something I really object to being charged for parking. 我非常反对收停车费。 He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence. 他抗辩说警察没有充分证据就逮捕了他。 I’m going to complain to the manager about this. 我要就这件事向经理投诉。 Students took to the streets to protest against the decision. 学生走上街头抗议这项决定。 If nobody objects, we’ll postpone the meeting till next week. 如果没有人反对，我们就把会议推迟到下周。 He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence. 他抗辩说警察没有充分证据就逮捕了他。 They kept grumbling that they were cold. 他们不停地嘟囔着说冷。 What are you moaning on about now? 你在抱怨什么呢？ Stop whining! 别哭哭啼啼的！ ‘I want to go home,’ whined Toby. “我要回家。” 托比哼哼唧唧地说。 I objected on the grounds that it was unkind to the animals. It was your own idea in the first place, so you can hardly object now. a petition objecting to the plan If nobody objects, we’ll postpone the meeting till next week. 如果没有人反对，我们就把会议推迟到下周。 |