codelistto calculate an answer or amount by using a machine:
Compute the ratio of the object's height to its weight.
codelistthe ability to remain standing, especially because your weight is equally distributed (= spread):
lose your balance The toddler wobbled and lost his balance (= started to fall sideways).
keep your balance She had to hold onto the railings to keep her balance (= to stop herself from falling).
maintain balance These canals inside the ear are responsible for helping the body maintain balance.
codelistthe quality of being difficult to bend, cut, or break:
These alloys are characterized by their extreme hardness.
Most international golf players own 40 or 50 different balls of varying hardness, weight, and bounciness.
When you describe a rock’s
hardness, you describe how
tough it is. Diamonds are the
hardest mineral
codelista chemical element that is a light, silver-coloured metal, used especially for making cooking equipment and aircraft parts:
The car's lightweight chassis is made from aluminium.
an aluminium saucepan
We take all our aluminium cans for recycling.
codelista very large animal with short legs and thick, dark grey skin that lives near or in water in Africa:
A baby hippopotamus is able to walk, run, and swim five minutes after being born.
The common hippopotamus and the pygmy hippopotamus are the only living members of the family Hippopotamidae.
Hippopotamuses have small legs because the water in which they live reduces the weight burden.
We encountered a thirsty hippo at the watering hole.
Many charismatic species such as elephant and buffalo live in the park, as well as crocodile and hippopotamus in the Mara River.
他也一直吃得很健康。
He wanted to see how much weight he lost.
他想看看自己瘦了多少。
他很害怕。
What if he gained weight? He opened his eyes slowly.
如果他体重增加了怎么办？他慢慢地睁开眼睛。
9-8. Bob Lost 50 Pounds 鲍勃瘦了50磅 查看 编辑
他每天举重。
He lifted weights every day.
乔看起来总是无所畏惧。
8-106. His First Bee Sting 他的第一次蜜蜂叮咬 查看 编辑
他的同学都取笑他。
It was hard for him to lose weight.
他很难减肥。
8-78. The Reunion 团圆 查看 编辑
迈克尔·菲利普斯超重。
He wants to lose a lot of weight because he is not happy with how he looks.
他想减肥，因为他对自己的外表不满意。
8-19. Losing Weight 减肥 查看 编辑
人们取笑她。
"Lose weight," people said to her.
“减肥，”人们对她说。
她去看医生了。
The doctor told her to lose weight.
医生叫她减肥。
She did not want to lose weight.
她不想减肥。
Her doctor explained why she had to lose weight.
她的医生解释了她为什么要减肥。
她不想死。
She decided to lose weight.
她决定减肥。
7-13. Her Love of Food 她对食物的热爱 查看 编辑