useless[ˈju:sləs]
adj. 无用的,无价值的
It's useless to continue such a barren argument.
steamer[ˈsti:mə]
n. 轮船,汽船
We agree to postpone the shipping date, considering( that) there is no steamer recently.
virtually[ˈvɜ:tʃʊəlɪ]
adv. 实际上,事实上
Two independent investigators have reached virtually the same conclusions.
oven[ˈʌvən]
n. 烤炉,灶;烤箱
You put food inside an oven to cook it.
apparatus[ˌæpəˈreɪtəs]
n. 器械,仪器;机构;器官
The demonstrators set up apparatus for the experiment.
deaf[def]
adj. 聋的;对…充耳不闻的
He's a deaf mute and cannot tell anyone secret.
mind[maɪnd]
n. 头脑;理智;记忆
I'd a good mind to smack him for being so rude!
inhabit[ɪnˈhæbɪt]
vt. 居住于,栖息于
Fish inhabit the sea.
publish[ˈpʌblɪʃ]
vt. 公布;发表;出版
Only in 1687 did he at last publish his new theory.
tour[tʊə]
n.&vi. 旅行,游历
They're going on a world tour.