alibi [ˈælibai] n. 不在犯罪现场
commit [kəˈmit] v. 犯(罪、错)
【派】commitment 保证
【搭】commit oneself 承诺,答应负责
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A: You've committed a folly.
B: I just want to make all of you happy.
A:你干了件蠢事。
B:我只是想让大家开心一点而已。
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inspector [inˈspektə] n. 探长
employer [imˈplɔiə] n. 雇主
confirm [kənˈfəːm] v. 确认,证实
【派】confirmation 证实
【搭】confirm the reservation 确认预约
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A: Will you please fill out this form?
B: Sure. And by the way, I'd like to confirm the charge for a double.
A:请你把这张表填一下,好吗?
B:当然。另外,我还想顺便确认一下双人房的收费。
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suggest [səˈdʒest] v. 提醒
truth [truːθ] n. 真相
noun [抽象名词]不在场证明或辩解;托辞 - He manages to persuade both his wife and girlfriend to provide him with an alibi.
verb [vt. 及物动词]辩解;找托辞开脱 - She was in San Diego the weekend Jensen got killed. Her alibi checked out.
不在犯罪现场,不在场证明,当时不在场的申辩(不可数名词)
- Ian had an alibi/alibis for that morning.
- a perfect alibi 完美的不在场证明
- He had an airtight alibi for that night. 那晚他有无懈可击的不在场证明。
verb [vt. 及物动词]犯(罪、错);调拨,投入;(使)承诺,承担义务;郑重承诺,忠于;把…关进医院(监狱),监禁;传唤(某人)到法院受审;订婚,决定与(某人)保持长期感情;把…托付给 - I have never committed any crime.
① vt. 犯(罪),做(错事、坏事等)
- He has never committed any crime before.
- A murder was committed at 8 o’clock this morning.
- commit a crime / a murder 主动
- The murder was committed. 被动
② vt. 承诺,使承担义务,卷入(经常与反身代词连用)
- You should know each other better before committing yourselves to marriage.
- He has committed his friend to taking part in the race.
noun [具体名词]检查员,督察员;(警察)巡官;(英国公共汽车或火车上的)查票员 - The mill was finally shut down by state safety inspectors.
noun [专属名词]雇主 - He had been sent to Rome by his employer.
verb [vt. 及物动词]确定,确认;证实,证明;批准,认可;使坚定,加强;给(某人)施坚信礼 - X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones. X
① vt. 证实,确定
- My employer will confirm that I was there on time.
- His words are confirmed.
- Could you please help me to confirm the appointment?
- I will call the restaurant to confirm the reservation.
② vt. 巩固,加强
- His experiences in that company that confirmed his decision to have a factory of his own.
- What he saw and heard that night confirmed his belief that the pub was haunted.
verb [vt. 及物动词]提议,建议;推荐,举荐;显示,表明 - I suggest you ask him some specific questions about his past.
verb [vt. 及物动词]暗示,暗指;使人想到,使人联想到 - If one thing suggests another, it implies it or makes you think that it might be the case.
① vt. 暗示,(间接地)表明
- His silence suggested that he knew something about the man.
② vt. 建议,提议
suggest +that 从句
- I suggest that we meet at the restaurant.
suggest +doing sth.
- I suggest meeting at the restaurant.
noun [专属名词]事实,真相;真实性;真理,原理;的确,事实上 - Slowly the awful truth dawned.