pull (sb) round/through
(infml 口) (help sb to) recover consciousness or from an illness （帮助某人）恢复知觉或康复
She was so ill that it seemed unlikely that she would pull through. 她病得很厉害, 看来不大可能康复了.
A sip of brandy helped to pull him round. 给他喝一口白兰地酒有助於使他苏醒.
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adj (approv 褒) seeing future problems and possibilities clearly and planning for them 目光远大的; 深谋远虑的; 远见卓识的.
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n [CGp]
(a) (formerly) group of people employed to force men to join the army or navy （旧时）强行拉人的徵兵队, 抓壮丁队.
(b) group who force others to do sth 强拉他人做某事的一伙人. v [Tn]
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(also hooky), n (idm 习语) play `hookey (sl 俚 esp US) stay away from school, etc without permission; play truant 逃学; 旷课.
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n[U]
feeling of shock and discouragement 惊愕; 气馁; 灰心
be filled/struck with dismay (at the news, etc) （得到这消息等）极为震惊
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old man, carrying a scythe and an hourglass, who symbolizes time 时间老人（手持大镰刀和沙漏象徵时间的老人）.
阅读全文grain
n
1 [U] (esp commerce 尤用於商业) small hard seeds of food plants such as wheat, rice, etc 谷物
[attrib 作定语]
阅读全文lanky
adj
(-ier, -iest) (of a person) ungracefully tall and thin （指人）细长难看的, 又高又瘦的
a lanky teenager 瘦长的少年.
阅读全文call
n
1 [C] shout; cry 呼喊; 喊叫: a call for help 大声呼救
They came at my call, ie when I shouted to them. 我把他们喊来了.
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n
device linking a computer system and eg a telephone line so that data can be transmitted at high speeds from one computer to another 调制解调器（计算机系统与例如电话线的联接装置, 可使资料高速传至另一计算机）.
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