2015年3月31日 · Example with a context:. There have been hundreds of programming languages since the start of computing. But at any given time there are perhaps a dozen or so that are popular and by popular I simply mean that language is used in a lot of current software, it's used by large numbers of people, and there is an active community and a significant job market for …

2016年2月1日 · not having much distance between the top or surface and the bottom. And I wonder what kinds of modifiers can also come before "distance" instead of "much" in that expression. Like among large/long/huge/big etc. If you add some explanation why, then it would be what I will be even greatly more grateful for. Thank you.

2016年7月16日 · Bob is obviously a big man, and probably a relatively docile one, as moose are herbivores. Cheesebread is much harder; at first glance it calls to mind bread that has cheese in the middle. It is not easily apparent to a native speaker at all. This site says that it relates to Bob having a metaphorically soft interior (cheese and bread are both ...

The question is clear. If it has a proper common name, what's a big water bottle exactly like those in the picture bellow called? You can say that there is no common proper word for that, as you can't force one to exist if it doesn't. You can then just state how's it referred to.

Most memorably, Huffington urges the assembled luncheon group: “Sleep your way to the top. Four hours is not enough.” Four hours is not enough.” She is a big advocate of naps and of dreaming up ways to reshape the workplace that men have designed.

2019年7月22日 · A turret is a small tower on the top corner of a larger tower several turrets are visible in the picture. A pinnacle is a small tower at the top of a wall, again there are lots of pinnacles. However, this question seems to be about the roof, not the tower. –

2020年1月8日 · An example of where at the top of X would work is if X is a building and you're talking about the roof. Things like hills and mountains would also work. On simply means "above and touching". That's typically more appropriate for objects and small areas. For example, you would say "The candle is on top of the shelf".

2015年1月27日 · This means that it can feel like a big unseen force is controlling what they can and can't do, so whenever a decision reaches them they have to follow, they say it came 'from the brass'. Even though a lieutenant is a commissioned officer, he wouldn't be referred to as 'the brass', as he's on or near the frontlines giving orders in person; if ...

2018年9月28日 · Coke-bottle glasses and beer bottle glasses are both American-English expressions. However, if the OP is writing a story set in the British Isles, I would suggest thick glasses, and for a more informal expression, jam-jar glasses.

My head is not so big as the melon. I'm not so intelligent as a dolphin. as adjective as - when we compare the same things (the same kinds) E.g.: This apple is as nice as that apple. This apple is as nice as that apple. I am as tall as Anna. My mother is as old as my father. so adjective as - when we compare different things (different kinds) E.g.: