Words#
control n.v.#
It’s hard to control the telescope to take a picture of the Earth.
I can’t control myself.
I can control all of the robot arms except that red one.
I heard her complain about the control machine.
smoke n. v.#
I can’t smoke here. Smoking is forbidden.
Can you see that? Smoke is rising from the hill. There must be people for help!
Every noon, every household is cooking. At that time, you can see a lot of smokes rising from chimneys.
Don’t enter the room; it is full of smoke and it is harmful.
desolate adj.#
desolate place
You can see the desolate place through the telescope that is in space.
They have sprayed a lot of grass seeds on that desolate place.
I found a desolate place when I was walk through a large park. On that spot, there was nothing except blackened soil, so I decided to make the place lively. I hurried to a seed store and bought a package of grass seeds, then I carried it back to the desolate area. I spread the seeds on the ground and watered them, hoping they would grow successfully. I watered them every day and kept doing this for a week. A week later, I went to there again and was happy to find that the place was no longer desolate.
threaten v.#
threaten sb. with sth.
The mountain threatens the surrounding villages with destruction.
A flying stone threatens to destroy the Earth.
I saw a man threatening a girl with a knife on the street yesterday, but in the end, the man was arrested by a group of police.
I couldn’t figure out why she threatened to make me do homework yesterday evening.
surrounding adj.#
My neighbour cut down a great number of surrounding trees this morning.
Although this place is completely safe, the surrounding area of London is not.
I’ve been checking the surrounding area for three hours.
How long have you been checking the surrounding area?
destruction n.#
Human activities are accelerating the destruction of natural.
His lies led to the destruction of their friendship.
The earthquake caused widespread destruction across the city.
Forest fires bring not only destruction but also long-term environmental damage.
flood n.#
The rain can cause serious floods.
The river flooded after the storm.
The flood destroyed hundreds of houses in the village.
How many houses were destroyed by the floor?
authority n.#
I don’t have the authority to do that.
I can’t enter the room because I don’t have the proper authority.
The local authority ordered the fireman to put out the forest fire.
grass seed n.#
How much grass seed do you have?
How many packages of grass seeds do you have?
I used a drone to help me spray the grass seeds.
I have been watering the grass seeds for one week, but I haven’t see any grow.
spray v.#
They sprayed again last night.
The authorities sprayed the grass seed in the surrounding area.
Did the authorities spray the grass seed in the surrounding area?
When did the authorities spray the grass seed in the surrounding area?
How much grass seed did the authorities spray in the surrounding area?
quantity n.#
We need a large quantity of water to fill the pool.
He bought a huge quantity of papers for his printing business.
The two containers hold equal quantities of oil.
patch n.#
I found a patch of grass in my garden.
There is a patch on his jeans.
The dog is sitting on a patch of grass.
blacken v.#
After a forest fire, there are only blackened soil.
He stretched out his blackened hands.
Expressions#
In place of …#
I bought some soda in place of wine.
In place of beer, can you grab a coffee for me?