“The heptathlon gold medal” (there is only one). “The high jump gold medal” if we know whether a man or woman won it. “A high jump gold medal” if we don’t. Some things are tricky because of …

The dictionary meaning for bestow: to give something as an honour or present. Why it is said "The trophy was bestowed upon the winner"? Why not The "trophy was bestowed to the winner"? I …

Aug 2, 2024 · The gymnast flipped, spun, tumbled, and leapt her way to a silver medal. The boat inched its way along the marshland canals. The highway engineers bulldozed their way across …

Oct 14, 2013 · cover me——掩护我. follow me——跟哥来. grenade——手榴弹. fire in the hole——同上. out of ammo——没子弹了

Sam gave the Medal to his friend. Here, as far as i am concerned, I cannot only say “Sam gave the Medal” and stop. I should mention the indirect object “friend”. But why hand over can be …

Oct 8, 2017 · Other speakers have some kind of lenition, but feel like they hear a kind of distinction between lenited /t/ and lenited /d/, at least for some words. It's hard in most cases to …

It is virtually certain (that) she will win the gold medal. There are also certain expressions such as "face certain death" or "face certain defeat" where "sure" is virtually unknown . As a determner …

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Sep 7, 2021 · Usain Bolt is a gold medal winner; Incorrect: Hugh Jackman was a teacher in 1986. Hugh Jackman is a teacher.

Sep 28, 2019 · I was reading Julian Barnes The Sense of an Ending, when I encountered this line:. And I thought of a cresting wave of water, lit by a moon, rushing past and vanishing …