check

1. V-T/V-I If you check something such as a piece of information or a document, you make sure that it is correct or satisfactory. 檢查; 核實(shí)

Check the accuracy of everything in your résumé. 核查你簡歷中每一項(xiàng)的準(zhǔn)確性。

I think there is an age limit, but I'd have to check. 我覺得是有年齡限制的，但我得去核實(shí)一下。

She hadn't checked whether she had a clean, ironed shirt. 她沒有查看自己是否有件乾淨(jìng)竝熨好的襯衣。

2. N-COUNT Check is also a noun. 檢查; 核實(shí)

He is being constantly monitored with regular checks on his blood pressure. 他一直受到持續(xù)地監(jiān)測，接受定期的血壓檢測。

3. V-I If you check on someone or something, you make sure they are in a safe or satisfactory condition. 察看

Stephen checked on her several times during the night. 斯蒂芬夜間察看了她幾次。

4. V-T If you check something that is written on a piece of paper, you put a mark, like a V with the right side extended, next to it to show that something is correct or has been selected or dealt with. 打勾[美國英語]

5. V-T To check something, usually something bad, means to stop it from spreading or continuing. 抑制

Sex education is also expected to help check the spread of AIDS. 性教育也有望抑制艾滋病的蔓延。

6. V-T When you check your luggage at an airport, you give it to an official so that it can be taken on to your plane. 托運(yùn)[美國英語]

We arrived at the airport, checked our baggage and wandered around the gift shops. 我們到達(dá)了機(jī)場，托運(yùn)了行李，然後逛了逛禮品店。

7. PHRASAL VERB To check in your luggage means the same as to it. 托運(yùn)

They checked in their luggage and found seats in the departure lounge. 他們托運(yùn)了行李，然後在候機(jī)室找到了座位。

8. N-COUNT The check in a restaurant is a piece of paper on which the price of your meal is written and which you are given before you pay. (餐館的) 賬單[美國英語]

9. N-COUNT A pattern of squares, usually of two colours, can be referred to as checks or a check. 格子圖案 (通常雙色)

Styles include stripes and checks. 樣式有條紋的和格子的。

10. N-COUNT [美國英語] →see cheque

11. PHRASE If something or someone is held in check or is kept in check, they are controlled and prevented from becoming too great or powerful. 抑制住某物

Life on Earth will become unsustainable unless population growth is held in check. 地球上的生命將無法延續(xù)，除非人口增長得到控制。

12. →see also double-check , rain check