I had an important appointment that night.
我那天晚上有个重要的约会。
make an appointment
e.g. I’d like to make an appointment for 5 p.m. today.
我想要预约今天下午5点。
appoint
v. 任命；委派；指派
e.g. The commission appointed a special investigator to
conduct its own inquiry.
委员会委派了一个特别调查员自行调查。appointed
adj. （时间）指定的，约定的
e.g. The appointed hour of the ceremony was drawing nearer.
既定的典礼时间就快到了。
disappear
v. go away 消失
e.g. The sun had disappeared behind a cloud.
太阳消失在一片云的后面。
The rumour had to disappear before facts.
谣言在真相面前不得不销声匿迹。
disappear from
从……处消失
e.g. But the rain is coming in now, and it will soon disappear
from sight.
但是就要下雨了，它会很快会从我的视线中消失了。complain
v. express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment 抱怨e.g. He complained that the examination was too hard.
他抱怨考试太难了。
The American couple complained about the high cost of
visiting Europe.
这对美国夫妇抱怨到欧洲旅行的花销太大。complain of
诉说(病痛)
e.g. He complained of a headache.
他说他头疼。
complaint
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