(1) Her voice is child-like, with a West Country lilt. (2) Her voice had a soft Welsh lilt to it. (3) Sastri's speech was cultured and precise, with a Pakistan lilt.
lilt [lɪlt] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.不断地，时常地；时刻；常川；历来；
vt.将…弄碎；将…弄成粉末或尘埃；摧毁；粉碎；
n.空气流通；通风设备；通风方法；公开讨论；
v.唱轻快的调子，轻快地动； n.轻快活泼的调子，轻快的动作；
(1) The quality of Smallbone furniture is unsurpassed. (2) ...the Hamburg weekly, surely unsurpassed in the world for its intellectual range and quality. (3) They showed unsurpassed bravery in battle.
(1) All carbohydrates originate from plants. (2) All theories originate from practice and in turn serve practice. (3) The Geminides originate from mysterious 3200 Phaethon , which is an asteroid.
originate from [əˈridʒineit frɔm] 📢 UK📢 US
n.侦察；间谍活动；
n.重磅炸弹，了不起的人或事；大片；风靡一时的事物；
来自…， 源于…；起源；
vt.分类，归类；把…列为密件；
(1) Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. (2) Originally the intention was to intersperse the historical scenes with modern ones. (3) ...skillfully interspersing jokes and gossipy anecdotes among his instructions.
(1) cosmopolitan young people (2) She's a real cosmopolitan. (3) a cosmopolitan city/resort
cosmopolitan [ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪtən] 📢 UK📢 US
n.中断；打断；障碍物；打岔的事；
n.缺乏，不足；缺点，缺陷；不足额；
adj.世界性的，全世界的；四海为家的；全球的； n.世界主义者；四海为家者；
记住；怀；挂心；志；
(1) This is a film which seems to hail from the hippie era. (2) I hail from Brighton. (3) The band hail from Glasgow.
hail from [heil frɔm] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.挑衅的；蔑视的；大胆的；目中无人的；
vi.附着于，紧贴；抓紧或抱住；坚持；沿（岸）前进，贴着（墙）走； vt.依恋，依附于；
adv.亲爱地；深情地；天真地；盲目轻信地；
自…来， 是（某地方的）人；
(1) The larger artificial lakes abound with birds and wildlife. (2) Asia Hollywood is a scenic movie studio abound with photo opportunities. (3) Freshly cut grass abound with hints of tropical fruit characters.
(1) Any investment involves an element of risk. (2) Many of the crimes involved drugs. (3) The test will involve answering questions about a photograph.
(1) There is a need for greater diversity and choice in education. (2) the biological diversity of the rainforests (3) a great/wide/rich diversity of opinion
(1) an enviably mild climate (2) He is in the enviable position of having two job offers to choose from. (3) Japan is in the enviable position of having a budget surplus...
enviable [ˈenviəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.难以预测的；难以预料的，未定局的；怀疑的，拿不准的；不明不白；
adj.值得的；有报酬的；
adj.值得羡慕的；引起妒忌的；
n.有效，合法性；效力；正确，正当；正确性；
(1) Stories about his travels abound. (2) The lakes abound with fish. (3) Stories abound about when he was in charge...
abound [əˈbaʊnd] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.丰富，盛产；非常多，大量存在；充满；
adj.平流层的，同温层的；
v.反抗；叛；
vt.容许；承认；忍受；容忍（不同意或不喜欢的事物）；
(1) Examples abound in modern texts. (2) Most of her poems abound in imagery. (3) Poems and essays alike abound in neat turns of phrase, and epigrams that are immediately pleasing.
abound in [əˈbaund in] 📢 UK📢 US
n.泰然自若；自信；体态；姿态； vt.使平衡；保持（某种姿势）；抓紧；使稳定；
adj.有争议的，引起争议的，被争论的；好争论的；
通过…获益；受益；得力；受用；
v.富于；盛产；
(1) The race organizers are trying to attract sponsors. (2) I'm collecting sponsors for next week's charity run. (3) the sponsor of the new immigration bill
sponsor [ˈspɒnsə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.发起者，主办者；担保者；倡议者，提案人；后援组织； vt.赞助；
n.类似；相像性；相仿性；类似性，相似物；
v.唱轻快的调子，轻快地动； n.轻快活泼的调子，轻快的动作；
adj.革命的；革命性的，创新的；旋转的； n.革命者，革新者；
(1) The old man was showing unmistakable signs of senility. (2) He didn't give his name, but the voice was unmistakable. (3) Her accent was unmistakable.
unmistakable [ˌʌnmɪˈsteɪkəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.水肺，便携式水下呼吸器；
adj.不会弄错的，不会误解的；
vt.识别，认出；确定；使参与；把…看成一样； vi.确定；认同；
n.植物学家，研究植物的人；
(1) Mozambique became independent in 1975. (2) an independent inquiry/witness (3) She went to a lawyer for some independent advice .
(1) He was an O'Conor and a direct descendant of the last High King of Ireland. (2) Many of them are descendants of the original settlers. (3) They are descendants of the original English and Scottish settlers.
descendant [dɪˈsendənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.后代；后裔；（由过去类似物发展来的）派生物；弟子； adj.下降的；祖传的；
v.喜爱，爱好；疼；待见；
n.丙烷；
出生证明；
(1) ethnic strife/tensions/violence (= between people from different races or peoples) (2) ethnic Albanians living in Germany (3) ethnic clothes/jewellery/cooking
(1) hangover laws from the previous administration (2) the insecure feeling that was a hangover from her childhood (3) She woke up with a terrible hangover.
hangover [ˈhæŋəʊvə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.搅动，摇动；使不安；激烈讨论； vi.鼓动，煽动；
n.宿醉（酒后醒来的头痛和不舒服）；遗留的感觉（或风俗、习惯等）；<医>后遗症；残余物；
v.以…为傲；
n.（在海岸上长的或冲到海岸上的）海草（用作肥料等）；墨角藻；残败；漂来物；
(1) Jerky word is to be short of calcium likely. (2) Dot disposition is stubborn compare muddy, what vitamin be short of? (3) be short of human resource and training organization in this channel, etc.
be short of [bi: ʃɔ:t ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.顺从的，唯命是从的；柔顺；帖；贴；
adj.肮脏的；质地薄的；低劣的；
vt.构成，组成；制定，设立；等同于；指派；
缺；缺少；缺乏；悭；
(1) They each received a legacy of $5 000. (2) Future generations will be left with a legacy of pollution and destruction. (3) You could make a real difference to someone's life by leaving them a generous legacy.
legacy [ˈlegəsi] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.升高一级，升档，迎合（高层次消费者）； adj.高档的，高收入的，销售对象为高收入者的；
adj.结构复杂的；混乱的，麻烦的； v.使复杂化( complicate的过去式)；
n.名望，声誉；威名；声威；
n.遗产；遗赠；
(1) a vibrant city (2) Thailand is at its most vibrant during the New Year celebrations. (3) The room was decorated in vibrant reds and yellows.
vibrant [ˈvaɪbrənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.振动的；响亮的；充满生气的；
vt.包含；使参与，牵涉；围绕，缠绕；使专心于；
n.刺激物；刺激因素；激法物；
vi.减弱，平息；（洪水）退去，（热度）消退；沉下去；坐下；
(1) The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics. (2) Locke originated this theory in the 17th century. (3) The disease originated in Africa...
(1) The shop sells a great variety of porcelain ware. (2) It linked mathematics with a great variety of practical applications. (3) a great variety of crops are likewise grown successfully on these plots.
(1) Shortly after my arrival at the school, I was befriended by an older girl. (2) The film's about an elderly woman and a young nurse who befriends her... (3) On the aeroplane I was befriended by a delightful German woman.
befriend [bɪˈfrend] 📢 UK📢 US
n.估计，预测；报价，预算书；评价，判断； vt.估计，估算；评价，评论；估量，估价；
adj.迂回的，曲折的；不光明正大的，不正直的；不坦诚的，狡猾的；不正当；
n.入侵，侵略；侵害，侵犯；侵袭；[医]发病；
vt.以朋友的方式对待；帮助；照顾；
(1) He hopes one day to surpass the world record. (2) Its success has surpassed all expectations . (3) Her cooking was always good, but this time she had surpassed herself (= done better than her own high standards) .
surpass [səˈpɑ:s] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.超过；优于；胜过；非…所能办到；
adj.方便的；手边的，附近的；便于使用的；手巧的；
自…来， 是（某地方的）人；
n.[化]元素；要素；原理；[电]电阻丝；
(1) Bob Marley provided them with their first taste of reggae music. (2) Their music is a cross of reggae with hip hop. (3) Bob Marley is the most well known singer of reggae music.
(1) Who knows that troubles lie in store for you? (2) To take cover or lie in or as if in a kennel. (3) The future of agriculture will eventually lie in bioengineering and other highly advanced technologies.
lie in [lai in] 📢 UK📢 US
在于；位于；躺在；分娩；
vi.垂直落下；骤然跌落； n.铅锤；坠子；重压物；
种种，多种多样；
adj.虔诚的；笃信宗教的；宗教的；谨慎的； n.修士，修女，出家人；
(1) Season with salt and pepper (2) freshly ground pepper (3) peppered steak
(1) We have to discover his plans and act accordingly. (2) The cost of materials rose sharply last year. accordingly, we were forced to increase our prices. (3) It is a difficult job and they should be paid accordingly...
accordingly [əˈkɔ:dɪŋli] 📢 UK📢 US
n.旅行者，观光客；〈美〉冬季到南部做工的流动工人；
adj.属于偏执狂的；患妄想狂的；过分猜疑的； n.偏执狂患者；妄想症患者；
v.供应伙食，迎合；面向；
adv.因此，于是；依据；照着，相应地；
(1) You will find a wide variety of choices available in school cafeterias. (2) The island offers such a wide variety of scenery and wildlife. (3) Eat a wide variety of carbs, fruit, and vegetables.
a wide variety of
📢 UK📢 US
adj.& adv.两手叉腰的[地]；
种种，多种多样；
n.含义；含蓄，含意，言外之意；卷入，牵连，牵涉，纠缠；[逻辑学]蕴涵，蕴含；
adj.西班牙的；西班牙和葡萄牙的；西班牙及其他说西班牙语国家的；拉丁美洲的；
(1) The Church became increasingly identified with opposition to the regime. (2) You should not identify wealth with happiness. (3) He was not the ‘tough guy ’ the public identified him with.
(1) The programme did much to popularize little-known writers. (2) He spent his life popularizing natural history. (3) Irving Brokaw popularized figure skating in the US.
popularize [ˈpɒpjələraɪz] 📢 UK📢 US
n.刺绣；刺绣品；粉饰，修饰；
vt.使受欢迎；普及；使通俗化；使流行；
v.知道，了解； n.机智；头脑；理解；悟性； adj.有见识的，懂实际知识的，通情达理的；
玩得高兴，过得快活；耍笑；玩耍；
(1) She managed to cling on to life for another couple of years. (2) survivors clinging to a raft (3) She clung on to her baby.
cling [klɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.清楚，明晰；透明；明确；清晰度；
v.竞选，赶快去请；
adj.简单的；不复杂的；[医]无合并症的；
vi.附着于，紧贴；抓紧或抱住；坚持；沿（岸）前进，贴着（墙）走； vt.依恋，依附于；
(1) The coast is a mecca for tourists. (2) He was on his annual pilgrimage to mecca when he fell ill. (3) Many people go on a pilgrimage to mecca or Jerusalem.