(1) Such problems are a universal feature of old age. (2) Agreement on this issue is almost universal. (3) universal suffrage (= the right of all the people in a country to vote)
universal [ˌju:niˈvə:səl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 宇宙的；普遍的
n. 奖章，勋章，纪念章
n. 争论，辩论；理由；争吵
n. 物；用品；事件；情况
(1) He's not very good at arithmetic. (2) a quick bit of mental arithmetic (3) I think there's something wrong with your arithmetic.
arithmetic [əˈriθmətik] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 地点，地基；场所
n. 算术；演算；数据统计
n. 不列颠，英国
adj. 古代的，古老的
(1) a fairly easy book (2) a fairly typical reaction (3) I know him fairly well, but I wouldn't say we were really close friends.
fairly [ˈfɛəli] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 治疗；补救；纠正
n. 语言；语言表达；措词
adv. 相当；有些；简直；几乎可以说
adj. 智力的；精神的；内心的；疯狂的
(1) fishing ports (2) Rotterdam is a major port. (3) a naval port
port [pɔ:t] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 运动员；运动健儿
n. 港口；口岸
n. 祖母，外祖母
n. 电冰箱
(1) It was no hardship to walk home on such a lovely evening. (2) economic/financial, etc. hardship (3) People suffered many hardships during that long winter.
hardship [ˈhɑ:dʃip] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 艰难，困苦
pron. 谁；什么人
n. 长凳，长椅；工作台
n. 维持，保持；维修
(1) a bottle of whisky (2) Scotch whisky (3) highland whiskies
whisky [ˈhwiski] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 资本，资金；首都；本金；固定资产
vt. 传染；感染
n. 威士忌酒
n. 位置；处境；形势
(1) to be/look/seem/sound unhappy (2) an unhappy childhood (3) I didn't realize but he was deeply unhappy at that time.
unhappy [ʌnˈhæpi:] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 份额；股份
n. 隐蔽处；掩蔽，庇护
adj. 不幸福的，不快乐的
n. 村舍，小屋
(1) Record profits in the retail market indicate a boom in the economy. (2) Research indicates that eating habits are changing fast. (3) Kingston-upon-Thames, as the name indicates, is situated on the banks of the Thames.
indicate [ˈindikeit] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 聪明的；理智的
vt. 表明；暗示；指示
n. 丈夫
n. 细绳，粗线；电源线；灯芯绒裤子
(1) They left under the cloak of darkness. (2) The hills were cloaked in thick mist. (3) The meeting was cloaked in mystery .
cloak [kləuk] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 出租汽车
n. 圣堂，神殿，庙宇
n. 斗篷；覆盖物，遮盖物
vt. 装备，配备
(1) the battle of Waterloo (2) to be killed in battle (3) a gun battle
battle [ˈbætl] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 战役；斗争 vt.& vi.与……作战； 争斗
n. 罗盘，指南针；圆规
n. 重要；重要性
n. 家具；装置，设备
(1) The road went in a huge loop around the lake. (2) He tied a loop of rope around his arm. (3) Make a loop in the string.
loop [lu:p] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 发展；养成；开发
n. 圈，环
num. 二十，二十个
vt. 使投入；使陷入
(1) dairy products/produce (2) the dairy industry (3) dairy cattle/farmers
dairy [ˈdɛəri] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 轻快的；红火的；清新的；麻利的
n. 牛奶场；乳品店
n. 蔷薇花；玫瑰；粉红色
n. 年；年年
(1) the Minister of State for external Affairs (2) The building has been restored externally and internally. (3) The university has many externally funded research projects.
external [eksˈtə:nl] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 争吵，吵架，争端
adj. 外部的，外面的；对外的；外界的
vt. 忽视，忽略；疏忽
vt. 选择，挑选；情愿
(1) a deadly weapon/disease (2) deadly poison (3) The cobra is one of the world's deadliest snakes.
deadly [ˈdedli] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 计算
adj. 致命的；极其无聊的；无情的
n. 货物
vt. 围，围绕，圈住
(1) They've gone swanning off to Paris for the weekend. (2) She spends her time swanning around the world... (3) The mother was widowed and had swanned off.
swan [swɔn] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 商行，商号，公司
vi. 发出爆裂声；破裂
n. 天鹅
n. 生物体；有机体
(1) Can you understand French? (2) Do you understand the instructions? (3) She didn't understand the form she was signing.
understand [ˌʌndəˈstænd] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 纪律；训练；自制力
n. 厕所，洗手间；马桶
vi. 懂得
n. 需要；要求
(1) They were climbing up a narrow mountain road... (2) I ran up the stairs and saw Alison lying at the top... (3) He was up a ladder sawing off the tops of his apple trees...
up [ʌp] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.&vi. 呼喊，叫喊
adv. 向上；起床，起来
adj. 古典的；古典文化的
n. 柱；柱状物；队，纵行；专栏
(1) She is an honour to the profession. (2) The family honour is at stake. (3) upholding the honour of your country
honour [ˈɔnə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 项目，工程；课题 prəˈdʒɛkt vt. 规划；使呈现；投射
vt. 拿；抓；取；耗费（时间等）
n. 光荣；荣誉
vt.&n. 责备，指责
(1) the high/low cost of housing (2) A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000. (3) The plan had to be abandoned on grounds of cost.
cost [kɔst] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 有礼貌的；仁慈的
adj. 懒惰的，懒散的
n. 价格；代价；成本
vt. 弄翻，打翻，倾覆
(1) He was later discovered to be seriously ill. (2) The singer was discovered while still at school. (3) the discoverer of penicillin
discover [disˈkʌvə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 产量；输出量；输出
vi. 操作；动手术
n. 恐怖，惊骇
vt. 发现
(1) a jazz band/club (2) traditional/modern jazz (3) jazz musicians
jazz [dʒæz] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 爵士音乐，爵士舞曲
n. 陈列室；画廊
n. 信任，信赖，信心
n. 变量
(1) a fish pond (2) She chose a bench beside the duck pond and sat down. (3) ...a garden pond.
pond [pɔnd] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 毫不
n. 池塘
vi. 合作，协作；配合
adv. 在附近
(1) the Dutch delegation to the United Nations (2) a delegation of teachers (3) delegation of authority/decision-making
delegation [ˌdelɪˈgeɪʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 古怪的；有趣的，滑稽的
vt. 放弃，辞去（工作）；停止
vi. 闪烁，闪耀
n. 代表团
(1) Their marriage is under great strain at the moment. (2) These repayments are putting a strain on our finances. (3) Relax, and let us take the strain (= do things for you) .
strain [strein] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 坚决，坚定；决定；解决
vi. 拉紧，紧绷
adj. 年轻的，青年的
vt. 决定，敲定；确定，查明；下决心
(1) Many scholars have argued thus. (2) The universities have expanded, thus allowing many more people the chance of higher education. (3) He is the eldest son and thus heir to the title.
thus [ðʌs] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 椅子；主席；教授职位
vt. 仇恨，憎恨；不喜欢
n. 反馈，反应
adv. 如此，这样；因而
(1) Two halves of bitter, please. (2) No goals were scored in the first half. (3) We'll need to reduce the weight by half .
half [hɑ:f] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 粗糙地，粗略地
n. 对比，对照；悬殊
n. 半，一半
vt. 计算；估计
(1) Her trust in him was unfounded. (2) a partnership based on trust (3) It has taken years to earn their trust .
trust [trʌst] 📢 UK📢 US
prep. 在…旁边
n. 主人；能手；硕士学位
n. 自由；释放；许可
vt. 相信；委托
(1) ...the twelfth anniversary of the April revolution. (2) ...a twelfth-century church. (3) She is entitled to a twelfth of the cash.
twelfth [twelfθ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 确定的；积极的
num. 第十二
n. 披肩
vt. 放，摆；使处于
(1) What's the secret of your success? (2) I didn't have much success in finding a job. (3) Confidence is the key to success .
success [səkˈses] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 疼痛
n. 成功，成就，胜利
vt. 油煎，油炸，油炒
n. 加拿大
(1) He kissed her hungrily. (2) They gazed hungrily at the display of food. (3) His eyes had a wild hungry look in them.
hungry [ˈhʌŋɡri] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 究竟在哪里
n. 周长；边缘
n. 负担，重负
adj. 饥饿的；渴望的
(1) a sunny day (2) sunny weather (3) The outlook for the weekend is hot and sunny.
sunny [ˈsʌni] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 工业的；产业的
vt. 提供住宿
adj. 阳光充足的；快活的
vt. 照亮，使明亮
(1) malt/wine vinegar (2) onions pickled in vinegar (3) The vinegar packs a punch, you only need a little bit.
vinegar [ˈviniɡə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 醋
n. （男式）衬衫
adj. 整洁的；有秩序的
n. 团，块；肿块
(1) The entire village was destroyed. (2) I wasted an entire day on it. (3) I have never in my entire life heard such nonsense!
entire [inˈtaiə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 坟墓；墓穴；墓碑
n. 王后；女王
vi. 觉得
adj. 全部的，整个的
(1) She took an instant dislike to me. (2) This account gives you instant access to your money. (3) The show was an instant success.
instant [ˈinstənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 立即的
n. 基础；地基；基金会；依据
adj. 特殊的；特定的
vt. 后悔
(1) a concrete path (2) the garden path (3) Follow the path through the woods.
path [pɑ:θ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 农场，农庄；饲养场
vi. 发生警告
n. 葡萄酒，果酒
n. 小路，小道；道路
(1) We hope to be there within the hour (= in less than an hour) . (2) We're four hours ahead of New York (= referring to the time difference) . (3) Chicago is two hours away (= it takes two hours to get there) .
hour [ˈauə] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 完全地，十足地
n. 小时；时间，时刻
vt. 想要，打算；意指
vt. 回想；叫回；收回
(1) Which is the best route to take? (2) Motorists are advised to find an alternative route. (3) a coastal route
route [ru:t] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 成功，成就，胜利
n. 路，路线，路程
adj. 聪明的；敏捷的；整齐的
n. 苹果，苹果树；苹果手机
(1) an electric motor (2) He started the motor. (3) motor vehicles
motor [ˈməutə] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 吃，喝；消耗，消费；吞噬
n. 潜水艇
n. 发动机；机车
n. 部分；一份
(1) The report highlights a number of instances of injustice. (2) In most instances, there will be no need for further treatment. (3) I would normally suggest taking time off work, but in this instance I'm not sure that would do any good.
instance [ˈinstəns] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 比较的；相对的
n. 果实的心；核心；骨干
n. 例子，实例，事例
n. 方法，手段，工具
(1) In the heat of the argument he said a lot of things he regretted later. (2) In the heat of the moment she forgot what she wanted to say (= because she was so angry or excited) . (3) The chairman tried to take the heat out of the situation (= to make people calmer) .