(1) From his position on the cliff top, he had a good view of the harbour. (2) Where would be the best position for the lights? (3) Is everybody in position ?
position [pəˈziʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 包裹,包装袋
n. 位置;职位;姿势
adj. 无限的;无数的
n. 裤子
(1) a tidy desk (2) She keeps her flat very tidy . (3) I like everything to be neat and tidy .
tidy [ˈtaidi] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 整洁的;整齐的
adj. 凶恶的,邪恶的;道德败坏的
n. 纪念碑;历史遗迹;名胜
adj. 放射性的
(1) We got up at sunrise . (2) the pinks and yellows of the sunrise (3) The rain began before sunrise.
sunrise [ˈsʌnraiz] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 洗头;洗发剂
n. 日出(时分)
vt. 损害;毁坏
n. 强调,重点;重读
(1) The honeymoon period for the government is now over. (2) They're on their honeymoon . (3) We went to Venice for our honeymoon.
honeymoon [ˈhʌni:ˌmu:n] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 药物
n. 蜜月
adj. 出故障的;错误的
pron. 哪里
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 劳动;工作;劳工
adv. 部分地,不完全地
adv. 机械地
adj. 陈腐的;变味的
(1) I'm always emailing her, but nine times out of ten she doesn't reply. (2) I work nine to five. (3) a nine-to-five job
nine [naɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 市镇,城镇;商业中心
num. 九,九个
n. 典礼,仪式;礼节
adj. 顶的
(1) The books were all covered with dust. (2) There wasn't a speck of dust anywhere in the room. (3) That guitar's been sitting gathering dust (= not being used) for years now.
dust [dʌst] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 壮丽的;华丽的
adj. 羊毛制的,毛线的
n. 醋
n. 尘土,灰尘
(1) [不可数名词]There is a dangerous circularity about this argument. (2) a circular building (3) a circular tour of the city
circular [ˈsə:kjulə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 主任,主管;董事;导演
n. 代表大会;国会,议会
n. 薄暮,黄昏;暮色
adj. 圆的;环行的
(1) The couple was/were married in 1976. (2) Do you need any more glasses? I've got a couple I can lend you. (3) (North Amercian English)It's only a couple blocks away.
couple [ˈkʌpl] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 在任何时候;曾经
n. 夫妇;一对;几个
n. 兴趣;利益;利息
n. 转变,转化;改变
(1) a test that checks the level of alcohol in the blood (2) a relatively low/high level of crime (3) low/high pollution levels
level [ˈlevl] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 驾驭,控制
vt. 扔,抛;挑选;描述;扫视;投射
n. 监狱,监禁
adj. 水平的
(1) The fewer things in the room the better. (2) The Irish love a party, the bigger the better... (3) If you've got bags you're better off taking a taxi...
better [ˈbetə] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 更,更大程度上
adj. 统计的,统计学的
adj. 户外的,室外的
n. 温度计,体温表
(1) economic factors (2) The closure of the mine was the single most important factor in the town's decline. (3) the key/crucial/deciding factor
factor [ˈfæktə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 因素;因子;系数;倍数
adv. 实际上;几乎
n. 售货员,推销员
n. 校园
(1) in the late afternoon (2) in late summer (3) She married in her late twenties (= when she was 28 or 29) .
late [leit] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 不时,有时
n. 贮藏;贮存
adv. 迟,晚;临近末了
adj. 致命的;极其无聊的;无情的
(1) What sort of person would do a thing like that? (2) He's a fascinating person. (3) What is she like as a person?
person [ˈpɜːsn] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 老鼠,耗子;鼠标
vt. 推荐,介绍;建议
n. 人;个人
n. 操场,运动场
(1) a long-distance/cross-country/marathon , etc. runner (2) a list of runners (= horses in a race) and riders (3) a drug runner
runner [ˈrʌnə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 联合;团结;协会
adj. 不正确的,错误的
n. 稳定,稳定性,巩固
n. 赛跑的人
(1) He gripped his brother's arm lest he be trampled by the mob. (2) She was afraid lest she had revealed too much. (3) I was afraid to open the door lest he should follow me...
lest [lest] 📢 UK📢 US
conj. 惟恐,以免
n. 热情,热心,热忱
n. 细胞;小房间
vt. 怀疑
(1) to perform/carry out/complete/undertake a task (2) a daunting/an impossible/a formidable/an unenviable, etc. task (3) a thankless task (= an unpleasant one that nobody wants to do and nobody thanks you for doing)
task [tɑ:sk] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 任务,工作,作业
n. 翼,翅膀,翅
n. 准备,预备,筹备
n. 铝
(1) The government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake. (2) This door should only be used in an emergency . (3) the emergency exit (= to be used in an emergency)
emergency [iˈmə:dʒənsi] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 紧急情况,突然事件
adj. 矿物的
vt. 建筑;建立,创建
n. 道歉,认错
(1) She has said nothing regarding your request. (2) Call me if you have any problems regarding your work. (3) He refused to divulge any information regarding the man's whereabouts.
regarding [riˈɡɑ:diŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
prep. 关于;就…而言
vi. 读
n. 脚趾,足尖
adv. 第三
(1) He was accused of appropriating club funds. (2) Some of the opposition party's policies have been appropriated by the government. (3) Five million dollars has been appropriated for research into the disease.
appropriate [əˈprəupriit] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 适当的,恰当的
n. 信任,信赖,信心
n. 养老金,退休金,抚恤金
vt. 申请;使…集中于;适用;应用
(1) Many diets fail because they are boring. (2) a failing school (3) She failed to get into art college.
fail [feil] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 表面不平的;粗略的
vi. 失败;没有做;出故障;倒闭
adj. 理性的;理智的
adj. 寂静的;安静的
(1) currents of warm air (2) I kicked the ball high in/into the air . (3) Spicy smells wafted through the air .
air [eə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.&vi. 夸大,夸张
vt. 使悲痛,使难过
adj. 湿的;下雨的
n. 空气;空中;航空
(1) a test of both oral and written French (2) oral evidence (3) He was interested in oral history (= history that is collected from interviews with people who have personal knowledge of past events).
oral [ˈɔrəl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 口头的;口述的
vt. 毒害;使中毒
adv. 一般地;通常地;笼统地
vt. 削尖,使敏锐
(1) a research laboratory (2) laboratory experiments/tests (3) Our laboratory is also well equipped with scientific apparatus, physical and chemical.
laboratory [ləˈbɔrətəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 箭,箭状物;箭头
vt. 放牧;使集在一起
n. 成分;要素;元素
n. 实验室,研究室,实验课
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 革命者,革命家
n. 远足;短途旅行
n. 山,山岳;山脉;大量
n. 杠杆;控制杆
(1) The hotel offers a wide range of facilities. (2) There is a full range of activities for children. (3) Most of the students are in the 17-20 age range.
range [reindʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 蚊子
n. 范围;类别
v. 诉诸;采取
n. 冰淇淋
(1) He makes unpredictable, arbitrary decisions. (2) the arbitrary powers of officials (3) The leaders of the groups were chosen arbitrarily.
arbitrary [ˈɑ:bitrəri] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 医学的;内科的
n. 部分;零件
adj. 武断的;任意的;任性的;主观的
adj. 奇怪的,古怪的;少量的;奇数的
(1) Are the following statements true or false? (2) Your statement is misleading. (3) Is that a statement or a question?
statement [ ˈsteitmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 陈述,声明
adj. 特有的;明显的,显著的
n. 行踪;路径;轨道
pron. 她自己;她亲自
(1) a business suit (2) a pinstripe suit (3) a two-/three-piece suit (= of two/three pieces of clothing)