(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
n. 班长；监视器；监控器
adj. 适当的，恰当的
n. 船坞，码头；月台
adj. 笨拙的；尴尬的；难携带的
(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
n. 信任，信赖；信心；肯定
n. 哲学；哲理；人生观
n. 巢，窝，穴
adj. 水平的
(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
adv. 必然地，必定地；必要地
adj. 袖珍的，小型的
vt. 关闭；结束；闭上；倒闭
(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
n. 空气；空中；航空
n. 自助餐厅
vt. 浸，蘸；把手伸入；下降
adv. 仍然；然而；不过
(1) We got up at sunrise . (2) the pinks and yellows of the sunrise (3) The rain began before sunrise.
sunrise [ˈsʌnraiz] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 打断，打扰；中止
n. 焦虑，忧虑，不安；渴望
vi. 发生；出现
n. 日出（时分）
(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
adv. 在任何时候；曾经
n. 梨子，梨树
n. 碑，匾；药片
n. 尘土，灰尘
(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. 艰难，困苦
n. 完成；成就，成绩
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
n. 手掌，手心；掌状物；棕榈树
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 理想的；完美的
adj. 现在的，目前的 priˈzent vt. 赠送；介绍；提出
adj. 地方的；局部的
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
(1) a tidy desk (2) She keeps her flat very tidy . (3) I like everything to be neat and tidy .
tidy [ˈtaidi] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 幸福；快乐
n. 女主人
adj. 整洁的；整齐的
adj. 亲爱的；昂贵的
(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
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
adj. 垂死的，临死的
n. 特权，优惠
vt. 使变硬，使硬化
(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
vt. 跟踪
n. 针，编织针
vt. 使惊讶，使吃惊
n. 陈述，声明
(1) a business suit (2) a pinstripe suit (3) a two-/three-piece suit (= of two/three pieces of clothing)
suit [sju:t] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 火车站，电台
vt. 适合；与…相配
n. 星期五
v. 使贫穷
(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
adj. 大西洋的
adj. 电的；电动的
n. 位置；职位；姿势
adv. 而且
(1) Many diets fail because they are boring. (2) a failing school (3) She failed to get into art college.
fail [feil] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 混乱，杂乱；骚乱；疾病
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
pron. 我们的
n. 野兔
(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. 人；个人
n. 专门小组；镶板，嵌板
vt.&vi. 焊接，熔接
pron. 我自己
(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
n. 一打，十二个
adj. 口头的；口述的
vt. 拉，拖；牵，扯
adv. 分离地；分别地
(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
n. 风筝
v. 好像，似乎
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
n. 斧子
(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. 谣言，谣传，传闻
n. 方法，手段，工具
n. 坚果，干果；螺母
n. 实验室，研究室，实验课
(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. 财政，金融；财务状况
n. 正义，公正；司法制度；合理，正当
n. 蜜月
n. 金属线；电缆；电信
(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
adj. 圆的；环行的
n. 长筒袜
adj. 和蔼的；轻柔的
adv. 肯定，当然
(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
vt. 形成；塑造
adv. 更，更大程度上
vt. 强迫，逼迫
n. 生产；产品；总产量
(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. 买东西，购物
n. 疲劳，劳累
n. 赛跑的人
adj. 实际的；真实的
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 蔷薇花；玫瑰；粉红色
vt. 供认，承认，坦白；忏悔
adj. 外部的
n. 革命者，革命家
(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
vt. 邮寄
n. 例外，除外
prep. 关于；就…而言
n.&v. 谋杀，杀害
(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. 火焰；怒火
adj. 没有希望的，绝望的
n. 桥，桥梁；桥牌
n. 任务，工作，作业
(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. 沙，沙子；沙滩
num. 九，九个
n. 接近；通道，入径
n. 桶；枪管
(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
pron. （两者）任何一个
n. 观光，游览
adj. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
n. 轮船，汽船
(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. 地狱；极大的痛苦
n. 心脏；内心；心肠；爱情
n. 范围；类别
vt. 帮助，帮忙；有用；搀扶
(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