(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
num. 九，九个
pron. 全部，一切
n. 命令；教学；操作指南
adj. 顶的
(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
adj. 单独的；独自的
prep. 无，没有
n. 赛跑的人
adj. 脆的，易碎的；脆弱的
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
num. 第十一
vt. 供认，承认，坦白；忏悔
n. 革命者，革命家
vt. 把…看作；认为；尊敬
(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. 值钱的；有价值的
adj. 单一的；独身的
n. 胡须，胡子
adj. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
(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
vt. 抓住；赶上；抓获
n. 位置；职位；姿势
n. 圣堂，神殿，庙宇
pron. 两者（都）
(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
adj. 错综的，复杂的
prep. 关于；就…而言
n. 吨；大量
n. 部分；一份
(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. 粒子，微粒
n. 超级市场
n. 尘土，灰尘
vt. 吸引；吸收；兼并；经受
(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
adj. 嘈杂的；喧闹的
adj. 水平的
adj. 胆怯的；羞怯的
adv. 令人畏惧的；很，非常
(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
vt. 公布；发表；出版
adj. 正派的；得体的；像样的
adj. 全部的，整个的
n. 实验室，研究室，实验课
(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
vt. 牺牲；献祭
adj. 本国的；家庭的；家务的；家用的
n. 黄金；黄金制品；金色；金牌
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
(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. 和平的；安静的
n. 支付，支付的款项
n. 密集，稠密；密度
(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
adv. 更，更大程度上
vt. 穿过；使交叉
n. 入口，门口；到达；登台，出场
(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
vi. 缝纫
adj. 圆的；环行的
n. 姐妹；修女
n. 头痛；使人头痛的事
(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. 一阵激动
pron. 某人，有人
n. 背景；经历；后景
(1) We got up at sunrise . (2) the pinks and yellows of the sunrise (3) The rain began before sunrise.
sunrise [ˈsʌnraiz] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 不知道的；未知的
vt. 敢；向…挑战
adv. 在某处；（数量，时间等）大约
n. 日出（时分）
(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. 收入；收益；进款
n. 皇宫，宫殿；王室；豪宅
n. 武器，兵器
n. 范围；类别
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 发现，发觉
n. 小地毯；毛毯
n. 滚柱，滚筒
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
(1) Many diets fail because they are boring. (2) a failing school (3) She failed to get into art college.
fail [feil] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 使烦恼，使恼火
n. 线；排；路线；线条
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
adv. 然而；不管怎样
(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
n. 老兵，老手
vi. 出现；好像；似乎
n. 考试；检查，细查
(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. 嘴唇
n. 任务，工作，作业
n. 海滩，海滨
n. 余额；平衡能力；均衡
(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. 交通，通行；交通量
vt. 使摆脱，使去掉
adj. 活泼的；热烈的
adj. 适当的，恰当的
(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. 陆军中尉；副职官员
n. 长袍；女裙，女礼服
n. 起源，由来；出身
n. 人；个人
(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
vt. 适合；与…相配
vt. 种植，栽种
n. 接见；会见；面谈
vt. 给…取名；为…命名；说出
(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
prep. 在…上方；超过
n. 空气；空中；航空
adj. 可选择的；随意的，任意的
adj. 神秘的；难以理解的
(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. 星期三
n. 颏，下巴
adj. 矿物的
n. 陈述，声明
(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. 静止的；静电的
adv. 在今天；现在
adj. 口头的；口述的
n. 祖宗，祖先；原种
(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. 喧闹声；响声；噪声
n. 健康，健康状况
n. 图书馆馆长，图书管理员
n. 因素；因子；系数；倍数
(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
adj. 无限的；无数的
n. 蜜月
adj. 再一个的；别的
adj. 新的；新奇的；新颖的
(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)