(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. 邻居；社区
adj. 圆的；环行的
n. 考试；检查，细查
n. 杯子；（一）杯；奖杯
(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
adj. 小的；幼小的
n. 因素；因子；系数；倍数
vt. 刺激；激励，鼓舞；激发
adj. 全部的，整个的
(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. 视力
num. 九，九个
n. 对立物，对立面
vt. 租借；雇用
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 呼吸；吐露
n. 下午，午后
n. 小孩；青少年；小山羊
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. 灾难，灾祸；彻底的失败
n. 骑马的人；乘车的人
adj. 整洁的；整齐的
n. 沐浴，洗澡；浴缸
(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
pron. 我们自己
n. 头发；毛发；毛
conj. 惟恐，以免
n. 额头，前部
(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. 医院
n. 蜜月
adj. 最高的；最大的
vt.&vi. 卖，销售
(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. 葬礼，丧礼
adj. 唯一的，独一无二的
adj. 水平的
adj. 很少的；少数的
(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. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
n. 妇女，女人，女性
n. 堂（或表）兄弟（姐妹）
n. 幽默，诙谐，幽默感
(1) Many diets fail because they are boring. (2) a failing school (3) She failed to get into art college.
fail [feil] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 取决于；依靠，依赖；指望；看情况
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
n. 嘴，口；出入口
n. 小事，琐事；少许
(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. 实验室，研究室，实验课
adj. 忙的，忙碌的；繁忙的
vt. 拖，拉；硬拽；用鼠标拖动
n. 条约；协议，协定
(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
adj. 正式的；礼仪上的；官方的
adv. 更，更大程度上
n. 大小；体积；尺码
adj. 故意的，有意的
(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. 实际上，事实上
vi. 褪色；逐渐消失
n. 轮船，汽船
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
(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. 短文，散文
n. 人；个人
n. 星期五
n. 煤气；气体；汽油
(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. 措施，办法；相当数量；一定程度
adj. 严肃的；认真的
n. 位置；职位；姿势
n. 位置；职位；姿势
(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
adv. 如此，这样；因而
n. 项链，项圈
vt. 适合；与…相配
n. 钩，挂钩
(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. 星期一
n. 收入；收益；进款
vi. 操作；动手术
n. 空气；空中；航空
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 革命者，革命家
n. 天，天空
vt.&vi. 误解，弄错
adj. 大西洋的
(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. 星期二
adj. 激烈的；怨恨的；痛苦的；严寒的
n. 日出（时分）
n. 帽子（一般指有边的）
(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
adj. 聪明的；巧妙的
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
n. 鸭，雌鸭
n. 公文，文件；证件
(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
adj. 陌生的；奇怪的
adj. 简略的；天然的；粗糙的；粗鲁的
n. 怒，愤怒
(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. 谜，谜语
n. 伙伴，同事；配偶
adj. 口头的；口述的
n. 园丁，花匠
(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. 保持，保留，保有
n. 长凳，长椅；工作台
n. 陈述，声明
vt. 抓住，逮捕；夺取
(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
vt. 惩罚，处罚
n. 市镇，城镇；商业中心
adj. 脆的，易碎的；脆弱的
(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)
emergency [iˈmə:dʒənsi] 📢 UK📢 US
pron. 哪里
art. （定冠词）这，那
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
adj. 明显的，显而易见的
(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. 威胁，恐吓；凶兆
n. 尘土，灰尘
vt. 打赌；期待
n. 支票
(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. 火箭，火箭发动机
n. 支付，支付的款项
n. 陈述，声明
n. 赛跑的人
(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. 本能；直觉；生性
n. 范围；类别
n. 遗憾，惋惜；懊悔
n. 跨距；一段时间
(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)