(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. 市镇，城镇；商业中心
prep. 尽管，虽然
n. 皇宫，宫殿；王室；豪宅
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
n. 胡萝卜
adj. 首要的；最初的；基本的
n. 敌人；仇敌；敌军
(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
vt.&vi. 误解，弄错
n. 宽阔，广阔；宽度
n. 颈，脖子；衣领
(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. 议会，国会
vt. 探明；找到；位于；放置
adj. 忙的，忙碌的；繁忙的
adj. 水平的
(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. 内部
n. 恐惧；惊恐；惧怕
num. 九，九个
n. 历史；历史学；履历；经历
(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
adv. 迅速地
prep. 关于；就…而言
vt. 证明，论证；表露；示威
n. 沙漠 diˈzə:t vt. 离弃；遗弃；放弃；擅离职守
(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
n. 四轮运货马车
n. 发电机；产生者
n. 铲子，铁锹
(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. 勤勉的，勤奋的
n. 艰难，困苦
adv. 更，更大程度上
n. 职业；工作；活儿；职责
(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. 自助餐厅
n. 门；出入口；人家，住户
n. 范围；类别
n. 加班费；加班；加班时间
(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
adj. 不幸的；可惜的
vt. 补缀，修补
conj. 惟恐，以免
n. 资本，资金；首都；本金；固定资产
(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. 位置；职位；姿势
n. 孙子，外孙子
adv. 在旁边，到旁边；留出，空出
adj. 前面的，前部的；正面的
(1) Many diets fail because they are boring. (2) a failing school (3) She failed to get into art college.
fail [feil] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 人的，人类的
adj. 意识到的；刻意的；清醒的；注意的
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
n. 履行；演出；执行
(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
prep.&conj. 直到…为止
n. 偏见，成见
adj. 自愿的，志愿的，故意的
vt. 适合；与…相配
(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. （男式）衬衫
n. 忍耐，容忍，耐心
n. 实验室，研究室，实验课
n. 发生，出现；事件
(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
vt. 回答；回信；接（电话）
n. 遗憾，惋惜；懊悔
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
vt. 享受，喜爱；感到愉快；享有
(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. 旗，旗帜；横幅
n. 人；个人
pron. 我自己
n. 同伴，伴侣，同行者；成双成对的物品之一
(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. 相当大的，相当多的
n. 日出（时分）
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
vt. 插入；嵌入
(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
adj. 神经的；担忧的；焦虑的
vi. 听，留神听；听从
n. 尘土，灰尘
n. 现金，现款
(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
adv. 快，迅速地
n. 运输工具；带菌者
prep. 到…上；到…某处；通向（某处）
(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
n. 手表
adj. 奇怪的，古怪的
adj. 大气的；有情调的
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 大部分地；主要地
n. （鸟、羊）群；一大群
n. 革命者，革命家
vt. 供应，提供；布置
(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. 经济的；节约的；高效的
adj. 圆的；环行的
adj. 潮湿的，有湿气的
n. 一次
(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. 身高，高度；高处；处于顶峰
n. 赛跑的人
n. 欧洲
vt. 保卫，防御；替…辩护
(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. 注意；观察；观察力
adj. 忧虑的；渴望的；紧张的
n. 经济；节约，节省
(1) a tidy desk (2) She keeps her flat very tidy . (3) I like everything to be neat and tidy .
tidy [ˈtaidi] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.&vi. 作答；响应
adj. 整洁的；整齐的
n. 村舍，小屋
adv. 十分，完全地
(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
vt. 供认，承认，坦白；忏悔
adv. 可能地；也许
adj. 竞争的
n. 蜜月
(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. 长凳，长椅；工作台
n. 因素；因子；系数；倍数
n. 正义，公正；司法制度；合理，正当
n. 警察
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 窗帘；幕布
n. 选择，选择权
n. 谜；神秘；神秘的事物
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
(1) in the late afternoon (2) in late summer (3) She married in her late twenties (= when she was 28 or 29) .