(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. 午夜，子夜，半夜
n. 鬼，幽灵；一丝，一点
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
n. 议会，国会
(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. 承认；收治；接纳；准许…进入
vt. 占有，拥有；具备
n. 建造，建筑；建筑物；创建
n. 陈述，声明
(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
vt. 保护，保卫，警戒
vt. 压紧，压缩；缩短（时间）
n. 任务，工作，作业
n. 盎司；少许，少量
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 使痛苦，折磨
vt. 猜测，推测
vi. 快行
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
(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. 数，数字；电话号码；数目
n. 天花板，屋顶；上限；最高飞行限度
n. 赛跑的人
adj. 适当的，恰当的
(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
vt. 围住，圈起；附上
n. 门把，把手；旋纽
n. 略图；速写；概略
n. 尘土，灰尘
(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. 操作上的；可使用的
n. 赛跑的人
n. 效用，有用，实用
n. 斗篷；覆盖物，遮盖物
(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. 嘴唇
n. 居民，住户
n. 日出（时分）
n. 星期三
(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. 望远镜
adj. 优秀的，杰出的
vi. 沟通，交流；传达
(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. 追赶；追求；娱乐，爱好
n. 歌剧
n. 人；个人
n. 题目；学科；主语
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 黄油，奶油
n. 革命者，革命家
n. 陆军上校
n. 变量
(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. 颠倒的，乱七八糟的
conj. 惟恐，以免
n. 仁慈，怜悯，宽恕；幸运
vt. 欢迎，迎接
(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
vi. 改善
adj. 致命的；极其无聊的；无情的
n. 精神；灵魂；勇气
n. 范围；类别
(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
n. 裤带，腰带；皮带；地带
adv. 更，更大程度上
vt. 使泄气，使灰心；劝阻，阻止
n. 墨水，油墨
(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. 有技能的，熟练的
n. 袋；拎袋；手提包
adj. 水平的
n. 连衣裙；衣服
(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. 氮
vt.&vi. 乞讨；请求
num. 九十，九十个
(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. 甲板，舱面；层面
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
vi. 划船
n. 炸药
(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
adj. 大的；数量多的；严重的；规模大的
n. 努力；费力
n. 建议，意见；暗示
num. 九，九个
(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. 蜜月
n. 老板，上司
n. 待遇；治疗，疗法
n. 车间；实验班；创作室
(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
conj. 当…的时候
vt. 适合；与…相配
vt. 减少，减小；简化
prep. 横过；在…对面
(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. 公共汽车
n. 实验室，研究室，实验课
n. 温室，暖房
adj. （两者）都不的
(1) Many diets fail because they are boring. (2) a failing school (3) She failed to get into art college.
fail [feil] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 电影院；电影；电影业
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
n. 出口，出路；经销店
adj. 真的；忠实的
(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. 商业的；商品化的；商业化的
n. 得分，比数，成绩
adj. 活动的；流动的
adj. 口头的；口述的
(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. 表面的；肤浅的
vt. 恢复；重新开始
n. 代名词
prep. 关于；就…而言
(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
adj. 基础的，基本的
n. 诱惑，引诱
n. 空气；空中；航空
adj. 复杂的，难懂的
(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. 智慧，才智；名言
adj. 圆的；环行的
n. 眼泪，泪珠 tɛə vt. 撕开，撕裂
adj. 过多的，过分的
(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. 宽度；广度
adj. 道德的；道义的
adj. 整洁的；整齐的
adv. 突然地
(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. 完成；成就，成绩
adj. 赤裸的；无遮盖的；光秃秃的
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
n. 好奇，好奇心；珍品
(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