(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
vi. 扭弯
n. 满口，一口
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
n. 好奇，好奇心；珍品
(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
vt. 散发；发出
adj. 电的；电动的
vt. 投，掷，抛，扔
conj. 惟恐，以免
(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
vt. 扩大，增加
vt. 压迫，压制；压抑；使苦恼
n. 歌剧
(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. 发抖，颤抖
vt. 适合；与…相配
adj. 年老的，年纪大的；…岁的
vt. 拥抱；包括
(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. 向下的；趋向没落的
adj. 活跃的；积极的
n. 粥，麦片粥
n. 赛跑的人
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 革命者，革命家
n. 喷泉，喷水池；源泉；喷射
adj. 政治的，政治上的
adj. 附加的，追加的
(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. 厩，马厩，牛棚
vt. 杀死；弄死；扼杀；使停止
vt. 评价；重视
adj. 整洁的；整齐的
(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
n. 看；视图；风景
vt. 给…浇水，灌溉
vt. 咬，叮；咬钩
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
(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. 十亿
n. 太阳，日
num. 九，九个
n. 发现；裁决
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 政府；治理，执政
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
n. 事情，事件；事务
vt. 使固定；决定，确定
(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. 范围；类别
vt. 指责；指控
adj. 辅助的；备用的
adj. 东方的；来自东边的
(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
adj. 水平的
n. 广播，广播节目
n. 市郊，郊区
vt. 责骂；斥责
(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. 接见；会见；面谈
n. 原文，本文；课文
adv. 明显地，显然地
(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. 尘土，灰尘
adj. 技术的，工艺的
n. 障碍，障碍物
n. 冰淇淋
(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. 日出（时分）
n. 协会，团体；联想；关联
n. 警察
prep. 在…中间
(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. 侄子，外甥
adv. 柔软地；温柔地
n. 教练；私人教师；长途客车；旅客车厢
(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. 忠诚的；如实的
adj. 令人不快的，讨厌的
n. 乳房；胸脯；胸膛
(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. 一次
vt. 经营，买卖
n. 任务，工作，作业
n. 石灰；酸橙；欧椴树
(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. 直升机
vt. 劝告；建议；通知
vt. 使投入；使陷入
n. 位置；职位；姿势
(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. 地址
n.&v. 谋杀，杀害
n. 学术；奖学金
adj. 口头的；口述的
(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
n. 盖子；掩护；躲避处；保险
n. 合金
n. 加班费；加班；加班时间
(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. 新的；新奇的；新颖的
n. 闪光；魅力
adj. 圆的；环行的
n. 展示；展览会
(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
vi. 行骗
n. 锤子，榔头
adj. （两者）都不的
n. 蜜月
(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
adj. 统计的，统计学的
n. 球门；得分；目的
n. 人；个人
vt. 打赌；期待
(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. 爵士音乐，爵士舞曲
n. 炸药
adv. 更，更大程度上
n. 核，核心；原子核
(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. 无常的；不确定的
n. 巨人；卓越人物
n. 影响，作用；冲击
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
(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. 忧虑，悲伤；危难
n. 细绳，粗线；电源线；灯芯绒裤子
n. 陈述，声明
adj. 广阔的；广泛的
(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
prep. 关于；就…而言
vt. 改变；使多样化
n. 本能；直觉；生性
adj. 外部的，外面的；对外的；外界的
(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