(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. 负债；债务，欠款
n. 负担，重负
num. 九，九个
n. 资本，资金；首都；本金；固定资产
(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. 演员
n. 教堂，礼拜堂；教会
adj. 湿的；下雨的
(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. 尘土，灰尘
n. 边，边缘；帽沿
adj. 澳大利亚的
n. 森林，树林；林立
(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. 汗衫；背心；内衣
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
n. 厩，马厩，牛棚
vt. 宣布，宣告；表明；申报
(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. 垃圾；废话
n. 日本
n. 任务，工作，作业
n. 部分；零件
(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
vi. （一天）到来，开始；出现
n. 关系，联系；家属
adj. 口头的；口述的
num. 九十，九十个
(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. 短袜
n. 开始，开端；先兆；初期；开头
adj. 水平的
adv. 在楼下
(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. 故事，传说
n. 坦克；大容器，槽
vt. 调整；使和谐
adj. 整洁的；整齐的
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 革命者，革命家
n. 激情，热情；爱好
n. 理发；发型
vt. 邮寄
(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
adv. 因此；于是；照着
n. 一月
n. 利益；优势；津贴
(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
vi. 有关系；要紧；有影响
n. 精确，精密，精密度
n. 人；个人
adj. 富的，富裕的
(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
vt. 想要，打算；意指
n. 空气；空中；航空
adj. 软的；柔和的
n. 消灭，排除，消除
(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. 星期一
vt. 购买，挣得
vi. 下沉；沉没；下降
(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
vt. 将…处死；实施
adv. 而且，此外
n. 炸药
n. 范围；类别
(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. 赛跑的人
n. 肢，臂，翼；树枝
vi. 踱步；放稳步调
n. 香蕉
(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. 依靠的，依赖的；取决于…的
n. 拨款；补助金
adj. 真的；真实的
(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. 任务；佣金；手续费；委员会
n. 长者
n. 洗衣房，洗衣店
n. 实验室，研究室，实验课
(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. 粗的，粗糙的；粗俗的
n. 均等，平等
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
n. 规划，方案；公式；分子式
(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. 连接，联系；连接处；人脉
n. 昆虫，虫
n. 七月
n. 日出（时分）
(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. 信任，信赖，信心
vt. 使溶解；解散
n. 巨款；财富，财产；运气；运势
n. 因素；因子；系数；倍数
(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
vt. 忍受，忍耐；持续
vi. 买到
n. 空气；空中；航空
(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. 歌唱；歌曲，歌词
n. 减少，减小，缩减
n. 父亲；神父；创始人
n. 蜜月
(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
vt. 吸引；吸收；兼并；经受
n. 秋，秋季，秋天
n. 蚕丝，丝；丝织品
adj. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
(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
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
adj. 最初的，原先的；新颖的
n. 祖母，外祖母
n. 母亲，妈妈
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 给…取名；为…命名；说出
n. 口授，听写
n. 奢侈，奢华；奢侈品
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
(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. 四轮运货马车
vt. 埋葬，葬；埋藏；掩埋
n. 陈述，声明
vt. 回答；回信；接（电话）
(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. 圆的；环行的
n. 偏爱；优待；优先权
n. 笔记本，笔记簿
vt.&vi. 护理；照料；喂；吃奶
(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. 垂直的；正直的
vt. 说
n. 印章；邮票；标志
prep. 关于；就…而言
(1) a business suit (2) a pinstripe suit (3) a two-/three-piece suit (= of two/three pieces of clothing)