(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. 遥远的；久远的；远房的
adj. 地下的；秘密的
n. 沙漠 diˈzə:t vt. 离弃；遗弃；放弃；擅离职守
n. 尘土，灰尘
(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. 智力，才智，智能
n. 鞍状物，马鞍
n. 屋顶，车顶；顶部
(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. 紧急情况，突然事件
n. 陆军上尉；队长；船长
vt. 带来；把…引到；介绍
adv. 或许，大概
(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
adv. 也，还；太
adj. 相应的；符合的
n. 因素；因子；系数；倍数
n. 屠夫；肉铺
(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
n. 磁带，录像带
vt. 使混合；调制
vi. 属于；与…有关；是…的成员
(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
vt. 允许，让
n. 醋
n. 地窖，地下室；酒窖
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 破坏
n. 革命者，革命家
n. 起重机；鹤
n. 浴室，盥洗室；洗手间
(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. 邪恶的；缺德的；恶劣的
adj. 富的，富裕的
n. 日出（时分）
n. 草，青草；草地
(1) Many diets fail because they are boring. (2) a failing school (3) She failed to get into art college.
fail [feil] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 最，很
n. 零；零点，零度
adj. 理性的；理智的
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
(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. 产量
adj. 有效的；正当的
n. 空气；空中；航空
(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. 喷气式飞机；喷嘴
adj. 近的
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
vt. 向…靠近；与…接洽；处理；临近
(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. （文章的）段，节
n. 赛跑的人
n. 允许进入；承认；入场费
vt. 达到，获得，完成
(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. 使不满，使不平
adj. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
n. 养老金，退休金，抚恤金
n. 追赶；追求；娱乐，爱好
(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
n. 乳房；怀抱，关怀；内心
conj. 惟恐，以免
adj. 空的；空洞的
vt. 伤害，损害，损伤
(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. 暗淡的光；红光
n. 任务，工作，作业
n. 脉搏；脉动；节奏
n. 较年幼者；年少者；三年级学生
(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. 逃跑；逃避的方法
n. 碟，盘子；菜肴
num. 六，六个
(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
vi. 离开，启程，出发；背离
n. 人；个人
n. 饼干；烤饼
n. 人；个人
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
prep. 进入；撞上；换上
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
n. 音；腔调；声调
vt. 为…提供衣服
(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
pron. 谁；什么人
adv. 永远；永恒地；无尽头地
prep. 在…后面；跟在…的后面
n. 实验室，研究室，实验课
(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. 学院；大学
adj. 快的；敏捷的
n. 电子学；电子设备
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
(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. 非正义的；不公平的
n. 收入；收条，收据
adj. 口头的；口述的
n. 英格兰；英国
(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. 蜜蜂
adj. 猛烈的；狂暴的
n. 使用；惯用法
n. 蜜月
(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. 使确信；向…保证
adj. 整洁的；整齐的
adj. 美味的，怡人的；美妙的
vi. 相遇
(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. 是，是的
vt. 适合；与…相配
vt. 教育；培养
vi. 刹车
(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. 正餐，主餐；宴会
adj. 水平的
n. 梁，横梁；光束
adj. 看不见的，无形的
(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
vt.&vi. 坚持；坚持要求
n. 地图；图谱；天体图
adj. 英国的
num. 九，九个
(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. 疼痛
vt. 察觉，发觉；发现，查出
n. 范围；类别
n. 连续，继续；次序
(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
num. 第二十
n. 步枪，来福枪
n. 空气；空中；航空
n. 装饰物；装饰；首饰
(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