(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. 代理人，代理商；间谍
n. 会议室；议会；房间
num. 九，九个
n. 实验；试验
(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
n. 姐妹；修女
n. 习惯；习性
adj. 工业的；产业的
(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. 陈述，声明
n. 女演员
vt. 反映，反射
n. 程序；手续；过程
(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
vi. 松弛；变得轻松
n. 距离，长度；一段
vi. 跳水；潜水；俯冲
(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. 人；个人
adj. 繁荣的，昌盛的
adj. 无止境的
n. 信任，信心；信仰；宗教
(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. 邮费，邮资
n. 记录；履历 rɪˈkɚd vt. 记录，记载；录制
n. 位置；职位；姿势
n. 帽子（一般指有边的）
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
n. 商业，贸易
vt. 目击
n. 法律，法令；法则
(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. 直到最近的，现代的
adj. 耐久的，耐用的
vt. 使变冷；冷藏；使恐惧
adj. 水平的
(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
vi. 恢复精神
vt. 蒸
n. 赛跑的人
adv. 实际上；几乎
(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. 公园；停车场
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
adj. 诚实的；光荣的
n. 牛，牲口
(1) Many diets fail because they are boring. (2) a failing school (3) She failed to get into art college.
fail [feil] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
vi. 觉得
n. 电报
n. 舰队，船队；车队
(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. 车间；实验班；创作室
n. 百分比，百分率
n. 事实；实际，实情
adj. 圆的；环行的
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 跪下，跪着
vt. 给…取名；为…命名；说出
adj. 枯燥的；不鲜明的；无生气的；阴沉的
n. 革命者，革命家
(1) a tidy desk (2) She keeps her flat very tidy . (3) I like everything to be neat and tidy .
tidy [ˈtaidi] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 整洁的；整齐的
n. 名声，名望
n. 匙，调羹
n. 直径
(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. 乐趣，趣事
n. 空气；空中；航空
n. 计算，计算结果；估算
n. 边缘，边；刀口
(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. 电话，电话机；听筒
n. 博物馆；展览馆
n. 任务，工作，作业
n. 樱桃；樱桃树
(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. 凶恶的，邪恶的；道德败坏的
n. 印章；邮票；标志
vt. 流出；脱落
adj. 口头的；口述的
(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. 巢，窝，穴
n. 尘土，灰尘
adj. 不安定的，焦虑的
n. 花园，菜园；公园
(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. 年；年年
n. 葡萄酒，果酒
n. 日出（时分）
vt. 离开
(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. 下巴，下颌
adj. 年轻的，青年的
vt. 陈述，说明，阐明
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
(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. 有系统的；有计划的
n. 焦点，主题，重点；关注
adj. 另外的；其余的
adj. 适当的，恰当的
(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. 发出，说，讲
adj. 随后的，后来的
vt. 压，按，挤；催促
n. 蜜月
(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
adj. 合意的；可取的
vt. 使塞满；使堵塞
vt. 解开，打开；取消
n. 实验室，研究室，实验课
(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
adv. 出声地
adj. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
vt.&vi. 使塌陷；倒塌
adj. 活动的；流动的
(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. 地板；楼层
n. 范围；类别
adv. 而且，此外
n. 感情；看法；爱慕；感觉，知觉
(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
n. 美洲；美国
prep. 关于；就…而言
adj. 有意义的；重要的
adj. 确切的；精确的
(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
factor [ˈfæktə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 因素；因子；系数；倍数
n. 现金，现款
adj. 有礼貌的；有教养的
adv. 很少，不常，难得
(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. 药丸，丸剂
vt. 适合；与…相配
adj. 激烈的；怨恨的；痛苦的；严寒的
n. 道歉，认错
(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...