(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
adv. 即，也就是
adj. 美好的，令人愉快的
n. 鞍状物，马鞍
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 部分地，不完全地
vi. 打仗；斗争
n. 硬币
n. 革命者，革命家
(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
vt. 吼出；发出隆隆声
n. 位置；职位；姿势
adj. 熟悉的，熟知的
adj. 渴望的，热切的
(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
n. 任命；职位；约定；约会
conj. 惟恐，以免
vt. 着重指出；强调
(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
n. 盖子；掩护；躲避处；保险
adj. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
n. 农民；农场主
adj. 适度的；谦虚的
(1) We got up at sunrise . (2) the pinks and yellows of the sunrise (3) The rain began before sunrise.
sunrise [ˈsʌnraiz] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 生产；产生；提出
n. 结果，后果，成果
n. 薄雾
n. 日出（时分）
(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
adj. 效率高的
adj. 技术的，工艺的
n. 英国男人
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
(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. 急速，急忙；草率
adv. 更，更大程度上
n. 墙，壁，围墙，城墙
n. 思想；思维；想法
(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
vi. 拍手
n. 青春；青年们；青年
conj. 惟恐，以免
n. 糖果，糖块
(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
adv. 大部分地；主要地
n. 实验室，研究室，实验课
n. 分类，归类，类别
n. 女裙；边缘
(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
vt. 使接触；与…联系
vt. 吸引；引起…的注意；诱惑
adj. 严守时刻的；准时的
vt. 适合；与…相配
(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
pron. 你的，你们的
n. 矛盾，不一致
pron. 全部，一切
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
(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. 非洲
adj. 通常的；惯常的；习惯的
n. 现金，现款
adj. 圆的；环行的
(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
adj. 中等的，中间的
n. 早饭，早餐
n. 用途
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
(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. 同伴，伴侣，同行者；成双成对的物品之一
adj. 害怕的，恐惧的；极坏的
n.&adv. 昨天，昨日
n. 赛跑的人
(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. 朋友，友人
adj. 水平的
adj. 用电的；电能的
adv. 刚刚，才；几乎不
(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
adj. 缺掉的；失去的
vt. 种植，栽种
n. 范围；地区；领域；方面
(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. 蚕丝，丝；丝织品
vi. 对…表示异议，质疑；争夺
vt. 捆扎
n. 因素；因子；系数；倍数
(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. 怕生的；害羞的
vt. 储备，保留；预定
adj. （两者）都不的
n. 人；个人
(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. 聋的；对…充耳不闻的
vt. 放弃，辞去（工作）；停止
n. 空气；空中；航空
n. 学生；研究生，学者
(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. 角色，作用，地位
n. 陈述，声明
n. 周围的事物，环境
vt. 形成；塑造
(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. 为…服务；招待
n. 措施，办法；相当数量；一定程度
n. 广播，广播节目
adj. 整洁的；整齐的
(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
adj. 绿色的；环保的
adj. 适当的，恰当的
adj. 别致的；奢华的
n. 疾病，病害；恶习
(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
adj. 外部的，外面的
n. 位置，场所
n. 教师，老师，先生
(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. 物质的；充实的；重大的
num. 九，九个
vt. 达成；完成
n. 舞台布景；风景
(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. 口头的；口述的
n. 公主，王妃
n. 根据；证据
n. 拨款；补助金
(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
vt. 收到；得到；接待
n. 陆军上尉；队长；船长
n. 腕，腕关节
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 彩虹
n. 诗，诗歌，诗意
n. 王冠，皇冠
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
(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)