(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. 疲劳，劳累
n. 药物
n. 尘土，灰尘
n. 蜜蜂
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
vt.&vi. 攻击，进攻；抨击
pron. 我的
n. 激光
(1) Many diets fail because they are boring. (2) a failing school (3) She failed to get into art college.
fail [feil] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 优美，文雅；雅致
n. 铅笔
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
vt. 向…致敬；赞扬，赞颂
(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
vt.&vi. 呼喊，叫喊
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
n. 女儿
n. 煤气；气体；汽油
(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
adj. 厚的；密的；浓
n. 障碍，障碍物
adv. 通常地，一般地
(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. 题目，论题，话题
n. 空气；空中；航空
vt. 使结合；兼有；兼做
n. 容器；船，飞船；管
(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
vt. 预防，防止；阻止
adj. 贫穷的；贫乏的
adj. 圆的；环行的
vt. 闩门；闩上；逃窜
(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
adv. 很快；马上；不久
n. 车祸；事故；偶然
num. 九，九个
adj. 粉红色的
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 暖和，温暖；热烈
n. 革命者，革命家
n. 蛋，鸡蛋，卵
vi. 爬，爬行
(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. 描写，形容；种类，性质
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
n. 名词
n. 广播员，播音员
(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. 阶段；方面；相位
n. 星期四
n. 扫帚
(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. 大学肆业生
n. 屠夫；肉铺
adj. 联邦的；中央集权式的
(1) We got up at sunrise . (2) the pinks and yellows of the sunrise (3) The rain began before sunrise.
sunrise [ˈsʌnraiz] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 日出（时分）
vt. 察觉，发觉；发现，查出
vt. 结束；终结
n. 漏洞；裂缝；漏隙
(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. 拉丁的；拉丁语的
vt. 认为；考虑，打算
vi. 卸货
adj. 口头的；口述的
(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. 问候，招呼；回应；映入…眼帘
vt. 监禁；使入狱
n. 晶体管；晶体管收音机
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
n. （政府的）部；圣职，神职
adj. 喜爱的；深情的
adv. 现在；立刻
n. 实验室，研究室，实验课
(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. 待遇；治疗，疗法
conj. 惟恐，以免
vi. 低语
n. 发热，发烧；极度兴奋
(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. 施舍；慈善事业
n. 壳；贝壳；炮弹
adj. 有利的；赞成的
(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
n. 脚步声，足迹
vt. 认识，认出；承认
adj. 适当的，恰当的
vt. 使悲痛，使难过
(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. 任务，工作，作业
n. 家庭主妇
vt. 渴望，想要
n. 范围；类别
(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. 破布，碎布，抹布
vt. 借出
n. 位置；职位；姿势
n. 下午，午后
(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
vt.&n. 揩，擦
adv. 肯定，当然
n. 人；个人
adj. 纪念的；悼念的；追思的
(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. 蓝色；忧郁
adj. 整洁的；整齐的
adv. 最终，最后
n. 行为，举止，态度
(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. 踝，踝关节
adj. 英俊的；相当大的
vt. 适合；与…相配
n. 瓷器，瓷料；瓷制品
(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. 接待；招待会；接受
n. 认识；了解；认识的人
adv. 快，迅速地
adv. 更，更大程度上
(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. 咬，叮；咬钩
vi. 尖叫；发出尖锐刺耳的声音
adv. 两次，两倍
adj. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
(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
vt. 减轻，解除；使解脱
prep. 关于；就…而言
n. 故事，小说，传说
n. 电池；一套，一组；一系列
(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. 炸弹；核武器
n. 程度；度，度数；学位
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
n. 帽子，便帽；保护盖
(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.