(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 捣碎；舂烂；猛击
n. 运动员
adj. 生锈的；变迟钝的
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
(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. 总数，总额
vi. 瞪眼；发出强光
vt.&vi. 签名；用符号表示
vt. 适合；与…相配
(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. 宿舍
adv. 同时
n. 一本，一册；复制品
adj. 圆的；环行的
(1) a tidy desk (2) She keeps her flat very tidy . (3) I like everything to be neat and tidy .
tidy [ˈtaidi] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 非凡的，优秀的；特别的
adj. 整洁的；整齐的
vi. 赶紧
vi. 反抗；叛逆 rɪˈbɛl n. 叛军；反叛者；反对派
(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. 米，公尺
n. 位置；职位；姿势
adj. 更可取的，更好的
n. 妇女，女人，女性
(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. 女儿
n. 赛跑的人
vt. 像，类似
n. 刀刃，刀锋；叶片
(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
vt. 扔，抛；挑选；描述；扫视；投射
n. 视觉；想象力；梦幻
adv. 立即；直接地；即刻地
(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. 搁板，架子
adj. 水平的
adj. 官员的；官方的
n. 班长；监视器；监控器
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 当时；然后；那么
n. 打字机
adj. 用电的；电能的
n. 革命者，革命家
(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
vt. 形成；组成…形状
vt. 讨论，商谈；论述
vt. 看见；秘密监视
(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. 适当的，恰当的
vi. 被劈开
pron. 这，这个
(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. 小孩；青少年；小山羊
adj. 北方的，北部的
n. 卷，册；容积；音量
adj. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
(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. 形成；塑造
n. 光荣；辉煌时刻；壮丽
adj. 引起惊异的；不可思议的；非凡的
num. 九，九个
(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. 球拍；蝙蝠
adj. 仔细的；慎重的；节约的
conj. 惟恐，以免
adv. 机械地
(1) We got up at sunrise . (2) the pinks and yellows of the sunrise (3) The rain began before sunrise.
sunrise [ˈsʌnraiz] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 尖叫；发出尖锐刺耳的声音
n. 日出（时分）
vt. 搅动；轻轻拂动；激起
adj. 想不到的，意外的
(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
vt. 投资；购买，买进
adv. 很少，不常，难得
n. 陈述，声明
vt. 为…服务；招待
(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. 公司，企业
n. 空气；空中；航空
n. 深度；深厚；严重性；渊博；浓度
adj. 实验的；试验性的
(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. 枕头
n. 理发；发型
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
n. 页，面，版
(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. 寻找，探索；谋求；请求
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
n. 影响，作用；冲击
adj. 有技能的，熟练的
(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. 刹车
n. 排球，排球运动
adj. 口头的；口述的
n. 建造，建筑；建筑物；创建
(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
n. 苏联人
adv. 同样地；也，又
n. 总统；校长；会长
(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
vi. 骑马，乘车
n. 蜜月
n. 肝，肝脏
vt. 有，拥有
(1) Many diets fail because they are boring. (2) a failing school (3) She failed to get into art college.
fail [feil] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 猜测，推测
adj. 遍及全球的
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
n. 吨；大量
(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
n. 八月
v. 淹死，溺死；淹没；盖过
adj. 正数的
(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. 巧克力；巧克力糖；巧克力热饮
n. 挑战；怀疑，质疑
adj. 抽象的
n. 尘土，灰尘
(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. 拳头
n. 光荣；荣誉
adj. 结构的，构造的
n. 因素；因子；系数；倍数
(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. 一月
n. 童年，幼年时代
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
adv. 严厉地，严格地
(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. 意图，意向，目的
n. 任务，工作，作业
adj. 快乐的；幸福的
adj. 有价值的；值得的
(1) a research laboratory (2) laboratory experiments/tests (3) Our laboratory is also well equipped with scientific apparatus, physical and chemical.