(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
adj. 徒劳的；自负的
n. 心脏；内心；心肠；爱情
n. 母亲，妈妈
vt. 适合；与…相配
(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. 空气；空中；航空
n. 劳动；工作；劳工
adj. 纤细的；易碎的；柔和的；鲜美的
adj. 简短的；短暂的
(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. 黄（色）
vt.&vi. 评论，谈论
num. 六十，六十个
(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
adj. 可怕的；极度的
vt. 否认；拒绝…的要求
vi. 中止，暂停
(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. 陌生人；外地人
vi. 烦恼
n. 鸽子
adj. 圆的；环行的
(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. 最初的；词首的
adj. 不平常的；独特的
n. 实验室，研究室，实验课
n. 重复，反复
(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. 意识，思想；观念
n. 拒绝
num. 九，九个
n. 食品商；杂货商
(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. 收集；使聚集
n. 变压器，转换器
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
n. 自由；人身自由；摆脱
(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
adv. 几乎，差不多
n. 任务，工作，作业
vt. 油煎，油炸，油炒
n. 说话者；扬声器
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 驾驶员，司机
n. 一致；和谐
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
n. 女儿
(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. 迅速地，立即；紧紧地
n. 框架，构架；体制
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
v. 能，会
(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
adj. 完整的；完全的
prep. 关于；就…而言
adv. 最近，新近
adj. 财政的，金融的
(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. 矿田；田；运动场；专业，领域
n. 厨房，灶间
n. 结束
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
(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. 化学家；药剂师；药店
vi. 保持；坚持；处于
adv. 在晚上；突然
adj. 水平的
(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
adj. 日本的
n. 广告；公告
vt. 评估；估价
n. 蜜月
(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. 公司，企业
vi. 下沉；沉没；下降
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
adj. 适度的；谦虚的
(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
vt. 把…借给，贷（款）
n. 良心；信仰；内疚
n. 同盟，联盟；联合会
adv. 更，更大程度上
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 可能地；也许
n. 革命者，革命家
adj. 热情的，热心的
vt. 挤满；蜂拥而至
(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. 简化，使单纯
adv. 迅速地
pron. 所有事物，一切
(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. 轮替
conj. 惟恐，以免
n. 保守的人
n. 少数；少数民族
(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. 持续不断的；永恒的
adj. 严格的；严厉的
n. 尘土，灰尘
adv. 无疑地；很可能地
(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. 一打，十二个
n. 人；个人
adv. 强壮地，强烈地
adj. 清楚的；单色的
(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
adj. 口头的；口述的
n. 水果，果实；成果
n. 隐蔽处；掩蔽，庇护
n. 货物
(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. 使命，任务；使团
n. 持续时间，期间
adj. 整洁的；整齐的
n. 谜，谜语
(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. 胡萝卜
conj. 也不；也没有
n. 卫兵，警卫员
adj. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
(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. 举起；引起；提高
vt. 接受；同意；认为…正确；承受
vt. 使推迟；使耽搁；使延误
n. 日出（时分）
(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. 供暖；供暖设备
n. 赛跑的人
n. 破折号； 短跑； 猛冲 vi. 冲，猛冲； 猛撞 vt. 猛掷，（使）猛撞； 匆匆地写或画； 泼溅
adj. 有毒的，有害的
(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. 难以忍受的，经受不住的
n. 先生
n. 保险箱
adj. 适当的，恰当的
(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 ?