(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. 虚弱，软弱；弱点
adj. 灰色的，灰白的
n. 脚趾，足尖
(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. 小旅馆；小酒馆，小客栈
vt. 丢弃，抛弃
num. 九，九个
adj. 满的；满员的；饱的
(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
adv. 坏，差；严重地；极度
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
n. 货摊；公用电话亭
vt. 惧怕
(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. 向外，往外；产生；带来
vi. 导致，引起；由…产生
n. 惊异，惊奇；奇迹
(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
adv. 在这里；在此处
n. 模式；方式；图案；花样
conj. 惟恐，以免
n. 滴答声；记号
(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. 飞机；飞行器
adv. 更，更大程度上
vi. 下来，下降；笼罩；降临；沦落
n. 蚂蚁
(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. 教授
n. 阵雨；一阵；淋浴
adj. 圆的；环行的
vt. 修剪；整理
(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. 边，边缘；帽沿
vt. 战胜，击败；挫败；否决；难倒
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
vt. 吃，喝；消耗，消费；吞噬
(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
vt. 陪伴，陪同；伴随
n. 社会主义
vt. 敲，击；打通；碰撞
n. 任务，工作，作业
(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. 女孩，姑娘；女儿
n. 障碍，障碍物
n. 制造品；产品
(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. 基督教徒；信徒
vt. 消灭，消除；淘汰
n. 日出（时分）
vi. 哀痛，哀悼
(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
vt. 避免；躲开；避让
n. 实验室，研究室，实验课
n. 班，班级；课程；课堂；阶级；种类
vt.&vi. 推理，推论
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 加工；处理
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
n. 盖子；掩护；躲避处；保险
n. 内部，内地
(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
adj. 有病的；讨厌的
n. 加班费；加班；加班时间
vt. 跳起；出发；开始
n. 范围；类别
(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
vt. 开展（运动）
n. 公鸡；雄禽
n. 赛跑的人
adj. 新的；新鲜的；新近的；新颖的
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 复杂的；精心制作的
pron. （宾格）她；她的
n. 革命者，革命家
n. 药，药物，药品；毒品
(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. 适合；与…相配
n. 印刷；照片
n. 才能，能力；院系；全体教员
adj. 便利的；近便的，方便到达的
(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.&n. 访问，参观
n. 星期五
vt.&vi. 皱眉，蹙额
n. 陈述，声明
(1) a tidy desk (2) She keeps her flat very tidy . (3) I like everything to be neat and tidy .
(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. 公路
n. 位置；职位；姿势
adv. 明显地，显然地
adj. 幽默的，诙谐的
(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
n. 包裹，包装袋
n. 基础；根据；基本原则
n. 蜜月
vt. 有，拥有
(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. 缺乏的；稀有的
vi. 倾斜；潜行
vt. 使劲关；砰地放下
prep. 关于；就…而言
(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
adj. 重要的；有势力的
n. 乳房；怀抱，关怀；内心
adj. 热心的，热情的
adj. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
(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. 友谊，友好
n. 褐色，棕色
n. 利益；优势；津贴
n. 空气；空中；航空
(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. 追上，赶上；压倒
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
adj. 确定的；积极的
n. 舌，舌头；语言
(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. 层，层次；铺设者
n. 现象
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
n. 条目，条款；一条；一件
(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
n. 储备；库存；股份
n. 标题，题词，题名
adj. 口头的；口述的
vt. 更喜欢；偏好
(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. 特有的；具体的
adj. 很少的；少数的
n. 看；视图；风景
adj. 适当的，恰当的
(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