(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. 重力，引力；严重性
n. 托儿所，育儿室；苗圃
adj. 适当的，恰当的
adj. 手边的；方便的，有用的
(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. 蜜月
adj. 成熟的；时机成熟的
adv. 最近，新近
n. 香蕉
(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. 编辑，主编，校订者
n. 位置；职位；姿势
adv. 按季度地
n. 边，旁边；一方
(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. 分离地；分别地
n. 实验；试验
n. 实验室，研究室，实验课
vi. 渴望，渴求
(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. 门把，把手；旋纽
n. 鞭子
conj. 惟恐，以免
vt. 问候，招呼；回应；映入…眼帘
(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
adj. 替人着想的，体贴的
n. 陈述，声明
vi. 相遇
adv. 极其，非常
(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
vi. 反跳，弹起；反射；上下晃动
n. 悲痛，悲哀
adj. 好奇的；稀奇古怪的
(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. 遥远的；关系疏远的
vi. （一天）到来，开始；出现
n. 范围；类别
n. 温室，暖房
(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. 技工，机修工
n. 草地，牧场
n. 瀑布
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
(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. 部落，宗族
adv. 坏，差；严重地；极度
vt. 征服，占领；克服，攻克
n. 日出（时分）
(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. 美好的，令人愉快的
num. 九，九个
vt. 打听，询问；调查
adj. 易弯曲的；灵活的，适应性强的
(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
adj. 重要的；有势力的
n. 空气；空中；航空
vt.&vi. 滑冰
adj. 口头的；口述的
(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. 碰撞；冲突
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
n. 动机，目的
adj. 通常的；惯常的；习惯的
(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. 灰泥；熟石膏
n. 祖宗，祖先；原种
adj. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
n. 特征；性情，脾气
(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. 烟囱；玻璃灯罩
vi. 刹车
vt. 适合；与…相配
n. 姓
(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. 一贯的；一致的；连贯的
prep. 关于；就…而言
adj. 向后的；倒退的；落后的；迟钝的
n. 资本，资金；首都；本金；固定资产
(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. 谷物；谷粒；颗粒；（木材）纹理
n. 人；个人
adv. 无论如何
vi. 发出爆裂声；破裂
(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
v. 用粉笔画（或写）
adj. 睡着的，睡熟的
n. 因素；因子；系数；倍数
adj. 心神不安的，忧虑的
(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. 嘴，口；出入口
n. 习惯，风俗；海关；光顾，惠顾
n. 赛跑的人
adj. 相当大的，相当多的
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 金色的；极好的；金制的
vt. 堵塞；挡住
adj. 死亡的，去世的
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
(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
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
adj. 坏的；严重的；不明智的；不幸的
vt. 咀嚼，嚼碎；嚼（口香糖等）
n. 箭，箭状物；箭头
(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. 使变老；使显老
n. 老兵，老手
adj. 整洁的；整齐的
vt. 使投入；使陷入
(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
adj. 明显的，显而易见的
n. 任务，工作，作业
n. 骆驼
n. 白兰地；一杯白兰地
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 不在的；出神的
n. 革命者，革命家
n. 财富，财产；丰富
n. 孤儿
(1) Many diets fail because they are boring. (2) a failing school (3) She failed to get into art college.
fail [feil] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
pron. 一些，若干
n. 大理石；弹子游戏
n. 石油
(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
adj. 明确的；肯定的；明显的
vt. 画，描绘；移动；拔出；拖，拉
adj. 原子的；原子能的
(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
adv. 近似地，大约
vt. 命令，要求；点菜
n. 索引；指数；指标
(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
adj. 法律的；合法的
n. 教士，牧师，神父
n. 时态，时
adj. 圆的；环行的
(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