(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. 表明；暗示；指示
v. 必须；必然要
n.&vt. 尊敬，尊重
adv. 更，更大程度上
(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
adj. 内部的；国内的
n. 人；个人
adj. 紧急的；强求的
adj. 不公平的，不公正的
(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
num. 九，九个
vi. 离开，启程，出发；背离
n. 操场，运动场
prep. 经过；通过
(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
adj. 亚洲的
n. 位置；职位；姿势
n. 局，司，处；办事处
n. 连续；继任，继承
(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. 整洁的；整齐的
adj. 聪明的；敏捷的；整齐的
n. 优美，文雅；雅致
vi. 跳水；潜水；俯冲
(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. 平面；飞机
n. 实验室，研究室，实验课
vt. 使悲痛，使难过
adv. 有点
(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. 地点，地基；场所
adj. 沉思的；体贴的
n. 日出（时分）
num. 三，三个
(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. 眼泪，泪珠 tɛə vt. 撕开，撕裂
n. 国王，君主
n. 一本，一册；复制品
(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
n. 序言，前言，引语
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
n. 陈列柜；内阁
n. 传说，传奇
(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
adv. 先前，预先
adj. 狡猾的；暗中的
adj. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
n. 焦点，主题，重点；关注
(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. 学者；奖学金获得者
adj. 一贯的；一致的；连贯的
n. 眼睛；眼力，鉴赏力
(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
vt. 管理，控制；调整
adj. 水平的
n. 装备，设备，配备
n. 小提琴
(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. 调查者；探究者
n. 海岸，海滨
n. 古罗马人
n. 蜜月
(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.&vi. 收割，收获；获得
adj. 中间的；中级的
adj. 黑暗的；黑色的
vt. 适合；与…相配
(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. 完成；成就，成绩
adj. 合适的；适宜的
vt. 治疗；补救；纠正
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
(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
vt. 简化，使单纯
n. 脑，大脑；头脑；智力
n. 广播，广播节目
n. 范围；类别
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 送信者，信使
n. 革命者，革命家
pron. 你自己；你亲自
vt. 宣判，判决
(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
n. 委员会；全体委员
n. 尖叫声
adj. 众所周知的，出名的
prep. 关于；就…而言
(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. 姓
n. 尘土，灰尘
vt.&vi. 签名；用符号表示
adj. 恭敬的，尊重的
(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
n. 步骤；措施
adj. 口头的；口述的
n. 市镇，城镇；商业中心
n. 霜冻，严寒天气，霜
(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. 盖子，盖；眼皮
adv. 向内
n. 盎司；少许，少量
(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. 主人；东道主
num. 五，五个，第五
n. 矿工
(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. 饿，饥饿；渴望
conj. 惟恐，以免
n. 领土，版图；领域
n. 桶；枪管
(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
adj. 圆的；环行的
adj. 完整的；完全的
vt. 形成；塑造
pron. （宾格）他
(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. 坦克；大容器，槽
n. 行星
adj. 适当的，恰当的
n. 出席；出现，来到；外观
(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
adj. 必要的；必然的
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
n. 桶，盆，浴缸，浴盆
adj. 可行的，行得通的
(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. 遗失；损失；亏损
n. 条约；协议，协定
n. 能力；技能，本领
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
n. 阴影，影子
vt. 揭开…的盖子
adj. 别的，其它的
(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)