(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. 跳跃
vt. 照亮，使明亮
n. 主人；能手；硕士学位
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 位置；职位；姿势
n. 革命者，革命家
n. 产量；输出量；输出
vt. 开展（运动）
(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. 任务，工作，作业
vt. 使悲痛，使难过
vt. 发出，说，讲
vt. 强迫，逼迫
(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. 共和国，共和政体
adj. 凶猛的；狂热的，激烈的；强烈的
vt. 适合；与…相配
adj. 非洲的
(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
n. 标题，题目；称号；职称
adv. 更，更大程度上
n. 种子，籽；萌芽
vt. 预料，预期；等待
(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. 美国的
n. 懦夫，胆怯者
adj. 整洁的；整齐的
n. 亚麻布；亚麻织物；日用织品
(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. 证明…是正当的；使每行排齐
vt. 经受，禁得起；反抗
n. 本地人
(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. 进步的；向前进的
adj. 口头的；口述的
adj. 别的，其它的
n. 小睡，打盹
(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. 朝气蓬勃的
adj. 适当的，恰当的
vt. 创造，使发生
n. 时代，年代，时期
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 多泥的，泥泞的
vt. 使筋疲力尽；用尽
n. 保管人；饲养员
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
(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. 柱；柱状物；队，纵行；专栏
n. 蜜月
n. 药，药物，药品；毒品
n. 连衣裙；衣服
(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
n. 破布，碎布，抹布
n. 解决；偿付；和解
adj. 特有的；具体的
(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
adj. 实际的；真实的
adj. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
n. 病人，患者
vi. 退休；撤退；就寝
(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. 兔子，野兔
n. 象征；符号，记号
n. 抢劫，劫掠
conj. 惟恐，以免
(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. 混凝土；具体物
n. 实验室，研究室，实验课
vt. 模仿，仿效；仿制
n. 厌恶，憎恶
(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. 戏院；戏剧；阶梯教室；手术室
n. 魔鬼，恶魔；家伙，人
n. 赛跑的人
n. 美洲；美国
(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. 驾驭，控制
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
adv. 在那里；在那点上
vi. 砍
(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. 活动；活跃
vt. 完成，达到，获得
n. 陈述，声明
adj. 新近的，最近的
(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. 王冠，皇冠
n. 号角；警报器；角；喇叭
n. 人；个人
n. 实验室，研究室
(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. 哪一个
vi. 成为…专家；专攻
n. 圆盘，唱片；磁盘
(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. 日出（时分）
vt. 压迫，压制；压抑；使苦恼
adv. 不幸地
n. 图书馆馆长，图书管理员
(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
adj. 水平的
n. 明天
n. 人口；全体居民
adj. 位于东北的
(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 ?
position [pəˈziʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 快，迅速地
n. 委员会；全体委员
n. 位置；职位；姿势
n. 童年，幼年时代
(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
n. 水滴
n. 乘客，旅客，过路人
n. 许可，准许；执照
(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. 把…做成三明治
vt. 搜寻，搜查
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
n. 滴答声；记号
(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
adj. 频繁的；经常性的
adj. 北方的，北部的
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
prep. 在…下方
(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
n. 线；丝；螺纹；线索
n. 比赛，球赛；火柴
vi. 发生警告
(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. 电报机；电报
n. 家伙；伙伴
n. 资本，资金；首都；本金；固定资产
(1) currents of warm air (2) I kicked the ball high in/into the air . (3) Spicy smells wafted through the air .