(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. 氢
conj. 惟恐，以免
n. 地，土地；土壤；场地
n. 球拍；蝙蝠
(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. 长袍；女裙，女礼服
vt. 跟踪
adv. 甚至；更加
adj. 整洁的；整齐的
(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
adv. 宁可，宁愿；相当；而非
n. 代理人，代理商；间谍
n. 胃；腹部；食欲
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
(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. 鹰，隼
adj. 已婚的；婚姻的
vi. 获得；得到；去取；准备
adj. 圆的；环行的
(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. 周末，周末假期
n. 分离，分开；分居
n. 构成；作品；创作
n. 人；个人
(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. 代替，顶替；反而
adj. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
n. 训练，锻炼，培养
n. 看；视图；风景
(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. 明显的，显然的
vt. 适合；与…相配
vt.&vi. 威胁，恐吓
n. 领导
(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)
(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. 听众；观众；读者
pron. 那些
n. 蜜蜂
n. 空气；空中；航空
(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. 公牛；雄性动物
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
adj. 值钱的；有价值的
adj. 可爱的；令人愉快的；亲切和善的
(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
adj. 摄影的，摄影用的
adj. 困难的；难相处的
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
vt. 责骂；斥责
(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. 例子，实例，事例
adj. 多产的；肥沃的；富有成效的，有收获的
adj. 适当的，恰当的
n. 背景；经历；后景
(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. 重；砝码；重担
adj. 大气的；有情调的
num. 九，九个
n. 质量；品质，特性
(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
vi. 爆炸；激增
adj. 友好的，可亲的
vt. 邀请；请求；招致
n. 实验室，研究室，实验课
(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. 意见，看法，主张
adj. 两倍的；双的
n. 因素；因子；系数；倍数
vt. 使结冰
(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
vi. 突然不见，消失
n. 餐叉，叉；叉路
vt.&vi. 夸大，夸张
n. 尘土，灰尘
(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. 学生；[解]瞳孔
vt. 拿；担任；拥有
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
vt. 遵守；看到；观察
(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. 布丁
vt. 使转变；使改变
n. 陈述，声明
adj. 整洁的；熟练的
(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
n. 工业，产业；勤劳
n. 范围；类别
v. 抵抗，抵制
n. 内部
(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
vt. 拿；抓；取；耗费（时间等）
adj. 地下的；秘密的
n. 分析，分解；分析报告
adj. 口头的；口述的
(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
level [ˈlevl] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 占优势，盛行；统治，治理
adj. 水平的
vt. 不再考虑；解雇
num. 十九，十九个
(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. 活跃的；积极的
n. 边缘，边；刀口
n. 位置；职位；姿势
n. 鸟，禽
(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
vt. 减少，减轻；缩小
adj. 亲爱的；昂贵的
adj. 日常的；例行的
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 不断的；一再的，反复的
adv. 无论如何；不管怎样；至少
num. 九，九个
n. 革命者，革命家
(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.&vi. 烤；烘；焙
n. 赛跑的人
vt. 烘，烤；向…祝酒
n. 马车；车厢；运费
(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
n. 发动机；机车
n. 谣言，谣传，传闻
adj. 微小的，极小的
(1) We got up at sunrise . (2) the pinks and yellows of the sunrise (3) The rain began before sunrise.
sunrise [ˈsʌnraiz] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 光线，射线
n. 脊；岭，山脉；垄
n. 用途
n. 日出（时分）
(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
n. 鱼，鱼肉
n. 说谎的人
n. 糕饼，蛋糕
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes