(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
vt. 模仿，仿效；仿制
n. 尘土，灰尘
pron. 她自己；她亲自
n. 范围；程度
(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. 展示；展览会
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
adj. 高的，身材高的
n. 水桶，吊桶；；（大雨）瓢泼
(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
v. 生长；变得；增长；栽种
n. 潮，潮汐；潮流
vi.&n. 回旋
conj. 惟恐，以免
(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. 孙子，外孙子
n. 地，土地；土壤；场地
vt. 适合；与…相配
n. 人；个人
(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. 位置；职位；姿势
n. 适合，合身
adj. 大气的；有情调的
n. 铜；铜币，铜板
(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. 汽，蒸气
adj. 口头的；口述的
n. 日本
n. 吃惊；惊愕；惊吓 vt.使震惊， vi.惊吓； 受惊
(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. 有，拥有
vt. 珍视
n. 文明；文明社会；文明地区
n. 赛跑的人
(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. 安心的；安全的
n. 人；个人
n. 规划，方案；公式；分子式
adj. 致命的；毁灭性的
(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. 长筒袜
vt. 评估；估价
vt. 拒绝
(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. 苍白的；浅色的
adj. 水平的
adj. 手边的；方便的，有用的
n. 词典，字典
(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. 很，非常
vt.&vi. 坚持；坚持要求
n. 任务，工作，作业
vt. 游泳；给…洗澡；使沐浴在…
(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. 监狱，监禁
vt. 问候，招呼；回应；映入…眼帘
vt. 修订，校订；修改
(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. 忍耐，容忍，耐心
n. 陈列室；画廊
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
n. 水晶，结晶；水晶玻璃
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 革命者，革命家
adj. 新的；新奇的；新颖的
n. 锡；罐头
vi. 发出爆裂声；破裂
(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
vt. 获得，得到，买到
adj. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
num. 八十，八十个；八十年代
vt. 陪伴，陪同；伴随
(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. 方式，样式
adv. 更，更大程度上
n. 九月
n. 蜜月
(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）
n. 同情；一致，同感
n. 尖叫声
adj. 完全相同的；同一的
(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. 密集，稠密；密度
vi. 发信号；预示；表明
n. 一代，一代人；产生
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
(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. 主要的，最重要的
adj. 整洁的；整齐的
n. 吨；大量
n. 旗，旗帜
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 电镀 n. 盘子，盆子； 金属板；
num. 六，六个
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
vt. 促进；鼓励；激励
(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. 活动的；流动的
adv. 主要地，大部分地
num. 九，九个
n. 机构；制度，习俗；建立，设立
(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. 地毯
n. 树，树木
n. 蜜月
n. 增长；成长
(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. 深的；纵深的
vt.&vi. 计划，打算
adj. 持续不断的；永恒的
prep. 关于；就…而言
(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
vi. 做演讲；训诫；教训
n. 陈述，声明
n. 地图；图谱；天体图
n. 英里
(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
adv. 基本上；大致说来，从基本上讲
n. 扫帚
n. 章，回，篇
adj. 适当的，恰当的
(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. 很少，不常，难得
adv. 又一次；还原；同样
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
n. 台风
(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. 水滴
n. 腕，腕关节
adj. 否定的；消极的
n. 实验室，研究室，实验课
(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
vt. 催促；使赶紧
n. 牛肉
n. 空中小姐，女乘务员
adj. 圆的；环行的
(1) currents of warm air (2) I kicked the ball high in/into the air . (3) Spicy smells wafted through the air .