(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. 适当的，恰当的
vt.&vi. 探测；勘察；探讨，研究
adv. 明显地，显然地
n. 算术；演算；数据统计
(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. 令人高兴的，快乐的
num. 九，九个
n. 法国
n. 氢
(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
adv. 哪儿；某个地方；任何地方
n. 后嗣，继承人
adj. 各自的，分别的
(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. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
n. 代名词
n. 住处；空间；和解
vt. 提供；给出；传递
(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
adj. 严重的；急性的；敏锐的
adj. 能够的；有本事的
n. 蜜月
n. 对话，对白
(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
adv. 乐意地；快捷地
n. 组成部分，成分
n. 确定；必然，肯定；必定的事
adj. 水平的
(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
vt. 目击
n. 队，组
vi. 对付，应付
(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
vi. 钻孔；钻探
n. 矿工
vt. 问；要求；索要；邀请
conj. 惟恐，以免
(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. 下巴，下颌
n. 东方；东部
adj. 浅的；浅薄的
adj. 圆的；环行的
(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
adj. 坦白的，直率的
adv. 向西
vt. 输出，出口
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
(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. 人们；家属，亲属
adj. 可爱的；令人愉快的；亲切和善的
n. 出租汽车
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
prep. 出自；来自；从…离开；取自…
adj. 潮湿的，有湿气的
n. 革命者，革命家
vt. 发音；宣布
(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
vt. 不再考虑；解雇
n. 地区，区域，范围
n. 强调，重点；重读
n. 人；个人
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
n. 仁慈，怜悯，宽恕；幸运
n. 中心；中央；商业中心
vt. 舔；轻易打败
(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
n. 参考；出处；提及
vi. 交往；联想；与…有关系 əˈsəuʃiit n. 伙伴，同事
n. 经理，管理人
(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. 侄子，外甥
adv. 确切地；确实如此；根本不
n. 陈述，声明
n. 问题；疑问
(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
adj. 复杂的，难懂的
vt. 扣上…的纽扣
adj. 有机的，绿色的；器官的
(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. 发动机，引擎；机车
n. 霜冻，严寒天气，霜
n. 用户，使用者
(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. 实施，执行；强加
vt. 堵塞；挡住
adj. 中立的；中性的
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
(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. 紧急情况，突然事件
adj. 生食的；未加工的
adj. 必不可少的，不可或缺的
adj. 惊人的；出人意外的
(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. 边，旁边；一方
n. 泡；肥皂泡
adv. 更，更大程度上
adj. 快的；迅速的
(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. 根据；证据
adj. 希腊的
n. 日出（时分）
n. 黑人
(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
vi. 倾斜；潜行
adj. 智力的；脑力的；理智的
n. 利益；代表…
n. 位置；职位；姿势
(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. 自由的；空闲的
vi. 呻吟；抱怨，发牢骚
prep. 关于；就…而言
n. 小地毯；毛毯
(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. 适合；与…相配
n. 额头，前部
adj. 最好的，绝佳的
n. 十月
(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
vi. 屹立，高耸
adj. 口头的；口述的
vt. 评价；重视
adj. 耐久的，耐用的
(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. 标签；标记，符号
n. 听众；观众；读者
n. 冲压机；打洞器
n. 实验室，研究室，实验课
(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. 洗头；洗发剂
vi. 投降
n. 赛跑的人
vt. 容忍；承载；生育；承担
(1) currents of warm air (2) I kicked the ball high in/into the air . (3) Spicy smells wafted through the air .