(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
adj. 厚的；密的；浓
conj. 惟恐，以免
n. 专家
vt. 需要，必须有
(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
n. 趋向，趋势，倾向
n. 迷；扇子；风扇，电扇
adj. 年老的，年纪大的；…岁的
adj. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
(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. 质量；品质，特性
adj. 错综的，复杂的
vt. 把…放回；取代
(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. 实验室，研究室，实验课
n. 贫穷，贫困；贫乏
adj. 优美的，优雅的
vt. 为…带路；领先；通，至
(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. 渔民，渔夫，打鱼人
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
n. 腕，腕关节
adj. 宇宙的；普遍的
(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. 幸福；快乐
n. 传播；范围
n. 因素；因子；系数；倍数
n. 污染，污染物
(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. 操作；手术；运算
adj. 正确的
n. 制造商；制造厂
(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
vt. 使隔离，使孤立；隔离
n. 陈述，声明
adv. 在国外；到处；广为流传地
n. 学者；奖学金获得者
(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
adj. 锋利的；敏锐的
n. 爱慕；吸引力，诱惑力
adj. 透明的；易识破的
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
(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. 星期四
vt. 损坏，糟蹋；宠坏
adv. 更少地
(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.&vi. 口授；命令；决定，支配
n. 尘土，灰尘
prep. 在…中间
vt. 共用
(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. 短的；短期的
adj. 哪一个
n. 通知；注意
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 一打，十二个
vt. 删除，画掉
vt. 使具有资格
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
(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. 通信者；通讯员
adv. 更，更大程度上
adv. 因此，所以
n. 劳动；工作；劳工
(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. 人；个人
vt. 任命，委任，指派
n. 全盛时期；精华
n. 凳子
(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. 氮
n. 黄油，奶油
n. 位置；职位；姿势
n. 建筑物；房屋
(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. 大船，海船，舰
n. 父亲；神父；创始人
num. 九，九个
n. 糖果，糖块
(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. 农场，农庄；饲养场
adj. 黑色的；黑暗的；低落的
adj. 巨大的，庞大的
n. 赛跑的人
(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. 适合，合身
n. 任务，工作，作业
vt. 带来；把…引到；介绍
n. 杆；地极
(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
n. 故事，传说
n. 满意；债务清偿；赔偿
n. 树干；大衣箱，皮箱
(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. 系统，体系；制度
vt. 掠过，擦过；略读
adj. 圆的；环行的
vt. 驳斥，反驳，驳倒
(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. 车祸；事故；偶然
n. 日出（时分）
n. 拼字，拼法，拼写法
n. 标语，口号
(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
n. 混凝土；具体物
n. 对手，敌手；对抗者
n. 假期，休假
(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. 运动场；体育场
n. 片刻，瞬间，时刻
vi. 摩擦；擦伤
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
n. 角，角度；边角
adj. 水平的
vt. 形成；塑造
adj. 国王的；皇家的
(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
num. 第八
n. 空气；空中；航空
vi. 打字
n. 蜘蛛
(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. 破坏，毁灭，消灭
n. 虎
vi. 写
(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
vt. 发行；发表，发布
adj. 适当的，恰当的
n. 参考；出处；提及
adj. 受欢迎的；民众的；流行的
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea