(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. 助手，助理；店员
n. 栅栏；屏障；障碍
n. 因素；因子；系数；倍数
adj. 友好的，友善的；要好的
(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. 致使；给予
vt. 忍受；容忍；宽容
adj. 痛苦的，悲惨的
n. 陈述，声明
(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
num. 第五
n. 品脱；一品脱啤酒
n. （小山）山腰，山坡
(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. 小麦
adj. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
vt. 使倾斜，使倾向
n. 粒子，微粒
(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
vi. 同情；同感，共鸣
n. 空气；空中；航空
vt. 驳斥，反驳，驳倒
n. 相反
(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. 正午，中午
n. 任务，工作，作业
vt. 为…带路；领先；通，至
adv. 在下面，在底下
(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
vt. 掩饰；伪装；遮住
n. 茶点，点心，饮料
adj. 水平的
adj. 有能力的；胜任的；能够的
(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. 严守时刻的；准时的
adj. 整洁的；整齐的
adj. 大的；数量多的；严重的；规模大的
vi. 发生警告
(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
n. 霜冻，严寒天气，霜
prep. 关于；就…而言
adj. 无止境的
n. 卡，卡片；身份证明；银行卡；卡片
(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. 注射，打针；投入
n. 厨柜；储物间
n. 纽带；密切联系；约束；公债
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
vt. 批评，指责，批判
adj. 孩子的；幼稚的
adj. 各自的，分别的
(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. 猫，猫科动物
adj. 终有一死的；致命的
n. 赛跑的人
n. 树叶，叶子
(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. 魔鬼，恶魔；家伙，人
n. 市镇，城镇；商业中心
prep. 沿着，顺着；在…边上
(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. 陆军上尉；队长；船长
n. 企图
adv. 同时，当时
(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
vi. 呻吟；呜咽；抱怨
n. 蜂蜜；亲爱的
adj. 适当的，恰当的
adj. 男子气概的，阳刚的
(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
adj. 英雄的；英勇的
adj. 同情的；和谐的
vi. 出汗；流汗
n. 位置；职位；姿势
(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. 圆的；环行的
vt. 装备，配备
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
adv. 相对地，比较地
(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
vt. 剥皮，削皮；剥掉；掉漆；脱皮
n. 小心；忧虑
num. 九，九个
n. 冬天，冬季
(1) We got up at sunrise . (2) the pinks and yellows of the sunrise (3) The rain began before sunrise.
sunrise [ˈsʌnraiz] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 东方的；来自东边的
n. 业余爱好，嗜好
n. 日出（时分）
adv. 两次，两倍
(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. 管弦乐队
n. 份额；股份
n. 昆虫，虫
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
(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
vt. 形成；塑造
n. 蜜月
n. 时间；时机；次，回
adj. 凶恶的，邪恶的；道德败坏的
(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. 放下；存放；储蓄；使沉淀
vi. 发出爆裂声；破裂
n. 航天飞船
adj. 口头的；口述的
(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. 保护，保护措施
n. 飞机
n. 毕业生
n. 范围；类别
(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
num. 十一，十一个
n. 受雇者，雇员
n. 哲学；哲理；人生观
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
(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. 笑，笑声
adj. 圆的；环行的
n. 摘要，概要，一览
adj. 不公平的，不公正的
(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. 选举，投票，表决
adj. 快的；迅速的
n. 汽车，轿车；车厢
n. 尘土，灰尘
(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. 夫妇；一对；几个
n. 人；个人
n. 省；领域，范围
n. 迷；扇子；风扇，电扇
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 革命者，革命家
n. 负责人；校长
n. 印象；感觉
vt. 密封；盖章
(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...