(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. 广播员，播音员
n. 托儿所，育儿室；苗圃
adj. 最高的；最大的
(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
num. 三，三个
pron. 他的，他的东西
n. 司令部；总部
adj. 口头的；口述的
(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. 依赖，依靠；信赖
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
adj. 口渴的；渴望的
n. 赞成，同意；通过；嘉许
(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. 字母表
vt. 把…分类
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
vt. 牺牲；献祭
(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. 特别，尤其，格外
n. 紫罗兰
vt. 恢复；归还；修补
(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
num. 九，九个
adj. 不需要的，不必要的
vi. 密集
vt.&vi. 滚动；转动
(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
adj. 预期的；应得的；适当的
vt. 讲述；吩咐；辨别
n. 名誉，名声；好名声
adj. 圆的；环行的
(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. 平行的；相同的
conj. 惟恐，以免
vt. 选择，挑选；情愿
vi. 变脏
(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. 物质的；充实的；重大的
adj. 整洁的；整齐的
n. 同盟，联盟；联合会
n. 原文，本文；课文
(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. 注意；观察；观察力
adj. 怕生的；害羞的
vt. 适合；与…相配
vi. 摔倒，跌倒；打滚
(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. 笔记；便条；注释
adj. 听觉的
n. 位置；职位；姿势
vt.&vi. 乞讨；请求
(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. 拨款；补助金
adj. 妒忌的；猜疑的
vt. 表明；暗示；指示
adj. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
(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. 词汇表；词汇，语汇
n. 机构；研究所；学院
vt. 禁止，不准；阻止
prep. 关于；就…而言
(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. 男主角；英雄；勇士；偶像
n. 风筝
n. 空气；空中；航空
vt. 猜想；假定
(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. 陈述，声明
adj. 耐久的，耐用的
vt.&n. 揩，擦
adj. 肥沃的；富有创意的；易于…的；能生育的
(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
adj. 简略的；天然的；粗糙的；粗鲁的
adj. 热的；天气热的；辣的；热门的
vi. 闪烁，闪耀
adj. 水平的
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 吃惊；惊愕；惊吓 vt.使震惊， vi.惊吓； 受惊
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
adj. 不幸的；可惜的
n. 海岸，海滨
(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. 卷曲
n. 基础；根据；基本原则
n. 动物园
adj. 适当的，恰当的
(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
n. 日历；历法；日程表
adj. 另外的；其余的
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
adj. 不用电线的，无线的
(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. 迟，晚；临近末了
n. 青春；青年们；青年
vt. 侮辱，凌辱
adv. 任何地方都不；无处
(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
adj. 个人的；本人的
n. 幽默，诙谐，幽默感
n. 头发；毛发；毛
(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. 项链，项圈
vt. 强迫，迫使；施恩惠于
adv. 斜着，斜向一边
n. 人；个人
(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. 领土，版图；领域
n. 遗憾，惋惜；懊悔
vt. 设计，发明，策划
n. 赛跑的人
(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. 弓；蝴蝶结
vi. 震动；感到震惊
n. 范围；类别
n. 地面，表面；外表
(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. 范围；程度
n. 巨响；猛击
n. 线索，暗示，提示
(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. 通常的；惯常的；习惯的
adj. 严厉的；坚定的
n. 蜜月
vt. 弄翻，打翻，倾覆
(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. 公众；平民，百姓
n. 马力
pron. 两者（都）
n. 日出（时分）
(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. 杂志，期刊；军火库
n. 孙子，外孙子
n. 尘土，灰尘
n. 父亲；神父；创始人
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea