(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 原文，本文；课文
adj. 众多的；许多的
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
adj. 可选择的；随意的，任意的
(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
adj. 骚动的，骚乱的
n. 尘土，灰尘
prep. 无，没有
n. 名声，名望
(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
adj. 口头的；口述的
adj. 先进的；高级的
n. 位置；职位；姿势
n. 十一月
(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. 驾驶员，司机
n. 战略；策略
vt. 允许，准许；听任；使能够
n. 位置；职位；姿势
(1) Many diets fail because they are boring. (2) a failing school (3) She failed to get into art college.
fail [feil] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 复杂的，难懂的
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
adj. 肮脏的；下流的；恶劣的
n. 腰，腰部
(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
adv. 即，也就是
adv. 因此，从而，由此
n. 规则，规章；管理
adj. 武断的；任意的；任性的；主观的
(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
n. 管理；经营；安排
n. 深度；深厚；严重性；渊博；浓度
vi. 改善
adj. 适当的，恰当的
(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. 正餐，主餐；宴会
adv. 更，更大程度上
vi. 蒸发
vt. 杀死；弄死；扼杀；使停止
(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. 继续，持续；延续
vt.&vi. 刺，戳
n. 人；个人
pron. 任何人
(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. 专业，主修课程；少校
adj. 当代的；同时代的
adj. 圆的；环行的
n. 手指；指状物
(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. 茶点，点心，饮料
vi. 倾斜；潜行
n. 陈述，声明
vt. 给…加衬垫；垫衬
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 革命者，革命家
adj. 附加的，追加的
n. 比赛，竞赛，竞争；种族
vi. 诅咒
(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
adj. 技术的，工艺的
adj. 中立的；中性的
n. 因素；因子；系数；倍数
adv. 自由地；直率地
(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. 发出爆裂声；破裂
adj. 不可避免的，必然的
vt. 解放；释放
conj. 惟恐，以免
(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. 毫米
n. 羔羊，小羊；羔羊肉
adj. 给予帮助的；有用的
n. 任务，工作，作业
(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
adj. 雪的，下雪的
n. 实验室，研究室，实验课
n. 能力；技能，本领
n. 革命者，革命家
(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. 负担，重负
adj. 坚信的；自信的；有把握的
vt. 着重指出；强调
(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. 岳父；公公
vt. 使恼怒；使生气
n. 肉
(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. 过多的，过分的
n. 器官；机构；管风琴
num. 九，九个
n. 运输工具；带菌者
(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
v. 列举；把…列入单子；上市
vt. 使具有资格
n. 售票员；（乐队）指挥
(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. 关键的；严重的；批评的；评判性的
adj. 中心的；中央的；最重要的
adj. 坦白的，直率的
adj. 水平的
(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. 日出（时分）
n. 排球，排球运动
vt. 倾卸，倾倒；丢弃
n. 通信者；通讯员
(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. 空气；空中；航空
n. 教练；私人教师；长途客车；旅客车厢
n. 平台；站台；讲台
vi. 给小费
(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. 德国
vt. 使坐下；可坐…人
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
n. 小屋，棚屋
(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. 鼓；鼓状物，圆桶；卷筒
n. 赛跑的人
num. 第十二
n. 商店，店铺；车间
(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. 咖啡；咖啡粉
n. 蜜月
n. 时装，时尚；时尚界
n. 萝卜，芜菁
(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
adj. 民族的；国家的
adj. 空的；未被占用的
adj. 操作上的；可使用的
vt. 适合；与…相配
(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
n. 稳定，稳定性，巩固
n. 电，电力
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
n. 地区，地带；领域
(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)