(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
vt. 履行，执行；演出
vi. 犯罪，犯过错
vi. 变弱
adv. 更，更大程度上
(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
n. 小孩，儿童；子女
adj. 贵族的；高尚的
vt. 揭露，泄露，使公开
(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. 包含，包括；构成，组成
adj. 适当的，恰当的
n. 漏洞；裂缝；漏隙
adj. 当前的；通用的
(1) stale cigarette smoke (2) stale sweat (3) stale jokes
stale [steil] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 聪明的；巧妙的
n. 思想；思维；想法
adj. 陈腐的；变味的
n. 电视；磁带录像
(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. 说话者；扬声器
n. 接近；通道，入径
vi. 弯曲；弯腰；俯身
(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. 命令；教学；操作指南
n. 尘土，灰尘
n. 注射，打针；投入
adj. 枯燥的；不鲜明的；无生气的；阴沉的
(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. 巨大的；极好的
adj. 整洁的；整齐的
n. 风险，危险，冒险
n. 开始，开端；先兆；初期；开头
(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. 避难，庇护；庇护者
n. 平台；站台；讲台
n. 范围；类别
adj. 哪一个
(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. 虚弱的，微弱的；懦弱的
n. 单一；统一；团结
n. 司令部；总部
vi. 失败；没有做；出故障；倒闭
(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. 空白处
adv. 斜着，斜向一边
n. 地窖，地下室；酒窖
n. 赛跑的人
(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
adj. 严格的；刚硬的；僵硬的
vt. 延长；伸出；持续；包括；扩大
vt. 同情，可怜
n. 紧急情况，突然事件
(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. 入口，门口；到达；登台，出场
n. 蜜月
pron. 某人，有人
n. 雇佣者，雇主
(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. 糕饼，蛋糕
prep. 关于；就…而言
n. 女孩，姑娘；女儿
adv. 后来，以后
(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. 接待；招待会；接受
n. 忠诚，忠心
n. 伤疤，伤痕；创伤
(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. 立即的；直接的；紧急的
adj. 水平的
n. 管理；经营；安排
vt. 切，割，剪；割伤；修剪
(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. 相似的，类似的
vt. 细看；浏览；扫描
n. 罗盘，指南针；圆规
n. 因素；因子；系数；倍数
(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
adv. 成功地
vt. 消化；领会
n. 危机，危急关头
(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. 恭敬的，尊重的
n. 服务；服务业
adj. 唯一的，仅有的
(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. 旋转；变向；转弯处
n. 猪，小猪，野猪
n. 实验室，研究室，实验课
vi.&vt. 学，学习；获悉；得知
(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. 缺掉的；失去的
n. 燃料
adv. 迟，晚；临近末了
n. 驾驶员，司机
(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
n. 城堡，堡垒
adj. 有暴风雨的；激烈的
n. 小时；时间，时刻
conj. 惟恐，以免
(1) a revolutionary leader (2) revolutionary uprisings (3) a revolutionary idea
revolutionary [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃənəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 革命者，革命家
adj. 在海外的，在国外的
n. 方面；样子，外表；朝向
vi. 争论；争辩；辩论；讨论
(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. 木材；木料
n. 午夜，子夜，半夜
n. 存在；生物
adj. 圆的；环行的
(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
vt. 种植，栽种
vt. 误解，误会，曲解
n. 长袍；女裙，女礼服
(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. 喇叭，小号
n. 接受者，收件人；听筒
num. 九，九个
n. 流浪者，游民；沉重的脚步声
(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. 圣堂，神殿，庙宇
n. 位置；职位；姿势
vt. 压迫，压制；压抑；使苦恼
vt. 游泳；给…洗澡；使沐浴在…
(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
adj. 集体的；集合的
n. 祖宗，祖先；原种
vt. 取消，撤销；废除；免除；注销
n. 空气；空中；航空
(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. 少量，小份，一点儿；[数]分数
adv. 相隔；分开；分手；散开
n. 嘴唇
n. 夫妇；一对；几个
(1) He makes unpredictable, arbitrary decisions. (2) the arbitrary powers of officials (3) The leaders of the groups were chosen arbitrarily.