(1) a maternity/surgical/psychiatric/children's, etc. ward (2) He worked as a nurse on the children's ward . (3) The child was made a ward of court .
ward [wɔ:d] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 病房，病室；选区；被监护人
adj. 仁慈的，宽厚的；幸运的
n. 电容器
n. 生产率，生产力
(1) They overestimated his ability when they promoted him. (2) The importance of these findings cannot be overestimated (= is very great) . (3) With hindsight, he was overestimating their desire for peace.
overestimate [ˌəʊvəˈestəˌmeɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 过高估计；过高评价
vt.&vi. 使变冷；使冷却；使恐惧
n. 插曲；（广播剧或电视剧的）一集；患病期
n. 政治；策略；政治见解；政治学
(1) a patriotic man who served his country well (2) patriotic songs (3) Woosnam is fiercely patriotic...
patriotic [ˌpætriˈɔtik] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 爱国的
n. 过剩，剩余；（贸易）顺差；盈余
vi. 为…提供服务；考虑到；为…提供饮食
n. 沙发
(1) the radial pattern of public transport facilities (2) The white marble floors were inlaid in a radial pattern of brass. (3) radial stress , axis stress and shear stress at the critical interface regions are obtained and compared.
radial [ˈreɪdi:əl] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 混合器，搅拌器
n. 埃及人
adj. 幅射状的；放射状的
n. 活塞
(1) Her speech to party members was not intended for public consumption (= to be heard by the public) . (2) consumption rather than saving has become the central feature of contemporary societies. (3) the production of fuel for domestic consumption (= to be used in the country where it is produced)
consumption [kənˈsʌmpʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 相同地；一致地
n. 消费（量）；吃，喝，饮用；消费
adj. 装饰的；可作装饰的
adj. 切实可行的，行得通的
(1) a leakage of toxic waste into the sea (2) Check bottles for leakage before use. (3) A leakage of kerosene has polluted water supplies...
leakage [ˈli:kɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 漏，漏出；漏出物
n. 朱庇特；木星
vt. 给予…权利；给予…资格；给…命名
vt.&vi. （使）旋转；围绕
(1) We need to establish where she was at the time of the shooting. (2) It has since been established that the horse was drugged. (3) He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established .
establish [isˈtæbliʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 使…被认可；建立；证实，查实
adj. 糟糕的；可怕的；生病的
n. 集市，市场；义卖
n. 忍受；举止；方位；轴承
(1) a business beset by price wars and market saturation (= the fact that no new customers can be found) (2) saturation bombing of the city (= covering the whole city) (3) There was saturation coverage (= so much that it was impossible to avoid it or add to it) of the event by the media.
saturation [ˌsætʃəˈreɪʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 饱和（状态）；浸透
adv. 照字面地；逐字地；直译地；确实地
vt. 推进；推动
adj. 用乐器演奏的；有帮助的
(1) Don't get upset─I was only teasing. (2) I used to get teased about my name. (3) to tease wool into strands
tease [ti:z] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 断言，宣称；维护；坚持
vt. 嘲笑，取笑；逗弄
adj. 不透明的；费解的
vt. 不理会；（从头脑中）去除；解雇；解散；驳回，不予受理
(1) physical perfection (2) The fish was cooked to perfection . (3) The novel achieves a perfection of form that is quite new.
perfection [pəˈfekʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.&vi. 扔，抛；掷（硬币以决定）；使颠簸
vt. 使面临；面对；与…对峙
n. 推荐，介绍；建议
n. 完美；完善
(1) He has a very tolerant attitude towards other religions. (2) The plants are tolerant of frost. (3) They need to be tolerant of different points of view...
tolerant [ˈtɔlərənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 重大危险；（某活动或行为的）危险，问题
n. 损坏；变形；畸形
adj. 容忍的；有耐受性的
adj. 剩余的；残留的
(1) a vicious attack (2) a vicious criminal (3) She has a vicious temper.
vicious [ˈviʃəs] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 陈列，布置；一大批
vt. 概述，概括；显示…的轮廓
adj. 残暴的，凶残的；恶意的
adj. 理性的；合理的；理智的
(1) an obedient child (2) He was always obedient to his father's wishes. (3) blind/complete/unquestioning/total obedience
obedient [əˈbi:djənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 服从的，顺从的；温驯的
vi. 摸索，探寻
n. 保留；预订；保留地
n. 套装；套裙
(1) I like singing hymns. (2) ...a hymn book. (3) ...a hymn to freedom and rebellion...
hymn [him] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 赞美诗，圣歌；歌颂
n. 细丝，细线，细状物
n. 蝗虫
adj. 鲜红的，深红的；羞红的
(1) This story is total fabrication. (2) His story was a complete fabrication. (3) This is a sheer fabrication.
fabrication [ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 踏板，脚蹬
vt. 注射；添加；投入
n. 制造；构造物；捏造
n. 感恩节
(1) highly productive farming land (2) productive workers (3) a productive meeting
productive [prəˈdʌktiv] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 看望，拜访；访问；上门咨询
adj. 多产的；富有成效的；生产…的
vt. 夹裹；把…夹入
n. 清真寺
(1) a radiant smile (2) The bride looked radiant. (3) She was radiant with health.
radiant [ˈreidiənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 光芒四射的；容光焕发的；辐射的
n. 诉讼；活动；会议记录
n. 珠宝，首饰
n. 余地；差额；页边空白；边缘
(1) a traditional bourgeois family (2) bourgeois attitudes/tastes (3) They've become very bourgeois since they got married.
bourgeois
📢 UK📢 US
n. 合唱；合唱团；副歌
adj. 资产阶级的；追求名利的
n. 合成；综合，综合物
v. 重新开始；恢复（职位）
(1) The grenades had busted every crate and punched rents into the walls. (2) There's hardly any stuffing left in the sofa. (3) You will dirty the sofa if you put your muddy shoes on it.
sofa [ˈsəufə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 潮湿；湿度
vi. 攀登；上升
n. 沙发
n. 漫画；动画片
(1) a delicate watch mechanism (2) mechanisms for dealing with complaints from the general public (3) the balance mechanism in the ears
mechanism [ˈmekənizəm] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 滑动；悄悄地溜到；贬值
n. 骚动；喧嚣
n. 机械装置；方法，途径；行为方式
n. 航天器；手艺，工艺
(1) mars has an insubstantial atmosphere, consisting almost entirely of carbon dioxide. (2) The planet mars will be visible to the naked eye all week. (3) He stole a mars bar from the school tuck shop.
mars [mɑ:z] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 推进，推进力
adj. 节俭的；茂盛的
n. 火星；战神
adj. 芳香的，芬芳的
(1) full board and lodging (= a room to stay in and all meals provided) (2) It was cheaper to live in lodgings than in a hotel. (3) He was given free lodging in a three-room flat.
lodging [ˈlɔdʒɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 痛苦；不幸；穷困
n. 位置，地点；地区
n. 寄宿，住宿；租住的房间
n. 黄蜂
(1) To whom it may concern … (= used for example, at the beginning of a public notice or of a job reference about sb's character and ability) (2) Everyone who was directly concerned in (= had some responsibility for) the incident has now resigned. (3) The individuals concerned have some explaining to do.
concern [kənˈsə:n] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 关心；忧虑；关心的事
vt.&vi. 锄地；锄草
vt. （使）发出震颤声；发出格格声；使紧张
n. 掌掴
(1) to have catholic tastes (= to like many different things) (2) a catholic church (3) Are they catholic or Protestant?
catholic [ˈkæθəlɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 天主教徒
n. 声望；普遍，流行
n. 诚实，正直；完整
n. 汞，水银
(1) And a rejected baby black panther in Serbia has been adopted by a dog. (2) Axis panther Tanks can now crush Tank Traps. (3) And a rejected baby black panther has been adopted by a dog.
panther [ˈpænθə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 豹，黑豹；美洲豹
n. 标题，题名
adj. 固执的，执拗的；难以移动的
adv. 审慎地；故意地，蓄意地
(1) ...a Russian-born professor who had immigrated to the United States... (2) He immigrated from Ulster in 1848... (3) European families emigrating from their homelands were encouraged to immigrate into Australia after World War II.
immigrate [ˈɪmɪˌgreɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 全面的；全球的
vt.&vi. 溢出，漫出；挤满；洋溢着
n. 要塞，堡垒
vt. （从外国）移居
(1) a victim of oppression and tyranny (2) The children had no protection against the tyranny of their father. (3) the tyrannies of Nazi rule
tyranny [ˈtirəni] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. （马）小跑；快步走
n. 暴政；专横
vt. 把…楔住；将…挤入
vt. 开始，创始；使初步了解；接纳，使加入
(1) to plan/lead/go on an expedition to the North Pole (2) Three members of the Everest expedition were killed. (3) a shopping expedition
expedition [ˌekspiˈdiʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 探险；探险队；远足
vi. 干涉，干预；插话；阻挠
adj. 相等的，相当的
adj. 最适宜的；最优的
(1) opaque glass (2) opaque tights (3) The jargon in his talk was opaque to me.
opaque [əuˈpeik] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 可疑的，不可靠的；有问题的
vi. 沉思
n. 午宴；午餐，午饭
adj. 不透明的；费解的
(1) the New York metropolitan area (2) metropolitan districts/regions (3) metropolitan France/Spain
metropolitan [ˌmetrəˈpɔlitən] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 欺诈；骗取；作弊
vt. 使衰弱
adj. 肮脏的；恶臭的；（言语）粗俗的；易怒的
n. 大主教
(1) intonation patterns (2) In English, some questions have a rising intonation. (3) His voice had a very slight German intonation.
intonation [ˌɪntəˈneɪʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 公正的，无偏见的
n. 南瓜
n. 语调，声调
n. 牛轭；枷锁
(1) Some doctors believe ignorance is bliss and don't give their patients all the facts. (2) Children often behave badly out of/through ignorance . (3) She was kept in ignorance of her husband's activities.
ignorance [ˈiɡnərəns] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 温和的；（天气）温暖的；（味道）温和的
adj. 粗俗的，庸俗的；粗鲁的
n. 无知，愚昧
vt. 危及；使遭遇危险
(1) Frederick the Great was the patron of many artists. (2) patrons are requested not to smoke. (3) Catherine the Great was a patron of the arts and sciences.
patron [ˈpeitrən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 伤疤，伤痕
n. 代言人；赞助人；主顾
vt. 迷住，吸引；使倾倒；使中魔法
n. 系列，范围；波谱
(1) the rolling hills that characterize this part of England (2) We ordinarily characterize an action as responsible if it was intended. (3) Several different names have emerged to characterize different parts of the spectrum.
characterize [ˈkæriktəraiz] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 蓝色的；忧郁的；沮丧的；色情的
vt. 使具有特点；描述
n. 配方；构想；表达方法
vt. 补偿，赔偿；抵销
(1) the North York moors (2) to go for a walk on the moors (3) moor and rough grassland
moor [mʊə] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 使超载；使负担过重；超过负荷
vt. 使停泊；系泊
vi. 捕蟹
n. 高原；平稳时期
(1) Social tensions were manifested in the recent political crisis. (2) The symptoms of the disease manifested themselves ten days later. (3) His nervousness was manifest to all those present.
manifest [ˈmænifest] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 妒忌；小心提防；羡慕
adj. 必不可少的，不可或缺的
adj. 明显的，显而易见的
vt. 对…进行面试；采访，访谈；审讯
(1) What frustrates him is that there's too little money to spend on the project. (2) The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather. (3) These questions frustrated me...
frustrate [ˈfrʌstreit] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 专门小组；镶板；面板
n. 薄荷；薄荷糖；铸币厂；巨额钱财
vt. 使氧化；使生锈
vt. 挫败；使沮丧
(1) of inferior quality (2) inferior goods (3) to make sb feel inferior
inferior [inˈfiəriə] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 解除（婚约等）；（使）溶解；解散（团体或机构）
adj. （质量等）差的；（地位、能力等）低等的
n. 体格，体质；宪法
adj. 神的；神圣的；绝妙的
(1) The barman beamed a warm smile at her. (2) ‘I'd love to come, ’ she beamed (= said with a large smile) . (3) Live pictures of the ceremony were beamed around the world.
beam [bi:m] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 贴纸；用纸覆盖；掩饰
adj. 轻便的；手提式的；便于携带的
vi. 眉开眼笑；照耀；照射
n. 心理学；心理
(1) Gas holdup and liquid circulation in an internal airlift loop reactor were investigated. (2) In fact, anything in or near the reactor becomes radioactive. (3) This paper introduces a simple design philosophy of ethylene oxide reactor at specific conditions.