(1) Her legs were beginning to tire. (2) He has made a good recovery but still tires easily. (3) He went to Harvard─as he never tires of reminding us.
tire [ˈtaiə] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 使不满，使不平
vi. 疲劳，累；厌倦
n. 公升（容量单位）
n. 图像；形象；映像
(1) The climber slipped and dropped to his death. (2) Temperatures can drop to freezing at night... (3) Once the rate rises it never drops back to its previous level...
drop [drɔp] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 抓紧；掌握；理解
n. 地震
n. 失败；失败的事；失败者
vt. 使落下；降低
(1) A peal of church bells rang out in the distance. (2) a bicycle bell (3) His voice came down the line as clear as a bell .
bell [bel] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 在前面；超前地；占优势地；今后
n. 早晨，上午
vt. 占有，拥有；具备
n. 钟；铃；钟声
(1) The way in which we work has undergone a complete transformation in the past decade. (2) the country's transformation from dictatorship to democracy (3) What a transformation! You look great.
transformation [ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 无容置疑，肯定地
adj. 受欢迎的；民众的；流行的
n. 碰撞；冲突
n. 变化；改造；转变
(1) steam/diesel/electric locomotives (2) Steam locomotives pumped out clouds of white smoke. (3) Railway locomotive traction supporting the professional gear manufacturers.
locomotive [ˈləukəˌməutiv] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 火车头，机车
adj. 正数的
n. 板球；蟋蟀
n. 小心；忧虑
(1) I got all the answers wrong. (2) Pain is the body's way of telling us that something is wrong... (3) Nobody seemed to notice anything wrong...
wrong [rɔŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 错，不对
n. 海军；深蓝色
n. 限制，限定，约束
adj. 聋的；对…充耳不闻的
(1) Oh well, no news is good news, to coin a phrase. (2) a euro coin (3) notes and coin
coin [kɔin] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 带子；磁带，录音带
n. 口授，听写
n. 硬币
n. 改变，变化；零钱；替换衣服
(1) Jenny and Andy are having a cup of coffee at a cafe? (2) A sort of electric drill ran through the cafe. (3) We often meet each other in the cafe.
cafe [ˈkæfeɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 咖啡馆；小餐厅
n. 提议，建议；求婚
vt. 形成；塑造
adj. 舒适的；安逸的；舒服的
(1) the frontier between the land of the Saxons and that of the Danes (2) a customs post on the frontier with Italy (3) a frontier town/zone/post
frontier [ˈfrʌnˌtiə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 通知；注意
n. 边境；边疆；前沿，新领域
adj. （疾病）轻微的；次要的；（手术）小的
adj. 深爱的，钟爱的
(1) wild animals/flowers (2) a wild rabbit (3) wild strawberries
wild [waild] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 野生的；野蛮的
vt. 吼出；发出隆隆声
n. 功课，课程；教训
n. 马力
(1) The rain prevented them from eating outdoors. (2) They both have a love of the outdoors. (3) Come to Canada and enjoy the great outdoors .
outdoors [ˈautdɔ:z] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 负载，重荷
n. 眼睛；眼力，鉴赏力
adv. 在户外，在野外
n. 军队；一群，大量
(1) the southern slopes of the mountains (2) southern Spain (3) a southern accent
southern [ˈsʌðən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 泡；肥皂泡
adj. 南方的，南部的
n. 刷子，毛刷；小冲突；灌木区
pron. 我们的
(1) ...the country's rapid economic growth in the 1980's... (2) This signals a rapid change of mind by the government. (3) He walked at a rapid pace along Charles Street.
rapidly [ˈræpɪdlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 洋葱，洋葱头
adv. 迅速地
adj. 愚蠢的；感觉迟钝的
vi. 喘气，喘息
(1) He pressed his back against the door... (2) They pressed the silver knife into the cake. (3) Drago pressed a button and the door closed...
press [pres] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 掩蔽；放映
n. 利润，获益
vt. 压，按，挤；催促
adj. 优秀的，杰出的
(1) a socialist revolution (2) the outbreak of the French revolution in 1789 (3) to start a revolution
revolution [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 商人；零售商
n. 革命；旋转，绕转
adj. 总体的；全面的
vt. 邮寄，投递；贴出
(1) forms of transport/government/energy (2) My luck was running true to form... (3) She had formed the habit of giving herself freely to men...
form [fɔ:m] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 许多的
adj. 宠爱的，溺爱的
n. 席子；草席；垫子
vt. 形成；组成…形状
(1) a slice of apple pie (2) Help yourself to some more pie. (3) a pie dish
pie [pai] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 鸭，雌鸭
adj. 锋利的；敏锐的
n. 馅饼，派
v. 发芽，萌芽
(1) prosperous countries (2) ...the youngest son of a relatively prosperous British family... (3) The place looks more prosperous than ever.
(1) I want to buy a present for my mother and father. (2) the relationship between mother and baby (3) She's the mother of twins.
mother [ˈmʌðə] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 转换
n. 母亲，妈妈
adj. 重要的；有势力的
n. 孪生儿
(1) The french, who led 21-3 at half time, scored eight tries. (2) His trial revived memories of french suffering during the war. (3) In 1970 the average size of a french farm was 19 hectares.
french [frentʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 小屋，棚屋
adj. 学院的；学术的
vt. 细看；浏览；扫描
adj. 法国的
(1) I made it clear right from the outset that I disapproved. (2) Decide at the outset what kind of learning programme you want to follow... (3) From the outset he had put his trust in me, the son of his old friend.
outset [ˈautset] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 成功；获胜
adj. 寂静的；安静的
n. 开始，开端
vi. 屹立，高耸
(1) ...exams taken at the age of sixteen... (2) He worked sixteen hours a day... (3) She began dating boys when she was sixteen.
sixteen [sɪkˈsti:n] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 误导；使误入岐途
adj. 狡猾的，狡诈的
vt. 促进；鼓励；激励
num. 十六，十六个
(1) an air disaster (2) environmental disasters (3) Thousands died in the disaster.
disaster [diˈzɑ:stə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 设计；图样；图案
vt. 收集；使聚集
vt. 拥抱；包括
n. 灾难，灾祸；彻底的失败
(1) He spent the whole day writing. (2) We drank a whole bottle each. (3) The whole country (= all the people in it) mourned her death.
whole [həul] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 直地；直接地
n. 江，河，水道
n. 全部
vt. 宣判，判决
(1) artificial/chemical fertilizers (2) ...farming without any purchased chemical, fertilizer or pesticide... (3) Work in a balanced fertiliser before planting.
fertilizer [ˈfə:tilaizə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 欢快的，兴高采烈的；令人愉快的；乐观的
n. 鼓；鼓状物，圆桶；卷筒
adj. 进步的；向前进的
n. 肥料，化肥
(1) a substantial/significant portion of the population (2) Only a small portion of the budget is spent on books. (3) The central portion of the bridge collapsed.
portion [ˈpɔ:ʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 部分；一份
n. 连衣裙；衣服
adj. 活着的；有活力的
vi. 拳击，击打
(1) an endless loop of tape (2) She talks endlessly about her problems. (3) an endlessly repeated pattern
endless [ˈendlis] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 责骂；斥责
adj. 无止境的
v. 诉诸；采取
vi. 诅咒
(1) military training/intelligence (2) a military coup (3) military uniform
military [ˈmilitəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 包裹，包装袋
adj. 军事的；军队的；军用的
n. 工程，工程学
n. 蜜蜂
(1) ...the sixth round of the World Cup. (2) ...the sixth of December. (3) The company yesterday shed a sixth of its workforce.
sixth [ sɪksθ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 小旅馆；小酒馆，小客栈
num. 第六；六分之一
n. 人类
n. 政治家；政客
(1) I'll write and apologize. I've had it on my conscience for weeks. (2) We cannot in all conscience refuse to help. (3) Emilia is the voice of conscience in the play.
conscience [ˈkɔnʃəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 器官；机构；管风琴
n. 兄，弟；同胞
n. 裤带，腰带；皮带；地带
n. 良心；信仰；内疚
(1) ...January the ninth. (2) ...students in the ninth grade. (3) In Brussels the dollar rose by a ninth of a cent...
ninth [naɪnθ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 解开，打开；取消
num. 第九；九分之一
n. 感情；看法；爱慕；感觉，知觉
n. 球拍
(1) Thanks Dad, you're an angel . (2) Be an angel and make me a cup of coffee. (3) John is no angel , believe me (= he does not behave well) .
angel [ˈeindʒəl] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 发抖，哆嗦；摇动
n. 链子，链条；手铐；约束
n. 黄金；黄金制品；金色；金牌
n. 天使；善人
(1) When he was fishing off the island he was caught in a storm and almost drowned... (2) Visitors to the area were caught between police and the rioters. (3) The Jordanian leader is caught between both sides in the dispute...
catch [kætʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 抓住；赶上；抓获
n. 冲压机；打洞器
n. 路；路线；方向
adv. 即，也就是
(1) a ten-pound note (2) a pound coin (3) I've spent £25 on food today.
pound [paund] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 第二的；次要的
vt.&vi. 作答；响应
prep. 在…里面
vt. 捣碎；舂烂；猛击
(1) Nothing satisfies him─he's always complaining. (2) The proposed plan will not satisfy everyone. (3) The food wasn't enough to satisfy his hunger .
satisfy [ˈsætisfai] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 满足；使满意
vt. 比较，对照；把…比作；相比
pron. 它的
vt. 抛锚；使停泊；使稳住
(1) a computer/machine operator (2) a tour operator (3) a bus operator
operator [ˈɔpəreitə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 操作人员，接线员
vi. 颤动
vt. 咬，叮；咬钩
n. 嘴唇
(1) a truck driver (2) a cattle truck (3) a delivery/garbage/farm truck
truck [trʌk] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 给…深刻印象；使钦佩；使铭记
n. 卡车，载重汽车
n. 面粉
v. 使担忧，使心烦；关注；关于
(1) a cricket match/team/club/ball (2) the chirping of crickets (3) During the summer term we would play cricket at the village ground.
cricket [ˈkrikit] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 比率；速度；价格
n. 解放
n. 板球；蟋蟀
n. 牛奶场；乳品店
(1) For four days the town suffered continuous attacks. (2) the continuous tenses (3) He has lived and worked in France almost continuously since 1990.