(1) In the poem he laments the destruction of the countryside. (2) Ken began to lament the death of his only son... (3) He laments that people in Villa El Salvador are suspicious of the police...
lament [ləˈment] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.顺从的，唯命是从的；柔顺；帖；贴；
n.水肺，便携式水下呼吸器；
戴水肺潜水；
vt.& vi.（为…）哀悼；悲叹；悔恨；痛惜； n.哀歌，挽歌；悲恸，恸哭；悲痛之情；悼词；
(1) The report highlights the similarity between the two groups. (2) She bears a striking similarity to her mother. (3) There is some similarity in the way they sing.
(1) The museum is closed while essential repairs are being carried out. (2) It is essential to keep the two groups separate. (3) It is essential that you have some experience.
essential [ɪˈsenʃl] 📢 UK📢 US
v.捐献；促成 ；投稿；有助于；
adj.使人震惊的； vt.使震惊，使大吃一惊astound的现在分词)；
n.丙烷；
adj.基本的；必要的；本质的；精华的； n.必需品；基本要素；必不可少的东西；
(1) They haven't formally announced their engagement yet. (2) The government yesterday announced to the media plans to create a million new jobs. (3) (figurative)A ring at the doorbell announced Jack's arrival.
(1) an extinct species (2) to become extinct (3) Servants are now almost extinct in modern society.
extinct [ɪkˈstɪŋkt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.灭绝的；绝种的；消逝的；破灭的；
n.帝国主义，帝国主义政策；
n.调味品，佐料；
adj.闷热的，不通气的；古板的，保守的；枯燥无味的；一本正经的；
(1) The photograph showed him to advantage. (2) He took advantage of my generosity (= for example, by taking more than I had intended to give) . (3) A small car has the added advantage of being cheaper to run.
(1) Fine bubbles originate in the lower respiratory tract. (2) Clearly, species can originate in a variety of ways. (3) You mean Beijing opera did not originate in Beijing, did it?
originate in [əˈridʒineit in] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.鲁莽的，不顾危险的；粗心大意的；满不在乎的；胆大妄为；
n.杰作，名作；杰出的事；
vi.犹豫，踌躇；不愿；支吾；停顿； vt.对…犹豫；不情愿；
归因于…，产生于…；起源；
(1) I could elicit no response from him. (2) Her tears elicited great sympathy from her audience. (3) Mr Norris said he was hopeful that his request would elicit a positive response...
(1) the benefits of modern medicine (2) It was good to see her finally reaping the benefits (= enjoying the results) of all her hard work. (3) The insurance plan will provide substantial cash benefits to your family in case of your death.
benefit [ˈbenɪfɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
v.富于；盛产；
adj.习惯的；通常的；照惯例的； n.习惯法；风俗志；
n.利益，好处；救济金，津贴；义演，义卖；恩惠，恩泽； vt.有益于，有助于；使受益；得益，受益；
n.侵入，侵占，侵蚀；
(1) After six years on the stage, she moved to the US with her Japanese restaurateur husband. (2) The restaurateur keeps a journal every night. (3) In his new career as a restaurateur he has blossomed and harvested many awards.
restaurateur [ˌrestərəˈtɜ:(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.餐馆老板；
adj.振动的；响亮的；充满生气的；
n.一氧化碳；
vt.产生；造成；引起； vi.形成；引起；
(1) The books in the library are classified according to subject. (2) Patients are classified into three categories. (3) Only eleven of these accidents were classified as major.
(1) This type of tongue , also present in frogs and toads, is called an extensile tongue.
extensile [eksˈtensail] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.各自地；各个地；分别地；
n.密度；稠密，浓厚；[物]浓度，比重；愚钝；
adj.可伸出的，可延展的；
vt.（使）散开，（使）分散，驱散； vi.撒开；分散； n.撒布，散播；
(1) I'm sorry I left you off the list─it wasn't intentional. (2) She would never intentionally hurt anyone. (3) I kept my statement intentionally vague.
intentional [ɪnˈtenʃənl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.有意的，故意的；策划的；
n.种族地位，种族特点，种族渊源；
n.二氧化碳；
vt.取消，使无效；否定，否认；使作废； vi.否定，否认；无效； n.反面，对立面；
(1) Many factors are important, for example class, gender, age and ethnicity. (2) He said his ethnicity had not been important to him. (3) Fuchs, Lawrence . The American Kaleidescope: Race, ethnicity, and the Civic Culture . 1990.
ethnicity [eθˈnɪsəti] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.改变；改观；变换； vi.改变； n.[数]变换式；
n.种族地位，种族特点，种族渊源；
vt.& vi.分；划分；分离；（使）产生分歧； n.分水岭，分界线；分配；
v.抵抗，抗拒；忍耐；反对，抵制； n.防染剂；防腐剂；
(1) The meat is served with salad or assorted vegetables. (2) The jumper comes in assorted colours. (3) ...swimsuits, sizes 12-18, in assorted colours.
assorted [əˈsɔ:tid] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.安装；安顿，安置；任命；使…正式就职；
n.事件，事变；小插曲；敌对行动；骚乱； adj.[法]附带的；[光]入射的；易有的，附随的；
adj.各种各样的，五花八门的；根据类划分的；合适的，匹配的；各色；
vt.使…制度化；使成为惯例；把（某人）置于公共机构下；
(1) far-reaching changes/reforms (2) far-reaching consequences/implications (3) The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented.
far-reaching [ˈfɑ:ˈri:tʃɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
由…所做成的（用于原材料不易看出的场合）；
adj.无法计量的，无限的；无可估量；无量；不可估量；
adj.想像中的，假想的，虚构的；[数]虚数的；幻；虚幻；
adj.深远的，广泛的，深至远处的；
(1) the perennial problem of water shortage (2) that perennial favourite, hamburgers (3) a perennially popular subject
perennial [pəˈreniəl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.血统，世系；
adj.终年的，长久的；多年生的；不断生长的；四季不断的； n.多年生植物；长期存在的；
adj.适当的；恰当的；合适的； vt.占用，拨出；
n.牛马饲料；寻找粮草； vi.搜寻（食物），尤指动物觅（食）；（尤指用手）搜寻（东西）；
(1) Again and again passages in his essays exasperate or bewilder. (2) He had begun to exasperate her at last. (3) He shouted in an exasperate voice.
(1) attempts to prevent a recurrence of the problem (2) Police are out in force to prevent a recurrence of the violence. (3) The presence of N 2 disease had no impact on the site of recurrence.
recurrence [rɪˈkʌrəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.中断；打断；障碍物；打岔的事；
在鼎盛时期；
n.复回，重现；反复，隐现；[数]循环；重新提起；
adj.不用言辞表达的；
(1) to rectify a fault (2) We must take steps to rectify the situation. (3) The damage will be easily rectifiable.
rectify [ˈrektɪfaɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.改正，校正；[化]精馏；[电]整流；
adv.在最坏的情况下；
vt.表明，标示，指示；象征，暗示，预示；[医]显示需要做…的治疗；
n.条纹；种类；军士军阶；犯人穿的横条囚衣； vt.使带有条纹；
(1) a serious/severe/considerable disadvantage (2) One major disadvantage of the area is the lack of public transport. (3) There are disadvantages to the plan.
(1) a striking feature (2) She bears a striking resemblance to her older sister. (3) In striking contrast to their brothers, the girls were both intelligent and charming.
(1) His legendary tardiness left audiences waiting for hours. (2) Her teacher gave her extra homework because of her tardiness. (3) Someone said that tardiness is the subtlest form of selflove and conceit.
(1) Ted might benefit from hearing his own voice recorded and played back. (2) There is little doubt that skin does benefit from exfoliation. (3) I might benefit from getting my teeth fixed.
benefit from [ˈbenifit frɔm] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.<医>躁狂的，患躁狂病的；疯狂的； n.躁狂者；
adv.逆地，反对地；不利地；有害地；
vt.搅动，摇动；使不安；激烈讨论； vi.鼓动，煽动；
通过…获益；受益；得力；受用；
(1) You may depend on their support. (2) You may depend on his / him coming. (3) You can depend on him to make a sound choice.
depend on [diˈpend ɔn] 📢 UK📢 US
详细地；
adj.可想像的；可能的；
vt.& vi.预示（某事）；恐吓；危及；预示凶兆； vi.似将发生；威胁；
依赖；相信；信赖；随…而定；
(1) Emerging benefit issues included questions about maternity and paternity leave, and child care. (2) I'd have a paternity test done and take him for millions. (3) With each day that passes, I come more to terms with the question of my paternity.
paternity [pəˈtɜ:nɪti:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.父亲的身份[地位]；
n.细胞膜质，纤维素；（用于制作涂料、漆等的）纤维素化合物；
adj.（衣服）紧身的，贴身的；
adj.假设的，假定的；有前提的；爱猜想的；假想；
(1) Do not disturb (= a sign placed on the outside of the door of a hotel room, office, etc.) (2) She awoke early after a disturbed night. (3) Don't disturb the papers on my desk.
disturb [dɪˈstɜ:b] 📢 UK📢 US
n.参加，参与；分享；
adj.离奇的；奇特的（指态度，容貌，款式等）；奇怪的；奇幻；
vt.打扰，妨碍；使骚动；使不安，使烦恼；妨碍睡眠（休息等）；
n.安装；装置；永久性军事基地；就职；
(1) Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation. (2) Nothing can be done to ameliorate the situation... (3) He expected me to do something to ameliorate his depression.
(1) the elimination of toxins from the body (2) There were three eliminations in the first round of the competition. (3) Credit cards eliminate the need to carry a lot of cash.
(1) to resist change (2) They are determined to resist pressure to change the law. (3) The bank strongly resisted cutting interest rates.
resist [rɪˈzɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
v.抵抗，抗拒；忍耐；反对，抵制； n.防染剂；防腐剂；
把事情弄清楚，核实或查明某事物；设法确保出现某事物；务使；
vi.黏附；附着；坚持；追随； vt.使粘附；遵循，坚持；追随，依附；
n.<美>地震；
(1) The book ensured his success. (2) Please ensure (that) all lights are switched off. (3) Britain's negotiators had ensured that the treaty which resulted was a significant change in direction...
(1) Mary to be fond of learning English. (2) To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love. (3) Others may be fond of titles and honours, but I am not.
be fond of [bi: fɒnd ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.战栗；发抖；震动；颤动； n.颤动，打颤；战栗；
v.喜爱，爱好；疼；待见；
adj.批评的，爱挑剔的；危险的，危急的；决定性的；[物]临界的；
vt.保护，保藏，保存；[化，物]使守恒；将…做成蜜饯； n.果酱，蜜饯；
(1) Wickedness does not go altogether unrequited. (2) She fell in an unrequited love with the artist. (3) At any rate, my love for Rachel remained unrequited.
unrequited [ˌʌnrɪˈkwaɪtɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
n.误解；错觉；错误想法；
adj.（尤指爱情）得不到回应或报答的；
vt.等候；等待；期待；
n.刺激物；刺激因素；激法物；
(1) Don't throw that away─it might come in handy. (2) The extra money came in very handy. (3) to be handy around the house
handy [ˈhændi] 📢 UK📢 US
n.过渡，转变，变迁；[语]转换；[乐]变调；
adj.方便的；手边的，附近的；便于使用的；手巧的；
adj.结构复杂的；混乱的，麻烦的； v.使复杂化( complicate的过去式)；
n.拍卖；竞卖；标售；（桥牌）拍卖玩法； vt.拍卖；竞卖；
(1) to arouse/cause controversy (2) a bitter controversy over/about the site of the new airport (3) the controversy surrounding his latest movie
(1) (North Amercian English)to be tardy for school (2) The law is often tardy in reacting to changing attitudes. (3) people who are tardy in paying their bills
tardy [ˈtɑ:di:] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.（宝石）半珍贵的，次贵重的，半宝石的；
adj.行动缓慢的； 缓缓移动的；晚的； 迟的；
adj.深远的，广泛的，深至远处的；
adv.很，十分，特别，极其；离奇地；出奇；倍加；
(1) She's really in her element at parties. (2) Are we going to brave the elements and go for a walk? (3) to be exposed to the elements
element [ˈelɪmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.迷住，吸引住；使感到非常愉快；
vt.散布，散置；点缀；
n.[化]元素；要素；原理；[电]电阻丝；
n.凝胶，白明胶；
(1) This theme recurs several times throughout the book. (2) a recurring illness/problem/nightmare, etc. (3) ...a theme that was to recur frequently in his work.