(1) to reveal a secret (2) Details of the murder were revealed by the local paper. (3) The report reveals (that) the company made a loss of £20 million last year.
reveal [rɪˈvi:l] 📢 UK📢 US
n.硕士学位；
vt.表明，标示，指示；象征，暗示，预示；[医]显示需要做…的治疗；
vt.显露；揭露；泄露；[神]启示； n.揭示，展现；[建]门侧，窗侧；
n.植物学家，研究植物的人；
(1) Voltaire was a famous French satirist. (2) An eighteenth - century satirist reviewed the troublesome period. (3) As a political satirist, scurrility was his trade, you might say.
satirist [ˈsætərɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
n.讽刺作家；
vt.& vi.分；划分；分离；（使）产生分歧； n.分水岭，分界线；分配；
n.芦笋，芦笋的茎；天冬；
n.类型，部门，种类，类别，类目；[逻，哲]范畴；体重等级；
(1) It was an unparalleled opportunity to develop her career. (2) The book has enjoyed a success unparalleled in recent publishing history. (3) Germany's unparalleled prosperity is based on wise investments...
(1) a shuttle service between London and Edinburgh (2) Her childhood was spent shuttling between her mother and father. (3) A bus shuttles passengers back and forth from the station to the terminal.
(1) All of the following I would regard as misconceptions. (2) With such self - regard as you display, what room is left for the public's love? (3) We regard as important the sentiment, therefore thousand tracks down!
(1) a constellation of Hollywood talent (2) The largest gallery contains at its centre a constellation of photographs called My Wishes. (3) Most patients have a constellation of diseases, with few clear-cut distinctions between them...
(1) innumerable books have been written on the subject. (2) He has invented innumerable excuses, told endless lies. (3) She gave innumerable tours through the farm and nature walks in the woods.
(1) The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores. (2) The animal refused to be enticed from its hole. (3) Try and entice the child to eat by offering small portions of their favourite food.
(1) We went snorkelling, and then returned for lunch. (2) It's a pity that we didn't dive and snorkel last time. (3) With a snorkel, however, a diver can stay under water for quite a long time.
(1) a remote outpost (2) the last outpost of civilization (3) ...a remote mountain outpost, linked to the outside world by the poorest of roads.
outpost [ˈaʊtpəʊst] 📢 UK📢 US
n.前哨；警戒部队；前哨基地；边区村落；
n.安慰；舒适；使人舒服的事物；给予援助或安慰的人或事； vt.安慰，使舒适；使（痛苦等）缓和；
展出；
n.分类；分级；类别；（动植物等的）分类学；
(1) measurable improvements (2) Working conditions have changed measurably in the last ten years. (3) Both leaders seemed to expect measurable progress.
(1) Lam a doctoral degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. (2) Of, relating to, or engaged in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree. (3) During the same period. people a doctoral degree increased their earnings by the least amount.
doctoral degree
📢 UK📢 US
博士学位；
对…感到惊讶；对…感到害怕；
出生证明；
adj.不会弄错的，不会误解的；
(1) Schools should not compete with each other or attempt to poach pupils. (2) Charles has never felt the need to compete with anyone. (3) Every time I sing that line, I have to compete with that bloody trombone!
(1) Who is in command here? (2) He looked relaxed and totally in command of himself . (3) For the first time in years, she felt in command of her life.
(1) She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh. (2) This involved the deletion of a great deal of irrelevant material. (3) Stationary cars in traffic jams cause a great deal of pollution.
a great deal of [ə ɡreit di:l ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
大量的；许多；
n.性情，性格；意向，倾向；安排，配置；<军>部署，战略（战术）计划；
n.入侵，侵略；侵害，侵犯；侵袭；[医]发病；
n.中指；中拇指；
(1) bachelor's degree or Diploma in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field. (2) We are educated in English language and Engineering majors with bachelor's degree. (3) She a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Eastern Michigan University.
bachelor's degree [ˈbætʃələz diˈɡri:] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.受尊敬的，有声望的；<古>魔术的，欺骗的；
n.学士学位；
adj.深厚的；意义深远的；严重的；知识渊博的； n.〈诗〉深海，大洋；深渊；（灵魂）深处；
n.有效，合法性；效力；正确，正当；正确性；
(1) Her speech was punctuated by bursts of applause. (2) The silence of the night was punctuated by the distant rumble of traffic. (3) He made gestures to punctuate his speech.
punctuate [ˈpʌŋktʃueɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.加标点符号；不时打断；加强，强调； vt.不时打断某事物；使用标点符号；
adj.适当的；恰当的；合适的； vt.占用，拨出；
n.发起者，主办者；担保者；倡议者，提案人；后援组织； vt.赞助；
vt.公开；揭露；使显露；使暴露；
(1) The newspaper came out weekly. It satirized political leaders. (2) Tom : Luxun created such an image to satirize. (3) To ridicule or satirize in or as if in a lampoon.
(1) an alluring smile (2) Why are the contents of the next person's shopping trolley always more alluring than one's own? (3) ...the most alluring city in South-East Asia.
alluring
📢 UK📢 US
adj.有意的，故意的；策划的；
vt.安装；安顿，安置；任命；使…正式就职；
n.中断；打断；障碍物；打岔的事；
adj.诱惑的；迷人的；吸引人的； v.allure的现在分词；
(1) I traversed the narrow pedestrian bridge. (2) …a steep-sided valley traversed by streams. (3) Locate the remaining materials needed to complete the glider. Once completed, traverse to the underground laboratory.
(1) Audiologists require a master's degree in audiology. (2) I'ma thesis paper away from my graduating with my master's degree in sociology. (3) They graduated from WHEATON University and got the master's degree.
master's degree
📢 UK📢 US
n.硕士学位；
v.行；走；往；回（家）；
vt.追上，赶上；压倒；（不愉快的事）突然降临；
adj.精通的，熟练的；
(1) The girls in a class tend to have a civilizing influence on the boys. (2) ...a comedy about a man who tries to civilise a woman—but she ends up civilising him... (3) It exerts a civilizing influence on mankind.
(1) a pillar of smoke/rock (2) a pillar of the Church (3) a pillar of society
pillar [ˈpɪlə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.迷住，吸引住；使感到非常愉快；
adj.衷心的；诚挚的；真诚的；深切；
乳制品；
n.柱，台柱，顶梁柱；墩，柱脚；（组织、制度、信仰等的）核心；
(1) Generally a brief note or a phone call will suffice. (2) One example will suffice to illustrate the point. (3) A cover letter should never exceed one page; often a far shorter letter will suffice.
(1) She has always craved excitement. (2) I must crave your pardon. (3) There may be certain times of day when smokers crave their cigarette...
crave [kreɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.有利的，有益的；[法]可享受利益的；
vt.破坏；毁灭；蹂躏；使荒废；
由…所做成的（用于原材料不易看出的场合）；
vt.& vi.渴望，热望；恳求，恳请；要求，需要； vt.恳求，请求；渴望；
(1) My hobbies were skiing and scuba diving. (2) I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve. (3) While on honeymoon in Bali, she learned to scuba dive.
scuba [ˈsku:bə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.水肺，便携式水下呼吸器；
vt.以朋友的方式对待；帮助；照顾；
n.木材；隆隆声；废物； vt.& vi.砍伐；笨重地行进；胡乱堆积；
vt.改正，校正；[化]精馏；[电]整流；
(1) the author's clear elegant prose (= style of writing) (2) Shute's prose is stark and chillingly unsentimental... (3) What he has to say is expressed in prose of exceptional lucidity and grace.
(1) My hobbies were skiing and scuba diving. (2) I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve. (3) I was thinking about a romantic cruise or scuba diving lessons.
scuba diving
📢 UK📢 US
n.公开辩论；论战；
戴水肺潜水；
n.商品；日用品；有价值的物品；有利，有益；
adj.种族的，部落的；某文化群体的； n.少数民族的成员；
(1) The vote was seen as a test run for elections to come. (2) Look. The train's in. We'll have to run for it now. (3) He was already preparing his run for the presidency.
run for [rʌn fɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
有意要，打算；
n.祖先，祖宗；
各种各样的；
v.竞选，赶快去请；
(1) The power of red wine to counteract high cholesterol has been ballyhooed in the press. (2) The ads. ballyhooed the movie's virtues. (3) Confusion surrounds the future of a much - ballyhooed extension of Shanghai's magnetic levitation ( maglev ) train service.
ballyhooed
📢 UK📢 US
在于；位于；躺在；分娩；
缺；缺少；缺乏；悭；
v.（为…）大吹大擂( ballyhoo的过去式和过去分词 )；
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 balmy summer evening (2) ...a balmy summer's evening. (3) Hong as its name implies , it is balmy harbour.
balmy [ˈbɑ:mi] 📢 UK📢 US
n.（强烈的）倾向，爱好，嗜好；
adj.重要的，主要的；前列的；首位的； n.行距；铅框； v.领导(lead的ing形式)；
adj.（指空气）暖和的；温暖的；芳香的；能止痛的；
vi.足够；有能力； vt.满足…的需要；使满足；
(1) You'll be amazed at the culinary creations possible in a Dutch oven. (2) be amazed at marine life viewed from a glass bottomed boat. (3) You will be amazed at the progress we have made.
(1) Stress has an immeasurably more serious effect on our lives than we realize. (2) Housing standards improved immeasurably after the war. (3) to cause immeasurable harm
(1) By my reckoning you still owe me £5. (2) In the final reckoning truth is rewarded. (3) Officials concerned with environmental policy predict that a day of reckoning will come.
(1) The photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses. (2) A new colour scheme will transform your bedroom. (3) It was an event that would transform my life.
transform [trænsˈfɔ:m] 📢 UK📢 US
n.安装；装置；永久性军事基地；就职；
vt.改变；改观；变换； vi.改变； n.[数]变换式；
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；
n.高山，火绒草；雪绒花；
(1) a thumping majority (2) (British English)He told us a thumping great lie. (3) The Right has a thumping majority...