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(1) Her questions about my private life embarrassed me.
(2) I didn't want to embarrass him by kissing him in front of his friends.
(3) It embarrassed her to meet strange men in the corridor at night.
embarrass
[ɪmˈbærəs]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.疲倦的；困倦的；对…不耐烦的；陈旧的；
v.（使）疲劳（ tire的过去式和过去分词）；对（做）某事感到厌倦；
n.澳大利亚人；
adj.澳大利亚的；澳大利亚人的；
vt.& vi.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安；（使）困难；
adv.很少，罕见；难得；不大；
(1) He was filled with anger at the way he had been treated.
(2) Jan slammed her fist on the desk in anger .
(3) the growing anger and frustration of young unemployed people
anger
[ˈæŋgə(r)]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.可笑的，荒谬的；荒唐的，愚蠢的；胡枝扯叶；
n.全部课程，课程；
n.生气；愤怒；怒气；愤懑；
vt.& vi.激怒；使发怒；[医]〈旧，非正式〉使（伤口）炎或疼痛；恼火；
vi.发怒；恼火；
adj.冷静的；凉爽的；一流的；孤傲冷漠的；
vt.& vi.（使）变凉；（使）冷静，使冷却；变凉，冷却；平息；
n.凉气，凉快的地方；凉爽，凉爽的空气；
(1) The documentary opens tomorrow in movie theaters nationwide.
(2) You'll see the movie theater at your right side if you walk down the street.
(3) Danny and Cathy are in a movie theater. Dan wants something to eat.
movie theater
[ˈmu:vi ˈθiətə]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.上瘾的；沉迷于某种嗜好的；
vt.使…上瘾(addict的过去分词)；
adj.杰出的；显著的；凸出的；未完成的；
n.电影院；
请坐；
(1) It's easy to make a mistake .
(2) I'd always played a defensive game, waiting for my opponent to make a mistake.
(3) Be careful or else you will make a mistake.
make a mistake
[meik ei misˈteik]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.叫回，召回；使想起，回想；取消；调回工厂；
n.召回，唤回；记忆力，回想；罢免；收回通告；
n.手提行李；
adj.手提的；
犯错误；弄错；
vt.& vi.原谅； 饶恕； 对不起；请原谅 ；
vt.免除；
(1) She's embarrassed about her height.
(2) He felt embarrassed at being the centre of attention.
(3) Some women are too embarrassed to consult their doctor about the problem.
embarrassed
[ɪmˈbærəst]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.渴望，热心，热切；
adj.局促不安的；为难的；尴尬的；窘迫的；
v.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安( embarrass的过去式和过去分词)；
打扫；<口>赚钱；整顿；痛打；
vi.幸存，活下来；
vt.比…活得长，经历…之后还存在；幸存；
vt.& vi.幸免于难；挺过；艰难度过；
(1) The crowd yelled for the wrestler to give it to his opponent.
(2) The wrestler tripped up his opponent.
(3) To be a wrestler, for instance, requires extraordinary strength in one's shoulders, back, and thighs.
wrestler
[ˈreslə(r)]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.自动的；不假思索的，无意识的；必然发生的；
n.自动化机器或设备；自动手枪；
v.做得好，进展好；搞好；
发疯；
n.摔跤选手；扭斗者，搏斗者；
(1) It is expected that the report will suggest some major reforms.
(2) to expect a visit/call/letter from sb
(3) Are you expecting visitors?
expect
[ɪkˈspekt]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.金属丝；电线；电报；（木偶的）牵线，操纵绳，背后操纵的势力，秘密引线，秘密策略；
vi.拍电报；
vt.拍电报；给…装电线；
因…而发笑；嘲笑；蔑视；对…满不在乎；
vt.期望；预料；要求；认为（某事）会发生；
vi.预期；期待；怀胎；怀孕；
注视；照顾，照看（某人或某物）；陪；看管；
(1) to win at cards/chess, etc.
(2) Which team won?
(3) France won by six goals to two against Denmark.
win
[wɪn]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.家眷，侍从，食客；受赡养者；寄人篱下的仆从；
adj.相关的；附属的；随…而变的；
无结果，徒劳；
vt.& vi.（在…中）获胜，赢；战胜（对手）；
vt.（通过努力等）赢得；说服；达到（目的、要求等）；获得…；
n.（体育比赛中）胜利，赢；[常用复数]赢得物；收益；
vi.顺利到达，成功；
受…欢迎；
(1) How you can be so insensitive absolutely beats me.
(2) beat it before it's too late.
(3) Can you beat it; there was Graham Greene in Freetown and there was I on the other side of Africa.
beat
[bi:t]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.快的，急速的；聪明的，凌厉的；灵活的；短时间做成的；
adv.迅速地，快速地；
n.（指甲下的）活肉；感情的中枢，感觉最敏锐的地方；要害，核心；
n.国家；州；状况，情况；资格；
vt.规定；陈述，声明；
adj.国家的；国务的，公务的；正式的；
adv.至少；
无论如何，反正；
vi.（心脏等）跳动；搜索；（风、雨等）吹打；（鼓）咚咚地响；
vt.& vi.接连地击打；
vt.打败；敲打；控制；避免；
n.节拍；（鼓的）一击；管区；
adj.[美国口语]大吃一惊的；[常作 B-]“反传统一代”成员的；摇滚音乐的；[口语]（体力或情绪上）疲劳不堪的；
(1) pure gold/silk, etc.
(2) These shirts are 100% pure cotton.
(3) Classical dance in its purest form requires symmetry and balance.
pure
[pjuə]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.隐形眼镜；接触镜，隐形镜( contact lens的名词复数 )；
n.休克；震惊；震动；打击；
vt.使休克；使震惊；使震动；使受电击；
vi.感到震惊；受到震动；堆成禾束堆；
adj.浓密的；蓬乱的；
adj.纯的；单纯的；纯真的；干净的；
prep.清晰的，纯正的；
adj.难以忍受的，不能忍受的，经受不住的；承受不住的；
(1) She won't allow herself to be dictated to.
(2) He allowed his mind to wander.
(3) Smoking is not allowed in the hall.
allow
[əˈlaʊ]
📢 UK 📢 US
v.依靠，依赖；
adj.掺杂的； 掺假的；脏的；不纯洁的；
vt.& vi.抢先，抢占；
vt.夺取或抓住；抢夺，霸占；匆匆拿走；〈俚〉吸引注意力；
vi.抓住，攫取；夺取；
n.不法所得；被抓住的人；抓取装置；
vt.允许；承认；给予；准许（做某事）；
vi.容许；考虑；
(1) Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square.
(2) The comments provoked an angry response from union leaders.
(3) I was very angry with myself for making such a stupid mistake.
angry
[ˈæŋgri]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.使人尴尬的，令人为难的；
v.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安( embarrass的现在分词)；
adj.生气的；愤怒的，发怒的；（颜色等）刺目的；（伤口等）发炎的；
用…造成（用于原材料显而易见的场合）；
adj.邻近的；
v.<美>邻居，邻国( neighbor的现在分词 )；邻近的，邻接的；
(1) As a boy he had boxed and wrestled.
(2) Armed guards wrestled with the intruder.
(3) Shoppers wrestled the raider to the ground.
wrestle
[ˈresl]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.离开；放弃，抛弃；停止，中断；偿清；
vi.停止；放弃斗争；辞职；
adj.自由的；摆脱了责任或义务的；
n.习语，成语；方言，土语；（语言）风格；惯用语法；
vt.& vi.（与某人）搏斗；（与…）摔跤；斟酌；
n.摔跤；斗争；
vt.& vi.使工作；使运作；操作；使产生效果；
n.工作，操作；著作；工厂；行为，事业；
vt.使工作；操作；经营；使缓慢前进；
(1) More females than males are employed in the factory.
(2) Two of the candidates must be female.
(3) a female cat
female
[ˈfi:meɪl]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.放置，安置；使处于某位置；使坐；坐落；
vi.（日、月等）落山；[常后接forth,out,off等]出发；凝结；衰落；
n.凝固；（一）套；布景；集；
adj.固定的；不变的；顽固的；安排好的；
int.（发令起跑）开始；
n.方法；条理；
n.感觉，官能；意识，观念；理性；识别力；
vt.感到；理解，领会；检测出；
adj.女性的；雌性的；能结果实的；电气设备阴的；
n.女人；雌性动物；雌性植物，雌株；
(1) impure gold
(2) Thrice I parted company with otherwise good friends because I perceived impure motivations.
(3) Style of writing and reflect a style of impure thought, work style of work.
impure
[ɪmˈpjʊə]
📢 UK 📢 US
内在美；
adj.掺杂的； 掺假的；脏的；不纯洁的；
vt.影响；假装；感动；（疾病）侵袭；
n.感情，情感，心情；[精神病学]（表露或觉察到的）情绪反应；
结束；（使）破碎；放假；（使）散开；
(1) There must be some misunderstanding─I thought I ordered the smaller model.
(2) There is still a fundamental misunderstanding about the real purpose of this work.
(3) All contracts are translated to avoid any misunderstanding between the companies.
misunderstanding
[ˌmɪsʌndəˈstændɪŋ]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.地位；情形，状态；身份；
vt.把…弄成碎屑；弄碎；
vi.破碎，破裂；碎成粉末；瓦解；崩裂；
n.碎屑，面包屑；已崩溃的东西；瓦砾堆；
n.恐怖，可怕的事物；嫌恶，痛恨；讨厌的人或事；〈口〉非常丑恶；
n.误解；误会；不和；
v.“misunderstand”的现在分词；
(1) The king's escort total 50 men.
(2) The men have been gambling away all night.
(3) Mrs Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men.
men
[men]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.清洁的；整齐的；新的；正派的；
vt.& vi.（使）清洁；变干净；除去…的灰尘；使…干净；
vi.清扫；
adv.完全地，彻底地；
n.打扫；
vt.& vi.（与某人）搏斗；（与…）摔跤；斟酌；
n.摔跤；斗争；
adj.糟糕的；可怕的；非常的；极坏的；
adv.非常，极；
n.人( man的名词复数 )；人类；男人；男子汉；
(1) She's been banned from leaving Greece while the allegations are investigated.
(2) (British English)He was banned from driving for six months.
(3) There is to be a total ban on smoking in the office.
ban
[bæn]
📢 UK 📢 US
定居；（使）安静下来；平息；落到地面上来；
adj.偶然的；临时的；随便的；非正式的；
n.临时工人；[军]待命士兵；没有固定工作的劳动者；不定期领取救济金的人；
vt.禁止，下令禁止；剥夺权利；[古]诅咒；
n.禁止，禁令；谴责；诅咒，诅骂；革出教门；
n.钉；别针，扣针，饰针；大头针；没价值的东西；
vt.压住；（用钉等）钉住，钉住，别住，扣住；用障壁等)围住，关住（俚语）抓住；[军]牵制；
adj.针的；钉的；销的；大头针的；
(1) All the nice areas in florida are becoming more and more urbanized.
(2) A court at Tampa, florida has convicted five officials on drugs charges.
(3) By his own admission, he evaded taxes as a florida real-estate speculator.
florida
[ˈflɔrɪdə]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.糖果；冰糖；〈美俚〉古柯碱，可卡因；巧克力；
vt.（用糖煮过以）保存；使结晶为砂糖；
adj.〈美俚〉（服饰）花哨的；甜言蜜语的；
n.弗罗里达州（美国）；[地名] [阿根廷、玻利维亚、厄瓜多尔、哥斯达黎加、古巴、美国、南非共和国、乌拉圭、智利] 佛罗里达；
adj.古怪的；奇数的；剩余的；临时的；
n.奇特的事物；怪人；[高尔夫球]多于对方的一次击球；
n.厕所；盥洗室；<宗>洗礼盆；
(1) The project is still causing him a lot of problems.
(2) The poor harvest caused prices to rise sharply.
(3) deaths caused by dangerous driving
cause
[kɔ:z]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.原因；动机；（某种行为、感情等的）理由；缘故；
vt.成为…的原因；导致；引起；使遭受；
n.故事，传说；历史，沿革；内情；传记；
vt.用历史故事画装饰；讲…的故事；把…作为故事讲述；
vi.说谎；
adj.符合语言习惯的，成语的；含有习语的；
adv.符合语言习惯地；
n.符合语言习惯；
n.尿；小便；下泉；
(1) Stop shouting and listen!
(2) I shouted for help but nobody came.
(3) She shouted at him to shut the gate.
shout
[ʃaʊt]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.昂贵的，花钱多的；豪华的；
adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的；
v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧；
白费地； 徒劳无益地；无效果的； 无用的；
vt.& vi.呼喊，叫喊；高声说或发出喊叫声；
n.大叫；大叫着说；呐喊；
(1) They have the right to come in and inspect the meter.
(2) You have the right to withhold your custom if you so wish.
(3) It goes without saying that we have the right to refute them publicly.
have the right to
[hæv ðə rait tu:]
📢 UK 📢 US
有权；
打开，开动，启动；接入；起动；
n.时刻表，进度表；清单，明细表；预定计划；目录；
vt.排定，安排；将…列表；为…作目录；
n.（物体的）飞行；航班；飞翔；楼梯的一段；
vi.成群地迁徙或飞行；
vt.射击；使惊飞；
(1) rumor has it that the Prime Minister is going to resign.
(2) There was a rumor of a flying saucer having been seen.
(3) The two companies good rumor is derived from the logic of the need to combat counterfeiting.
rumor
[ˈru:mə]
📢 UK 📢 US
预定，预期，计划做；
n.<美>传闻；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷；
vt.谣传；传说；
食言，不守诺言；违约；自食其言；破约；
n.收据，发票；收入；
vt.开收据；[美国英语]给…开收据，承认收到；
(1) men, women and children
(2) a 24-year-old woman
(3) I prefer to see a woman doctor.
woman
[ˈwʊmən]
📢 UK 📢 US
醒来；活跃起来；引起注意；（使）认识到；
v信任；料想；笃信宗教；
vt.相信；以为，认为；对…信以为真；信任；
n.女人，妇女；成年女子；女拥人或女下属；女人本能；
adj.保护的，防护的；保护贸易的；
(1) to go up/rise/increase in value
(2) to go down/fall/drop in value
(3) rising property values
value
[ˈvælju:]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.女人，妇女；成年女子；女拥人或女下属；女人本能；
n.裤子；
vt.擦，拭；擦去，消除；涂上；刷卡；
n.擦，拭；抹布，毛巾；用力打；
vi.擦，抹；打，揍；
n.价值，价格；意义，涵义；重要性；（邮票的）面值；
vt.评价；重视，看重；估价，给…定价；
(1) a male bird
(2) All the attackers were male, aged between 25 and 30.
(3) a male nurse/model/colleague
male
[meɪl]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.男性的；雄性的；有力的；[植]雄性的，仅有雄蕊的；
n.男；雄性动物；[植]雄性植物；马累[马律]；
vt.& vi.提供，供给，供应；
vt.规定；提供(+for)；装备；预备；
vi.抚养，赡养(+for)；做准备；预约(for 或 against)；
adj;多脂肪的。油腻的；配胖的；[医]脂肪过多的；
n.胖子；
<婉>要解手；
(1) It is nearly always women who are the primary care givers.
(2) I supported us by writing bilge for women's magazines.
(3) Many women know how to carry out repairs on their cars.
women
[ˈwimin]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.反战的，反对战争的；
n.女人(woman的复数)；堂客；红粉；
n.动物园管理员；
赶上，到达；
(1) The airlift was conducted in force ten winds...
(2) Northerly winds will increase to force six by midday.
(3) Joe forced a smile, but underneath he was a little disturbed...
force
[fɔ:s]
📢 UK 📢 US
v.因…而众所周知；
n.力；武力；（社会）势力；魄力；
vt.强迫；强行；促使，推动；强奸；
n.诱惑，引诱；诱惑物；
给你。；
(1) Don't shout at me.
(2) You don't have to shout at me.
(3) " Don't you shout at me!
shout at
[ʃaut æt]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.临时的，暂时的；短暂的；
n.临时工，临时雇员；
偶遇；偶然发现；使产生…印象；
adj.未受到挑战的；不成问题的；未引起争论的；无异议的；
对…大声喊；呼叱；叱喝；叱；
(1) The play was embarrassingly bad.
(2) The report is likely to prove highly embarrassing to the government.
(3) It was so embarrassing having to sing in public.
embarrassing
[ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.(1917年以前的)俄罗斯帝国；现俄罗斯；俄罗斯皮革；[地名] [欧罗巴洲] 俄罗斯；
n.证券，公债，债券；结合（物），结合力，黏合（剂），联结；契约，契约义务，盟约；束缚，羁绊；
vt.使结合；以…作保；
vi.结合；团结在一起；
adv.到国外，在海外；广为流传地；
adj.往国外的；
n.海外，异国；
adj.使人尴尬的，令人为难的；
v.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安( embarrass的现在分词)；
(1) The residents of Leningrad voted to restore the city's original name of St Petersburg.
(2) So thought every harassed , hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg.
(3) He had seen her once more that evening in St. Petersburg.
st.petersburg

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圣彼得堡（沙皇时代俄国首都）；
n.同伴；[天]伴星(=~star)；（用于书名）指南；同甘共苦的伙伴；
vt.同行；陪伴；
当心；保持警觉；
n.电影院；
(1) Can you explain how the email system works?
(2) She explained to them what to do in an emergency.
(3) ‘It works like this, ’ she explained.
explain
[ɪkˈspleɪn]
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非常迅速，突飞猛进；连跑带跳；
n.中断；打断；障碍物；打岔的事；
vt.& vi.讲解，解释；
vt.说明…的原因，辩解；
vi.说明，解释，辩解；
vt.& vi.比较，对照；
vt.比拟，喻为；[语]构成；
vi.相比，匹敌；比较，区别；比拟（常与to连用）；
n.比较；
(1) I thought a 15 min break from his work would do him good...
(2) They are currently taking a short break in Spain.
(3) Because of the heat we broke our journey at a small country hotel.
break
[breɪk]
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conj.唯恐；以免；惟恐；生怕；
n.金属；金属元素；成色；金色；
vt.以金属覆盖；
vt.& vi.打破；折断；弄坏；削弱；
vt.（使）破；打破（纪录）；（常指好天气）突变；开始；
vi.（嗓音）突变；突破；破晓；（价格）突然下跌；
n.破裂；间断；（持续一段时间的状况的）改变；间歇；
有权；
(1) Civil war could come if the country breaks up...
(2) There was a danger of the ship breaking up completely...
(3) My girlfriend had broken up with me...
break up
[breik ʌp]
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n.人口；全体居民；特定[生物]种群；[物]布居；
n.修女，尼姑；
结束；（使）破碎；放假；（使）散开；
vt.& vi.催促；硬挤，乱推；硬逼，逼使；强夺；
vi.赶紧；硬挤过去；拼命挣钱；
n.忙碌，奔忙；挤，推；拥挤喧嚷；
(1) Please don't be angry with me. It wasn't my fault.
(2) Please don't be angry with me.
(3) However, Ernestina did her best to be angry with her.
be angry with
[bi: ˈæŋɡri wið]
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n.挨饿；饥饿；饿死；绝食；
折叠；草拟；（使）停下；排好队伍；
对（某人）生气；
n.运动；竞选运动；战役；季节性竞赛；
vi.参加[发起]运动，参加竞选；参战，参加战役；作战；
(1) Don't be angry at [ with ] me. Please hear me out.
(2) This was their mother at her worst. Her voice was strident, she was ready to be angry at anyone.
(3) Don't be angry at what I've done.
be angry at
[bi: ˈæŋɡri æt]
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adj.抗噪音的；
v.对…发怒；
adj.幽默的；滑稽的；风趣的；谐；
adj.退休的，退职的，退役的；偏远的，幽静的；与世隔绝的；
n.退休；
v.退职，退役，（使）退休( retire的过去式)；
(1) ...the boys' dormitory...
(2) The latest refugees were housed in makeshift dormitories.
(3) She lived in a college dormitory.
dormitory
[ˈdɔ:mitri]
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n.首都；资本；资源；大写字母；
adj.极好的；最重要的；资本的；首都的；
n.（学校等的）宿舍；集体寝室；（在市内工作的人的）郊外住宅区；
adj.住宅区的；
n.汽车驾驶员；乘汽车旅行的人；
n.布，织物；一块布；用作某种用途的布，桌布，擦布，揩布；（统称）牧师；
(1) He had not expected the young man to reappear before evening...
(2) I have always regarded him as a man of integrity.
(3) The chick initially has no fear of man...
man
[mæn]
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n.男人；人类；男子汉；雇工；
vt.使振作；操纵；给…配置人员；在…就位；
int.（表示惊讶、气愤等）嘿，天哪；
n.保护；护照；[经]保护贸易制，保护政策；（向歹徒缴纳的）保护费；
n.技能，技巧；熟练，巧妙；才能，本领；
n.农场，农庄；农家；畜牧场；农田；
vt.耕种；养殖；承包，包出；佃出（土地）；
vi.经营农场；
(1) It's easy to make a mistake .
(2) This letter is addressed to someone else─there must be some mistake.
(3) It would be a mistake to ignore his opinion.
mistake
[mɪˈsteɪk]
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n.错误，过失，误解；差错，口误，笔误；失策，失误；
vt.& vi.弄错，误解；
vt.认不出；误会；看错；
vi.弄错；误解；
n.情感，感情；情绪；感动，激动；
vt.& vi.付款；偿还；补偿；（对…）有利；
vt.给予；支付；
n.工资；薪水；报答；
adj.收费的；需付费的；
adj.累人的；令人疲倦的；麻烦的，无聊的；引起疲劳的；
v.（使）疲劳( tire的现在分词)；对（做）某事感到厌倦；
(1) Much to her embarrassment she realized that everybody had been listening to her singing.
(2) Her resignation will be a severe embarrassment to the party.
(3) I'm glad you offered─it saved me the embarrassment of having to ask.
embarrassment
[ɪmˈbærəsmənt]
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n.窘迫；难堪；令人难堪或耻辱的事；
n.权威；权力；学术权威；[复数]当权者；
adj.自洁式的，自动清洗的；自清洗；
赔偿；为…付钱；因…受罚[痛苦]；替某人付款；
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