背单词v3

(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]
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n.观众，听众，读者；读者；接见；拥护者，爱好者；

n.空气调节机；空调设备；空气调节器；空调设施；

vt.允许；承认；给予；准许（做某事）；
vi.容许；考虑；

adj.一次性的，可任意处理的；用后就抛弃的；免洗的；可供使用的；
n.〈美口〉使用后随即抛掉的东西（尤指容器等）；

(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]
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脱掉；起飞；（使）离开；突然成功；

n.人( man的名词复数 )；人类；男人；男子汉；

vt.& vi.伸开；展开；（使）传播；（使）散布；
n.范围；连续的一段时间；
vt.涂；把…覆盖在…上(over)；把…敲平；散发（气、烟等）；
vi.（景色、景致）展现；传开；（人群）散开；软化；
adj.张开的；[语言学]双唇展开的；（宝石）扁薄发光的；（文章、照片等）跨两栏（或多栏）的；

n.英镑；磅；兽栏；重击声；
vt.& vi.连续重击；咚咚地走；
vi.（持续地）苦干；（驾舟时）拍打（水面）；（心脏）狂跳；脚步沉重地走（或跑）；
vt.连续重击；捣碎，碾碎；强迫吸收；猛烈袭击；

(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]
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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；

adj.聪明的；敏捷的；漂亮的；整齐的；
vi.疼痛；感到刺痛；难过；
n.创伤；刺痛；疼痛；痛苦；
vt.引起…的疼痛（或痛苦、苦恼等）；
adv.聪明伶俐地，轻快地，漂亮地；

做体操，做健身活动；锻炼；

vi.抱怨；发牢骚；嘟囔；（雷等）隆隆响；
vt.喃喃地说出；
n.抱怨；牢骚；咕哝；（雷等的）隆隆声；

(1) a male bird
(2) All the attackers were male, aged between 25 and 30.
(3) a male nurse/model/colleague

male
[meɪl]
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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]；

n.金，黄金；金色；金币；金饰品；
adj.金（制）的，含金的；金色的；金本位的；

n.偶像，崇拜对象；图标，图符；[宗]圣像；肖像；

n.条，条款；项目；一则；一件商品（或物品）；
adv.又，同上；

(1) Stop shouting and listen!
(2) I shouted for help but nobody came.
(3) She shouted at him to shut the gate.

shout
[ʃaʊt]
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v.应该，被期望；

n.激进主义分子；积极分子；积极行动者；
adj.激进主义的；激进主义分子的；

vt.& vi.呼喊，叫喊；高声说或发出喊叫声；
n.大叫；大叫着说；呐喊；

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；

(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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对（某人）生气；

adj.感兴趣的；拥有权益的；有成见的；
v.使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词)；

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；

adj.日常的，平常的；普通的；每天的；经常；

(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.死尸，尸体；

n.妈妈；木乃伊；干尸；干瘪的人；

n.回答，答复；反应；报复（行动）；[法律]答辩；
vi.[法律]（原告对被告）答辩；反响；作答；（以行动）做出反应；
vt.回应，作出反应；

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；

(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]
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n.提神，精神恢复；提神物；点心，茶点；

adv.坦白地说；打开天窗说亮话；

vt.允诺，许诺；给人以…的指望或希望；
vi.许诺；有指望，有前途；
n.许诺；希望，指望；允诺的东西；

n.电影院；

(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]
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vi.合作，配合，协助；
v.合群；互助；结合；

n.（尤指女子的）发式，发型；

<主美>填写（表格等）；充实；长胖；（通常指因充气）鼓起[膨胀]；

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]
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vt.用吹风机吹干（头发）；
vi.用电吹风器将头发吹干；
n.吹干头发；

adj.纯的；单纯的；纯真的；干净的；
prep.清晰的，纯正的；

adj.有趣的，好笑的，滑稽的；（口）稀奇的，古怪的，奇异的；有病的，不舒服的；狡猾的，欺骗（性）的，可疑的，不光明的；
n.滑稽人物；笑话，有趣的故事；滑稽连环漫画栏；（英）（比赛用）单人双桨小艇；

n.疾病；弊端；不安；
vt.传染；使…有病；

(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]
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拥挤喧嚣；

vt.& vi.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安；（使）困难；

n.医院；收容所；养老院；〈古〉旅客招待所；

adj.临时的，暂时的；短暂的；
n.临时工，临时雇员；

(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]
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解决；将（某物）处理掉；驳倒；将（某物）吃光喝完；

遵守诺言；守约；说一是一；

n.<美>传闻；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷；
vt.谣传；传说；

n.痛苦；刻苦；令人厌烦的人[事物]；身体某部分的疼痛[不适]；
vt.& vi.（使）疼痛，（使）痛苦，伤害；
vt.使…痛苦；使…烦恼；
vi.感到疼痛；引起疼痛；

(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]
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v.以…为食，以…为能源；

adj.完美的；正确的；精通的；[语]完成的；
n.[语]完成时，完成式；vt.使熟练；使完全；使…完美；

vi.发抖；焦虑；颤动；轻轻摇晃；
n.震颤，发抖；颤动，震动；摇晃；战栗；
vt.使挥动；用颤抖的声音说出；颤动，震动；焦虑，担忧；

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；

(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]
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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；

此时此刻；就此；

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；

被控制住；处于控制之下；

(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)]
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n.气象员，天气预报员；

n.摔跤选手；扭斗者，搏斗者；

vi.闪耀，闪烁；活跃，焕发活力和才智；
n.光亮；活力；

n.人口；全体居民；特定[生物]种群；[物]布居；

(1) to win at cards/chess, etc.
(2) Which team won?
(3) France won by six goals to two against Denmark.

win
[wɪn]
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结束；（使）破碎；放假；（使）散开；

adj.估计的；预计的；估算的；
v.估计，评价，评估( estimate的过去式和过去分词 )；（粗略）估计（…的距离、价值、数目、大小、重量、费用等），估量，预算；

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；

adj.短暂的；（衣着）短的；简洁的；简明的；
vt.向…介绍基本情况；（尤指事前）向…介绍基本情况；向…下达简令；在…事先向…做简要指点；
n.概要；短文；简短声明；（争议一方的情况或论点）要点摘录；

(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]
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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.公路；公用通道；干线；途径，方法；

adj.难以忍受的，不能忍受的，经受不住的；承受不住的；

n.综合征；综合症状；典型表现；

(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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n.别墅，公馆；<英>（城郊）住宅；

vt.热情款待；使有兴趣；抱着，怀有；考虑；
vi.热情款待；

n.技能，技巧；熟练，巧妙；才能，本领；

vt.& vi.讲解，解释；
vt.说明…的原因，辩解；
vi.说明，解释，辩解；

(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.猿；狂热；模仿者；
vt.模仿；

n.百万富翁；大富翁；大财主；有钱人；
adj.100万以上人口的；

v.对…发怒；

结束；（使）破碎；放假；（使）散开；

(1) to go up/rise/increase in value
(2) to go down/fall/drop in value
(3) rising property values

value
[ˈvælju:]
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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；

n.灯，灯泡；照射器；（智慧等的）明灯；电子管；
v.照亮；发亮；看到；

n.胃；腹部；食欲；欲望；
vt.容忍；吃…吃得津津有味；〈古〉对…发怒；

n.幽默，心情，诙谐；
vt.迎合，牵就，顺应；

(1) men, women and children
(2) a 24-year-old woman
(3) I prefer to see a woman doctor.

woman
[ˈwʊmən]
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n.女人，妇女；成年女子；女拥人或女下属；女人本能；

vt.增加；补充；附带说明；把…包括在内；
vi.增加；做加法；累积而成；扩大；
n.加法，加法运算；（一篇报道的）补充部分；

adj.（学校教育或培训）正规的；方式上的；礼仪上的；
n.<美>须穿礼服的社交集会；<口>夜礼服；

vt.摆脱；逃避；

(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]
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n.（丧葬前的）停尸室，太平间；
adj.丧葬的；

n.力；武力；（社会）势力；魄力；
vt.强迫；强行；促使，推动；强奸；

vt.& vi.设计；绘制；
vt.设计；计划；企图；决意（做）；
n.设计；图案；结构；计划；
vi.设计略图；（为工艺品、装潢项目等）设计；当设计师；构思；

adj.自洁式的，自动清洗的；自清洗；

(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]
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n.<美>铲车，叉式升降机；叉车；

n.组织；机构；团体；
adj.有组织的；

adj.腐烂的；恶臭的；堕落的；极坏的；
adv.非常；极其；

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)；

(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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n.挑战；盘问；质疑；怀疑；
vt.质疑；向…挑战；
vi.提出挑战，要求竞赛（或竞争）；驳斥；

圣彼得堡（沙皇时代俄国首都）；

adv.免费；

adj.每日的，日常的；一日的；每日一次的；每个工作日的；
n.日报；（不寄宿的）仆人，白天做家务的女佣；
adv.每日；逐日；每周日；日复一日地；

(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]
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进来。；

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；

adj.掺杂的；掺假的；脏的；不纯洁的；

vt.拿住，握住；保留，保存；扣留，拘押；容纳；
vi.拿住，握住；同意，赞成；保持不变；有效；
n.握住；保留；控制；

(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]
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adj.生气的；愤怒的，发怒的；（颜色等）刺目的；（伤口等）发炎的；

adj.内心的，精神的，思想的，心理的；智慧的，智[脑]力的；〈口〉精神病的，意志薄弱的，愚笨的；
n.精神病患者；

对…大声喊；呼叱；叱喝；叱；

v.利用；
欺骗，占…的便宜；

(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]
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n.亿万富翁；巨富；

n.误解；误会；不和；
v.“misunderstand”的现在分词；

n.管，管状物；电子管；地铁；电视机；
vt.把…装管；把…弄成管状；用管输送；
vi.乘地铁；不及格；

[体]篮球运动员；

(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)]
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n.照片，画像；图画，图片；影片；情景；
vt.构想，想象；描绘，画；描述；

n.报告；成绩报告单；传闻；流言蜚语；
vt.& vi.报道；公布；宣告；
vt.告发，举报；使报到；

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；

n.外科医生；[军]军医；

(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]
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vt.& vi.热烈地拥抱，抱住，紧抱；
vt.紧靠…走；抱有，持有；
n.紧抱，热烈拥抱；
vi.缠紧，缚紧（某物，尤指人体）；

沉迷于；有瘾；醉；嗜；

犯错误；弄错；

n.消费者，顾客；[生态]取食者，食物链中以其他生物为食物的生物；

(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]
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adj.令人感兴趣的，有趣的；引起兴趣的；有趣的；令人关注的；

n.消化，领悟；消化能力；细菌分解；（精神上的）同化吸收，融会贯通；

vt.期望；预料；要求；认为（某事）会发生；
vi.预期；期待；怀胎；怀孕；

adj.外科的，外科手术的；（服装）治疗用的；

(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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v.对…发怒；

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；

vt.诱拐，绑架，劫持；拐骗；

n.促进，增进；提升，升级；（商品等的）推广；发扬；

(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]
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n.动物园；<美俚>（铁路货车的最后一节）守车；<美俚>核粒子园；

n.日光，白昼；清早，黎明；公开，发表；<俚>眼睛，视力；

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)；

vt.邀请；请求；引诱；招致；
n.邀请；

(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]
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adv.明确地；确切地；一定地；肯定地；
int.（表强烈的肯定）当然；

v.意味着；产生…结果；打算；导致；
adj.吝啬的；刻薄的；破旧的；残忍的；
n.平均数；中间；几何平均；等比中数；

n.危险；危险物，威胁；

vt.& vi.（与某人）搏斗；（与…）摔跤；斟酌；
n.摔跤；斗争；

(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.（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；

vt.& vi.（使）具有资格；有权；达标；
vt.限定，修饰；描述，形容；使合适；证明…合格；
vi.合格或成为合格；取得…的资格；

n.桉树；桉属植物；

n.窘迫；难堪；令人难堪或耻辱的事；

(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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vi.出席；致力于，献身于；侍候，照顾；关注；
vt.出席，参加；[常用被动语态]（作为结果、情况）伴随；照顾；陪伴；

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；

adj.厌恶的；厌烦的；
v.使恶心；使讨厌；

n.裤子；

(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:]
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vt.& vi.跟随，接着；
vt.继承；（按时间、顺序等）接着；从事；采用；
vi.理解；发生兴趣；由此产生；跟着人（或物）去（或来）；
n.追随，跟随；[台球]推球，跟球打法（使竿击的球在击中目的球后继续滚动的打法）；

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；

有权；

过…的生活；

(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]
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adj.生气的；愤怒的，发怒的；（颜色等）刺目的；（伤口等）发炎的；

vt.宣布；声明，声称；申报；[法]供述；
vi.声明，发表宣言；宣称；

n.标题；头衔；[体]冠军；[影视]字幕；
vt.加标题；赋予头衔；把…称为；
adj.头衔的；标题的；冠军的；

n.坟墓；墓穴；墓碑；死亡；
v.埋葬；

(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]
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vi.竞赛；竞争；比得上；参加比赛（或竞赛）；

n.女人(woman的复数)；堂客；红粉；

n.技巧，技术，手段；技能；手法；

adj.不合法的，违法的；违反规则的；
n.非法移民，非法劳工；间谍；

(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.同学，校友；

adj.昂贵的，花钱多的；豪华的；

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；

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；

(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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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；

由…所做成的（用于原材料不易看出的场合）；

显而易见；到场；（使）看得见；羞辱；

n.（加入组织或做某事付的）费；专业服务费，业务报酬；小费，赏钱；[法] 继承的产业；
vt.付给报酬，给小费；〈英〉雇用，聘请；