(1) changing patterns of behaviour (2) an irregular sleeping pattern (3) The murders all seem to follow a (similar) pattern (= happen in the same way) .
pattern [ˈpætn] 📢 UK📢 US
跟随;到达;进步;赶快
n. 模式; 范例; 图案; 模型; 样品 v. 构成图案; 使形成
很可能; 无疑地; 固然
常识; 人所共知的事
(1) He was short and bald and had a moustache. (2) ...a heavy man with drooping moustaches. (3) No , no. He did have a moustache, just a short little moustache.
moustache [məˈstɑːʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
消磨时光
n. 理由; 论据; 讨论,辩论; 异议; 争论 n. [计]参数,更多的表示实参,在部分翻译中被叫做引数
n. 侦探; 警探 adj. 侦探的; 破案的
n. 上唇的胡子; 髭; 触须
(1) to spread a cloth on a table (2) Sue spread the map out on the floor. (3) The bird spread its wings.
spread [spred] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 简单的; 单纯的; 朴素的
v. 开展; 伸开; 传播; 涂; 分摊 n. 散布; 广泛; 酱; 范围
adj. 单独的; 个人的; 独特的 n. 个人; 某种类型的人
n. 小说; 虚构的事; 杜撰
(1) Any faults in the original cider stood out sharply after distillation. (2) The club specialises in videoing its student golfers to correct their faults. (3) For all its faults, the film instantly became a classic.
faults [] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 确保; 担保
n. 缺点( fault的名词复数 ); 毛病; 失误; 过失
想做的事
n. 距离; 遥远,久远; 疏远; 远方; 冷淡 adj. 远程的 v. 使疏远
(1) to waste time/food/energy (2) Why waste money on clothes you don't need? (3) She wasted no time in rejecting the offer (= she rejected it immediately) .
waste [weɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 浪费,滥用; 白费; 错过(机会) n. 浪费,滥用; 糟蹋; 废料,垃圾; 荒原,沙漠 adj. 荒芜的; 废弃的
v. 承认; 招供; 准许…进入; 接纳; 收治
占一个位置
adj. 令人赞叹的; 给人深刻印象的
(1) I'll drive you back to your hotel later. It's no bother. (2) Drop the word . There is no bother about dropping the word. (3) There is no bother about dropping the word.
no bother [] 📢 UK📢 US
不麻烦
在我的闲暇时间
毕竟;别忘了
公开地,当众; 大庭广众; 桌面儿上
(1) I can see I will have to revise my opinions of his abilities now. (2) The government may need to revise its policy in the light of this report. (3) a revised edition of a textbook
revise [rɪˈvaɪz] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 修订; 改变; 修正; [主英国英语]复习 vt.& vi. 复习 vi. 修订,校订
n. 气候; 氛围; 形势
adv. 替代; 反而
adj. (感到)温暖舒适的; 愉快的,亲切的; 轻易得到的 n. (茶壶)保暖罩
(1) the tips of your fingers (2) the tip of your nose (3) the northern tip of the island
tip [tɪp] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 尖/顶端; 小费; 提示,忠告; 预测; 垃圾场; 脏乱地 v. (使)倾斜; 倾倒; 轻触; 扔掉; 给小费; 预言…会成功
对某人/事来说太...(负面)
adv. 以后,后来
缺乏
(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] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 沉思的; 体贴的; 缜密思考过的,深思熟虑的
v. 解释; 辩解,说明…的理由
v. 去拿; 卖得; 售得; 去取
变更安排
(1) Troops have been sent to protect aid workers against attack. (2) They huddled together to protect themselves from the wind. (3) Each company is fighting to protect its own commercial interests.
protect [prəˈtekt] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 确实; 实际上; 究竟
温室,陶瓷生坯存放室
v. 保护; 贸易保护; 投保
adj. 中年的; 适合于中年人的; 具有中年人特点的
(1) to travel on/by public transport (2) Most of us use public transport to get to work. (3) Local public transport services are gradually resuming.
public transport [ˈpʌblik trænsˈpɔ:t] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 关心的; 有同情心的 vt. 关心(care的现在分词)
v. 担保; 提供(产品)保修单; 确保; 承诺对…负法律责任 n. 保证; 保修单; 起保证的事物; 担保金
n. 公共交通,公共交通工具,公交车辆
adv. 在下面,在底下; 在下面,在下层 prep. 在…之下; 在下面; 在…下面; 在…领导或控制下 n. 下部,底部
(1) He likes to cook in the open air. (2) He is now taking a walk in the open air. (3) The film will be shown in the open air tonight.
in the open air [in ðə ˈəupən eə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
露天;在户外
即使,纵然; 虽然; 即若; 哪怕
n. 线索,迹象; 提示,注意事项; 暗示; 微量 vt. 暗示 vi. 暗示,提示
adj. 缺席的; 不在场的; 心不在焉的; (父或母)不和子女一起住的 v. 缺席; 不在
(1) junior employees (2) She is junior to me. (3) the world junior tennis championships
junior [ˈdʒuːniə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
对某人有信心。
n. 接待; 欢迎; 招待会; 接待处
v. 保留; 预订; 拥有 n. 储备; 预备队员; 保护区; 寡言; 谨慎; 后备军; 底价
adj. 职位较低的; 青少年的; 三年级的 n. 职位较低者; 青少年; 小学生; 较年幼者; (高中或大学的)三年级学生
(1) When I say I mean to do it, I mean it. (2) Breaking the dish was accidental; he didn't mean to do it. (3) What do you mean to do?
mean to do [mi:n tu: du:] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 地址,位置; 网址; 演说 v. 写(收信人)姓名地址; 解决,处理; 演讲; 向…说话; 称呼
n. 长度; 篇幅; 时间的长短; 有…长度的; 一节; 池长; 艇位; 马位
打算做;有意做
adj. 明显的; 当然的; 平淡无奇的; 不必要的
(1) a coat with a fur collar (2) I turned up my collar against the wind (= to keep warm) . (3) He always wears a collar and tie for work.
collar [ˈkɒlə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 衣领; (动物)颈圈; 箍 v. 抓住,逮住; 拦住(某人与其)谈话
v. 增加,增长 n. 增加,增长
锻炼;计算出;解决
adj. 效率高的; 有能力的
(1) His sisters are grown up and his parents are middle-aged. (2) ...middleaged, married businessmen. (3) Her novels are middle-aged and boring.
middle-aged [ˌmɪdl ˈeɪdʒd] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 这样
值得做;物有所值
adj. 中年的; 适合于中年人的; 具有中年人特点的
以谋生为生
(1) She brought up four children... (2) His grandmother and his father brought him up... (3) The regimental headquarters ordered the second company to take the lead and the fourth company to bring up the rear.
bring up [brɪŋ ʌp] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 时髦的,赶时髦的,追随时髦的 n. 时髦人物,赶时髦的人; 领导时尚的人
养育,抚养
n. (烧水用的)壶; 小汽锅
n. 比赛; 火柴; 敌手; 相配的人/物; 相似的东西; 婚姻 v. 与…相称; 相似; 配对; 比得上; 使较量; 使优于; 适应
(1) Does it bother you that she earns more than you? (2) It bothers me to think of her alone in that big house. (3) Stop bothering me when I'm working.
bother [ˈbɒðə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 行家 adj. 娴熟的; 行家的; 专业的
v. 麻烦,操心; 使苦恼; 打扰,纠缠; 使疼痛 n. 麻烦,困难; 令人烦恼的事/人 int. 真讨厌(表示对某人/事烦恼)
adj. 古代的; 古老的 n. 古人
prep. 在…下面; 在…背后; 比不上
(1) She felt fenced in by domestic routine. (2) His property is fenced with barbed wire. (3) He put his hand on the post behind her so that he had her fenced in and could look down on her.
fence [fens] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 秃顶的,无毛的; (轮胎表面)磨平了的; 直截了当的
[医]鼻漏; 流鼻涕
n. 骑自行车的人
n. 栅栏; 赛马障碍物; 销赃者 v. 把…圈起来; 击剑; 搪塞
(1) confidential information/documents (2) Your medical records are strictly confidential (= completely secret) . (3) He spoke in a confidential tone, his voice low.
confidential [ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 机密的,保密的; 悄悄的
adj. 成熟的; 口味浓郁的; 难闻的; 时机成熟的
v. 招待; 娱乐; 使有兴趣; 怀有(想法、希望、感觉等)
视情况而定
(1) He hasn't been selected for the team. (2) All our hotels have been carefully selected for the excellent value they provide. (3) She was selected as the parliamentary candidate for Bath.
select [sɪˈlekt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. (事件或活动的)发生地; 举办地点; 场地
atheletic
n. 志愿者,自告奋勇者; v. 自告奋勇; 主动提供(建议或信息); (未征得当事人同意)举荐
v. 选择,选拔; (在计算机屏幕上)选定; adj. 精选的; 第一流的; 高级的
(1) ...his niece from America, the daughter of his eldest sister. (2) The President and Mrs. Bush are the adoptive uncle and aunt of a niece and nephew. (3) She will tend after her niece and nephew for the weekend.
niece [niːs] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 外甥女; 侄女
adj. 全部时间的; 全日制的; 专职的,专任的
不能站立
v. 培植 n. 文化; 文明; 种植; 养殖; 培育培养物
(1) a vacuum pump (= one that creates a vacuum ) (2) vacuum-packed foods (= in a package from which most of the air has been removed) (3) His resignation has created a vacuum which cannot easily be filled.
vacuum [ˈvækjuːm] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 真空; 空白; 空虚; 清洁 v. 用真空吸尘器清扫
v. 接受,接纳; 同意,相信; 承认,承担; 忍受
n. 保护措施; 保卫部门; 担保; 安全; 防卫; 抵押品; 证券
n. 课程,讲座; 航向; 方针; 行为方式; 进程; 疗程; 一道菜; 高尔夫球; 比赛场地; 泳道; 江河流向; 河道; 层 v. 快速流动
(1) I am planning a 25th birthday party for my nephew. (2) My nephew, George, has a box but it is always empty. (3) He was my wife's nephew.
nephew [ˈnefjuː] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 侄子,外甥
n. 表演; 表现,业绩,性能; 执行,做; 麻烦事 adj. 性能卓越的
v. 退休; 退出,离开; 退庭; 睡觉; 出局; 撤退
例如, 譬如; 拿 ... 来说
(1) He threw the paper onto the fire and it flew up the chimney. (2) the factory chimneys of an industrial landscape (3) This gas fire doesn't need a chimney.
chimney [ˈtʃɪmni] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 入口,通道; (使用或见到的)机会/权利 v. 访问,存取(计算机信息); 到达,进入,使用
n. 烟囱; 狭孔
v. 申请; 应用; 适用; 涂,敷; 有关,涉及; 努力; 使全神贯注于; 按,踩
即使,纵然; 虽然; 哪怕; 即若
(1) He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery. (2) The tasks had to be performed in a particular sequence. (3) Number the pages in sequence .
sequence [ˈsiːkwəns] 📢 UK📢 US
传递; 去世; 前进; 对…发表(意见)
n. 有利条件; 优势; 优点,好处 v. 有利于; 有助于; 使处于有利地位
n. 车费,票价; 餐点; 出租车乘客 v. 进展,成功
n. [数]数列,序列; 顺序; 连续; 片断插曲 vt. 使按顺序排列,安排顺序; [生化]确定…的顺序,确定…的化学结构序列
(1) a fitted wardrobe (2) everything you need for your summer wardrobe (3) Her wardrobe consists primarily of huge cashmere sweaters and tiny Italian sandals.
wardrobe [ˈwɔːdrəʊb] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 明显地﹐显而易见地
想要做;想要做某事
n. 衣橱; 全部服装; 服装部
n. 观众; 听众; 读者; 接见; 会见
(1) Our dog has a bald patch on its leg. (2) a bald tyre (= a tyre whose surface has become smooth) (3) The bald fact is that we don't need you any longer.
bald [bɔːld] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 建筑学; 建筑式样; 建筑风格; 体系结构; 结构; 架构
adj. 各种各样的; 千差万别的
n. 面试; 采访; 面谈 v. 对…进行面试; 采访; 面谈
adj. 秃顶的,无毛的; (轮胎表面)磨平了的; 直截了当的
(1) Sorry to interrupt, but there's someone to see you. (2) Would you mind not interrupting all the time? (3) I hope I'm not interrupting you.
interrupt [ˌɪntəˈrʌpt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 焦虑的,担心的; 紧张的; 渴望的
v. 插嘴; 打断; 中止; 遮挡
n. 抢劫案; 明抢; 敲竹杠; 明目张胆地索取高价
n. 意图,计划; 情势需要; 重要意义; 意志
(1) The hip-hugging black and white polka-dot dress was the height of fashion. (2) Don't wear polka - dot underwear under white shorts.
n. 登记本; 音域; 语域; 调风口 v. 登记; 给…注册; 显示; 表示; 流露; 引起注意; 把…挂号邮寄
作为回报;作为回应
n. 圆点花样的布料
(1) Every time she consulted her watch, she wondered if the batteries were wearing out... (2) Horses used for long-distance riding tend to wear their shoes out more quickly... (3) The past few days had really worn him out...
(1) a senior officer/manager/lecturer, etc. (2) a senior partner in a law firm (3) a senior post/position
senior [ˈsiːniə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi. 编织,编结; 接合(折骨等); 使皱起,使皱紧; 使紧密相联 n. 编织物; 编织法
n. 质量; 特性; 素质; 优质 adj. 优质的; 棒极了; 内容严肃的(报纸)
n. 味(道); 特色; 概述 v. 给…调味; 加味于
adj. 级别/地位高的,资深的; (比赛)成人的,高水平的 n. 较年长的人; 上司; 资深运动员; 高年级/毕业班学生
(1) Never take it for granted that one will be popular with anybody anywhere anything. (2) Most people would like to be popular with others, but not everyone can achieve this goal.
be popular with [bi: ˈpɔpjulə wið] 📢 UK📢 US
上课
受…欢迎
adj. 非凡的; 非常奇特的; 特别的
n. 外卖餐馆,外卖食品
Mediterranean [ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 庄稼,作物; 收成; 一群,一些; 短发 v. 有收成; 收割; 啃吃(草等); 剪短,剪裁
n. 传记; 传记作品
n. 事情; 事态; 关乎…的问题; 材料; 物质 v. 要紧; 有关系
adj. 地中海的; 地中海地区的; 地中海居民的 n. 地中海
(1) There's no need to wait in all day. (2) "no need to hurry," Ben said casually. (3) There's no need to be so goddam rude!
no need to [] 📢 UK📢 US
科幻小说
n. 教育; 培养; 教育学; 教育机构
没必要去…
因…而发笑; 嘲笑; 蔑视; 对…满不在乎
(1) He was sent to prison for five years. (2) She is in prison , awaiting trial. (3) to be released from prison
prison [ˈprɪzn] 📢 UK📢 US
就某件事征求意见
n. 监狱,看守所
n. 物种; 种类; 类型; [逻辑] 个体
v. 支持; 帮助,资助; 养活,维持; 支撑; 证实 n. 支持; 帮助; 支撑(物); 证据
(1) The pullover stretched after I had worn it a few times. (2) Your pullover is on back to front. (3) Then inspiration struck and she marked the check stub, " One pullover, $ 25. "
pullover [ˈpʊləʊvə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 表现; 举止得体; 作出反应
v. 影响; 使感动; (疾病)感染; 假装
n. 套衫
v. 提供; 表示愿意; 献祭 n. 建议; 提供; 出价; 减价
(1) She spent a year in jail. (2) He has been released from jail. (3) a ten-year jail sentence
jail [dʒeɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
prep. 在/船/飞机/车上; 上船/飞机/车 adv. 在/船/飞机/车上; 上船/飞机/车
n. 模式; 范例; 图案; 模型; 样品 v. 构成图案; 使形成
靠自己的力量,独自地; 独力; 独立
n. 监狱; 看守所 v. 监禁; 拘留
(1) Denmark recycles nearly 85% of its paper. (2) recycled paper (3) He recycled all his old jokes.
recycle [ˌriːˈsaɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 最后的; 末了的; 不可更改的 n. 决赛; 大学毕业考试; 期终考试
n. 讨论; 论述
v. 回收利用; 重新使用
最后,结果; 竟; 卒; 终
(1) He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache. (2) a week's growth of beard (3) a goat's beard