(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
吃光; 耗尽; <非正>击败; 使苦恼
num. 百万
adj. 机密的，保密的; 悄悄的
n. 薪金，工资
(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
n. 监狱，看守所
adj. 古老的; 古董的 n. 古物; 古董; 古玩
所以，因而; 太…所以
德国（欧洲国家）
(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. 稀少的，罕见的; 珍贵的; 半熟的; 极好的
n. 五斗柜，衣柜
n. 主人; 东道主; 节目主持人; 主机; 寄主; 大量; 祭品; 圣体 v. 作为主人组织; 主办活动; 主持; 存储网站
v. 解释; 辩解，说明…的理由
(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
adj. 最近的; 最新的 n. 最新事物; 最新消息; 至迟
没必要去…
印象深刻
既不…也不…
(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
n. 收入; 所得 ; 收益
vt. 修订; 改变; 修正; [主英国英语]复习 vt.& vi. 复习 vi. 修订，校订
adj. 正确的，精确的; 精准的
一群人
(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
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）
与…相处融洽
adj. 有限的; 受…限制
n. 谋杀; 困难的事 v. 谋杀; 毁坏; 打垮
(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
adj. 唯一的; 独特的; 特有的
n. 极限; 限制; 界限; 范围 v. 限制; 限量; 使限于
n. 衣领; （动物）颈圈; 箍 v. 抓住，逮住; 拦住（某人与其）谈话
v. 谈及; 提到; 提名 n. 提及; 提名表扬
(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.
polka dot [ˈpɔlkə dɔt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 牙膏
等等; 诸如此类; 什么的; 依此类推
n. 圆点花样的布料
v. 混淆，使困惑; 搅乱，难以理解
(1) He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache. (2) a week's growth of beard (3) a goat's beard
beard [bɪəd] 📢 UK📢 US
建立；设立；创立; 安排; 建立；竖起; 安装，调试，架设（设备等）; 诬陷；栽赃
n. 胡须，胡子
v. 预言; 预测
发生，举行; 来
(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
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
n. 准许; 许可证
n. 烟囱; 狭孔
n. 素食者; 食草动物 adj. 素食者的; 素菜的
(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. 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
体育项目
adj. 秃顶的，无毛的; （轮胎表面）磨平了的; 直截了当的
adj. 成熟的; 口味浓郁的; 难闻的; 时机成熟的
(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
v. 保护; 贸易保护; 投保
n. 许可; 许可证; 放纵; 放荡
adj. 重要的; 严重的; 大音阶的; 主修的 n. 少校; 主修课程; 主修…的学生; 大型企业; 大联盟 v. 主修
adj. 额外的; 费用另计的 n. 额外费用; 附加物; 群众演员 adv. 格外，特别
(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
主管；掌管
毫无疑问
v. 插嘴; 打断; 中止; 遮挡
v. 去拿; 卖得; 售得; 去取
(1) Denmark recycles nearly 85% of its paper. (2) recycled paper (3) He recycled all his old jokes.
recycle [ˌriːˈsaɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
与某人争论
提建议
v. 回收利用; 重新使用
张贴
(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
v. 毁坏; 破坏; 使破产 n. 毁坏; 破产; 祸根; 废墟，残余部分
试着做点什么
n. 上唇的胡子; 髭; 触须
v. （作出）反应; 过敏; 起化学反应
(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
常识; 人所共知的事
n. 通告，声明; 宣布，公布; 启事
n. 地点，现场; 场面; 镜头; 圈子，坛; 景色; 风景画; 争吵
v. 开展; 伸开; 传播; 涂; 分摊 n. 散布; 广泛; 酱; 范围
(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.
(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
v. 欠钱/情; 应把…归因于; 服从; 有必要为
v. 提醒; 使想起
adj. 必要的; 必然的 n. 必需品
n. 外甥女; 侄女
(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. 大字标题; 新闻提要; 头条新闻 vt. 给…加标题; 担任主角
n. 上唇的胡子; 髭; 触须
n. 真空; 空白; 空虚; 清洁 v. 用真空吸尘器清扫
追溯到
Mediterranean [ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 明智的; 合理的; 实用的; 可意识到的
adj. 地中海的; 地中海地区的; 地中海居民的 n. 地中海
n. 托婴服务 v. 临时受雇代外出的父母照料小孩( babysit的现在分词 )
习惯于
(1) junior employees (2) She is junior to me. (3) the world junior tennis championships
junior [ˈdʒuːniə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 检验，校验; 结账; 借阅
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
出发；动身；启程；使...爆炸
v. 治愈; 解决; 矫正; 加工储藏 n. 药; 措施; 疗程
(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
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
n. （儿童或年轻人在某人家玩乐并过夜的）聚会; 在外过夜
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
n. 奢侈，豪华; 奢侈品，美食，美衣; 乐趣，享受; 不常有的乐趣（或享受、优势）
(1) She spent a year in jail. (2) He has been released from jail. (3) a ten-year jail sentence
jail [dʒeɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 人造喷泉，喷泉水; 泉源; 液体贮存器，汽水桶，冷饮柜; 源头，来源
n. 意图，计划; 情势需要; 重要意义; 意志
n. 禁令，禁律; 〈美〉禁酒，[美史]禁酒时期; [法]诉讼中止令
n. 监狱; 看守所 v. 监禁; 拘留
(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
n. 套衫
养育，抚养
乐于; 甘于; 肯; 甘
n. 目的地 adj. 作为目的地的
(1) the tips of your fingers (2) the tip of your nose (3) the northern tip of the island
tip [tɪp] 📢 UK📢 US
n. (飞机、轮船等上的)全体工作人员; 技术团队; 一组人; 划船队; 赛船运动 v. 当船员
取代…人; 顶换; 就位; 即位
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
与…联系，与…交往; 与…相通
(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
v. 开始; 到来; 上涨; 插入
adj. 附近的 adv. 在附近
v. 捐献; 增加，增进; 做贡献; 促成; 撰稿; 讲话; 是…的原因
(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
atheletics
一系列; 一些; 一套
n. 垃圾; 劣质物品; 废话 adj. 极不擅长的 v. 贬低
adj. 中年的; 适合于中年人的; 具有中年人特点的
(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...
wear out [weə(r) aʊt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 组织（工作）; 安排，编排; 条理
v. 习惯于，适用于
v. 禁止; 妨碍
用坏; 穿破; （使）筋疲力尽; 耗尽
(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. "
(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
v. 承认; 招供; 准许…进入; 接纳; 收治
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
放弃；投降
有售， 上市; 廉价出售
(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
受…欢迎
n. 批评家( critic的名词复数 ); 评论员; 批评者; 挑剔的人
v. 需要; 要求，规定
adj. 机密的，保密的; 悄悄的
(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
在第二位
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
adj. 有创造力的; 创作的，创新的 n. 搞创作的人; 创意，创作素材
adv. 替代; 反而
(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.
n. 废弃物，垃圾; 杂乱的一堆; 一窝幼崽; 猫砂; 褥草; 轿子 v. 使凌乱; 乱扔; （猫狗）产仔
露天；在户外
(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
vt. 同意; 发许可证 n. 执照，许可证；特许
n. 烟囱; 狭孔
照顾; 照料; 料理; 打理
adj. 充满活力的; 活泼的; 充满趣味的
(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
即使，纵然; 虽然; 哪怕; 即若
平安地，安静地
n. 布料; 原料; 材料; 素材; 节目 adj. 物质的; 重要的; 直接相关的
n. 栅栏; 赛马障碍物; 销赃者 v. 把…圈起来; 击剑; 搪塞
(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
adj. 相关的; 合适的; 有意义的
v. 用完; 耗尽; 从…跑出
n. 衣橱; 全部服装; 服装部
adj. 书面的; 写成文字的; 明显受到…影响; （感情）全挂在脸上 v. 写( write的过去分词); 写信
(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
n. 地区，行政区域; （首都以外的）各地区; 身体部位
v. 倾倒; 倒（饮料等）; 倾泻; 倾盆而下; 蜂拥; 源源而来
不麻烦
就某件事征求意见
(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
接近，靠近; 濒临; 切; 亲
n. 奥运会
adj. 可信赖的; 可靠的
n. 缺点( fault的名词复数 ); 毛病; 失误; 过失
(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
v. 招待; 娱乐; 使有兴趣; 怀有（想法、希望、感觉等）
n. 模式; 范例; 图案; 模型; 样品 v. 构成图案; 使形成
adj. 官方的; 公务的; 公开的; 公务的; 冠冕堂皇的 n. 官员; 裁判员
v. 提供; 规定
(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?