(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. 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
adj. 合理的，公道的; 明智的; 不少的; 过得去的
n. 真空; 空白; 空虚; 清洁 v. 用真空吸尘器清扫
即使，纵然; 虽然; 哪怕; 即若
(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
胡闹，弄乱; 粗鲁地对待
adv. 不是…就是…，…或…，要么…要么…
vt. 修订; 改变; 修正; [主英国英语]复习 vt.& vi. 复习 vi. 修订，校订
脱掉; 起飞; （使）离开; 突然成功
(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. 烟囱; 狭孔
adv. 精确地，确切地; 正是如此；完全正确; （要求得到更多信息）究竟，到底
在我去的路上
今后，将来; 日后
(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
依靠，依赖
n. 火腿; （旧时的）小镇，村庄; 大腿后部; 拙劣演员（尤指表演过火者）
n. 海关; 关税 adj. 进出口的
(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. 圆点花样的布料
v. 离开; 放弃，离任; 停止，戒掉; 退出（程序）
阻止， 防止
adj. 成熟的; 口味浓郁的; 难闻的; 时机成熟的
(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
v. 击败; 使困惑; 使失败; 否决; 难倒; 失利 n. 失败; 战败; 击败
n. 公共交通，公共交通工具，公交车辆
n. 地点，位置; （电影的）外景拍摄地; 定位
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]
(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
v. 雇用，临时雇佣; 租用 n. 租赁; 新雇员
和…一样; 除…以外还; 既…又; 和，以及
n. 迹象; 招牌; 手势; 符号 v. 签字; 和…签约; 打手势
adj. 秃顶的，无毛的; （轮胎表面）磨平了的; 直截了当的
(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
到…年龄
在电视上
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. 许多
(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
n. 路; （公共汽车和列车等的）常规路线; 航线; 渠道，途径 vt. 按某路线发送; 给…规定路线[次序，程序]
没必要去…
v. 康复; 复原; 重新获得; 恢复
n. 一系列; 连续; 串联
(1) junior employees (2) She is junior to me. (3) the world junior tennis championships
junior [ˈdʒuːniə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 复杂的; 难处理的
adv. 主要地; 大多
adj. 前任的; 以前的; 前者的
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) 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
adv. 确实; 实际上; 究竟
n. 栅栏; 赛马障碍物; 销赃者 v. 把…圈起来; 击剑; 搪塞
报名
n. 上唇的胡子; 髭; 触须
(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
adj. 令人赞叹的; 给人深刻印象的
用坏; 穿破; （使）筋疲力尽; 耗尽
v. 捐献; 增加，增进; 做贡献; 促成; 撰稿; 讲话; 是…的原因
气候变化
(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
在…的底部
起作用
n. 肌肉; 力量; 权威，权力
(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
n. 器械; 乐器; 仪器; 工具; 促成某事的人/物; 受利用的人; 文据
不完全是; 不见得
总的来说，大体而言; 总而言之; 总之; 归根结底
受…欢迎
Mediterranean [ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 地中海的; 地中海地区的; 地中海居民的 n. 地中海
在第二位
失去对…的兴趣; 爆炸，开火; （电器设备）停止运转; 进行，进展; 变质，腐败
n. 结论; 结束; 末尾; 结局; 签订
(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
鼓励
n. 监狱，看守所
v. 宣布; 宣称; 通知; 宣布某人到达; 播音
v. 欠钱/情; 应把…归因于; 服从; 有必要为
(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. 塑料; 塑料学; 信用卡 adj. 塑料的; 不自然的; 可塑的; 做作的
v. 想知道，感到疑惑; 感到诧异 n. 惊叹，惊奇; 奇迹，奇事; 奇才 adj. 神奇的; 有奇效的
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
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
(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
n. 胡须，胡子
与…出去玩；与…闲逛
n. 联系; 连接物; 纽带; 交通路线; 超文本链接; （链状物）圈 v. 使联系在一起; 连接; 声称…有关系; 挽住
知道; 同意; 得悉; 因…受到报偿或惩罚
(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
v. 插嘴; 打断; 中止; 遮挡
n. 网球场
(尤指经历一系列意外后)最终处于，到头来
v. 俘虏，占领; 引起（注意、想象、兴趣）; 拍摄; 表现，体现（感情、气氛）
(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
adv. 在/去国外; 广为流传地
n. 两星期，十四天
露天；在户外
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
(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
n. 移居; 移民局检查站
n. 缺点( fault的名词复数 ); 毛病; 失误; 过失
n. 客人; 旅客; 特邀嘉宾; [动]寄生虫 v. 做特邀嘉宾; 做客串; 做特约演员
收到...的来信
(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. 预算; 政府年度预算 v. 谨慎花钱; 把…编入预算; 为…做出安排 adj. 低价的
n. 圆点花样的布料
印象深刻
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) She spent a year in jail. (2) He has been released from jail. (3) a ten-year jail sentence
jail [dʒeɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 监狱; 看守所 v. 监禁; 拘留
v. 鼓励; 使有希望; 劝说; 促进
到达; 来到; 达成; 获得
adv. 在个人看来; 亲自; 当面地; 个别地; 私人地; 无礼地
(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. 洗衣物; 洗衣店，洗衣房; 要（或正在）洗的衣物，刚洗好的衣物
adv. 事先; 以前; 仓促; “previous”的派生
n. [计量] 公升（容量单位）
(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
吃光; 耗尽; <非正>击败; 使苦恼
adv. 几乎不; 几乎没有; 很难; 刚刚; 并不
n. 套衫
v. 挣钱; 赚钱; 营利
(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
n. 一代人; 一代; 一批; 产生 adj. 第…代的
取得进步
n. 话题
n. 衣橱; 全部服装; 服装部
(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
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
(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
phrase. 拿起; 占用，占据; 开始从事; 接受; 继续
n. 影响; 作用; 冲击力 v. 对…有影响; 冲击; 撞击
n. 垫子; 起保护(或缓冲)作用的事物 v. 减少对…的震动/冲击; 减轻(令人不快的影响)
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
(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. 相关的; 合适的; 有意义的
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
在家中跌倒
adj. （有关）历史的，史学的; 基于史实的，历史题材的
(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. 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. 全面的; 总体的 adv. 全部; 总体上 n. 外套; 工装服
养育，抚养
到目前为止，迄今为止
(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. <鱼>金枪鱼（科），鲔鱼; 金枪鱼罐头; <植>金枪仙人掌
n. 侄子，外甥
adj. 稀少的，罕见的; 珍贵的; 半熟的; 极好的
v. 使相信; 说服
(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
打算做；有意做
n. 液体 adj. 液体的; 易变为现金的; 清澈的; 清脆的
n. 拉手; 把手; 有柄的; 方法 v. 应付; 处理; 使用; 驾驶; 拿; 买，卖
adj. 放心的; 宽慰的 v. 解除(relieve的过去分词); 减轻; 使得到解脱; 使宽慰
(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
n. 雕像，塑像
adj. 明显的; 当然的; 平淡无奇的; 不必要的
乐于; 甘于; 肯; 甘
v. 解释; 辩解，说明…的理由
(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
n. 短文; 论说文; 论文; 企图 v. 企图
adj. 中年的; 适合于中年人的; 具有中年人特点的
收起来; 放好; 储存; 打消
n. 功能; 函数; 因变量; 宴会 v. 工作; 发挥功能
(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. 使失望; 使落空
n. 上唇的胡子; 髭; 触须
n. 装置，器具; 爆炸装置; 策略，技巧; 诡计; （文学作品中）修辞手段
adj. 简单的; 单纯的; 朴素的
(1) Denmark recycles nearly 85% of its paper. (2) recycled paper (3) He recycled all his old jokes.
recycle [ˌriːˈsaɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 资格，授权; 条件，限制; 合格证书
转乘; 使有关系; 与…连接; 用电话同…相联系
v. 回收利用; 重新使用
adv. 笼统地; 通常地; 普遍地
(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. 插嘴; 打断; 中止; 遮挡
要求电梯
打算（做）…，想要（做）…
(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) .
(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
赚钱; 挣钱
既然那样；假使那样的话
v. 扮演一个角色，参与，装腔骗人
(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. 本地的，地方的; 局部的 n. 本地人; （常去的）邻近小酒馆; （工会）地方分会; （沿线每站都停的）公共汽车，火车