(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
v. 买得起; 承受得住; 提供; 抽得出(时间)
n. 套衫
取笑别人
(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
即使,纵然; 虽然; 哪怕; 即若
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
n. 预报 v. 预测
气候变化
(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
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
不麻烦
想岀,想到
adj. 文静的; 温和的; 轻柔的; 平缓的
(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
使(自己)关心…
毕竟;别忘了
n. 风景; 舞台布景
adj. 秃顶的,无毛的; (轮胎表面)磨平了的; 直截了当的
(1) the tips of your fingers (2) the tip of your nose (3) the northern tip of the island
tip [tɪp] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 预订; 保留意见; 保留地
n. (事件或活动的)发生地; 举办地点; 场地
adv. 起初,原来; 独创地,独出心裁地; 自来; 本
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
(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
v. 挣钱; 赚钱; 营利
n. 冒险; 奇遇; 冒险精神 v. 去某地探险
n. 两星期,十四天
adj. 中年的; 适合于中年人的; 具有中年人特点的
(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
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
n. 套衫
n. 城堡; 堡垒; (国际象棋中的)车
某人都很熟悉的东西
(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
出来; 出现; 出版; 出狱
n. 独木舟,皮划艇 v. 划/乘独木舟
取得进步
(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. 批评家( critic的名词复数 ); 评论员; 批评者; 挑剔的人
打算做;有意做
n. 自动扶梯
v. 在…探险; 探讨; 勘探; 摸索
(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
v. 假装; 扮作; 自诩 adj. 假装的
即使,纵然; 虽然; 即若; 哪怕
v. 开展; 伸开; 传播; 涂; 分摊 n. 散布; 广泛; 酱; 范围
v. 想象; 猜测; 臆想; 认为
(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
adj. 勇于冒险的; 新奇的; 惊险的
与...相关;涉及;谈到
n. 侄子,外甥
很可能; 无疑地; 固然
(1) junior employees (2) She is junior to me. (3) the world junior tennis championships
junior [ˈdʒuːniə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
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
adv. 极端地; 非常,很; 去; 绝
n. 戴在头上的收话器,双耳式耳机; 听筒
在…(如某行业)中获得成功
(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
n. 记忆力; 回忆; 存储器; 怀念
说实话;坦率地说
vt. 挤进; 将(某人[某物])压扁; 使沉默; 平定(叛乱等) vi. 挤入; 受挤压; 发出挤压声 n. (软式)墙网球; 南瓜小果(主要种类为笋瓜 winter squash 和西葫芦 summer squash); 果汁汽水; 拥挤的人群
(1) Denmark recycles nearly 85% of its paper. (2) recycled paper (3) He recycled all his old jokes.
recycle [ˌriːˈsaɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 价值,值…钱; 值得; 拥有…价值的财产 n. 价值,意义,作用
从一个地方到另一个地方
v. 回收利用; 重新使用
v. 喜爱,爱好; 疼; 待见
(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
喜爱,热衷于
adj. 德国(人)的; 德语的 n. 德国人; 德语
n. 衣橱; 全部服装; 服装部
n. 功能; 函数; 因变量; 宴会 v. 工作; 发挥功能
(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. 教授; 讲师
没必要去…
adj. 周围的,附近的
adj. 浪漫(主义)的,有情调的; 爱情的; 多情的; 空想的 n. 浪漫的人; 浪漫主义作家/音乐家/艺术家
Mediterranean [ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 回收利用; 重新使用
n. 机会; 时机
adj. 地中海的; 地中海地区的; 地中海居民的 n. 地中海
脱掉; 起飞; (使)离开; 突然成功
(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
v. 增加,增长 n. 增加,增长
n. 一部分; 一份遗产(或赠与的财产); 嫁妆; 分得的财产 vt. 把…分成份额; 分配; 把…分给(to); 命运注定
继续做,坚持干
(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
n. 上唇的胡子; 髭; 触须
解题
adj. (有关)历史的,史学的; 基于史实的,历史题材的
n. 国籍; (构成国家一部分的)民族
(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
折扣价
v. 使开心; 给…提供娱乐
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
v. 假定,设想; (根据所知)认为,推断; (婉转表达)我看,要不
(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
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
露天;在户外
adj. 关心的; 有同情心的 vt. 关心(care的现在分词)
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) 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. (体育比赛的)场地; 程度,顶点; 音高; 沥青 v. 抛,扔; 向前跌倒; 颠簸; 把(球)投给击球员; 把…定; 搭(帐篷)
n. 递送(商品); 分娩; 投递的; 演说风格
n. 潜艇; 海底生物 adj. 水下的,海底的
受…欢迎
(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. 先进的; 高级的; 后期的; 年迈的
n. 人群; 观众; 一伙人; 老百姓; 群众 v. 聚集在…; 逼近; (使)拥挤; 涌上心头
n. 衣领; (动物)颈圈; 箍 v. 抓住,逮住; 拦住(某人与其)谈话
adj. 奇怪的,不寻常的; 诡异的
(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
n. 资格,授权; 条件,限制; 合格证书
adj. 典型的; 特有的; 一贯的,平常的
n. 公共交通,公共交通工具,公交车辆
利用;欺骗;占…的便宜
(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
adj. 最高的; 极大的 adv. 最多 n. 最大量
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)
v. 保护; 贸易保护; 投保
拿起; 提起; 捡起; 取走; 学会; (身体)恢复,好转
(1) She spent a year in jail. (2) He has been released from jail. (3) a ten-year jail sentence
jail [dʒeɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
收到...的来信
n. 伤害,损伤
n. 监狱; 看守所 v. 监禁; 拘留
n. 接待; 欢迎; 招待会; 接待处
(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. 风景; 乡村风景画(风格); 形势; 横向打印格式 v. 对…做景观美化; 给…做园林美化
用坏; 穿破; (使)筋疲力尽; 耗尽
药店,药房
深夜不睡; 熬夜
(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
n. 模式; 范例; 图案; 模型; 样品 v. 构成图案; 使形成
adj. 棘手的; 坚强的; 粗野的; 治安很差的; 艰难的; 强硬的; 坚固的; 嚼不动的; 倒霉的 n. 暴徒 v. 坚持 adv. 坚强地
v. 习惯于,适用于
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) 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
v. 参与,参加
n. 活动; 企业; 手术; 使用; 运算; 运行; 军事行动
屈服; 投降; 让步; 交
v. 解释; 辩解,说明…的理由
(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. 经验; 经历; 往事 v. 经历; 感受
v. 受苦; 忍受; 变差
n. 药店; 药剂师; 化学家
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) 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
习惯于
adj. 简单的; 单纯的; 朴素的
n. 缺点( fault的名词复数 ); 毛病; 失误; 过失
n. 拉手; 把手; 有柄的; 方法 v. 应付; 处理; 使用; 驾驶; 拿; 买,卖
(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
n. 改善; 改进之处; 改善的事物
n. 综合性大学; 大学人员; 大学校舍
例如;比如
(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
对某人有信心。
n. 数量,数额; 大量,众多
一直以来
(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
<口>以后; 嗣后; 他日
n. 目的地 adj. 作为目的地的
n. 外甥女; 侄女
adj. 令人厌恶的; 令人作呕的; 完全不能接受的
(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
v. 引起; 生产; 生长; 造出; 出示; 栽培; 制作(电影等) n. 农产品
adj. 积极的; 忙碌的,活跃的; 起作用的; 主动语态的; 起化学反应的 n. 主动语态
n. 胡须,胡子
动画片,美术片
(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
v. 钦佩,赞赏; 羡慕; 欣赏
v. 搜寻; 追踪; 打猎; 猎狐 n. 搜寻; 打猎; (英国的)猎狐队伍/行动
n. 上唇的胡子; 髭; 触须
n. 栅栏; 赛马障碍物; 销赃者 v. 把…圈起来; 击剑; 搪塞
(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. 专科院校; 研究院,学会; (美国)私立中学
phrase. 拿起; 占用,占据; 开始从事; 接受; 继续
vt. 修订; 改变; 修正; [主英国英语]复习 vt.& vi. 复习 vi. 修订,校订
adj. 出乎意料的
(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
n. 决心; 决定; 查明
adj. 坚信的; 自信的; 肯定的
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)
n. 模式; 范例; 图案; 模型; 样品 v. 构成图案; 使形成
(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. 害怕的,受惊的
今后,将来; 日后
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. 〈英口〉同“advertisement”
(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.