(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
adv. 笼统地; 通常地; 普遍地
科学实验室
v. 鼓励; 使有希望; 劝说; 促进
(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
没必要去…
v. 允许; 使有可能; 破例做 n. 许可证
v. 批评，指责; 评价，批判
n. 牙膏
(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. 陈列，展示; 显示; 显露 n. 展览; 表演; （特性、情感或能力的）表现; （计算机屏幕上的）显示，显像
v. 受苦; 忍受; 变差
就地，当地
v. 解释; 辩解，说明…的理由
(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
v. 需要; 要求，规定
n. 衣领; （动物）颈圈; 箍 v. 抓住，逮住; 拦住（某人与其）谈话
adv. 稍微; 身材瘦小
深夜不睡; 熬夜
(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
科幻小说
作为回报；作为回应
n. 邮政; 邮件; 邮班; 职位; 哨所; 标志杆; 终点标志; 球门柱 v. 邮寄; 把…放入; 派驻; 站岗; 张贴; 发布; 交付（保释金）
打算做；有意做
(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) .
pattern [ˈpætn] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 菠菜; <俚>胡说八道
宁愿， 宁可
n. 模式; 范例; 图案; 模型; 样品 v. 构成图案; 使形成
n. 胡须，胡子
(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
adj. 坚信的; 自信的; 肯定的
adj. 中年的; 适合于中年人的; 具有中年人特点的
n. 长度; 篇幅; 时间的长短; 有…长度的; 一节; 池长; 艇位; 马位
n. 项目，工程; （学生的）课题，研究项目; 方案，计划 v. 规划，计划; 预测; 放映，投射; 伸出；凸出; 表现，展现
(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. 名人，明星; 名声
n. 探险家; 勘探者; 探测器; [医]探针
n. 毕业文凭; 文凭课程
n. 套衫
(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. 装置，器具; 爆炸装置; 策略，技巧; 诡计; （文学作品中）修辞手段
值得（做）
n. 许可; 许可证; 放纵; 放荡
n. 烟囱; 狭孔
(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
n. 缺点( fault的名词复数 ); 毛病; 失误; 过失
n. 困惑; 混淆; 尴尬; 混乱局面
v. 插嘴; 打断; 中止; 遮挡
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
(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
n. 记忆力; 回忆; 存储器; 怀念
n. 运动员; 田径运动员; 运动健儿; 身强力壮的人
靠自己的力量，独自地; 独力; 独立
(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. 基础的，根本的; 最初级的，起码的; 碱性的
继续做，坚持干
n. 栅栏; 赛马障碍物; 销赃者 v. 把…圈起来; 击剑; 搪塞
n. 机会; 时机
(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. 结论; 结束; 末尾; 结局; 签订
依靠
adj. 成熟的; 口味浓郁的; 难闻的; 时机成熟的
adj. 秃顶的，无毛的; （轮胎表面）磨平了的; 直截了当的
(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. 大气层; 空气; 氛围，环境; 魅力
prep. 在…下面; 在…背后; 比不上
一定要知道
(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
adj. 悲惨的; 令人痛苦的; 太少的; 卑鄙的
vt. 同意; 发许可证 n. 执照，许可证；特许
n. 大陆; 欧洲大陆
(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. 价值，值…钱; 值得; 拥有…价值的财产 n. 价值，意义，作用
n. 公共交通，公共交通工具，公交车辆
令我惊讶的是
从一个地方到另一个地方
(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
n. 管理; 控制; 规章; 规则 adj. 规定的，必须穿戴的，必须使用的
n. 制动器; 刹车; 抑制因素; 阻力; 障碍 v. 刹车; 减速
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
<口>给迷住，对…深感兴趣，深深卷入
(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. 递送（商品）; 分娩; 投递的; 演说风格
帮把手，搭个手，帮个忙
许多的; 一些
(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. 雕像，塑像
n. 人行道; 石板铺的地面; 路面
n. 真空; 空白; 空虚; 清洁 v. 用真空吸尘器清扫
情不自禁
(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. 骑自行车的人
adj. 害怕的，受惊的
adv. 最后，终于
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
上课
用坏; 穿破; （使）筋疲力尽; 耗尽
打算（做）…，想要（做）…
n. <心>移情作用; 同感，共鸣; 神入
(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. 有效的; 实际的; 起作用的
电气项目
adj. 传统的，习俗的，惯例的; 守旧的
养育，抚养
(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
以谋生为生
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）
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. 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) 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. 实现，达到; 完成; 成功
种种，多种多样
n. 缺点( fault的名词复数 ); 毛病; 失误; 过失
v. 使失望; 使落空
(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
v. 提醒; 使想起
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
n. 活动; 企业; 手术; 使用; 运算; 运行; 军事行动
(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
张贴
平安地，安静地
最重要的是；尤其是
(1) Denmark recycles nearly 85% of its paper. (2) recycled paper (3) He recycled all his old jokes.
recycle [ˌriːˈsaɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 禁止; 阻止
v. 回收利用; 重新使用
不辛苦，无收获
v. 钦佩，赞赏; 羡慕; 欣赏
(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
确保；设法保证
出来; 出现; 出版; 出狱
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) 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.
(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
v. 预期; 盼望; 料想; 指望; 怀孕
推迟...，使...延期
即使，纵然; 虽然; 哪怕; 即若
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. 塑料; 塑料学; 信用卡 adj. 塑料的; 不自然的; 可塑的; 做作的
n. 监狱; 看守所 v. 监禁; 拘留
n. 解决办法; 溶解; 答案
n. 国籍; （构成国家一部分的）民族
(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
以…结束
vt. 修订; 改变; 修正; [主英国英语]复习 vt.& vi. 复习 vi. 修订，校订
n. 想象（力）; 幻想物; 创造力
在第二位
(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
adj. 极好的; 巨大的; 寓言中的
n. 外甥女; 侄女
作决定；下决心
adj. 先前的; 以前的; 过早的; （时间上）稍前的 adv. 在先；在…以前
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
v. （作出）反应; 过敏; 起化学反应
n. 球门; 进球得分; 目标
v. 防御; 保卫; 防守; 替…辩护; 辩解; 卫冕; 参加…以保住…
(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
adv. 确定; 明显地; 明确地
n. 禁令，禁律; 〈美〉禁酒，[美史]禁酒时期; [法]诉讼中止令
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
v. 营救，救助 n. 营救（行动）
(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
放弃；投降
n. 模式; 范例; 图案; 模型; 样品 v. 构成图案; 使形成
n. 一代人; 一代; 一批; 产生 adj. 第…代的
n. 衣橱; 全部服装; 服装部
(1) junior employees (2) She is junior to me. (3) the world junior tennis championships
junior [ˈdʒuːniə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 液体 adj. 液体的; 易变为现金的; 清澈的; 清脆的
adj. 有限的; 受…限制
adj. 大约的; 近似的; 粗略的 v. 近似于; 近似计算
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) 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
(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
n. 价值（观）; 重要性，用途; 划算程度; 数值 v. 重视，珍视; 给…估价
说实话；坦率地说
n. 五斗柜，衣柜
(1) to spread a cloth on a table (2) Sue spread the map out on the floor. (3) The bird spread its wings.