(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. 开展; 伸开; 传播; 涂; 分摊 n. 散布; 广泛; 酱; 范围
旅游景点，观光胜地；景区景点
到…年龄
adj. 正确的，精确的; 精准的
(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.
adj. 场面富丽的，壮观的; 引人注意的; 惊动一时的; 惊人的 n. 壮观的场面，精彩的表演; 〈美〉一小时半以上的大场面电视节目; 特大霓虹灯广告
v. 用完; 耗尽; 从…跑出
养育，抚养
(1) the tips of your fingers (2) the tip of your nose (3) the northern tip of the island
tip [tɪp] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 追求，理想; 雄心，野心
n. 一块，一批; 立方体; 大楼; 街区; 一片土地; 障碍（物），拦截 v. 堵塞，挡住; 妨碍; 拦截
adv. 至少 无论如何，反正
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) 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
adj. 秃顶的，无毛的; （轮胎表面）磨平了的; 直截了当的
n. 信封; 封皮; 包裹物
v. 拒绝; 回绝 n. 垃圾，废弃物
n. 阳台; 楼座
(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；获利；赚钱
n. 意图，计划; 情势需要; 重要意义; 意志
（把…）关掉; 完成; 解雇; 转向
(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. 真相，事实; 真实（性）; 真理
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）
在…（如某行业）中获得成功
用坏; 穿破; （使）筋疲力尽; 耗尽
(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
一…就…; 一经
令我惊讶的是
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. 结果; 重要性
(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. 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
即使，纵然; 虽然; 即若; 哪怕
用某物制造出
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
Mediterranean [ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən] 📢 UK📢 US
除...以外
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
往…去的路上
adj. 地中海的; 地中海地区的; 地中海居民的 n. 地中海
(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
不管；尽管
n. 上唇的胡子; 髭; 触须
提建议
(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
adj. 电子的; 电子设备的
adj. 有压力的
n. 圆点花样的布料
adj. 每年的; 一年一次的; 全年的 n. 年报，年刊; 一年生植物
(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
平安地，安静地
vt.& vi. （使）移动; 搅拌; （使）行动; （使）微动 vt. 使打起精神; 使奋起; 叫醒; 唤起 vi. 苏醒; 奋起; 传播; 发生 n. 搅动; 骚乱; 激动; 微动
有信心
v. 保护; 贸易保护; 投保
(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
对某人有信心。
的确，一定会
v. 允许; 使有可能; 破例做 n. 许可证
(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
一系列; 一些; 一套
n. 衣领; （动物）颈圈; 箍 v. 抓住，逮住; 拦住（某人与其）谈话
n. 努力; 吃力; 有组织的行动; 费力的事
尽最大努力; 肆力
(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. 文静的; 温和的; 轻柔的; 平缓的
v. 预言; 预测
n. 侄子，外甥
利用；欺骗；占…的便宜
(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
领工资
气候变化
v. 解释; 辩解，说明…的理由
阻止， 防止
(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
v. 发现，找到; 了解到; 发掘(人才)
v. 退休; 退出，离开; 退庭; 睡觉; 出局; 撤退
露天；在户外
n. 观众; 听众; 读者; 接见; 会见
(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
既然那样；假使那样的话
adj. 现实的; 实际的; 明智的; 逼真的
放弃；投降
(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
开玩笑; 打哈哈
n. 建筑师; 设计师; 规划者; 发起者; 创立者
n. 套衫
n. 解决办法; 溶解; 答案
(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
v. 想象; 猜测; 臆想; 认为
以…结束
n. 监狱，看守所
就某件事征求意见
(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）
报名
adj. 官方的; 公务的; 公开的; 公务的; 冠冕堂皇的 n. 官员; 裁判员
n. 专科院校; 研究院，学会; （美国）私立中学
(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. 技术; 技能
n. 通告，声明; 宣布，公布; 启事
n. 衣橱; 全部服装; 服装部
n. 两星期，十四天
(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
adj. 有创造力的; 创作的，创新的 n. 搞创作的人; 创意，创作素材
adj. 有效的; 实际的; 起作用的
adv. 正确地; 得体地; 完全地; 真正地
(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
n. 器械; 乐器; 仪器; 工具; 促成某事的人/物; 受利用的人; 文据
n. 讨论; 论述
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) 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. 扮演一个角色，参与，装腔骗人
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. 形象; 声誉; 画像; 雕像; 塑像; 映像; 意象
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
(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
n. 栅栏; 赛马障碍物; 销赃者 v. 把…圈起来; 击剑; 搪塞
收到...的来信
参与；卷入；与...有关联
不做
(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
有人很熟悉某件事
打算做；有意做
v. 应得; 值得
v. 开始; 到来; 上涨; 插入
(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
adv. 确实; 实际上; 究竟
像往常一样; 照旧; 如故; 仍然
不麻烦
鼓励
(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. 公共交通，公共交通工具，公交车辆
[医]积极态度
v. 打碎; 撞击; 猛击; 扣球 n. 打碎; 撞车; 扣球; 十分走红的歌曲
prep. 向，朝，对着; 倾向于; 关于; 用于; 将近; 接近
(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. 沉思的; 体贴的; 缜密思考过的，深思熟虑的
v. 倾倒; 倒（饮料等）; 倾泻; 倾盆而下; 蜂拥; 源源而来
v. (使)连接/接通; 把…联系起来; 联运; (使)换乘; 产生共鸣
(1) junior employees (2) She is junior to me. (3) the world junior tennis championships
junior [ˈdʒuːniə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 保持不变; 继续存在; 仍需去做; 停留; 剩下
…数量
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
[医]鼻漏; 流鼻涕
(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. 世纪; 一百年
不再
v. 推荐; 介绍; 劝告，建议; 使受欢迎
n. 缺点( fault的名词复数 ); 毛病; 失误; 过失
(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. 选择; 选择权; 可选择的事物
与…出去玩；与…闲逛
为了…
adj. 中年的; 适合于中年人的; 具有中年人特点的
(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
adj. 女性的; 雌性的; 阴的 n. 女性; 雌性生物
照顾; 照料; 料理; 打理
n. 胡须，胡子
n. 长度; 篇幅; 时间的长短; 有…长度的; 一节; 池长; 艇位; 马位
(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. 挣钱; 赚钱; 营利
n. 羞耻，惭愧; 耻辱; 让人遗憾的事 v. 使羞愧/惭愧; 使丢脸 int. （表示同情或喜爱）太遗憾了，好极了
n. 上唇的胡子; 髭; 触须
种种，多种多样
(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. 机会; 时刻; 场合; 原因 v. 导致; 引起
摆脱，除去
n. 监狱; 看守所 v. 监禁; 拘留
v. 喜爱，爱好; 疼; 待见
(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…
n. 空闲时间; 闲暇; 悠闲; 安逸
乐于; 甘于; 肯; 甘
v. 竞争; 参加比赛
(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. 先前的; 以前的; 过早的; （时间上）稍前的 adv. 在先；在…以前
用坏; 穿破; （使）筋疲力尽; 耗尽
adj. 机密的，保密的; 悄悄的
作为回报；作为回应
(1) Denmark recycles nearly 85% of its paper. (2) recycled paper (3) He recycled all his old jokes.
recycle [ˌriːˈsaɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 回收利用; 重新使用
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
v. 提供; 规定
adj. 极好的; 巨大的; 寓言中的
(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.