(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
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. 最高的; 极大的 adv. 最多 n. 最大量
用坏; 穿破; （使）筋疲力尽; 耗尽
n. 收入; 所得 ; 收益
(1) the tips of your fingers (2) the tip of your nose (3) the northern tip of the island
tip [tɪp] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 全面的; 总体的 adv. 全部; 总体上 n. 外套; 工装服
adj. 前任的; 以前的; 前者的
要求电梯
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. 允许; 使有可能; 破例做 n. 许可证
adj. 最后的; 末了的; 不可更改的 n. 决赛; 大学毕业考试; 期终考试
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
adj. 中年的; 适合于中年人的; 具有中年人特点的
(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
在我的闲暇时间
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）
折扣价
n. 小屋; 棚屋; 临时营房; 牢房
(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
prep. 在/船/飞机/车上; 上船/飞机/车 adv. 在/船/飞机/车上; 上船/飞机/车
v. 保护; 贸易保护; 投保
毫无疑问
一系列; 一些; 一套
(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.
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
(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. 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
一直以来
v. 损坏; 伤害 n. 损坏; 伤害; 不良影响; 损害赔偿金
n. 缺点( fault的名词复数 ); 毛病; 失误; 过失
(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
adj. （有关）历史的，史学的; 基于史实的，历史题材的
adj. 奇怪的，不寻常的; 诡异的
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
受…欢迎
(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
v. 打败; 控制; 难倒; 突破，胜过; 逃避; 击打; 作节奏运动; 踩出（道路） n. 有节奏的跳动; 敲击; 节奏，节拍; 辖区 adj. 累坏的
开玩笑; 打哈哈
下（车、马等）; 离开; 发出; （使）入睡
(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. 一代人; 一代; 一批; 产生 adj. 第…代的
n. 模式; 范例; 图案; 模型; 样品 v. 构成图案; 使形成
n. 发展; 成长; 研制; 开发; 发展阶段; 新进展; 新建住宅区
n. 野生生物
(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. 外卖餐馆，外卖食品
因…而发笑; 嘲笑; 蔑视; 对…满不在乎
占一个位置
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) 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
adj. 各种各样的; 千差万别的
vt. 修订; 改变; 修正; [主英国英语]复习 vt.& vi. 复习 vi. 修订，校订
提建议
利用；欺骗；占…的便宜
(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. 海盗，强盗; 海盗船; 侵害版权者; 盗版者 vt. 抢劫（海上船只）; 剽窃，盗用 vi. 当海盗; 从事劫掠行为
n. 功能; 函数; 因变量; 宴会 v. 工作; 发挥功能
分成，分为
Mediterranean [ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən] 📢 UK📢 US
（与此）相反， 正相反; 反倒; 反而
adv. 此外; 而且; 与此同时; 再者
adj. 女性的; 雌性的; 阴的 n. 女性; 雌性生物
adj. 地中海的; 地中海地区的; 地中海居民的 n. 地中海
(1) She spent a year in jail. (2) He has been released from jail. (3) a ten-year jail sentence
jail [dʒeɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 令人尴尬/难堪的; 使显得愚蠢的
n. 监狱; 看守所 v. 监禁; 拘留
n. 毕业文凭; 文凭课程
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(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
vt. 同意; 发许可证 n. 执照，许可证；特许
v. 轻敲/拍/叩; 利用，开发; 窃听; 委任，指定; 敲节拍 n. 龙头，阀门; 轻击/拍/敲; 电话窃听
n. 衣领; （动物）颈圈; 箍 v. 抓住，逮住; 拦住（某人与其）谈话
n. 小说; 虚构的事; 杜撰
(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
脱掉; 起飞; （使）离开; 突然成功
n. 污染; 污染物
v. 预期; 盼望; 料想; 指望; 怀孕
n. 圆点花样的布料
(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. 遥远的，久远的; 远亲的; 冷淡的; 恍惚的
n. 总理，首相
消磨时光
(1) junior employees (2) She is junior to me. (3) the world junior tennis championships
junior [ˈdʒuːniə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 秘密，谜; 神秘，神秘的事物; 推理小说，推理剧; 常作 mysteries 秘技，秘诀
v. 离开; 放弃，离任; 停止，戒掉; 退出（程序）
即使，纵然; 虽然; 哪怕; 即若
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) 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
依靠，依赖
打算做；有意做
adj. 传统的，习俗的，惯例的; 守旧的
n. 侄子，外甥
(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. 套衫
处理，应付
adj. 商业（化）的; 营利的; 商品化的; 商用的 n. 商业广告
n. 抢劫案; 明抢; 敲竹杠; 明目张胆地索取高价
(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
adj. 严重的; 令人担忧的; 重要的; 严肃的; 认真的; 庄重的; 大量的
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
上课
受…欢迎
(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.
(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. 事情; 事态; 关乎…的问题; 材料; 物质 v. 要紧; 有关系
n. 胡须，胡子
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
v. 扣牢; 关紧; 使牢固; 系上; 抓牢; 盯住
(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
n. 自动扶梯
n. 经验; 经历; 往事 v. 经历; 感受
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
(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. （事件或活动的）发生地; 举办地点; 场地
adj. 顽皮的; 不听话的; 粗俗的
n. 方法; 有条不紊
n. 真空; 空白; 空虚; 清洁 v. 用真空吸尘器清扫
(1) Denmark recycles nearly 85% of its paper. (2) recycled paper (3) He recycled all his old jokes.
recycle [ˌriːˈsaɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
就我而言
v. 回收利用; 重新使用
n. 研究，调查，探索 v. 研究，探索; 搜集资料
n. 缺点( fault的名词复数 ); 毛病; 失误; 过失
(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. 电梯; 谷仓; 升降舵
追溯到
搜索；查找
(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
n. 日记，日志; 期刊，杂志
adj. 短暂的
露天；在户外
adv. 的确，事实上; （口语）说实在的
(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. 重量，分量，体重; 重物; 重心; 重任，重担; 权重，重要性; 哑铃，杠铃片; 砝码，秤砣 v. 加重量于; 使负重; 使加权; 权衡…的价值
n. 禁令，禁律; 〈美〉禁酒，[美史]禁酒时期; [法]诉讼中止令
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. 慈善机构(或组织); 赈济; 宽容，仁慈; 慈善事业
(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. 不允许的，被禁止的; 禁用的 v. 禁止( forbid的过去分词)
v. 开展; 伸开; 传播; 涂; 分摊 n. 散布; 广泛; 酱; 范围
adj. 普通的; 平庸的
n. 队伍; 等待的人群; 队列（计算机用语） v. 排队; 抢着做
(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
n. 记忆力; 回忆; 存储器; 怀念
v. 击败; 使困惑; 使失败; 否决; 难倒; 失利 n. 失败; 战败; 击败
常识; 人所共知的事
(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. 愿望; 渴望; 肉欲; 渴望的人/事 v. 渴望; 被某人吸引; 产生性欲
试着做点什么
n. 真相，事实; 真实（性）; 真理
(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
与…不同; 不同于
n. 移居; 移民局检查站
首先，起初
(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
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
n. 衣橱; 全部服装; 服装部
n. 选择; 选择权; 可选择的事物
花在做
(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
（使）慢下来; （使）生产缓慢， （使）变得迟钝
v. 胜任，相等，合适; 媲; 匹; 仵
adj. 感激的; 表示感谢的
不麻烦
(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
一…就…; 一经
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
adj. 不可思议的; 惊人的; 难以置信的; 未必可能的
n. 技术; 技能
(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. 应得; 值得
n. 公共交通，公共交通工具，公交车辆
n. 接待; 欢迎; 招待会; 接待处
adj. 关心的; 有同情心的 vt. 关心(care的现在分词)
(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. 指示; 教学; 用法说明; 计算机指令 adj. 说明用法的
n. 赛马场，跑道
就地，当地
(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!