n. 肥皂; 肥皂剧; [化]皂,脂肪酸盐 vt. 抹肥皂; 用肥皂擦洗; <俚>拍…的马屁,吹捧(某人) vi. 用肥皂擦洗
adj. 地中海的; 地中海地区的; 地中海居民的 n. 地中海
(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
被允许做些什么
n. 外甥女; 侄女
v. 装饰; 装潢; 粉刷; 糊墙纸; 装点; 美化; 授予勋章
n. 移居; 移民局检查站
(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. 机会; 时刻; 场合; 原因 v. 导致; 引起
n. 套衫
adv. 否则; 除此以外; 与之不同地; 以其他方式
令我惊讶的是
(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. 接近,临近; 对付,处理; 接洽,要求 n. 方法,方式; 接近,来临; 接洽,要求; 途径,道路; 相似的事物
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. 令人赞叹的; 给人深刻印象的
n. 〈英口〉同“advertisement”
(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
<美,俗>大量,许多
n. 公共交通,公共交通工具,公交车辆
n. 小溪; 气流; 一连串; 班 v. 按能力分班; 飘动; 流出
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
(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. 洗衣物; 洗衣店,洗衣房; 要(或正在)洗的衣物,刚洗好的衣物
n. 喷嚏; 喷嚏声 vi. 打喷嚏
n. 长度; 篇幅; 时间的长短; 有…长度的; 一节; 池长; 艇位; 马位
受…欢迎
(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
由...组成(或构成
n. 上唇的胡子; 髭; 触须
不麻烦
v. 上升; 提高,增长; 起床,站起来; 反抗; 耸立; 凸起; 脸红; 起源; 发酵; 散会; 复活 n. 上升; 增加; 加薪; 兴起; 上坡,小山
(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. 公共交通,公共交通工具,公交车辆
n. 上唇的胡子; 髭; 触须
v. 习惯于,适用于
v. 看来,好像; 出现; 出演; 起源,首次使用; 出版,广播; 演出; 抵达; 出庭
(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
筹钱
养育,抚养
v. 使相信; 说服
adj. 消极的; 否定的; 负的; 阴极的 v. 拒绝; 否定 n. 底片; (化验或科学试验中的)阴性结果; 坏的事情
(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
普遍地
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
v. 选举; 选择 adj. 候任的
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
(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. 每年的; 一年一次的; 全年的 n. 年报,年刊; 一年生植物
adj. 秃顶的,无毛的; (轮胎表面)磨平了的; 直截了当的
n. 香子兰,香草; 香子兰荚; 香子兰精,香草精 adj. 香草的; 香草味的; 相对没有新意的,普通的
n. 事情; 事态; 关乎…的问题; 材料; 物质 v. 要紧; 有关系
(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
用坏; 穿破; (使)筋疲力尽; 耗尽
n. 栅栏; 赛马障碍物; 销赃者 v. 把…圈起来; 击剑; 搪塞
adj. 真的; 真实的,实际的; 名副其实的; 严肃的; 十足的 adv. 非常,很
常识; 人所共知的事
(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
试着做点什么
n. 监狱,看守所
v. 竞争; 参加比赛
n. 订金,押金; 存款; 竞选保证金; 沉淀物 v. 放下; 存放; 存入银行账户; 使沉淀
(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
不管;尽管
n. (选)票; 投票(总数),表决,选举; 投票/选举权 v. 投票,表决,选举; 公认; 提议
n. 象征,代表; 标志; 符号,记号
(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. 非凡的; 非常奇特的; 特别的
v. 去拿; 卖得; 售得; 去取
n. 胡须,胡子
v. 收费; 把…记在账上; 指控,谴责; 猛冲; 赋予…职责; 给…充电 n. 收费; 指控; 负责,管理; 被照管的人; 电荷; 火药
(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
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. 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)
n. 研究,调查,探索 v. 研究,探索; 搜集资料
v. 开展; 伸开; 传播; 涂; 分摊 n. 散布; 广泛; 酱; 范围
(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
v. 仔细检查; 检查身体; 审查; 考核; 法庭询问
气候变化
向上生长; 长大; 成熟; 出现
(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
v. 培植 n. 文化; 文明; 种植; 养殖; 培育培养物
adj. 机密的,保密的; 悄悄的
n. <鱼>金枪鱼(科),鲔鱼; 金枪鱼罐头; <植>金枪仙人掌
adj. (有关)历史的,史学的; 基于史实的,历史题材的
(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. 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
例如, 譬如; 拿 ... 来说
药店,药房
adj. 沉思的; 体贴的; 缜密思考过的,深思熟虑的
(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
v. 假定,设想; (根据所知)认为,推断; (婉转表达)我看,要不
n. 大气层; 空气; 氛围,环境; 魅力
花在做
(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...
(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
v. 预期; 盼望; 料想; 指望; 怀孕
vt. 修订; 改变; 修正; [主英国英语]复习 vt.& vi. 复习 vi. 修订,校订
n. (混合物的)组成部分( ingredient的名词复数 ); (烹调的)原料; (构成)要素; 因素
收到...的来信
(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
害怕; 对…感到恐惧
n. 选择; 选择权; 可选择的事物
v. 解释; 辩解,说明…的理由
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) Denmark recycles nearly 85% of its paper. (2) recycled paper (3) He recycled all his old jokes.
recycle [ˌriːˈsaɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 提醒; 使想起
adv. 事先; 以前; 仓促; “previous”的派生
n. 装置,器具; 爆炸装置; 策略,技巧; 诡计; (文学作品中)修辞手段
v. 回收利用; 重新使用
(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
n. 尊敬; 重视; 方面 v. 尊重,仰慕; 遵守
v. 钦佩,赞赏; 羡慕; 欣赏
adj. 先前的; 以前的; 过早的; (时间上)稍前的 adv. 在先;在…以前
(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
公开地,当众; 大庭广众; 桌面儿上
n. 表达; 表情; (表演时)感情; 措辞
adv. 最后,终于
v. 插嘴; 打断; 中止; 遮挡
(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. (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. 纪录片; 纪实节目 adj. 文件的,文献的; 纪实的
v. 招待; 娱乐; 使有兴趣; 怀有(想法、希望、感觉等)
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
除了…外; 此外
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
一般来说
(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. 舒适; 安逸生活; 安慰; 感到安慰的人/物; 使生活舒适的东西 v. 安慰
n. 烟囱; 狭孔
就地,当地
n. 对手; 反对者; 敌手
(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. [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. 预言; 预测
v. 想象; 猜测; 臆想; 认为
adv. 尤其; 特别
(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
终于; 最终
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
adv. 近来; 最近
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) 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. 经验; 经历; 往事 v. 经历; 感受
即使,纵然; 虽然; 哪怕; 即若
没必要去…
n. 地区,区域; 地方; 范围; 面积
(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
旅游景点,观光胜地;景区景点
v. 发现,找到; 了解到; 发掘(人才)
v. 插嘴; 打断; 中止; 遮挡
(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
情况良好; 完好; 完好无缺
赚;获利;赚钱
依我看来; 据我看来
v. 保护; 贸易保护; 投保
(1) junior employees (2) She is junior to me. (3) the world junior tennis championships
junior [ˈdʒuːniə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 确信
n. 收入; 所得 ; 收益
n. 行李
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) 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
adj. 许多
adj. 情绪低落的,沮丧的; 萧条的; 下陷的,低的; 中间凹下的 v. 压下(depress的过去式和过去分词); 使愁苦; 降低(价格); 使跌价
视情况而定
n. 衣橱; 全部服装; 服装部
(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
往…去的路上
平安地,安静地
adj. (感到)温暖舒适的; 愉快的,亲切的; 轻易得到的 n. (茶壶)保暖罩
n. 模式; 范例; 图案; 模型; 样品 v. 构成图案; 使形成
(1) She spent a year in jail. (2) He has been released from jail. (3) a ten-year jail sentence
jail [dʒeɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
很可能; 无疑地; 固然
n. 监狱; 看守所 v. 监禁; 拘留
[计]从…至…
n. 预报 v. 预测
(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
adv. 不是…就是…,…或…,要么…要么…
打算做;有意做
跟上,保持同步
v. 持续; 继续,再开始; 移动; 延伸; 留任; 维持现状; 接着说
(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.