(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.
(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
v. 招待; 娱乐; 使有兴趣; 怀有(想法、希望、感觉等)
n. 娱乐节目/活动; 招待
n. 全体职工; 行政人群; 拐杖 v. 任职于…
(1) Denmark recycles nearly 85% of its paper. (2) recycled paper (3) He recycled all his old jokes.
recycle [ˌriːˈsaɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
等等; 诸如此类; 什么的; 依此类推
所以;结果(是)
<口>给迷住,对…深感兴趣,深深卷入
v. 回收利用; 重新使用
(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
避免做某事;逃避…
adj. 焦虑的,担心的; 紧张的; 渴望的
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. 管理; 控制; 规章; 规则 adj. 规定的,必须穿戴的,必须使用的
(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
v. 假定,设想; (根据所知)认为,推断; (婉转表达)我看,要不
n. 装置,器具; 爆炸装置; 策略,技巧; 诡计; (文学作品中)修辞手段
n. 努力; 吃力; 有组织的行动; 费力的事
(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
v. 营救,救助 n. 营救(行动)
n. 一系列; 连续; 串联
n. 模式; 范例; 图案; 模型; 样品 v. 构成图案; 使形成
n. 保护措施; 保卫部门; 担保; 安全; 防卫; 抵押品; 证券
(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. 教育; 培养; 教育学; 教育机构
n. 侄子,外甥
v. (使)连接/接通; 把…联系起来; 联运; (使)换乘; 产生共鸣
想岀,想到
(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
vt.& vi. 把…安排妥当; (从…中)区分出来,辨别出来; 分类; 整理; 整顿; 解决
例如;比如
adj. 壮丽的; 宏伟的; 值得赞扬的
n. 烟囱; 狭孔
(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. 地区,区域; 地方; 范围; 面积
adv. 现今
露天;在户外
实际上,其实; 实则; 事实上; 说起来
(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. 方法; 有条不紊
v. (有…)重; 称重量; 权衡,斟酌; 使烦恼/忧虑; 对…有影响; 起(锚)
n. 外甥女; 侄女
n. 衣橱; 全部服装; 服装部
(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
n. 衣领; (动物)颈圈; 箍 v. 抓住,逮住; 拦住(某人与其)谈话
v. 俘虏,占领; 引起(注意、想象、兴趣); 拍摄; 表现,体现(感情、气氛)
adj. 最高的; 极大的 adv. 最多 n. 最大量
n. 禁令,禁律; 〈美〉禁酒,[美史]禁酒时期; [法]诉讼中止令
(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. 认为,考虑; 体谅,顾及; 端详
n. 日记,日志; 期刊,杂志
n. 栅栏; 赛马障碍物; 销赃者 v. 把…圈起来; 击剑; 搪塞
n. 影响; 效果; 所有物; 特效 v. 使发生,引起
(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!
(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. 执行; 起…作用; 演出; 表现(好 / 不好)
n. 胡须,胡子
一…就…; 一经
adj. 简单的; 单纯的; 朴素的
(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. 行李
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)
不能站立
adj. 先前的; 以前的; 过早的; (时间上)稍前的 adv. 在先;在…以前
(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
跟。。。类似得,与。。。同样的; 如同
n. [计量] 公升(容量单位)
过,一闪即逝,下达; 把…一代传一代,使流传
受…欢迎
(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. 地点,位置; (电影的)外景拍摄地; 定位
n. 真空; 空白; 空虚; 清洁 v. 用真空吸尘器清扫
n. 喷嚏; 喷嚏声 vi. 打喷嚏
n. 志愿者,自告奋勇者; v. 自告奋勇; 主动提供(建议或信息); (未征得当事人同意)举荐
(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. 中年的; 适合于中年人的; 具有中年人特点的
n. 全球变暖
n. 精力,力气; 毅力; 努力; 能量
过去是
(1) junior employees (2) She is junior to me. (3) the world junior tennis championships
junior [ˈdʒuːniə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
幸亏;由于
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
adj. 惊愕的,受震惊的 v. 使…震惊( shock的过去式和过去分词 ); 使受电击; 使…感到厌恶[恐惧]
v. 允许; 使有可能; 破例做 n. 许可证
(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. 赛马场,跑道
n. 外甥女; 侄女
v. (使)满意,满足; 达到; 使信服
adj. 坚信的; 自信的; 肯定的
(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. 大陆; 欧洲大陆
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
在我去的路上
v. 持续; 继续,再开始; 移动; 延伸; 留任; 维持现状; 接着说
(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
n. 极限; 限制; 界限; 范围 v. 限制; 限量; 使限于
n. 公共交通,公共交通工具,公交车辆
adj. 机密的,保密的; 悄悄的
adj. 每年的; 一年一次的; 全年的 n. 年报,年刊; 一年生植物
(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
集中;特别关注
v. 旨在; 决定; 力求达到; 针对; 瞄准 n. 目标,意图; 瞄准; 准确性
n. 套衫
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
(1) the tips of your fingers (2) the tip of your nose (3) the northern tip of the island
tip [tɪp] 📢 UK📢 US
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
n. 知识竞赛; 小测验 v. 询问,盘问
失去对…的兴趣; 爆炸,开火; (电器设备)停止运转; 进行,进展; 变质,腐败
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) 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
毫无疑问
养育,抚养
adj. 沉思的; 体贴的; 缜密思考过的,深思熟虑的
不完全是; 不见得
(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. 捐献; 增加,增进; 做贡献; 促成; 撰稿; 讲话; 是…的原因
照顾; 照料; 料理; 打理
n. 象征,代表; 标志; 符号,记号
v. 插嘴; 打断; 中止; 遮挡
(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
用坏; 穿破; (使)筋疲力尽; 耗尽
n. 讨论; 论述
此刻,目前,眼下
n. 面试; 采访; 面谈 v. 对…进行面试; 采访; 面谈
(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
adv. 再者; 此外; 而且; 同时
n. 圆点花样的布料
v. 经营; 工作; 运转; 操作; 动手术; 作战
n. 队伍; 等待的人群; 队列(计算机用语) v. 排队; 抢着做
(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
想做的事
v. 预言; 预测
n. 上唇的胡子; 髭; 触须
v. 拥有; 具备; 控制; 使言行失常
(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
advertisment
争论,辩论
adj. 文静的; 温和的; 轻柔的; 平缓的
v. 保护; 贸易保护; 投保
Mediterranean [ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən] 📢 UK📢 US
det. 几个; 数个; 一些 adj. 各自的; 分别的
adv. 以后,后来
n. 意图,计划; 情势需要; 重要意义; 意志
adj. 地中海的; 地中海地区的; 地中海居民的 n. 地中海
(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. 自私的; 自利的
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. 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
与…联系,与…交往; 与…相通
(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
所以,因而; 太…所以
adj. 专业的; 职业的; 非业余的 n. 专业人士; 内行
不麻烦
adj. 有限的; 受…限制
(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
v. 回收利用; 重新使用
n. 地区,行政区域; (首都以外的)各地区; 身体部位
赚钱; 挣钱
(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
adj. 官方的; 公务的; 公开的; 公务的; 冠冕堂皇的 n. 官员; 裁判员
phrase. 拿起; 占用,占据; 开始从事; 接受; 继续
n. 药店; 药剂师; 化学家
n. 监狱,看守所
(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. 布料; 原料; 材料; 素材; 节目 adj. 物质的; 重要的; 直接相关的
adv. 替代; 反而
一直以来
v. 开展; 伸开; 传播; 涂; 分摊 n. 散布; 广泛; 酱; 范围
(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
adj. 残酷的; 引起痛苦的
adv. 不是…就是…,…或…,要么…要么…
药店,药房
(1) She spent a year in jail. (2) He has been released from jail. (3) a ten-year jail sentence
jail [dʒeɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
到…年龄
n. 监狱; 看守所 v. 监禁; 拘留
n. 主题,中心思想; 主旋律,主题曲
n. 想象(力); 幻想物; 创造力
(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
建议做…
v. 导致,引起 n. 原因; 理由; 事业; 诉讼案
v. 解释; 辩解,说明…的理由
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.