(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. 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. 便宜货; 交易，协议 v. 商谈; 讨价还价
占一个位置
(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. 装饰; 装潢; 粉刷; 糊墙纸; 装点; 美化; 授予勋章
v. 损坏; 伤害 n. 损坏; 伤害; 不良影响; 损害赔偿金
n. 新闻记者
n. 缺点( fault的名词复数 ); 毛病; 失误; 过失
(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. 记忆力; 回忆; 存储器; 怀念
n. 庆典; 庆祝; 赞扬
n. 距离; 遥远，久远; 疏远; 远方; 冷淡 adj. 远程的 v. 使疏远
(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
习惯于
n. 影响; 作用; 冲击力 v. 对…有影响; 冲击; 撞击
被允许做些什么
(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
n. 栅栏; 赛马障碍物; 销赃者 v. 把…圈起来; 击剑; 搪塞
安排
adj. 令人厌恶的; 令人作呕的; 完全不能接受的
(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
例如；比如
v. 增加，增长 n. 增加，增长
n. 监狱，看守所
作决定；下决心
(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
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. 引起; 生产; 生长; 造出; 出示; 栽培; 制作（电影等） n. 农产品
没必要去…
n. 有利条件; 优势; 优点，好处 v. 有利于; 有助于; 使处于有利地位
(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. 表现; 举止得体; 作出反应
adj. 基础的，根本的; 最初级的，起码的; 碱性的
v. 保护; 贸易保护; 投保
v. 喜爱，爱好; 疼; 待见
(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
（把…）与…相比; 比得上， 可与…相比; 比较
打算做；有意做
adj. 全部时间的; 全日制的; 专职的，专任的
露天；在户外
(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.
(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
缺乏
adj. 有创造力的; 创作的，创新的 n. 搞创作的人; 创意，创作素材
n. 面试; 采访; 面谈 v. 对…进行面试; 采访; 面谈
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）
(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
发现; 使发作; 使受惩罚; 通过探询[访问]获悉（某人）不在
n. 统治; 控制（力）; 克制; 管理; 限制; 控制按钮; 检查站/人员; 对照标准 v. 指挥; 控制; 限定; 限制; 阻止蔓延; 抑制
v. 解释; 辩解，说明…的理由
n. 布料; 原料; 材料; 素材; 节目 adj. 物质的; 重要的; 直接相关的
(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
v. 停顿; 暂停放音 n. 停顿; 延长记号; 暂停键
不麻烦
vt. 实现; 了解，意识到; （所担心的事）发生; 以…价格卖出 vt.& vi. 变卖，赚得
情况良好; 完好; 完好无缺
(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
最好的机会
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
v. （有…）重; 称重量; 权衡，斟酌; 使烦恼/忧虑; 对…有影响; 起（锚）
n. 真相，事实; 真实（性）; 真理
(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
n. 现实; 事实
害怕; 对…感到恐惧
vt. 修订; 改变; 修正; [主英国英语]复习 vt.& vi. 复习 vi. 修订，校订
(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. 活动; 企业; 手术; 使用; 运算; 运行; 军事行动
n. 信号; 红绿灯 v. 发信号; 示意 adj. 重大的
v. 插嘴; 打断; 中止; 遮挡
争论，辩论
(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. 地址，位置; 网址; 演说 v. 写（收信人）姓名地址; 解决，处理; 演讲; 向…说话; 称呼
n. 内容; 目录; 含量，成分
n. 套衫
vt. 挤进; 将（某人[某物]）压扁; 使沉默; 平定（叛乱等） vi. 挤入; 受挤压; 发出挤压声 n. （软式）墙网球; 南瓜小果（主要种类为笋瓜 winter squash 和西葫芦 summer squash）; 果汁汽水; 拥挤的人群
(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
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. 实现，达到; 完成; 成功
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
adj. 典型的; 特有的; 一贯的，平常的
(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
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
n. 外甥女; 侄女
adj. 勇于冒险的; 新奇的; 惊险的
v. 减少，缩小; 使变成; 节食; 使不得不; 使沦为（不好境地）; （使）浓缩
(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
起初，当初
v. 意识到; 注意 n. 注意; 通知; 预告; 启事; 短评
adj. 额外的; 费用另计的 n. 额外费用; 附加物; 群众演员 adv. 格外，特别
n. 胡须，胡子
(1) She spent a year in jail. (2) He has been released from jail. (3) a ten-year jail sentence
jail [dʒeɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
phrase. 拿起; 占用，占据; 开始从事; 接受; 继续
镇定，冷静下来
adj. 积极的; 忙碌的，活跃的; 起作用的; 主动语态的; 起化学反应的 n. 主动语态
n. 监狱; 看守所 v. 监禁; 拘留
(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. 同意; 发许可证 n. 执照，许可证；特许
n. 烟囱; 狭孔
因…而发笑; 嘲笑; 蔑视; 对…满不在乎
n. 大字标题; 新闻提要; 头条新闻 vt. 给…加标题; 担任主角
(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. 防御; 保卫; 防守; 替…辩护; 辩解; 卫冕; 参加…以保住…
n. 沙漠，荒原; 枯燥乏味的地方（或境况）
adj. 中年的; 适合于中年人的; 具有中年人特点的
电子器件
(1) junior employees (2) She is junior to me. (3) the world junior tennis championships
junior [ˈdʒuːniə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
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. 专业的; 职业的; 非业余的 n. 专业人士; 内行
赚钱; 挣钱
n. 国籍; （构成国家一部分的）民族
(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. 求知欲强的; 稀奇古怪的
adj. 秃顶的，无毛的; （轮胎表面）磨平了的; 直截了当的
n. 素食者; 食草动物 adj. 素食者的; 素菜的
adj. 机密的，保密的; 悄悄的
(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. 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. 生物，动物; （具有某种特征的）人; 傀儡
n. 圆点花样的布料
v. 申请; 应用; 适用; 涂，敷; 有关，涉及; 努力; 使全神贯注于; 按，踩
(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. 球门; 进球得分; 目标
与…不同; 不同于
adj. 先前的; 以前的; 过早的; （时间上）稍前的 adv. 在先；在…以前
受…欢迎
(1) Denmark recycles nearly 85% of its paper. (2) recycled paper (3) He recycled all his old jokes.
recycle [ˌriːˈsaɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 在…探险; 探讨; 勘探; 摸索
v. 回收利用; 重新使用
（与此）相反， 正相反; 反倒; 反而
往…去的路上
(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
adj. 关心的; 有同情心的 vt. 关心(care的现在分词)
很可能; 无疑地; 固然
首先，起初
Mediterranean [ˌmedɪtəˈreɪniən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 答复; 反应
adj. 地中海的; 地中海地区的; 地中海居民的 n. 地中海
n. 五斗柜，衣柜
adj. 独立的; 公正的; 无关联的; 自立的; 私立的; 无党派的 n. 无党派议员
(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
n. 知识竞赛; 小测验 v. 询问，盘问
n. 间隔; 幕间休息; （数学）区间
分成，分为
打算做；有意做
(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
n. 领袖; 领先者; 首席小提琴手; 指挥; 社评; 要闻; 胶卷引片; 引导带; 顶枝
n. 大陆; 欧洲大陆
adv. 最后，终于
(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
adj. 奇怪的，不寻常的; 诡异的
n. 真空; 空白; 空虚; 清洁 v. 用真空吸尘器清扫
除了…外; 此外
n. 世纪; 一百年
(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
最重要的是；尤其是
adv. 在/去国外; 广为流传地
adj. 坚信的; 自信的; 肯定的
(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
adj. 竞争的; 有竞争力的
adj. 有价值的; 宝贵的; 贵重的，值钱的
adj. 主要的 n. 主管道; 水源; （水等）供应系统
(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
n. 慈善机构(或组织); 赈济; 宽容，仁慈; 慈善事业
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
上课
(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. 想知道，感到疑惑; 感到诧异 n. 惊叹，惊奇; 奇迹，奇事; 奇才 adj. 神奇的; 有奇效的
adj. 不允许的，被禁止的; 禁用的 v. 禁止( forbid的过去分词)
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
旅游景点，观光胜地；景区景点
(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. 全面的; 总体的 adv. 全部; 总体上 n. 外套; 工装服
vt. 形成，造成; 产生物理反应; 产生（后代）; 引起
adj. 商业（化）的; 营利的; 商品化的; 商用的 n. 商业广告
(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.