(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. 隧道,地道 v. 挖隧道,挖地道
n. 监狱,看守所
v. 持续; 继续,再开始; 移动; 延伸; 留任; 维持现状; 接着说
n. 现实; 事实
(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. 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
某人都很熟悉的东西
没必要去…
情不自禁
(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
对...负责
往…去的路上
adj. 沉思的; 体贴的; 缜密思考过的,深思熟虑的
(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. 风景; 舞台布景
adj. 聪慧的; 有才智的; 智能的
n. 功能; 函数; 因变量; 宴会 v. 工作; 发挥功能
n. 模式; 范例; 图案; 模型; 样品 v. 构成图案; 使形成
(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
值得(做)
克服; (使)渡过; 走完; 传送
要求电梯
adj. 秃顶的,无毛的; (轮胎表面)磨平了的; 直截了当的
(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. 疾病; 某种具体疾病; 不健康
v. 使开心; 给…提供娱乐
鼓励
n. 公共交通,公共交通工具,公交车辆
(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.
(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. 成熟的; 口味浓郁的; 难闻的; 时机成熟的
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. 形象; 声誉; 画像; 雕像; 塑像; 映像; 意象
(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. 预订; 保留意见; 保留地
v. 意识到; 注意 n. 注意; 通知; 预告; 启事; 短评
n. 侄子,外甥
n. 奖,奖赏; 报酬,薪水; 加薪; 授予; (赔偿)裁定额 v. 授予; 奖励; 裁定
(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. 离开; 放弃,离任; 停止,戒掉; 退出(程序)
adv. 在下面,在底下; 在下面,在下层 prep. 在…之下; 在下面; 在…下面; 在…领导或控制下 n. 下部,底部
n. 队伍; 等待的人群; 队列(计算机用语) v. 排队; 抢着做
adj. 中年的; 适合于中年人的; 具有中年人特点的
(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. 拒绝; 回绝 n. 垃圾,废弃物
adj. 全面的; 总体的 adv. 全部; 总体上 n. 外套; 工装服
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. 独木舟,皮划艇 v. 划/乘独木舟
(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. 保护; 贸易保护; 投保
领工资
打算做;有意做
n. 提供,供应(量); 储备; 补给品 v. 供应,提供; 补充,填充
(1) the tips of your fingers (2) the tip of your nose (3) the northern tip of the island
tip [tɪp] 📢 UK📢 US
起作用
adj. 内疚的; 有罪的
v. 治愈; 解决; 矫正; 加工储藏 n. 药; 措施; 疗程
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) 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
n. 物种; 种类; 类型; [逻辑] 个体
毫无疑问
adj. 充满活力的; 活泼的; 充满趣味的
(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. 托婴服务 v. 临时受雇代外出的父母照料小孩( babysit的现在分词 )
n. 球门; 进球得分; 目标
没必要去…
n. 监狱; 看守所 v. 监禁; 拘留
(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
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
v. 影响; 使感动; (疾病)感染; 假装
v. 拥有; 具备; 控制; 使言行失常
(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
v. 帮助; 援助; 促进 n. (体育比赛中的)助攻
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. 严重的; 令人担忧的; 重要的; 严肃的; 认真的; 庄重的; 大量的
v. 禁止; 妨碍
(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. (儿童或年轻人在某人家玩乐并过夜的)聚会; 在外过夜
n. 栅栏; 赛马障碍物; 销赃者 v. 把…圈起来; 击剑; 搪塞
n. 城堡; 堡垒; (国际象棋中的)车
advertisment
(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
其余的; 剩下的
adv. 明显地﹐显而易见地
n. 真空; 空白; 空虚; 清洁 v. 用真空吸尘器清扫
n. 影响; 作用; 冲击力 v. 对…有影响; 冲击; 撞击
(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. 登记本; 音域; 语域; 调风口 v. 登记; 给…注册; 显示; 表示; 流露; 引起注意; 把…挂号邮寄
adj. 科学(上)的; 细致严谨的
n. 便宜货; 交易,协议 v. 商谈; 讨价还价
(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
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
平安地,安静地
n. 批评家( critic的名词复数 ); 评论员; 批评者; 挑剔的人
(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
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)
不麻烦
靠自己的力量,独自地; 独力; 独立
报名
(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
v. 解释; 辩解,说明…的理由
adj. 普通的; 平庸的
n. 主人; 东道主; 节目主持人; 主机; 寄主; 大量; 祭品; 圣体 v. 作为主人组织; 主办活动; 主持; 存储网站
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) 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. 衣橱; 全部服装; 服装部
adj. 当前的; 流通的 n. (河、湖或海的)水流; 电流; 趋向
既不…也不…
情况良好; 完好; 完好无缺
(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
退款
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. 缺点( fault的名词复数 ); 毛病; 失误; 过失
n. 衣橱; 全部服装; 服装部
(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
adv. 有希望地; 有前途地; 抱有希望地
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. 创造; 创建; 引起; 产生; 授予
用坏; 穿破; (使)筋疲力尽; 耗尽
(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
v. 发现,找到; 了解到; 发掘(人才)
视情况而定
n. 交谈,谈话
(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)
v. 钦佩,赞赏; 羡慕; 欣赏
镇定,冷静下来
v. 获得; 受益; 增加; 走得太快; 到达 n. 增加; 好处; 利润
(1) junior employees (2) She is junior to me. (3) the world junior tennis championships
junior [ˈdʒuːniə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
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. 火腿; (旧时的)小镇,村庄; 大腿后部; 拙劣演员(尤指表演过火者)
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. 令人赞叹的; 给人深刻印象的
(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
v. 描述; 把…称为; 做…运动; 形成…形状; 认为; 描画
adj. 华丽的,艳丽的; 极好的,称心的; 美丽动人的,光彩夺目的; 令人愉快的,令人享受的
(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
在电视上
v. 增加,增长 n. 增加,增长
v. 扣牢; 关紧; 使牢固; 系上; 抓牢; 盯住
n. 烟囱; 狭孔
(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. 胡须,胡子
n. 社区; 居住区; 周边地区
v. 去拿; 卖得; 售得; 去取
n. 废弃物,垃圾; 杂乱的一堆; 一窝幼崽; 猫砂; 褥草; 轿子 v. 使凌乱; 乱扔; (猫狗)产仔
(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
在…岁时
不做
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) 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
adj. 秃顶的,无毛的; (轮胎表面)磨平了的; 直截了当的
拿起; 提起; 捡起; 取走; 学会; (身体)恢复,好转
n. 理发师; 剪头或做头发的人
露天;在户外
(1) Denmark recycles nearly 85% of its paper. (2) recycled paper (3) He recycled all his old jokes.
recycle [ˌriːˈsaɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 生物,动物; (具有某种特征的)人; 傀儡
v. 回收利用; 重新使用
adj. 价值,值…钱; 值得; 拥有…价值的财产 n. 价值,意义,作用
v. 习惯于,适用于
(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
adv. 因此
n. 外甥女; 侄女
v. 害怕,担忧; 怖
集中;特别关注
(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
取得进步
n. 薪金,工资
adv. 偶尔; 偶然; 有时候
n. 衣领; (动物)颈圈; 箍 v. 抓住,逮住; 拦住(某人与其)谈话
(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...