(1) the man designated to succeed the president (2) The different types are designated by the letters A, B and C. (3) an interview with the director designate
designate [ˈdezɪgneɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.把…带错路；把…引入歧途；
n.井；煤矿；麻子；（赛车道旁的）修理加油站； vt.使有麻子；使有凹陷； vi.凹陷；起凹点；
vt.指明，指出；指派；表明，意味着；把…定名为； adj.指定而尚未上任的；选出而尚未上任的；
vt.通知；布告；
(1) a cheese sandwich (2) a sandwich bar (= a place that sells sandwiches ) (3) I was sandwiched between two fat men on the bus.
sandwich [ˈsænwɪtʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.辩护；保卫；（足球、曲棍球等）防守；进行辩护；
n.三明治；夹心面包；状似三明治的东西； vt.把…夹在…之间；把…做成三明治；
adj.易看见的，可看见的；显然的，明明白白的；貌似的，表面的；显见；
adj.无效果的；低效率的；不起作用的；无能力的；
(1) a righteous God (2) righteous anger/indignation, etc. (3) Aren't you afraid of being seen as a righteous crusader?...
(1) The jury learnt a new word, kindoki. It is what the Congolese call witchcraft. (2) Objective To study the effect of psychotherapy in mental disorders due to witchcraft. (3) Or attend a school for wizardry and witchcraft?
(1) They toiled up the hill in the blazing sun. (2) a life of hardship and toil (3) People who toiled in dim, dank factories were too exhausted to enjoy their family life...
(1) Water had spilled out of the bucket onto the floor. (2) He startled her and made her spill her drink. (3) Thousands of gallons of crude oil were spilled into the ocean.
(1) The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. (2) Local businesses are well represented on the committee (= there are a lot of people from them on the committee) . (3) The President was represented at the ceremony by the Vice-President.
represent [ˌreprɪˈzent] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.使枯萎；使畏缩；使衰弱； vi.凋谢；衰弱；萎缩；
vt.表现，象征；代表，代理；扮演；作为示范； vi.代表；提出异议；
vt.位于；说出来源；查找…的地点；确定…的位置； vi.定位；定居；
vt.排除，不包括；排斥；驱除，赶出；
(1) You look very smart in that suit. (2) They were wearing their smartest clothes. (3) She's smarter than her brother.
(1) The words stood out clearly on the page... (2) The word 'ginseng' comes from the Chinese word 'ren-shen'. (3) I was devastated when her words came true...
(1) Experts put the real figure at closer to 75%. (2) the latest trade/sales/unemployment, etc. figures (3) By 2004, this figure had risen to 14 million.
figure [ˈfiɡə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.实践的，实际的；可实现的，实用的；注重实际的；可用的；
vt.运送，运输；流放；使欣喜若狂； n.运输；运输船（机），运输系统；狂喜；流放犯；
vt.拥有；掌握，懂得；主宰；缠住，迷住；
n.数字；算术；图解；轮廓； vi.计算；出现；扮演角色； vt.计算在内；估计；推测；认为；
(1) a technical/legal/scientific, etc. term (2) a term of abuse (3) ‘Register ’ is the term commonly used to describe different levels of formality in language.
(1) the spring/fall semester (2) By the end of the semester, I will not fear math. (3) We are trying to pull through the toughest time of the semester.
(1) The noise began to lessen. (2) to lessen the risk/impact/effect of sth (3) [单数, 不可数名词]a lessening of tension
lessen [ˈlesn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.分；划分；分离；（使）产生分歧； n.分水岭，分界线；分配；
vi.闪耀，闪烁；活跃，焕发活力和才智； n.光亮；活力；
vi.变少，减少；贬低，轻视，看不起； vt.减少（某事物），缩小；
n.（卓越的）才华；光亮；光辉；光彩；
(1) [可数名词, 不可数名词]an evaluation of the health care system (2) We need to evaluate how well the policy is working. (3) Our research attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of the different drugs.
(1) When she opened the door she was greeted by a scene of utter confusion. (2) Loud cheers greeted the news. (3) The team's win was greeted as a major triumph.
greet [gri:t] 📢 UK📢 US
n.运动；活动；动作，举动；乐章；
n.液体；流音； adj.液体的；清澈的；（声音）流畅的；易转换成现款的；
n.屠夫，屠户；屠杀者，刽子手；残酷的人；肉铺； vt.屠宰；屠杀；弄砸，弄糟；把…处死刑；
vt.欢迎，迎接；致敬，致意；（景象，声音等）映入眼帘；
(1) I can give you a rough estimate of the amount of wood you will need. (2) a ballpark estimate (= an approximate estimate) (3) official government estimates of traffic growth over the next decade
estimate [ˈestɪmət] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.勇敢的，无畏的；有胆量的；英勇的；勐；
vt.使失望；使破灭，使落空； vi.使失望；
n.蜘蛛；星形轮，十字叉；带柄三脚平底锅；三脚架；
n.估计，预测；报价，预算书；评价，判断； vt.估计，估算；评价，评论；估量，估价；
(1) official responsibilities (2) the Prime Minister's official residence (3) He attended in his official capacity as mayor.
(1) We have 500 people on the payroll . (2) They had 87,000 employees on the payroll. (3) Since his trade is factionalism, why should we keep him on our payroll?
payroll [ˈpeɪrəʊl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.制造，创造；创造物，产物；（尤指<圣经>所述由上帝）创造天地，宇宙；（爵位等的）封授；
n.草地，草坪；上等细麻布；
n.工资名单；工资总支出，工薪总额；
vt.治愈；矫正；解决；消除； vi.受治疗；被加工处理； n.治愈；药物；疗法；措施；
(1) to obtain advice/information/permission (2) I finally managed to obtain a copy of the report. (3) To obtain the overall score, add up the totals in each column.
obtain [əbˈteɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.钝的；迟钝的；呆滞的；阴暗的； v.缓和；减轻；使阴暗；
vt.获得，得到；流行；买到，达到（目的）； vi.通行，通用；流行；存在；
n.n.大罐，壶，一大罐（壶）的容量； vt.用陶罐或坛子煮，炖，煨；把…关进监狱；
n.作用；地位；角色；
(1) Record profits in the retail market indicate a boom in the economy. (2) Research indicates that eating habits are changing fast. (3) Kingston-upon-Thames, as the name indicates, is situated on the banks of the Thames.
indicate [ˈɪndɪkeɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.表明，标示，指示；象征，暗示，预示；[医]显示需要做…的治疗；
v.欺诈；误导；
vt.解雇，把…免职；遣散，解散（队伍等）；驳回，拒绝受理；搁置； vi.解散；
n.嫉妒，妒忌；羡慕； vi.感到妒忌；显示出妒忌；
(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.
(1) prompt action was required as the fire spread. (2) prompt payment of the invoice would be appreciated. (3) Please be prompt when attending these meetings.
(1) the party's elder statesman (2) Hamilton is a great statesman and political thinker. (3) Derek Fisher is the elder statesman of the team, drafted in 1996 by the Lakers.
statesman [ˈsteɪtsmən] 📢 UK📢 US
n.生而为人；人格，人品，个性；人物；名人；
n.政治家；
n.费用；花费的钱；消耗；花钱的东西； vt.向…收取费用；把…作为开支勾销；
n.愚蠢，愚笨；
(1) food surpluses (2) Wheat was in surplus that year. (3) a trade surplus of £400 million
surplus [ˈsɜ:pləs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.仁慈的，慈善的；宽恕的，宽厚的；慷慨的；
n.通讯，通信；交流；书信；传达；
n.耐心，耐性；忍耐；单人纸牌游戏；
adj.过剩的；多余的； n.剩余额；公积金；顺差；盈余；
(1) At last they were able to feel secure about the future. (2) She finished the match, secure in the knowledge that she was through to the next round. (3) a secure job/income