(1) Jones was the architect of the team's first goal. (2) He was one of the principal architects of the revolution. (3) ...Russia's chief architect of economic reform.
architect [ˈɑ:kɪtekt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.建筑师，设计师；创造者，缔造者；造物主；
n.（鸟）窝；温床；（套叠在一起的）一套物件；藏匿处； vt.筑巢；嵌套； vi.筑巢；
n.动产；财物；家眷；亲属；
n.免费；分文不取；白；不取分文；
(1) Alex didn't read fluently till he was nearly seven. (2) He spoke three languages fluently. (3) He has some acquaintance with German, but doesn't speak it fluently.
fluently [ˈflu:əntlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
<口>稍微，有点儿，有几分；
adv.流利地，流畅地；
n.科学家；科学工作者；
n.手续费；
(1) cultural differences between the two communities (2) economic, social and cultural factors (3) a cultural event
(1) Liverpool won by three goals to one. (2) United conceded two goals in the first half. (3) a penalty goal
goal [ɡəul] 📢 UK📢 US
n.目标，目的；球门；终点；得分；
adj.谨小慎微的；过度重视细节的；
adj.勇敢的，无畏的；有胆量的；英勇的；勐；
同时； 一起；但是； 然而；
(1) We'd be on dangerous ground if we asked about race or religion. (2) Mel enjoys living dangerously (= doing things that involve risk or danger) . (3) His father is dangerously ill (= so ill that he might die) .
dangerous [ˈdeɪndʒərəs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.危险的；
n.养育，培养，教养；家教；
n.化装；补充；构造；体格；
v.害怕；
(1) to go sightseeing (2) Did you have a chance to do any sightseeing ? (3) a sightseeing tour of the city
sightseeing [ˈsaɪtsi:ɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
在…里查资料；深入地检查；调查；观察；
adv.代替，顶替；反而；反倒；
n.观光，游览；
n.种草药的人，草药商，草药医生；
(1) cellular blankets (2) cellular structure/processes (3) a cellular network
(1) She conveniently forgot to mention that her husband would be at the party, too (= because it suited her not to say) . (2) Fruit is a convenient source of vitamins and energy. (3) A bicycle is often more convenient than a car in towns.
convenient [kənˈvi:niənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.方便的；[废语]适当的；[口语]近便的；实用的；
v.小睡一下，睡午觉；打盹儿；眯盹儿；
vt.声称；断言；需要；索取； vi.提出要求； n.（根据权利而提出的）要求；声称；断言；索赔；
毕竟；究竟；归根结底；（解释或说明理由）别忘了；
(1) as long as I live, the bridge lives. (2) It can take as long as eight days to rig up rope ladders and to establish supply bases before a descent can be made into a very deep cave. (3) I kept a straight face as long as I could, but I finally had to crack up.
as long as [æz lɔŋ æz] 📢 UK📢 US
int.（用以引起注意，表示惊异或询问）嘿，喂；你好！（表示问候）；咳； n.干草（等于hay）；
n.废旧物品，破烂物；中国式平底帆船；便宜货，假货；废话，哄骗； vt.丢弃，废弃；把…分成块；
adv.外交上，外交地；
只要； 如果；既然； 由于；
(1) He had gone to the reception desk, presumably to check out. (2) She wheeled sharply and headed for the check-out counter. (3) The police had to check out the call.
(1) to study architecture (2) the architecture of the eighteenth century (3) modern architecture
architecture [ˈɑ:kɪtektʃə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
看看， 看一眼；
n.[生]恐龙；守旧落伍的人，过时落后的东西；
n.建筑学；建筑风格；体系结构；（总体、层次）结构；
n.病毒；病毒性疾病；毒素，毒害；[计算机科学]计算机病毒；
(1) Chantal was lucky to be able to salvage her career. (2) He conjectured that some individuals may be able to detect major calamities. (3) It would be nice to be able to afford to retire earlier.
be able to [bi: ˈeibl tu:] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.每年的；一年的；[植物]一年生的； n.年刊；一年生植物；
n.祖国，家乡；（南非种族隔离制度下的）黑人住宅区；
v.能，会；能够；克；
n.消遣，娱乐；
(1) a tribe threatened with extinction/in danger of extinction (2) The mountain gorilla is on the verge of extinction . (3) An operation is beginning to try to save a species of crocodile from extinction...
extinction [ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.初等教育；
n.熄灭；消灭，灭绝；废除；[物]消光，自屏，衰减；
prep.不管；尽管（自己）不愿意；不在乎；虽有； n.侮辱；憎恨；怨恨；轻蔑的拒绝或不承认；
vt.提出；介绍；引进；作为…的开头；
(1) Fujian Province meteorological observatory on 29 th about 6:00 continues to issue typhoon orange warning. (2) It is set up by the Cosmology Group of the National Astronomical observatory of China. (3) FRAN ? OISE COMBES, an astronomer at the Paris observatory, is a leading expert on galaxy dynamics.
(1) a pair of earrings (2) Throw some light on this corner to see if the lost earring is there. (3) Our product including Tiffany bracelet, cuff links, earring, Gucci product key ring, necklace and ring.
(1) During the 1980s monster publishing houses started to swallow up smaller companies. (2) A seven-day TV ad campaign could swallow up the best part of £50,000. (3) The expenses swallow up most of the profits.
(1) Today students of English, even if English is thier mother tongue, often cannot understand his jokes. (2) Whither our mother tongue? (3) Instead we learned or acquired our mother tongue by communicating with the people around us.
(1) Residents were warned not to be extravagant with water, in view of the low rainfall this year. (2) an extravagant present (3) the extravagant claims/promises of politicians
(1) The tour guide has been a great help. (2) The tour guide gave a running commentary from the front of the coach. (3) I'm now working as a tour guide in a travel agency.
(1) It was good to be back on land . (2) We made the journey by land , though flying would have been cheaper. (3) In the distance the crew sighted land.
(1) How did the dinosaurs die out?... (2) I want to teach Irish so that it won't die out. (3) Once the fire has died out, the salvage team will move in.
(1) I look forward to hearing from you in the near future. (2) I wouldn't dream of studying abroad in the near future. (3) The President will visit China in the near future.
(1) You certainly get around! Paris one minute, Bonn the next. (2) That child can always get around you and get what it wants. (3) Does Abell get around a great deal?
get around [ɡet əˈraund] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.现实的；[艺] 现实主义的，[哲]实在论（者）的；逼真的；栩栩如生的；
传播；绕开；随意走走；说服；
vt.& vi.出版，发行；发表，宣布（结婚等）；公布，颁布；出版…的著作；
adv.不幸地，遗憾地；可惜；不巧；
(1) Yogurt is made from active cultures. (2) to do/take a throat culture (3) a culture of cells from the tumour
(1) She touched him gently on the arm. (2) He held the dirty rag at arm's length (= as far away from his body as possible) . (3) He escaped with only a broken arm.
(1) Family therapy showed us how to communicate with each other. (2) Group members have to communicate with each other through role-play. (3) They went into a trance to communicate with the spirit world.