(1) They can trace their lineage directly back to the 18th century. (2) ...a respectable family of ancient lineage. (3) The arts appear to have a lineage as old as human experience.
lineage [ˈlɪniɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.分类；分级；类别；（动植物等的）分类学；
至多， 充其量；顶多；
adj.不幸的，倒霉的；不吉利的；不成功的；可惜的，可叹的； n.不幸的人；
n.血统，世系；
(1) a shop selling clothes at competitive prices (= as low as any other shop) (2) We need to work harder to remain competitive with other companies. (3) to gain a competitive advantage over rival companies
competitive [kəmˈpetətɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
n.土堆，土丘；堆；[考古学] 坟墩；[棒球] 投球区土墩；
n.星座；一群杰出人物；一系列（相关的想法、事物）；一群（相关的人）；
[医]低密度（的）；
adj.竞争的，比赛的；（价格等）有竞争力的；（指人）好竞争的；[生化] 抑制酶作用的；
(1) I couldn't assent to, much less participate in such proceeding. (2) Every year between 30000 and 40000 Miaos participate in the festivities. (3) They invited the world to participate in at international exposition.
participate in [pɑ:ˈtisipeit in] 📢 UK📢 US
<正>分担，参加；与；插脚；厕足其间；
vt.追上，赶上；压倒；（不愉快的事）突然降临；
n.安慰；舒适；使人舒服的事物；给予援助或安慰的人或事； vt.安慰，使舒适；使（痛苦等）缓和；
n.硕士学位；
(1) a prestigious award (2) a prestigious university (3) It's one of the best equipped and most prestigious schools in the country.
(1) He delivered his words in slow, measured cadences. (2) He recognized the Polish cadences in her voice... (3) He is not attempting necessarily to reproduce the cadence of speech.
(1) The students were asked to interpret the poem. (2) I didn't know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or refusal. (3) The data can be interpreted in many different ways.
(1) academic/sporting prowess (2) He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer... (3) The best and the brightest pupils competed to demonstrate their intellectual prowess.
(1) a singing contest (2) a talent contest (3) to enter/win/lose a contest
contest [kənˈtest] 📢 UK📢 US
n.窘境，困境；进退两难；
adj.无名的；假名的；匿名的；没有特色的；
adv.本能地；
vt.竞争，为…而奋争；辩驳； vi.争斗；竞争；争夺；n.比赛；竞赛；搏斗；
(1) a rewarding experience/job (2) Teaching is not very financially rewarding (= is not very well paid) . (3) ...a career which she found stimulating and rewarding...
(1) Her evidence suggests a different interpretation of the events. (2) It is not possible for everyone to put their own interpretation on the law. (3) Dreams are open to interpretation (= they can be explained in different ways) .
interpretation [ɪnˌtɜ:prɪˈteɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.解释，说明；翻译；表演，演绎；理解；
v.竞选，赶快去请；
显露， 为大家所周知；东窗事发；
n.父亲的身份[地位]；
(1) busloads of foreign tourists (2) a popular tourist attraction/destination/resort (3) the tourist industry/sector
(1) bucolic, conservative stuff, but nice and solid. (2) He managed to transform the bucolic of butterflies into a dangerous sport. (3) Best though it was, his suIt'smacked of cheap tailoring and bucolic unfashionableness.
bucolic [bju:ˈkɒlɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
n.凝胶，白明胶；
vt.升高一级，升档，迎合（高层次消费者）； adj.高档的，高收入的，销售对象为高收入者的；
与…抗争；
adj.牧民生活的，田园风味的，乡村风味的； n.牧歌；田园诗；农民；牧人；
(1) In France patois was spoken in rural, less developed regions. (2) A substantial proportion of the population speak a French-based patois. (3) patois cannot be neglected if we wish to study the history and languages of Macao.
patois [ˈpætwɑ:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.方言，行话；
vt.围绕，包围；包含或包括某事物；完成；
adj.精通的，熟练的；
vt.预防；阻碍；阻止；[宗教]引领； vi.阻挠，阻止；
(1) We have a fast turnover of stock. (2) That particular model is not currently in stock . (3) I'm afraid we're temporarily out of stock .
(1) a show with lots of audience participation (2) A back injury prevented active participation in any sports for a while. (3) They expected him to participate in the ceremony...
(1) to have a cheerful disposition (2) people of a nervous disposition (3) to have/show a disposition towards violence
disposition [ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.性情，性格；意向，倾向；安排，配置；<军>部署，战略（战术）计划；
vt.通知；使活跃，使充满；预示； vi.通知；告发；
n.类型，部门，种类，类别，类目；[逻，哲]范畴；体重等级；
adj.方便的；手边的，附近的；便于使用的；手巧的；
(1) a highly controversial topic (2) a controversial plan to build a new road (3) Winston Churchill and Richard Nixon were both controversial figures.
controversial [ˌkɔntrəˈvə:ʃəl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.衷心的；诚挚的；真诚的；深切；
adv.聚精会神地；周到地；谛；凝神；
adj.有争议的，引起争议的，被争论的；好争论的；
把事情弄清楚，核实或查明某事物；设法确保出现某事物；务使；
(1) The moon exerts a force on the earth that causes the tides. (2) In order to be successful he would have to exert himself. (3) He exerted all his authority to make them accept the plan.
exert [iɡˈzə:t] 📢 UK📢 US
种种，多种多样；
vt.& vi.尝试，试图；尽力，竭力； n.努力，尽力；
vt.发挥；运用；使受（影响等）；用（力）；
n.空气流通；通风设备；通风方法；公开讨论；
(1) Sexual attraction is a large part of falling in love. (2) Buckingham Palace is a major tourist attraction . (3) The main attraction at Giverny is Monet's garden.
(1) The people are demanding a chance to participate more in government. (2) I couldn't assent to, much less participate in such proceeding. (3) You may well participate with us in our gains.
(1) She was endowed with intelligence and wit. (2) She had endowed Marcus with the qualities she wanted him to possess. (3) to endow sb with a responsibility
endow [ɪnˈdaʊ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.识别，认出；确定；使参与；把…看成一样； vi.确定；认同；
adj.自由自在的，无阻碍的；倜傥；散帻斜簪；
vt.捐赠，资助；赋予，赐予；
n.（总称）机器；（政府等的）机关，组织；机器的运转部份；机械装置；
(1) The way he laughed was strongly reminiscent of his father. (2) a reminiscent smile (3) The decor was reminiscent of a municipal arts-and-leisure centre...
(1) They priced the garments before putting them on display. (2) A new kind of car was on display in the shop. (3) The birds were put on display at the zoological society.
on display [ɔn disˈplei] 📢 UK📢 US
n.误解；错觉；错误想法；
vt.汇编；编辑；编制；编译；
n.吸引；[物]引力；魅力；引人注意的东西，有趣的东西；
展出；
(1) Durham had garnered three times as many votes as Carey... (2) He has garnered extensive support for his proposals... (3) And so she informed him that if you do this, you could garner the colored vote.
(1) The study of taxonomy must necessarily involve the amassing of an encyclopaedic knowledge of plants. (2) Build your trophy room while amassing awards and accolades. (3) There are report of the troops amassing near the border.
(1) Prices have risen in order to offset the increased cost of materials. (2) (British English)What expenses can you offset against tax ? (3) The increase in pay costs was more than offset by higher productivity...
(1) The club welcomes all new members regardless of age. (2) He went ahead and did it, regardless of the consequences. (3) The amount will be paid to everyone regardless of whether they have children or not.
regardless of [riˈɡɑ:dlis ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.不同的，多种多样的；变化多的；形形色色的；
不管， 不顾；无；不拘；
adj.肮脏的；质地薄的；低劣的；
在前头；预先，事先；提前；先期；
(1) complex machinery (2) the complex structure of the human brain (3) a complex argument/problem/subject
(1) They tried to get into the club but were refused admission. (2) She failed to gain admission to the university of her choice. (3) an admission of guilt/failure/defeat
admission [ədˈmɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.宣布参加竞选；当播音员； vt.宣布；述说；声称；预告；
在另一方面；
vt.容许；承认；忍受；容忍（不同意或不喜欢的事物）；
n.准许进入；承认；坦白；入场费；
(1) We contributed £5 000 to the earthquake fund. (2) Would you like to contribute to our collection? (3) Do you wish to contribute?
(1) Incense can attune the finite to the Infinite . (2) Incense can attune the finite to the Infinite. (3) Often those recalling such abductions attune to such planes of reality and relive them.
attune [əˈtu:n] 📢 UK📢 US
n.宿醉（酒后醒来的头痛和不舒服）；遗留的感觉（或风俗、习惯等）；<医>后遗症；残余物；
vt.描绘，描画；描述；
vt.使协调；<音>调音；
vt.释放；放开；发布；发行； n.释放，排放，解除；释放令；公映的新影片，发布的新闻[消息]；
(1) What a splendid idea! (2) We've all had a splendid time. (3) splendid scenery
splendid [ˈsplendɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.安装；安顿，安置；任命；使…正式就职；
n.中指；中拇指；
adj.壮观的，豪华的；极好的或令人满意的；闪亮的；为众人所推崇的；
在鼎盛时期；
(1) the tertiary sector (= the area of industry that deals with services rather than materials or goods) (2) (British English)tertiary education (= at university or college level) (3) He must have come to know those philosophers through secondary or tertiary sources.