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(1) He had to laugh despite himself.
(2) Her voice was shaking despite all her efforts to control it.
(3) despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still out of work.
despite
[dɪˈspaɪt]
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vt.做得过分；使过于疲劳；夸张；耗尽；
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；
n.医学，医术，内科（治疗）；医药，（尤指）内服药；有功效的东西，良药；〈美俚〉情报；
vt.用药物治疗；给…用药；使…吃药；下药；
急急忙忙，繁忙；
(1) The project is still causing him a lot of problems.
(2) The poor harvest caused prices to rise sharply.
(3) deaths caused by dangerous driving
cause
[kɔ:z]
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n.原因；动机；（某种行为、感情等的）理由；缘故；
vt.成为…的原因；导致；引起；使遭受；
vt.& vi.磨碎，嚼碎；折磨；
vt.磨快，磨光；咬牙；
vi.嘎吱嘎吱地擦；
n.碾，磨；苦差事，苦活儿；〈美〉刻苦用功的学生；研细的程度；
vt.预言，预测；预示，预告；
vi.预言，预示：预言某事，预言；
抱怨， 诉苦；
(1) personal effects/belongings/possessions
(2) personal details (= your name, age, etc.)
(3) Of course, this is just a personal opinion.
personal
[ˈpɜ:sənl]
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日出时；
adj.个人的，私人的；身体的；亲自的；人身攻击的；
n.（报刊上的）人事栏，分类人事广告版；人称代名词；关于个人的简讯；
vt.揭露，揭发；使暴露；使遭受；使曝光；
adj.很害怕的，极度惊慌的，吓坏了的；
v.使恐怖，使惊吓，恐吓( terrify的过去式和过去分词 )；
(1) He still has nightmares about the accident.
(2) The trip turned into a nightmare when they both got sick.
(3) (informal)Nobody knows what's going on─ it's a nightmare !
nightmare
[ˈnaɪtmeə(r)]
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adj.精确的，准确的；正确无误的；
n.餐后甜食；甜点；
n.噩梦；<口>可怕的事情，无法摆脱的恐惧；泛滥成灾；紧张；
adj.可怕的，噩梦似的；
n.树枝；分支；部门，分科；支流；
vi.分支形成；分支扩张；扩大某人的兴趣，业务或活动范围；[计]下分支的指令；
vt.使分支；使分叉；用枝形叶脉刺绣花纹装饰；
(1) We pushed and pushed but the piano wouldn't move.
(2) push hard when I tell you to.
(3) She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge.
push
[pʊʃ]
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vt.& vi.推，推动；
vt.推动，增加；对…施加压力，逼迫；按；说服；
n.推，决心；大规模攻势；矢志的追求；
vi.推进；增加；努力争取；
n.救护车；野战医院；
adj.古典的，经典的；传统的；古典文学的；第一流的；
n.古典音乐；
n.额；前部；
(1) cancer research
(2) Violence is a cancer in our society.
(3) to become cancerous
cancer
[ˈkænsə(r)]
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n.癌症，恶性肿瘤；弊病，社会恶习；迅速蔓延的恶劣的或危险的事物；[天]巨蟹座，巨蟹宫；
n.行李架；支架；刑架；（羊、猪等带前肋的）颈脊；
vt.使痛苦，使焦虑；剥削，榨取；用刑拘折磨；
n.位置，方位；地位，职位；态度；状态；
vt.安置；把…放在适当位置；给…定位；驻扎军队；
vt.识别，认出；确定；使参与；把…看成一样；
vi.确定；认同；
(1) Stop nagging─I'll do it as soon as I can.
(2) She had been nagging him to paint the fence.
(3) A feeling of unease nagged at her.
nag
[næg]
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n.环境，外界；周围，围绕；工作平台；（运行）环境；
n.美容品；化妆品( cosmetic的名词复数 )；脂粉；
vt.不断找岔，抱怨；困扰，折磨；
vi.叱责，抱怨；困扰，焦虑；
n.挑剔的人；马，老马；
n.指甲；
(1) He was buried in Highgate Cemetery.
(2) (figurative)Their ambitions were finally dead and buried .
(3) She's 85 and has buried three husbands.
bury
[ˈberi]
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vt.埋葬，葬；为…举行葬礼；隐藏，埋藏，遮盖，掩蔽；专心致志于，埋头于，沉溺于；
n.布里；
n.塑料制品；〈口〉（使用）信用卡；整形；可塑体；
adj.可塑的，塑性的，受范的，柔软的；造型的，塑造的，给与形态的；塑料[塑胶]的，塑料[塑胶]制的，合成树脂做的；有形成力的，有创造力的；
adv.尤其地；主要地，格外地；显著地；异常地；
vt.& vi.相遇；相识；开会；接触（某物）；
vt.满足；支付；迎接；经历（常指不愉快的事）；
n.运动会，体育比赛；猎狐运动（尤其英式英语）；
adj.适当的；合适的；恰当的；
(1) a career in advertising
(2) radio/TV advertising
(3) Val works for an advertising agency (= a company that designs advertisements) .
advertising
[ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ]
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adv.相当，很；非常；确实如此；
adj.焦躁不安的；不耐烦的；坐立不安的；难以入睡的；
n.广告；做广告，登广告；广告业；
adj.广告的；广告业的；
v.公告；为…做广告(advertise的ing形式)；
n.前面；前线；一面；幌子；
adj.前面的，前部的；正面的；
vt.朝…看，面对；碰上，使面对参见；提供正面；充当正面；
vt.& vi.面向，朝向；
vi.朝向，面向别的事物；袒护，掩饰；
(1) The plan has a sting intail: it means we lose one day's holiday.
(2) at least Jeremy had the good form to go back and apologize.
(3) at least the club keeps the young people off the streets.
at least
[æt li:st]
📢 UK 📢 US
adv.至少；
无论如何，反正；
n.初等教育；
n.负荷；负担；装载；工作量；
vt.使担负；装填；把…装入或装上；装满，堆积；
vi.加载；装载；装货；
n.污染（作用）；腐败；堕落；沾污；
(1) It's a local custom .
(2) It is the custom in that country for women to marry young.
(3) It was her custom to rise early.
custom
[ˈkʌstəm]
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n.（织物、毛皮等的）手感；手柄；举动；柄状物；
vi.操作，操控；容易搬运；
vt.用双手触摸、举起或握住；用手操作，操纵；处理或负责，管理；〈美〉买卖，经营；
与某人[观点]一致， 同意[赞同]某人的意见；与…相符， 与…一致；（气候、食物等）适合于；相合；
adj.（食物）要使人发胖的；
v.喂肥( fatten的现在分词 )；养肥（牲畜）；使（钱）增多；使（公司）升值；
n.习惯，惯例；海关，关税；经常光顾；[总称]（经常性的）顾客；
adj.（衣服等）定做的，定制的；
(1) His friend was killed and he knows he is lucky to be alive.
(2) She was lucky enough to be chosen for the team.
(3) You were lucky (that) you spotted the danger in time.
lucky
[ˈlʌki]
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abbr.electronic-mail 电子函件，电子邮件；
adj.值得的；有…的价值；等值的；有…的财产；
n.财富，财产；价值；
adj.运气好的，侥幸的；兆头好的，吉祥的；〈俚〉难得；很恰当的；
vi.掉下，落下；下降，降低；摔倒，跌倒；倒塌，崩溃；
vt.阵亡；突然倒下；
n.降落，下降；摔倒；向下倾斜；<美>秋天；
adj.<美> 秋天的，秋季的；
(1) We were badly bitten by mosquitoes.
(2) She was bitten by the family dog.
(3) Stop biting your nails!
bite
[baɪt]
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n.甘蓝（洋白菜、卷心菜）；<非正式、侮辱>植物人，常用于英式英语；<俚>钱，尤指纸币，常用于美式俚语；<俚>脑袋；
vt.& vi.咬；叮；
n.咬；咬伤；疼痛；受骗；
vi.刺痛；咬饵；有咬（或叮）的习性；（人）上当；
vt.（辣椒，胡椒等）刺激；（齿轮，螺丝，钳子，锚等）咬住；（利器等）刺进；（寒风等）刺骨；
abbr.机内测试设备(Built-In Test Equipment)；
<美>银行支票员；
n.乙醇，酒精；含酒精的饮料；
(1) ...a stick of chewing gum.
(2) A piece of chewing gum stuck to my shoe.
(3) First , order to maintain good tone, preferably a chewing gum before kissing.
chewing gum
[ˈtʃu:ɪŋ]
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n.<美>口香糖，橡皮糖；
adj.好的；优秀的；有益的；漂亮的，健全的；
n.好处，利益；善良；善行；好人；
adv.同well；
adj.严肃的，严重的；认真的，庄重的；重要的；危险的；
adj.谨小慎微的；过度重视细节的；
(1) Late again! What's your excuse this time?
(2) There's no excuse for such behaviour.
(3) His excuse for forgetting her birthday was that he had lost his diary.
excuse
[ɪkˈskju:s]
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v.以…为傲；
vt.原谅；为…申辩；免除，宽免；给…免去；
n.借口，托辞；道歉，歉意；辩解；请假条；
vi.作为借口；请示宽恕；表示宽恕；
爱上某人；
醒来；活跃起来；引起注意；（使）认识到；
(1) She felt very depressed about the future.
(2) an attempt to bring jobs to depressed areas
(3) depressed prices
depressed
[dɪˈprest]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.现代化，现代化的事物；
vt.& vi.踢；
n.（毒品或酒精的）效力；精力；<非正>极度兴奋；
vi.踢蹬，踢（腿）；
vt.（因干了蠢事、失去良机等）对（自己）生气；体育运动；如足球和橄榄球踢球得分；射门得分；
adj.正常的；正规的，标准的；[数学]正交的；精神健全的；
n.正常，常态；标准；[数学]法线；
adj.情绪低落的，沮丧的；萧条的；下陷的，低的；中间凹下的；
v.压下(depress的过去式和过去分词)；使愁苦；降低（价格）；使跌价；
(1) a meat substitute
(2) Paul's father only saw him as a substitute for his dead brother.
(3) a substitute family
substitute
[ˈsʌbstɪtju:t]
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adj.巨大的；庞大的；极大的；
v.狼吞虎咽，贪婪地吃，飞碟游戏（比赛双方每组5人，相距15码，互相掷接飞碟）；毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的第三人称单数 )；取出…的内脏；
n.勇气( gut的名词复数 )；内脏；消化道的下段；肠；
n.科学家；科学工作者；
vt.& vi.代替，替换，代用；
n.代替者；替补（运动员）；替代物；[语法学]代用词；
vi.用…替代；
(1) I didn't realize (that) you were so unhappy.
(2) The moment I saw her, I realized something was wrong.
(3) I don't think you realize how important this is to her.
realize
[ˈri:əlaɪz]
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好像， 似乎， 仿佛；
n.脚步（声）；足迹；
n.股份，股票；库存；树干；家畜；
adj.常备的，存货的；陈旧的；
vt.提供货物；备有；
vi.出新芽；囤积；
vt.实现；了解；（所担心的事）发生；以…价格卖出；
vt.& vi.变卖，赚得；
(1) in spite of his injuries, the young man stuck it out.
(2) He has modern ideas in spite of his great age.
(3) We admire him for his continuance of work in spite of illness.
in spite of
[in spait ɔv]
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n.种草药的人，草药商，草药医生；
n.伪君子，伪善者；
虽然， 尽管…；不顾；别看；
把…变成；
(1) a naughty boy/girl
(2) (humorous)I'm being very naughty─I've ordered champagne!
(3) a naughty joke/word
naughty
[ˈnɔ:ti]
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n.岩石，石头；摇滚乐；棒糖；<非正式>宝石（尤指钻石）；
v.摇晃；摇动；震动；
vi.演奏摇滚乐；随摇滚乐起舞；
vt.把…除外；不计；
prep.除…外；
conj.[口语]要不是；除非；除…以外；
vi.反对，表示异议（与 to 或 against连用）；
n.蔬菜；植物；生活呆板的人；
adj.蔬菜的；植物的；广泛生长的；
adj.顽皮的；不听话的；粗俗的；下流的；
(1) Wet weather always depresses me.
(2) It depresses me to see so many young girls smoking.
(3) The recession has depressed the housing market.
depress
[dɪˈpres]
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adj.优美的，优雅的；雅致的，美好的；得体的；飘逸；
adj.温和的，和蔼的；平和的；味道温和的；无动于衷的；
vt.压下，压低；使沮丧；使萧条；使跌价；
adj.安全的；牢固的；有把握的；安心的；
vt.保护；（使）获得；使安全；担保；
vi.获得安全，变得安全；安全，保险；承保，担保；[航海学]停止工作；
(1) He did not have on his other lucky charm, a pair of green socks.
(2) I carry a lucky charm to protect me when I travel.
(3) lucky charm: I don't in luck.
lucky charm
[ˈlʌki tʃɑ:m]
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vt.& vi.（使）结婚；娶；嫁；结合；
vt.为…主持婚礼；
v.入睡；长眠；懈怠；静止不动；
n.幸运符；
<口>稍微，有点儿，有几分；
(1) the sun's harmful ultra-violet rays
(2) Many household products are potentially harmful.
(3) Fruit juices can be harmful to children's teeth.
harmful
[ˈhɑ:mfəl]
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adj.本国的；土著的；天生的；天真的，纯朴的；
n.当地人；土著人；当地产的动（植）物；
vt.& vi.（在…中）获胜，赢；战胜（对手）；
vt.（通过努力等）赢得；说服；达到（目的、要求等）；获得…；
n.（体育比赛中）胜利，赢；[常用复数]赢得物；收益；
vi.顺利到达，成功；
n.染料，染色；颜色；
vt.染色；给…染色；
vi.染上或粘上（颜色）；
adj.对…有害的；能造成损害的；不利；不良；
(1) I thought you did everything the fortuneteller told you to do.
(2) The fortuneteller told Jane that there was an adventure for her just around the corner.
fortuneteller
['fɔːtʃən]
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vt.& vi.死亡，熄灭；凋零，枯萎；渴望，盼望；
n.钢型，硬模；骰子；
vt.拒绝；拒绝承认；拒绝…占有；否认知情；
n.算命者，占卜者；半仙；
adv.在户外；向户外；
n.户外；露天；野外；世间；
(1) If I don't get more money I'll quit.
(2) He has decided to quit as manager of the team.
(3) He quit the show last year because of bad health.
quit
[kwɪt]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.欠考虑的；轻率的；自私的，不体贴人的；没有思想的；
vt.离开；放弃，抛弃；停止，中断；偿清；
vi.停止；放弃斗争；辞职；
adj.自由的；摆脱了责任或义务的；
n.护照，通行证；手段；
为…忧虑，烦恼的；
(1) a depressingly familiar experience
(2) a depressing sight/thought/experience
(3) Looking for a job these days can be very depressing.
depressing
[dɪˈpresɪŋ]
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adv.全世界；举世；五洲四海；普天之下；
vt.& vi.给…看；表现出；显露出；上演；
vt.说明；指示；表明；演示；
n.展览；显示；外观；表演；
vi.被人看见，显现，显而易见；
adj.令人忧愁的，使人沮丧的；使情绪低落的；
adv.令人忧愁地，使人沮丧地；
n.压抑，郁闷；
v.压下( depress的现在分词)；使愁苦；降低（价格）；使跌价；
n.渔夫，钓鱼者，渔船；
(1) I wouldn't advertise the fact that you don't have a work permit.
(2) to advertise a product/a business/your services
(3) The cruise was advertised as the ‘journey of a lifetime ’.
advertise
[ˈædvətaɪz]
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vt.做广告，做宣传；通告，通知；宣扬；
vi.登广告，做广告；做宣传；
adj.过度的，过分的；奢侈的，浪费的；放肆的；大量的；
n.性格内向的人；
adj.全部时间的；全日制的；专职的，专任的；
(1) They were meditating revenge.
(2) He meditated on the problem...
(3) On the day her son began school, she meditated on the uncertainties of his future.
meditate
[ˈmedɪteɪt]
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n.天文台；气象台；瞭望台；
vi.沉思；打算；
vt.深思；策划；
即；就是；换句话说；更确切地说；
饱受，厌烦；
(1) The country was in the grip of (an) economic depression.
(2) the great depression of the 1930s
(3) Rainwater collects in shallow depressions on the ground.
depression
[dɪˈpreʃn]
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n.对，双；配偶，夫妻；<口>几个，两三个；
vt.&vi.连在一起，连接；成双，结婚；性交，交配；
vt.想像；设想；想要；猜想；
n.设想；想像力；爱好；怪想；
adj.（构思者）奇特的；昂贵的；（价格等）高价的；[美国俚语]真棒；
vi.想象，幻想；
n.疯狂；狂怒；狂犬病；看来奇怪（或愚蠢）的行为自有其道理；
n.萎靡不振，沮丧；下陷处，坑；衰弱；减缓；
(1) a packet/pack of cigarettes
(2) to light a cigarette
(3) He went out to buy a packet of cigarettes.
cigarette
[ˌsiɡəˈret]
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n.文化；[生物学]（微生物等的）培养；修养；养殖；
vt.培植，培养；
n.纸烟，香烟；
n.纸烟，香烟；
n.反撞；（发动机）开动；推出（平面调车）；逆转；
v.踢( kick的现在分词 )；踢蹬，踢（腿）；（因干了蠢事、失去良机等）对（自己）生气；体育运动；
(1) A sore ankle a ripped fingernail and plenty of missed shots.
(2) Guess how long is the longest fingernail in the world?
(3) Is fingernail what to vitamin lack in vain very?
fingernail
[ˈfɪŋgəneɪl]
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adv.现在，当今；
n.当今，现在；
n.指甲；
n.浪漫史；爱情小说；恋爱；传奇色彩；
vt.& vi.虚构；渲染；谈情说爱；追求某人；
adj.疲倦的；困倦的；对…不耐烦的；陈旧的；
v.（使）疲劳（ tire的过去式和过去分词）；对（做）某事感到厌倦；
(1) In the 1990s the area became a magnet for new investment.
(2) fridge magnets of your favourite cartoon characters
(3) Prospect Park, with its vast lake, is a magnet for all health freaks...
magnet
[ˈmægnət]
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n.磁铁，磁石；有吸引力的人或物；[物]磁体；
n.代沟；
n.图书管理员；[计算机]库管理程序；
adj.[体]违反规则的，犯规的；邪恶的；难闻的，有恶臭的；下流的；
vt.& vi.纠缠，纠结；[体]违反规则的；
vt.弄脏，使污秽；使纠缠；使阻塞；
vi.腐烂；缠结；
n.犯规；缠结；碰撞；
adv.不正当地，犯规地；碰撞地；争执不和地；
(1) She looked over her shoulder to be sure of her footing.
(2) He likes to be sure of his bodily comforts.
(3) A lot of people think that it's better to pay for their education so that they can be sure of getting quality.
be sure of
[bi: ʃuə ɔv]
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n.（尤指女子的）发式，发型；
n.[医]偏头痛；
adv.精确地；确切地；完全地，全然；恰恰；
确信；
(1) a praiseworthy achievement
(2) ...the government's praiseworthy efforts to improve efficiency in health and education.
(3) He may not have achieved all his aims. But his effort is praiseworthy.
praiseworthy
[ˈpreɪzˌwɜ:ði:]
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n.商店；贮存；大量；零售商店；
vt.& vi.储藏，存放；
adj.储存的；用作贮藏所的；从商店里买来的；在商店能买到的；
vt.储存（信息）；装满；把…存入仓库（或栈房）；
vi.可长期存放保鲜，耐贮藏；
adv.代替，顶替；反而；反倒；
adj.<正>值得称赞的，值得表扬的；
adj.生的，未加工的；无经验的；新近完成的；发炎的，疼痛的；
vt.擦伤；使赤身露体；
n.（身体的）擦伤部位；红肿部位；半成品；原料；
(1) You push and I'll pull.
(2) Don't pull so hard or the handle will come off.
(3) I pulled on the rope to see if it was secure.
pull
[pʊl]
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一种；
vt.禁止；阻止；阻碍；妨碍；
vt.& vi.拉；扯；拉过来；划（船）；
vt.赢得；吸引异性；取消；（耍手腕）得逞；
n.拖；爬；影响力；
n.消遣，娱乐；
(1) We waited until the traffic had eased off.
(2) Share prices eased back from yesterday's levels.
(3) ease your grip on the wheel a little.
ease
[i:z]
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n.轻松，舒适；容易；安逸；不拘束，自在；
vt.解除痛苦；减轻；延缓；松弛；
vi.缓解，减少；轻松前进；
int.驾驭马牛等的吆喝声；
n.（美俚）一千元；（儿语）马；“奇”导航系统（英国的双曲线导航系统）；（美俚）人，家伙；
v.驭马快走或向右；
n.女主人；（夜总会的）女招待；（电视或广播节目的）女主持人；（餐馆的）迎宾女招待；
vt.作东，请客；
n.学校作业，课堂作业，课外作业；
(1) I tried to warn him, but he wouldn't listen.
(2) If you're thinking of getting a dog, be warned ─they take a lot of time and money.
(3) He warned us against pickpockets.
warn
[wɔ:n]
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adj.辛辣的；加有香料的，香的；有刺激性的；（故事等）猥亵的，下流的；
vt.警告，告诫；通知；预告；
vi.发出警告；
n.药物；药剂；麻醉药；毒品；
vt.（在食物或饮料中）投放麻醉药，下麻醉药；掺麻醉药于；使服麻醉药；使服毒品；
vi.使服麻醉药，用药麻醉，使服兴奋剂；
很多，大量的；
(1) Sometimes they keep you on a bit longer if there's no one quite ready to step into your shoes...
(2) A skeleton staff of 20 is being kept on.
(3) It would stop selling gold and keep on buying Zimbabwean government bonds.
keep on
[ki:p ɔn]
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n.耳环；耳饰；
抱怨，投诉；
继续雇用；继续前进；继续穿着[戴着]；（使）继续服药[接受训练]；
确信；
(1) She found peace through yoga and meditation.
(2) He was deep in meditation and didn't see me come in.
(3) his meditations on life and art
meditation
[ˌmedɪˈteɪʃn]
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n.日期，日子；约会；时代，年代；（北非和西亚常见的海枣树的）海枣；
vt.过时；使…显老；显示出…时代（或年龄）；鉴定…的年代；
vt.& vi.与人约会，相约；
vi.属于某一特定时期；从某时起计算日期；记载日期；注有（或注明）日期；
vt.认为，视为；主张，断定；
vi.认为，视为，以为；作某种评价；
adj.熟悉的；通晓的；冒昧的；随便的；
n.常客，密友；高级官吏的家属；[天主]教皇[主教]的仆人；
n.默想；默念；沉思；冥想；
(1) to enter a relationship/conflict/war
(2) Several new firms have now entered the market.
(3) The investigation has entered a new phase.
enter
[ˈentə(r)]
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adj.活（着）的；现存的；在使用中的；逼真的；
n.生计；生活方式；生存之道；
v.活( live的现在分词)；居住；以…为生；（按照规矩）管理生活；
n.饿，饥饿；欲望；
vt.& vi.（使）饥饿；
vi.渴望；
adj.有规律的；规则，整齐的；不变的；合格的；
n.正规军；主力（或正式）队员；常客；
adv.定期地；经常地；
vt.& vi.进入；开始；参加；登记；
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