(1) He predicted that antiwar passions were just beginning to heat up. (2) antiwar groups fear Barack Obama may create hawkish Cabinet. (3) There was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment.
antiwar [ˈæntiˈwɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.明显地；
adj.反战的，反对战争的；
vt.& vi.呼喊，叫喊；高声说或发出喊叫声； n.大叫；大叫着说；呐喊；
adj.令人轻松的； v.放松；休息(relax的ing形式)；缓和；松懈；
(1) a boom in car sales (2) Living standards improved rapidly during the post-war boom. (3) a boom year (for trade, exports, etc.)
(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.赠品，礼物；天赋；赠送；天资； vt.赋予；向…赠送；天赋权力（或才能等）；授予；
n.建筑师，设计师；创造者，缔造者；造物主；
vt.使有资格；给…定名；给与…权利；称做；
只要； 如果；既然； 由于；
(1) a stupid mistake (2) It was a pretty stupid thing to do. (3) I was stupid enough to believe him.
(1) His poems were published under the title of ‘Love and Reason ’. (2) the title track from their latest CD (= the song with the same title as the disc) (3) She has sung the title role in ‘Carmen ’ (= the role of Carmen in that opera ) .
(1) A ship's speed is measured in knots. (2) a device that measures the level of radiation in the atmosphere (3) He's gone to be measured for a new suit.
measure [ˈmeʒə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.丢脸；耻辱；不光彩；丢脸的人（或事）； vt.使丢脸；使失宠；使受耻辱；贬黜；
n.测量，测度；措施；程度；尺寸； vt.测量；估量； vi.测量；测量（大小，容量，尺寸等）；
n.[医]消化不良，胃弱；杂乱；生硬，难理解；不消化；
到处；历；周遍；浑身；
(1) He has the biggest ego of anyone I've ever met. (2) Winning the prize really boosted her ego . (3) He had a massive ego, never would he admit he was wrong.
ego [ˈeɡəu] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.诱拐，绑架，劫持；拐骗；
vt.劝阻；劝止；劝戒；
n.自我；自负；自尊心；自我意识；
vt.强调，着重；加强语气；使突出；
(1) Application: mainly use to shave rust and oil paint. (2) Pamela is nobody's fool ; she'll master her new job in a couple of days. (3) a couple of goats are butting each other.
(1) a wooden/concrete/marble, etc. floor (2) ceramic floor tiles (3) The body was lying on the kitchen floor.
floor [flɔ:(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
实施，实行；
vt.避开，避免，预防；[法]使无效，撤销，废止；
n.地面，地板；楼层；底部；议员席； vt.铺地板；击败，打倒；
n.亿万富翁；巨富；
(1) Once the skyscraper were in sight, I knew I was near the city. (2) The skyscraper dwarfed all of the surrounding buildings. (3) The skyscraper stands 500 feet.
skyscraper [ˈskaɪskreɪpə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.驴，毛驴；笨蛋，傻瓜；（美国）民主党的象征；
巾；
n.语言，语言文字；表达能力；言语，语风，文风，文体；专门用语，术语；
n.摩天大楼，超高层大楼；特别高的东西；
(1) financial services (2) to give financial advice (3) to be in financial difficulties
(1) The story was completely untrue and was successfully challenged in court. (2) She does not like anyone challenging her authority. (3) This discovery challenges traditional beliefs.
challenge [ˈtʃæləndʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.吸引；诱惑；引起…的好感（或兴趣）； vi.具有吸引力；引人注意；
n.挑战；盘问；质疑；怀疑； vt.质疑；向…挑战； vi.提出挑战，要求竞赛（或竞争）；驳斥；
像往常一样；照旧；如故；仍然；
vt.& vi.处理，处置；安排； vt.排列；布置；使倾向于，使有意于；
(1) The economics of the project are very encouraging. (2) Keynsian/Marxist economics (3) He studied politics and economics at Yale.
economics [ˌi:kəˈnɒmɪks] 📢 UK📢 US
n.治疗专家，特定疗法技师；
符合要求；
n.语法；语法书；（学术的）基本原理；（人的）语言知识及运用能力；
n.经济学；经济，国家的经济状况；
(1) In addition, DSC antinoise edge detector ( DSCANED ) design into thick multi - scaling edge detector.
(1) The first edition was published in 2002. (2) He works for a company that publishes reference books. (3) Most of our titles are also published on CD-ROM.
(1) Whoever heard of a basketball player who doesn't need to jump? (2) A basketball player is allowed five personal fouls before fouling out. (3) You're about the right height for a basketball player.
basketball player
📢 UK📢 US
[体]篮球运动员；
在…之初；
adj.电的，带电的；发电的，导电的；令人激动的；电动的； n.电动车辆；带电体；
adj.（声音，话语）单调的，无抑扬顿挫的；枯燥无味的；
(1) They will not allow your more way-out ideas to pass unchallenged. (2) His integrity was unchallenged. (3) unchallenged wisdoms flow swiftly among the middle classes.
(1) Here the nile broadens out between the huge granite boulders. (2) Explorers traced the nile River to its several headstreams in Central Africa. (3) Where is the source of the nile?
the nile [ðə naɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
conj.唯恐；以免；惟恐；生怕；
adj.著名品牌的；
n.（玩具、钟表等上面的）发条装置；钟表机械；
尼罗河；
(1) He did not hold a firearm certificate... (2) Applicants should normally hold a good Honours degree... (3) I'd seen it before in people who held immense power.
(1) Rev. 21:26 And they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it. (2) We should respect, honor, and appreciate one another's portion and function in the New Testament ministry. (3) Jn. 4:44 For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.
(1) a gripping narrative of their journey up the amazon (2) Too much rain is the problem of the equatorial lands in the amazon and Congo basins. (3) 400,000 square kilometres of the amazon basin have already been deforested.
(1) The couple was/were married in 1976. (2) Do you need any more glasses? I've got a couple I can lend you. (3) (North Amercian English)It's only a couple blocks away.
(1) John Marsh, formerly of London Road, Leicester, now living in France (2) I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn. (3) Namibia, formerly known as South West Africa
(1) She gave him a challenging look. ‘Are you really sure? ’ she demanded. (2) challenging work/questions/problems (3) a challenging and rewarding career as a teacher
challenging [ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.力；武力；（社会）势力；魄力； vt.强迫；强行；促使，推动；强奸；
adj.挑战性的；引起兴趣的；令人深思的； v.挑战，质疑(challenge的现在分词)；
n.机会；适当的时机良机；有利的环境，条件；
v.逗留过久，停留超过（时间）；
(1) He declared that he was in love with her. (2) Few people dared to declare their opposition to the regime. (3) She declared herself extremely hurt by his lack of support.
(1) These results implied that AFCS has an obvious antiaging effect. (2) Objective : To evaluate the effect of angelica in antiaging. (3) A new antiaging skin cream is designed to do just that.
antiaging [ˌæntiˈeidʒiŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
遵守诺言；守约；说一是一；
adj.防衰老的；
n.[地名][大洋洲]澳大利亚，澳洲；澳元；
n.提神，精神恢复；提神物；点心，茶点；
(1) government/public/personal finances (2) It's about time you sorted out your finances. (3) Moving house put a severe strain on our finances.