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(1) The horse was a pitiful sight (= because it was very thin or sick) .
(2) a pitiful effort/excuse/performance
(3) The dog was whining pitifully.
pitiful
[ˈpɪtɪfl]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.可怜的;可鄙的;<古>充满同情或怜悯的;惨;
n.汇率,兑换率;
n.方式;样式;时髦;仪表,品位;
vt.设计;称呼;为…造型;
vi.使符合流行式样;用刻刀作装饰画;
帮助;
(1) to take/have a nap
(2) Use your lunch hour to have a nap in your chair...
(3) I might take a little nap.
nap
[næp]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.做广告,做宣传;通告,通知;宣扬;
vi.登广告,做广告;做宣传;
adj.微弱的,模糊的;软弱的;无勇气的;将昏倒似的;
vi.头晕,昏过去;渐渐不明,消失;
n.昏厥,昏倒;
vt.破坏,毁灭;使破产;使没落,使堕落;变成废墟;
n.毁灭,灭亡;废墟,遗迹;[灭亡]的原因,祸根;损失;
vi.被毁灭;破产;堕落;
n.小睡,打盹;一种牌戏;绒毛;孤注一掷;
vi.打瞌睡;疏忽;
vt.使起毛;
(1) quite/perfectly (= completely) normal
(2) Her temperature is normal.
(3) It's normal to feel tired after such a long trip.
normal
[ˈnɔ:məl]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.目的,目标;目的地,终点;[罕用语]预定,指定;
adj.给予帮助的,有益的;愿意帮忙的;
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;
n.外向;性格外向的人;<口>活跃、愉快、爱交际的人;
(1) Common units of volume are cubic centimeter.
(2) The body has a 3 centimeter margin ( on all sides ).
(3) Human brains have more than 100 million cells per cubic centimeter.
centimeter
[ˈsentimi:tər]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.厘米;
n.建筑学;建筑风格;体系结构;(总体、层次)结构;
adj.第二的,中等的;助手,副手;中等教育的;间接的;
n.副手,代理人;[天]双星中较小较暗的一个,卫星;[语]次重音;
vt.& vi.投资;花费;
vt.授予,使就职;给…穿衣,装饰;使充满;覆盖;
(1) ...badly cut blue suits.
(2) I could see long canoes cutting through the waves.
(3) He decided to cut across the Heath, through Greenwich Park.
cut
[kʌt]
📢 UK 📢 US
[体]篮球运动员;
adv.流利地,流畅地;
adj.灾难性的;损失惨重的;极坏的;悲惨的;
vt.& vi.将(某物)切开(或分割);
vt.削减;剪切;切成;删剪;
vi.电影;(为决定谁先出牌等)切牌;可被切割;可用于切割;
n.切口;削减;剪裁;切片;
(1) The thief waved his gun at the bank teller.
(2) Marcy started as a bank teller, but now she's a loan officer.
(3) DEREK: I tried to ask the bank teller why it changed.
bank teller
[bæŋk ˈtelə]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.初等教育;
<美>银行支票员;
n.月亮,月球;卫星;月状物,新月状物;
vi.闲逛;出神;[俚语] 露出屁股以戏弄;
vt.虚度;
adj.现实的;[艺] 现实主义的,[哲]实在论(者)的;逼真的;栩栩如生的;
(1) "Have you been chatting for long?" — "Ever since you left."
(2) Well, I can't stand here chatting all day.
(3) I was chatting to him the other day.
chatting

📢 UK 📢 US
n.闲谈,聊天;
v.聊天( chat的现在分词 );闲谈;闲聊;参加网络闲聊;
adj.兴奋的,激动的;活跃的;激发的;受刺激的;
v.使兴奋( excite的过去式和过去分词);
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;
adj.运气好的,侥幸的;兆头好的,吉祥的;〈俚〉难得;很恰当的;
(1) The train arrives at midday.
(2) a midday meal
(3) the heat of the midday sun
midday
[ˌmɪdˈdeɪ]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.中午;正午;
adj.正午的;
n.会计人员,会计师;
n.洗衣店,洗衣房;洗好的衣服;待洗的衣服;洗熨;
adj.<口>渴望,切盼;垂死的,临终的;会死的;快熄灭的;
v.“die”的现在分词;
(1) Industrial progress should go hand in hand with the development of agriculture.
(2) About NewsNews , MORE >> . [ Company News ] go hand in hand with the fly!
(3) Marginal grade should go hand in hand with the price of mineral products.
go hand in hand with

📢 UK 📢 US
n.不动产,土地;房地产;物业不动产;房地契;
vt.实现;了解;(所担心的事)发生;以…价格卖出;
vt.& vi.变卖,赚得;
与…共同行动;与…相配合;与…一致;与…结合在一起;
抱怨,投诉;
(1) I'm trying to clear my mind of all this...
(2) There was no doubt in his mind that the man was serious...
(3) You have a good mind...
mind
[maɪnd]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.不会的,不稳的,摇摆的;
n.配偶,夫或妻;
vt.和…结婚;
n.招待,邀请;请柬,请帖;引诱,吸引,诱惑;
n.心,精神,心力,知,智力,智慧;心胸,头脑,人;愿望,目的,意向,意志,决心,见解,意见;记忆,记性,记忆力,回想;
vi.介意;注意;
vt.专心于;介意;愿意做;照顾;
(1) to earn/establish/build a reputation
(2) to have a good/bad reputation
(3) She soon acquired a reputation as a first-class cook.
reputation
[ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn]
📢 UK 📢 US
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;
n.名气,名声;好名声;信誉,声望;荣誉,名望;
vt.& vi.承认;聆听(某人的)忏悔(或告罪、告解);(尤指罗马天主教会)忏悔;悔过;
vt.听…忏悔;
vt.发射;[计算机]开始(应用程序);发动;开展(活动、计划等);
vi.投入;着手进行;热衷于…;
n.投掷;大船上的小艇;大型敞篷摩托艇;
(1) Keep a record of all the payments...
(2) There's no record of any marriage or children...
(3) ...software packages which record the details of your photographs.
record
[ˈrekɔ:d]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.炸薯条;炸土豆片,薯条;
v.油炸,油煎( fry的第三人称单数 );皮肤晒黑;
n.记录,记载;档案,履历;唱片;最高纪录;vt.& vi.记录,记载;标明;录音;
adj.创记录的;
adj.值得做的;值得花时间的;有价值的;合算;
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;
(1) I got married last July...
(2) He never made it home at all last night...
(3) Much has changed since my last visit...
last
[lɑ:st]
📢 UK 📢 US
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;
vt.& vi.打猎;猎取;
vt.打猎;追捕,猎杀;在…处狩猎;搜索;
vi.追逐猎物;寻找;前后摆动;积极地寻找;
n.打猎;狩猎旅行;参加狩猎旅行的人;
n.末尾;最后;上个;鞋楦(做鞋的模型);
vt.经受住;到…之后;够用;足够维持(尤指某段时间);
adj.最近的;最后的;最不可能的;惟一剩下的;
vi.持续;
adv.上一次,最近一次;最后;
很多,大量的;
(1) a breathtaking view of the mountains
(2) The scene was one of breathtaking beauty.
(3) He spoke with breathtaking arrogance.
breathtaking
[ˈbreθteɪkɪŋ]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.期望;预料;要求;认为(某事)会发生;
vi.预期;期待;怀胎;怀孕;
adj.非常激动人心的;惊人的;惊险的;使人透不过气来的;
n.武器,兵器;
vi.武装,提供武器;
n.奥地利;[地名] [欧罗巴洲] 奥地利;
(1) Driving a boat is not the same as driving a car.
(2) Bihar had a population roughly the same as that of England.
(3) Rick hasn't changed. He looks exactly the same as he did at school.
the same as
[ðə seim æz]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.小鸡;小鸟;少妇;<口>小姐;
adj.胆小的;雅致的;
与…同样的;无异;何啻;
vt.& vi.将(某物)切开(或分割);
vt.削减;剪切;切成;删剪;
vi.电影;(为决定谁先出牌等)切牌;可被切割;可用于切割;
n.切口;削减;剪裁;切片;
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;
(1) a simple solution
(2) The answer is really quite simple.
(3) This machine is very simple to use.
simple
[ˈsɪmpl]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.岸;滨;国家(尤指濒海国家);支柱;
vt.支撑;支持;
adj.简单的;单纯的;易受骗的;天真的;
n.笨蛋;愚蠢的行为;出身低微者;
n.名气,名声;好名声;信誉,声望;荣誉,名望;
n.流星;大气现象;
abbr.气象学(=meteorology);
(1) He refused to take medicine, but buckled under when the doctor told him to.
(2) They had to take medicine right down to the people.
(3) Do you take medicine when you are sick?
take medicine
[teik ˈmedisin]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.(尤指女子的)发式,发型;
adj.大家知道的;已知的;知名的;向某人作自我介绍;
v.知道( know的过去分词 );看到过;听到过;经历过;
吃药,服药;
对…有影响,对…起作用,产生效果;
(1) She was still half asleep (= not fully awake) when she arrived at work.
(2) The police found him asleep in a garage.
(3) He was so exhausted that he fell asleep at his desk.
asleep
[əˈsli:p]
📢 UK 📢 US
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.部门,部;系,学部;知识范围;车间;
adj.睡着的;休眠的;麻木的;已死的;
adv.熟睡地;处于麻木不仁的状态;长眠;
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;
(1) stomach pains
(2) an upset stomach
(3) (British English also)a stomach upset
stomach
[ˈstʌmək]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.胃;腹部;食欲;欲望;
vt.容忍;吃…吃得津津有味;〈古〉对…发怒;
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.汉堡包;无牛肉馅的三明治;
好像, 似乎, 仿佛;
(1) Why do you leave all the hard work up to your mother?
(2) He was rigged up to a machine so that the nurses could check his heartbeat.
(3) He will go up to the Arctic Region.
up to
[ʌp tu:]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.有益于健康的;
直到;做…;在于…;能胜任;
adj.困恼的,为难的;担心的;
v.担心( worry的过去式和过去分词);
大声讲;畅所欲言,清楚地表明看法;
(1) However, it is primarily our own personal.
(2) Things are as usual.
(3) I found him in the garden, dreaming away as usual.
as usual
[æz ˈju:ʒuəl]
📢 UK 📢 US
像往常一样;照旧;如故;仍然;
adj.暴力引起的;剧烈的,(风,爆炸等)猛烈的,狂暴的;感情强烈的;颜色强烈的;
n.巧克力;巧克力糖;巧克力色;
adj.(含有)巧克力的;巧克力色的;
vt.惊讶:突然或出乎意料地面对;突击,逮捕;使感到惊讶;惊讶地发现;
n.惊讶,惊奇;使惊讶的事物;
(1) all living things
(2) living organisms
(3) the finest living pianist
living
[ˈlɪvɪŋ]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.& vi.(使)结婚;娶;嫁;结合;
vt.为…主持婚礼;
adj.活着的;活泼的;有生气的;敏感的;
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;
vi.调情,打情骂俏;玩弄;轻率地对待;摆动;
vt.挥动;忽然弹出;
n.急投;摆动;调情的人,卖弄风情者;急扔;
(1) medical advances/care/research
(2) her medical condition/history/records
(3) the medical profession
medical
[ˈmedɪkl]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.医学的;医药的;医疗的;内科的;
n.体格检查;
adj.理想的,完美的;被认为是最好的;完全或相当令人满意的;想象的,假设的;
n.理想;典范,典型;目标,高尚的、有价值的原则或目标;
n.牺牲者,受害者;自找苦吃的人;受骗者,上当者;为祭祀杀死的动物(或人);
adj.令人惊异的;
vt.使大为吃惊,使惊奇( amaze的现在分词);使惊异:感到非常好奇;
n.吃惊;好奇;
(1) That was Nicholas's cue to ask for another chocolate chip cookie.
(2) I decided to go to the next house and ask for food.
(3) Don'tbe afraid to ask for advice about ordering the meal.
ask for
[ɑ:sk fɔ:]
📢 UK 📢 US
请求…; 要求…;找…;自找麻烦;
adj.怀孕的;孕育着…的;富于想象的;富于成果的;
回复, 回答;
n.移民,侨民;殖民者;决定者;
(1) Where's the main post office?
(2) You can buy your stamps at the post office.
(3) a post office counter
post office
[pəust ˈɔfis]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.期刊;杂志;
adj.周期的,定期的;时常发生的;定期发行的,期刊的;
n.臀部,背部;后方;
n.邮局;
过得愉快, 玩得痛快;
(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.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.啧啧吃的声音;
v.啜食;
虽然, 尽管…;不顾;别看;
n.例子;榜样;范例;先例;
vt.作为…的例子;为…做出榜样;
vi.举例;作为…的示范;
(1) a surprised look
(2) She looked surprised when I told her.
(3) I was surprised at how quickly she agreed.
surprised
[səˈpraɪzd]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.惊讶:突然或出乎意料地面对;突击,逮捕;使感到惊讶;惊讶地发现;
n.惊讶,惊奇;使惊讶的事物;
vt.想,设想;想像;料想,猜想;误认为;
vi.想象;猜想,推测;
信赖;信仰;
adj.不道德的;邪恶的;猥亵的;悖德;
(1) The bad weather ruined our trip.
(2) That one mistake ruined his chances of getting the job.
(3) My new shoes got ruined in the mud.
ruin
[ˈru:ɪn]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.恐怖;惊吓;可怕的东西,难看的人;
v.使惊恐;
vt.破坏,毁灭;使破产;使没落,使堕落;变成废墟;
n.毁灭,灭亡;废墟,遗迹;[灭亡]的原因,祸根;损失;
vi.被毁灭;破产;堕落;
前进,进步;向上;
抱怨, 诉苦;
(1) She's a wonderful singer.
(2) an opera singer
(3) My mother was a singer in a dance band.
singer
[ˈsɪŋə(r)]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.歌手;歌唱家;诗人;鸣禽;
为…哭泣;
放弃;投降;把…让给;戒除;
vt.罢(工、课等);撞;攻击;来到;
vi.罢工;打击;朝某一方向前进;
n.攻击;罢工[课,市];发现;
(1) advances in modern medicine
(2) to study/practise medicine
(3) traditional/conventional/orthodox medicine
medicine
[ˈmedsn]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.欢呼;使高兴;为…喝彩;为…加油;
n.欢呼,喝彩;兴致勃勃,愉快;心情;令人愉快的事;
vi.欢呼;感到高兴;
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;
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.树干;象鼻;躯干;汽车车尾的行李箱;
(1) She went to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune .
(2) to achieve/win instant fame
(3) to rise/shoot to fame overnight
fame
[feɪm]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.名声;名望;传闻;传说;
vt.使闻名;使出名;使有名望;<古>盛传;
adj.相反的;违反的,反对的;对立的;顽固的,任性的;
n.对立或相反的事物;对立方;[逻]反对命题;
adv.相反地,矛盾地;
n.救护车;野战医院;
胜任,从事于;
(1) fate was kind to me that day.
(2) By a strange twist of fate , Andy and I were on the same plane.
(3) Each of the managers suffered the same fate .
fate
[feɪt]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.命运,宿命;灾难,死亡;命中注定的事(尤指坏事);
v.注定;
有…的习惯,常常;
n.账单;钞票;清单;广告;
vt.安排;给…开账单;为…发提(货)单;把…登录在账;
vi.鸟嘴相接触;
n.磁铁,磁石;有吸引力的人或物;[物]磁体;
(1) a sore throat
(2) A sob caught in his throat.
(3) He held the knife to her throat.
throat
[θrəut]
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n.咽喉;颈前部;[植物学]管颈;
vt.用沙哑的声音或嗓音发音;
n.餐后甜食;甜点;
n.美国印地安人;
到达;来到;达成;获得;
(1) Her trust in him was unfounded.
(2) a partnership based on trust
(3) It has taken years to earn their trust .
trust
[trʌst]
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adj.兼职的;部分时间的;
adv.兼职地;用部分时间地;
n.信任;信托;照管;受托基金机构;
vt.& vi.相信, 信任;
vt.对…有信心,依赖于;盼望,自信地期待,设想;相信;让他人照管,托管;
n.保守的人;(英国)保守党党员,保守党支持者;
adj.保守的;(英国)保守党的;(式样等)不时新的;
vt.得到;抓住;说服;受到(惩罚等);
vt.& vi.到达,来;
vi.成为;开始;设法对付;获得利益或财富;
n.生殖,幼兽;赢利;
(1) a person of wealth and influence
(2) His personal wealth is estimated at around $100 million.
(3) the distribution of wealth in Britain
wealth
[welθ]
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adv.通常地;一般地;平凡地;粗俗地;
n.财产,财富;富豪(阶级);丰富,大量;繁荣;
(用…)代替…, (是…)而不是…, (用…)而不用…;
n.开胃品;促进食欲的活动;刺激欲望的东西;吊胃口的东西;
(1) Why don't you take a nap?
(2) I usually get up early, and take a nap after lunch.
(3) Follow Einstein's advice: take a nap. What does your intuition tell you?
take a nap

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n.声音,声响;音调,声调;声波;嘈杂声;
vi.响,发声;听起来,好像;回响;[音乐]乐器等被奏响;
vt.使出声,使发声;清楚地发出;宣布,发表;颂扬;
adj.健全的;合理的;完好的,无损的;明智的;
adv.彻底地,充分地;
[法] 调戏,调情,卖俏;玩弄;嬲;
v.小睡一下,睡午觉;打盹儿;眯盹儿;
n.日常饮食;规定饮食;
vt.& vi.(使)节制饮食;
vi.节食;进规定饮食;
(1) ‘Can we still buy tickets for the concert? ’ ‘I imagine so . ’
(2) I don't imagine (that) they'll refuse.
(3) There's nobody there. You're imagining things .
imagine
[ɪˈmædʒɪn]
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n.萎靡不振,沮丧;下陷处,坑;衰弱;减缓;
adj.直的;连续的;直率的;整齐的;
adv.直地;直接地;坦率地;立即;
n.直线;直线部分;
n.感觉,知觉,情绪;感情;气氛;
adj.富有感情的,有感觉的;有同情心的,仁慈的;
v.感觉;认为(feel的现在分词);
vt.想,设想;想像;料想,猜想;误认为;
vi.想象;猜想,推测;
(1) lengthy delays
(2) the lengthy process of obtaining a visa
(3) a lengthy explanation
lengthy
[ˈleŋθi]
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n.风景,景色;舞台布景;风景画;舞台面;
adj.长的,漫长的;冗长的;啰唆的(演说,文章等);
vt.& vi.试图,努力;实验;审判;考验;
n.尝试,实验;[橄]触球,(因触球获得的)向球门踢球的权利;
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) Repairs to the cable did not take too long...
(2) Have you known her parents long?...
(3) We had a long meeting with the attorney general...
long
[lɔŋ]
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adj.炎热的;炽热的;沸腾的;激昂的;
n.煮沸,沸腾;一次烹煮量;<俚>一群,全体;
v.“boil”的现在分词;
adv.非常,达到沸腾程度地;
n.记号,符号;信号,暗号;手势;预兆;
vt.& vi.签名,签字;用信号表示;画十字于;打手势;
adj.完美的;正确的;精通的;[语]完成的;
n.[语]完成时,完成式;vt.使熟练;使完全;使…完美;
adj.长的;长时间的;冗长的,过长的;长音的;
adv.长久地;始终;遥远地;
n.长时间,长时期;[语]长音节;(服装的)长尺寸;长裤;
vi.渴望,极想;
(1) lovely countryside/eyes/flowers
(2) She looked particularly lovely that night.
(3) He has a lovely voice.
lovely
[ˈlʌvli]
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adj.可爱的;令人愉快的;亲切友好的;慷慨大方的;
n.美女,美人,佳人;漂亮的东西;
<口>稍微,有点儿,有几分;
v.用拳猛击( punch的现在分词 );打孔;冲压;冲切;
与…共同行动;与…相配合;与…一致;与…结合在一起;
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