美国英语 中级下 : 看单词选词义(考) - 20
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(1) The photograph showed him to advantage.
(2) He took advantage of my generosity (= for example, by taking more than I had intended to give) .
(3) A small car has the added advantage of being cheaper to run.
advantage
[ədˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ]
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沉迷于;有瘾;醉;嗜;
n.吸烟者;
赶上,到达;
n.有利条件;益处;优越(性);处于支配地位;
vt.有利于;有益于;促进;使处于有利地位;
vi.得益,获利;
(1) murder/rape, etc. victims
(2) accident/earthquake/famine, etc. victims
(3) AIDS/cancer/stroke, etc. victims
victim
[ˈvɪktɪm]
📢 UK 📢 US
死去;记录,登记签到;归还经登记借出的东西;把…留给其他人照看;
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;
没关系;
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);
(1) There's room for one more piece of luggage.
(2) You stay there with the luggage while I find a cab.
(3) Leave your luggage in the hotel...
luggage
[ˈlʌgɪdʒ]
📢 UK 📢 US
adv.高声地;吵闹地;花哨地;华丽地;
n.仪器;手段,工具;乐器;法律文件;
vt.用仪器装备;为演奏谱曲;向…提交文书;
n.<英>行李;<美>皮箱;
vt.& vi.(使)窘迫,(使)局促不安;(使)困难;
(1) Can I see your boarding pass?
(2) Here is your ticket and boarding pass.
(3) And here is your boarding pass.
boarding pass

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vt.放置,安置;使处于某位置;使坐;坐落;
vi.(日、月等)落山;[常后接forth,out,off等]出发;凝结;衰落;
n.凝固;(一)套;布景;集;
adj.固定的;不变的;顽固的;安排好的;
int.(发令起跑)开始;
盯,凝视;睽;
n.婴儿车( buggy的名词复数 );<俚>旧汽车;小机动车;轻便马车;
n.登机证;
(1) She has a seat on the board of directors.
(2) He had ripped up the carpet, leaving only the bare boards.
(3) a blackboard
board
[bɔ:d]
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n.板;董事会;甲板;膳食;
vt.上(船、车或飞机);收费供…膳宿;使搭伙,使寄宿;强行登(船);
vi.(火车、轮船、飞机等)接受乘客;搭伙,寄宿;
放弃;投降;把…让给;戒除;
n.自己的事物;自己人;
vt.拥有;承认;
vi.承认;
adj.自己的;特有的;
adj.母亲的;母亲般的;母系的;母亲方面的;
(1) You'll eventually become immune to criticism.
(2) No one should be immune from prosecution.
(3) Adults are often immune to German measles.
immune
[ɪˈmju:n]
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adj.免疫的;有免疫力的;不受影响的;免除…的;
n.免疫者,免除者;
vt.& vi.(使)浮动;(使)漂浮;自由浮动;
vi.游荡;
vt.提出,提请考虑;(股票)上市;
n.彩车;漂浮物;浮板;浮有冰淇淋的饮料;
注视;照顾,照看(某人或某物);陪;看管;
n.止痛药;
(1) to spread a cloth on a table
(2) Sue spread the map out on the floor.
(3) The bird spread its wings.
spread
[spred]
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vt.& vi.伸开;展开;(使)传播;(使)散布;
n.范围;连续的一段时间;
vt.涂;把…覆盖在…上(over);把…敲平;散发(气、烟等);
vi.(景色、景致)展现;传开;(人群)散开;软化;
adj.张开的;[语言学]双唇展开的;(宝石)扁薄发光的;(文章、照片等)跨两栏(或多栏)的;
vt.& vi.伸开;展开;(使)传播;(使)散布;
n.范围;连续的一段时间;
vt.涂;把…覆盖在…上(over);把…敲平;散发(气、烟等);
vi.(景色、景致)展现;传开;(人群)散开;软化;
adj.张开的;[语言学]双唇展开的;(宝石)扁薄发光的;(文章、照片等)跨两栏(或多栏)的;
n.因素;<数>因子;代理人;
vt.把…因素包括进去;[数学]分解…的因子,将…分解成因子;以代理商(或管家等)的身份行事,做代理商(或管家);
vi.做代理商(或管家);
n.(贝、卵、坚果等的)壳;外壳;炮弹;(人的)表面性格;
vt.去壳,脱落;炮击;
vi.剥皮;炮轰;
(1) That is no way to treat another human being.
(2) It's only human to want the best for your children.
(3) He's really very human when you get to know him.
human
[ˈhju:mən]
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v.意味着;产生…结果;打算;导致;
adj.吝啬的;刻薄的;破旧的;残忍的;
n.平均数;中间;几何平均;等比中数;
n.影像;肖像;概念,意向;镜像,映像;
vt.反映;想像;作…的像;象征;
n.人,人类;
adj.人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
一定要…;终归;不得不;注定;
(1) legal fees
(2) Does the bank charge a fee for setting up the account?
(3) fee-paying schools (= that you have to pay to go to)
fee
[fi:]
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<美俚>胡闹;鬼混;玩弄;闹哄;
adj.荒谬的;荒唐的;无理性的,杂乱无章的;荒诞主义的,荒诞的;
n.无价值,无意义;
打扫;<口>赚钱;整顿;痛打;
n.(加入组织或做某事付的)费;专业服务费,业务报酬;小费,赏钱;[法] 继承的产业;
vt.付给报酬,给小费;〈英〉雇用,聘请;
(1) a student of proven ability
(2) It is a proven fact that fluoride strengthens growing teeth.
(3) Not only a top level racer, but Kareem has proven himself as a top level instructor.
proven
[ˈpru:vn]
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n.离开,离去;起程;背离;东西距离;
vi.竞赛;竞争;比得上;参加比赛(或竞赛);
n.条,条款;项目;一则;一件商品(或物品);
adv.又,同上;
adj.经过验证或证实的;
v.证明( prove的过去分词 );检验,试验;
(1) It is about 76 kilos in weight .
(2) Bananas are sold by weight.
(3) In the wild, this fish can reach a weight of 5lbs.
weight
[weɪt]
📢 UK 📢 US
做体操,做健身活动;锻炼;
n.重量,体重;重担,重任;重要;[统]权,加重值,权重;
vt.加重于,使变重;使负重,使负担或压迫;[统]使加权,附加加重值于;
n.农作物;产量;庄稼;平头;
vt.种植;收割;修剪;剪短;
vi.收成;收获;
结束;(使)破碎;放假;(使)散开;
(1) duty-free cigarettes
(2) (British English,informal)We bought a load of duty-frees (= duty-free goods) at the airport.
(3) ...duty-free cigarettes.
duty-free
[ˈdu:ti:ˈfri:]
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adj.免税的,无税的;
adv.免税地;
vt.悬挂;(被)绞死;贴,装饰;使悬而未决;
vi.悬垂;被吊死;附属,依靠;悬而未决;
n.悬挂的样子;(动作的)暂停;〈口〉大意,要点;〈口〉做法,诀窍;
对…大声喊;呼叱;叱喝;叱;
adj.奇妙的;钦佩的;远超过预期的;
n.惊奇;奇观;奇人;奇迹;
vt.对…感到好奇;惊奇;感到诧异;想弄明白;
vi.怀疑,想知道;惊讶;
(1) She began to cry.
(2) It was beginning to snow.
(3) I was beginning to think you'd never come.
begin
[bɪˈgɪn]
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vt.& vi.开始;着手;创始;创办;
vi.(从…)开始;起始;起初是;开始讲话;
n.旅行;进行;移动;漫游;
vi.旅行;传送;前进,行进;[篮球]走步;
vt.经过,通过;游历;
vt.& vi.抢先,抢占;
vt.夺取或抓住;抢夺,霸占;匆匆拿走;〈俚〉吸引注意力;
vi.抓住,攫取;夺取;
n.不法所得;被抓住的人;抓取装置;
n.商业,交易;生意;事务,业务;职业,行业;
(1) a deficiency of Vitamin B
(2) deficiencies in the computer system
(3) Vitamin deficiency in the diet can cause illness.
deficiency
[dɪˈfɪʃnsi]
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n.缺乏,不足;缺点,缺陷;不足额;
屏住呼吸; 倒吸一口气;<非正>休息一下; 歇一口气;
那正是要点;那正是问题所在;够了;好了;
vt.用吹风机吹干(头发);
vi.用电吹风器将头发吹干;
n.吹干头发;
(1) to work for a business/political/voluntary organization
(2) the World Health organization
(3) He's the president of a large international organization.
organization
[ˌɔ:gənaɪˈzeɪʃn]
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vt.书面答复;重写;加工编写;改写,修改;
n.改写或重写的文稿;改写的作品;
n.组织;机构;团体;
adj.有组织的;
adj.内心的,精神的,思想的,心理的;智慧的,智[脑]力的;〈口〉精神病的,意志薄弱的,愚笨的;
n.精神病患者;
n.幽默,心情,诙谐;
vt.迎合,牵就,顺应;
(1) a baby's first steps
(2) He took a step towards the door.
(3) We heard steps outside.
step
[step]
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adj.沉思的;体贴的;缜密思考过的,深思熟虑的;
在原地兜圈子;忙得团团转;
n.步,脚步;步骤,手段;步调;级别;
vt.& vi.举步,行走;踩,踏上;跨入;轻快地走;
vi.踏,踩;走;
vt.跳舞;迈步;使成阶梯状;
对…感到惊讶;对…感到害怕;
(1) When does your driving licence expire?
(2) His term of office expires at the end of June.
(3) an expired passport
expire
[ɪkˈspaɪə(r)]
📢 UK 📢 US
vi.期满;文件、协议等(因到期而)失效;断气;逝世;
adj.女性的;雌性的;能结果实的;电气设备阴的;
n.女人;雌性动物;雌性植物,雌株;
adj.烂了的,腐败的;
v.(使)腐烂,腐朽( decay的过去式和过去分词 );衰败,衰退,衰落;
n.(混合物的)组成部分;(烹调的)原料;(构成)要素;因素;
(1) pass up the paint pot and brush.
(2) Never pass up new experiences, Scarlett.
(3) You can't afford to pass up too many openings like that.
pass up
[pɑ:s ʌp]
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vt.保护;保持,保存;腌制食物;防腐处理;
vi.保鲜;保持原状;做蜜饯;禁猎;
n.蜜饯;防护用品;禁猎地;独占的事物(或范围);
n.注意,观察;话语;评论,谈论,;
vt.& vi.评论;觉察;
<口>错过;
adj.以前的,从前的;在前的;前任的;
n.模型,样板;构成者,创造者;起形成作用的人;[无线]线圈架;
(1) heart/liver/kidney, etc. disease
(2) health measures to prevent the spread of disease
(3) an infectious/contagious disease (= one that can be passed to sb very easily)
disease
[dɪˈzi:z]
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n.尊敬;敬意;荣誉;光荣;
vt.尊敬,给以荣誉;
[美国英语] =honour;
adj.清洁的;整齐的;新的;正派的;
vt.& vi.(使)清洁;变干净;除去…的灰尘;使…干净;
vi.清扫;
adv.完全地,彻底地;
n.打扫;
n.疾病;弊端;不安;
vt.传染;使…有病;
n.意外事件;事故;机遇,偶然;附属品;
(1) She was only a few pounds overweight.
(2) overweight baggage
(3) Being even moderately overweight increases your risk of developing high blood pressure.
overweight
[ˌəʊvəˈweɪt]
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adj.通常的,常有的,常见的;平常的,普通的;平时的,平日的;一向的,老是那一套的;
n.证券,公债,债券;结合(物),结合力,黏合(剂),联结;契约,契约义务,盟约;束缚,羁绊;
vt.使结合;以…作保;
vi.结合;团结在一起;
adj.非常激动人心的;惊人的;惊险的;使人透不过气来的;
adj.超重的;过重的;超过规定重量的;
n.超重;偏重;优势;
vt.使…装载过重;使…负担过重;在重量上超过;
(1) an extra large T-shirt
(2) She tried extra hard.
(3) to charge/pay/cost extra
extra
[ˈekstrə]
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vt.允诺,许诺;给人以…的指望或希望;
vi.许诺;有指望,有前途;
n.许诺;希望,指望;允诺的东西;
adj.防腐的;无菌的;异常洁净的;诚实无欺的;
n.防腐剂,杀菌剂,消毒剂;
adj.额外的,补充的,附加的;特大的,特别的;
n.附加物,额外的事物;临时演员;号外;上等产品,上品;
adv.额外地;格外地,特别地;
vt.& vi.(使)翻倒;
vt.使垮台,推翻;撤销(判决等);
n.推翻,垮台;瓦解;灭亡,毁灭;
(1) There were plenty of servants to wait on her.
(2) She is in the fortunate position of having plenty of choice.
(3) Are there plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet?
plenty of
[ˈplenti ɔv]
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n.颈,脖子;衣领;海峡;[地]岩颈;
vi.搂着脖子亲吻,相拥互吻;变狭窄;
vt.使变细;与…搂著脖子亲吻;割颈杀死(家禽等);
n.航线;航空公司;
很多,大量的;
vt.& vi.服从,听从;
vt.遵守,遵循;
(1) Can I have a receipt, please?
(2) to make out (= write) a receipt
(3) to acknowledge receipt of a letter
receipt
[rɪˈsi:t]
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n.收据,发票;收入;
vt.开收据;[美国英语]给…开收据,承认收到;
adj.可接受的;合意的;(社会上)认同的;(礼物等)令人满意的;
n.闹钟;
adj.装有空气调节设备的;用空气调节器调节空气的;
v.给…装上空调,用空调调节(空气)( air-condition的过去式和过去分词 );
(1) a serious illness/problem/offence
(2) to cause serious injury/damage
(3) They pose a serious threat to security.
serious
[ˈsɪəriəs]
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n.款待;招待;乐事;乐趣;
vt.处理;探讨;对待;请(客);
vt.& vi.请客,款待;
vi.论述;探讨(与of连用);交涉;商议;
adj.严肃的,严重的;认真的,庄重的;重要的;危险的;
n.(物体的)飞行;航班;飞翔;楼梯的一段;
vi.成群地迁徙或飞行;
vt.射击;使惊飞;
vt.& vi.贿赂,行贿;
n.贿赂;诱惑物;
(1) The lion will often stalk its prey for hours.
(2) birds of prey (= birds that kill for food)
(3) Elderly people are easy prey for dishonest salesmen.
prey
[preɪ]
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adj.肥的;胖的;油腻的;丰满的;
n.脂肪;肥肉;(食用的)动植物油;(人体摄入的动植物)脂肪;
vt.养肥;在…中加入脂肪;
vi.长肥;
n.衣服;服装;[航]帆装;
v.覆盖(clothe的现在分词);给…提供衣服;
conj.唯恐;以免;惟恐;生怕;
n.被捕食的动物;捕食(习性);受害者;受骗者;
vi.捕食;(疾病等)使人慢慢衰弱;折磨;(人)靠欺诈为生;
(1) It is not possible to infect another person through kissing.
(2) people infected with HIV
(3) eggs infected with salmonella
infect
[ɪnˈfekt]
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n.运弓法;弓纬;凸肚形;卷边;
vt.使受影响,感染;传染,散布病毒,侵染;(电脑病毒)使(电脑的)存储器[数据]受到感染;
adj.军事的;军用的;讨厌的;好战的;
n.军人;军队;武装力量;
n.欺诈者,戏弄者;
(1) What a carry-on!
(2) Only one carry-on is allowed.
(3) carry-on baggage
carry-on
[ˈkæri ɔn]
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由…所做成的(用于原材料不易看出的场合);
vt.使想起,使记起;提醒;
n.手提行李;
adj.手提的;
扔掉;浪费,错过;屏弃;委;
(1) a valuable experience
(2) The book provides valuable information on recent trends.
(3) This advice was to prove valuable .
valuable
[ˈvæljuəbl]
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n.女人,妇女;成年女子;女拥人或女下属;女人本能;
无结果,徒劳;
n.千克;公斤;
adj.贵重的,宝贵的;有价值的;可评估的;
n.贵重物品,财宝;
(1) he held me firmly by the elbow and led me to my aisle seat.
(2) No, no, no. I like the aisle seat better.
(3) Would you like a window seat or an aisle seat?
aisle seat
[ail si:t]
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n.同学,校友;
n.靠道座位;靠走廊坐位;
讲得通; 有意义;是明智的;理解;
n.红发的人;红头啄木鸟;
(1) clockwork toys (= toys that you wind up with a key)
(2) He is home by six every day regular as clockwork .
(3) ...a clockwork train-set.
clockwork
[ˈklɔkˌwɜ:k]
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n.体验;滋味;味觉;风味;
vt.& vi.尝,品尝;
vt.吃;喝;浅尝;
vi.尝味;略进(饮食);(少量地)吃;有某种味道;
看;评判;审视;接受;
adj.严肃的,严重的;认真的,庄重的;重要的;危险的;
n.(玩具、钟表等上面的)发条装置;钟表机械;
(1) Coffee and tea are in the next aisle.
(2) an aisle seat (= in a plane)
(3) ...the frozen food aisle.
aisle
[aɪl]
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adj.腐烂的;恶臭的;堕落的;极坏的;
adv.非常;极其;
n.过道,通道;侧廊,耳堂;狭长的通路;
adj.直立的;垂直的;正直的;诚实的;
adv.垂直[竖立]地;
n.(支撑用的)直柱,立放构件;
adv.代替,顶替;反而;反倒;
(1) That section of the road is still closed.
(2) The library has a large biology section.
(3) the tail section of the plane
section
[ˈsekʃn]
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n.裤子;
adj.男性的;雄性的;有力的;[植]雄性的,仅有雄蕊的;
n.男;雄性动物;[植]雄性植物;马累[马律];
n.部分;节;部件;部门;
vi.切开;切断;做(动物或植物组织)切片;把(精神病患者)正式送入精神病院;
vt.把…切成片(或段);作…的切片;把…作成截面;制作…的剖面图;
n.(演员的)台词;排( line的名词复数 );线路;线条;方法;
v.排队( line的第三人称单数 );用线标出;[棒球](击球手)击出(平直球);给…安衬里;
(1) Here you are, saying these terrible things.
(2) You wanted to have this book . Well, I've brought it . here you are.
(3) here you are. This is my home.
here you are.

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n.释义,意译;演释曲;
vt.改述;
vi.改述;意译;
vt.把…弄成碎屑;弄碎;
vi.破碎,破裂;碎成粉末;瓦解;崩裂;
n.碎屑,面包屑;已崩溃的东西;瓦砾堆;
给你。;
adj.响亮的,大声的,高声的;响亮的,洪亮的,高亢的;高声的,激烈的;刺眼的,太招摇的;
adv.大声地,高声地,响亮地;
(1) They hope this new evidence will prove her innocence.
(2) ‘I know you're lying. ’ ‘prove it! ’
(3) Just give me a chance and I'll prove it to you.
prove
[pru:v]
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adj.顽皮的;不听话的;粗俗的;下流的;
醒来;活跃起来;引起注意;(使)认识到;
vt.证明,证实;[法]验证,检定;显示;
vi.显示出,证明是;
adj.保护的,防护的;保护贸易的;
(1) We all hope to take advantage of the opportunity to promote our cooperation.
(2) Computer Aided Instruction ( CAI ) represents all kinds of teaching activities that take advantage of computers.
(3) One of my employees decided to take advantage of Teddy and a few others.
take advantage of
[teik ədˈvɑ:ntidʒ ɔv]
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v.利用;
欺骗,占…的便宜;
vi.流动;随意移动;漂泊;浮现;
vt.漂流;堆积成堆;
n.漂移,偏移;趋势,动向;大意;放任自流;
vt.禁止,下令禁止;剥夺权利;[古]诅咒;
n.禁止,禁令;谴责;诅咒,诅骂;革出教门;
大声叫喊,喊着宣布;
(1) PMS or premenstrual syndrome
(2) This syndrome is associated with frequent coughing.
(3) With teenagers, be prepared for the ‘Me, me, me! ’ syndrome (= they think of themselves first) .
syndrome
['sɪndrəʊm]
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n.综合征;综合症状;典型表现;
n.(药物等起到的)副作用;
n.(人的)情况;局面,形势,处境;位置;[心理学]情境;
n.疾病;弊端;不安;
vt.传染;使…有病;
(1) a blanket of fog/snow/cloud
(2) (figurative)The trial was conducted under a blanket of secrecy.
(3) a blanket ban on tobacco advertising
blanket
[ˈblæŋkɪt]
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n.毛毯,毯子;毯状物;厚的覆盖层;
adj.总括的;全体的;无大差别的;
vt.用毯覆盖;覆盖,掩盖;(规则等)适用于;
vt.& vi.打断(别人的话等);阻止;截断;
vt.暂停;中断;打扰;妨碍;
vi.打断;
n.中断;暂停;
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;
v.能,会;能够;克;
(1) departing from her usual routine, she took the bus to work.
(2) Flights for Rome depart from Terminal 3.
(3) She waited until the last of the guests had departed.
depart
[diˈpɑ:t]
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n.登机证;
v.离开,出发;去世;离职;脱轨;
义牙,假牙;
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;
(1) a population of half a million
(2) tens of millions of dollars
(3) It must be worth a million (= pounds, dollars, etc.)
million
[ˈmɪljən]
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vi.散发出恶臭;招人厌恶;糟透;
n.恶臭,难闻的气味;
adj.自然(界)的;身体的;物质的;自然规律的;
n.身体检查,体格检查;
adj.吃惊的,惊奇的;
v.使大为吃惊,使惊奇( amaze的过去式和过去分词 );
n.百万;
adj.百万的;无数的;
(1) How much do you weigh (= how heavy are you) ?
(2) She weighs 60 kilos.
(3) These cases weigh a ton (= are very heavy) .
weigh
[weɪ]
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vt.记住,熟记;[计算机科学] 存储,记忆;
vt.称…的重量;权衡,考虑;用手掂估;使吃重;
vi.具有重要性;重量为;起锚;成为…的重荷;
n.权衡;称重量;
n.刑罚,惩罚;严厉对待;<口>给吃苦头;
n.喜爱,慈爱;情感或感情;意向;疾病,病情;
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