(1) a watertight container (2) a watertight alibi (3) The case has to be made watertight.
watertight [ˈwɔ:tətait] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 肥沃的；富有创意的；能生育的
adj. 不透水的；严密的
n. 急速，迅速；陡，险峻
vt. 偷；窃取；悄悄走到
(1) Come here, you little rascal! (2) What's that old rascal been telling you? (3) If he had done otherwise, I should have thought him a rascal.
rascal [ˈræskəl] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 滚轴，滚筒；发卷
vi. 和谐
n. 流氓；淘气鬼；家伙
n. （衣服的）衬里，里子；内衬，衬垫
(1) In politics Britain has preferred evolution to revolution (= gradual development to sudden violent change) . (2) the evolution of the human species (3) Darwin's theory of evolution
evolution [ˌi:vəˈlu:ʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 瓦片；瓷砖，墙砖
n. 进化；（天体的）形成；演变
vt. 给…提供营养；养育
n. 姜，生姜；姜黄色
(1) The challenge for American leadership is this: Can we put our economic house in order?... (2) Some think Stempel's departure will help the company get its financial house in order... (3) The owner knew about the engagement and brought them glasses of champagne on the house.
house [haus] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 议院；公司；住宅； 家庭
vt. 声称；主张
vi. 相互作用；相互影响
n. 毛孔；气孔
(1) Infection inhibits the regenerative power of the bone marrow. (2) The corrosion problem is less in regenerative plants since the heating surface is provided by stones. (3) Conclusion: MEBO can promote regenerative healing of diabetic skin ulcer.
regenerative [rɪˈdʒenəˌreɪtɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 解开，松开
n. （时间等）消耗；花费，开销，支出
n. 心灵手巧
adj. 再生的；恢复的
(1) For breakfast I have porridge made with water, to which I add raisins. (2) Sautee spinach , pine nut and raisin with a dash of salt and pepper. (3) This is the story of a civilization known as the raisin Bread Culture.
raisin [ˈreɪzɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 不自然的；塑性的
n. 地质学；地质状况
n. 一致，符合；协议
n. 葡萄干
(1) I felt flattered at being asked to give a lecture. (2) He was flattered by her attention. (3) The scoreline flattered England (= they did not deserve to get such a high score) .
flatter [ˈflætə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 航空航天（工业）
n. 期刊
n. 恐慌，惊慌；恐慌局面
vt. 奉承，阿谀，谄媚；自认为
(1) to celebrate your wedding anniversary (2) the theatre's 25th anniversary celebrations (3) on the anniversary of his wife's death
anniversary [ˌæniˈvə:səri] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 把…压实（或压紧）
vt. 触发；引爆；引起
n. 大麦
n. 周年纪念日
(1) a convert to the cause (2) a convert to Islam (3) converts from other faiths
convert [kənˈvə:t] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 吃早餐
v. 浏览；察看；扫描
vt. 转变，改变；改建；改装；换算
adj. 同一的；完全相同的
(1) to give an impulse to the struggling car industry (2) nerve/electrical impulses (3) He tends to act on impulse .
impulse [ˈimpʌls] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 使面临；面对；与…对峙
n. 一时兴起的念头；冲动；脉冲
adj. 张力的；能伸长的
n. 坚定；稳定
(1) It was actually used for enriching uranium to weapons-grade levels. (2) Enriched uranium is a key component of a nuclear weapon. (3) uranium is soluble in sea water.
uranium [juəˈreinjəm] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 立方体的；立方的
n. 名胜，风景；景象；目睹；视力
n. 铀
n. 传教士
(1) The bus had to deviate from its usual route because of a road closure. (2) He never deviated from his original plan. (3) They stopped you as soon as you deviated from the script...
deviate [ˈdi:vieit] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 鲸，鲸鱼
v. （使）背离，偏离
vt. 乘船游览，航游
n. 让步，妥协；特许权
(1) personal/private correspondence (2) The editor welcomes correspondence from readers on any subject. (3) the correspondence column/page (= in a newspaper)
correspondence [ˌkɔrisˈpɔndəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 象牙；乳白色；象牙制品
vt. 使凌乱
n. 支票；结帐单
n. 通信；符合；相似
(1) The kernel of that message was that peace must not be a source of advantage or disadvantage for anyone. (2) For all I know, there may be a kernel of truth in what he says. (3) Exam Watch Red Hat Enterprise Linux was released with Linux kernel version 2.4.21.
kernel [ˈkɜ:nəl] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 棱柱（体）；棱镜
adj. 腐败的，贪污的
adj. 轻率的；鲁莽的
n. （果实的）核；谷粒；核心；要点
(1) an intent gaze/look (2) His eyes were suddenly intent. (3) They were intent on murder.
intent [inˈtent] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 线性的；长度的
n. 地产；遗产；住宅区
adj. 坚决的；专心的，专注的
vt. 珍视，重视；给…估价
(1) She moved the sheaf of papers into position... (2) You can move the camera both vertically and horizontally... (3) She waited for him to get up, but he didn't move...
move [mu:v] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 繁殖；宣传；传播
n. 措施，步骤
adj. 残暴的，凶残的；恶意的
adj. 欧洲大陆的；大陆的
(1) to take/swear an oath of allegiance (2) Before giving evidence, witnesses in court have to take the oath (= promise to tell the truth) . (3) She heard the sound of breaking glass, followed by a muttered oath.
oath [əuθ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 惊奇，惊讶
n. 倾向；爱好
n. 剩余（物）；剩余部分；余数
n. 誓言，誓约；咒骂
(1) ...a thin layer of silicon oxide... (2) A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp. (3) He has no real technology of crystal silicon , nor his patents were realizable.
silicon [ˈsilikən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 丛林，密林；堆满东西的地方；复杂困难的境况
adj. 对称的，匀称的
n. 硅
n. 泡沫；泡沫产品；泡沫橡胶
(1) changes taking place in the spatial distribution of the population (2) the development of a child's spatial awareness (= the ability to judge the positions and sizes of objects) (3) ...the spatial distribution of black employment and population in South Africa.
spatial [ˈspeiʃəl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 礼仪上的；正式的，规范的
adj. 空间的；与空间有关的
n. 豹
vt. 使顺从；辞职；放弃
(1) alternate cubes of meat with slices of red pepper. (2) alternating dark and pale stripes (3) Dark stripes alternate with pale ones.
alternate [ˈɔːltə(r)neɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 密谋，秘密策划
adj. 交替的；轮流的
adj. 激烈的；严厉的
n. 山峰；坐骑
(1) an indoor swimming pool (2) indoor games (3) the world indoor 200 metres champion
indoor [ˈindɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 准备；使紧靠；绷紧（肩或膝）；支撑
vt. 揭露；使显露；显示
adj. 室内的，户内的
vt. 使感激；施恩惠于；强迫，迫使
(1) The proposal has generated a lot of interest. (2) to generate income/profit (3) We need someone to generate new ideas.
generate [ˈdʒenəreit] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 发电；产生（能量）；造成；引起
n. 造船（业）；造船学
vt.&vi. 抓紧；使绷紧；（对…）严加控制；拧紧
vt. 嗅；抽鼻子；轻蔑地说
(1) Most people walk at an average rate of 5 kilometres an hour. (2) The number of reported crimes is increasing at an alarming rate. (3) Figures published today show another fall in the rate of inflation.
rate [reit] 📢 UK📢 US
n. （身心机能的）失调，不适；杂乱，混乱；骚乱
adj. 化石的
vt. 对…评定；看好；把…认定为；应该得到
vt. 命定，注定；预定
(1) Traditional beliefs still flourish alongside a modern urban lifestyle. (2) Nick caught up with me and rode alongside. (3) A police car pulled up alongside us.
alongside [əˈlɔŋˈsaid] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 滑翔机
n. 独唱，独奏
vt. 操作；控制；处理
prep. 在…旁边；与…一起
(1) He belongs to an exclusive club. (2) an exclusive hotel (3) exclusive designer clothes
exclusive [iksˈklu:siv] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 排外的；高级的；独用的；独家的
n. 旋律，曲调；婉转，悦耳
n. 变更；改变；更改
n. 营养片剂；增刊；补编
(1) a straightforward process (2) It's quite straightforward to get here. (3) Let me put it more straightforwardly.
straightforward [streitˈfɔ:wəd] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 坦率地
n. 连接；交叉路口；汇合处
n. 调查表；调查问卷
n. 娱乐；休闲
(1) Her smile illuminated her entire being. (2) This text illuminates the philosopher's early thinking. (3) The earth is illuminated by the sun.
illuminate [iˈlju:mineit] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 支配；控制；统治
v. 使漂浮；飘荡；（声音或气味）飘到；优雅地走动
vt. 照明，照亮；阐明
n. 禁令，禁律
(1) Freezing isn't a bad way of preserving food... (2) Another way of making new friends is to go to an evening class... (3) She smiled in a friendly way...
way [wei] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 无效的；（论据、结论）站不住脚的
vt. 插入；嵌入；（在文章中）添加
n. 方法；方式；形式；作风
n. 下标
(1) to reject an argument/a claim/a decision/an offer/a suggestion (2) The prime minister rejected any idea of reforming the system. (3) The proposal was firmly rejected .
reject [riˈdʒekt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 温和的；（天气）温暖的；（味道）温和的
vt. 辅导，指导，训练
n. 录象节目；录像，录影；录像机
vt. 拒绝；抛弃；不录用
(1) The activities of credit companies are regulated by law. (2) It is up to the regulating authority to put the measures into effect. (3) This valve regulates the flow of water.
regulate [ˈreɡjuleit] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 竖琴；天琴座
vt. 调整，调节；管理
adj. 面有愠色的，闷闷不乐的，郁郁寡欢的
n. 法令，政令；判决
(1) The discovery of fission was a seed dropped on fertile ground. (2) But with the use of fusion instead of fission, that difficulty is resolved. (3) Faith in controlled nuclear fission is now being shown by the construction of atomic power stations.
fission [ˈfɪʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 重新开始；恢复（职位）
n. 弹药筒；子弹
n. 吸收；专注；合并
n. （核）裂变，分裂；分裂生殖
(1) teenage slang (2) a slang word/expression/term (3) Archie liked to think he kept up with current slang.
slang [slæŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 背离，偏离；离经叛道；偏差
n. 俚语；行话
adj. 拥有最高统治权的；独立自主的
n. 吸入量，摄取量；新招收者
(1) He waded into the water to push the boat out. (2) Sometimes they had to wade waist-deep through mud. (3) They waded the river at a shallow point.
wade [weid] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 教授，指导
adj. 竞争的，比赛的；好竞争的；具有竞争力的
n. 竞争者，对手；参赛者
vt. 蹚，跋涉
(1) to fulfil a prophecy (= make it come true) (2) She was believed to have the gift of prophecy. (3) The youth, too, fulfilled the prophecy.
prophecy [ˈprɔfisi] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 应该，应当
n. 预言，预言能力
adj. 警觉的，警惕的
n. 签证
(1) We cannot discount the possibility of further strikes. (2) The news reports were being discounted as propaganda. (3) discounted prices/fares
discount [ˈdiskaunt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 总管道；电力线，电源
n. 折扣
adj. 使人尴尬的；笨拙的；难携带的
n. 机敏；圆滑，得体
(1) the transmission of the disease (2) the risk of transmission (3) the transmission of computer data along telephone lines
transmission [trænzˈmiʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 传送，传递；播送；变速器
adv. 适度地；普通地
vi. 眉开眼笑；照耀；照射
vt. 编辑，编纂；校订；编选；剪辑；主编
(1) She refused to testify against her husband. (2) There are several witnesses who will testify for the defence. (3) He was summoned to testify before a grand jury.
testify [ˈtestɪfaɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 证明，作证；证实
adv. 今后，从今以后
n. 女神；被崇拜的女人
vt. 制止；克制，抑制
(1) A very hard winter came , jean had no work. (2) jean Valjean came from a poor peasant family of Brie. (3) We have developed more than ten collections 50 kinds of knitted jean fabrics successively.
jean [dʒi:n] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 工件，工作部件
n. 斜纹棉布；牛仔裤
adj. 周期的；定期的
vi. 混合；应酬
(1) They postulated a 500-year lifespan for a plastic container. (2) ...arguments postulating differing standards for human rights in different cultures... (3) Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct.
postulate [ˈpɔstʃəˌleɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 打火机，点火器
n. 繁殖；复制品
vt. 假定，假设
vt. 使腐朽，使腐烂；衰败，衰落
(1) The home is situated within easy access of shops and other facilities. (2) Camp sites are usually situated along the coast, close to beaches. (3) The new store is better situated to attract customers.