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(1) a moral issue/dilemma/question
(2) traditional moral values
(3) a decline in moral standards
moral
[ˈmɒrəl]
📢 UK 📢 US
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;
n.观光,游览;
adj.道德的,道义上的;精神上的;无疑的,当然的;教导道德的;
n.寓意,教训;(尤指男女间的)品行;格言;〈古〉相对者;
n.同学,校友;
(1) an air disaster
(2) environmental disasters
(3) Thousands died in the disaster.
disaster
[dɪˈzɑ:stə(r)]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.检查,核对;制止,抑制;在…上打勾;
vi.核实,查核;中止;打勾;[象棋]将一军;
n.<美>支票;制止,抑制;检验,核对;
vt.恐吓,威逼;盛气凌人,以强凌弱;
vi欺。侮;
n.仗势欺人者,横行霸道者;暴徒;打手;情人;
adj.第一流的,特好的;
int.好,妙(感叹词);
n.默想;默念;沉思;冥想;
n.灾难;彻底的失败;不幸;祸患;
(1) to win/lose an argument
(2) After some heated argument a decision was finally taken.
(3) There are strong arguments for and against euthanasia.
argument
[ˈɑ:gjumənt]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.不会的,不稳的,摇摆的;
vt.预知,预见;有先见之明;
n.争论,争吵;论据;[数]幅角;主题,情节;
v.体重增加;
(1) a research project
(2) a building project
(3) to set up a project to computerize the library system
project
[prəˈdʒekt]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.给予帮助的,有益的;愿意帮忙的;
n.场面,现场;(戏剧的)一场;景色,风景;事件;
vt.放映;计划;发射;展现,使突出;
vi.伸出,突出;n.工程,事业;计划,方案;科研项目,课题;
回复, 回答;
(1) The proposal had been dropped in the face of determined opposition.
(2) I'm determined to succeed.
(3) a determined effort to stop smoking
determined
[dɪˈtɜ:mɪnd]
📢 UK 📢 US
很多,大量的;
n.激流;
adj.坚定的;毅然的;确定的;
v.(使)下决心,(使)做出决定( determine的过去式和过去分词);决定;确定;使决定;
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;
(1) Her decision to cancel the concert is bound to disappoint her fans.
(2) He's building me up too much — I may disappoint him.
(3) I'm sorry to disappoint your hope.
disappoint
[ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt]
📢 UK 📢 US
抱怨, 诉苦;
从(某物上面)看过去;仔细检查[审视](某人或某物);过眼;翻阅;
与…同样的;无异;何啻;
vt.使失望;使破灭,使落空;
vi.使失望;
(1) ...industrial dinosaurs.
(2) Fine, no more dinosaur stuff. Can I talk about fossils?
(3) They're a robot, a plane, and a dinosaur.
dinosaur
[ˈdaɪnəsɔ:(r)]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.[生]恐龙;守旧落伍的人,过时落后的东西;
n.救生者,水难救生员,济急的人;
n.注意,观察;话语;评论,谈论,;
vt.& vi.评论;觉察;
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;
(1) Sadly, the film is let down by an excessively simple plot.
(2) He let down the tailgate so the dog could jump out.
(3) But then to be let down like that, oh it's so unfair!
let down
[let daun]
📢 UK 📢 US
放低; 放下;使失望; 失信;
在…上投资,在…投入(时间、精力等);
n.母语,本国语;
n.塞车,交通拥塞;
(1) How could everything go so disastrously wrong?
(2) a disastrous harvest/fire/result
(3) Lowering interest rates could have disastrous consequences for the economy.
disastrous
[dɪˈzɑ:strəs]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.摊贩,小贩;卖主;[贸易]自动售货机;<正式>供应商;
n.关系;联系;浪漫关系;血缘关系;
adj.灾难性的;损失惨重的;极坏的;悲惨的;
看看, 看一眼;
(1) He is a trustworthy and level-headed leader.
(2) The Rooster is known to be a very trustworthy person.
(3) Open body language makes you appear more approachable and trustworthy.
trustworthy
[ˈtrʌstwɜ:ði]
📢 UK 📢 US
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;
adj.愚蠢的;鲁莽的;荒谬的,可笑的;混;
n.地占者,地卜者;
adj.值得信赖的,可靠的;把稳;妥靠;信实;
(1) The Church became increasingly identified with opposition to the regime.
(2) You should not identify wealth with happiness.
(3) He was not the ‘tough guy ’ the public identified him with.
identify
[aɪˈdentɪfaɪ]
📢 UK 📢 US
在损失[损坏]某事物的情况下;
感觉自在;
adj.无痛的,不引起痛苦的;无并发症的;
vt.识别,认出;确定;使参与;把…看成一样;
vi.确定;认同;
(1) They drilled through several layers of rock to reach the oil.
(2) a cave with striking rock formations (= shapes made naturally from rock)
(3) The tunnel was blasted out of solid rock.
rock
[rɔk]
📢 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);
[体]深吸气;
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;
n.餐,饭;进餐(时间);〈英〉一次挤奶量;谷物粗粉(用作饲料或加工面粉);
vi.进餐;
(1) She is always ready to argue over the smallest issues.
(2) Sometimes we argue over football but it's never anything too serious.
(3) Let other argue over small things, but not you.
argue over
[ˈɑ:ɡju: ˈəuvə]
📢 UK 📢 US
就…争论[辩论];
n.[计算机]主机;主人,东道主;节目主持人;酒店业主;
vt.当主人;主办宴会,主持节目;款待,做东;
vi.做主人,做东道主;
n.建筑学;建筑风格;体系结构;(总体、层次)结构;
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) We work every day except Sunday.
(2) They all came except Matt.
(3) I had nothing on except for my socks.
except
[ɪkˈsept]
📢 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.卵石;水晶;水晶透镜;卵石花纹;
vt.用卵石铺;用石子扔;使纹理粗糙;
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;
v.小睡一下,睡午觉;打盹儿;眯盹儿;
(1) The meteorite which devastated Tunguska is now estimated to have been about 50 metres across.
(2) The meteorite in Jilin Exhibition Hall is believed to be the largest in the world.
(3) Coming through the sky like a satellite, like a radio wave, a meteorite.
meteorite
[ˈmi:tiəraɪt]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.陨星;陨石;陨铁;流星;
adj.血腥的,残忍的;血一样的;血染的;嗜杀的,残忍的;
adv.非常,很;
v.血污,血染;使流血;
当然,自然;敢情;自是;理当;
vi.受痛苦;受损害;变糟;变差;
vt.忍受;容忍;容许;遭受;
(1) the immorality of war
(2) a life of immorality
(3) an immoral act/life/person
immoral
[ɪˈmɒrəl]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.中午;正午;
adj.正午的;
adj.不道德的;邪恶的;猥亵的;悖德;
n.洗衣店,洗衣房;洗好的衣服;待洗的衣服;洗熨;
adj.心智健全的;神志正常的;明智的;稳健的;
(1) Sales have not lived up to expectations this year...
(2) Had he lived up to his promise, he would have made a fortune in sponsorship money.
(3) He did not live up to his promise ( the principles he professed ).
live up to
[liv ʌp tu:]
📢 UK 📢 US
日出时;
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;
v.到达,走到;够…,抓…;完成;
n.手脚能够到的范围;范围,区域;影响的范围,管辖的范围;
达到高标准;不辜负;实行;履行;
(1) I think this band is going to be huge.
(2) This is going to be a huge problem for us.
(3) The party was a huge success.
huge
[hju:dʒ]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.部门,部;系,学部;知识范围;车间;
adj.巨大的;庞大的;极大的;
n.贷款;借款;借用;
vt.借,借给;
vi.借出;
adv.绝对地;完全地;毫无疑问地;[语]独立地,分离地;
(1) No one could possibly take exception to his comments.
(2) All his novels are set in Italy with the exception of his last.
(3) All students without exception must take the English examination.
exception
[ɪkˈsepʃn]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.疯狂的;猛烈的;着迷的;〔口语〕愤怒的,生气的;
vt.使疯狂;
n.例外,除外;反对,批评;[法律]异议,反对;
n.危险,冒险;保险额;被保险人或物;
vt.冒…的危险;使…冒风险(或面临危险);
adj.对…有害的;能造成损害的;不利;不良;
(1) He was later discovered to be seriously ill.
(2) The singer was discovered while still at school.
(3) the discoverer of penicillin
discover
[dɪˈskʌvə(r)]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.发现;碰见;撞见;获得知识;
adj.仁慈的,宽恕的,温和的,(情形)良好的,顺利的,(处罚)宽大的;
简而言之,总之;一句话;简言之;
v.突然出现;上托;
(1) Public opinion polarised into completely opposite opinions on the issue of mercy killing.
(2) Don't humiliate his intelligence, that just like in mercy killing.
(3) Mr Smith indicted for the mercy killing of his incurable son.
mercy killing
[ˈmə:si ˈkɪlɪŋ]
📢 UK 📢 US
vi.属于;是…的成员;应被放在;适应;
adj.精确的,准确的;正确无误的;
n.安乐死术,无痛苦致死术;
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;
(1) a research scientist
(2) nuclear scientists
(3) scientists and engineers
scientist
[ˈsaɪəntɪst]
📢 UK 📢 US
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.科学家;科学工作者;
n.小孩,尤指被宠坏的或举止粗鲁的小孩;美国大兵;
adj.昂贵的,花钱多的;豪华的;
(1) She won't allow herself to be dictated to.
(2) He allowed his mind to wander.
(3) Smoking is not allowed in the hall.
allow
[əˈlaʊ]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.& vi.同意,赞同;
vi.[语]一致,符合;商定,约定;意见相合;(气候、食物等)适宜;
vt.同意,承认;使和谐一致;认为正确无误;
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;
vt.坚决主张;提出理由证明;说服,劝告;表明,证明;
vi.争论,辩论;提出理由;
vt.允许;承认;给予;准许(做某事);
vi.容许;考虑;
(1) to lead/form a government
(2) the last Conservative government
(3) the government of the day
government
[ˈgʌvənmənt]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.政府;政体;治理的形式;管辖,治理;
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);
vt.& vi.& link-v.(使)燃烧;
vt.& vi.使用某物为燃料;烧毁;烧坏;烧伤;
n.烧伤,烧痕;
n.学校作业,课堂作业,课外作业;
(1) The aims of the negotiators in New York again seem likely to collide with the aims of the warriors in the field.
(2) Some of the electrons or ions then collide with the drops and stick to them.
(3) Fender - bender . In the distant future, Earth could collide with another planet.
collide with
[kəˈlaid wið]
📢 UK 📢 US
与…相撞;相碰;磕碰;
adj.美味的,可口的;有趣的;;喷香;
adj.懒惰的;没精打采的;慢吞吞的;
vt.允许;承认;给予;准许(做某事);
vi.容许;考虑;
(1) He's a known thief.
(2) The disease has no known cure.
(3) ...He was a known drug dealer...
known
[nəʊn]
📢 UK 📢 US
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;
[医]沸过的水,凉开水;熟水;
n.破产,倒闭;彻底失败;(勇气)完全丧失;
寻找(某人或某物);<口>找(麻烦);找(苦头)吃;希望得到;
(1) a debate that has split the country down the middle
(2) The committee split over government subsidies.
(3) She split the class into groups of four.
split
[splɪt]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.算命者,占卜者;半仙;
n.银行;(条形的)堆;(河的)岸;库存;
vt.& vi.堆积;筑(堤);将(钱)存入银行;
vi.(转弯时)倾斜飞行;(在某银行)开账户,存款;
vt.(用煤等)封炉火;
adj.活着的;活泼的;有生气的;敏感的;
vt.分裂;分开;<俚>(迅速)离开;分担;
n.划分;分歧;裂缝;劈叉;
vi.<俚>走开;揭发;被撞碎;<美>[证券](股票)增加发行;
adj.裂开的,劈开的,分离的,分裂的;
(1) to ask/beg/plead for mercy
(2) They showed no mercy to their hostages.
(3) God have mercy on us.
mercy
[ˈmə:si]
📢 UK 📢 US
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;
n.恐慌,惊慌;(金融方面)大恐慌;成功;〈俚〉非常滑稽的人;
vt.使恐慌;
vi.十分惊慌;
adj.恐慌的,惊慌失措的;
n.宽容;怜悯;幸运;侥幸;
n.劝告,忠告;(商业)通知;建议;(政治,外交上的)报导,报告;
(1) He let his preference be known to the press.
(2) 'Not even by the dearest one ever to be known to you?'
(3) They had decided that they didn't want my whereabouts to be known to the world.
be known to
[bi: nəʊn tu:]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.& vi.关心;担心;在乎;介意;
vt.喜欢,愿意;想要;希望;欲望[后接不定式,常用于否定、疑问及条件句中];
n.照顾;忧虑;当心;
为…所熟知;名字被记录在案;
vt.分裂;分开;<俚>(迅速)离开;分担;
n.划分;分歧;裂缝;劈叉;
vi.<俚>走开;揭发;被撞碎;<美>[证券](股票)增加发行;
adj.裂开的,劈开的,分离的,分裂的;
n.现代化,现代化的事物;
(1) Several windows had been smashed.
(2) He smashed the radio to pieces.
(3) The glass bowl smashed into a thousand pieces.
smash
[smæʃ]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.害怕的;担心的;恐怕;畏惧,害怕;
在过去;以往;平昔;往昔;
vt.打碎;撞击;猛扣(球等);
vi.被击碎;扣球,抽杀;
vt.节省;保存;储蓄;解救;
vi.节省;挽救;救球;
prep.&conj.除…之外;
n.救援,救援;
(1) The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog.
(2) The car collided head-on with the van.
(3) As he fell, his head collided with the table.
collide
[kəˈlaɪd]
📢 UK 📢 US
vi.相撞;碰撞;冲突;抵触;
vt.倾倒;丢下,卸下;摆脱,扔弃;倾销;
vi.突然跌倒或落下;卸货;转嫁(责任等);
n.垃圾场;仓库;无秩序地累积;
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 );
adj.有耐性的;能容忍的;
n.患者;病人;病号;
(1) an incredible story
(2) It seemed incredible that she had been there a week already.
(3) The hotel was incredible.
incredible
[ɪnˈkredəbl]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.不可思议的;惊人的;难以置信的;未必可能的;
可以说,可谓;
adj.醉的;陶醉的;沉醉;飘飘然;
n.醉汉,酒鬼,酗酒者;
v.喝(酒)( drink的过去分词);饮;喝酒;(尤指)酗酒;
n.灌木(丛);[机械学](金属)衬套;[电学](绝缘)套管;类似灌木的东西(尤指浓密的毛发或皮毛);
vi.丛生;灌木般丛生;浓密(或茂密)地生长;生密枝;
vt.加(金属)衬套于;加套管于;用耙耙平(耕地);以灌木(或灌木丛)装饰(或覆盖、围绕、围住、支撑、标志、保护等);
adj.(豆科植物等)如灌木般长得低矮的;粗野的;粗鲁的;粗糙但实用的;
(1) The planet jupiter may have no solid surface at all.
(2) The astronomers were taking an observation of jupiter.
(3) How many moons has the planet jupiter?
jupiter
[ˈdʒu:pɪtə(r)]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.[天]木星;朱庇特(罗马神话中的宙斯神);
n.带;乐队;衣带;价值;
vt.给…镶边;用带绑扎;(将价格、收入等)划分档次;把…联合起来;
vt.& vi.结合起来,伙同;
vi.聚集,联合(起来)(通常与together 连用);
vt.& vi.分开;(使)分离;区分;隔开;
vt.分离(混合物);分居;分类;割开;
vi.分手;断裂;(夫妻)分居;断绝关系;adj.单独的;分开的,分离的;不同的;不相关的;
n.分开的事物;[用复数](音响设备中的)独立件;
n.习惯,习性;气质;宗教服装;
vt.给…穿衣服;打扮;
(1) in short, WP aids document creation and record keeping.
(2) The jeans of this style are in short supply now.
(3) in short, the just would have to suffer for the unjust.
in short
[in ʃɔ:t]
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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;
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.<体>马拉松赛跑;长距离比赛;需要长时间努力或耐力的事件或活动;
adj.需要极大持久力的;
vi.参加马拉松比赛;
简而言之,总之;一句话;简言之;
(1) He was in danger of making a real cock-up of this.
(2) Britain's university system is in danger of falling apart at the seams.
(3) The fund was in danger of losing its tax-exempt status.
in danger of
[in ˈdeindʒə ɔv]
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adj.现实的;[艺] 现实主义的,[哲]实在论(者)的;逼真的;栩栩如生的;
adj.富有色彩的;鲜艳的;多姿多彩的;富有趣味的;
处于…危险之中;
n.盘( dish的名词复数 );餐具;一盘食物;外貌有吸引力的人;
(1) What lousy weather!
(2) She felt lousy (= ill) .
(3) All she bought me was this lousy T-shirt.
lousy
[ˈlaʊzi]
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adj.讨厌的;污秽的;多虱的;不清洁的;
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;
adj.非正统的,不寻常的;两者择一的;
n.二中择一;可供选择的事物;取舍;非传统(或他择性)生活方式的追随者(或鼓吹者);
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;
(1) a meteor shower
(2) The meteor shot across the sky.
(3) It is not the eternal objects and, nor is it light as a meteor Perishable Can.
meteor
[ˈmi:tiə(r)]
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vt.& vi.进入;开始;参加;登记;
n.流星;大气现象;
abbr.气象学(=meteorology);
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;
adj.有效率的;(直接)生效的;能干的;(因省钱、省时或省力等而)收效大的;
(1) the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century
(2) The discovery of a child's body in the river has shocked the community.
(3) Researchers in this field have made some important new discoveries .
discovery
[dɪˈskʌvəri]
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adj.便宜的,廉价的;劣质的,低劣的;小气的,可鄙的;
adv.便宜地;卑鄙地;
adj.危险的;
n.发现,发觉;(剧情的)发展;被发现的事物;[法]显示证据;
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;
(1) a merciful God
(2) They asked her to be merciful to the prisoners.
(3) Death came as a merciful release.
merciful
[ˈmɜ:sɪfl]
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信赖;信仰;
adj.焦躁不安的;不耐烦的;坐立不安的;难以入睡的;
n.日出(时分),黎明;<诗>日出的地方,东方;
adj.仁慈的,宽恕的,温和的,(情形)良好的,顺利的,(处罚)宽大的;
(1) He's a really successful man─you can't argue with that.
(2) He was too tired to argue the point (= discuss the matter) .
(3) a well-argued article
argue
[ˈɑ:gju:]
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adj.原子核的,原子能的;[细胞]细胞核的;
vt.坚决主张;提出理由证明;说服,劝告;表明,证明;
vi.争论,辩论;提出理由;
vt.(商业)通知,报告;提议,建议;
vi.接受劝告,商量;建议,提供意见;
vt.停止,终止,结束;
vi.终止,停止;永不停止的过程;停止行动;
n.停止;
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