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(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:]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.猎人;猎犬;猎狐马,猎食其他动物的野兽;亨特;
为…哭泣;
n.密友,好友;同伴,搭档;互相帮助的朋友;[名]巴迪;
vi.交朋友;做朋友;
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;
(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
n.灵魂;精神;幽灵;人;
adj.美国黑人文化的;
就…争论[辩论];
n.目的,目标;目的地,终点;[罕用语]预定,指定;
adj.无痛的,不引起痛苦的;无并发症的;
(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
传播;绕开;随意走走;说服;
adj.不可思议的;惊人的;难以置信的;未必可能的;
int.驾驭马牛等的吆喝声;
n.(美俚)一千元;(儿语)马;“奇”导航系统(英国的双曲线导航系统);(美俚)人,家伙;
v.驭马快走或向右;
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) 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
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.损害;使受伤;使伤心;使受皮肉之苦;
vi.疼痛;感到疼痛;受痛苦;有坏处,有害;
n.伤害;痛苦;
adj.受伤的;痛苦的;(受)损坏的;
达到高标准;不辜负;实行;履行;
adj.危险的;
(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
adj.好的;优秀的;有益的;漂亮的,健全的;
n.好处,利益;善良;善行;好人;
adv.同well;
adj.灾难性的;损失惨重的;极坏的;悲惨的;
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;
n.对手;反对者;敌手;
adj.对立的;敌对的;
(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
n.警告;征候,预兆;前车之鉴;
adj.警告的;告诫的;引以为戒的;
v.警告( warn的现在分词);提醒;告诫;预先通知;
并非偶然地; 故意地;特地; 特有的目的;
n.安乐死术,无痛苦致死术;
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;
(1) the immorality of war
(2) a life of immorality
(3) an immoral act/life/person
immoral
[ɪˈmɒrəl]
📢 UK 📢 US
使收支相抵;
与…通信, 与…相一致;切合;
adj.不道德的;邪恶的;猥亵的;悖德;
n.拳击;装箱;做箱(或盒)的材料;箱形的罩(或框);
v.将…装入盒中(box的ing形式);
(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
n.痛苦;刻苦;令人厌烦的人[事物];身体某部分的疼痛[不适];
vt.& vi.(使)疼痛,(使)痛苦,伤害;
vt.使…痛苦;使…烦恼;
vi.感到疼痛;引起疼痛;
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;
vt.使失望;使破灭,使落空;
vi.使失望;
n.名声;名望;传闻;传说;
vt.使闻名;使出名;使有名望;<古>盛传;
(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
n.救助者;救星;(S-)救世主;上帝;
为…所熟知;名字被记录在案;
n.<美>口香糖,橡皮糖;
adv.前进地;向前;至将来;提前地;
adj.向前方的;迅速的;(社会、政治)进步的;早熟的;
vt.促进,助长;(按新地址)转寄;发送;
n.前锋;
(1) to ask/beg/plead for mercy
(2) They showed no mercy to their hostages.
(3) God have mercy on us.
mercy
[ˈmə:si]
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日复一日地,继续不断地;
n.宽容;怜悯;幸运;侥幸;
今后,将来;日后;
adv.通常地;一般地;平凡地;粗俗地;
(1) a moral issue/dilemma/question
(2) traditional moral values
(3) a decline in moral standards
moral
[ˈmɒrəl]
📢 UK 📢 US
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;
在…上投资,在…投入(时间、精力等);
n.细枝,嫩枝;
v.理解,明白;
n.树干;象鼻;躯干;汽车车尾的行李箱;
(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
n.讨厌的东西(人,行为)麻烦事;非法妨害,损害;麻烦事;
adj.勇敢的;需要勇气的;华丽的;漂亮的;
vt.勇敢面对,不怕,不顾;
n.勇士;美洲印第安武士;
vt.发现;碰见;撞见;获得知识;
n.病毒;病毒性疾病;毒素,毒害;[计算机科学]计算机病毒;
(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
adj.方便的;[废语]适当的;[口语]近便的;实用的;
vi.幸存,活下来;
vt.比…活得长,经历…之后还存在;幸存;
vt.& vi.幸免于难;挺过;艰难度过;
n.掌掴;掌掴声;侮辱;
vt.猛打;用力放置;尖刻批评、侮辱;
vi.拍击;
adv.直接地;猛然地;
n.[天]木星;朱庇特(罗马神话中的宙斯神);
(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
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;
n.对,双;配偶,夫妻;<口>几个,两三个;
vt.&vi.连在一起,连接;成双,结婚;性交,交配;
n.尊敬;敬意;荣誉;光荣;
vt.尊敬,给以荣誉;
[美国英语] =honour;
…如何?…怎么样?;
(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
n.奥地利;[地名] [欧罗巴洲] 奥地利;
n.顶端;小费;小建议,小窍门;轻拍;
vt.给小费;倾斜,翻倒;装顶端;
vi.给小费;翻倒;倾覆;
n.陆地;国家;地产;土地;
vt.& vi.(使)登岸;降临;使陷于(困境);使不得不应付;
vt.自船上卸下;获得;捕到;钓到(鱼);
vi.跳落,跌落,被抛落(地面);
vt.打碎;撞击;猛扣(球等);
vi.被击碎;扣球,抽杀;
(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
以…谋生;
adj.值得信赖的,可靠的;把稳;妥靠;信实;
adj.优美的,优雅的;雅致的,美好的;得体的;飘逸;
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;
(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
adj.怀孕的;孕育着…的;富于想象的;富于成果的;
vi.相撞;碰撞;冲突;抵触;
adj.值得的;有…的价值;等值的;有…的财产;
n.财富,财产;价值;
adv.意外地,忽然地;奄;勃;霍然;
(1) a research scientist
(2) nuclear scientists
(3) scientists and engineers
scientist
[ˈsaɪəntɪst]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.科学家;科学工作者;
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.花生;微不足道的人,小人物;很少的钱;
adj.微不足道的;
adj.生的,未加工的;无经验的;新近完成的;发炎的,疼痛的;
vt.擦伤;使赤身露体;
n.(身体的)擦伤部位;红肿部位;半成品;原料;
(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
n.争论,争吵;论据;[数]幅角;主题,情节;
n.例外,除外;反对,批评;[法律]异议,反对;
n.代沟;
n.厘米;
(1) What lousy weather!
(2) She felt lousy (= ill) .
(3) All she bought me was this lousy T-shirt.
lousy
[ˈlaʊzi]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.讨厌的;污秽的;多虱的;不清洁的;
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;
vt.发现;碰见;撞见;获得知识;
顺便地,附带说说;顺便一提;
(1) a merciful God
(2) They asked her to be merciful to the prisoners.
(3) Death came as a merciful release.
merciful
[ˈmɜ:sɪfl]
📢 UK 📢 US
为…所熟知;名字被记录在案;
adj.仁慈的,宽恕的,温和的,(情形)良好的,顺利的,(处罚)宽大的;
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;
vt.打碎;撞击;猛扣(球等);
vi.被击碎;扣球,抽杀;
(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]
📢 UK 📢 US
就…争论[辩论];
n.发现,发觉;(剧情的)发展;被发现的事物;[法]显示证据;
n.位置,方位;地位,职位;态度;状态;
vt.安置;把…放在适当位置;给…定位;驻扎军队;
vt.偷;悄悄地做,悄悄地走;潜行;不正当的获得;
vi.偷;偷偷地行动:秘密、不显明地行动、发生或消失;[棒球]偷垒;
n.偷窃;便宜货;便宜货;
(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
adj.电子的;电子操纵的;用电子设备生产的;用电子设备完成的;
vt.系牢,钉牢;使坚固或稳固;使合在一起:封合;集中:稳定地集中或指向:;
vi.附着,扣紧;紧握,紧抱;集中:显著地注意,集中;
与…相撞;相碰;磕碰;
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) 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
n.例外,除外;反对,批评;[法律]异议,反对;
n.命令;秩序;规则,制度;次序;
vt.命令;订购;整理;
vi.下订单;
n.沐浴;洗澡;浴缸,澡盆;浸,泡,洗澡水;
vt.& vi.(给…)洗澡;
adj.满意的,满足的;清偿过的;确信的,毫无疑问的;
v.使满意( satisfy的过去式和过去分词);
(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
vt.&vi.(使)扩大;(使)增加;夸张;
放低; 放下;使失望; 失信;
adj.快乐的,愉快的;同性恋的;艳丽的,华丽的;放荡的,无法无天的;
n.同性恋者(尤指男性);
n.<医>风湿病;
(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)]
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n.[生]恐龙;守旧落伍的人,过时落后的东西;
vt.使现代化,使适应现代需要;
vi.现代化,使用现代方法;
n.现代化事物;
n.文化;[生物学](微生物等的)培养;修养;养殖;
vt.培植,培养;
adj.基本的;初级的;[化]元素的;初等;
(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)]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.辛辣的;加有香料的,香的;有刺激性的;(故事等)猥亵的,下流的;
adj.狂妄的,自命不凡的,自负的;虚伪的,矫饰的,做作的;
n.养育,培养,教养;家教;
n.流星;大气现象;
abbr.气象学(=meteorology);
(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]
📢 UK 📢 US
处于…危险之中;
n.香料,调味品;香气,香味;趣味,情趣;少许;
vt.加香料于;使增添趣味;
n.打赌,赌博,赌注;被下赌注的对象;可能性;
vi.当然,的确;打赌(on,against,with);
vt.赌博;与…打赌;下赌注;确信;
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;
(1) He's a known thief.
(2) The disease has no known cure.
(3) ...He was a known drug dealer...
known
[nəʊn]
📢 UK 📢 US
记住;怀;挂心;志;
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;
n.股份,股票;库存;树干;家畜;
adj.常备的,存货的;陈旧的;
vt.提供货物;备有;
vi.出新芽;囤积;
n.怜悯;同情;可惜的事;憾事;
vt.对…表示怜悯;对…感到同情;
(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
赔偿;为…付钱;因…受罚[痛苦];替某人付款;
adj.巨大的;庞大的;极大的;
vt.离开;放弃,抛弃;停止,中断;偿清;
vi.停止;放弃斗争;辞职;
adj.自由的;摆脱了责任或义务的;
n.火箭;火箭发射器;火箭发动机;芝麻菜;
vi.飞快地移动;急速上升;
vt.用火箭运送;用火箭攻击;
(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.允许;承认;给予;准许(做某事);
vi.容许;考虑;
n.勇气;胆量;魄力;肝胆;
n.假期,休假;[古] 空出,撤出,辞去;
vi.度假;
有时;有时,间或;
(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.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;
adj.传统的;口传的;惯例的;因袭的;
n.灯杆,路灯柱;
vt.& vi.咬;叮;
n.咬;咬伤;疼痛;受骗;
vi.刺痛;咬饵;有咬(或叮)的习性;(人)上当;
vt.(辣椒,胡椒等)刺激;(齿轮,螺丝,钳子,锚等)咬住;(利器等)刺进;(寒风等)刺骨;
abbr.机内测试设备(Built-In Test Equipment);
(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
n.铲,勺,水舀,铲斗;一勺[铲]之量;穴,凹处;通气(或通水)口;
vt.舀;挖空;掏,抓取;[非正式用语]抢先获得、发布;
大声讲;畅所欲言,清楚地表明看法;
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.人群;群众;一群;
vi.拥挤,聚集;
vt.挤满;将…塞进;催逼;
(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]
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n.地下室;[建]基底,底部;
n.照片,相片;
vt.& vi.为…拍照;拍照,摄影;成为拍照对象,在照片上显得;
vt.识别,认出;确定;使参与;把…看成一样;
vi.确定;认同;
adj.同一的;相同的,同样的;
pron.同一事物;同样的人;(和…)同样的事物;(数目、颜色、大小、质量等)相同;
adv.同样,类似;
(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;
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;
有…的习惯,常常;
n.适用,应用,运用;申请,请求,申请表格;勤勉,用功;敷用,敷用药;
(1) a research project
(2) a building project
(3) to set up a project to computerize the library system
project
[prəˈdʒekt]
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adj.室内的,户内的;在室内使用的;待在家里的;救济院内的;
adv.无疑地,确定地;当然地;必定;准;
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;
v.充满;
(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]
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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.保存,保留;保护;防腐;维护,保持;
vt.& vi.(使)结婚;娶;嫁;结合;
vt.为…主持婚礼;
adj.文化的;教养的,修习的;耕作的,开垦的,栽培[培养]的;
(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]
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n.初等教育;
n.陨星;陨石;陨铁;流星;
vt.使大为吃惊,使惊奇;
n.吃惊,好奇;
adj.给予帮助的,有益的;愿意帮忙的;
(1) an air disaster
(2) environmental disasters
(3) Thousands died in the disaster.
disaster
[dɪˈzɑ:stə(r)]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.灾难;彻底的失败;不幸;祸患;
n.学校作业,课堂作业,课外作业;
n.发现,发觉;(剧情的)发展;被发现的事物;[法]显示证据;
vt.猜疑(是);怀疑,不信任;怀疑…有罪;
n.嫌疑犯;
vi.怀疑;adj.可疑的;
(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]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.使恐怖,使惊吓;恐吓,吓唬;威胁;
vt.破坏,摧毁;消灭,歼灭(敌人);杀死;使失败;
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;
简而言之,总之;一句话;简言之;
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