(1) Their car broke down. (2) Talks with business leaders broke down last night... (3) Paola's marriage broke down.
break down [breɪk daʊn] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 舒适; 安逸生活; 安慰; 感到安慰的人/物; 使生活舒适的东西 v. 安慰
做...有困难
消除；分解；打破
n. 制动器; 刹车; 抑制因素; 阻力; 障碍 v. 刹车; 减速
(1) a birdcage (2) The dogs are caged (up) at night. (3) He paced the room like a caged animal .
cage [keɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 完全地，彻底地; （用于强调）确实地，绝对地
筹钱
n. 笼子 v. 把（动物）关在笼中
adj. 害怕的，受惊的
(1) A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change. (2) You have to read newspapers to keep up with the happenings. (3) Are you walk fast, or I can't keep up with you.
keep up with [kiːp ʌp wɪð] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 防御; 保卫; 防守; 替…辩护; 辩解; 卫冕; 参加…以保住…
作为回报；作为回应
跟上，保持同步
v. 招待; 娱乐; 使有兴趣; 怀有（想法、希望、感觉等）
(1) He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport... (2) He left a job in the City to take up farming... (3) Mr de Garis's MP, Max Madden, took up the case...
take up [ˈteɪk ʌp] 📢 UK📢 US
把…放置一旁; 不理会; 取消; 留出
phrase. 拿起; 占用，占据; 开始从事; 接受; 继续
n. 药店; 药剂师; 化学家
n. 尖/顶端; 小费; 提示，忠告; 预测; 垃圾场; 脏乱地 v. （使）倾斜; 倾倒; 轻触; 扔掉; 给小费; 预言…会成功
(1) Civil war could come if the country breaks up... (2) There was a danger of the ship breaking up completely... (3) My girlfriend had broken up with me...
break up [ˈbreɪk ʌp] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 使抑郁; 使萧条; 按下; 减少
鼓励
结束; （使）破碎; 放假; （使）散开
v. 预期; 盼望; 料想; 指望; 怀孕
(1) The proposal has generated a lot of interest. (2) to generate income/profit (3) We need someone to generate new ideas.
generate [ˈdʒenəreɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 大字标题; 新闻提要; 头条新闻 vt. 给…加标题; 担任主角
vt. 形成，造成; 产生物理反应; 产生（后代）; 引起
v. 激励; 启发; 赋予灵感; 唤起(感情); 吸入（空气）
adj. 附近的 adv. 在附近
(1) The kitchen was in a disgusting state when she left. (2) What a disgusting smell! (3) I think it's disgusting that they're closing the local hospital.
disgusting [dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 理发师; 剪头或做头发的人
v. 回收利用; 重新使用
此刻，目前，眼下
adj. 令人厌恶的; 令人作呕的; 完全不能接受的
(1) The conversation turned to gardening. (2) I tried to make conversation (= to speak in order to appear polite) . (3) (North Amercian English)to get into a conversation with sb
conversation [ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 交谈，谈话
收到...的来信
用某物制造出
n. 收入; 所得 ; 收益
(1) the bleak/rugged/dramatic, etc. landscape of the area (2) the woods and fields that are typical features of the English landscape (3) an urban/industrial landscape
landscape [ˈlændskeɪp] 📢 UK📢 US
属于
n. 精力，力气; 毅力; 努力; 能量
n. 风景; 乡村风景画（风格）; 形势; 横向打印格式 v. 对…做景观美化; 给…做园林美化
n. 运动; 活动; 调遣; 逐渐变化; 进步; 增减; 乐章; 机件
(1) Nichols set off for his remote farmhouse in Connecticut... (2) The President's envoy set off on another diplomatic trip... (3) Any escape, once it's detected, sets off the alarm...
set off [set ɒf] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 再者; 此外; 而且; 同时
不做
与…不同; 不同于
出发；动身；启程；使...爆炸
(1) an intelligent and lively young woman (2) a lively and enquiring mind (3) He showed a lively interest in politics.
lively [ˈlaɪvli] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 充满活力的; 活泼的; 充满趣味的
adj. 科学（上）的; 细致严谨的
依靠，依赖
adv. 不是…就是…，…或…，要么…要么…
(1) fishing for tuna (2) tuna steaks (3) a tin/can of tuna in vegetable oil
tuna [ˈtjuːnə] 📢 UK📢 US
对…感到满意
n. 登记本; 音域; 语域; 调风口 v. 登记; 给…注册; 显示; 表示; 流露; 引起注意; 把…挂号邮寄
v. 离开; 放弃，离任; 停止，戒掉; 退出（程序）
n. <鱼>金枪鱼（科），鲔鱼; 金枪鱼罐头; <植>金枪仙人掌
(1) Her father's death was a cruel blow . (2) The dog had been cruelly treated. (3) I was cruelly deceived.
cruel [ˈkruːəl] 📢 UK📢 US
到…年龄
adj. 残酷的; 引起痛苦的
n. 批评家( critic的名词复数 ); 评论员; 批评者; 挑剔的人
n. 寂静; 缄口不言; 无音信 v. 使安静; 压制
(1) Her bed was crisply made, her clothes put away. (2) "Yes, Mum," replied Cheryl as she slowly put away her doll. (3) put away any valuable or breakable objects.
put away [put əˈwei] 📢 UK📢 US
收起来; 放好; 储存; 打消
adj. 明显的; 当然的; 平淡无奇的; 不必要的
对某人/事来说太...(负面)
继续做，坚持干
(1) The lazy man tried every shift to avoid doing his work. (2) She made a firm resolve to avoid doing any thing dishonest. (3) avoid doing handstand on female physiological actions, not on the Pilates class.
avoid doing [] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 答复; 反应
v. 宣布; 宣称; 通知; 宣布某人到达; 播音
避免做某事；逃避…
n. 世纪; 一百年
(1) a slightly different version (2) We took a slightly more direct route. (3) I knew her slightly.
(1) a whole salmon (2) smoked salmon (3) wild and farmed salmon
salmon [ˈsæmən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 鲑鱼; 鲑鱼肉; 大马哈鱼; 三文鱼; 橙红色
最重要的是；尤其是
n. 车费，票价; 餐点; 出租车乘客 v. 进展，成功
n. 经验; 经历; 往事 v. 经历; 感受
(1) I have to get up and turn off the radio. (2) The boy had the presence of mind to turn off the gas. (3) We missed the turn-off for the airport.
turn off [tə:n ɔf] 📢 UK📢 US
（把…）关掉; 完成; 解雇; 转向
v. 应得; 值得
n. 地址，位置; 网址; 演说 v. 写（收信人）姓名地址; 解决，处理; 演讲; 向…说话; 称呼
建立；设立；创立; 安排; 建立；竖起; 安装，调试，架设（设备等）; 诬陷；栽赃
(1) Richard had turned up on Christmas Eve with Tony... (2) This is similar to waiting for a bus that never turns up. (3) Investigations have never turned up any evidence.
turn up [ˈtɜːn ʌp] 📢 UK📢 US
num. 百万
结果是; 关掉; 制造; 出席; 最终成为；最终发现; 出来，出动；到场
(意外地或终于)出现
n. 客人; 旅客; 特邀嘉宾; [动]寄生虫 v. 做特邀嘉宾; 做客串; 做特约演员
(1) It was clear that she wanted to discuss some private matter... (2) Until the matter is resolved the athletes will be ineligible to compete... (3) If your ordinary life is out of control, then retreating into a cosy ritual will not improve matters...
matter [ˈmætə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
一群人
n. 线索，迹象; 提示，注意事项; 暗示; 微量 vt. 暗示 vi. 暗示，提示
n. 奥运会
n. 事情; 事态; 关乎…的问题; 材料; 物质 v. 要紧; 有关系
(1) a nuclear submarine (2) a submarine base (3) submarine plant life
submarine [ˌsʌbməˈriːn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 沉默的; 未谈及的; 无声的
n. 潜艇; 海底生物 adj. 水下的，海底的
n. 部分; 部件; 章节; 阶层; 部门; 地区; 平方英里; 断面图; 切开; 切片 v. 切开; 做切片; 把…切成片; 强制入院治疗
v. 打翻，弄翻; 打乱，打搅 adj. 难过的; 失望的; 沮丧的; （肠胃）不舒服的
(1) Protesters have been putting up barricades across a number of major intersections... (2) He was putting up a new fence at his home. (3) They're putting new street signs up...
put up [pʊt ʌp] 📢 UK📢 US
张贴
v. 推荐; 介绍; 劝告，建议; 使受欢迎
n. 状况; 环境，处境; 条件，条款; 健康状况; 疾病 v. 训练; 使习惯于; 使适应; 影响; 保养
v. 使敬佩; 给…深刻印象; 使铭记; 使…意识到; 给…留下…印象
(1) The villages had been deserted. (2) The owl seems to have deserted its nest. (3) Large numbers of soldiers deserted as defeat became inevitable.
desert [ˈdezət] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 沙漠，荒原; 枯燥乏味的地方（或境况）
n. 真空; 空白; 空虚; 清洁 v. 用真空吸尘器清扫
涉及，专心; 卷入
n. 讲座; 教训 v. 作演讲; 训诫
(1) temporary relief from pain (2) I'm looking for some temporary work . (3) They had to move into temporary accommodation .
temporary [ˈtemprəri] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 短暂的
张贴
n. 笼子 v. 把（动物）关在笼中
adj. 极好的; 极大的; 奇异的; 不切实际的
(1) I did not blame him for feeling put out... (2) He was plainly very put out at finding her there. (3) What do you like to do in your spare time?