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(1) A blonde, a brunette, and a redhead all enter a swim meet.
(2) Lucy was the sort of redhead who bronzes beautifully.
(3) That redhead is as hot as Tom's ex - wife .
redhead
[ˈredhed]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.红发的人;红头啄木鸟;
n.宽慰,安心;免除,减轻;救援物资;代班人;
n.旅行者,观光客;〈美〉冬季到南部做工的流动工人;
n.感觉,官能;意识,观念;理性;识别力;
vt.感到;理解,领会;检测出;
(1) Police suspect there may be a link between the two murders.
(2) evidence for a strong causal link between exposure to sun and skin cancer
(3) to establish trade links with Asia
link
[lɪŋk]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.适当的,相当的,正当的,应该的,正式的,正常的;固有的,特有的,独特的;本来的,真正的,严格意义上的;〈古〉漂亮的,优美的;
adv.〈方〉适当地,好好地,非常,很,完完全全地,彻底地;
n.[宗教][常用P-]特定节日等用的仪式,弥撒(祈祷、礼仪等)书的章节,特赞;
adj.退休的,退职的,退役的;偏远的,幽静的;与世隔绝的;
n.退休;
v.退职,退役,(使)退休( retire的过去式);
n.反感,厌恶,嫌恶;
vt.使反感,厌恶;
n.环,节;[计算机]链接;关联,关系;
vt.连结;挽住,勾住;
vi.用环连接;联系在一起;
(1) A slight feeling of suspicion crept over me.
(2) As she became more tired, errors began to creep into her work.
(3) House prices are creeping up again.
creep
[kri:p]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.奇迹,圣迹,神迹;令人惊奇的人(或事);
vi.爬行,匍匐;缓慢地行进;
n.爬行,蠕动;虫爬着似的感觉,毛骨悚然;卑鄙小人,谄媚者;
n.穷人;贫民;贫穷;
vt.宣布;声明,声称;申报;[法]供述;
vi.声明,发表宣言;宣称;
(1) How much money do we need to do the job properly?
(2) The television isn't working properly.
(3) Make sure the letter is properly addressed.
properly
[ˈprɔpəlɪ]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.贵重的,宝贵的;有价值的;可评估的;
n.贵重物品,财宝;
n.爆炸,炸裂;爆发;扩张,激增;(感情,尤指愤怒的)突然爆发;
vt.制造,生产;捏造,虚构;加工;从事制造;
n.制造;制成品,产品;工业,工厂;(文学作品等的)粗制滥造;
adv.适当地;恰当地;正确地;完全,非常;
(1) furniture/floor/shoe/silver polish
(2) wax polish
(3) I give it a polish now and again.
polish
[ˈpɒlɪʃ]
📢 UK 📢 US
对(某人)生气;
n.平头;
vt.& vi.(使)光滑,擦亮;
vt.修正;文饰;(涂蜡等)打光滑;使(人、举止、仪表等)变得优雅;
n.光泽剂,擦亮剂;擦亮,磨光;优美,优雅,精良;
adj.使完美,使优美,使精炼;
vi.得到改进,变得完美;
adj.令人轻松的;
v.放松;休息(relax的ing形式);缓和;松懈;
(1) Those responsible for this crime will be severely punished.
(2) He was punished for refusing to answer their questions.
(3) My parents used to punish me by not letting me watch TV.
punish
[ˈpʌnɪʃ]
📢 UK 📢 US
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;
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.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);
v.处罚;严厉对付;贪婪地吃喝;
(1) a period of consultation/mourning/uncertainty
(2) The factory will be closed down over a 2-year period/a period of two years.
(3) This compares with a 4% increase for the same period last year.
period
[ˈpɪəriəd]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.抢劫案;明抢;敲竹杠;明目张胆地索取高价;
n.时期;(一段)时间;学时;句号;
adj.具有某个时代特征的;(关于)过去某一特定历史时期的;(家具、服饰、建筑等)某一时代的;
vt.& vi.推,推动;
vt.推动,增加;对…施加压力,逼迫;按;说服;
n.推,决心;大规模攻势;矢志的追求;
vi.推进;增加;努力争取;
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;
(1) The meal was amazingly cheap.
(2) It's amazing how quickly people adapt.
(3) amazingly, no one noticed.
amazing
[əˈmeɪzɪŋ]
📢 UK 📢 US
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;
vt.向······猛扑,冲下······;拆毁,拆卸;
n.同学,校友;
adv.很少,罕见;难得;不大;
(1) I was unaware of his existence until today.
(2) This is the oldest Hebrew manuscript in existence .
(3) Pakistan came into existence as an independent country after the war.
existence
[ɪgˈzɪstəns]
📢 UK 📢 US
prep.(表示位置)在…的后面;支持;(表示顺序)在身后;(表示比较)落后于;
adv.在后面;向后;在后面较远处;(落)在后面;
n.〈口〉屁股;
vt.拿住,握住;保留,保存;扣留,拘押;容纳;
vi.拿住,握住;同意,赞成;保持不变;有效;
n.握住;保留;控制;
vt.& vi.说服;劝说;使相信;使信服;
n.存在,实在,继续存在;生存,生活,生活方式(方式);实体,存在物,生物;
(1) I can't say with any certainty where I'll be next week.
(2) political/moral certainties
(3) Her return to the team now seems a certainty.
certainty
[ˈsə:tnti]
📢 UK 📢 US
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;
n.确定性,确实性;确定的事,必然的事;
n.<美>铲车,叉式升降机;叉车;
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;
(1) The end of corridor is an office puts the mortuary that anatomizes used body with.
(2) The elevator went straight down to the third basement floor, which the mortuary is located in.
(3) In the mortuary there are many stiffened corpses.
mortuary
[ˈmɔ:tʃu:ˌeri:]
📢 UK 📢 US
adv.代替,顶替;反而;反倒;
n.(丧葬前的)停尸室,太平间;
adj.丧葬的;
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;
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) a research scientist
(2) nuclear scientists
(3) scientists and engineers
scientist
[ˈsaɪəntɪst]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.医学的;医药的;医疗的;内科的;
n.体格检查;
润肤霜;
n.末尾;最后;上个;鞋楦(做鞋的模型);
vt.经受住;到…之后;够用;足够维持(尤指某段时间);
adj.最近的;最后的;最不可能的;惟一剩下的;
vi.持续;
adv.上一次,最近一次;最后;
n.科学家;科学工作者;
(1) It amazed her that he could be so calm at such a time.
(2) Just the size of the place amazed her.
(3) It never ceases to amaze me what some people will do for money.
amaze
[əˈmeɪz]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.使大为吃惊,使惊奇;
n.吃惊,好奇;
adj.自主的;不相关连的;无党派的;不相干的人所做的(或提供的);
n.独立自主的人;无党派人士;
vt.辗;使(眼球等)左右转动;(使)原地转圈;滚动;
vi.左右摇晃;翻滚;开始移动,启动;
n.名册;滚翻;

(1) ‘I want my mummy! ’ he wailed.
(2) It hurts, mummy!
(3) mummy and Daddy will be back soon.
mummy
[ˈmʌmi]
📢 UK 📢 US
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);
有可能,有希望;大有希望;
n.妈妈;木乃伊;干尸;干瘪的人;
脱掉;起飞;(使)离开;突然成功;
(1) ‘Do you think all this money will change your life? ’ ‘certainly not. ’
(2) Without treatment, she will almost certainly die.
(3) certainly, the early years are crucial to a child's development.
certainly
[ˈsə:tnli]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.心情;语气;气氛;坏心境;
n.确定性,确实性;确定的事,必然的事;
醒来;活跃起来;引起注意;(使)认识到;
adv.无疑地,确定地;当然地;必定;准;
(1) the Japanese language
(2) It takes a long time to learn to speak a language well.
(3) Italian is my first language .
language
[ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.著名品牌的;
adj.短暂的;(衣着)短的;简洁的;简明的;
vt.向…介绍基本情况;(尤指事前)向…介绍基本情况;向…下达简令;在…事先向…做简要指点;
n.概要;短文;简短声明;(争议一方的情况或论点)要点摘录;
n.婴儿车( buggy的名词复数 );<俚>旧汽车;小机动车;轻便马车;
n.语言,语言文字;表达能力;言语,语风,文风,文体;专门用语,术语;
(1) He died in mysterious circumstances.
(2) A mysterious illness is affecting all the animals.
(3) A mysterious young woman is living next door.
mysterious
[mɪˈstɪəriəs]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.免税的,无税的;
adv.免税地;
adj.神秘的,诡秘的;难以理解的,不可思议的;魔;玄妙;
adj.有资格的,胜任的,适当的,合格的;过检定的,得到许可的;有限制的,有条件的;(俚)十足的,无比的;
vt.描述,形容;使合适;授权予;有权,达标;
vi.合格,成为合格;取得…的资格;
n.设备,装备;器材,配件;(工作必需的)知识,素养;
(1) the tomb of the Unknown Soldier
(2) A few red roses were scattered on the tomb.
(3) Wreaths were laid at the martyr's tomb.
tomb
[tu:m]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.坟墓;墓穴;墓碑;死亡;
v.埋葬;
n.治疗,疗法,疗效;心理治疗;治疗力;
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;
adj.日常的,逐日的;过一天算一天的;经常;
(1) Have you had an answer to your letter?
(2) As if in answer to our prayers, she offered to lend us £10 000.
(3) I rang the bell, but there was no answer.
answer
[ˈɑ:nsə(r)]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.裤子;
n.圆,环;循环,周期;圆状物;圈子,党派;
vt.圈出,包围;绕…运转;
vi.环绕,盘旋;
vt.& vi.答复; 解答; 答辩;适应;
n.回答;答案;反应;足以媲美的人;
adj.日常的,平常的;普通的;每天的;经常;
(1) The material can be copied without infringing copyright.
(2) They said that compulsory identity cards would infringe civil liberties.
(3) She refused to answer questions that infringed on her private affairs.
infringe
[ɪnˈfrɪndʒ]
📢 UK 📢 US
vi.盯着看;显眼;倒立,直竖起;
vt.凝视;盯着他的眼睛;
n.凝视,瞪视;
vt.& vi.违反(规章等);侵犯(某人的权利);侵犯;侵害(某人的自由、权益等);
实施,实行;
n.[动]袋鼠;
(1) It is one of the great unsolved mysteries of this century.
(2) Their motives remain a mystery.
(3) It's a complete mystery to me why they chose him.
mystery
[ˈmɪstri]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.注意,观察;话语;评论,谈论,;
vt.& vi.评论;觉察;
adj.永久(性)的,永恒的,不变的,耐久的,持久的,经久的;稳定的;常务的,常设的;
n.电烫发,烫发;
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;
n.秘密,谜;神秘,神秘的事物;推理小说,推理剧;常作 mysteries 秘技,秘诀;
(1) They traced the van to a new jersey car rental agency.
(2) Governor William Livingston addressed the new jersey Assembly.
(3) They dug up their new jersey garden and moved it lock, stock, and barrel back home.
new jersey

📢 UK 📢 US
非常迅速,突飞猛进;连跑带跳;
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;
n.恐怖,可怕的事物;嫌恶,痛恨;讨厌的人或事;〈口〉非常丑恶;
n.新泽西州(美国大西洋沿岸);
(1) a technical/legal/scientific, etc. term
(2) a term of abuse
(3) ‘Register ’ is the term commonly used to describe different levels of formality in language.
term
[tə:m]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.容许;承认;忍受;容忍(不同意或不喜欢的事物);
n.动物园;<美俚>(铁路货车的最后一节)守车;<美俚>核粒子园;
vt.引路;指导;操纵;影响;
n.指导者;向导;导游;有指导意义的事物;
n.学期;条款;术语;期限;
vt.把…称为;把…叫做;
(1) Are you absolutely certain about this?
(2) I'm not certain who was there.
(3) To my certain knowledge he was somewhere else at the time (= I am sure about it) .
certain
[ˈsə:tn]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.运动;竞选运动;战役;季节性竞赛;
vi.参加[发起]运动,参加竞选;参战,参加战役;作战;
n.暴力,强暴,暴虐;猛烈,激烈;歪曲(事实),曲解(意义);冒渎,不敬;
写下;记下;视为;贬低(地位、重要性等);
adj.某一;必然的;已确定的;
pron.[动词用复数]某些;
(1) Alec laughed harshly.
(2) harsh detergents
(3) She was treated very harshly.
harsh
[hɑ:ʃ]
📢 UK 📢 US
adv.暂时;小;
adj.粗糙的;刺耳的;严厉的,严格的;残酷的;
在…之初;
n.农场,农庄;农家;畜牧场;农田;
vt.耕种;养殖;承包,包出;佃出(土地);
vi.经营农场;
(1) The corpse advanced on him, the pick held over his head.
(2) Vampa approached the corpse, and recognized Cucumetto.
(3) The corpse was sewn up in a sack and thrown into the river.
corpse
[kɔ:ps]
📢 UK 📢 US
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;
v.胜任,相等,合适;媲;匹;仵;
n.死尸,尸体;
vt.涌出;倾,倒;
vi.涌流;泛滥,涌出;斟,倒;
n.倾泻;
(1) She rocked the baby to sleep in its cradle.
(2) Greece, the cradle of Western civilization
(3) The old man cradled the tiny baby in his arms.
cradle
[ˈkreɪdl]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.摇篮;发源地,发祥地;吊架,支架;婴儿时期;
vt.将…置于摇篮中;轻轻地抱或捧;抚养;把…搁在支架上;
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;
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;
买东西;
(1) We existed on a diet of rice.
(2) They can't exist on the money he's earning.
(3) On his retirement the post will cease to exist .
exist
[ɪgˈzɪst]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.& vi.(使)窘迫,(使)局促不安;(使)困难;
第一次世界大战;
n.情感,感情;情绪;感动,激动;
vi.存在;生存;生活;继续存在;
(1) Brazil need to beat Uruguay to be certain of a place in the finals.
(2) You must be certain of your facts before you start flinging accusations.
(3) I can't be certain of what time I left the office.
be certain of
[bi: ˈsə:tn ɔv]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.& vi.讲解,解释;
vt.说明…的原因,辩解;
vi.说明,解释,辩解;
n.白天,日间;昼日;昼;
n.慷慨,大方;宽容或慷慨的行为;丰富;
v.确信;
(1) He was anxious to preserve his reputation.
(2) Efforts to preserve the peace have failed.
(3) (humorous)Is he really 60? He's remarkably well preserved .
preserve
[prɪˈzɜ:v]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.监狱;拘留所;
vt.监禁;拘留;
vt.支持;帮助;支撑;维持;
n.支撑;支持者;[数学]支集;支撑物;
发疯;
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);
(1) to inflict/impose/mete out punishment
(2) What is the punishment for murder?
(3) There is little evidence that harsher punishments deter any better than more lenient ones.
punishment
[ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]
📢 UK 📢 US
侵犯;侵害;破坏;
n.刑罚,惩罚;严厉对待;<口>给吃苦头;
n.保护;护照;[经]保护贸易制,保护政策;(向歹徒缴纳的)保护费;
使流入,使灌入;大量地涌进来;蜂拥而来;
(1) She spent a year in jail.
(2) He has been released from jail.
(3) a ten-year jail sentence
jail
[dʒeɪl]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.监狱;拘留所;
vt.监禁;拘留;
adj.金(黄)色的;金质的;美好的 ;
n.条,条款;项目;一则;一件商品(或物品);
adv.又,同上;
n.秘密,谜;神秘,神秘的事物;推理小说,推理剧;常作 mysteries 秘技,秘诀;
(1) The cockroach, is me, changed from the spell of a sorcerer.
(2) I am a survivor, I am like a cockroach, you just can't get rid of me.
(3) Wait like bug of maggot of bee, fly, yellow pink, batty moth, cockroach, mole cricket.
cockroach
[ˈkɔkˌrəʊtʃ]
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n.小偷;小偷,盗贼( thief的名词复数 );
adj.有趣的,好笑的,滑稽的;(口)稀奇的,古怪的,奇异的;有病的,不舒服的;狡猾的,欺骗(性)的,可疑的,不光明的;
n.滑稽人物;笑话,有趣的故事;滑稽连环漫画栏;(英)(比赛用)单人双桨小艇;
adj.不抱希望的,绝望的;没有希望的,惨淡的;不可救药的;不可能的;
n.[昆]蟑螂;
(1) an amazed silence
(2) I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature.
(3) We were amazed by his generosity.
amazed
[əˈmeɪzd]
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n.发式专家,发式师;
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;
adj.昂贵的,花钱多的;豪华的;
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 );
(1) nuclear weapons
(2) a lethal/deadly weapon
(3) The police still haven't found the murder weapon .
weapon
[ˈwepən]
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n.武器,兵器;
vi.武装,提供武器;
adj.多汁的;有趣的;刺激性强的;报酬多的;
vi.跳,弹跳;限制;接壤;
vt.给…划界,限制;使弹回,使跳跃;束缚;
n.界限,限制;跃起;(球等的)反跳;
adj.用带子绑住的;有义务的;装订的,有封面的;[化,物]结合的;
n.滥用;恶习;侮辱;恶言;
vt.滥用;虐待;辱骂;
(1) garden tools
(2) a cutting tool
(3) power tools (= using electricity)
tool
[tu:l]
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n.人,人类;
adj.人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
adj.依靠的;依赖的;取决于…的;有瘾的;
n.受抚养人;受赡养者;依赖他人者;扈从,侍从;
n.器具,工具;(有助于做工或完成某事的)用具;受人利用的人;压印机;
vt.用工具给…加工;压印;驾车到处跑;
vi.使用工具;开车,乘车;
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;
(1) The hospital has a commitment to provide the best possible medical care.
(2) We are here to provide a service for the public.
(3) We are here to provide the public with a service.
provide
[prəˈvaɪd]
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n.赠品,礼物;天赋;赠送;天资;
vt.赋予;向…赠送;天赋权力(或才能等);授予;
vt.& vi.提供,供给,供应;
vt.规定;提供(+for);装备;预备;
vi.抚养,赡养(+for);做准备;预约(for 或 against);
结束;(使)破碎;放假;(使)散开;
n.门;闸门;登机门;入场费;
vt.给…装大门;[电子学] 电波传送;
(1) a very fine performance
(2) fine clothes/wines/workmanship
(3) a particularly fine example of Saxon architecture
fine
[faɪn]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.好的,上等的;纤细的,精致的;健康的;晴朗的;
n.罚款;[音乐]终止;晴天,好天气;[法律](获得或更新租契时交纳的)地租;
vt.罚款;澄清;
adv.很好地;巧妙地;
adv.认真地;严肃地;严重地;
vi.爆[突]发,发怒;激增,迅速扩大;
vt.(使)爆炸;突然(发出巨响,活跃起来,迸发感情);推翻;驳倒;
n.美容品;化妆品( cosmetic的名词复数 );脂粉;
(1) You'll be amazed at the culinary creations possible in a Dutch oven.
(2) be amazed at marine life viewed from a glass bottomed boat.
(3) You will be amazed at the progress we have made.
be amazed at

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adv.无疑地,确定地;当然地;必定;准;
n.错误,过失,误解;差错,口误,笔误;失策,失误;
vt.& vi.弄错,误解;
vt.认不出;误会;看错;
vi.弄错;误解;
对…感到惊讶;对…感到害怕;
n.误解;误会;不和;
v.“misunderstand”的现在分词;
(1) a piece of information
(2) a source of information
(3) to collect/gather/obtain/receive information
information
[ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.食品杂货店;食品杂货业;
n.(人的)情况;局面,形势,处境;位置;[心理学]情境;
n.动物园管理员;
n.信息,数据;通知;消息;知识;
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