(1) A new system has been devised to control traffic in the city. (2) We devised a scheme to help him... (3) New long-range objectives must be devised.
devise [diˈvaiz] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 角；墙角；拐角
vt. 设计，发明，策划
n. 苏联人
vi. 不同，相异；有分歧
(1) ‘Listen! ’ said Doyle suddenly. (2) I suddenly realized what I had to do. (3) It all happened so suddenly.
suddenly [ˈsʌdnlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 突然地
vt. 扣牢，系牢
vt. 跳过
adv. 轻微地；细长地
(1) junior employees (2) She is junior to me. (3) the world junior tennis championships
junior [ˈdʒu:njə] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 添加；增加
n. 较年幼者；年少者；三年级学生
n. 盎司；少许，少量
n. 速度，速率
(1) leading experts (2) She was offered the leading role in the new TV series. (3) He played a leading part in the negotiations.
leading [ˈli:diŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 水库；蓄水池
adj. 主角的；最重要的；首位的
adj. 巨大的；大量的
n. 诅咒，咒骂；祸端
(1) Add the juice of two lemons. (2) a carton of apple juice (3) Two orange juices, please.
juice [dʒu:s] 📢 UK📢 US
n. （小山）山腰，山坡
n. 垃圾，废物；废话
n. 果汁；肉汁
vt. 任命，委任，指派
(1) life/car/travel/household, etc. insurance (2) to have adequate insurance cover (3) to take out insurance against fire and theft
insurance [inˈʃuərəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 通信者；通讯员
adj. 有利的；赞成的
n. 姨妈；姑妈；伯母；舅妈
n. 保险；保险费
(1) He was well acquainted with the literature of France, germany and Holland. (2) The agent spied for East germany for more than twenty years. (3) His new relationship with germany is enshrined in a new non-aggression treaty.
germany [ˈdʒɜ:məni:] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 民主，民主制；民主国家
n. 援助，救助
n. 德国
n. 反射；映象；反映
(1) water vapour (2) ...water vapour. (3) How can the water become vapour?
vapour [ˈveipə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 汽，蒸气
n. 投递，运送；分娩；投递之物
adj. 马克思主义的
vt. 提供住宿
(1) to do/work overtime (2) overtime pay/earnings/hours (3) The union announced a ban on overtime.
overtime [ˈəʊvəˌtaɪm] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 加班费；加班；加班时间
vt. 指责；指控
vt. 改变；使多样化
n. 吨；大量
(1) to have different/conflicting/opposing views (2) Washington and Moscow are believed to have similar views on Kashmir... (3) I take the view that she should be stopped as soon as possible...
view [vju:] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 光线，射线
n. 看；视图；风景
n. 人类
adj. 有活力的；动态的
(1) a wooden box (2) The actor playing the father was too wooden. (3) She speaks her lines very woodenly.
wooden [ˈwudn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 使泄气，使灰心；劝阻，阻止
prep. 不像
n. 空间；场地；空白
adj. 木制的；呆板的
(1) The book is full of references to growing up in India. (2) She made no reference to her illness but only to her future plans. (3) the President's passing reference to (= brief mention of) the end of the war
reference [ˈrefrəns] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 等候，等待
adv. 完全；相当；的确
n. 参考；出处；提及
n. 小型考试，测验；问答竞赛
(1) Holiday inn (2) ...the Waterside inn. (3) He's at the Holiday inn Hotel.
inn [in] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 法院，法庭；球场；王宫
n. 省；领域，范围
n. 狂怒，盛怒
n. 小旅馆；小酒馆，小客栈
(1) This proposal has attracted a lot of interest . (2) His comments were bound to attract criticism . (3) She tried to attract the attention of the waiter.
attract [əˈtrækt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 不断的；一再的，反复的
vt.&n. 访问，参观
vt. 吸引；引起…的注意；诱惑
vt. 显示；陈列，展览
(1) a sense of relief (2) We all breathed a sigh of relief when he left. (3) She sighed with relief.
relief [riˈli:f] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 羽毛球；羽毛球运动
n. 减轻；救济；援救；解脱
vi. 离开，启程，出发；背离
num. 第五
(1) She was efficient and reliable... (2) Japanese cars are so reliable. (3) There is no reliable information about civilian casualties...
reliability [rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlətɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 刚刚，才；几乎不
n. 陪审团；评判委员会
n. 风格；文体；式样
n. 可靠性
(1) a block of text in a document (2) (British English)The theatre gives discounts for block bookings (= a large number of tickets bought at the same time) . (3) The three-hour class is divided into four blocks of 45 minutes each.
block [blɔk] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 黄金；黄金制品；金色；金牌
vt. 分发，分送；分销
vt. 堵塞；挡住
adj. 惭愧的；羞耻的
(1) Just point the camera and press the button. (2) cameras started clicking as soon as she stepped out of the car. (3) a TV/video camera
camera [ˈkæmərə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 菜单；饭菜，菜肴
n. 照相机，摄影机
n. （男式）衬衫
vt. 发起；赞助
(1) The cat belongs to the people who live upstairs. (2) I carried her bags upstairs. (3) She went upstairs to get dressed.
upstairs [ˌʌpˈstɛəz] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 果实的心；核心；骨干
adj. 严格的；严厉的
adj. 楼上的
vt. 影响；感染；使悲伤
(1) He has brought much of the present crisis on himself... (2) ...the government's present economic difficulties... (3) ...his struggle to reconcile the past with the present.
present [ˈprezənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 遗憾，惋惜；懊悔
v. 淹死，溺死；淹没；盖过
n. 本能；直觉；生性
adj. 现在的，目前的 priˈzent vt. 赠送；介绍；提出
(1) Slowly jewish communities were reconstituted and jewish life began anew. (2) The matchmaker has been an important member of jewish communities for centuries. (3) The jewish feast of Passover began last night.
jewish [ˈdʒu:ɪʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 犹太人的
n. 消遣，娱乐
vt. 吃，喝；消耗，消费；吞噬
vt.&n. 修理，修补
(1) The furniture comes complete with tools and instructions for assembly. (2) We were in complete agreement. (3) a complete change
complete [kəmˈpli:t] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 相当大的，相当多的
vt. 诱骗
adj. 完整的；完全的
n. 阶段；方面；相位
(1) The students' work varies considerably in quality. (2) The quality of the students' work varies considerably. (3) New techniques were introduced with varying degrees of success.
vary [ˈvɛəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 读者；读物，读本
n. 学生；研究生，学者
n. 厚（度）；密（度）
vt. 改变；使多样化
(1) the Royal academy of Arts (2) the Royal academy of Music (3) a police/military academy
academy [əˈkædəmi] 📢 UK📢 US
conj. 如果，假如
n. 私立中学；专科院校；研究院
n. 一代，一代人；产生
n. 过去，往昔
(1) a shallow dish (2) They were playing in the shallow end (= of the swimming pool) . (3) These fish are found in shallow waters around the coast.
shallow [ˈʃæləu] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 请
n. 律师；法学家
adj. 浅的；浅薄的
prep. 在…里面
(1) He's one of my dearest friends. (2) Her daughter is very dear to her. (3) dear Sir or Madam
dear [diə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 代名词
n. 食欲，胃口；欲望
vt. 加盐于
adj. 亲爱的；昂贵的
(1) Worldwide sales reached 2.5 billion. (2) half a billion dollars (3) They have spent billions on the problem (= billions of dollars, etc.) .
billion [ˈbiljən] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 居住于，栖息于
vi. 依赖，依靠；信赖
num. 十亿
adj. 热情的，热心的
(1) This time next week I shall be in Scotland. (2) We shan't be gone long. (3) I said that I should be pleased to help.
shall [ʃæl] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 将要；必须；应
vi. 反抗；叛逆 rɪˈbɛl n. 叛军；反叛者；反对派
adv. 更坏
n. 祈祷，祈求
(1) a classical scholar (2) He was the most distinguished scholar in his field. (3) a Rhodes scholar
scholar [ˈskɔlə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 疲劳的；厌倦的
vt.证明，证实 vi.显示出，证明是
vi. 干涉，干预；妨碍
n. 学者；奖学金获得者
(1) None of the passengers and crew were injured. (2) crew members (3) the officers and crew
crew [kru:] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 令人愉快的，舒适的
adj. 令人满意的，良好的
adj. 湿的；下雨的
n. 全体船员
(1) an ocean liner (2) a luxury cruise liner (3) bin/nappy liners
liner [ˈlainə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 愚蠢的；感觉迟钝的
n. 天使；善人
adj. 丰富的，充足的
n. 班轮，班机
(1) What a beautiful stroke! (2) He won by two strokes (= in golf , by taking two fewer strokes than his opponent) . (3) His punishment was six strokes of the cane.
stroke [strəuk] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 客观的；无偏见的
vt. 轻抚；抚摩
n. 天才，天赋，天资
n. 帽子，便帽；保护盖
(1) Lie face upwards with a cushion under your head. (2) My ambition was to travel upwards in the ecclesiastical hierarchy. (3) She caught a clear view upwards of the spotlit temple.
upwards [ˈʌpwədz] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 斜着，斜向一边
adv. 向上地，上升地
vt. 使工业化
n. 萝卜，芜菁
(1) Her position in the party has strengthened in recent weeks. (2) Yesterday the pound strengthened against the dollar. (3) The wind had strengthened overnight.
strengthen [ˈstreŋθn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 不幸的；可惜的
n. 改进，改善
vi. 死，死亡；奄奄一息
vt. 加强，巩固
(1) I'll pay for the tickets. (2) Are you paying in cash or by credit card ? (3) Her parents paid for her to go to Canada.
pay [pei] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 不顾一切地；不管怎样
n. 状况，状态；环境
vt. 支付；付给；有…报酬
adv. 偶然；间或
(1) She drew away and did not smile... (2) When we drew level, he neither slowed down nor accelerated. (3) He drew his chair nearer the fire...
draw [drɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 视力；看见；情景
vt. 犯（错误），干（坏事）；自杀；调配；承诺
vt. 画，描绘；移动；拔出；拖，拉
vt. 使变老；使显老
(1) The interval between major earthquakes might be 200 years. (2) There will be an interval of 20 minutes after the second act. (3) She's delirious, but has lucid intervals.
interval [ˈintəvəl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 在前的；在先的
n. 英式足球
vi. 参与，参加
n. 间隔；中场休息；间距
(1) legal fees (2) Does the bank charge a fee for setting up the account? (3) fee-paying schools (= that you have to pay to go to)
fee [fi:] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 考虑，思考；体贴
vt.&vi. 夸大，夸张
n. 房间；空间；余地
n. 费用；酬金
(1) The report flagged up the dangers of under-age drinking. (2) flagging support/enthusiasm (3) Her confidence had never flagged.
flag [flæɡ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 旗，旗帜
n. 稻草；麦杆；吸管
vt. 吸，吮，啜；吸收
vt. 提供；供给
(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.