(1) There must be one set of laws for the whole of the country... (2) I might need a spare set of clothes... (3) Graf was leading 5-1 in the first set.
set [set] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 集（合）；一套，一组
n. 法令，政令；判决
adj. 势利的，过分自傲的
n. 耸肩
(1) It is compulsory for all motorcyclists to wear helmets. (2) English is a compulsory subject at this level. (3) compulsory education/schooling
compulsory [kəmˈpʌlsəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 磁性；魅力
n. 丛林，密林；堆满东西的地方；复杂困难的境况
adj. 勤劳的，勤奋的
adj. 强迫的；义务的
(1) a magazine on health and fitness (2) a fitness instructor/class/test (3) a high level of physical fitness
fitness [ˈfɪtnɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 辅导，指导，训练
n. 事件；发生，出现
n. 适当，恰当；健康
n. 墩距；间隔；持续时间；宽幅
(1) It gave me a big thrill to meet my favourite author in person. (2) the thrill of catching a really big fish (3) She gets an obvious thrill out of performing.
thrill [θril] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 使激动；使狂喜；使极度兴奋
vi. 思索；推测；投机
adj. 轻率的；鲁莽的
vt. 挑衅；激起；引起
(1) In the sentences ‘I'm angry ’ and ‘He became a politician ’, ‘angry ’ and ‘politician ’ are complements. (2) We've taken our full complement of trainees this year. (3) The team needs players who complement each other .
complement [ˈkɔmplimənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 补足物；衬托物
n. 兽群
n. 实现；认识，领会
n. 东方，亚洲
(1) I'd like to put a business proposition to you. (2) He was trying to make it look like an attractive proposition . (3) Getting a work permit in the UK is not always a simple proposition.
proposition [ˌprɔpəˈziʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 礁，礁脉
adj. 显微镜的；微小的；一丝不苟的
n. 观点；建议；提案；命题
n. 通货膨胀
(1) latent disease (2) These children have a huge reserve of latent talent. (3) Advertisements attempt to project a latent meaning behind an overt message.
latent [ˈleitənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 未使用的
n. 魔术师；巫师；奇才
adj. 潜在的；潜伏的
adj. 有区别的；不同的；清楚的；确切的；明显的
(1) a fascist/totalitarian/military, etc. regime (2) an oppressive/brutal regime (3) Our tax regime is one of the most favourable in Europe.
regime [reiˈʒi:m] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 情妇；女主人；女教师
n. 政体，政权；制度；养生法
vi. 动员起来
n. 自负，自高自大
(1) It was late August and the harvest had been safely gathered in. (2) I gather (that) you wanted to see me. (3) I gather from your letter that you're not enjoying your job.
gather [ˈɡæðə] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 用拖把拖；擦拭
vt. 聚集；收集；振作（精神）
vi. 推
vt. 谴责，痛斥；告发
(1) He's sincere in his views... (2) He accepted her apologies as sincere... (3) I don't believe in Tom's sincerity ; but this is inter nos.
sincerity [sɪnˈserɪti:] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 爬行动物
adj. 全面的；全球的
n. 真诚，诚意
adv. 过分地，极度地
(1) initially, the system worked well. (2) The death toll was initially reported at around 250, but was later revised to 300. (3) Forecasters say the gales may not be as bad as they initially predicted...
initially [ɪˈnɪʃɵlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 及时的；适时的
adv. 最初，开始
vi. 纵容；娇惯
adj. 充裕的；丰富的；宽敞的
(1) His voice wavered with emotion. (2) Her determination never wavered. (3) She never wavered in her determination to succeed.
waver [ˈweivə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 指导者，教师
vt. 嗅；抽鼻子；轻蔑地说
n. 炮弹；（蛋、坚果等的）壳；贝壳
vi. 摇晃；犹豫不决
(1) a yacht club/race (2) a motor yacht (3) a luxury yacht
yacht [jɔt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 游艇，快艇
n. 无限远的距离；无穷大
vt.&vi. 逆转；颠倒；交换；倒车
v. 擦伤；放牧；轻擦
(1) traditional seaside amusements including boats, go-karts and a funfair (2) Her eyes twinkled with amusement . (3) She could not hide her amusement at the way he was dancing.
amusement [ˌəˈmju:zmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 说教；布道；鼓吹
n. 娱乐；消遣
vt. 承担，肩负；背，扛；用肩推或挤
n. 位置，地点；地区
(1) idleness is a very bad thing for human nature. (2) Braccio was a hater of idleness. (3) The closure of the large factory made many workers live in idleness.
idleness [ˈaɪdlnɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 建筑；建造；创建；建造物
vi. 碰撞；相撞；冲突，抵触
vt. 使氧化；使生锈
n. 懒惰；闲散
(1) the random killing of innocent people (2) a random sample/selection (= in which each thing has an equal chance of being chosen) (3) The information is processed in a random order.
random [ˈrændəm] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.&vt. 使膨胀；肿胀；增加
n. 可能性；可能的事
adj. 随机的；偶然的；胡乱的
adj. 不透水的；严密的
(1) The main drawback to it is the cost. (2) This is the one major drawback of the new system. (3) He felt the apartment's only drawback was that it was too small.
drawback [ˈdrɔ:bæk] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 誓言；誓约
n. 仿制品；模仿
n. 缺点，缺陷，不利条件
vt. 装罐头；解雇，开除
(1) a representative of the UN (2) our elected representatives in government (3) a union representative
representative [ˌrepriˈzentətiv] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 种，物种；种类
vt. 假定，假设
n. 绣花；刺绣；刺绣品
adj. 有代表性的；典型的；由代表组成的
(1) a neck brace (= worn to support the neck after an injury) (2) a pair of braces (3) UN troops are braced for more violence.
brace [breis] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 多才多艺的；多功能的
n. （战争、愤怒等）爆发，突然发生
n. 灵感；灵感来源；鼓舞；妙计
vt. 准备；使紧靠；绷紧（肩或膝）；支撑
(1) cows taken for slaughter (2) the wholesale slaughter of innocent people (3) Men, women and children were slaughtered and villages destroyed.
slaughter [ˈslɔ:tə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 类似物
n. 完美；完善
vt. 屠杀，残杀；屠宰
vt. 冒险；以…为赌注
(1) How long does it take to qualify? (2) He qualified as a doctor last year. (3) This training course will qualify you for a better job.
qualify [ˈkwɔlifai] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 压倒；使不知所措；征服
vt. 取得资格；（使）有资格获得
vi. 回答，答复；回信；接电话；解答；回应
n. 劝说，说服；信仰
(1) He was an O'Conor and a direct descendant of the last High King of Ireland. (2) Many of them are descendants of the original settlers. (3) They are descendants of the original English and Scottish settlers.
descendant [diˈsendənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 反方向地，对立地
n. 马戏团；环形广场
n. 配方；构想；表达方法
n. 子孙，后裔；派生物
(1) a clock/bell tower (2) the tower of London (3) the Eiffel tower
tower [ˈtauə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 污秽，污物；淫秽
vt. 赞美；颂扬；美化
vi. 高耸，屹立
adj. 一致的，连贯的；有条理的
(1) The train was moving now at a snail's pace... (2) The economy grew at a snail's pace in the first three months of this year. (3) The snail left a trail of slime along the floor.
snail [sneil] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 蜗牛
adj. 警觉的，警惕的
vi. 追踪；追踪…的动向；探究
adj. 多山的；波涛汹涌的；庞大的
(1) the author's clear elegant prose (= style of writing) (2) Shute's prose is stark and chillingly unsentimental... (3) What he has to say is expressed in prose of exceptional lucidity and grace.
prose [prəuz] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 争执；意见不合；异议
n. 凤梨；波萝
n. 熟练，精通
n. 散文
(1) The male bird is easily distinguishable from the female. (2) The coast was barely distinguishable in the mist. (3) She has already distinguished herself as an athlete.
distinguish [disˈtiŋɡwiʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 力的；有活力的；力学的；动态的
adj. 巨大的，势不可挡的
n. 吸入量，摄取量；新招收者
v. 区分，辨别；使有别于；辨别出；使出名
(1) People were trampled underfoot in the rush for the exit. (2) He was trampled to death by a runaway horse. (3) The campers had trampled the corn down.
trample [ˈtræmpl] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 边沿，边缘；边框；（污垢等）一周
vt. 警告；告诫
vt. 践踏；踩伤；踩踏
adj. 深刻的；知识渊博的
(1) He was knighted by the Queen for his services to industry. (2) He was knighted in the Queen's birthday honours list in June 1988. (3) Love songs trick us into believing in knights in shining armor.
knight [nait] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 种类，类别
adj. 宇宙的；外太空的
vi. 提议
n. 骑士，武士；爵士
(1) Despite a number of setbacks, they persevered in their attempts to fly around the world in a balloon. (2) She persevered with her violin lessons. (3) You have to persevere with difficult students.
persevere [ˌpə:siˈviə] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 订购，订阅；定期捐款
vi. 坚持；锲而不舍
n. 诚实，正直；完整
n. 电容器
(1) They came within a whisker of being killed. (2) ...wild, savage-looking fellows, with large whiskers, unshaven beards, and dirty faces. (3) A new pet census showed that cats now outnumber dogs by a whisker (7 million to 6.9 million)...
whisker [ˈhwɪskə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. （身材）尺寸；测量；测量结果
n. 新颖；新奇的事物；小玩意
n. 罗马人；罗马字体
n. 络腮胡子；一丝；一点儿
(1) The action is an open violation of the Vienna Convention. (2) The judge called the decision "a flagrant violation of international law" (3) Refugee workers said such action was a violation of medical ethics.
violation [ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 使协调；使调和
adj. 剧烈的；活跃的；精力旺盛的
vt. 使感激；施恩惠于；强迫，迫使
n. 违反；冒犯
(1) We are asking people to boycott goods from companies that use child labour. (2) a trade boycott of British goods (3) a boycott on the use of tropical wood
boycott [ˈbɔikɔt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 打印机；印刷工人；印刷厂
n. 绷带
adj. 轻便的；手提式的；便于携带的
vt. 联合抵制
(1) Sam shrugged and said nothing. (2) ‘I don't know, ’ Anna replied, shrugging her shoulders. (3) [常用单数形式]Andy gave a shrug. ‘It doesn't matter. ’
shrug [ʃrʌɡ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 矮胖的；结实的；坚决的
n. 上帝，神
n. 耸肩
n. 使用；惯用法
(1) He was very respectful at home and obedient to his parents... (2) What a sweet, obedient little girl she was in the sixth grade. (3) Society has a right to expect obedience of the law.
obedience [əʊˈbi:di:əns] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 服从，顺从
n. 少女；未婚女子
adj. 必不可少的，不可或缺的
vt. 使摇晃；使震惊；使错开
(1) She was devoured by envy and hatred. (2) Flames devoured the house. (3) She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers.
devour [diˈvauə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 战争；冲突，斗争
n. 边缘，边界，界限
adj. 见过世面的；高级的；精明老练的
vt. 吞食；狼吞虎咽地吃；如饥似渴地阅读
(1) If a plant has spotted or crinkled leaves, do not use it for propagation. (2) Rose propagation has a long and rich history. (3) Such rootstocks or cultivars were reproduced true to type by vegetative propagation.
propagation [ˌprɔpəˈgeɪʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 青铜色；青铜；青铜像
vt. 使聚集
n. 繁殖；宣传；传播
n. 二氧化物
(1) I kept some of his books and gave away the remainder. (2) Divide 2 into 7, and the answer is 3, remainder 1. (3) He gulped down the remainder of his coffee...
remainder [riˈmeində] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 勇敢的，无畏的
vt. 废除，废止
n. 剩余（物）；剩余部分；余数
n. 协同因素；系数
(1) They became suspicious of his behaviour and contacted the police. (2) a suspicious look (3) You have a very suspicious mind (= you always think that people are behaving in an illegal or dishonest way) .
suspicious [səˈspiʃəs] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 认为
n. 圆屋顶；半球形物
adj. 可疑的；猜疑的
n. 恶梦；可怕的情景；恼人的情景
(1) a floor of cement (2) a cement floor (3) dental cement (= for filling holes in teeth)
cement [siˈment] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 水泥；接合剂
adv. 精细地；微细地
vt. 使通风；发表（看法）
adj. （人或物）典雅的；简洁的，简练的
(1) Nothing breeds success like success. (2) Fear of failure was bred into him at an early age. (3) Labradors and other large breeds of dog