(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
vt. 践踏;踩伤;踩踏
n. 合唱;合唱团;副歌
n. 催化剂,触媒;诱因
vi. 回嘴;反驳
(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. 取得资格;(使)有资格获得
n. 预言;预告;预测
n. 波动,涨落,起伏
vt. 赞美;颂扬;美化
(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
adv. 不可避免地
n. 兽群
vt. 设想,想像;以为;怀孕
n. 散文
(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. 探测器,检测仪
n. 子孙,后裔;派生物
n. 服从,顺从
vi.&vt. 使膨胀;肿胀;增加
(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
n. 救世主;基督
n. 术语;专门用语
vt. 施加(影响、压力等);运用(权威等);尽力;努力
n. 耸肩
(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
adj. 固执的,执拗的;难以移动的
vt. 熄灭,扑灭;消除
n. 缺点,缺陷,不利条件
n. 配方;构想;表达方法
(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. 懒惰;闲散
v. 给…发电传,用电传发送
n. 汽车修理站;车库
n. 犯罪;冒犯;进攻队
(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
n. (核)裂变,分裂;分裂生殖
vt. 使激动;使狂喜;使极度兴奋
adj. 秘密的;机密的;悄悄的
adj. 傲慢的;目中无人的
(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
vt.&vi. 延长;伸长
n. 困难,难题;并发症
vt. 延长;拉长;拖延
n. 违反;冒犯
(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
n. 漫画;动画片
n. 物质;重要性;主旨,要点
adv. 最初,开始
n. 一群;部队;骑兵队
(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
adj. 达不到的;见不到的;难懂的
n. 船体;花萼
vt. 歪曲,曲解,扭曲;使变形
n. 繁殖;宣传;传播
(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. 骑士,武士;爵士
n. 接缝;煤层
n. 外国人;外星人
adj. 感激的;表示感谢的
(1) a clock/bell tower (2) the tower of London (3) the Eiffel tower
tower [ˈtauə] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 高耸,屹立
adj. 消极的;否定的;呈阴性的;沮丧的
n. 无限远的距离;无穷大
vt. 提出;举起;起身;提高;筹集
(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
n. 微粒;原子
vi. 划(行)
n. 威望,威信,声望
(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
vt. 暗杀,行刺;中伤
vi. 逗留,居住
n. 真诚,诚意
n. 受赡养者;侍从;家眷
(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
adj. 可疑的;猜疑的
vt. 下降;谢绝;衰退
n. 新颖;新奇的事物;小玩意
n. 一点点;丝毫 vt.诅咒; 谴责 adj.该死的 adv.非常
(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
n. 动乱,骚乱;干扰;困扰
n. 邪恶,罪恶;祸害;恶行
adj. 潜在的;潜伏的
n. 收入,收益;税收
(1) His voice wavered with emotion. (2) Her determination never wavered. (3) She never wavered in her determination to succeed.
waver [ˈweivə] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 摇晃;犹豫不决
n. 尊贵;庄严;尊严
vt. 拥护;提倡;主张
n. 建筑;建造;创建;建造物
(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
vt. 把…制成表
vt. 奉承,阿谀,谄媚;自认为
n. 命题,论点;论文
n. 观点;建议;提案;命题
(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. 细丝,细线,细状物
n. 补足物;衬托物
v. 蹒跚,摇摆,踉跄;卷,绕
adj. 优等的
(1) a yacht club/race (2) a motor yacht (3) a luxury yacht
yacht [jɔt] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 平坦地;均匀地;均衡地;平等的
vt.&vi. (使)猝然一动
n. 游艇,快艇
n. 郁金香
(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
vt. 聚集;收集;振作(精神)
int. 好哇;万岁
vi. 入迷
vt.&vi. 全神贯注;使集中
(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
n. 鲜果汁;拥挤;壁球
n. 修女,尼姑
v. 区分,辨别;使有别于;辨别出;使出名
n. 食品柜,餐具室
(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. 滚轴,滚筒;发卷
vt. 屠杀,残杀;屠宰
adv. 靠那个;借以
n. 铁匠
(1) a representative of the UN (2) our elected representatives in government (3) a union representative
representative [ˌrepriˈzentətiv] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 围绕;围场,圈占地;附件
adj. 有代表性的;典型的;由代表组成的
n. 暴政;专横
int. 唉,哎呀(表示悲伤、怜悯等)
(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
n. 丛林,密林;堆满东西的地方;复杂困难的境况
n. 剩余(物);剩余部分;余数
vt. 猛咬;突然折断
n. 词汇表;术语汇编
(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
n. 施舍物,救济品;传单;讲义
adj. 热的;天然温热的;保暖的
adj. 不透明的;费解的
vi. 坚持;锲而不舍
(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
vt. 作为…的例证;是…的典范
n. 矮子,侏儒;[天]矮星
n. 流言蜚语;爱说长道短的人;闲话
adj. 随机的;偶然的;胡乱的
(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. 棒球;棒球运动
adj. 不讲道理的;不公平的;不合理的
n. 部分;片段
n. 集(合);一套,一组
(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
breed [bri:d] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 连接;交叉路口;汇合处
n. 火腿;蹩脚演员
n. (动物)品种
n. 疏忽;失误
(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
vt. 准备;使紧靠;绷紧(肩或膝);支撑
adj. 向前的
n. 崩溃;故障;细目列表
n. 象牙;乳白色;象牙制品
(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
adj. 欧洲大陆的;大陆的
n. 政体,政权;制度;养生法
vt. 用网捕;进(球)
adv. 今后,从今以后
(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
vt. 低估;轻视
n. 苗圃;儿童房;托儿所;幼儿园
vt. 吞食;狼吞虎咽地吃;如饥似渴地阅读
n. (精力的)恢复;茶点;食物
(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. 独唱,独奏
n. 代言人;赞助人;主顾
n. 传送,传递;播送;变速器
adj. 强迫的;义务的
(1) a floor of cement (2) a cement floor (3) dental cement (= for filling holes in teeth)
cement [siˈment] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 地平线;范围;眼界
n. 唇膏,口红
n. 水泥;接合剂
n. 壁炉地面;壁炉炉床
(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. 愤怒,愤慨,义愤
n. 管理;实施;行政部门
vt. 联合抵制
n. 实行,执行;执行死刑
(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
vt. 共计;把…编号
n. 络腮胡子;一丝;一点儿
n. (动物)品种
v. 使流出;使排干;喝光
(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. 季度地
n. 贪心,贪婪
n. 子孙,后裔;派生物
adj. 联合的;同盟的
(1) a magazine on health and fitness (2) a fitness instructor/class/test (3) a high level of physical fitness
fitness [ˈfɪtnɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 抽出;血统,家世
n. 适当,恰当;健康
n. 速记,速记法
adj. 无情的,冷酷的;坚决的
(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.