(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
n. 大草原
vt.&vi. 发微光；闪烁
vt. 聚集；收集；振作（精神）
vt. 审查，检查
(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. 缺点，缺陷，不利条件
adj. 现实的；现实主义的
n. 鲨鱼；诈骗者
n. 倡议；主动权；主动性；进取心
(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. 单元；模块；组件
n. 丝绒，天鹅绒
n. 观点；建议；提案；命题
n. 混合器，搅拌器
(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. 明亮，光亮；聪明
vi. 坚持；锲而不舍
adj. 热的；天然温热的；保暖的
vi. 不履行；未支付
(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. 规定；供应；预备；赡养
vt. 取消；废除；注销（邮票或支票）
n. 意识；观念；知觉
(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. 女裙，女装
n. 维生素，维他命
adv. 通常；正常情况下
n. 散文
(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. 结果，后果；影响
n. 集（合）；一套，一组
adv. 斜向一边地；（调动工作）平级地
n. 矛盾，不和；摩擦力；摩擦
(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
v. 使分裂；使裂开；开裂
adj. 客观的
vi. 入伍
adj. 强迫的；义务的
(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
vt. 引进
n. （果实的）核；谷粒；核心；要点
adj. 潜在的；潜伏的
conj. 所…的是
(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. 认出，识别；正式承认；认可
n. 演讲，论述；语篇
n. 硅
vt. 吞食；狼吞虎咽地吃；如饥似渴地阅读
(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. 情妇；女主人；女教师
n. 络腮胡子；一丝；一点儿
vt.&vi. 扔，抛；掷（硬币以决定）；使颠簸
vt. 替换；以…取代；把…放回（原处）
(1) a yacht club/race (2) a motor yacht (3) a luxury yacht
yacht [jɔt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 回复，回答，回应
vt. 资助；赋予；使天生拥有
n. 游艇，快艇
adj. 消极的；否定的；呈阴性的；沮丧的
(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
vt. 预先设置
n. 人事部门；人员
vt. 联合抵制
adv. 否则；另外；与之不同地
(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. 移植（器官）；使迁移
vt. 使固化；使凝固
adv. 实验上；实验性地
n. 真诚，诚意
(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. （动物）品种
vt. 召唤；鼓起（勇气）
n. 方法；方式；形式；作风
v. 飞行；驾驶（飞机）；空运；升（旗）；飞跑
(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.&vi. （使）叮当响
n. 价值；优点
n. 邪恶，罪恶；祸害；恶行
vt. 践踏；踩伤；踩踏
(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
n. 痛苦；不幸；穷困
n. 子孙，后裔；派生物
n. 危险
n. 代表，代表团成员
(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. 汽车旅馆
adj. 严重的；简朴的；严厉的
n. 协同因素；系数
n. 政体，政权；制度；养生法
(1) a clock/bell tower (2) the tower of London (3) the Eiffel tower
tower [ˈtauə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 果冻；果酱；胶状物
vi. 高耸，屹立
n. 正常化，标准化
n. 海峡；困境
(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. 门票；违章通知单；兑奖券
adj. 附属的；同谋的
n. 蜗牛
adj. 热情亲切的；家常的；相貌平平的
(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
adv. 目前，当前
vt. 构成，组成；被视为；设立，成立
n. 元帅；典礼官
(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
n. 违反；冒犯
adj. 质量上的；品质的；性质的
n. 必需品；必备品
adj. 辅助的，次要的
(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
v. 区分，辨别；使有别于；辨别出；使出名
n. 香客，朝圣者
n. 通信；符合；相似
n. 儿女，子孙，后代
(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
adj. 微妙的；机巧的；清淡的
vt. 屠杀，残杀；屠宰
adj. 内陆的；内地的
n. 纬度；选择的自由；回旋余地
(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
adj. 一致同意的，无异议的
vi. 回答，答复；回信；接电话；解答；回应
vt. 乘船游览，航游
(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
vi. 协作，合作；通敌
n. 南极洲
adj. 可疑的；猜疑的
adv. 看来似乎，表面上看
(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. 追求；探索
n. 弧形；弧线
n. 火焰；怒火 vi. 燃烧； 面红； vt. 烧；激怒
n. 耸肩
(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. 分开；拆卸；使脱离
n. 惊奇，惊讶
n. 适当，恰当；健康
n. 过多，过量；无节制；（保险中的）免赔额
(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. 欣赏；鉴赏；感激；增值
n. 独唱，独奏
vi. 摇晃；犹豫不决
vt. 指责，非难，斥责
(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
n. 娱乐；消遣
adj. 节俭的；茂盛的
vi. 呈现
adj. 鲜为人知的；晦涩的
(1) a representative of the UN (2) our elected representatives in government (3) a union representative
representative [ˌrepriˈzentətiv] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 专利
vt. 录制；粘贴
adj. 有代表性的；典型的；由代表组成的
vt.& vi.开始； 着手； 获得学位
(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. 剩余（物）；剩余部分；余数
adj. 严厉的；苛刻的
adj. 没有的；无效的
n. 象牙；乳白色；象牙制品
(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. 山峰；坐骑
adj. 例外的；优越的，非凡的
adj. 未使用的
n. 懒惰；闲散
(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
adj. 爱国的
adj. 理性的；合理的；理智的
n. 慷慨，大方
(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. 输入；投入物（指信息、资源等）
adj. 不幸的；讨厌的；苦恼的；难过的
n. 骑士，武士；爵士
n. 仓库，货栈
(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
vt. 设宴款待，请客
n. 实验，试验；实验法
n. 丑事，丑闻；耻辱；谣言
(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
adv. 最初，开始
n. 餐巾，餐巾纸
adj. 严峻的；阴森的；严肃的；糟糕的
n. 紧紧拥抱
(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. 受赡养者；侍从；家眷
n. 身体；躯体；尸体；团体
vt. 使充满活力，使精力充沛
vt. 使激动；使狂喜；使极度兴奋
(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
adv. 适度地；普通地
n. 繁殖；宣传；传播
vi. 嚎叫；哀号；放声大笑
n. 确信；信念；定罪，判罪
(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.