(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. 插曲；（广播剧或电视剧的）一集；患病期
adj. 没有的；无效的
n. 政体，政权；制度；养生法
n. 弧形；弧线
(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. 罢免；废黜；沉淀；书面证词
prep. 在…之间；介于…之间；总计
n. 传感器，灵敏元件
(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
vt. 废除，废止
n. 蜗牛
vt. 索价；指控；指责；给…充电
n. 连指手套；露指手套
(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
adj. 轻率的；鲁莽的
n. 可能的事；可能性
vt. 联合抵制
vt. 偿还；报答
(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. 独唱，独奏
n. 正式会见；听众；读者
adj. 质量上的；品质的；性质的
(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
n. 迷信，迷信观念
v. 区分，辨别；使有别于；辨别出；使出名
n. 冰雹；一阵
n. 洞，孔；龋洞
(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. 高地，高处；海拔；立面
n. 清洁，干净
n. 习俗；传统做法；公约；大型会议
vt. 吞食；狼吞虎咽地吃；如饥似渴地阅读
(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
n. 海龟
adj. 随机的；偶然的；胡乱的
adj. 化石的
vi. 协作，合作；通敌
(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. 细菌；病菌；起源，发端
vi. 坚持；锲而不舍
adj. 蜿蜒的，弯曲的
n. 雕刻艺术；雕刻品
(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. 要塞，堡垒
n. 元帅；典礼官
n. 侧翼；侧面，一侧
(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
vi. 和谐
vt. 抵押
vi. 经营，买卖
n. 耸肩
(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. 业余爱好者
n. 推进，推进力
n. 芳草；香草；药草
n. （动物）品种
(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
vi. 形成概念
n. 管乐器；管道；烟斗
vi. 撕开，扯开；撕去；穿透
n. 真诚，诚意
(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. 腐败的，贪污的
n. 臀部，髋；屋脊
n. 缺口；间隔；漏洞；差距；分歧
n. 繁殖；宣传；传播
(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. 同步的，同时存在的
vi. （蜂等）嗡嗡叫；匆忙地走动
vt. 看望，拜访；访问；上门咨询
(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
adj. 警惕的；机敏的
n. 失业；失业人数，失业率
n. 名胜，风景；景象；目睹；视力
n. 子孙，后裔；派生物
(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. 共和国；联邦；团体，协会
n. 漫画；动画片
vt. 使激动；使狂喜；使极度兴奋
n. 会员费；订阅费
(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
n. 手册，说明书
n. 绷带
vi. 碰撞；相撞；冲突，抵触
(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. 超声波
n. 豹，黑豹；美洲豹
n. 斜纹棉布；牛仔裤
(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
vt. 剥夺；使丧失；使不能享有
adj. 相互的；互利的
n. 经典，经文
vt. 屠杀，残杀；屠宰
(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. 徽章；标志
n. 合成物
n. 剩余（物）；剩余部分；余数
adj. 轻便的；手提式的；便于携带的
(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
adj. 周围的；四周的
n. 懒惰；闲散
vt. 挑衅；激起；引起
adj. 模棱两可的，含糊不清的
(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
n. 违反；冒犯
adj. 宇宙的；外太空的
n. 原子核；核心，中心
n. 鼻子；车头；嗅觉
(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. 架桥于；弥合（分歧）
vt. 挫败；使沮丧
adj. 可疑的；猜疑的
vt. 承诺；从事；承担
(1) a clock/bell tower (2) the tower of London (3) the Eiffel tower
tower [ˈtauə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 寄宿，住宿；租住的房间
vi. 高耸，屹立
vt. 熄灭，扑灭；消除
vi. 移居国外
(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
vt. 抵消；补偿
n. 缺点，缺陷，不利条件
n. 蜗牛
n. 海滨；海边
(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
vt. 折磨；戏弄
n. 烈士，殉难者；深受…之苦者
n. 零；无；没有
adj. 强迫的；义务的
(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. 集（合）；一套，一组
n. 芦苇；[乐]簧片
adv. 无限地，无穷地
n. 研讨会；研习班；车间
(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. 使陶醉；使入迷；使着魔
n. （时间等）消耗；花费，开销，支出
vt. 取得资格；（使）有资格获得
vt. 转变；使改观；使改头换面
(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
prep. 在…外，向…外
n. 罗曼史；浪漫，爱意；传奇色彩
v. 占优势，盛行；统治，治理；主宰
n. 散文
(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. 围绕；围场，圈占地；附件
n. 鲑鱼，大马哈鱼
vt. 践踏；踩伤；踩踏
n. 少女；未婚女子
(1) a representative of the UN (2) our elected representatives in government (3) a union representative
representative [ˌrepriˈzentətiv] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 有代表性的；典型的；由代表组成的
adj. 至关重要的；充满活力的
n. 航行；航班；鸟群；逃避，躲开；一段（台阶或楼梯）
adj. 轴的；轴向的；成轴的
(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. 使恐慌，使惊吓
n. 工资；收入
n. 适当，恰当；健康
n. 完成，结束
(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. 缺点；瑕疵；错误，谬误
vt. 聚集；收集；振作（精神）
n. （大学）院长，教务长；[宗]主任牧师；泰斗
n. 使用；惯用法
(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
n. 严重分歧；争吵；吵闹
n. 害虫；讨厌鬼
vi. 眉开眼笑；照耀；照射
(1) His voice wavered with emotion. (2) Her determination never wavered. (3) She never wavered in her determination to succeed.
waver [ˈweivə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 固执的，执拗的；难以移动的
n. 辩护律师
vi. 摇晃；犹豫不决
n. 起居室，客厅
(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. 牙科医生
n. 络腮胡子；一丝；一点儿
n. 鲨鱼；诈骗者
vi. 爬，攀登；仓促行动；争夺，抢夺；炒蛋
(1) a yacht club/race (2) a motor yacht (3) a luxury yacht
yacht [jɔt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 统计，统计数字
n. 游艇，快艇
n. 香客，朝圣者
adv. 斜向一边地；（调动工作）平级地
(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
vi. 齐足跳行；（人）单足跳跃；跳上（或下）；快速移动
n. 子孙，后裔；派生物
vt. 慢跑；轻推，轻撞
adj. 潜在的；潜伏的
(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.