(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. 使陶醉；使入迷；使着魔
n. 成员资格；会员人数
n. 维生素，维他命
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
adj. 基督教的；基督徒的
n. 责任；累赘；债务
n. 繁殖；宣传；传播
n. 散文
(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. 异常的；非凡的；单数的
v. 损害；使受伤；使伤心
n. 平常的事；老生常谈
(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
adj. 狂怒的；强烈的；激烈的
vt. 分享
n. 违反；冒犯
n. 合页，铰链
(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. 接缝；煤层
n. 斜纹棉布；牛仔裤
vt. 使标准化
n. 观点；建议；提案；命题
(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
vt. 为…辩解；使免除；原谅
adj. 使人厌倦的，讨厌的，烦人的
adj. 坚硬的；困难的；努力的
(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
vt. 向…请愿
n. 耸肩
adj. 固执的，执拗的；难以移动的
n. 苗圃；儿童房；托儿所；幼儿园
(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. 害虫；讨厌鬼
v. 争论；发生冲突；不相容；不协调
n. 络腮胡子；一丝；一点儿
n. 诽谤，诋毁
(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. 照明，照亮；阐明
n. 凤梨；波萝
adj. 缄默的；哑的
vt. 聚集；收集；振作（精神）
(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
adj. 深刻的；知识渊博的
n. 蜗牛
vi. 粘附；遵守；坚持
n. 侧翼；侧面，一侧
(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. 散文
n. 矢量；带菌生物
n. 内衣，衬衣
vt. 引诱，诱惑；怂恿
(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. 认为
n. 造船（业）；造船学
adj. 随机的；偶然的；胡乱的
vt. 偿还；报答
(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
vi. 居住；沉湎于
adj. 粗糙的；严厉的；刺耳的，难听的；艰苦的
n. 政体，政权；制度；养生法
vt. 宣布；宣告；播报
(1) a yacht club/race (2) a motor yacht (3) a luxury yacht
yacht [jɔt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 爱国者，爱国主义者
n. 鲜果汁；拥挤；壁球
vt. 拒绝；抛弃；不录用
n. 游艇，快艇
(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. 商人；交易者
n. 适当，恰当；健康
n. 礼貌，谦恭，彬彬有礼
vt. 审查，检查
(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. 措施，步骤
n. 懒惰；闲散
n. 回复，回答，回应
n. 降级；退化；堕落；衰退
(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.&vi. 使旋转；使轮流
n. 火腿；蹩脚演员
vt. 取得资格；（使）有资格获得
adj. 客观的
(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. 药方，处方；处方药
adv. 最初，开始
n. 管弦乐队
n. 驳船；游艇
(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. 罗马人；罗马字体
n. 实现；认识，领会
vt. 对…进行面试；采访，访谈；审讯
adj. 潜在的；潜伏的
(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
n. 折扣
n. 门票；违章通知单；兑奖券
vt. 联合抵制
vt. 搜索，寻找
(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. 子孙，后裔；派生物
adv. 反方向地，对立地
n. 观念，看法
n. 顶点；峰会；顶峰
(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. 养育，收养；培养，促进
vt. 准备；使紧靠；绷紧（肩或膝）；支撑
adj. 恰当的；有关的；中肯的
n. 小狗，幼犬
(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. 速度，速率
vt. 追踪；信奉；理解，跟得上；沿袭，继承
vi. 摇晃；犹豫不决
n. 臀部，髋；屋脊
(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
adj. 强迫的；义务的
vt. 沉浸；使深陷；使浸没（于液体中）
vi. 干涉，干预；插话；阻挠
n. 宇宙
(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. 关联；联系
n. 总经理，主管；执行委员会；行政部门
n. 服从，顺从
int. 唉，哎呀（表示悲伤、怜悯等）
(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
vi. 唤起，唤醒，醒来
vt. 屠杀，残杀；屠宰
vt. 召唤；鼓起（勇气）
n. 镍；五分镍币
(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. 恳求；乞求
n. 推荐，介绍；建议
vt. 使缠结；使缠绕；混乱
n. 真诚，诚意
(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
n. 感恩节
adj. 可疑的；猜疑的
n. 隔墙；隔断；分开
n. 灌溉；[医]冲洗
(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. 表示，意味着；表明
n. 摘要；抽象派艺术作品
vi. 润滑
(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
v. 鼓掌；快速放置；轻拍
vt. 践踏；踩伤；踩踏
vi. 逗留，徘徊；继续存留
adj. 白种人的；脸色苍白的
(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
vt. 使受影响；传染；污染
n. 骑士，武士；爵士
n. 摩天楼
n. 蔓，藤；藤本植物；（尤指）葡萄藤
(1) a representative of the UN (2) our elected representatives in government (3) a union representative
representative [ˌrepriˈzentətiv] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 遗弃，抛弃；放弃；离开
vt. 摇摆，摇动；摇晃手指
vi. 移居国外
adj. 有代表性的；典型的；由代表组成的
(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
vt. 资助；赋予；使天生拥有
n. 撤销
v. 区分，辨别；使有别于；辨别出；使出名
n. 检查员；巡官；督察长
(1) a floor of cement (2) a cement floor (3) dental cement (= for filling holes in teeth)
cement [siˈment] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 模棱两可的，含糊不清的
n. 水泥；接合剂
adj. 没有的；无效的
n. 圆筒；圆筒状物；汽缸
(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
prep. 穿过，通过；跨越；在…之间
n. 炉头，燃烧器
adj. 蓝色的；忧郁的；沮丧的；色情的
n. 补足物；衬托物
(1) a clock/bell tower (2) the tower of London (3) the Eiffel tower
tower [ˈtauə] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 采，摘；拔，拉；弹乐器；修（眉毛）
n. 讨厌的人；麻烦事
vi. 高耸，屹立
n. 习俗；传统做法；公约；大型会议
(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
adv. 其后，其次，接着
adj. 显著的；重要的；意味深远的
n. 娱乐；消遣
vi. 坚持；锲而不舍
(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. 有吸引力的人（或物）；磁铁
vi. 变软，变柔和；变温和
n. 角状物；喇叭；角质
n. 剩余（物）；剩余部分；余数
(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. 缩短；缩写；变短
n. 缺点，缺陷，不利条件
n. 屈从，顺从；辞呈
n. 银行家；庄家
(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.