(1) She was endowed with intelligence and wit. (2) She had endowed Marcus with the qualities she wanted him to possess. (3) to endow sb with a responsibility
endow [inˈdau] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 资助；赋予；使天生拥有
conj. 但是，然而
vt. 慢跑；轻推，轻撞
v. 反映；（水）照出
(1) They went bankrupt in 1993. (2) The company was declared bankrupt in the High Court. (3) a government bankrupt of new ideas
bankrupt [ˈbæŋkrʌpt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 感觉，知觉；轰动
vt. 使破产；使倒闭
n. 鸟巢；安乐窝
n. 共和国；联邦；团体，协会
(1) members of the Royal ballet (2) She wants to be a ballet dancer . (3) ballet shoes
ballet [ˈbælei] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 食物；滋养品；营养
n. 芭蕾舞；芭蕾舞剧
adj. 线性的；长度的
n. 创新，改革；新方法
(1) a kidney infection (2) steak and kidney pie (3) ...lambs' kidneys.
kidney [ˈkidni] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 肾，肾脏；（供食用的）腰子
vt. 用车床加工
n. 人造卫星；卫星；卫星国
n. 徽章；标志
(1) She bridled at the suggestion that she was lying. (2) She bridled, then simply shook her head... (3) Alex bridled at the shortness of Pamela's tone.
bridle [ˈbraɪdl] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 浏览；察看；扫描
n. （色彩的）浓淡，深浅；阴凉处；（绘画的）暗部
n. 罢免；废黜；沉淀；书面证词
vt. 控制；给…套笼头
(1) the relative simplicity of the new PC (2) For the sake of simplicity , let's divide the discussion into two parts. (3) the simplicity of the architecture
simplicity [simˈplisiti] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 客观的
n. 大厦，大楼；宅邸
prep. 在…之间；介于…之间；总计
n. 单纯，质朴；简单
(1) The government is negotiating the release of the hostages. (2) He was held hostage for almost a year. (3) Three children were taken hostage during the bank robbery.
hostage [ˈhɔstidʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 无限的，无穷的；极度的
vt. 把…楔住；将…挤入
adj. 外国的；外交的；外来的；陌生的，不熟悉的
n. 人质；受限制的人
(1) He claimed political asylum. (2) He's not entitled to claim unemployment benefit. (3) She claimed damages from the company for the injury she had suffered.
claim [kleim] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 声称；断言；要求；权利，要求权
n. 著作者；作家
adj. 中间的；中等程度的
vt. 创始
(1) What's the abbreviation for ‘Saint ’? (2) The postal abbreviation for Kansas is KS. (3) EVA is the abbreviation for Economic Value Added.
abbreviation [əˌbri:viˈeiʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 缩写；缩略形式
adv. 大致上；主要地
adj. 外交的；讲究策略的；婉转的
vi. （狗等）嗥叫；咆哮；隆隆作响
(1) The team will come through this barren patch and start to win again. (2) a barren desert (3) a barren landscape (= one that is empty, with few plants)
barren [ˈbærən] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 贫瘠的；荒芜的；无用的；不孕的
n. 弧形；弧线
n. 试穿，试衣；配件
vt. 解开，松开
(1) The evidence against him was overwhelming. (2) The overwhelming majority of those present were in favour of the plan. (3) an overwhelming sense of loss
overwhelming [ˌəuvəˈhwelmiŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 成拱形；拱起
n. 耐力；忍耐力
n. 罗曼史；浪漫，爱意；传奇色彩
adj. 巨大的，势不可挡的
(1) sexual reproduction (2) Use a black pen on white paper to ensure good reproduction. (3) Digital recording gives excellent sound reproduction.
reproduction [ˌri:prəˈdʌkʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 极地的；完全相反的
n. 活力，精力，元气
n. 繁殖；复制品
n. 征兆，迹象；招牌；符号；手势
(1) thermal energy (2) thermal underwear (3) thermal springs
thermal [ˈθə:məl] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 锲而不舍；持续
n. 回复，回答，回应
n. 警告；预告，预兆
adj. 热的；天然温热的；保暖的
(1) a system of ropes and pulleys (2) The weights are moved via a cable and pulley system. (3) Fasten the pulley and the support block to your worktable.
pulley [ˈpʊli] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 聚集；收集；振作（精神）
n. 加热器；炉子
n. 滑轮，皮带轮
adj. 随后的；后来的
(1) academic/educational/professional/vocational qualifications (2) a nursing/teaching, etc. qualification (3) He left school with no formal qualifications .
qualification [ˌkwɔlifiˈkeiʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 阳台；（电影院等的）楼厅，楼座
n. 资格；素质，资历；限制条件
n. 门票；违章通知单；兑奖券
v. 鼓掌；快速放置；轻拍
(1) cooperative activity is essential to effective community work. (2) Employees will generally be more cooperative if their views are taken seriously. (3) a cooperative farm
cooperative [kəuˈɔpərətiv] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 合作社
n. 降级；退化；堕落；衰退
n. 风；趋势
n. 消沉；萧条；凹陷
dynamic(al)
📢 UK📢 US
adj. 力的；有活力的；力学的；动态的
n. 宇宙
n. 海关；习惯；风俗；光顾
vt. 传达，传递；运输，运送
(1) a hill with a gradient of 1 in 4 (or 25%) (2) a steep gradient (3) The courses are long and punishing, with steep gradients.
gradient [ˈgreɪdi:ənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 倾斜的
vt. 使粉碎，使破碎；使破灭；使受到极大打击
n. 网络；广播网；网状物
n. 毕业文凭；学位证书
(1) People were strolling along the beach. (2) We went for a stroll in the park. (3) He collected some orange juice from the refrigerator and, glass in hand, strolled to the kitchen window...
stroll [strəul] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 衣服；服装
v. 散步，溜达，闲逛
n. 使用；惯用法
n. 暴政；专横
(1) a ruthless dictator (2) The way she behaved towards him was utterly ruthless. (3) He has a ruthless determination to succeed.
ruthless [ˈru:θlis] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 胜过
n. 漠视，忽视
n. 边沿，边缘；边框；（污垢等）一周
adj. 无情的，冷酷的；坚决的
(1) a striking feature (2) She bears a striking resemblance to her older sister. (3) In striking contrast to their brothers, the girls were both intelligent and charming.
striking [ˈstraikiŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 探测器，检测仪
n. 堡垒，要塞
vt. 审查，检查
adj. 显著的；妩媚动人的
(1) the completion of the new hospital building (2) Satisfactory completion of the course does not ensure you a job. (3) The project is due for completion in the spring.
completion [kəmˈpli:ʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 完成，结束
n. 选择；可选择的事物；选修课
vt. 在…踱步；放稳步调
n. 复杂（性），错综复杂
(1) I can't go into details now; it would take too long. (2) The brochure details all the hotels in the area and their facilities. (3) Several of the men were detailed to form a search party.
detail [ˈdi:teil] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 研讨会；研习班；车间
n. 细节；详情；末节，琐事
adj. 金属的；尖厉刺耳的；金属般闪亮的
n. 二氧化物
(1) The ship sank to the bottom of the sea. (2) The sink was full of dirty dishes. (3) ...the kitchen sink.
sink [siŋk] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 嘲笑，取笑；逗弄
n. （厨房内的）洗涤槽，洗涤池
vt. 熄灭，扑灭；消除
n. 作曲家；调停人
(1) The people yearned for peace. (2) There was a yearning look in his eyes. (3) She yearned to escape from her office job.
yearn [jə:n] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 海峡；困境
n. 花岗岩，花岗石
vi. 渴望，渴求，向往
adj. 轻便的；手提式的；便于携带的
(1) ...an annotated version of Mozart's opera that allows the listener to follow the score. (2) Can you follow the plot so far?... (3) I'm afraid I don't follow.
follow [ˈfɔləu] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 跳跃；跳绳；略过
n. 努力；投标
vt. 追踪；信奉；理解，跟得上；沿袭，继承
vt. 偿还；报答
(1) a chill of fear/apprehension (2) His words sent a chill down her spine . (3) They were chilled by the icy wind.
chill [tʃil] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 为…担任裁判；执法（比赛）
adj. 粗暴的；剧烈的；强烈的
n. 原型；典型，范例
vt.&vi. 使变冷；使冷却；使恐惧
(1) what do you want?... (2) what did she tell you, anyway?... (3) You can imagine what it would be like driving a car into a brick wall at 30 miles an hour...
what [hwɔt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 巨大；重要性；震级
vt. 沉浸；使深陷；使浸没（于液体中）
conj. 所…的是
n. 内衣，衬衣
(1) a clear and detailed exposition of their legal position (2) The fullest exposition of Coleridge's thought can be found in the States-man's Manual. (3) ...an art exposition.
exposition [ˌekspəˈziʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 说明，解释；展览会，博览会
adj. 虚弱的，体弱的；易碎的
n. 角状物；喇叭；角质
vt. 挑战；反抗；不服从
(1) lofty ceilings/rooms/towers (2) lofty ambitions/ideals/principles (3) her lofty disdain for other people
lofty [ˈlɔfti] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 芭蕾舞；芭蕾舞剧
n. 主教；（国际象棋中的）象
adj. 立方体的；立方的
adj. 高耸的；崇高的；傲慢的
(1) Heat until all the water has evaporated. (2) The sun is constantly evaporating the earth's moisture. (3) Her confidence had now completely evaporated.
evaporate [iˈvæpəreit] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 快速地；头朝下地；轻率地
adj. 基本的；彻底的；激进的
vi. 消失
n. 极性；截然对立
(1) (North Amercian English)an herb garden (2) a herb garden (3) She set about brewing some herb tea.
herb [hə:b] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 臭名昭著的；声名狼藉的
n. 芳草；香草；药草
n. 题目；主题；主旋律
vt. 把…再分
(1) plans to outlaw the carrying of knives (2) the outlawed nationalist party (3) Robin Hood, the world's most famous outlaw
outlaw [ˈautlɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 猎物；伤害的对象
n. 发生，发生率；[物]入射
n. 逃犯；亡命之徒
n. 陈列，布置；一大批
(1) A strange thing happened this morning. (2) She was looking at me in a very strange way. (3) It's strange (that) we haven't heard from him.
strange [streindʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 向…行贿
n. 包围，围攻，围困
adj. 极佳的；超凡的
adj. 奇怪的；陌生的；不自在的
(1) a moment of panic (2) They were in a state of panic. (3) Office workers fled in panic as the fire took hold.
panic [ˈpænik] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 马戏团；环形广场
v. 相互关联；使显示联系
n. 驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人；屁股
n. 恐慌，惊慌；恐慌局面
(1) He knew that he could not transform society by one bugle blast. (2) A loud bugle aroused everyone from sleep. (3) Huang Xingguo said that the happy blueprint already drew , the bugle which advances boldly already sounded.
bugle [ˈbju:gəl] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 军号；喇叭
n. 守财奴，吝啬鬼
n. 棒球；棒球运动
n. 磁性；魅力
(1) Is there anybody who can help me? (2) anybody can use the pool─you don't need to be a member. (3) She wasn't anybody before she got that job.
anybody [ˈeniˌbɔdi] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 诊断；判断
vi. 烧焦；疾驰
n. 贪心，贪婪
pron. 任何人
(1) He has led a charmed life (= he has been lucky even in dangerous or difficult situations) . (2) her physical charms (= her beauty) (3) a lucky charm
charm [tʃɑ:m] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 白种人的；脸色苍白的
vt. 迷住，吸引；使倾倒；使中魔法
n. 漂白剂
n. 声望；普遍，流行
(1) administration costs are passed on to the customer. (2) the day-to-day administration of a company (3) I work in the Sales administration department.
administration [ ədˌminisˈtreiʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 雄辩；口才
n. 管理；实施；行政部门
n. 规则性；整齐
n. 专席；包厢；电视机
(1) They were insistent on having a contract for the work. (2) Why are you so insistent that we leave tonight? (3) She didn't want to go but her brother was insistent.