(1) lofty ceilings/rooms/towers (2) lofty ambitions/ideals/principles (3) her lofty disdain for other people
lofty [ˈlɔfti] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 漏，漏出；漏出物
n. 连接；交叉路口；汇合处
n. 物质；重要性；主旨，要点
adj. 高耸的；崇高的；傲慢的
(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
vi. 拍手喝采
vt. 相信，信任；认为…有（某种品质）；把…归于；存钱
vt. 使陶醉；使入迷；使着魔
n. 军号；喇叭
(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
adj. 习惯的；习俗的；特有的，独特的
vt. 迷住，吸引；使倾倒；使中魔法
n. 特性，独特性；怪癖
vt. 控制；给…套笼头
(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
n. 大使；代表
vt.&vi. 复印，影印
adv. 无限地，无穷地
n. 人质；受限制的人
(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
vt. 下降；谢绝；衰退
n. 跛行
adj. 温和的；（天气）温暖的；（味道）温和的
n. 繁殖；复制品
(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
adj. 无情的，冷酷的；坚决的
vt. 压榨；挤进；榨取
n. 代数学，代数
n. 保险丝；导火线
(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. 压力；气压
n. 恐慌，惊慌；恐慌局面
n. 运费；货运；货物
vt.&vi. 变宽；扩大
(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
vi. 消失
n. 细节；详情；末节，琐事
n. 丝绒，天鹅绒
n. 平衡，综合体；方程式
(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
vt. 注定
v. 谈判，协商；顺利通过
n. 南极洲
(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. 血液循环；发行量
n. 逃犯；亡命之徒
n. 合成物
vt. 转变；使改观；使改头换面
(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
n. （厨房内的）洗涤槽，洗涤池
vt. 猛咬；突然折断
n. 差使；差事
vt. 沉思；仔细考虑；冥想
(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
vi. 渴望，渴求，向往
vt. 引进
adj. 多风的，大风的
n. 青铜色；青铜；青铜像
(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
n. 位置，地点；地区
adv. 迄今，到目前为止
vi.&vt. 使膨胀；肿胀；增加
vt. 追踪；信奉；理解，跟得上；沿袭，继承
(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.
insistent [ɪnˈsɪstənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 适度地；普通地
adj. 热的；天然温热的；保暖的
n. 溢出量；溢出物
adj. 坚持的；持续的，经久不息的
(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
vi. 回答，答复；回信；接电话；解答；回应
vt. （从外国）移居
n. 缺点；瑕疵；错误，谬误
(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. 积极主动的；精力旺盛的；充满活力的
vi. 撕开，扯开；撕去；穿透
n. 单纯，质朴；简单
n. 优先事项；最重要的事；当务之急
dynamic(al)
📢 UK📢 US
n. 蔓，藤；藤本植物；（尤指）葡萄藤
adj. 圆形的；环行的
n. 价值；优点
adj. 力的；有活力的；力学的；动态的
(1) (North Amercian English)an herb garden (2) a herb garden (3) She set about brewing some herb tea.
herb [hə:b] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 家禽；禽肉；鸡
n. 芳草；香草；药草
vt. 挑战；反抗；不服从
v. 转换；改变；转移
(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
n. 有罪，犯罪；内疚
vi. 克制；忍住
v. 感觉；摸上去；触摸；觉察到
vt.&vi. 使变冷；使冷却；使恐惧
(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
n. 滑轮，皮带轮
vi. 相符，一致；巧合，同时发生
n. 电线，电缆；缆绳；电报
vi. 打手势；用手势表示
(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
n. 音调；语气；气氛；色调
n. 关联；联系
n. 警告；预告，预兆
adj. 倾斜的
(1) a kidney infection (2) steak and kidney pie (3) ...lambs' kidneys.
kidney [ˈkidni] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 管弦乐队
n. 琐事；少量
n. 肾，肾脏；（供食用的）腰子
adj. 荒芜的；孤独的
(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
n. 殷勤好客；热情友好；款待
vt. 承认；告知收到；公认；表示感谢
n. 慷慨，大方
(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. 慢跑；轻推，轻撞
adj. 巨大的，势不可挡的
vt. 使…变浓稠；变密集
vt. 聚集；收集；振作（精神）
(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
adj. 瓷制的；精美的
n. 交响乐，交响曲
n. 细节；详情；末节，琐事
adj. 开始的；最初的
(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
vt. 使破产；使倒闭
adj. 无能力的；不能的；软弱无能的
adj. 精通文学的；文学上的
vt. 给…接种疫苗
(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
n. （色彩的）浓淡，深浅；阴凉处；（绘画的）暗部
n. 缺口；间隔；漏洞；差距；分歧
n. 余地；差额；页边空白；边缘
(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
n. 斜纹棉布；牛仔裤
vt. 资助；赋予；使天生拥有
n. 丑事，丑闻；耻辱；谣言
vt. 使…被认可；建立；证实，查实
(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
vi. 形成对比
vt. 拧，挤，扭；握紧
n. 商人；交易者
n. 管理；实施；行政部门
(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.&vi. 与…作战；奋战
n. 否认；拒绝；拒绝接受
adj. 奇怪的；陌生的；不自在的
n. 佛教
(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
adj. 在海外的，在国外的；来自海外的
n. 统计，统计数字
n. 声称；断言；要求；权利，要求权
adj. 数字的，数值的
(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
vt. 迷住，吸引；使倾倒；使中魔法
n. 小路；人行道
adj. 无生物的；无机的
n. 共和国；联邦；团体，协会
(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
n. 污秽，污物；淫秽
pron. 任何人
n. 位置，方位；姿势；社会地位；职务；形势；立场
n. 信条；主义；学说；正式声明
(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. 毛孔；气孔
n. 合作社
n. （衣服的）衬里，里子；内衬，衬垫
n. 气压计；睛雨表
(1) thermal energy (2) thermal underwear (3) thermal springs
thermal [ˈθə:məl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 热的；天然温热的；保暖的
vi. 喘气；喘息
n. 类似物
adj. 被俘的；被监禁的
(1) academic/educational/professional/vocational qualifications (2) a nursing/teaching, etc. qualification (3) He left school with no formal qualifications .
qualification [ˌkwɔlifiˈkeiʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 激怒；使恼怒；刺激；使发痒
n. 资格；素质，资历；限制条件
adv. 无疑地；清楚地
n. 石头；小石子；石碑；结石
(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. 石英
conj. 所…的是
n. 镍；五分镍币
n. 地质学；地质状况
(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. 机械装置；方法，途径；行为方式
n. 瘟疫；鼠疫；灾难
adj. 显著的；妩媚动人的
n. 惊恐；焦虑；哀伤
(1) members of the Royal ballet (2) She wants to be a ballet dancer . (3) ballet shoes
ballet [ˈbælei] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 严重分歧；争吵；吵闹
n. 家禽
n. 轰动一时的人（或事）；点击
n. 芭蕾舞；芭蕾舞剧
(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...