(1) The grinder was powered by a windmill. (2) We pause at the shoe stamp that soils the windmill photo. (3) The broken windmill is creaking.
windmill [ˈwɪndˌmɪl] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 粘住;依附;紧紧抓住
adj. 无生物的;无机的
n. 风车
adv. 主要地,首要地
(1) Locate the remaining materials needed to complete the glider. Once completed, traverse to the underground laboratory. (2) Skorzeny landed by glider with fifty paratroopers, stormed the hotel and freed Mussolini. (3) He put ( the glider ) down in a field.
glider [ˈglaɪdə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 无限的
n. 滑翔机
n. 假定,假设;承担
adv. 无疑地;清楚地
(1) Beyond the windows, a November midday was uniformly grey. (2) Microwaves heat water uniformly. (3) The natives uniformly agreed on this important point.
uniformly [ju:nɪfɔ:mlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. (声音)嘶哑的
adj. 物质的;坚固的;大量的
vt. 反驳,否认;与…矛盾
adv. 相同地;一致地
(1) the prisoner's repeated denials of the charges against him (2) The terrorists issued a denial of responsibility for the attack. (3) an official denial that there would be an election before the end of the year
denial [diˈnaiəl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 头晕目眩的,眩晕的
adj. 蜿蜒的,弯曲的
n. 否认;拒绝;拒绝接受
n. 取代,代替;免职;迫使背井离乡
(1) She publicly denounced the government's handling of the crisis. (2) The project was denounced as a scandalous waste of public money. (3) They were denounced as spies.
denounce [diˈnauns] 📢 UK📢 US
int. 好哇;万岁
vi. 变少,减少
vt. 谴责,痛斥;告发
n. 矛盾,不和;摩擦力;摩擦
(1) Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries. (2) Our skin cream contains only natural ingredients. (3) the essential ingredients for success
ingredient [inˈɡri:djənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 配料,成分;要素;因素
adj. 有限的;有尽的;限定的
n. 进入权;参加;参赛人数;参赛;入口
n. 收入,收益;税收
(1) a row of trees (2) We sat in a row at the back of the room. (3) The vegetables were planted in neat rows.
row [rəu] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 蛋黄
vt.&vi. 全神贯注;使集中
vt. 设宴款待,请客
n. 严重分歧;争吵;吵闹
(1) the largest displacement of civilian population since World War Two (2) a ship with a displacement of 10 000 tonnes (3) ...the displacement of all my energy into caring for the baby.
displacement [dɪsˈpleɪsmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
prep. 穿过,通过;跨越;在…之间
n. 耸肩
n. 取代,代替;免职;迫使背井离乡
vt. 作为…的例证;是…的典范
(1) I wanted her and she was playing hard to get. (2) California's been particularly hard hit by the recession. (3) The talks had been hard going at the start.
hard [hɑrd] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 果园
vt. 低估;轻视
adj. 坚硬的;困难的;努力的
n. 推翻,瓦解
(1) In his art he broke the laws of scientific linear perspective. (2) Students do not always progress in a linear fashion. (3) linear measurement (= for example metres, feet, etc.)
linear [ˈlɪniə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 雪茄烟
n. 种,物种;种类
vt. 查明,确定,弄清
adj. 线性的;长度的
(1) a smoke detector (2) ...a metal detector. (3) ...fire alarms and smoke detectors.
detector [dɪˈtektə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 微波
vi. 攀登;上升
n. 探测器,检测仪
n. 病房,病室;选区;被监护人
(1) an accessory before/after the fact (= before/after the crime was committed) (2) the accessory muscles of respiration (3) bicycle accessories
accessory [ækˈsesəri] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 附属的;同谋的
vt. 创始
adv. 审慎地;故意地,蓄意地
adv. 仅仅,勉强;刚刚
(1) She could not hide her dismay at the result. (2) He looked at her in dismay . (3) To her dismay , her name was not on the list.
dismay [disˈmei] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 惊恐;焦虑;哀伤
adj. 无畏的,大胆的
n. 正式协议;和解;偿付;定居点;殖民
n. 结果,后果;影响
(1) Music is an integral part of the school's curriculum. (2) Practical experience is integral to the course. (3) All models have an integral CD player.
integral [ˈintiɡrəl] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 认为
n. 逃犯;亡命之徒
adj. 基本的;构成整体所必需的
n. 官僚主义;官僚制度
(1) the user interface (2) the interface between computer and printer (3) the interface between manufacturing and sales
interface [ˈintəfeis] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 蛇;狡猾的人
n. 界面;[机]接口
vi. 满期,到期;断气
n. 特性,独特性;怪癖
(1) You couldn't help being thrilled by the drama of the situation. (2) A powerful human drama was unfolding before our eyes. (3) I studied English and drama at college.
drama [ˈdrɑ:mə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 周围的;四周的
adj. 占优势的;占主导地位的
n. 戏剧性事件;戏剧
n. (动物)品种
(1) Have you had an answer to your letter? (2) As if in answer to our prayers, she offered to lend us £10 000. (3) I rang the bell, but there was no answer.
answer [ˈɑ:nsə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 近路,捷径
n. 辩护律师
vi. 回答,答复;回信;接电话;解答;回应
vi. 变化;涉及;使排成行或列;漫游
(1) an audience with the Pope (2) The target audience for this advertisement was mainly teenagers. (3) His book reached an even wider audience when it was made into a movie.
audience [ˈɔ:djəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 正式会见;听众;读者
n. 巨大;重要性;震级
n. 相象,相似;肖像,照片
adj. 可疑的;猜疑的
(1) electrician : Sometimes sparks do shoot up but we have ground wire, which keeps us safe. (2) During a chat, Zheng said that he once worked an electrician. (3) The electrician wears rubber shoes on the job.
electrician [ilekˈtriʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 临时调任,临时调派;支持
n. 主教;(国际象棋中的)象
v. 隐藏;躲藏;隐瞒;遮盖
n. 电工,电气技师
(1) He came back of his own accord. (2) The symptoms will clear up of their own accord. (3) Our society accords great importance to the family.
accord [əˈkɔ:d] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 居住;沉湎于
n. 一致,符合;协议
adj. 忧郁的;悲伤的
n. 伊斯兰教;伊斯兰教国家
(1) a thoughtless remark (2) ...a small minority of thoughtless and inconsiderate people... (3) It was thoughtless of her to mention it...
thoughtless [ˈθɔ:tlɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 压,按;用力踩;用力挤压;竭力劝说
n. 饮食,食物;特别饮食
adj. 粗心的;欠考虑的;自私的
n. 贮藏,贮存;存储
(1) The world's resources are rapidly diminishing. (2) His influence has diminished with time. (3) Our efforts were producing diminishing returns (= we achieved less although we spent more time or money) .
diminish [diˈminiʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 学问,学识;奖学金
vt. 减少,减弱;贬低
adj. 方便的;有用的;便于使用的;手巧的;手边的
n. 门槛;界限,起始点
(1) Software invalidation has become the main cause of the system paralyse. (2) The effect of the drug is to paralyse the nerves in the leg before the operation.
paralyse [ˈpærəlaiz] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 使麻痹,使瘫痪;使无法正常运转
n. 诚实,正直;完整
vt. 发电;产生(能量);造成;引起
adj. 神的;神圣的;绝妙的
(1) Crowds gathered in the vicinity of Trafalgar Square. (2) There is no hospital in the immediate vicinity . (3) There were a hundred or so hotels in the vicinity of the railway station...
vicinity [viˈsiniti] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 邻近;附近地区
n. 利用,效用
n. 漫画;动画片
adj. 分析的;解析的(=analytical)
(1) a bachelor of Arts/Engineering/Science (2) an eligible bachelor (= one that many people want to marry, especially because he is rich) (3) a confirmed bachelor (= a person who does not intend to marry; often used in newspapers to refer to a homosexual man)
bachelor [ˈbætʃələ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 单身汉;学士
v. (使)背离,偏离
adj. 装饰的;可作装饰的
vt. 吹;喷
(1) The following is a summary of our conclusions. (2) a news summary (3) a two-page summary of a government report
summary [ˈsʌməri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 不幸,灾祸,灾难
n. 流动小贩
n. 管弦乐队
adj. 概括的;速决的
(1) Children need to be cherished. (2) her most cherished possession (3) cherish the memory of those days in Paris.
cherish [ˈtʃeriʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 语调,声调
vt. 珍爱;怀有
vt. 崇拜;热爱
n. 违反;冒犯
(1) a complete change of tack (2) It was a brave decision to change tack in the middle of the project. (3) When threats failed, she decided to try/take a different tack .
tack [tæk] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 相互作用;相互影响
vt. 用大头钉固定;曲折航行;(用大针脚)粗缝
adj. 礼仪上的;正式的,规范的
vt. 设想,想像;以为;怀孕
(1) There is now no possibility that she will make a full recovery. (2) He refused to rule out the possibility of a tax increase. (3) It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that we'll all meet again one day.
possibility [ˌpɔsəˈbiliti] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 可能的事;可能性
adj. 可敬的;可观的;体面的
n. 连指手套;露指手套
adj. 古板的;闷热的;(鼻子)不通的
(1) She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform. (2) a generally acknowledged fact (3) I did not acknowledge that he had done anything wrong.
acknowledge [əkˈnɔlidʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 黏的;黏性的
vt. 承认;告知收到;公认;表示感谢
n. 工作服;工装裤;罩衣
n. 圆屋顶;半球形物
(1) He dropped the vase and it shattered into pieces on the floor. (2) the sound of shattering glass (3) The explosion shattered all the windows in the building.
shatter [ˈʃætə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 孔雀;骄傲自大的人
vt. 使粉碎,使破碎;使破灭;使受到极大打击
adj. 谨慎的;精明的
n. 高速公路
(1) ...their commitment to a society based on equality for all citizens irrespective of ethnic origin... (2) This service should be available to everybody, irrespective of whether they can afford it. (3) He is going to buy it irrespective of what you say.
irrespective [ˌɪrisˈpektiv] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 不考虑的,不顾的
vi. 团团围住,成群围住
adj. 中间的;中等程度的
adj. 邻近的;接壤的
(1) ...a fixed three-bladed propeller. (2) A: Check to see if the propeller is too large. (3) Smith propeller Plant, created during the war.
propeller [prəˈpelə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 可调整的
adj. 最后的;最根本的;至高的
n. 螺旋桨,推进器
n. 输入;投入物(指信息、资源等)
(1) Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. (2) A convoy of trucks rattled by. (3) He was clearly rattled by the question.
rattle [ˈrætl] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 结成块
vt. (使)发出震颤声;发出格格声;使紧张
adj. 一流的;高级的
adj. 外国的;外交的;外来的;陌生的,不熟悉的
(1) in/during the reign of Charles II (2) the reigning monarch (3) Queen Victoria reigned from 1837 to 1901.
reign [rein] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 铲;用铲挖;迅速把…大量送入
adj. 可比较的;类似的
adj. 幅射状的;放射状的
v. 占优势,盛行;统治,治理;主宰
(1) subtle colours/flavours/smells, etc. (2) There are subtle differences between the two versions. (3) She's been dropping subtle hints about what she'd like as a present.
subtle [ˈsʌtl] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 经典,经文
adj. 微妙的;机巧的;清淡的
vt. 践踏;踩伤;踩踏
vt. 使结合;使融入;使融合
(1) a wasp sting (2) a wasps' nest (3) wasp is a kind of flying insect.
wasp [wɔsp] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 旁观者,观众
n. 黄蜂
n. 通信;符合;相似
n. 商人;交易者
(1) I traversed the narrow pedestrian bridge. (2) …a steep-sided valley traversed by streams. (3) Locate the remaining materials needed to complete the glider. Once completed, traverse to the underground laboratory.
traverse [ˈtrævəs] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 小路;人行道
n. 人类;人性;人道;人文学科
n. 有效,效力;可信性
vt. 横越,横穿,穿过
(1) The report provides a framework for further research. (2) We need to establish a legal framework for the protection of the environment. (3) the basic framework of society
framework [ˈfreimwə:k] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 百叶窗;(相机)快门
n. 体系,体制;框架,构架
adj. 不考虑的,不顾的
n. 清真寺
(1) European civilization was the first to impose itself across the whole world. (2) Everyone imposes on Dave's good nature. (3) ‘You must stay for lunch. ’ ‘Well, thanks, but I don't want to impose… ’