(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
n. 手提箱，衣箱
n. 原型；典型，范例
adj. 机灵的；制作精巧的
n. 一致，符合；协议
(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. 抽样；样品；标本
vt. 减少，减弱；贬低
n. 预言，预言能力
n. 矩形，长方形
(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. 迷住，吸引；使倾倒；使中魔法
n. 电工，电气技师
vt. （使）蹲下；擅自占用
n. 领事
(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
vi. 和谐
vt. 使结合；使融入；使融合
n. 拱顶；金库；墓穴
n. 戏剧性事件；戏剧
(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. 司库，财务主管
n. 可能的事；可能性
adj. 蓝色的；忧郁的；沮丧的；色情的
n. 维纳斯（爱与美的女神）；金星
(1) the user interface (2) the interface between computer and printer (3) the interface between manufacturing and sales
interface [ˈintəfeis] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 表面的；肤浅的
adv. 向南方
n. 界面；[机]接口
vt. 低估；轻视
(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. 活力，精力，元气
adv. 大致上；主要地
n. 专题讨论会，研讨会
adj. 概括的；速决的
(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
vt. 使顺从；辞职；放弃
adv. 相同地；一致地
n. 壁炉
n. 有效；有用；有益；可得到的人（或物）
(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
vt. 使粉碎，使破碎；使破灭；使受到极大打击
n. 小路；人行道
adv. 无疑地；很可能地
n. 出口；排放管；（情感的）发泄途径；经销店
(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
vt. 承认；告知收到；公认；表示感谢
adj. 现实的；现实主义的
vt. 给…提供资金
n. 火腿；蹩脚演员
(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
adj. 衷心的；（饭菜）丰盛的；强烈的
vt. 横越，横穿，穿过
adj. 混浊的；模糊不清的；多云的
vt. 用网捕；进（球）
(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
adj. 困难的；难相处的
n. 单身汉；学士
vi. 订购，订阅；定期捐款
n. 法兰绒；毛巾；废话
(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
adj. 微妙的；机巧的；清淡的
adj. 不透明的；费解的
vt. 录制；粘贴
n. 发票；发货清单
(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
vi. 回答，答复；回信；接电话；解答；回应
adj. 服从的，顺从的；温驯的
adj. 极佳的；超凡的
adj. 有利的，有助的
(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. 唱片集；相册
vt. 用大头钉固定；曲折航行；（用大针脚）粗缝
adj. 恒定的；平坦的；平均的；势均力敌的
(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
n. 滑翔机
n. 水泥；接合剂
n. 家禽；禽肉；鸡
n. 惊恐；焦虑；哀伤
(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
n. 穿透；渗透；侵入
n. 螺旋桨，推进器
n. 献身，奉献；深爱；（对宗教的）虔诚
n. 企业，公司；手术；使用；运行
(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
n. 饮食，食物；特别饮食
n. 交际，往来，交往
adj. 长满草的；覆盖着草的
vt. （使）发出震颤声；发出格格声；使紧张
(1) a smoke detector (2) ...a metal detector. (3) ...fire alarms and smoke detectors.
detector [dɪˈtektə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 探测器，检测仪
adj. 优等的
vt. 推断，推定；暗示
int. 唉，哎呀（表示悲伤、怜悯等）
(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. 调准；结盟，联合
adj. 坚硬的；困难的；努力的
n. 观念，看法
vt. 看出；辨别；觉察出
(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
vt. 谴责，痛斥；告发
n. 浴室；淋浴器；淋浴；阵雨
n. 分期付款
vt. 仿制，模仿；以图案装饰
(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
adj. 线性的；长度的
n. 预言；预告；预测
n. （厨房内的）洗涤槽，洗涤池
v. 巡逻，巡查
(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
adj. 无数的，数不清的
n. 电容，电容量
vt. 审查，检查
(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… ’
impose [imˈpəuz] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 自杀
vt. 强加；使承受；使打扰
n. 冰块；雪糕
n. 狭长的切口；狭缝
(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
adj. 警惕的；机敏的
vi. 徒步旅行；远足；上升
n. 配料，成分；要素；因素
adj. 内陆的；内地的
(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
n. 取代，代替；免职；迫使背井离乡
adv. 年年，每年
n. 一般化；概括，归纳
n. 象牙；乳白色；象牙制品
(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
n. 否认；拒绝；拒绝接受
n. 角状物；喇叭；角质
adj. 纯粹的；陡峭的；极薄的
n. 络腮胡子；一丝；一点儿
(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
n. 土匪，盗匪，歹徒
n. 电容器
n. 下降；出身；斜坡
(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
vt. 用大头钉固定；曲折航行；（用大针脚）粗缝
vt. 通知，告知
n. （时间等）消耗；花费，开销，支出
adj. 美好的；好心的；友好的；亲切的
(1) Children need to be cherished. (2) her most cherished possession (3) cherish the memory of those days in Paris.
cherish [ˈtʃeriʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 珍爱；怀有
vt. 挥（剑）；行使（权利）
vt. 启发；开导；教化
n. 禁令，禁律
(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. 体系，体制；框架，构架
n. 跛行
adj. 激烈的；严厉的
n. 惊奇，惊讶
(1) in/during the reign of Charles II (2) the reigning monarch (3) Queen Victoria reigned from 1837 to 1901.
reign [rein] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 物质的；坚固的；大量的
v. 占优势，盛行；统治，治理；主宰
n. 切割工具；切割工；小艇
n. 别墅
(1) a wasp sting (2) a wasps' nest (3) wasp is a kind of flying insect.
wasp [wɔsp] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 黄蜂
vt. 使激动；使狂喜；使极度兴奋
adj. 多山的；波涛汹涌的；庞大的
n. 撤销
(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
n. 留声机
n. 海龟
n. 小狗，幼犬
(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
vi. 捕蟹
n. 严重分歧；争吵；吵闹
vt. 刺穿；（光线）穿透；突破
vt. 控制；给…套笼头
(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
adj. 坚硬的；困难的；努力的
vt. 引用；引证；传讯
adj. 基本的；构成整体所必需的
n. 静脉；矿脉；（叶子的）纹路
(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
adj. 基本的；自然力的
adj. 粗心的；欠考虑的；自私的
adj. 直立的；竖直的
vi. 落下；摔倒；（数量）减少；（价值）下降
(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
n. 营养片剂；增刊；补编
vi. （狗等）嗥叫；咆哮；隆隆作响
adj. 附属的；同谋的
adj. 微小的；微型的
(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
n. 风车
n. 清真寺
n. 恶梦；可怕的情景；恼人的情景
n. 体格，体质；宪法
(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.