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(1) Rough Gemstones. Aquamarine, Chrysoberyl, Eye Chrysoberyl , Emeralds , Citrine , Quartz Precious and Semi Precious Stones.
semi-precious
[ˈsemi ˈpreʃəs]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.自然选择,物竞天择说;
v.以…为傲;
adj.(宝石)半珍贵的,次贵重的,半宝石的;
在…(如某行业)中获得成功;
(1) The star plans to make a comeback after three years rest.
(2) Maybe No is about to make a comeback.
(3) He might well make a comeback.
make a comeback
[meik ə ˈkʌmbæk]
📢 UK 📢 US
比分奋起直追;东山再起;卷土重来;
n.[电]电通信;电信,通讯;电信学;电讯;
不管, 不顾;无;不拘;
n.免疫;
(1) Unworthy buildings should be demolished to make room for modern construction.
(2) Please step aside a little to make room for me.
(3) Move down inside, please! make room for others.
make room for
[meik ru:m fɔ:]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.可想像的;可能的;
给…让出空地方;
n.磁铁,磁石;有吸引力的人或物;[物]磁体;
adj.集中的;全神贯注的;浓缩的;汰选出来的;
v.集中(concentrate的过去分词);聚集,集结;凝缩,浓缩;[矿]汰选;
(1) "I think you're being paranoid." — "Yeah. I guess so."
(2) He was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic.
(3) She's getting really paranoid about what other people say about her.
paranoid
[ˈpærənɔɪd]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.属于偏执狂的;患妄想狂的;过分猜疑的;
n.偏执狂患者;妄想症患者;
n.条纹;种类;军士军阶;犯人穿的横条囚衣;
vt.使带有条纹;
adj.深厚的;意义深远的;严重的;知识渊博的;
n.〈诗〉深海,大洋;深渊;(灵魂)深处;
n.反映;(关于某课题的)思考;(声、光、热等的)反射;映像;
(1) The country was descending into chaos.
(2) Hundreds of football fans descended on the city.
(3) They descended to the level of personal insults.
descend
[dɪˈsend]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.丢弃,抛弃;解雇;出牌;
n.被抛弃的人[物];丢弃,抛弃;打出的牌;打出的牌;
vi.出无用的牌;垫牌;
vt.下来;向下倾斜,向下延伸;遗传下来;来自,来源于;
vi.(from)起源(于);是…的后裔;(on)袭击;(to)把身份降至;
vt.使(液体)溅起;
vi.(指液体)溅落;
n.(光、色等的)斑点;溅泼声;溅上的斑点;溅泼的量;
(把…)与…相比;比得上, 可与…相比;比较;
(1) the transition from school to full-time work
(2) We need to ensure a smooth transition between the old system and the new one.
(3) He will remain head of state during the period of transition to democracy.
transition
[trænˈzɪʃn]
📢 UK 📢 US
布满;点缀着;
adj.有角塔的;角塔状的;
n.过渡,转变,变迁;[语]转换;[乐]变调;
vt.破坏;毁灭;蹂躏;使荒废;
(1) Those who go in for intrigues and conspiracy are doomed to failure.
(2) One who committed many injustices is doomed to failure.
(3) The criminal was doomed to death.
doomed

📢 UK 📢 US
adj.命中注定的;难逃一死的;
v.注定(doom的过去式和过去分词);判定;使…的失败(或灭亡、毁灭、坏结局)成为必然;宣判;
adj.受尊敬的,有声望的;<古>魔术的,欺骗的;
vt.砍倒,打倒;
n.兽皮;一季的木材采伐量;
adj.残忍的;凶恶的;
v.掉下;摔倒;变坏(fall的过去式);
给…让出空地方;
(1) She was esteemed the perfect novelist.
(2) a highly esteemed scientist
(3) Please accept this small gift as a token of our esteem.
esteem
[ɪˈsti:m]
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n.[医](对伤处等的)针探,探查;[医]探针,取样器;探头;探测仪;
vt.& vi.探索,调查;用探针(或探测器等)探查,探测;
vt.盘问;(用试探性袭击等)侦察(敌情);用尖物刺穿(物件);用力使向前推进;
n.优先,优先权;(时间,序上的)先,前;优先考虑的事;[数]优先次序;
adj.方便的;手边的,附近的;便于使用的;手巧的;
vt.尊敬,敬重;认为,以为;考虑;估价;
n.尊敬,尊重;意见,看法;评价;名声;
(1) a country ravaged by civil war
(2) For two decades the country has been ravaged by civil war and foreign intervention.
(3) ...the ravaged streets of Sarajevo.
ravage
[ˈrævɪdʒ]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.杂种;杂交生成的生物体;混合物;混合词;
adj.混合的;杂种的;
vt.& vi.毁坏;劫掠;
n.破坏;蹂躏;
adj.可伸出的,可延展的;
n.侵入,侵占,侵蚀;
(1) geologic evidence shows that most faults have had repeated movement on them.
(2) Competent geologic advice is mandatory for any engineering decision.
(3) Many practical uses can be made of geologic sections.
geologic

📢 UK 📢 US
adj.地质(学)的,地质(学)上的;
下(车、马等);离开;发出;(使)入睡;
vi.变化;不同,偏离;[生]变异;
vt.使不同;使多样化;[音乐]变奏;
adj.合法的,合理的;正规的;合法婚姻所生的;真正的,真实的;
vt.使合法;给予合法的地位;通过法律手段给(私生子)以合法地位;正式批准,授权;
(1) It's illegal to deface banknotes.
(2) The youths used spray paint to deface buildings during the riots.
(3) The holy tide of Christmas all other doth deface.
deface
[dɪˈfeɪs]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.细胞膜质,纤维素;(用于制作涂料、漆等的)纤维素化合物;
v.(为…)大吹大擂( ballyhoo的过去式和过去分词 );
n.假期,休假;[古] 空出,撤出,辞去;
vi.度假;
vt.损伤外观,丑化,使失面子;
(1) Deeksha at best can be a support for people who apply themselves.
(2) at best, because we are a mysterious research experiment, don't have their own thoughts and wisdom.
(3) I can never get off this ship. at best , I didn't step off my life.
at best
[æt best]
📢 UK 📢 US
至多, 充其量;顶多;
vt.& vi.打断(别人的话等);阻止;截断;
vt.暂停;中断;打扰;妨碍;
vi.打断;
n.中断;暂停;
adj.使人高兴的,令人兴奋的;振奋的;
v.使高兴,使兴奋( exhilarate的现在分词);
相比之下;
(1) [可数名词, 不可数名词]an evaluation of the health care system
(2) We need to evaluate how well the policy is working.
(3) Our research attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of the different drugs.
evaluate
[ɪˈvæljueɪt]
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和…联系在一起;与…有关;
adj.现存的,仍然存在的;
adj.分布广的;普遍的;广泛应用;普及的;
vt.评价;求…的值(或数);对…评价;[数学、逻辑学]求…的数值;
vi.评价,估价;
(1) You don't need to make a fuss about the Bad service.
(2) I don't want to make a fuss over such a trifle.
(3) U.S. imperialism is not terrifying, nothing to make a fuss about.
make a fuss
[meik ə fʌs]
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adv.长话短说;总而言之;
大惊小怪;大做文章;
大惊小怪;大做文章;
<美,非正>兴风作浪,制造纠纷;
(1) A disastrous business venture lost him thousands of dollars.
(2) They ventured nervously into the water.
(3) He's never ventured abroad in his life.
venture
[ˈventʃə(r)]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.尖声喊叫,拼命叫喊;喊叫着说出;尖叫得使变…;
vi.尖叫;发出尖锐刺耳的声音;
n.尖叫声,惊叫声;拼命的叫喊声;极其滑稽可笑的人;
n.冒险事业;冒险;冒险行动;商业冒险;
vt.冒…的危险;拿…冒险;用…进行投机;以…做赌注;
vi.冒险前进,冒险行事;猜测(常与at连用);
阻止;制止;
n.密度;稠密,浓厚;[物]浓度,比重;愚钝;
(1) She has a penchant for champagne.
(2) ...a stylish woman with a penchant for dark glasses...
(3) He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.
penchant
[ˈpentʃənt]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.(强烈的)倾向,爱好,嗜好;
adj.行动缓慢的; 缓缓移动的;晚的; 迟的;
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;安排,配置;<军>部署,战略(战术)计划;
adj.有意识的,神志清醒的;自觉的,有意的;(痛苦,感情,冷气等)感觉得到的;同“self-conscious“;
(1) Different traditions coexist successfully side by side.
(2) The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases.
(3) English speakers now coexist peacefully with their Spanish-speaking neighbours.
coexist
[ˌkəʊɪgˈzɪst]
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adj.自主的;不相关连的;无党派的;不相干的人所做的(或提供的);
n.独立自主的人;无党派人士;
adj.沉思的;体贴的;缜密思考过的,深思熟虑的;
n.朗诵;背诵;习题课;
vi.同时共存,和平共处;
(1) translucence gives the material the ability to transmit and diffuse light.
(2) Our factory's new products are a series of good quality plastic household utensils with spotless translucence.
(3) Attractive young very ripe cherry red color, with the characteristic translucence of a light red wine.
translucence

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vi.作呼噜声;(指人)发出类似的哼声;
vt.咕哝着说;发哼声,咕哝;
n.(猪等的)呼噜声;咕哝,牢骚;
n.半透明;半透澈度;
在家千日好;
adj.西班牙的;西班牙和葡萄牙的;西班牙及其他说西班牙语国家的;拉丁美洲的;
(1) progressive schools
(2) a progressive reduction in the size of the workforce
(3) a progressive muscular disease
progressive
[prəˈgresɪv]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.泰然自若;自信;体态;姿态;
vt.使平衡;保持(某种姿势);抓紧;使稳定;
adj.天文学的;极大的;
adj.不断前进的;进步的;进行的;
n.改革论者;进步分子;
n.推理,论证;运用思考、理解、推想等能力的做法或过程;论究,论断;
v.推理,思考;争辩;说服;
adj.推理的;有关推理的;
(1) surreptitiously Mark looked at his watch.
(2) Ah Chen, sitting in the corner, was smiling surreptitiously behind her hand.
(3) The Lius then exchanged glances and smiled surreptitiously.
surreptitiously
[ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəsli]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.减少,减小;减少量;
vi.&vt.减少,减小;
n.马刺;激励因素;支柱;(公路或铁路的)支线;
vt.策(马)前进;(尤指用马刺)策(马)加速;鞭策;
vi.策马飞奔;急速前进;
adv.偷偷摸摸地,暗中进行地;秘密地;
n.(枪)扳机;起动装置,扳柄;引发其他事件的一件事;[电子学]触发器,触发电器;
vt.引发,触发;扣…的扳机;发射或使爆炸(武器或爆炸性弹药);
(1) the clarity of sound on a CD
(2) clarity of thought/purpose/vision
(3) a lack of clarity in the law
clarity
[ˈklærəti]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.奇怪的,古怪的;异常的;特有的,特殊的;
n.专有特权,专有财产;[多用于英国]特殊教堂;
n.清楚,明晰;透明;明确;清晰度;
vt.包含,包括;由…组成;由…构成;
n.丙烷;
(1) At best Nella would be an invalid; at worst she would die.
(2) You look a fool at the best, and a knave at worst.
(3) at worst some egregious minion had conducted a childish private enterprise.
at worst
[æt wə:st]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.持久的,不朽的;
v.(长时间地)忍受,忍耐,容忍( endure的现在分词 );持续,持久,坚持下去;
adv.在最坏的情况下;
adj.值得的;有报酬的;
vt.& vi.控制;在…中占首要地位;在…中具有最重要(或明显)的特色;在…中拥有最重要的位置;
vt.耸立于,俯临;支配;施加;
(1) Damage to the building was assessed at £40 000.
(2) It's difficult to assess the effects of these changes.
(3) to assess a patient's needs
assess
[əˈses]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.使受喜爱;使亲密;使被爱恋;
vt.评定;估价;对(财产、收入等)进行估价(作为征税根据);确定(损害赔偿金、税款、罚款等)的金额;
n.繁茂,丰富;充沛,充溢;
v.竞选,赶快去请;
(1) Carried out a copy of the bmp picture can refer to the procedure!
(2) To refer to a device or an item of data by its address.
(3) The word Dutch is used to refer to the people, the language indigenous to the Netherlands.
refer to
[riˈfə: tu:]
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vt.& vi.预示(某事);恐吓;危及;预示凶兆;
vi.似将发生;威胁;
vt.自夸,自吹自擂;夸口说;以有…而自豪;自负有;
n.夸口,自负;自负的事物,引以为傲的东西;自夸的话;扬言;
[医]低密度(的);
涉及;指的是;适用于;参考;
(1) Her questions about my private life embarrassed me.
(2) I didn't want to embarrass him by kissing him in front of his friends.
(3) It embarrassed her to meet strange men in the corridor at night.
embarrass
[ɪmˈbærəs]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.包含;使参与,牵涉;围绕,缠绕;使专心于;
vt.& vi.(使)窘迫,(使)局促不安;(使)困难;
adj.潜在的,有可能的;[语法学]可能语气的,表示可能性的;有能力的;
n.潜力,潜能;[物]电位,势能;潜能的事物;[语]可能语气;
n.[计算机]程序;例行公事;日常工作;固定节目;
adj.例行的;常规的;日常的;普通的;
(1) rock, pop and soul
(2) Hi, pop!
(3) The cork came out of the bottle with a loud pop.
pop
[pɔp]
📢 UK 📢 US
vi.(意外地、突然地)出现;突然出现;发出爆裂声;(突然地)行动;
vt.(突然地)伸出;(突然地)提出问题;(把准备好的东西)突然拿出来;敲击;
n.流行音乐;汽水;(尤用作称呼)爸;(迅速打上的)记号;
adj.流行音乐的;通俗风格的;通俗的;现代的;
adv.爆炸;砰地;
abbr.邮局协议(post office protocol);
vt.误解,曲解;
vt.& vi.回答,响应;
vi.作出反应,响应;回报或回复;
n.[建](柱,拱基等的)对称,壁联;
adj.无能力的;不胜任的;不适当的;
n.无能者;不胜任者;
(1) Sooner or later he may tire of constantly putting himself last.
(2) He felt he would never tire of international cricket.
(3) He soon began to tire of her.
tire of
[ˈtaiə ɔv]
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vi.黏附;附着;坚持;追随;
vt.使粘附;遵循,坚持;追随,依附;
对…厌烦;
adj.显著的;引人注目的;容貌出众的;妩媚动人的;
v.打( strike的现在分词);击;敲响;报时;
vt.(使)发生联系;(使)联合;结交;联想;
vi.联盟;陪伴同事;n.合伙人;伴侣,同志;非正式会员;
adj.联合的;合伙的;非正式的;(性质上)有密切联系的;
(1) an auction of paintings
(2) The house is up for auction (= will be sold at an auction ) .
(3) A classic Rolls Royce fetched (= was sold for) £25 000 at auction .
auction
[ˈɔ:kʃn]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.使相信,说服,使承认;使明白;使确信;使悔悟,使认错[罪];
n.呼吸;一口气;呼吸力;微量;
n.拍卖;竞卖;标售;(桥牌)拍卖玩法;
vt.拍卖;竞卖;
v.知道,了解;
n.机智;头脑;理解;悟性;
adj.有见识的,懂实际知识的,通情达理的;
(1) He admired his reflection in the mirror.
(2) Your clothes are often a reflection of your personality.
(3) The increase in crime is a sad reflection on (= shows sth bad about) our society today.
reflection
[rɪˈflekʃn]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.反映;(关于某课题的)思考;(声、光、热等的)反射;映像;
vt.引出,探出;诱出(回答等);
vi.挥舞;茂盛,繁荣;活跃,蓬勃;
vt.挥动,挥舞;
n.挥舞,挥动;花样,华丽的辞藻;夸张的行为或手势;花式吹奏;
涉及;指的是;适用于;参考;
(1) an 18-carat gold ring
(2) The gemstone is 28.6 millimetres high and weighs 139.43 carats.
(3) ...a huge eight-carat diamond.
carat
[ˈkærət]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.[医]压碎的,粉碎的;
v.压碎,压坏( crush的过去式和过去分词 );破坏;镇压;榨;
n.(宝石的重量单位)克拉;,(金子)开(以纯金为24开表示金含量的单位);=karat;
n.汹涌;大浪,波涛;
v.汹涌;起大浪,蜂拥而来;
vt.使通风;通风;公开;公开讨论;
(1) on the other hand, we must increase production and practice economy, with the emphasis on economizing.
(2) Spear phishing on the other hand is not normally targeting the random individual.
(3) The clay figurines of Tianjin, on the other hand , are shaped by hand.
on the other hand
[ɔn ðə ˈʌðə(r hænd]
📢 UK 📢 US
在另一方面;
vt.加标点符号;不时打断;加强,强调;
vt.不时打断某事物;使用标点符号;
结婚证书;
在鼎盛时期;
(1) Water is a precious commodity that is often taken for granted in the West.
(2) Crude oil is the world's most important commodity.
(3) a drop in commodity prices
commodity
[kəˈmɒdəti]
📢 UK 📢 US
vt.让给,割让;放弃;
adj.大量的;结实的,牢固的;重大的;
n.本质;重要材料;
n.商品;日用品;有价值的物品;有利,有益;
n.有效,合法性;效力;正确,正当;正确性;
(1) Made from sterling silver, this pendant features an empty cross with rounded tips.
(2) Made from sterling silver, this pendant features a ringed cross with fleur tips.
(3) Made from sterling silver, this pendant features the sleek lines of the cross.
pendant
[ˈpendənt]
📢 UK 📢 US
跳起; 跃起;迅速成长;<非正>突然开始;
n.侦察;间谍活动;
n.(装在项链等上的)垂饰,坠儿;
n.安装;装置;永久性军事基地;就职;
(1) Share prices plummeted to an all-time low.
(2) Her spirits plummeted at the thought of meeting him again.
(3) The jet plummeted into a row of houses.
plummet
[ˈplʌmɪt]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.报仇,报复;
vt.为…报仇,报…之仇;
有意要,打算;
vi.垂直落下;骤然跌落;
n.铅锤;坠子;重压物;
vi.移入;
vt.移民;移居外国,迁移;
fend for oneself
[fend fɔ: wʌnˈself]
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照料自己;自力谋生;
adj.动态的;动力的,动力学的;充满活力的,精力充沛的;不断变化的,充满变数的;
n.动态;动力,推动变化的力量;动力学;活力;
生(孩子),生育;引起,产生;娩出;娩;
n.胡椒;辣椒;胡椒粉;
vt.在…上撒胡椒粉;使布满;
(1) The patient's condition stabilized.
(2) government measures to stabilize prices
(3) Doctors stabilized the patient's condition.
stabilize
[ˈsteɪbəlaɪz]
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adj.无害的,不致伤的;没有受到损失或免于法律责任的;
vt.(使)稳定,(使)稳固;使稳定平衡:通过平衡装置维持(如,飞机或船)的稳定;防止…的波动,平抑;平抑价格;
vi.变得稳定、稳固或固定;
adj.精通的,熟练的;
n.保存;保护;避免浪费;对自然环境的保护;
(1) This very careful attitude to money can sometimes border on meanness.
(2) Both republics border on the Black Sea.
(3) Indeed, the latest projections from reputable climate scientists border on the apocalyptic.
border on
[ˈbɔ:də ɔn]
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adj.[医]雾化的,粉末状的;
v.将…弄碎( pulverize的过去式和过去分词 );将…弄成粉末或尘埃;摧毁;粉碎;
分成,分为;
vt.& vi.贡献出;捐赠(款项);投稿(给杂志等);出力;vt.& vi.捐助;撰稿;投稿;
vt.增加,增进,添加(到某物);
邻近,接界;近乎;接壤;濒;
(1) It is impossible to say at what point along the continuum a dialect becomes a separate language.
(2) These various complaints are part of a continuum of ill-health...
(3) It is at one end of the cost continuum.
continuum
[kənˈtɪnjuəm]
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adj.想像中的,假想的,虚构的;[数]虚数的;幻;虚幻;
n.[数]连续统;[经]连续统一体;闭联集;[物]连续区;
n.植物学家,研究植物的人;
n.重磅炸弹,了不起的人或事;大片;风靡一时的事物;
(1) [不可数名词]to achieve/assert dominance over sb
(2) political/economic dominance
(3) The firm has achieved a dominant position in the world market.
dominant
[ˈdɒmɪnənt]
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adj.占优势的;统治的,支配的;[生]显性的;高耸的;
n.[生]显性性状,显性基因;优势物种;[乐]全阶第五音;主因,要素;
与…相比,跟…相比;
在前头;预先,事先;提前;先期;
adj.洪水的,大变动的;
(1) a devious politician
(2) He got rich by devious means.
(3) a devious route from the airport
devious
[ˈdi:viəs]
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adj.迂回的,曲折的;不光明正大的,不正直的;不坦诚的,狡猾的;不正当;
vt.下来;向下倾斜,向下延伸;遗传下来;来自,来源于;
vi.(from)起源(于);是…的后裔;(on)袭击;(to)把身份降至;
adj.永久(性)的,永恒的,不变的,耐久的,持久的,经久的;稳定的;常务的,常设的;
n.电烫发,烫发;
vt.(使)稳定,(使)稳固;使稳定平衡:通过平衡装置维持(如,飞机或船)的稳定;防止…的波动,平抑;平抑价格;
vi.变得稳定、稳固或固定;
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