(1) experimentation with new teaching methods (2) Many people object to experimentation on embryos. (3) The astronauts are conducting a series of experiments to learn more about how the body adapts to weightlessness...
experimentation [ɪkˌsperəmenˈteɪʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 动乱，骚乱；干扰；困扰
n. 幻想；错觉；假象
n. 实验，试验；实验法
adj. 幅射状的；放射状的
(1) to follow/obey/observe the rules (2) It's against all rules and regulations . (3) to break a rule (= not follow it)
rule [ru:l] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 危及；使遭遇危险
n. 规则；习惯；统治
vi. 团团围住，成群围住
n. 位置，场所；外景拍摄地
(1) An all-inclusive two-week holiday costs around £880 per person. (2) The bill is inclusive of the food and lodging. (3) Our office is open from Monday to Friday inclusive.
inclusive [inˈklu:siv] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 包括一切费用在内的；包括的；包容性强的
adj. 粗心大意的；鲁莽的
n. 消沉；萧条；凹陷
adj. 对称的，匀称的
(1) They had a snobbish dislike for their intellectual and social inferiors... (2) I'd expected her to be snobbish but she was warm and friendly. (3) snobbish Knob is doing his hobby in the lobby.
snobbish [ˈsnɔbɪʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 惊奇，惊讶
n. 氧化物
n. 可能的事；可能性
adj. 势利的，过分自傲的
(1) The spice imparts an Eastern flavour to the dish. (2) His production of Harold Pinter's play fails to impart a sense of excitement or danger. (3) She managed to impart great elegance to the unpretentious dress she was wearing...
impart [imˈpɑ:t] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 为…辩解；使免除；原谅
n. 观念，看法
adj. 作为结果的；随之发生的
vt. 给予；传递；告知
(1) She has always been to the fore at moments of crisis. (2) The problem has come to the fore again in recent months. (3) A number of low-budget independent films brought new directors and actors to the fore.
fore [fɔː(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 感觉，知觉；轰动
adj. 前部的，前端的
n. 历史学家
n. 快餐；小吃
(1) matters of public/private morality (2) Standards of morality seem to be dropping. (3) a debate on the morality of abortion
morality [məˈræliti] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 道德；道德规范
n. 大猩猩
adj. 水分过多的；微弱的；含水的
vi. 嚎叫；哀号；放声大笑
(1) He has been an active participant in the discussion. (2) 40 of the course participants are offered employment with the company... (3) You are expected to be an active participant.
participant [pɑ:ˈtisipənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 流行音乐；汽水；爸爸
n. 温和，柔和；柔软
adj. 参加的
v. 使安静下来
(1) the prohibition of smoking in public areas (2) a prohibition against selling alcohol to people under the age of 18 (3) ...a prohibition on discrimination.
prohibition [ˌprəʊəˈbɪʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 少女；未婚女子
n. 禁令，禁律
n. 有效；有用；有益；可得到的人（或物）
vt. 教授，指导
(1) a hitherto unknown species of moth (2) hitherto, the main emphasis has been on the need to resist aggression... (3) The polytechnics have hitherto been at an unfair disadvantage in competing for pupils and money...
hitherto [ˌhiðəˈtu:] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 琐事；少量
adv. 迄今，到目前为止
adj. 感激的；表示感谢的
n. 郡长；县治安官
(1) I see my role as being a catalyst for change. (2) I very much hope that this case will prove to be a catalyst for change... (3) He said he saw the bank's role as a catalyst to encourage foreign direct investment.
catalyst [ˈkætlɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
n. （时间等）消耗；花费，开销，支出
adj. 有限的；有尽的；限定的
n. 催化剂，触媒；诱因
n. 顾客；诉讼委托人
(1) [只用于名词前]a headlong dive/rush (2) He ran headlong into a police car. (3) The government is taking care not to rush headlong into another controversy.
headlong [ˈhedˈlɔ:ŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 楼梯
adv. 快速地；头朝下地；轻率地
n. 相象，相似；肖像，照片
vi. 迁移，移居；迁徙
(1) ...a glass of chilled, dry white wine. (2) He's just milking the company dry. (3) Fulton has retained his dry humour...
dry [drai] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 干燥的；（皮肤或头发）发干的；干旱的，无雨的
adj. 经验主义的
n. 转变，变迁，过渡
v. 鼓掌；快速放置；轻拍
(1) The students were asked to interpret the poem. (2) I didn't know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or refusal. (3) The data can be interpreted in many different ways.
interpret [inˈtə:prit] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 口译
n. 预言，预言能力
adj. 例外的；优越的，非凡的
n. 外国人；外星人
(1) The human skeleton consists of 206 bones. (2) a dinosaur skeleton (3) Only the concrete skeleton of the factory remained.
skeleton [ˈskelitn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 征服；克制
n. 骨骼；轮廓；框架；梗概
n. 别墅
vt. 致力，献身，投身
(1) a weather/communications satellite (2) The interview came live by satellite from Hollywood. (3) satellite television/TV (= broadcast using a satellite )
satellite [ˈsætəlait] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 恶梦；可怕的情景；恼人的情景
v. 使暂停；拖延；把…拖住
n. 人造卫星；卫星；卫星国
n. 木炭；炭笔
(1) a jet fighter (2) a fighter pilot (3) fighter bases
fighter [ˈfaɪtə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 纪念品
n. 救世主；基督
n. 奋斗者；战斗机；战士；打架者
n. 南瓜
(1) oyster beds, on the mudflats, are a form of fish farming. (2) He had two dozen oysters and enjoyed every one of them. (3) You're young, you've got a lot of opportunity. The world is your oyster.
oyster [ˈɔistə] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 废除，废止
vi. 碰撞；相撞；冲突，抵触
vi. （时间）过去，消逝
n. 牡蛎；蚝
(1) a multitude of possibilities (2) a multitude of birds (3) These elements can be combined in a multitude of different ways.
multitude [ˈmʌltitju:d] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 中间的；中等程度的
n. 人群；大量，许多；大众
vt. （用力地）举起；使起伏；呕吐
n. 支票；结帐单
(1) two weeks/three days/a few hours beforehand (2) I wish we'd known about it beforehand. (3) How could she tell beforehand that I was going to go out?...
beforehand [biˈfɔ:hænd] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 薄荷；薄荷糖；铸币厂；巨额钱财
adj. 社论的；编辑的，编者的
n. （色彩的）浓淡，深浅；阴凉处；（绘画的）暗部
adv. 预先；提前
(1) Parents are obliged by law to send their children to school. (2) I felt obliged to ask them to dinner. (3) He suffered a serious injury that obliged him to give up work.
oblige [əˈblaidʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 掌掴
vt. 使感激；施恩惠于；强迫，迫使
n. 幸存，存活；幸存者；遗物
n. 纲领；讲台；平台；站台
(1) Cinderella on ice (2) We've had to put our plans on ice for the time being. (3) His excuses cut no ice with me.
ice [ais] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 勇敢的，无畏的
n. 冰块；雪糕
n. 宣传，宣传运动
vt. 把…除外
(1) a bulletin on the President's health (2) At 3.30 p.m. a bulletin was released announcing that the president was out of immediate danger. (3) ...the early morning news bulletin.
bulletin [ˈbulitin] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 质量上的；品质的；性质的
n. 食谱，烹饪配方；原因
n. 布告，公告，公报；简明新闻
adj. 差劲的；可怜的
(1) However, the alternatives level traffickers – also drive up opium prices, increasing funds to the Taliban. (2) Strychnine, arsenic, and opium are poison. (3) The third part reconsiders the opium abolition movement of the financial dilemma.
opium [ˈəʊpi:əm] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 鸦片
vt. 粉饰；用石灰水粉刷
vt. 录制；粘贴
vi. 主持；负责
(1) Pressure varies directly with temperature and inversely with volume. (2) The size of the nebula at this stage is inversely proportional to its mass. (3) The amount of force needed is inversely proportional to the rigidity of the material.
inversely
📢 UK📢 US
n. 深沟，地沟；战壕
adv. 相反地
n. 蒜，大蒜
n. 残酷；残忍；残暴
(1) One of the funniest episodes in the book occurs in Chapter 6. (2) I'd like to try and forget the whole episode. (3) The new drug lessens the severity of pneumonia episodes.
episode [ˈepisəud] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 专利
n. 漠视，忽视
n. 插曲；（广播剧或电视剧的）一集；患病期
adj. 立方体的；立方的
(1) The case was dismissed. (2) At 12 o'clock the class was dismissed. (3) She claims she was unfairly dismissed from her post.
dismiss [disˈmis] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 不理会；（从头脑中）去除；解雇；解散；驳回，不予受理
prep. 尽管；虽然
adj. 最后的；最根本的；至高的
n. 谜；神秘的事物；神秘；推理小说
(1) We have collaborated on many projects over the years. (2) She agreed to collaborate with him in writing her biography. (3) Researchers around the world are collaborating to develop a new vaccine.
collaborate [kəˈlæbəˌreɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 协作，合作；通敌
n. 友谊；联谊会；研究员职位
n. 轮轴，车轴
v. 起源于；阻止
(1) The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. (2) Her tears mingled with the blood on her face. (3) The flowers mingle together to form a blaze of colour.
mingle [ˈmiŋɡl] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 混合；应酬
adj. 丰满的；胖乎乎的
n. 镍；五分镍币
n. 主教；（国际象棋中的）象
(1) She's been deliberately ignoring him all day. (2) He packed up his possessions slowly and deliberately. (3) The girl gave the show away deliberately.
deliberately [dɪˈlɪbərɪtlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 分散（心思）；使分心
adj. 多风的，大风的
n. 专门小组；镶板；面板
adv. 审慎地；故意地，蓄意地
(1) I'm specializing in differential and integral calculus. (2) After studying differential calculus you will be able to solve these mathematical problems. (3) All this leads up to the most fundamental of theorems of calculus.
calculus [ˈkælkjələs] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 衣服；服装
n. 睡衣裤
vi. 努力，奋斗，力求
n. 微积分；结石
(1) As a boy he had boxed and wrestled. (2) Armed guards wrestled with the intruder. (3) Shoppers wrestled the raider to the ground.
wrestle [ˈresl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 装饰的；可作装饰的
v. 摔跤；用力移动；试图解决
vt. 破裂，裂开；发出爆裂声；重击；打破
n. 定理
(1) the left/right cerebral hemisphere (2) the northern/southern hemisphere (3) In most people, the left hemisphere is bigger than the right.
hemisphere [ˈhemiˌsfiə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 恰当的；有关的；中肯的
n. 触角；天线
n. 半球；（大脑的）半球
n. （核）裂变，分裂；分裂生殖
(1) the commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) (2) Puerto Rico remains a US commonwealth, not a state. (3) The city and the commonwealth have lost a great leader.
commonwealth [ˈkɔmənwelθ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 咸猪肉，熏猪肉；培根
n. 摄影
n. 共和国；联邦；团体，协会
n. 器具，器材；滑轮组
(1) Hide not your light under a bushel. (2) Here's a bill for a 2 bushel of nuts delivered to San Francisco. (3) John, don't hide your light under a bushel. Let the world see what you can do.
bushel [ˈbʊʃəl] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 处理；交易；事务
n. 珠宝，首饰
n. 蒲式耳（容量单位）；大量
v. 使漂浮；飘荡；（声音或气味）飘到；优雅地走动
(1) This room is twice the length of the kitchen. (2) The river is 300 miles in length . (3) The snake usually reaches a length of 100 cm.
length [leŋθ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 急速，迅速；陡，险峻
n. 长度；篇幅；时间的长短；一段，一节；全程
n. 平衡，综合体；方程式
vi. 闲逛，漫步；漫谈
(1) insert coins into the slot and press for a ticket. (2) They inserted a tube in his mouth to help him breathe. (3) Position the cursor where you want to insert a word.
insert [inˈsə:t] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 插入；嵌入；（在文章中）添加
vi.&vt. 使膨胀；肿胀；增加
n. 修女，尼姑
adv. 精细地；微细地
(1) To my utter astonishment , she remembered my name. (2) He stared in astonishment at the stranger. (3) 'What?' Meg asked in astonishment.
astonishment [əˈstɔnɪʃmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 不讲道理的；不公平的；不合理的
n. 攻击；猛攻；人身攻击
n. 惊奇，惊讶
v. 争论；发生冲突；不相容；不协调
(1) They opened a tin of sardines. (2) The refugees were packed like sardines. (3) We are packed like sardine all the way home on the bus.
sardine [sɑ:ˈdi:n] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 恐怖分子
n. 泡沫；泡沫产品；泡沫橡胶
n. 沙丁鱼
vi. 沉思
(1) William the conqueror (= King William I of England) (2) The people of an oppressed country obey their conquerors because they want to go on living. (3) He easily overcame Garcia, Saturday's conqueror of Ernie Els...