(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
vt. 扣住，扣紧；握紧，抱紧
vt. 逃避
n. 人造卫星；卫星；卫星国
n. 同盟国，同盟者；盟友
(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. 快餐；小吃
vi. 入伍
n. 搜查令；拘捕令；正当理由
n. 禁令，禁律
(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. 刺穿；（光线）穿透；突破
adv. 审慎地；故意地，蓄意地
n. 骑士，武士；爵士
adj. 基督教的；基督徒的
(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
vt.&vi. 说唱；急拍；责备；闲聊
adj. 势利的，过分自傲的
n. 害虫；讨厌鬼
vt. 给…调味
(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
n. 相反，反面，对立面
adj. 和蔼的；彬彬有礼的；舒适的
n. 女侍者，女服务员
vt. 不理会；（从头脑中）去除；解雇；解散；驳回，不予受理
(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. 实验，试验；实验法
n. 恐慌，惊慌；恐慌局面
adj. 负有责任的；对…负责的；有责任心的
adv. 今后，从今以后
(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. 商品
n. 版本；描述
adv. 快速地；头朝下地；轻率地
vt. 谴责，痛斥；告发
(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
adj. 有利的，有助的
n. 杜鹃，布谷鸟
adj. 严重的；（语言、举止）粗俗的；令人不快的；让人恶心的
adj. 参加的
(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. 神庙，神龛，圣祠；圣地
n. 航行；航班；鸟群；逃避，躲开；一段（台阶或楼梯）
n. 部分；节，章；剖面图
vt. 使感激；施恩惠于；强迫，迫使
(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
n. 人群；大量，许多；大众
n. 大酒桶；烟蒂
n. 征服者；（比赛的）胜利者
n. 困难，难题；并发症
(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
vt. 使麻痹，使瘫痪；使无法正常运转
vi. 口译
n. （果实的）核；谷粒；核心；要点
n. 商品，货物；陶器
(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. 危险
n. 微积分；结石
n. 流氓；淘气鬼；家伙
adj. 保守的，因循守旧的；保守党的
(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.&vi. 锄地；锄草
vt. 仿制，模仿；以图案装饰
n. 规则；习惯；统治
n. 有效，效力；可信性
(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
adv. 预先；提前
n. 睡眠
adj. 最适宜的；最优的
vi. （马）小跑；快步走
(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
adj. 一流的；高级的
vi. 干涉，干预；插话；阻挠
n. 预言，预言能力
(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
vt. 审查，检查
n. 冰块；雪糕
adj. 大小的；数量的
n. 石墨
(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
n. 拨款；补助金
n. 骨骼；轮廓；框架；梗概
adj. 一致的，连贯的
vt.&vi. 抓紧；使绷紧；（对…）严加控制；拧紧
(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
n. 牡蛎；蚝
n. 微积分；结石
vi. 唤起，唤醒，醒来
vt.&vi. 监督；指导；管理
(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
adj. 殖民地的，殖民主义的
vt. 弄脏；弄乱
vi. 烧焦；疾驰
adv. 相反地
(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. 长满草的；覆盖着草的
adj. 干燥的；（皮肤或头发）发干的；干旱的，无雨的
n. 邮轮，客轮；衬里，衬垫
n. 法兰绒；毛巾；废话
(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
n. 答辩，抗辩；请求，恳求；借口
n. 活塞
n. 活力，精力，元气
(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
n. 鼓动，搅动；焦虑，烦恼
adj. 包括一切费用在内的；包括的；包容性强的
n. 身体；躯体；尸体；团体
adj. 立方体的；立方的
(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. 蒲式耳（容量单位）；大量
adv. 身体上，体格上
vt. 相信，信任；认为…有（某种品质）；把…归于；存钱
n. 殷勤好客；热情友好；款待
(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
adj. 习惯的；习俗的；特有的，独特的
n. 道德；道德规范
vt. 陪同；护送
adj. 光的；光学的；视力的
(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. 长度；篇幅；时间的长短；一段，一节；全程
n. 狂喜；欣喜若狂
n. 价值；优点
n. 位置，方位；姿势；社会地位；职务；形势；立场
(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
n. 惊奇，惊讶
n. 戏剧性事件；戏剧
adj. 数字的，数值的
n. 怪物；庞然大物；恶人
(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
vt. 嗅；抽鼻子；轻蔑地说
n. 接缝；煤层
n. 沙丁鱼
n. 狂怒，暴怒
(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
adv. 普遍地；人人；到处
n. 鸦片
n. 前辈；前任；（物件、机器的）前身
n. 重大危险；（某活动或行为的）危险，问题
(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. 可疑的；背阴的；不正当的
n. 格子木架
n. 半球；（大脑的）半球
vt. 嘲笑，取笑；逗弄
(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
adv. 非常，格外地
vt.&vi. （进行）威胁，恐吓
vi. （蜂等）嗡嗡叫；匆忙地走动
vt. 给予；传递；告知
(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
vt. 给…深刻印象；使铭记；使…注意到
vt. 把…楔住；将…挤入
adv. 迄今，到目前为止
n. 布道，讲道；一大通教训
(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. 单身汉；学士
vi. 徒步旅行；远足；上升
adj. 分析的；解析的(=analytical)
adj. 前部的，前端的
(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
n. （马戏团的）小丑，丑角
vt. 使自动化
vi. 协作，合作；通敌
adj. 爱国的
(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
adv. 看来似乎，表面上看
n. 东方，亚洲
v. 摔跤；用力移动；试图解决
vt. 沉思；仔细考虑；冥想
(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. 僵硬；生硬；不自然
adj. 不受欢迎的；不良的；有害的
n. 催化剂，触媒；诱因
adj. 几何学的；几何图案的；成几何级数增加的
(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
n. 合作社
n. 布告，公告，公报；简明新闻
n. 年少者；三年级学生
adj. 巨大的，庞大的
(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. 氧化物
n. 把手；杠杆；手段，方法
n. 插曲；（广播剧或电视剧的）一集；患病期
n. 本质，实质；精华；精油
(1) a jet fighter (2) a fighter pilot (3) fighter bases
fighter [ˈfaɪtə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 乐观，乐观主义
n. 补偿；补偿金
n. 奋斗者；战斗机；战士；打架者
v. 烦扰；纠缠
(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
pron. 任何人
n. 共和国；联邦；团体，协会
vt. 对…评定；看好；把…认定为；应该得到
n. 爱国者，爱国主义者
(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...