(1) I haven't seen hide nor hair of her for a month. (2) She'd do anything to save her own hide . (3) All he's worried about is his own hide (= himself) .
hide [haid] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 临时调任，临时调派；支持
vi. 刺痛，剧痛；感到难受
v. 隐藏；躲藏；隐瞒；遮盖
vt. 开槽于
(1) Computer has found an increasingly wide utilization in all fields. (2) Modern forms of agricultural utilization, have completely refuted this assumption. (3) They represent important influences on the utilization of the feed.
utilization [ˌju:tɪlaɪˈzeɪʃɵn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 劝诱，劝说；引起
adj. 明智的，理智的；（衣服、鞋子）耐用的
n. 利用，效用
vt.&vi. 变宽；扩大
(1) Mirrors in a room often give an illusion of space. (2) The idea of absolute personal freedom is an illusion. (3) He could no longer distinguish between illusion and reality.
illusion [iˈlju:ʒən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 差使；差事
n. 雄辩；口才
n. 幻想；错觉；假象
n. 琐事；少量
(1) financial/economic/legal/political constraints (2) This decision will impose serious constraints on all schools. (3) At last we could relax and talk without constraint.
constraint [kənˈstreint] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 水力的，液压的
n. 报复，报仇，复仇
n. 限制，束缚；约束；克制
adj. 地理的
(1) In the 1990s the area became a magnet for new investment. (2) fridge magnets of your favourite cartoon characters (3) Prospect Park, with its vast lake, is a magnet for all health freaks...
magnet [ˈmæɡnit] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 有吸引力的人（或物）；磁铁
n. 痛苦；不幸；穷困
n. 机械装置；方法，途径；行为方式
n. 儿女，子孙，后代
(1) She kept all the letters in a box. (2) a money box (3) cardboard boxes
box [bɔks] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 专席；包厢；电视机
n. 惯性；惰性；迟钝
adv. 向后，向那边
n. 策略，手段；战术
(1) They arrived barely a minute later. (2) I had barely started speaking when he interrupted me. (3) He was barely 20 years old and already running his own company.
barely [ˈbɛəli] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 部分；片段
v. 支配；控制；统治
adv. 仅仅，勉强；刚刚
adj. 相等的，相当的
(1) car theft (2) Police are investigating the theft of computers from the company's offices. (3) Art theft is now part of organised crime.
theft [θeft] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 悲剧的；可叹的；悲惨的
n. 竞争者，对手；参赛者
n. 盗窃罪，偷窃
adj. 显著的；重要的；意味深远的
(1) a daily circulation of more than one million (2) The coins were taken out of circulation . (3) Copies of the magazine were withdrawn from circulation .
circulation [ˌsə:kjuˈleiʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 血液循环；发行量
adj. 肮脏的；恶臭的；（言语）粗俗的；易怒的
n. 娱乐；消遣
adv. 不变地；总是
(1) a distant grumble of thunder (2) My main grumble is about the lack of privacy. (3) Thunder grumbled in the distance.
grumble [ˈɡrʌmbl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 远古的；未开化的；原始的；简陋的
vt. 放大，扩大；加强；夸大
adj. 极地的；完全相反的
vi. 抱怨；发牢骚；隆隆作响
(1) a life assurance company (2) There was an air of easy assurance and calm about him. (3) Unemployment seems to be rising, despite repeated assurances to the contrary .
assurance [əˈʃuərəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 保证；信心；保险
n. 违反；冒犯
n. 微粒；原子
adj. 秘密的；机密的；悄悄的
(1) Their motives have never been satisfactorily explained. (2) The relations of friendly cooperation between our two countries are developing satisfactorily. (3) We cannot yet satisfactorily explain the genesis of the universe.
satisfactorily [ˌsætɪsˈfæktərɪlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 证明，作证；证实
adv. 令人满意地
adj. 决定性的；果断的，决断的
adj. 蓝色的；忧郁的；沮丧的；色情的
(1) It is possible to discern a number of different techniques in her work. (2) He discerned a certain coldness in their welcome. (3) It is often difficult to discern how widespread public support is.
discern [diˈsə:n] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 称赞，表扬；推荐
n. 呼喊，惊叫；感叹；感叹语；感叹词
vt. 看出；辨别；觉察出
n. 悲痛，悲伤
(1) Sam cautioned him against making a hasty decision. (2) The government cautioned that pay increases could lead to job losses. (3) Suspects must be cautioned before any questions are asked.
caution [ˈkɔ:ʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 集合；团结起来；恢复
vt. 搜索，寻找
n. 专题讨论会，研讨会
vt. 警告；告诫
(1) Many years elapsed before they met again. (2) Forty-eight hours have elapsed since his arrest. (3) It is often said that time elapses . actually it does not. Time stays put . We elapse.
elapse [iˈlæps] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 暴政；专横
adj. 传染的；有感染力的
vi. （时间）过去，消逝
n. 蜘蛛网；网络；错综复杂的联系（或关系网）
(1) Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells. (2) For ten months he adhered to a strict no-fat low-salt diet. (3) She adheres to teaching methods she learned over 30 years ago.
adhere [ədˈhiə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 肥沃的；富有创意的；能生育的
n. 降落伞；风散种子
vi. 粘附；遵守；坚持
n. 位置，地点；地区
(1) (figurative)There was no shelter from the fury of the storm. (2) Her eyes blazed with fury. (3) fury over tax increases (= as a newspaper headline ) .
fury [ˈfjuəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 狂怒，暴怒
n. 纲领；讲台；平台；站台
n. 消息；主题思想
adv. 系统地；有条不紊地
(1) We all had colds and couldn't stop sniffing and sneezing. (2) sniffing the fresh morning air (3) to sniff glue
sniff [snif] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 提名，推荐；任命
n. 冲突，争斗
vt. 嗅；抽鼻子；轻蔑地说
vt. 开垦，开拓；收回；申请退税
(1) an 18th century country mansion (2) 2 Moscow mansions, Cromwell Road (3) ...an eighteenth century mansion in Hampshire...
mansion [ˈmænʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 抵消；补偿
n. 行人，步行者
n. 大厦，大楼；宅邸
n. 墩距；间隔；持续时间；宽幅
(1) nickel Metallic chemical element, one of the transition elements, chemical symbol Ni, atomic number 28. (2) Polished chrome and sand nickel are available. (3) It indicates that lead nitrate and nickel chloride have obvious reproductive toxicity.
nickel [ˈnikəl] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 使超载；使负担过重；超过负荷
vi. 筛
n. 速度，速率
n. 镍；五分镍币
(1) a shopping/supermarket/luggage trolley (2) a drinks trolley (3) a tea trolley
trolley [ˈtrɔli] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 重复；随声附和
n. 酱油；大豆
n. 手推车；小推车；担架车；有轨电车
n. 火腿；蹩脚演员
(1) Flu is highly infectious. (2) (figurative)infectious laughter (3) I'm still infectious.
infectious [inˈfekʃəs] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 起源于；阻止
v. 给…发电传，用电传发送
vt. 赞美；颂扬；美化
adj. 传染的；有感染力的
(1) A fitting end to the meal would be a glass of port. (2) It is fitting that the new centre for European studies should be in a university that teaches every European language. (3) a tight-fitting dress
fitting [ˈfitiŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 压，按；用力踩；用力挤压；竭力劝说
n. 会员费；订阅费
adj. 荒芜的；孤独的
n. 试穿，试衣；配件
(1) the 1987 stock market crash (2) I was terrified that the plane would crash. (3) We're going to crash, aren't we?
crash [kræʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 商人；交易商；毒品贩子
n. 芦苇；[乐]簧片
n. 附件；爱慕
v. 碰撞；撞毁；撞击
(1) a public footpath (2) They rambled on the footpath in the woods. (3) Walk on the footpath in the country.
footpath [ˈfʊtˌpæθ] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 适度地；普通地
vt. 使开始；（从…）着手；开办；开动
adj. 不精确的；不准确的
n. 小路；人行道
(1) Nebula is a specific word concerning the field of astronomy. (2) We try to arrange observation and recording to special astronomy events. (3) The book treats of astronomy.
astronomy [əsˈtrɔnəmi] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 天文学
n. 余地；差额；页边空白；边缘
adj. 蜿蜒的，弯曲的
prep. 在…的上方；覆盖在…的上面；俯瞰；（穿）过
(1) Water splashed onto the floor. (2) Rain splashed against the windows. (3) He splashed cold water on his face.
splash [splæʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 推理；争辩
n. 背离，偏离；离经叛道；偏差
vi. 做买卖；交换；用…进行交换
n. 溅泼声
(1) our main/major competitor (2) Over 200 competitors entered the race. (3) Herbert Blocker of Germany, one of the oldest competitors, won the individual silver medal.
competitor [kəmˈpetɪtə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 起重机
vi. 粘住；依附；紧紧抓住
n. 口吃，结巴
n. 竞争者，对手；参赛者
(1) Someone was waiting in the shadowy doorway. (2) shadowy figures approached them out of the fog. (3) the shadowy world of terrorism
shadowy [ˈʃædəʊi:] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 昏暗的；幽暗的；模糊的
n. 合唱；合唱团；副歌
vt. 挥（剑）；行使（权利）
n. 受赡养者；侍从；家眷
(1) a hardy breed of sheep (2) ...the ten hardy supporters who had made the trek to Dublin from Riga. (3) hardy antelope wander in from the desert.
hardy [ˈhɑ:di] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 强壮的；耐寒的
n. 独唱，独奏
n. 女侍者，女服务员
n. 轮轴，车轴
(1) The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. (2) His mouth tightened into a thin line. (3) to tighten a lid/screw/rope/knot
tighten [ˈtaɪtn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.&vi. 抓紧；使绷紧；（对…）严加控制；拧紧
vt. 取出；提取；提炼；摘录 ˈekstrækt n. 摘录，选段；提取物
n. 邻近；附近地区
vt. 构成，组成；被视为；设立，成立
(1) The course consists of ten core modules and five optional modules. (2) the lunar module (3) These courses cover a twelve-week period and are organised into three four-week modules.
module [ˈmɔdju:l] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 姜，生姜；姜黄色
vt. 拖，拉，牵引
n. 单元；模块；组件
vt. 召唤；鼓起（勇气）
(1) Those children are always getting into mischief . (2) I try to keep out of mischief . (3) It's very quiet upstairs; they must be up to some mischief !
mischief [ˈmistʃif] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 虫子；臭虫；小病；漏洞；窃听器
adv. 通常；正常情况下
n. 调皮，淘气，恶作剧；惹麻烦之事
n. 下标
(1) the lowering of taxes and the consequent increase in spending (2) the responsibilities consequent upon the arrival of a new child (3) The warming of the Earth and the consequent climatic changes affect us all...
consequent [ˈkɔnsikwənt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 冒险；以…为赌注
n. 相似，类似之处
vt. 用大头钉固定；曲折航行；（用大针脚）粗缝
adj. 作为结果的；随之发生的
(1) She fastened the belt loosely around her waist. (2) to use a term loosely (3) The play is loosely based on his childhood in Russia.
loosely [ˈlu:slɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 松弛地，松散地；轻率地
vt. 预示；是…的标记；意思是
vt. 吞食；狼吞虎咽地吃；如饥似渴地阅读
n. 复杂（性），错综复杂
(1) the voters' identification of the Democrats with high taxes (2) their increasing identification with the struggle for independence (3) Can I see some identification, please?
identification [aiˌdentifiˈkeiʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 识别，鉴定；身份证
adj. 幅射状的；放射状的
n. 东方，亚洲
adj. 不朽的；流芳百世的；不死的
(1) Residents were warned not to be extravagant with water, in view of the low rainfall this year. (2) an extravagant present (3) the extravagant claims/promises of politicians
extravagant [iksˈtræviɡənt] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 摇晃；犹豫不决
adj. 奢侈的；过度的；离谱的
n. 报道；成绩单；爆炸声
n. 喜剧；喜剧性；喜剧效果
(1) the party's exiled leaders (2) a tax exile (= a rich person who moves to another country where taxes are lower) (3) political exiles
exile [ˈeksail] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 插入；嵌入；（在文章中）添加
n. 被流放者；流放
n. 活力，精力，元气
n. 果园
(1) a rapid/sharp/gradual decline (2) urban/economic decline (3) The company reported a small decline in its profits.
decline [diˈklain] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 离子
n. 王室，皇族；版税；使用费
vt. 揭露；使显露；显示
vt. 下降；谢绝；衰退
(1) She's formidably intelligent. (2) He now has the chance to prove himself in a formidably difficult role. (3) They had to overcome formidable obstacles.