(1) a driving instructor (2) ...tuition from an approved driving instructor. (3) Not only a top level racer, but Kareem has proven himself as a top level instructor.
instructor [ɪnˈstrʌktə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 专席；包厢；电视机
n. 指导者，教师
vt.&vi. （使）猝然一动
int. 唉，哎呀（表示悲伤、怜悯等）
(1) tropical fish (2) tropical Africa (3) a tropical island
tropical [ˈtrɔpikəl] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 果皮，蔬菜皮
adj. 热带的；湿热的
n. 鼓动，搅动；焦虑，烦恼
vi. 努力，奋斗，力求
(1) Doctors think he will go blind . (2) blind and partially sighted people (3) One of her parents is blind.
blind [blaind] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 不透水的；严密的
n. 北极
adj. 盲的，瞎的；看不到的；盲目的
n. 咸猪肉，熏猪肉；培根
(1) a fearless mountaineer (2) ...his fearless campaigning for racial justice. (3) He is a fearless champion on the battlefield.
fearless [ˈfɪəlɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 微小的；边缘的；（土地）贫瘠的
adj. 无畏的，大胆的
adv. 斜向一边地；（调动工作）平级地
adj. 用乐器演奏的；有帮助的
(1) He does an imitation of Tony Blair. (2) Many corporate methods have been adopted by American managers in imitation of Japanese practice. (3) A child learns to talk by imitation.
imitation [ˌɪmiˈteiʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 冰冷的；冷冰冰的；结冰的
adj. 随后的；后来的
n. 仿制品；模仿
adj. 可比较的；类似的
(1) They've gone on an excursion to York. (2) After a brief excursion into drama, he concentrated on his main interest, which was poetry. (3) In Bermuda, Sam's father took him on an excursion to a coral barrier.
excursion [iksˈkə:ʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 补足物；衬托物
adj. 鲜为人知的；晦涩的
n. 远足；短途旅行；尝试
v. （翅膀）拍打；摆动；挥动（手臂）
(1) She stood hesitating on the threshold. (2) He stepped across the threshold. (3) He has a low boredom threshold (= he gets bored easily) .
threshold [ˈθreʃhəuld] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 门槛；界限，起始点
n. 有效；有用；有益；可得到的人（或物）
vt. 将…隔离；使隔热；使隔音；使绝缘
v. 蹒跚，摇摆，踉跄；卷，绕
(1) You are under no obligation to buy anything. (2) She did not feel under any obligation to tell him the truth. (3) I don't want people coming to see me out of a sense of obligation .
obligation [ˌɔbliˈɡeiʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 丑事，丑闻；耻辱；谣言
n. 鲜果汁；拥挤；壁球
vt. 硬塞；使劲放；使卡住；堵塞（道路）
n. 义务，责任
(1) He showed remarkable endurance throughout his illness. (2) They were humiliated beyond endurance . (3) This event tests both physical and mental endurance.
endurance [inˈdjuərəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 危机；危急关头
n. 记号；礼券，代金券；辅币；表示，证明
vt. 使缠结；使缠绕；混乱
n. 耐力；忍耐力
(1) (humorous)The sandwiches were microscopic! (2) a microscopic creature/particle (3) a microscopic analysis/examination
microscopic [ˌmaɪkrəˈskɔpɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 显微镜的；微小的；一丝不苟的
adv. 通常；正常情况下
vt. 给…安衬里；沿…排列成行
n. 邮轮，客轮；衬里，衬垫
(1) The course is essentially theoretical in orientation. (2) Companies have been forced into a greater orientation to the market. (3) religious/political orientation
orientation [ˌɔ:rienˈteiʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 取向；定位；方向；任职培训；朝向
vt. 对…评定；看好；把…认定为；应该得到
n. 公鸡；雄禽
vt. 踩，踏，践踏；步行
(1) The insurance policy covers the building and any fixtures contained therein. (2) He works extremely hard and therein lies the key to his success. (3) By burning tree branches, pine needles, and pine cones, many not only warm their houses but improve the smell therein.
therein [ðeərˈɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 果冻；果酱；胶状物
adj. 渴望的
n. 频率；发生次数
adv. 在那里；在其中
(1) a pledge of support (2) Will the government honour its election pledge not to raise taxes? (3) Management has given a pledge that there will be no job losses this year.
pledge [pledʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 感觉；摸上去；触摸；觉察到
vt. 许诺；使发誓；用…抵押
vt. 珍视，重视；给…估价
n. 禁令，禁律
(1) Henry Purcell , English composer, died in London from tuberculosis. (2) The music by that composer is always so melodious. (3) The composer wove three separate melodies into his composition.
composer [kəmˈpəʊzə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 圆筒；圆筒状物；汽缸
n. 呼喊，惊叫；感叹；感叹语；感叹词
adj. 顽固的，固执的
n. 作曲家；调停人
(1) It's a local custom . (2) It is the custom in that country for women to marry young. (3) It was her custom to rise early.
custom [ˈkʌstəm] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 征服；克制
v. 碰撞；撞毁；撞击
n. 海关；习惯；风俗；光顾
adj. 消极的；否定的；呈阴性的；沮丧的
(1) Your dishcloth can harbour many germs. (2) She began to harbour doubts about the decision. (3) The arsonist may harbour a grudge against the company.
harbour [ˈhɑ:bə] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 减少，减弱；贬低
vt. 隐匿，窝藏；怀有
n. 恶梦；可怕的情景；恼人的情景
n. 严重分歧；争吵；吵闹
(1) I'm not boring you, am I? (2) Has he been boring you with his stories about his trip? (3) The drill is strong enough to bore through solid rock.
bore [bɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 恶意；怨恨
n. 汞，水银
n. 讨厌的人；麻烦事
vi. 团团围住，成群围住
(1) He broke his nose in the fight. (2) She wrinkled her nose in disgust. (3) He blew his nose (= cleared it by blowing strongly into a handkerchief ) .
nose [nəuz] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 过多，过量；无节制；（保险中的）免赔额
n. 鼻子；车头；嗅觉
n. 高地，高处；海拔；立面
n. 肿块；碰撞
(1) The word ‘planet ’ literally means ‘wandering body ’. (2) When I told you to ‘get lost ’ I didn't expect to be taken literally . (3) There are literally hundreds of prizes to win.
literally [ˈlitərəli] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 冷笑；嘲笑
adv. 照字面地；逐字地；直译地；确实地
vt. 扣住，扣紧；握紧，抱紧
n. 司库，财务主管
(1) skilled personnel (2) sales/technical/medical/security/military, etc. personnel (3) the personnel department/manager
personnel [ˌpə:səˈnel] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 介绍；报告；外观；表演
n. 人事部门；人员
n. 单纯，质朴；简单
n. 鸽子；（政界的）鸽派人士
(1) the northern latitudes (2) In the middle to high latitudes rainfall has risen steadily over the last 20-30 years. (3) He would be given every latitude in forming a new government...
latitude [ˈlætitju:d] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 纬度；选择的自由；回旋余地
n. 大酒桶；烟蒂
vt. 镇压；抑制；隐瞒
n. 快餐；小吃
(1) traditional crafts like basket-weaving (2) a craft fair/workshop (3) craft, Design and Technology (= a subject in some British schools)
craft [krɑ:ft] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 燃烧，烧毁
adj. 未使用的
n. 航天器；手艺，工艺
adj. 光电的
(1) offensive remarks (2) His comments were deeply offensive to a large number of single mothers. (3) The programme contains language which some viewers may find offensive.
offensive [əˈfensiv] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 变松；放松（限制、法律等）；使…弱化
adj. 冒犯的；进攻的
vt. 对…进行面试；采访，访谈；审讯
n. 意识；观念；知觉
(1) All the children were well nourished and in good physical condition. (2) By investing in education, we nourish the talents of our children. (3) nourishing food
nourish [ˈnʌriʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 给…提供营养；养育
n. 余地；差额；页边空白；边缘
vi. 思索；推测；投机
n. 坚固；坚实；坚定
(1) an important piece of legislation (2) New legislation on the sale of drugs will be introduced next year. (3) legislation will be difficult and will take time.
legislation [ˌledʒisˈleiʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 抽出；血统，家世
n. 爱国者，爱国主义者
n. 立法；法规
n. 增加；乘法
(1) I wouldn't advertise the fact that you don't have a work permit. (2) to advertise a product/a business/your services (3) The cruise was advertised as the ‘journey of a lifetime ’.
advertise [ˈædvətaiz] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 行人，步行者
adv. 身体上，体格上
vi. 登广告
adj. 不确定的；迟疑的；未知的
(1) The show was good entertainment value . (2) a budget for the entertainment of clients (3) radio, television and other forms of entertainment
entertainment [ˌentəˈteinmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 零；无；没有
vt. 夹住，夹紧；将…固定；紧紧抓住
n. 招待；娱乐节目
n. 位置，场所；外景拍摄地
(1) The barometer is falling (= showing that it will probably rain) . (2) Infant mortality is a reliable barometer of socio-economic conditions. (3) barometric pressure
barometer [bəˈrɔmitə] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 口译
n. 沙丁鱼
n. 气压计；睛雨表
vt. 使完美；完善
(1) If the warranty is limited, the terms may entitle you to a replacement or refund. (2) Golden parachutes entitle them to a full year's salary if they get booted out of the company. (3) How does one entitle the queen when speaking directly to her?
entitle [inˈtaitl] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 仿制品；模仿
adj. 远古的；未开化的；原始的；简陋的
vt. 给予…权利；给予…资格；给…命名
adj. （声音）嘶哑的
(1) Since 1978, the amount of money available to buy books has fallen by 17%... (2) There are three small boats available for hire... (3) Mr Leach is on holiday and was not available for comment.
availability [əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 油轮；大卡车
n. 消息；主题思想
n. 有效；有用；有益；可得到的人（或物）
n. 探险；探险队；远足
(1) a shuttle service between London and Edinburgh (2) Her childhood was spent shuttling between her mother and father. (3) A bus shuttles passengers back and forth from the station to the terminal.
shuttle [ˈʃʌtl] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 暗杀，行刺；中伤
adv. 相反地
n. （织机的）梭；往来于两地之间的航班
n. 披肩，斗篷；海角
(1) a flask of tea/coffee (2) He took out a metal flask from a canvas bag. (3) ...flasks for the transport of spent fuel.
(1) typing and shorthand (2) to take sth down in shorthand (3) a shorthand typist
shorthand [ˈʃɔ:thænd] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 缄默的；哑的
n. 速记，速记法
vt.&vi. 与…作战；奋战
n. 惊奇，惊讶
(1) When burnt, plastic produces dangerous by-products. (2) One of the by-products of unemployment is an increase in crime. (3) A by-product of their meeting was the release of these fourteen men.
by-product [ˈbaiprɔdʌkt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 副产品；附带产生的结果
adv. 正确地，得体地
v. 鼓掌；快速放置；轻拍
v. 预告；宣布
(1) Each word was freighted with anger. (2) passenger and freight transportation services (3) to send goods by air freight
freight [freit] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 复制品 ˈdju:plikeit vt. 复制；使成双
vt. 使停泊；系泊
vt. 挑衅；激起；引起
n. 运费；货运；货物
(1) a particularly apt description/name/comment (2) apt to be forgetful/careless (3) Babies are apt to put objects into their mouths.
apt [æpt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 浴室；淋浴器；淋浴；阵雨
adj. 恰当的；聪明的；易于…的
n. 阳极，正极
vi. 对…进行民意测验；获得（…票数）
(1) strong/high winds (2) gale-force winds (3) a light wind
wind [wind] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 网眼；网状物
n. 风；趋势
adj. 球形的，球面的
vt. （收费）供…膳食；登上（火车等）
(1) The President intervened personally in the crisis. (2) She might have been killed if the neighbours hadn't intervened. (3) ‘But, ’ she intervened, ‘what about the others? ’
intervene [ˌɪntəˈvi:n] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 干涉，干预；插话；阻挠
n. 电容器
n. 鲑鱼，大马哈鱼
vt. 发展；出现，产生；开发（土地或地产）；养成（习惯）；患病
(1) mercury, the solar system innermost planet, never strays far from the sun. (2) At present, caustic soda childbirth has baffle law, mercury law and ionic membrane law. (3) mercury in Gemini is helpful for getting your across at work.