(1) a coil of copper wire (2) a wire basket (3) The box was fastened with a rusty wire.
wire [ˈwaiə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 金属线；电缆；电信
n. 歌唱家，歌手
vt. 破坏，毁灭；消灭
n. 剑，刀
(1) a diamond pin (2) He supports the group and wears its pin on his lapel. (3) a 2-pin plug
pin [pin] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 至关重要的；有生命力的
v. 别住，钉住
n. 努力；费力
adj. 东南的
(1) I don't know if I can come but I'll try. (2) What are you trying to do? (3) I tried hard not to laugh.
try [trai] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 对比，对照；悬殊
prep. 经过；通过
n. 厚运动衫，毛线衫
vi. 尝试
(1) a 200-hectare farm (2) a farm worker/labourer (3) farm buildings/machinery
farm [fɑ:m] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 农场，农庄；饲养场
vt. 分配；使分开；除以；把…分开
n. 车间；实验班；创作室
n. 提议，建议；求婚
(1) the relative merits of the two plans (2) the position of the sun relative to the earth (3) They now live in relative comfort (= compared with how they lived before) .
relative [ˈrelətiv] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 小说；虚构，杜撰
n. 体积，大量；庞大的身躯；大批
adj. 有关系的；相对的
n. 柠檬，柠檬树
(1) a velvet dress (2) velvet curtains/drapes (3) ...a charcoal-gray overcoat with a velvet collar...
velvet [ˈvelvit] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 脚；最下部；英尺
n. 加仑
vt.&vi. 搔痒；抓；擦伤
n. 丝绒，天鹅绒
(1) That's mine. (2) He's a friend of mine (= one of my friends) . (3) She wanted one like mine (= like I have) .
mine [main] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 主要地，大部分地
n. 细菌
n. 电池；一套，一组；一系列
pron. 我的
(1) The accident could have been prevented. (2) He is prevented by law from holding a licence. (3) Nothing would prevent him from speaking out against injustice.
prevent [priˈvent] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 时代，年代，时期
vt. 预防，防止；阻止
n. 前置词，介词
adv. 立即，即刻
(1) She's tall and thin. (2) tall chimneys (3) the tallest building in the world
tall [tɔ:l] 📢 UK📢 US
n. （英国的）郡，（美国的）县
adj. 想睡的；寂静的
vt. 抓住，逮捕；夺取
adj. 高的，身材高的
(1) road users (2) computer software users (3) a user manual
user [ˈju:zə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 真的；忠实的
adv. 任何地方都不；无处
n. 收入；收益；进款
n. 用户，使用者
(1) Tack the cord around the cushion. (2) Inflate your life jacket by pulling sharply on the cord. (3) A threefold cord is not quickly broken.
cord [kɔ:d] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 拒绝；丢掉；不录用
adv. 同时，当时
n. 细绳，粗线；电源线；灯芯绒裤子
n. 出席，到场；风度
(1) We got the bus back to Tange for 30 cents... (2) Great clouds of black smoke were rising for several hundred feet or so. (3) We drove on for a few miles...
for [fɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 每一的；每隔…的
n. 手枪
n. 木材，木料；原木
prep. 为，给；受雇于；帮助，为了
(1) I've spoken to the manager about it. (2) The President refused to speak to the waiting journalists. (3) (especially North American English)Can I speak with you for a minute?
speak [spi:k] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 合意的；可取的
vt. 邮寄
vt. 说
n. 毛毯，毯子；覆盖层
(1) The journey would be dangerous in the extreme. (2) extremes of cold, wind or rain (3) It's embarrassing the extremes he'll go to in order to impress his boss.
extreme [iksˈtri:m] 📢 UK📢 US
num. 第六；六分之一
adj. 极度的；极端的；偏激的
n. 分发，分派；分配，分布
vi. 变宽
(1) All main courses come with salad or vegetables. (2) Is cold meat and salad OK for lunch? (3) a side salad (= a small bowl of salad served with the main course of a meal)
salad [ˈsæləd] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 色拉；凉拌菜
n. 日历；历法；日程表
adj. 致命的；极其无聊的；无情的
n. 动物园
(1) a blanket of fog/snow/cloud (2) (figurative)The trial was conducted under a blanket of secrecy. (3) a blanket ban on tobacco advertising
blanket [ˈblæŋkit] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 犯罪的，犯法的
n. 教师，老师，先生
n. 专家
n. 毛毯，毯子；覆盖层
(1) We flew home via Dubai. (2) I heard about the sale via Jane. (3) The news programme came to us via satellite.
via [ˈvaiə] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 后来，以后
adj. 印度的
n. 容器；集装箱
prep. 经过；通过
(1) To whom it may concern … (= used for example, at the beginning of a public notice or of a job reference about sb's character and ability) (2) Everyone who was directly concerned in (= had some responsibility for) the incident has now resigned. (3) The individuals concerned have some explaining to do.
concern [kənˈsə:n] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 裤带，腰带；皮带；地带
n. 世界；世人；世间
v. 使担忧，使心烦；关注；关于
adj. 大气的；有情调的
(1) The camera is guaranteed for twelve months. (2) twelve men voted for the motion and three against it. (3) The clock was striking twelve.
twelve [twelv] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 教，教诲；学费
n. 工艺，手艺；行业
pron. 这，这个
num. 十二，十二个
(1) Wipe your feet on the mat before you come in, please. (2) a judo/an exercise mat (3) a beer mat
mat [mæt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 恢复；归还；修补
n. 席子；草席；垫子
n. 全体船员
n. 子弹
(1) My assistant will now demonstrate the machine in action. (2) a senior research assistant (3) a sales assistant in a department store
assistant [əˈsistənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 美味的，怡人的；美妙的
prep. 在…之中；与…在一起；…之一
n. 助手，助理；店员
adv. 很少地，难得地
(1) A molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. (2) [只用于名词前] molecular structure/biology (3) ...the hydrogen bonds between water molecules.
molecule [ˈmɔlikju:l] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 使从事于；使参与；使订婚
n. 分子
vt. 征服，占领；克服，攻克
n. 供应；预备；存粮
(1) less butter/time/importance (2) He was advised to smoke fewer cigarettes and drink less beer. (3) We have less to worry about now.
less [les] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 商业，生意；业务量
adv. 更少地
n. 小孩，儿童；子女
adj. 同一的，相同的
(1) The european Builders Confederation has a membership of over 350,000 building companies. (2) She is to stand as a Member of the european Parliament. (3) Integrating the pound with other european currencies could cause difficulties.
european [ˌjʊərəˈpi:ən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 银行；库；岩，堤
adj. 生食的；未加工的
adv. 强烈地，激烈地，极为；苦涩地
adj. 欧洲的
(1) nowadays most kids prefer watching TV to reading. (2) nowadays it's acceptable for women to be ambitious. But it wasn't then... (3) I don't see much of Tony nowadays.
nowadays [ˈnauədeiz] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 英语
adv. 现今，现在
vt. 使增加；乘
vi. 繁荣，兴盛，兴旺；（植物或动物）长势好
(1) The candidates' experience and qualifications will be taken into consideration when the decision is made. (2) Taking everything into consideration, the event was a great success. (3) a small sum in consideration of your services
consideration [kənˌsidəˈreiʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 报仇；报复
n. 考虑，思考；体贴
n. 丝绒，天鹅绒
vt. 磨碎；磨快
(1) Prices did not alter significantly during 2004. (2) He had altered so much I scarcely recognized him. (3) It doesn't alter the way I feel.
alter [ˈɔ:ltə] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 埋葬，葬；埋藏；掩埋
n. 天花板，屋顶；上限；最高飞行限度
n. 盖子；掩护；躲避处；保险
vt. 改变；变更
(1) pots and pans (2) a pot of jam (3) a yogurt pot
pot [pɔt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 瓷器，瓷料；瓷制品
n. 失败；失败的事；失败者
adj. 年长的；地位较高的；资深的
n. 锅，茶壶，罐，盆
(1) herds of elephants/elephant herds (2) a baby elephant (3) Then the fly came again, and the elephant waved it away once more.
elephant [ˈelifənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 严厉的；坚定的
n. 象
vt. 后悔
n. 选择，挑选；精选物
(1) He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour. (2) This church was built in the eleventh century. (3) He arrived there at the eleventh hour.
eleventh [ɪˈlevənθ] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 投降
num. 第十一
n. 磁带，录像带
n. 卫星；人造卫星
(1) European unity (2) a plea for unity within the party (3) unity of purpose
unity [ˈju:niti] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 承认；收治；接纳；准许…进入
n. 网状物；网络
n. 手；照顾；帮助；指针；字迹
n. 单一；统一；团结
(1) a relatively inexpensive hotel (2) ...a variety of good inexpensive restaurants. (3) Several Linux productivity applications are also free or inexpensive, potentially saving even more money.
inexpensive [ˌɪnɪkˈspensɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 严格的；严厉的
adj. 立即的
adj. 花费不多的，价钱不贵的
vi. 停止；立定
(1) Water freezes at 0˚C. (2) It's so cold that even the river has frozen. (3) The cold weather had frozen the ground.
freeze [fri:z] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 部分；零件
n. 一月
num. 六，六个
vt. 使结冰
(1) Rennie had eaten his tea in the canteen. (2) ...a school canteen. (3) ...a full canteen of water.
canteen [kænˈti:n] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 小卖部；食堂，餐厅
vi. 发生；出现
adj. 本国的；家庭的；家务的；家用的
n. 宽度；广度
(1) The telephone roused me from my sleep at 6 a.m. (2) Nicky roused her with a gentle nudge. (3) A lot of people were roused to action by the appeal.
rouse [rauz] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 问；要求；索要；邀请
vt. 吸引；吸收；兼并；经受
vt. 唤醒，唤起；鼓舞
n. 准备，预备，筹备
(1) a republican government/movement (2) [不可数名词]a strong commitment to republicanism (3) ...the nations that had adopted the republican form of government.
republican [riˈpʌblikən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 梁，横梁；光束
n. 龙；凶暴的人
vt. 抚养，培养；饲养
adj. 共和国的；支持共和党的
(1) He struck off the branch with a single chop of the ax. (2) To me, Cleave is an ax skill. (3) With a swoop of his shining ax , the third tree fell.