(1) crippling debts (2) (figurative)He's an emotional cripple (= he cannot express his feelings) . (3) a crippling disease
cripple [ˈkripl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 合意的;可取的
n. 跛子;残废的人
n. 狂怒,盛怒
n. 楼梯平台;登陆,着陆
(1) to maintain law and order/standards/a balance (2) The two countries have always maintained close relations. (3) (formal)She maintained a dignified silence.
maintain [meinˈtein] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 导游,向导;指南,手册
adj. 经济的;节约的;高效的
vt. 鼓舞;激励;启发;激起
vt. 维持;赡养;维修;坚称
(1) last/this/next week (2) It rained all week. (3) What day of the week is it?
week [wi:k] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 运河,沟渠;(人体内输送食物)管,道
n. 习惯;习性
n. 星期,周
adj. 困难的;难相处的
(1) to find personal fulfilment (2) [不可数名词]the fulfilment of a dream (3) to fulfil your dream/ambition/potential
fulfil
📢 UK📢 US
vt. 履行;满足;完成
pron. 全部,一切
adv. 毫不
adj. 热带的;炎热的
(1) a paintbrush (2) a hairbrush (3) a toothbrush
brush [brʌʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 物质的;充实的;重大的
n. 空闲时间;悠闲
n. 刷子,毛刷;小冲突;灌木区
n. 道路,公路;途径,方法
(1) I want to see my brief. (2) I hold no brief for either side in this war. (3) The officer briefed her on what to expect.
brief [bri:f] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 减,减去,去掉
pron. 这些
n. 请求;申请;运用
adj. 简短的;短暂的
(1) This poses a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and consequently to human health. (2) Grandfather Dingsdale had sustained a broken back while working in the mines. consequently, he spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair... (3) Relations between the two companies had, consequently, never been close.
consequently [ˈkɔnsikwəntli] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 北方的,北部的
adj. 完美的;完好的
n. 连续,继续;次序
adv. 因此,因而,所以
(1) I look ridiculous in this hat. (2) Don't be ridiculous! You can't pay £50 for a T-shirt! (3) The meal was ridiculously expensive.
ridiculous [riˈdikjuləs] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 出席,到场;风度
n. 面纱,面罩;遮蔽物
n. 奴隶;苦工
adj. 荒谬的,可笑的
(1) She hurriedly buttoned (up) her blouse. (2) The dress buttons (up) at the back. (3) (British English)to do up/undo your buttons
button [ˈbʌtən] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 紧急的;强求的
n. 欢乐,喜悦;乐事
vt. 扣上…的纽扣
vi. 争论;争辩;辩论;讨论
(1) Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident. (2) a witness to the killing (3) a defence/prosecution witness
witness [ˈwitnis] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 目击
n. 海湾;巨大的差距
pron. 谁的;哪个人的
vi.&n. 回答,答复
(1) sea spray (2) A cloud of fine spray came up from the waterfall. (3) (figurative)a spray of machine-gun bullets
spray [sprei] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 喷
n. 显微镜
adj. 坏的;严重的;不明智的;不幸的
vt. 宣告,宣布;表明
(1) a feeling of hunger/excitement/sadness, etc. (2) guilty feelings (3) I've got a tight feeling in my stomach.
feeling [ˈfi:liŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 停止,终止
conj. 也不;也没有
n. 感情;看法;爱慕;感觉,知觉
adv. 那样
(1) Hyde park (2) We went for a walk in the park. (3) a park bench
park [pɑ:k] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 接受,赞同;承认;承受
n. 协会,团体;联想;关联
n. 公园;停车场
n. 米,公尺
(1) Brahms' violin concerto (2) Lizzie used to play the violin. (3) ...the Brahms violin concerto in D.
violin [ˌvaiəˈlin] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 小提琴
vt.&vi. 焊接,熔接
n. 商店,店铺;车间
n. 丢掉,处理,销毁
(1) Carol is a tall, dark, latin type of woman. (2) latin and Greek will be squeezed out of school timetables. (3) Above its doors was a latin inscription: Non omnia possumus omnes.
latin [ˈlætn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 建筑;建立,创建
n. 周围的事物,环境
adj. 拉丁的;拉丁语的
n. 鼻子;嗅觉;突出部分
(1) We're going to call her Sophie. (2) Please give her my regards. (3) The manager will be free soon─you can wait for herhere.
her [hə:] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 强壮地,强烈地
n. 航空公司
n. 车库;汽车修理场
pron. (宾格)她;她的
(1) Dirty streets and homelessness are no advertisement for a prosperous society. (2) Put an advertisement in the local paper to sell your car. (3) Miss Parrish recently placed an advertisement in the local newspaper.
advertisement [ədˈvə:tismənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 产量;输出量;输出
n. 广告;公告
num. 八十,八十个;八十年代
adj. 本国的;家庭的;家务的;家用的
(1) current prices (2) a budget for the current year (3) your current employer
current [ˈkʌrənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 当前的;通用的
vt. 杀死;弄死;扼杀;使停止
adj. 危险的,不安全的
adj. 微弱的,虚弱的
(1) A shower of sparks flew up the chimney. (2) sparks from a faulty light switch (3) A spark ignites the fuel in a car engine.
spark [spɑ:k] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 火花,火星
vt. 使惊奇;突然袭击
n. 职责;责任;税
adj. 个人的;本人的
(1) I like your dress. (2) Excuse me, is this your seat? (3) The bank is on your right.
your [jɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
pron. 你的,你们的
vt. 驳斥,反驳,驳倒
n. 鱼,鱼肉
n. 萝卜,芜菁
(1) I was very favourably impressed with her work. (2) These figures compare favourably with last year's. (3) He speaks very favourably of your work.
favourable [ˈfeɪvərəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 有利的;赞成的
n. 建筑物;房屋
n. 时代,年代,时期
n. 省;领域,范围
(1) a feasible plan/suggestion/idea (2) It's just not feasible to manage the business on a part-time basis. (3) [不可数名词]a feasibility study on the proposed new airport
feasible [ˈfi:zəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 可行的,行得通的
adv. 几乎不;很难
prep. 进入;撞上;换上
n. 踝,踝关节
(1) a gaseous mixture (2) in gaseous form (3) Freon exists both in liquid and gaseous states.
gaseous [ˈgæsi:əs] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.&vi. 口授;命令;决定,支配
n. 小萝卜
adj. 气体的,气态的
n. 照片,相片
(1) a piece of card (2) The model of the building was made of card. (3) a membership card
card [kɑ:d] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 卡,卡片;身份证明;银行卡;卡片
vi. 加快
n. 狗,犬
adj. 想象中的,假想的
(1) durable plastics (2) negotiations for a durable peace (3) [不可数名词]the durability of gold
durable [ˈdjuərəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 耐久的,耐用的
n. 根据;证据
n. 试,试验;审判
n. 吨;大量
(1) all living things (2) living organisms (3) the finest living pianist
living [ˈliviŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 生计,饭碗;生活质量
n. 深度;深厚;严重性;渊博;浓度
n. 专门小组;镶板,嵌板
vt. 陈列,展览;显示
(1) hollow out the cake and fill it with cream. (2) The squirrel disappeared into a hollow at the base of the tree. (3) She noticed the slight hollows under his cheekbones.
hollow [ˈhɔləu] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 管理,控制;调整
vt. 预防,防止;阻止
n. 窗帘;幕布
adj. 空的;空洞的
(1) This book requires a great deal of concentration. (2) Tiredness affects your powers of concentration. (3) a need for greater concentration on environmental issues
concentration [ˌkɔnsənˈtreiʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 九月
vt. 使旋转;使轮流
n. 信封
n. 集中;专注;浓度
(1) wild/savage/ferocious beasts (2) mythical beasts such as unicorns and dragons (3) The maths exam was a real beast.
beast [bi:st] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 女主人
n. 兽,野兽;禽兽
vt. 使惊讶,使吃惊
n. 主人;东道主
(1) computer-assisted learning (2) Last season was a learning experience for me. (3) a woman of great learning
learning [ˈlə:niŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 信任,信赖,信心
n. 学习;学问,知识
n. 谜,谜语
adj. 响亮的;吵闹的
(1) The conversation turned to gardening. (2) I tried to make conversation (= to speak in order to appear polite) . (3) (North Amercian English)to get into a conversation with sb
conversation [ˌkɔnvəˈseiʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 动物,兽类
n. 会话,谈话
adj. 渴望的,热切的
vt. 强调,着重
(1) a severe famine (2) disasters such as floods and famine (3) the threat of widespread famine in the area
famine [ˈfæmin] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 管弦乐队
n. 饥荒
n. 靶,标的;目标
adj. 不用电线的,无线的
(1) to be bursting with ideas/enthusiasm/pride (2) The hall was filled to bursting point . (3) The hall was full to bursting .
burst [bə:st] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 后悔
v. 可能,会,也许
n. 差别,不同;特质;卓越
vt. 使爆裂;使破裂
(1) fierce/heavy/violent storms (2) A few minutes later the storm broke (= began) . (3) I think we're in for a storm (= going to have one) .
storm [stɔ:m] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 最喜爱的
vt. 关上,闭上,关闭
n. 暴风雨;爆发
adj. 快乐的;鲜艳的,艳丽的
(1) several letters arrived this morning. (2) He's written several books about India. (3) several more people than usual came to the meeting.
several [ˈsevrəl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 几个,数个
vi. 啼叫;(公鸡)打鸣
n. 电子
adj. 凶恶的,邪恶的;道德败坏的
(1) Where do these plates belong (= where are they kept) ? (2) Are you sure these documents belong together? (3) I don't feel as if I belong here.
belong [biˈlɔŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 属于;与…有关;是…的成员
vt. 积累,堆积
n. 骨,骨头
vt.&vi. 计划,打算
(1) to launch an appeal/an inquiry/an investigation/a campaign (2) to launch an attack/invasion (3) a party to launch his latest novel
launch [lɔ:ntʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 发射;推出;发动
n. 市场;集市;需求量
vt. 压,按,挤;催促
n. 地窖,地下室;酒窖
(1) a polling/voting booth (2) a phone booth (3) I called her from a public phone booth near the entrance to the bar...
booth [buːð] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 厚的;密的;浓
n. 货摊;公用电话亭
n. 地主;房东,店主
n. 胸口,胸膛;箱子
(1) a war/security/demilitarized, etc. zone (2) an earthquake/danger, etc. zone (3) a pedestrian zone (= where vehicles may not go)
zone [zəun] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 地区,区域,范围
n. 时间;时机;次,回
pron. 某人,有人
adj. 真的;忠实的
(1) They tried to get into the club but were refused admission. (2) She failed to gain admission to the university of her choice. (3) an admission of guilt/failure/defeat