(1) The car was completely crushed under the truck. (2) They crush the olives with a heavy wooden press. (3) Several people were crushed to death in the accident.
(1) These technological developments were hardly imaginable 30 years ago. (2) They stock every imaginable type of pasta. (3) The house has the most spectacular views imaginable.
imaginable [ɪˈmædʒɪnəbl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.少数；少数民族；未成年；
adj.植物（学）的； n.植物性药材；
adj.可想像的；可能的；
归因于…，产生于…；起源；
(1) When his schoolmate made the last goal, the boy gave out with an untrammeled yell. (2) He began to have a new horror of winning , of the victories of untrammeled autonomy. (3) You are attracted to those who are unbridled , untrammeled, and free.
untrammeled
📢 UK📢 US
n.一氧化碳；
adj.自由自在的，无阻碍的；倜傥；散帻斜簪；
vt.公开；揭露；使显露；使暴露；
n.窗玻璃；窗格；嵌板；方框； vt.装窗玻璃于；镶嵌板于；用染色小布片拼做（衣服）；
(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.
(1) We pulverized the opposition. (2) A factory making armaments had been bombed the night before and a residential area not far away had been pulverized. (3) He pulverized the opposition with the force of his oratory.
(1) All members of the association adhere to a strict code of practice. (2) Small particles adhere to the seed. (3) Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells.
adhere to [ədˈhiə tu:] 📢 UK📢 US
和…联系在一起；与…有关；
比分奋起直追；东山再起；卷土重来；
遵循， 依附， 坚持；丽；附着；
n.前哨；警戒部队；前哨基地；边区村落；
(1) The more recent conifer plantations cannot yet compare with the old woodlands. (2) How does your new house compare with your old one? (3) Few can equal [ compare with ] her in manual dexterity.
(1) I am afraid I may frighten the company , frighten or enthrall them. (2) The author enthrall , enthralled the minds of his readers. (3) He was enthrall , enthraled by the story.
enthrall [enˈθrɔ:l] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.迷住，吸引住；使感到非常愉快；
n.假期，休假；[古] 空出，撤出，辞去； vi.度假；
n.误解；错觉；错误想法；
adj.分布广的；普遍的；广泛应用；普及的；
(1) I was encouraged by the general tenor of his remarks. (2) a tenor saxophone (3) ...a free, open-air concert given by the Italian tenor, Luciano Pavarotti.
(1) The November air stung my cheeks, a harbinger of winter. (2) The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring. (3) It was an ominous harbinger of species.
harbinger [ˈhɑ:bɪndʒə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.顺从的，唯命是从的；柔顺；帖；贴；
vt.包含；使参与，牵涉；围绕，缠绕；使专心于；
n.预言者，预兆； vt.预告；充做…的前驱；
adj.壮观的，豪华的；极好的或令人满意的；闪亮的；为众人所推崇的；
(1) motor vehicles (= cars, buses, lorries/trucks, etc.) (2) Are you the driver of this vehicle? (3) rows of parked vehicles
vehicle [ˈvi:əkl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.车辆；交通工具；传播媒介，媒介物；[药]赋形剂；
n.种族地位，种族特点，种族渊源；
vt.使受欢迎；普及；使通俗化；使流行；
n.（强烈的）倾向，爱好，嗜好；
(1) Our food was only lukewarm. (2) a lukewarm response (3) She was lukewarm about the plan.
lukewarm [ˌlu:kˈwɔ:m] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.因此，于是；依据；照着，相应地；
adj.冷淡的；微温的；不热心的；温和；
adj.机智的，机敏的；得体的；老练的，圆滑的；婉转；
n.反映；（关于某课题的）思考；（声、光、热等的）反射；映像；
(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 [ˈmægnət] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.有争议的，引起争议的，被争论的；好争论的；
adj.终年的，长久的；多年生的；不断生长的；四季不断的； n.多年生植物；长期存在的；
adj.（宝石）半珍贵的，次贵重的，半宝石的；
n.磁铁，磁石；有吸引力的人或物；[物]磁体；
(1) The track led them to a huddle of outbuildings. (2) People stood around in huddles. (3) We found him huddled on the floor.
(1) I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages. (2) She is always boasting about how wonderful her children are. (3) He openly boasted of his skill as a burglar.
(1) Julie and Mark, aged 17 and 19 respectively (2) Their sons, Ben and Jonathan, were three and six respectively... (3) They finished first and second respectively.
(1) Fashion is constantly changing. (2) Heat the sauce, stirring constantly. (3) She suggests that women are under constant pressure to be abnormally thin...
constantly [ˈkɒnstəntli] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.不断地，时常地；时刻；常川；历来；
n.态度，看法；[戏剧]（表演时的）姿势；
n.调味品，佐料；
下（车、马等）；离开；发出；（使）入睡；
(1) He pulled out to overtake a truck. (2) It's dangerous to overtake on a bend. (3) Nuclear energy may overtake oil as the main fuel.
(1) She is the wrong woman for the job; she is always trying to make waves. (2) Wallis is always trying to make waves. (3) Whatever you do, don't make waves.
make waves
📢 UK📢 US
<美，非正>兴风作浪，制造纠纷；
v.以…为傲；
n.快乐，高兴；使人高兴的东西或人； vt.使高兴，使欣喜； vi.感到高兴[快乐]；
adj.不同的，多种多样的；变化多的；形形色色的；
(1) imaginary fears (2) The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth. (3) ...creating an imaginary world.
imaginary [ɪˈmædʒɪnəri] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.想像中的，假想的，虚构的；[数]虚数的；幻；虚幻；
n.重磅炸弹，了不起的人或事；大片；风靡一时的事物；
vt.竞争，为…而奋争；辩驳； vi.争斗；竞争；争夺；n.比赛；竞赛；搏斗；
n.（在海岸上长的或冲到海岸上的）海草（用作肥料等）；墨角藻；残败；漂来物；
(1) He put forward seven general dicta. (2) Witticisms, maxims, dicta, proverbs, and aphorisms each inhabit a different world. (3) Such dicta vary in weight and importance.
dicta [ˈdiktə] 📢 UK📢 US
大惊小怪；大做文章；
vt.包含，包括；由…组成；由…构成；
n.格言，权威的断言；宣言( dictum的名词复数 )；声明；名言；格言；
n.入口，出口；接近，进入；增长；爆发； vt.接近，进入；使用，接近，获取；
(1) We pulverized the opposition. (2) ...the economic policies which pulverised the economy during the 1980s... (3) A factory making armaments had been bombed the night before and a residential area not far away had been pulverized.
(1) Avoid deposits in excess of £20,000 in any one account. (2) He advised his son never to spend in excess of his income. (3) Luggage in excess of 20 kg is taxed.
in excess of [in ˈekses ɔv] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.奇怪的，古怪的；异常的；特有的，特殊的； n.专有特权，专有财产；[多用于英国]特殊教堂；
多于， 超出；
v.充满；
n.技术专家，专家政治论者，技术统治论者；
(1) My first parachute jump was an exhilarating experience. (2) It was exhilarating to be on the road again and his spirits rose. (3) ...in the exhilarating days of German unification.
exhilarating [ɪgˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.估计，预测；报价，预算书；评价，判断； vt.估计，估算；评价，评论；估量，估价；
n.格言，权威的断言；宣言( dictum的名词复数 )；声明；名言；格言；
adj.适于抓住的；
adj.使人高兴的，令人兴奋的；振奋的； v.使高兴，使兴奋( exhilarate的现在分词)；
(1) He's one of the most dynamically imaginative jazz pianists still functioning. (2) Mahler's own imaginative orchestration was heard in the same concert. (3) The house was always decorated with imaginative flower arrangements.
imaginative [ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv] 📢 UK📢 US
n.[化]元素；要素；原理；[电]电阻丝；
n.影响；效果；印象；所有物； vt.使发生；引起；产生（效果）；
n.回想，回忆；纪念品；记忆，记忆力；
adj.富于想像力的，运用想像力的；想象或创造出来的；沉溺于想象的；虚假的；
(1) The students' work varies considerably in quality. (2) The quality of the students' work varies considerably. (3) New techniques were introduced with varying degrees of success.
(1) He covered her mouth to stop her from screaming. (2) The kids were screaming with excitement. (3) People ran for the exits, screaming out in terror.
(1) The system was state of the art. (2) State - of - the - art suspension guarantees a smooth passage over the bumpiest road. (3) They are using state-of-the-art graphics in the film's special effects.
(1) pen and ink (2) a new book from the pen of Martin Amis (3) a sheep pen
pen [pen] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.大量的；结实的，牢固的；重大的； n.本质；重要材料；
知道；意识；察觉；
n.牛马饲料；寻找粮草； vi.搜寻（食物），尤指动物觅（食）；（尤指用手）搜寻（东西）；
n.笔，笔尖；笔法，文笔；作家；围栏； vt.写；把…关入栏中；关押，囚禁；
(1) Workshop I has been designed to cater to industrial designers in all fields, including automotive design. (2) We are going to cater to your every desire. (3) We must work out a plan to cater to the need of our clients.
(1) strict adherence to the rules (2) ...strict adherence to the constitution. (3) adherence is determined by an examination of all of the facts involved in a particular instance.
adherence [ədˈhɪərəns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.依附；坚持；忠诚；密着；
n.妇女连衣裙的上身，妇女紧身马甲，妇女紧身胸衣；
adj.批评的，爱挑剔的；危险的，危急的；决定性的；[物]临界的；
n.礼仪，礼节；规矩；礼数；
(1) a Hollywood blockbuster (2) a blockbusting performance (3) Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda another bite out of sequel to the 2008 summer blockbuster.
(1) ...the return of capitalism to Hungary. (2) They differ from us, they stand for capitalism. (3) The diffuse spectacle accompanies the abundance of commodities, the undisturbed development of modern capitalism.
(1) Her burst of exuberance and her brightness overwhelmed me. (2) Jon's exuberance was irrepressible. (3) Their talk is often hard to fathom but their exuberance still comes through.
exuberance [iɡˈzju:bərəns] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.同时发生的，同时存在的；同时的；联立的； n.同时译员；
adv.在最坏的情况下；
n.繁茂，丰富；充沛，充溢；
adj.住宅的，适于作住宅的；与居住有关的；适宜作住宅的；
(1) He swore to take (his) revenge on his political enemies. (2) She is seeking revenge for the murder of her husband. (3) The bombing was in revenge for the assassination.
revenge [rɪˈvendʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
不但…而且…；
n.报仇，报复； vt.为…报仇，报…之仇；
adj.极薄的，极微弱的；
v.知道； 意识到；
(1) the sophisticated pleasures of city life (2) Mark is a smart and sophisticated young man. (3) highly sophisticated computer systems
(1) The museum houses several of his Cubist masterpieces. (2) Her work is a masterpiece of (= an excellent example of) simplicity. (3) His book, I must add, is a masterpiece.