(1) Worldwide sales reached 2.5 billion. (2) half a billion dollars (3) They have spent billions on the problem (= billions of dollars, etc.) .
billion [ˈbɪljən] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.&n. 支持，赞助
pron.我们的
num. 十亿，百亿
n. 能力；才能
(1) She moved the sheaf of papers into position... (2) You can move the camera both vertically and horizontally... (3) She waited for him to get up, but he didn't move...
move [mu:v] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 移动，搬动，搬家
v. 构筑；建造，建设
n. 大陆，大洲；陆地
a. 社会主义的
(1) a member of staff/society/the family (2) characteristics common to all members of the species (3) party/union members
member [ˈmembə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
a.说英语的
v. （钟、铃等）响；打电话 n. 电话，铃声 n. 环形物（如环、圈、戒指等）
n.挑战(性)
n. 成员，会员
(1) We grew up in the same neighbourhood. (2) a poor/quiet/residential neighbourhood (3) Manhattan is divided into distinct neighborhoods.
neighbourhood [ˈneɪbəhʊd] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 铁路
n. 四邻；邻近地区 (美neighborhood)
int. 干杯，(口)谢谢，再见
v. 购买，采购
(1) a grain of rice (2) boiled/steamed/fried rice (3) long-/short-grain rice
rice [raɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
prep. (表示位置)在…后面ad.在后面；向后
vt. 移动，拿走，脱掉（衣服等）
n. 稻米；米饭
n. 假期，休假
(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 [ədˈvɜ:tɪsmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
a. 愚蠢的，傻的
n. 西藏人；西藏语
n. 结果，效果
n. 广告
(1) I went for a run there, keeping an eye on the children the whole time... (2) ...a very simple punishment code based on an-eye-for-an-eye. (3) Here, massive dunes stretched in every direction as far as the eye could see...
eye [aɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 眼睛
ad.有时
a. 高兴的，快乐的
n. （海军）上校；船长，舰长；队长
(1) cat food (2) the big cats (= lions , tigers , etc.) (3) He thinks he's the cat's whiskers (= he has a high opinion of himself) .
cat [kæt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.(英)学校毕业生
(缩)=physical education体育
n. 猫
n. （小）学生
(1) right-wing policies (2) ...a right-wing government... (3) Liberals say the paper is too right-wing.
right-wing
📢 UK📢 US
n. 右翼
a.太阳的
ad.口口相传；人传人地
n. 学生
(1) religious beliefs/faith (2) religious education (= education about religion) (3) religious instruction (= instruction in a particular religion)
religious [rɪˈlɪdʒəs] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 记者，新闻通讯员
n.&vt. 帮助，帮忙
a. 宗教的
v.& aux.（后接不带to的不定式；主要用于疑问，否定或条件句）敢，敢于
(1) She tried to stop herself from crying out. (2) to cry out in fear/alarm/pain (3) She cried out for help.
cry [kraɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 太阳，阳光
n. 叫喊；哭声 v. 喊叫；哭
ad. 努力地；使劲；猛烈地 a.硬的；困难的；艰难的
n. 文学
(1) My doctor has forbidden me sugar. (2) Lack of space forbids further treatment of the topic here. (3) ‘Maybe you'll end up as a lawyer, like me. ’ ‘God forbid! ’
forbid [fəˈbɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 禁止，不许
n. 合作，协同工作
a. 心烦意乱的，紧张的
a. 容易的，不费力的
(1) You can ask for help whenever you need it. (2) whenever she comes, she brings a friend. (3) The roof leaks whenever it rains.
whenever [wenˈevə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
a. 新的；新鲜的
conj. 每当，无论何时
a.俄国人的，俄语的 n.俄国人，俄语
a. 两倍.双的 n. 两个.双
(1) the ambulance service (2) ambulance staff (3) Call an ambulance!
ambulance [ˈæmbjələns] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 酸奶
vt. 拿，搬，带，提，抬，背，抱，运等
n. 救护车
n./v.优势,益处,使…受益
(1) I've looked everywhere. (2) He follows me everywhere. (3) We'll have to eat here─ everywhere else is full.
everywhere [ˈevriweə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 电线
ad. 到处
n. 同事
n. 儿子
(1) The marriage ended in divorce in 1996. (2) an increase in the divorce rate (= the number of divorces in a year) (3) They have agreed to get a divorce .
divorce [diˈvɔ:s] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 离婚
n.工厂
vi.争辩，争论
n.小说，虚构的事
(1) the departure lounge (2) the television lounge (3) Several students were lounging around, reading newspapers.
lounge [laʊndʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 祈祷
v.调整,调节,适应,习惯
n. 休息厅；休息室
n. 笔记簿
(1) She's forever going on about how poor they are. (2) I'll love you forever! (3) After her death, their lives changed forever.
forever [fərˈevə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
ad. 永远；永恒的
n. 店主，零售商人
n. 象
n.&vt. 设计，策划 图案，图样，样式
(1) It'seems to have been invented by the American astronomer David Rittenhouse in about 1785. (2) Make much mathematician, physicist, astronomer wait to be enrolled to enter Microsoft. (3) According to a Cornell astronomer, it's just rock formation.
astronomer [əˈstrɒnəmə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 天文学家
int. 哦！啊！
n. 农场；农庄
n. 飞行员
(1) He took his son Christopher to the zoo. (2) ...the penguin pool at London zoo. (3) How can I get to the zoo?
zoo [zu:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.歌唱家，歌手
ad.近似，大约
n. 训练人；教练
n. 动物园
(1) Cotton clothing allows your skin to breathe. (2) Her performance breathed wit and charm. (3) His illness is a result of breathing in paint fumes over many years.
breathe [bri:ð] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 责任，义务
vi. 呼吸
n. （报刊的）大字标题
n. 照相机；摄像机
(1) The bride belongs to the bridegroom. (2) To the bridegroom: Are you willing to be this woman's husband , for better or worse? (3) The bridegroom and the best man wore white carnations in their buttonholes.
bridegroom [ˈbraɪdgru:m] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 新郎
n. 同校同学
n. 全体职工（雇员）
n. （皮）带
(1) a cup of hot sweet tea (2) sweet food (3) I had a craving for something sweet.
sweet [swi:t] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.开采.开发.利用.剥削
n. 锤子，锣锤
n.铅笔盒
n.甜食;蜜饯;甜点;糖果;芳香a.甜的;新鲜的;可爱的;亲切的
(1) all living things (2) living organisms (3) the finest living pianist
living [ˈlɪvɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
a. 活着的 n. 生计
n. 工资，工钱，报酬
a. 机密的，保密的
n. 狼
(1) The teacher walked around inspecting their work. (2) The plants are regularly inspected for disease. (3) Make sure you inspect the goods before signing for them.
inspect [ɪnˈspekt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 大厅,会堂,礼堂;过道
vt. 检查；检验；审视
vt. 生产；制造
n. 陷阱 vt. 使陷入困境
(1) She laid the baby down gently on the bed. (2) He laid a hand on my arm. (3) The horse laid back its ears.
lay [leɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 放，摆
vt. 放，搁
vt.宁愿（选择）,更喜欢
n. 习惯，习性
(1) There are two collections a day from this letter - box. (2) With the help of the postman, Tom went out of the letter - box. (3) Post the letter through the slit in the letter box.
letter-box [ˈmembə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 信箱
n. 朋友
n. 机翼，翅膀
a. 猛烈的
(1) the base of a column/glass (2) a pain at the base of the spine (3) The lamp has a heavy base.
base [beɪs] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 根据地，基地（棒球）垒
ad. 这样；因而
a. 健康的, 适合的 v. （使）适合，安装
n. 舞台；阶段
(1) a bird's nest with two eggs in it (2) a species of bird (3) The area has a wealth of bird life.
bird [bə:d] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 鸟
a. 木制的
n. 自由
n. 周末
(1) delicately balanced flavours (2) a delicate problem (3) The delicate surgical operation took five hours.
delicate [ˈdelɪkət] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 取笑，戏弄，寻开心
a.易损的，易碎的
n. 感觉，意识
n. 浪费，白费，挥霍钱财； 废料，废品，废物； 荒地，荒芜； 消耗（量），损耗 vt.& vi. 徒劳； （使）损耗； （使）消瘦； 浪费
(1) to ask/answer a question (2) question 3 was very difficult. (3) In the exam there's sure to be a question on energy.
question [ˈkwestʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 传真
vt. 询问 n. 问题
n.打仗（架），与……打仗（架）
a.空闲,多余的，剩余的
(1) a buffet lunch/supper (2) Dinner will be a cold buffet, not a sit-down meal. (3) to be buffeted by the wind
buffet [ˈbʌfɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 自助餐
a.平等的 vt.等于，使等于
n. 熊猫
a. 错误的
(1) ‘Are you going to come? ’ ‘perhaps. I'll see how I feel. ’ (2) perhaps he's forgotten. (3) This is perhaps his best novel to date.
perhaps [pəˈhæps] 📢 UK📢 US
a. 出现的，出席的 n. 礼物，赠品 vt. 呈奉，奉送
ad. 可能，或
n. 希腊
pron. 别人，别的东西 a. 别的,另外的
(1) simply add hot water and stir. (2) The runway is simply a strip of grass. (3) Fame is often simply a matter of being in the right place at the right time.
simply [ˈsɪmpli] 📢 UK📢 US
ad. 那么 pron. （泛指）人，事物 a.这样的，那样的
ad.简单地,(加强语气)的确
vt. 咀嚼
v.任命，委任，安排，确定（时间，地点）
(1) He inched his way through the narrow passage. (2) I inched the car forward. (3) She moved forward, inching towards the rope.
inch [ɪntʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 英寸
n.存在；生存；存在物
n. 国家；农村，乡下
n.&vt. 预告
(1) to go up/rise/increase in value (2) to go down/fall/drop in value (3) rising property values
value [ˈvælju:] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 坐
vt.（投票）选举
n. 价值，益处
n.幻灯片,滑道v.滑行,滑动
(1) very small (2) very quickly (3) very few people know that.
very [ˈveri] 📢 UK📢 US
a. 稳固的；平稳的
n. 常规,正常顺序,无聊
vad. 很，非常
a. 意大利(人)的；意大利语的 n. 意大利人；意大利语
(1) Don't come near me... (2) Her children went back every year to stay in a farmhouse near the cottage... (3) After the war, The House of Hardie came near to bankruptcy...
near [niə] 📢 UK📢 US
a. 基本的
(用于否定句或短语后)也
a. 近的 ad. 附近，邻近 prep. 在……附近，靠近
n. 臂,支架 v. 以…装备,武装起来n. （美）武器,武力
(1) The project will require very little work to start up; that's the beauty of it . (2) One of the beauties of living here is that it's so peaceful. (3) beauty products/treatment (= intended to make a person more beautiful)