(1) Nothing would induce me to take the job. (2) drugs which induce sleep (3) a drug-induced coma
induce [inˈdju:s] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 劝诱，劝说；引起
adj. 纪录的；文件的；书面的
n. 继承权；一连串
adj. 分子的；与分子有关的
(1) He returned to Britain in 1939, having resided abroad for many years. (2) The source of the problem resides in the fact that the currency is too strong. (3) The ultimate authority resides with the board of directors.
reside [riˈzaid] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 低语；咕哝
vi. 居住，定居；属于
n. 建筑；建造；创建；建造物
n. 能力；容量；（国家的）军事力量
(1) They deliberated on whether to continue with the talks. (2) a deliberate act of vandalism (3) The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government.
deliberate [diˈlibərit] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 故意的；蓄意的；审慎的
adj. 没有的；无效的
vt.&vi. 说唱；急拍；责备；闲聊
n. 处罚；刑罚；点球；惩罚
(1) the velocity of light (2) to gain/lose velocity (3) a high-velocity rifle
velocity [viˈlɔsiti] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. （人或物）典雅的；简洁的，简练的
n. 速度，速率
vi. 出发；向…方向移动
n. 专利
(1) a realistic assessment (2) We have to be realistic about our chances of winning. (3) It is not realistic to expect people to spend so much money.
realistic [ˌriəˈlistik] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 攀登；上升
adj. 现实的；现实主义的
adj. 可觉察的；相当大的；明显的
n. 急件；迅速，急速；新闻报道
(1) a bronze statue (2) a figure cast in bronze (3) bronze skin
bronze [brɔnz] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 给…调味
adj. 包括一切费用在内的；包括的；包容性强的
n. 青铜色；青铜；青铜像
adj. 渴望的
(1) a letter of complaint (2) a skin complaint (3) (formal)to file/lodge (= make) a complaint
complaint [kəmˈpleint] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 看出；辨别；觉察出
n. 打火机，点火器
n. 疾病；投诉；抱怨
vt.&vi. 延长；伸长
(1) inorganic fertilizers (2) ...roofing made from organic and inorganic fibres. (3) Abstract: Polyphosphazenes are inorganic polymeric functional materialsthat have unique characterization.
inorganic [ˌɪnɔ:ˈgænɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 黏的；黏性的
adj. 头晕目眩的，眩晕的
adj. 无生物的；无机的
n. （战争、愤怒等）爆发，突然发生
(1) jams made with fruit juice concentrate (2) mineral concentrates found at the bottom of rivers (3) In this lecture I shall concentrate on the early years of Charles's reign.
concentrate [ˈkɔnsəntreit] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 绝缘体；绝热体
vt.&vi. 全神贯注；使集中
adv. 节约地；在经济上
vt. 命定，注定；预定
(1) There is always a flaw in the character of a tragic hero. (2) The argument is full of fundamental flaws. (3) The report reveals fatal flaws in security at the airport.
flaw [flɔ:] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 钟摆；（局势意见等的）摇摆不定
adj. 可怕的；难对付的；令人惊叹的；艰巨的
n. 缺点；瑕疵；错误，谬误
n. 殷勤好客；热情友好；款待
(1) The fog began to disperse. (2) The crowd dispersed quickly. (3) Police dispersed the protesters with tear gas.
disperse [disˈpə:s] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 今后，从今以后
vt. （使）分散；使散开；驱散
vi. 沉思
n. 脸红
(1) personal prestige (2) There is a lot of prestige attached to owning a car like this. (3) jobs with low prestige
prestige [presˈti:ʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 战争；冲突，斗争
n. 钠
n. 威望，威信，声望
n. 信徒；追随者，支持者
(1) We need changes in the law governing school attendance. (2) All his decisions have been entirely governed by self-interest. (3) Prices are governed by market demand.
govern [ˈɡʌvən] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 保守的，因循守旧的；保守党的
adj. 相互的；互利的
v. 支配；控制；统治
vt. 假装
(1) She has a seat on the board of directors. (2) He had ripped up the carpet, leaving only the bare boards. (3) a blackboard
board [bɔ:d] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 熄灭，扑灭；消除
v. 压，按；用力踩；用力挤压；竭力劝说
adv. 其后，其次，接着
vt. （收费）供…膳食；登上（火车等）
(1) The dog stood listening, its ears cocked. (2) to cock a snook at authority (3) I really cocked that exam up!
cock [kɔk] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 公鸡；雄禽
vi. 过滤；透过；（消息等）走漏，慢慢传开
adj. 融洽的；和谐的，协调的；悦耳的
n. 磁性；魅力
(1) to make generalizations about sth (2) Try to avoid generalization. (3) a speech full of broad/sweeping generalizations
generalization [ˌdʒenərəlɪˈzeɪʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 顶点；峰会；顶峰
adj. 感激的；表示感谢的
n. 价值；优点
n. 一般化；概括，归纳
(1) The apple was brought over here by the colonists when they came. (2) ...the early American colonists. (3) Many of the old puritan colonist retain their factious temperament in the new world.
colonist [ˈkɔlənɪst] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 移民；殖民地居民；殖民地开拓者
vi. 走私
v. 巡逻，巡查
n. 流言蜚语；爱说长道短的人；闲话
(1) empirical evidence/knowledge/research (2) an empirical study (3) Such claims need to be tested empirically.
empirical [emˈpirikəl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 经验主义的
vt. 使…变浓稠；变密集
n. 议院；公司；住宅； 家庭
vt. 偶然听到；偷听
(1) The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics. (2) Locke originated this theory in the 17th century. (3) The disease originated in Africa...
originate [əˈridʒineit] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 创始
n. 人类；人性；人道；人文学科
n. 潮湿；湿度
n. 不稳定性，不稳固性
(1) a school/health/safety, etc. inspector (2) inspector Maggie Forbes (3) The mill was finally shut down by state safety inspectors.
inspector [ɪnˈspektə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 船体；花萼
adj. 最后的；最根本的；至高的
n. 检查员；巡官；督察长
n. 证实；确认
(1) glass/metal filaments (2) Yarn Material used: Stretch nylon filament, acrylic, wool, cotton yarn and spandex. (3) The Mechanical properties of glass fiber filament yarn stressunder a cyclic load.
filament [ˈfɪləmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 烧焦；疾驰
n. 统计，统计数字
n. 谷类；谷物；麦片
n. 细丝，细线，细状物
(1) the tiny yellow flame of a match (2) The flames were growing higher and higher. (3) The building was in flames (= was burning) .
flame [fleim] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 火焰；怒火 vi. 燃烧； 面红； vt. 烧；激怒
vt. 暗杀，行刺；中伤
n. 利用，效用
n. 大步；步态；进展
(1) The wind had snapped the tree in two. (2) He snapped a twig off a bush. (3) Suddenly, the rope snapped.
snap [snæp] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 火腿；蹩脚演员
vt. 猛咬；突然折断
adj. 远古的；未开化的；原始的；简陋的
adv. 此后，以后
(1) He believes in islam, and is very pious. (2) Its distinctive characteristics , which differ from Sunni islam today, are mostly originated from this period. (3) But other schools train leaders in Judaism , islam, Buddhism and other faith traditions.
islam [ɪsˈlɑ:m] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 伊斯兰教；伊斯兰教国家
adv. 以前，从前
n. 大酒桶；烟蒂
vt.&vi. 使目眩；使惊叹
(1) Her eyes were tightly closed. (2) He held on tightly to her arm. (3) a tightly packed crowd of tourists
tightly [ˈtaɪtlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 使专门化；专攻
adv. 紧紧地，牢固地
n. 试穿，试衣；配件
n. 假设，假说
(1) a pertinent question/fact (2) Please keep your comments pertinent to the topic under discussion. (3) She had asked some pertinent questions...
pertinent [ˈpə:tinənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 恰当的；有关的；中肯的
vt. 移植（器官）；使迁移
vi. 碰撞；相撞；冲突，抵触
n. 造船（业）；造船学
(1) She tried desperately to engage him in conversation . (2) It is a movie that engages both the mind and the eye. (3) He is currently engaged as a consultant.
engage [ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 清晰的；直率的
vt. 从事；引起（注意、兴趣）；使参与
n. 集会；聚会；聚集
adv. 通常；正常情况下
(1) the technical specifications of the new model (= of car) (2) The house has been built exactly to our specifications . (3) The office was furnished to a high specification .
specification [ˌspesifiˈkeiʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 撕开，扯开；撕去；穿透
vi. 发动暴乱；闹事
adj. 神的；神圣的；绝妙的
n. 详述；规格；说明书
(1) What do we get if we cross woodpecker with a homing pigeon? (2) The woodpecker pecked a hole in the tree. (3) What do we get if we cross a woodpecker with a homing pigeon?
woodpecker [ˈwʊdˌpekə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 货币；通用
n. 种，物种；种类
n. 股，大腿
n. 啄木鸟
(1) She wore shabby old jeans and a T-shirt. (2) The old man was shabby and unkempt. (3) She tried to make up for her shabby treatment of him.
shabby [ˈʃæbi] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 画室；工作室；录音室；唱片公司
vt. 临时调任，临时调派；支持
vt. 用大头钉固定；曲折航行；（用大针脚）粗缝
adj. 衣衫褴褛的；破旧的；卑鄙的
(1) The mechanics work hard to keep the he-licopters airworthy. (2) Both quantum mechanics and chaos theory suggest a world constantly in flux. (3) What are the mechanics of this new process?
mechanics [mɪˈkænɪks] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.&vi. 溢出，漫出；挤满；洋溢着
n. 力学，机械学；机件
adj. 多山的；波涛汹涌的；庞大的
vt. 夹裹；把…夹入
(1) a composite picture (= one made from several pictures) (2) The document was a composite of information from various sources. (3) Galton devised a method of creating composite pictures in which the features of different faces were superimposed over one another.
composite [ˈkɔmpəzit] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 穿透；渗透；侵入
n. 合成物
vt.&vi. 发出声响；（硬物）发出碰撞声
n. 绣花；刺绣；刺绣品
(1) Everyone's fingerprints are unique. (2) a unique talent (3) The preview offers a unique opportunity to see the show without the crowds.
unique [ju:ˈni:k] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 推
adj. 明智的，理智的；（衣服、鞋子）耐用的
n. 吸入量，摄取量；新招收者
adj. 独一无二的；独特的；独有的
(1) lifting/towing/winding, etc. gear (2) (British English)The party organization is moving into top gear as the election approaches. (3) (North Amercian English)to move into high gear
gear [ɡiə] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 齿轮；传动装置
n. 轮轴，车轴
vt. 使尴尬；使…难堪；给…出难题
vt. 挫败；使沮丧
(1) The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash. (2) a 7–0 whitewash (3) a whitewash victory
whitewash [ˈhwaɪtˌwɔʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 差使；差事
vt. 粉饰；用石灰水粉刷
n. 黄蜂
vi. 嘲弄，嘲笑；奚落
(1) There is very little likelihood of that happening. (2) In all likelihood (= very probably) the meeting will be cancelled. (3) The likelihood is that (= it is likely that) unemployment figures will continue to fall.
likelihood [ˈlaiklihud] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 动乱，骚乱；干扰；困扰
n. 势力，权势；影响力
n. 可能性；可能的事
n. 一窝，一伙，一群孩子
(1) the growing economic crisis and resultant unemployment (2) At least a quarter of a million people have died in the fighting and the resultant famines. (3) Hie resultant vector was checked by expression of phage antibody, ELBA and in vivo recombination.
resultant [riˈzʌltənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 参议员
adj. 作为结果的，因而发生的，由此引起的
adj. 固有的，生来就有的
n. 生产率，生产力
(1) The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog. (2) The car collided head-on with the van. (3) As he fell, his head collided with the table.
collide [kəˈlaid] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 虔诚的；伪善的
vi. 碰撞；相撞；冲突，抵触
adj. 严重的；（语言、举止）粗俗的；令人不快的；让人恶心的
adj. 不自然的；塑性的
(1) I deeply resented her criticism. (2) He bitterly resents being treated like a child. (3) She resented him making all the decisions.
resent [riˈzent] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 怨恨；愤恨
n. 匪徒，歹徒
adj. 无情的，冷酷的；坚决的
n. 沙发
(1) to unlock the door (2) The divers hoped to unlock some of the secrets of the seabed. (3) He unlocked the car and threw the coat on to the back seat...