(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. （军队的）团；一大群
n. 酵母
adj. 永久的；不朽的；没完没了的
(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
adj. 逐字的；字面的；确确实实的
n. 威望，威信，声望
adv. 其后，其次，接着
(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
vt. 夹裹；把…夹入
n. 细丝，细线，细状物
adj. 有价值的；有用的；贵重的
vi. 高耸，屹立
(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. 无意义的；不重要的
adj. 积极的；有信心的；明确的；有把握的；确凿的
adj. 蓝色的；忧郁的；沮丧的；色情的
adj. 故意的；蓄意的；审慎的
(1) The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash. (2) a 7–0 whitewash (3) a whitewash victory
whitewash [ˈhwaɪtˌwɔʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 润滑
vt. 粉饰；用石灰水粉刷
n. 蔓，藤；藤本植物；（尤指）葡萄藤
n. 小薄片；（尤指）碎片
(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. （收费）供…膳食；登上（火车等）
n. 甜点
n. 交际，往来，交往
n. 传感器，灵敏元件
(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. 检查员；巡官；督察长
n. 成员资格；会员人数
n. 殷勤好客；热情友好；款待
adj. 失去知觉的；无意义的
(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. 挑战，难题；质疑
n. 恶意；怨恨
n. 啄木鸟
adj. 习惯的；习俗的；特有的，独特的
(1) to make generalizations about sth (2) Try to avoid generalization. (3) a speech full of broad/sweeping generalizations
generalization [ˌdʒenərəlɪˈzeɪʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 擦伤；放牧；轻擦
n. 一般化；概括，归纳
n. 证实；确认
n. 青铜色；青铜；青铜像
(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
n. 警告；预告，预兆
adj. 现实的；现实主义的
n. 预算；预算案
n. 上下文；背景
(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
vt. 猛咬；突然折断
n. （精力的）恢复；茶点；食物
vt. 怨恨；愤恨
n. 事业；进取心；创业；企业
(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
vt.&vi. （使）猝然一动
adj. 全面的；全球的
adj. 无情的，冷酷的；坚决的
adj. 恰当的；有关的；中肯的
(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. 合成物
n. 复杂（性），错综复杂
n. 期刊
adj. 缺席的，不在的；出神的
(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
adv. 附带地；顺便提及
n. 惯性；惰性；迟钝
adj. 素色的；朴素的；明显的；相貌平平的
n. 力学，机械学；机件
(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
adv. 无限地，无穷地
n. 对称，匀称；相等，相当
v. 支配；控制；统治
vi. 抱怨；发牢骚；隆隆作响
(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
adj. 保守的，因循守旧的；保守党的
n. 移民；殖民地居民；殖民地开拓者
vt. 看望，拜访；访问；上门咨询
vt. 向…行贿
(1) a letter of complaint (2) a skin complaint (3) (formal)to file/lodge (= make) a complaint
complaint [kəmˈpleint] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 可能的事；可能性
vt. 传达，传递；运输，运送
n. 疾病；投诉；抱怨
vt. 减少，减弱；贬低
(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. 掌掴
n. 伊斯兰教；伊斯兰教国家
n. 敏感（性）；灵敏性
n. 敞蓬车厢
(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. 威望，威信，声望
vt. 在…踱步；放稳步调
vt. 猛攻；袭击；怒吼
adv. 平坦地；均匀地；均衡地；平等的
(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. 指导者，教师
adv. 节约地；在经济上
n. 公鸡；雄禽
vt. （从外国）移居
(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
adj. 顽固的，固执的
adv. 因为，由于
vi. 逗留，徘徊；继续存留
n. 可能性；可能的事
(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
vt. 从事；引起（注意、兴趣）；使参与
n. 挡板，隔音板；困惑
adj. 不确定的；迟疑的；未知的
n. 吸入量，摄取量；新招收者
(1) empirical evidence/knowledge/research (2) an empirical study (3) Such claims need to be tested empirically.
empirical [emˈpirikəl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 客观的
vi. 摇晃；犹豫不决
adj. 经验主义的
n. 航空；飞机制造业
(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. 无生物的；无机的
adv. 松弛地，松散地；轻率地
adj. 地理的
vi. 回答，答复；回信；接电话；解答；回应
(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. 使困惑；使糊涂；使不知所措
adj. 古板的；闷热的；（鼻子）不通的
vi. 提议
vt. 劝诱，劝说；引起
(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
adv. 紧紧地，牢固地
vt. 分享
n. 机械装置；方法，途径；行为方式
vt. 使加深；增强
(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
adj. 向前的
vt. 挑战；反抗；不服从
vt. 使船停靠码头；领船入港
n. 缺点；瑕疵；错误，谬误
(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
vt. 舍弃；遗弃；放弃；擅离（职守）
adj. 无生物的；无机的
vi. 碰撞；相撞；冲突，抵触
vt. 查明，确定，弄清
(1) the velocity of light (2) to gain/lose velocity (3) a high-velocity rifle
velocity [viˈlɔsiti] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 丝绒，天鹅绒
n. 沙发
n. 消沉；萧条；凹陷
n. 速度，速率
(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. 暴君导，专制君主；专横的人
n. 重大危险；（某活动或行为的）危险，问题
vt.&vi. 全神贯注；使集中
vt. 夹住，夹紧；将…固定；紧紧抓住
(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
vt.&vi. 使断裂；使骨折；使分裂
n. 弹药筒；子弹
vi. 居住，定居；属于
n. 催化剂，触媒；诱因
(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
adj. 独一无二的；独特的；独有的
vt. 把…归因于；认为…具有
n. 让步，妥协；特许权
n. 起重机
(1) The fog began to disperse. (2) The crowd dispersed quickly. (3) Police dispersed the protesters with tear gas.
disperse [disˈpə:s] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 黏的；黏性的
vi. 粘住；依附；紧紧抓住
vt. （使）分散；使散开；驱散
n. 智慧；知识；明智
(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
adj. 作为结果的，因而发生的，由此引起的
vt. 驱逐；喷射
n. 蛇；狡猾的人
n. 版本；描述
(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. 探险；勘探；探测
n. 答辩，抗辩；请求，恳求；借口
n. 危险
adj. 衣衫褴褛的；破旧的；卑鄙的
(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
n. 道德；道德规范
vt. 怨恨；愤恨
n. 伤疤，伤痕
adj. 坚决的；专心的，专注的
(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
adv. 过分地，极度地
vi. 拍打
vi. 喋喋不休，唠叨；（牙齿）打战；发出咯咯声
(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...
unlock [ʌnˈlɔk] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 命运；天命
n. 罗曼史；浪漫，爱意；传奇色彩
n. 旁观者，观众
vt. 释放（潜能）；开启（门锁）
(1) a bronze statue (2) a figure cast in bronze (3) bronze skin
bronze [brɔnz] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 理解，领悟
vt. 刊登；使（提案、动议）通过；（罪行）应处以…刑罚；采纳
n. 青铜色；青铜；青铜像
adv. 看来似乎，表面上看
(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 .