(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. 通信；符合；相似
n. 黄蜂
adj. 指示的；象征的
n. 齿轮；传动装置
(1) a bronze statue (2) a figure cast in bronze (3) bronze skin
bronze [brɔnz] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 青铜色；青铜；青铜像
adj. 典型的；经典的；传统的，古雅的
vi. 悬垂
adv. 系统地；有条不紊地
(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. 迷信，迷信观念
adj. 作为结果的，因而发生的，由此引起的
n. 飓风
vt. 低估；轻视
(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. 调准；结盟，联合
n. 威望，威信，声望
adj. 秃头的；不加修饰的；直截了当的
adj. 熟练的，精通的
(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
vt.&vi. 全神贯注；使集中
n. 洞察力；洞悉
vt.&vi. 复印，影印
n. （马戏团的）小丑，丑角
(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. 可能性；可能的事
n. 孔雀；骄傲自大的人
vt. 耽搁；扣押，拘留
n. 力学，机械学；机件
(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
n. 合作社
n. 交际，往来，交往
n. 力学，机械学；机件
n. 急件；迅速，急速；新闻报道
(1) to make generalizations about sth (2) Try to avoid generalization. (3) a speech full of broad/sweeping generalizations
generalization [ˌdʒenərəlɪˈzeɪʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 一般化；概括，归纳
vt. 查明，确定，弄清
v. 飞行；驾驶（飞机）；空运；升（旗）；飞跑
vt. 偷；窃取；悄悄走到
(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
vt. 使加深；增强
n. 运输；装载的货物
adv. 年年，每年
v. 支配；控制；统治
(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. 罢免；废黜；沉淀；书面证词
n. 镍；五分镍币
vt. 变松；放松（限制、法律等）；使…弱化
n. 检查员；巡官；督察长
(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
adv. 令人满意地
vt. 承诺；从事；承担
vt. 养育，收养；培养，促进
adj. 恰当的；有关的；中肯的
(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
vi. 居住，定居；属于
adj. 方便的；有用的；便于使用的；手巧的；手边的
vt.&vi. 说唱；急拍；责备；闲聊
n. 新郎
(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
adj. 一致同意的，无异议的
adj. 可疑的，不可靠的；有问题的
n. 火焰；怒火 vi. 燃烧； 面红； vt. 烧；激怒
n. 穿透；渗透；侵入
(1) Nothing would induce me to take the job. (2) drugs which induce sleep (3) a drug-induced coma
induce [inˈdju:s] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 礼仪上的；正式的，规范的
n. 甜点
n. 毛孔；气孔
vt. 劝诱，劝说；引起
(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. 意识；观念；知觉
vt. 看望，拜访；访问；上门咨询
vt. 释放（潜能）；开启（门锁）
adj. 模棱两可的，含糊不清的
(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. 可怕的；糟糕透顶的；极严重的
adj. 一定的，必定的
adj. 无生物的；无机的
n. 传单，小册子
(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
vi. 碰撞；相撞；冲突，抵触
n. 绷带
n. 假定，假设；承担
vt. 召唤；鼓起（勇气）
(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. 保证；信心；保险
n. 关联；联系
adj. 现实的；现实主义的
adv. 在岸上，上岸
(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
adj. 有礼貌的，谦恭的
n. 能力；容量；（国家的）军事力量
n. 蔓，藤；藤本植物；（尤指）葡萄藤
(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
n. 惊奇，惊讶
n. 详述；规格；说明书
vi. 订购，订阅；定期捐款
adj. 三角的；三人间的
(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）
vt. 抵押
adj. 积极的；有信心的；明确的；有把握的；确凿的
n. 烈士，殉难者；深受…之苦者
(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
vt. 践踏；踩伤；踩踏
adj. 可怕的；讨厌的；非常的
vt. 看出；辨别；觉察出
(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
n. 细丝，细线，细状物
n. 明亮，光亮；聪明
n. 诽谤，诋毁
adj. 显著的；重要的；意味深远的
(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
adj. 不朽的；流芳百世的；不死的
vt. 创始
adj. 肥沃的；富有创意的；能生育的
vt. 使结合；使融入；使融合
(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. 转变；使改观；使改头换面
adj. 充裕的；丰富的；宽敞的
n. 吸入量，摄取量；新招收者
vt. 从事；引起（注意、兴趣）；使参与
(1) the velocity of light (2) to gain/lose velocity (3) a high-velocity rifle
velocity [viˈlɔsiti] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 速度，速率
n. 传感器，灵敏元件
vt. 创始
vt. 蹚，跋涉
(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
vt. 在…上装桅杆
n. 啄木鸟
n. 不幸，灾祸，灾难
vt. 用大头钉固定；曲折航行；（用大针脚）粗缝
(1) The fog began to disperse. (2) The crowd dispersed quickly. (3) Police dispersed the protesters with tear gas.
disperse [disˈpə:s] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. （使）分散；使散开；驱散
vt. 假装
n. 独裁者，专政者
n. 质子
(1) The opposition claimed the report was a whitewash. (2) a 7–0 whitewash (3) a whitewash victory
whitewash [ˈhwaɪtˌwɔʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 大小的；数量的
n. 说明，解释；展览会，博览会
n. 选择；挑选出来的一批人；可供选择的东西
vt. 粉饰；用石灰水粉刷
(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
vi. 挺起来
n. 汞，水银
n. 伊斯兰教；伊斯兰教国家
adj. 粗心大意的；鲁莽的
(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. 胡桃，胡桃树；胡桃木
n. 缺点；瑕疵；错误，谬误
vt. 拥护；支持；维持
n. 眼界；范围；施展余地，机会
(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
adj. 历史的；历史性的
adj. 狂怒的；强烈的；激烈的
vi. 密谋，秘密策划
n. 公鸡；雄禽
(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
n. 埃及人
adj. 独一无二的；独特的；独有的
adj. 不安的；无把握的；不稳定的
adv. 确实；的的确确
(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
adj. 衣衫褴褛的；破旧的；卑鄙的
n. 系列，范围；波谱
n. 仓库，货栈
n. 牛肉；牛排
(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
n. 海峡；困境
vt. 延长；拉长；拖延
n. 赞美诗，圣歌；歌颂
adv. 紧紧地，牢固地
(1) a letter of complaint (2) a skin complaint (3) (formal)to file/lodge (= make) a complaint
complaint [kəmˈpleint] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 设想，想像；以为；怀孕
n. 炉头，燃烧器
vt. 使…被认可；建立；证实，查实
n. 疾病；投诉；抱怨
(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. 牛轭；枷锁
n. 附录，附属物；阑尾
n. 俚语；行话
(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
n. 爱国者，爱国主义者
n. 心理学；心理
n. 下降；出身；斜坡
adj. 故意的；蓄意的；审慎的
(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
vi. 发动暴乱；闹事
n. 移民；殖民地居民；殖民地开拓者
n. 交响乐，交响曲
n. 通货膨胀
(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.