(1) Eating in East Berlin used to be a hazardous and joyless experience. (2) "He used to be so handsome." — "And now?" (3) Poverty is less of a problem now than it used to be.
used to be [ju:zd tu: bi:] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 消极的; 否定的; 负的; 阴极的 v. 拒绝; 否定 n. 底片; （化验或科学试验中的）阴性结果; 坏的事情
坐落于…，位于…
过去是
n. 制动器; 刹车; 抑制因素; 阻力; 障碍 v. 刹车; 减速
(1) They compared how these organisms behaved when left in contact with different materials. (2) Never apply water to a burn from an electric shock while the casualty is still in contact with the electric current. (3) The disc with the film is put in contact with the tissue.
in contact with [in ˈkɔntækt wið] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 慈善机构(或组织); 赈济; 宽容，仁慈; 慈善事业
筹钱
发烧
与…在接触中
(1) Winter in Minnesota is extremely cold, but after a while you will get used to it. (2) IF YOU live in San Francisco you get used to the tremors. (3) You don't like ( all the changes and adjustments ). But you get used to it.
get used to [ɡet juːzd tu] 📢 UK📢 US
一定要知道
习惯于
公开地，当众; 大庭广众; 桌面儿上
n. 隧道，地道 v. 挖隧道，挖地道
(1) methods of income generation (2) the generation of electricity (3) a new generation of vehicle
generation [ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 吸引，招引; 引起（反应）
v. 称赞; （对上帝）称颂 n. 称赞; （对上帝）敬拜
adv. 至少 无论如何，反正
n. 一代人; 一代; 一批; 产生 adj. 第…代的
(1) hand/eye movements (2) She observed the gentle movement of his chest as he breathed. (3) Loose clothing gives you greater freedom of movement.
movement [ˈmuːvmənt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 有利条件; 优势; 优点，好处 v. 有利于; 有助于; 使处于有利地位
adj. 地中海的; 地中海地区的; 地中海居民的 n. 地中海
值得做；物有所值
n. 运动; 活动; 调遣; 逐渐变化; 进步; 增减; 乐章; 机件
(1) an extra large T-shirt (2) She tried extra hard. (3) to charge/pay/cost extra
extra [ˈekstrə] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi. 把…安排妥当; （从…中）区分出来，辨别出来; 分类; 整理; 整顿; 解决
adj. 额外的; 费用另计的 n. 额外费用; 附加物; 群众演员 adv. 格外，特别
v. 允许; 使有可能; 破例做 n. 许可证
n. 竞争者; 选手
(1) It is about 76 kilos in weight . (2) Bananas are sold by weight. (3) In the wild, this fish can reach a weight of 5lbs.
weight [weɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 一系列; 连续; 串联
n. 传记; 传记作品
在前头; 预先，事先; 提前; 先期
n. 重量，分量，体重; 重物; 重心; 重任，重担; 权重，重要性; 哑铃，杠铃片; 砝码，秤砣 v. 加重量于; 使负重; 使加权; 权衡…的价值
(1) The tour included a visit to the Science Museum. (2) Does the price include tax? (3) Your duties include typing letters and answering the telephone.
include [ɪnˈkluːd] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 结果; 重要性
v. 包括; 把…列为…的一部分
v. 麻烦，操心; 使苦恼; 打扰，纠缠; 使疼痛 n. 麻烦，困难; 令人烦恼的事/人 int. 真讨厌（表示对某人/事烦恼）
adj. 令人疼痛的; 令人痛苦的; 不愉快的
(1) traditional dress (2) It's traditional in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. (3) traditional methods of teaching
(1) If I had known my life was going to turn out like this, I would have let them kill me... (2) Sometimes things don't turn out the way we think they're going to... (3) It's turned out nice again.
turn out [tɜːn aʊt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 传统的，习俗的，惯例的; 守旧的
结果是; 关掉; 制造; 出席; 最终成为；最终发现; 出来，出动；到场
n. 指示; 教学; 用法说明; 计算机指令 adj. 说明用法的
药店,药房
(1) to remain silent/standing/seated/motionless (2) Train fares are likely to remain unchanged. (3) It remains true that sport is about competing well, not winning.
remain [rɪˈmeɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 形成，造成; 产生物理反应; 产生（后代）; 引起
v. 保持不变; 继续存在; 仍需去做; 停留; 剩下
n. 一块，一批; 立方体; 大楼; 街区; 一片土地; 障碍（物），拦截 v. 堵塞，挡住; 妨碍; 拦截
n. 物种; 种类; 类型; [逻辑] 个体
(1) She works in a bank. She did when I last saw her, anyway. (2) It's too expensive and anyway the colour doesn't suit you. (3) It's too late now, anyway.
adj. 男性的; 雄性的; 有力的; [植]雄性的，仅有雄蕊的 n. 男; 雄性动物; [植]雄性植物; 马累[马律]
(1) a substantial/significant portion of the population (2) Only a small portion of the budget is spent on books. (3) The central portion of the bridge collapsed.
portion [ˈpɔːʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 本地的，地方的; 局部的 n. 本地人; （常去的）邻近小酒馆; （工会）地方分会; （沿线每站都停的）公共汽车，火车
n. 讲座; 教训 v. 作演讲; 训诫
adv. 现今
n. 一部分; 一份遗产（或赠与的财产）; 嫁妆; 分得的财产 vt. 把…分成份额; 分配; 把…分给(to); 命运注定
(1) Some of them even prefer it to Guilin. (2) I will run you in if the bus isn't going into the town because of the snow today. (3) because of the coldness of the weather we stayed indoors.
because of [bɪˈkɒz əv] 📢 UK📢 US
照顾; 照料; 料理; 打理
从一个地方到另一个地方
因为，由于; 基于
n. 邮政; 邮件; 邮班; 职位; 哨所; 标志杆; 终点标志; 球门柱 v. 邮寄; 把…放入; 派驻; 站岗; 张贴; 发布; 交付（保释金）
(1) I know exactly how she felt. (2) Do exactly as I tell you. (3) It happened almost exactly a year ago.
exactly [ɪɡˈzæktli] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 不允许的，被禁止的; 禁用的 v. 禁止( forbid的过去分词)
n. 完成，实现; 成就，功绩
v. 防御; 保卫; 防守; 替…辩护; 辩解; 卫冕; 参加…以保住…
adv. 精确地，确切地; 正是如此；完全正确; （要求得到更多信息）究竟，到底
(1) The project is still causing him a lot of problems. (2) The poor harvest caused prices to rise sharply. (3) deaths caused by dangerous driving
cause [kɔːz] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 球门; 进球得分; 目标
v. 导致，引起 n. 原因; 理由; 事业; 诉讼案
adj. 海洋的; 海产的; 海军的; 海船的 n. 海军陆战队士兵
v. 选举; 选择 adj. 候任的
(1) This title will only pass down through the male line. (2) However, even solid foods will pass down the tube with the aid of gravity. (3) pass down the lift, please!
pass down [pɑ:s daun] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 探险（队）; 远征; 短途旅行
电子器件
过，一闪即逝，下达; 把…一代传一代，使流传
adj. 可信赖的; 可靠的
(1) Three will not divide into eleven. (2) According to role which its plays, may divide into the basic maxim and the concrete criterion. (3) On greenery, M & S reckons that British consumers divide into four broad groups.
divide into [dɪˈvaɪd ˈɪntə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 额外的; 费用另计的 n. 额外费用; 附加物; 群众演员 adv. 格外，特别
分成，分为
v. 使敬佩; 给…深刻印象; 使铭记; 使…意识到; 给…留下…印象
n. 大字标题; 新闻提要; 头条新闻 vt. 给…加标题; 担任主角
(1) an airmail/padded/prepaid envelope (2) writing paper and envelopes (3) There's a valuable place for fashion and design that pushes the envelope a bit...
envelope [ˈenvələʊp] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 推荐; 介绍; 劝告，建议; 使受欢迎
领工资
n. 信封; 封皮; 包裹物
乐于; 甘于; 肯; 甘
(1) It is one of the great unsolved mysteries of this century. (2) Their motives remain a mystery. (3) It's a complete mystery to me why they chose him.
mystery [ˈmɪstri] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 努力; 吃力; 有组织的行动; 费力的事
n. 秘密，谜; 神秘，神秘的事物; 推理小说，推理剧; 常作 mysteries 秘技，秘诀
变更安排
体育项目
(1) nowadays most kids prefer watching TV to reading. (2) nowadays it's acceptable for women to be ambitious. But it wasn't then... (3) I don't see much of Tony nowadays.
nowadays [ˈnaʊədeɪz] 📢 UK📢 US
adv. 起初，原来; 独创地，独出心裁地; 自来; 本
n. 地点，位置; （电影的）外景拍摄地; 定位
adv. 现今
实际上，其实; 实则; 事实上; 说起来
(1) The doctor examined her but could find nothing wrong. (2) The students will be examined in all subjects at the end of term. (3) You are only being examined on this semester's work.
examine [ɪɡˈzæmɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 亲戚; 同类事物 adj. 相对的; 比较的; 相比之下存在; 关于; 指代前面句子（的一部分）
v. 仔细检查; 检查身体; 审查; 考核; 法庭询问
v. 打败; 控制; 难倒; 突破，胜过; 逃避; 击打; 作节奏运动; 踩出（道路） n. 有节奏的跳动; 敲击; 节奏，节拍; 辖区 adj. 累坏的
像， 例如; 譬如; 诸如
(1) But they can be worth doing.
be worth doing [] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 旧的，二手的; 用过的; 间接得来的; （学说等）不是独创的
深夜不睡; 熬夜
值得（做）
不做
(1) Players should be allowed to earn money from advertising. (2) I was old enough to work and earn money. (3) A man has a duty to earn money for his family.
earn money [ə:n ˈmʌni] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 适宜的; 正确的; 像样的; 规矩的; 严格意义上的; 完全的; 特有的
adj. 周围的，附近的
adj. 效率高的; 有能力的
赚钱; 挣钱
(1) They couldn't find work or make money in the cities. (2) I think every business's goal is to make money. (3) to make money on the stock market
make money [meik ˈmʌni] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 挣钱; 赚钱; 营利
不辛苦，无收获
确保；设法保证
n. 教育; 培养; 教育学; 教育机构
(1) A constituent ( element or compound ) of an alloy, which may be used to specify its composition. (2) These presses will be used to process animal feed agriculture use. (3) This allows a safer use mode and it can be used to detect programming errors.
be used to [bi juːzd tu] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 减少，缩小; 使变成; 节食; 使不得不; 使沦为（不好境地）; （使）浓缩
养育，抚养
v. 意识到; 注意 n. 注意; 通知; 预告; 启事; 短评
v. 习惯于，适用于
(1) These stupas consist of Mandala with five Buddhas. (2) It is unimaginative, flat, dry and likely to consist of mere wind. (3) Batteries consist of two different metals suspended in an acidic solution.
consist of [kənˈsɪst ɒv] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 秃顶的，无毛的; （轮胎表面）磨平了的; 直截了当的
自拍照（尤指那些自拍后上传到社交网站的照片）
由...组成（或构成
露天；在户外
(1) Tenants remain liable if they pass on their lease. (2) He has written a note asking me to pass on his thanks. (3) I think I'll pass on the hiking next time.
pass on [pɑ:s ɔn] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 喷嚏; 喷嚏声 vi. 打喷嚏
n. 毕业文凭; 文凭课程
与…在接触中
传递; 去世; 前进; 对…发表（意见）
(1) This year the airline will be hard-pressed to make a profit. (2) His purpose was to make a profit by improving the company's performance. (3) We can't undertake that you will make a profit.
make a profit [meik ei ˈprɔfit] 📢 UK📢 US
附加负载，附加费
赚；获利；赚钱
n. 内容; 目录; 含量，成分
prep. 在/船/飞机/车上; 上船/飞机/车 adv. 在/船/飞机/车上; 上船/飞机/车
(1) address your application to the Personnel Manager. (2) to address a meeting (3) I was surprised when he addressed me in English.
address [əˈdres] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 兼职的
n. 地址，位置; 网址; 演说 v. 写（收信人）姓名地址; 解决，处理; 演讲; 向…说话; 称呼
adv. 否则; 除此以外; 与之不同地; 以其他方式
种种，多种多样
(1) The incident sparked off a whole series of events that nobody had foreseen. (2) the latest in a series of articles on the nature of modern society (3) the World series (= in baseball )
series [ˈsɪəriːz] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 世纪; 一百年
n. 主题，中心思想; 主旋律，主题曲
除此之外，另外
n. 一系列; 连续; 串联
(1) current prices (2) a budget for the current year (3) your current employer
current [ˈkʌrənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 当前的; 流通的 n. (河、湖或海的)水流; 电流; 趋向
n. 谋杀; 困难的事 v. 谋杀; 毁坏; 打垮
n. 意大利面条; [电]漆布绝缘管
adj. 积极的; 忙碌的，活跃的; 起作用的; 主动语态的; 起化学反应的 n. 主动语态
(1) How much do you weigh (= how heavy are you) ? (2) She weighs 60 kilos. (3) These cases weigh a ton (= are very heavy) .
weigh [weɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 决心; 决定; 查明
adv. 以后，后来
n. （政务）委员会，地方议会; 委员; 会议 adj. （房屋或公寓）地方政府出租的
v. （有…）重; 称重量; 权衡，斟酌; 使烦恼/忧虑; 对…有影响; 起（锚）
(1) to go up/rise/increase in value (2) to go down/fall/drop in value (3) rising property values
value [ˈvæljuː] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 亲笔签名; 亲笔稿; 手稿; 真迹石版复制品 vt. 在…上亲笔签名; 亲笔书写; 亲笔签字; 用石版术复制
n. 价值（观）; 重要性，用途; 划算程度; 数值 v. 重视，珍视; 给…估价
n. 地区，行政区域; （首都以外的）各地区; 身体部位
v. 参与，参加
(1) marine life (2) a marine biologist (= a scientist who studies life in the sea) (3) ...breeding grounds for marine life.
marine [məˈriːn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 官方的; 公务的; 公开的; 公务的; 冠冕堂皇的 n. 官员; 裁判员
adj. 聪慧的; 有才智的; 智能的
adj. 海洋的; 海产的; 海军的; 海船的 n. 海军陆战队士兵
n. 探险家; 勘探者; 探测器; [医]探针
(1) He has brought much of the present crisis on himself... (2) ...the government's present economic difficulties... (3) ...his struggle to reconcile the past with the present.
present [ˈpreznt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 迹象; 招牌; 手势; 符号 v. 签字; 和…签约; 打手势
n. 尊敬; 重视; 方面 v. 尊重，仰慕; 遵守
adj. 现在的，目前的; 现在时的; 出席的，在场的; 包含于…的 n. 现在; 礼物
与…不同; 不同于
(1) online content providers (2) Not content with stealing my boyfriend (= not thinking that this was enough) , she has turned all my friends against me. (3) He seemed more content, less bitter.
content [ˈkɒntent] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 专科院校; 研究院，学会; （美国）私立中学
v. 宣布; 宣称; 通知; 宣布某人到达; 播音
n. 内容; 目录; 含量，成分
发生，举行; 来
(1) Repairs to the cable did not take too long... (2) Have you known her parents long?... (3) We had a long meeting with the attorney general...