(1) He was unfortunate to lose in the final round. (2) It was an unfortunate accident. (3) She described the decision as ‘unfortunate ’.
unfortunate [ʌnˈfɔ:tʃənət] 📢 UK📢 US
n.安装；装置；永久性军事基地；就职；
vt.& vi.预示（某事）；恐吓；危及；预示凶兆； vi.似将发生；威胁；
adj.不幸的，倒霉的；不吉利的；不成功的；可惜的，可叹的； n.不幸的人；
n.专业，专长；特点，特别事项；特性，特质；<律>盖印的契约； adj.特色的；专门的；独立的；
(1) The demonstration passed off without incident . (2) a border/diplomatic incident (3) There was a shooting incident near here last night.
incident [ˈɪnsɪdənt] 📢 UK📢 US
只要；
vt.& vi.即兴创作；临时提供，临时凑成；
n.事件，事变；小插曲；敌对行动；骚乱； adj.[法]附带的；[光]入射的；易有的，附随的；
n.免疫；
(1) leading experts (2) She was offered the leading role in the new TV series. (3) He played a leading part in the negotiations.
leading [ˈledɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.中断；打断；障碍物；打岔的事；
n.优先，优先权；（时间，序上的）先，前；优先考虑的事；[数]优先次序；
种种，多种多样；
adj.重要的，主要的；前列的；首位的； n.行距；铅框； v.领导(lead的ing形式)；
(1) Cuba was ceded by Spain to the US in 1898. (2) Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded the island to America... (3) The General had promised to cede power by January.
cede [si:d] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.尝试，试图；尽力，竭力； n.努力，尽力；
vt.让给，割让；放弃；
期望，盼望；瞩望；属望；企；
adv.聚精会神地；周到地；谛；凝神；
(1) He had been engaging in some kind of kinky sexual activity. (2) ...kinky underwear. (3) He had red kinky hair.
(1) His comments were misinterpreted as a criticism of the project. (2) [不可数名词, 可数名词]A number of these statements could be open to misinterpretation (= could be understood wrongly) . (3) He was amazed that he'd misinterpreted the situation so completely...
misinterpret [ˌmɪsɪnˈtɜ:prɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
来自…， 源于…；起源；
n.独立，自主；足够维持闭居生活的收入；独立心；自恃心；
vt.误解，曲解；
adv.符合语法规则地；
(1) A mule is a hybrid of a male donkey and a female horse. (2) The music was a hybrid of Western pop and traditional folk song. (3) ...a hybrid of solid and liquid fuel.
hybrid [ˈhaɪbrɪd] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.微粒的，粒子的； n.微粒，粒子；
vt.竞争，为…而奋争；辩驳； vi.争斗；竞争；争夺；n.比赛；竞赛；搏斗；
n.资本主义（制度）；资本（或财富）的拥有；资本（私人占有和生产盈利）的支配地位；
n.杂种；杂交生成的生物体；混合物；混合词； adj.混合的；杂种的；
(1) The longer the ring finger and the shorter index finger, the greater the testosterone exposure. (2) He crooked his index finger. (3) His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again.
(1) widespread damage (2) The plan received widespread support throughout the country. (3) There is widespread support for the new proposals...
widespread [ˈwaɪdspred] 📢 UK📢 US
与…相比，跟…相比；
adj.分布广的；普遍的；广泛应用；普及的；
adj.基本的；必要的；本质的；精华的； n.必需品；基本要素；必不可少的东西；
n.呼吸；一口气；呼吸力；微量；
(1) Colloids contribute to the character of the soil in other ways. (2) Wetland projects provide an opportunity to positively contribute to regional biodiversity and preservation of natural ecosystems. (3) And did they contribute to the poor performance of their successors?
contribute to [kənˈtribjut tu:] 📢 UK📢 US
n.车辆；交通工具；传播媒介，媒介物；[药]赋形剂；
adj.种族的，部落的；某文化群体的； n.少数民族的成员；
adj.简单的；不复杂的；[医]无合并症的；
v.捐献；促成 ；投稿；有助于；
(1) Rose was doubtful about the whole idea. (2) He was doubtful about accepting extra work. (3) It's doubtful if this painting is a Picasso.
(1) Alcohol negates the effects of the drug. (2) These weaknesses negated his otherwise progressive attitude towards the staff. (3) He warned that to negate the results of elections would only make things worse.
negate [nɪˈgeɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.取消，使无效；否定，否认；使作废； vi.否定，否认；无效； n.反面，对立面；
adj.政治的；政党的；对政治有兴趣的；争权夺利的；
vt.& vi.（为…）哀悼；悲叹；悔恨；痛惜； n.哀歌，挽歌；悲恸，恸哭；悲痛之情；悼词；
vt.取得（权力）；承担，担任；假设，假定；呈现；
(1) What is the newspaper's stance on the war? (2) The Congress had agreed to reconsider its stance on the armed struggle... (3) They have maintained a consistently neutral stance...
(1) Jane instinctively knew all was not well with her 10-month old son. (2) The pilot instinctively maneuvered to avoid them. (3) As he leaned towards her she instinctively recoiled.
instinctively [ɪnˈstɪŋktɪvlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.本能地；
把…记下来；
vt.误解，曲解；
adj.有争议的，引起争议的，被争论的；好争论的；
(1) imperialist ambitions (2) an imperialist power (3) Roman imperialism
(1) a defiant teenager (2) The terrorists sent a defiant message to the government. (3) The players are in defiant mood as they prepare for tomorrow's game...
defiant [dɪˈfaɪənt] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.奇怪的，古怪的；异常的；特有的，特殊的； n.专有特权，专有财产；[多用于英国]特殊教堂；
vt.围绕，包围；包含或包括某事物；完成；
生（孩子），生育；引起，产生；娩出；娩；
adj.挑衅的；蔑视的；大胆的；目中无人的；
(1) This question may result in replies like: " How old do you think I am? " (2) Excessive dosage of this drug can result in injury to the liver. (3) A minimal error or deviation may result in wide divergence.
(1) a taxing job (2) This shouldn't be too taxing for you. (3) They were comparing notes on each other's progress towards solving that most taxing of all puzzles: the riddle of the human genome...
(1) Their relationship was tolerated but not encouraged. (2) This sort of behaviour will not be tolerated. (3) She refused to tolerate being called a liar.
(1) Usage: Apply amount onto eye skinthe canthus, upper eyelid and down eyelid within middle finger. (2) Wind the dangling floss around the middle finger of the other hand. (3) My body clock shows a middle finger to this idea.
middle finger [ˈmidl ˈfiŋɡə] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.使恼怒；使恶化；使加剧；
n.（药物等起到的）副作用；
n.[化]元素；要素；原理；[电]电阻丝；
n.中指；中拇指；
(1) food surpluses (2) Wheat was in surplus that year. (3) a trade surplus of £400 million
surplus [ˈsɜ:pləs] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.让给，割让；放弃；
adj.过剩的；多余的； n.剩余额；公积金；顺差；盈余；
n.植物学家，研究植物的人；
n.星座；一群杰出人物；一系列（相关的想法、事物）；一群（相关的人）；
(1) Record profits in the retail market indicate a boom in the economy. (2) Research indicates that eating habits are changing fast. (3) Kingston-upon-Thames, as the name indicates, is situated on the banks of the Thames.
indicate [ˈɪndɪkeɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.英勇；高超技艺；
n.高山，火绒草；雪绒花；
adj.未被凌驾的，非常卓越的；绝伦；
vt.表明，标示，指示；象征，暗示，预示；[医]显示需要做…的治疗；
(1) a new initiative aimed at beating the menace of illegal drugs (2) a sense/an air/a hint of menace in his voice (3) to demand money with menaces
(1) He questioned Chrissie, and listened attentively to what she told him. (2) She listened attentively while I poured out my problems. (3) She listened attentively and set down every word he said.
attentively [əˈtentɪvlɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.聚精会神地；周到地；谛；凝神；
n.远距离照相术，传真电报术；
在鼎盛时期；
n.参加，参与；分享；
(1) They broke my windows and threatened me. (2) The attacker threatened them with a gun. (3) He was threatened with dismissal if he continued to turn up late for work.
(1) The issue engendered controversy. (2) It helps engender a sense of common humanity... (3) Mr Bowles could engender delight in students and musicians alike.
(1) Let me just go back to the point I was making. (2) If you are not happy about a repair, go back and complain. (3) I had to go back for my checkup; they'd lost my X-rays.
go back [ɡəu bæk] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.机智的，机敏的；得体的；老练的，圆滑的；婉转；
n.中指；中拇指；
回转； 回顾；向后伸展；背叛；
(1) 60 % of all human communication is nonverbal. (2) Chapter Three deals with the definition, functions and classification of nonverbal language. (3) nonverbal communication for classroom teaching also arouses the interest of scholars.
nonverbal [ˌnɔnˈvə:bəl] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.使发展；使进化；设计，制订出；发出，散发； vi.发展；[生]通过进化进程发展或发生；
adj.不用言辞表达的；
n.性情，性格；意向，倾向；安排，配置；<军>部署，战略（战术）计划；
不管， 不顾；无；不拘；
(1) He assumed an air of concern. (2) In the story the god assumes the form of an eagle. (3) This matter has assumed considerable importance.
assume [əˈsju:m] 📢 UK📢 US
认为…是…；
adj.专注的，投入的；献身的；专用的； v.奉献(dedicate的过去式和过去分词)；
vt.取得（权力）；承担，担任；假设，假定；呈现；
n.技术专家，专家政治论者，技术统治论者；
(1) I asked him his name, but he didn't respond. (2) She never responded to my letter. (3) ‘I'm not sure, ’ she responded.
(1) Her experience of men was of domination and brutality. (2) They had five centuries of domination by the Romans. (3) It is accepted that the superpowers are each seeking world wide domination.
(1) a critical moment in our country's history (2) One of the victims of the fire remains in a critical condition . (3) Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking instead of accepting opinions without questioning them.
critical [ˈkrɪtɪkl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.前哨；警戒部队；前哨基地；边区村落；
adj.批评的，爱挑剔的；危险的，危急的；决定性的；[物]临界的；
vt.保护，保藏，保存；[化，物]使守恒；将…做成蜜饯； n.果酱，蜜饯；
vt.（音乐的）切分；词中省略，中略；
(1) interpersonal skills (2) ...problems in interpersonal relationships... (3) Training in interpersonal skills is essential.
interpersonal [ˌɪntəˈpɜ:sənl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.少数；少数民族；未成年；
vt.预报，预测；预示； vi.预报，预测； n.预报；预言；
adj.大量的；结实的，牢固的；重大的； n.本质；重要材料；
adj.人与人之间的；人际的；人与人之间的关系的；涉及人与人之间的关系的；
(1) Books provide children with ideas and a stimulus for play. (2) The new tax laws should act as a stimulus to exports. (3) sensory/verbal/visual stimuli
stimulus [ˈstɪmjələs] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.加标点符号；不时打断；加强，强调； vt.不时打断某事物；使用标点符号；
n.刺激物；刺激因素；激法物；
adj.协调的；协定的；协商好的；[乐]合拍调的；
adj.有效的；有法律效力的；正当的；健全的；
(1) threatening letters (2) threatening behaviour (3) The sky was dark and threatening.