(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.
threaten [ˈθretn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.预示（某事）；恐吓；危及；预示凶兆； vi.似将发生；威胁；
在另一方面；
n.含义；含蓄，含意，言外之意；卷入，牵连，牵涉，纠缠；[逻辑学]蕴涵，蕴含；
adj.最适宜的； n.最佳效果；最适宜条件；[生物学] 最适度；
(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
遵循， 依附， 坚持；丽；附着；
v.充满；
vt.& vi.渴望，热望；恳求，恳请；要求，需要； vt.恳求，请求；渴望；
v.捐献；促成 ；投稿；有助于；
(1) food surpluses (2) Wheat was in surplus that year. (3) a trade surplus of £400 million
surplus [ˈsɜ:pləs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.估计，预测；报价，预算书；评价，判断； vt.估计，估算；评价，评论；估量，估价；
adj.过剩的；多余的； n.剩余额；公积金；顺差；盈余；
vt.构成，组成；制定，设立；等同于；指派；
与…抗争；
(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.
domination [ˌdɔməˈneɪʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
n.控制，统治；
v.（使）穿得太讲究； n.外衣；
vi.兴盛，兴隆；长得健壮；茁壮成长；
adj.不断前进的；进步的；进行的； n.改革论者；进步分子；
(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
n.刺激物；刺激因素；激法物；
adj.不会弄错的，不会误解的；
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；
n.（在海岸上长的或冲到海岸上的）海草（用作肥料等）；墨角藻；残败；漂来物；
(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.
engender [ɪnˈdʒendə(r)] 📢 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；
vt.产生；造成；引起； vi.形成；引起；
乳制品；
缺；缺少；缺乏；悭；
(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...
taxing [ˈtæksɪŋ] 📢 UK📢 US
n.复回，重现；反复，隐现；[数]循环；重新提起；
adj.繁重的，费力的；
n.调味品，佐料；
由…起源；取自；
(1) He stands with arms akimbo. (2) He stood in front of the shop with arms akimbo. (3) As follows: legs open, shoulder width, arms akimbo.
akimbo [əˈkɪmbəʊ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.& adv.两手叉腰的[地]；
adj.（宝石）半珍贵的，次贵重的，半宝石的；
vt.规定；使明确；精确地解释；画出…的线条； vi.（给词、短语等）下定义，构成释义；
任意，随意；信；
(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) 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...
(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
照料自己；自力谋生；
玩得高兴，过得快活；耍笑；玩耍；
n.土堆，土丘；堆；[考古学] 坟墩；[棒球] 投球区土墩；
回转； 回顾；向后伸展；背叛；
(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.凝胶，白明胶；
vt.释放；放开；发布；发行； n.释放，排放，解除；释放令；公映的新影片，发布的新闻[消息]；
vt.表明，标示，指示；象征，暗示，预示；[医]显示需要做…的治疗；
有意要，打算；
(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...
stance [stæns] 📢 UK📢 US
n.<贬>窥淫癖者（喜欢窥视他人性行为）；刺探隐秘者（喜欢刺探他人的问题或私生活）；
adj.<医>躁狂的，患躁狂病的；疯狂的； n.躁狂者；
<正>分担，参加；与；插脚；厕足其间；
n.态度，立场；站姿，被放置的姿势；位置；（运动员的）始发姿势；
(1) threatening letters (2) threatening behaviour (3) The sky was dark and threatening.
(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
menace [ˈmenəs] 📢 UK📢 US
n.威胁；恐吓； vt.&vi.威胁；恐吓；
adj.受尊敬的，有声望的；<古>魔术的，欺骗的；
n.杂种；杂交生成的生物体；混合物；混合词； adj.混合的；杂种的；
n.格言，权威的断言；宣言( dictum的名词复数 )；声明；名言；格言；
(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) interpersonal skills (2) ...problems in interpersonal relationships... (3) Training in interpersonal skills is essential.
interpersonal [ˌɪntəˈpɜ:sənl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.准许进入；承认；坦白；入场费；
vt.迷住，吸引住；使感到非常愉快；
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；
n.清楚，明晰；透明；明确；清晰度；
(1) the German invasion of Poland in 1939 (2) the threat of invasion (3) an invasion force/fleet
invasion [ɪnˈveɪʒn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.入侵，侵略；侵害，侵犯；侵袭；[医]发病；
v.知道； 意识到；
adj.繁重的，费力的；
壮观地，令人吃惊地；
(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
n.初学者，新手；新信徒；尚未赢过大赛的赛马；
吸收；
vt.丢下，用力投掷；大声叫骂，愤慨的说出；推到，推翻； vi.猛投，猛掷；
vt.取得（权力）；承担，担任；假设，假定；呈现；
(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.自然选择，物竞天择说；
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.二氧化碳；
adv.符合语法规则地；
(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.
(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
n.繁茂，丰富；充沛，充溢；
vt.打开；散开；
n.中指；中拇指；
n.鉴赏家，鉴定家；行家，内行，权威；
(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
通过…获益；受益；得力；受用；
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；
实施，实行；
adj.机智的，机敏的；得体的；老练的，圆滑的；婉转；
(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.
(1) the conquest of inflation (2) I'm just one of his many conquests. (3) the Norman conquest (= of England in 1066)
conquest [ˈkɒŋkwest] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.同时地；一壁；齐；一齐；
n.细胞膜质，纤维素；（用于制作涂料、漆等的）纤维素化合物；
n.（药物等起到的）副作用；
n.征服，击败；战利品；（尤指）爱情的俘虏；赢得（物）；
(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
vt.超过；优于；胜过；非…所能办到；
adv.聚精会神地；周到地；谛；凝神；
adj.富于想像力的，运用想像力的；想象或创造出来的；沉溺于想象的；虚假的；
adj.终年的，长久的；多年生的；不断生长的；四季不断的； n.多年生植物；长期存在的；
(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
adj.想像中的，假想的，虚构的；[数]虚数的；幻；虚幻；
n.（强烈的）倾向，爱好，嗜好；
轮流，交换；相间；
vt.误解，曲解；
(1) ‘What do you want? ’ he demanded aggressively. (2) aggressively marketed products (3) a dangerous aggressive dog
(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.
result in [riˈzʌlt in] 📢 UK📢 US
n.呼吸；一口气；呼吸力；微量；
引起，导致，以…为结局；落得；致使；
n.芦笋，芦笋的茎；天冬；
n.麦加（沙特阿拉伯一座城市）；朝拜的地方；仰慕的目标；发源地；
(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
n.杂种；杂交生成的生物体；混合物；混合词； adj.混合的；杂种的；
相比之下；
n.礁，暗礁；[矿]矿脉；[航]缩帆部，榫帆部； vt.收帆，缩帆；
n.吸引；[物]引力；魅力；引人注意的东西，有趣的东西；
(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) 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
adj.深厚的；意义深远的；严重的；知识渊博的； n.〈诗〉深海，大洋；深渊；（灵魂）深处；
知道；意识；察觉；
n.陆地动物饲养所，玻璃容器；
adj.不用言辞表达的；
(1) He had been engaging in some kind of kinky sexual activity. (2) ...kinky underwear. (3) He had red kinky hair.
(1) imperialist ambitions (2) an imperialist power (3) Roman imperialism
imperialism [ɪmˈpɪəriəlɪzəm] 📢 UK📢 US
v.富于；盛产；
adj.极薄的，极微弱的；
adj.衷心的；诚挚的；真诚的；深切；
n.帝国主义，帝国主义政策；
(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.
index finger [ˈindeks ˈfiŋɡə] 📢 UK📢 US
n.水肺，便携式水下呼吸器；
n.食指；
在前头；预先，事先；提前；先期；
大量的；许多；
(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.