(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.态度，立场；站姿，被放置的姿势；位置；（运动员的）始发姿势；
n.土堆，土丘；堆；[考古学] 坟墩；[棒球] 投球区土墩；
n.公开辩论；论战；
adj.假设的，假定的；有前提的；爱猜想的；假想；
(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) 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.
doubtful [ˈdaʊtfl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.影响；效果；印象；所有物； vt.使发生；引起；产生（效果）；
adj.现存的，仍然存在的；
adj.难以预测的；难以预料的，未定局的；怀疑的，拿不准的；不明不白；
n.调味品，佐料；
(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.
(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
v.竞选，赶快去请；
对…厌烦；
v.捐献；促成 ；投稿；有助于；
adj.批评的，爱挑剔的；危险的，危急的；决定性的；[物]临界的；
(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.保护，保藏，保存；[化，物]使守恒；将…做成蜜饯； n.果酱，蜜饯；
adj.不用言辞表达的；
v.（为…）大吹大擂( ballyhoo的过去式和过去分词 )；
n.[电]电通信；电信，通讯；电信学；电讯；
(1) the German invasion of Poland in 1939 (2) the threat of invasion (3) an invasion force/fleet
invasion [ɪnˈveɪʒn] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.牧民生活的，田园风味的，乡村风味的； n.牧歌；田园诗；农民；牧人；
和…联系在一起；与…有关；
n.入侵，侵略；侵害，侵犯；侵袭；[医]发病；
n.远距离照相术，传真电报术；
(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
比分奋起直追；东山再起；卷土重来；
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；
在鼎盛时期；
vt.（使）散开，（使）分散，驱散； vi.撒开；分散； n.撒布，散播；
(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) 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.让给，割让；放弃；
v.（使）穿得太讲究； n.外衣；
n.刺激物；刺激因素；激法物；
依赖；相信；信赖；随…而定；
(1) He had been engaging in some kind of kinky sexual activity. (2) ...kinky underwear. (3) He had red kinky hair.
kinky [ˈkɪŋki] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.& vi.渴望，热望；恳求，恳请；要求，需要； vt.恳求，请求；渴望；
adj.卷曲的，古怪的；变态的；
adj.虔诚的；笃信宗教的；宗教的；谨慎的； n.修士，修女，出家人；
vt.公开；揭露；使显露；使暴露；
(1) threatening letters (2) threatening behaviour (3) The sky was dark and threatening.
(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.威胁；恐吓； vt.&vi.威胁；恐吓；
n.条纹；种类；军士军阶；犯人穿的横条囚衣； vt.使带有条纹；
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.刺耳的声音，不和谐的声音；
(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
adj.有意的，故意的；策划的；
vt.& vi.预示（某事）；恐吓；危及；预示凶兆； vi.似将发生；威胁；
vt.破坏；毁灭；蹂躏；使荒废；
vt.限制，限定；约束，束缚；
(1) widespread damage (2) The plan received widespread support throughout the country. (3) There is widespread support for the new proposals...
(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) 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
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；
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；
vt.表明，标示，指示；象征，暗示，预示；[医]显示需要做…的治疗；
n.优先，优先权；（时间，序上的）先，前；优先考虑的事；[数]优先次序；
(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) 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) 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
期望，盼望；瞩望；属望；企；
adj.（动物）多鳞的；（皮肤）干燥粗糙的；鳞片状；
回转； 回顾；向后伸展；背叛；
n.吸引；[物]引力；魅力；引人注意的东西，有趣的东西；
(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
来自…， 源于…；起源；
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)；
引起，导致，以…为结局；落得；致使；
n.车辆；交通工具；传播媒介，媒介物；[药]赋形剂；
(1) ‘What do you want? ’ he demanded aggressively. (2) aggressively marketed products (3) a dangerous aggressive dog
(1) imperialist ambitions (2) an imperialist power (3) Roman imperialism
imperialism [ɪmˈpɪəriəlɪzəm] 📢 UK📢 US
n.帝国主义，帝国主义政策；
n.凝胶，白明胶；
n.入口，出口；接近，进入；增长；爆发； vt.接近，进入；使用，接近，获取；
n.礁，暗礁；[矿]矿脉；[航]缩帆部，榫帆部； vt.收帆，缩帆；
(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) 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.中指；中拇指；
n.牛马饲料；寻找粮草； vi.搜寻（食物），尤指动物觅（食）；（尤指用手）搜寻（东西）；
（把…）与…相比；比得上， 可与…相比；比较；
adj.危险的；不吉祥的；凶兆的；险恶的；
(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.
(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
adj.不会弄错的，不会误解的；
adj.无比的，无双的，空前的；空前的；盖世；
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.牛奶场；乳品店；牛奶及乳品业； adj.牛奶的；奶制的；乳品的；乳品业的；
(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...
(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
adj.协调的；协定的；协商好的；[乐]合拍调的；
戴水肺潜水；
vt.让给，割让；放弃；
在于；位于；躺在；分娩；
(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
adj.沉静的，宁静的，安宁的；安详的；晴朗的；清澈的；
vt.产生；造成；引起； vi.形成；引起；
vi.移入； vt.移民；移居外国，迁移；
adj.闷热的，不通气的；古板的，保守的；枯燥无味的；一本正经的；
(1) interpersonal skills (2) ...problems in interpersonal relationships... (3) Training in interpersonal skills is essential.
interpersonal [ˌɪntəˈpɜ:sənl] 📢 UK📢 US
vi.变化；不同，偏离；[生]变异； vt.使不同；使多样化；[音乐]变奏；
adj.各种各样的，五花八门的；根据类划分的；合适的，匹配的；各色；
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) 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.挑衅的；蔑视的；大胆的；目中无人的；
n.本能，天性；冲动；天资，天才； adj.深深地充满着；
adj.离奇的；奇特的（指态度，容貌，款式等）；奇怪的；奇幻；
n.[数]连续统；[经]连续统一体；闭联集；[物]连续区；
(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
vt.分类，归类；把…列为密件；
adj.有效的；有法律效力的；正当的；健全的；
adj.外围的；次要的；（神经）末梢区域的； n.外部设备；
adv.本能地；
(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.