单词表提取【资料】新概念英语 (5683 words)

合计 5683 词，按词性和词频排列

词性 ADJ (977 words)

long /lɒŋ/ 长时间的，长久的 continuing for a large amount of time （96 次）
- The days are long and the nights are short.
great /ɡreɪt/ 大量的；巨大的；强烈的 large in amount, size, or degree （94 次）
- He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.
other /ˈʌð.ər/ 其他的，别的，另外的 as well as the thing or person already mentioned （92 次）
- Five other cars were just behind him.
new /njuː/ 新出现的;新兴的 recently created or having started to exist recently （84 次）
- Sophie is a new student.
good /ɡʊd/ 令人满意的；令人愉快的；合意的；有趣的 very satisfactory, enjoyable, pleasant, or interesting （80 次）
- Good morning.
many /ˈmen.i/ 许多（主要用于否定句和疑问句中，或者带有“too”、“so” 和“as” 等词的句子中） used mainly in negative sentences and questions and with “too”, “so”, and “as” to mean “a large number of” （78 次）
- We haven’t got many tomatoes, but we’ve got a lot of potatoes.
first /ˈfɜːst/ 第一（的）;首先;最初;首要（的） (a person or thing) coming before all others in order, time, amount, quality, or importance （75 次）
- My wife must see it first.
small /smɔːl/ 小的；少的；矮小的 little in size or amount when compared with what is typical or average （71 次）
- Mrs. Smith’s kitchen is small.
large /lɑːdʒ/ 大的；大规模的；大量的 big in size or amount （70 次）
- Mrs. Smith’s living room is large.
old /əʊld/ 老的;年老的;古老的 having lived or existed for many years （68 次）
- Jill’s eighteen years old, Tom.
such /sʌtʃ/ （用于名词或名词短语前表示强调）如此，这么 used before a noun or noun phrase to add emphasis （67 次）
- He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.
last /lɑːst/ 最终的;最后的 (the person or thing) after everyone or everything else （63 次）
- Was he absent from school last week?
few /fjuː/ 我需要到城里买几样东西。 some, or a small number of something: （53 次）
- I think there are a few in that box.
own /əʊn/ 自己（的），本人（的）；自己人 belonging to or done by a particular person or thing （53 次）
- In this way, he has begun his own private ‘telephone’ service.
able /ˈeɪ.bəl/ 她能应付这项工作吗？ to have the necessary physical strength, mental power, skill, time, money, or opportunity to do something: （47 次）
- Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once.
next /nekst/ 下一个的；其次的；紧接着的 being the first one after the present one or after the one just mentioned （45 次）
- She’s next door.
little /ˈlɪt.əl/ 小的，少的 small in size or amount （44 次）
- And here’s a little present for you.
right /raɪt/ 对的，正确的 correct （42 次）
- Are you all right now?
young /jʌŋ/ 幼小的;年轻的 having lived or existed for only a short time and not old （39 次）
- Who is this young man?
modern /ˈmɒd.ən/ 现代的;新式的 designed and made using the most recent ideas and methods （36 次）
- It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people.
same /seɪm/ 相同的，同样的 exactly like another or each other （36 次）
- It’s the same colour.
less /les/ 更少，较小 a smaller amount (of), or to a smaller degree （31 次）
- No, less than that.
bad /bæd/ 坏的，不好的；令人不悦的 unpleasant and causing difficulties （30 次）
- He has a bad cold, Mr. Williams, so he must stay in bed for a week.
high /haɪ/ （尤指无生命的东西）高的，有…高的 (especially of things that are not living) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground, or having the stated distance from top to bottom （30 次）
- She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs.
human /ˈhjuː.mən/ 人的，人类的 being, relating to, or belonging to a person or to people as opposed to animals （29 次）
- It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.
sure /ʃɔːr/ 确定的，肯定的，毫无疑问的 certain; without any doubt （29 次）
- I’m sure that you need an X-ray, Andy.
big /bɪɡ/ （尺寸或数量）大的，巨大的 large in size or amount （28 次）
- Sally is looking at a big ship.
possible /ˈpɒs.ə.bəl/ 可能的，有可能做到的 able to be done or achieved, or able to exist （27 次）
- After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible.
several /ˈsev.ər.əl/ 一些；几个 some; an amount that is not exact but is fewer than many （27 次）
- I repeated my question several times and at last he understood.
difficult /ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt/ 困难的，费力的，艰难的 needing skill or effort （25 次）
- They were too difficult for me.
present /ˈprez.ənt/ （尤指表示友谊或致谢的）礼物，赠品 something that you are given, without asking for it, on a special occasion, especially to show friendship, or to say thank you （24 次）
- And here’s a little present for you.
different /ˈdɪf.ər.ənt/ 不同的，不一样的，有差别的 not the same （23 次）
- He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.
late /leɪt/ 末期的，晚期的；接近终了 (happening or being) near the end of a period of time （23 次）
- The sun rises early and sets late.
impossible /ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/ （行动或事件）不可能的，办不到的 If an action or event is impossible, it cannot happen or be achieved. （22 次）
- But that’s impossible.
short /ʃɔːt/ 短的；矮的 small in length, distance, or height （22 次）
- This is Michael Baker, and this is Jeremy Short.
certain /ˈsɜː.tən/ 肯定的，无疑的；有把握的；确定的 having no doubt or knowing exactly that something is true, or known to be true, correct, exact, or effective （21 次）
- When the doctor answered the phone, Mr.Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr.John Gilbert.
deep /diːp/ 深的，向下延伸的；有…深的 going or being a long way down from the top or surface, or being of a particular distance from the top to the bottom （21 次）
- Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep.
full /fʊl/ （容器或空间）装满的，充满的 (of a container or a space) holding or containing as much as possible or a lot （20 次）
- This letter’s full of mistakes.
heavy /ˈhev.i/ 重的，沉的 weighing a lot, and needing effort to move or lift （20 次）
- Is that bag heavy, Penny?
local /ˈləʊ.kəl/ 当地的，本地的 from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of a country （19 次）
- Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police.
special /ˈspeʃ.əl/ 特殊的，特别的；不寻常的 not ordinary or usual （19 次）
- They will also be building new roads and a special railway line.
whole /həʊl/ 全部的；整个的；整体的 complete or not divided （19 次）
- I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!
expensive /ɪkˈspen.sɪv/ 昂贵的；花钱多的；价格高的 costing a lot of money （18 次）
- It’s the most expensive model in the shop.
free /friː/ 自由的；无拘束的 not limited or controlled （18 次）
- The girl ‘gave’ her mother a free dress once a week!
close /kləʊz/ （使）关，合，关闭 to change from being open to not being open, or to cause something to do this （17 次）
- Recently,one of Jeremy’s closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception.
famous /ˈfeɪ.məs/ 著名的，出名的，有名的 known and recognized by many people （17 次）
- She was a famous actress When I was still at school.
least /liːst/ 最少；最小 less than anything or anyone else; the smallest amount or number （17 次）
- I read she’s twenty-nine, but she must be at least forty.
low /ləʊ/ 低的；矮的 not measuring much from the base to the top （17 次）
- I’m sure I’ve got a low mark.
nice /naɪs/ 愉快的;美好的;满意的 pleasant, enjoyable, or satisfactory （17 次）
- Nice to meet you.
simple /ˈsɪm.pəl/ 简单的，容易的 easy to understand or do; not difficult （17 次）
- The explanation was simple but very unusual.
wrong /rɒŋ/ 错误的；不正确的 not correct （17 次）
- You’ve given me the wrong case!
black /blæk/ 黑色的 having the darkest colour there is, like the colour of coal or of a very dark night （16 次）
- I like black coffee.
french /frentʃ/ 法语 the language that people speak in France, parts of Belgium and Canada, and other countries （16 次）
- She is French.
poor /pɔːr/ 贫穷的，穷困的;拮据的 having little money and/or few possessions （16 次）
- Poor Ian!
public /ˈpʌb.lɪk/ 公众的，大众的 relating to or involving people in general, rather than being limited to a particular group of people （16 次）
- I visited museums and sat in public gardens.
second /ˈsek.ənd/ 第二（的），第二个（的） immediately after the first and before any others （16 次）
- His engine failed and he landed on the sea for the second time.
sorry /ˈsɒr.i/ 悲伤的，难过的;惋惜的 feeling sadness, sympathy, or disappointment, especially because something unpleasant has happened or been done （16 次）
- Sorry sir.
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ 畏惧的，害怕的;担忧的，发愁的 feeling fear, or feeling worry about the possible results of a particular situation （15 次）
- I’m afraid that I can’t.
blue /bluː/ 蓝色的;天蓝色的;青蓝色的 of the colour of the sky without clouds on a bright day, or a darker or lighter type of this （15 次）
- My shirt’s blue.
dead /ded/ 死的，死亡的，去世的 not now living （15 次）
- I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead.
future /ˈfjuː.tʃər/ 将来，未来，今后 a period of time that is to come （15 次）
- I will have to ask my future husband.
huge /hjuːdʒ/ 巨大的，庞大的 extremely large in size or amount （15 次）
- The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes.
likely /ˈlaɪ.kli/ 很可能的，可能要发生的 If something is likely, it will probably happen or is expected. （15 次）
- It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves.
strange /streɪndʒ/ 不寻常的；奇怪的；不可思议的 unusual and unexpected, or difficult to understand （15 次）
- It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people.
warm /wɔːm/ 温暖的；暖和的 having or producing a comfortably high temperature, although not hot （15 次）
- It’s always warm in April and May, but it rains sometimes.
easy /ˈiː.zi/ 容易的；不费力的 needing little effort （14 次）
- The questions were very easy.
worth /wɜːθ/ 值…钱的 having a particular value, especially in money （14 次）
- It’s worth every penny of it.
cold /kəʊld/ （尤指相对于体温而言）冷的，寒冷的，温度低的 at a low temperature, especially when compared to the temperature of the human body, and not hot, or warm （13 次）
- Is it cold or warm in autumn?
empty /ˈemp.ti/ 空的;无人的 not containing any things or people （13 次）
- The bottle is empty.
real /rɪəl/ 实际存在的，现实的；真实的 existing in fact and not imaginary （13 次）
- Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed.
safe /seɪf/ 安全的；没有危险的 not in danger or likely to be harmed （13 次）
- The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.
American /əˈmer.ɪ.kən/ 美国的 of or relating to the United States of America （12 次）
- There were English cars, French cars, German cars, Italian cars, American cars and Japanese cars.
busy /ˈbɪz.i/ 忙碌的;忙于…的;专注的 If you are busy, you are working hard, or giving your attention to a particular thing. （12 次）
- They aren’t very busy!
interesting /ˈɪn.tres.tɪŋ/ 有趣的，引起兴趣的 Someone or something that is interesting keeps your attention because he, she, or it is unusual, exciting, or has a lot of ideas. （12 次）
- Our climate is not very good, but it’s certainly interesting.
necessary /ˈnes.ə.ser.i/ 必需的，必不可少的 needed in order to achieve a particular result （12 次）
- A robot-arm from the Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs.
successful /səkˈses.fəl/ 成功的，达到目的的 achieving the results wanted or hoped for （12 次）
- While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful, but the doctor refused to do so.
tiny /ˈtaɪ.ni/ 微小的，极小的 extremely small （12 次）
- The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a ‘cursed tree’.
true /truː/ （尤指事实或陈述）正确的，真实的，确实的；如实的 (especially of facts or statements) right and not wrong; correct （12 次）
- I want to tell you a true story.
white /waɪt/ 白色的;雪白的;乳白的 of a colour like that of snow, milk, or bone （12 次）
- Tim’s shirt’s white.
beautiful /ˈbjuː.tɪ.fəl/ 美丽的，漂亮的 very attractive （11 次）
- Paris is a beautiful city.
clean /kliːn/ 干净的;清洁的 free from any dirty marks, pollution, bacteria, etc. （11 次）
- The cup is clean.
clear /klɪər/ 明白的;清楚的;易懂的;清晰的 easy to understand, hear, read, or see （11 次）
- The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet.
green /ɡriːn/ 绿色的，草绿色的 of a colour between blue and yellow; of the colour of grass （11 次）
- It’s green.
important /ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/ 必需的；重要的；珍贵的 necessary or of great value （11 次）
- He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.
main /meɪn/ 主要的；最重要的；最大的 larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the same type （11 次）
- When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.
alive /əˈlaɪv/ 活（着）的;在世的 living, not dead （10 次）
- He has been able to tell us more about active volcanoes than any man alive.
general /ˈdʒen.ər.əl/ 全体的，总的，普遍的 involving or relating to most or all people, things, or places, especially when these are considered as a unit （10 次）
- The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions.
powerful /ˈpaʊə.fəl/ 有权力的；有力量的；强大的 having a lot of power to control people and events （10 次）
- A small fishing boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line.
private /ˈpraɪ.vət/ 私人（用）的；私有的 only for one person or group and not for everyone （10 次）
- ‘This is a private conversation!’
recent /ˈriː.sənt/ 最近的;最新的;近来的 happening or starting from a short time ago （10 次）
- The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation.
red /red/ 红的，红色的 of the colour of fresh blood （10 次）
- The red one.
serious /ˈsɪə.ri.əs/ 严重的；糟糕的 severe in effect; bad （10 次）
- Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble.
single /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/ 单一的，仅有一个的 one only （10 次）
- I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!
usual /ˈjuː.ʒu.əl/ 通常的；惯常的 normal; happening, done, or used most often （10 次）
- As usual, the police will have a difficult time.
dangerous /ˈdeɪn.dʒər.əs/ 危险的，有威胁的;不安全的 A dangerous person, animal, thing, or activity could harm you. （9 次）
- The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.
dark /dɑːk/ 昏暗的，黑暗的 with little or no light （9 次）
- It was very dark, so they turned on a torch.
dear /dɪər/ 亲爱的，心爱的;可爱的 loved or liked very much （9 次）
- Do you like it, dear?
fine /faɪn/ 好的;足够好的;健康的，身体好的 good or good enough; healthy and well （9 次）
- I’m fine, thanks.
hot /hɒt/ 热的;温度高的 having a high temperature （9 次）
- It’s always hot in June, July and August.
lucky /ˈlʌk.i/ 幸运的，走运的，运气好的 having good things happen to you by chance （9 次）
- Aren’t you lucky!
natural /ˈnætʃ.ər.əl/ 天然的，非人为的;非人造的 as found in nature and not involving anything made or done by people （9 次）
- The lake was not a natural one, but a man-made reservoir.
popular /ˈpɒp.jə.lər/ 受大众喜爱的，受欢迎的 liked, enjoyed, or supported by many people （9 次）
- Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties.
primitive /ˈprɪm.ɪ.tɪv/ 原始的，早期的，远古的 relating to human society at a very early stage of development, with people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system （9 次）
- It is, in fact, a primitive type of calendar.
quiet /ˈkwaɪ.ət/ 静的，安静的;轻轻的 making very little noise （9 次）
- Everything’s very quiet.
solid /ˈsɒl.ɪd/ 坚固的；坚硬的 hard or firm, keeping a clear shape （9 次）
- She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food.
unpleasant /ʌnˈplez.ənt/ 令人不快的，使人讨厌的 not enjoyable or pleasant （9 次）
- A flight attendant would take charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experience.
cheap /tʃiːp/ 便宜的，不贵的 costing little money or less than is usual or expected （8 次）
- It’s cheaper, isn’t it?
considerable /kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/ 相当大的；相当多的；非常可观的；相当重要的 large or of noticeable importance （8 次）
- Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay’s cat.
exciting /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪŋ/ 令人兴奋的;使人激动的;刺激的 making you feel excited （8 次）
- It was an exciting finish.
ideal /aɪˈdɪəl/ 完美的，理想的 perfect, or the best possible （8 次）
- Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings.
lovely /ˈlʌv.li/ 快乐的，愉快的 pleasant or enjoyable （8 次）
- That is a lovely hat!
mental /ˈmen.təl/ 精神的;思想上的;心理的 relating to the mind, or involving the process of thinking （8 次）
- As they grow old, people also accumulate belongings for two other reasons, lack of physical and mental energy, both of which are essential in turning out and throwing away, and sentiment.
mere /mɪər/ （用于强调不大，不重要或效果不大）只不过的，仅仅的 used to emphasize that something is not large or important （8 次）
- He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere $50.
rare /reər/ 稀少的；罕见的；不常发生的 not common or frequent; very unusual （8 次）
- Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.
ready /ˈred.i/ 准备好的，有准备的；现成的；方便使用的 prepared and suitable for fast activity （8 次）
- I’m nearly ready.
similar /ˈsɪm.ɪ.lər/ 相似的，近似的 looking or being almost, but not exactly, the same （8 次）
- However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.
sudden /ˈsʌd.ən/ 突然的，忽然的;意外的 happening or done quickly and without warning （8 次）
- So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden death!
surprised /səˈpraɪzd/ 意外的，惊讶的，诧异的 feeling or showing surprise because something has happened that you did not expect （8 次）
- Dan was most surprised when he heard the news.
terrible /ˈter.ə.bəl/ 糟糕的;可怕的;严重的;低劣的 very unpleasant or serious or of low quality （8 次）
- The boss’s handwriting is terrible!
third /θɜːd/ 第三 3rd written as a word （8 次）
- Isn’t he her third husband?
uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌmf.tə.bəl/ 不舒服的；令人难受的 not feeling comfortable and pleasant, or not making you feel comfortable and pleasant （8 次）
- They look very uncomfortable.
unusual /ʌnˈjuː.ʒu.əl/ 不同寻常的，非比一般的；独特的 different from others of the same type in a way that is surprising, interesting, or attractive （8 次）
- Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service.
useful /ˈjuːs.fəl/ 有用的，有效的；有帮助的 effective; helping you to do or achieve something （8 次）
- He has pointed out that the tree is a useful source of income,as tourists have been coming from all parts of the country to see it.
various /ˈveə.ri.əs/ 各种不同的；各种各样的 many different （8 次）
- A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world.
wild /waɪld/ 疯狂的;狂暴的;猛烈的 uncontrolled, violent, or extreme （8 次）
- When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously.
average /ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/ 平均数;平均 the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts （7 次）
- After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour.
common /ˈkɒm.ən/ 常见的；经常的；普遍的；普通的；平常的 the same in a lot of places or for a lot of people （7 次）
- All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries.
danish /ˈdeɪ.nɪʃ/ 丹麦的;丹麦人的;丹麦语的 belonging to or relating to Denmark, its people, or its language （7 次）
- We are Danish.
dry /draɪ/ 干的，干燥的 used to describe something that has no water or other liquid in, on, or around it （7 次）
- It’s terribly dry.
extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔː.dɪn.ər.i/ 非凡的；特别的；意想不到的；令人惊奇的 very unusual, special, unexpected, or strange （7 次）
- Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
favourite(或许是 favorite?) （7 次）
- Pink’s her favourite colour.
former /ˈfɔː.mər/ 较早的，早先的;以前的;旧时的 of or in an earlier time; before the present time or in the past （7 次）
- The former Prime Minister, Mr.Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections.
funny /ˈfʌn.i/ 滑稽的;有趣的 humorous; causing laughter （7 次）
- The lady was dressed in a blue coat and a large, funny hat.
ill /ɪl/ 生病的，不舒服的 not feeling well, or suffering from a disease （7 次）
- He feels ill.
intelligent /ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒənt/ 有才智的;聪颖的，理解力强的 showing intelligence, or able to learn and understand things easily （7 次）
- How do you spell “intelligent’?
Italian /ɪˈtæl.jən/ 意大利的;意大利人的;意大利语的 belonging to or relating to Italy, its people, or its language （7 次）
- I’m Italian.
medical /ˈmed.ɪ.kəl/ 医学的;医疗的;医用的 related to the treatment of illness and injuries （7 次）
- Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months.
personal /ˈpɜː.sən.əl/ 个人的，私人的 relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or an organization （7 次）
- The chest contained the personal belongings of a seaman, Alan Fielding.
practical /ˈpræk.tɪ.kəl/ 实际的;实干的;有实际经验的 relating to experience, real situations, or actions rather than ideas or imagination （7 次）
- It has never been explained why university students seem to enjoy practical jokes more than anyone else.
precious /ˈpreʃ.əs/ 珍贵的，宝贵的 of great value because of being rare, expensive, or important （7 次）
- To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
quick /kwɪk/ 快的，迅速的;短暂的 happening or done with great speed, or lasting only a short time （7 次）
- That was quick!
scientific /ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/ 科学的;应用科学方法的 relating to science, or using the organized methods of science （7 次）
- Recent scientific evidence seems to indicate that this assumption is incorrect.
slow /sləʊ/ 慢的，缓慢的 moving, happening, or doing something without much speed （7 次）
- That clock’s ten minutes slow.
social /ˈsəʊ.ʃəl/ 社交的，交际的 relating to activities in which you meet and spend time with other people and that happen during the time when you are not working （7 次）
- They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary.
solar /ˈsəʊ.lər/ 太阳的;来自太阳的;使用太阳能的 of or from the sun, or using the energy from the sun to produce electric power （7 次）
- In our own solar system, for example, Venus is far too hot and Mars is far too cold to support life.
tall /tɔːl/ 高的，高大的；有…高的 of more than average height, or of a particular height （7 次）
- The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level.
total /ˈtəʊ.təl/ 总额;总数 the amount you get when several smaller amounts are added together （7 次）
- It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years.
tremendous /trɪˈmen.dəs/ 巨大的；极好的 very great in amount or level, or extremely good （7 次）
- It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed.
ancient /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/ 古代的；古老的；年代久远的 of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time （6 次）
- Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.
available /əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/ 可获得的；可用的 able to be bought or used （6 次）
- He has to deduce what he can from the few scanty clues available.
captive /ˈkæp.tɪv/ 囚徒;猎获物;（尤指）战俘 a person or animal whose ability to move or act freely is limited by being kept in a space; a prisoner, especially a person held by the enemy during a war （6 次）
- The captive elephant, still roped to a tree, plunges and screams every time a man approaches, and for several days will probably refuse all food through anger and fear.
curious /ˈkjʊə.ri.əs/ 好奇的;好打听的 interested in learning about people or things around you （6 次）
- Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened.
enormous /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ 极大的；巨大的；庞大的 extremely large （6 次）
- I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite.
equal /ˈiː.kwəl/ （数量、大小）相同的，相等的 the same in amount, number, or size （6 次）
- I accept that we are equals,and I will argue with him,as an equal,if I think he is wrong.
friendly /ˈfrend.li/ 友好的，友善的 behaving in a pleasant, kind way towards someone （6 次）
- A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian.
further /ˈfɜː.ðər/ （far 的比较级）更远地，在更大程度上;进一步地 comparative of far : to a greater distance or degree, or at a more advanced level （6 次）
- It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves.
gentle /ˈdʒen.təl/ 文静的;和蔼的;温柔的 calm, kind, or soft （6 次）
- He is forever talking about the friendly people, the clean atmosphere, the closeness to nature and the gentle pace of living.
giant /ˈdʒaɪ.ənt/ （尤指儿童故事中凶残的）巨人 an imaginary creature like a man but extremely tall, strong, and usually very cruel, appearing especially in children’s stories （6 次）
- So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oil rigs.
immense /ɪˈmens/ 巨大的，无限的 extremely large in size or degree （6 次）
- As a great many people will be visiting the country,the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium,and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool.
major /ˈmeɪ.dʒər/ 较重要的；主要的；重大的 more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the same type （6 次）
- For them this is a major operation which involves considerable planning.
narrow /ˈnær.əʊ/ （尤指与长度相比）狭窄的 having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with the length （6 次）
- The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
particular /pəˈtɪk.jə.lər/ 特定的，具体的 special, or this and not any other （6 次）
- Students specialize in a particular type of practical joke: the hoax.
physical /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/ 身体的，肉体的 relating to the body （6 次）
- I limited myself to two modest ambitions: to do physical exercise every morning and to read more of an evening.
pleasant /ˈplez.ənt/ 令人愉快的;宜人的;亲切友好的 enjoyable, attractive, friendly, or easy to like （6 次）
- It’s very pleasant.
remote /rɪˈməʊt/ 远的;遥远的;久远的;关系疏远的 far away in distance （6 次）
- In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa.
tired /taɪəd/ 疲劳的，疲倦的，累的 in need of rest or sleep （6 次）
- We’re tired… …and thirsty, Mum.
unable /ʌnˈeɪ.bəl/ 不能做，无法做 to not be able to do something （6 次）
- Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.
wonderful /ˈwʌn.də.fəl/ 绝妙的，令人惊叹的，极好的 extremely good （6 次）
- After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire.
worried /ˈwʌr.id/ 担心的;忧虑的;发愁的 unhappy because you are thinking about problems or unpleasant things that might happen （6 次）
- Dan wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday and now he is not worried anymore.
administrative /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.strə.tɪv/ 管理的;行政的 relating to the arrangements and work that is needed to control the operation of a plan or organization （5 次）
- Such administrative overheads in a business are analogous to the cost of government in a nation.
angry /ˈæŋ.ɡri/ 发怒的，愤怒的，生气的 having a strong feeling against someone who has behaved badly, making you want to shout at them or hurt them （5 次）
- I got very angry.
antique /ænˈtiːk/ 古物；古器；古董；古玩 something made in an earlier period that is collected and considered to have value because it is beautiful, rare, old, or of high quality （5 次）
- Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people.
basic /ˈbeɪ.sɪk/ 基础的，基本的；根本的 simple and not complicated, so able to provide the base or starting point from which something can develop （5 次）
- In fact a basic amount of movement occurs during sleep which is specifically concerned with preventing muscle inactivity.
bright /braɪt/ 光明的，明亮的 full of light, shining （5 次）
- In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings.
capable /ˈkeɪ.pə.bəl/ 有能力的；熟练的；能干的 able to do things effectively and skilfully, and to achieve results （5 次）
- Bagrit foresaw a time when computers would be small enough to hold in the hand, when they would be capable of providing information about traffic jams and suggesting alternative routes, when they would be used in hospitals to help doctors to diagnose illnesses, when they would relieve office workers and accountants of dull, repetitive clerical work.
complex /ˈkɒm.pleks/ 由许多相关的不同部分组成的；构造复杂的 involving a lot of different but related parts （5 次）
- Justice is part of the complex machinery of the law.
continental /ˌkɒn.tɪˈnen.təl/ 大洲的，大陆的;大陆性的，似大陆的 of or relating to continents （5 次）
- The EU–following fine continental traditions – wants agreement on general principles, which could be applied to many types of products and perhaps extended to other countries.
fellow /ˈfel.əʊ/ 同事的；同伴的；同情况的 used to refer to someone who has the same job or interests as you, or is in the same situation as you （5 次）
- I must definitely get that fellow posted.’
German /ˈdʒɜː.mən/ 德语（德国、奥地利和瑞士部分地区的语言） the language of Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland （5 次）
- He is German.
nineteenth /ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ/ 第十九（的） 19th written as a word （5 次）
- Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
normal /ˈnɔː.məl/ 普通的；平常的；通常的 ordinary or usual; the same as would be expected （5 次）
- The normal price of a ticket is $2,000!
peculiar /pɪˈkjuː.li.ər/ 奇怪的，古怪的 unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way （5 次）
- Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar.
perfect /ˈpɜː.fekt/ 完美的，完满的，无瑕的 complete and correct in every way, of the best possible type or without fault （5 次）
- Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases and found that the fourth engine was sweet as honey – still in perfect condition.
pleased /pliːzd/ 开心的;满意的 happy or satisfied （5 次）
- The examiner must have been pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said, ‘Just one more thing, Mr.Eames.
political /pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/ 政治的 relating to politics （5 次）
- He is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad.
pretty /ˈprɪt.i/ 相当，颇，很，非常 quite, but not extremely （5 次）
- I think the blue dress is prettier.
remarkable /rɪˈmɑː.kə.bəl/ 非凡的；奇异的；引人注目的 unusual or special and therefore surprising and worth mentioning （5 次）
- As long ago as the fourteenth century, an Englishman, Sir John Hawkwood, made the remarkable discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.
rich /rɪtʃ/ 有钱的;富有的;富裕的 having a lot of money or valuable possessions （5 次）
- And he mustn’t eat rich food.
spare /speər/ 额外的，备用的；多余的 If something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra. （5 次）
- Up to now, Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other.
steep /stiːp/ （斜坡）陡的，陡峭的 (of a slope) rising or falling at a sharp angle （5 次）
- After entering the narrow gap on the plateau, they climbed down the steep sides of the cave until they came to a narrow corridor.
sticky /ˈstɪk.i/ 黏性的;黏的;涂有黏胶的 made of or covered with a substance that stays attached to any surface it touches （5 次）
- In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry.
strong /strɒŋ/ 强有力的，强劲的；强壮的；强烈的 powerful; having or using great force or control （5 次）
- She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed.
western /ˈwes.tən/ 位于（或来自）西面 in or from the west of a place （5 次）
- The hospital had been bombed and Hans had made his way back into Western Germany on foot.
willing /ˈwɪl.ɪŋ/ 愿意，乐意（做某事） to be happy to do something if it is needed （5 次）
- Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.
accurate /ˈæk.jə.rət/ 准确的；精确的；正确的 correct, exact, and without any mistakes （4 次）
- It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well.
advanced /ədˈvɑːnst/ 先进的 modern and well developed （4 次）
- When several elephants are being trained at one time, it is customary for the new arrival to be placed between the stalls of two captives whose training is already well advanced.
amusing /əˈmjuː.zɪŋ/ 好笑的，有趣的;引人发笑的 entertaining and funny （4 次）
- I had an amusing experience last year.
aware /əˈweər/ 意识到的;明白的;知道的 knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing （4 次）
- He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences.
awful /ˈɔː.fəl/ 极坏的;恶劣的;糟糕的;令人极不愉快的 extremely bad or unpleasant （4 次）
- He’s awful!
civilized /ˈsɪv.əl.aɪzd/ （社会或国家）文明的，开化的 A civilized society or country has a well developed system of government, culture, and way of life and that treats the people who live there fairly. （4 次）
- By comparison, ferry trips or cruises offer a great variety of civilized comforts.
daily /ˈdeɪ.li/ 每天地，天天地 happening on or relating to every day （4 次）
- However, there is an even more insidious kind of pollution that particularly affects urban areas and invades our daily lives, and that is noise.
definite /ˈdef.ɪ.nət/ 确定的，肯定的；明确的 fixed, certain, or clear （4 次）
- They had a definite meaning, for they were as near as early man could get to writing.
deserted /dɪˈzɜː.tɪd/ 空无一人的，空旷的，空荡荡的 If a place is deserted, there are no people in it. （4 次）
- Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.
due /dʒuː/ 预计的，预期的 expected to happen, arrive, etc. at a particular time （4 次）
- The strike is due to begin on Tuesday.
electric /iˈlek.trɪk/ 用电的;电动的 using electricity for power （4 次）
- There is an electric cooker in the kitchen.
European /ˌjʊə.rəˈpiː.ən/ 欧洲的;欧洲人的 belonging to or relating to Europe or its people （4 次）
- It was officially opened on March 7,1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent.
exact /ɪɡˈzækt/ 精确的；确切的；正确的 in great detail, or complete, correct, or true in every way （4 次）
- The editor at once sent the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.
excellent /ˈek.səl.ənt/ 卓越的；优秀的；杰出的；极好的 extremely good （4 次）
- I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.
excited /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/ 兴奋的；激动的 feeling very happy and enthusiastic （4 次）
- Sally was very excited because she had never travelled on a train before.
extra /ˈek.strə/ 额外的；附加的 added to what is normal （4 次）
- I said I would be at your house at six o’clock, but the boss wants me to do some extra work.
fat /fæt/ 胖的，肥胖的 having a lot of flesh on the body （4 次）
- My friend, Hugh, has always been fat, but things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet.
following /ˈfɒl.əʊ.ɪŋ/ 在…之后 after （4 次）
- The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone.
fresh /freʃ/ 新的;不同的;另外的 new or different （4 次）
- This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it.
fundamental /ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.təl/ 基础的，基本的 forming the base, from which everything else develops （4 次）
- We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our bad old ways.
honest /ˈɒn.ɪst/ 诚实的，可信的 telling the truth or able to be trusted and not likely to steal, cheat, or lie （4 次）
- People are not so honest as they once were.
industrial /ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əl/ 工业的;产业的 in or related to industry, or having a lot of industry and factories, etc. （4 次）
- In the organization of industrial life the influence of the factory upon the physiological and mental state of the workers has been completely neglected.
international /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ 国际的 involving more than one country （4 次）
- Even if one didn’t know from concrete examples (the 1936 Olympic Games, for instance) that international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred, one could deduce it from general principles.
mad /mæd/ 疯的，神经错乱的，精神失常的 a word to describe a person who has a mental illness, which was used by doctors in the past but is now offensive （4 次）
- Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad.
national /ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ 国家的，国民的 relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to other countries （4 次）
- The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics.
odd /ɒd/ 奇怪的，古怪的；异常的；出人意料的 strange or unexpected （4 次）
- At the time, this did not strike me as odd.
ordinary /ˈɔː.dən.əri/ 普通的，平常的；平凡的；一般的 not different or special or unexpected in any way; usual （4 次）
- Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way.
outer /ˈaʊ.tər/ 远离中心的;外围的 at a greater distance from the centre （4 次）
- A telescope would have to be as far away as the planet Jupiter to look for life in outer space, because the dust becomes thinner the further we travel towards the outer edges of our own solar system.
proud /praʊd/ 自豪的，得意的 feeling pleasure and satisfaction because you or people connected with you have done or got something good （4 次）
- We are very proud of him.
regular /ˈreɡ.jə.lər/ 频繁的;经常发生的;经常做的 happening or doing something often （4 次）
- The only regular visitors to the monastery in winter are parties of skiers who go there at Christmas and Easter.
responsible /rɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/ 负责…；掌管… to have control and authority over something or someone and the duty of taking care of it, him, or her （4 次）
- Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built.
rude /ruːd/ 不礼貌的;粗鲁的，粗野的;讨厌的 not polite; offensive or embarrassing （4 次）
- ‘You needn’t be so rude about it,’ my wife answered as she looked at herself in the mirror.
smart /smɑːt/ 整洁漂亮的，时髦的 having a clean, tidy, and stylish appearance （4 次）
- It’s very smart.
thick /θɪk/ 厚的;粗的;粗壮的 having a large distance between two sides （4 次）
- Snow lay thick on the ground.
traditional /trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/ 传统的 following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time without changing （4 次）
- In primitive cultures the obligation to seek and to receive the traditional instruction is binding to all.
ugly /ˈʌɡ.li/ 丑陋的，难看的 unpleasant to look at; not attractive （4 次）
- ‘But you are still ugly,’ Sally said.
unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/ 不幸的，倒霉的 unlucky or having bad effects （4 次）
- In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same lines night after night.
wet /wet/ 湿的，潮湿的 covered in water or another liquid （4 次）
- It’s often wet in the West and sometimes warm in the South.
wide /waɪd/ 宽的；宽阔的；宽广的 having a larger distance from one side to the other than is usual or expected, especially in comparison with the length of something; not narrow （4 次）
- We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was tow feet wide and four feet deep.
wooden /ˈwʊd.ən/ 木制的 made of wood （4 次）
- He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool.
absent /ˈæb.sənt/ （尤指上课或工作）缺勤的；缺席的；不在场的 not in the place where you are expected to be, especially at school or work （3 次）
- Was he absent from school last week?
active /ˈæk.tɪv/ 忙于…的 busy with a particular activity （3 次）
- Haroun Tazieff, the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world.
alternative /ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/ （计划或方法）可替代的；可供选择的 An alternative plan or method is one that you can use if you do not want to use another one. （3 次）
- Bagrit foresaw a time when computers would be small enough to hold in the hand, when they would be capable of providing information about traffic jams and suggesting alternative routes, when they would be used in hospitals to help doctors to diagnose illnesses, when they would relieve office workers and accountants of dull, repetitive clerical work.
astronomical /ˌæs.trəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/ 天文学的；天文的，天体的 connected with astronomy （3 次）
- The development of such a telescope will be one of the great astronomical projects of the twenty-first century.
blank /blæŋk/ 空白的，无字的;空着的 empty or clear, or containing no information or mark （3 次）
- It was simply a blank sheet of paper.
blind /blaɪnd/ 瞎的，盲的，失明的 unable to see （3 次）
- And, though the gleams blind and dazzle, yet do they convey a hint of beauty and serenity greater than we have known or imagined.
brown /braʊn/ 棕色（的），褐色（的） the colour of chocolate or soil （3 次）
- Our cases are brown.
careful /ˈkeə.fəl/ 仔细的；小心的；认真的 giving a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident, make a mistake, or damage something （3 次）
- Be careful!
cheerful /ˈtʃɪə.fəl/ 高兴的，快乐的;兴高采烈的 happy and positive （3 次）
- Though they are running out of food and drink, the men are cheerful and confident that they will get out soon.
comfortable /ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ （家具和衣服）舒适的，舒服的，令人惬意的 Comfortable furniture and clothes provide a pleasant feeling and do not give you any physical problems. （3 次）
- Their sleeping bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept soundly.
crude /kruːd/ 粗糙的；简陋的；粗制的；未加修饰的 simple and not skilfully done or made （3 次）
- However, boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and a prizefighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match.
direct /daɪˈrekt/ 直通的，直达的 going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or changing direction （3 次）
- After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
distant /ˈdɪs.tənt/ 遥远的，远方的 far away （3 次）
- Of course, the Hubble is above the earth’s atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen.
domestic /dəˈmes.tɪk/ 本国的，国内的 relating to a person’s own country （3 次）
- If she were alive today she would not be able to air her views on her favourite topic of conversation: domestic servants.
dull /dʌl/ 枯燥的，乏味的，无趣的 not interesting or exciting in any way （3 次）
- Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever seen.
economic /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/ 经济的;经济上的 relating to trade, industry, or money （3 次）
- They were expecting their sixth child and were faced with even more pressing economic problems.
effective /ɪˈfek.tɪv/ 能产生预期结果的；有效的 successful or achieving the results that you want （3 次）
- Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.
electronic /ˌel.ekˈtrɒn.ɪk/ （尤指设备）使用电子器件的，电子的 (especially of equipment), using, based on, or used in a system of operation that involves the control of electric current by various devices （3 次）
- It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.
embarrassed /ɪmˈbær.əst/ 窘迫的，尴尬的;害羞的 feeling ashamed or shy （3 次）
- Sally was amused, but I was very embarrassed!
enlightened /ɪnˈlaɪ.tənd/ 有见识的;开明的;摆脱偏见的 showing understanding, acting in a positive way, and not following old-fashioned or false beliefs （3 次）
- Though my aunt pursued what was, in those days, an enlightened policy, in that she never allowed her domestic staff to work more than eight hours a day, she was extremely difficult to please.
essential /ɪˈsen.ʃəl/ 必要的，必不可少的 necessary or needed （3 次）
- As they grow old, people also accumulate belongings for two other reasons, lack of physical and mental energy, both of which are essential in turning out and throwing away, and sentiment.
evil /ˈiː.vəl/ 道德败坏的;邪恶的，恶毒的;讨厌的 morally bad, cruel, or very unpleasant （3 次）
- The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation.
exhausted /ɪɡˈzɔː.stɪd/ 极其疲惫的;精疲力竭的 extremely tired （3 次）
- Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted.
familiar /fəˈmɪl.i.ər/ 熟悉的；常见的；常听说 easy to recognize because of being seen, met, heard, etc. before （3 次）
- Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody.
fancy /ˈfæn.si/ 想要;想做 to want to have or do something （3 次）
- ‘Fancy meeting you here!’
fantastic /fænˈtæs.tɪk/ 极好的 extremely good （3 次）
- The fantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter.
final /ˈfaɪ.nəl/ 最后的，最终的 last （3 次）
- The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell.
foreign /ˈfɒr.ən/ 外国的 belonging or connected to a country that is not your own （3 次）
- But people who are cut off not only from foreign tourists, but even from their own countrymen can be hostile to travellers.
glad /ɡlæd/ 高兴的;愉快的;乐意的 pleased and happy （3 次）
- Still, I’m glad the bell is working again.’
golden /ˈɡəʊl.dən/ 金质的，金的 made of gold （3 次）
- Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks.
Grey /ɡreɪ/ 灰色的，灰白色的 of the colour that is a mixture of black and white, the colour of rain clouds （3 次）
- This is Nicola Grey, and this is Claire Taylor.
hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡri/ 饥饿的 wanting or needing food （3 次）
- They were all hungry and the food smelled good.
icy /ˈaɪ.si/ 覆盖着冰的，结冰的 covered in ice （3 次）
- Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
ignorant /ˈɪɡ.nər.ənt/ 无知的，愚昧的 not having enough knowledge, understanding, or information about something （3 次）
- Nor is it only the ignorant and ill-educated person who has such faith in the bottle of medicine.
independent /ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/ 独立的 not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, or things （3 次）
- Reward or punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference.
Indian /ˈɪn.di.ən/ 印度的;印度人的 belonging to or relating to India or its people （3 次）
- It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!
industrious /ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əs/ 勤劳的，勤奋的 An industrious person works hard. （3 次）
- Knowing that the industrious ant lives in a highly organized society does nothing to prevent us from being filled with revulsion when we find hordes of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch.
interested /ˈɪn.tres.tɪd/ 感兴趣的；关注的 wanting to give your attention to something and discover more about it （3 次）
- I’m not really interested in fishing.
lonely /ˈləʊn.li/ 孤独的，寂寞的 unhappy because you are not with other people （3 次）
- Captain Fawcett’s first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains.
loud /laʊd/ 吵闹的，大声的，响亮的 making a lot of noise （3 次）
- I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead.
loyal /ˈlɔɪ.əl/ 忠实的，忠诚的 firm and not changing in your friendship with or support for a person or an organization, or in your belief in your principles （3 次）
- But if no one can be trusted to act in a loyal and responsible manner towards his job, then the business will require armies of administrators, checkers and foremen and administrative overheads will rise correspondingly.
maximum /ˈmæk.sɪ.məm/ 最大的；最高的；顶点的 being the largest amount or number allowed or possible （3 次）
- Lawn mowers whining on a summer’s day,late-night parties in apartment blocks, noisy neighbours, vehicles of all kinds,especially large container trucks thundering through quiet villages, planes and helicopters flying overhead, large radios carried round in public places and played at maximum volume.
minded / -maɪn.dɪd/ 具有…头脑的；有…思想的；对…有兴趣的 having a particular character, interest, or way of thinking about things （3 次）
- As she is not rich, the chances that she will ever be able to afford such purchases are remote; but she is never sufficiently strong-minded to be able to stop the practice.
monotonous /məˈnɒt.ən.əs/ 单调乏味的;毫无变化的 not changing and therefore boring （3 次）
- Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep.
needless /ˈniːd.ləs/ 不必要的，完全不必的 completely unnecessary （3 次）
- Needless to say, the man’s name was Hans Bussman and he really was Franz’s long-lost brother.
noble /ˈnəʊ.bəl/ 高尚的，伟大的，崇高的 moral in an honest, brave, and kind way （3 次）
- Even though the noble was expected to read the letter at each performance, he always insisted that it should be written out in full.
northern /ˈnɔː.ðən/ 在北部的;从北部的 in or from the north part of an area （3 次）
- On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat – the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.
numerous /ˈnjuː.mə.rəs/ 许多的，大量的 many （3 次）
- Nothing of value was found, but the numerous items which were brought to the surface proved to be of great interest.
pneumatic /njuːˈmæt.ɪk/ 由气压操作的;气动的 operated by air pressure （3 次）
- When a student recently saw two workmen using a pneumatic drill outside his university, he immediately telephoned the police and informed them that two students dressed up as workmen were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill.
progressive /prəˈɡres.ɪv/ 逐渐的；渐进的 developing or happening gradually （3 次）
- My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr. Lane’s Radical Progressive Party.
reasonable /ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/ 合情理的;讲道理的;公平的 based on or using good judgment and therefore fair and practical （3 次）
- By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing.
Russian /ˈrʌʃ.ən/ 俄国的，俄罗斯的;俄国人的，俄罗斯人的;俄语的 belonging to or relating to Russia, its people, or its language （3 次）
- A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke.
shallow /ˈʃæl.əʊ/ 浅的，不深的 having only a short distance from the top to the bottom （3 次）
- Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across.
sixth /sɪksθ/ 第六（的） 6th written as a word （3 次）
- He’ll be her sixth husband!
sufficient /səˈfɪʃ.ənt/ 足够的，充足的 enough for a particular purpose （3 次）
- The currents of air that the walls of the ship direct upwards, as well as in the line of its course, are enough to give the great bird with its immense wings sufficient sustenance and progress.
sunken /ˈsʌŋ.kən/ 沉没的，沉入海底的 having fallen to the bottom of the sea （3 次）
- The captain knew that another attempt would be made later, for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.
superior /suːˈpɪə.ri.ər/ 好于平均的，好过其他的，优越的 better than average or better than other people or things of the same type （3 次）
- Even he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life.
susceptible /səˈsep.tə.bəl/ 易受影响的，易受伤害的 easily influenced or harmed by something （3 次）
- Scientists discovered that this particular variety of rabbit (and apparently no other animal) was susceptible to a fatal virus disease, myxomatosis.
suspect /səˈspekt/ 怀疑，猜想，认为（某事有可能） to think or believe something to be true or probable （3 次）
- No one suspected that there might be someone else on the farm who had never been seen.
Swedish /ˈswiː.dɪʃ/ 瑞典的;瑞典人的;瑞典语的 belonging to or relating to Sweden, its people, or its language （3 次）
- Are you Swedish?
tame /teɪm/ （尤指动物）温顺的，驯化的 (especially of animals) not wild or dangerous, either naturally or because of training or long involvement with humans （3 次）
- Sometimes a tame elephant is tethered nearby to give the wild one confidence, and in most cases the captive gradually quietens down and begins to accept its food.
tragic /ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/ 哀痛的；悲惨的 very sad, often involving death and suffering （3 次）
- The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
unaware /ˌʌn.əˈweər/ 未意识到的，不知道的 not understanding or realizing something （3 次）
- The crowd began to shout, but the drunk was unaware of the danger.
underwater /ˌʌn.dəˈwɔː.tər/ 在水下（的）;（尤指）在海面下（的） under the surface of the water, especially under the surface of the sea （3 次）
- A game that is very popular with these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race.
unique /juːˈniːk/ 独一无二的；与众不同的；唯一的；独特的；罕见的 being the only existing one of its type or, more generally, unusual, or special in some way （3 次）
- Future historians will be in a unique position when they come to record the history of our own times.
unknown /ʌnˈnəʊn/ 未知的；不知名的；不了解的；不熟悉的 not known or familiar （3 次）
- The tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio and was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
unlucky /ʌnˈlʌk.i/ 不幸的，不走运的，倒霉的 not lucky （3 次）
- Some fishermen are unlucky.
upset /ʌpˈset/ 使心烦意乱;使难过;使生气 to make someone worried, unhappy, or angry （3 次）
- I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset.
urgent /ˈɜː.dʒənt/ 紧急的，急迫的 very important and needing attention immediately （3 次）
- Is it urgent?
valuable /ˈvæl.jə.bəl/ 值钱的，贵重的 worth a lot of money （3 次）
- They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
violent /ˈvaɪə.lənt/ 使用暴力的;强暴的 using force to hurt or attack （3 次）
- Comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serious accidents.
ablaze /əˈbleɪz/ 猛烈燃烧的;烈火熊熊的 burning very strongly （2 次）
- The high stern castle was a riot of carved gods, demons, knights, kings, warriors, mermaids, cherubs; and zoomorphic animal shapes ablaze with red and gold and blue, symbols of courage, power, and cruelty, were portrayed to stir the imaginations of the superstitious sailors of the day.
adequate /ˈæd.ə.kwət/ 足够的;合格的;合乎需要的 enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose （2 次）
- The majority of the patients attending the medical out-patients departments of our hospitals feel that they have not received adequate treatment unless they are able to carry home with them some tangible remedy in the shape of a bottle of medicine, a box of pills, or a small jar of ointment, and the doctor in charge of the department is only too ready to provide them with these requirements.
adverse /ˈæd.vɜːs/ 不利的；负面的；有害的 having a negative or harmful effect on something （2 次）
- It tires not, nor does it boast of its power; but belongs to the air travelling it may be six thousand miles to and from its northern nesting home, feeding its flown young as it flies, and slipping through a medium that seems to help its passage even when the wind is adverse.
alien /ˈeɪ.li.ən/ 外星人（或生物）的 relating to creatures from another planet （2 次）
- I had expected to be near my objective by now, but everything still seemed alien to me.
amazed /əˈmeɪzd/ 十分惊奇的，惊愕的 extremely surprised （2 次）
- When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
analogous /əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/ 相似的;类似的;可比拟的 having similar features to another thing and therefore able to be compared with it （2 次）
- Such administrative overheads in a business are analogous to the cost of government in a nation.
annoyed /əˈnɔɪd/ 生气的；烦恼的 angry （2 次）
- Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since.
annual /ˈæn.ju.əl/ 一年一度的;每年的 happening once every year （2 次）
- It had been purchased by a local authority so that an enormous pie could be baked for an annual fair.
anxious /ˈæŋk.ʃəs/ 焦虑的，不安的，担心的 worried and nervous （2 次）
- The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines.
arduous /ˈɑː.dʒu.əs/ 艰难的，艰巨的；费力的 difficult, needing a lot of effort and energy （2 次）
- Those who seek it undertake an arduous journey and can never be sure that they will find it.
asleep /əˈsliːp/ 睡着的 sleeping or not awake （2 次）
- I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window.
attic /ˈæt.ɪk/ 阁楼;顶楼 the space or room at the top of a building, under the roof, often used for storing things （2 次）
- From an attic window we could get a sweeping view of the river where their land joined ours, and at the most critical juncture we took turns in watching that point.
automatic /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ 自动的;自动化的 An automatic machine or device is able to operate independently of human control. （2 次）
- Professor Ronald Bracewell, a leading American radio astronomer, argued in Nature that such a superior civilization, on a visit to our own solar system, may have left an automatic messenger behind to await the possible awakening of an advanced civilization.
blindfold /ˈblaɪnd.fəʊld/ 蒙眼布;障眼物;眼罩 a strip of cloth that covers someone’s eyes and stops them from seeing （2 次）
- During all these tests Vera was blindfold; and indeed, except when blindfold she lacked the ability to perceive things with her skin.
brief /briːf/ 短暂的;简短的 lasting only a short time or containing few words （2 次）
- This brief experiment would dispel any further doubts you might have.
broken /ˈbrəʊ.kən/ （break 的过去分词） past participle of break （2 次）
- Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away.
civil /ˈsɪv.əl/ 文职的;民用的;平民的，国民的 not military or religious, or relating to the ordinary people of a country （2 次）
- The Swedes were the first to recognize that public officials like civil servants, police officers, health inspectors or tax-collectors can make mistakes or act over-zealously in the belief that they are serving the public.
colossal /kəˈlɒs.əl/ 巨大的，庞大的 extremely large （2 次）
- Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
coloured(或许是 colored?) （2 次）
- Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress.
colourful(或许是 colorful?) （2 次）
- One of the most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764.
commonplace /ˈkɒm.ən.pleɪs/ 平常的；常见的；普通的；普遍的 happening often or often seen or experienced and so not considered to be special （2 次）
- All these computer uses have become commonplace.
compact /kəmˈpækt/ 紧凑的；密实的；小巧的 consisting of parts that are positioned together closely or in a tidy way, using very little space （2 次）
- After the train had left the station, the lady opened her handbag and took out her powder compact.
complicated /ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ 复杂的；麻烦的；费解的 involving a lot of different parts, in a way that is difficult to understand （2 次）
- These ocean waves are among the earth’s most complicated natural phenomena.
confident /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/ 自信的；有信心的；确信的；有把握的；信任的 being certain of your abilities or having trust in people, plans, or the future （2 次）
- In spite of this, many people are confident that’The Revealer’may reveal something of value fairly soon.
contrary /ˈkɒn.trə.ri/ 相反；反面；对立面；相反事物 the opposite （2 次）
- In the contrary school, the duck is supreme.
coral /ˈkɒr.əl/ 珊瑚 a substance like rock, formed in the sea by groups of particular types of small animal, often used in jewellery （2 次）
- Two men who recently spent five days on a coral island wished they had stayed there longer.
correct /kəˈrekt/ 正确的，无误的，对的 in agreement with the true facts or with what is generally accepted （2 次）
- Once, however, it failed to give the correct time.
cosmetic /kɒzˈmet.ɪk/ 我们出售各种各样的化妆品和洗漱用品，价格公道。 substances that you put on your face or body that are intended to improve your appearance: （2 次）
- Harry used to consider it a great joke to go into expensive cosmetic shops and make outrageous requests for goods that do not exist.
countless /ˈkaʊnt.ləs/ 无数的；数不清的 very many, or too many to be counted （2 次）
- There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food.
critical /ˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/ 批评的；批判的；挑剔的；谨严的 saying that someone or something is bad or wrong （2 次）
- From an attic window we could get a sweeping view of the river where their land joined ours, and at the most critical juncture we took turns in watching that point.
curved /kɜːvd/ 圆形的或弯曲的 having a rounded or smoothly bending shape （2 次）
- We can perhaps forgive those who said the moons of Jupiter were produced by Galileo’s spyglass if we recall that in his day, as for centuries before, curved glass was the popular contrivance for producing not truth but illusion, untruth; and if a single curved glass would distort nature, how much more would a pair of them?
delicate /ˈdel.ɪ.kət/ 脆弱的；娇嫩的 needing careful treatment, especially because easily damaged （2 次）
- Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted a delicate shade of green, an observant visitor would soon notice that it is filled with what looks like a thick, greyish substance.
delighted /dɪˈlaɪ.tɪd/ 高兴的，快乐的 very pleased （2 次）
- My wife was delighted that things had returned to normal once more.
democratic /ˌdem.əˈkræt.ɪk/ 民主的 based on the principles of democracy （2 次）
- In democratic countries any efforts to restrict the freedom of the press are rightly condemned.
destructive /dɪˈstrʌk.tɪv/ 破坏性的；有害的 causing, or able to cause, damage （2 次）
- It is well known that where the white man has invaded a primitive culture, the most destructive effects have come not from physical weapons but from ideas.
dim /dɪm/ 光线暗的，暗淡的，昏暗的 not giving or having much light （2 次）
- Then, squinting his eyes, he said: ‘The light is dim.
dimensional /ˌdaɪˈmen.ʃən.əl/ （层次丰富，尤指显得真实）立体的，丰富的 having many different features or qualities, especially in a way that makes something seem real; not too simple （2 次）
- Our knowledge of the oceans a hundred years ago was confined to the two-dimensional shape of the sea surface and the hazards of navigation presented by the irregularities in depth of the shallow water close to the land.
dirty /ˈdɜː.ti/ 脏的，肮脏的 marked with dirt, mud, etc., or containing something such as pollution or bacteria （2 次）
- There was no trace of fingerprints, but the inspector found a dirty red bundle that contained jewellery which the old lady said was not hers.
disappointed /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.tɪd/ 失望的，沮丧的 unhappy because someone or something was not as good as you hoped or expected, or because something did not happen （2 次）
- Jeremy was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked.
disappointing /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.tɪŋ/ 令人失望的，让人沮丧的 making you feel disappointed （2 次）
- The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty!
double /ˈdʌb.əl/ 两倍的;成双的;双份的 twice the size, amount, price, etc., or consisting of two similar things together （2 次）
- He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built.
dreary /ˈdrɪə.ri/ 沉闷的，单调乏味的，令人沮丧的 boring and making you feel unhappy （2 次）
- They have an air of freedom, and they have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitions or love of comfort.
eager /ˈiː.ɡər/ 热切的，渴望的 wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyable （2 次）
- Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time.
eminent /ˈem.ɪ.nənt/ 显赫的；卓越的；著名的 famous, respected, or important （2 次）
- This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England.
endless /ˈend.ləs/ 无休止的；无穷尽的 never finishing, or seeming never to finish （2 次）
- The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.
everyday /ˈev.ri.deɪ/ 日常的；通常的；普通的 ordinary, typical, or usual （2 次）
- This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life.
exclusive /ɪkˈskluː.sɪv/ 专用的，专有的；独有的，独占的 limited to only one person or group of people （2 次）
- Newspapers and magazines offered the family huge sums for the exclusive rights to publish stories and photographs.
exquisite /ɪkˈskwɪz.ɪt/ 精美的;精致的;优雅的 very beautiful and delicate （2 次）
- The wind then speaks the message of the sun to the sea and the sea transmits it on through waves–an ancient, exquisite powerful message.
fatal /ˈfeɪ.təl/ 致命的 A fatal illness, accident, etc. causes death. （2 次）
- Scientists discovered that this particular variety of rabbit (and apparently no other animal) was susceptible to a fatal virus disease, myxomatosis.
fierce /fɪəs/ 猛烈的;激烈的;骇人的 physically violent and frightening （2 次）
- Cats, for instance, would be greatly helped; no running fights with large, fierce rats or tussles with grown rabbits–just a bite and no more effort needed.
fifteenth /ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/ 第十五（的） 15th written as a word （2 次）
- The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.
fifth /fɪfθ/ 第五（的） 5th written as a word （2 次）
- He must be her fourth or fifth.
foolish /ˈfuː.lɪʃ/ 愚蠢的，傻的 unwise, stupid, or not showing good judgment （2 次）
- We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our bad old ways.
fourth /fɔːθ/ 第四（的） 4th written as a word （2 次）
- He must be her fourth or fifth.
global /ˈɡləʊ.bəl/ 全球的，全世界的 relating to the whole world （2 次）
- Before it becomes a retirement village, Silicon Valley may prove a classroom for building a global business.
glorious /ˈɡlɔː.ri.əs/ 辉煌的;光荣的;荣耀的 deserving great admiration, praise, and honour （2 次）
- There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young man has a glorious future before him and the old one has a splendid future behind him:and maybe that is where the rub is.
happy /ˈhæp.i/ 幸福的，满意的，快乐的 feeling, showing, or causing pleasure or satisfaction （2 次）
- This shows how long it was before we deemed it necessary to make sure that all our children could share in the knowledge accumulated by the ‘happy few’ during the past centuries.
harmless /ˈhɑːm.ləs/ 无害的，不会导致损伤的 not able or not likely to cause harm （2 次）
- We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps, but of quite harmless ones like moths.
hopeful /ˈhəʊp.fəl/ 抱有希望的，充满希望的 having hope （2 次）
- For them discipline in one form or another is the most hopeful path.
horizontal /ˌhɒr.ɪˈzɒn.təl/ 水平的;与地面（或底边、顶边）平行的;横的 parallel to the ground or to the bottom or top edge of something （2 次）
- The basic features include a crest (the highest point of the wave), a trough (the lowest point), a height (the vertical distance from the trough to the crest), a wave length (the horizontal distance between two wave crests), and a period (which is the time it takes awave crest to travel one wave length).
immortal /ɪˈmɔː.təl/ 永生的;永存的 living or lasting for ever （2 次）
- Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world was named after him.
impatient /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃənt/ 不耐烦的，无耐心的 easily annoyed by someone’s mistakes or because you have to wait （2 次）
- Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, for the magazine would soon go to press.
impressive /ɪmˈpres.ɪv/ （因特殊、重要或巨大而）给人留下深刻印象的 If an object or achievement is impressive, you admire or respect it, usually because it is special, important, or very large. （2 次）
- She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of the past.
improved /ɪmˈpruːv/ 改进，改善 to (cause something to) get better （2 次）
- With experience, and with improved apparatus, it is now possible not only to locate a shoal but to tell if it is herring, cod, or other well-known fish, by the pattern of its echo.
inaccessible /ˌɪn.əkˈses.ə.bəl/ 难到达的，无法去的 very difficult or impossible to travel to or reach （2 次）
- In this much-travelled world, there are still thousands of places which are inaccessible to tourists.
industrialized /ɪnˈdʌs.tri.ə.laɪzd/ 工业化的 having developed a lot of industry （2 次）
- Pollution is the price we pay for an overpopulated, over industrialized planet.
informal /ɪnˈfɔː.məl/ 非正式的，非正规的;（服装）日常使用的;（言行）随意的 not formal or official （2 次）
- They invariably live nearby and are always available for an informal chat or an evening’s entertainment.
intellectual /ˌɪn.təlˈek.tʃu.əl/ 智力的，脑力的 relating to your ability to think and understand things, especially complicated ideas （2 次）
- The intellectual, who is working on some abstruse problem, has everything coordinated and organized for the matter in hand.
Japanese /ˌdʒæp.ənˈiːz/ 日本的;日本人的;日本语的 belonging to or relating to Japan, its people, or its language （2 次）
- She’s Japanese.
keen /kiːn/ 热衷的；热心的；渴望的 very interested, eager, or wanting (to do) something very much （2 次）
- Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own computers.
Korean /kəˈriː.ən/ 韩国的;韩国人的;韩语的 belonging to or relating to North or South Korea, their people, or their language （2 次）
- He’s Korean.
liquid /ˈlɪk.wɪd/ 液体 a substance, such as water, that is not solid or a gas and that can be poured easily （2 次）
- He noticed that a river of liquid rock was coming towards him.
loose /luːs/ 松的，松动的 not firmly held or fastened in place （2 次）
- It is a harmless habit, but it litters up her desk to such an extent that every time she opens it, loose bits of paper fall out in every direction.
maiden /ˈmeɪ.dən/ 女孩，少女，年轻女子 a girl or young woman （2 次）
- From the seventeenth-century empire of Sweden, the story of a galleon that sank at the start of her maiden voyage in 1628 must be one of the strangest tales of the sea.
manifest /ˈmæn.ɪ.fest/ 显示；表现；表明 to show something clearly, through signs or actions （2 次）
- Surely because progress of a particular kind is actually taking place around us and is becoming more and more manifest.
manual /ˈmæn.ju.əl/ 用手做的;手工的 done with the hands （2 次）
- These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.
mechanical /məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/ 机械的;机械部件的 operated by a machine, or connected with machines or their parts （2 次）
- This applies particularly to chemical industries, where chance discoveries play a much larger part than they do in physical and mechanical industries.
mid /mɪd/ 在…之中 among or in the middle of （2 次）
- It was revealed that 20% of men in their mid-thirties snore.
mighty /ˈmaɪ.ti/ 强大的；巨大的；伟大的 very large, powerful, or important （2 次）
- Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals.
mild /maɪld/ 温和的；和缓的；轻微的 not violent, severe, or extreme （2 次）
- It’s mild, but it’s not always pleasant.
military /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tər.i/ 军事的;军用的 relating to or belonging to the armed forces （2 次）
- Such undertakings require the precise planning and foresight of military operations.
mobile /ˈməʊ.baɪl/ （自由地）活动的，走动的 moving or walking around freely （2 次）
- A lot of people object to mobile phones, especially when they are used in public places like restaurants or on public transport.
modest /ˈmɒd.ɪst/ 不大（或多、贵）的；适中的 not large in size or amount, or not expensive （2 次）
- I limited myself to two modest ambitions: to do physical exercise every morning and to read more of an evening.
monstrous /ˈmɒn.strəs/ 丑恶的;残酷的;骇人听闻的 very cruel （2 次）
- She was thinking that she must reprimand her home help the next morning for such a monstrous piece of negligence, when she remembered that she had gone shopping after the home help had left and she knew that she had turned both keys in their locks.
moral /ˈmɒr.əl/ 道德的 relating to the standards of good or bad behaviour, fairness, honesty, etc. that each person believes in, rather than to laws （2 次）
- Apart from any moral considerations this is a stupid method of training, for it produces a resentful animal who at a later stage may well turn man-killer.
mysterious /mɪˈstɪə.ri.əs/ 神秘的事物，难以理解的事物，谜 strange, not known, or not understood （2 次）
- They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.
nervous /ˈnɜː.vəs/ 担心的;紧张不安的 worried and anxious （2 次）
- I felt very nervous when I went into his office.
noisy /ˈnɔɪ.zi/ 喧闹的，嘈杂的 making a lot of noise （2 次）
- Lawn mowers whining on a summer’s day,late-night parties in apartment blocks, noisy neighbours, vehicles of all kinds,especially large container trucks thundering through quiet villages, planes and helicopters flying overhead, large radios carried round in public places and played at maximum volume.
nonexistent （2 次）
- Inviting the fire brigade to put out a nonexistent fire is a crude form of deception which no self-respecting student would ever indulge in.
notable /ˈnəʊ.tə.bəl/ 显要的；显著的；值得注意的 important and deserving attention, because of being very good or interesting （2 次）
- When he died at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a picture painted which was dedicated to the memory of ‘the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue’.
obvious /ˈɒb.vi.əs/ 清楚的；显然的，明显的；明白的 easy to see, recognize, or understand （2 次）
- It was obvious that he was very embarrassed.
outrageous /ˌaʊtˈreɪ.dʒəs/ 骇人的;无耻的;无法接受的 shocking and morally unacceptable （2 次）
- Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to $10.
pastoral /ˈpɑː.stər.əl/ （教师或牧师的部分工作）咨询指导的，提供建议和帮助的 used to refer to the part of the work of teachers and priests that involves giving help and advice about personal matters （2 次）
- This idyllic pastoral scene is only part of the picture.
perfumed /ˈpɜː.fjuːmd/ 芳香的 having a pleasant perfume （2 次）
- If you were to ask Harry what was in the bottle, he would tell you that it contained perfumed mud.
permanent /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt/ 长久的;永久的，永恒的 lasting for a long time or for ever （2 次）
- My cousin, Harry, keeps a large curiously-shaped bottle on permanent display in his study.
philosophical /ˌfɪl.əˈsɒf.ɪ.kəl/ 哲学的;研究哲学的 relating to the study or writing of philosophy （2 次）
- But a closer study of the evidence, supported by a deeper sense of the period, and particularly by a new consciousness of the philosophical undercurrents in the scientific revolution, has profoundly modified this view of Galileo.
poisonous /ˈpɔɪ.zən.əs/ 有毒的，有害的 very harmful and able to cause illness or death （2 次）
- It was not forced upon them by the survival competition; they could have caught and lived on prey without using poison, just as the thousands of non-poisonous snakes still do.
polish /ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/ 擦，擦亮，磨光 to rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine （2 次）
- Haroun Tazieff, the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world.
positive /ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv/ 建设性的;积极的;怀有希望的 full of hope and confidence, or giving cause for hope and confidence （2 次）
- But my father had described over and over again what we should see at every milestone, after leaving the nearest town, so that I was positive I should recognize it as familiar territory.
precise /prɪˈsaɪs/ 精确的；准确的，确切的 exact and accurate （2 次）
- Such undertakings require the precise planning and foresight of military operations.
prepared /prɪˈpeəd/ 有准备的，准备好的 ready to deal with a situation （2 次）
- Why people are prepared to tolerate a four-hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me.
previous /ˈpriː.vi.əs/ 以前的，先前的 happening or existing before something or someone else （2 次）
- It had broken down the previous summer, and though I promised to repair it, I had never got round to it.
professional /prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/ 职业的;专业的 relating to work that needs special training or education （2 次）
- The hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase.
profitable /ˈprɒf.ɪ.tə.bəl/ 有盈利的；有益的 making or likely to make a profit （2 次）
- It spread through France, where wild rabbits are not generally regarded as a pest but as a sport and a useful food supply, and it spread to Britain where wild rabbits are regarded as a pest but where domesticated rabbits, equally susceptible to the disease, are the basis of a profitable fur industry.
proper /ˈprɒp.ər/ 适合的；适当的；恰当的；正确的 real, satisfactory, suitable, or correct （2 次）
- In his own lifetime Galileo was the centre of violent controversy, but the scientific dust has long since settled, and today we can see even his famous clash with the Inquisition in something like its proper perspective.
psychiatric /ˌsaɪ.kiˈæt.rɪk/ 精神病（学）的 of or relating to the study of mental illness （2 次）
- But neither psychiatric interviews nor objective tests were able to show any effects upon these American sailors.
punctual /ˈpʌŋk.tʃu.əl/ 准时的，守时的 arriving, doing something, or happening at the expected, correct time; not late （2 次）
- We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.
qualified /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd/ 有资格的;合格的，胜任的 having finished a training course, or having particular skills, etc. （2 次）
- A parliamentary committee representing all political parties appoints a person who is suitably qualified to investigate private grievances against the State.
rational /ˈræʃ.ən.əl/ 头脑清醒的;理智的 based on clear thought and reason （2 次）
- Fortunately, there is a ‘uniquely rational way’ for us to communicate with other intelligent beings, as Walter Sullivan has put it in his excellent book, We Are not Alone.
relevant /ˈrel.ə.vənt/ 有关的；相关联的；切题的 connected with what is happening or being discussed （2 次）
- In all the less controversial fields, like the study of cacti or termites or the nature of nebulae, the necessary method of study is to group the relevant material and to take note of all possible variant forms and conditions.
reluctant /rɪˈlʌk.tənt/ 勉强的;不情愿的 not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it （2 次）
- Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water.
roman /ˈrəʊ.mən/ （印刷常用的）罗马体的，正体的 Roman letters are in the ordinary style of printed writing in which the letters are vertical. （2 次）
- The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.
sacred /ˈseɪ.krɪd/ （尤指因与神有关而）神圣的，值得崇敬的 considered to be holy and deserving respect, especially because of a connection with a god （2 次）
- In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
sad /sæd/ 伤心的，悲哀的;令人难过的，令人遗憾的 unhappy or sorry （2 次）
- What I saw made me very sad.
savage /ˈsæv.ɪdʒ/ 凶残的;凶猛的;野性的 extremely violent, wild, or frightening （2 次）
- On the village green, where you pick up sides and no feeling of local patriotism is involved, it is possible to play simply for the fun and exercise: but as soon as a the question of prestige arises, as soon as you feel that you and some larger unit will be disgraced if you lose, the most savage combative instincts are aroused.
secretive /ˈsiː.krə.tɪv/ 遮遮掩掩的；守口如瓶的 People who are secretive hide their feelings, thoughts, intentions, and actions from other people. （2 次）
- There is nothing secretive about the Ombudsman’s work, for his correspondence is open to public inspection.
sensitive /ˈsen.sɪ.tɪv/ 神经过敏的;易被冒犯的;敏感的 easily upset by the things people say or do, or causing people to be upset, embarrassed, or angry （2 次）
- Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk.
severe /sɪˈvɪər/ 非常严重的；剧烈的；惨重的 causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; very serious （2 次）
- I am especially proud of it, not only because it has survived several severe winters, but because it occasionally produces luscious peaches.
sharp /ʃɑːp/ 锋利的；尖的 having a thin edge or point that can cut something or make a hole in something （2 次）
- As the man came near, the prisoner knocked him to the ground with a sharp blow.
sick /sɪk/ 生病的，患病的，不舒服的 physically or mentally ill; not well or healthy （2 次）
- It is called ‘sick humour’.
significant /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/ 重要的；显著的 important or noticeable （2 次）
- But the significant thing is not the behaviour of the players but the attitude of the spectators: and, behind the spectators, of the nations who work themselves into furies over these absurd contests, and seriously believe – at any rate for short periods – that running, jumping and kicking a ball are tests of national virtue.
silent /ˈsaɪ.lənt/ 宁静的;寂静的 without any sound （2 次）
- The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
silly /ˈsɪl.i/ 愚蠢的，傻的 showing little thought or judgment （2 次）
- He added that a student had dressed up as a policeman and was playing all sorts of silly jokes on people.
smooth /smuːð/ 光滑的，平滑的 having a surface or consisting of a substance that is perfectly regular and has no holes, lumps, or areas that rise or fall suddenly （2 次）
- The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it.
sophisticated /səˈfɪs.tɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ 精于世故的，老练的;见多识广的;很有品位的 having a good understanding of the way people behave and/or a good knowledge of culture and fashion （2 次）
- Today, although the old Galileo lives on in many popular writings, among historians of science a new and more sophisticated picture has emerged.
Spanish /ˈspæn.ɪʃ/ 西班牙的;西班牙人的;西班牙语的 belonging to or relating to Spain, its people, or its language （2 次）
- The next car the boy stopped did not take him into the centre of Paris as he hoped it would, but to Perpignan on the French-Spanish border.
spatial /ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/ 空间的 relating to the position, area, and size of things （2 次）
- Though they may attain considerable accuracy in the perception of flat form, they do not make the further intellectual and emotional effort needed to comprehend form in its full spatial existence.
specialized /ˈspeʃ.əl.aɪzd/ 专门的;专科的 working in and knowing a lot about one particular subject, skill, service, etc. （2 次）
- So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour.
spiritual /ˈspɪr.ɪ.tʃu.əl/ 精神的，心灵的；（尤指）宗教的 relating to deep feelings and beliefs, especially religious beliefs （2 次）
- In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort.
splendid /ˈsplen.dɪd/ 极佳的，非常好的；华丽的；壮丽的 excellent, or beautiful and impressive （2 次）
- Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante,tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.
striking /ˈstraɪ.kɪŋ/ 异乎寻常的，惊人的；引人注目的 very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracting a lot of attention （2 次）
- A recent article in a weekly newspaper, for instance, was headed with a striking illustration of a lady in a state of considerable distress, with the caption ‘She was yet another victim, reduced to a screaming wreck’.
superstitious /ˌsuː.pəˈstɪʃ.əs/ 基于迷信的;相信迷信的 based on or believing in superstitions (= beliefs based on old ideas about luck and magic rather than science or reason) （2 次）
- Such birds do us good, though we no longer take omens from their flight on this side and that; and even the most superstitious villagers no longer take off their hats to the magpie and wish it good-morning.
supreme /suːˈpriːm/ （等级、水平或重要性）最高（的），至高无上（的） having the highest rank, level, or importance （2 次）
- From 1914 to 1924 he was supreme and unchallenged.
surprising /səˈpraɪ.zɪŋ/ 令人意外的，让人吃惊的，出人意料的 unexpected （2 次）
- The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.
suspicious /səˈspɪʃ.əs/ 可疑的，引起怀疑的 making you feel that something illegal is happening or that something is wrong （2 次）
- Though a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him the same answer.
thin /θɪn/ 薄的；细的 having a small distance between two opposite sides （2 次）
- Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres.
thrifty /ˈθrɪf.ti/ 节约的，节俭的 showing a careful use of money, especially by avoiding waste （2 次）
- Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
tight /taɪt/ 紧的；密封的（地）；牢固的（地） (held or kept together) firmly or closely （2 次）
- Mrs.Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.
trivial /ˈtrɪv.i.əl/ 微不足道的，琐碎的；没有价值的 having little value or importance （2 次）
- The force there assembled was trivial compared with the Danish horde.
truant /ˈtruː.ənt/ 逃学者，旷课者 a child who is regularly absent from school without permission （2 次）
- Children who play truant from school are unimaginative.
twentieth /ˈtwen.ti.əθ/ 第二十（的） 20th written as a word （2 次）
- Audiences in the second decade of the twentieth century found it pleasant to escape to a time when life, though hard, was relatively simple.
uncertain /ʌnˈsɜː.tən/ 拿不定主意的，犹豫的 not knowing what to do or believe, or not able to decide about something （2 次）
- When I was a teenager,I felt that I was just young and uncertain– that I was a new boy in a huge school, and I would have been very pleased to be regarded as something so interesting as a problem.
underground /ˌʌn.dəˈɡraʊnd/ 在地下（的），在地面以下的 below the surface of the earth; below ground （2 次）
- This immense chasm has been formed by an underground stream which has tunnelled a course through a flaw in the rocks.
undisturbed /ˌʌn.dɪˈstɜːbd/ 未被打扰的；未被改变的 not interrupted or changed in any way （2 次）
- The plane wasn’t too badly damaged, but over the years, the crash was forgotten and the wreck remained undisturbed.
unforgivable /ˌʌn.fəˈɡɪv.ə.bəl/ （行为）过于恶劣无法饶恕的 (of behaviour) too bad to forgive （2 次）
- She entered the station twenty minutes before the train was due, since her parents had impressed upon her that it would be unforgivable to miss it and cause the friends with whom she was going to stay to make two journeys to meet her.
unhurt /ʌnˈhɜːt/ 未受伤害的；安然无恙的；毫发未损的 not harmed （2 次）
- Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt.
unimportant /ˌʌn.ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/ 不重要的，无足轻重的 not important （2 次）
- Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics.
universal /ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜː.səl/ 普遍的;全体的;共同的 existing everywhere or involving everyone （2 次）
- In spite of national differences, certain funny situations have a universal appeal.
unlikely /ʌnˈlaɪ.kli/ 不大可能发生的 not probable or likely to happen （2 次）
- As it happens, a razor that is safe in Europe is unlikely to electrocute Americans.
unnoticed /ʌnˈnəʊ.tɪst/ 未被看见的；未被注意到的 without being seen or noticed （2 次）
- If they had only had one more child, the fact would have passed unnoticed.
untidy /ʌnˈtaɪ.di/ 不整洁的，邋遢的，凌乱的 not tidy （2 次）
- This bedroom’s very untidy.
unwelcome /ʌnˈwel.kəm/ 不受欢迎的;多余的 not wanted （2 次）
- There was no doubt that we were unwelcome visitors.
utter /ˈʌt.ər/ 说;讲;出声 to say something or to make a sound with your voice （2 次）
- You may pick them up in utter exhaustion, if wind over the sea has driven them to a long journey.
vast /vɑːst/ 巨大的；广大的 extremely big （2 次）
- But other suns, start as the astronomers call them, are bound to have planets like our own, and as is the number of stars in the universe is so vast, this possibility becomes virtual certainty.
vertical /ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/ 竖直的;垂直的;立式的 standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90° to a horizontal surface or line （2 次）
- The slope averages about 1 in 30, but contains steep, probably vertical, cliffs, and gentle sediment-covered terraces, and near its lower reaches there is a long tailing-off which is almost certainly the result of material transported out to deep water after being eroded from the continental masses.
vigorous /ˈvɪɡ.ər.əs/ 充满活力的;有力量的;精力旺盛的 very forceful or energetic （2 次）
- At the age of twelve years, the human body is at its most vigorous.
virtual /ˈvɜː.tʃu.əl/ 几乎…的；实质上的 almost a particular thing or quality （2 次）
- But the chances are against it, and there is a virtual limit on how long we can hope to remain alive, however lucky and robust we are.
weak /wiːk/ （身体）虚弱的，无力的 not physically strong （2 次）
- Mr.Harmsworth,’ I said in a weak voice.
wealthy /ˈwel.θi/ 富有的，有钱的 rich （2 次）
- Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.
windy /ˈwɪn.di/ 刮风的;多风的 with a lot of wind （2 次）
- It’s often windy in March.
wise /waɪz/ 明智的;英明的;聪明的 having or showing the ability to make good judgments, based on a deep understanding and experience of life （2 次）
- Judges, however wise or eminent, are human and can make mistakes.
worthless /ˈwɜːθ.ləs/ 无价值的;不值钱的 having no value in money （2 次）
- They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless.
worthy /ˈwɜː.ði/ 值得尊敬的;值得钦佩的;值得支持的 deserving respect, admiration, or support （2 次）
- Shortly after this the famous H.M.S.Challenger expedition established the study of the sea-floor as a subject worthy of the most qualified physicists and geologists.
20th （1 次）
- Who could have imagined, in the mid 1970s, for example, that by the end of the 20th century, computers would be as common in people’s homes as TV sets?
aberrant /əˈber.ənt/ 违反常规的；反常的；异常的（尤指不能接受的） different from what is typical or usual, especially in an unacceptable way （1 次）
- Traditional custom, taken the world over, is a mass of detailed behaviour more astonishing than what any one person can ever evolve in individual actions, no matter how aberrant.
abject /ˈæb.dʒekt/ 他们过着赤贫的生活。 the state of being extremely unhappy, poor, unsuccessful, etc.: （1 次）
- But in an old man who has known human joys and sorrows, and has achieved whatever work it was in him to do, the fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble.
absolute /ˈæb.sə.luːt/ 完全的；全部的；绝对的；毋庸置疑的 very great or to the largest degree possible （1 次）
- Mars is too dry and poor in oxygen, Venus far too hot, and so is Mercury, and the outer planets have temperatures near absolute zero and hydrogen-dominated atmospheres.
absorbing /əbˈzɔː.bɪŋ/ 引人入胜的;吸引人的 Something that is absorbing is very interesting and keeps your attention. （1 次）
- Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays, when they come, are grudged as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vocation.
abstract /ˈæb.strækt/ 抽象的;纯理论的;纯概念的 existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object （1 次）
- There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract concept.
absurd /əbˈsɜːd/ 荒谬的，荒唐的;愚蠢的;可笑的 stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way （1 次）
- But the significant thing is not the behaviour of the players but the attitude of the spectators: and, behind the spectators, of the nations who work themselves into furies over these absurd contests, and seriously believe – at any rate for short periods – that running, jumping and kicking a ball are tests of national virtue.
accepted /əkˈsep.tɪd/ 公认的 generally agreed to be satisfactory or right （1 次）
- In time, it became an accepted fact that the Cox brothers employed a conscientious ghost that did most of their work for them.
accidental /ˌæk.sɪˈden.təl/ 偶然的；意外的 happening or existing by chance （1 次）
- It was Hart who created the basic formula of the Western film, and devised the protagonist he played in every film he made, the good-bad man, the accidental, noble outlaw, or the honest, but framed cowboy, or the sheriff made suspect by vicious gossip; in short, the individual in conflict with himself and his frontier environment.
accustomed /əˈkʌs.təmd/ 习惯的；适应了的 familiar with something （1 次）
- It is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool.
acidic /əˈsɪd.ɪk/ 酸性的 containing acid （1 次）
- Carbonated drinks are acidic, and slightly safer.
acrobatic /ˌæk.rəˈbæt.ɪk/ 杂技的;杂技演员的 involving or able to perform difficult and attractive body movements （1 次）
- Alfred had learned many of their ballads in his youth and could vary his programme with acrobatic tricks and simple conjuring.
actual /ˈæk.tʃu.əl/ 现实的，实际的；真实的，真正的 existing in fact （1 次）
- The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.
adamant /ˈæd.ə.mənt/ 固执的；坚决的，坚定不移的 impossible to persuade, or unwilling to change an opinion or decision （1 次）
- But the station master was adamant: rules could not be broken.
additional /əˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/ 外加的，附加的；额外的；另外的 extra （1 次）
- As for the unfortunate people who can command everything they want, who can gratify every caprice and lay their hands on almost every object of desire– for them a new pleasure a new excitement is only an additional satiation.
advisory /ədˈvaɪ.zər.i/ 给予意见的 giving advice （1 次）
- Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.
Aegean /ɪˈdʒiː.ən/ （位于地中海地区希腊与土耳其之间的）爱琴海 the part of the Mediterranean Sea that is between Greece and Turkey （1 次）
- Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
aerial /ˈeə.ri.əl/ （无线电或电视的）天线 a structure made of metal rods or wires that receives or sends out radio or television signals （1 次）
- Then in 1989, twenty-six years after the crash, the plane was accidentally rediscovered in an aerial survey of the island.
aesthetic /esˈθet.ɪk/ 美感的;审美的;美学的 relating to the enjoyment or study of beauty （1 次）
- A young man sees a sunset and, unable to understand or to express the emotion that it rouses in him, concludes that it must be the gateway to a world that lies beyond It is difficult for any of us in moments of intense aesthetic experience to resist the suggestion that we are catching a glimpse of a light that shines down to us from a different realm of existence, different and, because the experience is intensely moving, in some way higher.
affectionate /əˈfek.ʃən.ət/ 表示爱的；充满深情的；有感情的 showing feelings of liking or love （1 次）
- They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.
affluent /ˈæf.lu.ənt/ 富裕的;富足的 having a lot of money or owning a lot of things （1 次）
- Affluent he may be, but he is by no means sure what to tip the doorman or the chambermaid.
African /ˈæf.rɪ.kən/ 非洲的;非洲人的 belonging to or relating to Africa or its people （1 次）
- Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president’s palace in a new African republic.
aged /eɪdʒd/ …岁 of the age of （1 次）
- Suddenly, a middle-aged lady got on the train and sat opposite Sally.
aggressive /əˈɡres.ɪv/ 好斗的;富于攻击性的;挑衅的 showing anger and a willingness to attack other people （1 次）
- If you are younger, and in a solid financial position, you may decide to take an aggressive approach–but only if you’re blessed with a sanguine disposition and won’t suffer sleepless nights over share prices.
agonizing /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/ 使人十分痛苦的;折磨人的 causing extreme physical or mental pain （1 次）
- For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water.
agreeable /əˈɡriː.ə.bəl/ 令人愉悦的，惬意的，宜人的 pleasant or pleasing （1 次）
- He described it as ‘a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river.’
alarming /əˈlɑː.mɪŋ/ 使人惊恐的，引起恐慌的；令人担忧的 causing worry or fear （1 次）
- It is then left completely undisturbed with plenty of food and water so that it can absorb the atmosphere of its new home and see that nothing particularly alarming is happening to its companions.
alienate /ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt/ 离间;使背离;使不友好 to cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you （1 次）
- But most probably it will all depend upon campers themselves: how many heath fires they cause; how much litter they leave; in short, whether or not they wholly alienate landowners and those who live in the countryside.
ambitious /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ 有抱负的;志向远大的;雄心勃勃的 having a strong wish to be successful, powerful, or rich （1 次）
- Most of us fail in our efforts at self-improvement because our schemes are too ambitious and we never have time to carry them out.
amused /əˈmjuːzd/ 被逗乐的;感到好笑的 showing that you think something is funny （1 次）
- The police had a difficult time, but they were most amused. ‘
annoying /əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ/ 讨厌的;恼人的 making you feel slightly angry （1 次）
- Nothing could have been more annoying.
anonymous /əˈnɒn.ɪ.məs/ 匿名的；不知姓名的；名字不公开的 made or done by someone whose name is not known or not made public （1 次）
- Three days after Rastus’ disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
answers,’darling(或许是 anesthesiologist?) （1 次）
- If anyone ever asks her how old she is, she always answers,'Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up!’
apologetic /əˌpɒl.əˈdʒet.ɪk/ 表示歉意的;抱歉的;道歉的 showing that you feel sorry about having caused someone problems or unhappiness （1 次）
- Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely.
apparent /əˈpær.ənt/ 清晰可见的；显而易见的；明白易懂的 able to be seen or understood （1 次）
- It later became apparent that rabbits were developing a degree of resistance to this disease, so that the rabbit population was unlikely to be completely exterminated.
applied /əˈplaɪd/ （尤指理科学科）应用的 relating to a subject of study, especially a science, that has a practical use （1 次）
- We would lay less stress on ‘facts and figures’ and more on a good memory, on applied psychology, and on the capacity of a man to get along with his fellow-citizens.
appreciated /əˈpriː.ʃi.eɪt/ 欣赏；赏识；重视 to recognize how good someone or something is and to value them or it （1 次）
- There is no quicker method of disposing of patients than by giving them what they are asking for, and since most medical men in the Health Services are overworked and have little time for offering time-consuming and little-appreciated advice on such subjects as diet, right living, and the need for abandoning bad habits etc., the bottle, the box, and the jar are almost always granted them.
architectural /ˌɑː.kɪˈtek.tʃər.əl/ 建筑的;建筑学的 relating to architecture （1 次）
- These attracted many visitors, for they were not only of great architectural interest, but contained a large number of beautifully preserved frescoes as well.
arranged /əˈreɪndʒ/ 安排;准备;筹划 to plan, prepare for, or organize something （1 次）
- Without something of this kind, searching for intelligences on other planets would be like trying to meet a friend in London without a pre-arranged rendezvous and absurdly wandering the streets in the hope of a chance encounter.
arsenic /ˈɑː.sən.ɪk/ 砷，砒霜 a chemical element that is very poisonous, often used to kill rats （1 次）
- It did not; some snakes manufactured a poison different in every respect from that of others, as different as arsenic is from strychnine, and having different effects.
artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/ 人造的，人工的;仿造的 made by people, often as a copy of something natural （1 次）
- It has expanded without any idea of the true nature of the human beings who run the machines, and without giving any consideration to the effects produced on the individuals and on their descendants by the artificial mode of existence imposed by the factory.
artistic /ɑːˈtɪs.tɪk/ 艺术的；美术的 relating to art （1 次）
- It has long been known that the hunting scenes depicted on walls were not simply a form of artistic expression.
ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/ 羞耻的，羞愧的;不好意思的，难为情的 feeling guilty or embarrassed about something you have done or about a quality in your character （1 次）
- Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.
assorted /əˈsɔː.tɪd/ 各种各样的；混杂的；什锦的 consisting of various types mixed together （1 次）
- There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that litter the floors.
astonishing /əˈstɒn.ɪ.ʃɪŋ/ 令人惊讶的；惊人的 very surprising （1 次）
- Traditional custom, taken the world over, is a mass of detailed behaviour more astonishing than what any one person can ever evolve in individual actions, no matter how aberrant.
Australian /ɒsˈtreɪ.li.ən/ 澳大利亚的;澳大利亚人的 belonging to or relating to Australia （1 次）
- He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice springs, a small town in the centre of Australia.
authoritarian /ˌɔː.θɒr.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/ 独裁的;专制的 demanding that people obey completely and refusing to allow them freedom to act as they wish （1 次）
- Victorian parents believed that they kept their dignity by retreating behind an unreasoning authoritarian attitude in fact they did nothing of the kind, but children were then too cowed to let them know how they really felt.
awake /əˈweɪk/ 醒着的 not sleeping （1 次）
- Against these figures, it was found that only 5% of women snore regularly, while the rest are constantly woken or kept awake by their trumpeting partners.
awave(或许是 wave?) （1 次）
- The basic features include a crest (the highest point of the wave), a trough (the lowest point), a height (the vertical distance from the trough to the crest), a wave length (the horizontal distance between two wave crests), and a period (which is the time it takes awave crest to travel one wave length).
backward /ˈbæk.wəd/ 落后的；迟缓的；愚钝的 not advanced （1 次）
- And it should not be forgotten how small those resources are in a poor and backward country.
bactericidal （1 次）
- Ethanol is more effective at a concentration of 50-70 percent; below 20 per cent, its bactericidal action is negligible.
balanced /ˈbæl.ənst/ 考虑周全的;不偏不倚的 considering all sides or opinions equally （1 次）
- What is called ‘modern civilization’ is not the result of a balanced development of all man’s nature, but of accumulated knowledge applied to practical life.
banal /bəˈnɑːl/ 平庸的，陈腐的 boring, ordinary, and not original （1 次）
- While they enjoy the comfort and banal luxury of their dwelling, they do not realize that they are deprived of the necessities of life.
barbarian /bɑːˈbeə.ri.ən/ 野蛮人，未开化的人 a member of a group of people from a very different country or culture that is considered to be less socially advanced and more violent than your own （1 次）
- Anthropology was by definition impossible, as long as these distinctions between ourselves and the primitive, ourselves and the barbarian, ourselves and the pagan, held sway over people’s minds.
bare /beər/ 赤裸的;裸体的;无遮蔽的;空的 without any clothes or not covered by anything （1 次）
- In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money.
battered /ˈbæt.əd/ 打扁了的;打垮了的;敲碎了的 hurt by being repeatedly hit （1 次）
- While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police.
bent /bent/ （bent 的过去式及过去分词） past simple and past participle of bend （1 次）
- Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.
bitter /ˈbɪt.ər/ 极为不满的；怨恨的；无法释怀的 Someone who is bitter is angry and unhappy because they cannot forget bad things that happened in the past. （1 次）
- Young men who have reason to fear that they will be killed in battle may justifiably feel bitter in the thought that they have been cheated of the best things that life has to offer.
bluebottle /ˈbluːˌbɒt.əl/ 青蝇，绿头蝇，反吐丽蝇（一种体型较大，腹部呈蓝色的苍蝇） a big fly with a dark blue shiny body （1 次）
- If we could actually see the path described by a particle, such as a sand grain in the rock, it would be more like that of a bluebottle buzzing round the room; it would be up and down, to and fro and from side to side.
blurred /blɜːd/ 模糊的 difficult to see （1 次）
- A blurred image appears; he adds a brushstroke and another and it is gone but something was there, and he will not rest till he has captured it.
bored /bɔːd/ 感到无聊的;感到厌烦的 feeling unhappy because something is not interesting or because you have nothing to do （1 次）
- Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are toiled to death, those who are worried to death, and those who are bored to death.
bottled /ˈbɒt.əld/ 瓶装的 contained, stored, or sold in bottles （1 次）
- It is best to keep to hot drinks, bottled or canned drinks of well-known brand names- international standard of water treatment are usually followed at bottling plants.
breathtaking /ˈbreθˌteɪ.kɪŋ/ 极其刺激的;美得惊人的;惊人的 extremely exciting, beautiful, or surprising （1 次）
- An aeroplane offers you an unusual and breathtaking view of the world.
brilliant /ˈbrɪl.jənt/ 颇有才气的，聪颖的;技艺高超的 extremely intelligent or skilled （1 次）
- Though he managed to take a number of brilliant photographs, he could not stay near the volcano for very long.
cacti /ˈkæk.təs/ 仙人掌 any of many types of desert plant, usually with sharp spines (= long points) and thick stems for storing water （1 次）
- In all the less controversial fields, like the study of cacti or termites or the nature of nebulae, the necessary method of study is to group the relevant material and to take note of all possible variant forms and conditions.
carbonated /ˈkɑː.bən.eɪ.tɪd/ （饮料）含二氧化碳的 A carbonated drink is fizzy because it contains bubbles of carbon dioxide. （1 次）
- Carbonated drinks are acidic, and slightly safer.
casual /ˈkæʒ.ju.əl/ （衣服）休闲的;便装的 Casual clothes are not formal or not suitable for special occasions. （1 次）
- He noticed at once that discipline was slack: the Danes had the self-confidence of conquerors, and their security precautions were casual.
catastrophic /ˌkæt.əˈstrɒf.ɪk/ 极差的，糟蹋透顶的，灾难性的 very bad （1 次）
- If the water was moving with the wave, the ocean and everything on it would be racing in to the shore with obviously catastrophic results.
cautious /ˈkɔː.ʃəs/ 谨慎的，细心的，小心翼翼的 Someone who is cautious avoids risks. （1 次）
- Another patient might equally well complain that her neighbours were combining to slander her and persecute her, and yet one might be cautious about believing this statement.
childish /ˈtʃaɪl.dɪʃ/ 孩子的;稚嫩的 typical of a child （1 次）
- Such a loss of dignity and descent into childish behaviour on the part of the adults deeply shocks the adolescents, and makes them resolve that in future they will not talk to their parents about the places or people they visit.
circular /ˈsɜː.kjə.lər/ 圆形的，环形的 shaped like a circle （1 次）
- An ocean wave passing through deep water causes a particle on the surface to move in a roughly circular orbit, drawing the particle first towards the advancing wave, then up into the wave, then forward with it and then–as the wave leaves the particles behind–back to its starting point again.
classical /ˈklæs.ɪ.kəl/ 古典（派）的;传统的 traditional in style or form, or based on methods developed over a long period of time, and considered to be of lasting value （1 次）
- This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.
clerical /ˈkler.ɪ.kəl/ 办公室工作的;办事员工作的;文书工作的 relating to work done in an office （1 次）
- Bagrit foresaw a time when computers would be small enough to hold in the hand, when they would be capable of providing information about traffic jams and suggesting alternative routes, when they would be used in hospitals to help doctors to diagnose illnesses, when they would relieve office workers and accountants of dull, repetitive clerical work.
coarse /kɔːs/ 粗糙的；不光滑的；不柔软的；粗大的 rough and not smooth or soft, or not in very small pieces （1 次）
- Such inns as there were were generally dirty and flea-ridden; the food simply local cheese accompanied by bread often twelve months old, all washed down with coarse wine.
combative /ˈkɒm.bə.tɪv/ 好战的;好斗的;好争论的 eager to fight or argue （1 次）
- On the village green, where you pick up sides and no feeling of local patriotism is involved, it is possible to play simply for the fun and exercise: but as soon as a the question of prestige arises, as soon as you feel that you and some larger unit will be disgraced if you lose, the most savage combative instincts are aroused.
comic /ˈkɒm.ɪk/ 滑稽的，好笑的;有趣的 funny and making you want to laugh （1 次）
- Most funny stories are based on comic situations.
comparable /ˈkɒm.pər.ə.bəl/ （大小、数量或品质上）类似的，相当的，可比的 similar in size, amount, or quality to something else （1 次）
- The comparable speed from the Moon is only 1.5 miles per second.
competitive /kəmˈpet.ɪ.tɪv/ 竞争的；竞赛的 involving competition （1 次）
- Nearly all the sports practised nowadays are competitive.
comprehensive /ˌkɒm.prɪˈhen.sɪv/ 全面的；综合的；包罗万象的；详尽的 complete and including everything that is necessary （1 次）
- I hired a car the day after landing and bought a comprehensive book of maps, which I found most helpful on the cross-country journey, but which I did not think I should need on the last stage.
compulsory /kəmˈpʌl.sər.i/ 必须做的;强制性的;必修的 If something is compulsory, you must do it because of a rule or law. （1 次）
- There are no’illiterates’–if the term can be applied to peoples without a script– while our own compulsory school attendance became law in Germany in 1642, in France in 1806, and in England in 1876 and is still nonexistent in a number of ‘civilized’ nations.
concerned /kənˈsɜːnd/ 担心的;忧虑的;挂念的 worried （1 次）
- In fact a basic amount of movement occurs during sleep which is specifically concerned with preventing muscle inactivity.
confusing /kənˈfjuː.zɪŋ/ 令人困惑的;令人费解的;含糊不清的 Something that is confusing makes you feel confused because it is difficult to understand. （1 次）
- After buying a new chain I was faced with the insurmountable task of putting the confusing jigsaw puzzle together again.
conscientious /ˌkɒn.ʃiˈen.ʃəs/ 认真的;尽心尽责的;一丝不苟的 putting a lot of effort into your work （1 次）
- In time, it became an accepted fact that the Cox brothers employed a conscientious ghost that did most of their work for them.
conscious /ˈkɒn.ʃəs/ 牙齿并不疼，可是我总觉得不舒服。 to notice that a particular thing or person exists or is present: （1 次）
- They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary.
continual /kənˈtɪn.ju.əl/ （通常指令人讨厌或引起不便地）频频的，频繁的，再三的 happening repeatedly, usually in an annoying or not convenient way （1 次）
- Once waves have been generated, gravity is the force that drives them in a continual attempt to restore the ocean surface to a flat plain.
controversial /ˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.ʃəl/ 有争议的;引起争议的 causing disagreement or discussion （1 次）
- In all the less controversial fields, like the study of cacti or termites or the nature of nebulae, the necessary method of study is to group the relevant material and to take note of all possible variant forms and conditions.
converted /kənˈvɜː.tɪd/ 经改造的;已转换的 having changed in form or character, or been made suitable for a different use （1 次）
- The shop was an old converted house with many large, disused fireplaces and tall, narrow chimneys.
convinced /kənˈvɪnst/ 确信的，信服的 certain （1 次）
- The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from?
convulsive /kənˈvʌl.sɪv/ 惊厥的;抽搐的，痉挛性的 Convulsive movements are movements of the muscles in your body that you cannot control. （1 次）
- One can only gently insinuate something else into its convulsive grasp.
cornered / -kɔː.nəd/ 有…角的 having the number of corners mentioned （1 次）
- It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.
cosmic /ˈkɒz.mɪk/ 宇宙的 relating to the universe and the natural processes that happen in it （1 次）
- It’s as if they were in some sense cosmic beings in violent and lovely contrast with us suburban creatures.
cosmopolitan /ˌkɒz.məˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/ 来自世界各地的;国际大都会的;世界性的 containing or having experience of people and things from many different parts of the world （1 次）
- Camping sites, by contrast, are highly cosmopolitan.
creative /kriˈeɪ.tɪv/ 有创造力的;创造性的;有创意的 producing or using original and unusual ideas （1 次）
- Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy, but unfortunately not all of us are born handymen.
credulous /ˈkredʒ.ə.ləs/ 轻信的;易上当的 too willing to believe what you are told and so easily deceived （1 次）
- We are less credulous than we used to be.
crucial /ˈkruː.ʃəl/ 至关重要的；关键的；决定性的 extremely important or necessary （1 次）
- As the heads of next-generation start-ups, these Asian innovators can draw on customs and languages to forge tighter links with crucial Pacific Rim markets.
culpable /ˈkʌl.pə.bəl/ 应受谴责的；该受处罚的；该对错误负责的 deserving to be blamed or considered responsible for something bad （1 次）
- Was the philosopher who refused to look through Galileo’s telescope more culpable than those who alleged that the spiral nebulae observed with Lord Rosse’s great telescope in the 1840s were scratches left by the grinder?
curative /ˈkjʊə.rə.tɪv/ 能治疗的;有疗效的 able to cure or cause to get better （1 次）
- This is a sceptical age, but although our faith in many of the things in which our forefathers fervently believed has weakened, our confidence in the curative properties of the bottle of medicine remains the same as theirs.
cursed /kɜːst/ 可恨的;讨厌的（用以表示恼怒） used to describe something that is annoying to you in an angry way （1 次）
- The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a ‘cursed tree’.
customary /ˈkʌs.tə.mər.i/ 惯常的 usual （1 次）
- When several elephants are being trained at one time, it is customary for the new arrival to be placed between the stalls of two captives whose training is already well advanced.
cynic /ˈsɪn.ɪk/ 愤世嫉俗的人;怀疑人之真诚者;认为人皆自私者 a person who believes that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere （1 次）
- That the equipment of modern camping becomes yearly more sophisticated is an entertaining paradox for the cynic, a brighter promise for the hopeful traveller who has sworn to get away from it all.
decksincreased(或许是 decks increased?) （1 次）
- The Ordnance officer ordered all the port cannon to be heaved to starboard to counteract the list but the steepening angle of the decksincreased.
dedicated /ˈded.ɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ 尽心尽力的，尽职尽责的 believing that something is very important and giving a lot of time and energy to it （1 次）
- A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it.
defensive /dɪˈfen.sɪv/ 防御性的，防卫性的 used to protect someone or something against attack （1 次）
- There has long been a superstition among mariners that porpoises will save drowning men by pushing them to the surface, or protect them from sharks by surrounding them in defensive formation.
delightful /dɪˈlaɪt.fəl/ 令人高兴的，使人愉快的，给人快乐的 very pleasant, attractive, or enjoyable （1 次）
- Indeed they can have a delightful surprise when they find something useful which they did not know they owned.
dense /dens/ 浓的，浓密的；浓重的 having parts that are close together so that it is difficult to go or see through （1 次）
- Taking a path which led out of the town, we crossed a few fields until we came to a dense wood.
dependent /dɪˈpen.dənt/ 需要供养的，需要照料的；依赖的 needing the support of something or someone in order to continue existing or operating （1 次）
- So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour.
desolate /ˈdes.əl.ət/ 荒凉的，荒无人烟的 A desolate place is empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing pleasant in it. （1 次）
- Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills.
detailed /ˈdiː.teɪld/ 详尽的，详细的 giving a lot of information with many details （1 次）
- Traditional custom, taken the world over, is a mass of detailed behaviour more astonishing than what any one person can ever evolve in individual actions, no matter how aberrant.
determined /dɪˈtɜː.mɪnd/ 下定决心的，坚决的，决意的 wanting to do something very much and not allowing anyone or any difficulties to stop you （1 次）
- I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here.
digestive /daɪˈdʒes.tɪv/ 消化的 relating to the digestion of food （1 次）
- Over the periods their saliva, a mild, digestive juice like our own, was converted into a poison that defies analysis even today.
dilapidated /dɪˈlæp.ɪ.deɪ.tɪd/ 年久失修的，破败的，破旧的 old and in poor condition （1 次）
- Sitting down on a dilapidated wooden fence near the field, we opened a couple of tins of sardines and had a picnic lunch.
dimensonal(或许是 dimensional?) （1 次）
- Later, for its personal safety and practical needs, it has to develop (partly by means of touch) the ability to judge roughly 3-dimensonal distances.
disgusting /dɪsˈɡʌs.tɪŋ/ 令人厌恶的，让人憎恶的，使人反感的 extremely unpleasant or unacceptable （1 次）
- The great advantage of taking medicine is that it makes no demands on the taker beyond that of putting up for a moment with a disgusting taste, and that is what all patients demand of their doctors–to be cured at no inconvenience to themselves.
distasteful /dɪsˈteɪst.fəl/ 令人反感的 unpleasant and unacceptable （1 次）
- Many people find this sort of joke distasteful.
distinguished /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/ 杰出的，突出的，卓越的 used to describe a respected and admired person, or their work （1 次）
- The cave might never have been discovered has not the entrance been spotted by the distinguished French pot-holer, Berger.
disturbing /dɪˈstɜː.bɪŋ/ 令人焦虑的，使人忧虑的；让人心烦的 making you feel worried or upset （1 次）
- It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.
disunited /ˌdɪs.juːˈnaɪt/ 使分裂，使纷争，离间 to cause people to disagree so much that they can no longer work together effectively （1 次）
- A disunited nation therefore has to incur unduly high costs of government.
doubtful /ˈdaʊt.fəl/ 怀疑的，有疑虑的；不能确定的 If you are doubtful about something, you are uncertain about it. （1 次）
- Though we may enjoy reading about the lives of others, it is extremely doubtful whether we would equally enjoy reading about ourselves.
dramatic /drəˈmæt.ɪk/ 骤然的;戏剧性的;激动人心的 very sudden or noticeable, or full of action and excitement （1 次）
- At some dramatic moment in the story, the terrible secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined.
dreadful /ˈdred.fəl/ 可怕的;糟糕的;惊人的 of very low quality or very unpleasant （1 次）
- All the things I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess.
dubious /ˈdʒuː.bi.əs/ 半信半疑的，可疑的；不确定的；不可信的 thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted （1 次）
- Why people are prepared to tolerate a four-hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me.
dusty /ˈdʌs.ti/ 布满灰尘的 covered in dust （1 次）
- As we bumped over the dusty track, we swerved to avoid large boulders.
eagle /ˈiː.ɡəl/ 鹰 a large, strong bird with a curved beak that eats meat and can see very well （1 次）
- By the time you read this, the Hubble’s eagle eye will have sent us thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures.
eastern /ˈiː.stən/ （某个地区的）东部的;来自东部的 in or from the east part of an area （1 次）
- The river which forms the eastern boundary of our farm has always played an important part in our lives.
economical /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/ 经济的;省钱的;节约的 not using a lot of fuel, money, etc. （1 次）
- The most economical age to capture an elephant for training is between 15 and 20 years, for it is then almost ready to undertake heavy work and can begin to earn its keep straight away.
educational /ˌedʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən.əl/ 教育的;与教育有关的 providing education or relating to education （1 次）
- If our educational system were fashioned after its bookless past we would have the most democratic form of ‘college’ imaginable.
eerie /ˈɪə.ri/ 怪异而令人恐惧的 strange in a frightening and mysterious way （1 次）
- In the eerie silence of the cavern, the only sound that could be heard was made by water which dripped continuously from the high dome above them.
ego /ˈiː.ɡəʊ/ 自我评价；自我中心；自负；自尊心 your idea or opinion of yourself, especially your feeling of your own importance and ability （1 次）
- The best way to overcome it – so at least it seems to me – is to make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal, until bit by bit the walls of the ego recede, and your life becomes increasingly merged in the universal life.
Egyptian /iˈdʒɪp.ʃən/ 埃及的;埃及人的 belonging to or relating to Egypt or its people （1 次）
- The mummy of an Egyptian woman who died in 800 B.C. has just had an operation.
elaborate /iˈlæb.ər.ət/ 精心计划（或制作）的；详尽的；复杂的 containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts （1 次）
- It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.
eld(或许是 led?) （1 次）
- Eric had been the eldest son of the family, very much older than his two brothers.
elderly /ˈel.dəl.i/ （带有敬意）年老的;上了年纪的;年纪较大的 polite word for old （1 次）
- He was rather elderly with grey hair and clear blue eyes.
electrical /iˈlek.trɪ.kəl/ 电的;与电有关的 relating to electricity （1 次）
- First the electroencephalograph (which is simply a device for recording the electrical activity of the brain by attaching electrodes to the scalp) shows that while there is a change in the pattern of activity during sleep, there is no evidence that the total amount of activity is any less.
elegant /ˈel.ɪ.ɡənt/ 高雅的;优雅的 graceful and attractive in appearance or behaviour （1 次）
- Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its designer’s dream to create ‘an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible’.
eleventh /ɪˈlev.ənθ/ 第十一（的） 11th written as a word （1 次）
- The famous monastery of St.Bernard, which was founded in the eleventh century, lies about a mile away.
emotional /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən.əl/ 情绪（上）的，情感（上）的 relating to the emotions （1 次）
- Though they may attain considerable accuracy in the perception of flat form, they do not make the further intellectual and emotional effort needed to comprehend form in its full spatial existence.
energetic /ˌen.əˈdʒet.ɪk/ 精力充沛的;充满活力的 having or involving a lot of energy （1 次）
- It is hard for energetic, quick-minded people to waste time, so they are often tempted to finish a job before setting out to keep an appointment.
enjoyable /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ.ə.bəl/ 使人快乐的;令人愉快的;有乐趣的 An enjoyable event or experience gives you pleasure. （1 次）
- Visits to really remote villages are seldom enjoyable – as my wife and I discovered during a tour through the Balkans.
entertaining /en.təˈteɪ.nɪŋ/ 使人愉快的;有趣的 funny and enjoyable （1 次）
- That the equipment of modern camping becomes yearly more sophisticated is an entertaining paradox for the cynic, a brighter promise for the hopeful traveller who has sworn to get away from it all.
envious /ˈen.vi.əs/ 羡慕的；忌妒的 wishing you had what another person has （1 次）
- We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?
equipped /ɪˈkwɪpt/ 配有必要的工具（衣物、设备等）的；装备齐全的 having the necessary tools, clothes, equipment, etc. （1 次）
- Among tribal people all knowledge inherited by tradition is shared by all; it is taught to every member of the tribe so that in this respect everybody is equally equipped for life.
eternal /ɪˈtɜː.nəl/ 永远的，永恒的;长期的 lasting forever or for a very long time （1 次）
- Only good scouting is likely to preserve the freedoms so dear to the heart of the eternal Boy Scout.
eventual /ɪˈven.tʃu.əl/ 最终的，最后的（尤指在付出很大努力或出现很多问题后形成的最终结果） happening or existing at a later time or at the end, especially after a lot of effort, problems, etc. （1 次）
- Whether the remarkable growth of organized camping means the eventual death of the more independent kind is hard to say.
everpresent(或许是 ever present?) （1 次）
- There, a child grows up under the everpresent attention of his parents; therefore the jungles and the savannahs know of no ‘juvenile delinquency’.
evident /ˈev.ɪ.dənt/ 显而易见的；明白的，明显的 easily seen or understood （1 次）
- We are so familiar with the fact that man ages, that people have for years assumed that the process of losing vigour with time, of becoming more likely to die the older we get, was something self-evident like the cooling of a hot kettle or the wearing-out of a pair of shoes.
ex /eks/ 前妻;前夫;前女友;前男友 Someone’s ex is a person who was their wife, husband, or partner in the past. （1 次）
- When he asked if Mr. Lane lived there, the policeman on duty told him that since his defeat, the ex-Prime Minister had gone abroad.
exempt /ɪɡˈzempt/ 免除，豁免（责任、付款等） to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc. （1 次）
- Perfume is not exempt from import duty.’
exhilarating /ɪɡˈzɪl.ə.reɪ.tɪŋ/ 令人极度兴奋的;使人兴高采烈的 making you feel very excited and happy （1 次）
- Travelling at a height of 30,000 feet, far above the clouds, and at over 500 miles an hour is an exhilarating experience.
exotic /ɪɡˈzɒt.ɪk/ 异国风情的，外国情调的；奇异的 unusual and exciting because of coming (or seeming to come) from far away, especially a tropical country （1 次）
- Country people run wild when they go shopping in the city and stagger home loaded with as many of the exotic items as they can carry.
extravagant /ɪkˈstræv.ə.ɡənt/ 奢侈的，铺张的;浪费的 spending too much money, or using too much of something （1 次）
- Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt.
faint /feɪnt/ 微弱的；不清晰的；微小的 not strong or clear; slight （1 次）
- The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged.
false /fɒls/ 假的；人工的 not real, but made to look or seem real （1 次）
- Even in his philosophical probings he cannot go behind these stereotypes; his very concepts of the true and the false will still have reference to his particular traditional customs.
fanatical /fəˈnæt.ɪ.kəl/ 入迷的 extremely interested in something, to a degree that some people find unreasonable （1 次）
- My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr. Lane’s Radical Progressive Party.
fanciful /ˈfæn.sɪ.fəl/ 空想的；想象的 not likely to succeed or happen in the real world （1 次）
- He would invent fanciful names on the spot.
farewell /ˌfeəˈwel/ 再见，再会 goodbye （1 次）
- A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday.
fascinated /ˈfæs.ən.eɪ.tɪd/ 极感兴趣的；入迷的 extremely interested （1 次）
- I immediately embarked on an experiment which, even though it failed to get rid of the ants, kept me fascinated for twenty-four hours.
fascinating /ˈfæs.ən.eɪ.tɪŋ/ 极有趣的;吸引人的 extremely interesting （1 次）
- At the same time, however, insects are strangely fascinating.
fashioned /ˈfæʃ.ən/ （尤指服装、发式、妆容的）流行款式，时兴式样 a style that is popular at a particular time, especially in clothes, hair, make-up, etc. （1 次）
- The noise pollution survey revealed a rather surprising and possibly amusing old fashioned source of noise.
fatuous /ˈfætʃ.u.əs/ 愚蠢的;昏庸的;错误的;未经认真考虑的 stupid, not correct, or not carefully thought about （1 次）
- He may be conceited,ill-mannered, presumptuous or fatuous, but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect for elders– as if mere age were a reason for respect.
faulty /ˈfɒl.ti/ 有缺陷的;不完美的 A faulty machine or device is not perfectly made or does not work correctly. （1 次）
- The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty!
favourable(或许是 favorable?) （1 次）
- But even in the most favourable circumstances only a small fraction of the creatures that die are preserved in this way before decay sets in or, even more likely, before scavengers eat them.
feline /ˈfiː.laɪn/ 猫科的 belonging or relating to the cat family （1 次）
- As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence.
fete /feɪt/ 露天游乐会;义卖游乐会 a public event, often held outside, where you can take part in competitions and buy small things and food, often organized to collect money for a particular purpose （1 次）
- If, however, you were holding an open air garden party or a fete it would be equally possible to insure yourself in the event of bad weather.
financial /faɪˈnæn.ʃəl/ 财务的;财政的;金融的 relating to money or how money is managed （1 次）
- If you are younger, and in a solid financial position, you may decide to take an aggressive approach–but only if you’re blessed with a sanguine disposition and won’t suffer sleepless nights over share prices.
flint /flɪnt/ （一块）燧石，火石 (a piece of) shiny grey or black stone that is like glass （1 次）
- Fortunately, however, ancient men made tools of stone,especially flint, because this is easier to shape than other kinds.
flooded /ˈflʌd.ɪd/ 被水淹没的 covered with water （1 次）
- The men of our family waded down through our flooded meadows with boathooks,in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of the raft and pull it out of the current towards our bank.
flown /fləʊn/ （fly 的过去分词） past participle of fly （1 次）
- It tires not, nor does it boast of its power; but belongs to the air travelling it may be six thousand miles to and from its northern nesting home, feeding its flown young as it flies, and slipping through a medium that seems to help its passage even when the wind is adverse.
fond /fɒnd/ 他说：“你知道吗，我很喜欢你。” to like someone or something very much: （1 次）
- How Harry came into the possession of this outlandish stuff makes an interesting story which he is fond of relating.
forbidding /fəˈbɪd.ɪŋ/ 冷峻的;令人生畏的;令人讨厌的;险恶的 unfriendly and likely to be unpleasant or harmful （1 次）
- The more expensive kind of antique shop where rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases to keep them free from dust is usually a forbidding place.
formidable /fɔːˈmɪd.ə.bəl/ 可怕的；令人敬畏的；难对付的 causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult （1 次）
- Mentally, at least, most of us could compile formidable lists of ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’.
fortunate /ˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/ 幸运的 lucky （1 次）
- Jumbo must weigh a few tons,’ said a policeman afterwards, ‘so it was fortunate that we didn’t have to carry him.
fourteenth /ˌfɔːˈtiːnθ/ 第十四（的） 14th written as a word （1 次）
- As long ago as the fourteenth century, an Englishman, Sir John Hawkwood, made the remarkable discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.
framed /freɪmd/ 加外框的 surrounded by a border （1 次）
- It was Hart who created the basic formula of the Western film, and devised the protagonist he played in every film he made, the good-bad man, the accidental, noble outlaw, or the honest, but framed cowboy, or the sheriff made suspect by vicious gossip; in short, the individual in conflict with himself and his frontier environment.
frequent /ˈfriː.kwənt/ 频繁发生的;常见的 happening often （1 次）
- So I drove back to the town and began to retrace the route, taking frequent glances at the map.
friendless /ˈfrend.ləs/ 无朋友的 without friends （1 次）
- My friend fails to mention the long and friendless winter evenings in front of the TV – virtually the only form of entertainment.
frightened /ˈfraɪ.tənd/ 害怕的，受惊的 feeling fear or worry （1 次）
- I am used to travelling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened.
frightening /ˈfraɪ.tən.ɪŋ/ 可怕的，令人恐惧的 making you feel fear （1 次）
- The most frightening thing of all was that not a sound could be heard.
frightful /ˈfraɪt.fəl/ （尤用于强调糟糕的程度）可怕的，讨厌的 used to emphasize what you are saying, especially how bad something is （1 次）
- He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.
fussy /ˈfʌs.i/ 过分挑剔的；难以满足的 not easily satisfied, or having very high standards about particular things （1 次）
- The old lady thought he was a fussy creature, but since the porter agreed with him, she rang up her daughter and asked for her help in what she described as a little spot of bother.
futile /ˈfjuː.taɪl/ （行动）无作用的；无效的；不成功的 (of actions) having no effect or achieving nothing （1 次）
- The stronger the will, the more futile the task.
genuine /ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn/ 真正的；非伪造的；名副其实的 If something is genuine, it is real and exactly what it appears to be. （1 次）
- It certainly looked genuine.
gifted /ˈɡɪf.tɪd/ 有天才的，有天赋的 having special ability in a particular subject or activity （1 次）
- A gifted American psychologist has said, ‘Worry is a spasm of the emotion; the mind catches hold of something and will not let it go.’
gigantic /ˌdʒaɪˈɡæn.tɪk/ 巨大的，庞大的 extremely large （1 次）
- This caused the construction of gigantic buildings where too large masses of human beings are crowded together.
graceful /ˈɡreɪs.fəl/ 优美的;优雅的;雅致的 moving in a smooth, relaxed, attractive way, or having a smooth, attractive shape （1 次）
- Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.
graphic /ˈɡræf.ɪk/ 形象的，生动的，逼真的 very clear and powerful （1 次）
- When the instrument is situated at more than 700 miles from the earthquake centre, the graphic record shows three waves arriving one after the other at short intervals.
grateful /ˈɡreɪt.fəl/ （尤指对其他人）感激的，表示感谢的 showing or expressing thanks, especially to another person （1 次）
- Both the police and the workmen were grateful to the student for this piece of advance information.
gravitational /ˌɡræv.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən.əl/ 重力的，引力的 relating to gravity or gravitation (= the force that attracts objects towards one another) （1 次）
- The undulating waves of the open sea are generated by three natural causes: wind, earth movements or tremors, and the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun.
greyish(或许是 grayish?) （1 次）
- Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted a delicate shade of green, an observant visitor would soon notice that it is filled with what looks like a thick, greyish substance.
grinding /ˈɡraɪn.dɪŋ/ 赤贫 a situation in which people are extremely poor over a long period （1 次）
- Bruce charged at it, but in the middle, the car came to a grinding half.
guilty /ˈɡɪl.ti/ 内疚的，愧疚的，自责的 feeling guilt （1 次）
- Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty.
haemolytic(或许是 thrombolytic?) （1 次）
- Vipers (adders) and rattlesnakes manufacture the blood poison, which is known as haemolytic.
handmade /ˌhændˈmeɪd/ 手工制造的 made using the hands rather than a machine （1 次）
- Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
handsome /ˈhæn.səm/ （男子）英俊的，漂亮的 A handsome man is physically attractive in a traditional, male way. （1 次）
- One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.
hardened /ˈhɑː.dənd/ 久经锻炼的 used to describe someone who has had a lot of bad experiences and as a result no longer gets upset or shocked （1 次）
- The hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase.
hasty /ˈheɪ.sti/ 仓促的，轻率的 Hasty actions are done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought. （1 次）
- He was glad to get away with a mere twenty pounds and he beat a hasty retreat, clutching the precious bottle under his arm.
heady /ˈhed.i/ 浓烈的；令人陶醉的；令人兴奋的 having a powerful effect, making you feel slightly drunk or excited （1 次）
- If you recognize yourself in this description, you might include a couple of heady growth stocks in your portfolio, alongside your more pedestrian investments.
healthy /ˈhel.θi/ 强壮的，健康的 strong and well （1 次）
- Today we tend to go to the other extreme, but on the whole this is a healthier attitude both for the child and the parent.
helpful /ˈhelp.fəl/ 愿意帮忙的;有帮助的，有用的 willing to help, or useful （1 次）
- I hired a car the day after landing and bought a comprehensive book of maps, which I found most helpful on the cross-country journey, but which I did not think I should need on the last stage.
herring /ˈher.ɪŋ/ 鲱鱼;鲱鱼肉 a long, silver-coloured fish that swims in large groups in the sea, or its flesh eaten as food （1 次）
- With experience, and with improved apparatus, it is now possible not only to locate a shoal but to tell if it is herring, cod, or other well-known fish, by the pattern of its echo.
highhanded （1 次）
- Sweden has evolved an excellent system for protecting the individual citizen from highhanded or incompetent public officers.
horrible /ˈhɒr.ə.bəl/ 极糟的；令人不快的 very unpleasant or bad （1 次）
- We enjoy reading about them, especially when we find that, like the praying mantis, they lead perfectly horrible lives.
hospitable /hɒsˈpɪt.ə.bəl/ 友好的，好客的 friendly and welcoming to guests and visitors （1 次）
- We always assume that villagers in remote places are friendly and hospitable.
hostile /ˈhɒs.taɪl/ 不友好的，敌对的 unfriendly and not liking something （1 次）
- But people who are cut off not only from foreign tourists, but even from their own countrymen can be hostile to travellers.
humble /ˈhʌm.bəl/ 谦虚的，谦逊的 not proud or not believing that you are important （1 次）
- From those humble beginnings, we have seen the development of the user-friendly home computers and multimedia machines which are in common use today.
hypnotizing /ˈhɪp.nə.taɪz/ 对…施催眠术 to put someone in a state of hypnosis （1 次）
- Resisting the hypnotizing effect of television, I sat in my room for a few evenings with my eyes glued to a book.
idyllic /ɪˈdɪl.ɪk/ 田园诗般的，田园风光的，恬静的 An idyllic place or experience is extremely pleasant, beautiful, or peaceful. （1 次）
- This idyllic pastoral scene is only part of the picture.
ignoble /ɪɡˈnəʊ.bəl/ 卑鄙的，可耻的 morally bad and making you feel ashamed （1 次）
- But in an old man who has known human joys and sorrows, and has achieved whatever work it was in him to do, the fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble.
illogical /ɪˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/ 不合逻辑的，无缘由的;不明智的 not reasonable, wise, or practical, usually because directed by the emotions rather than by careful thought （1 次）
- People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.
imaginable /ɪˈmædʒ.ɪ.nə.bəl/ 可想象的，想象得到的 possible to think of （1 次）
- If our educational system were fashioned after its bookless past we would have the most democratic form of ‘college’ imaginable.
imaginary /ɪˈmædʒ.ɪ.nər.i/ 想象中的；虚构的 Something that is imaginary is created by and exists only in the mind. （1 次）
- He loved to be told that one of his imaginary products was temporarily out of stock and he would faithfully promise to call again at some future date, but of course he never did.
immediate /ɪˈmiː.di.ət/ 立即的，即刻的 happening or done without delay or very soon after something else （1 次）
- Snakes did not acquire their poison for use against man but for use against prey such as rats and mice, and the effects on these of viperine poison is almost immediate.
impending /ɪmˈpen.dɪŋ/ （通常指不愉快或不受欢迎的事件）即将发生的，逼近的 used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon （1 次）
- We still do; living in a world in which undeclared aggression, war, hypocrisy, chicanery, anarchy and impending immolation are part of our daily lives, we all want a code to live by.
imperceptible /ˌɪm.pəˈsep.tə.bəl/ 察觉不出的，难以察觉的 unable to be noticed or felt because of being very slight （1 次）
- Earlier, we were infants and young children, and consequently more vulnerable; later, we shall undergo a progressive loss of our vigour and resistance which, though imperceptible at first will finally become so steep that we can live no longer, however well we look after ourselves, and however well society, and our doctors, look after us.
imperial /ɪmˈpɪə.ri.əl/ 帝国的;皇帝的 belonging or relating to an empire or the person or country that rules it （1 次）
- This was the Vasa, royal flagship of the great imperial fleet.
impersonal /ɪmˈpɜː.sən.əl/ 没有人情味的，冷淡的 without human warmth; not friendly and without features that make people feel interested or involved （1 次）
- The best way to overcome it – so at least it seems to me – is to make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal, until bit by bit the walls of the ego recede, and your life becomes increasingly merged in the universal life.
impoverished /ɪmˈpɒv.ər.ɪʃt/ 赤贫的 very poor （1 次）
- Alpine villages tended to be impoverished settlements cut off from civilization by the high mountains.
improbable /ɪmˈprɒb.ə.bəl/ 不大可能发生的;未必确实的 not likely to happen or be true （1 次）
- In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences – most of them wildly improbable.
inadequate /ɪˈnæd.ɪ.kwət/ 不够好的，劣质的 not good enough or too low in quality （1 次）
- On the other hand, those who dislike noise will sometimes use most inadequate evidence to support their pleas for a quieter society.
incompetent /ɪnˈkɒm.pɪ.tənt/ 无能力的;不胜任的 not having the ability to do something as it should be done （1 次）
- Sweden has evolved an excellent system for protecting the individual citizen from highhanded or incompetent public officers.
inconceivable /ˌɪn.kənˈsiː.və.bəl/ 不能想象的;不可思议的 impossible to imagine or think of （1 次）
- The chaos was inconceivable.
incorrect /ˌɪn.kərˈekt/ 不正确的；不真实的 not correct or not true （1 次）
- Recent scientific evidence seems to indicate that this assumption is incorrect.
incredible /ɪnˈkred.ə.bəl/ 难以置信的 impossible, or very difficult, to believe （1 次）
- Yet, in real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about coincidences which anyone but a nineteenth century novelist would find incredible.
incumbent /ɪnˈkʌm.bənt/ 现任的;在职的 officially having the named position （1 次）
- There is no social problem it is more incumbent upon us to understand than this of the role of custom.
indefinable /ˌɪn.dɪˈfaɪ.nə.bəl/ 难下定义的;难以确切描述（或解释）的 impossible to clearly describe or explain （1 次）
- There is no sky in June so blue that it does not point forward to a bluer, no sunset so beautiful that it does not waken the vision of a greater beauty, a vision which passes before it is fully glimpsed, and in passing leaves an indefinable longing and regret.
indescribable /ˌɪn.dɪˈskraɪ.bə.bəl/ 难以形容的;不可名状的 impossible to describe, especially because of being extremely good or bad （1 次）
- This organic process, often leading to moments of extraordinary self-discovery, is of an indescribable fascination.
indiscriminate /ˌɪn.dɪˈskrɪm.ɪ.nət/ 不加思考的，未加计划的，任意的（尤指带来不良后果） not showing careful choice or planning, especially so that harm results （1 次）
- Those who never have to move house become indiscriminate collectors of what can only be described as clutter.
inevitable /ɪˈnev.ɪ.tə.bəl/ 不可避免的;必然发生的 certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented （1 次）
- Disillusionment with the parents, however good and adequate they may be both as parents and as individuals, is to some degree inevitable.
infinite /ˈɪn.fɪ.nət/ 无限的，无边的；极大的 without limits; extremely large or great （1 次）
- No two sorts of birds practise quite the same sort of flight; the varieties are infinite; but two classes may be roughly seen.
inflatable /ɪnˈfleɪ.tə.bəl/ 充气小艇 a boat or something similar that must be filled with air in order to float on the water （1 次）
- They plunged into the lake, and after loading their gear on an inflatable rubber dinghy, let the current carry them to the other side.
initial /ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/ 开始的，最初的 of or at the beginning （1 次）
- Economy is one powerful motive for camping, since after the initial outlay upon equipment, or through hiring it, the total expense can be far less than the cost of hotels.
inner /ˈɪn.ər/ 里面的 inside or contained within something else （1 次）
- The inner workings of our own brains we feel to be uniquely worthy of investigation, but custom, we have a way of thinking, is behaviour at is most commonplace.
innocent /ˈɪn.ə.sənt/ （人）无罪的 (of a person) not guilty of a particular crime （1 次）
- And if you think you’ll abandon meat and become a vegetarian, you have the choice of very expensive organically-grown vegetables or a steady diet of pesticides every time you think you’re eating fresh salads and vegetables, or just having an innocent glass of water!
innumerable /ɪˈnjuː.mər.ə.bəl/ 无数的，数不清的 too many to be counted （1 次）
- When you think of the innumerable birds that one sees flying about, not to mention the equally numerous small animals like field mice and voles which you do not see, it is very rarely that one comes across a dead body, except, of course, on the roads.
insidious /ɪnˈsɪd.i.əs/ 暗中为害的；隐伏的 (of something unpleasant or dangerous) gradually and secretly causing harm （1 次）
- However, there is an even more insidious kind of pollution that particularly affects urban areas and invades our daily lives, and that is noise.
insignificant /ˌɪn.sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/ 不重要的，无足轻重的 small or not noticeable, and therefore not considered important （1 次）
- Even seemingly insignificant remains can shed interesting light on the history of early man.
insistent /ɪnˈsɪs.tənt/ 坚持的；坚决要求的 firmly saying that something must be true or done （1 次）
- In this part of the cave, they could hear an insistent booming sound which they found was caused by a small waterspout shooting down into a pool from the roof of the cave.
insoluble /ɪnˈsɒl.jə.bəl/ （问题）无法解决的 (of a problem) so difficult that it is impossible to solve （1 次）
- On entering a shop, he would ask for a new perfume called ‘Scented Shadow’ or for ‘insoluble bath cubes’.
insurmountable /ˌɪn.səˈmaʊn.tə.bəl/ （尤指问题或困难）难以克服的，不可逾越的 (especially of a problem or a difficulty) so great that it cannot be dealt with successfully （1 次）
- After buying a new chain I was faced with the insurmountable task of putting the confusing jigsaw puzzle together again.
integrated /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡreɪ.tɪd/ 结合的，整合的 with two or more things combined in order to become more effective （1 次）
- Carver Mead, a pioneer in integrated circuits and a professor of computer science at the California Institute of Technology, notes there are now workstations that enable engineers to design, test and produce chips right on their desks, much the way and editor creates a newsletter on a Macintosh.
intense /ɪnˈtens/ 强烈的，极度的 extreme and forceful or (of a feeling) very strong （1 次）
- A young man sees a sunset and, unable to understand or to express the emotion that it rouses in him, concludes that it must be the gateway to a world that lies beyond It is difficult for any of us in moments of intense aesthetic experience to resist the suggestion that we are catching a glimpse of a light that shines down to us from a different realm of existence, different and, because the experience is intensely moving, in some way higher.
intermittent /ˌɪn.təˈmɪt.ənt/ 间歇的，断断续续的 not happening regularly or continuously; stopping and starting repeatedly or with periods in between （1 次）
- Intermittent tap-water supplies should be regarded as particularly suspect.
interstellar /ˌɪn.təˈstel.ər/ 星际的 between the stars （1 次）
- Once the existence of this wave-length had been discovered, it was not long before its use as the uniquely recognizable broadcasting frequency for interstellar communication was suggested.
intimate /ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/ 亲密的;有性关系的;宜于密切关系的 having, or being likely to cause, a very close friendship or personal or sexual relationship （1 次）
- But can we blame those who looked and failed to see what Galileo saw, if we remember that to use a telescope at the limit of its powers calls for long experience and intimate familiarity with one’s instrument?
inveterate /ɪnˈvet.ər.ət/ 积习难改的说谎者／赌徒（等等） someone who does something very often and cannot stop doing it （1 次）
- If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration that results from failure.
invisible /ɪnˈvɪz.ə.bəl/ 看不见的，隐形的 impossible to see （1 次）
- Aunt Harriet presided over an invisible army of servants that continuously scrubbed, cleaned, and polished.
irregular /ɪˈreɡ.jə.lər/ （行为）不合常规的，不正常的 (of behaviour or actions) not according to usual rules or what is expected （1 次）
- But Alfred had deduced that the Danes were no longer fit for prolonged battle: and that their commissariat had no organization, but depended on irregular raids.
irresistible /ˌɪr.ɪˈzɪs.tə.bəl/ 不可抗拒的，无法抵挡的 impossible to refuse, oppose, or avoid because it is too pleasant, attractive, or strong （1 次）
- Duck, and like them the pigeons, are endowed with steel-like muscles, that are a good part of the weight of the bird, and these will ply the short wings with such irresistible power that they can bore for long distances through an opposing gale before exhaustion follows.
jerky /ˈdʒɜː.ki/ （条状）肉干 meat that has been cut into long, thin strips and dried （1 次）
- He showed that the average individual’s sleep cycle is punctuated with peculiar bursts of eye-movements, some drifting and slow, others jerky and rapid.
juvenile /ˈdʒuː.vən.aɪl/ 青少年的 relating to a young person who is not yet old enough to be considered an adult （1 次）
- There, a child grows up under the everpresent attention of his parents; therefore the jungles and the savannahs know of no ‘juvenile delinquency’.
knowledgeable /ˈnɒl.ɪ.dʒə.bəl/ 知识渊博的;有见识的 knowing a lot （1 次）
- To do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer.
lazy /ˈleɪ.zi/ 懒的，懒惰的 not willing to work or use any effort （1 次）
- They’re very lazy.
legendary /ˈledʒ.ən.dri/ 名声显赫的;津津乐道的 very famous and admired or spoken about （1 次）
- He was known to us all as Dickie and his eccentricity had become legendary long before he died.
leisurely /ˈleʒ.ə.li/ （行动）悠闲的，休闲的 used to describe an action that is done in a relaxed way, without hurrying （1 次）
- Aunt Harriet lived in that leisurely age when servants were employed to do housework.
literary /ˈlɪt.ər.ər.i/ 文学的，与文学相关的 relating to literature (= written artistic works, especially those with a high and lasting artistic value) （1 次）
- He must, for example, perceive an egg as a simple single solid shape quite apart from its significance as food, or from the literary idea that it will become a bird.
locked /lɒk/ 锁，门锁 a device that prevents something such as a door from being opened and can only be opened with a key （1 次）
- One day she came into his office and happened to put her hands on the door of a locked safe.
longitudinal /ˌlɒŋ.ɡɪˈtʃuː.dɪ.nəl/ 经线的 used to refer to lines or distances east or west of an imaginary line between the North Pole and the South Pole （1 次）
- The first records the arrival of longitudinal vibrations.
looking /ˈlʊk.ɪŋ/ 看上去…的 having the stated appearance （1 次）
- Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken.
lowly /ˈləʊ.li/ 低等的，卑微的 low in position and importance, or not respected （1 次）
- If we were able to discover lowly forms of life like bacteria on another planet, it would completely change our view of ourselves.
luming(或许是 looming?) （1 次）
- And this is Luming.
lunar /ˈluː.nər/ 月亮的，月球的 of or relating to the moon （1 次）
- The Moon is likely to become the industrial hub of the Solar System supplying the rocket fuels for its ships, easily obtainable from the lunar rocks in the form of liquid oxygen.
luscious /ˈlʌʃ.əs/ 香甜的，甘美的;汁液丰富的 having a pleasant sweet taste or containing a lot of juice （1 次）
- I am especially proud of it, not only because it has survived several severe winters, but because it occasionally produces luscious peaches.
magic /ˈmædʒ.ɪk/ 魔法;法术;巫术 the use of special powers to make things happen that would usually be impossible, such as in stories for children （1 次）
- An advertisement which begins with the magic word FREE can rarely go wrong.
majestic /məˈdʒes.tɪk/ 雄伟的;壮丽的;威严的 beautiful, powerful, or causing great admiration and respect （1 次）
- As she emerged from her drifting cloud of gun smoke with the water churned to foam beneath her bow, her flags flying, pennants waving, sails filling in the breeze, and the red and gold or her superstructure ablaze with colour, she presented a more majestic spectacle than Stockholmers had ever seen before.
manageable /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒə.bəl/ 易处理的;易办的;可应付的 easy or possible to deal with （1 次）
- There were hopes, however, that the problem of the rabbit would become manageable.
mannered /ˈmæn.əd/ 矫揉造作的，不自然的，做作的 A mannered style of speech or behaviour is artificial, or intended to achieve a particular effect. （1 次）
- He may be conceited,ill-mannered, presumptuous or fatuous, but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect for elders– as if mere age were a reason for respect.
meaningless /ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs/ 无意义的 having no meaning （1 次）
- Beauty in terms of our human meanings is meaningless.
methylated(或许是 mentholated?) （1 次）
- Beware of methylated alcohol, which is very poisonous and should never be added to drinking water.
microscopic /ˌmaɪ.krəˈskɒp.ɪk/ 极小的;需要用显微镜才可看见的 very small and only able to be seen with a microscope （1 次）
- The porter went to fetch one and arrived back with the station master, who produced it with a flourish and pointed out a microscopic ‘o’ beside the time of the arrival of the train at his station; this little ‘o’ indicated that the train only stopped for mail.
mimic /ˈmɪm.ɪk/ （为逗乐而）模仿，学…的样子 to copy the way in which a particular person usually speaks and moves, usually in order to make people laugh （1 次）
- At the international level, sport is frankly mimic warfare.
miniature /ˈmɪn.ə.tʃər/ 微型的；小型的；微小的 used to describe something that is a very small copy of an object （1 次）
- Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box and suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of the packing case.
minor /ˈmaɪ.nər/ 较不重要的；次要的；轻微的 having little importance, influence, or effect, especially when compared with other things of the same type （1 次）
- As far as I could see, it needed only a minor adjustment: a turn of a screw here, a little tightening up there, a drop of oil and it would be as good as new.
miraculous /mɪˈræk.jə.ləs/ 奇迹般的；令人惊奇的；不可思议的 very effective or surprising, or difficult to believe （1 次）
- For a time it assumes a miraculous individuality that, in the end, is reabsorbed into the great ocean of life.
miserable /ˈmɪz.ər.ə.bəl/ 痛苦的;可怜的 very unhappy （1 次）
- He spent a miserable day in bed thinking of all the fun he was missing.
missing /ˈmɪs.ɪŋ/ 失踪的，下落不明的 Someone who is missing has disappeared. （1 次）
- Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.
mistaken /mɪˈsteɪ.kən/ 错误的；弄错的 wrong in what you believe, or based on a belief that is wrong （1 次）
- The idea that modern art can only be seen in museums is mistaken.
monetary /ˈmʌn.ɪ.tri/ 货币的，金融的 relating to the money in a country （1 次）
- Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.
moot /muːt/ 提出…供讨论 to suggest something for discussion （1 次）
- Most animals we commonly observe do in fact age as we do, if given the chance to live long enough; and mechanical systems like a wound watch, or the sun, do in fact run out of energy in accordance with the second law of thermodynamics (whether the whole universe does so is a moot point at present).
motionless /ˈməʊ.ʃən.ləs/ 不动的，静止的 without moving （1 次）
- We offered them food and spoke to them kindly, but they remained motionless.
mournful /ˈmɔːn.fəl/ 忧伤的;悲痛的;凄楚的 very sad （1 次）
- Mr.Eames,’ he said, in a mournful voice, ‘you have just killed that child!’
muffled /ˈmʌf.əld/ （声音）变轻微（或低沉） A muffled sound is quiet or not clear. （1 次）
- Towards midday, a girl heard a muffled cry coming from behind one of the walls.
musical /ˈmjuː.zɪ.kəl/ 音乐的；用于音乐的 related to or connected with music （1 次）
- We have an old musical instrument.
musty /ˈmʌs.ti/ 发霉的;有霉味的 smelling unpleasantly old and slightly wet （1 次）
- There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that litter the floors.
myriad /ˈmɪr.i.əd/ 无数，极大数量 a very large number of something （1 次）
- The man who manoeuvres carelessly into his 20 pounds’ worth of space at one of Europe’s myriad permanent sites may find himself bumping a Bentley.
naive /naɪˈiːv/ 轻信的;天真的;幼稚的 too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth, that people’s intentions in general are good, or that life is simple and fair. People are often naive because they are young and/or have not had much experience of life （1 次）
- Modern readers would find such naive solutions totally unacceptable.
naval /ˈneɪ.vəl/ 海军的;军舰的 belonging to a country’s navy, or relating to military ships （1 次）
- This was later confirmed by a naval official at the Ministry of Defence after the Elkor had returned home.
neat /niːt/ 整洁的，整齐的;有序的 tidy, with everything in its place （1 次）
- He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool.
negligible /ˈneɡ.lɪ.dʒə.bəl/ 微不足道的，可忽略的，不重要的 too slight or small in amount to be of importance （1 次）
- Ethanol is more effective at a concentration of 50-70 percent; below 20 per cent, its bactericidal action is negligible.
nesting /ˈnes.tɪŋ/ 互相套合的 fitting inside each other （1 次）
- It tires not, nor does it boast of its power; but belongs to the air travelling it may be six thousand miles to and from its northern nesting home, feeding its flown young as it flies, and slipping through a medium that seems to help its passage even when the wind is adverse.
ninth /naɪnθ/ 第九（的） 9th written as a word （1 次）
- Some of us will die sooner, a few will live longer–on into a ninth or tenth decade.
non /nɒn-/ （与形容词和名词连用）无，不，非 used to add the meaning “not” or “the opposite of” to adjectives and nouns （1 次）
- It was not forced upon them by the survival competition; they could have caught and lived on prey without using poison, just as the thousands of non-poisonous snakes still do.
Norwegian /nɔːˈwiː.dʒən/ 挪威的;挪威人的;挪威语的 belonging to or relating to Norway, its people, or its language （1 次）
- They are Norwegian.
noticeable /ˈnəʊ.tɪ.sə.bəl/ 显而易见的，明显的，显著的 easy to see or recognize （1 次）
- As it is only six feet across, it is barely noticeable.
nuclear /ˈnjuː.klɪər/ 核能的;使用核能的 being or using the power produced when the nucleus of an atom is divided or joined to another nucleus （1 次）
- Perhaps it will suffice to mention the nuclear bomb.
obscure /əbˈskjʊər/ 无名的；鲜为人知的；默默无闻的 not known to many people （1 次）
- Readers happily accepted the fact that an obscure maidservant was really the hero’s mother.
observant /əbˈzɜː.vənt/ 善于观察的;观察力敏锐的;机警的 good or quick at noticing things （1 次）
- Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted a delicate shade of green, an observant visitor would soon notice that it is filled with what looks like a thick, greyish substance.
obtainable /əbˈteɪ.nə.bəl/ 能得到的，可获得的 able to be obtained （1 次）
- The Moon is likely to become the industrial hub of the Solar System supplying the rocket fuels for its ships, easily obtainable from the lunar rocks in the form of liquid oxygen.
occasional /əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl/ 偶尔的;不经常的 not happening or done often or regularly （1 次）
- Any ship that crosses the Pacific is accompanied for many days by the smaller albatross, which may keep company with the vessel for an hour without visible or more than occasional movement of wing.
offensive /əˈfen.sɪv/ 冒犯的 causing offence （1 次）
- These movements are controlled by the trainer with the metal-pointed stick, and the trunk eventually becomes so sore that the elephant curls it up and seldom afterwards uses it for offensive purposes.
officious /əˈfɪʃ.əs/ 爱指手画脚的，爱发号施令的;自以为是的 too eager to tell people what to do and having too high an opinion of your own importance （1 次）
- When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
okay /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ 可以的，同意的；能接受的，可行的 used to show that you agree with something or agree to do something （1 次）
- An electric razor that meets the European Union’s safety standards must be approved by American testers before it can be sold in the United States, and an American-made dialysis machine needs the EU’s okay before it hits the market in Europe.
ongoing /ˈɒŋˌɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ 持续存在的;不断发展的;继续进行的;进行中的 continuing to exist or develop, or happening at the present moment （1 次）
- Waves are the children of the struggle between ocean and atmosphere, the ongoing signatures of infinity.
opaque /əʊˈpeɪk/ 不透明的；不透光的 preventing light from travelling through, and therefore not transparent or translucent （1 次）
- During these tests she was able to read a newspaper through an opaque screen and, stranger still,by moving her elbow over a child’s game of Lotto she was able to describe the figures and colours printed on it; and,in another instance,wearing stockings and slippers, to make out with her foot the outlines and colours of a picture hidden under a carpet.
opposed /əˈpəʊzd/ 完全不同的，截然相反的，迥然不同的 completely different （1 次）
- The study of custom can be profitable only after certain preliminary propositions have been accepted, and some of these propositions have been violently opposed.
optimistic /ˌɒp.tɪˈmɪs.tɪk/ 乐观的 hoping or believing that good things will happen in the future （1 次）
- Although negotiators are optimistic, the details are complex enough that they may be hard-pressed to get a deal at all.
orange /ˈɒr.ɪndʒ/ 橙;橘;柑 a round sweet fruit that has a thick orange skin and an orange centre divided into many parts （1 次）
- Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress.
orderly /ˈɔː.dəl.i/ （医院的）护工，勤杂工 a hospital worker who does jobs for which no training is necessary, such as helping the nurses or carrying heavy things （1 次）
- Rastus leads an orderly life.
organic /ɔːˈɡæn.ɪk/ 有机的，不使用化肥的 not using artificial chemicals in the growing of plants and animals for food and other products （1 次）
- This organic process, often leading to moments of extraordinary self-discovery, is of an indescribable fascination.
original /əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl/ 起初的，原先的，最早的 existing since the beginning, or being the earliest form of something （1 次）
- We cannot think outside the particular patterns that our brains are conditioned to, or, to be more accurate we can think only a very little way outside and then only if we are very original.
outlandish /ˌaʊtˈlæn.dɪʃ/ 稀奇古怪的；不寻常的；难以接受的 strange and unusual and difficult to accept or like （1 次）
- How Harry came into the possession of this outlandish stuff makes an interesting story which he is fond of relating.
overpopulated /ˌəʊ.vəˈpɒp.jə.leɪ.tɪd/ 人口过剩的 If a country or city, etc. is overpopulated, it has too many people for the amount of food, materials, and space available there. （1 次）
- Pollution is the price we pay for an overpopulated, over industrialized planet.
painful /ˈpeɪn.fəl/ 令人痛苦的，引起痛苦的 causing emotional or physical pain （1 次）
- It is always wiser and safer to face up to reality, however painful it may be at the moment.
pale /peɪl/ （脸色或肤色）苍白的，白的 used to describe a person’s face or skin if it has less colour than usual, for example when the person is or ill or frightened, or if it has less colour than people generally have （1 次）
- He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.
parliamentary /ˌpɑː.lɪˈmen.tər.i/ 议会的 of or relating to a parliament （1 次）
- A parliamentary committee representing all political parties appoints a person who is suitably qualified to investigate private grievances against the State.
partial /ˈpɑː.ʃəl/ 不完全的，部分的 not complete （1 次）
- Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep.
peaceful /ˈpiːs.fəl/ 和平的 without violence （1 次）
- Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life, only one of them has ever gone to live in the country and he was back in town within six months.
pent /ˌpentˈʌp/ （感情）被压抑的，被抑制的 Pent-up feelings are not allowed to be expressed or released. （1 次）
- Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy, but unfortunately not all of us are born handymen.
perilous /ˈper.əl.əs/ 非常危险的 extremely dangerous （1 次）
- It is true that during their explorations they often faced difficulties and dangers of the most perilous nature, equipped in a manner which would make a modern climber shudder at the thought, but they did not go out of their way to court such excitement.
perpetual /pəˈpetʃ.u.əl/ 永久的，永恒的;长期的 continuing for ever in the same way （1 次）
- As the parents had five children, life was a perpetual struggle against poverty.
pertinent /ˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt/ 有关的，直接相关的 relating directly to the subject being considered （1 次）
- A young English writer made the pertinent observation a year or two back that the talent goes into the first draft, and the art into the drafts that follow.
physiological /ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/ 生理学的 relating to the way in which the bodies of living things work （1 次）
- In the organization of industrial life the influence of the factory upon the physiological and mental state of the workers has been completely neglected.
piped /paɪp/ 管;管子;管道 a tube inside which liquid or gas flows from one place to another （1 次）
- Even if a piped water supply is safe at its source, it is not always safe by the time it reaches the tap.
plausible /ˈplɔː.zə.bəl/ 貌似真实（或可信）的 seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed （1 次）
- This might be a plausible hypothesis were it not for two factors.
pleasurable /ˈpleʒ.ər.ə.bəl/ 令人愉快的，舒适的 enjoyable （1 次）
- This is supposed to induce pleasurable sensations in the elephant, and its effects are reinforced by the use of endearing epithets, such as ‘ho!
plentiful /ˈplen.tɪ.fəl/ 丰富的，充足的，多的 If something is plentiful, there is a lot of it available. （1 次）
- Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentiful supply of food thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs; the total absence of fishing boats around the oil rigs.
polished /ˈpɒl.ɪʃt/ 磨光的;擦亮的 having been polished （1 次）
- The parquet floors shone like mirrors; highly polished silver was displayed in gleaming glass cabinets; even my uncle’s huge collection of books was kept miraculously free from dust.
polite /pəˈlaɪt/ 有礼貌的 behaving in a way that is socially correct and shows understanding of and care for other people’s feelings （1 次）
- Traffic police are sometimes very polite.
Polynesian /ˌpɒ.lɪˈniː.ʒən/ 波利尼西亚的;波利尼西亚人的 belonging to or relating to Polynesia or its people （1 次）
- Anthropologists wondered where the remote ancestors of the Polynesian peoples now living in the Pacific Island scame from.
portable /ˈpɔː.tə.bəl/ 轻便的，便携的；手提的 light and small enough to be easily carried or moved （1 次）
- Portable boiling elements that can boil small quantities of water are useful when the right voltage of electricity is available.
potential /pəˈten.ʃəl/ 潜在的，可能的 possible when the necessary conditions exist （1 次）
- Convinced of the importance of education, modern states ‘invest’in institutions of learning to get back ‘interest’ in the form of a large group of enlightened young men and women who are potential leaders.
pre(或许是 per?) （1 次）
- Without something of this kind, searching for intelligences on other planets would be like trying to meet a friend in London without a pre-arranged rendezvous and absurdly wandering the streets in the hope of a chance encounter.
predominant /prɪˈdɒm.ɪ.nənt/ 占主导地位的；占绝大多数的；显着的 more noticeable or important, or larger in number, than others （1 次）
- The fact of first-rate importance is the predominant role that custom plays in experience and in belief, and the very great varieties it may manifest.
preferential /ˌpref.ərˈen.ʃəl/ 优先的；优待的，优惠的 used to say that something that someone is given is better than what other people receive （1 次）
- In the first place, any scientific study requires that there be no preferential weighting of one or another of the items in the series it selects for its consideration.
prehistoric /ˌpriː.hɪˈstɒr.ɪk/ 史前的，有文字记载的历史以前的 describing the period before there were written records （1 次）
- It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.
preliminary /prɪˈlɪm.ɪ.nər.i/ 初步的，起始的;预备的 coming before a more important action or event, especially introducing or preparing for it （1 次）
- The study of custom can be profitable only after certain preliminary propositions have been accepted, and some of these propositions have been violently opposed.
preserved /prɪˈzɜːv/ 保护，维护；保留；保养 to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed （1 次）
- This is what happened to the famous Beresovka mammoth which was found preserved and in good condition.
pressed /prest/ 时间／金钱／空间等紧张 to be in a difficult situation because you do not have enough time, money, space, etc. （1 次）
- Although negotiators are optimistic, the details are complex enough that they may be hard-pressed to get a deal at all.
pressing /ˈpres.ɪŋ/ 紧迫的，迫切的 urgent or needing to be dealt with immediately （1 次）
- They were expecting their sixth child and were faced with even more pressing economic problems.
presumptuous /prɪˈzʌmp.tʃəs/ 冒昧的，专横的 A person who is presumptuous shows little respect for others by doing things they have no right to do. （1 次）
- He may be conceited,ill-mannered, presumptuous or fatuous, but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect for elders– as if mere age were a reason for respect.
pretentious /prɪˈten.ʃəs/ （尤指在文学艺术方面）炫耀的，矫饰的，自以为是的 trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are, especially in matters of art and literature （1 次）
- But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop.
prettiest /ˈprɪt.i/ 相当，颇，很，非常 quite, but not extremely （1 次）
- ‘This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,’ she said.
pristine /ˈprɪs.tiːn/ 崭新的;状态良好的 new or almost new, and in very good condition （1 次）
- No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes.
profound /prəˈfaʊnd/ 强烈的；深沉的；极度的 felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way （1 次）
- Car alarms constantly scream at us in the street and are a source of profound irritation.
prolonged /prəˈlɒŋd/ 延续很久的，长期的 continuing for a long time （1 次）
- But Alfred had deduced that the Danes were no longer fit for prolonged battle: and that their commissariat had no organization, but depended on irregular raids.
promiscuous /prəˈmɪs.kju.əs/ （人）滥交的，淫乱的 (of a person) having a lot of different sexual partners or sexual relationships, or (of sexual habits) involving a lot of different partners （1 次）
- This rabbit had no natural enemies in the Antipodes, so that it multiplied with that promiscuous abandon characteristic of rabbits.
prosperous /ˈprɒs.pər.əs/ 繁荣的;富裕的 successful, usually by earning a lot of money （1 次）
- The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
prudent /ˈpruː.dənt/ 谨慎的，慎重的；精明的 careful and avoiding risks （1 次）
- Her first impulse was to go round all the rooms looking for the thieves, but then she decided that at her age it might be more prudent to have someone with her, so she went to fetch the porter from his basement.
punctured /ˈpʌŋk.tʃər/ （尤指轮胎上被尖物刺出的）小孔 a small hole made by a sharp object, especially in a tyre （1 次）
- If no accidents occur on the way, like punctured tyres, diversions of traffic, sudden descent of fog, they will be on time.
purchasable （1 次）
- Education, with its cycles of instruction so carefully worked out, punctuated by textbooks–those purchasable wells of wisdom–what would civilization be like without its benefits?
puzzled /ˈpʌz.əld/ 迷惑的，感到不解的 confused because you do not understand something （1 次）
- One day, he went to an exclusive shop in London and asked for ‘Myrolite’, the shop assistant looked puzzled and Harry repeated the word, slowly stressing each syllable.
rapid /ˈræp.ɪd/ 快的；迅猛的 fast or sudden （1 次）
- He showed that the average individual’s sleep cycle is punctuated with peculiar bursts of eye-movements, some drifting and slow, others jerky and rapid.
realistic /ˌrɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/ 现实的;实事求是的;务实的 accepting things as they are in fact and not making decisions based on unlikely hopes for the future （1 次）
- Most children have such a high ideal of their parents, unless the parents themselves have been unsatisfactory, that it can hardly hope to stand up to a realistic evaluation Parents would be greatly surprised and deeply touched if they realized how much belief their children usually have in their character and infallibility, and how much this faith means to a child.
recognizable /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪ.zə.bəl/ 可以认出的；可识别的；可认识的 easy to recognize （1 次）
- Once the existence of this wave-length had been discovered, it was not long before its use as the uniquely recognizable broadcasting frequency for interstellar communication was suggested.
related /rɪˈleɪ.tɪd/ 有关的；有联系的；相关的 connected （1 次）
- Spiders are not insects,as many people think,nor even nearly related to them.
repetitive /rɪˈpet.ə.tɪv/ （尤指以乏味的方式）重复的，反复的 involving doing or saying the same thing several times, especially in a way that is boring （1 次）
- Bagrit foresaw a time when computers would be small enough to hold in the hand, when they would be capable of providing information about traffic jams and suggesting alternative routes, when they would be used in hospitals to help doctors to diagnose illnesses, when they would relieve office workers and accountants of dull, repetitive clerical work.
repulsive /rɪˈpʌl.sɪv/ 令人厌恶的；使人反感的；可憎的 extremely unpleasant or unacceptable （1 次）
- You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive.
reputable /ˈrep.jə.tə.bəl/ 声誉好的;有信誉的;值得信赖的 having a good reputation and able to be trusted （1 次）
- Well, if you go to five reputable stock brokers and ask them what you should do with your money, you’re likely to get five different answers, – even if you give all the relevant information about your age, family, finances and what you want from your investments.
resentful /rɪˈzent.fəl/ 感到愤恨；不满；憎恶 feeling angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like （1 次）
- Apart from any moral considerations this is a stupid method of training, for it produces a resentful animal who at a later stage may well turn man-killer.
resourceful /rɪˈzɔː.sfəl/ 机敏的;足智多谋的 skilled at solving problems and making decisions on your own （1 次）
- Some wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything.
respectable /rɪˈspek.tə.bəl/ 体面的；得体的；值得尊敬的 considered to be socially acceptable because of your good character, appearance, or behaviour （1 次）
- We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.
revolutionary /ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən.ər.i/ 革命的，革命性的 involved in or relating to a revolution （1 次）
- Arthur C.Clark once suggested a revolutionary idea passes through three phases: 1. ‘It’s impossible–don’t waste my time.’
rewound /ˌriːˈwaʊnd/ （rewind的过去式及过去分词） past simple and past participle of rewind （1 次）
- A run-down watch is still a watch and can be rewound.
rigid /ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/ 僵硬的；固定的；不能弯曲的 stiff or fixed; not able to be bent or moved （1 次）
- When a shock came, it shook the rigid table upon which these stood.
ripe /raɪp/ （果实或庄稼）成熟的 (of fruit or crops) completely developed and ready to be collected or eaten （1 次）
- Ripe fruit falls from the trees and you never have to work.
robust /rəʊˈbʌst/ （人或动物）强壮的，茁壮的;（东西或系统）坚固的，耐用的，结实的 (of a person or animal) strong and healthy, or (of an object or system) strong and unlikely to break or fail （1 次）
- But the chances are against it, and there is a virtual limit on how long we can hope to remain alive, however lucky and robust we are.
romantic /rəʊˈmæn.tɪk/ 爱情的，情爱的 relating to love or a close loving relationship （1 次）
- We endeavour to avoid the old, romantic idea of a gusher, which wastes oil and gas.
rooted /ˈruː.tɪd/ 从…发展而来 having developed from something （1 次）
- He had lived in it as a child when it was already disappearing, and his hero was firmly rooted in his memories and experiences, and in both the history and the mythology of the vanished frontier, And although no period or place in American history has been more absurdly romanticized, myth and reality did join hands in at least one arena, the conflict between the individual and encroaching civilization.
rough /rʌf/ 高低不平的；崎岖的；难行的 not even or smooth, often because of being in bad condition （1 次）
- The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from.
rugged /ˈrʌɡ.ɪd/ （土地）荒芜崎岖的；崎岖难行的 (of land) wild and not even; not easy to travel over （1 次）
- The continents form rugged tablelands which stand nearly three miles above the floor of the open ocean.
rural /ˈrʊə.rəl/ 乡村的，农村的;似乡村的 in, of, or like the countryside （1 次）
- Only in a sparsely-populated rural community is it possible to disregard it.
rusting /rʌst/ 锈;铁锈 a reddish-brown substance that forms on the surface of iron and steel as a result of reacting with air and water （1 次）
- Buried somewhere in deep grass there is a rusting lawn mower which I have promised to repair one day.
rusty /ˈrʌs.ti/ 生锈的 covered with rust (= metal decay) （1 次）
- The litter baskets were empty and the ground was covered with pieces of paper, cigarette ends, old tyres, empty bottles and rusty tins.
ruthless /ˈruːθ.ləs/ 无情的;冷酷的;残忍的 not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others; cruel （1 次）
- A writer makes order out of the anarchy of his heart; he submits himself to a more ruthless discipline than any critic dreamed of, and when he flirts with fame, he is taking time off from living with himself, from the search for what his world contains at its inmost point.
sabretoothed(或许是 betrothed?) （1 次）
- And then, when they were dead, the carnivores, like the sabretoothed cats and the giant wolves, came out to feed and suffered exactly the same fate.
sandy /ˈsæn.dɪ/ 被沙子覆盖的;含沙的 covered with sand or containing sand （1 次）
- It is a world of red sandy deserts (hence its name–the Red Planet), cloudless skies, savage sandstorms, chasms wider than the Grand Canyon and at least one mountain more than twice as tall as Everest.
sanguine /ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/ 乐观的，乐天的 (of someone or someone’s character) positive and hoping for good things （1 次）
- If you are younger, and in a solid financial position, you may decide to take an aggressive approach–but only if you’re blessed with a sanguine disposition and won’t suffer sleepless nights over share prices.
sarcastic /sɑːˈkæs.tɪk/ 讽刺的，嘲笑的，挖苦的 using remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what you say, in order to hurt someone’s feelings or to humorously criticize something （1 次）
- I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, ‘I don’t think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.’
satisfactory /ˌsæt.ɪsˈfæk.tər.i/ 令人满意的;使人满足的;够好的 good or good enough for a particular need or purpose （1 次）
- It is impossible to give a satisfactory explanation for a pot-holer’s motives.
satisfied /ˈsæt.ɪs.faɪd/ 满足的;满意的 pleased because you have got what you wanted, or because something has happened in the way that you wanted （1 次）
- He is now satisfied merely to try to stand up, but as soon as he does so a porpoise knocks him flat.
sauerkraut /ˈsaʊə.kraʊt/ 泡菜 cabbage that has been cut into small pieces and preserved in salt （1 次）
- At meal times the odour of sauerkraut vies with that of garlic.
Scandinavian /ˌskæn.dɪˈneɪ.vi.ən/ 斯堪的纳维亚的 belonging to or relating to Scandinavia （1 次）
- The Scandinavian countries are much admired all over the world for their enlightened social policies.
sceptical(或许是 skeptical?) （1 次）
- This is a sceptical age, but although our faith in many of the things in which our forefathers fervently believed has weakened, our confidence in the curative properties of the bottle of medicine remains the same as theirs.
seasick /ˈsiː.sɪk/ 晕船的 vomiting or having the feeling you will vomit because of the movement of the ship you are travelling in （1 次）
- If it is not, and you are likely to get seasick, no form of transport could be worse.
senior /ˈsiː.ni.ər/ 级别高的 high or higher in rank （1 次）
- America, Russia and Europe are filled with enthusiasts–many of them serious and senior scientists who dream of sending people to it.
seventeenth /ˌsev.ənˈtiːnθ/ 第十七（的） 17th written as a word （1 次）
- From the seventeenth-century empire of Sweden, the story of a galleon that sank at the start of her maiden voyage in 1628 must be one of the strangest tales of the sea.
shady /ˈʃeɪ.di/ 阴凉的;背阴的 sheltered from direct light from the sun （1 次）
- Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees.
sheltered /ˈʃel.təd/ 受庇护的，不受坏天气侵袭的 protected from wind, rain, or other bad weather （1 次）
- The tree has grown against a warm wall on a sheltered side of the house.
shocked /ʃɒkt/ 惊愕的，震惊的 surprised or upset because something unexpected and usually unpleasant has happened （1 次）
- My father was shocked.
shrewd /ʃruːd/ 明智的;精明的 having or based on a clear understanding and good judgment of a situation, resulting in an advantage （1 次）
- He was a shrewd and wealthy businessman, but most people in the town hardly knew anything about this side of his life.
shy /ʃaɪ/ 害羞的，羞怯的 nervous and uncomfortable with other people （1 次）
- I concluded that they were simply shy of strangers.
Siberian /saɪˈbɪə.ri.ən/ 西伯利亚的;西伯利亚人的 belonging to or relating to Siberia or its people （1 次）
- They decompose and are quickly destroyed by the weather or eaten by some other creature It is almost always due to some very special circumstances that traces of land animals survive, as by falling into inaccessible caves, or into an ice crevasse, like the Siberian mammoths, when the whole animal is sometimes preserved, as in a refrigerator.
skillful /ˈskɪl.fəl/ （skilful的美式拼写） US spelling of skilful （1 次）
- It makes no difference that the forgery may have been a very skillful one: the bank must recognize its customer’s signature.
sleeper /ˈsliː.pər/ 睡眠好／睡觉沉／睡觉轻的人 someone who sleeps in the stated way （1 次）
- If you are lucky enough to get a sleeper, you spend half the night staring at the small blue light in the ceiling, or fumbling to find your ticket for inspection.
sleepless /ˈsliːp.ləs/ 失眠的，不能成寐的 without any sleep （1 次）
- If you are younger, and in a solid financial position, you may decide to take an aggressive approach–but only if you’re blessed with a sanguine disposition and won’t suffer sleepless nights over share prices.
slight /slaɪt/ 少量的，微小的 small in amount or degree （1 次）
- Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
soft /sɒft/ 软的，柔软的，松软的 not hard or firm （1 次）
- There they collected women as well as food and drink, and a life of ease had made them soft.
solitary /ˈsɒl.ɪ.tər.i/ 独自的，唯一的，单个的 A solitary person or thing is the only person or thing in a place. （1 次）
- They had a single aim,a solitary goal–the top!
sore /sɔːr/ 痛的，疼痛的 painful and uncomfortable because of injury, infection, or too much use （1 次）
- These movements are controlled by the trainer with the metal-pointed stick, and the trunk eventually becomes so sore that the elephant curls it up and seldom afterwards uses it for offensive purposes.
southern /ˈsʌð.ən/ 南方的，南部的;从南面来的 in or from the south part of an area （1 次）
- Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
spacious /ˈspeɪ.ʃəs/ 宽敞的，空间大的 large and with a lot of space （1 次）
- You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, play games, meet interesting people and enjoy good food – always assuming,of course, that the sea is calm.
speculative /ˈspek.jə.lə.tɪv/ 猜测的;推测的，推断的 based on a guess and not on information （1 次）
- Beyond two or three days, the world’s best weather forecasts are speculative, and beyond six or seven they are worthless.
spiral /ˈspaɪə.rəl/ 螺旋形 a shape made up of curves, each one above or wider than the one before （1 次）
- Was the philosopher who refused to look through Galileo’s telescope more culpable than those who alleged that the spiral nebulae observed with Lord Rosse’s great telescope in the 1840s were scratches left by the grinder?
spiteful /ˈspaɪt.fəl/ 恶意的，怀恨在心的 wanting to annoy, upset, or hurt another person, especially in a small way, because you feel angry towards them （1 次）
- They may even accuse them of disloyalty, or make some spiteful remark about the friends’ parents.
split /splɪt/ （使）裂开；（使）分开 to (cause to) divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line （1 次）
- In this case, you’d probably construct a portfolio with some shares (but not high risk ones), along with gilts, cash deposits, and perhaps convertibles or the income shares of split capital investment trusts.
staggering /ˈstæɡ.ər.ɪŋ/ 惊人的，令人震惊的 very shocking and surprising （1 次）
- This figure rises to a staggering 60% of men in their sixties.
steady /ˈsted.i/ 稳步的;持续的;有规律的 happening in a smooth, gradual, and regular way, not suddenly or unexpectedly （1 次）
- And if you think you’ll abandon meat and become a vegetarian, you have the choice of very expensive organically-grown vegetables or a steady diet of pesticides every time you think you’re eating fresh salads and vegetables, or just having an innocent glass of water!
stern /stɜːn/ 严厉的，苛刻的 severe, or showing disapproval （1 次）
- The high stern castle was a riot of carved gods, demons, knights, kings, warriors, mermaids, cherubs; and zoomorphic animal shapes ablaze with red and gold and blue, symbols of courage, power, and cruelty, were portrayed to stir the imaginations of the superstitious sailors of the day.
straggling /ˈstræɡ.əl/ 四散，散落 to move or spread untidily and in small numbers or amounts （1 次）
- The place consisted of a straggling unmade road which was lined on either side by small houses.
stray /streɪ/ 偏离原路；越过限定区域 to travel along a route that was not originally intended, or to move outside a limited area （1 次）
- Only two stray dogs benefited from all this confusion, for they greedily devoured what was left of the cake.
strict /strɪkt/ 要求严格的，严厉的 strongly limiting someone’s freedom to behave as they wish, or likely to severely punish someone if they do not obey （1 次）
- He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occasionally.
stuck /stʌk/ （stick的过去式及过去分词） past simple and past participle of stick （1 次）
- A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
stuffy /ˈstʌf.i/ （房间或建筑物）闷的，通风不畅的 A stuffy room or building is unpleasant because it has no fresh air. （1 次）
- Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy.
stupid /ˈstjuː.pɪd/ 愚蠢的;糊涂的;欠考虑的 silly or unwise; showing poor judgment or little intelligence （1 次）
- Apart from any moral considerations this is a stupid method of training, for it produces a resentful animal who at a later stage may well turn man-killer.
submissive /səbˈmɪs.ɪv/ 顺从的，温顺的，听话的 allowing yourself to be controlled by other people or animals （1 次）
- They never become submissive like dogs and horses.
subtle /ˈsʌt.əl/ 隐约的;暗淡的;不易察觉的，不明显的;微妙的 not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious in any way （1 次）
- Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us.
suburban /səˈbɜː.bən/ 近郊住宅区的;城郊的 relating to a suburb （1 次）
- It’s as if they were in some sense cosmic beings in violent and lovely contrast with us suburban creatures.
suitable /ˈsuː.tə.bəl/ 适宜的，合适的 acceptable or right for someone or something （1 次）
- Even a telescope in orbit round the earth, like the very successful Hubble telescope, would not be suitable because of the dust particles in our solar system.
super /ˈsuː.pər/ 出色的，极好的 excellent （1 次）
- For the same reason, writers talk interminably about their own books, winkling out hidden meanings, super-imposing new ones, begging response from those around them.
supernatural /ˌsuː.pəˈnætʃ.ər.əl/ 超自然的，无法用科学解释的 caused by forces that cannot be explained by science （1 次）
- It was necessary to recognize that these institutions which are based on the same premises, let us say the supernatural, must be considered together, our own among the rest.
sweeping /ˈswiː.pɪŋ/ 影响广泛的，大的 affecting many things or people; large （1 次）
- From an attic window we could get a sweeping view of the river where their land joined ours, and at the most critical juncture we took turns in watching that point.
swift /swɪft/ 迅速的，敏捷的，快的 happening or moving quickly or within a short time, especially in a smooth and easy way （1 次）
- The rise to fame was swift.
swiss(或许是 swiz?) （1 次）
- The ‘taxi’ is a small Swiss aeroplane called a ‘Pilatus Porter’.
sympathetic /ˌsɪm.pəˈθet.ɪk/ 有同情心的，同情的 used to describe someone who shows, especially by what they say, that they understand and care about someone else’s suffering （1 次）
- The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing.
systematic /ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪk/ 有条理的，有系统的，有计划的 according to an agreed set of methods or organized plan （1 次）
- Then knowledge began to be accumulated according to a systematic plan.
tangible /ˈtæn.dʒə.bəl/ 真实的；非想象的；可触摸的；可感知的 real and not imaginary; able to be shown, touched, or experienced （1 次）
- The majority of the patients attending the medical out-patients departments of our hospitals feel that they have not received adequate treatment unless they are able to carry home with them some tangible remedy in the shape of a bottle of medicine, a box of pills, or a small jar of ointment, and the doctor in charge of the department is only too ready to provide them with these requirements.
technical /ˈtek.nɪ.kəl/ 技术的 relating to the knowledge, machines, or methods used in science and industry （1 次）
- Many firms, for instance have great difficulty in obtaining technical or scientific books from libraries because they are unwilling to have their names entered as having taken out such and such a book, for fear the agents of other firms should be able to trace the kind of research they are likely to be undertaking.
technological /ˌtek.nəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/ 技术的，关于（或涉及）技术的 relating to, or involving, technology （1 次）
- Imagine the effect on a reasonably advanced technological society, one that still does not possess the bomb, of making it aware of the possibility, of supplying suffcient details to enable the thing to be constructed 20 or 30 pages of information handed to any of the major world powers around the year 1925, would have been sufficient to change the course of world history.
temporary /ˈtem.pər.ər.i/ 短暂的;暂时的，临时的 not lasting or needed for very long （1 次）
- A temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great difficulty.
tenth /tenθ/ 第十（的） 10th written as a word （1 次）
- Some of us will die sooner, a few will live longer–on into a ninth or tenth decade.
terrestrial /təˈres.tri.əl/ 地球的；与地球有关的 relating to the earth （1 次）
- Moon dwellers will be able to fly in space at only three percent of the cost of similar journeys by their terrestrial cousins.
terrifying /ˈter.ə.faɪ.ɪŋ/ 很可怕的 very frightening （1 次）
- Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zigzag course.
tethered /ˈteð.əd/ 束缚 tied to a post or fixed to the ground with a rope or chain （1 次）
- Sometimes a tame elephant is tethered nearby to give the wild one confidence, and in most cases the captive gradually quietens down and begins to accept its food.
theoretical /θɪəˈret.ɪ.kəl/ 理论上的;纯理论的 based on the ideas that relate to a subject, not the practical uses of that subject （1 次）
- His telescopic observations are justly immortal; they aroused great interest at the time, they had important theoretical consequences, and they provided a striking demonstration of the potentialities hidden in instruments and apparatus.
thirties /ˈθɜː.tiz/ 三十多岁 A person’s thirties are the period in which they are aged between 30 and 39 （1 次）
- It was revealed that 20% of men in their mid-thirties snore.
thousandth /ˈθaʊ.zənθ/ 第一千 1,000th written as a word （1 次）
- Every child that is born into his group will share them with him, and no child born into one on the opposite side of the globe can ever achieve the thousandth part.
ticklish /ˈtɪk.əl.ɪʃ/ 怕痒的 If you are ticklish, you quickly feel uncomfortable when someone lightly touches your skin to make you laugh. （1 次）
- The next stage is to get the elephant to the training establishment, a ticklish business which is achieved with the aid of two tame elephants roped to the captive on either side.
tidy /ˈtaɪ.di/ 整齐的;整洁的，有条理的 having everything ordered and arranged in the right place, or liking to keep things like this （1 次）
- Visitors have been asked to keep the woods clean and tidy.
tolerant /ˈtɒl.ər.ənt/ 宽容的;容忍的 willing to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them （1 次）
- Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days, but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
tough /tʌf/ 结实的；坚固的；坚强的 strong; not easily broken or made weaker （1 次）
- Two main techniques have been used for training elephants, which we may call respectively the tough and the gentle.
toxic /ˈtɒk.sɪk/ 有毒的;引起中毒的 poisonous （1 次）
- The modern city consists of monstrous edifices and of dark, narrow streets full of petrol fumes and toxic gases, torn by the noise of the taxicabs, lorries and buses, and thronged ceaselessly by great crowds.
tribal /ˈtraɪ.bəl/ 部落的;部族的 relating to a tribe （1 次）
- Among tribal people all knowledge inherited by tradition is shared by all; it is taught to every member of the tribe so that in this respect everybody is equally equipped for life.
triple /ˈtrɪp.əl/ 三部分的;发生三次的 having three parts of the same type, or happening three times （1 次）
- Triple gun-decks mounted sixty-four bronze cannon.
trumpeting /ˈtrʌm.pɪt/ 小号;喇叭 a brass musical instrument consisting of a metal tube with one narrow end, into which the player blows, and one wide end. Three buttons are pressed in order to change notes. （1 次）
- Against these figures, it was found that only 5% of women snore regularly, while the rest are constantly woken or kept awake by their trumpeting partners.
turbulent /ˈtɜː.bjə.lənt/ 骚乱的，骚动的;动荡的，混乱的 involving a lot of sudden changes, arguments, or violence （1 次）
- Errors and uncertainties multiply, cascading upward through a chain of turbulent features, from dust devils and squalls up to continent-size eddies that only satellites can see.
twofold /ˈtuː.fəʊld/ 两倍的 twice as big or as much （1 次）
- We have to ask ourselves very seriously what will happen if this twofold use of knowledge, with its ever-increasing power, continues.
typical /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/ 典型的，有代表性的 showing all the characteristics that you would usually expect from a particular group of things （1 次）
- The following case is a typical example of the Ombudsman’s work.
unacceptable /ˌʌn.əkˈsep.tə.bəl/ 不能接受（或同意、允许）的 too bad to be accepted, approved of, or allowed to continue （1 次）
- Modern readers would find such naive solutions totally unacceptable.
unaffected /ˌʌn.əˈfek.tɪd/ 未受影响的；未受伤害的；未被打断的 not influenced, harmed, or interrupted in any way （1 次）
- If one group of people were disturbed from their eye-movement sleep for several nights on end, and another group were disturbed for an equal period of time but when they were not exhibiting eye-movements, the first group began to show some personality disorders while the others seemed more or less unaffected.
unavoidable /ˌʌn.əˈvɔɪ.də.bəl/ 无法避免的 impossible to avoid （1 次）
- There are even stories of half-trained elephant calves who have refused to feed and pined to death when by some unavoidable circumstance they have been deprived of their own trainer.
unbroken /ʌnˈbrəʊ.kən/ 连续的；无停顿的 continuous and with no pauses （1 次）
- If the landscape is hidden from view, you can enjoy the extraordinary sight of unbroken cloud plains that stretch out for miles before you, while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky.
uncanny /ʌnˈkæn.i/ 奇怪的；神秘的；难以（或无法）解释的 strange or mysterious, often in a way that is slightly frightening （1 次）
- No matter how much we like honey, or how much we have read about the uncanny sense of direction which bees possess, we have a horror of being stung.
unchallenged /ʌnˈtʃæl.ɪndʒd/ 未受挑战的;无异议的;未受批评的 accepted without asking questions or criticizing （1 次）
- From 1914 to 1924 he was supreme and unchallenged.
unchanged /ʌnˈtʃeɪndʒd/ 不变的，没有变化的 staying the same （1 次）
- No human endeavor or thought would be unchanged by it.’
uncommon /ʌnˈkɒm.ən/ 罕见的，不常有的 not seen, happening, or experienced often （1 次）
- It is not uncommon to hear that a shipping company has made a claim for the cost of salvaging a sunken ship.
uncomplicated /ˌʌnˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ 不复杂的，简单的 simple, and not difficult to understand or deal with; not complicated （1 次）
- The old view of Galileo was delightfully uncomplicated.
unconscious /ʌnˈkɒn.ʃəs/ （尤指因头部受伤）昏迷的，不省人事的 in the state of not being awake and not aware of things around you, especially as the result of a head injury （1 次）
- On the occasions when they have pushed to shore an unconscious human being they have much more likely done it out of curiosity or for sport, as in riding the bow waves of a ship.
undeclared （1 次）
- We still do; living in a world in which undeclared aggression, war, hypocrisy, chicanery, anarchy and impending immolation are part of our daily lives, we all want a code to live by.
undeniable /ˌʌn.dɪˈnaɪ.ə.bəl/ 不可否认的；千真万确的 certainly true （1 次）
- That all great art has this power of suggesting a world beyond is undeniable.
understandable /ˌʌn.dəˈstæn.də.bəl/ 易懂的，容易理解的 easy to understand （1 次）
- Their aim is understandable.
undue /ʌnˈdʒuː/ 过分的，过度的 to a level that is more than is necessary, acceptable, or reasonable （1 次）
- And if this something else is rightly chosen, if it is really attended by the illumination of another field of interest, gradually, and often quite swiftly, the old undue grip relaxes and the process of recuperation and repair begins.
unexpected /ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd/ 出乎意料的，想不到的 not expected （1 次）
- Perhaps it is the desire for solitude or the chance of making an unexpected discovery that lures people down to the depths of the earth.
unfair /ʌnˈfeər/ 不公平的，不公正的;不正当的 not treating people in an equal way, or not morally right （1 次）
- The adolescent, with his passion for sincerity, always respects a parent who admits that he is wrong, or ignorant, or even that he has been unfair or unjust.
unfinished /ʌnˈfɪn.ɪʃt/ 未完成的 not ended or completed （1 次）
- In another chest, which contained the belongings of a ship’s officer, there was an unfinished letter which had been written on March 14th, 1943.
unforeseen /ˌʌn.fəˈsiːn/ 未预见到的;意料之外的 not expected （1 次）
- The telephone rings and this marks the prelude to an unforeseen series of catastrophes.
unimaginative /ˌʌn.ɪˈmædʒ.ɪ.nə.tɪv/ 缺乏想象力的；无创意的 not new, original, or clever; not showing any imagination （1 次）
- Children who play truant from school are unimaginative.
unintelligible /ˌʌn.ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒə.bəl/ 莫名其妙的;无法理解的 not able to be understood （1 次）
- Until we are intelligent as to its laws and varieties, the main complicating facts of human life must remain unintelligible.
uninvited /ˌʌn.ɪnˈvaɪ.tɪd/ 未获邀请的;不速而至的 not invited （1 次）
- They sting or bite without provocation; they fly uninvited into our rooms on summer nights, or beat against our lighted windows.
unjust /ʌnˈdʒʌst/ 不公平的，不公正的; 非正义的 not fair （1 次）
- The adolescent, with his passion for sincerity, always respects a parent who admits that he is wrong, or ignorant, or even that he has been unfair or unjust.
unlimited /ʌnˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/ 不受限制的；无穷的；无数的 not limited; having the greatest possible amount, number, or level （1 次）
- The hovercraft is particularly useful in large areas with poor communications such as Africa or Australia; it can become a ‘flying fruit-bowl’, carrying bananas from the plantations to the ports; giant hovercraft liners could span the Atlantic; and the railway of the future may well be the ‘hovertrain’, riding on its air cushion over a single rail, which it never touches, at speeds, up to 300 m.p.h.–the possibilities appear unlimited.
unnatural /ʌnˈnætʃ.ər.əl/ 不自然的;勉强的;反常的 not natural （1 次）
- The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes as much as twelve feet in length.
unnecessary /ʌnˈnes.ə.ser.i/ 不必要的；多余的 not needed or wanted, or more than is needed or wanted （1 次）
- We regard them as unnecessary creatures that do more harm than good.
unpredictable /ˌʌn.prɪˈdɪk.tə.bəl/ 变幻莫测的；难以预见的，无法预测的 likely to change suddenly and without reason and therefore not able to be predicted (= expected before it happens) or depended on （1 次）
- But, of the vertebrates unpredictable Nature selected only snakes (and one lizard).
unrealistic /ˌʌn.rɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/ 不切实际的；不实事求是的；不现实的 having a wrong idea of what is likely to happen or of what you can really do; not based on facts （1 次）
- Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island.
unreasonable /ʌnˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/ 不讲道理的;不合理的;不公正的 not fair or acceptable （1 次）
- Most of our fears are unreasonable, but they are impossible to erase.
unrelenting /ˌʌn.rɪˈlen.tɪŋ/ 坚定不移的；不松懈的；不屈不挠的 extremely determined; never becoming weaker or admitting defeat （1 次）
- While she always criticized the fickleness of human nature, she carried on an unrelenting search for the ideal servant to the end of her days,even after she had been sadly disillusioned by Bessie.
unreliable /ˌʌn.rɪˈlaɪə.bəl/ 不可靠的;不能信赖的 not able to be trusted or believed （1 次）
- An old watch, by contrast, becomes so worn and unreliable that it eventually is not worth mending.
unsaid /ʌnˈsed/ （想到或感到而）未说出口的 not said, although thought of or felt （1 次）
- Such a messenger, receiving our radio and television signals, might well re-transmit them back to its home-planet, although what impression any other civilization would thus get from us is best left unsaid.
unsatisfactory /ʌnˌsæt.ɪsˈfæk.tər.i/ 不令人满意的;不够好的 not satisfactory （1 次）
- Most children have such a high ideal of their parents, unless the parents themselves have been unsatisfactory, that it can hardly hope to stand up to a realistic evaluation Parents would be greatly surprised and deeply touched if they realized how much belief their children usually have in their character and infallibility, and how much this faith means to a child.
unscientific /ˌʌn.saɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/ 不科学的 not obeying scientific methods or principles （1 次）
- The ants had been quick to find an answer to my thoroughly unscientific methods!
unsettling /ʌnˈset.əl.ɪŋ/ 造成动荡的；扰乱的 causing change （1 次）
- That was really unsettling, but I fended off the taunts and jibes of the family good-humouredly and soon everybody got used to the idea.
unshakable /ʌnˈʃeɪ.kə.bəl/ （信任或信仰）不可动摇的，坚定不移的 If someone’s trust or belief is unshakeable, it is firm and cannot be made weaker or destroyed. （1 次）
- After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables.
unsinkable /ʌnˈsɪŋ.kə.bəl/ （船）不会下沉的 If a ship or a boat is unsinkable, it cannot be sunk. （1 次）
- At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments.
unstable /ʌnˈsteɪ.bəl/ 不稳固的；不牢靠的；不安全的 not solid and firm and therefore not strong, safe, or likely to last （1 次）
- If it were gentle, only the more unstable rods fell.
unsympathetic /ˌʌn.sɪm.pəˈθet.ɪk/ 无同情心的;冷漠的 not sympathetic (= showing that you understand or care about someone’s suffering) （1 次）
- But George was unsympathetic. ‘
untold /ʌnˈtəʊld/ （数量或水平）难以形容的；无数的；不可计量的；巨大的 so great in amount or level that it can not be measured or expressed in words （1 次）
- Acting on the contention that facts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by publishing details about their private lives.
untreated /ʌnˈtriː.tɪd/ （物质）未经处理的 An untreated substance is not cleaned and has not had special substances added to protect it or make it safe to use. （1 次）
- Travellers on short trips to areas with water supplies of uncertain quality should avoid drinking tap-water, or untreated water from any other source.
unutterable /ʌnˈʌt.ər.ə.bəl/ 说不出口的；难以言表的；极度的 too bad to be expressed in words; extreme （1 次）
- If we glimpse the unutterable, it is unwise to try to utter it, nor should we seek to invest with significance that which we cannot grasp.
unwanted /ʌnˈwɒn.tɪd/ 不需要的;多余的;不受欢迎的 not wanted （1 次）
- They leave unwanted objects in drawers, cupboards and attics for years, in the belief that they may one day need just those very things.
unwilling /ʌnˈwɪl.ɪŋ/ 不情愿的;不乐意的;勉强的 not willing （1 次）
- Many firms, for instance have great difficulty in obtaining technical or scientific books from libraries because they are unwilling to have their names entered as having taken out such and such a book, for fear the agents of other firms should be able to trace the kind of research they are likely to be undertaking.
unwise /ʌnˈwaɪz/ 愚蠢的;不明智的;不审慎的 stupid and likely to cause problems （1 次）
- If we glimpse the unutterable, it is unwise to try to utter it, nor should we seek to invest with significance that which we cannot grasp.
urban /ˈɜː.bən/ 城市的，城镇的 of or in a city or town （1 次）
- However, there is an even more insidious kind of pollution that particularly affects urban areas and invades our daily lives, and that is noise.
used /juːst/ 过去惯常，过去常常做… shows that a particular thing always happened or was true in the past, especially if it no longer happens or is no longer true （1 次）
- We have got quite used to them.
useless /ˈjuːs.ləs/ 无用的；无效的 of no use; not working or not achieving what is needed （1 次）
- It is useless to argue with the mind in this condition.
utilitarian /ˌjuː.tɪ.lɪˈteə.ri.ən/ 实用的 designed to be useful rather than decorative （1 次）
- Not all sounds made by animals serve as language, and we have only to turn to that extraordinary discovery of echo-location in bats to see a case in which the voice plays a strictly utilitarian role.
valiant /ˈvæl.i.ənt/ 英勇的，勇猛的;果敢的 very brave or bravely determined, especially when things are difficult or the situation gives no cause for hope （1 次）
- When he died at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a picture painted which was dedicated to the memory of ‘the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue’.
variant /ˈveə.ri.ənt/ 变体；变种；变形 something that is slightly different from other similar things （1 次）
- In all the less controversial fields, like the study of cacti or termites or the nature of nebulae, the necessary method of study is to group the relevant material and to take note of all possible variant forms and conditions.
veritable /ˈver.ɪ.tə.bəl/ 十足的，不折不扣的;名副其实的 used to describe something as another, more exciting, interesting, or unusual thing, as a way of emphasizing its character （1 次）
- She had lived in the flat for thirty years and was a veritable magpie at hoarding; and it seemed as though everything she possessed had been tossed out and turned over and over.
vicious /ˈvɪʃ.əs/ 邪恶的;恶毒的;凶暴的 Vicious people or actions show an intention or wish to hurt someone or something very badly. （1 次）
- It was Hart who created the basic formula of the Western film, and devised the protagonist he played in every film he made, the good-bad man, the accidental, noble outlaw, or the honest, but framed cowboy, or the sheriff made suspect by vicious gossip; in short, the individual in conflict with himself and his frontier environment.
Victorian /vɪkˈtɔː.ri.ən/ （1837-1901）（英国）维多利亚（女王）时代的 from or relating to the period of British history during the rule of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) （1 次）
- Victorian parents believed that they kept their dignity by retreating behind an unreasoning authoritarian attitude in fact they did nothing of the kind, but children were then too cowed to let them know how they really felt.
visible /ˈvɪz.ə.bəl/ 可以看见的;可视的 able to be seen （1 次）
- Any ship that crosses the Pacific is accompanied for many days by the smaller albatross, which may keep company with the vessel for an hour without visible or more than occasional movement of wing.
vivid /ˈvɪv.ɪd/ （描述、记忆等）栩栩如生的，鲜活的，生动的 Vivid descriptions, memories, etc. produce very clear, powerful, and detailed images in the mind （1 次）
- The English language possesses a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation.
vulnerable /ˈvʌl.nər.ə.bəl/ 易受伤的；易受影响（或攻击）的；脆弱的 able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked （1 次）
- Earlier, we were infants and young children, and consequently more vulnerable; later, we shall undergo a progressive loss of our vigour and resistance which, though imperceptible at first will finally become so steep that we can live no longer, however well we look after ourselves, and however well society, and our doctors, look after us.
wary /ˈweə.ri/ 谨慎的；小心翼翼的 not completely trusting or certain about something or someone （1 次）
- Police are wary of itinerants who cannot be traced to a recognized camp boundary or to four walls.
weekly /ˈwiː.kli/ 每周一次的（地） happening once a week or every week （1 次）
- A recent article in a weekly newspaper, for instance, was headed with a striking illustration of a lady in a state of considerable distress, with the caption ‘She was yet another victim, reduced to a screaming wreck’.
weird /wɪəd/ 怪异的；不寻常的；出乎意料的；超自然的 very strange and unusual, unexpected, or not natural （1 次）
- She produced all sorts of weird concoctions, but none of them met with Harry’s requirements.
whimsical /ˈwɪm.zɪ.kəl/ 离奇的；古怪的；异想天开的 unusual and strange in a way that might be funny or annoying （1 次）
- Could any spectacle, for instance, be more grimly whimsical than that of gunners using science to shatter men’s bodies while, close at hand, surgeons use it to restore them?
wicked /ˈwɪk.ɪd/ 邪恶的;坏的;缺德的 morally wrong and bad （1 次）
- He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door.
woollen(或许是 woolen?) （1 次）
- A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woollen goods.
worn /wɔːn/ （wear 的过去分词） past participle of wear （1 次）
- An old watch, by contrast, becomes so worn and unreliable that it eventually is not worth mending.
yellow /ˈjel.əʊ/ 黄色 a colour like that of a lemon or gold or the sun （1 次）
- A yellow light on the dashboard flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in the engine!

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ill, intelligent, medical, personal, practical, precious, quick, scientific, slow, social, solar, tall, total, tremendous, ancient, available, captive, curious, enormous, equal, friendly, further, gentle, giant, immense, major, narrow, particular, physical, pleasant, remote, tired, unable, wonderful, worried, administrative, angry, antique, basic, bright, capable, complex, continental, fellow, nineteenth, normal, peculiar, perfect, pleased, political, pretty, remarkable, rich, spare, steep, sticky, strong, western, willing, accurate, advanced, amusing, aware, awful, civilized, daily, definite, deserted, due, electric, exact, excellent, excited, extra, fat, following, fresh, fundamental, honest, industrial, international, mad, national, odd, ordinary, outer, proud, regular, responsible, rude, smart, thick, traditional, ugly, unfortunate, wet, wide, wooden, absent, active, alternative, astronomical, blank, blind, brown, careful, cheerful, comfortable, crude, direct, distant, domestic, dull, economic, effective, electronic, embarrassed, enlightened, essential, evil, exhausted, familiar, fancy, fantastic, final, foreign, glad, golden, hungry, icy, ignorant, independent, industrious, interested, lonely, loud, loyal, maximum, minded, monotonous, needless, noble, northern, numerous, pneumatic, progressive, reasonable, shallow, sixth, sufficient, sunken, superior, susceptible, suspect, tame, tragic, unaware, underwater, unique, unknown, unlucky, upset, urgent, valuable, violent, ablaze, adequate, adverse, alien, amazed, analogous, annoyed, annual, anxious, arduous, asleep, attic, automatic, blindfold, brief, broken, civil, colossal, commonplace, compact, complicated, confident, contrary, coral, correct, cosmetic, countless, critical, curved, delicate, delighted, democratic, destructive, dim, dimensional, dirty, disappointed, disappointing, double, dreary, eager, eminent, endless, everyday, exclusive, exquisite, fatal, fierce, fifteenth, fifth, foolish, fourth, global, glorious, happy, harmless, hopeful, horizontal, immortal, impatient, impressive, improved, inaccessible, industrialized, informal, intellectual, keen, liquid, loose, maiden, manifest, manual, mechanical, mid, mighty, mild, military, mobile, modest, monstrous, moral, mysterious, nervous, noisy, nonexistent, notable, obvious, outrageous, pastoral, perfumed, permanent, philosophical, poisonous, polish, positive, precise, prepared, previous, professional, profitable, proper, psychiatric, punctual, qualified, rational, relevant, reluctant, roman, sacred, sad, savage, secretive, sensitive, severe, sharp, sick, significant, silent, silly, smooth, sophisticated, spatial, specialized, spiritual, splendid, striking, superstitious, supreme, surprising, suspicious, thin, thrifty, tight, trivial, truant, twentieth, uncertain, underground, undisturbed, unforgivable, unhurt, unimportant, universal, unlikely, unnoticed, untidy, unwelcome, utter, vast, vertical, vigorous, virtual, weak, wealthy, windy, wise, worthless, worthy, aberrant, abject, absolute, absorbing, abstract, absurd, accepted, accidental, accustomed, acidic, acrobatic, actual, adamant, additional, advisory, aerial, aesthetic, affectionate, affluent, aged, aggressive, agonizing, agreeable, alarming, alienate, ambitious, amused, annoying, anonymous, apologetic, apparent, applied, appreciated, architectural, arranged, arsenic, artificial, artistic, ashamed, assorted, astonishing, authoritarian, awake, backward, bactericidal, balanced, banal, barbarian, bare, battered, bent, bitter, bluebottle, blurred, bored, bottled, breathtaking, brilliant, cacti, carbonated, casual, catastrophic, cautious, childish, circular, classical, clerical, coarse, combative, comic, comparable, competitive, comprehensive, compulsory, concerned, confusing, conscientious, conscious, continual, controversial, converted, convinced, convulsive, cornered, cosmic, cosmopolitan, creative, credulous, crucial, culpable, curative, cursed, customary, cynic, dedicated, defensive, delightful, dense, dependent, desolate, detailed, determined, digestive, dilapidated, disgusting, distasteful, distinguished, disturbing, disunited, doubtful, dramatic, dreadful, dubious, dusty, eagle, eastern, economical, educational, eerie, ego, elaborate, elderly, electrical, elegant, eleventh, emotional, energetic, enjoyable, entertaining, envious, equipped, eternal, eventual, evident, ex, exempt, exhilarating, exotic, extravagant, faint, false, fanatical, fanciful, farewell, fascinated, fascinating, fashioned, fatuous, faulty, feline, fete, financial, flint, flooded, flown, fond, forbidding, formidable, fortunate, fourteenth, framed, frequent, friendless, frightened, frightening, frightful, fussy, futile, genuine, gifted, gigantic, graceful, graphic, grateful, gravitational, grinding, guilty, handmade, handsome, hardened, hasty, heady, healthy, helpful, herring, highhanded, horrible, hospitable, hostile, humble, hypnotizing, idyllic, ignoble, illogical, imaginable, imaginary, immediate, impending, imperceptible, imperial, impersonal, impoverished, improbable, inadequate, incompetent, inconceivable, incorrect, incredible, incumbent, indefinable, indescribable, indiscriminate, inevitable, infinite, inflatable, initial, inner, innocent, innumerable, insidious, insignificant, insistent, insoluble, insurmountable, integrated, intense, intermittent, interstellar, intimate, inveterate, invisible, irregular, irresistible, jerky, juvenile, knowledgeable, lazy, legendary, leisurely, literary, locked, longitudinal, looking, lowly, lunar, luscious, magic, majestic, manageable, mannered, meaningless, microscopic, mimic, miniature, minor, miraculous, miserable, missing, mistaken, monetary, moot, motionless, mournful, muffled, musical, musty, myriad, naive, naval, neat, negligible, nesting, ninth, non, noticeable, nuclear, obscure, observant, obtainable, occasional, offensive, officious, okay, ongoing, opaque, opposed, optimistic, orange, orderly, organic, original, outlandish, overpopulated, painful, pale, parliamentary, partial, peaceful, pent, perilous, perpetual, pertinent, physiological, piped, plausible, pleasurable, plentiful, polished, polite, portable, potential, predominant, preferential, prehistoric, preliminary, preserved, pressed, pressing, presumptuous, pretentious, prettiest, pristine, profound, prolonged, promiscuous, prosperous, prudent, punctured, purchasable, puzzled, rapid, realistic, recognizable, related, repetitive, repulsive, reputable, resentful, resourceful, respectable, revolutionary, rewound, rigid, ripe, robust, romantic, rooted, rough, rugged, rural, rusting, rusty, ruthless, sandy, sanguine, sarcastic, satisfactory, satisfied, sauerkraut, seasick, senior, seventeenth, shady, sheltered, shocked, shrewd, shy, skillful, sleeper, sleepless, slight, soft, solitary, sore, southern, spacious, speculative, spiral, spiteful, split, staggering, steady, stern, straggling, stray, strict, stuck, stuffy, stupid, submissive, subtle, suburban, suitable, super, supernatural, sweeping, swift, sympathetic, systematic, tangible, technical, technological, temporary, tenth, terrestrial, terrifying, tethered, theoretical, thirties, thousandth, ticklish, tidy, tolerant, tough, toxic, tribal, triple, trumpeting, turbulent, twofold, typical, unacceptable, unaffected, unavoidable, unbroken, uncanny, unchallenged, unchanged, uncommon, uncomplicated, unconscious, undeclared, undeniable, understandable, undue, unexpected, unfair, unfinished, unforeseen, unimaginative, unintelligible, uninvited, unjust, unlimited, unnatural, unnecessary, unpredictable, unrealistic, unreasonable, unrelenting, unreliable, unsaid, unsatisfactory, unscientific, unsettling, unshakable, unsinkable, unstable, unsympathetic, untold, untreated, unutterable, unwanted, unwilling, unwise, urban, used, useless, utilitarian, valiant, variant, veritable, vicious, visible, vivid, vulnerable, wary, weekly, weird, whimsical, wicked, worn, yellow

词性 ADP (47 words)

of weak /əv/ （用于表示归属或来历）…的，属于 used to show possession, belonging, or origin （1625 次）
- There is a table in the middle of the room.
in /ɪn/ 在（…）里面，在（…）内 inside a container, place, or area, or surrounded or closed off by something （1050 次）
- There is a refrigerator in the kitchen.
for /fɔːr/ （表示给予的对象）给 intended to be given to （494 次）
- This bookcase isn’t for me.
on /ɒn/ 在…上面；到…上面 used to show that something is in a position above something else and touching it, or that something is moving into such a position （449 次）
- The ones on the shelf.
at /æt/ （表示地点或位置）在…里;在…上;在…旁 used to show an exact position or particular place （400 次）
- Mr. Jones and his wife are looking at them.
with /wɪð/ 和…一起；和；跟随；同 used to say that people or things are in a place together or are doing something together （298 次）
- Mr. Jones is with his family.
by /baɪ/ （用于表示动作的施动者）被，由 used to show the person or thing that does something （273 次）
- The children go to school by car every day, but today, they are going to school on foot.
from /frɒm/ （表示起始点）从…开始，始于 used to show the place where someone or something starts （252 次）
- Where do you come from?
up /ʌp/ 向较高处；向上；（价值、数字或水平）加大地；增高地 towards a higher position; towards a higher value, number, or level （171 次）
- Hurry up, Sam!
out /aʊt/ 出;向外 used to show movement away from the inside of a place or container （148 次）
- Some children are coming out of the building.
into /ˈɪn.tuː/ 进入，到…里面 to the inside or middle of a place, container, area, etc. （142 次）
- Some of them are going into the park.
like /laɪk/ 喜欢，喜爱 to enjoy or approve of something or someone （126 次）
- Do you like coffee, Ann?
after /ˈɑːf.tər/ （时间、地点或顺序）在…之后;（一个）接着（一个） following in time, place, or order （110 次）
- It’s running after a cat.
about /əˈbaʊt/ 在…方面；有关，关于，涉及 on the subject of, or connected with （102 次）
- What about the dog?
than /ðæn/ 比 used to join two parts of a comparison （92 次）
- It’s smaller than the blue one.
over /ˈəʊ.vər/ 在…上方 above or higher than something else, sometimes so that one thing covers the other; above （87 次）
- They are walking over the bridge.
down /daʊn/ 在下面；向下，朝下 in or towards a low or lower position, from a higher one （71 次）
- Sit down here.
off /ɒf/ （尤指离开当前所在地点或位置）离开，远离 away from a place or position, especially the present place, position, or time （51 次）
- You must get off the bus.
through /θruː/ 通过;穿越 from one end or side of something to the other （43 次）
- Look through the window.
during /ˈdʒʊə.rɪŋ/ 在…期间 from the beginning to the end of a particular period （42 次）
- This is a photograph I took during my trip to Australia.
near /nɪər/ （离…）不远，靠近（地） not far away in distance （42 次）
- The television is near the window.
without /wɪˈðaʊt/ 没有;无;缺少 not having or doing something, or lacking something （34 次）
- You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket.
under /ˈʌn.dər/ 在（或到）下面；在（或到）下方 in or to a position below or lower than something else, often so that one thing covers the other （32 次）
- She’s sitting under the tree.
against /əˈɡenst/ 反对;与…相反 disagreeing with a plan or activity （27 次）
- I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window.
across /əˈkrɒs/ 从一边到另一边;穿过;横过 from one side to the other of something with clear limits, such as an area of land, a road, or a river （26 次）
- It’s running across the grass.
towards /təˈwɔːdz/ 向，朝；对着 in the direction of, or closer to someone or something （26 次）
- Suddenly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a passing boat.
between /bɪˈtwiːn/ （空间上）在…中间，在…之间 in or into the space that separates two places, people, or objects （25 次）
- It is between two hills.
outside /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ 在外面（的），在室外（的）;在…外面（的） not inside a building （25 次）
- It was dark outside.
behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/ 在（…的）后面 at the back (of) （21 次）
- It’s over there, behind the teapot.
along /əˈlɒŋ/ 沿着，顺着，循着 from one part of a road, river, etc. to another （15 次）
- My wife and I are walking along the banks of the river.
past /pɑːst/ 经过 in or to a position that is further than a particular point （15 次）
- You must be home at half past ten.
around /əˈraʊnd/ 四处，周围；围绕，（环）绕；掉转 in a position or direction surrounding, or in a direction going along the edge of or from one part to another (of) （14 次）
- Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house.
per /pɜːr/ 每，每一 used when expressing rates, prices, or measurements to mean “for each” （14 次）
- It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost, together with a note which said:’A thief, yes, but only 50 per cent a thief!’
among /əˈmʌŋ/ 在…中;为…所环绕 in the middle of or surrounded by other things （13 次）
- Among the rubbish, I found a sign which said, ‘Anyone who leaves litter in these woods will be prosecuted!’
beyond /biˈjɒnd/ 更远；远于 further away in the distance (than something) （11 次）
- We might say that justice has been done when a man’s innocence or guilt has been proved beyond doubt.
within /wɪˈðɪn/ 在…里，在…内;不超过 inside or not further than an area or period of time （11 次）
- As soon as I tap on the window, you must stop within five feet.’
above /əˈbʌv/ 在（或向）…上面；在（或向）…较高处 in or to a higher position than something else （10 次）
- Of course, the Hubble is above the earth’s atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen.
beside /bɪˈsaɪd/ 在…旁边;在…附近 at the side of, next to （7 次）
- It is beside a park.
inside /ɪnˈsaɪd/ 里面，内部 the part, space, or side of something that is inside （7 次）
- When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.
unlike /ʌnˈlaɪk/ 不像；与…不同 different from （4 次）
- Moreover,unlike some of the other insect eaters, spiders never do the least harm to us or our belongings.
beneath /bɪˈniːθ/ 在（或往）…下面；在（或往）…下方 in or to a lower position than someone or something, under someone or something （3 次）
- If there had not been a hard layer of rock beneath the soil, they would have completed the job in a few hours.
opposite /ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/ 全然不同的，迥异的，截然相反的 completely different （3 次）
- Suddenly, a middle-aged lady got on the train and sat opposite Sally.
alongside /əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/ 在…旁边；与…一起 next to, or together with （2 次）
- Seeing a cake flying through the air, a lorry driver who was drawing up alongside the car, pulled up all of a sudden.
amid /əˈmɪd/ 在…中间，在…当中;为…环绕 in the middle of or surrounded by （1 次）
- But, if this world is not merely a bad joke, life a vulgar flare amid the cool radiance of the stars, and existence an empty laugh braying across the mysteries; if these intimations of a something behind and beyond are not evil humour born of indigestion, or whimsies sent by the devil to mock and madden us, if, in a word beauty means something yet we must not seek to interpret the meaning.
amongst(或许是 among st?) （1 次）
- There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that litter the floors.
astride /əˈstraɪd/ 跨（或骑）在…上 with a leg on each side of something （1 次）
- Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zigzag course.
mending,’said(或许是 merchandising?) （1 次）
- ‘The strap needs mending,'said Mrs. Sterling later, ‘but they did not steal anything.’

of, in, for, on, at, with, by, from, up, out, into, like, after, about, than, over, down, off, through, during, near, without, under, against, across, towards, between, outside, behind, along, past, around, per, among, beyond, within, above, beside, inside, unlike, beneath, opposite, alongside, amid, astride

词性 ADV (357 words)

so /səʊ/ 很，非常，这么，那么 very, extremely, or to such a degree （170 次）
- He has a bad cold, Mr. Williams, so he must stay in bed for a week.
only /ˈəʊn.li/ 唯一的，仅有的 used to show that there is a single one or very few of something, or that there are no others （149 次）
- I only have large ones.
very /ˈver.i/ （用于强调形容词或副词）很，非常 (used to add emphasis to an adjective or adverb) to a great degree or extremely （145 次）
- Thank you very much.
more /mɔːr/ 更大（的）；更多（的） a larger or extra number or amount （131 次）
- Would you like some more?
then /ðen/ 在当时（过去或未来）（的）;在那时（的） (at) that time (in the past or in the future) （111 次）
- Then put these clothes in the wardrobe.
even /ˈiː.vən/ （用来表示令人惊讶、不同寻常、出乎意料或极端的事物）甚至，连，即使 used to show that something is surprising, unusual, unexpected, or extreme （99 次）
- I am even less lucky.
well /wel/ 很好地，令人满意地 in a good way, to a high or satisfactory standard （89 次）
- I’m very well, thank you.
always /ˈɔːl.weɪz/ 总是;老是;每次都 every time or all the time （83 次）
- It’s always warm in April and May, but it rains sometimes.
now /naʊ/ 现在，此刻，目前 at the present time, not in the past or future （80 次）
- Are you all right now?
most /məʊst/ 最多（的）；最大（的）；最 the biggest number or amount of; more than anything or anyone else （79 次）
- It’s the most expensive model in the shop.
too /tuː/ 太；过于 more than is needed or wanted; more than is suitable or enough （74 次）
- She’s Chinese, too.
just /dʒʌst/ 此时;很快;刚才 now, very soon, or very recently （72 次）
- Five other cars were just behind him.
never /ˈnev.ər/ 从不;从未;永不 not at any time or not on any occasion （70 次）
- I’ve never been there.
soon /suːn/ 不久，很快 in or within a short time; before long; quickly （66 次）
- ‘I’ll write a letter soon.
still /stɪl/ 还，还是;仍然，依旧 continuing to happen or continuing to be done （60 次）
- No, they’re still working on it.
however /ˌhaʊˈev.ər/ 不管怎样，无论如何 despite whatever amount or degree （59 次）
- However, this does not always happen.
away /əˈweɪ/ 去（或在）别处；向另一方向；向一边 somewhere else, or to or in a different place, position, or situation （53 次）
- The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could.
here /hɪər/ 在这里;到这里 in, at, or to this place （53 次）
- Here is my ticket.
much /mʌtʃ/ 多（的），大量（的） a large amount or to a large degree （53 次）
- Thank you very much.
often /ˈɒf.ən/ 时常，经常;多次 many times （53 次）
- It’s often windy in March.
back /bæk/ 在原处；回到原处；恢复原状；返回；回到以前 in, into, or towards a previous place or condition, or an earlier time （49 次）
- We had better go back to the station now, Ken.
once /wʌns/ 一次，一回 one single time （47 次）
- The doctor says that he will come at once.
later /ˈleɪ.tər/ 晚些时候;过些时间 at a time in the future or after the time you have mentioned （45 次）
- Later that morning, when I was doing the housework, My husband phoned me from the office.
ago /əˈɡəʊ/ 以前，从前 back in time from the present （42 次）
- We had some shoes like those a month ago, but we don’t have any now.
again /əˈɡen/ 又，再一次 one more time （41 次）
- He telephoned again.
early /ˈɜː.li/ 早期的，初期的;在早期，在初期;提早（的），提前（的） near the beginning of a period of time, or before the usual, expected, or planned time （40 次）
- The sun rises early and sets late.
suddenly /ˈsʌd.ən.li/ 突然;猛地，骤然 quickly and unexpectedly （37 次）
- Suddenly, she saw a man near a bus stop.
ever /ˈev.ər/ 在任何时候;从来 at any time （35 次）
- Have you ever been there, Ken?
yet /jet/ 还，尚;迄今 still; until the present time （34 次）
- You are better now, but you mustn’t get up yet.
sometimes /ˈsʌm.taɪmz/ 有时 on some occasions but not always or often （31 次）
- It’s always warm in April and May, but it rains sometimes.
far /fɑːr/ 远;遥远地;久远地 at, to, or from a great distance in space or time （30 次）
- He is finding his new work far more exciting.
hard /hɑːd/ 坚硬的，坚固的 not easy to bend, cut, or break （29 次）
- Those women are very hard-working.
also /ˈɔːl.səʊ/ 而且（也），此外（还） in addition （27 次）
- They will also be building new roads and a special railway line.
enough /ɪˈnʌf/ 充分；充足 as much as is necessary; in the amount or to the degree needed （27 次）
- The English and Maths papers weren’t easy enough for me.
almost /ˈɔːl.məʊst/ 几乎，差不多，差一点，将近 nearly （25 次）
- Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.
immediately /ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li/ 立即，马上 now or without waiting or thinking （23 次）
- To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately.
really /ˈrɪə.li/ 事实上；实际上；真正地 in fact （23 次）
- Are you really going to retire, miss Marsh?
round /raʊnd/ 围绕;环绕;绕过 in a circular direction or position; around （23 次）
- If we win a lot of money, We’ll travel round the world and we’ll stay at the best hotels.
nearly /ˈnɪə.li/ 几乎，差不多，将近 almost, or not completely （22 次）
- I’m nearly ready.
already /ɔːlˈred.i/ 已经，早已 before the present time （21 次）
- I’ve already had lunch.
quite /kwaɪt/ 完全地，彻底地 completely （21 次）
- They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire.
quickly /ˈkwɪk.li/ 迅速地 at a fast speed （20 次）
- On the way home, my wife said to me, ‘Don’t drive so quickly!
perhaps /pəˈhæps/ 或许，可能 used to show that something is possible or that you are not certain about something （19 次）
- Perhaps it is, sir.
usually /ˈjuː.ʒu.ə.li/ 通常地；惯常地；经常地 in the way that most often happens （19 次）
- In the afternoon, she usually sees her friends.
recently /ˈriː.sənt.li/ 最近;近来 not long ago, or at a time that started not long ago （17 次）
- Recently it was damaged by a visitor.
slowly /ˈsləʊ.li/ 缓慢地，慢吞吞地 at a slow speed （17 次）
- He read the phrase slowly.
simply /ˈsɪm.pli/ 完全地；绝对地 completely or as much as possible （16 次）
- Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying.
together /təˈɡeð.ər/ 一起；共同 with each other （15 次）
- They often drink tea together.
certainly /ˈsɜː.tən.li/ （用于肯定的答复或强调）当然，毫无疑问，确实，肯定 used to reply completely or to emphasize something and show that there is no doubt about it （14 次）
- Well, it’s certainly not for me!
probably /ˈprɒb.ə.bli/ 很可能;大概 used to mean that something is very likely （13 次）
- Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.
else /els/ （用于以 any-，every-，no- 和 some- 开头的词后面，或用于 how，what，where，who，why 之后，但不用于 which 之后）其他，另外，别的 used after words beginning with any-, every-, no-, and some-, or after how, what, where, who, why, but not which, to mean ‘other’, ‘another’, ‘different’, ‘extra’ （12 次）
- What else do you want?
especially /ɪˈspeʃ.əl.i/ 特别，尤其，格外 very much; more than usual or more than other people or things （12 次）
- The temptation to steal is greater than ever before – especially in large shops.
hardly /ˈhɑːd.li/ 仅仅；几乎不 only just; almost not （12 次）
- He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.
abroad /əˈbrɔːd/ 在国外;到国外 in or to a foreign country or countries （11 次）
- We may go abroad.
actually /ˈæk.tʃu.ə.li/ 实际上；事实上；的确 in fact or really （11 次）
- At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room.
indeed /ɪnˈdiːd/ 的确，实在 really or certainly, often used to emphasize something （11 次）
- Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.
rarely /ˈreə.li/ 很少;不常见;难得 not often （11 次）
- Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.
rather /ˈrɑː.ðər/ 相当；有点儿，稍微 quite; to a slight degree （11 次）
- To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor.
carefully /ˈkeə.fəl.i/ 小心地；仔细地；认真地 with great attention （10 次）
- I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.
eventually /ɪˈven.tʃu.ə.li/ 最终，终于 in the end, especially after a long time or a lot of effort, problems, etc. （10 次）
- When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long.
fortunately /ˈfɔː.tʃən.ət.li/ 幸运地，走运地 happening because of good luck （10 次）
- Fortunately, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town.
meanwhile /ˈmiːn.waɪl/ 在此期间;（与此）同时 until something expected happens, or while something else is happening （10 次）
- Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been.
particularly /pəˈtɪk.jə.lə.li/ 特别，尤其，异乎寻常地 especially, or more than usual （10 次）
- When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
alone /əˈləʊn/ 单独（的），独自（的）;孤独的（地），无伴的（地） without other people （9 次）
- When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington.
completely /kəmˈpliːt.li/ 完全地，彻底地;十分地 in every way or as much as possible （9 次）
- It threatened to surround him completely, but Tazieff managed to escape just in time.
extremely /ɪkˈstriːm.li/ 非常;极端;极其 very （9 次）
- No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy.
fast /fɑːst/ 快的；迅速的；敏捷的 moving or happening quickly, or able to move or happen quickly （9 次）
- Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.
below /bɪˈləʊ/ 在较低处；在某平面之下；（位置）低于 in a lower position (than), under （8 次）
- Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble.
easily /ˈiː.zəl.i/ 容易地；轻易地；不费力地 with no difficulty or effort （8 次）
- Latham, however, did not give up easily.
equally /ˈiː.kwə.li/ 平等地；相同地 fairly and in the same way （8 次）
- Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift.
gradually /ˈɡrædʒ.u.ə.li/ 逐步地，逐渐地;平缓地 slowly over a period of time or a distance （8 次）
- The time I spent at exercises gradually diminished.
instead /ɪnˈsted/ 作为替代 in place of someone or something else （8 次）
- Have a biscuit instead.
rapidly /ˈræp.ɪd.li/ 快速地，迅猛地 in a fast or sudden way （8 次）
- Working rapidly in the darkness, he soon changed into the dead man’s clothes.
straight /streɪt/ 直的（地），笔直的（地） continuing in one direction without bending or curving （8 次）
- Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves.
therefore /ˈðeə.fɔːr/ 因此，因而，所以 for that reason （8 次）
- Rescue workers are therefore drilling a hole on the north side of the mine.
angrily /ˈæŋ.ɡrəl.i/ 生气地 愤怒地 in a way that shows that you feel angry with someone or about something （7 次）
- I looked at the man and the woman angrily.
highly /ˈhaɪ.li/ 非常，极其 very, to a large degree, or at a high level （7 次）
- Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils.
seriously /ˈsɪə.ri.əs.li/ 严重地；恶劣地 badly or severely （7 次）
- When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously.
anywhere /ˈen.i.weər/ 在（或去）任何地方;随便哪个地方 in, to, or at any place （6 次）
- We might not go anywhere.
apart /əˈpɑːt/ （指空间或时间）相隔，相距 separated by a distance or by time （6 次）
- Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all.
apparently /əˈpær.ənt.li/ 据…所知；看来；据说；听说 used to say you have read or been told something although you are not certain it is true （6 次）
- Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk.
downstairs /ˌdaʊnˈsteəz/ 朝楼下，在楼下（尤指底层） to or on a lower floor of a building, especially the ground floor （6 次）
- I slipped and fell downstairs.
everywhere /ˈev.ri.weər/ 各个地方，处处，各处 to, at, or in all places or the whole of a place （6 次）
- There were coins everywhere.
finally /ˈfaɪ.nəl.i/ 最后;终于 after a long time or some difficulty （6 次）
- They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless.
forward /ˈfɔː.wəd/ 向前 towards the direction that is in front of you （6 次）
- We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been held before in this country.
gently /ˈdʒent.li/ 文静地;和蔼地;温柔地 calmly, kindly, or softly （6 次）
- Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.
afterwards /ˈɑːf.tə.wədz/ 过后，以后，后来 after the time mentioned （5 次）
- Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
beautifully /ˈbjuː.tɪ.fəl.i/ 美丽地，漂亮地 in a way that is very attractive （5 次）
- They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
continuously /kənˈtɪn.ju.əs.li/ 不断地，连续地，持续地 without a pause or interruption （5 次）
- These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad.
entirely /ɪnˈtaɪə.li/ 完全；彻底；完整地 completely （5 次）
- For him, this will be an entirely new hobby.
exactly /ɪɡˈzækt.li/ 精确地；确切地；完全准确地 used when you are giving or asking for information that is completely correct （5 次）
- At exactly that moment, the telephone rang.
firmly /ˈfɜːm.li/ 坚固地；牢固地 in a way that will not become loose （5 次）
- A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
merely /ˈmɪə.li/ （用于强调所说的即为所想表达的）仅仅，只，不过 used to emphasize that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more （5 次）
- He is now satisfied merely to try to stand up, but as soon as he does so a porpoise knocks him flat.
nearby /ˌnɪəˈbaɪ/ 在附近;附近地 not far away （5 次）
- A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby.
obviously /ˈɒb.vi.əs.li/ 清楚地；明白地；显而易见地 in a way that is easy to understand or see （5 次）
- It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!
occasionally /əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl.i/ 偶尔，间或;有时 sometimes but not often （5 次）
- He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occasionally.
precisely /prɪˈsaɪs.li/ 精确地，准确地，确切地 exactly （5 次）
- There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service.
promptly /ˈprɒmpt.li/ 迅速地，立即地;依照预定时间地 quickly, without delay, or at the arranged time （5 次）
- After he had put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again.
sadly /ˈsæd.li/ 伤心地，悲伤地 in an unhappy way （5 次）
- ‘I might as well have them,’ I said sadly.
seldom /ˈsel.dəm/ 很少;几乎从来没有 almost never （5 次）
- Visits to really remote villages are seldom enjoyable – as my wife and I discovered during a tour through the Balkans.
somewhere /ˈsʌm.weər/ 在某处，在某地 in or at a place having a position that is not stated or not known （5 次）
- He hitchhiked to Dover and, towards evening, went into a boat to find somewhere to sleep.
upstairs /ʌpˈsteəz/ 往楼上（地）;在楼上（地） towards or on the highest floor or floors of a building （5 次）
- Come upstairs and see it.
badly /ˈbæd.li/ 严重地 in a severe and harmful way （4 次）
- perhaps we didn’t do too badly.
clearly /ˈklɪə.li/ 清楚地;明白地;清晰地;易懂地 in a way that is easy to see, hear, read, or understand （4 次）
- I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.
commonly /ˈkɒm.ən.li/ 经常地；普通地；通常；一般 often or usually （4 次）
- Though these large machines still exist, many of their functions have been taken over by small powerful personal computers, commonly known as PCs.
constantly /ˈkɒn.stənt.li/ 总是;经常地，不断地 all the time or often （4 次）
- Car alarms constantly scream at us in the street and are a source of profound irritation.
continually /kənˈtɪn.ju.ə.li/ 频频地，频繁地，再三地 in a way that happens repeatedly （4 次）
- Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.
fully /ˈfʊl.i/ 完全地；全部地 completely （4 次）
- The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from?
generally /ˈdʒen.ə r.əl.i/ 大体上，总体上 considering the whole of someone or something, and not just a particular part of him, her, or it （4 次）
- Such inns as there were were generally dirty and flea-ridden; the food simply local cheese accompanied by bread often twelve months old, all washed down with coarse wine.
greatly /ˈɡreɪt.li/ （尤用于表示强烈感受或体验）非常，很，大大地 very much, used especially to show how much you feel or experience something （4 次）
- This greatly reduced the speed of the ship, for there was a danger that if she travelled too quickly, this rudder would be torn away as well.
invariably /ɪnˈveə.ri.ə.bli/ 总，老是 always （4 次）
- This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life.
normally /ˈnɔː.mə.li/ 正常地 If something happens normally, it happens in the usual or expected way. （4 次）
- This god which has the head of a cow was normally placed inside a mummy.
possibly /ˈpɒs.ə.bli/ 可能地 used when something is not certain （4 次）
- No matter what the conditions were, he believed that a car should be driven as fast as it could possibly go.
readily /ˈred.əl.i/ 迅速地；心甘情愿地；轻而易举地 quickly, immediately, willingly, or without any problem （4 次）
- Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, he readily accepted the $5 I give him.
reluctantly /rɪˈlʌk.tənt.li/ 勉强地;不情愿地 in a way that shows that you are not willing to do something and are therefore slow to do it （4 次）
- When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written.
roughly /ˈrʌf.li/ 大致地，近似地，粗略地 approximately （4 次）
- The lawyer ascertained that a policeman had indeed dealt roughly with foreigners on several occasions.
shortly /ˈʃɔːt.li/ 不久，很快 soon （4 次）
- Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
successfully /səkˈses.fəl.i/ 成功地，达到目的地 in a way that achieves the results wanted or hoped for （4 次）
- In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E.Byrd,successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time.
surely /ˈʃɔː.li/ 肯定地，想必，无疑地 used to express that you are certain or almost certain about something （4 次）
- He has surely set up a record for the thousands of children who dream of evading school.
thoroughly /ˈθʌr.ə.li/ 非常 completely, very much （4 次）
- The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk.
ahead /əˈhed/ 在前面，在前方 in front （3 次）
- Early next morning, she saw a light ahead.
barely /ˈbeə.li/ 仅；刚好；几乎没有 by the smallest amount （3 次）
- It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty.
considerably （3 次）
- On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably.
correspondingly /ˌkɒr.ɪˈspɒn.dɪŋ.li/ 相似地;相应地;对等地 in a way that is similar to, connected with, or caused by something else （3 次）
- This increases the expense of government, and reduces correspondingly the amount of economic resources that could be used for developing the country.
curiously （3 次）
- Sally did not answer, but looked at her curiously.
deliberately /dɪˈlɪb.ər.ət.li/ 故意地 intentionally （3 次）
- He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences.
fairly /ˈfeə.li/ 相当地；一定程度地 more than average, but less than very （3 次）
- In spite of this, many people are confident that’The Revealer’may reveal something of value fairly soon.
frequently /ˈfriː.kwənt.li/ 频繁地，经常地 often （3 次）
- Oil rigs have to be repaired frequently and divers, who often have to work in darkness a hundred feet under water, have been frightened out of their wits by giant fish bumping into them as they work.
heavily /ˈhev.əl.i/ 在很大程度上;大量地 to a great degree （3 次）
- It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field.
infinitely /ˈɪn.fɪ.nət.li/ 非常;无限地;极大地 very or very much （3 次）
- Some wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything.
instantly /ˈɪn.stənt.li/ 立即，马上 immediately （3 次）
- The poor girl was dismissed instantly.
kindly /ˈkaɪnd.li/ 仁慈地;友好地 in a kind way （3 次）
- She put away her compact and smiled kindly.
largely /ˈlɑːdʒ.li/ 主要地；大多；在很大程度上 almost completely （3 次）
- Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up.
mentally /ˈmen.təl.i/ 心理上，精神上 connected with or related to the mind （3 次）
- Mentally, at least, most of us could compile formidable lists of ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’.
narrowly /ˈnær.əʊ.li/ 勉强地；差一点儿 only by a small amount （3 次）
- The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.
naturally /ˈnætʃ.ər.əl.i/ 自然地 happening or existing as part of nature and not made or done by people （3 次）
- In so far as any inquiry is a secret one, it naturally limits all those engaged in carrying it out from effective contact with their fellow scientists either in other countries or in universities, or even, often enough, in other departments of the same firm.
nowadays /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ 如今，现在 at the present time, in comparison to the past （3 次）
- It is hard for us to realize nowadays how difficult it was for the pioneers.
partly /ˈpɑːt.li/ 某种程度上 to some degree, but not completely （3 次）
- Later, for its personal safety and practical needs, it has to develop (partly by means of touch) the ability to judge roughly 3-dimensonal distances.
quietly /ˈkwaɪət.li/ 安静地，静悄悄地 without making much noise （3 次）
- While we were waiting to land, a flight attendant told us to keep calm and to get off the plane quietly as soon as it had touched down.
relatively /ˈrel.ə.tɪv.li/ 较好／较差等 quite good, bad, etc. in comparison with other similar things or with what you expect （3 次）
- Cave exploration, or pot-holing, as it has come to be known, is a relatively new sport.
rightly /ˈraɪt.li/ 公正地;正当地;合情合理地 behaving in a way that is suitable and acceptable （3 次）
- They could be saved so much misery and expense if they chose to live in the city where they rightly belong.
slightly /ˈslaɪt.li/ 稍微，略微 a little （3 次）
- The sudden movement of the door made it sway slightly and it gave me the impression that it was about to leap out at me.
somehow /ˈsʌm.haʊ/ 以某种方法，以某种方式 in a way or by some means that is not known or not stated （3 次）
- As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape.
specially /ˈspeʃ.əl.i/ 极其;特别地;尤其 extremely or in particular （3 次）
- Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him.
swiftly /ˈswɪft.li/ 迅速地，快地 quickly or immediately （3 次）
- Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing match when he was only fourteen years old.
temporarily /tem.pəˈr.er.əl.i/ 短暂地;暂时地，临时地 in a way that does not last for long or for ever （3 次）
- To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor.
terribly /ˈter.ə.bli/ 很糟；很不好 very badly （3 次）
- It’s terribly dry.
thus /ðʌs/ 如此，这样 in this way （3 次）
- Thus the rods, by falling, and by the direction in which they fell, recorded for the slumbering scientist the strength of a shock that was too weak to waken him, and the direction from which it came.
uniquely （3 次）
- Fortunately, there is a ‘uniquely rational way’ for us to communicate with other intelligent beings, as Walter Sullivan has put it in his excellent book, We Are not Alone.
violently /ˈvaɪə.lənt.li/ 暴力地，狂暴地 in a forceful way that causes people to be hurt （3 次）
- Tazieff was able to set up his camp very close to the volcano while it was erupting violently.
absurdly /əbˈsɜːd.li/ 荒谬地，荒唐地;愚蠢地 in a stupid or unreasonable way, or to an unreasonable degree （2 次）
- He had lived in it as a child when it was already disappearing, and his hero was firmly rooted in his memories and experiences, and in both the history and the mythology of the vanished frontier, And although no period or place in American history has been more absurdly romanticized, myth and reality did join hands in at least one arena, the conflict between the individual and encroaching civilization.
accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈden.təl.i/ 偶然地；意外地 by chance or by mistake （2 次）
- This morning, however, a firemen accidentally discovered the cause.
anxiously /ˈæŋk.ʃəs.li/ 焦急地 in a way that shows you are worried or nervous （2 次）
- Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England.
bitterly /ˈbɪt.ə.li/ 愤怒地;痛苦地 in a way that shows strong negative emotion such as anger or disappointment （2 次）
- Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.
briefly /ˈbriːf.li/ 短暂地;简短地 for a short time （2 次）
- Glancing at it briefly, the dealer told him that it was worth $50.
busily /ˈbɪz.əl.i/ 忙碌地;活跃的 in a busy, active way （2 次）
- Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o’clock and had only just finished.
carelessly /ˈkeə.ləs.li/ 不在意地 不小心地 without taking or showing enough care and attention （2 次）
- Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away.
comparatively /kəmˈpær.ə.tɪv.li/ 相对地，比较而言 as compared to something else （2 次）
- So it is a comparatively simple step from locating the sea bottom to locating a shoal of fish.
deeply /ˈdiːp.li/ 深深地;极其，非常 extremely or strongly （2 次）
- Such a loss of dignity and descent into childish behaviour on the part of the adults deeply shocks the adolescents, and makes them resolve that in future they will not talk to their parents about the places or people they visit.
eagerly /ˈiː.ɡə.li/ 热切地，殷切地 in a way that shows that you want to do or have something very much, especially something interesting or enjoyable （2 次）
- The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines.
fiercely /ˈfɪəs.li/ 凶猛地;激烈地;猛烈地 in a frightening, violent, or powerful way （2 次）
- The workmen struggled fiercely and one of them lost his temper.
guiltily /ˈɡɪl.təl.i/ 有负罪感地，内疚地 in a way that shows that you feel guilty （2 次）
- When I asked him what he was doing, he smiled guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk.
happily /ˈhæp.əl.i/ 高兴地，幸福地 in a happy way （2 次）
- Readers happily accepted the fact that an obscure maidservant was really the hero’s mother.
higher /ˈhaɪ.ər/ （high的比较级） comparative of high （2 次）
- A young man sees a sunset and, unable to understand or to express the emotion that it rouses in him, concludes that it must be the gateway to a world that lies beyond It is difficult for any of us in moments of intense aesthetic experience to resist the suggestion that we are catching a glimpse of a light that shines down to us from a different realm of existence, different and, because the experience is intensely moving, in some way higher.
hurriedly /ˈhʌr.id.li/ 匆忙地，仓促地 in a way that is hurried (= done very quickly or too quickly) （2 次）
- He led me into his room and hurriedly hid a large parcel under his desk.
increasingly /ɪnˈkriː.sɪŋ.li/ 越来越多地，不断增加地 more and more （2 次）
- So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour.
inevitably /ɪˈnev.ɪ.tə.bli/ 不可避免地 in a way that cannot be avoided （2 次）
- Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted.
intensely /ɪnˈtens.li/ 极度地;强烈地 extremely or strongly （2 次）
- Dickie disliked snobs intensely.
ironically /aɪˈrɒn.ɪ.kəl.i/ 具有讽刺意味地;出乎意料地;令人啼笑皆非地 in a way that is interesting, strange, or funny because of being very different from what you would expect （2 次）
- At this, the police pointed out ironically that this would hardly be necessary as the men were already under arrest.
loudly /ˈlaʊd.li/ 大声地，响亮地 making a lot of noise （2 次）
- They were talking loudly.
miraculously /mɪˈræk.jə.ləs.li/ 奇迹般地 in a way that is very surprising or difficult to believe （2 次）
- Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt.
moreover /ˌmɔːˈrəʊ.vər/ 而且，加之，再者，此外 (used to add information) also and more importantly （2 次）
- Moreover,unlike some of the other insect eaters, spiders never do the least harm to us or our belongings.
mysteriously /mɪˈstɪə.ri.əs.li/ 神秘的，未知的，难解的 in a way that is strange, not known, or not understood （2 次）
- The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics.
neatly /ˈniːt.li/ 整洁地，整齐地 in a tidy way （2 次）
- At the base of the gold cap, the words ‘made in the U.S.A’ had been neatly inscribed.
officially /əˈfɪʃ.əl.i/ 官方地 formally and in a way agreed to or arranged by people in positions of authority （2 次）
- It was officially opened on March 7,1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent.
overnight /ˌəʊ.vəˈnaɪt/ 一夜间（的）;在夜间（的），在晚上（的） for or during the night （2 次）
- Farm labourers said that they always woke up to find that work had been done overnight.
perfectly /ˈpɜː.fekt.li/ 完美地，完满地 in a perfect way （2 次）
- We enjoy reading about them, especially when we find that, like the praying mantis, they lead perfectly horrible lives.
politely /pəˈlaɪt.li/ 有礼貌地 in a polite way （2 次）
- Sure enough, a policeman arrived on the scene and politely asked the workmen to go away.
properly /ˈprɒp.əl.i/ 正确地；合适地 correctly, or in a satisfactory way （2 次）
- It can properly be described as the first ‘home computer’ and it pointed the way to the future.
rashly /ˈræʃ.li/ 轻率地;鲁莽地;毛躁地 in a careless or unwise way, without thought for what might happen or result （2 次）
- Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot.
reasonably /ˈriː.zən.ə.bli/ 理性地;有理智地;通情达理地 using good judgment （2 次）
- The episode could reasonably serve as a unique epic of royal espionage!
regularly /-li/ 经常地 often （2 次）
- Both girls write to each other regularly now.
repeatedly /rɪˈpiː.tɪd.li/ 一再;再三;多次地 many times （2 次）
- Shivering in their wet clothes, the teenagers looked on while three men dived repeatedly into the water to locate the dish.
seemingly /ˈsiː.mɪŋ.li/ 貌似；看似；（尤指）表面上地 appearing to be something, especially when this is not true （2 次）
- We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.
severely /sɪˈvɪə.li/ 严重地 very seriously （2 次）
- Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely.
smoothly /ˈsmuːð.li/ 顺利地，顺畅地 easily and without interruption or difficulty （2 次）
- They have been told that rescue operations are progressing smoothly.
somewhat /ˈsʌm.wɒt/ 有点，稍微有些 to some degree （2 次）
- But in an old man who has known human joys and sorrows, and has achieved whatever work it was in him to do, the fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble.
steadily /ˈsted.əl.i/ 逐渐地;稳步地 gradually （2 次）
- They will hardly know which facts to select from the great mass of evidence that steadily accumulates.
thereby /ˌðeəˈbaɪ/ 因此，由此;从而 as a result of this action （2 次）
- The inspector began to look for fingerprints, while the constable checked that the front door locks had not been forced, thereby proving that the burglars had either used skeleton keys or entered over the balcony.
totally /ˈtəʊ.təl.i/ 彻底 completely （2 次）
- A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax!
truly /ˈtruː.li/ 真实地；确实地；如实地 used to emphasize that what you are saying is true （2 次）
- But just before the competition closed, a lorry arrived at the factory with a truly colossal biscuit which weighed 2,400 pounds.
unduly /ʌnˈdʒuː.li/ 过度地 过分地 more than is necessary, acceptable, or reasonable （2 次）
- We realized that they must have become unduly frightened by the rising flood, for their house, which had sound foundations, would have stood stoutly even if it had been almost submerged.
unexpectedly /ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd.li/ 出乎意料地，想不到地 in a way that is not expected （2 次）
- As if this were not enough to reduce you to tears, your husband arrives, unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner.
unfortunately /ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət.li/ 不幸地；倒霉地 used to say that something is sad, disappointing, or has a bad effect （2 次）
- Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever seen.
upside /ˈʌp.saɪd/ 优点；好处；有利的一面 the advantage of a situation （2 次）
- ‘It’s all right,’ she said, ‘but isn’t it upside down?’
wholly /ˈhəʊl.li/ 完全地；全部地 completely （2 次）
- Yet their present development is wholly different, not so much because of different people even, but because of the different thoughts that exist in the minds of their inhabitants.
wickedly （2 次）
- A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead, was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the hero’s downfall.
wildly /ˈwaɪld.li/ 狂野地;失控地;狂暴地 in an uncontrolled or extreme way （2 次）
- Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to $10.
worldwide /ˌwɜːldˈwaɪd/ 世界范围的，全世界的；在全世界的 existing or happening in all parts of the world （2 次）
- We keep trying all four methods, but he sheer volume of rubbish we produce worldwide threatens to overwhelm us.
abruptly /əˈbrʌpt.li/ 突然地;意外地 in a sudden, unexpected, and sometimes unpleasant way （1 次）
- We expected the path to end abruptly, but we found that it traced its way through the trees.
accordingly /əˈkɔː.dɪŋ.li/ 照着；相应地 in a way that is suitable or right for the situation （1 次）
- But if a nation is disunited, the government cannot be sure that the actions of the people will be in the interests of the nation; and it will have to watch, check, and control the people accordingly.
admittedly /ədˈmɪt.ɪd.li/ （尤用于不情愿地承认某事时）诚然，无可否认 used when you are agreeing that something is true, especially unwillingly （1 次）
- Admittedly it was an unusual pie dish, for it was eighteen feet long and six feet wide.
alike /əˈlaɪk/ 相似的，类似的；相像的 similar to each other （1 次）
- He was adored by rich and poor alike.
alternatively /ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv.li/ （用来建议别种可能性）要不，或者 used to suggest another possibility （1 次）
- Alternatively, if the star were small, the life-supporting planet would have to have a close orbit round it and also provide the perfect conditions for life forms to develop.
amply /ˈæm.pli/ 充分地 in a way that is more than enough （1 次）
- Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.
anymore /ˌen.iˈmɔːr/ （不）再 If you do not do something or something does not happen anymore, you have stopped doing it or it does not now happen. （1 次）
- Dan wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday and now he is not worried anymore.
anyway /ˈen.i.weɪ/ 不管怎样;无论如何;仍然 whatever else is happening, without considering other things （1 次）
- Anyway, as Brian pointed out, it is the easiest thing in the world to give up smoking.
approximately /əˈprɒk.sɪ.mət.li/ 大约，大概，左右 close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time （1 次）
- We must conclude from the work of those who have studied the origin of life, that given a planet only approximately like our own, life is almost certain to start.
aren’t （1 次）
- You are John Smith,the engineer,aren't you?
ashore /əˈʃɔːr/ 向岸，向陆地；上岸，上陆地 towards or onto land from an area of water （1 次）
- In 1928 some porpoises were photographed working like beavers to push ashore a waterlogged mattress.
aside /əˈsaɪd/ 在旁边；到（或向）一边 on or to one side （1 次）
- When the bull got close to him, he clumsily stepped aside to let it pass.
assiduously /əˈsɪdʒ.u.əs.li/ 专心致志地 in a way that involves great care and attention to detail （1 次）
- An all-night party on New Year’s Eve provided me with a good excuse for not carrying out either of these new resolutions on the first day of the year, but on the second, I applied myself assiduously to the task.
autonomously （1 次）
- When one seriously studies the social orders that have had the opportunity to develop autonomously, the figure becomes no more than an exact and matter-of -fact observation.
awkwardly /ˈɔː.kwəd.li/ 局促不安地;尴尬地 in a worried or embarrassed way （1 次）
- He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone.
basically /ˈbeɪ.sɪ.kəl.i/ 基本上；从根本上讲 used when referring to the main or most important characteristic or feature of something （1 次）
- But, in addition to that basically simple concept, the bank and its customer owe a large number of obligations to one another.
boldly /ˈbəʊld.li/ 勇敢地，无畏地 in a brave and confident way, without showing any fear （1 次）
- Now, dressed in a blue uniform and with a rifle over his shoulder, the prisoner marched boldly up and down in front of the camp.
bravely /ˈbreɪv.li/ 勇敢地，无畏地，英勇地 in a brave way （1 次）
- Next came a horse, swimming bravely, but we were afraid that the strength of the current would prevent its landing anywhere before it became exhausted.
brilliantly /ˈbrɪl.jənt.li/ 有才气地，聪颖地;技艺高超地;表现卓越地 very well, in a way that shows great intelligence or skill or great success （1 次）
- If the landscape is hidden from view, you can enjoy the extraordinary sight of unbroken cloud plains that stretch out for miles before you, while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky.
broadly /ˈbrɔːd.li/ 概括地，大体上地 in a general way, without considering specific examples or all the details （1 次）
- Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are toiled to death, those who are worried to death, and those who are bored to death.
ceaselessly /ˈsiːs.ləs.li/ 连续地;不停地，不断地 in a way that does not stop, or seems to have no end （1 次）
- The modern city consists of monstrous edifices and of dark, narrow streets full of petrol fumes and toxic gases, torn by the noise of the taxicabs, lorries and buses, and thronged ceaselessly by great crowds.
cheerfully /ˈtʃɪə.fəl.i/ 高兴地，快乐地;兴高采烈地 in a happy and positive way （1 次）
- A yellow light on the dashboard flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in the engine!
chiefly /ˈtʃiːf.li/ 主要地；大部分地 mainly （1 次）
- Our environment is chiefly conditoned by the things we believe.
closely /ˈkləʊs.li/ 紧密地，密切地，直接联系地 in a way that is directly connected or has a strong relationship （1 次）
- I examined one of the pens closely.
clumsily /ˈklʌm.zəl.i/ 笨拙地 in a way that is not careful and controlled, and makes you likely to have accidents （1 次）
- When the bull got close to him, he clumsily stepped aside to let it pass.
comfortably /ˈkʌmf.tə.bli/ 舒服地；舒适地 in a comfortable way （1 次）
- If you are catching a train, it is always better to be comfortably early than even a fraction of a minute too late.
confidently /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt.li/ 信心十足地 in a way that shows you are certain of your abilities or have trust in people, plans, or the future （1 次）
- No,’ I answered confidently.
consciously /ˈkɒn.ʃəs.li/ 有意识地 in a way that involves noticing that a particular thing exists or is present （1 次）
- In the breaking and remaking, in the timing interweaving, beginning afresh, the writer comes to discern things in his material which were not consciously in his mind when he began.
consequently /ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwənt.li/ 因此;所以 as a result （1 次）
- Earlier, we were infants and young children, and consequently more vulnerable; later, we shall undergo a progressive loss of our vigour and resistance which, though imperceptible at first will finally become so steep that we can live no longer, however well we look after ourselves, and however well society, and our doctors, look after us.
constructively /kənˈstrʌk.tɪv.li/ 建设性地 in a useful or helpful way （1 次）
- Collecting, by occupying spare time so constructively, makes a person contented, with no time for boredom.
critically /ˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl.i/ 严重地；危急地 in a way that is very bad or serious （1 次）
- She looked at it critically for a moment.
decisively /dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv.li/ 果断地，干脆地;有决断力地 quickly, effectively, and confidently （1 次）
- The idea of colonising Mars–a world 160 times more distant than the Moon–will move decisively from the second phase to the third, when a significant number of people are living permanently in space.
definitely /ˈdef.ɪ.nət.li/ 肯定，当然，毫无疑问 without any doubt （1 次）
- I must definitely get that fellow posted.’
delightfully /dɪˈlaɪt.fəl.i/ 令人高兴地，使人愉快地，给人快乐地 in a very pleasant, attractive, or enjoyable way （1 次）
- The old view of Galileo was delightfully uncomplicated.
desperately /ˈdes.pər.ət.li/ 非常;极其 extremely or very much （1 次）
- He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes.
dimly /ˈdɪm.li/ 暗淡地，昏暗地，微弱地 in a way that does not give or have much light （1 次）
- They arouse instincts which can only be dimly understood.
directly /daɪˈrekt.li/ 直接地 without anything else being involved or in between （1 次）
- As administrative overheads rise, so the earnings of the business after meeting the expense of administration, will fall; and the business will have less money to distribute as dividends or invest directly in its future progress and development.
discreetly /dɪˈskriːt.li/ 审慎地，谨慎地，小心地 in a way that is careful not to cause embarrassment or attract too much attention, especially by keeping something secret （1 次）
- He picked up what seemed to be the smallest bottle and discreetly asked the price.
downhill /ˌdaʊnˈhɪl/ 向山下，朝坡下；下山的，下坡的 (moving) towards the bottom of a hill （1 次）
- It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.
dramatically /drəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl.i/ 剧烈地;明显地 suddenly or obviously （1 次）
- The story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight, dramatically illustrates the power of the press.

drastically /ˈdræs.tɪ.kəl.i/ 彻底地

激烈地，大幅度地 in a way that is severe and sudden or has very noticeable effects （1 次）

It effectively spread the disease all over the continent and drastically reduced the rabit population.

drily(或许是 daily?) （1 次）
- ‘A fire extinguisher, my dear,’ answered the Ambassador drily.
effectively /ɪˈfek.tɪv.li/ 有效地 in a way that is successful and achieves what you want （1 次）
- It effectively spread the disease all over the continent and drastically reduced the rabit population.
effortlessly /ˈef.ət.ləs.li/ 不费力地;轻松地 in a way that is effortless (= seeming not to need any effort) （1 次）
- You soar effortlessly over high mountains and deep valleys.
elsewhere /ˌelsˈweər/ 在别处;去别处;到别处 at, in, from, or to another place or other places; anywhere or somewhere else （1 次）
- As Daniel Goldin of NASA observed, ‘Finding life elsewhere would change everything.
emotionally /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən.əl.i/ 情绪上地 in a way that relates to the emotions （1 次）
- These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well!
encouragingly /ɪnˈkʌr.ɪ.dʒɪŋ.li/ 令人鼓舞地;振奋人心地 in a way that is encouraging (= making you feel more confidence or hope) （1 次）
- I said encouragingly.
essentially /ɪˈsen.ʃəl.i/ 本质上；根本上；基本上 relating to the most important characteristics or ideas of something （1 次）
- It is not a simple competition for a fixed amount of food determined by the physical environment, because the environment that determines our evolution is no longer essentially physical.
evidently /ˈev.ɪ.dənt.li/ 显然地 in a way that is easy to see （1 次）
- This explanation evidently conveyed something to the woman who searched shelf after shelf.
exceptionally /ɪkˈsep.ʃən.əl.i/ （尤指技能、智力、素质等）异常地，特别地 in a way that is much greater than usual, especially in skill, intelligence, quality, etc. （1 次）
- Only an exceptionally heavy snowfall might temporarily dislocate railway services.
excite /ɪkˈsaɪt/ 激发（情感）；使激动；使兴奋 to make someone have strong feelings of happiness and enthusiasm （1 次）
- Rays from the sun excite and energize the atmosphere of the earth, awakening it to flow, to movement, to rhythm, to life.
exclusively /ɪkˈskluː.sɪv.li/ 仅仅；专门；单独 only （1 次）
- Holiday hotels tend to cater for one nationality of visitors especially, sometimes exclusively.
extraordinarily /ɪkˈstrɔː.dɪn.ər.əl.i/ 极其，极端;特别地 very; more than usual （1 次）
- However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.
faintly /ˈfeɪnt.li/ 略微地；不强烈地 slightly or not strongly （1 次）
- Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its designer’s dream to create ‘an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible’.
faithfully /ˈfeɪθ.fəl.i/ 忠诚地;忠实地 in a loyal way or a way that can be trusted （1 次）
- He loved to be told that one of his imaginary products was temporarily out of stock and he would faithfully promise to call again at some future date, but of course he never did.
favorably （favourably 的美式拼写） US spelling of favourably （1 次）
- We are lucky in that only the lower fields, which make up a very small proportion of our farm, are affected by flooding, but other farms are less favorably sited, and flooding can sometimes spell disaster for their owners.
fearlessly /ˈfɪə.ləs.li/ 无畏地;大胆地 with no fear （1 次）
- He was, above all, a man who experimented: who despised the prejudice and book learning of the Aristotelians, who put his questions to nature instead of to the ancients, and who drew his conclusions fearlessly.
fervently /ˈfɜː.vənt.li/ 热情地; 热烈地; 强烈地 in a way that shows that your beliefs are strong and sincerely felt （1 次）
- This is a sceptical age, but although our faith in many of the things in which our forefathers fervently believed has weakened, our confidence in the curative properties of the bottle of medicine remains the same as theirs.
foremost /ˈfɔː.məʊst/ 最重要的；最佳的；领先的 most important or best; leading （1 次）
- The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accommodation to the patterns and standards traditionally handed down in his community.
forever /fəˈre.vər/ 永远 for all time （1 次）
- He is forever talking about the friendly people, the clean atmosphere, the closeness to nature and the gentle pace of living.
formerly /ˈfɔː.mə.li/ 以前，从前，在过去 in the past （1 次）
- It is recounted of Thomas Carlyle that when he heard of the illness of his friend, Henry Taylor, he went off immediately to visit him, carrying with him in his pocket what remained a bottle of medicine formerly prescribed for an indisposition of Mrs. Carlyle’s.
frankly /ˈfræŋ.kli/ 坦率地，坦诚地 in an honest and direct way （1 次）
- At the international level, sport is frankly mimic warfare.
frantically /ˈfræn.tɪ.kəl.i/ 紧张忙乱地 done in a hurried way and in a state of excitement or confusion （1 次）
- In vain they rush frantically round from place to place, trying to escape from avenging boredom by mere clatter and motion.
furthermore /ˌfɜː.ðəˈmɔːr/ 此外，而且 in addition; more importantly （1 次）
- Furthermore, the acquisition of this bottle cured him of a bad habit he had been developing for years.
gaily /ˈɡeɪ.li/ 欢乐地，喜气洋洋地;闪亮地，明亮地 happily （1 次）
- Armed with the right tools and materials, newlyweds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes.
genuinely /ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn.li/ 确实;的确 really and sincerely （1 次）
- When a passing tanker rescued them five days later, both men were genuinely sorry that they had to leave.
geologically /ˌdʒi.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl.i/ 地质学地 in a way that relates to geology (= the study of rocks and similar substances that make up the earth’s surface), or to the geology of a particular area or place （1 次）
- From the shore line, out to a distance which may be anywhere from a few miles to a few hundred miles, runs the gentle slope of the continental shelf, geologically part of the continents.
greedily /ˈɡriː.dəl.i/ 贪吃地;贪财地;贪婪地 in a way that shows a wish to have a lot more food, money, etc. than you need （1 次）
- Only two stray dogs benefited from all this confusion, for they greedily devoured what was left of the cake.
grimly /ˈɡrɪm.li/ 绝望地;失去希望地 in a way that is without hope （1 次）
- Could any spectacle, for instance, be more grimly whimsical than that of gunners using science to shatter men’s bodies while, close at hand, surgeons use it to restore them?
halfway /ˌhɑːfˈweɪ/ 在中间（的）;在中途（的） in the middle of something, or at a place that is equally far from two other places （1 次）
- Radio waves also travel at the speed of light, and assuming such an automatic messenger picked up our first broadcasts of the 1920’s, the message to its home planet is barely halfway there.
hence /hens/ 因此，所以 that is the reason or explanation for （1 次）
- It is a world of red sandy deserts (hence its name–the Red Planet), cloudless skies, savage sandstorms, chasms wider than the Grand Canyon and at least one mountain more than twice as tall as Everest.
holly /ˈhɒl.i/ 冬青 a small evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) with shiny, sharp leaves and small, round, red fruit. Holly is often used as a Christmas decoration in Europe and North America. （1 次）
- We welcome the seasons by the riverside, crowning the youngest girl with flowers in the spring, holding a summer festival on Midsummer Eve, giving thanks for the harvest in the autumn, and throwing a holly wreath into the current in the winter.
honestly /ˈɒn.ɪst.li/ 诚实地，正直地 in a way that is honest （1 次）
- We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?
humouredly(或许是 humorously?) （1 次）
- That was really unsettling, but I fended off the taunts and jibes of the family good-humouredly and soon everybody got used to the idea.
impatiently /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃənt.li/ 不耐烦地 in a way that shows you are annoyed by someone’s mistakes or because you have to wait （1 次）
- she asked impatiently.
incessantly /ɪnˈses.ənt.li/ 连续不断地，没完没了地 in a way that never stops, especially when this is annoying or unpleasant （1 次）
- A recent survey of the effects of noise revealed (surprisingly?) that dogs barking incessantly in the night rated the highest form of noise pollution on a scale ranging from 1 to 7.
incidentally /ˌɪn.sɪˈden.təl.i/ 附带地;伴随地 used before saying something that is not as important as the main subject of conversation, but is connected to it in some way （1 次）
- He is also, incidentally, an unforgivable bore.
indifferently /ɪnˈdɪf.ər.ənt.li/ 不感兴趣地;不关心地，冷淡地 in a way that shows you are not thinking about or interested in someone or something （1 次）
- It is now being used indifferently for both.
instinctively /ɪnˈstɪŋk.tɪv.li/ 本能地 in a way that is not thought about, planned, or developed by training （1 次）
- We know instinctively, just as beekeepers with their bees, that misfortune might overtake us if the important events of our lives were not related to it.
interminably /ɪnˈtɜː.mɪ.nə.bli/ 无休止地，冗长不堪地 in a way that continues for too long and therefore is boring or annoying （1 次）
- For the same reason, writers talk interminably about their own books, winkling out hidden meanings, super-imposing new ones, begging response from those around them.
is /ɪz/ （he、she或it 做主语时be 的形式） he/she/it form of be （1 次）
- Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour – everybody,that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.
isn’t （1 次）
- That’s sensational news,isn't it, Kate?
justifiably /ˈdʒʌs.tɪ.faɪ.ə.bli/ 无可非议地，有充分理由地 in a way for which there is a good reason （1 次）
- Young men who have reason to fear that they will be killed in battle may justifiably feel bitter in the thought that they have been cheated of the best things that life has to offer.
justly /ˈdʒʌst.li/ 公正地，公平地;正义地 in a fair or morally correct way （1 次）
- His telescopic observations are justly immortal; they aroused great interest at the time, they had important theoretical consequences, and they provided a striking demonstration of the potentialities hidden in instruments and apparatus.
lavishly /ˈlæv.ɪʃ.li/ 浪费地 in a way that is expensive or impressive （1 次）
- Before she grew old, Aunt Harriet used to entertain lavishly.
legibly /ˈledʒ.ə.bli/ 字迹清晰地;易读地 in a way that can be read easily （1 次）
- But when table, penholder and paper are all moving, how is it possible to write legibly?
literally /ˈlɪt.ər.əl.i/ 确实地；名副其实地 using the real or original meaning of a word or phrase （1 次）
- Speculations about its nature have been going on for literally thousands of years, and one odd finding that makes the problem puzzling is that it looks very much as if sleeping is not simply a matter of giving the body a rest.
maybe /ˈmeɪ.bi/ 或许，大概 used to show that something is possible or that something might be true （1 次）
- There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young man has a glorious future before him and the old one has a splendid future behind him:and maybe that is where the rub is.
mildly /ˈmaɪld.li/ 略微地 slightly （1 次）
- When Harry put on his act of being mildly annoyed, the assistant promised to order some for him.
mortally /ˈmɔː.təl.i/ 致命地 so severe that death is likely （1 次）
- He became mortally ill a few months before we had planned to go and, when he knew that he was dying, he made me promise to go on my own.
namely /ˈneɪm.li/ 即，也就是说 used when you want to give more detail or be more exact about something you have just said （1 次）
- (A light year is the distance which light travels at 186, 000 miles per second in one year, namely 6 million million miles.)
neurotoxic(或许是 neurotic?) （1 次）
- The makers of the nerve poison include the mambas and the cobras and their venom is called neurotoxic.
nevertheless /ˌnev.ə.ðəˈles/ 不过，仍然;尽管如此 despite what has just been said or referred to （1 次）
- Nevertheless, I managed to creep down into the living room for two days before anyone found me out.
no’illiterates’–if(或许是 transliterate–if?) （1 次）
- There are no'illiterates'--if the term can be applied to peoples without a script– while our own compulsory school attendance became law in Germany in 1642, in France in 1806, and in England in 1876 and is still nonexistent in a number of ‘civilized’ nations.
note:’only(或许是 notionally?) （1 次）
- Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with another note:'Only 25 per cent a thief now!’
notoriously /nəʊˈtɔː.ri.əs.li/ 臭名昭著地，声名狼藉地 in a way that is famous for something bad （1 次）
- Predicting the future is notoriously difficult.
obstinately /ˈɒb.stɪ.nət.li/ 顽固地 in a way that is unreasonably determined, especially by acting in a particular way and not changing at all, despite what anyone else says （1 次）
- It has always been a mystery to me why city dwellers, who appreciate all these things, obstinately pretend that they would prefer to live in the country.
oddly /ˈɒd.li/ 奇怪地，古怪地；异常地；出人意料地 in a strange or surprising way （1 次）
- Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody.
ominously /ˈɒm.ɪ.nəs.li/ 恶兆地，不祥地，不吉利地 in a way that suggests that something unpleasant is likely to happen （1 次）
- The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car.
organically /ɔːˈɡæn.ɪ.kəl.i/ 有机地，不使用化肥地 without using artificial chemicals in the growing or raising of plants and animals for food and other products （1 次）
- And if you think you’ll abandon meat and become a vegetarian, you have the choice of very expensive organically-grown vegetables or a steady diet of pesticides every time you think you’re eating fresh salads and vegetables, or just having an innocent glass of water!
originally /əˈrɪdʒ.ən.əl.i/ 原本，起初，原先 first of all （1 次）
- When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written.
overboard /ˈəʊ.və.bɔːd/ 从船上落入水中 over the side of a boat or ship and into the water （1 次）
- Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentiful supply of food thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs; the total absence of fishing boats around the oil rigs.
overwhelmingly /ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ.li/ 压倒性地；不可抵抗地 strongly or completely; in an overwhelming way （1 次）
- Granted, a preponderance of Germans is a characteristic that seems common to most Mediterranean sites; but as yet there is no overwhelmingly specialized patronage.
painlessly /ˈpeɪn.ləs.li/ 无痛地 in a way that causes no physical pain （1 次）
- Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visiblebreak, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being.
passionately /ˈpæʃ.ən.ət.li/ 热诚地 热情地 in a way that shows that you have very strong feelings or emotions （1 次）
- An individual human existence should be like a river – small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and rushing passionately past boulders and over waterfalls.
peacefully /ˈpiːs.fəl.i/ 平和地，平静地 in a quiet and calm way （1 次）
- They are constantly after the turtles, who peacefully submit to all sorts of indignities.
permanently /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/ 总是;持久地;永久地 always and for ever （1 次）
- The idea of colonising Mars–a world 160 times more distant than the Moon–will move decisively from the second phase to the third, when a significant number of people are living permanently in space.
pleasantly /ˈplez.ənt.li/ 令人愉快地;宜人地;亲切友好地 in a way that is enjoyable, attractive, friendly, or easy to like （1 次）
- The man smiled pleasantly.
positively /ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv.li/ 肯定的，积极的 in a good or positive way （1 次）
- Hardly anyone can positively enjoy sitting in a train for more than a few hours.
precariously /prɪˈkeə.ri.əs.li/ 危险地；不牢靠地；不稳地 in a way that is likely to fall, be damaged, fail, etc. （1 次）
- For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water.
previously /ˈpriː.vi.əs.li/ 以前地，先前地 before the present time or the time referred to （1 次）
- Carlyle was entirely ignorant of what the bottle in his pocket contained, of the nature of the illness from which his friend was suffering, and of what had previously been wrong with his wife, but a medicine that had worked so well in one form of illness would surely be of equal benefit in another, and comforted by the thought of the help he was bringing to his friend, he hastened to Henry Taylor’s house.
primarily /praɪˈmer.əl.i/ 主要地 mainly （1 次）
- Primarily, the banker-customer relationship is that of debtor and creditor – who is which depending on whether the customer’s account is in credit or is overdrawn.
profoundly /prəˈfaʊnd.li/ 深刻地，极度地 deeply or extremely （1 次）
- But a closer study of the evidence, supported by a deeper sense of the period, and particularly by a new consciousness of the philosophical undercurrents in the scientific revolution, has profoundly modified this view of Galileo.
punctually /ˈpʌŋk.tʃu.ə.li/ 准时地，守时地 at the expected or correct time and not late （1 次）
- Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o’clock that evening.
radically /ˈræd.ɪ.kəl.i/ 完全地;极端地 completely or extremely （1 次）
- But they suddenly became the parents of quintuplets, four girl and a boy, an event which radically changed their lives.
respectively /rɪˈspek.tɪv.li/ 分别 in a way that relates or belongs to each of the separate people or things you have just mentioned （1 次）
- Two main techniques have been used for training elephants, which we may call respectively the tough and the gentle.
richly /ˈrɪtʃ.li/ 教堂正面装饰有绿色和白色大理石，显得富丽堂皇。 having a lot of beautiful or expensive decoration, furniture, etc.: （1 次）
- They had laboured for three years to produce this floating work of art; she was more richly carved and ornamented than any previous ship.
rudely /ˈruːd.li/ 不礼貌地;粗鲁地 in a way that is not polite （1 次）
- ‘It’s none of your business,’ the young man said rudely.
safely /ˈseɪf.li/ 安全地，平安地；可靠地 in a safe way （1 次）
- On motorways you can, at least, travel fairly safely at high speeds, but more often than not, the greater part of the journey is spent on roads with few service stations and too much traffic.
sarcastically /sɑːˈkæs.tɪ.kəl.i/ 讽刺地，挖苦地 in a way that uses remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what you say, in order to hurt someone’s feelings or to humorously criticize something （1 次）
- Perfume, eh?’ he asked sarcastically.
scorn /skɔːn/ 轻视，鄙视 a very strong feeling of no respect for someone or something that you think is stupid or has no value （1 次）
- Franz poured scorn on the idea, pointing out that his brother had been killed in action during the war.
scornfully /ˈskɔːn.fəl.i/ 轻蔑地 in a way that shows you have no respect for someone or something and think they are stupid （1 次）
- Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold.
secondly /ˈsek.ənd.li/ 第二，其次 used when stating the second of two or more reasons or pieces of information （1 次）
- It may also be said that rational, industrious, useful human beings are divided into two classes: first, those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure; and secondly, those whose work and pleasure are one.
sedulously /ˈsedʒ.ə.ləs.li/ 小心地;刻意地;刻苦地 carefully and with a lot of effort and determination （1 次）
- The seeds must be carefully chosen; they must fall on good ground; they must be sedulously tended, if the vivifying fruits are to be at hand when needed.
sentimentally /ˌsen.tɪˈmen.təl.i/ 感情用事地 in a way that is influenced by or relates to emotional feelings, especially about the past （1 次）
- She was sentimentally attached to this house, for even though it was far too big for her needs, she persisted in living there long after her husband’s death.
sharply /ˈʃɑːp.li/ 快速突然地 quickly and suddenly （1 次）
- After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
silently /ˈsaɪ.lənt.li/ 无语地，无言地，安静地，默默地 without talking or making any noise （1 次）
- Looking up I saw that we were surrounded by children in rags who were looking at us silently as we ate.
similarly /ˈsɪm.ɪ.lə.li/ 同样地；相似地 in a similar way （1 次）
- Similarly, our own present primitive chemical rockets, though good enough to orbit men, have no chance of transporting us to the nearest other star, four light years away, let alone distances of tens or hundreds of light years.
solely /ˈsəʊl.li/ 唯一地，单独地，仅有地 only and not involving anyone or anything else （1 次）
- What is more, they will not have to rely solely on the written word.
soundly /ˈsaʊnd.li/ 完全地，彻底地 completely （1 次）
- Their sleeping bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept soundly.
sparsely /ˈspɑːs.li/ 稀疏地 人烟稀少 with only a small number or amount of people or things （1 次）
- Only in a sparsely-populated rural community is it possible to disregard it.
specifically /spəˈsɪf.ɪ.kəl.i/ 特意，专门地 for a particular reason, purpose, etc. （1 次）
- In fact a basic amount of movement occurs during sleep which is specifically concerned with preventing muscle inactivity.
steeply /ˈstiːp.li/ 徒峭地;险峻地 suddenly or by a large amount （1 次）
- Then the sound of rumbling thunder reached the watchers on the shore, as cargo, ballast, ammunition and 400 people went sliding and crashing down to the port side of the steeply listing ship.
stoutly /ˈstaʊt.li/ 不屈不挠地，顽强地 in a firm and determined way （1 次）
- We realized that they must have become unduly frightened by the rising flood, for their house, which had sound foundations, would have stood stoutly even if it had been almost submerged.
strangely /ˈstreɪndʒ.li/ 不寻常地；奇怪地；不可思议地 in a way that is unusual, unexpected, or difficult to understand （1 次）
- At the same time, however, insects are strangely fascinating.
strictly /ˈstrɪkt.li/ 严格地，严厉地 in a way that would bring severe punishment if not obeyed （1 次）
- Not all sounds made by animals serve as language, and we have only to turn to that extraordinary discovery of echo-location in bats to see a case in which the voice plays a strictly utilitarian role.
strongly /ˈstrɒŋ.li/ 强烈地;坚决地;坚定地 very much or in a very serious way （1 次）
- There was nothing in the record to show that the foreigner’s complaint was justified and the Chief of Police strongly denied the accusation.
sufficiently /səˈfɪʃ.ənt.li/ 足够地 enough （1 次）
- As she is not rich, the chances that she will ever be able to afford such purchases are remote; but she is never sufficiently strong-minded to be able to stop the practice.
suitably /ˈsuː.tə.bli/ 适宜地，合适地 in a way that is acceptable and right for something or someone （1 次）
- A parliamentary committee representing all political parties appoints a person who is suitably qualified to investigate private grievances against the State.
surprisingly /səˈpraɪ.zɪŋ.li/ 意外地，出人意料地 unexpectedly or in a way that is unusual （1 次）
- A recent survey of the effects of noise revealed (surprisingly?) that dogs barking incessantly in the night rated the highest form of noise pollution on a scale ranging from 1 to 7.
sympathetically /ˌsɪm.pəˈθet.ɪ.kəl.i/ 有同情心地，同情地 in a way that shows you understand and care about someone else’s suffering （1 次）
- Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador.
technically /ˈtek.nɪ.kəl.i/ 事实上，严格说来 according to an exact understanding of rules, facts, etc. （1 次）
- Though he was technically a prizefighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prizefighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game.
traditionally /trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl.i/ 根据传统地;传统上的 according to tradition; in a traditional way （1 次）
- The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accommodation to the patterns and standards traditionally handed down in his community.
triumphantly /traɪˈʌm.fənt.li/ 得意洋洋 in a way that suggests you have achieved a victory or feel happy because of achieving a victory （1 次）
- Who has not stood in awe at the sight of a spider pouncing on a fly, or a column of ants triumphantly bearing home an enormous dead beetle?
undoubtedly （1 次）
- However, there are undoubtedly some wrong ways, and you can be sure that none of our five advisers would have suggested sinking all (or perhaps any) of your money into Periwigs.
unwillingly /ʌnˈwɪl.ɪŋ.li/ 不情愿地;不乐意地;勉强地 in a way that involves someone doing something they do not want to do （1 次）
- We shall all remember Mr. Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school.
unwisely /ʌnˈwaɪz.li/ 愚蠢地;不明智地;不审慎地 in a way that is stupid and likely to cause problems （1 次）
- In the early days of the settlement of Australia, enterprising settlers unwisely introduced the European rabbit.
upstream /ˌʌpˈstriːm/ 在上游（地）;向上游（地）;逆流（地） (moving) on a river or stream towards its origin （1 次）
- Sometimes we go upstream to a favourite backwater, sometimes we have our party at the boathouse, which a predecessor of ours at the farm built in the meadow hard by the deepest pool for swimming and diving.
upward /ˈʌp.wəd/ 向上地 → upwards （1 次）
- Errors and uncertainties multiply, cascading upward through a chain of turbulent features, from dust devils and squalls up to continent-size eddies that only satellites can see.
upwards /ˈʌp.wədz/ 向上地 towards a higher position, level, or value （1 次）
- The currents of air that the walls of the ship direct upwards, as well as in the line of its course, are enough to give the great bird with its immense wings sufficient sustenance and progress.
utterly /ˈʌt.əl.i/ 完全地，极度地 completely or extremely （1 次）
- I do not doubt that it would be possible to inject ideas into the modern world that would utterly destroy us.
vertically /ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl.i/ 竖直地;垂直地;立式地 straight up or at an angle of 90° to a horizontal surface or line （1 次）
- The dish now had to be lifted vertically because one edge was resting against the side of the canal.
virtually /ˈvɜː.tʃu.ə.li/ 几乎；实际上；实质上 almost （1 次）
- My friend fails to mention the long and friendless winter evenings in front of the TV – virtually the only form of entertainment.
widely /ˈwaɪd.li/ 范围广地；广泛地 including a lot of different places, people, subjects, etc. （1 次）
- The IBM Personal Computer was widely copied.
wider /waɪd/ 宽的；宽阔的；宽广的 having a larger distance from one side to the other than is usual or expected, especially in comparison with the length of something; not narrow （1 次）
- It is a world of red sandy deserts (hence its name–the Red Planet), cloudless skies, savage sandstorms, chasms wider than the Grand Canyon and at least one mountain more than twice as tall as Everest.
willingly /ˈwɪl.ɪŋ.li/ 心甘情愿地 in a way that shows that you are happy to do something if it is needed （1 次）
- There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service.
yearly /ˈjɪə.li/ 每年（的）;一年一次（的） every year or once every year （1 次）
- That the equipment of modern camping becomes yearly more sophisticated is an entertaining paradox for the cynic, a brighter promise for the hopeful traveller who has sworn to get away from it all.
zealously /ˈzel.əs.li/ 热心地 积极地 in a very enthusiastic and eager way （1 次）
- The Swedes were the first to recognize that public officials like civil servants, police officers, health inspectors or tax-collectors can make mistakes or act over-zealously in the belief that they are serving the public.

so, only, very, more, then, even, well, always, now, most, too, just, never, soon, still, however, away, here, much, often, back, once, later, ago, again, early, suddenly, ever, yet, sometimes, far, hard, also, enough, almost, immediately, really, round, nearly, already, quite, quickly, perhaps, usually, recently, slowly, simply, together, certainly, probably, else, especially, hardly, abroad, actually, indeed, rarely, rather, carefully, eventually, fortunately, meanwhile, particularly, alone, completely, extremely, fast, below, easily, equally, gradually, instead, rapidly, straight, therefore, angrily, highly, seriously, anywhere, apart, apparently, downstairs, everywhere, finally, forward, gently, afterwards, beautifully, continuously, entirely, exactly, firmly, merely, nearby, obviously, occasionally, precisely, promptly, sadly, seldom, somewhere, upstairs, badly, clearly, commonly, constantly, continually, fully, generally, greatly, invariably, normally, possibly, readily, reluctantly, roughly, shortly, successfully, surely, thoroughly, ahead, barely, considerably, correspondingly, curiously, deliberately, fairly, frequently, heavily, infinitely, instantly, kindly, largely, mentally, narrowly, naturally, nowadays, partly, quietly, relatively, rightly, slightly, somehow, specially, swiftly, temporarily, terribly, thus, uniquely, violently, absurdly, accidentally, anxiously, bitterly, briefly, busily, carelessly, comparatively, deeply, eagerly, fiercely, guiltily, happily, higher, hurriedly, increasingly, inevitably, intensely, ironically, loudly, miraculously, moreover, mysteriously, neatly, officially, overnight, perfectly, politely, properly, rashly, reasonably, regularly, repeatedly, seemingly, severely, smoothly, somewhat, steadily, thereby, totally, truly, unduly, unexpectedly, unfortunately, upside, wholly, wickedly, wildly, worldwide, abruptly, accordingly, admittedly, alike, alternatively, amply, anymore, anyway, approximately, aren’t, ashore, aside, assiduously, autonomously, awkwardly, basically, boldly, bravely, brilliantly, broadly, ceaselessly, cheerfully, chiefly, closely, clumsily, comfortably, confidently, consciously, consequently, constructively, critically, decisively, definitely, delightfully, desperately, dimly, directly, discreetly, downhill, dramatically, drastically, effectively, effortlessly, elsewhere, emotionally, encouragingly, essentially, evidently, exceptionally, excite, exclusively, extraordinarily, faintly, faithfully, favorably, fearlessly, fervently, foremost, forever, formerly, frankly, frantically, furthermore, gaily, genuinely, geologically, greedily, grimly, halfway, hence, holly, honestly, impatiently, incessantly, incidentally, indifferently, instinctively, interminably, is, isn’t, justifiably, justly, lavishly, legibly, literally, maybe, mildly, mortally, namely, nevertheless, notoriously, obstinately, oddly, ominously, organically, originally, overboard, overwhelmingly, painlessly, passionately, peacefully, permanently, pleasantly, positively, precariously, previously, primarily, profoundly, punctually, radically, respectively, richly, rudely, safely, sarcastically, scorn, scornfully, secondly, sedulously, sentimentally, sharply, silently, similarly, solely, soundly, sparsely, specifically, steeply, stoutly, strangely, strictly, strongly, sufficiently, suitably, surprisingly, sympathetically, technically, traditionally, triumphantly, undoubtedly, unwillingly, unwisely, upstream, upward, upwards, utterly, vertically, virtually, widely, wider, willingly, yearly, zealously

词性 AUX (20 words)

be /biː/ （用来说明人、事物或状态，表示性质、状态、工作等） used to say something about a person, thing, or state, to show a permanent or temporary quality, state, job, etc. （3004 次）
- Is this your handbag?
have /hæv/ （与动词的过去分词连用，构成现在完成时和过去完成时） used with the past participle of other verbs to form the present perfect and past perfect （1053 次）
- Do you have any writing paper?
do /də/ （与另一动词连用构成疑问句和否定句，包括表示禁止的命令，有时因文体原因亦可用于肯定句） used with another verb to form questions and negative sentences, including negative orders, and sometimes in affirmative sentences for reasons of style （367 次）
- How do you do?
will /wɪl/ 将，将要 used to talk about what is going to happen in the future, especially things that you are certain about or things that are planned （234 次）
- I'll miss him.
can /kæn/ 能，会 to be able to （231 次）
- Can you make the tea, Sam?
would /wʊd/ （从过去的角度指将来发生的事）将，将要 used to refer to future time from the point of view of the past （189 次）
- Would you like to try it?
could /kʊd/ （can 的过去式，表示能够或允许）能，可以 past simple of “can”, used to talk about what someone or something was able or allowed to do （105 次）
- I could answer sixteen of the questions.
must /mʌst/ 必须 used to show that it is necessary or very important that something happens in the present or future （102 次）
- What must I do, Mrs. Jones?
may /meɪ/ （表示可能性）可能，也许 used to express possibility （72 次）
- It’s always warm in April and May, but it rains sometimes.
might /maɪt/ （may 的过去式）可能，可以 past simple of the verb may, used especially when reporting what someone has said, thought, asked, etc. （34 次）
- We might not go anywhere.
should /ʃʊd/ 应当，应该 used to say or ask what is the correct or best thing to do （31 次）
- He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built.
having /hæv/ （与动词的过去分词连用，构成现在完成时和过去完成时） used with the past participle of other verbs to form the present perfect and past perfect （8 次）
- After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag.
shall /ʃæl/ （用于在主语为 I 或 we 时替代 will） used instead of “will” when the subject is “I” or “we” （6 次）
- Shall I make some coffee,Jane?
becomes /bɪˈkʌm/ 变成;成为;变得 to start to be （2 次）
- At some dramatic moment in the story, the terrible secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined.
ought /ˈɔːt ˌtə/ （表示做某事有必要、值得或有利）应该，应当 used to show when it is necessary or would be a good thing to perform the activity referred to by the following verb （2 次）
- A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.
felt /felt/ （feel的过去式及过去分词） past simple and past participle of feel （1 次）
- However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.
got /ɡɒt/ （get的过去式及过去分词） past simple and past participle of get （1 次）
- The sorry-looking, blackened figure that emerged, admitted at once that he had tried to break into the shop during the night but had got stuck in the chimney.
seemed /siːm/ 似乎；仿佛 to give the effect of being; to be judged to be （1 次）
- These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well!
we’ll （1 次）
- If we spend all the money,we'll try and win the football pools again.
went /went/ （go的过去式） past simple of go （1 次）
- Then the sound of rumbling thunder reached the watchers on the shore, as cargo, ballast, ammunition and 400 people went sliding and crashing down to the port side of the steeply listing ship.

be, have, do, will, can, would, could, must, may, might, should, having, shall, becomes, ought, felt, got, seemed, we’ll, went

词性 CCONJ (6 words)

and /ænd/ （用于连接两个词、短语、句子成分或相关语句）和，及，又，并 used to join two words, phrases, parts of sentences, or related statements together （1318 次）
- My coat and my umbrella please.
but /bʌt/ 但是，不过;而;相反 used to introduce an added statement, usually something that is different from what you have said before （379 次）
- There are some clouds in the sky, but the sun is shining.
or /ɔːr/ （用于连接不同的可能性）或，或者；还是，亦或 used to connect different possibilities （198 次）
- Do you want beef or lamb?
either /ˈaɪ.ðər/ （用于否定句）也 used in negative sentences instead of “also” or “too” （16 次）
- To tell you the truth, Mrs. Bird, I don’t like chicken either!
nor /nɔːr/ 也不（通常与 neither 连用） used before the second or last of a set of negative possibilities, usually after “neither” （10 次）
- he answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.
bus,’but(或许是 button’s?) （1 次）
- bus,'but I don’t know where it is.’

and, but, or, either, nor

词性 DET (16 words)

the /ðiː/ （用于名词前，指听者或读者已知的事物或人，尤指已提到的或能被领会的事物或人） used before nouns to refer to particular things or people that have already been talked about or are already known or that are in a situation where it is clear what is happening （3835 次）
- It’s the same colour.
a /eɪ/ （英语字母表的第一个字母） the first letter of the English alphabet （1746 次）
- Sophie is a new student.
this /ðɪs/ 这，这个 used for a person, object, idea, etc. to show which one is referred to （365 次）
- Is this your handbag?
an /æn/ （用于以元音开头的词前，代替 a） used instead of “a” when the following word begins with a vowel sound （236 次）
- I’m an engineer.
all /ɔːl/ 每一个；全部，全体；所有 every one (of), or the complete amount or number (of), or the whole (of) （203 次）
- Are you all right now?
no /nəʊ/ 没有，无 not any; not one; not a （169 次）
- No, it isn’t.
some /sʌm/ 一些，若干 an amount or number of something that is not stated or not known; a part of something （113 次）
- Give me some glasses please, Jane.
any /ˈen.i/ 一些；一点；若干 some, or even the smallest amount or number of （82 次）
- Is there any water in this kettle?
these /ðiːz/ 这，这些 plural of this （82 次）
- Are these your cases?
another /əˈnʌð.ər/ 又一的，再一个的 one more person or thing or an extra amount （54 次）
- Here is another photograph of the village.
every /ˈev.ri/ （3个或3个以上的人或事物组成的群体中的）每一个，每个；全部，整体 used when referring to all the members of a group of three or more （44 次）
- The sun shines every day.
both /bəʊθ/ 两个；两者；双方 (referring to) two people or things together （32 次）
- He put them both into his mouth.
half /hɑːf/ 一半，半个 either of the two equal or nearly equal parts that together make up a whole （28 次）
- Half a pound of coffee.
each /iːtʃ/ （两个或两个以上物或人中的）每个，各，各自 every thing, person, etc. in a group of two or more, considered separately （23 次）
- He can get up for about two hours each day, but you must keep the room warm.
whose /huːz/ 谁的 used especially in questions when asking about which person owns or is responsible for something （9 次）
- Whose shirt is that?
twice /twaɪs/ 两次;两倍 two times （3 次）
- Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.

the, a, this, an, all, no, some, any, these, another, every, both, half, each, whose, twice

词性 INTJ (10 words)

yes /jes/ （用于表示接受、愿意或赞同）好的，是的 used to express willingness or agreement （61 次）
- Yes?
please /pliːz/ 好吗，请（用于客气地请求） used to make a request more polite （48 次）
- My coat and my umbrella please.
hello /heˈləʊ/ 喂，你好（用于问候或打招呼） used when meeting or greeting someone （9 次）
- Hello, Helen.
oh /əʊ/ （表示惊讶、失望和高兴等情绪）噢，哎，唉，啊 used to express different emotions, such as surprise, disappointment, and pleasure, often as a reaction to something someone has said （9 次）
- Oh, all right!
ah /ɑː/ （表示理解、愉快、痛苦、惊奇或注意到某事物）啊 used to express understanding, pleasure, pain, surprise, or the fact that you have noticed something （5 次）
- Ah yes, I can see it now.
hi /haɪ/ （通常用作熟人间的问候语）嗨，喂 used as an informal greeting, usually to people who you know （5 次）
- Hi, Steven.
eh /eɪ/ （表示惊奇或不解，或者请对方重复或作出反应）啊，嗯，什么，是吗，好吗 used to express surprise or confusion, to ask someone to repeat what they have said, or as a way of getting someone to give some type of reaction to a statement that you have made （3 次）
- Paris in the spring, eh?
hey /heɪ/ （用于引起注意，有时显得不礼貌）嘿，喂 used as a way of attracting someone’s attention, sometimes in a way that is not very polite （1 次）
- Hey!
OK /ˌəʊˈkeɪ/ 可以的，同意的；能接受的，可行的 used to show that you agree with something or agree to do something （1 次）
- OK.
ow /aʊ/ （用于表示突然的疼痛）哎哟，哎唷 used to express sudden pain （1 次）
- Ow!

yes, please, hello, oh, ah, hi, eh, hey, ow

词性 NOUN (2401 words)

time /taɪm/ 时间 the part of existence that is measured in minutes, days, years, etc., or this process considered as a whole （183 次）
- He telephoned me four times yesterday, and three times the day before yesterday.
man /mæn/ 成年男子，男人 an adult male human being （166 次）
- Who is this young man?
people /ˈpiː.pəl/ 人 men, women, and children （137 次）
- There were hundreds of people there.
year /jɪər/ 年，年份;（尤指1月1日至12月31日间的）一年时间 a period of twelve months, especially from 1 January to 31 December （135 次）
- Jill’s eighteen years old, Tom.
day /deɪ/ 一天，一日 a period of 24 hours, especially from twelve o’clock one night to twelve o’clock the next night （120 次）
- It is a fine day today.
life /laɪf/ 寿命;生命;一生，人生;生活;性命 the period between birth and death, or the experience or state of being alive （87 次）
- For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress.
way /weɪ/ 路，道路；路线 a route, direction, or path （83 次）
- On the way home, my wife said to me, ‘Don’t drive so quickly!
water /ˈwɔː.tər/ 水 a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and plant life （75 次）
- There is a boy in the water.
car /kɑːr/ 汽车 a road vehicle with an engine, four wheels, and seats for a small number of people （71 次）
- The children go to school by car every day, but today, they are going to school on foot.
home /həʊm/ 家，住宅 the house, apartment, etc. where you live, especially with your family （70 次）
- Mrs. Sawyer stays at home every day.
child /tʃaɪld/ 儿童，小孩;儿子;女儿 a boy or girl from the time of birth until he or she is an adult, or a son or daughter of any age （64 次）
- What’s the matter, children?
money /ˈmʌn.i/ 货币;钱，金钱;财产 coins or notes (= special pieces of paper) that are used to buy things, or an amount of these that a person has （63 次）
- I hope that you’ve got some money.
thing /θɪŋ/ 物，东西 used to refer in an approximate way to an object or to avoid naming it （61 次）
- We need a lot of things this week.
hour /aʊər/ 小时 a period of 60 minutes （60 次）
- He can get up for about two hours each day, but you must keep the room warm.
house /haʊs/ 房屋，住宅 a building that people, usually one family, live in （56 次）
- I believe that this house is for sale.
world /wɜːld/ 地球，世界 the earth and all the people, places, and things on it （54 次）
- He’s only forty-one years old, and he has already been to nearly every country in the world.
country /ˈkʌn.tri/ 国家;国土 an area of land that has its own government, army, etc. （50 次）
- What’s the climate like in your country?
mile /maɪl/ 英里（长度单位，相当于1760码或1.6公里） a unit of distance equal to 1,760 yards or 1.6 kilometres （50 次）
- You must have been driving at seventy miles an hour.
morning /ˈmɔː.nɪŋ/ 早晨;上午 the part of the day from the time when the sun rises or you wake up until the middle of the day or lunch time （50 次）
- Good morning.
train /treɪn/ 火车，列车 a railway engine connected to carriages for carrying people or to wheeled containers for carrying goods （50 次）
- What time will the next train leave?
ship /ʃɪp/ （尤指航海的）大船，海轮，轮船，舰 a large boat for travelling on water, especially across the sea （46 次）
- Sally is looking at a big ship.
shop /ʃɒp/ 商店，店铺 a place where you can buy goods or services （46 次）
- Mrs. Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops.
night /naɪt/ 夜晚，夜间，黑夜 the part of every 24-hour period when it is dark because there is very little light from the sun （45 次）
- The days are long and the nights are short.
foot /fʊt/ （人或动物的）脚，足 the part of the body at the bottom of the leg on which a person or animal stands （44 次）
- The children go to school by car every day, but today, they are going to school on foot.
place /pleɪs/ 地方；场所 an area, town, building, etc. （43 次）
- Litter baskets have been placed under the trees, but people still throw their rubbish everywhere.
room /ruːm/ 房间，室 a part of the inside of a building that is separated from other parts by walls, floor, and ceiling （41 次）
- There is a table in the middle of the room.
sea /siː/ 海，海洋 the salty water that covers a large part of the surface of the earth, or a large area of salty water, smaller than an ocean, that is partly or completely surrounded by land （41 次）
- Will you travel by sea or by air?
wife /waɪf/ 妻子，老婆，夫人 the woman that you are married to （41 次）
- Mr. Jones and his wife are looking at them.
friend /frend/ 朋友，友人 a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family （40 次）
- Are your friends Danish, too?
village /ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ/ 村庄;村子 a group of houses and other buildings that is smaller than a town, usually in the countryside （38 次）
- This is a photograph of our village.
form /fɔːm/ （使）出现，（使）形成，（使）产生 to begin to exist or to make something begin to exist （37 次）
- It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field.
part /pɑːt/ 部分，局部 some but not all of a thing （37 次）
- Up to now, Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other.
week /wiːk/ 星期，周（尤指从星期一到星期日或从星期日到星期六） a period of seven days, especially either from Monday to Sunday or from Sunday to Saturday （37 次）
- He has a bad cold, Mr. Williams, so he must stay in bed for a week.
garden /ˈɡɑː.dən/ （住宅旁的）花园 a piece of land next to and belonging to a house, where flowers and other plants are grown, and often containing an area of grass （36 次）
- She’s in the garden, Jean.
hand /hænd/ 手 the part of the body at the end of the arm that is used for holding, moving, touching, and feeling things （36 次）
- Then he put his hand into his pocket, and took out a phrasebook.
dress /dres/ 连衣裙 a piece of clothing that covers the top half of the body and hangs down over the legs, usually worn by women and girls （35 次）
- What colour’s your new dress?
end /end/ 末端，尽头 the part of a place or thing that is furthest away from the centre （35 次）
- in the end, we stay at home and look after everything!
letter /ˈeə ˌlet.ər/ （可折叠成信封的）航空邮笺 a letter that is sent by aircraft, usually consisting of a single very thin sheet of paper that is folded and then stuck at the edges to form its own envelope （35 次）
- Can she type this letter for me?
wave /weɪv/ 挥（手）；招手，摆手（表示问候、指示或强调） to raise your hand and move it from side to side as a way of greeting someone, telling someone to do something, or adding emphasis to an expression （35 次）
- That policeman’s waving to you.
fact /fækt/ 现实，实际情况；（尤指）事实，真相 something that is known to have happened or to exist, especially something for which proof exists, or about which there is information （34 次）
- No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy.
number /ˈnʌm.bər/ 数字 (a sign or symbol representing) a unit that forms part of the system of counting and calculating （34 次）
- Number five.
side /saɪd/ 面；（尤指）侧面 a flat outer surface of an object, especially one that is not the top, the bottom, the front, or the back （34 次）
- After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him.
station /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/ 车站 a building and the surrounding area where buses or trains stop for people to get on or off （34 次）
- There’s a bar next door to the station.
tree /triː/ 树，树木;乔木 a tall plant that has a wooden trunk and branches that grow from its upper part （34 次）
- She’s sitting under the tree.
course /kɔːs/ 课程;教程 a set of classes or a plan of study on a particular subject, usually leading to an exam or qualification （33 次）
- Yes, of course I can, Penny.
light /laɪt/ 光，光亮，光线 the brightness that comes from the sun, fire, etc. and from electrical devices, and that allows things to be seen （33 次）
- He turned on the light, but he couldn’t see anyone.
woman /ˈwʊm.ən/ 成年女子，女人 an adult female human being （33 次）
- Those women are very hard-working.
bank /bæŋk/ 银行 an organization where people and businesses can invest or borrow money, change it to foreign money, etc., or a building where these services are offered （32 次）
- My wife and I are walking along the banks of the river.
bottle /ˈbɒt.əl/ 瓶，瓶子 a container for liquids, usually made of glass or plastic, with a narrow neck （32 次）
- There is a bottle on the table.
police /pəˈliːs/ 警察当局，警方 the official organization that is responsible for protecting people and property, making people obey the law, finding out about and solving crime, and catching people who have committed a crime （31 次）
- A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
case /keɪs/ 具体情况；实例 a particular situation or example of something （30 次）
- Are these your cases?
doctor /ˈdɒk.tər/ 医生，大夫 a person with a medical degree whose job is to treat people who are ill or hurt （29 次）
- We must call the doctor.
door /dɔːr/ 门 a flat object that is used to close the entrance of something such as a room or building, or the entrance itself （29 次）
- The stereo is near the door.
food /fuːd/ 食物;食品;（供植物生长的）养料 something that people and animals eat, or plants absorb, to keep them alive （29 次）
- And he mustn’t eat rich food.
matter /ˈmæt.ər/ 事情，事件 a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered （29 次）
- What’s the matter, children?
minute /ˈmɪn.ɪt/ 分，分钟 one of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into, consisting of 60 seconds （29 次）
- Can you come here a minute please, Bob?
moment /ˈməʊ.mənt/ 片刻，瞬间，刹那 a very short period of time （29 次）
- At the moment, they are playing in the garden.
name /neɪm/ 名字，名称 the word or words that a person, thing, or place is known by （29 次）
- My name’s Robert.
plane /pleɪn/ 飞机 a vehicle designed for air travel, with wings and one or more engines （29 次）
- The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.
planet /ˈplæn.ɪt/ 行星 an extremely large, round mass of rock and metal, such as Earth, or of gas, such as Jupiter, that moves in a circular path around the sun or another star （29 次）
- Pollution is the price we pay for an overpopulated, over industrialized planet.
town /taʊn/ 城镇，市镇 a place where people live and work, containing many houses, shops, places of work, places of entertainment, etc., and usually larger than a village but smaller than a city （29 次）
- There is a car race near our town every year.
air /eər/ 空气 the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that we breathe （28 次）
- Open the window and air the room.
noise /nɔɪz/ 噪声;杂音;嘈杂声;喧闹声 a sound or sounds, especially when it is unwanted, unpleasant, or loud （28 次）
- George heard the noise and came downstairs quickly.
telephone /ˈtel.ɪ.fəʊn/ （同 phone） a phone （28 次）
- Can you remember the doctor’s telephone number?
animal /ˈæn.ɪ.məl/ （除人、鸟、鱼和昆虫之外的）动物；兽；牲畜 something that lives and moves but is not a human, bird, fish, or insect （27 次）
- Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America.
boat /bəʊt/ 艇；小船 a small vehicle for travelling on water （27 次）
- There are some boats on the river.
book /bʊk/ (纸版或电子版的)书 a written text that can be published in printed or electronic form （27 次）
- Give me a book please, Jane.
city /ˈsɪt.i/ 市，城市 a large town （27 次）
- Paris is a beautiful city.
earth /ɜːθ/ 地球;世界 the planet third in order of distance from the sun, between Venus and Mars; the world on which we live （27 次）
- Of course, the Hubble is above the earth’s atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen.
evening /ˈiːv.nɪŋ/ 傍晚;晚上 the part of the day between the end of the afternoon and night （27 次）
- In the evening, the children come home from school.
idea /aɪˈdɪə/ 意见，想法，主意;计划 a suggestion or plan for doing something （27 次）
- That’s a good idea, Charlotte.
point /pɔɪnt/ 观点;论点 an idea, opinion, or piece of information that is said or written （27 次）
- At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash.
pound /paʊnd/ 镑（英国等国家的货币单位） the standard unit of money used in the UK and some other countries （27 次）
- A pound of sugar.
office /ˈɒf.ɪs/ 办公室;办公楼 a room or part of a building in which people work, especially sitting at tables with computers, phones, etc., usually as a part of a business or other organization （26 次）
- He’s our office assistant.
party /ˈpɑː.ti/ 社交聚会 a social event at which a group of people meet to talk, eat, drink, dance, etc., often in order to celebrate a special occasion （26 次）
- Last week, my four-year-old daughter, Sally, was invited to a children’s party.
sir /sɜːr/ 先生 used as a formal and polite way of speaking to a man, especially one who you are providing a service to or who is in a position of authority （26 次）
- Thank you, sir.
fire /faɪər/ 火;（燃烧着的）燃料，柴火 (material that is in) the state of burning that produces flames that send out heat and light, and might produce smoke （25 次）
- As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire.
husband /ˈhʌz.bənd/ 丈夫 the man that you are married to （25 次）
- I like lamb, but my husband doesn’t.
month /mʌnθ/ 月;一个月的时间 a period of about four weeks, especially one of the twelve periods into which a year is divided （25 次）
- But my sister bought this pair last month.
paper /ˈpeɪ.pər/ 纸 thin, flat material made from crushed wood or cloth, used for writing, printing, or drawing on （25 次）
- Do you have any writing paper?
policeman /pəˈliːs.mən/ 男警察 a male member of a police force （25 次）
- That policeman’s waving to you.
school /skuːl/ （中、小）学校 a place where children go to be educated （25 次）
- This is the school building.
window （25 次）
- The television is near the window.
bed /bed/ 床，床铺;床位 a large, rectangular piece of furniture, often with four legs, used for sleeping on （24 次）
- Then make the bed.
business /ˈbɪz.nɪs/ 买卖（货品或服务） the activity of buying and selling goods and services （24 次）
- ‘It’s none of your business,’ the young man said rudely.
piece /piːs/ 块;片;段;碎片;碎块 a part of something （24 次）
- A piece of cheese.
study /ˈstʌd.i/ 学习;攻读，研读 to learn about a subject, especially in an educational course or by reading books （24 次）
- Haroun Tazieff, the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world.
wall /wɔːl/ 墙，墙壁，围墙 a vertical structure, often made of stone or brick, that divides or surrounds something （24 次）
- The pictures are on the wall.
age /eɪdʒ/ 年龄，年纪;存在时间 the period of time someone has been alive or something has existed （23 次）
- My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland.
experience /ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/ 经验;经历;实践 (the process of getting) knowledge or skill from doing, seeing, or feeling things （23 次）
- I had an amusing experience last year.
girl /ɡɜːl/ （尤指学龄阶段的）女孩，姑娘 a female child or young woman, especially one still at school （23 次）
- ‘Hello, little girl,’ she said.
nature /ˈneɪ.tʃər/ 大自然，自然界 all the animals, plants, rocks, etc. in the world and all the features, forces, and processes that happen or exist independently of people, such as the weather, the sea, mountains, the production of young animals or plants, and growth （23 次）
- Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.
race /reɪs/ 赛跑，速度竞赛 a competition in which all the competitors try to be the fastest and to finish first （23 次）
- There is a car race near our town every year.
river /ˈrɪv.ər/ 河;江;川;水道 a natural wide flow of fresh water across the land into the sea, a lake, or another river （23 次）
- There are some boats on the river.
thousand /ˈθaʊ.zənd/ （数字）1000 the number 1,000 （23 次）
- Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!
box /bɒks/ 箱;盒;匣 a square or rectangular container with stiff sides and sometimes a lid （22 次）
- And I want a large box of chalk, too.
shape /ʃeɪp/ 形状，形态，外形 the particular physical form or appearance of something （22 次）
- The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer.
speed /spiːd/ 速度，速率 how fast something moves （22 次）
- Didn’t you see the speed limit?
student /ˈstjuː.dənt/ 大学生 a person who is learning at a college or university （22 次）
- Sophie is a new student.
assistant /əˈsɪs.tənt/ 助手；帮手；助理 someone who helps someone else to do a job （21 次）
- He’s our office assistant.
elephant /ˈel.ɪ.fənt/ 象，大象 a very large grey mammal that has a trunk (= long nose) with which it can pick things up （21 次）
- Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a ‘guard of honour’ of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo.
fish /fɪʃ/ 鱼;鱼肉 an animal that lives in water, is covered with scales, and breathes by taking water in through its mouth, or the flesh of these animals eaten as food （21 次）
- I often fish for hours without catching anything.
floor /flɔːr/ （房间的）地板，地面 the flat surface of a room on which you walk （21 次）
- Then sweep the floor.
ground /ɡraʊnd/ 地，地面 the surface of the earth （21 次）
- The litter baskets were empty and the ground was covered with pieces of paper, cigarette ends, old tyres, empty bottles and rusty tins.
journey /ˈdʒɜː.ni/ （尤指乘交通工具的）旅行，行程 the act of travelling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle （21 次）
- Neither of us spoke during the journey.
line /laɪn/ 线，线条 a long, thin mark on the surface of something （21 次）
- I’m John Smith the telephone engineer and I’m repairing your telephone line.
o’clock /əˈklɒk/ （用于数字1至12后表示整点）…点钟 used after a number from one to twelve to say the time when it is exactly that hour （21 次）
- It is eight o'clock.
today /təˈdeɪ/ （在）今天，（在）今日 (on) the present day （21 次）
- How are you today?
bird /bɜːd/ 鸟；禽 a creature with feathers and wings, usually able to fly （20 次）
- Mrs. Bird?
cat /kæt/ 猫 a small animal with fur, four legs, a tail, and claws, usually kept as a pet or for catching mice （20 次）
- It’s running after a cat.
century /ˈsen.tʃər.i/ 一百年 a period of 100 years （20 次）
- In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.
computer /kəmˈpjuː.tər/ 计算机，电脑 an electronic machine that is used for storing, organizing, and finding words, numbers, and pictures, for doing calculations, and for controlling other machines （20 次）
- Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own computers.
condition /kənˈdɪʃ.ən/ 状况；状态 the particular state that something or someone is in （20 次）
- By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing.
father /ˈfɑː.ðər/ 父亲，爸爸 a male parent （20 次）
- Their father takes them to school every day.
front /frʌnt/ 前面；正面 the part of a building, object, or person’s body that faces forward or is most often seen or used （20 次）
- I’m going to put it here, in front of the window.
glass /ɡlɑːs/ 玻璃 a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and other objects （20 次）
- Give me some glasses please, Jane.
parent /ˈpeə.rənt/ 父亲;母亲 a mother or father of a person or an animal, or someone who looks after a person in the same way that a parent does （20 次）
- My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays.
picture /ˈpɪk.tʃər/ 画，图画;照片 a drawing, painting, photograph, etc. （20 次）
- There are some pictures in the room.
problem /ˈprɒb.ləm/ （须解决的）问题；疑难问题，困难 a situation, person, or thing that needs attention and needs to be dealt with or solved （20 次）
- We have this problem every year.
record /rɪˈkɔːd/ 录制;录（音）;录（像） to store sounds or moving pictures using electronic equipment so that they can be heard or seen later （20 次）
- Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record.
size /saɪz/ 尺寸；大小；规模 how large or small something or someone is （20 次）
- Do you want the large size or the small size?
street /striːt/ 街，街道，大街 a road in a city or town that has buildings that are usually close together along one or both sides （20 次）
- The Sawyers live at 87 King Street.
surface /ˈsɜː.fɪs/ 表面，表层，外层 the outer or top part or layer of something （20 次）
- If they are not brought to the surface soon they may lose their lives.
cave /keɪv/ 洞穴;山洞;地洞 a large hole in the side of a hill, cliff, or mountain, or one that is underground （19 次）
- The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where – it is said – pirates used to hide gold.
cost /kɒst/ 价格;费用;成本 the amount of money needed to buy, do, or make something （19 次）
- How much does this house cost?
family /ˈfæm.əl.i/ 家，家庭 a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and their children （19 次）
- Mr. Jones is with his family.
person /ˈpɜː.sən/ 人 a man, woman, or child （19 次）
- He’s a very nice person.
poison /ˈpɔɪ.zən/ 毒;毒药，毒物 a substance that can make people or animals ill or kill them if they eat or drink it （19 次）
- The reader’s hair stands on end when he reads in the final pages of the novel that the heroine, a dear old lady who had always been so kind to everybody, had, in her youth, poisoned every one of her five husbands.
word /wɜːd/ 词;字;单词 a single unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken or written （19 次）
- Women always have the last word.
bag /bæɡ/ 袋子 a soft container made out of paper or thin plastic, and open at the top, used to hold foods and other goods （18 次）
- Is that bag heavy, Penny?
boy /bɔɪ/ 男孩;小伙子;男人，男子 a male child or, more generally, a male of any age （18 次）
- There is a boy in the water.
deal /diːl/ （尤指商业上的）协议，交易 an agreement or an arrangement, especially in business （18 次）
- A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began.
dish /dɪʃ/ 盘子，碟子 a container, flatter than a bowl and sometimes with a lid, from which food can be served or which can be used for cooking （18 次）
- Fish and chips has always been a favourite dish in Britain, but as the oceans have been overfished, fish has become more and more expensive.
dog /dɒɡ/ （尤指当作宠物或用来打猎、看护的）狗，犬 a common animal with four legs, especially kept by people as a pet or to hunt or guard things （18 次）
- What about the dog?
individual /ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/ 个人，个体 a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which they belong （18 次）
- Acting on the contention that facts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by publishing details about their private lives.
job /dʒɒb/ 工作;职业;职位 the regular work that a person does to earn money （18 次）
- What’s your job?
kind /kaɪnd/ 宽容的;有益的;体贴的 generous, helpful, and thinking about other people’s feelings （18 次）
- The reader’s hair stands on end when he reads in the final pages of the novel that the heroine, a dear old lady who had always been so kind to everybody, had, in her youth, poisoned every one of her five husbands.
lady /ˈleɪ.di/ 女士 a polite or old-fashioned way of referring to or talking to a woman （18 次）
- The lady who is standing behind the counter.
mind /maɪnd/ 头脑；大脑 the part of a person that makes it possible for him or her to think, feel emotions, and understand things （18 次）
- We can’t make up our minds.
movement /ˈmuːv.mənt/ 动;移动;运动 a change of position （18 次）
- It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe.
order /ˈɔː.dər/ 点菜；订制；订货 a request to make, supply, or deliver food or goods （18 次）
- They will be trying to keep order.
sort /sɔːt/ 种类，类型 a group of things that are of the same type or that share similar qualities （18 次）
- This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves.
table /ˈteɪ.bəl/ 桌子;台子;餐桌 a flat surface, usually supported by four legs, used for putting things on （18 次）
- There is a table in the middle of the room.
yesterday /ˈjes.tə.deɪ/ 昨天 on the day before today （18 次）
- He telephoned me four times yesterday, and three times the day before yesterday.
bus /bʌs/ 大客车；公共汽车，巴士 a large vehicle in which people are driven from one place to another （17 次）
- Suddenly, she saw a man near a bus stop.
captain /ˈkæp.tɪn/ （运动队）队长 the leader of a sports team （17 次）
- Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow.
dinner /ˈdɪn.ər/ 正餐（通常指晚餐，在英国有时指午餐） the main meal of the day, usually the meal you eat in the evening but sometimes, in Britain, the meal eaten in the middle of the day （17 次）
- Is dinner ready, Carol?
hospital /ˈhɒs.pɪ.təl/ 医院 a place where people who are ill or injured are treated and taken care of by doctors and nurses （17 次）
- When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.
knowledge /ˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/ 知识;学问;学识;了解;理解 understanding of or information about a subject that you get by experience or study, either known by one person or by people generally （17 次）
- In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort.
ocean /ˈəʊ.ʃən/ 海洋，大洋;大海 a very large area of sea （17 次）
- The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.
question /ˈkwes.tʃən/ 问题 a sentence or phrase used to find out information （17 次）
- The questions were very easy.
rest /rest/ （使）暂停，（使）停止；（使）休息 to (cause someone or something to) stop doing a particular activity or stop being active for a period of time in order to relax and get back your strength （17 次）
- But I couldn’t answer the rest.
story /ˈstɔː.ri/ （真实或虚构的）故事;叙述，描述;小说 a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series of events （17 次）
- Do you like stories?
surprise /səˈpraɪz/ 意想不到的事物 an unexpected event （17 次）
- That was a pleasant surprise.
thief /θiːf/ 小偷，贼 a person who steals （17 次）
- While my friend, George, was reading in bed, two thieves climbed into his kitchen.
trip /trɪp/ （通常指短途的）旅行，行程 a journey in which you go somewhere, usually for a short time, and come back again （17 次）
- This is a photograph I took during my trip to Australia.
aunt /ɑːnt/ 姑母;姨母;婶婶;伯母;舅母 the sister of someone’s father or mother, or the wife of someone’s uncle or aunt （16 次）
- It was my aunt Lucy.
distance /ˈdɪs.təns/ 距离，路程 the amount of space between two places （16 次）
- The bird covered the distance in three minutes.
eye /aɪ/ 眼睛 one of the two organs in your face that are used for seeing （16 次）
- Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.
farm /fɑːm/ 农场 an area of land, together with a house and buildings, used for growing crops and/or keeping animals as a business （16 次）
- In times of peace, when business was bad, Hawkwood and his men would march into a city-state and, after burning down a few farms, would offer to go away if protection money was paid to them.
holiday /ˈhɒl.ə.deɪ/ 假期，假日 a time when someone does not go to work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel or relax （16 次）
- Tom and I are going to have a holiday.
insect /ˈɪn.sekt/ 昆虫 a type of very small animal with six legs, a body divided into three parts and usually two pairs of wings, or, more generally, any similar very small animal （16 次）
- We have been brought up to fear insects.
interest /ˈɪn.trest/ 兴趣，关注 the feeling of wanting to give your attention to something or of wanting to be involved with and to discover more about something （16 次）
- Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on display in public places.
lot /lɒt/ 她水果吃得很多。 lots (of) a large amount or number of people or things: （16 次）
- We need a lot of things this week.
mountain /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/ （高）山，山岳 a raised part of the earth’s surface, much larger than a hill, the top of which might be covered in snow （16 次）
- Captain Fawcett’s first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains.
newspaper /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪ.pər/ 报纸，报 a regularly printed document consisting of large sheets of paper that are folded together, or a website, containing news reports, articles, photographs, and advertisements （16 次）
- There are some newspapers on the table.
note /nəʊt/ 短笺，便条 a short piece of writing （16 次）
- I can’t change a ten-pound note.
officer /ˈɒf.ɪ.sər/ 军官 a person in the armed forces who has a position of authority （16 次）
- I’m afraid I didn’t, officer.
afternoon /ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn/ 下午，午后 the period that starts at about twelve o’clock or after the meal in the middle of the day and ends at about six o’clock or when the sun goes down （15 次）
- In the afternoon, she usually sees her friends.
building /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/ 建筑物;房屋 a structure with walls and a roof, such as a house or factory （15 次）
- This is the school building.
clock /klɒk/ 钟表，时钟 a device for measuring and showing time, usually found in or on a building and not worn by a person （15 次）
- That clock’s ten minutes slow.
death /deθ/ 死，死亡 the end of life （15 次）
- So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden death!
field /fiːld/ 田;地;牧场 an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals, usually surrounded by a fence （15 次）
- Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field.
film /fɪlm/ 电影;影片 a series of moving pictures, usually shown in a cinema or on television and often telling a story （15 次）
- It’s an old film, but it’s very good.
island /ˈaɪ.lənd/ 岛，岛屿 a piece of land completely surrounded by water （15 次）
- The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.
lunch /lʌntʃ/ 午餐，午饭 a meal that is eaten in the middle of the day （15 次）
- She always eats her lunch at noon.
machine /məˈʃiːn/ 机器;机械装置 a piece of equipment with several moving parts that uses power to do a particular type of work （15 次）
- A new machine called ‘The Revealer’ has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.
rabbit /ˈræb.ɪt/ 兔，家兔 a small animal with long ears and large front teeth that moves by jumping on its long back legs, or the meat of this animal eaten as food （15 次）
- Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits.
search /sɜːtʃ/ 搜查；搜索 to look somewhere carefully in order to find something （15 次）
- Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been.
snake /sneɪk/ 蛇 a reptile with a long body and no legs （15 次）
- After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him.
sun /sʌn/ 太阳 the star that provides light and heat for the earth and around which the earth moves （15 次）
- There are some clouds in the sky, but the sun is shining.
system /ˈsɪs.təm/ （协同工作的）系统 a set of connected things or devices that operate together （15 次）
- The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
test /test/ 测验，考查 a way of discovering, by questions or practical activities, what someone knows, or what someone or something can do or is like （15 次）
- French tests are awful, aren’t they?
brother /ˈbrʌð.ər/ 兄弟 a man or boy with the same parents as another person （14 次）
- I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.
colour(或许是 color?) （14 次）
- What colour’s your new dress?
creature /ˈkriː.tʃər/ 生物；动物 any large or small living thing that can move independently （14 次）
- Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea.
effect /ɪˈfekt/ 效果；影响；结果 the result of a particular influence （14 次）
- Jasper has put up ‘No Parking’ signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect.
fear /fɪər/ 害怕，惧怕;担忧 an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or might happen （14 次）
- If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed.
flat /flæt/ 水平的；平坦的 level and smooth, with no curved, high, or hollow parts （14 次）
- Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.
head /hed/ 头部 the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are （14 次）
- In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs.
instance /ˈɪn.stəns/ 实例；情况 a particular situation, event, or fact, especially an example of something that happens generally （14 次）
- If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.
living /ˈlɪv.ɪŋ/ 活着的，在世的;现存的 alive now （14 次）
- Mrs. Smith’s living room is large.
meal /mɪəl/ 进餐;餐，一顿饭 an occasion when food is eaten, or the food that is eaten on such an occasion （14 次）
- He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer.
oil /ɔɪl/ 石油，原油 petroleum (= the black oil obtained from under the earth’s surface from which petrol comes) （14 次）
- So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oil rigs.
pen /pen/ （用墨水的）笔 a long, thin object used for writing or drawing with ink （14 次）
- The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.
sound /saʊnd/ 声音，声响 something that you can hear or that can be heard （14 次）
- Though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time to react.
state /steɪt/ 状态；情形；状况 a condition or way of being that exists at a particular time （14 次）
- The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions.
summer /ˈsʌm.ər/ 夏天，夏季 the season of the year between spring and autumn when the weather is warmest, lasting from June to September north of the equator and from December to March south of the equator （14 次）
- What’s it like in summer?
tea /tiː/ 茶;茶叶 (a drink made by pouring hot water onto) dried and cut leaves and sometimes flowers, especially the leaves of the tea plant （14 次）
- A quarter of a pound of tea.
telescope /ˈtel.ɪ.skəʊp/ 望远镜 a cylinder-shaped device for making objects that are far away look closer and larger, using a combination of lenses, or lenses and curved mirrors （14 次）
- The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars.
type /taɪp/ 类型；种类；品种 a particular group of people or things that share similar characteristics and form a smaller division of a larger set （14 次）
- Can she type this letter for me?
weather /ˈweð.ər/ 天气；气象 the conditions in the air above the earth such as wind, rain, or temperature, especially at a particular time over a particular area （14 次）
- What’s the weather like in spring?
attempt /əˈtempt/ （尤指为完成难事而进行）努力，尝试 to try to do something, especially something difficult （13 次）
- After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour.
being /ˈbiː.ɪŋ/ 生命，生物 a person or thing that exists （13 次）
- It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.
bridge /brɪdʒ/ 桥 a structure that is built over a river, road, or railway to allow people and vehicles to cross from one side to the other （13 次）
- They are walking over the bridge.
chance /tʃɑːns/ 机遇；机会；时机 an occasion that allows something to be done （13 次）
- The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good.
custom /ˈkʌs.təm/ 风俗，习俗;传统 a way of behaving or a belief that has been established for a long time （13 次）
- As the heads of next-generation start-ups, these Asian innovators can draw on customs and languages to forge tighter links with crucial Pacific Rim markets.
customer /ˈkʌs.tə.mər/ 顾客，主顾，客户 a person who buys goods or a service （13 次）
- Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely.
discovery /dɪˈskʌv.ər.i/ （尤指首次）发现（的过程）；被发现的事物 the process of finding information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time, or the thing that is found （13 次）
- Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
driver /ˈdraɪ.vər/ 司机 someone who drives a vehicle （13 次）
- A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it.
effort /ˈef.ət/ 气力;精力;努力 physical or mental activity needed to achieve something （13 次）
- They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.
figure /ˈfɪɡ.ər/ 数字 the symbol for a number or an amount expressed in numbers （13 次）
- They also found something which the X-ray plates did not show: a small wax figure of the god Duamutef.
hat /hæt/ 帽子 a covering for the head that is not part of a piece of clothing （13 次）
- My hat’s new, too.
joke /dʒəʊk/ 笑话;玩笑 something, such as a funny story or trick, that is said or done in order to make people laugh （13 次）
- She’s only joking.
object /ˈɒb.dʒɪkt/ （可看见或可触摸到的）实物，物体 a thing that you can see or touch but that is not usually a living animal, plant, or person （13 次）
- Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!
penny /ˈpen.i/ （英国）便士（最小的货币单位，100便士为1英镑，表示币值时用 pence 或在非正式场合也可用 p，而表示硬币本身时用 pennies） the smallest unit of money in the UK, of which there are 100 in a pound, or a small coin worth this much. You use “pence” or, more informally, “p” when you are talking about the units of money and pennies when you are talking about the coins themselves. （13 次）
- What are you going to do with that vase, Penny?
pleasure /ˈpleʒ.ər/ 愉快，欢乐;满意;欣慰;乐事 enjoyment, happiness, or satisfaction, or something that gives this （13 次）
- The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure.
pool /puːl/ 水塘，水池，潭 a small area of usually still water （13 次）
- Are you doing the football pools, Brain?
power /paʊər/ 影响力；操控力；势力 ability to control people and events （13 次）
- He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line.
process /ˈprəʊ.ses/ 过程；步骤 a series of actions that you take in order to achieve a result （13 次）
- Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed.
road /rəʊd/ 路；公路，马路；街 a long, hard surface built for vehicles to travel along （13 次）
- Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success.
secret /ˈsiː.krət/ 秘密 a piece of information that is only known by one person or a few people and should not be told to others （13 次）
- Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret .
spider /ˈspaɪ.dər/ 蜘蛛 a small creature with eight thin legs that catches insects in a web (= a net made from sticky threads) （13 次）
- We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps, but of quite harmless ones like moths.
star /stɑːr/ 恒星；星 a very large ball of burning gas in space that is usually seen from the earth as a point of light in the sky at night （13 次）
- Of course, the Hubble is above the earth’s atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen.
supply /səˈplaɪ/ 供应，提供，供给 to provide something that is wanted or needed, often in large quantities and over a long period of time （13 次）
- Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentiful supply of food thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs; the total absence of fishing boats around the oil rigs.
thought /θɔːt/ （think的过去式及过去分词） past simple and past participle of think （13 次）
- Loud conversations on mobile phones invade our thoughts or interrupt the pleasure of meeting friends for a quiet chat.
ticket /ˈtɪk.ɪt/ 票;券;车票;入场券 a small piece of paper or card given to someone, usually to show that they have paid for an event, journey, or activity （13 次）
- Here is my ticket.
winter /ˈwɪn.tər/ 冬季，冬天 the season between autumn and spring, lasting from November to March north of the equator and from May to September south of the equator, when the weather is coldest （13 次）
- Is it very cold in winter?
workman /ˈwɜːk.mən/ 手艺人;工匠 a man who uses physical skill and especially his hands in his job or trade （13 次）
- While on a walking tour with his wife, he stopped to talk to a workman.
attention /əˈten.ʃən/ 注意，留心；考虑；关心 notice, thought, or interest （12 次）
- They did not pay any attention.
biscuit /ˈbɪs.kɪt/ 饼干;薄薄的小甜饼 a small, flat cake that is dry and usually sweet （12 次）
- Do you like biscuits?
bottom /ˈbɒt.əm/ 底，底部；底层 the lowest part of something （12 次）
- He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight. ‘
difficulty /ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəl.ti/ 困难，艰辛 the fact of not being easy to do or understand （12 次）
- The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.
disease /dɪˈziːz/ 病，疾病 (an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident （12 次）
- As there were strange marks on the X-ray plates taken of the mummy, doctors have been trying to find out whether the woman died of a rare disease.
law /lɔː/ 法，法律;法律制度，法律体系 a rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a society behaves （12 次）
- The word justice is usually associated with courts of law.
length /leŋθ/ 长，长度 the measurement of something from end to end or along its longest side （12 次）
- It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine.
operation /ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/ 运作，实施，工作 the fact of operating or being active （12 次）
- While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful, but the doctor refused to do so.
photograph /ˈfəʊ.tə.ɡrɑːf/ 照片，像片 a picture produced using a camera （12 次）
- This is a photograph of our village.
service /ˈsɜː.vɪs/ 公共服务系统；公共事业 a government system or private organization that is responsible for a particular type of activity, or for providing a particular thing that people need （12 次）
- In this way, he has begun his own private ‘telephone’ service.
shock /ʃɒk/ 令人震惊的事件（或经历）；惊愕，震惊 (the emotional or physical reaction to) a sudden, unexpected, and usually unpleasant event or experience （12 次）
- After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock.
television /ˈtel.ɪ.vɪʒ.ən/ 电视机;电视;电视广播业 a device shaped like a box with a screen that receives electrical signals and changes them into moving images and sound, or the method or business of sending images and sound by electrical signals （12 次）
- There is a television in the room.
war /wɔːr/ （国家或群体之间的）战争 armed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example of this （12 次）
- When he had killed the guard, the prisoner of war quickly dragged him into the bushes.
worker /ˈwɜː.kər/ 工人；劳动者；工作者 someone who works in a particular job or in a particular way （12 次）
- Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year.
atmosphere /ˈæt.mə.sfɪər/ （包围地球的）大气，大气层，大气圈 the mixture of gases around the earth （11 次）
- Of course, the Hubble is above the earth’s atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen.
coffee /ˈkɒf.i/ 咖啡粉;咖啡 a dark brown powder with a strong flavour and smell that is made by crushing dark beans from a tropical bush and used to make a drink （11 次）
- Half a pound of coffee.
company /ˈkʌm.pə.ni/ 公司 an organization that sells goods or services in order to make money （11 次）
- You work for the Overseas Engineering Company, don’t you?
competition /ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/ 竞争 a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than someone else （11 次）
- Nearly everybody enters for ‘The Nicest Garden Competition’ each year, but Joe wins every time.
crowd /kraʊd/ 人群;群众 a large group of people who have come together （11 次）
- You can see us in the crowd.
development /dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/ 成长，发育；发展 the process in which someone or something grows or changes and becomes more advanced （11 次）
- From those humble beginnings, we have seen the development of the user-friendly home computers and multimedia machines which are in common use today.
drill /drɪl/ 钻;钻床;钻机 a tool or machine that makes holes （11 次）
- Rescue workers are therefore drilling a hole on the north side of the mine.
firm /fɜːm/ 结实的；坚固的 not soft but not completely hard （11 次）
- He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.
force /fɔːs/ 力，力量;力气;（尤指）暴力，武力 physical, especially violent, strength, or power （11 次）
- A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby.
game /ɡeɪm/ （尤指儿童玩的）游戏，运动；游戏用具，运动器具 an entertaining activity or sport, especially one played by children, or the equipment needed for such an activity （11 次）
- Some children were playing games on the bank and there were some people rowing on the river.
gate /ɡeɪt/ （通常由金属条或木头条板做的）大门，栅栏门，围墙门 a part of a fence or outside wall that is fixed at one side and opens and closes like a door, usually made of metal or wooden strips （11 次）
- When he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate.
government /ˈɡʌv.ən.mənt/ 政府，内阁 the group of people who officially control a country （11 次）
- As a great many people will be visiting the country,the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium,and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool.
hall /hɔːl/ 门厅;走廊 the area just inside the main entrance of a house, apartment, or other building that leads to other rooms and usually to the stairs （11 次）
- David Hall, 83, Bridge Street.
history /ˈhɪs.tər.i/ 历史；历史学 (the study of or a record of) past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country, or subject （11 次）
- One of the most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764.
hole /həʊl/ 洞，孔 an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object’s surface, or an opening that goes completely through an object （11 次）
- I sat down on one of those modern chairs with holes in it and waited.
instrument /ˈɪn.strə.mənt/ 乐器 an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce musical sounds （11 次）
- We have an old musical instrument.
lamb /læm/ 羊羔，小羊;羊羔肉 a young sheep, or the flesh of a young sheep eaten as meat （11 次）
- Do you want beef or lamb?
occasion /əˈkeɪ.ʒən/ （尤指某事发生的）时刻，时候 a particular time, especially when something happens or has happened （11 次）
- It is always the same on these occasions.
passenger /ˈpæs.ən.dʒər/ 乘客，旅客 a person who is travelling in a vehicle but is not driving it, flying it, or working on it （11 次）
- I’ll ask some of the passengers.
period /ˈpɪə.ri.əd/ 一段时间，时期 a length of time （11 次）
- Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months.
plant /plɑːnt/ 植物 a living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves, roots, and flowers, and produces seeds （11 次）
- The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation.
reason /ˈriː.zən/ 原因；理由；解释 the cause of an event or situation or something that provides an excuse or explanation （11 次）
- The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then.
rock /rɒk/ 岩石；岩；礁石 the dry solid part of the earth’s surface, or any large piece of this that sticks up out of the ground or the sea （11 次）
- Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea.
shore /ʃɔːr/ （海、湖或大河的）滨，岸 the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river （11 次）
- Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water.
source /sɔːs/ 来源，出处;发源地;起源，根源 the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause of something （11 次）
- He has pointed out that the tree is a useful source of income,as tourists have been coming from all parts of the country to see it.
space /speɪs/ （可利用的）空间，空地 an empty area that is available to be used （11 次）
- At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room.
spring /sprɪŋ/ 春天，春季 the season of the year between winter and summer, lasting from March to June north of the equator, and from September to December south of the equator, when the weather becomes warmer, leaves and plants start to grow again and flowers appear （11 次）
- What’s the weather like in spring?
stream /striːm/ 小河，溪流 water that flows naturally along a fixed route formed by a channel cut into rock or ground, usually at ground level （11 次）
- It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field.
visitor /ˈvɪz.ɪ.tər/ 访问者;参观者;游客 someone who visits a person or place （11 次）
- Visitors have been asked to keep the woods clean and tidy.
weight /weɪt/ 重量，分量;体重 the amount that something or someone weighs （11 次）
- It is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool.
wind /wɪnd/ 风;气流 a current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt （11 次）
- The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!
writer /ˈraɪ.tər/ 作家；作者 a person who writes books or articles to be published （11 次）
- The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.
action /ˈæk.ʃən/ （尤指应对问题或困难的）行动；行动过程；行为 the process of doing something, especially when dealing with a problem or difficulty （10 次）
- His father told everybody that Eric had been killed in action.
aeroplane(或许是 hydroplane?) （10 次）
- Tim is looking at an aeroplane.
art /ɑːt/ （包括雕塑、绘画、音乐等的）艺术 the making of objects, images, music, etc. that are beautiful or that express feelings （10 次）
- I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures.
authority /ɔːˈθɒr.ə.ti/ 威信；权力；管辖权 the moral or legal right or ability to control （10 次）
- When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly.
baby /ˈbeɪ.bi/ （尤指尚未学会走路或说话的）婴儿，婴孩 a very young child, especially one that has not yet begun to walk or talk （10 次）
- She’s not a baby.
beer /bɪər/ 啤酒 an alcoholic drink made from grain and hops (= a type of plant) （10 次）
- Have we got any beer and wine?
camping /ˈkæm.pɪŋ/ 露营度假，野营度假 the activity of staying in a tent on holiday （10 次）
- It says “No Camping” – in case you can’t read!’
cigarette /ˌsɪɡ.ərˈet/ 香烟，纸烟 a small paper tube filled with cut pieces of tobacco that people smoke （10 次）
- Hello, Sam. Have a cigarette.
daughter /ˈdɔː.tər/ 女儿 your female child （10 次）
- It’s for my daughter, Susan.
engine /ˈen.dʒɪn/ 发动机；引擎 a machine that uses the energy from liquid fuel or steam to produce movement （10 次）
- It has four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, but the group will need to have only three of them rebuilt.
flight /flaɪt/ 空中航行，航程 a journey in an aircraft （10 次）
- In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E.Byrd,successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time.
garage /ˈɡær.ɑːʒ/ 车库，汽车房 a building where a car is kept, built next to or as part of a house （10 次）
- Let’s go into the garage and have a look at it.
gold /ɡəʊld/ 金，金子，黄金 a chemical element that is a valuable, shiny, yellow metal used to make coins and jewellery （10 次）
- A new machine called ‘The Revealer’ has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.
group /ɡruːp/ 组;群;批;簇 a number of people or things that are put together or considered as a unit （10 次）
- The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers.
habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/ 习惯 something that you do often and regularly, sometimes without knowing that you are doing it （10 次）
- Since then, he has developed another bad habit.
ice /aɪs/ 冰;冰块 water that has frozen and become solid, or pieces of this （10 次）
- There’s an ice cream man.
key /kiː/ 钥匙 a piece of metal that has been cut into a special shape and is used for opening or closing a lock, starting a car engine, etc. （10 次）
- Can I have the key to the front door, please?
match /mætʃ/ 比赛，竞赛 a sports competition or event in which two people or teams compete against each other （10 次）
- He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing.
method /ˈmeθ.əd/ 方法，方式 a particular way of doing something （10 次）
- We keep trying all four methods, but he sheer volume of rubbish we produce worldwide threatens to overwhelm us.
mother /ˈmʌð.ər/ 母亲;妈妈 a female parent （10 次）
- We’re going to stay at my mother’s for the weekend.
nation /ˈneɪ.ʃən/ 国家 a country, especially when thought of as a large group of people living in one area with their own government, language, traditions, etc. （10 次）
- I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between the nations, and that if only the common peoples of the world could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the battlefield.
neighbour(或许是 neighbor?) （10 次）
- He has always been a good neighbour.
none /nʌn/ 没有一个（人或事物）;全无 not one (of a group of people or things), or not any （10 次）
- I’ve got none.
owner /ˈəʊ.nər/ 所有者；主人；物主 someone who owns something （10 次）
- he has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners.
patient /ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/ 病人 a person who is receiving medical care, or who is cared for by a particular doctor or dentist when necessary （10 次）
- The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone.
porter /ˈpɔː.tər/ 搬运工；（尤指火车站、机场等的）行李员 a person whose job is to carry things, especially travellers’ bags at railway stations, airports, hotels etc. （10 次）
- I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.
price /praɪs/ 价格，价钱 the amount of money for which something is sold （10 次）
- I certainly do, but I don’t like the price.
puma /ˈpjuː.mə/ 美洲狮 a large, brown wild cat that lives in North and South America （10 次）
- When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously.
radio /ˈreɪ.di.əʊ/ 收音机 a piece of electronic equipment used for listening to radio broadcasts （10 次）
- Fortunately, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town.
respect /rɪˈspekt/ 敬重;尊重;注重;重视 admiration felt or shown for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or qualities （10 次）
- As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence.
self /self/ 本性；自己；自我 the set of someone’s characteristics, such as personality and ability, that are not physical and make that person different from other people （10 次）
- Inviting the fire brigade to put out a nonexistent fire is a crude form of deception which no self-respecting student would ever indulge in.
shirt /ʃɜːt/ （尤指男式）衬衣，衬衫 a piece of clothing worn, especially by men, on the upper part of the body, made of light cloth like cotton and usually having a collar and buttons at the front （10 次）
- Whose shirt is that?
sight /saɪt/ 视力 the ability to see （10 次）
- I turned to look at the children, but there weren’t any in sight:they had all run away!
sign /saɪn/ 签（名），署（名）；签署，签字 to write your name, usually on a written or printed document, to show that you agree with its contents or have written or created it yourself （10 次）
- That’s why I didn’t see the sign.
snail /sneɪl/ 蜗牛 a small creature with a soft, wet body and a round shell, that moves very slowly and often eats garden plants （10 次）
- No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
society /səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/ 社会 a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done. All the people in a country, or in several similar countries, can be referred to as a society （10 次）
- The conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop.
stage /steɪdʒ/ 阶段;发展时期 a part of an activity or a period of development （10 次）
- In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl.
subject /ˈsʌb.dʒekt/ （讨论、考虑或研究的）主题，话题;问题;题目 the thing that is being discussed, considered, or studied （10 次）
- It’s our favourite subject of conversation.
tomorrow /təˈmɒr.əʊ/ （在）明天，（在）明日 (on) the day after today （10 次）
- We’re going to leave tomorrow.
traffic /ˈtræf.ɪk/ 交通流量 the number of vehicles moving along roads, or the amount of aircraft, trains, or ships moving along a route （10 次）
- If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it.
ant /ænt/ 蚂蚁 a very small insect that lives under the ground in large and well-organized social groups （9 次）
- Knowing that the industrious ant lives in a highly organized society does nothing to prevent us from being filled with revulsion when we find hordes of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch.
arm /ɑːm/ 臂，手臂;上肢 either of the two long parts of the upper body that are attached to the shoulders and have the hands at the end （9 次）
- Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.
basket /ˈbɑː.skɪt/ 篮;笼;篓，筐 a light container, often with a handle, that is made of thin strips of wood, metal, or plastic twisted together, used for carrying or storing things （9 次）
- Litter baskets have been placed under the trees, but people still throw their rubbish everywhere.
bit /bɪt/ 小块;少许，少量 a small piece or amount of something （9 次）
- Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house.
camp /kæmp/ 营地;宿营地 a place where people stay in tents or other temporary structures （9 次）
- Tazieff was able to set up his camp very close to the volcano while it was erupting violently.
civilization /ˌsɪv.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ 文明社会；（特定时期特定社会或国家的）文明，文化 human society with its well developed social organizations, or the culture and way of life of a society or country at a particular period in time （9 次）
- The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
clothe /kləʊð/ 给…提供衣服;给…衣服穿 to provide someone with clothes （9 次）
- Then put these clothes in the wardrobe.
comfort /ˈkʌm.fət/ 舒适;舒服 a pleasant feeling of being relaxed and free from pain （9 次）
- In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort.
complaint /kəmˈpleɪnt/ 抱怨，牢骚;投诉;不满 a statement that something is wrong or not satisfactory （9 次）
- I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived.
continent /ˈkɒn.tɪ.nənt/ 洲，大洲，大陆 one of the seven large land masses on the earth’s surface, surrounded, or mainly surrounded, by sea and usually consisting of various countries （9 次）
- It was officially opened on March 7,1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent.
cup /kʌp/ 杯子（常带有柄） a small, round container, often with a handle, used for drinking tea, coffee, etc. （9 次）
- There is a cup on the table, too.
diamond /ˈdaɪə.mənd/ 钻石，金刚石 a transparent, extremely hard precious stone that is used in jewellery, and in industry for cutting hard things （9 次）
- They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
display /dɪˈspleɪ/ 布置，排列，陈列 to arrange something or a collection of things so that it can be seen by the public （9 次）
- There was also a great deal of machinery on display.
drunk /drʌŋk/ （drink的过去分词） past participle of drink （9 次）
- During a bullfight, a drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring.
education /ˌedʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 教育;受教育获得的知识 the process of teaching or learning, especially in a school or college, or the knowledge that you get from this （9 次）
- Libraries made education possible, and education in its turn added to libraries: the growth of knowledge followed a kind of compound interest law, which was greatly enhanced by the invention of printing.
engineer /ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪər/ 工程师;工程（或机械）设计人员 a person whose job is to design or build machines, engines, or electrical equipment, or things such as roads, railways, or bridges, using scientific principles （9 次）
- I’m an engineer.
example /ɪɡˈzɑːm.pəl/ 典型；范例；实例 something that is typical of the group of things that it is a member of （9 次）
- Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on display in public places.
existence /ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/ 存在；实有 the fact of something or someone existing （9 次）
- When he denied the train’s existence, I borrowed his copy of the timetable.
factory /ˈfæk.tər.i/ 工厂 a building or set of buildings where large amounts of goods are made using machines （9 次）
- In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.
freedom /ˈfriː.dəm/ 自由;不受限制;自主 the condition or right of being able or allowed to do, say, think, etc. whatever you want to, without being controlled or limited （9 次）
- The dogs have greater freedom, too, for they are allowed to wander outside their enclosure.
hotel /həʊˈtel/ 宾馆，酒店 a building where you pay to have a room to sleep in, and where you can sometimes eat meals （9 次）
- At her London Hotel today Miss Marsh told reporters she might retire.
lake /leɪk/ 湖，湖泊 a large area of water surrounded by land and not connected to the sea except by rivers or streams （9 次）
- In 1948, he went to Lake Kivu in the Congo to observe a new volcano which he later named Kituro.
material /məˈtɪə.ri.əl/ 材料，原料 a physical substance that things can be made from （9 次）
- We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material.
metal /ˈmet.əl/ 金属;合金 a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat can travel （9 次）
- Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house.
parcel /ˈpɑː.səl/ 包裹，邮包 an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper, especially so that it can be sent by post （9 次）
- They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
porpoise /ˈpɔː.pəs/ 鼠海豚 a mammal that lives in the sea, swims in groups, and looks similar to a dolphin but has a shorter rounder nose （9 次）
- There has long been a superstition among mariners that porpoises will save drowning men by pushing them to the surface, or protect them from sharks by surrounding them in defensive formation.
practice /ˈpræk.tɪs/ 实施，实践 action rather than thought or ideas （9 次）
- On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat – the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.
press /pres/ 按，压；推；挤 to push something firmly, often without causing it to move permanently further away from you （9 次）
- As the neighbours complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in.
prisoner /ˈprɪz.ən.ər/ 犯人，囚犯 a person who is kept in prison as a punishment （9 次）
- When he had killed the guard, the prisoner of war quickly dragged him into the bushes.
product /ˈprɒd.ʌkt/ 产品;产物 something that is made to be sold, usually something that is produced by an industrial process or, less commonly, something that is grown or obtained through farming （9 次）
- In their efforts to persuade us to buy this or that product, advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have classified all our little weaknesses.
railway /ˈreɪl.weɪ/ 铁路，铁道 the metal tracks on which trains run （9 次）
- The railway station was big, black and dark.
result /rɪˈzʌlt/ 结果；后果 something that happens or exists because of something else （9 次）
- As a result, the fish just eat and eat and grow and grow in the lovely warm water.
science /ˈsaɪ.əns/ 科学;自然科学;科学知识 (knowledge from) the careful study of the structure and behaviour of the physical world, especially by watching, measuring, and doing experiments, and the development of theories to describe the results of these activities （9 次）
- Though he was technically a prizefighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prizefighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game.
situation /ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/ 处境，情况，形势 the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time and place （9 次）
- This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
sport /spɔːt/ 体育运动；体育比赛；体育竞技项目 a game, competition, or activity needing physical effort and skill that is played or done according to rules, for enjoyment and/or as a job （9 次）
- Fishing is my favourite sport.
stone /stəʊn/ 石头；石料；石块 the hard, solid substance found in the ground that is often used for building, or a piece of this （9 次）
- To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
sum /sʌm/ 金额 an amount of money （9 次）
- I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here.
tap /tæp/ （常指连续）轻拍，轻叩，轻敲 to hit something gently, and often repeatedly, especially making short, sharp noises （9 次）
- As soon as I tap on the window, you must stop within five feet.’
tourist /ˈtʊə.rɪst/ 旅游者，游客 someone who visits a place for pleasure and interest, usually while on holiday （9 次）
- Are you tourists?
trouble /ˈtrʌb.əl/ 问题，困难，麻烦 problems or difficulties （9 次）
- he has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners.
truth /truːθ/ 真实性 the quality of being true （9 次）
- To tell you the truth, Mrs. Bird, I don’t like chicken either!
tunnel /ˈtʌn.əl/ 隧道；地道；坑道 a long passage under or through the ground, especially one made by people （9 次）
- In 1858, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel.
valley /ˈvæl.i/ 谷;山谷，溪谷 an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it （9 次）
- Our village is in a valley.
wood /wʊd/ 木头;木材;木料;木柴 a hard substance that forms the branches and trunks of trees and can be used as a building material, for making things, or as a fuel （9 次）
- I live in a very old town which is surrounded by beautiful woods.
article /ˈɑː.tɪ.kəl/ （报纸或杂志上的）文章，报道;论文 a piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine, or on the internet （8 次）
- The woman first bought a few small articles.
bar /bɑːr/ 酒吧;酒吧的吧台 a place where drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, are sold and drunk, or the area in such a place where the person serving the drinks stands （8 次）
- A bar of soap.
belief /bɪˈliːf/ 相信；信心；信任 the feeling of being certain that something exists or is true （8 次）
- One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives.
board /bɔːd/ （有特定用途的）薄木板;板;牌子 a thin, flat piece of cut wood or other hard material, often used for a particular purpose （8 次）
- Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened.
body /ˈbɒd.i/ （人或动物的）躯体;身体 the whole physical structure that forms a person or animal （8 次）
- The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.
content /kənˈtent/ 满意的;满足的;知足的 pleased with your situation and not hoping for change or improvement （8 次）
- When she caught up with them, she saw that they had sat down and were going through the contents of the bag, so she ran straight at them.
degree /dɪˈɡriː/ 数量；程度；水平 (an) amount or level of something （8 次）
- To varying degrees, we all have secrets which we do not want even our closest friends to learn, but few of us have skeletons in the cupboard.
dentist /ˈden.tɪst/ 牙科医生 a person whose job is treating people’s teeth （8 次）
- I want to see the dentist, please.
doubt /daʊt/ （尤指对好坏、真实性的）怀疑，疑虑，疑问 (a feeling of) not being certain about something, especially about how good or true it is （8 次）
- There is no doubt that if she had not lost her rudder she would have won the race easily.
echo /ˈek.əʊ/ 回声，回音，回响 a sound that is heard after it has been reflected off a surface such as a wall or a cliff （8 次）
- Not all sounds made by animals serve as language, and we have only to turn to that extraordinary discovery of echo-location in bats to see a case in which the voice plays a strictly utilitarian role.
editor /ˈed.ɪ.tər/ （书的）编辑；（电影电视的）剪辑员；（报刊的）主编 a person who corrects or changes pieces of text or films before they are printed or shown, or a person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine （8 次）
- Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics.
experiment /ɪkˈsper.ɪ.mənt/ 实验；试验；试用 a test done in order to learn something or to discover if something works or is true （8 次）
- Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age.
furniture /ˈfɜː.nɪ.tʃər/ 家具 things such as chairs, tables, beds, cupboards, etc. that are put into a house or other building to make it suitable and comfortable for living or working in （8 次）
- The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved.
guest /ɡest/ 客人，宾客 a person who is staying with you, or a person you have invited to a social occasion, such as a party or a meal （8 次）
- As if this were not enough to reduce you to tears, your husband arrives, unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner.
illness /ˈɪl.nəs/ （身体或精神上的）疾病 a disease of the body or mind （8 次）
- Bagrit foresaw a time when computers would be small enough to hold in the hand, when they would be capable of providing information about traffic jams and suggesting alternative routes, when they would be used in hospitals to help doctors to diagnose illnesses, when they would relieve office workers and accountants of dull, repetitive clerical work.
information /ˌɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/ 情报;资料;消息 facts about a situation, person, event, etc. （8 次）
- From this the captain was able to piece together all the information that had come to light.
inspector /ɪnˈspek.tər/ 检查员；视察员 someone whose job is to officially inspect something （8 次）
- ‘Do you always catch such an early train?’ asked the inspector.
list /lɪst/ 名单，目录；清单 a record of short pieces of information, such as people’s names, usually written or printed with a single thing on each line and often ordered in a way that makes a particular thing easy to find （8 次）
- I’m making a shopping list, Tom.
manager /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒər/ 经理;主管 the person who is responsible for managing an organization （8 次）
- I entered the hotel manager’s office and sat down.
map /mæp/ 地图 a drawing of the earth’s surface, or part of that surface, showing the shape and position of different countries, political borders, natural features such as rivers and mountains, and artificial features such as roads and buildings （8 次）
- Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away.
medicine /ˈmed.ɪ.sən/ 医术;医学 treatment for illness or injury, or the study of this （8 次）
- George studied medicine in his youth.
message /ˈmes.ɪdʒ/ 信息;消息;口信 a short piece of information that you give to a person when you cannot speak to them directly （8 次）
- Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury.
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ 错误；过失 an action, decision, or judgment that produces an unwanted or unintentional result （8 次）
- This letter’s full of mistakes.
model /ˈmɒd.əl/ 模范，典型，榜样 something that a copy can be based on because it is an extremely good example of its type （8 次）
- It’s the most expensive model in the shop.
news /njuːz/ 消息;新闻 information or reports about recent events （8 次）
- That’s good news for Jimmy.
page /peɪdʒ/ （书或报纸杂志的）页，面 a side of one of the pieces of paper in a book, newspaper, or magazine, usually with a number printed on it （8 次）
- I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week.
park /pɑːk/ 公园 a large area of land with grass and trees, usually surrounded by fences or walls, and specially arranged so that people can walk in it for pleasure or children can play in it （8 次）
- It is beside a park.
phone /fəʊn/ 电话 a device that uses either a system of wires along which electrical signals are sent or a system of radio signals to make it possible for you to speak to someone in another place who has a similar device （8 次）
- But I didn’t answer the phone!
pie /paɪ/ 馅饼 a type of food made with meat, vegetables, or fruit covered in pastry and baked （8 次）
- So I decided to make some meat pies.
port /pɔːt/ 港市；港 a town by the sea or by a river that has a harbour, or the harbour itself （8 次）
- This platform would serve as a port and a railway station.
pot /pɒt/ 罐，壶 any of various types of container, usually round, especially one used for cooking food （8 次）
- A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!
prize /praɪz/ 奖;奖赏;奖金 something valuable, such as an amount of money, that is given to someone who succeeds in a competition or game or that is given to someone as a reward for doing very good work （8 次）
- Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!
rule /ruːl/ 规则;法则;规章;条例 an accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed to do （8 次）
- However, boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and a prizefighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match.
standard /ˈstæn.dəd/ 标准，水准，水平 a level of quality （8 次）
- As a great many people will be visiting the country,the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium,and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool.
tent /tent/ 帐篷 a shelter made of canvas or a similar material and supported by poles and ropes, that you can fold up and carry with you （8 次）
- Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field.
tower /taʊər/ 塔;建筑物的塔形部分;塔楼，高楼 a tall, narrow structure, often square or circular, that either forms part of a building or stands alone （8 次）
- On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower.
training /ˈtreɪ.nɪŋ/ 训练;培训 the process of learning the skills you need to do a particular job or activity （8 次）
- Two main techniques have been used for training elephants, which we may call respectively the tough and the gentle.
traveller(或许是 traveler?) （8 次）
- For hundreds of years, St.Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travellers crossing the dangerous Pass.
universe /ˈjuː.nɪ.vɜːs/ 宇宙；天地万物；万象 everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including all the stars, planets, galaxies, etc. in space （8 次）
- The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe.
variety /vəˈraɪ.ə.ti/ 多样化；变化 the characteristic of often changing and being different （8 次）
- The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes as much as twelve feet in length.
vicar /ˈvɪk.ər/ （英国国教的）教区牧师，教区教堂主持 a priest in the Church of England who is in charge of a church and the religious needs of people in a particular area （8 次）
- The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused.
view /vjuː/ 观点;见解;看法 an opinion, belief, or idea, or a way of thinking about something （8 次）
- I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside.
villager /ˈvɪl.ɪ.dʒər/ 村民 a person who lives in a village （8 次）
- Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers, but it was not returned to him.
voice /vɔɪs/ 说话声;嗓音 the sounds that are made when people speak or sing （8 次）
- Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them.
wheel /wiːl/ 轮子；车轮 a circular object connected at the centre to a bar, used for making vehicles or parts of machines move （8 次）
- The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels.
ability /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ （体力或智力方面的）能力;才能，才智 the physical or mental power or skill needed to do something （7 次）
- A cat’s ability to survive falls is based on fact.
account /əˈkaʊnt/ 账户，户头 an arrangement with a bank to keep your money there and to allow you to take it out when you need to （7 次）
- No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy.
actor /ˈæk.tər/ 演员 someone who pretends to be someone else while performing in a film, play, or television or radio programme （7 次）
- Conrad Reeves, the actor?
aim /eɪm/ 目标，目的；意图 a result that your plans or actions are intended to achieve （7 次）
- I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me.
area /ˈeə.ri.ə/ 地区;区域 a particular part of a place, piece of land, or country （7 次）
- This is a “No Parking” area.
army /ˈɑː.mi/ （某国的）陆军，军队 a particular country’s fighting force （7 次）
- He had been obliged to join the army during the Second World War.
beauty /ˈbjuː.ti/ 美，美丽；美人；美景 the quality of being pleasing and attractive, especially to look at （7 次）
- It is a famous beauty spot.
centre(或许是 center?) （7 次）
- He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice springs, a small town in the centre of Australia.
chain /tʃeɪn/ 一连串，一系列（的事物） a set of connected events, usually where one causes the next （7 次）
- It is as if a single unimportant event set up a chain of reactions.
charge /tʃɑːdʒ/ （尤指对某一服务或活动）收费，要价，开价 to ask an amount of money for something, especially a service or activity （7 次）
- I won’t charge you this time.
chip /tʃɪp/ 炸薯条，油炸土豆条 a long, thin piece of potato that is fried and usually eaten hot （7 次）
- Fish and chips has always been a favourite dish in Britain, but as the oceans have been overfished, fish has become more and more expensive.
circumstance /ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/ 条件，情况；情形，形势 a fact or event that makes a situation the way it is （7 次）
- When we use a phrase like ‘it serves him right’, we are, in part, admitting that a certain set of circumstances has enabled justice to act of its own accord.
class /klɑːs/ 班;班级 a group of students who are taught together at school, college, or university （7 次）
- We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?
coat /kəʊt/ （通常指保暖的）外套，外衣，大衣 an outer piece of clothing with sleeves that is worn over other clothes, usually for warmth （7 次）
- My coat and my umbrella please.
coin /kɔɪn/ 硬币；金属货币 a small, round piece of metal, usually silver or copper coloured, that is used as money （7 次）
- When my husband was going into the dining room this morning, he dropped some coins on the floor.
cupboard /ˈkʌb.əd/ 橱柜;壁橱;壁柜 a piece of furniture or a space for storing things, with a door or doors and usually with shelves （7 次）
- There are some in the cupboard.
danger /ˈdeɪn.dʒər/ 危险，风险 the possibility of harm or death to someone （7 次）
- The crowd began to shout, but the drunk was unaware of the danger.
depth /depθ/ 深度 the distance down either from the top of something to the bottom, or to a distance below the top surface of something （7 次）
- Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.
desk /desk/ （常指带抽屉的）书桌，办公桌，写字台 a type of table that you can work at, often one with drawers （7 次）
- He did not look up from his desk when I entered.
detective /dɪˈtek.tɪv/ 侦探 someone whose job is to discover information about crimes and find out who is responsible for them （7 次）
- The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.
direction /daɪˈrek.ʃən/ 方向，朝向 the position towards which someone or something moves or faces （7 次）
- No matter how much we like honey, or how much we have read about the uncanny sense of direction which bees possess, we have a horror of being stung.
dust /dʌst/ 灰尘;尘土;沙土 dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or other substances （7 次）
- Dust the dressing table.
edge /edʒ/ 边，边缘 the outer or furthest point of something （7 次）
- They had rushed up to her while she was having a picnic at the edge of a forest with her children and tried to steal her handbag.
evidence /ˈev.ɪ.dəns/ 证据；证明 one or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true （7 次）
- However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.
exhibition /ˌek.sɪˈbɪʃ.ən/ 展览（会）；表现，显示 an event at which objects such as paintings are shown to the public, a situation in which someone shows a particular skill or quality to the public, or the act of showing these things （7 次）
- Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
expert /ˈek.spɜːt/ 专家;内行;行家 a person with a high level of knowledge or skill relating to a particular subject or activity （7 次）
- Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate.
foreigner /ˈfɒr.ə.nər/ 外国人 a person who comes from another country （7 次）
- ‘I am a foreigner,’ I said.
gaoler(或许是 gambler?) （7 次）
- In the last act, a gaoler would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.
ghost /ɡəʊst/ 鬼，幽灵 the spirit of a dead person, sometimes represented as a pale, almost transparent image of that person that some people believe appears to people who are alive （7 次）
- He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before.
grass /ɡrɑːs/ 草，青草 a low, green plant that grows naturally over a lot of the earth’s surface, having groups of very thin leaves that grow close together in large numbers （7 次）
- It’s running across the grass.
harbour(或许是 harbor?) （7 次）
- We’ll meet him at the harbour early in the morning.
historian /hɪˈstɔː.ri.ən/ 历史学家 someone who writes about or studies history （7 次）
- Future historians will be in a unique position when they come to record the history of our own times.
hobby /ˈhɒb.i/ 业余爱好，嗜好 an activity that someone does for pleasure when they are not working （7 次）
- For him, this will be an entirely new hobby.
journalist /ˈdʒɜː.nə.lɪst/ 新闻记者;报纸撰稿人;广播员 a person who writes news stories or articles for a newspaper or magazine or broadcasts them on radio or television （7 次）
- Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president’s palace in a new African republic.
justice /ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/ 公正，公平；正义 fairness in the way people are dealt with （7 次）
- The word justice is usually associated with courts of law.
king /kɪŋ/ 国王，君王 (the title of) a male ruler of a country, who holds this position because of his royal birth （7 次）
- The Sawyers live at 87 King Street.
leg /leɡ/ 腿，腿部 one of the parts of the body of a human or animal that is used for standing or walking （7 次）
- They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels.
lorry /ˈlɒr.i/ 卡车，货车 a truck （7 次）
- From there, he hitchhiked to Paris in a lorry.
market /ˈmɑː.kɪt/ 买方;市场 the people who might want to buy something, or a part of the world where something is sold （7 次）
- As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest.
middle /ˈmɪd.əl/ 中部，中间；中央；当中 the central point, position, or part （7 次）
- There is a table in the middle of the room.
mine /maɪn/ 我的（所有物）;属于我的（东西）;与我有关的（人） the one(s) belonging to or connected with me （7 次）
- No, that’s not mine.
mouth /maʊθ/ 嘴，口;口腔 the opening in the face of a person or animal, consisting of the lips and the space between them, or the space behind containing the teeth and the tongue （7 次）
- Open your mouth, Jimmy.
mud /mʌd/ 泥，泥土;烂泥，泥浆;淤泥 earth that has been mixed with water （7 次）
- Even under a clear blue sky, the village looked forbidding, as all the houses were built of grey mud bricks.
mummy /ˈmʌm.i/ （儿语）妈妈，妈咪 child’s word for mother （7 次）
- The mummy of an Egyptian woman who died in 800 B.C. has just had an operation.
official /əˈfɪʃ.əl/ 官员的;公职的;公务的 relating to a position of responsibility （7 次）
- Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.
overhead /ˈəʊ.və.hed/ 在头顶上（的）；在空中（的） above your head, usually in the sky （7 次）
- Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she could send a signal.
path /pɑːθ/ 路，小道，小径 a route or track between one place and another, or the direction in which something is moving （7 次）
- He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool.
performance /pəˈfɔː.məns/ 工作情况；业绩；表现；工作性能 how well a person, machine, etc. does a piece of work or an activity （7 次）
- During this time, they will give five performances.
pilot /ˈpaɪ.lət/ 飞行员 a person who flies an aircraft （7 次）
- He’s a pilot.
pipe /paɪp/ 管;管子;管道 a tube inside which liquid or gas flows from one place to another （7 次）
- As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets.
platform /ˈplæt.fɔːm/ 平台 a flat raised area or structure （7 次）
- Which platform?
plenty /ˈplen.ti/ 丰富，充足，大量 (the state of having) enough or more than enough, or a large amount （7 次）
- We’ve got plenty of time.
pocket /ˈpɒk.ɪt/ 衣袋，口袋，兜 a small bag for carrying things in, made of cloth and sewn into the inside or onto the outside of a piece of clothing （7 次）
- Then he put his hand into his pocket, and took out a phrasebook.
possession /pəˈzeʃ.ən/ 拥有，占有；具有 the fact that you have or own something （7 次）
- In the struggle, the strap broke and, with the bag in their possession, both men started running through the trees.
pressure /ˈpreʃ.ər/ 压力 the force you produce when you press something （7 次）
- This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent.
research /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/ 研究;调查;探索 a detailed study of a subject, especially in order to discover (new) information or reach a (new) understanding （7 次）
- Vera’s curious talent was brought to the notice of a scientific research institute in the town of Ulyanovsk, near where she lives, and in April she was given a series of tests by a special commission of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federal Republic.
risk /rɪsk/ 风险;危险 the possibility of something bad happening （7 次）
- Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men.
scientist /ˈsaɪən.tɪst/ 科学家 an expert who studies or works in one of the sciences （7 次）
- Haroun Tazieff, the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world.
sculpture /ˈskʌlp.tʃər/ 雕塑，雕刻;塑像，雕塑品，雕刻品 the art of forming solid objects that represent a thing, person, idea, etc. out of a material such as wood, clay, metal, or stone, or an object made in this way （7 次）
- Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more.
sense /sens/ 官能;感觉;知觉（尤指视觉、听觉、嗅觉、味觉和触觉） an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel （7 次）
- Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour – everybody,that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.
servant /ˈsɜː.vənt/ （尤指旧时的）佣人，仆人 a person who is employed in another person’s house, doing jobs such as cooking and cleaning, especially in the past （7 次）
- If she were alive today she would not be able to air her views on her favourite topic of conversation: domestic servants.
skeleton /ˈskel.ə.tən/ 骨骼，骨架 the frame of bones supporting a human or animal body （7 次）
- The terrible secret is called ‘a skeleton in the cupboard’.
skin /skɪn/ 皮肤;皮 the natural outer layer that covers a person, animal, fruit, etc. （7 次）
- The operation, which lasted for over four hours, proved to be very difficult because of the hard resin which covered the skin.
statue /ˈstætʃ.uː/ （尤指石头或金属的）雕像，雕塑，塑像 an object made from a hard material, especially stone or metal, to look like a person or animal （7 次）
- One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the United States of America in the nineteenth century by the people of France.
suit /suːt/ 一套衣服，套装 a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt that are made from the same material （7 次）
- It doesn’t suit me at all.
sweet /swiːt/ （尤指食物或饮料）甜的 (especially of food or drink) having a taste similar to that of sugar; not bitter or salty （7 次）
- The list included most of the things Hugh loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk, chocolate, and sweets.
top /tɒp/ 顶；顶端；顶部 the highest place or part （7 次）
- The guy next to me Wrote his name at the top of the paper.
trunk /trʌŋk/ 树干 the thick main stem of a tree, from which its branches grow （7 次）
- The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk.
turtle /ˈtɜː.təl/ 龟;海龟 a reptile that lives in the sea and has a thick shell covering its body into which it can move its head and legs for protection. Turtles come onto land in order to lay their eggs. （7 次）
- They are constantly after the turtles, who peacefully submit to all sorts of indignities.
wallet /ˈwɒl.ɪt/ （尤指男士的）钱包，钱夹子 a small folding case for carrying paper money, credit cards and other flat objects, that can be carried in a pocket and is used especially by men （7 次）
- Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office.
youth /juːθ/ 青年时期;年轻，青春 the period of your life when you are young, or the state of being young （7 次）
- ‘I have just arrived in Scotland and I’m staying at a Youth Hostel.’
activity /ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/ 活跃；繁忙；热闹 the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are moving around （6 次）
- My particular experience is largely in oil, and the search for oil has done more to improve deep drilling than any other mining activity.
airport /ˈeə.pɔːt/ 航空站，航空港，机场 a place where aircraft regularly take off and land, with buildings for passengers to wait in （6 次）
- Karen Marsh arrived at London Airport today.
amount /əˈmaʊnt/ （尤指不可数事物的）数量；数额；量；总数 a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted （6 次）
- Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!
ball /bɔːl/ 球;球状物 any object in the shape of a sphere, especially one used as a toy by children or in various sports such as tennis and football （6 次）
- Suddenly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a passing boat.
behaviour(或许是 behavior?) （6 次）
- But the significant thing is not the behaviour of the players but the attitude of the spectators: and, behind the spectators, of the nations who work themselves into furies over these absurd contests, and seriously believe – at any rate for short periods – that running, jumping and kicking a ball are tests of national virtue.
bicycle /ˈbaɪ.sɪ.kəl/ 自行车，单车，脚踏车 a two-wheeled vehicle that you sit on and move by turning the two pedals (= flat parts you press with your feet) （6 次）
- It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day.
breakfast /ˈbrek.fəst/ 早餐 a meal eaten in the morning as the first meal of the day （6 次）
- While we were having breakfast, our little boy, Tommy, found two small coins on the floor.
chimney /ˈtʃɪm.ni/ 烟囱；烟道 a hollow structure that allows the smoke from a fire inside a building to escape to the air outside （6 次）
- The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level.
circle /ˈsɜː.kəl/ 圆;圆圈;圆形 a continuous curved line, the points of which are always the same distance away from a fixed central point, or the area inside such a line （6 次）
- Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties.
community /kəˈmjuː.nə.ti/ 社区;群体;社团，团体，界 the people living in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests, social group, or nationality （6 次）
- Only in a sparsely-populated rural community is it possible to disregard it.
confidence /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/ 自信；信心，把握；信赖，信任 the quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or the future （6 次）
- After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence.
current /ˈkʌr.ənt/ 现时的，当前的;现行的 of the present time （6 次）
- They plunged into the lake, and after loading their gear on an inflatable rubber dinghy, let the current carry them to the other side.
difference /ˈdɪf.ər.əns/ 区别，差别，不同 the way in which two or more things which you are comparing are not the same （6 次）
- It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!
entrance /ˈen.trəns/ 入口;大门（口）;通道 a door, gate, etc. by which you can enter a building or place （6 次）
- The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground.
exercise /ˈek.sə.saɪz/ 体育活动;锻炼;运动 physical activity that you do to make your body strong and healthy （6 次）
- I limited myself to two modest ambitions: to do physical exercise every morning and to read more of an evening.
fashion /ˈfæʃ.ən/ （尤指服装、发式、妆容的）流行款式，时兴式样 a style that is popular at a particular time, especially in clothes, hair, make-up, etc. （6 次）
- They were in fashion last year and the year before last.
fishing /ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/ 钓鱼;捕鱼 the sport or job of catching fish （6 次）
- Fishing is my favourite sport.
football /ˈfʊt.bɔːl/ 足球（运动） a game played between two teams of eleven people, where each team tries to win by kicking a ball into the other team’s goal （6 次）
- Are you doing the football pools, Brain?
forest /ˈfɒr.ɪst/ 森林;林区 a large area of land covered with trees and plants, usually larger than a wood, or the trees and plants themselves （6 次）
- Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men.
gun /ɡʌn/ 枪;炮 a weapon that bullets or shells (= explosive containers) are fired from （6 次）
- As they had brought a spear gun with them, they had plenty to eat.
handbag /ˈhænd.bæɡ/ （尤指女式）手提包，手袋 a small bag for money, keys, make-up, etc., carried especially by women （6 次）
- Is this your handbag?
heart /hɑːt/ 心脏 the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body （6 次）
- If they knew how difficult it was to drill through the hard rock, they would lose heart.
height /haɪt/ 高，高度 the distance from the top to the bottom of something, or the quality of being tall （6 次）
- After taking off, we were flying low over the city and slowly gaining height, when the plane suddenly turned round and flew back to the airport.
humour(或许是 humor?) （6 次）
- Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour – everybody,that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.
income /ˈɪŋ.kʌm/ 收入，收益 money that is earned from doing work or received from investments （6 次）
- He has pointed out that the tree is a useful source of income,as tourists have been coming from all parts of the country to see it.
industry /ˈɪn.də.stri/ 工业;产业;生产制造 the companies and activities involved in the process of producing goods for sale, especially in a factory or special area （6 次）
- Two factors weigh heavily against the effectiveness of scientific research in industry.
kitchen /ˈkɪtʃ.ən/ 厨房 a room where food is kept, prepared, and cooked and where the dishes are washed （6 次）
- Mrs. Smith’s kitchen is small.
language /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/ 语言 a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, and grammar （6 次）
- As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language.
leaf /liːf/ 叶，叶片，叶子，树叶 one of the flat, usually green parts of a plant that are joined at one end to the stem or branch （6 次）
- It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die.
limit /ˈlɪm.ɪt/ 限额；限制；上限 the greatest amount, number, or level of something that is either possible or allowed （6 次）
- Didn’t you see the speed limit?
mass /mæs/ 大量的；大规模的；大批的 having an effect on or involving a large number of people or forming a large amount （6 次）
- They will hardly know which facts to select from the great mass of evidence that steadily accumulates.
master /ˈmɑː.stər/ （动物的）主人 the person who owns, cares for, and controls an animal （6 次）
- Two hours later, I was talking angrily to the station master at Westhaven.
meaning /ˈmiː.nɪŋ/ 意思，意义;含义 The meaning of something is what it expresses or represents. （6 次）
- They had a definite meaning, for they were as near as early man could get to writing.
meat /miːt/ （可食用的）肉 the flesh of an animal when it is used for food （6 次）
- Do you want any meat today.
milk /mɪlk/ 奶;牛奶;羊奶 the white liquid produced by cows, goats, and sheep and used by humans as a drink or for making butter, cheese, etc. （6 次）
- A bottle of milk.
mower /ˈməʊ.ər/ 割草机 a machine for cutting grass （6 次）
- Last spring my wife suggested that I call in a man to look at our lawn mower.
museum /mjuːˈziː.əm/ 博物馆，博物院 a building where objects of historical, scientific, or artistic interest are kept （6 次）
- I visited museums and sat in public gardens.
observation /ˌɒb.zəˈveɪ.ʃən/ 观察;观测;监视 the act of observing something or someone （6 次）
- A burst of activity associated with the laying of submarine cables soon confirmed the Challenger’s observation that many parts of the ocean were two to three miles deep, and the existence of underwater features of considerable magnitude.
orbit /ˈɔː.bɪt/ （天体围绕行星或恒星运行的）轨道 the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or star （6 次）
- Alternatively, if the star were small, the life-supporting planet would have to have a close orbit round it and also provide the perfect conditions for life forms to develop.
pair /peər/ 一对，一双 two things of the same appearance and size that are intended to be used together, or something that consists of two parts joined together （6 次）
- But my sister bought this pair last month.
pattern /ˈpæt.ən/ 方式，形式；模式 a particular way in which something is done, is organized, or happens （6 次）
- They are just pretty patterns.
pile /paɪl/ 摞;垛;堆 objects positioned one on top of another （6 次）
- A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woollen goods.
plain /pleɪn/ 朴素的；不加修饰的；简单的 not decorated in any way; with nothing added （6 次）
- The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.
principle /ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/ 原理;原则 a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens or works （6 次）
- Even if one didn’t know from concrete examples (the 1936 Olympic Games, for instance) that international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred, one could deduce it from general principles.
progress /ˈprəʊ.ɡres/ 进步，进展 movement to an improved or more developed state, or to a forward position （6 次）
- They have been told that rescue operations are progressing smoothly.
reader /ˈriː.dər/ （尤指大量阅读的）读者，爱读书的人 someone who reads for pleasure, especially a person who reads a lot （6 次）
- Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics.
reporter /rɪˈpɔː.tər/ 记者;通讯员 a person whose job is to discover information about news events and describe them for a newspaper or magazine or for radio or television （6 次）
- Karen Marsh:Sensational News!By our reporter,Alan Jones.
request /rɪˈkwest/ （礼貌、正式的）要求，请求 the act of politely or officially asking for something （6 次）
- Up to now, Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other.
role /rəʊl/ 地位;职责;作用;任务 the position or purpose that someone or something has in a situation, organization, society, or relationship （6 次）
- A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in the Bastille for twenty years.
roof /ruːf/ 屋顶;车顶;顶部;盖子 the covering that forms the top of a building, vehicle, etc. （6 次）
- Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.
rubbish /ˈrʌb.ɪʃ/ 垃圾;废弃物 waste material or things that are no longer wanted or needed （6 次）
- Litter baskets have been placed under the trees, but people still throw their rubbish everywhere.
rudder /ˈrʌd.ər/ 舵;方向舵 a flat piece of wood or metal at the back of a boat or aircraft, moved from side to side in order to control the direction of travel （6 次）
- In August, she was struck by a very heavy storm during which her rudder was torn away.
scene /siːn/ 场景，场面;镜头 a part of a play or film in which the action stays in one place for a continuous period of time （6 次）
- It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.
seed /siːd/ 种子 a small, round or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is planted, a new plant can grow （6 次）
- When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly.
series /ˈsɪə.riːz/ 一连串；一系列 a number of similar or related events or things, one following another （6 次）
- The telephone rings and this marks the prelude to an unforeseen series of catastrophes.
shark /ʃɑːk/ 鲨鱼 a large fish that has sharp teeth and a pointed fin on its back （6 次）
- The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes as much as twelve feet in length.
sister /ˈsɪs.tər/ 姐姐，妹妹 a girl or woman who has the same parents as another person （6 次）
- But my sister bought this pair last month.
site /saɪt/ （建筑物的）地点，位置；建筑工地；（某事发生的）地点，现场 a place where something is, was, or will be built, or where something happened, is happening, or will happen （6 次）
- Before it could be transported to the United States, a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built.
sky /skaɪ/ 天，天空 the area above the earth, in which clouds, the sun, etc. can be seen （6 次）
- There are some clouds in the sky, but the sun is shining.
speech /spiːtʃ/ 说话能力;说话;谈话;言语 the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of spoken language （6 次）
- Recently,one of Jeremy’s closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception.
spite /spaɪt/ 尽管;不顾，不管 (used before one fact that makes another fact surprising) despite （6 次）
- In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl.
step /step/ 跨步，迈步；踩，踏 to move by lifting your foot and putting it down in a different place, or to put your foot on or in something （6 次）
- When the bull got close to him, he clumsily stepped aside to let it pass.
task /tɑːsk/ 任务;（尤指经常、不情愿或很难做的）工作;（苦）差事 a piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or with difficulty （6 次）
- But the historian attempting to reconstruct the distant past is always faced with a difficult task.
umbrella /ʌmˈbrel.ə/ 伞；雨伞；阳伞 a device for protection against the rain, consisting of a stick with a folding frame covered in material at one end and usually a handle at the other, or a similar, often larger, device used for protection against the sun （6 次）
- My coat and my umbrella please.
value /ˈvæl.juː/ 价值;价格 the amount of money that can be received for something （6 次）
- In spite of this, many people are confident that’The Revealer’may reveal something of value fairly soon.
victim /ˈvɪk.tɪm/ 受害者;罹难者;牺牲者;牺牲品 someone or something that has been hurt, damaged, or killed or has suffered, either because of the actions of someone or something else, or because of illness or chance （6 次）
- Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims.
volcano /vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/ 火山 a mountain with a large, circular hole at the top through which lava (= hot liquid rock) gases, steam, and dust are or have been forced out （6 次）
- Haroun Tazieff, the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world.
weekend /ˌwiːkˈend/ 周末（周六和周日，有时也包括周五晚上） Saturday and Sunday, or Friday evening until Sunday night; the part of the week in which many people living in the West do not go to work （6 次）
- We’re going to stay at my mother’s for the weekend.
writing /ˈraɪ.tɪŋ/ 笔迹;书法 a person’s style of writing with a pen on paper that can be recognized as their own （6 次）
- Do you have any writing paper?
accident /ˈæk.sɪ.dənt/ 意外；不测；事故 something bad that happens that is not expected or intended and that often damages something or injures someone （5 次）
- Comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serious accidents.
adolescent /ˌæd.əˈles.ənt/ 青少年 a young person who is developing into an adult （5 次）
- Parents are often upset when their children praise the homes of their friends and regard it as a slur on their own cooking, or cleaning, or furniture, and often are foolish enough to let the adolescents see that they are annoyed.
advance /ədˈvɑːns/ （使）前进；使进步，使进展；使发展；促进 to go or move something forward, or to develop or improve something （5 次）
- Both the police and the workmen were grateful to the student for this piece of advance information.
advertiser /ˈæd.və.taɪ.zər/ 刊登广告者，广告客户 a person or business that pays to advertise a product or service （5 次）
- The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme.
aircraft /ˈeə.krɑːft/ 飞机；飞行器，航空器 any vehicle, with or without an engine, that can fly, such as a plane or helicopter （5 次）
- The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.
archaeologist /ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ 考古学家 someone who studies the buildings, graves, tools, and other objects of people who lived in the past （5 次）
- Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
balloon /bəˈluːn/ 气球 a small, thin rubber bag that you blow air into or fill with a light gas until it is round in shape, used for decoration, as a children’s toy, or for other purposes such as medical treatment or scientific research （5 次）
- A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby.
beef /biːf/ 牛肉 the flesh of cattle (= cows), eaten as food （5 次）
- Do you want beef or lamb?
beggar /ˈbeɡ.ər/ 乞丐，叫花子 a poor person who lives by asking others for money or food （5 次）
- Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door.
benefit /ˈben.ɪ.fɪt/ 利益，好处；优势 a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help （5 次）
- Only two stray dogs benefited from all this confusion, for they greedily devoured what was left of the cake.
block /blɒk/ 街区;街段 the distance along a street from where one road crosses it to the place where the next road crosses it, or one part of a street like this, especially in a town or city （5 次）
- Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.
blood /blʌd/ 血，血液 the red liquid that is sent around the body by the heart, and carries oxygen and important substances to organs and tissue, and removes waste products （5 次）
- One poison acts on the nerves, the other on the blood.
bomb /bɒm/ 炸弹;爆炸装置 a weapon that explodes and is used to kill or hurt people or to damage buildings （5 次）
- The police had been told that a bomb had been planted on the plane.
bookcase /ˈbʊk.keɪs/ 书架;书橱 a piece of furniture with shelves to put books on （5 次）
- I’m making a bookcase.
boss /bɒs/ 老板;上司;头儿 the person who is in charge of an organization and who tells others what to do （5 次）
- Can you type this letter for the boss please, Pamela?
brain /breɪn/ 脑，大脑 the organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings, and activity （5 次）
- Are you doing the football pools, Brain?
burglar /ˈbɜː.ɡlər/ 入室窃贼 a person who illegally enters buildings and steals things （5 次）
- Burglar alarms going off at any time of the day or night serve only to annoy passers-by and actually assist burglars to burgle.
canal /kəˈnæl/ 运河;渠 a long, thin stretch of water that is artificially made either for boats to travel along or for taking water from one area to another （5 次）
- The pie committee decided that the best way to transport the dish would be by canal, so they insured it for the trip.
card /kɑːd/ （显示个人信息的）卡片；银行卡；通行证 a small, rectangular piece of card or plastic, often with your signature, photograph, or other information proving who you are, that allows you to do something, such as make a payment, get money from a bank, or enter a particular place （5 次）
- Read Jimmy’s card to me please, Penny.
care /keər/ 保护；照看；照料 the process of protecting someone or something and providing what that person or thing needs （5 次）
- The Officer went through the case with great care.
carpet /ˈkɑː.pɪt/ 地毯;地毯织物 (a shaped piece of) thick material used for covering floors （5 次）
- ‘This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,’ she said.
cent /sent/ 美分;分币 a unit of money worth 0.01 of a dollar, or a coin with this value （5 次）
- It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost, together with a note which said:’A thief, yes, but only 50 per cent a thief!’
chair /tʃeər/ 椅子 a seat for one person that has a back, usually four legs, and sometimes two arms （5 次）
- Put it on this chair.
chicken /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/ 鸡;鸡肉 a type of bird kept on a farm for its eggs or its meat, or the meat of this bird that is cooked and eaten （5 次）
- Do you want a chicken, Mrs. Bird?
chocolate /ˈtʃɒk.lət/ 巧克力;巧克力糖 a sweet, usually brown, food made from cacao seeds, that is usually sold in a block and is often used as a flavour for desserts, drinks, etc. （5 次）
- A bar of Chocolate.
church /tʃɜːtʃ/ 教堂，礼拜堂 a building for Christian religious activities （5 次）
- The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation.
climate /ˈklaɪ.mət/ 气候 the general weather conditions usually found in a particular place （5 次）
- What’s the climate like in your country?
climber /ˈklaɪ.mər/ 攀登者;登山者 someone who climbs mountains for sport （5 次）
- For him, caves have the same peculiar fascination which high mountains have for the climber.
coast /kəʊst/ 海岸;沿海地区 the land next to or close to the sea （5 次）
- One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm.
collector /kəˈlek.tər/ 收集者;收藏者;收藏家 someone who collects objects because they are beautiful, valuable, or interesting （5 次）
- As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape.
conductor /kənˈdʌk.tər/ （合唱团、乐队等的）指挥 someone who directs the performance of musicians or a piece of music （5 次）
- ‘I’m going to Woodford Green,’ I said to the conductor as I got on the
conversation /ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən/ 交谈，谈话，对话 (a) talk between two or more people in which thoughts, feelings, and ideas are expressed, questions are asked and answered, or news and information is exchanged （5 次）
- It’s our favourite subject of conversation.
countryside /ˈkʌn.tri.saɪd/ 农村，乡下;郊外 land not in towns, cities, or industrial areas, that is either used for farming or left in its natural condition （5 次）
- I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside.
crop /krɒp/ 庄稼，作物；收成，收获量 (the total amount collected of) a plant such as a grain, fruit, or vegetable grown in large amounts （5 次）
- Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante,tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.
cry /kraɪ/ 哭，哭泣;流泪 to produce tears as the result of a strong emotion, such as unhappiness or pain （5 次）
- The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.
department /dɪˈpɑːt.mənt/ （组织或机构中的）部，系，处，科，室 a part of an organization such as a school, business, or government that deals with a particular area of study or work （5 次）
- John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains of wallet and the money to the special department of the Bank of England in Newcastle: the Mutilate Ladies!
desert /ˈdez.ət/ 沙漠，荒漠 an area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not many plants （5 次）
- Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island.
despair /dɪˈspeər/ 绝望 the feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worrying situation （5 次）
- In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.
destination /ˌdes.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ 目的地;终点 the place where someone is going or where something is being sent or taken （5 次）
- Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted.
detail /ˈdiː.teɪl/ 消息;细节 a single piece of information or fact about something （5 次）
- Acting on the contention that facts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by publishing details about their private lives.
diet /ˈdaɪ.ət/ （日常）饮食 the food and drink usually eaten or drunk by a person or group （5 次）
- My friend, Hugh, has always been fat, but things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet.
enemy /ˈen.ə.mi/ 敌人;仇敌;反对者 a person who hates or opposes another person and tries to harm them or stop them from doing something （5 次）
- The Karen had been sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine.
energy /ˈen.ə.dʒi/ 精力；活力；干劲 the power and ability to be physically and mentally active （5 次）
- Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy, but unfortunately not all of us are born handymen.
environment /ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/ 自然环境 the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plants live （5 次）
- It was Hart who created the basic formula of the Western film, and devised the protagonist he played in every film he made, the good-bad man, the accidental, noble outlaw, or the honest, but framed cowboy, or the sheriff made suspect by vicious gossip; in short, the individual in conflict with himself and his frontier environment.
event /ɪˈvent/ （尤指重大或不寻常的）事情，事件 anything that happens, especially something important or unusual （5 次）
- It is as if a single unimportant event set up a chain of reactions.
excitement /ɪkˈsaɪt.mənt/ 激动，兴奋；令人兴奋的事情 a feeling of being excited, or an exciting event （5 次）
- A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began.
expense /ɪkˈspens/ 花钱;支付;耗费 the use of money, time, or effort （5 次）
- They could be saved so much misery and expense if they chose to live in the city where they rightly belong.
extent /ɪkˈstent/ 面积，范围；长度；数量 area or length; amount （5 次）
- This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent.
extreme /ɪkˈstriːm/ 极大的；极度的；极端的 very large in amount or degree （5 次）
- Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics.
factor /ˈfæk.tər/ 因素；要素 a fact or situation that influences the result of something （5 次）
- Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentiful supply of food thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs; the total absence of fishing boats around the oil rigs.
faith /feɪθ/ 信任;信心 great trust or confidence in something or someone （5 次）
- After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables.
fame /feɪm/ 名声，名气;声誉，名望 the state of being known or recognized by many people because of your achievements, skills, etc. （5 次）
- Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing match when he was only fourteen years old.
fax /fæks/ 传真件，传真电文，传真信件 (a copy of) a document that travels in electronic form along a phone line and is then printed on paper （5 次）
- The editor at once sent the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.
finger /ˈfɪŋ.ɡər/ （尤指除大拇指之外的）手指 any of the long, thin, separate parts of the hand, especially those that are not thumbs （5 次）
- I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.
flood /flʌd/ （使）充满水;（使）淹没 to cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems （5 次）
- Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.
hammer /ˈhæm.ər/ 锤子，榔头 a tool consisting of a piece of metal with a flat end that is fixed onto the end of a long, thin, usually wooden handle, used for hitting things （5 次）
- Give me that hammer please, Dan.
hill /hɪl/ 小山，丘陵 an area of land that is higher than the surrounding land （5 次）
- It is between two hills.
holer(或许是 hoer?) （5 次）
- It is impossible to give a satisfactory explanation for a pot-holer’s motives.
hovercraft /ˈhɒv.ə.krɑːft/ 气垫船 a vehicle that travels quickly just above the surface of water or land by producing a current of air under it to support it （5 次）
- Many strange new means of transport have been developed in our century, the strangest of them being perhaps the hovercraft.
impression /ɪmˈpreʃ.ən/ 印象;感想 an idea or opinion of what something or someone is like （5 次）
- The sudden movement of the door made it sway slightly and it gave me the impression that it was about to leap out at me.
investment /ɪnˈvest.mənt/ 投资（付诸金钱、努力、时间等以求得到利润或取得成就某事的有利条件）;投资物，投资额 the act of putting money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or get an advantage, or the money, effort, time, etc. used to do this （5 次）
- The serious investor needs a proper ‘portfolio’ –a well-planned selection of investments, with a definite structure and a clear aim.
item /ˈaɪ.təm/ 条，项目 something that is part of a list or group of things （5 次）
- Nothing of value was found, but the numerous items which were brought to the surface proved to be of great interest.
lawyer /ˈlɔɪ.ər/ 律师 someone whose job is to give advice to people about the law and speak for them in court （5 次）
- Tony worked in a lawyer’s office years ago, but he is now working at a bank.
loss /lɒs/ 丧失，失去，失落 the fact that you no longer have something or have less of something （5 次）
- He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money.
magazine /ˌmæɡ.əˈziːn/ 杂志，期刊 a type of thin book with large pages and a paper cover that contains articles and photographs and is published every week or month （5 次）
- There are some magazines on the television.
memory /ˈmem.ər.i/ 记忆力，记性 the ability to remember information, experiences, and people （5 次）
- When he died at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a picture painted which was dedicated to the memory of ‘the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue’.
mirror /ˈmɪr.ər/ 镜，镜子 a piece of glass with a shiny, metal-covered back that reflects light, producing an image of whatever is in front of it （5 次）
- ‘You needn’t be so rude about it,’ my wife answered as she looked at herself in the mirror.
monastery /ˈmɒn.ə.stri/ 修道院;寺院 a building in which monks live and worship （5 次）
- The famous monastery of St.Bernard, which was founded in the eleventh century, lies about a mile away.
mystery /ˈmɪs.tər.i/ 神秘的事物，难以理解的事物，谜 something strange or not known that has not yet been explained or understood （5 次）
- In this way, he was able to solve the mystery.
nerve /nɜːv/ 神经 a group of long, thin fibres (= structures like threads) that carry information or instructions between the brain and other parts of the body （5 次）
- After reading an article entitled ‘Cigarette Smoking and Your Health’ I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves.
opportunity /ˌɒp.əˈtʃuː.nə.ti/ 机遇，时机，机会；可能性 an occasion or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of doing something （5 次）
- Perhaps there is an element of truth in both these pictures, but few of us have had the opportunity to find out.
painting /ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/ （使用颜料的）绘画，油画 a picture made using paint （5 次）
- On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings.
particle /ˈpɑː.tɪ.kəl/ 小品词，语助词 a word or a part of a word that has a grammatical purpose but often has little or no meaning （5 次）
- Even a telescope in orbit round the earth, like the very successful Hubble telescope, would not be suitable because of the dust particles in our solar system.
perfume /ˈpɜː.fjuːm/ 香水 a liquid with a pleasant smell, usually made from oils taken from flowers or spices and often used on the skin （5 次）
- Perfume, eh?’ he asked sarcastically.
pollution /pəˈluː.ʃən/ 污染 damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste （5 次）
- Pollution is the price we pay for an overpopulated, over industrialized planet.
potato /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ 马铃薯，土豆 a round vegetable that grows underground and has white flesh with light brown, red, or pink skin, or the plant on which these grow （5 次）
- We haven’t got many tomatoes, but we’ve got a lot of potatoes.
protection /prəˈtek.ʃən/ 保护；受保护 the act of protecting or state of being protected （5 次）
- There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for ‘protection’.
raid /reɪd/ （通常由一小队人发起的）突袭，袭击 a short sudden attack, usually by a small group of people （5 次）
- The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
resolution /ˌrez.əˈluː.ʃən/ 决议;正式决定 an official decision that is made after a group or organization has voted （5 次）
- The New Year is a time for resolutions.
rig /rɪɡ/ （采取不正当的手段）操纵;对…做手脚 to arrange dishonestly for the result of something, for example an election, to be changed （5 次）
- So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oil rigs.
rope /rəʊp/ 粗绳;缆绳;绳索 (a piece of) strong, thick string made of long twisted threads （5 次）
- The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
sheet /ʃiːt/ 床单 a large piece of thin cloth used on a bed for sleeping on or under （5 次）
- Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.
shelf /ʃelf/ （通常指固定在墙上或橱柜中的）搁板，架子 a long, flat board fixed horizontally, usually against a wall or inside a cupboard so that objects can be stored on it （5 次）
- The ones on the shelf.
sheriff /ˈʃer.ɪf/ （美国的）县治安官 in the US, an official whose job is to be in charge of performing the orders of the law courts and making certain that the laws are obeyed within a particular county （5 次）
- ‘I’m sheriff here.
shoe /ʃuː/ 鞋 one of a pair of coverings for your feet, usually made of a strong material such as leather, with a thick leather or plastic sole (= base) and usually a heel （5 次）
- Do you have any shoes like these?
snow /snəʊ/ 雪;积雪 the small, soft, white pieces of ice that sometimes fall from the sky when it is cold, or the white layer on the ground and other surfaces that it forms （5 次）
- It snows sometimes.
sugar /ˈʃʊɡ.ər/ 糖，食糖;（尤指）蔗糖 a sweet substance especially from the plants sugar cane and sugar beet, used to make food and drinks sweet （5 次）
- A pound of sugar.
suitcase /ˈsuːt.keɪs/ （旅行用的）手提箱 a large, rectangular container with a handle, for carrying clothes and possessions while travelling （5 次）
- We’re packing our suitcases.
temperature /ˈtem.prə.tʃər/ 温度;体温 the measured amount of heat in a place or in the body （5 次）
- Does he have a temperature, doctor?
term /tɜːm/ 期，期限 the fixed period of time that something lasts for （5 次）
- Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us.
tin /tɪn/ 锡 a chemical element that is a silver-coloured metal, often combined with other metals or used to cover and protect other metals （5 次）
- And a tin of tobacco.
tooth /tuːθ/ 牙，牙齿 one of the hard, white objects in the mouth that are used for biting and chewing (= crushing food) （5 次）
- My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while.
tramp /træmp/ 流浪汉;流浪乞丐 a person with no home, job, or money who travels around and asks for money from other people （5 次）
- Tramps seem to be the only exception to this general rule.
university /ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜː.sə.ti/ 大学 a place where people study for an undergraduate (= first) or postgraduate (= higher level) degree （5 次）
- Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts.
vegetable /ˈvedʒ.tə.bəl/ 蔬菜 a plant, root, seed, or pod that is used as food, especially in dishes that are not sweet （5 次）
- What about vegetables?
wine /waɪn/ 葡萄酒;果酒 an alcoholic drink that is usually made from grapes, but can also be made from other fruits or flowers. It is made by fermenting the fruit with water and sugar （5 次）
- Have we got any beer and wine?
wire /waɪər/ 金属丝;金属线 a piece of thin metal thread that can be bent, used for fastening things and for making particular types of objects that are strong but can bend （5 次）
- He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line.
actress /ˈæk.trəs/ 女演员 a woman who pretends to be someone else while performing in a film, play, or television programme （4 次）
- It must be Karen Marsh,the actress.
advantage /ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/ 有利条件，有利因素；优势；好处 a condition giving a greater chance of success （4 次）
- I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.
advice /ədˈvaɪs/ 意见;忠告;劝告 an opinion that someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in a particular situation （4 次）
- That’s very good advice!
alarm /əˈlɑːm/ 警报 a warning of danger, usually a loud noise or flashing light （4 次）
- After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
amusement /əˈmjuːz.mənt/ 开心，愉悦，快乐 the feeling of being entertained or made to laugh （4 次）
- They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.
apparatus /ˌæp.əˈreɪ.təs/ 设备;仪器;装置;用具 a set of equipment or tools or a machine that is used for a particular purpose （4 次）
- So was born the echo-sounding apparatus, now in general use in ships.
arcade /ɑːˈkeɪd/ （两旁有商店的）拱廊商业街 a covered area or passage in which there are shops （4 次）
- The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
aristocrat /ˈær.ɪ.stə.kræt/ 贵族;贵族成员 a person of high social rank who belongs to the aristocracy （4 次）
- A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in the Bastille for twenty years.
arrival /əˈraɪ.vəl/ 到达;到来;来临 the fact of arriving somewhere （4 次）
- The porter went to fetch one and arrived back with the station master, who produced it with a flourish and pointed out a microscopic ‘o’ beside the time of the arrival of the train at his station; this little ‘o’ indicated that the train only stopped for mail.
astronaut /ˈæs.trə.nɔːt/ 宇航员，航天员 a person who has been trained for travelling in space （4 次）
- NASA is now going to put the telescope right, so it will soon be sending up four astronauts to repair it.
battle /ˈbæt.əl/ 战斗;战役;战争 a fight between armed forces （4 次）
- But Alfred had deduced that the Danes were no longer fit for prolonged battle: and that their commissariat had no organization, but depended on irregular raids.
bell /bel/ （电）门铃 an electrical device that makes a ringing sound when you press a button （4 次）
- I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Hugh was still as fat as ever.
belonging /bɪˈlɒŋ.ɪŋ/ 归属感 a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group and having a good relationship with the other members of the group because they welcome you and accept you （4 次）
- The chest contained the personal belongings of a seaman, Alan Fielding.
birth /bɜːθ/ 出生 the time when a baby or young animal comes out of its mother’s body （4 次）
- The day after the birth of the five children, an aeroplane arrived in Aberdeen bringing sixty reporters and photographers.
boulder /ˈbəʊl.dər/ 巨石 a very large rock （4 次）
- Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed.
bull /bʊl/ 公牛;雄象;雄鲸 a male cow, or the male of particular animals such as the elephant or the whale （4 次）
- The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap.
businessman /ˈbɪz.nɪs.mən/ （尤指公司高层的）商界人士;实业家 a man who works in business, especially one who has a high position in a company （4 次）
- Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman.
butcher /ˈbʊtʃ.ər/ 肉商，肉贩 a person who sells meat in a shop （4 次）
- Were you at the butcher’s?
cable /ˈkeɪ.bəl/ （传输电、电话信号等的）电缆 a set of wires, covered by plastic, that carries electricity, phone signals, etc. （4 次）
- Two great towers support four huge cables.
cake /keɪk/ 蛋糕 a sweet food made with a mixture of flour, eggs, fat, and sugar （4 次）
- His wife was sitting beside him holding a large cake.
cheese /tʃiːz/ 奶酪，干酪 a food made from milk, or from a milk-like substance taken from plants, that can be either firm or soft and is usually yellow or white in colour （4 次）
- A piece of cheese.
cheque(或许是 exchequer?) （4 次）
- When anyone opens a current account at a bank, he is lending the bank money, repayment of which he may demand at any time either in cash or by drawing a cheque in favour of another person.
chest /tʃest/ 胸膛，胸部;胸腔 the upper front part of the body of humans and some animals, between the stomach and the neck, containing the heart and lungs （4 次）
- The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the bottom.
citizen /ˈsɪt.ɪ.zən/ 公民;市民，城镇居民 a person who is a member of a particular country and who has rights because of being born there or because of being given rights, or a person who lives in a particular town or city （4 次）
- Sweden has evolved an excellent system for protecting the individual citizen from highhanded or incompetent public officers.
cloud /klaʊd/ 云 a grey or white mass in the sky, made up of very small floating drops of water （4 次）
- There are some clouds in the sky, but the sun is shining.
collection /kəˈlek.ʃən/ 收藏品;收集物 a group of objects of one type that have been collected by one person or in one place （4 次）
- He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing.
college /ˈkɒl.ɪdʒ/ 大学 a university where you can study for an undergraduate (= first) degree （4 次）
- There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges.
committee /kəˈmɪt.i/ （代表较大的组织决策或搜集信息的）委员会 a small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and either make decisions or collect information for it （4 次）
- The pie committee decided that the best way to transport the dish would be by canal, so they insured it for the trip.
concept /ˈkɒn.sept/ 原则;概念;观念;想法 a principle or idea （4 次）
- There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract concept.
conclusion /kənˈkluː.ʒən/ 结局；结尾；结果 the final part of something （4 次）
- In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences – most of them wildly improbable.
contrast /ˈkɒn.trɑːst/ 差别，差异；对照，对比 an obvious difference between two or more things （4 次）
- It’s as if they were in some sense cosmic beings in violent and lovely contrast with us suburban creatures.
copy /ˈkɒp.i/ 复制;临摹;模仿，效仿 to produce something so that it is the same as an original piece of work （4 次）
- But the copy he gave him had not been written out in full as usual.
counter /ˈkaʊn.tər/ 柜台 a long, flat, narrow surface or table in a shop, bank, restaurant, etc. at which people are served （4 次）
- The lady who is standing behind the counter.
crest /krest/ （浪、山等的）峰，顶，尖 the top or highest part of something such as a wave or a hill （4 次）
- The basic features include a crest (the highest point of the wave), a trough (the lowest point), a height (the vertical distance from the trough to the crest), a wave length (the horizontal distance between two wave crests), and a period (which is the time it takes awave crest to travel one wave length).
crockery /ˈkrɒk.ər.i/ 陶器;瓦器 cups, plates, bowls, etc., used to serve food and drink, especially made of china （4 次）
- While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the tablecloth off the table, smashing half your best crockery and cutting himself in the process.
dealer /ˈdiː.lər/ 商人，商贩 a person who trades in something （4 次）
- To do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer.
deck /dek/ 甲板，舱面 a flat area for walking on, built across the space between the sides of a boat （4 次）
- Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
deposit /dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/ 留下;存放 to leave something somewhere （4 次）
- You can pay a deposit of thirty pounds, and then fourteen pounds a month for three years.
descent /dɪˈsent/ 血缘关系，家族关系;祖先;出身 the state or fact of being related to a particular person or group of people who lived in the past （4 次）
- It can take as long as eight days to rig up rope ladders and to establish supply bases before a descent can be made into a very deep cave.
dining /daɪn/ 吃正餐;吃晚饭 to eat the main meal of the day, usually in the evening （4 次）
- When my husband was going into the dining room this morning, he dropped some coins on the floor.
discipline /ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/ 训导;训练;纪律;约束 training that makes people more willing to obey or more able to control themselves, often in the form of rules, and punishments if these are broken, or the behaviour produced by this training （4 次）
- The self-discipline required to drag myself out of bed eleven minutes earlier than usual was considerable.
dismay /dɪˈsmeɪ/ 沮丧，灰心，失望 a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment （4 次）
- I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.
dustman /ˈdʌst.mən/ （清运垃圾的）清洁工人 a person whose job is to empty people’s dustbins and take the rubbish away （4 次）
- This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
dweller /ˈdwel.ər/ 城市／城镇／洞穴等居民 a person who lives in a city, town, cave, etc. （4 次）
- The city dweller never experiences anxieties of this sort.
earthquake /ˈɜːθ.kweɪk/ 地震 a sudden violent movement of the earth’s surface, sometimes causing great damage （4 次）
- An earthquake comes like a thief in the night, without warning.
element /ˈel.ɪ.mənt/ 部分;部件;要素 a part of something （4 次）
- Perhaps there is an element of truth in both these pictures, but few of us have had the opportunity to find out.
equipment /ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/ 设备;器材;用具 the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose （4 次）
- It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.
error /ˈer.ər/ 错误；谬误；差错 a mistake （4 次）
- We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our bad old ways.
fascination /ˌfæs.ənˈeɪ.ʃən/ 入迷；着迷 the fact of finding someone or something fascinating （4 次）
- Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people.
fathom /ˈfæð.əm/ 英寻（测量水深单位，合1.8米或6英尺） a unit for measuring the depth of water, equal to 1.8 metres or 6 feet （4 次）
- Sir James Clark Ross had obtained a sounding of over 2, 400 fathoms in 1839, but it was not until 1869, when H.M.S.Porcupine was put at the disposal of the Royal Society for several cruises that a series of deep soundings was obtained in the Atlantic and the first samples were collected by dredging the bottom.
favour(或许是 favor?) （4 次）
- The man said that the pen was worth $50, but as a special favour, he would let me have it for $30.
feature /ˈfiː.tʃər/ 特色，特征，特点 a typical quality or an important part of something （4 次）
- Errors and uncertainties multiply, cascading upward through a chain of turbulent features, from dust devils and squalls up to continent-size eddies that only satellites can see.
festival /ˈfes.tɪ.vəl/ 节日；节期 a special day or period, usually in memory of a religious event, with its own social activities, food, or ceremonies （4 次）
- A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.
fireman /ˈfaɪə.mən/ 消防队员 a man whose job is to stop unwanted fires from burning （4 次）
- At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California.
fortune /ˈfɔː.tʃuːn/ 一大笔钱；大量财产 a large amount of money, goods, property, etc. （4 次）
- At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller called Madam Bellinsky.
frequency /ˈfriː.kwən.si/ （事件发生的）频度，次数;频繁 the number of times something happens within a particular period, or the fact of something happening often or a large number or times （4 次）
- She always referred to them as ‘the shifting population’, for they came and went with such frequency that I never even got a chance to learn their names.
function /ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/ 功能，用途；职责 the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of a person) （4 次）
- Though these large machines still exist, many of their functions have been taken over by small powerful personal computers, commonly known as PCs.
gentleman /ˈdʒen.təl.mən/ 先生（对男士的礼貌称呼） a polite way of talking to or referring to a man （4 次）
- Did you serve this gentleman half an hour ago, Caroline?
gift /ɡɪft/ 礼物;赠品 a present or something that is given （4 次）
- All those who have contributed towards the gift will sign their names in a large album which will be sent to the headmaster’s home.
glimpse /ɡlɪmps/ 看一看;瞥见 to see something or someone for a very short time or only partly （4 次）
- When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake.
gravity /ˈɡræv.ə.ti/ （尤指地球的）重力，引力，地心引力 the force that attracts objects towards one another, especially the force that makes things fall to the ground （4 次）
- He mentally visualizes a complex form from all round itself; he knows while he looks at one side what the other side is like; he identifies himself with its centre of gravity, its mass, its weight; he realizes its volume as the space that the shape displaces in the air.
growth /ɡrəʊθ/ 成长；生长；发育 The growth of a person, animal, or plant is its process of increasing in size. （4 次）
- Libraries made education possible, and education in its turn added to libraries: the growth of knowledge followed a kind of compound interest law, which was greatly enhanced by the invention of printing.
guard /ɡɑːd/ 卫兵，警卫；看守，守卫 a person or group of people whose job is to protect a person, place, or thing from danger or attack, or to prevent a person such as a criminal from escaping （4 次）
- While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel.
hero /ˈhɪə.rəʊ/ 英雄 a person who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved something great （4 次）
- In spite of this, the Italians regarded him as a sort of hero.
horse /hɔːs/ 马 a large animal with four legs that people ride on or use for carrying things or pulling vehicles （4 次）
- It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail.
housework /ˈhaʊs.wɜːk/ 家务 the work of keeping a house clean and tidy （4 次）
- She does the housework.
influence /ˈɪn.flu.əns/ 影响，作用；有影响的人（或物） the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this （4 次）
- No one can avoid being influenced by advertisements.
inhabitant /ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tənt/ （某地的）居民，栖居动物 a person or animal that lives in a particular place （4 次）
- Hans returned to his family home, but the house had been bombed and no one in the neighbourhood knew what had become of the inhabitants.
instruction /ɪnˈstrʌk.ʃən/ 指示，命令，吩咐 something that someone tells you to do （4 次）
- She withdrew $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper’s instructions.
interval /ˈɪn.tə.vəl/ 间隔;间距 a period between two events or times （4 次）
- A sound made by tapping on the hull of a ship will be reflected from the sea bottom, and by measuring the time interval between the taps and the receipt of the echoes the depth of the sea at that point can be calculated.
lantern /ˈlæn.tən/ 灯笼；提灯 a light inside a container that has a handle for holding it or hanging it up, or the container itself （4 次）
- Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way.
lawn /lɔːn/ （尤指房屋附近或公园的）草地，草坪 an area of grass, especially near to a house or in a park, that is cut regularly to keep it short （4 次）
- Last spring my wife suggested that I call in a man to look at our lawn mower.
left /left/ 左边的，左侧的 on or towards the side of your body that is to the west when you are facing north （4 次）
- It is on the left.
level /ˈlev.əl/ 高度 the height of something （4 次）
- The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level.
link /lɪŋk/ 联系，关联；关系 a connection between two people, things, or ideas （4 次）
- One of the links in the chain that drives the wheels had snapped.
lock /lɒk/ 锁，门锁 a device that prevents something such as a door from being opened and can only be opened with a key （4 次）
- She was thinking that she must reprimand her home help the next morning for such a monstrous piece of negligence, when she remembered that she had gone shopping after the home help had left and she knew that she had turned both keys in their locks.
mammoth /ˈmæm.əθ/ 巨大的；庞大的 extremely large （4 次）
- Historians have long been puzzled by dots, lines and symbols which have been engraved on walls, bones, and the ivory tusks of mammoths.
manner /ˈmæn.ər/ 方式，方法 the way in which something is done （4 次）
- It is true that during their explorations they often faced difficulties and dangers of the most perilous nature, equipped in a manner which would make a modern climber shudder at the thought, but they did not go out of their way to court such excitement.
mattress /ˈmæt.rəs/ 床垫，褥垫 the part of a bed, made of a strong cloth cover filled with firm material, that makes the bed comfortable to lie on （4 次）
- For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress.
measure /ˈmeʒ.ər/ 量，测量;计量 to discover the exact size or amount of something （4 次）
- This time, he managed to climb into the mouth of Kituro so that he could take photographs and measure temperatures.
member /ˈmem.bər/ 成员，一分子 a person, animal, or thing that is part of a group （4 次）
- You know he’s a member of the Y.H.A.
mess /mes/ 肮脏;杂乱;不整洁的人 Mess or a mess is something or someone that looks dirty or untidy. （4 次）
- Excuse the mess, Sam.
mosquito /məˈskiː.təʊ/ 蚊 a small flying insect that bites people and animals and sucks their blood （4 次）
- Later it was found that there was a type of mosquito which acted as the carrier of this disease and passed it on to the rabbits.
necessity /nəˈses.ə.ti/ 必要，需要 the need for something （4 次）
- The shape and dimensions of the skyscrapers depend entirely on the necessity of obtaining the maximum income per square foot of ground, and of offering to the tenants offices and apartments that please them.
obstacle /ˈɒb.stə.kəl/ 障碍；阻碍；妨碍 something that blocks you so that movement, going forward, or action is prevented or made more difficult （4 次）
- What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared,giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes.
oxygen /ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒən/ 氧，氧气 a chemical element that is a gas with no smell or colour. Oxygen forms a large part of the air on earth, and is needed by animals and plants to live. （4 次）
- While the five babies were still quietly sleeping in oxygen tents in a hospital nursery, their parents were paying the price for fame.
petrol /ˈpet.rəl/ 汽油 a liquid obtained from petroleum, used especially as a fuel for cars and other vehicles （4 次）
- The petrol had nearly all been used up.
phase /feɪz/ （发展或变化的）阶段，时期 any stage in a series of events or in a process of development （4 次）
- They have found that it is connected with the passage of days and the phases of the moon.
picnic /ˈpɪk.nɪk/ 野餐;供野餐吃的食品 an occasion when you have an informal meal of sandwiches, etc. outside, or the food itself （4 次）
- They had rushed up to her while she was having a picnic at the edge of a forest with her children and tried to steal her handbag.
pity /ˈpɪt.i/ 同情，怜悯 a feeling of sadness or sympathy for someone else’s unhappiness or difficult situation （4 次）
- What a pity!
portfolio /ˌpɔːtˈfəʊ.li.əʊ/ 公文包;文件夹 a large, thin case used for carrying drawings, documents, etc. （4 次）
- The serious investor needs a proper ‘portfolio’ –a well-planned selection of investments, with a definite structure and a clear aim.
position /pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ 位置，方位，地点 the place where something or someone is, often in relation to other things （4 次）
- Future historians will be in a unique position when they come to record the history of our own times.
possibility /ˌpɒs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ 可能（性） a chance that something may happen or be true （4 次）
- Many people in industry and the Services, who have practical experience of noise, regard any investigation of this question as a waste of time; they are not prepared even to admit the possibility that noise affects people.
post /pəʊst/ 邮件 letters, etc. that are delivered to homes or places of work （4 次）
- I drove it into a lamp-post.
presence /ˈprez.əns/ 出席，在场;（事物的）存在，出现 the fact that someone or something is in a place （4 次）
- We enjoy staring at them, entranced as they go about their business, unaware (we hope) of our presence.
pupil /ˈpjuː.pəl/ 学生，（尤指）小学生 a person, especially a child at school, who is being taught （4 次）
- Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion.
quantity /ˈkwɒn.tə.ti/ （尤指可测量或确定的）量，数量，分量 the amount or number of something, especially that can be measured （4 次）
- The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes.
ray /reɪ/ 光线，光束;（热能等的）辐射线 a narrow beam of light, heat, etc. travelling in a straight line from its place of origin （4 次）
- I’m sure that you need an X-ray, Andy.
reading /ˈriː.dɪŋ/ 读，阅读;读书 the skill or activity of getting information from books （4 次）
- Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep.
refrigerator /rɪˈfrɪdʒ.ər.eɪ.tər/ 冰箱，电冰箱 a piece of kitchen equipment that uses electricity to preserve food at a cold temperature （4 次）
- There is a refrigerator in the kitchen.
relative /ˈrel.ə.tɪv/ 亲戚，亲属 a member of your family （4 次）
- Then Dr.Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient. ‘
resistance /rɪˈzɪs.təns/ 抵抗;反抗;反对 the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to accept something （4 次）
- This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.
resource /rɪˈzɔːs/ 资源;财力;素质 a useful or valuable possession or quality of a country, organization, or person （4 次）
- This increases the expense of government, and reduces correspondingly the amount of economic resources that could be used for developing the country.
response /rɪˈspɒns/ 回答;回应，反应 an answer or reaction （4 次）
- Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody.
ride /raɪd/ 骑（自行车、摩托车或马等） to sit on something such as a bicycle, motorbike, or horse and travel along on it controlling its movements （4 次）
- Many owners of private cars are going to offer ‘free rides’ to people on their way to work.
route /ruːt/ 路线；路途；航线 a particular way or direction between places （4 次）
- Bagrit foresaw a time when computers would be small enough to hold in the hand, when they would be capable of providing information about traffic jams and suggesting alternative routes, when they would be used in hospitals to help doctors to diagnose illnesses, when they would relieve office workers and accountants of dull, repetitive clerical work.
rubber /ˈrʌb.ər/ 橡胶;合成橡胶 an elastic substance (= that stretches) made either from the juice of particular tropical trees or artificially （4 次）
- They quickly loaded a small rubber dinghy with food, matches, and cans of beer and rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island.
sand /sænd/ 沙，沙子 a substance that consists of very small grains of rock, found on beaches and in deserts （4 次）
- To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
season /ˈsiː.zən/ 季，季节 one of the four periods of the year; spring, summer, autumn, or winter （4 次）
- Which seasons do you like best?
secrecy /ˈsiː.krə.si/ 秘密；保密 the state of being secret or of keeping something secret （4 次）
- One is the general atmosphere of secrecy in which it is carried out, the other the lack of freedom of the individual research worker.
shell /ʃel/ （尤指坚果、蛋、某些动物的）壳 the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals （4 次）
- Almost any day a young porpoises may be seen trying to turn a 300-pound sea turtle over by sticking his snout under the edge of his shell and pushing up for dear life.
shopping /ˈʃɒp.ɪŋ/ 购物，买东西 the activity of buying things from shops （4 次）
- I’m making a shopping list, Tom.
signal /ˈsɪɡ.nəl/ 信号 an action, movement, or sound that gives information, a message, a warning, or an order （4 次）
- Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she could send a signal.
signature /ˈsɪɡ.nə.tʃər/ 签名 your name written by yourself, always in the same way, usually to show that something has been written or agreed by you （4 次）
- He gives the bank specimens of his signature, and there is a very firm rule that the bank has no right or authority to pay out a customer’s money on a cheque on which its customer’s signature has been forged.
slope /sləʊp/ 斜坡 a surface that lies at an angle to the horizontal so that some points on it are higher than others （4 次）
- From the shore line, out to a distance which may be anywhere from a few miles to a few hundred miles, runs the gentle slope of the continental shelf, geologically part of the continents.
soil /sɔɪl/ 泥土，土壤 the material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow （4 次）
- The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground.
solution /səˈluː.ʃən/ 解决办法;解决方案 the answer to a problem （4 次）
- Modern readers would find such naive solutions totally unacceptable.
square /skweər/ 正方形，四方形 a flat shape with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90° （4 次）
- Trafalgar Square,please.
staff /stɑːf/ 全体员工，全体雇员 the group of people who work for an organization （4 次）
- He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window.
stock /stɒk/ 储备物;供应物;存货 a supply of something for use or sale （4 次）
- He loved to be told that one of his imaginary products was temporarily out of stock and he would faithfully promise to call again at some future date, but of course he never did.
storm /stɔːm/ 风暴;暴风雨 an extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder and lightning （4 次）
- One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm.
strength /streŋθ/ 体力;力气;力量;实力 the ability to do things that need a lot of physical or mental effort （4 次）
- However, size and strength are not the only important things about this bridge.
string /strɪŋ/ 细绳;线;带 (a piece of) strong, thin rope made by twisting very thin threads together, used for fastening and tying things （4 次）
- She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken.
success /səkˈses/ 成功；胜利 the achieving of the results wanted or hoped for （4 次）
- Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success.
survey /ˈsɜː.veɪ/ 调查 an examination of opinions, behaviour, etc., made by asking people questions （4 次）
- Then in 1989, twenty-six years after the crash, the plane was accidentally rediscovered in an aerial survey of the island.
tar /tɑːr/ （用于铺路的）煤焦油沥青，柏油 a black substance, sticky when hot, used especially for making roads （4 次）
- Other animals were trapped in tar pits, like the elephants, sabre-toothed cats, and numerous other creatures that are found at Rancho la Brea, which is now just a suburb of Los Angeles.
taxi /ˈtæk.si/ 出租汽车 a car with a driver who you pay to take you somewhere （4 次）
- Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service.
temper /ˈtem.pər/ 脾气；易怒 the tendency to become angry very quickly （4 次）
- I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite.
timetable /ˈtaɪmˌteɪ.bəl/ 时间表，行程安排 a detailed plan showing when events or activities will happen （4 次）
- After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables.
torch /tɔːtʃ/ 手电筒 a small light that is held in the hand and usually gets its power from batteries （4 次）
- It was very dark, so they turned on a torch.
vision /ˈvɪʒ.ən/ 幻景;幻像 an idea or mental image of something （4 次）
- One case concerns an 11-year-old schoolgirl Vera Petrova, who has normal vision but who can also perceive things with different parts of her skin, and through solid walls.
weapon /ˈwep.ən/ 武器，兵器；凶器 any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun, bomb, knife, etc. （4 次）
- In fact, it would be an assistance to all carnivores though it would be a two-edged weapon when they fought each other.
wool /wʊl/ 羊毛;动物毛 the soft, thick hair that grows on the bodies of sheep and some other animals （4 次）
- I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool.
addition /əˈdɪʃ.ən/ 加法 the process of adding numbers or amounts together （3 次）
- In addition to all her other qualifications, Bessie was an expert cook.
address /əˈdres/ 地址;住址 the number of the house, name of the road, and name of the town where a person lives or works, and where letters can be sent （3 次）
- There’s a label on the handle with my name and address on it.
advertisement /ədˈvɜː.tɪs.mənt/ 广告;启事 a picture, short film, song, etc. that tries to persuade people to buy a product or service （3 次）
- No one can avoid being influenced by advertisements.
agreement /əˈɡriː.mənt/ 意见一致;同意;应允 the situation in which people have the same opinion, or in which they approve of or accept something （3 次）
- The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions.
alcohol /ˈæl.kə.hɒl/ 酒;酒精，乙醇 a clear liquid that can make you drunk, also used as a solvent (= a substance that dissolves another) and in fuel and medicines （3 次）
- Alcohol may be a medical disinfectant, but should not be relied upon to sterilize water.
anarchy /ˈæn.ə.ki/ （尤指政府消亡或垮台而引起的）无政府状态，混乱状态 a situation in which there is no organization and control, especially in society, because there is no effective government （3 次）
- ‘We really thrive on anarchy.’
appreciation /əˌpriː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ 欣赏;理解;感谢 the act of recognizing or understanding that something is valuable, important, or as described （3 次）
- To get a full appreciation of what this means we must turn first to some recent human inventions.
armchair /ˈɑːm.tʃeər/ 扶手椅 a comfortable chair with sides that support your arms （3 次）
- There are some armchairs in the room.
astronomer /əˈstrɒn.ə.mər/ 天文学家 someone who studies astronomy （3 次）
- But other suns, start as the astronomers call them, are bound to have planets like our own, and as is the number of stars in the universe is so vast, this possibility becomes virtual certainty.
attitude /ˈæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/ 心态;看法;态度 a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused by this （3 次）
- But the significant thing is not the behaviour of the players but the attitude of the spectators: and, behind the spectators, of the nations who work themselves into furies over these absurd contests, and seriously believe – at any rate for short periods – that running, jumping and kicking a ball are tests of national virtue.
audience /ˈɔː.di.əns/ 观众；听众；读者 the group of people together in one place to watch or listen to a play, film, someone speaking, etc. （3 次）
- Over the years, one may well become an authority on one’s hobby and will very probably be asked to give informal talks to little gatherings and then, if successful, to larger audiences.
autumn /ˈɔː.təm/ 秋天，秋季 the season of the year between summer and winter, lasting from September to November north of the equator and from March to May south of the equator, when fruits and crops become ready to eat and are picked, and leaves fall （3 次）
- Is it cold or warm in autumn?
bacteria /bækˈtɪə.ri.ə/ （bacterium的复数） plural of bacterium （3 次）
- The life forms most likely to develop on a planet would be bacteria.
bat /bæt/ 球棒;球拍;球板 a specially shaped piece of wood used for hitting the ball in some games （3 次）
- Not all sounds made by animals serve as language, and we have only to turn to that extraordinary discovery of echo-location in bats to see a case in which the voice plays a strictly utilitarian role.
bedroom /ˈbed.ruːm/ 卧室 a room used for sleeping in （3 次）
- This bedroom’s very untidy.
bee /biː/ 蜜蜂 a yellow and black flying insect that makes honey and can sting you （3 次）
- A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax!
beginning /bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/ 开头部分；开端 the first part of something or the start of something （3 次）
- The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme.
bite /baɪt/ （用牙）咬 to use your teeth to cut into something or someone （3 次）
- They sting or bite without provocation; they fly uninvited into our rooms on summer nights, or beat against our lighted windows.
boiling /ˈbɔɪ.lɪŋ/ 极热的;炎热的 very hot （3 次）
- The kettle’s boiling!
bone /bəʊn/ 骨，骨头 any of the hard parts inside a human or animal that make up its frame （3 次）
- Historians have long been puzzled by dots, lines and symbols which have been engraved on walls, bones, and the ivory tusks of mammoths.
boot /buːt/ 靴子 a type of shoe that covers the whole foot and the lower part of the leg （3 次）
- Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish.
bow /baʊ/ （使）鞠躬；（使）欠身；点头致意 to bend your head or body forward, especially as a way of showing someone respect or expressing thanks to people who have watched you perform （3 次）
- The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed.
boxer /ˈbɒk.sər/ 拳击手，拳击运动员 someone who takes part in the sport of boxing （3 次）
- In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money.
boxing /ˈbɒk.sɪŋ/ 拳击运动 a sport in which two competitors fight by hitting each other with their hands （3 次）
- Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago.
bread /bred/ 面包 a food made from flour, water, and usually yeast, mixed together and baked （3 次）
- A loaf of bread.
breath /breθ/ 呼吸的空气;气息 the air that goes into and out of your lungs （3 次）
- She was soon out of breath, but she continued to run.
brigade /brɪˈɡeɪd/ （军队的）旅 a large group of soldiers in an army （3 次）
- The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
bush /bʊʃ/ 灌木 a plant with many small branches growing either directly from the ground or from a hard stem, giving the plant a rounded shape （3 次）
- When he had killed the guard, the prisoner of war quickly dragged him into the bushes.
butter /ˈbʌt.ər/ 黄油 a pale yellow solid food containing a lot of fat that is made from cream and is spread on bread or used in cooking （3 次）
- The list included most of the things Hugh loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk, chocolate, and sweets.
cannon /ˈkæn.ən/ （旧时的）大炮，火炮，加农炮 a large, powerful gun, usually attached to two or four wheels, that was used in the past to fire heavy stone or metal balls （3 次）
- Triple gun-decks mounted sixty-four bronze cannon.
cap /kæp/ （有帽舌的）帽子，制服帽 a soft flat hat that has a curved part sticking out at the front, often worn as part of a uniform （3 次）
- The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap.
capital /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/ 首都;首府;省会 a city that is the centre of government of a country or smaller political area （3 次）
- The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called ‘Olympic City’.
cash /kæʃ/ 现金；现款 money in the form of notes and coins, rather than cheques or credit cards （3 次）
- When anyone opens a current account at a bank, he is lending the bank money, repayment of which he may demand at any time either in cash or by drawing a cheque in favour of another person.
cattle /ˈkæt.əl/ 牛 a group of animals that includes cows, buffalo, and bison, that are often kept for their milk or meat （3 次）
- The price we pay for cheap food may be already too high: Mad Cow Disease (BSE) in cattle, salmonella in chicken and eggs, and listeria in dairy products.
champion /ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/ （人或动物）冠军，获胜者 someone or something, especially a person or animal, that has beaten all other competitors in a competition （3 次）
- Signor Fratelli, the present champion, has won it every year since 1991.
characteristic /ˌkær.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/ 特色，特点，特征 a typical or noticeable quality of someone or something （3 次）
- The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics.
chemical /ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/ 化学品；化学制品 any basic substance that is used in or produced by a reaction involving changes to atoms or molecules （3 次）
- This applies particularly to chemical industries, where chance discoveries play a much larger part than they do in physical and mechanical industries.
cinema /ˈsɪn.ə.mɑː/ 电影院 a theatre where people pay to watch films （3 次）
- Have you just been to the cinema?
cliff /klɪf/ （常指海岸的）悬崖，峭壁 a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on a coast （3 次）
- She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs.
coincidence /kəʊˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/ 同时发生；（尤指令人吃惊的）巧合，碰巧的事 an occasion when two or more similar things happen at the same time, especially in a way that is unlikely and surprising （3 次）
- It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years.
collar /ˈkɒl.ər/ 衣领，领口 the part around the neck of a piece of clothing, usually sewn on and sometimes made of different material （3 次）
- People who work in offices are frequently referred to as ‘white-collar workers’ for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.
command /kəˈmɑːnd/ （尤指军人发出的）命令，指示 an order, especially one given by a soldier （3 次）
- But this is not a business that can be undertaken in a day or swiftly improvised by a mere command of the will.
compartment /kəmˈpɑːt.mənt/ （车辆的）分隔厢，舱;（尤指火车的）隔间，包厢 one of the separate areas inside a vehicle, especially a train （3 次）
- At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments.
consideration /kənˌsɪd.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ 考虑，斟酌 the act of thinking about something carefully （3 次）
- It has expanded without any idea of the true nature of the human beings who run the machines, and without giving any consideration to the effects produced on the individuals and on their descendants by the artificial mode of existence imposed by the factory.
couple /ˈkʌp.əl/ （相似或相同事物的）一对，一双，几个;（有某种联系之人的）一对，几个 two or a few things that are similar or the same, or two or a few people who are in some way connected （3 次）
- and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours.
cow /kaʊ/ 母牛，奶牛 a large female farm animal kept to produce meat and milk （3 次）
- This god which has the head of a cow was normally placed inside a mummy.
craft /krɑːft/ （尤指制作东西的）工艺，手艺;技术 skill and experience, especially in relation to making objects; a job or activity that needs skill and experience, or something produced using skill and experience （3 次）
- It was the idea of supporting a craft on a ‘pad’, or cushion, of low-pressure air, ringed with a curtain of higher pressure air.
cream /kriːm/ 奶油，乳脂 the thick, yellowish-white liquid that forms on the top of milk （3 次）
- There’s an ice cream man.
crew /kruː/ 全体工作人员；（尤指）全体船员，全体机组人员，全体乘务人员 a group of people who work together, especially all those who work on and operate a ship, aircraft, etc. （3 次）
- Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentiful supply of food thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs; the total absence of fishing boats around the oil rigs.
critic /ˈkrɪt.ɪk/ 批评者，反对者 someone who says that they do not approve of someone or something （3 次）
- On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings.
culture /ˈkʌl.tʃər/ 文化（尤指某一群体在某一时期普遍的风俗习惯和信仰） the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a particular time （3 次）
- In primitive cultures the obligation to seek and to receive the traditional instruction is binding to all.
curtain /ˈkɜː.tən/ （尤指布质的）帘，窗帘，门帘 a piece of material, especially cloth, that hangs across a window or opening to make a room or part of a room dark or private （3 次）
- We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material.
cushion /ˈkʊʃ.ən/ 垫子;座垫;靠垫 a bag made of cloth, plastic, or leather that is filled with soft material, often has an attractive cover, and is used especially on chairs for sitting or leaning on （3 次）
- It was the idea of supporting a craft on a ‘pad’, or cushion, of low-pressure air, ringed with a curtain of higher pressure air.
decay /dɪˈkeɪ/ 腐蚀;（使）衰败，（使）衰弱 to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to cause something to do this （3 次）
- Stone does not decay, and so the tools of long ago have remained when even the bones of the men who made them have disappeared without trace.
description /dɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/ 描述，描写，描绘 something that tells you what something or someone is like （3 次）
- However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.
device /dɪˈvaɪs/ 装置，器械 an object or machine that has been invented for a particular purpose （3 次）
- The Americans would happily reach one accord on standards for medical devices and then hammer out different pacts covering, say, electronic goods and drug manufacturing.
dignity /ˈdɪɡ.nə.ti/ 庄重，端庄;尊严 calm, serious, and controlled behaviour that makes people respect you （3 次）
- In seeking independence, they do not sacrifice their human dignity.
dimension /ˌdaɪˈmen.ʃən/ 空间，尺寸 a measurement of something in a particular direction, especially its height, length, or width （3 次）
- The shape and dimensions of the skyscrapers depend entirely on the necessity of obtaining the maximum income per square foot of ground, and of offering to the tenants offices and apartments that please them.
dinghy /ˈdɪŋ.ɡi/ 无篷小船 a small open boat （3 次）
- They quickly loaded a small rubber dinghy with food, matches, and cans of beer and rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island.
district /ˈdɪs.trɪkt/ 区，区域 an area of a country or town that has fixed borders that are used for official purposes, or that has a particular feature that makes it different from surrounding areas （3 次）
- It must be the only modern house in the district.
drinking /ˈdrɪŋ.kɪŋ/ 喝酒，饮酒 the activity of drinking alcohol （3 次）
- Some hotels supply boiled water on request and this can be used for drinking, or for brushing teeth.
duty /ˈdʒuː.ti/ 责任；义务 something that you have to do because it is part of your job, or something that you feel is the right thing to do （3 次）
- When he asked if Mr. Lane lived there, the policeman on duty told him that since his defeat, the ex-Prime Minister had gone abroad.
egg /eɡ/ （食用的）蛋（尤指鸡蛋） the oval object with a hard shell that is produced by female birds, especially chickens, eaten as food （3 次）
- The price we pay for cheap food may be already too high: Mad Cow Disease (BSE) in cattle, salmonella in chicken and eggs, and listeria in dairy products.
election /iˈlek.ʃən/ 选举 a time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or official job （3 次）
- The former Prime Minister, Mr.Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections.
enterprise /ˈen.tə.praɪz/ 组织;（尤指）公司，企业;（尤指营利性的、艰巨而重大的）计划，事业 an organization, especially a business, or a difficult and important plan, especially one that will earn money （3 次）
- In the early days of the settlement of Australia, enterprising settlers unwisely introduced the European rabbit.
enthusiast /ɪnˈθjuː.zi.æst/ 热衷于…的人;热心者;爱好者 a person who is very interested in and involved with a particular subject or activity （3 次）
- Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored.
examiner /ɪɡˈzæm.ɪ.nər/ 主考人；考官 someone whose job is to decide how well someone has done in an examination （3 次）
- The examiner must have been pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said, ‘Just one more thing, Mr.Eames.
explanation /ˌek.spləˈneɪ.ʃən/ 解释；说明；给出的原因 the details or reasons that someone gives to make something clear or easy to understand （3 次）
- The explanation was simple but very unusual.
failure /ˈfeɪ.ljər/ 失败；失败的人（或事） the fact of someone or something not succeeding （3 次）
- The salvage operation had been a complete failure.
fair /feər/ 合理的；公平的；公正的；平等待人的 treating someone in a way that is right or reasonable, or treating a group of people equally and not allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment （3 次）
- At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller called Madam Bellinsky.
fate /feɪt/ 命中注定的事;命运;（尤指）厄运 what happens to a particular person or thing, especially something final or negative, such as death or defeat （3 次）
- After all, all living creatures live by feeding on something else, whether it be plant or animal, dead or alive, and it is only by chance that such a fate is avoided.
feeling /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ （感官的）感觉 the fact of feeling something physical （3 次）
- The hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase.
fighter /ˈfaɪ.tər/ 战士；战斗者；斗士 someone who fights in a battle or in a physical fight against an opponent （3 次）
- The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
fingerprint /ˈfɪŋ.ɡə.prɪnt/ 指纹,指印 the pattern of curved lines on the end of a finger or thumb that is different in every person, or a mark left by this pattern （3 次）
- They went through the rooms, being careful to touch nothing, as they did not want to hinder the police in their search for fingerprints.
fisherman /ˈfɪʃ.ə.mən/ 抓鱼（或钓鱼）的人;（尤指）渔民 someone who catches fish, especially as a job （3 次）
- Some fishermen are unlucky.
fissure /ˈfɪʃ.ər/ （岩石或土地的）裂缝，裂隙 a deep, narrow crack, especially in rock or the earth （3 次）
- Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure.
flower /flaʊər/ 花;开花植物 the part of a plant that is often brightly coloured and has a pleasant smell, or the type of plant that produces these （3 次）
- Those flowers are lovely, too.
fraction /ˈfræk.ʃən/ 分数 a number that results from dividing one whole number by another （3 次）
- If you are catching a train, it is always better to be comfortably early than even a fraction of a minute too late.
fruit /fruːt/ 水果 the soft part containing seeds that is produced by a plant. Many types of fruit are sweet and can be eaten. （3 次）
- Ripe fruit falls from the trees and you never have to work.
funeral /ˈfjuː.nər.əl/ 葬礼，丧礼 a (usually religious) ceremony for burying or burning the body of a dead person （3 次）
- When he died at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a picture painted which was dedicated to the memory of ‘the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue’.
fur /fɜːr/ （动物的）毛，毛皮 the thick hair that covers the bodies of some animals, or the hair-covered skin(s) of animals, removed from their bodies （3 次）
- She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other.
galaxy /ˈɡæl.ək.si/ 星系 one of the independent groups of stars in the universe （3 次）
- Of course, the Hubble is above the earth’s atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen.
gangster /ˈɡæŋ.stər/ 歹徒；犯罪团伙成员 a member of an organized group of violent criminals （3 次）
- There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for ‘protection’.
gas /ɡæs/ 气，气体 a substance in a form like air that is neither solid nor liquid （3 次）
- Once we get down to the oil, it usually flows to the surface because great pressure either from gas or water, is pushing it.
generation /ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ （社会或家庭的）一代（人），同代人，同辈人 all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family （3 次）
- The only way that they can preserve their history is to recount it as sagas legends handed down from one generation of storytellers to another.
globe /ɡləʊb/ 地球；世界 the world （3 次）
- ‘A new play is coming to “The Globe” soon,’ I said.
glue /ɡluː/ 胶;胶水 a sticky substance that is used for joining things together permanently, produced from animal bones and skins or by a chemical process （3 次）
- And I want some glue.
god /ɡɒd/ （主宰某个领域的）神;神像 a spirit or being believed to control some part of the universe or life and often worshipped for doing so, or something that represents this spirit or being （3 次）
- They also found something which the X-ray plates did not show: a small wax figure of the god Duamutef.
grain /ɡreɪn/ （尤指像稻谷、小麦等像草一样的植物的）谷粒，颖果，谷（物） a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice or wheat （3 次）
- The use of pesticides and fertilizers produces cheap grain and vegetables.
hair /heər/ （人的）头发;（人或动物的）汗毛，毛发 the mass of thin thread-like structures on the head of a person, or any of these structures that grow out of the skin of a person or animal （3 次）
- He was rather elderly with grey hair and clear blue eyes.
homework /ˈhəʊm.wɜːk/ 家庭作业 work that teachers give their students to do at home （3 次）
- At night, the children always do their homework.
honey /ˈhʌn.i/ 蜂蜜 a sweet, sticky, yellow substance made by bees and used as food （3 次）
- Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases and found that the fourth engine was sweet as honey – still in perfect condition.
horror /ˈhɒr.ər/ 恐惧;震惊;（…的）震惊性，恐怖性 an extremely strong feeling of fear and shock, or the frightening and shocking character of something （3 次）
- Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!
hub /hʌb/ 中心；枢纽 the central or main part of something where there is most activity （3 次）
- The Moon is likely to become the industrial hub of the Solar System supplying the rocket fuels for its ships, easily obtainable from the lunar rocks in the form of liquid oxygen.
importance /ɪmˈpɔː.təns/ 重要性 the quality of being important （3 次）
- Convinced of the importance of education, modern states ‘invest’in institutions of learning to get back ‘interest’ in the form of a large group of enlightened young men and women who are potential leaders.
independence /ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dəns/ （国家的）独立 freedom from being governed or ruled by another country （3 次）
- As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence.
inn /ɪn/ （通常位于乡间可过夜的）酒馆 a pub where you can stay for the night, usually in the countryside （3 次）
- Shortly after it was launched, the pie committee went to a local inn to celebrate.
institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/ （大学、银行等）机构，团体 a large and important organization, such as a university or bank （3 次）
- Convinced of the importance of education, modern states ‘invest’in institutions of learning to get back ‘interest’ in the form of a large group of enlightened young men and women who are potential leaders.
insurance /ɪnˈʃɔː.rəns, ɪnˈʃʊə.rəns/ 保险 an agreement in which you pay a company money and they pay your costs if you have an accident, injury, etc. （3 次）
- Insurance companies are normally willing to insure anything.
intelligence /ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒəns/ 智力，智慧 the ability to learn, understand, and make judgments or have opinions that are based on reason （3 次）
- Although mankind has undergone no general improvement in intelligence or morality, it has made extraordinary progress in the accumulation of knowledge.
invention /ɪnˈven.ʃən/ 发明，创造 something that has never been made before, or the process of creating something that has never been made before （3 次）
- To get a full appreciation of what this means we must turn first to some recent human inventions.
jazz /dʒæz/ 爵士乐;爵士乐曲 a type of modern music originally developed by African-Americans, with a rhythm in which the strong notes often come before the beat. Jazz is usually improvised (= invented as it is played). （3 次）
- She tried to play jazz on it!
jewellery(或许是 jeweler?) （3 次）
- Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display.
judgment /ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/ 判断力;识别力 the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions （3 次）
- If parents were prepared for this adolescent reaction, and realized that was a sign that the child was growing up and developing valuable powers of observation and independent judgment, they would not be so hurt, and therefore would not drive the child into opposition by resenting and resisting it.
kettle /ˈket.əl/ 水壶，烧水壶 a container for boiling water, that has a lid, handle, and spout and is made from plastic or metal （3 次）
- Is there any water in this kettle?
kidnapper /ˈkɪd.næp.ər/ 劫持者，绑架者 someone who takes a person away illegally by force, usually in order to demand money in exchange for releasing them （3 次）
- Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay’s cat.
label /ˈleɪ.bəl/ 标签，标牌 a piece of paper or other material that gives you information about the object it is attached to （3 次）
- There’s a label on the handle with my name and address on it.
ladder /ˈlæd.ər/ 梯子 a piece of equipment used for climbing up and down, that consists of two vertical bars or pieces of rope joined to each other by a set of horizontal steps （3 次）
- I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window.
leader /ˈliː.dər/ 领导，领导人 a person in control of a group, country, or situation （3 次）
- The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground.
legend /ˈledʒ.ənd/ 传说，传奇故事;民间故事 a very old story or set of stories from ancient times, or the stories, not always true, that people tell about a famous event or person （3 次）
- The only way that they can preserve their history is to recount it as sagas legends handed down from one generation of storytellers to another.
library /ˈlaɪ.brər.i/ 图书馆;阅览室 a building, room, or organization that has a collection of books, documents, music, and sometimes things such as tools or artwork, for people to borrow, usually without payment （3 次）
- Many firms, for instance have great difficulty in obtaining technical or scientific books from libraries because they are unwilling to have their names entered as having taken out such and such a book, for fear the agents of other firms should be able to trace the kind of research they are likely to be undertaking.
liner /ˈlaɪ.nər/ 邮轮，大型客轮 a large ship for carrying passengers in comfort on long journeys （3 次）
- The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
luxury /ˈlʌk.ʃər.i/ 奢华，奢侈，豪华 great comfort, especially as provided by expensive and beautiful things （3 次）
- Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world.
machinery /məˈʃiː.nər.i/ （大型的）机器;机械;（机器的）运转部分 a group of large machines or the parts of a machine that make it work （3 次）
- There was also a great deal of machinery on display.
majority /məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti/ 大多数，大部分 the larger number or part of something （3 次）
- Already,orientals and Asian Americans constitute the majority of the engineering staffs at many Valley firms.
manufacturer /ˌmæn.jəˈfæk.tʃər.ər/ 制造商（大批量生产商品的企业） a company that produces goods in large numbers （3 次）
- During a radio programme, a company of biscuit manufacturers once asked listeners to bake biscuits and send them to their factory.
marking /ˈmɑː.kɪŋ/ （动物身上的）斑点 a pattern on the body of an animal （3 次）
- The nomads who made these markings lived by hunting and fishing during the last Ice Age which began about 35,000 B.C. and ended about 10,000 B.C. By correlating markings made in various parts of the world, historians have been able to read this difficult code.
matador /ˈmæt.ə.dɔːr/ 斗牛士 a man who fights and kills bulls (= male cows) at a bullfight （3 次）
- The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap.
meadow /ˈmed.əʊ/ （常指有野花的）草地，牧场 a field with grass and often wild flowers in it （3 次）
- Sometimes we go upstream to a favourite backwater, sometimes we have our party at the boathouse, which a predecessor of ours at the farm built in the meadow hard by the deepest pool for swimming and diving.
mechanic /məˈkæn.ɪk/ 技师;机工;机械师 someone whose job is repairing the engines of vehicles and other machines （3 次）
- Have your mechanics finished yet?
messenger /ˈmes.ɪn.dʒər/ 送信人；通信员；信使 someone who takes a message or documents from one person to another （3 次）
- Professor Ronald Bracewell, a leading American radio astronomer, argued in Nature that such a superior civilization, on a visit to our own solar system, may have left an automatic messenger behind to await the possible awakening of an advanced civilization.
microphone /ˈmaɪ.krə.fəʊn/ 扩音器，麦克风，话筒 a piece of equipment that you speak into to make your voice louder, or to record your voice or other sounds （3 次）
- On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower.
millionaire /ˌmɪl.jəˈneər/ 百万富翁；大富翁 a person who has money, property, etc. that is worth at least 1,000,000 dollars, pounds, euros, etc. （3 次）
- Sometimes you think you’re a millionaire!
mink /mɪŋk/ 鼬，水貂 a small animal with valuable fur that is used to make expensive coats, or the fur from this animal （3 次）
- She was wearing a blue dress and a mink coat.
monster /ˈmɒn.stər/ （虚构的）怪物，怪兽 any imaginary frightening creature, especially one that is large and strange （3 次）
- Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.
muscle /ˈmʌs.əl/ 肌肉 one of many tissues in the body that can tighten and relax to produce movement （3 次）
- ‘Rest’, in terms of muscle relaxation and so on, can be achieved by a brief period lying, or even sitting down.
noon /nuːn/ 正午，中午 twelve o’clock in the middle of the day, or about that time （3 次）
- She always eats her lunch at noon.
novel /ˈnɒv.əl/ （长篇）小说 a long printed story about imaginary characters and events （3 次）
- We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.
obligation /ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ 义务；责任；职责 the fact that you are obliged to do something （3 次）
- But, in addition to that basically simple concept, the bank and its customer owe a large number of obligations to one another.
organization /ˌɔː.ɡən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ 组织，机构 a group of people who work together in an organized way for a shared purpose （3 次）
- In the 1970s, computers were common enough, but only in big business, government departments, and large organizations.
pace /peɪs/ （移动的）步速;（发生的）速度;节奏 the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes （3 次）
- The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.
packing /ˈpæk.ɪŋ/ 打包;收拾行李 the act of putting things into cases, boxes, bags, etc. （3 次）
- Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases and found that the fourth engine was sweet as honey – still in perfect condition.
pad /pæd/ 垫，衬垫;护垫 a piece of soft, thick cloth or rubber, used to protect a part of the body, give shape to something, or clean something （3 次）
- I don’t have any small pads.
patience /ˈpeɪ.ʃəns/ 忍耐，耐心 the ability to wait, or to continue doing something despite difficulties, or to suffer without complaining or becoming annoyed （3 次）
- We shall all remember Mr. Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school.
peace /piːs/ 和平;太平 freedom from war and violence, especially when people live and work together happily without disagreements （3 次）
- These young people, who love the peace of mountains, always receive a warm welcome at St.Bernard’s monastery.
pence /pens/ （penny的复数） plural of penny (= a unit of money) （3 次）
- If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
percent /pəˈsent/ 百分之…（符号为%） for or out of every 100, shown by the symbol % （3 次）
- Moon dwellers will be able to fly in space at only three percent of the cost of similar journeys by their terrestrial cousins.
pest /pest/ （破坏庄稼的）有害小动物（或昆虫）；害虫 an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops （3 次）
- Ironically, Europe, which had bequeathed the rabbit as a pest to Australia, acquired this man-made disease as a pestilence.
phenomenon /fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/ （尤指不寻常的或有趣的）现象 something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesting （3 次）
- These ocean waves are among the earth’s most complicated natural phenomena.
phrase /freɪz/ 短语 a group of words that is part of, rather than the whole of, a sentence （3 次）
- He opened the book and found a phrase.
pigeon /ˈpɪdʒ.ən/ 鸽子 a large, usually grey bird that is often seen in towns sitting on buildings in large groups, and is sometimes eaten as food （3 次）
- Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr.Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons.
pioneer /ˌpaɪəˈnɪər/ 先驱，先锋，创始人 a person who is one of the first people to do something （3 次）
- In the pioneering days however,this was not the case at all.
pit /pɪt/ 坑;麻子，痘瘢 a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface （3 次）
- Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed.
plate /pleɪt/ 盘子，碟子 a flat, usually round dish with a slightly raised edge that you eat from or serve food from （3 次）
- Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.
policy /ˈpɒl.ə.si/ 政策，方针，策略 a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government, or a political party （3 次）
- Though my aunt pursued what was, in those days, an enlightened policy, in that she never allowed her domestic staff to work more than eight hours a day, she was extremely difficult to please.
politician /ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/ 从政者，政治家，政客 a member of a government or law-making organization （3 次）
- Politicians agree, in principle, so America and the EU have been trying to reach a deal which would eliminate the need to double-test many products.
population /ˌpɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ 人口;全体居民 all the people living in a particular country, area, or place （3 次）
- She always referred to them as ‘the shifting population’, for they came and went with such frequency that I never even got a chance to learn their names.
poverty /ˈpɒv.ə.ti/ 贫困，贫穷 the condition of being extremely poor （3 次）
- He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.
precaution /prɪˈkɔː.ʃən/ 预防，预防措施 an action that is done to prevent something unpleasant or dangerous happening （3 次）
- Dressed in dark glasses and old clothes, they had taken special precautions so that no one should recognize them.
president /ˈprez.ɪ.dənt/ 总统;国家主席 (the title given to) the person who has the highest political position in a country that is a republic and who, in some of these countries, is the leader of the government （3 次）
- Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president’s palace in a new African republic.
prizefighter /ˈpraɪzˌfaɪ.tər/ 职业拳击手 a boxer who fights to win money （3 次）
- Because of this, they were known as ‘prizefighters’.
programme(或许是 programmer?) （3 次）
- The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme.
purchase /ˈpɜː.tʃəs/ 购买 to buy something （3 次）
- It had been purchased by a local authority so that an enormous pie could be baked for an annual fair.
purpose /ˈpɜː.pəs/ 意图，目的，原因 why you do something or why something exists （3 次）
- The albatross is the king of the gliders, the class of fliers which harness the air to their purpose, but must yield to its opposition.
quarter /ˈkwɔː.tər/ 四分之一 one of four equal or almost equal parts of something; ¼ （3 次）
- A quarter of a pound of tea.
rat /ræt/ 鼠;老鼠;大家鼠 a small rodent, larger than a mouse, that has a long tail and is considered to be harmful （3 次）
- A recent survey of the effects of noise revealed (surprisingly?) that dogs barking incessantly in the night rated the highest form of noise pollution on a scale ranging from 1 to 7.
rate /reɪt/ 率，比率;速率;速度;进度 the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a particular period （3 次）
- But the significant thing is not the behaviour of the players but the attitude of the spectators: and, behind the spectators, of the nations who work themselves into furies over these absurd contests, and seriously believe – at any rate for short periods – that running, jumping and kicking a ball are tests of national virtue.
relief /rɪˈliːf/ （不快过后的）宽慰，宽心，轻松，解脱 a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or has ended （3 次）
- What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared,giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes.
reputation /ˌrep.jəˈteɪ.ʃən/ 名誉;声望;名望 the opinion that people in general have about someone or something, or how much respect or admiration someone or something receives, based on past behaviour or character （3 次）
- The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation.
requirement /rɪˈkwaɪə.mənt/ 需要;有赖于;要求;规定 something that you must do, or something you need （3 次）
- She produced all sorts of weird concoctions, but none of them met with Harry’s requirements.
restaurant /ˈres.tər.ɒnt/ 饭店;餐馆;菜馆 a place where meals are prepared and served to customers （3 次）
- We went to a restaurant.
rim /rɪm/ （圆形物的）外缘，边缘 the outer, often curved or circular, edge of something （3 次）
- The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it.
rocket /ˈrɒk.ɪt/ 火箭;火箭发动机;火箭弹 a large cylinder-shaped object that moves very fast by forcing out burning gases, used for space travel or as a weapon （3 次）
- The Moon is likely to become the industrial hub of the Solar System supplying the rocket fuels for its ships, easily obtainable from the lunar rocks in the form of liquid oxygen.
rod /rɒd/ 竿，杆，棒 a long, thin pole made of wood or metal （3 次）
- One, for instance, consisted of rods of various lengths and thicknesses which would stand up on end like ninepins.
safety /ˈseɪf.ti/ 安全，平安 a state in which or a place where you are safe and not in danger or at risk （3 次）
- By this time, however, three men had come into the ring and they quickly dragged the drunk to safety.
sailing /ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/ 帆船运动 the sport or activity of using boats with sails （3 次）
- One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greenwich.
sailor /ˈseɪ.lər/ 水手，船员 a person who works on a ship, especially one who is not an officer （3 次）
- Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.
sale /seɪl/ 卖，出售，销售 an act of exchanging something for money （3 次）
- They’re sales reps.
sample /ˈsɑːm.pəl/ 样品 a small amount of something that shows you what the rest is or should be like （3 次）
- These days, advertisers not only offer free samples, but free cars, free houses, and free trips round the world as well.
satisfaction /ˌsæt.ɪsˈfæk.ʃən/ 满足，满意 a pleasant feeling that you get when you receive something you wanted, or when you have done something you wanted to do （3 次）
- I took one guiltily, lit it and smoked with satisfaction.
scale /skeɪl/ 标度，刻度；等级 a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level of something （3 次）
- Things can go wrong on a big scale, as a number of people recently discovered in Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney.
screen /skriːn/ 银幕；屏幕 a flat surface in a cinema, on a television, or as part of a computer, on which pictures or words are shown （3 次）
- That proved to be my undoing, for I soon got back to my old bad habit of dozing off in front of the screen.
seaman /ˈsiː.mən/ 海员;水手;水兵 a sailor, especially one who is not an officer （3 次）
- Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these ‘monsters’ which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish.
sensor /ˈsen.sər/ 传感器 a device that is used to record that something is present or that there are changes in something （3 次）
- But suppose the earth could be covered with sensors spaced one foot apart, rising at one-foot intervals all the way to the top of the atmosphere.
settlement /ˈset.əl.mənt/ （结束争端的）协议 an official agreement that finishes an argument （3 次）
- Alpine villages tended to be impoverished settlements cut off from civilization by the high mountains.
shed /ʃed/ （通常为木质、存放物品用的）棚子，小屋 a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things （3 次）
- I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window.
shoal /ʃəʊl/ 鱼群 a large number of fish swimming as a group （3 次）
- A shoal of fish will do this.
shoulder /ˈʃəʊl.dər/ 肩，肩膀，肩部 one of the two parts of the body at each side of the neck that join the arms to the rest of the body （3 次）
- Now, dressed in a blue uniform and with a rifle over his shoulder, the prisoner marched boldly up and down in front of the camp.
shower /ʃaʊər/ 淋浴器 a device that releases drops of water through a lot of very small holes and that you stand under to wash your whole body （3 次）
- Before returning home at night, He took a shower and changed back into his suit.
silence /ˈsaɪ.ləns/ 宁静;寂静 a period without any sound; complete quiet （3 次）
- The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
sleeping /ˈsliː.pɪŋ/ 睡着的 in or relating to the state of sleep （3 次）
- They all leapt out of their sleeping bags and hurried outside.
smoking /ˈsməʊ.kɪŋ/ 吸烟，抽烟 the action of smoking a cigarette, pipe, etc., or the activity of doing this regularly （3 次）
- After reading an article entitled ‘Cigarette Smoking and Your Health’ I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves.
soap /səʊp/ 肥皂 a substance used for washing the body or other things （3 次）
- A bar of soap.
soldier /ˈsəʊl.dʒər/ 士兵，军人，战士 a person who is in an army and wears its uniform, especially someone who fights when there is a war （3 次）
- Six hundred years ago, Sir John Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and settled near Florence.
son /sʌn/ 儿子 your male child （3 次）
- Following in his father’s footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm’s son, Donald, also set up a world record.
song /sɒŋ/ 歌，歌曲 a usually short piece of music with words that are sung （3 次）
- In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs.
sounding /saʊnd/ 声音，声响 something that you can hear or that can be heard （3 次）
- Sir James Clark Ross had obtained a sounding of over 2, 400 fathoms in 1839, but it was not until 1869, when H.M.S.Porcupine was put at the disposal of the Royal Society for several cruises that a series of deep soundings was obtained in the Atlantic and the first samples were collected by dredging the bottom.
spectacle /ˈspek.tə.kəl/ 不寻常的事；出人意料的情况 an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention, interest, or disapproval （3 次）
- This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.
speedboat /ˈspiːd.bəʊt/ 快艇 a small boat with a powerful engine that travels very fast （3 次）
- As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands.
sphere /sfɪər/ 球，圆球;球状物 an object shaped like a round ball （3 次）
- Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres.
stereo /ˈster.i.əʊ/ 立体声 a way of recording or playing sound so that it is separated into two signals and produces more natural sound （3 次）
- There is a stereo in the room.
stocking /ˈstɒk.ɪŋ/ 长筒袜 one of a pair of tight-fitting coverings for the feet and legs made of thin material and often worn under skirts and dresses （3 次）
- In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings.
store /stɔːr/ （大型）百货商店 a large shop where you can buy many different types of goods （3 次）
- A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings.
stranger /ˈstreɪn.dʒər/ 陌生人 someone you do not know （3 次）
- When they had all made themselves comfortable, a stranger appeared.
structure /ˈstrʌk.tʃər/ 结构;构造;机构;体系 the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way （3 次）
- In the centre of the hall, there were a number of tall structures which contained coloured lights.
suggestion /səˈdʒes.tʃən/ 提议;建议 an idea, plan, or action that is suggested or the act of suggesting it （3 次）
- I would not hear of the suggestion and said that I would fix it myself.
swimming /ˈswɪm.ɪŋ/ 游泳，游水 the activity or sport of swimming （3 次）
- As a great many people will be visiting the country,the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium,and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool.
symbol /ˈsɪm.bəl/ 标志，象征 a sign, shape, or object that is used to represent something else （3 次）
- Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make their homes in America.
tank /tæŋk/ （盛放液体或气体的）容器 a container that holds liquid or gas （3 次）
- We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine.
tape /teɪp/ 磁带;录音带;录像带 thin plastic in a long, narrow strip with a magnetic covering that allows sounds or sounds and pictures to be recorded and played again, especially one on which sound is recorded （3 次）
- I bound the base of the tree with sticky tape, making it impossible for the ants to reach the aphids.
teacher /ˈtiː.tʃər/ 教员;教师 someone whose job is to teach in a school or college （3 次）
- Are you a teacher?
team /tiːm/ 队，组，班 a number of people or animals who do something together as a group （3 次）
- An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
teenager /ˈtiːnˌeɪ.dʒər/ （13岁至19岁的）青少年 a young person between 13 and 19 years old （3 次）
- At the same time, a number of teenagers climbed on to the dish and held a little party of their own.
temptation /tempˈteɪ.ʃən/ 引诱;诱惑 the wish to do or have something that you know you should not do or have （3 次）
- The temptation to steal is greater than ever before – especially in large shops.
ton /tʌn/ 公吨（等于1000公斤） a unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms （3 次）
- When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly.
tongue /tʌŋ/ 舌头 the large, soft piece of flesh in the mouth that you can move, and is used for tasting, speaking, etc. （3 次）
- Show me your tongue.
tool /tuːl/ （用于生产或维修的）工具，器具 a piece of equipment that you use with your hands to make or repair something （3 次）
- Armed with the right tools and materials, newlyweds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes.
tour /tʊər/ 参观;游历，观光 a visit to a place or area, especially one during which you look around the place or area and learn about it （3 次）
- While on a walking tour with his wife, he stopped to talk to a workman.
track /træk/ （铁路的）轨道 the pair of long metal bars fixed on the ground at an equal distance from each other, along which trains travel （3 次）
- On a race track?
tradition /trəˈdɪʃ.ən/ 传统 a belief, principle, or way of acting that people in a particular society or group have continued to follow for a long time, or all of these beliefs, etc. in a particular society or group （3 次）
- It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era.
trainer /ˈtreɪ.nər/ 教员，教练;培训师;驯兽师 a person who teaches skills to people or animals and prepares them for a job, activity, or sport （3 次）
- There are even stories of half-trained elephant calves who have refused to feed and pined to death when by some unavoidable circumstance they have been deprived of their own trainer.
treasure /ˈtreʒ.ər/ 财宝;珍宝 very valuable things, usually in the form of a store of precious metals, precious stones, or money （3 次）
- Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.
tricycle /ˈtraɪ.sɪ.kəl/ （尤指儿童骑的）三轮脚踏车 a small vehicle like a bicycle with two wheels at the back and one at the front, used especially by young children （3 次）
- A game that is very popular with these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race.
truck /trʌk/ 卡车，货车，载重汽车 a large road vehicle that is used for transporting large amounts of goods （3 次）
- The pie committee telephoned a local garage owner who arrived in a recovery truck to salvage the pie dish.
Tyre /taɪər/ 轮胎 a thick rubber ring, often filled with air, that is fitted around the outer edge of the wheel of a vehicle, allowing the vehicle to stick to the road surface and to travel over the ground more easily （3 次）
- The litter baskets were empty and the ground was covered with pieces of paper, cigarette ends, old tyres, empty bottles and rusty tins.
unit /ˈjuː.nɪt/ 单位;单元 a single thing or a separate part of something larger （3 次）
- After having been wounded towards the end of the war, he had been sent to hospital and was separated from his unit.
vehicle /ˈvɪə.kəl/ （陆上）交通工具；车辆；机动车 a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods, especially on land （3 次）
- The lorry was loaded with empty beer bottles and hundreds of them slid off the back of the vehicle and on to the road.
vessel /ˈves.əl/ 船，舰 a large boat or a ship （3 次）
- Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia.
vibration /vaɪˈbreɪ.ʃən/ 持续振动;轻微抖动 continuous quick, slight shaking movement （3 次）
- If explosives are used, vibrations will cause the roof of the mine to collapse.
vigour(或许是 vigor?) （3 次）
- Earlier, we were infants and young children, and consequently more vulnerable; later, we shall undergo a progressive loss of our vigour and resistance which, though imperceptible at first will finally become so steep that we can live no longer, however well we look after ourselves, and however well society, and our doctors, look after us.
virtue /ˈvɜː.tʃuː/ 美德;高尚品德 a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good （3 次）
- Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life, only one of them has ever gone to live in the country and he was back in town within six months.
volume /ˈvɒl.juːm/ 容积；体积；容量 the amount of space that is contained within an object or solid shape （3 次）
- We keep trying all four methods, but he sheer volume of rubbish we produce worldwide threatens to overwhelm us.
voyage /ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ/ 航海;航行 a long journey, especially by ship （3 次）
- The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
wing /wɪŋ/ （鸟类等的）翅膀；（飞机的）机翼 the flat part of the body that a bird, insect, or bat uses for flying, or one of the flat, horizontal structures that stick out from the side of an aircraft and support it when it is flying （3 次）
- Any ship that crosses the Pacific is accompanied for many days by the smaller albatross, which may keep company with the vessel for an hour without visible or more than occasional movement of wing.
working /ˈwɜː.kɪŋ/ 工作的 relating to work （3 次）
- Those women are very hard-working.
wound /wuːnd/ （身体上的）伤，伤口 a damaged area of the body, such as a cut or hole in the skin or flesh made by a weapon （3 次）
- After having been wounded towards the end of the war, he had been sent to hospital and was separated from his unit.
wreck /rek/ 破坏；毁坏 to destroy or badly damage something （3 次）
- The plane wasn’t too badly damaged, but over the years, the crash was forgotten and the wreck remained undisturbed.
x /eks/ （英语字母表的第24个字母） the 24th letter of the English alphabet （3 次）
- I’m sure that you need an X-ray, Andy.
yard /jɑːd/ 码（相当于3英尺，约91.4厘米） a unit of measurement equal to three feet or approximately 91.4 centimetres （3 次）
- Meanwhile, they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air.
10th （2 次）
- The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
absence /ˈæb.səns/ 缺席；缺勤；不在场 the fact of not being where you are usually expected to be （2 次）
- Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentiful supply of food thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs; the total absence of fishing boats around the oil rigs.
abuse /əˈbjuːz/ （尤指为个人私利而）滥用;妄用 to use something for the wrong purpose in a way that is harmful or morally wrong （2 次）
- No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
affair /əˈfeər/ 事务;事情 a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered （2 次）
- Punctuality is a necessary habit in all public affairs in civilized society.
airfield /ˈeə.fiːld/ （小型）飞机场 a level area where aircraft can take off and land, with fewer buildings and services than an airport and used by fewer passengers （2 次）
- When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.
albatross /ˈæl.bə.trɒs/ 信天翁（长翼大白鸟，尤见于太平洋和南大西洋海域） a large white bird with long, strong wings that lives near the sea, found especially in the areas of the Pacific and South Atlantic oceans （2 次）
- Any ship that crosses the Pacific is accompanied for many days by the smaller albatross, which may keep company with the vessel for an hour without visible or more than occasional movement of wing.
ambition /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/ 抱负；志向；雄心；野心 a strong wish to achieve something （2 次）
- I limited myself to two modest ambitions: to do physical exercise every morning and to read more of an evening.
anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti/ 焦虑，不安，担心 an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future （2 次）
- He may never be sure where the next meal is coming from, but he is free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people.
apartment /əˈpɑːt.mənt/ 公寓套房 a set of rooms for living in, especially on one floor of a building （2 次）
- Lawn mowers whining on a summer’s day,late-night parties in apartment blocks, noisy neighbours, vehicles of all kinds,especially large container trucks thundering through quiet villages, planes and helicopters flying overhead, large radios carried round in public places and played at maximum volume.
aphid /ˈeɪ.fɪd/ 蚜虫 any of various small insects, such as the greenfly, that suck the juices of plants for food （2 次）
- Clusters of tiny insects called aphids were to be found on the underside of the leaves.
appetite /ˈæp.ə.taɪt/ 食欲，胃口 the feeling that you want to eat food （2 次）
- I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite.
appointment /əˈpɔɪnt.mənt/ 约会;预约;约定 a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time and place （2 次）
- Do you have an appointment?
argument /ˈɑːɡ.jə.mənt/ 争论;争吵;争辩;争执 a disagreement, or the process of disagreeing （2 次）
- The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight.
artist /ˈɑː.tɪst/ 艺术家;美术家;画家;雕塑家 someone who paints, draws, or makes sculptures （2 次）
- This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie.
assistance /əˈsɪs.təns/ 帮助；协助；援助 help （2 次）
- Then, her composure regained, she was ready to set off with the porter’s assistance to search for any intruders who might still be lurking in her flat.
assumption /əˈsʌmp.ʃən/ 假定;假设;臆断 something that you accept as true without question or proof （2 次）
- Recent scientific evidence seems to indicate that this assumption is incorrect.
astronomy /əˈstrɒn.ə.mi/ 天文学 the scientific study of the universe and of objects that exist naturally in space, such as the moon, the sun, planets, and stars （2 次）
- Recent developments in astronomy have made it possible to detect planets in our own Milky Way and in other galaxies.
attendant /əˈten.dənt/ 服务员；侍者 someone whose job is to be in a place and help visitors or customers （2 次）
- A flight attendant would take charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experience.
background /ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/ （画、照片的）背景，衬托 the things that can be seen behind the main things or people in a picture （2 次）
- Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
band /bænd/ 乐队 a group of musicians who play modern music together （2 次）
- Six hundred years ago, Sir John Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and settled near Florence.
banker /ˈbæŋ.kər/ 银行家 someone with an important position in a bank （2 次）
- Primarily, the banker-customer relationship is that of debtor and creditor – who is which depending on whether the customer’s account is in credit or is overdrawn.
bargain /ˈbɑː.ɡɪn/ 便宜货，廉价品 something on sale at a lower price than its true value （2 次）
- I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain – until I got back to the ship.
basement /ˈbeɪs.mənt/ 地下室 a part of a building consisting of rooms that are partly or completely below the level of the ground （2 次）
- The fire broke out in the basement.
basis /ˈbeɪ.sɪs/ 基础；根据 the most important facts, ideas, etc. from which something is developed （2 次）
- It can take as long as eight days to rig up rope ladders and to establish supply bases before a descent can be made into a very deep cave.
bath /bɑːθ/ 澡盆，浴缸 a long plastic, metal, or ceramic container that is filled with water so that you can sit or lie in it to wash your whole body （2 次）
- He’s having a bath.
beach /biːtʃ/ 海滨，湖滨;海滩，沙滩 an area of sand or small stones near the sea or another area of water such as a lake （2 次）
- The hovercraft travelled first over the water, then mounted the beach, climbed up the dunes, and sat down on a road.
beast /biːst/ （尤指大型或野生的）动物；野兽 an animal, especially a large or wild one （2 次）
- We owe a lot to the birds and beasts who eat insects but all of them put together kill only a fraction of the number destroyed by spiders.
behalf /bɪˈhɑːf/ 代表…，作为…的代表;代替… representing （2 次）
- If a citizen’s complaint is justified, the Ombudsman will act on his behalf.
bewilderment /bɪˈwɪl.də.mənt/ 混乱 confusion （2 次）
- When the woman shook her head in bewilderment, Harry went on to explain that ‘myrolite’ was a hard, amber-like substance which could be used to remove freckles.
birthday /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ 生日 the day that is exactly a year or number of years after a person was born （2 次）
- We have special river birthday parties in the summer.
boatman /ˈbəʊt.mən/ 靠小船营生的人；摆渡人；船夫 a man whose job is to control a small boat, for example on a river （2 次）
- In it there was a boatman fast asleep.
bomber /ˈbɒm.ər/ 投弹手;投掷炸弹者 a person who uses bombs （2 次）
- In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa.
boredom /ˈbɔː.dəm/ 厌烦；厌倦；乏味；无聊 the state of being bored （2 次）
- Collecting, by occupying spare time so constructively, makes a person contented, with no time for boredom.
boundary /ˈbaʊn.dər.i/ 分界线；边界 a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit of something （2 次）
- The river which forms the eastern boundary of our farm has always played an important part in our lives.
brake /breɪk/ 刹车；闸，制动器 a device that makes a vehicle go slower or stop, or a pedal, bar, or handle that makes this device work （2 次）
- I suddenly pressed the brake pedal hard and we were both thrown forward.
bulletin /ˈbʊl.ə.tɪn/ （电视或电台的）新闻快报;（机构的）简报 a short news programme on television or radio, often about something that has just happened, or a short newspaper printed by an organization （2 次）
- To end our special news bulletin,’ said the voice of the television announcer, ‘we’re going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria.
bundle /ˈbʌn.dəl/ 束;捆 a number of things that have been fastened or are held together （2 次）
- There was no trace of fingerprints, but the inspector found a dirty red bundle that contained jewellery which the old lady said was not hers.
busman(或许是 bushman?) （2 次）
- Busmen have decided to go on strike next week.
cage /keɪdʒ/ 笼子 a space surrounded on all sides by bars or wire, in which animals or birds are kept （2 次）
- Now they have had special cages made to protect them from these monsters.
calendar /ˈkæl.ən.dər/ 日历 a printed table showing all the days, weeks, and months of the year （2 次）
- Up to now, historians have assumed that calendars came into being with the advent of agriculture, for then man was faced with a real need to understand something about the seasons.
calf /kɑːf/ 小牛，牛犊;（象、鲸等大型哺乳动物的）幼崽，幼兽 a young cow, or the young of various other large mammals such as elephants and whales （2 次）
- One young calf especially enjoyed raising a turtle to the surface with his snout, and then shoving him across the tank like an aquaplane.
camper /ˈkæm.pər/ 露营者，野营者;度假营营员 a person who stays in a tent or in a holiday camp on holiday （2 次）
- Municipalities naturally want to secure the campers’ site fees and other custom.
capacity /kəˈpæs.ə.ti/ 容积，容量;生产能力;（尤指某人或某组织的）办事能力 the total amount that can be contained or produced （2 次）
- It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total capacity.
cargo /ˈkɑː.ɡəʊ/ （轮船、飞机等大型交通工具装载的）货物 the goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or other large vehicle （2 次）
- The captain knew that another attempt would be made later, for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.
carnivore /ˈkɑː.nɪ.vɔːr/ 食肉动物 an animal that eats meat （2 次）
- In fact, it would be an assistance to all carnivores though it would be a two-edged weapon when they fought each other.
carrier /ˈkær.i.ər/ 搬运人，运送人;运输工具 a person or thing that carries something （2 次）
- Later it was found that there was a type of mosquito which acted as the carrier of this disease and passed it on to the rabbits.
catastrophe /kəˈtæs.trə.fi/ 大灾难；大灾祸 a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction （2 次）
- The telephone rings and this marks the prelude to an unforeseen series of catastrophes.
cavern /ˈkæv.ən/ 大洞穴;大山洞 a large cave （2 次）
- Squeezing through a cleft in the rocks, the pot-holers arrived at an enormous cavern, the size of a huge concert hall.
CD /ˌsiːˈdiː/ 激光唱片，光盘（compact disc的缩写） abbreviation for compact disc : a small plastic disk with a shiny surface on which information, especially high-quality sound, is recorded （2 次）
- Films, videos, CDs and CD-ROMS are just some of the bewildering amount of information they will have.
ceiling /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/ 天花板，顶棚 the inside surface of a room that you can see when you look above you （2 次）
- Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody.
cell /sel/ 细胞 the smallest basic unit of a plant or animal （2 次）
- The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell.
chalk /tʃɔːk/ 白垩 a type of soft white rock （2 次）
- And I want a large box of chalk, too.
chaos /ˈkeɪ.ɒs/ 混乱;无秩序状态 a state of total confusion with no order （2 次）
- The chaos was inconceivable.
character /ˈkær.ək.tər/ 性格，个性；特征 the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different from others （2 次）
- Most children have such a high ideal of their parents, unless the parents themselves have been unsatisfactory, that it can hardly hope to stand up to a realistic evaluation Parents would be greatly surprised and deeply touched if they realized how much belief their children usually have in their character and infallibility, and how much this faith means to a child.
charmer /ˈtʃɑː.mər/ 迷人的人，可爱的人 a person who has good qualities that make you like them （2 次）
- After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him.
chasm /ˈkæz.əm/ （岩石、地面或冰面的）裂隙;峡谷;深渊 a very deep, narrow opening in rock, ice, or the ground （2 次）
- This immense chasm has been formed by an underground stream which has tunnelled a course through a flaw in the rocks.
chat /tʃæt/ 闲谈，聊天，闲聊 to talk to someone in a friendly informal way （2 次）
- They invariably live nearby and are always available for an informal chat or an evening’s entertainment.
clavichord /ˈklæv.ɪ.kɔːd/ 击弦古钢琴 an early keyboard instrument in which the strings are hit by pieces of metal when the keys are pressed （2 次）
- It is called a clavichord.
clay /kleɪ/ 黏土，陶土 thick, heavy soil that is soft when wet, and hard when dry or baked, used for making bricks and containers （2 次）
- The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
cloth /klɒθ/ 布，布料 (a type of) woven material （2 次）
- Dickie left the shop without a word and returned carrying a large cloth bag.
clothing /ˈkləʊ.ðɪŋ/ 衣服；（尤指某种用途的）服装 clothes, especially clothes of a particular type or those worn in a particular situation （2 次）
- When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing.
cod /kɒd/ 鳕鱼 a large sea fish that can be eaten, or the meat of this fish （2 次）
- The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes as much as twelve feet in length.
code /kəʊd/ 密码;代号;代码 a system of words, letters, or signs used to represent a message in secret form, or a system of numbers, letters, or signals used to represent something in a shorter or more convenient form （2 次）
- The nomads who made these markings lived by hunting and fishing during the last Ice Age which began about 35,000 B.C. and ended about 10,000 B.C. By correlating markings made in various parts of the world, historians have been able to read this difficult code.
colony /ˈkɒl.ə.ni/ 殖民地 a country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country that is often far away （2 次）
- A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax!
communication /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 交流;沟通;交际;传达;传播;通讯 the act of communicating with people （2 次）
- The hovercraft is particularly useful in large areas with poor communications such as Africa or Australia; it can become a ‘flying fruit-bowl’, carrying bananas from the plantations to the ports; giant hovercraft liners could span the Atlantic; and the railway of the future may well be the ‘hovertrain’, riding on its air cushion over a single rail, which it never touches, at speeds, up to 300 m.p.h.–the possibilities appear unlimited.
companion /kəmˈpæn.jən/ 同伴;伙伴;伴侣 a person you spend a lot of time with often because you are friends or because you are travelling together （2 次）
- He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes.
concentration /ˌkɒn.sənˈtreɪ.ʃən/ 专注，专心 the ability to think carefully about something you are doing and nothing else （2 次）
- I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette.
concrete /ˈkɒŋ.kriːt/ 混凝土 a very hard building material made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water （2 次）
- The towers are built on immense underwater platforms made of steel and concrete.
conflict /ˈkɒn.flɪkt/ 冲突;分歧;争论 an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions or principles （2 次）
- It was Hart who created the basic formula of the Western film, and devised the protagonist he played in every film he made, the good-bad man, the accidental, noble outlaw, or the honest, but framed cowboy, or the sheriff made suspect by vicious gossip; in short, the individual in conflict with himself and his frontier environment.
confusion /kənˈfjuː.ʒən/ 困惑，糊涂;迷惑不解;混淆 a situation in which people do not understand what is happening, what they should do or who someone or something is （2 次）
- Only two stray dogs benefited from all this confusion, for they greedily devoured what was left of the cake.
consequence /ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/ （常指不好或不利的）结果，后果 a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient （2 次）
- He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences.
constable /ˈkʌn.stə.bəl/ （英国最低级别的）警察，保安官 a British police officer of the lowest rank （2 次）
- Then a police inspector arrived with a constable and she told them of her discovery of the ransacked flat.
contact /ˈkɒn.tækt/ （尤指经常通过交谈、书信的）联系，联络，交往 communication with someone, especially by speaking or writing to them regularly （2 次）
- In so far as any inquiry is a secret one, it naturally limits all those engaged in carrying it out from effective contact with their fellow scientists either in other countries or in universities, or even, often enough, in other departments of the same firm.
contemporary /kənˈtem.pər.ər.i/ 当代的;现代的 existing or happening now, and therefore seeming modern （2 次）
- Unlike most of his contemporaries in Hollywood, Hart actually knew something of the old West.
contest /ˈkɒn.test/ 比赛;竞赛 a competition to do better than other people, usually in which prizes are given （2 次）
- Even if one didn’t know from concrete examples (the 1936 Olympic Games, for instance) that international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred, one could deduce it from general principles.
convention /kənˈven.ʃən/ 大会；会议 a large formal meeting of people who do a particular job or have a similar interest, or a large meeting for a political party （2 次）
- They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary.
cooker /ˈkʊk.ər/ 厨灶，炉具 a large box-shaped device that is used to cook and heat food, either by putting the food inside or by putting it on the top （2 次）
- There is an electric cooker in the kitchen.
copper /ˈkɒp.ər/ 铜 a chemical element that is a reddish-brown metal, used especially for making wire and coins （2 次）
- The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.
corner /ˈkɔː.nər/ 角;拐角处;墙角 the point, area, or line that is formed by the meeting of two lines, surfaces, roads, etc. （2 次）
- The men of our family waded down through our flooded meadows with boathooks,in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of the raft and pull it out of the current towards our bank.
costume /ˈkɒs.tʃuːm/ （某国或某一历史时期或适合某种活动的）服装 the set of clothes typical of a particular country or period of history, or suitable for a particular activity （2 次）
- She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on.
cottage /ˈkɒt.ɪdʒ/ （通常指乡村中的）小屋，村舍 a small house, usually in the countryside （2 次）
- I had come ten miles since leaving the town, and at this point, according to my father, I should be looking at farms and cottages in a valley, with the spire of the church of our village showing in the far distance.
cotton /ˈkɒt.ən/ 棉，棉花 the threads that grow around the seeds of a tall plant grown especially in the US, China, and South Asia （2 次）
- I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool.
courage /ˈkʌr.ɪdʒ/ 勇气，胆量;勇敢 the ability to control your fear in a dangerous or difficult situation （2 次）
- But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop.
court /kɔːt/ 法院;法庭;全体出庭人员;（尤指）全体审判人员 a place where trials and other legal cases happen, or the people present in such a place, especially the officials and those deciding if someone is guilty （2 次）
- The word justice is usually associated with courts of law.
cousin /ˈkʌz.ən/ 堂（或表）兄弟;堂（或表）姐妹;远房亲戚 a child of a person’s aunt or uncle, or, more generally, a distant (= not close) relation （2 次）
- My cousin, Harry, keeps a large curiously-shaped bottle on permanent display in his study.
crack /kræk/ （使）破裂；（使）裂开；（使）产生裂纹 to break something so that it does not separate, but very thin lines appear on its surface, or to become broken in this way （2 次）
- Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zigzag course.
credit /ˈkred.ɪt/ 赞扬;赞许;荣誉 praise, approval, or honour （2 次）
- Primarily, the banker-customer relationship is that of debtor and creditor – who is which depending on whether the customer’s account is in credit or is overdrawn.
crevasse /krəˈvæs/ （冰川的）裂缝，裂隙 a very deep crack in the thick ice of a glacier (= moving mass of ice) （2 次）
- They decompose and are quickly destroyed by the weather or eaten by some other creature It is almost always due to some very special circumstances that traces of land animals survive, as by falling into inaccessible caves, or into an ice crevasse, like the Siberian mammoths, when the whole animal is sometimes preserved, as in a refrigerator.
crime /kraɪm/ 违法行为，犯罪活动 illegal activities （2 次）
- Obtaining ‘protection money’ is not a modern crime.
cruise /kruːz/ 航游，乘船游览 a journey on a large ship for pleasure, during which you visit several places （2 次）
- By comparison, ferry trips or cruises offer a great variety of civilized comforts.
curiosity /ˌkjʊə.riˈɒs.ə.ti/ 好奇心;求知欲 an eager wish to know or learn about something （2 次）
- On the occasions when they have pushed to shore an unconscious human being they have much more likely done it out of curiosity or for sport, as in riding the bow waves of a ship.
cycle /ˈsaɪ.kəl/ 自行车，脚踏车 a bicycle （2 次）
- He showed that the average individual’s sleep cycle is punctuated with peculiar bursts of eye-movements, some drifting and slow, others jerky and rapid.
darkness /ˈdɑːk.nəs/ 暗，黑暗，阴暗 the quality of being without light, or a situation in which there is little or no light （2 次）
- Working rapidly in the darkness, he soon changed into the dead man’s clothes.
datum /ˈdeɪ.təm/ （一条）信息，数据 a single piece of information （2 次）
- The modern weather models work with a grid of points of the order of sixty miles apart, and even so, some starting data has to be guessed, since ground stations and satellites cannot see everywhere.
debt /det/ 借款，欠款;债务 something, especially money, that is owed to someone else, or the state of owing something （2 次）
- Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt.
decade /ˈdek.eɪd/ 十年;年代 a period of ten years, especially a period such as 2010 to 2019 （2 次）
- Audiences in the second decade of the twentieth century found it pleasant to escape to a time when life, though hard, was relatively simple.
decline /dɪˈklaɪn/ （逐渐）减少，衰落，降低 to gradually become less, worse, or lower （2 次）
- This decline in vigour with the passing of time is called ageing.
delay /dɪˈleɪ/ （使）延迟，（使）延误;（使）延期 to make something happen at a later time than originally planned or expected （2 次）
- Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so many delays.
delight /dɪˈlaɪt/ 欣喜;满足;惬意 (something or someone that gives) great pleasure, satisfaction, or happiness （2 次）
- Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases and found that the fourth engine was sweet as honey – still in perfect condition.
departure /dɪˈpɑː.tʃər/ （人、交通工具等）离开;启程，出发 the fact of a person or vehicle, etc. leaving somewhere （2 次）
- On the day before our departure, several bus loads of tourists descended on the town.
designer /dɪˈzaɪ.nər/ 设计者，设计师 a person who imagines how something could be made and draws plans for it （2 次）
- The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer.
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ （尤指强烈地）渴望，希望，想要 to want something, especially strongly （2 次）
- Perhaps it is the desire for solitude or the chance of making an unexpected discovery that lures people down to the depths of the earth.
devil /ˈdev.əl/ 魔鬼，恶魔，妖魔 an evil being, often represented in human form but with a tail and horns （2 次）
- Errors and uncertainties multiply, cascading upward through a chain of turbulent features, from dust devils and squalls up to continent-size eddies that only satellites can see.
dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃən.ər.i/ 字典，词典 a book that contains a list of words in alphabetical order and explains their meanings, or gives a word for them in another language; an electronic product giving similar information on a computer, smartphone, etc. （2 次）
- It’s a dictionary.
disaster /dɪˈzɑː.stər/ 灾难，大祸 (an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty （2 次）
- We are lucky in that only the lower fields, which make up a very small proportion of our farm, are affected by flooding, but other farms are less favorably sited, and flooding can sometimes spell disaster for their owners.
disguise /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ 给…化装，给…乔装打扮；将…伪装起来 to give a new appearance to a person or thing, especially in order to hide its true form （2 次）
- But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect.
disposal /dɪˈspəʊ.zəl/ 清除;处理;抛弃 the act of getting rid of something, especially by throwing it away （2 次）
- Sir James Clark Ross had obtained a sounding of over 2, 400 fathoms in 1839, but it was not until 1869, when H.M.S.Porcupine was put at the disposal of the Royal Society for several cruises that a series of deep soundings was obtained in the Atlantic and the first samples were collected by dredging the bottom.
disturbance /dɪˈstɜː.bəns/ 干扰，滋扰 something that interrupts someone or makes someone feel worried （2 次）
- The implications of all this were that it was not the disturbance of sleep that mattered, but the disturbance of dreaming.
diver /ˈdaɪ.vər/ 跳水运动员;潜水员 a person who dives as a sport, or who works or searches for things underwater using special breathing equipment （2 次）
- So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oil rigs.
diversion /daɪˈvɜː.ʃən/ 绕行路线 a different route that is used because a road is closed （2 次）
- If no accidents occur on the way, like punctured tyres, diversions of traffic, sudden descent of fog, they will be on time.
dollar /ˈdɒl.ər/ （美国、加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰等国的货币单位）元 the standard unit of money used in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries （2 次）
- The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars.
don’t /dəʊnt/ （do not的缩略形式） short form of do not （2 次）
- Mentally, at least, most of us could compile formidable lists of ‘dos’ and ‘don'ts’.
doorbell /ˈdɔː.bel/ 门铃 a bell, operated by a button on or next to the door of a house, that you push to tell the people inside that you are there （2 次）
- I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead.
draft /drɑːft/ 草案；草稿；草图 a piece of text, a formal suggestion, or a drawing in its original state, often containing the main ideas and intentions but not the developed form （2 次）
- A young English writer made the pertinent observation a year or two back that the talent goes into the first draft, and the art into the drafts that follow.
drain /dreɪn/ （使）排出，（使）排放，放干（液体） If you drain something, you remove the liquid from it, usually by pouring it away or allowing it to flow away, and if something drains, liquid flows away or out of it. （2 次）
- On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
drainage /ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ/ 排水系统;排污系统 the system of water or waste liquids flowing away from somewhere into the ground or down pipes （2 次）
- The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
drawer /drɔːr/ 抽屉 a box-shaped container, without a top, that is part of a piece of furniture. It slides in and out to open and close and is used for keeping things in. （2 次）
- After I had stacked my shirts and underclothes in two empty drawers, I decided to hang one of the two suits I had brought with me in the cupboard.
drug /drʌɡ/ 药，药物，药品 any natural or artificially made chemical that is used as a medicine （2 次）
- The Americans would happily reach one accord on standards for medical devices and then hammer out different pacts covering, say, electronic goods and drug manufacturing.
drum /drʌm/ 鼓 a musical instrument, especially one made from a skin stretched over the end of a hollow tube or bowl, played by hitting with the hand or a stick （2 次）
- It was upon this principle that the first instruments were made, but the paper was wrapped round a drum which rotated slowly.
duck /dʌk/ 鸭子 a bird that lives by water and has webbed feet (= feet with skin between the toes), a short neck, and a large beak （2 次）
- In the contrary school, the duck is supreme.
ease /iːz/ 减轻；减低；缓解 to make or become less severe, difficult, unpleasant, painful, etc. （2 次）
- His few material possessions make it possible for him to move from place to place with ease.
emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ 感情，情感；情绪；激情 a strong feeling such as love or anger, or strong feelings in general （2 次）
- A young man sees a sunset and, unable to understand or to express the emotion that it rouses in him, concludes that it must be the gateway to a world that lies beyond It is difficult for any of us in moments of intense aesthetic experience to resist the suggestion that we are catching a glimpse of a light that shines down to us from a different realm of existence, different and, because the experience is intensely moving, in some way higher.
enclosure /ɪnˈkləʊ.ʒər/ 围起来的区域;围场;围地 an area surrounded by fences or walls （2 次）
- As there are so many people about, the dogs have to be kept in a special enclosure.
entertainment /en.təˈteɪn.mənt/ 娱乐，娱乐节目;娱乐表演 shows, films, television, or other performances or activities that entertain people, or a performance of this type （2 次）
- My friend fails to mention the long and friendless winter evenings in front of the TV – virtually the only form of entertainment.
entry /ˈen.tri/ 进入;加入，参加 the act of entering a place or joining a particular society or organization （2 次）
- It was as clear as daylight then that burglars had forced an entry during her absence.
envelope /ˈen.və.ləʊp/ 信封 a flat, usually square or rectangular, paper container for a letter （2 次）
- I want some envelopes, please.
estate /ɪˈsteɪt/ （位于乡村的）大片私有土地，庄园，种植园 a large area of land in the country that is owned by a family or an organization and is often used for growing crops or raising animals （2 次）
- A French physician decided to get rid of the wild rabbits on his own estate and introduced myxomatosis.
exhaustion /ɪɡˈzɔːs.tʃən/ 精疲力竭;疲惫不堪 the state of being extremely tired （2 次）
- Duck, and like them the pigeons, are endowed with steel-like muscles, that are a good part of the weight of the bird, and these will ply the short wings with such irresistible power that they can bore for long distances through an opposing gale before exhaustion follows.
exhibit /ɪɡˈzɪb.ɪt/ 展出，展览；展示 to show something publicly （2 次）
- The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said: ‘Do not touch the exhibits.
exploration /ˌek.spləˈreɪ.ʃən/ 探测;勘查;探索;研究 the activity of searching and finding out about something （2 次）
- Cave exploration, or pot-holing, as it has come to be known, is a relatively new sport.
explorer /ɪkˈsplɔː.rər/ 勘探者;考察者;探险者 someone who travels to places where no one has ever been in order to find out what is there （2 次）
- In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E.Byrd,successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time.
extinguisher /ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪ.ʃər/ （同fire extinguisher） a fire extinguisher （2 次）
- ‘A fire extinguisher, my dear,’ answered the Ambassador drily.
fee /fiː/ 报酬;服务费;费用 an amount of money paid for a particular piece of work or for a particular right or service （2 次）
- There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service.
fence /fens/ 栅栏;篱笆;围栏 a structure that divides two areas of land, similar to a wall but made of wood or wire and supported with posts （2 次）
- Sitting down on a dilapidated wooden fence near the field, we opened a couple of tins of sardines and had a picnic lunch.
ferry /ˈfer.i/ （尤指定期的）渡船，轮渡 a boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of water, especially as a regular service （2 次）
- By comparison, ferry trips or cruises offer a great variety of civilized comforts.
fiancé(或许是 fiance?) （2 次）
- A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fiancé, John, runs a successful furniture business.
fiction /ˈfɪk.ʃən/ 小说 the type of book or story that is written about imaginary characters and events and not based on real people and facts （2 次）
- It is all very well for such things to occur in fiction.
fireplace /ˈfaɪə.pleɪs/ 壁炉;火炉 a space in the wall of a room for a fire to burn in, or the decorated part that surrounds this space （2 次）
- The shop was an old converted house with many large, disused fireplaces and tall, narrow chimneys.
flag /flæɡ/ 旗，旗帜 a piece of cloth, usually rectangular and attached to a pole at one edge, that has a pattern that shows it represents a country or a group, or has a particular meaning （2 次）
- As she emerged from her drifting cloud of gun smoke with the water churned to foam beneath her bow, her flags flying, pennants waving, sails filling in the breeze, and the red and gold or her superstructure ablaze with colour, she presented a more majestic spectacle than Stockholmers had ever seen before.
flooding /ˈflʌd.ɪŋ/ （尤指因降雨所致的）洪水 a situation in which an area is covered with water, especially from rain （2 次）
- We are lucky in that only the lower fields, which make up a very small proportion of our farm, are affected by flooding, but other farms are less favorably sited, and flooding can sometimes spell disaster for their owners.
flour /flaʊər/ （谷物磨成的）粉;（尤指）小麦粉 powder made from grain, especially wheat, used for making bread, cakes, pasta, pastry, etc. （2 次）
- In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry.
fluctuation /ˌflʌk.tʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/ 波动，涨落，起伏不定 a change, or the process of changing, especially continuously between one level or thing and another （2 次）
- At noon the spaces between the sensors will hide fluctuations that the computer will not know about, tiny deviations from the average.
footstep /ˈfʊt.step/ 脚步声;脚步 the sound made by a person walking as their foot touches the ground, or a step (= foot movement) （2 次）
- Following in his father’s footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm’s son, Donald, also set up a world record.
forgery /ˈfɔː.dʒər.i/ 伪造品，赝品;伪造（罪） an illegal copy of a document, painting, etc. or the crime of making such illegal copies （2 次）
- It makes no difference that the forgery may have been a very skillful one: the bank must recognize its customer’s signature.
formula /ˈfɔː.mjə.lə/ 惯例；配方；处方 a standard or accepted way of doing or making something （2 次）
- It is said that the nerve poison is the more primitive of the two, that the blood poison is, so to speak, a newer product from an improved formula.
fragment /ˈfræɡ.mənt/ 小片，小块;（尤指）碎片，碎块 a small piece or a part, especially when broken from something whole （2 次）
- In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.
fright /fraɪt/ （尤指突然产生的）恐惧，惊吓;使人惊吓的经历 the feeling of fear, especially if felt suddenly, or an experience of fear that happens suddenly （2 次）
- The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag.
fro /frəʊ/ （参见 to and fro） → to and fro （2 次）
- Now move the hand to and fro and around but not up and down.
frontier /ˈfrʌn.tɪər/ 国境，边境 a border between two countries （2 次）
- It was Hart who created the basic formula of the Western film, and devised the protagonist he played in every film he made, the good-bad man, the accidental, noble outlaw, or the honest, but framed cowboy, or the sheriff made suspect by vicious gossip; in short, the individual in conflict with himself and his frontier environment.
frustration /frʌsˈtreɪ.ʃən/ （因不能满足需求而）沮丧；令人沮丧的事物 the feeling of being annoyed or less confident because you cannot achieve what you want, or something that makes you feel like this （2 次）
- If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration that results from failure.
fun /fʌn/ 乐趣；快乐；享受 pleasure, enjoyment, or entertainment （2 次）
- He spent a miserable day in bed thinking of all the fun he was missing.
gathering /ˈɡæð.ər.ɪŋ/ 聚会;集会 a party or a meeting when many people come together as a group （2 次）
- The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this year’s crop before the September rains.
gear /ɡɪər/ 挡，排挡；传动装置 a device, often consisting of connecting sets of wheels with teeth (= points) around the edge, that controls how much power from an engine goes to the moving parts of a machine （2 次）
- Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zigzag course.
geologist /dʒiˈɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ 地质学家 a person who studies geology （2 次）
- The geologist needs to know what rocks the drill has reached, so every so often a sample is obtained with a coring bit.
goddess /ˈɡɒd.es/ 女神 a female god （2 次）
- Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.
grandfather /ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðər/ （外）祖父 the father of a person’s mother or father （2 次）
- The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago.
grave /ɡreɪv/ 坟墓，墓穴，埋葬处 a place in the ground where a dead person is buried （2 次）
- But he wanted to see the old folk again and to visit my mother’s grave.
greengrocer /ˈɡriːŋ.ɡrəʊ.sər/ 果蔬商 a person who owns or works in a shop that sells fresh vegetables and fruit （2 次）
- I was at the greengrocer’s.
grocer /ˈɡrəʊ.sər/ 食品杂货店店主（或店员） a person who owns or works in a shop selling food and small things for the home （2 次）
- I must go to the grocer’s.
gust /ɡʌst/ 一阵狂风，一阵强风 a sudden strong wind （2 次）
- A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below.
harm /hɑːm/ 伤害，损害，危害 physical or other injury or damage （2 次）
- We regard them as unnecessary creatures that do more harm than good.
harvest /ˈhɑː.vɪst/ 收获时节;收割，收获;收成 the time of year when crops are cut and collected from the fields, or the activity of cutting and collecting them, or the crops that are cut and collected （2 次）
- This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition!
hazard /ˈhæz.əd/ 危险物，危害物 something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage （2 次）
- That does not prove that it does not exist; but it does mean that noise is less dangerous than, say being brought up in an orphanage – which really is a mental health hazard.
headmaster /ˌhedˈmɑː.stər/ 男校长 a man who is in charge of a school （2 次）
- I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week.
heat /hiːt/ 热，高温，热度 the quality of being hot or warm, or the temperature of something （2 次）
- Our own warm atmosphere and the heat generated by the telescope would make it impossible to detect objects as small as planets.
helicopter /ˈhel.ɪˌkɒp.tər/ 直升机 a type of aircraft without wings, that has one or two sets of large blades that go round very fast on top. It can land and take off vertically and can stay in one place in the air （2 次）
- It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.
hiding /ˈhaɪ.dɪŋ/ （惩罚性的）痛打 a punishment that consists of being beaten repeatedly （2 次）
- Fearing the authorities, Eric remained in hiding after the war as well.
hoax /həʊks/ 恶作剧，骗局 a plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is not one, or a trick （2 次）
- Students specialize in a particular type of practical joke: the hoax.
honour(或许是 honor?) （2 次）
- Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a ‘guard of honour’ of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo.
horde /hɔːd/ （人）群 a large group of people （2 次）
- Knowing that the industrious ant lives in a highly organized society does nothing to prevent us from being filled with revulsion when we find hordes of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch.
hydrogen /ˈhaɪ.drə.dʒən/ 氢，氢气 a chemical element that is the lightest gas, has no colour, taste, or smell, and combines with oxygen to form water （2 次）
- Mars is too dry and poor in oxygen, Venus far too hot, and so is Mercury, and the outer planets have temperatures near absolute zero and hydrogen-dominated atmospheres.
identity /aɪˈden.tə.ti/ 身份；本身；特性 a person’s name and other facts about who they are （2 次）
- Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.
illusion /ɪˈluː.ʒən/ 幻觉，幻想 an idea or belief that is not true （2 次）
- Even he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life.
image /ˈɪm.ɪdʒ/ （自己头脑中的）形象，印象 a picture in your mind or an idea of how someone or something is （2 次）
- A blurred image appears; he adds a brushstroke and another and it is gone but something was there, and he will not rest till he has captured it.
imagination /ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ 想象力 the ability to form pictures in the mind （2 次）
- As the time and cost of making a chip drop to a few days and a few hundred dollars, engineers may soon be free to let their imaginations soar without being penalized by expensive failures.
impossibility /ɪmˌpɒs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ 不可能做到的事情，不可能的状况 something that is impossible to do, or the state of being impossible （2 次）
- By the time he can talk, he is the little creature of his culture, and by the time he is grown and able to take part in its activities, its habits are his habits, its beliefs his beliefs, its impossibilities his impossibilities.
improvement /ɪmˈpruːv.mənt/ 改进，改善 an occasion when something gets better or when you make it better （2 次）
- Most of us fail in our efforts at self-improvement because our schemes are too ambitious and we never have time to carry them out.
impulse /ˈɪm.pʌls/ 冲动，突然的强烈欲望 a sudden strong wish to do something （2 次）
- Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert.
inch /ɪntʃ/ 英寸（约合2.54厘米，有时用符号’‘表示） a unit used for measuring length, approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres, sometimes shown by the symbol ″ （2 次）
- At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room.
ink /ɪŋk/ 墨水;油墨;墨汁 coloured liquid used for writing, printing, and drawing （2 次）
- No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink and to this day it has never written a single world!
inspection /ɪnˈspek.ʃən/ 检查;视察 the act of looking at something carefully, or an official visit to a building or organization to check that everything is correct and legal （2 次）
- If you are lucky enough to get a sleeper, you spend half the night staring at the small blue light in the ceiling, or fumbling to find your ticket for inspection.
instalment(或许是 installment?) （2 次）
- Can we buy it on instalments?
instinct /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/ 本能，直觉 the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn about it （2 次）
- They arouse instincts which can only be dimly understood.
institute /ˈɪn.stɪ.tʃuːt/ 研究所;学院 an organization where people do a particular type of scientific, educational, or social work, or the buildings that it uses （2 次）
- Vera’s curious talent was brought to the notice of a scientific research institute in the town of Ulyanovsk, near where she lives, and in April she was given a series of tests by a special commission of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federal Republic.
interview /ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/ 面试;面谈 a meeting in which someone asks you questions to see if you are suitable for a job or course （2 次）
- Reporters kept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokesmen for the family at press conferences.
investigation /ɪnˌves.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ （对犯罪，问题，陈述等的）调查（尤指为了发现真相） the act or process of examining a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth （2 次）
- Many people in industry and the Services, who have practical experience of noise, regard any investigation of this question as a waste of time; they are not prepared even to admit the possibility that noise affects people.
investor /ɪnˈves.tər/ 投资者 a person who puts money into something in order to make a profit or get an advantage （2 次）
- But if you are a serious private investor, leave the Las Vegas mentality to those with money to fritter.
iron /aɪən/ 铁 a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel, and exists in very small amounts in blood. （2 次）
- The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass.
jam /dʒæm/ 果酱 a sweet, soft food made by cooking fruit with sugar to preserve it. It is eaten on bread. （2 次）
- We haven’t got much tea or coffee, and we haven’t got any sugar or jam.
jar /dʒɑːr/ 罐子，坛子;广口瓶 a glass or clay container with a wide opening at the top and sometimes a fitted lid, usually used for storing food （2 次）
- The majority of the patients attending the medical out-patients departments of our hospitals feel that they have not received adequate treatment unless they are able to carry home with them some tangible remedy in the shape of a bottle of medicine, a box of pills, or a small jar of ointment, and the doctor in charge of the department is only too ready to provide them with these requirements.
jet /dʒet/ 喷气式飞机 an aircraft with a jet engine that is able to fly very fast （2 次）
- It can be unpleasant to live even several miles from an aerodrome; if you think what it must be like to share the deck of a ship with several squadrons of jet aircraft, you will realize that a modern navy is a good place to study noise.
joy /dʒɔɪ/ 欢欣，高兴，喜悦 great happiness （2 次）
- It provides relaxation for leisure hours, as just looking at one’s treasures is always a joy.
jungle /ˈdʒʌŋ.ɡəl/ 热带丛林 a tropical forest in which trees and plants grow very closely together （2 次）
- Needless to say our house is now surrounded by a jungle.
keyboard /ˈkiː.bɔːd/ （计算机、打字机等的）键盘 the set of keys on a computer or typewriter that you press in order to make it work （2 次）
- I’m a keyboard operator.
killer /ˈkɪl.ər/ 杀人者，凶手 someone who kills another person （2 次）
- The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes as much as twelve feet in length.
labour(或许是 labor?) （2 次）
- So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour.
labourer(或许是 laborer?) （2 次）
- Farm labourers said that they always woke up to find that work had been done overnight.
lamp /læmp/ （尤指带灯罩的）灯 a device for giving light, especially one that has a covering or is contained within something （2 次）
- I drove it into a lamp-post.
landlord /ˈlænd.lɔːd/ 房东；地主 a person or organization that owns a building or an area of land and is paid by other people for the use of it （2 次）
- As I was looking for it, the landlord came in.
layer /ˈleɪ.ər/ 层；涂层 a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of a substance （2 次）
- If there had not been a hard layer of rock beneath the soil, they would have completed the job in a few hours.
leisure /ˈleʒ.ər/ 空闲，闲暇，休闲 the time when you are not working or doing other duties （2 次）
- Men, particularly, spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying out their own gardens; building garages and making furniture.
lemonade /ˌlem.əˈneɪd/ 柠檬水 a drink made with the juice of lemons, water, and sugar （2 次）
- You can have some lemonade.
licence(或许是 license?) （2 次）
- Let me see your driving licence.
lifetime /ˈlaɪf.taɪm/ 有生之年，终生，一辈子 the period of time during which someone lives or something exists （2 次）
- Haroun Tazieff, the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world.
listener /ˈlɪs.ən.ər/ 听者，倾听者 someone who listens （2 次）
- During a radio programme, a company of biscuit manufacturers once asked listeners to bake biscuits and send them to their factory.
location /ləʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 地点，位置 a place or position （2 次）
- Not all sounds made by animals serve as language, and we have only to turn to that extraordinary discovery of echo-location in bats to see a case in which the voice plays a strictly utilitarian role.
luck /lʌk/ 运气；（尤指）机遇，机会 the force that causes things, especially good things, to happen to you by chance and not as a result of your own efforts or abilities （2 次）
- It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die.
lying /ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/ （lie的现在分词） present participle of lie （2 次）
- We were, however, worried about our nearest neighbours, whose farm was low lying and who were newcomers to the district.
magpie /ˈmæɡ.paɪ/ 鹊，喜鹊 a bird with black and white feathers and a long tail （2 次）
- She had lived in the flat for thirty years and was a veritable magpie at hoarding; and it seemed as though everything she possessed had been tossed out and turned over and over.
mahout /məˈhaʊt/ （尤指南亚和东南亚的）管象人，赶象人，象夫 (especially in S and SE Asia) a person who rides, controls, and cares for a working elephant （2 次）
- The first essential in elephant training is to assign to the animal a single mahout who will be entirely responsible for the job.
mail /meɪl/ 信件，邮包;邮政（系统） the letters, etc. that are sent to or from people, or the system for sending letters, etc. from place to place （2 次）
- He agreed that a train did come into the station at the time on the paper and that it did stop, but only to take on mail, not passengers.
mainframe /ˈmeɪn.freɪm/ （大型计算机的）主机，大型机 a very large, powerful computer with a lot of memory that many people can use at the same time （2 次）
- These were the so-called mainframe machines.
maker /ˈmeɪ.kər/ 制作者;制造者;制造商 the people or company that make something （2 次）
- Often a valley boasted no inn at all,and climbers found shelter wherever they could– sometimes with the local priest(who was usually as poor as his parishioners), sometimes with shepherds or cheese-makers.
masterpiece /ˈmɑː.stə.piːs/ 杰作；（个人）最杰出的作品 a work of art such as a painting, film, or book that is made with great skill （2 次）
- He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere $50.
meantime /ˈmiːn.taɪm/ 在此期间;（与此）同时 until something expected happens, or while something else is happening （2 次）
- When he woke up next morning, he discovered that the boat had, in the meantime, travelled to Calais.
meeting /ˈmiː.tɪŋ/ 会见;会面;会议 a planned occasion when people come together, either in person or online (= using the internet), to discuss something （2 次）
- Loud conversations on mobile phones invade our thoughts or interrupt the pleasure of meeting friends for a quiet chat.
metre(或许是 meter?) （2 次）
- At 2,473 metres, it is the highest mountain pass in Europe.
microwave /ˈmaɪ.krə.weɪv/ 微波炉 an electric oven that uses waves of energy to cook or heat food quickly （2 次）
- John had a very good day and put his wallet containing $3,000 into the microwave oven for safekeeping.
midnight /ˈmɪd.naɪt/ 子夜，午夜 twelve o’clock in the middle of the night （2 次）
- I even went out at midnight with a torch and noted with satisfaction (and surprise) that the ants were still swarming around the sticky tape without being able to do anything about it.
midst /mɪdst/ 中间，当中，中央 the middle of a group of people or things （2 次）
- He described it as ‘a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river.’
minstrel /ˈmɪn.strəl/ （11至15世纪的）吟游乐师，吟游歌手 a travelling musician and singer common between the 11th and 15th centuries （2 次）
- Alfred the Great acted as his own spy, visiting Danish camps disguised as a minstrel.
misunderstood /ˌmɪs.ʌn.dəˈstænd/ 误解；曲解 to think you have understood someone or something when you have not （2 次）
- I thought he must have misunderstood me, so I repeated its name.
monument /ˈmɒn.jə.mənt/ 纪念碑;纪念塔;纪念馆 a structure or building that is built to honour a special person or event （2 次）
- One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the United States of America in the nineteenth century by the people of France.
motif /məʊˈtiːf/ 图案，式样 a pattern or design （2 次）
- It is impossible to give a satisfactory explanation for a pot-holer’s motives.
motive /ˈməʊ.tɪv/ 动机；（行动的）缘由；目的 a reason for doing something （2 次）
- Marine Studio biologists have pointed out that, however intelligent they may be, it is probably a mistake to credit dolphins with any motive of life-saving.
mouse /maʊs/ 鼠 a small mammal with short fur, a pointed face, and a long tail （2 次）
- Snakes did not acquire their poison for use against man but for use against prey such as rats and mice, and the effects on these of viperine poison is almost immediate.
murder /ˈmɜː.dər/ 谋杀，凶杀 the crime of intentionally killing a person （2 次）
- ‘At the time the murder was committed, I was travelling on the 8 o’clock train to London,’ said the man.
myth /mɪθ/ 神话 an ancient story or set of stories, especially explaining the early history of a group of people or about natural events and facts （2 次）
- Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.
myxomatosis /ˌmɪk.sə.məˈtəʊ.sɪs/ （通常致兔子死亡的）黏液瘤病 an infectious disease of rabbits that usually kills them （2 次）
- Scientists discovered that this particular variety of rabbit (and apparently no other animal) was susceptible to a fatal virus disease, myxomatosis.
nationality /ˌnæʃ.ənˈæl.ə.ti/ 国籍 the official right to belong to a particular country （2 次）
- What nationality are you?
nebulae /ˈneb.jə.lə/ 星云 a cloud of gas or dust in space, appearing either bright or dark （2 次）
- Was the philosopher who refused to look through Galileo’s telescope more culpable than those who alleged that the spiral nebulae observed with Lord Rosse’s great telescope in the 1840s were scratches left by the grinder?
neighbourhood(或许是 neighborhood?) （2 次）
- One Saturday morning, Frank visited an antique shop in my neighbourhood.
newcomer /ˈnjuːˌkʌm.ər/ 新来者;新手 someone who has recently arrived in a place or recently become involved in an activity （2 次）
- We were, however, worried about our nearest neighbours, whose farm was low lying and who were newcomers to the district.
nightmare /ˈnaɪt.meər/ 梦魇，噩梦 a very upsetting or frightening dream （2 次）
- I felt as if I had stumbled into a nightmare country, as you sometimes do in dreams.
novelist /ˈnɒv.əl.ɪst/ 小说家 a person who writes novels （2 次）
- In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences – most of them wildly improbable.
nuisance /ˈnjuː.səns/ 恼人的事物（或人）；麻烦的事物（或人） something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you （2 次）
- What a nuisance!
nurse /nɜːs/ （尤指医院的）护士，护理人员 (the title given to) a person whose job is to care for people who are ill or injured, especially in a hospital （2 次）
- Good morning, nurse.
o /əʊ/ （英语字母表的第15个字母） the 15th letter of the English alphabet （2 次）
- The porter went to fetch one and arrived back with the station master, who produced it with a flourish and pointed out a microscopic ‘o’ beside the time of the arrival of the train at his station; this little ‘o’ indicated that the train only stopped for mail.
objective /əbˈdʒek.tɪv/ 目标；目的 something that you plan to do or achieve （2 次）
- I had expected to be near my objective by now, but everything still seemed alien to me.
operator /ˈɒp.ər.eɪ.tər/ 操作员，业务员；驾驶员 someone whose job is to use and control a machine or vehicle （2 次）
- I’m a keyboard operator.
opponent /əˈpəʊ.nənt/ 反对者 a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to change it （2 次）
- My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr. Lane’s Radical Progressive Party.
opposition /ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/ （强烈的）反对，反抗，对抗 strong disagreement （2 次）
- The albatross is the king of the gliders, the class of fliers which harness the air to their purpose, but must yield to its opposition.
origin /ˈɒr.ɪ.dʒɪn/ 起源，源头;起因 the beginning or cause of something （2 次）
- All this seems to me to link them with life and the origins of things.
outline /ˈaʊt.laɪn/ 轮廓，略图，外形 the main shape or edge of something, without any details （2 次）
- During these tests she was able to read a newspaper through an opaque screen and, stranger still,by moving her elbow over a child’s game of Lotto she was able to describe the figures and colours printed on it; and,in another instance,wearing stockings and slippers, to make out with her foot the outlines and colours of a picture hidden under a carpet.
outlook /ˈaʊt.lʊk/ 前景;展望 the likely future situation （2 次）
- So much is certain: that we would have doctors and preachers, lawyers and defendants marriages and births–but our spiritual outlook would be different.
ownership /ˈəʊ.nə.ʃɪp/ 所有权；物主身份；拥有 the fact that you own something （2 次）
- I am sure that, without modern weapons, I would make a very poor show of disputing the ownership of a cave with a bear, and in this I do not think that I stand alone.
paradise /ˈpær.ə.daɪs/ 天堂，乐园 a place or condition of great happiness where everything is exactly as you would like it to be （2 次）
- We sometimes imagine a desert island to be a sort of paradise where the sun always shines.
parking /ˈpɑː.kɪŋ/ 停车 leaving a vehicle in a particular place for a period of time （2 次）
- This is a “No Parking” area.
passage /ˈpæs.ɪdʒ/ 过道，走廊 a usually long and narrow part of a building with rooms on one or both sides, or a covered path that connects places （2 次）
- They have found that it is connected with the passage of days and the phases of the moon.
passer /ˌpɑː.səˈbaɪ/ （尤指在不寻常之事发生时经过某处的）过路人，行人 someone who is going past a particular place, especially when something unusual happens （2 次）
- Beggars almost sell themselves as human beings to arouse the pity of passers-by.
passion /ˈpæʃ.ən/ 激情，热情；强烈情感 a very powerful feeling, for example of sexual attraction, love, hate, anger, or other emotion （2 次）
- So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour.
passport /ˈpɑːs.pɔːt/ 护照 an official document containing personal information and usually a photograph that allows a person to travel to foreign countries and to prove who they are （2 次）
- Your passports, please.
pastry /ˈpeɪ.stri/ 油酥糕点;油酥点心 a food made from a mixture of flour, fat, and water, rolled flat and either wrapped around or put over or under other foods, and then baked （2 次）
- In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry.
patent /ˈpeɪ.tənt/ 专利权 the official legal right to make or sell an invention for a particular number of years （2 次）
- Yet a great many processes depending on such research are sought for with complete secrecy until the stage at which patents can be taken out.
paw /pɔː/ 爪，爪子 the foot of an animal that has claws or nails, such as a cat, dog, or bear （2 次）
- As the neighbours complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in.
peach /piːtʃ/ 桃（子） a round fruit with sweet yellow flesh that has a lot of juice, a slightly furry red and yellow skin, and a large seed in its centre （2 次）
- Last summer I spent days in the garden watching thousands of ants crawling up the trunk of my prize peach tree.
pedal /ˈped.əl/ 踏板，脚蹬子 a small part of a machine or object that is pushed down with the foot to operate or move the machine or object （2 次）
- I suddenly pressed the brake pedal hard and we were both thrown forward.
pension /ˈpen.ʃən/ 养老金;退休金;抚恤金 an amount of money paid regularly by the government or a private company to a person who does not work any more because they are too old or have become ill （2 次）
- We’ll assume that you have sorted out the basics–like mortgages, pensions, insurance and access to sufficient cash reserves.
personality /ˌpɜː.sənˈæl.ə.ti/ 个性，性格；人格 the type of person you are, shown by the way you behave, feel, and think （2 次）
- If one group of people were disturbed from their eye-movement sleep for several nights on end, and another group were disturbed for an equal period of time but when they were not exhibiting eye-movements, the first group began to show some personality disorders while the others seemed more or less unaffected.
pesticide /ˈpes.tɪ.saɪd/ 杀虫剂，农药 a chemical substance used to kill harmful insects, small animals, wild plants, and other unwanted organisms （2 次）
- The use of pesticides and fertilizers produces cheap grain and vegetables.
philosopher /fɪˈlɒs.ə.fər/ 哲学家 someone who studies or writes about the meaning of life （2 次）
- In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort.
pirate /ˈpaɪ.rət/ 海盗 a person who sails in a ship and attacks other ships in order to steal from them （2 次）
- The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where – it is said – pirates used to hide gold.
planning /ˈplæn.ɪŋ/ 策划，规划 the act of deciding how to do something （2 次）
- For them this is a major operation which involves considerable planning.
plateau /ˈplæt.əʊ/ 高原 a large flat area of land that is high above sea level （2 次）
- The entrance to the cave is on a plateau in the Dauphine Alps.
pop /pɒp/ 流行音乐 modern popular music, usually with a strong beat, created with electrical or electronic equipment, and easy to listen to and remember （2 次）
- The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers.
postcard /ˈpəʊst.kɑːd/ 明信片 a card, often with a photograph or picture on one side, that can be sent without an envelope （2 次）
- Postcards always spoil my holidays.
prediction /prɪˈdɪk.ʃən/ 预计，预料，预言 a statement about what you think will happen in the future （2 次）
- This is what makes Leon Bagrit’s predictions particularly remarkable.
premise /ˈprem.ɪs/ （作为先决条件的）假定，前提 an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based （2 次）
- When a thief was caught on the premises of a large jewellery store one morning, the shop assistants must have found it impossible to resist the temptation to say ‘it serves him right.’
prey /preɪ/ 被捕食的动物，猎物 an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal （2 次）
- It was not forced upon them by the survival competition; they could have caught and lived on prey without using poison, just as the thousands of non-poisonous snakes still do.
prison /ˈprɪz.ən/ 监狱 a building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment （2 次）
- Not only had the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well.
privilege /ˈprɪv.əl.ɪdʒ/ （特定个体或群体的）特权，特别待遇 an advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because of their position or because they are rich （2 次）
- Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.
professor /prəˈfes.ər/ 教授 a teacher of the highest rank in a department of a British university, or a teacher of high rank in an American university or college （2 次）
- Carver Mead, a pioneer in integrated circuits and a professor of computer science at the California Institute of Technology, notes there are now workstations that enable engineers to design, test and produce chips right on their desks, much the way and editor creates a newsletter on a Macintosh.
project /ˈprɒdʒ.ekt/ 项目；方案；工程 a piece of planned work or an activity that is finished over a period of time and intended to achieve a particular purpose （2 次）
- The development of such a telescope will be one of the great astronomical projects of the twenty-first century.
property /ˈprɒp.ə.ti/ 所有物;财产;资产 an object or objects that belong to someone （2 次）
- Insuring public or private property is a standard practice in most countries in the world.
proportion /prəˈpɔː.ʃən/ 部分;份额 the number or amount of a group or part of something when compared to the whole （2 次）
- We are lucky in that only the lower fields, which make up a very small proportion of our farm, are affected by flooding, but other farms are less favorably sited, and flooding can sometimes spell disaster for their owners.
proposition /ˌprɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/ （通常指商业上的）提议，建议 an offer or suggestion, usually in business （2 次）
- The study of custom can be profitable only after certain preliminary propositions have been accepted, and some of these propositions have been violently opposed.
psychology /saɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒi/ 心理学 the scientific study of the way the human mind works and how it influences behaviour, or the influence of a particular person’s character on their behaviour （2 次）
- We would lay less stress on ‘facts and figures’ and more on a good memory, on applied psychology, and on the capacity of a man to get along with his fellow-citizens.
pub /pʌb/ （英国或爱尔兰的）酒吧，酒馆 a place, especially in Great Britain or Ireland, where alcoholic drinks can be bought and drunk and where food is often available （2 次）
- After I had had lunch at a village pub, I looked for my bag.
pudding /ˈpʊd.ɪŋ/ 布丁（通常由油酥面团、面粉、面包或大米加上水果制成的热甜食） a sweet and usually hot dish made with pastry, flour, bread, or rice, and often fruit （2 次）
- When she came in with the last course – a huge pudding – she tripped on the carpet and the pudding went flying through the air, narrowly missed my aunt, and crashed on the dining table with considerable force.
raft /rɑːft/ 筏子；木筏，木排 a flat floating structure for travelling across water, often made of pieces of wood tied roughly together and moved along with a paddle (= pole with a flat end) （2 次）
- Suddenly a raft appeared, looking rather like Noah’s ark, carrying the whole family, a few hens, the dogs, a cat, and a bird in a cage.
rail /reɪl/ 铁路交通；铁路交通系统 the system of transport that uses trains （2 次）
- Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep.
rang /ræŋ/ （ring的过去式） past simple of ring mainly UK （2 次）
- Just then, the telephone rang.
rarity /ˈreə.rə.ti/ 罕见的东西（或人）；稀有，罕见 something that is very unusual, or the quality of being very unusual （2 次）
- There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that litter the floors.
razor /ˈreɪ.zər/ （尤指刮胡子或腿毛的）剃刀，刮胡刀，剃须刀 a small device with a sharp blade for removing hair, especially from the face or legs （2 次）
- An electric razor that meets the European Union’s safety standards must be approved by American testers before it can be sold in the United States, and an American-made dialysis machine needs the EU’s okay before it hits the market in Europe.
reaction /riˈæk.ʃən/ 反应；回应 behaviour, a feeling or an action that is a direct result of something else （2 次）
- It is as if a single unimportant event set up a chain of reactions.
reality /riˈæl.ə.ti/ 现实；实际情况 the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be （2 次）
- He had lived in it as a child when it was already disappearing, and his hero was firmly rooted in his memories and experiences, and in both the history and the mythology of the vanished frontier, And although no period or place in American history has been more absurdly romanticized, myth and reality did join hands in at least one arena, the conflict between the individual and encroaching civilization.
realm /relm/ （兴趣或活动的）界，领域，范围 an area of interest or activity （2 次）
- But this hope is always in the realms of science fiction.
recede /rɪˈsiːd/ 逐渐远离；变得模糊，逐渐淡漠 to move further away into the distance, or to become less clear or less bright （2 次）
- The best way to overcome it – so at least it seems to me – is to make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal, until bit by bit the walls of the ego recede, and your life becomes increasingly merged in the universal life.
receiver /rɪˈsiː.vər/ （电话）听筒 the part of a phone in two parts that you hold to your ear and mouth （2 次）
- I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.
recovery /rɪˈkʌv.ər.i/ （在疾病或受伤之后）恢复健康 the process of becoming well again after an illness or injury （2 次）
- Though the doctors did his best, the patient’s recovery was slow.
reference /ˈref.ər.əns/ 提到;谈到;论及 a mention of something （2 次）
- Whatever it consists of, stamps, records, first editions of books china,glass, antique furniture, pictures, model cars, stuffed birds, toy animals, there is always something to do in connection with it, from finding the right place for the latest addition, to verifying facts in reference books.
refinement /rɪˈfaɪn.mənt/ 提炼；提纯；精炼 the process of making a substance pure （2 次）
- But even when such refinements are not available, there is plenty to keep you occupied.
relation /rɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ 他和新娶的妻子之间的关系很紧张。 the way in which two people or groups of people feel and behave towards each other: （2 次）
- After I had given her some money, she looked into a crystal ball and said: ‘A relation of yours is coming to see you.
relationship /rɪˈleɪ.ʃən.ʃɪp/ 关系；联系；关联 the way in which two things are connected （2 次）
- Primarily, the banker-customer relationship is that of debtor and creditor – who is which depending on whether the customer’s account is in credit or is overdrawn.
relaxation /ˌriː.lækˈseɪ.ʃən/ 放松;松弛 the feeling of being relaxed （2 次）
- It provides relaxation for leisure hours, as just looking at one’s treasures is always a joy.
reminder /rɪˈmaɪn.dər/ （告知该做某事的）通知单，提示信，提醒（的话），提示 a written or spoken message that reminds someone to do something （2 次）
- This note is only a reminder.’
republic /rɪˈpʌb.lɪk/ （通常指由选举产生的人民代表和总统治理的）共和国，共和政体 a country without a king or queen, usually governed by elected representatives of the people and a president （2 次）
- Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president’s palace in a new African republic.
retirement /rɪˈtaɪə.mənt/ 退休;退职;退役 the act of leaving your job and stopping working, usually because you are old （2 次）
- It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years.
retreat /rɪˈtriːt/ 退却;撤退;后退 to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger （2 次）
- He was glad to get away with a mere twenty pounds and he beat a hasty retreat, clutching the precious bottle under his arm.
rhythm /ˈrɪð.əm/ （音乐、诗歌和舞蹈的）节奏，韵律，节律 a strong pattern of sounds, words, or musical notes that is used in music, poetry, and dancing （2 次）
- Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep.
rival /ˈraɪ.vəl/ 竞争对手;敌手 a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the same area （2 次）
- The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour – much faster than any of its rivals.
roast /rəʊst/ 烘;烤;焙 to cook food in an oven or over a fire （2 次）
- We had roast beef and potatoes.
root /ruːt/ 根，根茎，根块 the part of a plant that grows down into the earth to get water and food and holds the plant firm in the ground （2 次）
- By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root.
saga /ˈsɑː.ɡə/ 萨迦（中世纪主要在冰岛用古诺斯语写成的斯堪的纳维亚长篇传奇） a long story about Scandinavian history, written in the Old Norse language in the Middle Ages, mainly in Iceland （2 次）
- The sagas of these people explain that some of them came from Indonesia about 2,000 years ago.
salary /ˈsæl.ər.i/ 薪金，薪水 a fixed amount of money agreed every year as pay for an employee, usually paid directly into his or her bank account every month （2 次）
- He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back.
saliva /səˈlaɪ.və/ 口水，唾液，涎 the liquid produced in your mouth to keep the mouth wet and to help to prepare food to be digested （2 次）
- Over the periods their saliva, a mild, digestive juice like our own, was converted into a poison that defies analysis even today.
satellite /ˈsæt.əl.aɪt/ 人造卫星 a device sent up into space to travel around the earth, used for collecting information or communicating by radio, television, etc. （2 次）
- Errors and uncertainties multiply, cascading upward through a chain of turbulent features, from dust devils and squalls up to continent-size eddies that only satellites can see.
saving /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/ 存款，储蓄金 the money that you keep in an account in a bank or similar financial organization （2 次）
- Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office.
scheme /skiːm/ 阴谋，诡计 an organized plan for doing something, especially something dishonest or illegal that will bring a good result for you （2 次）
- Most of us fail in our efforts at self-improvement because our schemes are too ambitious and we never have time to carry them out.
sculptor /ˈskʌlp.tər/ 雕塑家;雕刻家 someone who creates sculptures （2 次）
- The great statue, which was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete.
seat /siːt/ 座位; 座椅 a piece of furniture or part of a train, plane, etc. that has been designed for someone to sit on （2 次）
- I had a very good seat.
selection /sɪˈlek.ʃən/ 选择;挑选 the act of choosing someone or something （2 次）
- He says nothing about the poor selection of goods in the shops, or about those unfortunate people who have to travel from the country to the city every day to get to work.
sensation /senˈseɪ.ʃən/ 感觉;知觉;（尤指）触觉 the ability to feel something physically, especially by touching, or a physical feeling that results from this ability （2 次）
- The first tests on the Solent in 1959 caused a sensation.
sewage /ˈsuː.ɪdʒ/ 污水;污物 waste matter such as water or human urine or solid waste （2 次）
- Contamination of water supplies is usually due to poor sanitation close to water sources, sewage disposal into the sources themselves, leakage of sewage into distribution systems or contamination with industrial or farm waste.
sheep /ʃiːp/ 羊，绵羊 a farm animal with thick wool that eats grass and is kept for its wool, skin, and meat （2 次）
- The first sign of disaster was a dead sheep floating down.
shortage /ˈʃɔː.tɪdʒ/ 缺乏，缺少 a situation in which there is not enough of something （2 次）
- Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings.
significance /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəns/ 重要性，重要意义 importance （2 次）
- If we glimpse the unutterable, it is unwise to try to utter it, nor should we seek to invest with significance that which we cannot grasp.
singer /ˈsɪŋ.ər/ 歌唱家，歌手 a person who sings （2 次）
- The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers.
skirt /skɜːt/ 女裙，半身裙 a piece of clothing that hangs from the waist and covers some or all of the legs, usually worn by women and girls （2 次）
- Short skirts are in fashion now.
sleeve /sliːv/ 袖子 the part of a piece of clothing that covers some or all of the arm （2 次）
- George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
smuggler /ˈsmʌɡ.lər/ 走私犯；偷运者 someone who smuggles （2 次）
- The hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase.
snout /snaʊt/ （一些动物突出的）口鼻部 the nose and mouth that stick out from the face of some animals （2 次）
- One young calf especially enjoyed raising a turtle to the surface with his snout, and then shoving him across the tank like an aquaplane.
span /spæn/ 一段时间 the period of time that something exists or happens （2 次）
- It has a span of 4,260 feet.
spark /spɑːk/ 火花，火星;电火花 a very small piece of fire that flies out from something that is burning, or one that is made by rubbing two hard things together, or a flash of light made by electricity （2 次）
- When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.
spectator /spekˈteɪ.tər/ （尤指体育赛事的）观众 a person who watches an activity, especially a sports event, without taking part （2 次）
- But the significant thing is not the behaviour of the players but the attitude of the spectators: and, behind the spectators, of the nations who work themselves into furies over these absurd contests, and seriously believe – at any rate for short periods – that running, jumping and kicking a ball are tests of national virtue.
spire /spaɪər/ （尤指教堂顶部的）尖塔，尖顶 a tall, pointed structure on top of a building, especially on top of a church tower （2 次）
- I had come ten miles since leaving the town, and at this point, according to my father, I should be looking at farms and cottages in a valley, with the spire of the church of our village showing in the far distance.
squall /skwɔːl/ 飑（指突起的狂风或短时的风暴） a sudden strong wind or short storm （2 次）
- Errors and uncertainties multiply, cascading upward through a chain of turbulent features, from dust devils and squalls up to continent-size eddies that only satellites can see.
stadium /ˈsteɪ.di.əm/ 体育场 a large closed area of land with rows of seats around the sides and often with no roof, used for sports events and musical performances （2 次）
- As a great many people will be visiting the country,the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium,and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool.
stair /steər/ 楼梯 a set of steps that lead from one level of a building to another （2 次）
- A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs.
stall /stɔːl/ 货摊，摊位；售货亭 a large table or a small shop with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place （2 次）
- All the cattle had been moved into stalls and we stood to lose little.
statement /ˈsteɪt.mənt/ （正式的）说明;声明;表态 something that someone says or writes officially, or an action done to express an opinion （2 次）
- In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort.
steak /steɪk/ 肉排;肉块;鱼排;鱼块;（尤指）牛排 a thick, flat piece of meat or fish, especially meat from a cow （2 次）
- What about some steak?
steam /stiːm/ 蒸汽，水蒸气 the hot gas that is produced when water boils （2 次）
- The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth’s steam hammer.
steel /stiːl/ 钢 a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used for making things that need a strong structure, especially vehicles and buildings （2 次）
- The towers are built on immense underwater platforms made of steel and concrete.
storeroom /ˈstɔː.ruːm/ 储藏室，储物间 a room for keeping things in while they are not being used （2 次）
- Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
storey(或许是 story?) （2 次）
- Houses – often three storeys high – were built of stone.
strap /stræp/ 皮带;带子 a narrow piece of leather or other strong material used for fastening something or giving support （2 次）
- In the struggle, the strap broke and, with the bag in their possession, both men started running through the trees.
studio /ˈstjuː.di.əʊ/ （电视或广播节目的）录制室，演播室;（音乐）录音棚 a room with special equipment where television or radio programmes or music recordings are made （2 次）
- We’re now going back to the studio.
stuff /stʌf/ 物品，东西，玩意儿 a substance, especially when you do not know or say exactly what it is （2 次）
- How Harry came into the possession of this outlandish stuff makes an interesting story which he is fond of relating.
submarine /ˌsʌb.məˈriːn/ 潜艇 a ship that can travel underwater （2 次）
- The Karen had been sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine.
substance /ˈsʌb.stəns/ 物质;材料 material with particular physical characteristics （2 次）
- Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted a delicate shade of green, an observant visitor would soon notice that it is filled with what looks like a thick, greyish substance.
suburb /ˈsʌb.ɜːb/ 城郊;近郊住宅区 an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live （2 次）
- Things can go wrong on a big scale, as a number of people recently discovered in Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney.
summit /ˈsʌm.ɪt/ 峰会，首脑会议，最高级会议 an important formal meeting between leaders of governments from two or more countries （2 次）
- The early climbers were looking for the easiest way to the top because the summit was the prize they sought, especially if it had never been attained before.
sunset /ˈsʌn.set/ 日落（时分），黄昏，傍晚 the time in the evening when you last see the sun in the sky （2 次）
- A young man sees a sunset and, unable to understand or to express the emotion that it rouses in him, concludes that it must be the gateway to a world that lies beyond It is difficult for any of us in moments of intense aesthetic experience to resist the suggestion that we are catching a glimpse of a light that shines down to us from a different realm of existence, different and, because the experience is intensely moving, in some way higher.
superstition /ˌsuː.pəˈstɪʃ.ən/ 迷信 belief that is not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, but is connected with old ideas about magic, etc. （2 次）
- There has long been a superstition among mariners that porpoises will save drowning men by pushing them to the surface, or protect them from sharks by surrounding them in defensive formation.
surgeon /ˈsɜː.dʒən/ 外科医生 a doctor who is specially trained to perform medical operations （2 次）
- There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service.
survival /səˈvaɪ.vəl/ 继续生存，存活，幸存 the fact of a person, organization, etc. continuing to live or exist （2 次）
- It was not forced upon them by the survival competition; they could have caught and lived on prey without using poison, just as the thousands of non-poisonous snakes still do.
survivor /səˈvaɪ.vər/ 幸存者，生还者 a person who continues to live, despite nearly dying （2 次）
- It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.
sustenance /ˈsʌs.tən.əns/ 食物 food （2 次）
- The currents of air that the walls of the ship direct upwards, as well as in the line of its course, are enough to give the great bird with its immense wings sufficient sustenance and progress.
swimmer /ˈswɪm.ər/ 游泳者，游泳运动员 someone who swims, especially in races, or someone who is swimming （2 次）
- She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed.
symptom /ˈsɪmp.təm/ （疾病的）症状 any feeling of illness or physical or mental change that is caused by a particular disease （2 次）
- I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite.
talent /ˈtæl.ənt/ 天分，天赋;天才，有天分者 (someone who has) a natural ability to be good at something, especially without being taught （2 次）
- Vera’s curious talent was brought to the notice of a scientific research institute in the town of Ulyanovsk, near where she lives, and in April she was given a series of tests by a special commission of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federal Republic.
taste /teɪst/ 味道;味觉 the flavour of something, or the ability of a person or animal to recognize different flavours （2 次）
- Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us.
teapot /ˈtiː.pɒt/ 茶壶 a container for making and serving tea with a handle and a shaped opening for pouring （2 次）
- It’s over there, behind the teapot.
teaspoonful /ˈtiː.spuːn.fʊl/ 一茶匙的量 the amount a teaspoon can hold （2 次）
- Two teaspoonfuls?
technique /tekˈniːk/ 技术，技能 a way of doing an activity that needs skill （2 次）
- Two main techniques have been used for training elephants, which we may call respectively the tough and the gentle.
theatre(或许是 theater?) （2 次）
- Last week I went to the theatre.
thinking /ˈθɪŋ.kɪŋ/ 想，思考 the activity of using your mind to consider something （2 次）
- The inner workings of our own brains we feel to be uniquely worthy of investigation, but custom, we have a way of thinking, is behaviour at is most commonplace.
tobacco /təˈbæk.əʊ/ 烟草，烟叶 a substance smoked in cigarettes, pipes, etc. that is prepared from the dried leaves of a particular plant （2 次）
- And a tin of tobacco.
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ （在）今晚;（在）今夜 (during) the night of the present day （2 次）
- But he’s not reading his newspaper tonight.
toothache /ˈtuːθ.eɪk/ 牙痛 pain caused by something being wrong with one of your teeth （2 次）
- I have a terrible toothache.
topic /ˈtɒp.ɪk/ 话题;主题 a subject that is discussed, written about, or studied （2 次）
- If she were alive today she would not be able to air her views on her favourite topic of conversation: domestic servants.
torrent /ˈtɒr.ənt/ （尤指似乎无法控制的）狂潮，迸发 a sudden large or too large amount, especially one that seems to be uncontrolled （2 次）
- Water streamed in torrents over its sides with such force that it set up a huge wave in the canal.
trade /treɪd/ 贸易；交易；买卖 the activity of buying and selling, or exchanging, goods and/or services between people or countries （2 次）
- These days, it is differences in national regulations, far more than tariffs, that put sand in the wheels of trade between rich countries.
trail /treɪl/ 乡间（山间或林间等）小道 a path through a countryside, mountain, or forest area, often made or used for a particular purpose （2 次）
- Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits.
treatment /ˈtriːt.mənt/ 对待;待遇;处理 the way you deal with or behave towards someone or something （2 次）
- The majority of the patients attending the medical out-patients departments of our hospitals feel that they have not received adequate treatment unless they are able to carry home with them some tangible remedy in the shape of a bottle of medicine, a box of pills, or a small jar of ointment, and the doctor in charge of the department is only too ready to provide them with these requirements.
trough /trɒf/ 槽;饮水槽;饲料槽 a long, narrow container without a lid that usually holds water or food for farm animals （2 次）
- The basic features include a crest (the highest point of the wave), a trough (the lowest point), a height (the vertical distance from the trough to the crest), a wave length (the horizontal distance between two wave crests), and a period (which is the time it takes awave crest to travel one wave length).
trouser /ˈtraʊ.zər/ 裤子的，与裤子有关的 belonging or relating to trousers （2 次）
- Have you ever put your trousers in the washing machine and then remembered there was a large bank note in your back pocket?
TV /ˌtiːˈviː/ 电视（机）（television的缩写） abbreviation for television （2 次）
- My friend fails to mention the long and friendless winter evenings in front of the TV – virtually the only form of entertainment.
uncle /ˈʌŋ.kəl/ 舅父;伯父;叔父;姨父;姑父 the brother of someone’s mother or father, or the husband of someone’s aunt or uncle （2 次）
- Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
understanding /ˌʌn.dəˈstæn.dɪŋ/ 理解;领悟;了解 knowledge about a subject, situation, etc. or about how something works （2 次）
- We shall all remember Mr. Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school.
undoing /ʌnˈduː.ɪŋ/ 失败（或垮台、破产）的原因 the cause of someone’s failure, or of someone’s loss of power or money （2 次）
- That proved to be my undoing, for I soon got back to my old bad habit of dozing off in front of the screen.
unpunctuality(或许是 punctuality?) （2 次）
- In ordinary living, there can be some tolerance of unpunctuality.
vase /vɑːz/ 花瓶 a container used for holding cut flowers or for decoration （2 次）
- What are you going to do with that vase, Penny?
vicinity /vɪˈsɪn.ə.ti/ 周围地区；邻近地区；附近 the area around a place or where the speaker is （2 次）
- We had spent several days in a small town and visited a number of old churches in the vicinity.
wardrobe /ˈwɔː.drəʊb/ 衣橱，衣柜 a tall cupboard in which you hang your clothes （2 次）
- Then put these clothes in the wardrobe.
washing /ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ/ 洗衣服 the act of washing clothes （2 次）
- Have you ever put your trousers in the washing machine and then remembered there was a large bank note in your back pocket?
waterfall /ˈwɔː.tə.fɔːl/ 瀑布 water, especially from a river or stream, dropping from a higher to a lower point, sometimes from a great height （2 次）
- Suddenly they came to a waterfall which dropped into an underground lake at the bottom of the cave.
watertight /ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/ 防水的，水密的;不透水的 having no openings to allow water to get in （2 次）
- At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments.
weakness /ˈwiːk.nəs/ 虚弱；软弱 the fact or state of not being strong or powerful （2 次）
- In their efforts to persuade us to buy this or that product, advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have classified all our little weaknesses.
wedding /ˈwed.ɪŋ/ 婚礼，结婚庆典 a marriage ceremony and any celebrations such as a meal or a party that follow it （2 次）
- Recently,one of Jeremy’s closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception.
whisky(或许是 whisk?) （2 次）
- Have a glass of whisky then.
winch /wɪntʃ/ 绞车;卷扬机 a machine that lifts heavy objects by turning a chain or rope around a tube-shaped device （2 次）
- Eventually chains were fixed to one end of the dish and a powerful winch was put into operation.
wisdom /ˈwɪz.dəm/ 智慧;明智 the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions and judgments （2 次）
- In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort.
workshop /ˈwɜːk.ʃɒp/ 车间，厂房，作坊 a room or building where things are made or repaired using machines and/or tools （2 次）
- He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.
worship /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/ 敬奉，崇拜，信仰（上帝或神） to have or show a strong feeling of respect and admiration for God or a god （2 次）
- The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.
y.h.a.(或许是 Yamaha?) （2 次）
- You know he’s a member of the Y.H.A.
14th （1 次）
- In another chest, which contained the belongings of a ship’s officer, there was an unfinished letter which had been written on March 14th, 1943.
18th （1 次）
- Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England.
19th （1 次）
- On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the ‘Antoinette IV’.
21st （1 次）
- Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world was named after him.
24th （1 次）
- Can you come at 10 a.m.on Monday, April 24th?
25th （1 次）
- Both planes were going to take off on July 25th, but Latham failed to get up early enough, After making a short test flight at 4:15 a.m., Bleriot set off half an hour later.
28th （1 次）
- They hope to finish in time for a trade summit between America and the EU on May 28th.
a.m.(或许是 army?) （1 次）
- Both planes were going to take off on July 25th, but Latham failed to get up early enough, After making a short test flight at 4:15 a.m., Bleriot set off half an hour later.
a.m.on(或许是 amount?) （1 次）
- Can you come at 10 a.m.on Monday, April 24th?
abatement /əˈbeɪt.mənt/ 减少，减轻 a reduction in the amount or degree of something （1 次）
- This is a pity, because noise abatement really is a good cause, and it is likely to be discredited if it gets to be associated with bad science.
abstruse /æbˈstruːs/ 难解的;深奥的 not known or understood by many people （1 次）
- The intellectual, who is working on some abstruse problem, has everything coordinated and organized for the matter in hand.
access /ˈæk.ses/ 通道;途径;（接近某地或某人的）机会（或方法）;（使用某物的）权利 the method or possibility of getting near to a place or person （1 次）
- We’ll assume that you have sorted out the basics–like mortgages, pensions, insurance and access to sufficient cash reserves.
accommodation /əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/ 住处;工作场所;停留处 a place to stay or live （1 次）
- The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accommodation to the patterns and standards traditionally handed down in his community.
accompaniment /əˈkʌm.pən.ɪ.mənt/ 伴奏音乐 music that is played with someone who is singing or playing the main tune （1 次）
- Two assistants, mounted on tame elephants, control the captive from either side, while others rub their hands over his skin to the accompaniment of a monotonous and soothing chant.
accomplishment /əˈkʌm.plɪʃ.mənt/ 成就；成绩 something that is successful, or that is achieved after a lot of work or effort （1 次）
- Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are beyond attainment.
accordance /əˈkɔː.dəns/ 依照规则（法律，意愿等） following or obeying a rule, law, wish, etc. （1 次）
- Most animals we commonly observe do in fact age as we do, if given the chance to live long enough; and mechanical systems like a wound watch, or the sun, do in fact run out of energy in accordance with the second law of thermodynamics (whether the whole universe does so is a moot point at present).
accountant /əˈkaʊn.tənt/ 会计;会计师 someone who keeps or examines the records of money received, paid, and owed by a company or person （1 次）
- Bagrit foresaw a time when computers would be small enough to hold in the hand, when they would be capable of providing information about traffic jams and suggesting alternative routes, when they would be used in hospitals to help doctors to diagnose illnesses, when they would relieve office workers and accountants of dull, repetitive clerical work.
accumulation /əˌkjuː.mjəˈleɪ.ʃən/ 积累;积聚;积攒 an amount of something that has been collected （1 次）
- Although mankind has undergone no general improvement in intelligence or morality, it has made extraordinary progress in the accumulation of knowledge.
accuracy /ˈæk.jə.rə.si/ 准确；精确；正确 the fact of being exact or correct （1 次）
- Though they may attain considerable accuracy in the perception of flat form, they do not make the further intellectual and emotional effort needed to comprehend form in its full spatial existence.
accusation /ˌæk.jəˈzeɪ.ʃən/ 指控，控告;指责;谴责 a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind, or the fact of accusing someone （1 次）
- There was nothing in the record to show that the foreigner’s complaint was justified and the Chief of Police strongly denied the accusation.
achievement /əˈtʃiːv.mənt/ 成就，成绩；功绩 something very good and difficult that you have succeeded in doing （1 次）
- This is a major achievement because, in relative terms, planets are very small and do not emit light.
acquaintance /əˈkweɪn.təns/ 相识的人，熟人;泛泛之交 a person that you have met but do not know well （1 次）
- Some of my acquaintances in the country come up to town once or twice a year to visit the theatre as a special treat.
acquisition /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/ 获得 the process of getting something （1 次）
- Furthermore, the acquisition of this bottle cured him of a bad habit he had been developing for years.
acre /ˈeɪ.kər/ 英亩（＝4047平方米或4840平方码） a unit for measuring area, equal to 4,047 square metres or 4,840 square yards （1 次）
- One authority on spiders made a census of the spiders in a grass field in the south of England, and he estimated that there were more than 2,250,000 in one acre; that is something like 6,000,000 spiders of different kinds on a football pitch.
actuality /ˌæk.tʃuˈæl.ə.ti/ 真实情况，实际情况；事实 a fact （1 次）
- Although an ocean wave give the impression of a wall of water moving in your direction, in actuality waves move through the water leaving the water about where it was.
adder /ˈæd.ər/ 蝰蛇 a type of poisonous snake （1 次）
- Vipers (adders) and rattlesnakes manufacture the blood poison, which is known as haemolytic.
adjustment /əˈdʒʌst.mənt/ 调整；调节；小改动 a small change （1 次）
- As far as I could see, it needed only a minor adjustment: a turn of a screw here, a little tightening up there, a drop of oil and it would be as good as new.
administration /ədˌmɪn.ɪˈstreɪ.ʃən/ 管理；经营；行政 the arrangements and tasks needed to control the operation of a plan or organization （1 次）
- As administrative overheads rise, so the earnings of the business after meeting the expense of administration, will fall; and the business will have less money to distribute as dividends or invest directly in its future progress and development.
administrator /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.streɪ.tər/ 管理人员，行政人员 someone whose job is to control the operation of a business, organization, or plan （1 次）
- But if no one can be trusted to act in a loyal and responsible manner towards his job, then the business will require armies of administrators, checkers and foremen and administrative overheads will rise correspondingly.
adult /ˈæd.ʌlt/ 成年人;成年动物 a person or animal that has grown to full size and strength （1 次）
- Such a loss of dignity and descent into childish behaviour on the part of the adults deeply shocks the adolescents, and makes them resolve that in future they will not talk to their parents about the places or people they visit.
advent /ˈæd.vent/ （事件、发明或人物的）出现，来临，到来 the fact of an event happening, an invention being made, or a person arriving （1 次）
- Up to now, historians have assumed that calendars came into being with the advent of agriculture, for then man was faced with a real need to understand something about the seasons.
advertising /ˈæd.və.taɪ.zɪŋ/ 广告（业） the business of trying to persuade people to buy products or services （1 次）
- Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us.
adviser /ədˈvaɪ.zər/ 顾问 someone whose job is to give advice about a subject （1 次）
- However, there are undoubtedly some wrong ways, and you can be sure that none of our five advisers would have suggested sinking all (or perhaps any) of your money into Periwigs.
aerodrome /ˈeə.rə.drəʊm/ 飞机场 old-fashioned for airfield （1 次）
- It can be unpleasant to live even several miles from an aerodrome; if you think what it must be like to share the deck of a ship with several squadrons of jet aircraft, you will realize that a modern navy is a good place to study noise.
affection /əˈfek.ʃən/ 喜爱;钟爱;挚爱 a feeling of liking for a person or place （1 次）
- Elephants like to have one master just as dogs do, and are capable of a considerable degree of personal affection.
afresh /əˈfreʃ/ 从头;重新;另行 If you do something afresh, you deal with it again in a new way. （1 次）
- In the breaking and remaking, in the timing interweaving, beginning afresh, the writer comes to discern things in his material which were not consciously in his mind when he began.
agent /ˈeɪ.dʒənt/ 代理人；代理商 a person who acts for or represents another （1 次）
- Many firms, for instance have great difficulty in obtaining technical or scientific books from libraries because they are unwilling to have their names entered as having taken out such and such a book, for fear the agents of other firms should be able to trace the kind of research they are likely to be undertaking.
aggression /əˈɡreʃ.ən/ 侵略;侵犯;攻击;挑衅 spoken or physical behaviour that is threatening or involves harm to someone or something （1 次）
- We still do; living in a world in which undeclared aggression, war, hypocrisy, chicanery, anarchy and impending immolation are part of our daily lives, we all want a code to live by.
agriculture /ˈæɡ.rɪ.kʌl.tʃər/ 农业;农艺，农学 farming （1 次）
- Up to now, historians have assumed that calendars came into being with the advent of agriculture, for then man was faced with a real need to understand something about the seasons.
aid /eɪd/ 帮助；支持 help or support （1 次）
- The next stage is to get the elephant to the training establishment, a ticklish business which is achieved with the aid of two tame elephants roped to the captive on either side.
album /ˈæl.bəm/ （CD或唱片上的）音乐专辑 a collection of several pieces of music, made available as a single item on a CD, the internet, etc. （1 次）
- All those who have contributed towards the gift will sign their names in a large album which will be sent to the headmaster’s home.
allegation /ˌæl.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ （未经证实的）指责，指控 a statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or illegal （1 次）
- One allegation often made is that noise produces mental illness.
alpine /ˈæl.paɪn/ 阿尔卑斯山的 relating to the Alps （1 次）
- Alpine villages tended to be impoverished settlements cut off from civilization by the high mountains.
alpinist(或许是 Stalinist?) （1 次）
- Modern alpinists try to climb mountains by a route which will give them good sport, and the more difficult it is,the more highly it is regarded.
amber /ˈæm.bər/ 琥珀 a hard, transparent, yellowish-brown substance that was formed in ancient times from resin (= a substance produced by trees) and is used in jewellery （1 次）
- When the woman shook her head in bewilderment, Harry went on to explain that ‘myrolite’ was a hard, amber-like substance which could be used to remove freckles.
ammunition /ˌæm.jəˈnɪʃ.ən/ 弹药，军火 objects that can be shot from a weapon, such as bullets or bombs （1 次）
- Then the sound of rumbling thunder reached the watchers on the shore, as cargo, ballast, ammunition and 400 people went sliding and crashing down to the port side of the steeply listing ship.
analysis /əˈnæl.ə.sɪs/ 分析 the act of studying or examining something in detail, in order to discover or understand more about it, or your opinion and judgment after doing this （1 次）
- Over the periods their saliva, a mild, digestive juice like our own, was converted into a poison that defies analysis even today.
ancestor /ˈæn.ses.tər/ 祖先，祖宗 a person related to you who lived a long time ago （1 次）
- Anthropologists wondered where the remote ancestors of the Polynesian peoples now living in the Pacific Island scame from.
anecdote /ˈæn.ɪk.dəʊt/ （尤指关于某人的）趣闻，轶事 a short, often funny story, especially about something someone has done （1 次）
- Now the snag in this sort of anecdote is of course that one cannot distinguish cause and effect.
anger /ˈæŋ.ɡər/ 怒，愤怒；怒火 a strong feeling that makes you want to hurt someone or be unpleasant because of something unfair or unkind that has happened （1 次）
- The captive elephant, still roped to a tree, plunges and screams every time a man approaches, and for several days will probably refuse all food through anger and fear.
angle /ˈæŋ.ɡəl/ 角;角度 the space between two lines or surfaces at the point at which they touch each other, measured in degrees （1 次）
- The Ordnance officer ordered all the port cannon to be heaved to starboard to counteract the list but the steepening angle of the decksincreased.
announcer /əˈnaʊn.sər/ （电视台或电台的）节目主持人，广播员，播音员 someone who introduces programmes or reads the news on the television or radio （1 次）
- To end our special news bulletin,’ said the voice of the television announcer, ‘we’re going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria.
anthropology /ˌæn.θrəˈpɒl.ə.dʒi/ 人类学 the study of the human race, its culture and society, and its physical development （1 次）
- Anthropology was by definition impossible, as long as these distinctions between ourselves and the primitive, ourselves and the barbarian, ourselves and the pagan, held sway over people’s minds.
appearance /əˈpɪə.rəns/ （公开）露面 an occasion when someone appears in public （1 次）
- He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as $100 for a single appearance.
aquaplane /ˈæk.wə.pleɪn/ （汽车）在潮湿的路面上失控打滑 If a motor vehicle aquaplanes, it slides out of control on a wet road. （1 次）
- One young calf especially enjoyed raising a turtle to the surface with his snout, and then shoving him across the tank like an aquaplane.
arc /ɑːk/ 弧;弧状;弧线;弧形 the shape of part of a circle, or other curved line （1 次）
- After switching on powerful arc lights, they saw great stalagmites – some of them over forty feet high – rising up like tree-trunks to meet the stalactites suspended from the roof.
archway /ˈɑːtʃ.weɪ/ 拱门;拱廊，拱道 an entrance or passage formed by an arch （1 次）
- The student hid in an archway nearby where he could watch and hear everything that went on.
arena /əˈriː.nə/ （体育比赛或表演用的）场地，竞技场，剧场 a large, flat area surrounded by seats used for sports or entertainment （1 次）
- He had lived in it as a child when it was already disappearing, and his hero was firmly rooted in his memories and experiences, and in both the history and the mythology of the vanished frontier, And although no period or place in American history has been more absurdly romanticized, myth and reality did join hands in at least one arena, the conflict between the individual and encroaching civilization.
ark /ɑːk/ （《圣经》中的）挪亚方舟 (in the Bible) a large wooden ship built by Noah in order to save his family and a male and female of every type of animal when the world was covered by a flood （1 次）
- Suddenly a raft appeared, looking rather like Noah’s ark, carrying the whole family, a few hens, the dogs, a cat, and a bird in a cage.
armament /ˈɑː.mə.mənt/ 武装;战备 the process of increasing the number and strength of a country’s weapons （1 次）
- King Gustavus Adolphus ‘The Northern Hurricane’, then at the height of his military success in the ‘Thirty Years’ War, had dictated her measurements and armament.
artiste /ɑːˈtiːst/ 专业演员，艺人（尤指舞蹈演员、歌手或演员） a skilled performer, especially a dancer, singer, or actor （1 次）
- Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come.
ash /æʃ/ （尤指烟草、煤、木头燃烧后的）灰，灰烬 the soft grey or black powder that is left after a substance, especially tobacco, coal, or wood, has burned （1 次）
- Imagine their dismay when they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash!
ashtray /ˈæʃ.treɪ/ 烟灰缸 a small dish or container, sometimes decorative, in which people can leave cigarette ash and cigarette butts （1 次）
- Just as it was leaving, Mr. Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases, but it was impossible to stop the thieves.
aspect /ˈæs.pekt/ 方面；层面 one part of a situation, problem, subject, etc. （1 次）
- Yet that is a rather trivial aspect of the matter.
asterisk /ˈæs.tər.ɪsk/ （表示下有注释或单词中字母的缺失的）星号（*） the symbol * , used to refer readers to a note at the bottom of a page of text, or to show that a letter is missing from a word （1 次）
- A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the page.
astonishment /əˈstɒn.ɪʃ.mənt/ 惊愕；惊讶 very great surprise （1 次）
- He expected the assistant to look at him in blank astonishment.
atom /ˈæt.əm/ 原子 the smallest unit of any chemical element, consisting of a positive nucleus surrounded by negative electrons. Atoms can combine to form a molecule （1 次）
- It is the natural frequency of emission of the hydrogen atoms in space and was discovered by us in 1951; it must be known to any kind of radio astronomer in the universe.
attainment /əˈteɪn.mənt/ 实现；获得；赢得 the act of achieving something （1 次）
- Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are beyond attainment.
attendance /əˈten.dəns/ （有规律地）出席，参加;到场（如去教堂，学校等） the fact of going somewhere such as a church, school, etc. regularly （1 次）
- There are no’illiterates’–if the term can be applied to peoples without a script– while our own compulsory school attendance became law in Germany in 1642, in France in 1806, and in England in 1876 and is still nonexistent in a number of ‘civilized’ nations.
awakening /əˈweɪ.kən.ɪŋ/ 觉醒，醒悟;认识，意识 the act of starting to understand something or feel something （1 次）
- Professor Ronald Bracewell, a leading American radio astronomer, argued in Nature that such a superior civilization, on a visit to our own solar system, may have left an automatic messenger behind to await the possible awakening of an advanced civilization.
awe /ɔː/ 敬畏;惊奇，惊叹 a feeling of great respect sometimes mixed with fear or surprise （1 次）
- Who has not stood in awe at the sight of a spider pouncing on a fly, or a column of ants triumphantly bearing home an enormous dead beetle?
backwater /ˈbæk.wɔː.tər/ 回水，滞水 a part of a river where the water does not flow （1 次）
- Sometimes we go upstream to a favourite backwater, sometimes we have our party at the boathouse, which a predecessor of ours at the farm built in the meadow hard by the deepest pool for swimming and diving.
backyard /ˌbækˈjɑːd/ 后院，后庭 a small space surrounded by walls at the back of a house, usually with a hard surface （1 次）
- Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.
bacon /ˈbeɪ.kən/ 咸肉（片），熏肉（片） meat from the back or sides of a pig, often eaten fried in thin slices （1 次）
- The Frenchman’s breakfast coffee competes with the Englishman’s bacon and eggs.
baggage /ˈbæɡ.ɪdʒ/ 行李 bags, cases, etc. that you take with you when you travel （1 次）
- A few minutes later, I was able to hurry away with precious chalk marks on my baggage.
balcony /ˈbæl.kə.ni/ 露台，阳台 an area with a wall or bars around it that is joined to the outside wall of a building on an upper level （1 次）
- The inspector began to look for fingerprints, while the constable checked that the front door locks had not been forced, thereby proving that the burglars had either used skeleton keys or entered over the balcony.
ballad /ˈbæl.əd/ 歌谣，民谣;叙事诗;（舒缓的）情歌 a song or poem that tells a story, or (in popular music) a slow love song （1 次）
- Alfred had learned many of their ballads in his youth and could vary his programme with acrobatic tricks and simple conjuring.
ballast /ˈbæl.əst/ （船的）压舱物;（气球的）镇重物;（用作路基的）道砟，石碴 heavy matter such as sand, stone, or water that is used at the bottom of a ship or a hot-air balloon to make it heavier, or the small stones on which railways and roads are made （1 次）
- Then the sound of rumbling thunder reached the watchers on the shore, as cargo, ballast, ammunition and 400 people went sliding and crashing down to the port side of the steeply listing ship.
banana /bəˈnɑː.nə/ 香蕉 a long, curved fruit with a yellow skin and soft, sweet, white flesh inside （1 次）
- The hovercraft is particularly useful in large areas with poor communications such as Africa or Australia; it can become a ‘flying fruit-bowl’, carrying bananas from the plantations to the ports; giant hovercraft liners could span the Atlantic; and the railway of the future may well be the ‘hovertrain’, riding on its air cushion over a single rail, which it never touches, at speeds, up to 300 m.p.h.–the possibilities appear unlimited.
bargaining /ˈbɑː.ɡɪn/ 便宜货，廉价品 something on sale at a lower price than its true value （1 次）
- Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, but I decide not to buy anything until I had disembarked.
baseball /ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/ 棒球（运动） a game played especially in North America by two teams of nine players, in which a player hits a ball with a bat (= stick) and tries to run around four bases on a large field before the other team returns the ball （1 次）
- It is no use offering the manual labourer, tired out with a hard week’s sweat and effort the chance of playing a game of football or baseball on Saturday afternoon.
battlefield /ˈbæt.əl.fiːld/ 战场，战地 a place where a battle is being fought or has been fought in the past （1 次）
- I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between the nations, and that if only the common peoples of the world could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the battlefield.
beard /bɪəd/ （下巴上的）胡须 the hair that some men allow to grow on the lower part of their face （1 次）
- I grew a beard during the trip.
bearing /ˈbeə.rɪŋ/ 轴承 a part of a machine that supports another part that turns around （1 次）
- This hobby educates one not only in the chosen subject, but also in general matters which have some bearing on it.
beaver /ˈbiː.vər/ 海狸，河狸 an animal with smooth fur, sharp teeth, and a large, flat tail. Beavers build dams (= walls of sticks and earth) across rivers. （1 次）
- In 1928 some porpoises were photographed working like beavers to push ashore a waterlogged mattress.
bedside /ˈbed.saɪd/ 床边，床旁 the area at the side of a bed （1 次）
- The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone.
beekeeper /ˈbiːˌkiː.pər/ 养蜂人 someone who keeps bees in order to produce honey （1 次）
- We know instinctively, just as beekeepers with their bees, that misfortune might overtake us if the important events of our lives were not related to it.
beeswax /ˈbiːz.wæks/ 蜂蜡 the substance containing a lot of fat that bees produce, used for making candles and polish for wood （1 次）
- A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax!
beetle /ˈbiː.təl/ 甲虫 an insect with a hard shell-like back （1 次）
- Who has not stood in awe at the sight of a spider pouncing on a fly, or a column of ants triumphantly bearing home an enormous dead beetle?
belly /ˈbel.i/ 腹部，胃 the stomach or the front part of the body between your chest and your legs （1 次）
- In another game, as the turtle swims across the oceanarium, the first porpoise swoops down from above and butts his shell with his belly.
bet /bet/ 打赌;赌博 to risk money on the result of an event or a competition, such as a horse race, in the hope of winning more money （1 次）
- The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated.
binocular （1 次）
- He could make out three men in a basket under it and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars.
biologist /baɪˈɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ 生物学家 a scientist who studies biology （1 次）
- Marine Studio biologists have pointed out that, however intelligent they may be, it is probably a mistake to credit dolphins with any motive of life-saving.
biology /baɪˈɒl.ə.dʒi/ 生物学 the scientific study of the natural processes of living things （1 次）
- But the competition of man against man is not the simple process envisioned in biology.
blackberry /ˈblæk.bər.i/ 黑莓 a small dark purple fruit that grows wild in Europe and is usually cooked before being eaten （1 次）
- The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw ‘a large cat’ only five yards away from her.
blandishment （1 次）
- The elephant is not immediately susceptible to such blandishments, however, and usually lashes fiercely with its trunk in all directions.
blaring /bleər/ 发出（刺耳的声音） to make an unpleasantly loud noise （1 次）
- The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
blizzard /ˈblɪz.əd/ 暴风雪;雪暴 a severe snow storm with strong winds （1 次）
- For small pieces of weather – – and to a global forecaster, small can mean thunderstorms and blizzards – any prediction deteriorates rapidly.
bluer /bluː/ 蓝色的;天蓝色的;青蓝色的 of the colour of the sky without clouds on a bright day, or a darker or lighter type of this （1 次）
- There is no sky in June so blue that it does not point forward to a bluer, no sunset so beautiful that it does not waken the vision of a greater beauty, a vision which passes before it is fully glimpsed, and in passing leaves an indefinable longing and regret.
boathook(或许是 boat hook?) （1 次）
- The men of our family waded down through our flooded meadows with boathooks,in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of the raft and pull it out of the current towards our bank.
boathouse /ˈbəʊt.haʊs/ 船库 a small building at the side of a river or lake, in which boats are kept （1 次）
- Sometimes we go upstream to a favourite backwater, sometimes we have our party at the boathouse, which a predecessor of ours at the farm built in the meadow hard by the deepest pool for swimming and diving.
bookless(或许是 booklets?) （1 次）
- If our educational system were fashioned after its bookless past we would have the most democratic form of ‘college’ imaginable.
border /ˈbɔː.dər/ 国境；边界；边境 a line that has been agreed to divide one country from another （1 次）
- The next car the boy stopped did not take him into the centre of Paris as he hoped it would, but to Perpignan on the French-Spanish border.
boring /ˈbɔː.rɪŋ/ 烦人的;乏味的;无聊的 not interesting or exciting （1 次）
- The holes are only borings, less than a foot in diameter.
bowl /bəʊl/ 碗;钵 a round container that is open at the top and is deep enough to hold fruit, sugar, etc. （1 次）
- The hovercraft is particularly useful in large areas with poor communications such as Africa or Australia; it can become a ‘flying fruit-bowl’, carrying bananas from the plantations to the ports; giant hovercraft liners could span the Atlantic; and the railway of the future may well be the ‘hovertrain’, riding on its air cushion over a single rail, which it never touches, at speeds, up to 300 m.p.h.–the possibilities appear unlimited.
brand /brænd/ 商标，牌子 a type of product made by a particular company and sold under a particular name （1 次）
- It is best to keep to hot drinks, bottled or canned drinks of well-known brand names- international standard of water treatment are usually followed at bottling plants.
breaking /breɪk/ 破碎，破裂；打破；打断；损坏，弄坏 to (cause something to) separate suddenly or violently into two or more pieces, or to (cause something to) stop working by being damaged （1 次）
- In the breaking and remaking, in the timing interweaving, beginning afresh, the writer comes to discern things in his material which were not consciously in his mind when he began.
breeze /briːz/ 和风，微风 a light and pleasant wind （1 次）
- As she emerged from her drifting cloud of gun smoke with the water churned to foam beneath her bow, her flags flying, pennants waving, sails filling in the breeze, and the red and gold or her superstructure ablaze with colour, she presented a more majestic spectacle than Stockholmers had ever seen before.
brick /brɪk/ 砖 a rectangular block of hard material used for building walls and houses （1 次）
- Even under a clear blue sky, the village looked forbidding, as all the houses were built of grey mud bricks.
brightness /ˈbraɪt.nəs/ 明亮;亮度 the quality of shining with, or of producing, a lot of light （1 次）
- Whether a planet can support life depends on the size and brightness of its star, that is its ‘sun’.
broadcast /ˈbrɔːd.kɑːst/ 播送（电视或无线电节目）;广播 to send out a programme on television or radio （1 次）
- Radio waves also travel at the speed of light, and assuming such an automatic messenger picked up our first broadcasts of the 1920’s, the message to its home planet is barely halfway there.
broadcasting /ˈbrɔːdˌkɑː.stɪŋ/ （电视或电台节目的）播出 the activity or business of sending out programmes on television or radio （1 次）
- Once the existence of this wave-length had been discovered, it was not long before its use as the uniquely recognizable broadcasting frequency for interstellar communication was suggested.
broker /ˈbrəʊ.kər/ 经纪人，掮客 a person who buys and sells foreign money, shares in companies, etc., for other people （1 次）
- Well, if you go to five reputable stock brokers and ask them what you should do with your money, you’re likely to get five different answers, – even if you give all the relevant information about your age, family, finances and what you want from your investments.
bronze /brɒnz/ 青铜 a brown metal made of copper and tin （1 次）
- Triple gun-decks mounted sixty-four bronze cannon.
brushing /ˈbrʌʃ.ɪŋ ˌskæm/ 刷单诈骗，一种不诚实或非法的行为，商家给顾客寄送未订购或未付款的往往是价值不大的商品，然后以顾客的名义在网站上给予商家好评 a dishonest or illegal activity in which a seller sends something, often a product of low value, to a customer who has not asked or paid for it, then uses that customer’s name to write good reviews of the seller’s products on the internet （1 次）
- Some hotels supply boiled water on request and this can be used for drinking, or for brushing teeth.
brushstroke /ˈbrʌʃ.strəʊk/ （尤指绘画的）笔法，手法 the way in which something, especially paint, is put on to a surface with a brush （1 次）
- A blurred image appears; he adds a brushstroke and another and it is gone but something was there, and he will not rest till he has captured it.
bud /bʌd/ 芽;花蕾 a small part of a plant, that develops into a flower or leaf （1 次）
- And so with solids such as a shell, a nut, a plum, a pear, a tadpole, a mushroom, a mountain peak, a kidney, a carrot, a tree-trunk, a bird, a bud, a lark, a ladybird, a bulrush, a bone.
bullfight /ˈbʊl.faɪt/ 斗牛 a traditional public entertainment, especially in Spain, in which a person fights and sometimes kills a bull (= male cow) （1 次）
- During a bullfight, a drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring.
bullion /ˈbʊl.i.ən/ 金条;银条 gold or silver in the form of bars （1 次）
- The captain knew that another attempt would be made later, for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.
bulrush /ˈbʊl.rʌʃ/ 蔗草，宽叶香蒲 a plant with tall stems that grows near rivers and lakes （1 次）
- And so with solids such as a shell, a nut, a plum, a pear, a tadpole, a mushroom, a mountain peak, a kidney, a carrot, a tree-trunk, a bird, a bud, a lark, a ladybird, a bulrush, a bone.
buoy /bɔɪ/ 浮标;航标 a floating object on the top of the sea, used for directing ships and warning them of possible danger （1 次）
- The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water.
burial /ˈber.i.əl/ 埋葬;葬礼 the act of putting a dead body into the ground, or the ceremony connected with this （1 次）
- It is animals and plants which lived in or near water whose remains are most likely to be preserved, for one of the necessary conditions of preservation is quick burial, and it is only in the seas and rivers, and sometimes lakes, where mud and silt have been continuously deposited, that bodies and the like can be rapidly covered over and preserved.
burrow /ˈbʌr.əʊ/ （尤指动物挖掘居住的）洞穴，地道 a hole in the ground dug by an animal such as a rabbit, especially to live in （1 次）
- By infecting animals and letting them loose in the burrows, local epidemics of this disease could be created.
burrowing /ˈbʌr.əʊ/ （尤指动物挖掘居住的）洞穴，地道 a hole in the ground dug by an animal such as a rabbit, especially to live in （1 次）
- It caused devastation by burrowing and by devouring the herbage which might have maintained millions of sheep and cattle.
buyer /ˈbaɪ.ər/ 购买者，买主 someone who buys something expensive such as a house （1 次）
- Many of these obligations can give rise to problems and complications but a bank customer, unlike, say, a buyer of goods, cannot complain that the law is loaded against him.
buzzing /bʌz/ 发嗡嗡声;发蜂鸣声 to make a continuous, low sound such as the one a bee makes （1 次）
- If we could actually see the path described by a particle, such as a sand grain in the rock, it would be more like that of a bluebottle buzzing round the room; it would be up and down, to and fro and from side to side.
cabinet /ˈkæb.ɪ.nət/ 内阁 a small group of the most important people in government, who advise the President or Prime Minister and make important decisions （1 次）
- The parquet floors shone like mirrors; highly polished silver was displayed in gleaming glass cabinets; even my uncle’s huge collection of books was kept miraculously free from dust.
caller /ˈkɔː.lər/ （尤指给电台或电视台直播节目）打（进）电话的人 someone who makes a phone call, especially a member of the public who calls a radio or television programme while it is being broadcast （1 次）
- Then Dr.Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient. ‘
camera /ˈkæm.rə/ 照相机;摄像机 a device for taking photographs or making films or television programmes （1 次）
- Television cameras and newspapers carried the news to everyone in the country.
campfire /ˈkæmp.faɪər/ 营火;篝火 an outside fire, made and used by people who are staying outside or in tents （1 次）
- After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire.
caprice /kəˈpriːs/ 异想天开;反复无常;突发奇想 (the quality of often having) a sudden and usually silly wish to have or do something, or a sudden and silly change of mind or behaviour （1 次）
- As for the unfortunate people who can command everything they want, who can gratify every caprice and lay their hands on almost every object of desire– for them a new pleasure a new excitement is only an additional satiation.
capsule /ˈkæp.sjuːl/ 胶囊 a small container with medicine inside that you swallow （1 次）
- They intend to bring the men up in a special capsule.
caption /ˈkæp.ʃən/ （图书、杂志或报纸图片的）说明文字 a short piece of text under a picture in a book or article that describes the picture or explains what the people in it are doing or saying （1 次）
- A recent article in a weekly newspaper, for instance, was headed with a striking illustration of a lady in a state of considerable distress, with the caption ‘She was yet another victim, reduced to a screaming wreck’.
cardboard /ˈkɑːd.bɔːd/ （尤指制作盒子的）硬纸板，卡纸板 material like very thick, stiff paper, usually pale brown in colour, used especially for making boxes （1 次）
- Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
carpenter /ˈkɑː.pɪn.tər/ 木匠;木工 a person whose job is making and repairing wooden objects and structures （1 次）
- Even men who can hardly drive a nail in straight are supposed to be born electricians, carpenters, plumbers and mechanics.
carrot /ˈkær.ət/ 胡萝卜 a long pointed orange root eaten as a vegetable （1 次）
- And so with solids such as a shell, a nut, a plum, a pear, a tadpole, a mushroom, a mountain peak, a kidney, a carrot, a tree-trunk, a bird, a bud, a lark, a ladybird, a bulrush, a bone.
cartload /ˈkɑːt.ləʊd/ 一大车的装载量 the amount that a cart holds （1 次）
- Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks.
castle /ˈkɑː.səl/ 城堡;堡垒 a large strong building, built in the past by a ruler or important person to protect the people inside from attack （1 次）
- The high stern castle was a riot of carved gods, demons, knights, kings, warriors, mermaids, cherubs; and zoomorphic animal shapes ablaze with red and gold and blue, symbols of courage, power, and cruelty, were portrayed to stir the imaginations of the superstitious sailors of the day.
celebration /ˌsel.əˈbreɪ.ʃən/ 庆祝活动;庆祝会 a special social event, such as a party, when you celebrate something （1 次）
- The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good.
cellar /ˈsel.ər/ （通常用于储物的）地窖，地下室 a room under the ground floor of a building, usually used for storing things （1 次）
- They had mysteriously found their way there from the wine cellar!
census /ˈsen.səs/ （官方的）调查，统计;（尤指）人口普查 a count for official purposes, especially one to count the number of people living in a country and to collect information about them （1 次）
- One authority on spiders made a census of the spiders in a grass field in the south of England, and he estimated that there were more than 2,250,000 in one acre; that is something like 6,000,000 spiders of different kinds on a football pitch.
certainty /ˈsɜː.tən.ti/ 确定的事情;必然的事情 something that cannot be doubted （1 次）
- But other suns, start as the astronomers call them, are bound to have planets like our own, and as is the number of stars in the universe is so vast, this possibility becomes virtual certainty.
chambermaid /ˈtʃeɪm.bə.meɪd/ （酒店内）打扫客房的女服务员 a woman employed in a hotel to clean and tidy bedrooms （1 次）
- Affluent he may be, but he is by no means sure what to tip the doorman or the chambermaid.
champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ 香槟酒 an expensive white or pink fizzy (= with bubbles) wine made in the Champagne area of Eastern France. Champagne is often drunk to celebrate something （1 次）
- The real escapist can watch a film and sip champagne on some services.
chant /tʃɑːnt/ 重复地说（或唱）；反复吟唱；反复念诵 to repeat or sing a word or phrase continuously （1 次）
- Two assistants, mounted on tame elephants, control the captive from either side, while others rub their hands over his skin to the accompaniment of a monotonous and soothing chant.
checker /ˈtʃek.ər/ 收银员，出纳员 a cashier （1 次）
- But if no one can be trusted to act in a loyal and responsible manner towards his job, then the business will require armies of administrators, checkers and foremen and administrative overheads will rise correspondingly.
cherub /ˈtʃer.əb/ 小天使（艺术作品中表现为长着小翅膀、胖胖的裸身孩童形象） an angel that is represented in art as a beautiful, fat, naked child with small wings （1 次）
- The high stern castle was a riot of carved gods, demons, knights, kings, warriors, mermaids, cherubs; and zoomorphic animal shapes ablaze with red and gold and blue, symbols of courage, power, and cruelty, were portrayed to stir the imaginations of the superstitious sailors of the day.
chicanery /ʃɪˈkeɪ.nər.i/ 诡辩;诡计;欺诈 clever, dishonest talk or behaviour that is used to deceive people （1 次）
- We still do; living in a world in which undeclared aggression, war, hypocrisy, chicanery, anarchy and impending immolation are part of our daily lives, we all want a code to live by.
choice /tʃɔɪs/ 选择，挑选;抉择 an act or the possibility of choosing （1 次）
- And if you think you’ll abandon meat and become a vegetarian, you have the choice of very expensive organically-grown vegetables or a steady diet of pesticides every time you think you’re eating fresh salads and vegetables, or just having an innocent glass of water!
chunk /tʃʌŋk/ 大块;厚块 a roughly cut piece （1 次）
- The garden was soon littered with chunks of metal which had once made up a lawn mower.
cigar /sɪˈɡɑːr/ 雪茄烟 a tube made from dried and rolled tobacco leaves that people smoke （1 次）
- My friends kept on offering me cigarettes and cigars.
circuit /ˈsɜː.kɪt/ 巡回;巡游;巡回之地 a regular pattern of visits or the places visited （1 次）
- Carver Mead, a pioneer in integrated circuits and a professor of computer science at the California Institute of Technology, notes there are now workstations that enable engineers to design, test and produce chips right on their desks, much the way and editor creates a newsletter on a Macintosh.
circus /ˈsɜː.kəs/ 马戏团;马戏演员;马戏表演 a group of travelling performers including acrobats (= people skilled in difficult physical movements) or those who work with trained animals, or a performance by such people usually in a large tent （1 次）
- Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children’s hospital.
clamp /klæmp/ 夹具;夹钳;夹子 a device made of wood or metal that is used to hold two things together tightly （1 次）
- This time they fixed heavy metal clamps to both sides of the dish so that they could fasten the chains.
clash /klæʃ/ 打斗，打架;发生冲突;争论，争辩 to fight or argue （1 次）
- In his own lifetime Galileo was the centre of violent controversy, but the scientific dust has long since settled, and today we can see even his famous clash with the Inquisition in something like its proper perspective.
classroom /ˈklɑːs.ruːm/ 教室;课堂 a room in a school or college where groups of students are taught （1 次）
- Before it becomes a retirement village, Silicon Valley may prove a classroom for building a global business.
clatter /ˈklæt.ər/ （使）发出响亮的撞击声;（使）哐啷作响 to make continuous loud noises by hitting hard objects against each other, or to cause objects to do this （1 次）
- In vain they rush frantically round from place to place, trying to escape from avenging boredom by mere clatter and motion.
cleaner /ˈkliː.nər/ 清洁工，保洁员 a person whose job is to clean houses, offices, public places, etc. （1 次）
- When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some woman assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.
cleaning /ˈkliː.nɪŋ/ （尤指对房间的）清扫，扫除，清洁 the activity of removing the dirt from things and places, especially in a house （1 次）
- Parents are often upset when their children praise the homes of their friends and regard it as a slur on their own cooking, or cleaning, or furniture, and often are foolish enough to let the adolescents see that they are annoyed.
cleft /kleft/ （尤指岩石或地面的）裂口，裂缝 an opening or crack, especially in a rock or the ground （1 次）
- Squeezing through a cleft in the rocks, the pot-holers arrived at an enormous cavern, the size of a huge concert hall.
cliche /ˈkliː.ʃeɪ/ 陈词滥调，老生常谈，老套的话 a phrase, remark, or opinion that has very often been said or expressed before and is therefore not original and not interesting （1 次）
- He may be conceited,ill-mannered, presumptuous or fatuous, but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect for elders– as if mere age were a reason for respect.
closeness /ˈkləʊs.nəs/ （时间或空间上）接近，邻近 being close in position or time （1 次）
- He is forever talking about the friendly people, the clean atmosphere, the closeness to nature and the gentle pace of living.
cloudless /ˈklaʊd.ləs/ 无云的，晴朗的 with no clouds （1 次）
- It is a world of red sandy deserts (hence its name–the Red Planet), cloudless skies, savage sandstorms, chasms wider than the Grand Canyon and at least one mountain more than twice as tall as Everest.
clump /klʌmp/ （尤指树木或花）丛，簇，群 a group, especially of trees or flowers （1 次）
- What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared,giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes.
cluster /ˈklʌs.tər/ （同类物聚集的）串，丛，束，群 a group of similar things that are close together, sometimes surrounding something （1 次）
- Clusters of tiny insects called aphids were to be found on the underside of the leaves.
clutter /ˈklʌt.ər/ 杂乱，凌乱;杂乱的东西 (a lot of objects in) a state of being untidy （1 次）
- Those who never have to move house become indiscriminate collectors of what can only be described as clutter.
cm 厘米，公分（centimeter的缩写） written abbreviation for centimetre （1 次）
- This depends on the precise radio frequency of the 21-cm wavelength, or 1420 megacycles per second.
cobra /ˈkəʊ.brə/ 眼镜蛇 a poisonous snake from Africa and southern Asia that makes itself look bigger and more threatening by spreading the skin at the back of its head （1 次）
- The makers of the nerve poison include the mambas and the cobras and their venom is called neurotoxic.
cockcrow /ˈkɒk.krəʊ/ 鸡鸣时刻，黎明 the time in the morning when light begins to appear and the cock (= a male chicken) crows (= makes a sound) （1 次）
- Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures.
colleague /ˈkɒl.iːɡ/ 同事;同僚 one of a group of people who work together （1 次）
- One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart.
collision /kəˈlɪʒ.ən/ （车辆的）碰撞，互撞 an accident that happens when two vehicles hit each other with force （1 次）
- After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
color /ˈkʌl.ər/ （colour的美式拼写） US spelling of colour （1 次）
- what color?
column /ˈkɒl.əm/ （报纸、杂志上的）栏 one of several vertical blocks of print into which a page of a newspaper or magazine is divided （1 次）
- Who has not stood in awe at the sight of a spider pouncing on a fly, or a column of ants triumphantly bearing home an enormous dead beetle?
combination /ˌkɒm.bɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ 联合;混合;结合;综合 the mixture you get when two or more things are combined （1 次）
- From these he can go on to appreciate more complex forms or combinations of several forms.
comedian /kəˈmiː.di.ən/ 喜剧演员；滑稽演员 a person whose job is to make people laugh by telling jokes and funny stories or by copying the behaviour or speech of famous people （1 次）
- Comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serious accidents.
comedy /ˈkɒm.ə.di/ 喜剧;喜剧片 a (type of) film, play, or book that is intentionally funny either in its characters or its action （1 次）
- When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it.
coming /ˈkʌm.ɪŋ/ 即将来临的，就要发生的 happening soon （1 次）
- All this was comparatively slow until, with the coming of science, the tempo was suddenly raised.
commander /kəˈmɑːn.dər/ 指挥官，长官;海军军衔 an officer who is in charge of a military operation, or an officer of a particular rank in many countries’ naval forces （1 次）
- While Alfred’s little army slowly began to gather at Athelney, the king himself set out to penetrate the camp of Guthrum, the commander of the Danish invaders.
commercialization /kəˌmɜː.ʃəl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ 商业化 the organization of something in a way intended to make a profit （1 次）
- They had become the victims of commercialization, for their names had acquired a market value.
commissariat /ˌkɒm.ɪˈseə.ri.ət/ （部队的）军需处，给养部门 a military department that supplies food and equipment （1 次）
- But Alfred had deduced that the Danes were no longer fit for prolonged battle: and that their commissariat had no organization, but depended on irregular raids.
commission /kəˈmɪʃ.ən/ （正式地）安排…做，委托…做 to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or to formally ask for a special piece of work from someone （1 次）
- Vera’s curious talent was brought to the notice of a scientific research institute in the town of Ulyanovsk, near where she lives, and in April she was given a series of tests by a special commission of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federal Republic.
commitment /kəˈmɪt.mənt/ 忠诚;投入;奉献;承诺，保证，诺言 willingness to give your time and energy to a job, activity, or something that you believe in （1 次）
- They have an air of freedom, and they have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitions or love of comfort.
commodity /kəˈmɒd.ə.ti/ 商品，货物 a substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold （1 次）
- Instead of being five new family members, these children had immediately become a commodity.
comparison /kəmˈpær.ɪ.sən/ 比较，对照，对比 the act of comparing two or more people or things （1 次）
- By comparison, ferry trips or cruises offer a great variety of civilized comforts.
compensation /ˌkɒm.penˈseɪ.ʃən/ 赔偿金;补偿金 money that is paid to someone in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem （1 次）
- They have their compensations.
completeness /kəmˈpliːt.nəs/ 完整，完备 the quality of being whole or perfect and having nothing missing （1 次）
- He must strive continually to think of and use, form in its full spatial completeness.
complication /ˌkɒm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 使情况复杂化的事物；复杂化 something that makes a situation more difficult, or the act of doing this （1 次）
- Many of these obligations can give rise to problems and complications but a bank customer, unlike, say, a buyer of goods, cannot complain that the law is loaded against him.
component /kəmˈpəʊ.nənt/ 组成部分;成分;零部件 a part that combines with other parts to form something bigger （1 次）
- The apparatus thus described, however, records only the horizontal component of the wave movement, which is, in fact, much more complicated.
composition /ˌkɒm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ （音乐）作品，乐曲 a piece of music that someone has written （1 次）
- As its composition and line reminded him of an Italian painting he knew well, he decided to buy it.
composure /kəmˈpəʊ.ʒər/ 镇静，沉着，泰然自若 the feeling of being calm, confident, and in control （1 次）
- Then, her composure regained, she was ready to set off with the porter’s assistance to search for any intruders who might still be lurking in her flat.
compound /ˈkɒm.paʊnd/ 化合物 a chemical that combines two or more elements （1 次）
- Libraries made education possible, and education in its turn added to libraries: the growth of knowledge followed a kind of compound interest law, which was greatly enhanced by the invention of printing.
conception /kənˈsep.ʃən/ 观念;概念;见解;构想 an idea of what something or someone is like, or a basic understanding of a situation or a principle （1 次）
- Modern industry is based on the conception of the maximum production at lowest cost, in order that an individual or a group of individuals may earn as much money as possible.
concert /ˈkɒn.sət/ 音乐会 a performance of music by one or more musicians or singers （1 次）
- Squeezing through a cleft in the rocks, the pot-holers arrived at an enormous cavern, the size of a huge concert hall.
concoction /kənˈkɒk.ʃən/ 调制品;调制;编造 the result or process of concocting something （1 次）
- She produced all sorts of weird concoctions, but none of them met with Harry’s requirements.
conditioning /kənˈdɪʃ.ən.ɪŋ/ 训练;使（人或动物）形成条件反射 the process of training or influencing a person or animal mentally so that they do or expect a particular thing without thinking about it （1 次）
- After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables.
conference /ˈkɒn.fər.əns/ 会议，大会；讨论会，协商会 an event, sometimes lasting a few days, at which there is a group of talks on a particular subject, or a meeting in which especially business matters are discussed formally （1 次）
- Reporters kept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokesmen for the family at press conferences.
conjuring /ˈkʌn.dʒər/ 变戏法;用魔法变出;像变魔术般变出 to make something appear by magic, or as if by magic （1 次）
- Alfred had learned many of their ballads in his youth and could vary his programme with acrobatic tricks and simple conjuring.
connection /kəˈnek.ʃən/ （与某人或某事的）联系 the state of being related to someone or something else （1 次）
- Whatever it consists of, stamps, records, first editions of books china,glass, antique furniture, pictures, model cars, stuffed birds, toy animals, there is always something to do in connection with it, from finding the right place for the latest addition, to verifying facts in reference books.
conqueror /ˈkɒŋ.kər.ər/ 征服者;胜利者 someone who has conquered a country or its people （1 次）
- He noticed at once that discipline was slack: the Danes had the self-confidence of conquerors, and their security precautions were casual.
consciousness /ˈkɒn.ʃəs.nəs/ 意识;感觉;觉悟 the state of understanding and realizing something （1 次）
- But a closer study of the evidence, supported by a deeper sense of the period, and particularly by a new consciousness of the philosophical undercurrents in the scientific revolution, has profoundly modified this view of Galileo.
construction /kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/ 建造;构筑;建设 the work of building or making something, especially buildings, bridges, etc. （1 次）
- This caused the construction of gigantic buildings where too large masses of human beings are crowded together.
consumer /kənˈsjuː.mər/ 消费者;顾客;用户 a person who buys goods or services for their own use （1 次）
- Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.
container /kənˈteɪ.nər/ （尤指用于运输或储存的）容器 a hollow object, such as a box or a bottle, that can be used for holding something, especially to carry or store it （1 次）
- Lawn mowers whining on a summer’s day,late-night parties in apartment blocks, noisy neighbours, vehicles of all kinds,especially large container trucks thundering through quiet villages, planes and helicopters flying overhead, large radios carried round in public places and played at maximum volume.
containment /kənˈteɪn.mənt/ 控制；抑制；阻止 the act of controlling or limiting something or someone harmful （1 次）
- Insularity and self-containment, it is argued, go hand in hand.
contempt /kənˈtempt/ 蔑视;鄙视;轻视;轻蔑 a strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something （1 次）
- We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?
contention /kənˈten.ʃən/ 争论;纷争;口角 the disagreement that results from opposing arguments （1 次）
- Acting on the contention that facts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by publishing details about their private lives.
contribution /ˌkɒn.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/ 贡献，奉献；捐款；捐助（物）；投稿 something that you contribute or do to help produce or achieve something together with other people, or to help make something successful （1 次）
- New technology has also made its own contribution to noise.
contrivance /kənˈtraɪ.vəns/ 计谋;诡计;设计，发明 the act of intentionally arranging for something to happen by clever planning, or something that is arranged in this way （1 次）
- We can perhaps forgive those who said the moons of Jupiter were produced by Galileo’s spyglass if we recall that in his day, as for centuries before, curved glass was the popular contrivance for producing not truth but illusion, untruth; and if a single curved glass would distort nature, how much more would a pair of them?
controversy /ˈkɒn.trə.vɜː.si/ 争议;争论;争辩 a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to many people （1 次）
- In his own lifetime Galileo was the centre of violent controversy, but the scientific dust has long since settled, and today we can see even his famous clash with the Inquisition in something like its proper perspective.
conversion /kənˈvɜː.ʃən/ 改变，转变；转化 the process of converting something from one thing to another （1 次）
- In the conversion of saliva into poison, one might suppose that a fixed process took place.
convertible /kənˈvɜː.tə.bəl/ 可改变的，可转变的 able to be arranged in a different way and used for a different purpose （1 次）
- In this case, you’d probably construct a portfolio with some shares (but not high risk ones), along with gilts, cash deposits, and perhaps convertibles or the income shares of split capital investment trusts.
convoy /ˈkɒn.vɔɪ/ （尤指护卫）舰队，车队 a group of vehicles or ships that travel together, especially for protection （1 次）
- The Karen had been sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine.
cooking /ˈkʊk.ɪŋ/ 烹饪，做饭 the activity of preparing or cooking food （1 次）
- Parents are often upset when their children praise the homes of their friends and regard it as a slur on their own cooking, or cleaning, or furniture, and often are foolish enough to let the adolescents see that they are annoyed.
cooling /ˈkuː.lɪŋ/ 凉快的，凉爽的 causing you to feel less warm or hot （1 次）
- We are so familiar with the fact that man ages, that people have for years assumed that the process of losing vigour with time, of becoming more likely to die the older we get, was something self-evident like the cooling of a hot kettle or the wearing-out of a pair of shoes.
coring /kɔːr/ 核心，关键，最重要的部分 the basic and most important part of something （1 次）
- The geologist needs to know what rocks the drill has reached, so every so often a sample is obtained with a coring bit.
corn /kɔːn/ （小麦、玉米、燕麦、大麦等）谷物，谷粒 (the seeds of) plants, such as wheat, maize, oats, and barley, that can be used to produce flour （1 次）
- A farm worker, who stayed up all night claimed to have seen a figure cutting corn in the moonlight.
correlating /ˈkɒr.ə.leɪt/ 相互关系；联系；相关 If two or more facts, numbers, etc. correlate or are correlated, there is a relationship between them. （1 次）
- The nomads who made these markings lived by hunting and fishing during the last Ice Age which began about 35,000 B.C. and ended about 10,000 B.C. By correlating markings made in various parts of the world, historians have been able to read this difficult code.
correspondence /ˌkɒr.ɪˈspɒn.dəns/ 信件，信函（尤指公函或商业信函） letters, especially official or business letters （1 次）
- There is nothing secretive about the Ombudsman’s work, for his correspondence is open to public inspection.
corridor /ˈkɒr.ɪ.dɔːr/ （尤指两边是房间的）走廊，通道，过道 a long passage in a building or train, especially with rooms on either side （1 次）
- After entering the narrow gap on the plateau, they climbed down the steep sides of the cave until they came to a narrow corridor.
countryman /ˈkʌn.tri.mən/ 本国人;同胞;同乡 a man or person from your own country （1 次）
- But people who are cut off not only from foreign tourists, but even from their own countrymen can be hostile to travellers.
courtyard /ˈkɔːt.jɑːd/ 庭院，院子 an area of flat ground outside that is partly or completely surrounded by the walls of a building （1 次）
- A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below.
cowboy /ˈkaʊ.bɔɪ/ （尤指美国西部的）牛仔，牧人 a person, especially in the western US, whose job is to take care of cattle, and who usually rides a horse, or a similar character in a film （1 次）
- It was Hart who created the basic formula of the Western film, and devised the protagonist he played in every film he made, the good-bad man, the accidental, noble outlaw, or the honest, but framed cowboy, or the sheriff made suspect by vicious gossip; in short, the individual in conflict with himself and his frontier environment.
cowshed /ˈkaʊ.ʃed/ 牛棚，牛舍 a building where cows are kept while they are milked (= have milk taken from them) or where they are kept during winter or bad weather （1 次）
- Hay had been cut and cowsheds had been cleaned.
crane /kreɪn/ 起重机，吊车 a tall metal structure with a long horizontal part, used for lifting and moving heavy objects （1 次）
- It was so heavy that a crane had to be used to remove it from the lorry.
craze /kreɪz/ 时尚;风行一时的东西 an activity, object, or idea that is extremely popular, usually for a short time （1 次）
- Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.
creditor /ˈkred.ɪ.tər/ 债权人，债主 someone who money is owed to （1 次）
- Primarily, the banker-customer relationship is that of debtor and creditor – who is which depending on whether the customer’s account is in credit or is overdrawn.
cricket /ˈkrɪk.ɪt/ 板球（运动） a sport in which two teams of eleven players try to score runs (= points) by hitting a small, hard ball with a bat, and running between two sets of small wooden posts （1 次）
- I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between the nations, and that if only the common peoples of the world could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the battlefield.
criticism /ˈkrɪt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/ 批评，批判;指责，反对 the act of saying that something or someone is bad （1 次）
- Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk.
cruelty /ˈkruː.əl.ti/ 残忍，残酷;残酷行为;虐待 cruel behaviour or a cruel action （1 次）
- The high stern castle was a riot of carved gods, demons, knights, kings, warriors, mermaids, cherubs; and zoomorphic animal shapes ablaze with red and gold and blue, symbols of courage, power, and cruelty, were portrayed to stir the imaginations of the superstitious sailors of the day.
cruiser /ˈkruː.zər/ 巡洋舰 a large fast ship used in war （1 次）
- From a heavy gun that was raised, the captain realized that the ship must have been a cruiser.
crust /krʌst/ （某物的）硬皮，外壳 a hard outer covering of something （1 次）
- Since the sea covers the greater part of the earth’s surface, it is quite reasonable to regard the sea floor as the basic form of the crust of the earth, with superimposed upon it the continents, together with the islands and other features of the oceans.
cube /kjuːb/ 立方体;立方形的东西 a solid object with six square sides of equal size （1 次）
- On entering a shop, he would ask for a new perfume called ‘Scented Shadow’ or for ‘insoluble bath cubes’.
cultivation /ˌkʌl.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/ 耕种，耕作，耕耘;种植（法），栽培（法） the act of preparing land and growing crops on it, or the act of growing a particular crop （1 次）
- The cultivation of a hobby and new forms of interest is therefore a policy of the first importance to a public man.
cutting /ˈkʌt.ɪŋ/ （从报纸杂志上剪下的）剪报，剪下的材料 an article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine （1 次）
- It has to be tall because it is like a giant block and tackle and we have to lower into the ground and haul out of the ground great lengths of drill pipe which are rotated by an engine at the top and are fitted with a cutting bit at the bottom.
cylinder /ˈsɪl.ɪn.dər/ 圆柱体;圆柱状物;圆筒（常用作容器） a solid or hollow tube with long straight sides and two circular ends the same size, or an object shaped like this, often used as a container （1 次）
- It cuts a clean cylinder of rock, from which can be seen the strata the drill has been cutting through.
d’hôtel(或许是 hotelier?) （1 次）
- Master in his own house, he has little idea of when to say boo to a maître d'hôtel.
dagger /ˈdæɡ.ər/ （尤指旧时的）匕首，短剑 a short, pointed knife that is sharp on both sides, used especially in the past as a weapon （1 次）
- Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken.
dairy /ˈdeə.ri/ 奶牛的;奶制品的，乳品的 used to refer to cows that are used for producing milk, rather than meat, or to foods that are made from milk, such as cream, butter, and cheese （1 次）
- The price we pay for cheap food may be already too high: Mad Cow Disease (BSE) in cattle, salmonella in chicken and eggs, and listeria in dairy products.
dancing /dɑːns/ 跳（舞），舞蹈 to move the body and feet to music （1 次）
- Dancing proved to be more than the dish could bear, for during the party it capsized and sank in seven feet of water.
darling /ˈdɑː.lɪŋ/ 亲爱的;宝贝;极受欢迎的人 a person who is very much loved or liked （1 次）
- You always tell me to drive slowly, darling.
dashboard /ˈdæʃ.bɔːd/ （汽车的）仪表盘，仪表板 the part of a car that contains some of the controls used for driving and the devices for measuring speed and distance （1 次）
- A yellow light on the dashboard flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in the engine!
daylight /ˈdeɪ.laɪt/ 白天;日光 (the period when there is) natural light from the sun （1 次）
- It was as clear as daylight then that burglars had forced an entry during her absence.
debtor /ˈdet.ər/ 借方；负债者，债务人 someone who owes money （1 次）
- Primarily, the banker-customer relationship is that of debtor and creditor – who is which depending on whether the customer’s account is in credit or is overdrawn.
deception /dɪˈsep.ʃən/ 欺骗;欺诈;隐瞒 the act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage （1 次）
- Inviting the fire brigade to put out a nonexistent fire is a crude form of deception which no self-respecting student would ever indulge in.
decision /dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/ 决定;决策;选择 a choice that you make about something after thinking about several possibilities （1 次）
- On the last day I made a big decision.
deer /dɪər/ 鹿 a quite large animal with four legs that eats grass and leaves. The male usually has antlers (= wide horns like branches). The female is called a hind or a doe and the male a stag or buck （1 次）
- Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits.
defendant /dɪˈfen.dənt/ 被告，被告人 a person in a law case who is accused of having done something illegal （1 次）
- So much is certain: that we would have doctors and preachers, lawyers and defendants marriages and births–but our spiritual outlook would be different.
definition /ˌdef.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/ 定义 a statement that explains the meaning of a word or phrase （1 次）
- Anthropology was by definition impossible, as long as these distinctions between ourselves and the primitive, ourselves and the barbarian, ourselves and the pagan, held sway over people’s minds.
delicacy /ˈdel.ɪ.kə.si/ （尤指稀有昂贵的）美食，美味，佳肴 something especially rare or expensive that is good to eat （1 次）
- If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.
delinquency /dɪˈlɪŋ.kwən.si/ （尤指年轻人的）不良行为，违法行为 behaviour, especially of a young person, that is illegal or not acceptable to most people （1 次）
- There, a child grows up under the everpresent attention of his parents; therefore the jungles and the savannahs know of no ‘juvenile delinquency’.
delusion /dɪˈluː.ʒən/ 幻想；错觉 belief in something that is not true （1 次）
- The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is that sometimes even men live under the delusion that they can do anything, even when they have repeatedly been proved wrong.
demon /ˈdiː.mən/ 恶魔，魔鬼 an evil spirit （1 次）
- The high stern castle was a riot of carved gods, demons, knights, kings, warriors, mermaids, cherubs; and zoomorphic animal shapes ablaze with red and gold and blue, symbols of courage, power, and cruelty, were portrayed to stir the imaginations of the superstitious sailors of the day.
demonstration /ˌdem.ənˈstreɪ.ʃən/ 演示，示范 the act of showing someone how to do something, or how something works （1 次）
- His telescopic observations are justly immortal; they aroused great interest at the time, they had important theoretical consequences, and they provided a striking demonstration of the potentialities hidden in instruments and apparatus.
derrick /ˈder.ɪk/ （港口装卸货物的）长臂吊车，长臂起重机 a type of crane (= a machine with a part like an arm), used for moving things on and off ships （1 次）
- When it has been decided where we are going to drill, we put up at the surface an oil derrick.
descendant /dɪˈsen.dənt/ 子孙，后代 a person who is related to you and who lives after you, such as your child or grandchild （1 次）
- It has expanded without any idea of the true nature of the human beings who run the machines, and without giving any consideration to the effects produced on the individuals and on their descendants by the artificial mode of existence imposed by the factory.
destruction /dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/ 毁灭，消灭，破坏 the act of destroying something, or the fact of being destroyed （1 次）
- Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.
devastation /ˌdev.əˈsteɪ.ʃən/ 毁灭，极大的破坏 damage and destruction （1 次）
- It caused devastation by burrowing and by devouring the herbage which might have maintained millions of sheep and cattle.
deviation /ˌdiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/ 偏离，偏常 the action of doing something that is different from the usual or common way of behaving （1 次）
- At noon the spaces between the sensors will hide fluctuations that the computer will not know about, tiny deviations from the average.
devotion /dɪˈvəʊ.ʃən/ 忠诚，忠实;挚爱 loyalty and love or care for someone or something （1 次）
- They are not anxious social climbers,and they have no devotion to material things.
diagnosis /ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnəʊ.sɪs/ 诊断 a judgment about what a particular illness or problem is, made after examining it （1 次）
- This result merely confirms earlier American and British studies: if there is any effect of noise upon mental health, it must be so small that present methods of psychiatric diagnosis cannot find it.
dialysis /daɪˈæl.ə.sɪs/ 渗析，透析，（尤指对肾病患者做的）血液透析 a process of separating substances from liquid by putting them through a thin piece of skin-like material, especially in order to remove waste substances from the blood of someone whose kidneys are not working correctly （1 次）
- An electric razor that meets the European Union’s safety standards must be approved by American testers before it can be sold in the United States, and an American-made dialysis machine needs the EU’s okay before it hits the market in Europe.
diameter /daɪˈæm.ɪ.tər/ 直径 (the length of) a straight line that reaches from one point on the edge of a round shape or object, through its centre, to a point on the opposite edge （1 次）
- The holes are only borings, less than a foot in diameter.
dirt /dɜːt/ 尘土，泥土，灰尘 dust, soil, or any substance that makes a surface not clean （1 次）
- Invariably the background was the same:dirt and poverty,and very uncomfortable.
disadvantage /ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/ 劣势，不利因素 a condition or situation that causes problems, especially one that causes something or someone to be less successful than other things or people （1 次）
- They also have the disadvantage of being an expensive form of transport.
disappearance /ˌdɪs.əˈpɪə.rəns/ 消失;失踪 the fact of someone or something disappearing （1 次）
- Three days after Rastus’ disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
discomfort /dɪˈskʌm.fət/ 不适，不安；令人不适（或不安）的事物 a feeling of being uncomfortable physically or mentally, or something that causes this （1 次）
- They have a character, perhaps two; they are in that condition of eager discomfort which passes for inspiration all admit radical changes of destination once the journey has begun; one, to my certain knowledge, spent nine months on a novel about Kashmir, then reset the whole thing in the Scottish Highlands.
disillusionment /ˌdɪs.ɪˈluː.ʒən.mənt/ 醒悟，理想破灭 a feeling of being disappointed and unhappy because of discovering the truth about something or someone that you liked or respected （1 次）
- Disillusionment with the parents, however good and adequate they may be both as parents and as individuals, is to some degree inevitable.
disinfectant /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈfek.tənt/ （尤指用于厕所、厨房表面消毒的）消毒剂，除菌剂 a substance that contains chemicals that kill bacteria and is used especially for cleaning surfaces in toilets and kitchens （1 次）
- Alcohol may be a medical disinfectant, but should not be relied upon to sterilize water.
disloyalty /ˌdɪsˈlɔɪ.əl.ti/ 不忠，背叛 the fact of not supporting someone that you should support （1 次）
- They may even accuse them of disloyalty, or make some spiteful remark about the friends’ parents.
displace /dɪˈspleɪs/ 迫使…离开常居地（或原位） to force something out of its usual or original position （1 次）
- He mentally visualizes a complex form from all round itself; he knows while he looks at one side what the other side is like; he identifies himself with its centre of gravity, its mass, its weight; he realizes its volume as the space that the shape displaces in the air.
disposition /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ 性格，性情 the particular type of character that a person naturally has （1 次）
- If you are younger, and in a solid financial position, you may decide to take an aggressive approach–but only if you’re blessed with a sanguine disposition and won’t suffer sleepless nights over share prices.
distinction /dɪˈstɪŋk.ʃən/ 区别，差别，不同 a difference between two similar things （1 次）
- Anthropology was by definition impossible, as long as these distinctions between ourselves and the primitive, ourselves and the barbarian, ourselves and the pagan, held sway over people’s minds.
distress /dɪˈstres/ 忧虑;悲伤;痛苦 a feeling of extreme worry, sadness, or pain （1 次）
- A recent article in a weekly newspaper, for instance, was headed with a striking illustration of a lady in a state of considerable distress, with the caption ‘She was yet another victim, reduced to a screaming wreck’.
distribution /ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/ 分发，散发;分配 the process of giving things out to several people, or spreading or supplying something （1 次）
- Contamination of water supplies is usually due to poor sanitation close to water sources, sewage disposal into the sources themselves, leakage of sewage into distribution systems or contamination with industrial or farm waste.
dividend /ˈdɪv.ɪ.dend/ 红利，股息 (a part of) the profit of a company that is paid to the people who own shares in it （1 次）
- As administrative overheads rise, so the earnings of the business after meeting the expense of administration, will fall; and the business will have less money to distribute as dividends or invest directly in its future progress and development.
dividing /dɪˈvaɪd/ （使）分开；（使）分组 to (cause to) separate into parts or groups （1 次）
- The real dividing line between continents and oceans occurs at the foot of a steeper slope.
diving /ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/ （运动）跳水;潜水 the sport or action of jumping into water, especially with your head and arms going in first （1 次）
- Sometimes we go upstream to a favourite backwater, sometimes we have our party at the boathouse, which a predecessor of ours at the farm built in the meadow hard by the deepest pool for swimming and diving.
dolphin /ˈdɒl.fɪn/ 海豚 a sea mammal that is large, smooth, and grey, with a long, pointed mouth （1 次）
- Marine Studio biologists have pointed out that, however intelligent they may be, it is probably a mistake to credit dolphins with any motive of life-saving.
dome /dəʊm/ 穹顶;穹顶建筑 a rounded roof on a building or a room, or a building with such a roof （1 次）
- In the eerie silence of the cavern, the only sound that could be heard was made by water which dripped continuously from the high dome above them.
doorknob /ˈdɔː.nɒb/ 球形门拉手 a round handle that you turn to open a door （1 次）
- There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs.
doorman /ˈdɔː.mən/ 门童，门卫 a person whose job is to stand by the door of a hotel or public building and allow people to go in or out, and to open their car doors, etc. （1 次）
- Affluent he may be, but he is by no means sure what to tip the doorman or the chambermaid.
doorway /ˈdɔː.weɪ/ 出入口，门口 the space in a wall where a door opens, or a covered area just outside a door （1 次）
- Old women in black shawls peered at us from doorways.
dot /dɒt/ 小圆点 a very small round mark （1 次）
- Historians have long been puzzled by dots, lines and symbols which have been engraved on walls, bones, and the ivory tusks of mammoths.
downfall /ˈdaʊn.fɔːl/ 衰败；倒台，垮台 (something that causes) the usually sudden destruction of a person, organization, or government and their loss of power, money, or health （1 次）
- A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead, was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the hero’s downfall.
dozen /ˈdʌz.ən/ 十二个，一打 twelve （1 次）
- Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert.
drawing /ˈdrɔː.ɪŋ/ 绘画;图画 the act of making a picture with a pencil or pen, or a picture made in this way （1 次）
- Looking into the drawing room, she saw a scene of confusion over by her writing desk.
drilling /drɪl/ 钻;钻床;钻机 a tool or machine that makes holes （1 次）
- My particular experience is largely in oil, and the search for oil has done more to improve deep drilling than any other mining activity.
drove /drəʊv/ （drive 的过去式） past simple of drive （1 次）
- And Chinese, Korean, Filipino and Indian engineers are graduating in droves from California’s colleges.
drying /draɪ/ 干的，干燥的 used to describe something that has no water or other liquid in, on, or around it （1 次）
- Notices forbidding the open-air drying of clothes, or the use of water points for car washing, or those inviting ‘our camping friends’ to a dance or a boat trip are printed not only in French or Italian or Spanish, but also in English, German and Dutch.
dune /dʒuːn/ （海滩或沙漠的）沙丘 a hill of sand near a beach or in a desert （1 次）
- The hovercraft travelled first over the water, then mounted the beach, climbed up the dunes, and sat down on a road.
dwelling /ˈdwel.ɪŋ/ 房屋，住所，住处 a house or place to live in （1 次）
- While they enjoy the comfort and banal luxury of their dwelling, they do not realize that they are deprived of the necessities of life.
dying /ˈdaɪ.ɪŋ/ 将死的，奄奄一息的，病入膏肓的 very ill and likely to die soon （1 次）
- It is one of the most unpleasant discoveries which we all make that we must decline in this way, that if we escape wars, accidents and diseases we shall eventually ‘die of old age’, and that this happens at a rate which differs little from person to person, so that there are heavy odds in favour of our dying between the ages of 65 and 80.
earning /ɜːn/ 挣（钱）；挣得；赚得 to receive money as payment for work that you do （1 次）
- As administrative overheads rise, so the earnings of the business after meeting the expense of administration, will fall; and the business will have less money to distribute as dividends or invest directly in its future progress and development.
eater /ˈiː.tər/ （惯于）吃…的人 someone who eats a particular amount or type of food, eats in a particular way, or has a particular attitude towards food （1 次）
- Moreover,unlike some of the other insect eaters, spiders never do the least harm to us or our belongings.
eccentric /ɪkˈsen.trɪk/ 怪异的，古怪的；异乎寻常的 strange or unusual, sometimes in a humorous way （1 次）
- True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves.
eccentricity /ˌek.senˈtrɪs.ə.ti/ 古怪；怪异；反常 the state of being eccentric （1 次）
- He was known to us all as Dickie and his eccentricity had become legendary long before he died.
eddy /ˈed.i/ （水、风、烟等）起漩涡，旋转 If water, wind, smoke, etc. eddies, it moves fast in a circle. （1 次）
- Errors and uncertainties multiply, cascading upward through a chain of turbulent features, from dust devils and squalls up to continent-size eddies that only satellites can see.
edifice /ˈed.ɪ.fɪs/ （尤指雄伟豪华的）大厦，宏伟建筑 a large building, especially an impressive one （1 次）
- The modern city consists of monstrous edifices and of dark, narrow streets full of petrol fumes and toxic gases, torn by the noise of the taxicabs, lorries and buses, and thronged ceaselessly by great crowds.
edition /ɪˈdɪʃ.ən/ 版本 a particular form in which a book, magazine, or newspaper is published （1 次）
- Whatever it consists of, stamps, records, first editions of books china,glass, antique furniture, pictures, model cars, stuffed birds, toy animals, there is always something to do in connection with it, from finding the right place for the latest addition, to verifying facts in reference books.
effectiveness /ɪˈfek.tɪv.nəs/ 有效性 the degree to which something is effective （1 次）
- Two factors weigh heavily against the effectiveness of scientific research in industry.
efficiency /ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/ 效率；效能；功效 the quality of working well in an organized way, without wasting time or energy （1 次）
- Aunt Harriet could not find words to praise Bessie’s industriousness and efficiency.
eightieth /ˈeɪ.ti.əθ/ 第八十（的） 80th written as a word （1 次）
- Because the Moon has only an eightieth of the Earth’s mass, it requires 97% less energy to travel the quarter of a million miles from the Moon to Earth-orbit than the 200 mile-journey from Earth’s surface into orbit!
elbow /ˈel.bəʊ/ 肘;（衣服的）肘部 the part in the middle of the arm where it bends, or the part of a piece of clothing that covers this area （1 次）
- During these tests she was able to read a newspaper through an opaque screen and, stranger still,by moving her elbow over a child’s game of Lotto she was able to describe the figures and colours printed on it; and,in another instance,wearing stockings and slippers, to make out with her foot the outlines and colours of a picture hidden under a carpet.
elder /ˈel.dər/ （尤指在社会上地位高、受人尊敬的）长者，长辈，老年人 an older person, especially one with a respected position in society （1 次）
- Let us get down to fundamentals and agree that the young are after all human beings –people just like their elders.
electrician /ˌɪl.ekˈtrɪʃ.ən/ 电工;电气技师 a person who puts in, checks, and repairs electrical wires and electrical equipment （1 次）
- Even men who can hardly drive a nail in straight are supposed to be born electricians, carpenters, plumbers and mechanics.
electrode /iˈlek.trəʊd/ 电极 the point at which an electric current enters or leaves something, for example, a battery （1 次）
- First the electroencephalograph (which is simply a device for recording the electrical activity of the brain by attaching electrodes to the scalp) shows that while there is a change in the pattern of activity during sleep, there is no evidence that the total amount of activity is any less.
emission /iˈmɪʃ.ən/ （气体、热量、光线等的）排放，散发，射出 the act of sending out gas, heat, light, etc. （1 次）
- It is the natural frequency of emission of the hydrogen atoms in space and was discovered by us in 1951; it must be known to any kind of radio astronomer in the universe.
empire /ˈem.paɪər/ 帝国 a group of countries ruled by a single person, government, or country （1 次）
- From the seventeenth-century empire of Sweden, the story of a galleon that sank at the start of her maiden voyage in 1628 must be one of the strangest tales of the sea.
employee /ɪmˈplɔɪ.iː/ 受雇者，雇员，员工 someone who is paid to work for someone else （1 次）
- Come and meet our employees, Mr. Richards.
employer /ɪmˈplɔɪ.ər/ 雇用者，雇主 a person or organization that employs people （1 次）
- My employer will confirm that I was there on time.’
encounter /ɪnˈkaʊn.tər/ 偶然相遇，邂逅，不期而遇 a meeting, especially one that happens by chance （1 次）
- Without something of this kind, searching for intelligences on other planets would be like trying to meet a friend in London without a pre-arranged rendezvous and absurdly wandering the streets in the hope of a chance encounter.
encouragement /ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ.mənt/ 鼓励，激励 words or behaviour that give someone confidence to do something （1 次）
- We shall all remember Mr. Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school.
endeavor /enˈdev.ər/ 努力；奋力 to try to do something （1 次）
- No human endeavor or thought would be unchanged by it.’
enthusiasm /ɪnˈθjuː.zi.æz.əm/ 巨大兴趣；热情；热忱；热心 a feeling of energetic interest in a particular subject or activity and an eagerness to be involved in it （1 次）
- However, my enthusiasm waned.
epic /ˈep.ɪk/ （通常指描写历史题材的）长篇叙事性电影（或书籍）;史诗 a film, poem, or book that is long and contains a lot of action, usually dealing with a historical subject （1 次）
- The episode could reasonably serve as a unique epic of royal espionage!
epidemic /ˌep.ɪˈdem.ɪk/ （疾病的）流行，传染 the appearance of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time （1 次）
- By infecting animals and letting them loose in the burrows, local epidemics of this disease could be created.
episode /ˈep.ɪ.səʊd/ 事件；（相关的）一连串事件；一段经历 a single event or group of related events （1 次）
- The episode could reasonably serve as a unique epic of royal espionage!
epithet /ˈep.ɪ.θet/ （通常指在褒贬人时使用的）表述形容词，修饰语 an adjective added to a person’s name or a phrase used instead of it, usually to criticize or praise them （1 次）
- This is supposed to induce pleasurable sensations in the elephant, and its effects are reinforced by the use of endearing epithets, such as ‘ho!
equilibrium /ˌek.wɪˈlɪb.ri.əm/ 平衡；均衡 a state of balance （1 次）
- He no sooner recovers his equilibrium than the next porpoises comes along and hits him another crack.
era /ˈɪə.rə/ 时代;年代 a period of time of which particular events or stages of development are typical （1 次）
- It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era.
escapist /ɪˈskeɪ.pɪst/ 逃避现实的 relating to avoiding an unpleasant or boring life by thinking, reading, etc., about something more exciting or fun, especially something that could not really happen （1 次）
- The real escapist can watch a film and sip champagne on some services.
espionage /ˈes.pi.ə.nɑːʒ/ （尤指获取他国政治、军事情报或商业情报的）间谍活动，间谍行为，刺探活动 the discovering of secrets, especially political or military information of another country or the industrial information of a business （1 次）
- The episode could reasonably serve as a unique epic of royal espionage!
establishment /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/ 企业;机构;单位 a business or other organization, or the place where an organization operates （1 次）
- The next stage is to get the elephant to the training establishment, a ticklish business which is achieved with the aid of two tame elephants roped to the captive on either side.
ethanol /ˈeθ.ə.nɒl/ 乙醇 a chemical compound that is a type of alcohol （1 次）
- Ethanol is more effective at a concentration of 50-70 percent; below 20 per cent, its bactericidal action is negligible.
evaluation /ɪˌvæl.juˈeɪ.ʃən/ 评估 the process of judging or calculating the quality, importance, amount, or value of something （1 次）
- Most children have such a high ideal of their parents, unless the parents themselves have been unsatisfactory, that it can hardly hope to stand up to a realistic evaluation Parents would be greatly surprised and deeply touched if they realized how much belief their children usually have in their character and infallibility, and how much this faith means to a child.
evolution /ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən/ 演化；进化 the way in which living things change and develop over millions of years （1 次）
- It is not a simple competition for a fixed amount of food determined by the physical environment, because the environment that determines our evolution is no longer essentially physical.
exam /ɪɡˈzæm/ 考试 a test of a student’s knowledge or skill in a particular subject （1 次）
- How was the exam, Richard?
exception /ɪkˈsep.ʃən/ 除外的人；例外的事物 someone or something that is not included in a rule, group, or list or that does not behave in the expected way （1 次）
- Tramps seem to be the only exception to this general rule.
excursion /ɪkˈskɜː.ʃən/ （常指结伴同行的）远足，短途旅行 a short journey usually made for pleasure, often by a group of people （1 次）
- I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected.
expedition /ˌek.spəˈdɪʃ.ən/ 远征;探险，考察 an organized journey for a particular purpose （1 次）
- Shortly after this the famous H.M.S.Challenger expedition established the study of the sea-floor as a subject worthy of the most qualified physicists and geologists.
explosion /ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/ 爆炸；爆破；爆裂 the fact of something such as a bomb exploding （1 次）
- After a great many loud explosions, the race began.
explosive /ɪkˈspləʊ.sɪv/ 易爆炸的；会爆炸的；可能引起爆炸的 exploding or able to explode easily （1 次）
- If explosives are used, vibrations will cause the roof of the mine to collapse.
expression /ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/ 表示；表达；表露 the act of saying what you think or showing how you feel using words or actions （1 次）
- It has long been known that the hunting scenes depicted on walls were not simply a form of artistic expression.
familiarity /fəˌmɪl.iˈær.ə.ti/ 通晓;熟知，熟悉 a good knowledge of something, or the fact that you know it so well （1 次）
- But can we blame those who looked and failed to see what Galileo saw, if we remember that to use a telescope at the limit of its powers calls for long experience and intimate familiarity with one’s instrument?
fan /fæn/ …迷，狂热爱好者;热烈崇拜者 someone who admires and supports a person, sport, sports team, etc. （1 次）
- ‘No newspaper men, no film fans!
fare /feər/ 车费;车票价 the money that you pay for a journey in a vehicle such as a bus or train （1 次）
- Fares, please!
farmer /ˈfɑː.mər/ 农场主；养殖场主；农人 someone who owns or takes care of a farm （1 次）
- It is not just farmers who are complaining.
farmhand /ˈfɑːm.hænd/ 农场工人 a person who is paid to work on a farm （1 次）
- They employed a few farmhands, but no one was willing to work there long.
farmhouse /ˈfɑːm.haʊs/ 农场住宅，农舍 the main house on a farm where the farmer lives （1 次）
- The old farmhouse the family lived in was to be replaced by a new $500,000 home.
farming /ˈfɑː.mɪŋ/ 务农;畜牧;养殖;农场经营 the activity of working on a farm or organizing the work there （1 次）
- Industrialized farming methods produce cheap meat products: beef, pork and chicken.
fault /fɒlt/ 过错，过失；责任 a mistake, especially something for which you are to blame （1 次）
- But people are often reproached for unpunctuality when their only fault is cutting things fine.
favorite /ˈfeɪ.vər.ɪt/ （favourite的美式拼写） US spelling of favourite （1 次）
- The same old favorites recur year in year out with monotonous regularity.
ferment /fəˈment/ （使）发酵 If food or drink ferments or if you ferment it, it goes through a chemical change because of the action of yeast or bacteria, which may cause it to produce bubbles or heat, or turn sugars in it into alcohol. （1 次）
- As she was prepared for her maiden voyage on August 10, 1628, Stockholm was in a ferment.
fertilizer /ˈfɜː.tɪ.laɪ.zər/ 肥料 a natural or chemical substance that is spread on the land or given to plants, to make plants grow well （1 次）
- The use of pesticides and fertilizers produces cheap grain and vegetables.

fickleness /ˈfɪk.əl.nəs/ 浮躁

易变 the quality of being likely to change your opinion or your feelings suddenly and without a good reason （1 次）

While she always criticized the fickleness of human nature, she carried on an unrelenting search for the ideal servant to the end of her days,even after she had been sadly disillusioned by Bessie.

file /faɪl/ （尤指办公室的）文件箱，文件夹，卷宗 any of several different types of container used to store papers, letters, and other documents in an ordered way, especially in an office （1 次）
- The fact that the policeman was prejudiced against foreigners could not be recorded in the official files.
finance /ˈfaɪ.næns/ 资金;财务管理;财政;金融 (the management of) a supply of money （1 次）
- Well, if you go to five reputable stock brokers and ask them what you should do with your money, you’re likely to get five different answers, – even if you give all the relevant information about your age, family, finances and what you want from your investments.
financing /ˈfaɪ.næns/ 资金;财务管理;财政;金融 (the management of) a supply of money （1 次）
- India-born N.Damodar Reddy’s tiny California company reopened an AT&T chip plant in Kansas City last spring with financing from the state of Missouri.
finding /ˈfaɪn.dɪŋ/ （正式的）调查发现，调研结果 a piece of information that is discovered during an official examination of a problem, situation, or object （1 次）
- Speculations about its nature have been going on for literally thousands of years, and one odd finding that makes the problem puzzling is that it looks very much as if sleeping is not simply a matter of giving the body a rest.
fir /ˈfɜːr/ 冷杉，枞 a tall evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) that grows in cold countries and has leaves that are like needles （1 次）
- In his mouth were the remains of fir trees–the last meal that he had before he fell into the crevasse and broke his back.
fist /fɪst/ 拳，拳头 a hand with the fingers and thumb held tightly in （1 次）
- In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money.
flagship /ˈflæɡ.ʃɪp/ （某机构的）旗舰产品，最重要理念，主建筑物 the best or most important product, idea, building, etc. that an organization owns or produces （1 次）
- This was the Vasa, royal flagship of the great imperial fleet.
flare /fleər/ （短暂地）旺烧;（摇曳着）燃烧 to burn brightly either for a short time or not regularly （1 次）
- But, if this world is not merely a bad joke, life a vulgar flare amid the cool radiance of the stars, and existence an empty laugh braying across the mysteries; if these intimations of a something behind and beyond are not evil humour born of indigestion, or whimsies sent by the devil to mock and madden us, if, in a word beauty means something yet we must not seek to interpret the meaning.
flaw /flɔː/ 错误；缺点；缺陷，瑕疵 a fault, mistake, or weakness, especially one that happens while something is being planned or made, or that causes something not to be perfect （1 次）
- This immense chasm has been formed by an underground stream which has tunnelled a course through a flaw in the rocks.
flea /fliː/ 蚤，跳蚤 a very small jumping insect that feeds on the blood of animals and humans （1 次）
- Such inns as there were were generally dirty and flea-ridden; the food simply local cheese accompanied by bread often twelve months old, all washed down with coarse wine.
fleet /fliːt/ 船队;（一国的）全部舰队，海军 a group of ships, or all of the ships in a country’s navy （1 次）
- This was the Vasa, royal flagship of the great imperial fleet.
flier /ˈflaɪ.ər/ （flyer的美式拼写） mainly US spelling of flyer （1 次）
- The albatross is the king of the gliders, the class of fliers which harness the air to their purpose, but must yield to its opposition.
flock /flɒk/ 羊群;鸟群;人群 a group of sheep, goats, or birds （1 次）
- Insects would make it impossible for us to live in the world; they would devour all our crops and kill our flocks and herds, if it were not for the protection we get from insect-eating animals.
flourish /ˈflʌr.ɪʃ/ 茁壮成长；繁荣；蓬勃发展 to grow or develop successfully （1 次）
- The porter went to fetch one and arrived back with the station master, who produced it with a flourish and pointed out a microscopic ‘o’ beside the time of the arrival of the train at his station; this little ‘o’ indicated that the train only stopped for mail.
flying /ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/ 乘坐飞机 travel by air （1 次）
- They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels.
foam /fəʊm/ 泡沫 a mass of very small bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid （1 次）
- As she emerged from her drifting cloud of gun smoke with the water churned to foam beneath her bow, her flags flying, pennants waving, sails filling in the breeze, and the red and gold or her superstructure ablaze with colour, she presented a more majestic spectacle than Stockholmers had ever seen before.
fog /fɒɡ/ 雾 a weather condition in which very small drops of water come together to form a thick cloud close to the land or sea, making it difficult to see （1 次）
- If no accidents occur on the way, like punctured tyres, diversions of traffic, sudden descent of fog, they will be on time.
folk /fəʊk/ （尤指某一群体或类型的）人们 people, especially those of a particular group or type （1 次）
- But he wanted to see the old folk again and to visit my mother’s grave.
follower /ˈfɒl.əʊ.ər/ 支持者，拥护者 someone who has a great interest in something （1 次）
- Their humbler followers, such as partridges, have a like power of strong propulsion, but soon tire.
fool /fuːl/ 傻瓜，笨蛋，蠢人 a person who behaves in a silly way without thinking （1 次）
- I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me.
footnote /ˈfʊt.nəʊt/ 脚注 a note printed at the bottom of a page that gives extra information about something that has been written on that page （1 次）
- A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the page.
forecast /ˈfɔː.kɑːst/ （尤指对特定形势或天气的）预测，预报 a statement of what is judged likely to happen in the future, especially in connection with a particular situation, or the expected weather conditions （1 次）
- Beyond two or three days, the world’s best weather forecasts are speculative, and beyond six or seven they are worthless.
forecaster /ˈfɔː.kɑː.stər/ 预测者 a person who tells you what particular conditions are expected to be like （1 次）
- For small pieces of weather – – and to a global forecaster, small can mean thunderstorms and blizzards – any prediction deteriorates rapidly.
forefather /ˈfɔːˌfɑː.ðər/ 祖辈，祖亲 someone’s relative who lived a long time ago （1 次）
- This is a sceptical age, but although our faith in many of the things in which our forefathers fervently believed has weakened, our confidence in the curative properties of the bottle of medicine remains the same as theirs.
foreman /ˈfɔː.mən/ 工头;领班 a skilled person with experience who is in charge of and watches over a group of workers （1 次）
- But if no one can be trusted to act in a loyal and responsible manner towards his job, then the business will require armies of administrators, checkers and foremen and administrative overheads will rise correspondingly.
foresight /ˈfɔː.saɪt/ 深谋远虑;先见之明;远见卓识 the ability to judge correctly what is going to happen in the future and plan your actions based on this knowledge （1 次）
- Such undertakings require the precise planning and foresight of military operations.
formation /fɔːˈmeɪ.ʃən/ 结构;形状;形成方式;组成方式 the way something is naturally made or the way it has been arranged （1 次）
- There has long been a superstition among mariners that porpoises will save drowning men by pushing them to the surface, or protect them from sharks by surrounding them in defensive formation.
foundation /faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən/ 创建;建立 an occasion when an organization, state, etc. is established （1 次）
- We realized that they must have become unduly frightened by the rising flood, for their house, which had sound foundations, would have stood stoutly even if it had been almost submerged.
fowl /faʊl/ 家禽 a bird of a type that is used to produce meat or eggs （1 次）
- No, say the Americans: our fowl are fine, we simply clean them in a different way.
frame /freɪm/ （图画、门、窗的）框，框架 a border that surrounds and supports a picture, door, or window （1 次）
- After jumping about on the carpet and twisting the human frame into uncomfortable positions, I sat down at the breakfast table in an exhausted condition.
framework /ˈfreɪm.wɜːk/ （建筑物等的）架构，框架 a supporting structure around which something can be built （1 次）
- The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.
freckle /ˈfrek.əl/ （尤指肤色浅的人脸上的）雀斑，小斑点 a small, pale brown spot on the skin, usually on the face, especially of a person with pale skin （1 次）
- When the woman shook her head in bewilderment, Harry went on to explain that ‘myrolite’ was a hard, amber-like substance which could be used to remove freckles.
fresco /ˈfres.kəʊ/ 湿壁画（技法） (a picture made by) painting on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling （1 次）
- These attracted many visitors, for they were not only of great architectural interest, but contained a large number of beautifully preserved frescoes as well.
friction /ˈfrɪk.ʃən/ 摩擦力;摩擦 the force that makes it difficult for one object to slide along the surface of another or to move through a liquid or gas （1 次）
- But a watch could never repair itself–it does not consist of living parts, only of metal, which wears away by friction.
fuel /ˈfjuː.əl/ 燃料;燃烧剂 a substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned （1 次）
- The Moon is likely to become the industrial hub of the Solar System supplying the rocket fuels for its ships, easily obtainable from the lunar rocks in the form of liquid oxygen.
fume /fjuːm/ 发怒；生闷气 to be very angry, sometimes without expressing it （1 次）
- The modern city consists of monstrous edifices and of dark, narrow streets full of petrol fumes and toxic gases, torn by the noise of the taxicabs, lorries and buses, and thronged ceaselessly by great crowds.
fury /ˈfjʊə.ri/ 暴怒，狂怒 extreme anger （1 次）
- But the significant thing is not the behaviour of the players but the attitude of the spectators: and, behind the spectators, of the nations who work themselves into furies over these absurd contests, and seriously believe – at any rate for short periods – that running, jumping and kicking a ball are tests of national virtue.
fuse /fjuːz/ 保险丝 a small safety part in an electrical device or piece of machinery that causes it to stop working if the electric current is too high, and so prevents fires or other dangers （1 次）
- When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some woman assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.
gale /ɡeɪl/ 大风 a very strong wind （1 次）
- Duck, and like them the pigeons, are endowed with steel-like muscles, that are a good part of the weight of the bird, and these will ply the short wings with such irresistible power that they can bore for long distances through an opposing gale before exhaustion follows.
galleon /ˈɡæl.i.ən/ （15到18世纪用作商船或军舰的）大帆船 a large sailing ship with three or four masts, used both in trade and war from the 15th to the 18th centuries （1 次）
- From the seventeenth-century empire of Sweden, the story of a galleon that sank at the start of her maiden voyage in 1628 must be one of the strangest tales of the sea.
gallery /ˈɡæl.ər.i/ （艺术作品）陈列馆;美术馆;画廊 a room or building that is used for showing works of art, sometimes so that they can be sold （1 次）
- The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said: ‘Do not touch the exhibits.
gap /ɡæp/ 缺口;豁口;裂口 an empty space or opening in the middle of something or between two things （1 次）
- After entering the narrow gap on the plateau, they climbed down the steep sides of the cave until they came to a narrow corridor.
garlic /ˈɡɑː.lɪk/ 大蒜 a plant of the onion family that has a strong taste and smell and is used in cooking to add flavour （1 次）
- At meal times the odour of sauerkraut vies with that of garlic.
gateway /ˈɡeɪt.weɪ/ （围墙或篱笆等的）出入口 an entrance through a wall, fence, etc. where there is a gate （1 次）
- A young man sees a sunset and, unable to understand or to express the emotion that it rouses in him, concludes that it must be the gateway to a world that lies beyond It is difficult for any of us in moments of intense aesthetic experience to resist the suggestion that we are catching a glimpse of a light that shines down to us from a different realm of existence, different and, because the experience is intensely moving, in some way higher.
gel /dʒel/ （尤指用于洗发或护肤的）凝胶，冻胶 a thick, clear, liquid substance, especially one used on the hair or body （1 次）
- ‘It’s hair gel.’
gilt /ɡɪlt/ 镀金的;涂金的 covered with a thin layer of gold or a substance that is intended to look like it （1 次）
- In this case, you’d probably construct a portfolio with some shares (but not high risk ones), along with gilts, cash deposits, and perhaps convertibles or the income shares of split capital investment trusts.
glider /ˈɡlaɪ.dər/ 滑翔机 an aircraft that has long fixed wings and no engine and flies by gliding （1 次）
- The albatross is the king of the gliders, the class of fliers which harness the air to their purpose, but must yield to its opposition.
glinting /ɡlɪnt/ （由于表面反射而）闪烁，闪光 to produce small, bright flashes of light reflected from a surface （1 次）
- Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures.
glove /ɡlʌv/ （分手指的）手套 a piece of clothing that is worn on the hand and wrist for warmth or protection, with separate parts for each finger （1 次）
- The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860, when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules.
glow /ɡləʊ/ 发光;发热 to produce a continuous light and sometimes heat （1 次）
- There is something comforting about the warm glow shed by advertisements on cold wet winter nights.
goal /ɡəʊl/ （足球或曲棍球等的）球门 an area on a playing field, that usually has two posts with a net fixed behind them, where players try to send the ball in order to score in sports such as football and hockey （1 次）
- They had a single aim,a solitary goal–the top!
goat /ɡəʊt/ 山羊 an animal related to sheep that usually has horns and a beard. Goats live wild on mountains or are kept on farms to provide milk, meat, wool, etc. （1 次）
- The village seemed deserted, the only sign of life being an ugly-looking black goat on a short length of rope tied to a tree in a field nearby.
goodwill /ɡʊdˈwɪl/ 善意，友善，友好，亲善 friendly and helpful feelings （1 次）
- I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between the nations, and that if only the common peoples of the world could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the battlefield.
gossip /ˈɡɒs.ɪp/ （有关别人隐私的）流言蜚语，闲言碎语，闲聊 conversation or reports about other people’s private lives that might be unkind, disapproving, or not true （1 次）
- It was Hart who created the basic formula of the Western film, and devised the protagonist he played in every film he made, the good-bad man, the accidental, noble outlaw, or the honest, but framed cowboy, or the sheriff made suspect by vicious gossip; in short, the individual in conflict with himself and his frontier environment.
grandson /ˈɡræn.sʌn/ 孙子;外孙 the son of a your son or daughter （1 次）
- She wanted him to repair their grandson’s bicycle!
graph /ɡrɑːf/ （通常用直线或曲线表示的）图，图表，图解 a picture that shows how two sets of information or variables (= amounts that can change) are related, usually by lines or curves （1 次）
- Instruments have been devised and can be so placed that all three elements can be recorded in different graphs.
gratitude /ˈɡræt.ɪ.tʃuːd/ 感激之情，感谢 the feeling or quality of being grateful （1 次）
- But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press.
grease /ɡriːs/ 油，油脂;油腻状物 animal or vegetable fat that is soft after melting, or more generally, any thick oil-like substance （1 次）
- The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
grid /ɡrɪd/ 网格，方格;格栅，格子 a pattern or structure made from horizontal and vertical lines crossing each other to form squares （1 次）
- The modern weather models work with a grid of points of the order of sixty miles apart, and even so, some starting data has to be guessed, since ground stations and satellites cannot see everywhere.
grievance /ˈɡriː.vəns/ 不平，委屈;不满，抱怨，牢骚 a complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly （1 次）
- A parliamentary committee representing all political parties appoints a person who is suitably qualified to investigate private grievances against the State.
grinder /ˈɡraɪn.dər/ 碾磨器械，研磨机 a machine used to rub or press something until it becomes a powder （1 次）
- Was the philosopher who refused to look through Galileo’s telescope more culpable than those who alleged that the spiral nebulae observed with Lord Rosse’s great telescope in the 1840s were scratches left by the grinder?
grip /ɡrɪp/ 紧握，握紧，紧抓（住） to hold very tightly （1 次）
- And if this something else is rightly chosen, if it is really attended by the illumination of another field of interest, gradually, and often quite swiftly, the old undue grip relaxes and the process of recuperation and repair begins.
grower /ˈɡrəʊ.ər/ （特定植物或农作物的）种植者 a person who grows large amounts of a particular plant or crop in order to sell them （1 次）
- Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante,tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.
guestroom （1 次）
- George showed me to the guestroom which, he said, was rarely used.
guilt /ɡɪlt/ 内疚，愧疚，自责 a feeling of worry or unhappiness that you have because you have done something wrong, such as causing harm to another person （1 次）
- We might say that justice has been done when a man’s innocence or guilt has been proved beyond doubt.
gunner /ˈɡʌn.ər/ 炮手 a member of the armed forces who is trained to use artillery (= very large guns) （1 次）
- Could any spectacle, for instance, be more grimly whimsical than that of gunners using science to shatter men’s bodies while, close at hand, surgeons use it to restore them?
gusher /ˈɡʌʃ.ər/ 喷油井;自喷井 an oil well from which oil flows without the use of a pump （1 次）
- We endeavour to avoid the old, romantic idea of a gusher, which wastes oil and gas.
guy /ɡaɪ/ 男人 a man （1 次）
- The guy next to me Wrote his name at the top of the paper.
h.m.s.challenger(或许是 homeschooling?) （1 次）
- Shortly after this the famous H.M.S.Challenger expedition established the study of the sea-floor as a subject worthy of the most qualified physicists and geologists.
handle /ˈhæn.dəl/ 柄，把手 a part of an object designed for holding, moving, or carrying the object easily （1 次）
- There’s a label on the handle with my name and address on it.
handwriting /ˈhændˌraɪ.tɪŋ/ 书写 writing with a pen or pencil （1 次）
- The boss’s handwriting is terrible!
handyman /ˈhæn.di.mæn/ 善于做室内外修理工作的人；杂活工 a man who is skilled at repairing and making things inside or outside the house and who does this in his own home or as a job （1 次）
- Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy, but unfortunately not all of us are born handymen.
harmony /ˈhɑː.mə.ni/ （音乐中的）和声 a pleasant musical sound made by different notes being played or sung at the same time （1 次）
- Their life is a natural harmony.
harp /hɑːp/ 竖琴 a large, wooden musical instrument with many strings that you play with the fingers （1 次）
- They were not fighting men, and their harp was their passport.
harvesting /ˈhɑː.vɪst.ɪŋ/ 收割，收获（农作物） the activity of picking and collecting crops, or of collecting plants, animals, or fish to eat （1 次）
- Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante,tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.
hatred /ˈheɪ.trɪd/ 憎恨，憎恶 an extremely strong feeling of dislike （1 次）
- Even if one didn’t know from concrete examples (the 1936 Olympic Games, for instance) that international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred, one could deduce it from general principles.
hawser /ˈhɔː.zər/ 钢缆 a strong, thick rope, often made of steel （1 次）
- The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it.
headlight /ˈhed.laɪt/ （车辆的）头灯，前灯 a large, powerful light at the front of a vehicle, usually one of two （1 次）
- The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
heath /hiːθ/ 荒野 an area of land that is not used for growing crops, where grass and other small plants grow, but where there are few trees or bushes （1 次）
- But most probably it will all depend upon campers themselves: how many heath fires they cause; how much litter they leave; in short, whether or not they wholly alienate landowners and those who live in the countryside.
hell /hel/ 悲惨的境况；苦难的经历 an extremely unpleasant or difficult place, situation, or experience （1 次）
- Not only are the means of arriving at the holiday paradise entirely within one’s own command and keeping, but the means of escape from holiday hell (if the beach proves too crowded, the local weather too inclement) are there, outside–or, as likely, part of–the tent.
helper /ˈhel.pər/ 帮手，帮忙者 someone who helps with an activity （1 次）
- At that time he had two helpers.
hen /hen/ 成年母鸡 an adult female chicken, often kept for its eggs （1 次）
- Suddenly a raft appeared, looking rather like Noah’s ark, carrying the whole family, a few hens, the dogs, a cat, and a bird in a cage.
herbage /ˈhɜː.bɪdʒ/ 草本植物群 herbaceous (= soft and leafy) plants （1 次）
- It caused devastation by burrowing and by devouring the herbage which might have maintained millions of sheep and cattle.
herd /hɜːd/ 兽群;牧群 a large group of animals of the same type that live and feed together （1 次）
- Insects would make it impossible for us to live in the world; they would devour all our crops and kill our flocks and herds, if it were not for the protection we get from insect-eating animals.
heretic /ˈher.ə.tɪk/ 异教徒;异端分子 someone who has an opinion that is opposite to or against the official or popular opinion （1 次）
- The Holy Office knew this full well when it caused heretics to be burned in days gone by.
heroine /ˈher.əʊ.ɪn/ 女英雄 a woman who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved something great （1 次）
- The reader’s hair stands on end when he reads in the final pages of the novel that the heroine, a dear old lady who had always been so kind to everybody, had, in her youth, poisoned every one of her five husbands.
hierarchy /ˈhaɪə.rɑː.ki/ 等级制度 a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance （1 次）
- There is no superior ‘they’ in the shape of managements and hotel hierarchies to darken his holiday days.
hint /hɪnt/ 暗示，提示，示意 something that you say or do that shows what you think or want, usually in a way that is not direct （1 次）
- And, though the gleams blind and dazzle, yet do they convey a hint of beauty and serenity greater than we have known or imagined.
hip /hɪp/ 臀部，髋部 the area below the waist and above the legs at either side of the body, or the joint that connects the leg to the upper part of the body （1 次）
- She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hips.
hive /haɪv/ 蜂巢，蜂窝;蜂群 a structure where bees live, either built by people or made by the bees themselves （1 次）
- A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax!
hoarding /ˈhɔː.dɪŋ/ （尤指路旁的）大型广告牌 a very large board on which advertisements are shown, especially at the side of a road （1 次）
- She had lived in the flat for thirty years and was a veritable magpie at hoarding; and it seemed as though everything she possessed had been tossed out and turned over and over.
holing /həʊl/ 洞，孔 an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object’s surface, or an opening that goes completely through an object （1 次）
- Cave exploration, or pot-holing, as it has come to be known, is a relatively new sport.
hollow /ˈhɒl.əʊ/ 空的，空心的 having a hole or empty space inside （1 次）
- He gets the solid shape as it were, inside his head–he thinks of it, whatever its size, as if he were holding it completely enclosed in the hollow of his hand.
honesty /ˈɒn.ə.sti/ 诚实 the quality of being honest （1 次）
- ‘Well,’ I said to the manager, ‘there is still some honesty in this world!’
horizon /həˈraɪ.zən/ 地平线 the line at the farthest place that you can see, where the sky seems to touch the land or sea （1 次）
- Fortunately for me, as I was wondering what to do next, there appeared on the horizon a man on horseback, riding in my direction.
horn /hɔːn/ 角;角质 a hard, pointed, often curved part that grows from the top of the head of some animals, or the hard substance of which a horn is made （1 次）
- The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
horseback /ˈhɔːs.bæk/ 骑在马上的 on a horse （1 次）
- Fortunately for me, as I was wondering what to do next, there appeared on the horizon a man on horseback, riding in my direction.
horsepower /ˈhɔːs.paʊər/ 马力（引擎的功率单位） a unit for measuring the power of an engine （1 次）
- It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine.
hostage /ˈhɒs.tɪdʒ/ 人质 someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other people involved to do what the enemy wants （1 次）
- The golden rule here is spread your risk–if you put all of your money into Periwigs International, you’re setting yourself up as a hostage to fortune.
hostess /ˈhəʊ.stes/ 女主人 a woman who has guests （1 次）
- Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs.Rumbold.
hull /hʌl/ 船体，船身 the body or frame of a ship, most of which goes under the water （1 次）
- A sound made by tapping on the hull of a ship will be reflected from the sea bottom, and by measuring the time interval between the taps and the receipt of the echoes the depth of the sea at that point can be calculated.
humanity /hjuːˈmæn.ə.ti/ （统称）人，人类 people in general （1 次）
- The problem now facing humanity is: What is going to be done with all this knowledge?
humbler /ˈhʌm.bəl/ 谦虚的，谦逊的 not proud or not believing that you are important （1 次）
- Their humbler followers, such as partridges, have a like power of strong propulsion, but soon tire.
humidity /hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/ 湿润，潮湿 the quality of being humid （1 次）
- Suppose every sensor gives perfectly accurate readings of temperature, pressure, humidity, and any other quantity a meteorologist would want.
hunger /ˈhʌŋ.ɡər/ 饥饿感 the feeling you have when you need to eat （1 次）
- His patrols halted the raiding parties: hunger assailed the Danish army.
hunter /ˈhʌn.tər/ 猎人，捕猎者;猎兽 a person or an animal that hunts animals for food or for sport （1 次）
- A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it.
hunting /ˈhʌn.tɪŋ/ 狩猎，打猎 chasing and killing an animal or bird for food, sport, or profit （1 次）
- It has long been known that the hunting scenes depicted on walls were not simply a form of artistic expression.
hypocrisy /hɪˈpɒk.rɪ.si/ 虚伪，伪善 a situation in which someone pretends to believe something that they do not really believe, or that is the opposite of what they do or say at another time （1 次）
- We still do; living in a world in which undeclared aggression, war, hypocrisy, chicanery, anarchy and impending immolation are part of our daily lives, we all want a code to live by.
hypothesis /haɪˈpɒθ.ə.sɪs/ 假设，假说 an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved （1 次）
- This might be a plausible hypothesis were it not for two factors.
iceberg /ˈaɪs.bɜːɡ/ 冰山 a very large mass of ice that floats in the sea （1 次）
- Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
idealist /aɪˈdɪə.lɪst/ 理想主义者 someone who believes that very good things can be achieved, often when this does not seem likely to others （1 次）
- Idealists have objected to the practice of camping, as to the package tour, that the traveller abroad thereby denies himself the opportunity of getting to know the people of the country visited.
ignorance /ˈɪɡ.nər.əns/ 无知，愚昧 lack of knowledge, understanding, or information about something （1 次）
- No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer, for there are countless do-it-yourself publications.
illumination /ɪˌluː.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ 光，照明 light （1 次）
- And if this something else is rightly chosen, if it is really attended by the illumination of another field of interest, gradually, and often quite swiftly, the old undue grip relaxes and the process of recuperation and repair begins.
illustration /ˌɪl.əˈstreɪ.ʃən/ 插图;图解，图示 a picture in a book, magazine, etc. or the process of illustrating something （1 次）
- A recent article in a weekly newspaper, for instance, was headed with a striking illustration of a lady in a state of considerable distress, with the caption ‘She was yet another victim, reduced to a screaming wreck’.
immensity /ɪˈmen.sə.ti/ 巨大；广大 the extremely large size of something （1 次）
- Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its designer’s dream to create ‘an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible’.
immolation /ˌɪm.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ （通常指通过焚烧）杀死自己或他人，或毁灭某物 the act of killing yourself or someone else, or of destroying something, usually by burning （1 次）
- We still do; living in a world in which undeclared aggression, war, hypocrisy, chicanery, anarchy and impending immolation are part of our daily lives, we all want a code to live by.
impact /ˈɪm.pækt/ 冲击（力）;撞击（力） the force or action of one object hitting another （1 次）
- This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.
implication /ˌɪm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 含意;暗指，暗示 an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly （1 次）
- The implications of all this were that it was not the disturbance of sleep that mattered, but the disturbance of dreaming.
import /ɪmˈpɔːt/ 进口 to buy or bring in products from another country （1 次）
- Perfume is not exempt from import duty.’
inability /ˌɪn.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ 无能，无力 lack of ability to do something （1 次）
- No necessity of making a living away from home results in neglect of children, and no father is confronted with his inability to ‘buy’ an education for his child.
inactivity /ˌɪn.ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/ 不活动 不活跃 the state of doing nothing （1 次）
- In fact a basic amount of movement occurs during sleep which is specifically concerned with preventing muscle inactivity.
inclement /ɪnˈklem.ənt/ （天气）恶劣的（尤指寒冷、有暴风雨或暴风雪） Inclement weather is unpleasant, especially with cold wind and rain. （1 次）
- Not only are the means of arriving at the holiday paradise entirely within one’s own command and keeping, but the means of escape from holiday hell (if the beach proves too crowded, the local weather too inclement) are there, outside–or, as likely, part of–the tent.
inclination /ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ 倾向;爱好;意向 a feeling that you want to do a particular thing, or the fact that you prefer or are more likely to do a particular thing （1 次）
- I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between the nations, and that if only the common peoples of the world could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the battlefield.
inconvenience /ˌɪn.kənˈviː.ni.əns/ 不便，麻烦 a state or an example of problems or trouble, often causing a delay or loss of comfort （1 次）
- The great advantage of taking medicine is that it makes no demands on the taker beyond that of putting up for a moment with a disgusting taste, and that is what all patients demand of their doctors–to be cured at no inconvenience to themselves.
indigestion /ˌɪn.dɪˈdʒes.tʃən/ 消化不良;消化不良的不适感 pain that you get in your stomach when you have eaten food that is difficult to digest （1 次）
- But, if this world is not merely a bad joke, life a vulgar flare amid the cool radiance of the stars, and existence an empty laugh braying across the mysteries; if these intimations of a something behind and beyond are not evil humour born of indigestion, or whimsies sent by the devil to mock and madden us, if, in a word beauty means something yet we must not seek to interpret the meaning.
indignity /ɪnˈdɪɡ.nə.ti/ 无礼，侮辱;轻蔑;侮辱性言行 something that causes a loss of respect for someone or for yourself （1 次）
- They are constantly after the turtles, who peacefully submit to all sorts of indignities.
indisposition /ˌɪn.dɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ 小病，微恙;无意愿 the fact that someone is unable to do something because they are ill or not willing （1 次）
- It is recounted of Thomas Carlyle that when he heard of the illness of his friend, Henry Taylor, he went off immediately to visit him, carrying with him in his pocket what remained a bottle of medicine formerly prescribed for an indisposition of Mrs. Carlyle’s.
individuality /ˌɪn.dɪ.vɪdʒ.uˈæl.ə.ti/ 个性；特征，特质 the qualities that make a person or thing different from others （1 次）
- For a time it assumes a miraculous individuality that, in the end, is reabsorbed into the great ocean of life.
industriousness /ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əs.nəs/ 勤劳，勤奋 the fact of working hard （1 次）
- Aunt Harriet could not find words to praise Bessie’s industriousness and efficiency.
infallibility /ɪnˌfæl.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ 绝对正确，无懈可击 the fact of never being wrong, failing, or making a mistake （1 次）
- Most children have such a high ideal of their parents, unless the parents themselves have been unsatisfactory, that it can hardly hope to stand up to a realistic evaluation Parents would be greatly surprised and deeply touched if they realized how much belief their children usually have in their character and infallibility, and how much this faith means to a child.
infant /ˈɪn.fənt/ 婴儿 a baby or a very young child （1 次）
- Earlier, we were infants and young children, and consequently more vulnerable; later, we shall undergo a progressive loss of our vigour and resistance which, though imperceptible at first will finally become so steep that we can live no longer, however well we look after ourselves, and however well society, and our doctors, look after us.
infinity /ɪnˈfɪn.ə.ti/ （时空的）无限 time or space that has no end （1 次）
- Waves are the children of the struggle between ocean and atmosphere, the ongoing signatures of infinity.
ingenuity /ˌɪn.dʒəˈnjuː.ə.ti/ 心灵手巧;足智多谋;独创力 someone’s ability to think of clever new ways of doing something （1 次）
- I realized sadly that I had been completely defeated by their ingenuity.
ingredient /ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/ （食品的）成分，原料 a food that is used with other foods in the preparation of a particular dish （1 次）
- It had been baked by a college student who had used over 1,000 pounds of flour, 800 pounds of sugar, 200 pounds of fat, and 400 pounds of various other ingredients.
initiative /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/ 倡议；新措施 a new plan or process to achieve something or solve a problem （1 次）
- If they can each be trusted to take such responsibilities, and to exercise such initiative as falls within their sphere, then administrative overheads will be low.
injury /ˈɪn.dʒər.i/ 伤害，损伤 physical harm or damage to someone’s body caused by an accident or an attack （1 次）
- All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries.
inmost /ˈɪn.ə.məʊst/ 内心深处的 most secret and hidden （1 次）
- A writer makes order out of the anarchy of his heart; he submits himself to a more ruthless discipline than any critic dreamed of, and when he flirts with fame, he is taking time off from living with himself, from the search for what his world contains at its inmost point.
innocence /ˈɪn.ə.səns/ 无罪 the fact that someone is not guilty of a crime （1 次）
- We might say that justice has been done when a man’s innocence or guilt has been proved beyond doubt.
innovator /ˈɪn.ə.veɪ.tər/ 创新者 someone who introduces changes and new ideas （1 次）
- As the heads of next-generation start-ups, these Asian innovators can draw on customs and languages to forge tighter links with crucial Pacific Rim markets.
inquiry /ɪnˈkwaɪə.ri/ 询问，打听 (the process of asking) a question （1 次）
- In so far as any inquiry is a secret one, it naturally limits all those engaged in carrying it out from effective contact with their fellow scientists either in other countries or in universities, or even, often enough, in other departments of the same firm.
inquisition /ˌɪn.kwɪˈzɪʃ.ən/ 盘问;责难 a period of asking questions in a detailed and unfriendly way （1 次）
- In his own lifetime Galileo was the centre of violent controversy, but the scientific dust has long since settled, and today we can see even his famous clash with the Inquisition in something like its proper perspective.
inrush （1 次）
- The lower gun-ports were now below water and the inrush sealed the ship’s fate.
inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈreɪ.ʃən/ 给人以灵感的人（或物） someone or something that gives you ideas for doing something （1 次）
- They have a character, perhaps two; they are in that condition of eager discomfort which passes for inspiration all admit radical changes of destination once the journey has begun; one, to my certain knowledge, spent nine months on a novel about Kashmir, then reset the whole thing in the Scottish Highlands.
insularity /ˌɪn.sjəˈlær.ə.ti/ 狭隘，僵化 the quality of only being interested in your own country or group and not being willing to accept different or foreign ideas （1 次）
- Insularity and self-containment, it is argued, go hand in hand.
intention /ɪnˈten.ʃən/ 意图，打算 something that you want and plan to do （1 次）
- I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.
interference /ˌɪn.təˈfɪə.rəns/ 干涉，干预 an occasion when someone tries to interfere in a situation （1 次）
- Reward or punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference.
interior /ɪnˈtɪə.ri.ər/ 内部 the inside part of something （1 次）
- It was from the study of these that so much was learnt about the interior of the earth.
interruption /ˌɪn.təˈrʌp.ʃən/ 打断;短暂中止 an occasion when someone or something stops something from happening for a short period （1 次）
- Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays, when they come, are grudged as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vocation.
intimation /ˌɪn.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/ 暗示 the action of making clear what you think or want without saying it directly, or something that makes something clear in this way （1 次）
- But, if this world is not merely a bad joke, life a vulgar flare amid the cool radiance of the stars, and existence an empty laugh braying across the mysteries; if these intimations of a something behind and beyond are not evil humour born of indigestion, or whimsies sent by the devil to mock and madden us, if, in a word beauty means something yet we must not seek to interpret the meaning.
intruder /ɪnˈtruː.dər/ 不受欢迎者，不速之客 someone who is in a place or situation where they are not wanted （1 次）
- Then, her composure regained, she was ready to set off with the porter’s assistance to search for any intruders who might still be lurking in her flat.
invader /ɪnˈveɪ.dər/ 入侵者，侵略者 an army or country that uses force to enter and take control of another country （1 次）
- While Alfred’s little army slowly began to gather at Athelney, the king himself set out to penetrate the camp of Guthrum, the commander of the Danish invaders.
invasion /ɪnˈveɪ.ʒən/ 入侵，侵略 an occasion when an army or country uses force to enter and take control of another country （1 次）
- If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed.
inventor /ɪnˈven.tər/ 发明家;创造者 someone who has invented something or whose job is to invent things （1 次）
- Mead predicts that inventors will be able to perfect powerful customized chips over a weekend at the office – spawning a new generation of garage start-ups and giving the U.S. a jump on its foreign rivals in getting new products to market fast.
invest’in(或许是 investment?) （1 次）
- Convinced of the importance of education, modern states ‘invest'in institutions of learning to get back ‘interest’ in the form of a large group of enlightened young men and women who are potential leaders.
irregularity /ɪˌreɡ.jəˈlær.ə.ti/ 不规则；不整齐 the quality of not being regular in shape or form, or an example of this （1 次）
- Our knowledge of the oceans a hundred years ago was confined to the two-dimensional shape of the sea surface and the hazards of navigation presented by the irregularities in depth of the shallow water close to the land.
irritation /ˌɪr.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ 激怒，恼怒；恼人的事 the feeling of being angry or annoyed, or something that makes you feel like this （1 次）
- Car alarms constantly scream at us in the street and are a source of profound irritation.
itinerant /aɪˈtɪn.ər.ənt/ （工作）巡回的，流动的 travelling from one place to another, usually to work for a short period （1 次）
- Police are wary of itinerants who cannot be traced to a recognized camp boundary or to four walls.
ivory /ˈaɪ.vər.i/ 象牙 the hard yellowish-white substance that forms the tusks of some animals such as elephants, used especially in the past to make decorative objects （1 次）
- Historians have long been puzzled by dots, lines and symbols which have been engraved on walls, bones, and the ivory tusks of mammoths.
jacket /ˈdʒæk.ɪt/ 短上衣;夹克 a short coat （1 次）
- George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
jeweller(或许是 jeweler?) （1 次）
- It came to a stop outside the jeweller’s.
jibe /dʒaɪb/ 嘲讽话 an insulting remark that is intended to make someone look stupid （1 次）
- That was really unsettling, but I fended off the taunts and jibes of the family good-humouredly and soon everybody got used to the idea.
jigsaw /ˈdʒɪɡ.sɔː/ 拼图游戏 a picture stuck onto wood or cardboard and cut into pieces of different shapes that must be joined together correctly to form the picture again （1 次）
- After buying a new chain I was faced with the insurmountable task of putting the confusing jigsaw puzzle together again.
juice /dʒuːs/ （水果、蔬菜的）汁，液 the liquid that comes from fruit or vegetables （1 次）
- Over the periods their saliva, a mild, digestive juice like our own, was converted into a poison that defies analysis even today.
juncture /ˈdʒʌŋk.tʃər/ 时刻;关头 a particular point in time （1 次）
- From an attic window we could get a sweeping view of the river where their land joined ours, and at the most critical juncture we took turns in watching that point.
junk /dʒʌŋk/ 废弃的旧东西;破烂;蹩脚货 things that are considered to be of no use or value, or of low quality （1 次）
- There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that litter the floors.
justification /ˌdʒʌs.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 正当的理由；辩解 a good reason or explanation for something （1 次）
- In the young there is a justification for this feeling.
keeping /ˈkiː.pɪŋ/ 我出国的时候把汽车托给她保管。 If something is in your keeping, you are taking care of it: （1 次）
- Not only are the means of arriving at the holiday paradise entirely within one’s own command and keeping, but the means of escape from holiday hell (if the beach proves too crowded, the local weather too inclement) are there, outside–or, as likely, part of–the tent.
kidney /ˈkɪd.ni/ 肾，肾脏 either of a pair of small organs in the body that take away waste matter from the blood to produce urine （1 次）
- And so with solids such as a shell, a nut, a plum, a pear, a tadpole, a mushroom, a mountain peak, a kidney, a carrot, a tree-trunk, a bird, a bud, a lark, a ladybird, a bulrush, a bone.
knee /niː/ 膝，膝盖 the middle joint of the leg that allows the leg to bend （1 次）
- Other experiments showed that her knees and shoulders had a similar sensitivity.
knight /naɪt/ （英国的）爵士 a man given a rank of honour by a British king or queen because of his special achievements, and who has the right to be called “Sir” （1 次）
- The high stern castle was a riot of carved gods, demons, knights, kings, warriors, mermaids, cherubs; and zoomorphic animal shapes ablaze with red and gold and blue, symbols of courage, power, and cruelty, were portrayed to stir the imaginations of the superstitious sailors of the day.
laboratory /ləˈbɒr.ə.tər.i/ 实验室;实验大楼 a room or building with scientific equipment for doing scientific tests or for teaching science, or a place where chemicals or medicines are produced （1 次）
- The doctors removed a section of the mummy and sent it to a laboratory.
labyrinth /ˈlæb.ə.rɪnθ/ 迷宫；曲径 a confusing set of connecting passages or paths in which it is easy to get lost （1 次）
- There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that litter the floors.
ladybird /ˈleɪ.di.bɜːd/ 瓢虫 a small, red beetle that is round and has black spots （1 次）
- And so with solids such as a shell, a nut, a plum, a pear, a tadpole, a mushroom, a mountain peak, a kidney, a carrot, a tree-trunk, a bird, a bud, a lark, a ladybird, a bulrush, a bone.
landing /ˈlæn.dɪŋ/ 着陆；靠岸 the fact of an aircraft arriving on the ground or a boat reaching land （1 次）
- Next came a horse, swimming bravely, but we were afraid that the strength of the current would prevent its landing anywhere before it became exhausted.
landowner /ˈlændˌəʊ.nər/ 土地所有人，地主 someone who owns land, especially a large amount of land （1 次）
- But most probably it will all depend upon campers themselves: how many heath fires they cause; how much litter they leave; in short, whether or not they wholly alienate landowners and those who live in the countryside.
landscape /ˈlænd.skeɪp/ 乡间，野外;（尤指乡村的）风景，景色 a large area of land, especially in relation to its appearance （1 次）
- If the landscape is hidden from view, you can enjoy the extraordinary sight of unbroken cloud plains that stretch out for miles before you, while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky.
lark /lɑːk/ 云雀，百灵鸟 a small, brown bird that is known for its beautiful singing （1 次）
- And so with solids such as a shell, a nut, a plum, a pear, a tadpole, a mushroom, a mountain peak, a kidney, a carrot, a tree-trunk, a bird, a bud, a lark, a ladybird, a bulrush, a bone.
latch /lætʃ/ 闩，门闩 a device for keeping a door or gate closed, consisting of a metal bar that fits into a hole and is lifted by pushing down on another bar （1 次）
- As the neighbours complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in.
latitude /ˈlæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/ 纬度 the position north or south of the equator measured from 0° to 90° （1 次）
- Morocco and California are bits of the Earth in very similar latitudes, both on the west coasts of continents with similar climates, and probably with rather similar natural resources.
laying /leɪ/ 放置，安放，平放 to put something in especially a flat or horizontal position, usually carefully or for a particular purpose （1 次）
- A burst of activity associated with the laying of submarine cables soon confirmed the Challenger’s observation that many parts of the ocean were two to three miles deep, and the existence of underwater features of considerable magnitude.
leakage /ˈliː.kɪdʒ/ 泄漏;渗漏 the act of leaking or the leak itself （1 次）
- Contamination of water supplies is usually due to poor sanitation close to water sources, sewage disposal into the sources themselves, leakage of sewage into distribution systems or contamination with industrial or farm waste.
learner /ˈlɜː.nər/ 学习者 a person who is still learning something （1 次）
- The woman immediately behind the two cars happened to be a learner.
learning /ˈlɜː.nɪŋ/ （对知识的）学习 the activity of obtaining knowledge （1 次）
- He was, above all, a man who experimented: who despised the prejudice and book learning of the Aristotelians, who put his questions to nature instead of to the ancients, and who drew his conclusions fearlessly.
lifeboat /ˈlaɪf.bəʊt/ （用于救援生命有危险的人的）救生船，救生筏 a large boat that is kept ready to go out and save people who are in danger in the water （1 次）
- As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
lighthouse /ˈlaɪt.haʊs/ 灯塔 a tall building near the coast or shore with a flashing light at the top to warn ships of rocks and other dangers （1 次）
- My wife was wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse!
likelihood /ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd/ 可能，可能性 the chance that something will happen （1 次）
- It has yet to reach its full size and strength, and its owner his or her full intelligence: but at this age the likelihood of death is least.
limestone /ˈlaɪm.stəʊn/ 石灰石;石灰岩 a white or light grey rock that is used as a building material and in the making of cement （1 次）
- Round about, piles of limestone glistened in all the colours of the rainbow.
linen /ˈlɪn.ɪn/ 亚麻布 strong cloth made from the fibres of the flax plant （1 次）
- For men accustomed to eating seven-course dinners and sleeping between fine linen sheets at home, the change to the Alps must have been very hard indeed.
listeria /lɪˈstɪə.ri.ə/ 利斯特菌（一种导致食物中毒的细菌，尤见于奶酪和其他奶制品中） a bacterium that causes food poisoning, found especially in cheese and other products made from milk （1 次）
- The price we pay for cheap food may be already too high: Mad Cow Disease (BSE) in cattle, salmonella in chicken and eggs, and listeria in dairy products.
lizard /ˈlɪz.əd/ 蜥蜴 a small reptile that has a long body, four short legs, a long tail, and thick skin （1 次）
- But, of the vertebrates unpredictable Nature selected only snakes (and one lizard).
loaf /ləʊf/ 一条（面包） bread that is shaped and baked in a single piece and can be sliced for eating （1 次）
- A loaf of bread.
lobster /ˈlɒb.stər/ 龙虾;龙虾肉 an animal that lives in the sea and has a long body covered with a hard shell, two large claws, and eight legs, or its flesh when used as food （1 次）
- They caught lobster and fish every day，and, as one of them put it ‘ate like kings’.
log （1 次）
- The most valuable find of all was the ship’s log book, parts of which it was still possible to read.
loneliness /ˈləʊn.li.nəs/ 孤独，孤寂，寂寞 the state of being lonely （1 次）
- When my mother had died after a tragic accident, he did not quickly recover from the shock and loneliness.
longing /ˈlɒŋ.ɪŋ/ 渴望，向往，期望 a feeling of wanting something or someone very much （1 次）
- There is no sky in June so blue that it does not point forward to a bluer, no sunset so beautiful that it does not waken the vision of a greater beauty, a vision which passes before it is fully glimpsed, and in passing leaves an indefinable longing and regret.
lookout /ˈlʊk.aʊt/ 放哨者，望风者 a person who watches for danger （1 次）
- Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout.
loom /luːm/ （令人惊恐地）隐约显现;赫然耸现 to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object （1 次）
- Why does the idea of progress loom so large in the modern world?
lst(或许是 lat?) （1 次）
- And that ends our special bulletin for today, Thursday, April lst.
luggage /ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/ 行李箱，行李 the bags, suitcases, etc. that contain your possessions and that you take with you when you are travelling （1 次）
- She gave her luggage to a porter and showed him her ticket.
lunchtime /ˈlʌntʃ.taɪm/ 午饭时间 the time in the middle of the day when most people eat a meal （1 次）
- I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime.
m /em/ （英语字母表的第13个字母） the 13th letter of the English alphabet （1 次）
- ‘Last year, we paid $1.5m on 21,000 claims.’
magnitude /ˈmæɡ.nɪ.tʃuːd/ 巨大；重大，重要性 the large size or importance of something （1 次）
- A burst of activity associated with the laying of submarine cables soon confirmed the Challenger’s observation that many parts of the ocean were two to three miles deep, and the existence of underwater features of considerable magnitude.
maidservant （1 次）
- Readers happily accepted the fact that an obscure maidservant was really the hero’s mother.
mainland /ˈmeɪn.lænd/ （不包括周围岛屿、构成一个国家或大洲的）大陆 relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it （1 次）
- A radio message from the mainland had been received by the ship’s captain instructing him to give up the search.
making /ˈmeɪ.kɪŋ/ 制造;制作;形成;产生 the activity or process of producing something （1 次）
- Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built.
management /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt/ 管理；经营 the control and organization of something （1 次）
- There is no superior ‘they’ in the shape of managements and hotel hierarchies to darken his holiday days.
mania /ˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ 狂热;热衷 a very strong interest in something that fills a person’s mind or uses up all their time （1 次）
- Collecting small items can easily become a mania.
mankind /mænˈkaɪnd/ 人类 the whole of the human race, including both men and women （1 次）
- Although mankind has undergone no general improvement in intelligence or morality, it has made extraordinary progress in the accumulation of knowledge.
mantis /ˈmæn.tɪs/ 螳螂（同 praying mantis） a praying mantis （1 次）
- We enjoy reading about them, especially when we find that, like the praying mantis, they lead perfectly horrible lives.
manufacturing /ˌmæn.jəˈfæk.tʃə.rɪŋ/ 制造业（大批量生产商品的行业） the business of producing goods in large numbers （1 次）
- The Americans would happily reach one accord on standards for medical devices and then hammer out different pacts covering, say, electronic goods and drug manufacturing.
marble /ˈmɑː.bəl/ 大理石 a type of very hard rock that has a pattern of lines going through it, feels cold, and can be polished to become smooth and shiny （1 次）
- Some of them were as big as marbles.
mariner /ˈmær.ɪ.nər/ 水手 a sailor （1 次）
- There has long been a superstition among mariners that porpoises will save drowning men by pushing them to the surface, or protect them from sharks by surrounding them in defensive formation.
marriage /ˈmær.ɪdʒ/ 婚姻;结婚;婚礼 a legally accepted relationship between two people in which they live together, or the official ceremony that results in this （1 次）
- So much is certain: that we would have doctors and preachers, lawyers and defendants marriages and births–but our spiritual outlook would be different.
maturity /məˈtʃʊə.rə.ti/ （心智）成熟 the quality of behaving mentally and emotionally like an adult （1 次）
- From both maturity to death, a wave is subject to the same laws as any other ‘living’ thing.
maître(或许是 maltreat?) （1 次）
- Master in his own house, he has little idea of when to say boo to a maître d’hôtel.
measurement /ˈmeʒ.ə.mənt/ 丈量，测量 the act or process of measuring （1 次）
- King Gustavus Adolphus ‘The Northern Hurricane’, then at the height of his military success in the ‘Thirty Years’ War, had dictated her measurements and armament.
medium /ˈmiː.di.əm/ 中间的；中等的；适中的 being in the middle between an upper and lower amount, size, degree, or value （1 次）
- It tires not, nor does it boast of its power; but belongs to the air travelling it may be six thousand miles to and from its northern nesting home, feeding its flown young as it flies, and slipping through a medium that seems to help its passage even when the wind is adverse.
megacycle （1 次）
- This depends on the precise radio frequency of the 21-cm wavelength, or 1420 megacycles per second.
mentality /menˈtæl.ə.ti/ 心态，心性，思想方法 a person’s particular way of thinking about things （1 次）
- But if you are a serious private investor, leave the Las Vegas mentality to those with money to fritter.
mermaid /ˈmɜː.meɪd/ 美人鱼 an imaginary creature described in stories, with the upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish （1 次）
- The high stern castle was a riot of carved gods, demons, knights, kings, warriors, mermaids, cherubs; and zoomorphic animal shapes ablaze with red and gold and blue, symbols of courage, power, and cruelty, were portrayed to stir the imaginations of the superstitious sailors of the day.
meteorologist /ˌmiː.ti.əˈrɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ 气象学家 someone who studies meteorology （1 次）
- Suppose every sensor gives perfectly accurate readings of temperature, pressure, humidity, and any other quantity a meteorologist would want.
midday /ˌmɪdˈdeɪ/ 正午;中午 twelve o’clock in the middle of the day （1 次）
- Towards midday, a girl heard a muffled cry coming from behind one of the walls.
migration /maɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/ （动物应季节变化而作出的）迁徙，移栖 the process of animals travelling to a different place, usually when the season changes （1 次）
- These legends are useful because they can tell us something about migrations of people who lived long ago, but none could write down what they did.
milestone /ˈmaɪl.stəʊn/ 里程碑，里程标 a stone or post at the side of the road that shows the distance to various places, especially to the nearest large town （1 次）
- But my father had described over and over again what we should see at every milestone, after leaving the nearest town, so that I was positive I should recognize it as familiar territory.
milometer /maɪˈlɒm.ɪ.tər/ （车辆的）计程器，里程表 a device in a vehicle that measures and shows the distance it travels （1 次）
- I looked at the map and then at the milometer.
mince /mɪns/ 剁细的（牛）肉 meat, usually beef, that has been cut up into very small pieces, often using a special machine （1 次）
- And a pound of mince, too.
mineral /ˈmɪn.ər.əl/ 矿物 a valuable or useful chemical substance that is formed naturally in the ground （1 次）
- But we do not need to send man down to get the oil out, as we must with other mineral deposits.
mining /ˈmaɪ.nɪŋ/ 采矿;矿业 the industry or activity of removing substances such as coal or metal from the ground by digging （1 次）
- My particular experience is largely in oil, and the search for oil has done more to improve deep drilling than any other mining activity.
miracle /ˈmɪr.ə.kəl/ 奇迹 an unusual and mysterious event that is thought to have been caused by a god because it does not follow the usual laws of nature （1 次）
- We still think it a miracle that they were able to do so.
mirth /mɜːθ/ 欢笑;欢乐，高兴 laughter, humour, or happiness （1 次）
- Though this caused great mirth among the guests, Aunt Harriet was horrified.
misery /ˈmɪz.ər.i/ 痛苦，悲惨 great unhappiness （1 次）
- They could be saved so much misery and expense if they chose to live in the city where they rightly belong.
misfortune /ˌmɪsˈfɔː.tʃuːn/ 不幸；厄运；不幸事故；灾难 bad luck, or an unlucky event （1 次）
- We know instinctively, just as beekeepers with their bees, that misfortune might overtake us if the important events of our lives were not related to it.
mixture /ˈmɪks.tʃər/ 混合物;混合体;混合料 a substance made from a combination of different substances, or any combination of different things （1 次）
- Then I added with a smile, ‘It’s a strange mixture I make myself.’
mode /məʊd/ 方法；做法；方式 a way of operating, living, or behaving （1 次）
- It has expanded without any idea of the true nature of the human beings who run the machines, and without giving any consideration to the effects produced on the individuals and on their descendants by the artificial mode of existence imposed by the factory.
monk /mʌŋk/ 修道士;僧侣 a member of a group of religious men who do not marry and usually live together in a monastery （1 次）
- The monks prefer winter to summer for they have more privacy.
mood /muːd/ 心境，心情，情绪；精神状态 the way you feel at a particular time （1 次）
- In some moods, nature shares it.
moonlight /ˈmuːn.laɪt/ 月光 the pale light of the moon （1 次）
- A farm worker, who stayed up all night claimed to have seen a figure cutting corn in the moonlight.
morality /məˈræl.ə.ti/ 道德体系，道德观 a set of personal or social standards for good or bad behaviour and character （1 次）
- Although mankind has undergone no general improvement in intelligence or morality, it has made extraordinary progress in the accumulation of knowledge.
mortgage /ˈmɔː.ɡɪdʒ/ （尤指购房的）按揭，抵押贷款 an agreement that allows you to borrow money from a bank or similar organization, especially in order to buy a house, or the amount of money itself （1 次）
- We’ll assume that you have sorted out the basics–like mortgages, pensions, insurance and access to sufficient cash reserves.
moth /mɒθ/ 蛾，飞蛾 an insect with wings that is similar to a butterfly, usually flies at night, and is attracted to light （1 次）
- We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps, but of quite harmless ones like moths.
motion /ˈməʊ.ʃən/ 动;运动;移动 the act or process of moving, or a particular action or movement （1 次）
- In vain they rush frantically round from place to place, trying to escape from avenging boredom by mere clatter and motion.
motorway /ˈməʊ.tə.weɪ/ 高速公路 a wide road for fast-moving traffic, especially in the UK, Ireland, and some other countries, with a limited number of places at which drivers can enter and leave it （1 次）
- On motorways you can, at least, travel fairly safely at high speeds, but more often than not, the greater part of the journey is spent on roads with few service stations and too much traffic.
mountainside /ˈmaʊn.tɪnˌsaɪd/ 山腰;山坡 the side or slope of a mountain （1 次）
- Everyone knows that if he shouts in the vicinity of a wall or a mountainside, an echo will come back.
multimedia /ˌmʌl.tiˈmiː.di.ə/ （尤指在计算机上或娱乐行业）应用多媒体的 using a combination of moving and still pictures, sound, music, and words, especially in computers or entertainment （1 次）
- From those humble beginnings, we have seen the development of the user-friendly home computers and multimedia machines which are in common use today.
municipality /mjuːˌnɪs.ɪˈpæl.ə.ti/ 市，自治市;市政府，市政当局 a city or town with its own local government, or the local government itself （1 次）
- Municipalities naturally want to secure the campers’ site fees and other custom.
mushroom /ˈmʌʃ.ruːm/ 蘑菇;伞菌，蕈 a fungus with a round top and short stem. Some types of mushroom can be eaten （1 次）
- And so with solids such as a shell, a nut, a plum, a pear, a tadpole, a mushroom, a mountain peak, a kidney, a carrot, a tree-trunk, a bird, a bud, a lark, a ladybird, a bulrush, a bone.
music /ˈmjuː.zɪk/ 音乐 a pattern of sounds made by musical instruments, voices, or computers, or a combination of these, intended to give pleasure to people listening to it （1 次）
- It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!
muzzle /ˈmʌz.əl/ （动物的）鼻口部;（尤指狗的）口套 the mouth and nose of an animal, especially a dog （1 次）
- All gun-ports were open and the muzzles peeped wickedly from them.
mythology /mɪˈθɒl.ə.dʒi/ 神话 myths in general （1 次）
- He had lived in it as a child when it was already disappearing, and his hero was firmly rooted in his memories and experiences, and in both the history and the mythology of the vanished frontier, And although no period or place in American history has been more absurdly romanticized, myth and reality did join hands in at least one arena, the conflict between the individual and encroaching civilization.
nail /neɪl/ 钉，钉子 a small, thin piece of metal with one pointed end and one flat end that you hit into something with a hammer, especially in order to fasten or join it to something else （1 次）
- Even men who can hardly drive a nail in straight are supposed to be born electricians, carpenters, plumbers and mechanics.
navigation /ˌnæv.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ 领航（术）;导航（术） the act of directing a ship, aircraft, etc. from one place to another, or the science of finding a way from one place to another （1 次）
- Our knowledge of the oceans a hundred years ago was confined to the two-dimensional shape of the sea surface and the hazards of navigation presented by the irregularities in depth of the shallow water close to the land.
necklace /ˈnek.ləs/ 项链 a piece of jewellery worn around the neck, such as a chain or a string of decorative stones, beads, etc. （1 次）
- Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
negligence /ˈneɡ.lɪ.dʒəns/ 疏忽，过失 the fact of not giving enough care or attention to someone or something （1 次）
- She was thinking that she must reprimand her home help the next morning for such a monstrous piece of negligence, when she remembered that she had gone shopping after the home help had left and she knew that she had turned both keys in their locks.
negotiator /nɪˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪ.tər/ 谈判者;（通常指职业的）谈判专家 someone who tries to help two groups who disagree to reach an agreement with each other, usually as a job （1 次）
- Although negotiators are optimistic, the details are complex enough that they may be hard-pressed to get a deal at all.
neighbouring(或许是 neighboring?) （1 次）
- They lived well, on the proceeds of raids on neighbouring regions.
nephew /ˈnef.juː/ 侄子;外甥 a son of your sister or brother, or a son of the sister or brother of your husband or wife （1 次）
- My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.
net /net/ 网;网状物 material made of threads of rope, string, wire, or plastic with spaces between them, allowing gas, liquid, or small objects to go through, or an object made with this material that is used to limit the movement of something （1 次）
- The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the bottom.
network /ˈnet.wɜːk/ 网络，网状系统 a large system consisting of many similar parts that are connected together to allow movement or communication between or along the parts, or between the parts and a control centre （1 次）
- Of course, Leon Bagrit could not possibly have foreseen the development of the Internet, the worldwide system that enables us to communicate instantly with anyone in any part of the world by using computers linked to telephone networks.
newlywed /ˈnjuː.li.wed/ 新婚者 someone who has recently married （1 次）
- Armed with the right tools and materials, newlyweds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes.
newsletter /ˈnjuːzˌlet.ər/ （机构定期寄发给成员的）通讯，简报 a printed or electronic document containing information about the recent activities of an organization, sent regularly to the organization’s members （1 次）
- Carver Mead, a pioneer in integrated circuits and a professor of computer science at the California Institute of Technology, notes there are now workstations that enable engineers to design, test and produce chips right on their desks, much the way and editor creates a newsletter on a Macintosh.
ninepin （1 次）
- One, for instance, consisted of rods of various lengths and thicknesses which would stand up on end like ninepins.
nomad /ˈnəʊ.mæd/ 游牧部落中的一员 a member of a group of people who move from one place to another rather than living in one place all of the time （1 次）
- The nomads who made these markings lived by hunting and fishing during the last Ice Age which began about 35,000 B.C. and ended about 10,000 B.C. By correlating markings made in various parts of the world, historians have been able to read this difficult code.
nostril /ˈnɒs.trəl/ 鼻孔 either of the two openings in the nose through which air moves when you breathe （1 次）
- The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
novice /ˈnɒv.ɪs/ 新手，初学者 a person who is not experienced in a job or situation （1 次）
- Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.
nursery /ˈnɜː.sər.i/ 幼儿园，托儿所 a place where young children and babies are taken care of while their parents are at work （1 次）
- While the five babies were still quietly sleeping in oxygen tents in a hospital nursery, their parents were paying the price for fame.
nut /nʌt/ 坚果 the dry fruit of particular trees that grows in a hard shell and can often be eaten （1 次）
- And so with solids such as a shell, a nut, a plum, a pear, a tadpole, a mushroom, a mountain peak, a kidney, a carrot, a tree-trunk, a bird, a bud, a lark, a ladybird, a bulrush, a bone.
oarfish(或许是 oafish?) （1 次）
- The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish.
obscurity /əbˈskjʊə.rə.ti/ 无名；鲜为人知；默默无闻 the state of not being known to many people （1 次）
- They would have continued to struggle against economic odds and would have lived in obscurity.
observer /əbˈzɜː.vər/ 观察者，观察家 a person who watches what happens but has no active part in it （1 次）
- And the sensitive observer of sculpture must also learn to feel shape simply as shape, not as description or reminiscence.
obstruction /əbˈstrʌk.ʃən/ 阻塞物，障碍物 something that blocks a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or the act of blocking something in this way （1 次）
- The further off this solid obstruction, the longer time will elapse for the return of the echo.
occurrence /əˈkʌr.əns/ 发生的事；事件；遭遇 something that happens （1 次）
- This is a rare occurrence as our climate seldom goes to extremes.
oceanarium(或许是 octogenarian?) （1 次）
- In another game, as the turtle swims across the oceanarium, the first porpoise swoops down from above and butts his shell with his belly.
odour(或许是 dour?) （1 次）
- At meal times the odour of sauerkraut vies with that of garlic.
offender /əˈfen.dər/ 罪犯;有罪者，犯法的人 a person who is guilty of a crime （1 次）
- Men were found to be the worst offenders.
ointment /ˈɔɪnt.mənt/ 药膏，软膏，油膏 a thick substance, usually containing medicine, that is put on the skin where it is sore or where there is an injury, in order to cure it （1 次）
- The majority of the patients attending the medical out-patients departments of our hospitals feel that they have not received adequate treatment unless they are able to carry home with them some tangible remedy in the shape of a bottle of medicine, a box of pills, or a small jar of ointment, and the doctor in charge of the department is only too ready to provide them with these requirements.
omen /ˈəʊ.mən/ 预兆，征兆，兆头 something that is considered to be a sign of how a future event will take place （1 次）
- Such birds do us good, though we no longer take omens from their flight on this side and that; and even the most superstitious villagers no longer take off their hats to the magpie and wish it good-morning.
operating /ˈɒp.ər.eɪ.tɪŋ/ 操作的;运作的 relating to the main business activities of a company （1 次）
- This ran on an ‘operating system’ called DOS, produced by a then small company named Microsoft.
opinion /əˈpɪn.jən/ 意见，看法，主张 a thought or belief about something or someone （1 次）
- The opinion does not survive experience of a popular Continental camping place.
ordnance /ˈɔː.d.nəns/ 军需供应（尤指武器和炸弹） military supplies, especially weapons and bombs （1 次）
- The Ordnance officer ordered all the port cannon to be heaved to starboard to counteract the list but the steepening angle of the decksincreased.
organism /ˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/ 生物体;有机体;微生物 a single living plant, animal, virus, etc. （1 次）
- They have also assumed that all animals, and probably other organisms such as trees, or even the universe itself, must in the nature of things ‘wear out’.
orgy /ˈɔː.dʒi/ （尤指纵情酒色或毒品的）狂欢聚会 an occasion when a group of people behave in a wild uncontrolled way, especially involving sex, alcohol, or illegal drugs （1 次）
- Even if one didn’t know from concrete examples (the 1936 Olympic Games, for instance) that international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred, one could deduce it from general principles.
oriental /ˌɔː.riˈen.təl/ 东亚的;东南亚的 relating to the countries of East and Southeast Asia （1 次）
- Already,orientals and Asian Americans constitute the majority of the engineering staffs at many Valley firms.
orphanage /ˈɔː.fən.ɪdʒ/ 孤儿院 a home for children whose parents are dead or unable to care for them （1 次）
- That does not prove that it does not exist; but it does mean that noise is less dangerous than, say being brought up in an orphanage – which really is a mental health hazard.
outlaw /ˈaʊt.lɔː/ （尤指旧时的）不法之徒，草寇 (especially in the past) a person who has broken the law and who lives separately from the other parts of society because they want to escape legal punishment （1 次）
- It was Hart who created the basic formula of the Western film, and devised the protagonist he played in every film he made, the good-bad man, the accidental, noble outlaw, or the honest, but framed cowboy, or the sheriff made suspect by vicious gossip; in short, the individual in conflict with himself and his frontier environment.
outlay /ˈaʊt.leɪ/ （尤指用于第一次投资的）开支，费用 an amount of money spent for a particular purpose, especially as a first investment in something （1 次）
- Economy is one powerful motive for camping, since after the initial outlay upon equipment, or through hiring it, the total expense can be far less than the cost of hotels.
outlet /ˈaʊt.let/ （尤指管道或洞口的）出口，排放孔 a way, especially a pipe or hole, for liquid or gas to go out （1 次）
- Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy, but unfortunately not all of us are born handymen.
outsider /ˌaʊtˈsaɪ.dər/ 局外人;外来者;外部的人 a person who is not involved with a particular group of people or organization or who does not live in a particular place （1 次）
- Hart’s good-bad man was always an outsider, always one of the disinherited, and if he found it necessary to shoot a sheriff or rob a bank along the way, his early audiences found it easy to understand and forgive, especially when it was Hart who, in the end, overcame the attacking Indians.
overall /ˌəʊ.vəˈrɔːl/ 总的（来说）；全面的（地）；包括一切的（地） in general rather than in particular, or including all the people or things in a particular group or situation （1 次）
- He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.
overland /ˈəʊ.və.lænd/ （旅行）横跨陆地（的）;从陆路（的） (of travel) across the land in a vehicle, on foot, or on a horse; not by sea or air （1 次）
- A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles.
p.m.(或许是 pump?) （1 次）
- Can you come at 2 p.m.?
packet /ˈpæk.ɪt/ 小包，小盒，小袋 a small paper or cardboard container in which a number of small objects are sold （1 次）
- They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.
pact /pækt/ 契约;条约;协定 a formal agreement between two people or groups of people （1 次）
- The Americans would happily reach one accord on standards for medical devices and then hammer out different pacts covering, say, electronic goods and drug manufacturing.
pain /peɪn/ （肉体上的）痛，疼痛 a feeling of physical suffering caused by injury or illness （1 次）
- One of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
painter /ˈpeɪn.tər/ 画家，绘画者 someone who paints pictures （1 次）
- A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!
panic /ˈpæn.ɪk/ 恐慌，惊慌 a sudden strong feeling of fear that prevents reasonable thought and action （1 次）
- She suddenly got into a panic and stopped her car.
paradox /ˈpær.ə.dɒks/ 自相矛盾的情况;似非而是的说法，悖论 a situation or statement that seems impossible or is difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics （1 次）
- That the equipment of modern camping becomes yearly more sophisticated is an entertaining paradox for the cynic, a brighter promise for the hopeful traveller who has sworn to get away from it all.
paratrooper /ˈpærˌtruː.pər/ 伞兵;空降兵 a soldier trained to be dropped from an aircraft with a parachute （1 次）
- ‘Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers.’
parishioner /pəˈrɪʃ.ən.ər/ （尤指经常去教堂的）堂区教徒 a member of a particular parish under the care of a priest, especially one who often goes to its church （1 次）
- Often a valley boasted no inn at all,and climbers found shelter wherever they could– sometimes with the local priest(who was usually as poor as his parishioners), sometimes with shepherds or cheese-makers.
parquet /ˈpɑː.keɪ/ 镶木地板 floor covering that consists of small rectangular blocks of wood arranged in a pattern （1 次）
- The parquet floors shone like mirrors; highly polished silver was displayed in gleaming glass cabinets; even my uncle’s huge collection of books was kept miraculously free from dust.
parrot /ˈpær.ət/ 鹦鹉 a tropical bird with a curved beak, often kept as a pet and trained to copy the human voice （1 次）
- But George’s parrot, Henry, was still there.
partner /ˈpɑːt.nər/ 搭档，伙伴，同伴 a person or organization you are closely involved with in some way （1 次）
- Against these figures, it was found that only 5% of women snore regularly, while the rest are constantly woken or kept awake by their trumpeting partners.
partridge /ˈpɑː.trɪdʒ/ 山鹑，鹧鸪 a bird with a round body and a short tail that is sometimes hunted for food or for sport, or the meat of this bird （1 次）
- Their humbler followers, such as partridges, have a like power of strong propulsion, but soon tire.
passing /ˈpɑː.sɪŋ/ 被问及是否已将此告诉了警察时，班克斯先生说他曾向一位侦探顺便提过。 If something is said in passing, it is said while talking about something else and is not the main subject of a conversation: （1 次）
- This decline in vigour with the passing of time is called ageing.
pasture /ˈpɑːs.tʃər/ 牧场 grass or similar plants suitable for animals such as cows and sheep to eat, or an area of land covered in this （1 次）
- Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures.
patch /pætʃ/ （与周围不同的）斑，小块 a small area that is different in some way from the area that surrounds it （1 次）
- In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.
patriotism /ˈpæt.ri.ə.tɪ.zəm/ 爱国主义 the feeling of loving your country more than any others and being proud of it （1 次）
- On the village green, where you pick up sides and no feeling of local patriotism is involved, it is possible to play simply for the fun and exercise: but as soon as a the question of prestige arises, as soon as you feel that you and some larger unit will be disgraced if you lose, the most savage combative instincts are aroused.
patrol /pəˈtrəʊl/ （尤指士兵或警察）巡逻，巡查 (especially of soldiers or the police) to go around an area or a building to see if there is any trouble or danger （1 次）
- His patrols halted the raiding parties: hunger assailed the Danish army.
patronage /ˈpæt.rə.nɪdʒ/ 赞助，资助 the support given to an organization by someone （1 次）
- Granted, a preponderance of Germans is a characteristic that seems common to most Mediterranean sites; but as yet there is no overwhelmingly specialized patronage.
pavement /ˈpeɪv.mənt/ 人行道 a path with a hard surface on one or both sides of a road, that people walk on （1 次）
- On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
PC /ˌpiːˈsiː/ （英国）百分之…（percent的缩写） UK written abbreviation for percent （1 次）
- Though these large machines still exist, many of their functions have been taken over by small powerful personal computers, commonly known as PCs.
peak /piːk/ 最高点，高峰 the highest, strongest, or best point, value, or level of skill （1 次）
- And so with solids such as a shell, a nut, a plum, a pear, a tadpole, a mushroom, a mountain peak, a kidney, a carrot, a tree-trunk, a bird, a bud, a lark, a ladybird, a bulrush, a bone.
pear /peər/ 梨 a sweet fruit, usually with a green skin and a lot of juice, that has a round base and is slightly pointed towards the stem （1 次）
- And so with solids such as a shell, a nut, a plum, a pear, a tadpole, a mushroom, a mountain peak, a kidney, a carrot, a tree-trunk, a bird, a bud, a lark, a ladybird, a bulrush, a bone.
pedestal /ˈped.ə.stəl/ 基座，底座 a long, thin column that supports a statue, or a tall structure like a column on which something rests （1 次）
- Before it could be transported to the United States, a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built.
pedestrian /pəˈdes.tri.ən/ 行人，步行者 a person who is walking, especially in an area where vehicles go （1 次）
- If you recognize yourself in this description, you might include a couple of heady growth stocks in your portfolio, alongside your more pedestrian investments.
penholder(或许是 pen holder?) （1 次）
- But when table, penholder and paper are all moving, how is it possible to write legibly?
pennant /ˈpen.ənt/ 三角旗，尖旗 a flag in the shape of a triangle （1 次）
- As she emerged from her drifting cloud of gun smoke with the water churned to foam beneath her bow, her flags flying, pennants waving, sails filling in the breeze, and the red and gold or her superstructure ablaze with colour, she presented a more majestic spectacle than Stockholmers had ever seen before.
perception /pəˈsep.ʃən/ 认识，观念，看法 a belief or opinion, often held by many people and based on how things seem （1 次）
- Though they may attain considerable accuracy in the perception of flat form, they do not make the further intellectual and emotional effort needed to comprehend form in its full spatial existence.
permission /pəˈmɪʃ.ən/ 允许，许可，准许 If someone is given permission to do something, they are allowed to do it. （1 次）
- Permission was granted and a policeman accompanied him to a pay phone.
perspective /pəˈspek.tɪv/ （思考问题的）角度，观点，想法 a particular way of considering something （1 次）
- In his own lifetime Galileo was the centre of violent controversy, but the scientific dust has long since settled, and today we can see even his famous clash with the Inquisition in something like its proper perspective.
pestilence /ˈpes.tɪ.ləns/ 瘟疫，疫病 any very serious infectious disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people （1 次）
- Ironically, Europe, which had bequeathed the rabbit as a pest to Australia, acquired this man-made disease as a pestilence.
ph.d.(或许是 photo?) （1 次）
- For instance, Alex Au, a Stanford Ph.D. from Hong Kong, has set up a Taiwan factory to challenge Japan’s near lock on the memory-chip market.
photographer /fəˈtɒɡ.rə.fər/ 摄影者;摄影师 a person who takes photographs, either as a job or hobby （1 次）
- The day after the birth of the five children, an aeroplane arrived in Aberdeen bringing sixty reporters and photographers.
phrasebook /ˈfreɪz ˌbʊk/ （供游客使用的）常用语手册 a small book containing helpful groups of sentences and words in a particular foreign language, intended for use by travellers （1 次）
- Then he put his hand into his pocket, and took out a phrasebook.
physician /fɪˈzɪʃ.ən/ 医生;（尤指）内科医生 a medical doctor, especially one who has general skill and is not a surgeon （1 次）
- A French physician decided to get rid of the wild rabbits on his own estate and introduced myxomatosis.
physicist /ˈfɪz.ɪ.sɪst/ 物理学家 a person who studies physics or whose job is connected with physics （1 次）
- Shortly after this the famous H.M.S.Challenger expedition established the study of the sea-floor as a subject worthy of the most qualified physicists and geologists.
pill /pɪl/ 药丸;药片 a small solid piece of medicine that a person swallows without chewing (= crushing with the teeth) （1 次）
- The majority of the patients attending the medical out-patients departments of our hospitals feel that they have not received adequate treatment unless they are able to carry home with them some tangible remedy in the shape of a bottle of medicine, a box of pills, or a small jar of ointment, and the doctor in charge of the department is only too ready to provide them with these requirements.
pitch /pɪtʃ/ 运动场地;（尤指）足球场 an area painted with lines for playing particular sports, especially football （1 次）
- One authority on spiders made a census of the spiders in a grass field in the south of England, and he estimated that there were more than 2,250,000 in one acre; that is something like 6,000,000 spiders of different kinds on a football pitch.
pitfall /ˈpɪt.fɔːl/ 隐患；陷阱 a likely mistake or problem in a situation （1 次）
- Aware of these pitfalls, this year I attempted to keep my resolutions to myself.
plank /plæŋk/ 木板;板条 a long, narrow, flat piece of wood or similar material, of the type used for making floors （1 次）
- A temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great difficulty.
plantation /plænˈteɪ.ʃən/ （尤指热带的）种植园 a large farm, especially in a hot part of the world, on which a particular type of crop is grown （1 次）
- The hovercraft is particularly useful in large areas with poor communications such as Africa or Australia; it can become a ‘flying fruit-bowl’, carrying bananas from the plantations to the ports; giant hovercraft liners could span the Atlantic; and the railway of the future may well be the ‘hovertrain’, riding on its air cushion over a single rail, which it never touches, at speeds, up to 300 m.p.h.–the possibilities appear unlimited.
plaster /ˈplɑː.stər/ 灰泥，灰浆 a substance that becomes hard as it dries and is used especially for spreading on walls and ceilings in order to give a smooth surface （1 次）
- On Christmas Day, the man still had his right leg in plaster.
player /ˈpleɪ.ər/ 运动员;游戏者 someone who takes part in a game or sport （1 次）
- But the significant thing is not the behaviour of the players but the attitude of the spectators: and, behind the spectators, of the nations who work themselves into furies over these absurd contests, and seriously believe – at any rate for short periods – that running, jumping and kicking a ball are tests of national virtue.
plea /pliː/ 恳求，恳请 an urgent and emotional request （1 次）
- On the other hand, those who dislike noise will sometimes use most inadequate evidence to support their pleas for a quieter society.
pleading /ˈpliː.dɪŋ/ 恳求的，请求的 showing in an emotional way that you want something urgently （1 次）
- In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped.
plum /plʌm/ 李子;梅子 a small, round fruit with a thin, smooth, red, purple, or yellow skin, sweet, soft flesh, and a single large, hard seed; the tree on which this fruit grows （1 次）
- And so with solids such as a shell, a nut, a plum, a pear, a tadpole, a mushroom, a mountain peak, a kidney, a carrot, a tree-trunk, a bird, a bud, a lark, a ladybird, a bulrush, a bone.
plumber /ˈplʌm.ər/ 管子工，水暖工 a person whose job is to supply and connect or repair water pipes, baths, toilets, etc. （1 次）
- Even men who can hardly drive a nail in straight are supposed to be born electricians, carpenters, plumbers and mechanics.
popularity /ˌpɒp.jəˈlær.ə.ti/ 流行 the fact that something or someone is liked, enjoyed, or supported by many people （1 次）
- In his day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity.
pork /pɔːk/ 猪肉 meat from a pig, eaten as food （1 次）
- Industrialized farming methods produce cheap meat products: beef, pork and chicken.
postman /ˈpəʊst.mən/ 邮递员，投递员 someone whose job is to deliver and collect letters, etc. that are sent by post （1 次）
- This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter!
potency /ˈpəʊ.tən.si/ 力量；影响力；效力 strength, influence, or effectiveness （1 次）
- One wonders also why Nature, with some snakes concocted poison of such extreme potency.
potentiality /pəˌten.ʃiˈæl.ə.ti/ 潜力，潜能 an ability for development, achievement, or success that is natural or has not been used （1 次）
- His telescopic observations are justly immortal; they aroused great interest at the time, they had important theoretical consequences, and they provided a striking demonstration of the potentialities hidden in instruments and apparatus.
potholer /ˈpɒtˌhəʊ.lər/ 洞穴探险家 someone who goes walking or climbing in underground caves （1 次）
- Since its discovery, it has become a sort of potholers’ Everest.
powder /ˈpaʊ.dər/ 粉，粉末 a loose, dry substance that consists of extremely small pieces, usually made by breaking something up and crushing it （1 次）
- After the train had left the station, the lady opened her handbag and took out her powder compact.
preacher /ˈpriː.tʃər/ 传道士，牧师 a person, usually a priest or minister, who gives a religious speech （1 次）
- So much is certain: that we would have doctors and preachers, lawyers and defendants marriages and births–but our spiritual outlook would be different.
predecessor /ˈpriː.dɪˌses.ər/ 前任，前辈;原有事物，前身 someone who had a job or a position before someone else, or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series （1 次）
- Sometimes we go upstream to a favourite backwater, sometimes we have our party at the boathouse, which a predecessor of ours at the farm built in the meadow hard by the deepest pool for swimming and diving.
prelude /ˈprel.juːd/ 序幕，先声，前奏 something that comes before a more important event or action that introduces or prepares for it （1 次）
- The telephone rings and this marks the prelude to an unforeseen series of catastrophes.
premium /ˈpriː.mi.əm/ 奖金，津贴；加价；附加费 an amount that is more than usual （1 次）
- Needless to say, the bigger the risk an insurance company takes, the higher the premium you will have to pay.
preponderance /prɪˈpɒn.dər.əns/ 优势;多数 the largest part or greatest amount （1 次）
- Granted, a preponderance of Germans is a characteristic that seems common to most Mediterranean sites; but as yet there is no overwhelmingly specialized patronage.
preservation /ˌprez.əˈveɪ.ʃən/ 保护，维护;保藏，保养 the act of keeping something the same or of preventing it from being damaged （1 次）
- It is animals and plants which lived in or near water whose remains are most likely to be preserved, for one of the necessary conditions of preservation is quick burial, and it is only in the seas and rivers, and sometimes lakes, where mud and silt have been continuously deposited, that bodies and the like can be rapidly covered over and preserved.
prestige /presˈtiːʒ/ 威信，声望；魅力 respect and admiration given to someone or something, usually because of a reputation for high quality, success, or social influence （1 次）
- On the village green, where you pick up sides and no feeling of local patriotism is involved, it is possible to play simply for the fun and exercise: but as soon as a the question of prestige arises, as soon as you feel that you and some larger unit will be disgraced if you lose, the most savage combative instincts are aroused.
priest /priːst/ 神父，牧师，司铎;（基督教以外的）神职人员 a person, usually a man, who has been trained to perform religious duties in the Christian Church, especially the Roman Catholic Church, or a person with particular duties in some other religions （1 次）
- In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort.
priest(who(或许是 priesthood?) （1 次）
- Often a valley boasted no inn at all,and climbers found shelter wherever they could– sometimes with the local priest(who was usually as poor as his parishioners), sometimes with shepherds or cheese-makers.
prince /prɪns/ 王子;亲王;王孙 an important male member of a royal family, especially a son or grandson of the king or queen （1 次）
- Whenever the Italian city-states were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded.
printing /ˈprɪn.tɪŋ/ 印刷 the activity or business of producing writing or images on paper or other material with a machine （1 次）
- Libraries made education possible, and education in its turn added to libraries: the growth of knowledge followed a kind of compound interest law, which was greatly enhanced by the invention of printing.
priority /praɪˈɒr.ə.ti/ 优先考虑的事 something that is very important and must be dealt with before other things （1 次）
- So preserving your capital and generating extra income are your main priorities.
privacy /ˈprɪv.ə.si/ 隐私权 someone’s right to keep their personal matters and relationships secret （1 次）
- The monks prefer winter to summer for they have more privacy.
probability /ˌprɒb.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ 可能性 the level of possibility of something happening or being true （1 次）
- History does not relate whether his friend accepted his medical help, but in all probability he did.
probing /ˈprəʊ.bɪŋ/ 探索性的，探查性的 intended to get information （1 次）
- Even in his philosophical probings he cannot go behind these stereotypes; his very concepts of the true and the false will still have reference to his particular traditional customs.
procession /prəˈseʃ.ən/ 行列，队伍 a line of people who are all walking or travelling in the same direction, especially in a formal way as part of a religious ceremony or public celebration （1 次）
- When we later walked down the main street of the village, we were followed by a silent procession of children.
production /prəˈdʌk.ʃən/ 生产;制造 the process of making or growing goods to be sold （1 次）
- Modern industry is based on the conception of the maximum production at lowest cost, in order that an individual or a group of individuals may earn as much money as possible.
profit /ˈprɒf.ɪt/ 利润，盈利 money that is earned in trade or business after paying the costs of producing and selling goods and services （1 次）
- There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges.
promontory /ˈprɒm.ən.tri/ （伸入海中的）岬，岬角 a narrow area of high land that sticks out into the sea （1 次）
- An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
proof /pruːf/ 证据；证物；证明 a fact or piece of information that shows that something exists or is true （1 次）
- Spirits labelled 95 proof contain only about 47 per cent alcohol.
propulsion /prəˈpʌl.ʃən/ 推进;推动力 a force that pushes something forward （1 次）
- Their humbler followers, such as partridges, have a like power of strong propulsion, but soon tire.
protagonist /prəˈtæɡ.ən.ɪst/ （故事或戏剧中的）主要人物，主角 one of the main characters in a story or a play （1 次）
- It was Hart who created the basic formula of the Western film, and devised the protagonist he played in every film he made, the good-bad man, the accidental, noble outlaw, or the honest, but framed cowboy, or the sheriff made suspect by vicious gossip; in short, the individual in conflict with himself and his frontier environment.
provocation /ˌprɒv.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 激怒;挑衅;挑衅的话 an action or statement that is intended to make someone angry （1 次）
- They sting or bite without provocation; they fly uninvited into our rooms on summer nights, or beat against our lighted windows.
psychiatrist /saɪˈkaɪə.trɪst/ 精神病医生 a doctor who is also trained in psychiatry （1 次）
- Some years ago an American psychiatrist named William Dement published experiments dealing with the recording of eye-movements during sleep.
psychologist /saɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ 心理学家 someone who studies the human mind and human emotions and behaviour, and how different situations have an effect on people （1 次）
- A gifted American psychologist has said, ‘Worry is a spasm of the emotion; the mind catches hold of something and will not let it go.’
publication /ˌpʌb.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 发表;公布;出版 the act of making information or stories available to people in a printed or electronic form （1 次）
- No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer, for there are countless do-it-yourself publications.
punctuality /ˌpʌnk.tʃuˈæl.ə.ti/ 准时，守时 the fact of arriving, doing something, or happening at the expected or correct time and not late （1 次）
- Punctuality is a necessary habit in all public affairs in civilized society.
punishment /ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/ 惩罚，处罚;受罚 the act of punishing someone （1 次）
- Reward or punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference.
quake /kweɪk/ 颤抖，哆嗦 to shake because you are very frightened or find something very funny, or to feel or show great fear （1 次）
- The ideal to be aimed at was to devise an instrument that could record with a pen on paper, the movements of the ground or of the table as the quake passed by.
qualification /ˌkwɒl.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 合格证明，资格证书 an official record showing that you have finished a training course or have the necessary skills, etc. （1 次）
- In addition to all her other qualifications, Bessie was an expert cook.
quality /ˈkwɒl.ə.ti/ 质量，品级 how good or bad something is （1 次）
- Travellers on short trips to areas with water supplies of uncertain quality should avoid drinking tap-water, or untreated water from any other source.
quieter /ˈkwaɪ.ət/ 静的，安静的;轻轻的 making very little noise （1 次）
- On the other hand, those who dislike noise will sometimes use most inadequate evidence to support their pleas for a quieter society.
quintuplet /kwɪnˈtʃuː.plət/ 五胞胎之一 any of five children born at the same time to the same mother （1 次）
- But they suddenly became the parents of quintuplets, four girl and a boy, an event which radically changed their lives.
r.e.byrd(或许是 purebred?) （1 次）
- In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E.Byrd,successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time.
rabit(或许是 rabbit?) （1 次）
- It effectively spread the disease all over the continent and drastically reduced the rabit population.
racing /ˈreɪ.sɪŋ/ （速度）比赛 competition in races （1 次）
- The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.
radar /ˈreɪ.dɑːr/ 雷达 a system that uses radio waves to find the position of objects that cannot be seen （1 次）
- This echo-location in bats is often compared with radar, the principle of which is similar.
radiance /ˈreɪ.di.əns/ 喜气洋洋；容光焕发；光彩照人 happiness, beauty, or good health that you can see in someone’s face （1 次）
- But, if this world is not merely a bad joke, life a vulgar flare amid the cool radiance of the stars, and existence an empty laugh braying across the mysteries; if these intimations of a something behind and beyond are not evil humour born of indigestion, or whimsies sent by the devil to mock and madden us, if, in a word beauty means something yet we must not seek to interpret the meaning.
rag /ræɡ/ 旧布，破布 a torn piece of old cloth （1 次）
- Looking up I saw that we were surrounded by children in rags who were looking at us silently as we ate.
rainbow /ˈreɪn.bəʊ/ 彩虹，虹 an arch (= curved shape) of different colours seen in the sky when rain is falling and the sun is shining （1 次）
- Round about, piles of limestone glistened in all the colours of the rainbow.
rainwater /ˈreɪnˌwɔː.tər/ 雨水 water that has fallen as rain, rather than water that has come from a tap （1 次）
- The men collected rainwater in the rubber dinghy.
rambler /ˈræm.blər/ 漫步者，散步者 a person who enjoys long walks in the countryside （1 次）
- Exploring really deep caves is not a task for the Sunday afternoon rambler.
ransom /ˈræn.səm/ 赎金 a large amount of money that is demanded in exchange for someone who has been taken prisoner, or sometimes for an animal （1 次）
- The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.
rapture /ˈræp.tʃər/ 狂喜;欢天喜地;兴高采烈 extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement （1 次）
- Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country.
rattlesnake /ˈræt.əl.sneɪk/ 响尾蛇 a poisonous snake found in southern parts of the US that, when annoyed, produces a loud noise by shaking its tail （1 次）
- Vipers (adders) and rattlesnakes manufacture the blood poison, which is known as haemolytic.
receipt /rɪˈsiːt/ 发票；收据；收条 something such as a piece of paper or message proving that money, goods, or information have been received （1 次）
- A sound made by tapping on the hull of a ship will be reflected from the sea bottom, and by measuring the time interval between the taps and the receipt of the echoes the depth of the sea at that point can be calculated.
reception /rɪˈsep.ʃən/ 欢迎会;招待会 a formal party at which important people are welcomed （1 次）
- Recently,one of Jeremy’s closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception.
recluse /rɪˈkluːs/ 隐居者;喜欢独处的人 a person who lives alone and avoids going outside or talking to other people （1 次）
- All these years, Eric had lived as a recluse.
recording /rɪˈkɔː.dɪŋ/ 音像录制品，唱片；录音；录像 speech, music, or moving pictures that have been recorded to be listened to or watched later （1 次）
- Some years ago an American psychiatrist named William Dement published experiments dealing with the recording of eye-movements during sleep.
recuperation /rɪˌkuː.pərˈeɪ.ʃən/ 恢复;复原;康复 the process of becoming well again after an illness or of getting back your strength, health, etc. （1 次）
- And if this something else is rightly chosen, if it is really attended by the illumination of another field of interest, gradually, and often quite swiftly, the old undue grip relaxes and the process of recuperation and repair begins.
refusal /rɪˈfjuː.zəl/ 拒绝;回绝 the act of refusing to do or accept something （1 次）
- What the child cannot forgive is the parents’ refusal to admit these charges if the child knows them to be true.
regiment /ˈredʒ.ɪ.mənt/ （军队的）团;大批，大群（事物或人） a large group of soldiers, or (more generally) any large number of things or people （1 次）
- As he hated army life, he decided to desert his regiment.
region /ˈriː.dʒən/ 区域，地区;（国家的）行政区 a particular area or part of the world, or any of the large official areas into which a country is divided （1 次）
- They lived well, on the proceeds of raids on neighbouring regions.
regularity /ˌreɡ.jəˈlær.ə.ti/ 有规律的事，常规现象 the fact of something happening or being done often （1 次）
- The same old favorites recur year in year out with monotonous regularity.
regulation /ˌreɡ.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ 规则，条例，法规;控制，管理 an official rule or the act of controlling something （1 次）
- These days, it is differences in national regulations, far more than tariffs, that put sand in the wheels of trade between rich countries.
remaking /ˌriːˈmeɪk/ 重新摄制，改编（电影） to make a new film that has a story and title similar to an old one （1 次）
- In the breaking and remaking, in the timing interweaving, beginning afresh, the writer comes to discern things in his material which were not consciously in his mind when he began.
remedy /ˈrem.ə.di/ 疗法，治疗;补救（办法），纠正（办法） a successful way of curing an illness or dealing with a problem or difficulty （1 次）
- The majority of the patients attending the medical out-patients departments of our hospitals feel that they have not received adequate treatment unless they are able to carry home with them some tangible remedy in the shape of a bottle of medicine, a box of pills, or a small jar of ointment, and the doctor in charge of the department is only too ready to provide them with these requirements.
reminiscence /ˌrem.ɪˈnɪs.əns/ 追忆往事;追忆;怀旧 the act of remembering events and experiences from the past （1 次）
- And the sensitive observer of sculpture must also learn to feel shape simply as shape, not as description or reminiscence.
rendezvous /ˈrɒn.deɪ.vuː/ （尤指秘密的）约会，会面 an arrangement to meet someone, especially secretly, at a particular place and time, or the place itself （1 次）
- Without something of this kind, searching for intelligences on other planets would be like trying to meet a friend in London without a pre-arranged rendezvous and absurdly wandering the streets in the hope of a chance encounter.
rep /rep/ （同 sales rep） a sales rep （1 次）
- They’re sales reps.
repayment /rɪˈpeɪ.mənt/ 偿还;付还 the act of repaying someone or something （1 次）
- When anyone opens a current account at a bank, he is lending the bank money, repayment of which he may demand at any time either in cash or by drawing a cheque in favour of another person.
representative /ˌrep.rɪˈzen.tə.tɪv/ 代表;代理人 someone who speaks or does something officially for another person or group of people （1 次）
- It was only possible for the Ombudsman to find this out by sending one of his representatives to check the facts.
requisite /ˈrek.wɪ.zɪt/ 必要的；需要的；必不可少的 necessary or needed for a particular purpose （1 次）
- Among these I would list string and brown paper, kept by thrifty people when a parcel has been opened, to save buying these two requisites.
resemblance /rɪˈzem.bləns/ 相似；形似，相貌相似 the fact that two people or things look like each other or are similar in some other way （1 次）
- After they had gone on, Mrs. Bussman commented on the workman’s close resemblance to her husband and even suggested that he might be his brother.
reserve /rɪˈzɜːv/ 把…专门留给;把…留作;保留 to keep something for a particular purpose or time （1 次）
- We’ll assume that you have sorted out the basics–like mortgages, pensions, insurance and access to sufficient cash reserves.
reservoir /ˈrez.ə.vwɑːr/ 水库;蓄水池 a place for storing liquid, especially a natural or artificial lake providing water for a city or other area （1 次）
- The lake was not a natural one, but a man-made reservoir.
resin /ˈrez.ɪn/ 树脂;合成树脂，人工树脂 a thick, sticky substance that is produced by some trees and that becomes yellow and hard after it is collected, or any of various similar substances produced by a chemical process for use in industry （1 次）
- The operation, which lasted for over four hours, proved to be very difficult because of the hard resin which covered the skin.
responsibility /rɪˌspɒn.sɪˈbɪl.ə.ti/ 职责；责任 something that it is your job or duty to deal with （1 次）
- If they can each be trusted to take such responsibilities, and to exercise such initiative as falls within their sphere, then administrative overheads will be low.
resting /rest/ （使）暂停，（使）停止；（使）休息 to (cause someone or something to) stop doing a particular activity or stop being active for a period of time in order to relax and get back your strength （1 次）
- For this reason also the writer, like any other artist, has no resting place, no crowd or movement in which he may take comfort, no judgment from outside which can replace the judgment from within.
revolution /ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən/ （通常指改变政治体制的）革命 a change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system and often using violence or war （1 次）
- But a closer study of the evidence, supported by a deeper sense of the period, and particularly by a new consciousness of the philosophical undercurrents in the scientific revolution, has profoundly modified this view of Galileo.
revulsion /rɪˈvʌl.ʃən/ 强烈的反感;厌恶;憎恶 a strong, often sudden, feeling that something is extremely unpleasant （1 次）
- Knowing that the industrious ant lives in a highly organized society does nothing to prevent us from being filled with revulsion when we find hordes of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch.
rice /raɪs/ 大米，米;米饭 the small seeds of a particular type of grass, cooked, and eaten as food （1 次）
- The list included most of the things Hugh loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk, chocolate, and sweets.
rickety /ˈrɪk.ə.ti/ 快要散架的；摇摇晃晃的；不结实的 in bad condition and therefore weak and likely to break （1 次）
- When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some woman assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.
riding /ˈraɪ.dɪŋ/ 骑马（运动或活动） the sport or activity of riding horses （1 次）
- Then he and Jane went horse-riding.
rifle /ˈraɪ.fəl/ 来福枪;步枪 a type of gun with a long barrel (= part shaped like a tube), fired from the shoulder and designed to be accurate at long distances （1 次）
- Now, dressed in a blue uniform and with a rifle over his shoulder, the prisoner marched boldly up and down in front of the camp.
riot /ˈraɪ.ət/ 暴乱;骚乱;聚众闹事 an occasion when a large number of people behave in a noisy, violent, and uncontrolled way in public, often as a protest （1 次）
- The high stern castle was a riot of carved gods, demons, knights, kings, warriors, mermaids, cherubs; and zoomorphic animal shapes ablaze with red and gold and blue, symbols of courage, power, and cruelty, were portrayed to stir the imaginations of the superstitious sailors of the day.
riverside /ˈrɪv.ə.saɪd/ 河畔，河边 the land along the edges of a river （1 次）
- We welcome the seasons by the riverside, crowning the youngest girl with flowers in the spring, holding a summer festival on Midsummer Eve, giving thanks for the harvest in the autumn, and throwing a holly wreath into the current in the winter.
robot /ˈrəʊ.bɒt/ 机器人 a machine controlled by a computer that is used to perform jobs automatically （1 次）
- A robot-arm from the Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs.
routine /ruːˈtiːn/ 惯例，常规；例行公事 a usual or fixed way of doing things （1 次）
- This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life.
rubble /ˈrʌb.əl/ （房屋倒塌或被毁后留下的）瓦砾堆，碎砖烂瓦，碎石 the piles of broken stone and bricks, etc. that are left when a building falls down or is destroyed （1 次）
- At the far end of the lake, they came to huge piles of rubble which had been washed up by the water.
rug /rʌɡ/ 小地毯;垫子 a piece of thick heavy cloth smaller than a carpet, used for covering the floor or for decoration （1 次）
- Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
running /ˈrʌn.ɪŋ/ 连续的；持续的 happening on a particular number of regular occasions （1 次）
- Cats, for instance, would be greatly helped; no running fights with large, fierce rats or tussles with grown rabbits–just a bite and no more effort needed.
sabre(或许是 saber?) （1 次）
- Other animals were trapped in tar pits, like the elephants, sabre-toothed cats, and numerous other creatures that are found at Rancho la Brea, which is now just a suburb of Los Angeles.
sack /sæk/ 大布袋;麻袋;大纸袋;大塑料袋 a large bag made of strong cloth, paper, or plastic, used to store large amounts of something （1 次）
- Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks.
said:’a(或许是 said?) （1 次）
- It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost, together with a note which said:'A thief, yes, but only 50 per cent a thief!’
salad /ˈsæl.əd/ （通常用生菜等做成的）蔬菜色拉 a mixture of uncooked vegetables, usually including lettuce, eaten either as a separate dish or with other food （1 次）
- And if you think you’ll abandon meat and become a vegetarian, you have the choice of very expensive organically-grown vegetables or a steady diet of pesticides every time you think you’re eating fresh salads and vegetables, or just having an innocent glass of water!
salmonella /ˌsæl.məˈnel.ə/ 沙门氏菌 a type of bacteria that exists in several forms, some of which live in food and make the people who eat it ill （1 次）
- The price we pay for cheap food may be already too high: Mad Cow Disease (BSE) in cattle, salmonella in chicken and eggs, and listeria in dairy products.
sandstorm /ˈsænd.stɔːm/ 沙暴，沙尘暴 a strong wind in a desert carrying a large amount of sand （1 次）
- It is a world of red sandy deserts (hence its name–the Red Planet), cloudless skies, savage sandstorms, chasms wider than the Grand Canyon and at least one mountain more than twice as tall as Everest.
sanitation /ˌsæn.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ 排污设施，卫生设备 the systems for taking dirty water and other waste products away from buildings in order to protect people’s health （1 次）
- Contamination of water supplies is usually due to poor sanitation close to water sources, sewage disposal into the sources themselves, leakage of sewage into distribution systems or contamination with industrial or farm waste.
sardine /sɑːˈdiːn/ 沙丁鱼 a small sea fish that can be eaten （1 次）
- Sitting down on a dilapidated wooden fence near the field, we opened a couple of tins of sardines and had a picnic lunch.
satiation /ˌseɪ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ （尤指饮食或享乐方面）饱足 the act of completely satisfying yourself or a need, especially with food or pleasure （1 次）
- As for the unfortunate people who can command everything they want, who can gratify every caprice and lay their hands on almost every object of desire– for them a new pleasure a new excitement is only an additional satiation.
Savannah /səˈvæn.ə/ （尤指非洲等热带国家的）稀树草原 a large, flat area of land covered with grass, usually with few trees, that is found in hot countries, especially in Africa （1 次）
- There, a child grows up under the everpresent attention of his parents; therefore the jungles and the savannahs know of no ‘juvenile delinquency’.
saying /ˈseɪ.ɪŋ/ 格言，警句，谚语 a well-known wise statement that often has a meaning that is different from the simple meanings of the words it contains （1 次）
- The English language possesses a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation.
scalp /skælp/ 头皮 the skin on the top of a person’s head where hair usually grows （1 次）
- First the electroencephalograph (which is simply a device for recording the electrical activity of the brain by attaching electrodes to the scalp) shows that while there is a change in the pattern of activity during sleep, there is no evidence that the total amount of activity is any less.
scame(或许是 came?) （1 次）
- Anthropologists wondered where the remote ancestors of the Polynesian peoples now living in the Pacific Island scame from.
scanty /ˈskæn.ti/ 少量的；不足的；缺乏的 smaller in size or amount than is considered necessary or is hoped for （1 次）
- He has to deduce what he can from the few scanty clues available.
scavenger /ˈskæv.ɪn.dʒər/ 食腐动物 a bird or an animal that feeds on dead animals that it has not killed itself （1 次）
- But even in the most favourable circumstances only a small fraction of the creatures that die are preserved in this way before decay sets in or, even more likely, before scavengers eat them.
scent /sent/ 香味 a pleasant natural smell （1 次）
- If, as has been reported, they have protected humans from sharks, it may have been because curiosity attracted them and because the scent of a possible meal attracted the sharks.
schoolgirl /ˈskuːl.ɡɜːl/ （中小学）女生 a girl who goes to school （1 次）
- One case concerns an 11-year-old schoolgirl Vera Petrova, who has normal vision but who can also perceive things with different parts of her skin, and through solid walls.
scouting /ˈskaʊ.tɪŋ/ 童子军活动 the activities that Scouts take part in （1 次）
- Only good scouting is likely to preserve the freedoms so dear to the heart of the eternal Boy Scout.
scratch /skrætʃ/ 抓；搔；擦；划 to cut or damage a surface or your skin slightly with or on something sharp or rough （1 次）
- Was the philosopher who refused to look through Galileo’s telescope more culpable than those who alleged that the spiral nebulae observed with Lord Rosse’s great telescope in the 1840s were scratches left by the grinder?
screw /skruː/ 螺丝（钉） a thin, pointed piece of metal with a raised edge twisting round along its length and a flat top with a cut in it, used to join things together, especially pieces of wood （1 次）
- As far as I could see, it needed only a minor adjustment: a turn of a screw here, a little tightening up there, a drop of oil and it would be as good as new.
script （1 次）
- There are no’illiterates’–if the term can be applied to peoples without a script– while our own compulsory school attendance became law in Germany in 1642, in France in 1806, and in England in 1876 and is still nonexistent in a number of ‘civilized’ nations.
seashore /ˈsiː.ʃɔːr/ 海岸;海滨 the land along the edge of the sea （1 次）
- The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where – it is said – pirates used to hide gold.
secretary /ˈsek.rə.tər.i/ 秘书 someone who works in an office, writing letters, making phone calls, and arranging meetings for a person or for an organization （1 次）
- The secretary told me that Mr.Harmsworth would see me.
section /ˈsek.ʃən/ 部分;片段 one of the parts that something is divided into （1 次）
- The doctors removed a section of the mummy and sent it to a laboratory.
security /sɪˈkjʊə.rə.ti/ 保护（措施）；安全（保障） protection of a person, building, organization, or country against threats such as crime or attacks by foreign countries （1 次）
- He noticed at once that discipline was slack: the Danes had the self-confidence of conquerors, and their security precautions were casual.
sediment /ˈsed.ɪ.mənt/ 沉淀物，沉渣 a soft substance that is like a wet powder and consists of very small pieces of a solid material that have fallen to the bottom of a liquid （1 次）
- The slope averages about 1 in 30, but contains steep, probably vertical, cliffs, and gentle sediment-covered terraces, and near its lower reaches there is a long tailing-off which is almost certainly the result of material transported out to deep water after being eroded from the continental masses.
seismometer(或许是 seismographer?) （1 次）
- That sounds a silly suggestion, but that was precisely the idea adopted in some of the early instruments (seismometers) for recording earthquake waves.
sensitivity /ˌsen.sɪˈtɪv.ə.ti/ 善解人意;体贴;体谅 an ability to understand what other people need, and be helpful and kind to them （1 次）
- Other experiments showed that her knees and shoulders had a similar sensitivity.
sentence /ˈsen.təns/ 句，句子 a group of words, usually containing a verb, that expresses a thought in the form of a statement, question, instruction, or exclamation and starts with a capital letter when written （1 次）
- When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it.
sentiment /ˈsen.tɪ.mənt/ 观点;意见;看法;情绪 a thought, opinion, or idea based on a feeling about a situation, or a way of thinking about something （1 次）
- As they grow old, people also accumulate belongings for two other reasons, lack of physical and mental energy, both of which are essential in turning out and throwing away, and sentiment.
serenity /səˈren.ə.ti/ 平静;安详 the quality of being peaceful and calm （1 次）
- And, though the gleams blind and dazzle, yet do they convey a hint of beauty and serenity greater than we have known or imagined.
seriousness /ˈsɪə.ri.əs.nəs/ 严重；恶劣 the state of being very bad or severe （1 次）
- John Dewey has said in all seriousness that the part played by custom in shaping the behaviour of the individual, as against any way in which he can affect traditional custom, is as the proportion of the total vocabulary of his mother tongue against those words of his own baby talk that are taken up into the vernacular of his family.
settler /ˈset.lər/ （尤指来自别国的）移居者，定居者;殖民者 a person who arrives, especially from another country, in a new place in order to live there and use the land （1 次）
- In the early days of the settlement of Australia, enterprising settlers unwisely introduced the European rabbit.
sex /seks/ 性别 the physical state of being either male, female, or intersex （1 次）
- my father’, or ‘my mother’, according to the age and sex of the captive.
shade /ʃeɪd/ 阴处;阴凉处 slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun （1 次）
- Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted a delicate shade of green, an observant visitor would soon notice that it is filled with what looks like a thick, greyish substance.
shame /ʃeɪm/ 可惜，遗憾 If something is described as a shame, it is disappointing or not satisfactory. （1 次）
- They have all been put to shame by a boy who, while playing truant, travelled 1,600 miles.
shawl /ʃɔːl/ （尤指女用的）披巾，披肩 a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and/or head （1 次）
- Old women in black shawls peered at us from doorways.
shelter /ˈʃel.tər/ 掩蔽（处）;遮蔽（处） (a building designed to give) protection from bad weather, danger, or attack （1 次）
- Often a valley boasted no inn at all,and climbers found shelter wherever they could– sometimes with the local priest(who was usually as poor as his parishioners), sometimes with shepherds or cheese-makers.
shepherd /ˈʃep.əd/ 牧羊人，羊倌 a person whose job is to take care of sheep and move them from one place to another （1 次）
- Often a valley boasted no inn at all,and climbers found shelter wherever they could– sometimes with the local priest(who was usually as poor as his parishioners), sometimes with shepherds or cheese-makers.
shipbuilder /ˈʃɪpˌbɪl.dər/ 造船工人;造船公司 a person or company that builds ships （1 次）
- As a shipbuilder, Cockerell was trying to find a solution to the problem of the wave resistance which wastes a good deal of a surface ship’s power and limits its speed.
shipping /ˈʃɪp.ɪŋ/ 船舶 ships considered as a group （1 次）
- It is not uncommon to hear that a shipping company has made a claim for the cost of salvaging a sunken ship.
shot /ʃɒt/ （shoot的过去式及过去分词） past simple and past participle of shoot （1 次）
- ‘Someone fired a shot through my office window.
shouting /ˈʃaʊ.tɪŋ/ 喊叫;喊声 shouts （1 次）
- Fortunately, the shouting woke up my wife who opened the window just as the policeman had started to climb towards me.
shudder /ˈʃʌd.ər/ （因有令人不快的想法或感觉而）战栗，发抖 to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling （1 次）
- It is true that during their explorations they often faced difficulties and dangers of the most perilous nature, equipped in a manner which would make a modern climber shudder at the thought, but they did not go out of their way to court such excitement.
shuttle /ˈʃʌt.əl/ 穿梭运行的车辆，接驳车;穿梭航班 a vehicle or aircraft that travels regularly between two places （1 次）
- The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble.
silk /sɪlk/ 丝绸；丝线 a delicate, soft type of cloth made from a thread produced by silkworms, or the thread itself （1 次）
- Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
silt /sɪlt/ （尤指河湾或河口处的）淤泥，泥沙 sand or soil that is carried along by flowing water and then dropped, especially at a bend in a river or at a river’s opening （1 次）
- It is animals and plants which lived in or near water whose remains are most likely to be preserved, for one of the necessary conditions of preservation is quick burial, and it is only in the seas and rivers, and sometimes lakes, where mud and silt have been continuously deposited, that bodies and the like can be rapidly covered over and preserved.
silverware /ˈsɪl.və.weər/ 银器（尤指家用器皿） objects, especially knives, forks, spoons, etc., made of silver （1 次）
- Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
sincerity /sɪnˈser.ə.ti/ 诚实，真诚 honesty （1 次）
- The adolescent, with his passion for sincerity, always respects a parent who admits that he is wrong, or ignorant, or even that he has been unfair or unjust.
sinking /sɪŋk/ （使）沉没；（使）陷入 to (cause something or someone to) go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or soft substance （1 次）
- The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
sire /saɪər/ 雄性种兽;（尤指）种马 a male parent of an animal, especially a horse （1 次）
- Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied: ‘The light is indeed dim, sire.
skate /skeɪt/ 滑冰鞋；溜冰鞋 a special boot with a thin metal bar attached to the bottom that you wear to move quickly on ice, or a boot with four small wheels fixed to the bottom so that you can move over a hard surface （1 次）
- The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes as much as twelve feet in length.
sketch /sketʃ/ 草图，速写;素描 a simple, quickly-made drawing that does not have many details （1 次）
- I know someone who always cuts sketches out from newspapers of model clothes that she would like to buy if she had the money.
skier /ˈskiː.ər/ 滑雪者 a person who skis （1 次）
- The only regular visitors to the monastery in winter are parties of skiers who go there at Christmas and Easter.
skiing /ˈskiː.ɪŋ/ 滑雪;滑雪运动 the activity or sport of moving on skis （1 次）
- He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes.
skill /skɪl/ 技能，技巧 an ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you have practised it （1 次）
- The conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop.
skirmish /ˈskɜː.mɪʃ/ 小冲突，小规模战斗 a fight between a small number of soldiers that is usually short and not planned, and happens away from the main area of fighting in a war （1 次）
- Now Alfred began a long series of skirmishes – and within a month the Danes had surrendered.
skyscraper /ˈskaɪˌskreɪ.pər/ 摩天大楼 a very tall modern building, usually in a city （1 次）
- The shape and dimensions of the skyscrapers depend entirely on the necessity of obtaining the maximum income per square foot of ground, and of offering to the tenants offices and apartments that please them.
slack /slæk/ 不紧的，松的 not tight; loose （1 次）
- He noticed at once that discipline was slack: the Danes had the self-confidence of conquerors, and their security precautions were casual.
slipper /ˈslɪp.ər/ 拖鞋 a type of soft, comfortable shoe for wearing inside the house （1 次）
- During these tests she was able to read a newspaper through an opaque screen and, stranger still,by moving her elbow over a child’s game of Lotto she was able to describe the figures and colours printed on it; and,in another instance,wearing stockings and slippers, to make out with her foot the outlines and colours of a picture hidden under a carpet.
slumbering /ˈslʌm.bər/ 睡觉，睡眠 sleep （1 次）
- Thus the rods, by falling, and by the direction in which they fell, recorded for the slumbering scientist the strength of a shock that was too weak to waken him, and the direction from which it came.
slur /slɜːr/ 含糊地说，口齿不清地说 to pronounce the sounds of a word in a way that is wrong or not clear （1 次）
- Parents are often upset when their children praise the homes of their friends and regard it as a slur on their own cooking, or cleaning, or furniture, and often are foolish enough to let the adolescents see that they are annoyed.
smoker /ˈsməʊ.kər/ 吸烟者，抽烟者 someone who smokes tobacco regularly （1 次）
- If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration that results from failure.
snag /snæɡ/ 麻烦，问题，困难 a problem, difficulty, or disadvantage （1 次）
- Now the snag in this sort of anecdote is of course that one cannot distinguish cause and effect.
sneer /snɪər/ 嘲笑，讥讽 to talk about or look at someone or something in an unkind way that shows you do not respect or approve of him, her, or it （1 次）
- ‘Oh, is it?’ said the sheriff with a sneer.
snob /snɒb/ 势利小人，势利眼；爱虚荣的人 a person who respects and likes only people who are of a high social class, and/or a person who has extremely high standards who is not satisfied by the things that ordinary people like （1 次）
- Dickie disliked snobs intensely.
snobbery /ˈsnɒb.ər.i/ 势利，虚荣 behaviour and opinions that are typical of a snob （1 次）
- Granted, a snobbery of camping itself, based upon equipment and techniques, already exists; but it is of a kind that, if he meets it, he can readily understand and deal with.
snowfall /ˈsnəʊ.fɔːl/ 降雪;降雪量 the amount of snow that falls in a particular area during a particular period, or a fall of snow （1 次）
- Only an exceptionally heavy snowfall might temporarily dislocate railway services.
sociologist /ˌsəʊ.siˈɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ 社会学家，社会关系研究者 someone who studies or is an expert in sociology （1 次）
- It also provides–and some student sociologist might care to base his thesis upon the phenomenon–an escape of another kind.
sock /sɒk/ 短袜，袜子 a piece of clothing made from soft material that covers your foot and the lower part of your leg （1 次）
- Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress.
software /ˈsɒft.weər/ （计算机）软件 the instructions that control what a computer does; computer programs （1 次）
- Mainframe computers were very large indeed, often occupying whole air-conditioned rooms, employing full-time technicians and run on specially-written software.
solitude /ˈsɒl.ɪ.tʃuːd/ 独处，独居 the situation of being alone without other people （1 次）
- Perhaps it is the desire for solitude or the chance of making an unexpected discovery that lures people down to the depths of the earth.
sophistication /səˌfɪs.tɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 世故，老练;精密化 the quality of being sophisticated （1 次）
- It was necessary first to arrive at that degree of sophistication where we no longer set our own belief against our neighbour’s superstition.
sorrow /ˈsɒr.əʊ/ 悲痛，伤心，悔恨;伤心事，不幸 (a cause of) a feeling of great sadness （1 次）
- But in an old man who has known human joys and sorrows, and has achieved whatever work it was in him to do, the fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble.
spasm /ˈspæz.əm/ 抽搐，痉挛 an occasion when a muscle suddenly becomes tighter in a way that cannot be controlled （1 次）
- A gifted American psychologist has said, ‘Worry is a spasm of the emotion; the mind catches hold of something and will not let it go.’
spear /spɪər/ 矛;枪;梭镖 a weapon consisting of a pole with a sharp, usually metal, point at one end, that is either thrown or held in the hand （1 次）
- As they had brought a spear gun with them, they had plenty to eat.
speciman(或许是 specimen?) （1 次）
- Soon the hobby leads to travel, perhaps to a meeting in another town, possibly a trip abroad in search of a rare specimen, for collectors are not confined to any one country.
specimen /ˈspes.ə.mɪn/ 样品；标本；样本 something shown or examined as an example; a typical example （1 次）
- He gives the bank specimens of his signature, and there is a very firm rule that the bank has no right or authority to pay out a customer’s money on a cheque on which its customer’s signature has been forged.
speculation /ˌspek.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ 猜测;推测，推断 the activity of guessing possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain （1 次）
- Speculations about its nature have been going on for literally thousands of years, and one odd finding that makes the problem puzzling is that it looks very much as if sleeping is not simply a matter of giving the body a rest.
spirit /ˈspɪr.ɪt/ 精神；（尤指特定人群、活动、时代或地方的）主导精神 a particular way of thinking, feeling, or behaving, especially a way that is typical of a particular group of people, an activity, a time, or a place （1 次）
- Spirits labelled 95 proof contain only about 47 per cent alcohol.
spokesman /ˈspəʊks.mən/ 发言人 someone who is chosen by a group or organization to speak officially to the public for them （1 次）
- Reporters kept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokesmen for the family at press conferences.
spokeswoman /ˈspəʊksˌwʊm.ən/ 女发言人 a woman who is chosen to speak officially for a group or organization （1 次）
- ‘So long as there’s something to identify, we will give people their money back,’ said a spokeswoman for the Bank.
sporting /ˈspɔː.tɪŋ/ 体育运动的 relating to sports （1 次）
- Even if one didn’t know from concrete examples (the 1936 Olympic Games, for instance) that international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred, one could deduce it from general principles.
spyglass /ˈspaɪ.ɡlɑːs/ 小型望远镜 a small telescope (= a cylinder-shaped device for making objects that are far away look closer and larger, using a combination of lenses, or lenses and curved mirrors) （1 次）
- We can perhaps forgive those who said the moons of Jupiter were produced by Galileo’s spyglass if we recall that in his day, as for centuries before, curved glass was the popular contrivance for producing not truth but illusion, untruth; and if a single curved glass would distort nature, how much more would a pair of them?
squadron /ˈskwɒd.rən/ （尤指英国空军或海军的）中队 a unit of one of the armed forces, especially (in Britain) the air force or the navy （1 次）
- It can be unpleasant to live even several miles from an aerodrome; if you think what it must be like to share the deck of a ship with several squadrons of jet aircraft, you will realize that a modern navy is a good place to study noise.
squeak /skwiːk/ 发出短促的尖叫;吱吱叫;嘎吱作响 to make a short, very high cry or sound （1 次）
- It has been found that certain bats emit squeaks and by receiving the echoes, they can locate and steer clear of obstacles – or locate flying insects on which they feed.
squirrel /ˈskwɪr.əl/ 松鼠 a small animal covered in fur with a long tail. Squirrels climb trees and feed on nuts and seeds. （1 次）
- They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels.
stagger /ˈstæɡ.ər/ 摇晃;蹒跚;踉踉跄跄地走 to walk or move with difficulty as if you are going to fall （1 次）
- Country people run wild when they go shopping in the city and stagger home loaded with as many of the exotic items as they can carry.
stalactite /ˈstæl.ək.taɪt/ 钟乳石 a column of rock that hangs from the roof of a cave and is formed over a very long period of time by drops of water containing lime falling from the roof （1 次）
- After switching on powerful arc lights, they saw great stalagmites – some of them over forty feet high – rising up like tree-trunks to meet the stalactites suspended from the roof.
stalagmite /ˈstæl.əɡ.maɪt/ 石笋 a column of rock that rises from the floor of a cave, formed over a very long period of time by drops of water containing lime falling from the roof of the cave （1 次）
- After switching on powerful arc lights, they saw great stalagmites – some of them over forty feet high – rising up like tree-trunks to meet the stalactites suspended from the roof.
stalk /stɔːk/ （植物的）茎，杆;（叶或果实的）柄，蒂;（花）梗 the main stem of a plant, or the narrow stem that joins leaves, flowers, or fruit to the main stem of a plant （1 次）
- Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks.
starting /stɑːt/ 开始;着手 to begin doing something （1 次）
- An ocean wave passing through deep water causes a particle on the surface to move in a roughly circular orbit, drawing the particle first towards the advancing wave, then up into the wave, then forward with it and then–as the wave leaves the particles behind–back to its starting point again.
statistic /stəˈtɪs.tɪk/ 统计数据;统计资料 information based on a study of the number of times something happens or is present, or other numerical facts （1 次）
- Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics.
status /ˈsteɪ.təs/ （尤指在社会中的）地位，身份 an accepted or official position, especially in a social group （1 次）
- He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money.
steamship /ˈstiːm.ʃɪp/ 汽船；轮船 a ship that moves by steam power （1 次）
- Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia.
steering /stɪər/ 驾驶（交通工具）；掌方向盘 to control the direction of a vehicle （1 次）
- As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands.
stereotype /ˈster.i.ə.taɪp/ （尤指错误的）模式化印象，老一套，成见 a set idea that people have about what someone or something is like, especially an idea that is wrong （1 次）
- Even in his philosophical probings he cannot go behind these stereotypes; his very concepts of the true and the false will still have reference to his particular traditional customs.
stockholmer(或许是 stockholder?) （1 次）
- As she emerged from her drifting cloud of gun smoke with the water churned to foam beneath her bow, her flags flying, pennants waving, sails filling in the breeze, and the red and gold or her superstructure ablaze with colour, she presented a more majestic spectacle than Stockholmers had ever seen before.
stomach /ˈstʌm.ək/ 胃;肚子，腹部 an organ in the body where food is digested, or the soft front part of your body just below the chest （1 次）
- On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat – the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.
storyteller /ˈstɔː.riˌtel.ər/ 故事作者；说书者；讲故事的人 a person who writes or tells stories, or reads them aloud （1 次）
- The only way that they can preserve their history is to recount it as sagas legends handed down from one generation of storytellers to another.
strain /streɪn/ 压力;拉力，张力;作用力 a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing damage （1 次）
- Such an attempt only aggravates the strain of mental effort.
strata /ˈstrɑː.tə/ （stratum的复数） plural of stratum （1 次）
- It cuts a clean cylinder of rock, from which can be seen the strata the drill has been cutting through.
stroll /strəʊl/ 散步，溜达 to walk in a slow relaxed way, especially for pleasure （1 次）
- The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.
strychnine /ˈstrɪk.niːn/ 士的宁，马钱子碱（一种有毒物质，常用来制作鼠药。） a poisonous substance with a bitter taste that comes from the seeds of a tropical tree and is used as a rat poison （1 次）
- It did not; some snakes manufactured a poison different in every respect from that of others, as different as arsenic is from strychnine, and having different effects.
subservient /səbˈsɜː.vi.ənt/ 恭顺的，屈从的;低声下气的 willing to do what other people want, or considering your wishes as less important than those of other people （1 次）
- But animals of this age do not easily become subservient to man, and a very firm hand must be employed in the early stages.
suffcient(或许是 sufficient?) （1 次）
- Imagine the effect on a reasonably advanced technological society, one that still does not possess the bomb, of making it aware of the possibility, of supplying suffcient details to enable the thing to be constructed 20 or 30 pages of information handed to any of the major world powers around the year 1925, would have been sufficient to change the course of world history.
suffering /ˈsʌf.ər.ɪŋ/ 疼痛;折磨;痛苦 physical or mental pain that a person or animal is feeling （1 次）
- Acting on the contention that facts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by publishing details about their private lives.
sunshine /ˈsʌn.ʃaɪn/ 阳光，日照 the light and heat that come from the sun （1 次）
- After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock.
superstructure /ˈsuː.pəˌstrʌk.tʃər/ （建筑物的）上部结构，上层建筑物 (of a building) the part above the ground （1 次）
- As she emerged from her drifting cloud of gun smoke with the water churned to foam beneath her bow, her flags flying, pennants waving, sails filling in the breeze, and the red and gold or her superstructure ablaze with colour, she presented a more majestic spectacle than Stockholmers had ever seen before.
suspension /səˈspen.ʃən/ 暂停，中止 the act of stopping something happening, operating, etc. for a period of time （1 次）
- Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world was named after him.
sweat /swet/ 汗，汗水 the clear, salty liquid that you pass through your skin （1 次）
- It is no use offering the manual labourer, tired out with a hard week’s sweat and effort the chance of playing a game of football or baseball on Saturday afternoon.
swede /swiːd/ 瑞典芜菁，芜菁甘蓝 a round vegetable with dark yellow flesh and a brown or purple skin （1 次）
- The official title of the person is ‘Justiteombudsman’, but the Swedes commonly refer to him as the ‘J.O.’ or ‘Ombudsman’.
swoop /swuːp/ （尤指为进攻而从高处）俯冲，向下猛扑 to move very quickly and easily through the air, especially down from a high position in order to attack （1 次）
- In another game, as the turtle swims across the oceanarium, the first porpoise swoops down from above and butts his shell with his belly.
syllable /ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/ 音节 a single unit of speech, either a whole word or one of the parts into which a word can be separated, usually containing a vowel （1 次）
- One day, he went to an exclusive shop in London and asked for ‘Myrolite’, the shop assistant looked puzzled and Harry repeated the word, slowly stressing each syllable.
sympathy /ˈsɪm.pə.θi/ 同情（心），理解 (an expression of) understanding and care for someone else’s suffering （1 次）
- At the same time our sympathy for Galileo’s opponents has grown somewhat.
tablecloth /ˈteɪ.bəl.klɒθ/ 桌布，台布 a large piece of cloth that covers a table during a meal and protects or decorates it （1 次）
- While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the tablecloth off the table, smashing half your best crockery and cutting himself in the process.
tableland （1 次）
- The continents form rugged tablelands which stand nearly three miles above the floor of the open ocean.
taboo /təˈbuː/ （宗教或社会习俗方面的）禁忌，忌讳 a subject, word, or action that is avoided for religious or social reasons （1 次）
- Men accustomed to struggling for survival against the elements and Indians were bewildered by politicians, bankers and businessmen, and unhorsed by fences, laws and alien taboos.
tadpole /ˈtæd.pəʊl/ 蝌蚪 a small, black creature with a large head and long tail that lives in water and develops into a frog or toad （1 次）
- And so with solids such as a shell, a nut, a plum, a pear, a tadpole, a mushroom, a mountain peak, a kidney, a carrot, a tree-trunk, a bird, a bud, a lark, a ladybird, a bulrush, a bone.
tail /teɪl/ 尾巴；尾状物 a part of an animal’s body, sticking out from the base of the back, or something similar in shape or position （1 次）
- It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail.
tailing /teɪl/ 尾巴；尾状物 a part of an animal’s body, sticking out from the base of the back, or something similar in shape or position （1 次）
- The slope averages about 1 in 30, but contains steep, probably vertical, cliffs, and gentle sediment-covered terraces, and near its lower reaches there is a long tailing-off which is almost certainly the result of material transported out to deep water after being eroded from the continental masses.
taker /ˈteɪ.kər/ 接受（某物）的人 someone who accepts or wants what someone is offering （1 次）
- The great advantage of taking medicine is that it makes no demands on the taker beyond that of putting up for a moment with a disgusting taste, and that is what all patients demand of their doctors–to be cured at no inconvenience to themselves.
tale /teɪl/ （尤指包含离奇内容的）故事，不实之词 a story, especially one that might be invented or difficult to believe （1 次）
- From the seventeenth-century empire of Sweden, the story of a galleon that sank at the start of her maiden voyage in 1628 must be one of the strangest tales of the sea.
tanker /ˈtæŋ.kər/ 油船；槽车 a ship or vehicle that is built to carry liquid or gas （1 次）
- When a passing tanker rescued them five days later, both men were genuinely sorry that they had to leave.
tariff /ˈtær.ɪf/ 关税;关税表 a charge or list of charges either for services or on goods entering a country （1 次）
- These days, it is differences in national regulations, far more than tariffs, that put sand in the wheels of trade between rich countries.
taunt /tɔːnt/ 嘲笑;讥讽;嘲弄 to intentionally annoy and upset someone by making unkind remarks to them, laughing unkindly at them, etc. （1 次）
- That was really unsettling, but I fended off the taunts and jibes of the family good-humouredly and soon everybody got used to the idea.
tax /tæks/ 税;税款 (an amount of) money paid to the government that is based on your income or the cost of goods or services you have bought （1 次）
- The Swedes were the first to recognize that public officials like civil servants, police officers, health inspectors or tax-collectors can make mistakes or act over-zealously in the belief that they are serving the public.
technician /tekˈnɪʃ.ən/ 技术员，技师 a worker trained with special skills, especially in science or engineering （1 次）
- Mainframe computers were very large indeed, often occupying whole air-conditioned rooms, employing full-time technicians and run on specially-written software.
telescopic （1 次）
- His telescopic observations are justly immortal; they aroused great interest at the time, they had important theoretical consequences, and they provided a striking demonstration of the potentialities hidden in instruments and apparatus.
teller /ˈtel.ər/ 银行出纳员 a person employed in a bank to receive and pay out money （1 次）
- At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller called Madam Bellinsky.
tempo /ˈtem.pəʊ/ （事情发展的）节奏;步调 the speed at which an event happens （1 次）
- All this was comparatively slow until, with the coming of science, the tempo was suddenly raised.
tenant /ˈten.ənt/ 租户；佃户；房客 a person who pays rent for the use of land or a building （1 次）
- The shape and dimensions of the skyscrapers depend entirely on the necessity of obtaining the maximum income per square foot of ground, and of offering to the tenants offices and apartments that please them.
termite /ˈtɜː.maɪt/ 白蚁 a small tropical insect that eats wood （1 次）
- In all the less controversial fields, like the study of cacti or termites or the nature of nebulae, the necessary method of study is to group the relevant material and to take note of all possible variant forms and conditions.
terrace /ˈter.əs/ 台地 a flat raised area （1 次）
- The slope averages about 1 in 30, but contains steep, probably vertical, cliffs, and gentle sediment-covered terraces, and near its lower reaches there is a long tailing-off which is almost certainly the result of material transported out to deep water after being eroded from the continental masses.
territory /ˈter.ɪ.tər.i/ 领土;领域;领地;活动范围 (an area of) land, or sometimes sea, that is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country or person （1 次）
- But my father had described over and over again what we should see at every milestone, after leaving the nearest town, so that I was positive I should recognize it as familiar territory.
tester /ˈtes.tər/ 测试员；试验员；测试器，测试仪 a person or a machine that tests something （1 次）
- An electric razor that meets the European Union’s safety standards must be approved by American testers before it can be sold in the United States, and an American-made dialysis machine needs the EU’s okay before it hits the market in Europe.
text /tekst/ （书、杂志等中区别于图片的）正文，文字材料 the written words in a book, magazine, etc., not the pictures （1 次）
- On turning eagerly to the text, one learns that the lady was a typist who found the sound of office typewriters worried her more and more until eventually she had to go into a mental hospital.
textbook /ˈtekst.bʊk/ 教科书，教材，课本 a book that contains detailed information about a subject for people who are studying that subject （1 次）
- Education, with its cycles of instruction so carefully worked out, punctuated by textbooks–those purchasable wells of wisdom–what would civilization be like without its benefits?
theft /θeft/ 盗窃;偷窃行为 (the act of) dishonestly taking something that belongs to someone else and keeping it （1 次）
- After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.
thermodynamic /ˌθɜː.məʊ.daɪˈnæm.ɪk/ 热力学的 relating to thermodynamics (= the area of physics connected with the action of heat and other types of energy) （1 次）
- Most animals we commonly observe do in fact age as we do, if given the chance to live long enough; and mechanical systems like a wound watch, or the sun, do in fact run out of energy in accordance with the second law of thermodynamics (whether the whole universe does so is a moot point at present).
thesis /ˈθiː.sɪs/ 论文 a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one that is done for a higher college or university degree （1 次）
- It also provides–and some student sociologist might care to base his thesis upon the phenomenon–an escape of another kind.
thickness /ˈθɪk.nəs/ 厚；粗 the quality of being thick （1 次）
- One, for instance, consisted of rods of various lengths and thicknesses which would stand up on end like ninepins.
thunderstorm /ˈθʌn.də.stɔːm/ 雷雨，雷暴 a storm with thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain （1 次）
- For small pieces of weather – – and to a global forecaster, small can mean thunderstorms and blizzards – any prediction deteriorates rapidly.
tightening /ˈtaɪ.tən/ （使）变紧，（使）紧固 to become tighter or to make something become tighter, firmer, or less easy to move （1 次）
- As far as I could see, it needed only a minor adjustment: a turn of a screw here, a little tightening up there, a drop of oil and it would be as good as new.
timing /ˈtaɪ.mɪŋ/ （某事发生的）时间，时机 the time when something happens （1 次）
- In the breaking and remaking, in the timing interweaving, beginning afresh, the writer comes to discern things in his material which were not consciously in his mind when he began.
tipster /ˈtɪp.stər/ （尤指兜售比赛可能获胜者预测信息的）胜率预测者;（尤指向政府机构告发犯罪者的）举报者，告密者 a person who gives information to people, usually in exchange for money, especially about the likely winner of a race or competition, or who gives information to an official organization, especially about someone who has done something wrong （1 次）
- There is no shortage of tipsters around offering ‘get-rich-quick’ opportunities.
tissue /ˈtɪʃ.uː/ （动物或植物的细胞）组织 a group of connected cells in an animal or plant that are similar to each other, have the same purpose, and form the stated part of the animal or plant （1 次）
- The body’s tissues are self-repairing and self-restoring to a degree, and function best when more or less continuously active.
title /ˈtaɪ.təl/ 题目;标题;名称 the name of a film, book, painting, piece of music, etc. （1 次）
- The official title of the person is ‘Justiteombudsman’, but the Swedes commonly refer to him as the ‘J.O.’ or ‘Ombudsman’.
toilet /ˈtɔɪ.lət/ 坐便器，马桶 a bowl-shaped device with a seat that you sit on or stand near when emptying the body of urine or solid waste, or another device used for this purpose （1 次）
- ‘I don’t know,’ I answered, ‘Tommy’s been to the toilet three times this morning, but I haven’t had any change yet!’
tolerance /ˈtɒl.ər.əns/ 宽容;忍受;容忍 willingness to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them （1 次）
- In ordinary living, there can be some tolerance of unpunctuality.
tomato /təˈmɑː.təʊ/ 西红柿，番茄 a round, red fruit with a lot of seeds, eaten cooked or uncooked as a vegetable, for example in salads or sauces （1 次）
- We haven’t got many tomatoes, but we’ve got a lot of potatoes.
tone /təʊn/ （常指对听话人的）语气，腔调，口吻 a quality in the voice that expresses the speaker’s feelings or thoughts, often towards the person being spoken to （1 次）
- ‘So do I,’ answered the policeman in the same tone.
topography /təˈpɒɡ.rə.fi/ 地形;地貌;地势 the physical appearance of the natural features of an area of land, especially the shape of its surface （1 次）
- Today, enough soundings are available to enable a relief map of the Atlantic to be drawn and we know something of the great variety of the sea bed’s topography.
torchlight /ˈtɔːtʃ.laɪt/ 火炬光 the light from a burning torch （1 次）
- In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.
toy /tɔɪ/ 玩具 an object for children to play with （1 次）
- Whatever it consists of, stamps, records, first editions of books china,glass, antique furniture, pictures, model cars, stuffed birds, toy animals, there is always something to do in connection with it, from finding the right place for the latest addition, to verifying facts in reference books.
tradesman /ˈtreɪdz.mən/ 手艺人；技工；（通常指建筑业的）工匠 someone who works in a trade that needs skill at using your hands, usually in the building industry （1 次）
- Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, but I decide not to buy anything until I had disembarked.
transverse /trænzˈvɜːs/ 横的，横向的;横切的;横断的 in a position or direction that is at an angle of 90° to something else （1 次）
- The second marks the arrival of transverse vibrations which travel more slowly and arrive several minutes after the first.
travlling(或许是 traveling?) （1 次）
- Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice holiday time for the pleasure of travlling by sea.
trembling /ˈtrem.blɪŋ/ 颤抖的，发抖的 shaking slightly in a way that you cannot control, for example because you are frightened, angry, or excited, or because of illness （1 次）
- Suddenly, there was a slight trembling sound from below, and the captain went down to see what had happened.
tremor /ˈtrem.ər/ （尤指因紧张或兴奋）颤抖，发抖 a slight shaking movement in a person’s body, especially because of nervousness or excitement （1 次）
- The undulating waves of the open sea are generated by three natural causes: wind, earth movements or tremors, and the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun.
trend /trend/ 趋势，趋向;倾向，动向 a general development or change in a situation or in the way that people are behaving （1 次）
- Technology trends may push Silicon Valley back to the future.
trial /traɪəl/ 审判，审理 the hearing of statements and showing of objects, etc. in a law court to judge if a person is guilty of a crime or to decide a case or a legal matter （1 次）
- The over-punctual can be as much a trial to others as the unpunctual.
tribe /traɪb/ 部落;部族 a group of people, often of related families, who live together, sharing the same language, culture, and history, especially those who do not live in towns or cities （1 次）
- Among tribal people all knowledge inherited by tradition is shared by all; it is taught to every member of the tribe so that in this respect everybody is equally equipped for life.
trick /trɪk/ 骗局;诡计;恶作剧 an action that is intended to deceive, either as a way of cheating someone, or as a joke or form of entertainment （1 次）
- Alfred had learned many of their ballads in his youth and could vary his programme with acrobatic tricks and simple conjuring.
trickle /ˈtrɪk.əl/ 从…向下滴（或淌） If liquid trickles somewhere, it flows slowly and without force in a thin line. （1 次）
- The trickle became a stream: the stream has now become a torrent.
triumph /ˈtraɪ.əmf/ 巨大成功；胜利；狂喜 a very great success, achievement, or victory (= when you win a war, fight, or competition), or a feeling of great satisfaction or pleasure caused by this （1 次）
- There was a note of triumph in my voice when I told him that it was there in black and white.
tune /tʃuːn/ 曲调，曲子;旋律 a series of musical notes, especially one that is pleasant and easy to remember （1 次）
- When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake.
turning /ˈtɜː.nɪŋ/ （尤指路的）转弯处，岔路口 a place, especially a road, track, or path, where you can leave the road you are on （1 次）
- I decided that I must have taken a wrong turning somewhere.
tusk /tʌsk/ （大象等动物的）长牙 either of the two long, pointed teeth of some animals such as elephants （1 次）
- Historians have long been puzzled by dots, lines and symbols which have been engraved on walls, bones, and the ivory tusks of mammoths.
tussle /ˈtʌs.əl/ （激烈地）争执，争辩 to have difficult disagreements or strong arguments （1 次）
- Cats, for instance, would be greatly helped; no running fights with large, fierce rats or tussles with grown rabbits–just a bite and no more effort needed.
twittering /ˈtwɪt.ər.ɪŋ/ 吱吱的鸟叫，叽叽喳喳的鸟鸣 a series of short, high sounds made by a bird （1 次）
- Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures.
typewriter /ˈtaɪpˌraɪ.tər/ 打字机 a machine with keys that you press to produce letters and numbers on paper （1 次）
- On turning eagerly to the text, one learns that the lady was a typist who found the sound of office typewriters worried her more and more until eventually she had to go into a mental hospital.
typist /ˈtaɪ.pɪst/ （表示某人打字的熟练程度） used to say how good someone is at typing （1 次）
- On turning eagerly to the text, one learns that the lady was a typist who found the sound of office typewriters worried her more and more until eventually she had to go into a mental hospital.
uncertainty /ʌnˈsɜː.tən.ti/ 不确定性；不确定因素；不确定（或未知）的事物 a situation in which something is not known, or something that is not known or certain （1 次）
- Errors and uncertainties multiply, cascading upward through a chain of turbulent features, from dust devils and squalls up to continent-size eddies that only satellites can see.
underclothe(或许是 underclothes?) （1 次）
- After I had stacked my shirts and underclothes in two empty drawers, I decided to hang one of the two suits I had brought with me in the cupboard.
undercurrent /ˈʌn.dəˌkʌr.ənt/ （通常指负面的或危险的）潜在的情绪（或思想等） an emotion, belief, or characteristic of a situation that is hidden and usually negative or dangerous but that has some effect （1 次）
- But a closer study of the evidence, supported by a deeper sense of the period, and particularly by a new consciousness of the philosophical undercurrents in the scientific revolution, has profoundly modified this view of Galileo.
underside /ˈʌn.də.saɪd/ 下面；底部 the side of something that is usually closest to the ground （1 次）
- Clusters of tiny insects called aphids were to be found on the underside of the leaves.
undertaking /ˌʌn.dəˈteɪ.kɪŋ/ 工作;任务;企业;事业 a job, business, or piece of work （1 次）
- Such undertakings require the precise planning and foresight of military operations.
undulating /ˈʌn.djʊ.leɪt/ 波动，起伏;（声音）忽高忽低的;（音量）忽大忽小的;（节奏）忽快忽慢的 to have a continuous up and down shape or movement, like waves on the sea （1 次）
- The undulating waves of the open sea are generated by three natural causes: wind, earth movements or tremors, and the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun.
uniform /ˈjuː.nɪ.fɔːm/ 制服 a particular set of clothes that has to be worn by the members of the same organization or group of people （1 次）
- Now, dressed in a blue uniform and with a rifle over his shoulder, the prisoner marched boldly up and down in front of the camp.
unmade /ʌnˈmeɪd/ （床铺）未整理的 If a bed is unmade, its sheets and covers are still untidy from having been slept in. （1 次）
- The place consisted of a straggling unmade road which was lined on either side by small houses.
unpunctual(或许是 punctual?) （1 次）
- The over-punctual can be as much a trial to others as the unpunctual.
untruth /ʌnˈtruːθ/ 瞎话;假话;谎言 a statement that is not true （1 次）
- We can perhaps forgive those who said the moons of Jupiter were produced by Galileo’s spyglass if we recall that in his day, as for centuries before, curved glass was the popular contrivance for producing not truth but illusion, untruth; and if a single curved glass would distort nature, how much more would a pair of them?
user /ˈjuː.zər/ 使用者，用户;客户 someone who uses a product, machine, or service （1 次）
- From those humble beginnings, we have seen the development of the user-friendly home computers and multimedia machines which are in common use today.
utmost /ˈʌt.məʊst/ 最大的；极度的 used to emphasize how important or serious something is （1 次）
- You play to win, and the game has little meaning unless you do your utmost to win.
vacuum /ˈvæk.juːm/ 真空 a space from which most or all of the matter has been removed, or where there is little or no matter （1 次）
- When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some woman assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.
vain /veɪn/ 徒劳的；枉然的；无用的 unsuccessful; of no value （1 次）
- In vain they rush frantically round from place to place, trying to escape from avenging boredom by mere clatter and motion.
van /væn/ 厢形货车，有盖小货车 a medium-sized road vehicle, used especially for carrying goods, that often has no windows in the sides at the back （1 次）
- The girl, tears streaming down her face, begged to be allowed to slip into the guard’s van.
variation /ˌveə.riˈeɪ.ʃən/ 变化；变动 a change in amount or level （1 次）
- It is only in the study of man himself that the major social sciences have substituted the study of one local variation, that of Western civilization.
varie(或许是 varies?) （1 次）
- The action he takes varies according to the nature of the complaint.
vas(或许是 as?) （1 次）
- Just as it was leaving, Mr. Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases, but it was impossible to stop the thieves.
vegetarian /ˌvedʒ.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/ 素食者，素食主义者 a person who does not eat meat for health or religious reasons or because they want to avoid being cruel to animals （1 次）
- And if you think you’ll abandon meat and become a vegetarian, you have the choice of very expensive organically-grown vegetables or a steady diet of pesticides every time you think you’re eating fresh salads and vegetables, or just having an innocent glass of water!
velvet /ˈvel.vɪt/ 丝绒；平绒；天鹅绒 a cloth usually made from silk or cotton with a thick, soft surface （1 次）
- Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
venom /ˈvenəm/ （蛇、昆虫等叮咬时分泌的）毒液 a poisonous liquid that some snakes, insects, etc. produce and can put into another animal’s body by biting or stinging （1 次）
- The makers of the nerve poison include the mambas and the cobras and their venom is called neurotoxic.
ventilation /ˌven.tɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ 通风（设备）；空气流通（设备） the movement of fresh air around a closed space, or the system that does this （1 次）
- This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it.
vernacular /vəˈnæk.jə.lər/ 本地话，方言；白话 the form of a language that a particular group of speakers use naturally, especially in informal situations （1 次）
- John Dewey has said in all seriousness that the part played by custom in shaping the behaviour of the individual, as against any way in which he can affect traditional custom, is as the proportion of the total vocabulary of his mother tongue against those words of his own baby talk that are taken up into the vernacular of his family.
vertebrate /ˈvɜː.tɪ.brət/ 有脊椎的 having a spine (= back bone) （1 次）
- But, of the vertebrates unpredictable Nature selected only snakes (and one lizard).
video /ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/ 录像，录影;录像带 a recording of moving pictures and sound, especially as a digital file, DVD, etc. （1 次）
- Films, videos, CDs and CD-ROMS are just some of the bewildering amount of information they will have.
vie /vaɪ/ 竞争；争夺 to compete with other people to achieve or get something （1 次）
- At meal times the odour of sauerkraut vies with that of garlic.
viper /ˈvaɪ.pər/ 蝰蛇（一种小毒蛇） a small poisonous snake （1 次）
- Vipers (adders) and rattlesnakes manufacture the blood poison, which is known as haemolytic.
viperine(或许是 perinea?) （1 次）
- Snakes did not acquire their poison for use against man but for use against prey such as rats and mice, and the effects on these of viperine poison is almost immediate.
virus /ˈvaɪə.rəs/ 病毒 an extremely small piece of organic material that causes disease in humans, animals, and plants （1 次）
- Scientists discovered that this particular variety of rabbit (and apparently no other animal) was susceptible to a fatal virus disease, myxomatosis.
visiblebreak(或许是 visible break?) （1 次）
- Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visiblebreak, they become merged in the sea, and painlessly lose their individual being.
vitality /vaɪˈtæl.ə.ti/ 生命力；活力 energy and strength （1 次）
- And if, with the decay of vitality, weariness increases, the thought of rest will be not unwelcome.
vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lər.i/ 词汇量;（某人掌握的）全部词汇 all the words known and used by a particular person （1 次）
- John Dewey has said in all seriousness that the part played by custom in shaping the behaviour of the individual, as against any way in which he can affect traditional custom, is as the proportion of the total vocabulary of his mother tongue against those words of his own baby talk that are taken up into the vernacular of his family.
vocation /vəʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/ （值得投入所有时间和精力的）职业，工作;（认为某种职业适合自己的）使命感 a type of work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you should give all your time and energy, or the feeling that a type of work suits you in this way （1 次）
- Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays, when they come, are grudged as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vocation.
vole /vəʊl/ 田鼠;仓鼠 a small animal similar to a mouse with a thick body, short tail, and small ears （1 次）
- When you think of the innumerable birds that one sees flying about, not to mention the equally numerous small animals like field mice and voles which you do not see, it is very rarely that one comes across a dead body, except, of course, on the roads.
volt /vɒlt/ 伏特（电压单位） the standard unit used to measure how strongly an electrical current is sent around an electrical system （1 次）
- He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line.
voltage /ˈvɒl.tɪdʒ/ 电压;伏特数 the force of an electric current, measured in volts （1 次）
- Portable boiling elements that can boil small quantities of water are useful when the right voltage of electricity is available.
voyager /ˈvɔɪ.ɪ.dʒər/ 航海者;远航者 a person who goes on a long and sometimes dangerous journey （1 次）
- Mars has an extraordinary fascination for would-be voyagers.
vulgar /ˈvʌl.ɡər/ 粗俗的;庸俗的;不雅的 not suitable, simple, dignified or beautiful; not in the style preferred by the upper classes of society （1 次）
- But, if this world is not merely a bad joke, life a vulgar flare amid the cool radiance of the stars, and existence an empty laugh braying across the mysteries; if these intimations of a something behind and beyond are not evil humour born of indigestion, or whimsies sent by the devil to mock and madden us, if, in a word beauty means something yet we must not seek to interpret the meaning.
waiter /ˈweɪ.tər/ （餐馆的）男侍者，男服务员 a man whose job is to bring the food to customers at their tables in a restaurant （1 次）
- A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian.
waiting /weɪt/ 等待，等候;期盼，盼望 to allow time to go by, especially while staying in one place without doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you are expecting happens or until you can do something （1 次）
- ‘There’s always plenty to read in the waiting room!’
ware /weər/ 陶器，陶器器皿 pottery (= objects made out of clay) of a particular type or make （1 次）
- Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour.
warfare /ˈwɔː.feər/ 战争;作战，交战 the activity of fighting a war, often including the weapons and methods that are used （1 次）
- At the international level, sport is frankly mimic warfare.
warning /ˈwɔː.nɪŋ/ 警告;告诫;提醒 something that makes you understand there is a possible danger or problem, especially one in the future （1 次）
- We needed no further warning.
warrior /ˈwɒr.i.ər/ （尤指旧时的）武士，勇士 a soldier, usually one who has both experience and skill in fighting, especially in the past （1 次）
- The high stern castle was a riot of carved gods, demons, knights, kings, warriors, mermaids, cherubs; and zoomorphic animal shapes ablaze with red and gold and blue, symbols of courage, power, and cruelty, were portrayed to stir the imaginations of the superstitious sailors of the day.
warship /ˈwɔː.ʃɪp/ 战舰，军舰 a ship supplied with guns, for use in war （1 次）
- Then the cannons of the anchored warships thundered a salute to which the Vasa fired in reply.
wasp /wɒsp/ 黄蜂，胡蜂 a flying insect, often black and yellow, that can sting (= produce a small, painful skin injury) （1 次）
- We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps, but of quite harmless ones like moths.
watchdog /ˈwɒtʃ.dɒɡ/ 监督人;监察机构 a person or organization responsible for making certain that companies obey particular standards and do not act illegally （1 次）
- These friendly dogs, which were first brought from Asia, were used as watchdogs even in Roman times.
watcher /ˈwɒtʃ.ər/ （电视或电影的）观众 a person who watches television or films （1 次）
- Then the sound of rumbling thunder reached the watchers on the shore, as cargo, ballast, ammunition and 400 people went sliding and crashing down to the port side of the steeply listing ship.
waterspout /ˈwɔː.tə.spaʊt/ 海龙卷，水龙卷（海上的一种强旋风暴） a tornado (= violently spinning column of air) filled with water that forms over the sea （1 次）
- In this part of the cave, they could hear an insistent booming sound which they found was caused by a small waterspout shooting down into a pool from the roof of the cave.
wavelength /ˈweɪv.leŋθ/ 波长;（广播电台占用的）频道，波段 the distance between two waves of energy, or the length of the radio wave used by a particular radio station for broadcasting programmes （1 次）
- This depends on the precise radio frequency of the 21-cm wavelength, or 1420 megacycles per second.
wax /wæks/ 蜡 a solid substance containing a lot of fat that becomes soft and melts when warm （1 次）
- They also found something which the X-ray plates did not show: a small wax figure of the god Duamutef.
weariness /ˈwɪə.ri.nəs/ 疲倦;困乏 great tiredness （1 次）
- And if, with the decay of vitality, weariness increases, the thought of rest will be not unwelcome.
weighting /ˈweɪ.tɪŋ/ 加权值 a level of importance given to something compared to something else （1 次）
- In the first place, any scientific study requires that there be no preferential weighting of one or another of the items in the series it selects for its consideration.
whale /weɪl/ 鲸 a very large sea mammal that breathes air through a hole at the top of its head （1 次）
- The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes as much as twelve feet in length.
wheelbarrow /ˈwiːlˌbær.əʊ/ （尤指花园中的）手推车，独轮车 a large, open container for moving things in with a wheel at the front and two handles at the back, used especially in the garden （1 次）
- One lady brought in a biscuit on a wheelbarrow.
whimsy /ˈwɪm.zi/ 离奇的;古怪的;异想天开的 unusual, funny, and pleasant ideas or qualities （1 次）
- But, if this world is not merely a bad joke, life a vulgar flare amid the cool radiance of the stars, and existence an empty laugh braying across the mysteries; if these intimations of a something behind and beyond are not evil humour born of indigestion, or whimsies sent by the devil to mock and madden us, if, in a word beauty means something yet we must not seek to interpret the meaning.
wilderness /ˈwɪl.də.nəs/ 荒无人烟的地区；荒野 an area of land that has not been used to grow crops or had towns and roads built on it, especially because it is difficult to live in as a result of its extremely cold or hot weather or bad earth （1 次）
- Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.
windowsill （1 次）
- There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from!
windscreen /ˈwɪnd.skriːn/ （汽车等的）挡风玻璃 the window at the front of a car, truck, etc. （1 次）
- As she was thrown forward, the cake went right through the windscreen and landed on the road.
winner /ˈwɪn.ər/ 获胜者;冠军 someone who wins a game, competition, or election （1 次）
- The winner was Billy Stewart.
wit /wɪt/ （说话的）幽默风趣 the ability to use words in a clever and humorous way （1 次）
- Oil rigs have to be repaired frequently and divers, who often have to work in darkness a hundred feet under water, have been frightened out of their wits by giant fish bumping into them as they work.
wolf /wʊlf/ 狼 a wild animal of the dog family （1 次）
- And then, when they were dead, the carnivores, like the sabretoothed cats and the giant wolves, came out to feed and suffered exactly the same fate.
workstation /ˈwɜːkˌsteɪ.ʃən/ （计算机）工作站;（办公室、工厂等中的）个人工作区 a keyboard and screen with which a person can use a computer system, or an area in an office, factory, etc. where a single person works （1 次）
- Carver Mead, a pioneer in integrated circuits and a professor of computer science at the California Institute of Technology, notes there are now workstations that enable engineers to design, test and produce chips right on their desks, much the way and editor creates a newsletter on a Macintosh.
wreath /riːθ/ 花环；花圈 an arrangement of flowers and leaves in a circular shape, used as a decoration or as a sign of respect and remembrance for a person who has died （1 次）
- We welcome the seasons by the riverside, crowning the youngest girl with flowers in the spring, holding a summer festival on Midsummer Eve, giving thanks for the harvest in the autumn, and throwing a holly wreath into the current in the winter.
yeast /jiːst/ 酵母;酵母菌 a type of fungus that is used in making alcoholic drinks such as beer and wine, and for making bread swell and become light （1 次）
- Sometimes the yeast within a writer outlives a book he has written.
zigzag /ˈzɪɡ.zæɡ/ 锯齿形线条;之字形 a line or pattern that looks like a Z or a row of Zs joined together （1 次）
- Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zigzag course.
zip /zɪp/ 拉链，拉锁 a device consisting of two rows of metal or plastic teeth-like parts that are brought together by pulling a small sliding piece over them, used for closing openings in clothing, bags, etc. （1 次）
- It’s a small blue case and it’s got a zip.

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词性 NUM (34 words)

one /wʌn/ （数字）1 the number 1 （255 次）
- This one?
two /tuː/ （数字）2 the number 2 （103 次）
- Two ice creams please.
three /θriː/ （数字）3 the number 3 （43 次）
- We’re going to spend three days in the country.
five /faɪv/ （数字）5 the number 5 （36 次）
- Number five.
hundred /ˈhʌn.drəd/ （数字）100 the number 100 （28 次）
- There were hundreds of people there.
four /fɔːr/ （数字）4 the number 4 （25 次）
- It is four o’clock.
twenty /ˈtwen.ti/ （数字）20 the number 20 （24 次）
- There were twenty cars in the race.
six /sɪks/ 数字6 the number 6 （20 次）
- It is six o’clock.
eight /eɪt/ （数字）8 the number 8 （18 次）
- It is eight o’clock.
seven /ˈsev.ən/ （数字）7 the number 7 （16 次）
- We can have dinner at seven o’clock.
fifty /ˈfɪf.ti/ （数字）50 the number 50 （14 次）
- Three pounds fifty pence,please.
million /ˈmɪl.jən/ （数字）100万 the number 1,000,000 （14 次）
- There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges.
ten /ten/ （数字）10 the number 10 （14 次）
- It is ten o’clock.
twelve /twelv/ （数字）12 the number 12 （10 次）
- I had lunch at half past twelve.
fifteen /ˌfɪfˈtiːn/ （数字） 15 the number 15 （9 次）
- He was in car number fifteen.
thirty /ˈθɜː.ti/ （数字）30 the number 30 （9 次）
- You can pay a deposit of thirty pounds, and then fourteen pounds a month for three years.
forty /ˈfɔː.ti/ （数字）40 the number 40 （7 次）
- He’s only forty-one years old, and he has already been to nearly every country in the world.
nine /naɪn/ （数字）9 the number 9 （6 次）
- It is nine o’clock.
eighteen /ˌeɪˈtiːn/ （数字）18 the number 18 （5 次）
- Jill’s eighteen years old, Tom.
eleven /ɪˈlev.ən/ （数字）11 the number 11 （5 次）
- But you mustn’t come home after a quarter past eleven.
sixteen /ˌsɪkˈstiːn/ 数字16 the number 16 （5 次）
- I could answer sixteen of the questions.
eighty /ˈeɪ.ti/ （数字）80 the number 80 （4 次）
- I was doing eighty when I overtook you.
seventeen /ˌsev.ənˈtiːn/ （数字）17 the number 17 （4 次）
- This time, she will be a girl of seventeen.
sixty /ˈsɪk.sti/ 数字60 the number 60 （4 次）
- The day after the birth of the five children, an aeroplane arrived in Aberdeen bringing sixty reporters and photographers.
thirteen /θɜːˈtiːn/ （数字）13 the number 13 （4 次）
- When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long.
fourteen /ˌfɔːˈtiːn/ （数字）14 the number 14 （3 次）
- You can pay a deposit of thirty pounds, and then fourteen pounds a month for three years.
nineteen /ˌnaɪnˈtiːn/ （数字）19 the number 19 （3 次）
- At nineteen minutes past eight.
billion /ˈbɪl.jən/ 十亿 the number 1,000,000,000 （2 次）
- The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars.
zero /ˈzɪə.rəʊ/ （数字）零;没有，全无 (the number) 0; nothing （2 次）
- Little by little the eleven minutes fell to zero.
1.5mps （1 次）
- Because the gravity on the Moon’s surface is only a sixth of Earth’s (remember how easily the Apollo astronauts bounded along), it takes much less energy to accelerate to that 1.5mps than it does on Earth.
1980s （1 次）
- In the early 1980s, the computer giant, IBM produced the world’s first Personal Computer.
day，and(或许是 Dayan?) （1 次）
- They caught lobster and fish every day，and, as one of them put it ‘ate like kings’.
ninety /ˈnaɪn.ti/ （数字）90 the number 90 （1 次）
- It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty.
seventy /ˈsev.ən.ti/ （数字）70 the number 70 （1 次）
- You must have been driving at seventy miles an hour.

one, two, three, five, hundred, four, twenty, six, eight, seven, fifty, million, ten, twelve, fifteen, thirty, forty, nine, eighteen, eleven, sixteen, eighty, seventeen, sixty, thirteen, fourteen, nineteen, billion, zero, ninety, seventy

词性 PART (3 words)

to /tuː/ （用于动词前，表示不定式） used before a verb to show that it is in the infinitive （1746 次）
- Nice to meet you.
not /nɒt/ （用于 be，can，have，will，must 等动词后构成否定表达，在口语中常简略为n’t）不 used to form a negative phrase after verbs like “be”, “can”, “have”, “will”, “must”, etc., usually used in the short form “n’t” in speech （516 次）
- This is not my umbrella.
’s(或许是 s?) （174 次）
- My name's Robert.

to, not

词性 PRON (42 words)

it /ɪt/ （用作主语或宾语）它，这，那（指上文提到的事物、动物或情况） used as the subject of a verb, or the object of a verb or preposition, to refer to a thing, animal, situation, or idea that has already been mentioned （885 次）
- Yes, it is.
i /aɪ/ （英语字母表的第九个字母） the ninth letter of the English alphabet （851 次）
- Excuse me!
he /hiː/ 他（用于指代男人、男孩或雄性动物） used as the subject of a verb to refer to a man, boy, or male animal that has already been mentioned （831 次）
- He is German.
they /ðeɪ/ （作主语）他们，她们，它们 used as the subject of a verb to refer to people, animals, or things already mentioned or, more generally, to a group of people not clearly described （534 次）
- No, they aren’t.
we /wiː/ （用作动词的主语）我们 used as the subject of a verb to refer to a group including the speaker and at least one other person （425 次）
- No, we are not.
you /juː/ 你;您;你们 used to refer to the person or people being spoken or written to （422 次）
- Thank you very much.
she /ʃiː/ 她;（指雌性动物）它 used as the subject of a verb to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal that has already been mentioned （336 次）
- She is French.
his /hɪz/ 他的;它的 belonging to or connected with a man, boy, or male animal that has just been mentioned or is known about （280 次）
- Mr. Jones is with his family.
which /wɪtʃ/ （用于答案数目固定或有限的问题中）哪个;哪些 (used in questions and structures in which there is a fixed or limited set of answers or possibilities) what one or ones （222 次）
- Which book?
my /maɪ/ 我的 of or belonging to me (= the speaker or writer) （200 次）
- My coat and my umbrella please.
there /ðeər/ 往那里;在那里;到那里 (to, at, or in) that place （198 次）
- There’s an ice cream man.
who /huː/ 谁，什么人 used especially in questions as the subject or object of a verb, when asking which person or people, or when asking what someone’s name is （158 次）
- Who is this young man?
their /ðeər/ 他们的;她们的;它们的 of or belonging to them （156 次）
- What are their jobs?
what /wɒt/ 什么 used to ask for information about people or things （147 次）
- What nationality are you?
our /aʊər/ 我们的 of or belonging to us （139 次）
- Our cases are brown.
her /hɜːr/ （指代女性或雌性动物）她，她的 used, usually as the object of a verb or preposition, to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal that has just been mentioned or is just about to be mentioned （117 次）
- Pink’s her favourite colour.
its /ɪts/ 它的，其 belonging to or relating to something that has already been mentioned （105 次）
- The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!
your /jɔːr/ 你的;您的;你们的 belonging or relating to the person or group of people being spoken or written to （76 次）
- Is this your handbag?
those /ðəʊz/ 那，那些 plural of that （49 次）
- Those women are very hard-working.
something /ˈsʌm.θɪŋ/ 某物;某事;某个东西 an object, situation, quality, or action that is not exactly known or stated （39 次）
- Come and have something to drink.
nothing /ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/ 没有东西;没有事情 not anything （30 次）
- Nothing at all.
anything /ˈen.i.θɪŋ/ （用于疑问句或否定句中）任何事物，任何东西 used in questions and negatives to mean “something” （28 次）
- Can you see anything?
himself /hɪmˈself/ 他自己;它自己 used to refer to a male object of a verb that is the same person or animal as the subject of the verb （23 次）
- As I soon learnt, he was English himself!
anyone /ˈen.i.wʌn/ （用于疑问句和否定句中）有人，任何人 used in questions and negatives to mean “a person or people” （19 次）
- So have I. Isn’t there anyone at home?
everything /ˈev.ri.θɪŋ/ 每件事;所有事物;一切 all things （19 次）
- Everything’s very quiet.
everybody /ˈev.riˌbɒd.i/ 每个人，人人;所有人 → everyone （18 次）
- Everybody wants to have lunch in the garden.
someone /ˈsʌm.wʌn/ 某人 used to refer to a single person when you do not know who they are or when it is not important who they are （16 次）
- someone called.
myself /maɪˈself/ （反身代词）我自己 used when the subject of the verb is “I” and the object is the same person （13 次）
- Well, I’ll have tea by myself.
ourselves /ˌaʊəˈselvz/ （we 的反身形式）我们自己 used when the subject of the verb is “we” or the speaker and one or more others, and the object is the same group of people （13 次）
- We always enjoy ourselves, Mum.
themselves /ðəmˈselvz/ （they 的反身形式）他们自己，她们自己，它们自己 used when the subject of the verb is “they” or a group of people, and the object is the same group of people （13 次）
- When they had all made themselves comfortable, a stranger appeared.
everyone /ˈev.ri.wʌn/ 每个人，人人;所有人 every person （12 次）
- Everyone’s in the garden.
yourself /jɔːˈself/ 你自己;您自己 used when the subject of the verb is “you” or the person being spoken to, and the object is the same person （10 次）
- Enjoy yourself!
us /ʌs/ （用作动词或介词的宾语）我们 used as the object of a verb or a preposition to refer to a group that includes the speaker and at least one other person （9 次）
- Let's go into the living room,Carol.
herself /hɜːˈself/ 她自己 used to refer to a female object of a verb, that is the same person or animal as the subject of the verb （7 次）
- she said to herself.
neither /ˈnaɪ.ðər/ 两者皆非，两者都不 not either of two things or people （7 次）
- Neither can I.
itself /ɪtˈself/ 它自己，它本身 used when the subject of the verb is “it” and the object is the same thing, animal, situation, or idea （6 次）
- The snake then wound itself round the wires.
whatever /wɒtˈev.ər/ 不管怎样，无论什么 it is not important what is; it makes no difference what (is) （5 次）
- ‘Whatever are you doing up here Bill?’ asked the vicar in surprise.
whom /huːm/ （作宾语时代替 who） used instead of “who” as the object of a verb or preposition （4 次）
- In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.
ours /aʊəz/ 我们的 the one(s) belonging to or connected with the person who is speaking and one or more other people （3 次）
- The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs.
theirs /ðeəz/ 他们的，她们的，它们的（所有物） the one(s) belonging to or connected with them （2 次）
- The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs.
nobody /ˈnəʊ.bə.di/ 没有人，无人 not anyone （1 次）
- And, as in a nightmare, there was nobody in sight to help me.
yours /jɔːz/ 你的;您的;你们的 the one(s) belonging to or connected with the person or group of people being spoken or written to （1 次）
- After I had given her some money, she looked into a crystal ball and said: ‘A relation of yours is coming to see you.

it, i, he, they, we, you, she, his, which, my, there, who, their, what, our, her, its, your, those, something, nothing, anything, himself, anyone, everything, everybody, someone, myself, ourselves, themselves, everyone, yourself, us, herself, neither, itself, whatever, whom, ours, theirs, nobody, yours

词性 PROPN (611 words)

mr.(或许是 Mr?) （42 次）
- Good morning, Mr. Blake.
mrs.(或许是 Mars?) （36 次）
- Mrs. Smith’s kitchen is small.
England /ˈɪŋ.ɡlənd/ 英格兰 a country that is part of the United Kingdom （20 次）
- I come from England.
London /ˈlʌn.dən/ 伦敦 the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, in the south-east of England on the River Thames. It has a population of over 13 million people and is the location of the UK Parliament, the King’s main home Buckingham Palace, the Bank of England, and the London Stock Exchange. （20 次）
- Last week Mrs. Mills went to London.
English /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ 英语 the language that is spoken in the UK, the US, and in many other countries （19 次）
- There were English cars, French cars, German cars, Italian cars, American cars and Japanese cars.
George （18 次）
- You’re working hard, George.
john /ˈdʒɒn/ 厕所，盥洗室（同 toilet） a toilet （16 次）
- Is that you, John?
SAM /sæm/ 地对空导弹（surface-to-air missle的缩写） abbreviation for surface-to-air missile （16 次）
- I’m going to put it on this table, Sam.
harry /ˈhær.i/ 不断索要;不断烦扰 to repeatedly demand something from someone, often causing them to feel worried or angry （15 次）
- My cousin, Harry, keeps a large curiously-shaped bottle on permanent display in his study.
channel /ˈtʃæn.əl/ 电视台;电视频道 a television or radio station (= an organization that broadcasts television or radio programmes) （12 次）
- Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle.
jimmy /ˈdʒɪm.i/ （窃贼等用来撬开门窗的）撬棍 a short, strong metal bar with a curved end, often used to force things open, for example by thieves to force open windows or doors （11 次）
- Where’s Jimmy?
ombudsman /ˈɒm.bʊdz.mən/ （政府或大型机构处理投诉的）民情调查官，巡视官，申诉专员 someone who works for a government or large organization and deals with the complaints made against it （11 次）
- The official title of the person is ‘Justiteombudsman’, but the Swedes commonly refer to him as the ‘J.O.’ or ‘Ombudsman’.
south /saʊθ/ 南;南方，南部 the direction that goes towards the part of the earth below the equator, opposite to the north, or the part of an area or country that is in this direction （11 次）
- It’s often wet in the West and sometimes warm in the South.
Australia /ɒsˈtreɪ.li.ə/ 澳大利亚 a large country in the southwest Pacific Ocean （10 次）
- This is a photograph I took during my trip to Australia.
frank /fræŋk/ 坦率的，坦诚的;直言不讳的 honest, sincere, and telling the truth, even when this might be awkward or make other people uncomfortable （10 次）
- Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man.
marsh /mɑːʃ/ 沼泽;湿地 ground near a lake, a river, or the sea that often floods and is always wet （10 次）
- It must be Karen Marsh,the actress.
moon /muːn/ 月球，月亮 the round object that moves in the sky around the earth and can be seen at night （10 次）
- They have found that it is connected with the passage of days and the phases of the moon.
alfred(或许是 flared?) （9 次）
- This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
Bessie （9 次）
- While she always criticized the fickleness of human nature, she carried on an unrelenting search for the ideal servant to the end of her days,even after she had been sadly disillusioned by Bessie.
bill /bɪl/ 账单 a request for payment of money owed, or the piece of paper on which it is written （9 次）
- Bill Frith’s garden is larger than Joe’s.
Galileo （9 次）
- In his own lifetime Galileo was the centre of violent controversy, but the scientific dust has long since settled, and today we can see even his famous clash with the Inquisition in something like its proper perspective.
Harriet （9 次）
- It is a good thing my aunt Harriet died years ago.
sally /ˈsæl.i/ （尤指被包围时的）突击，出击，突围 a sudden attack on an enemy, especially when they are surrounding you （9 次）
- Where’s Sally, Jack?
America /əˈmer.ɪ.kə/ 美国，美利坚合众国 the United States of America （8 次）
- My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays.
Atlantic /ətˈlæn.tɪk/ 大西洋的 belonging to or relating to the Atlantic Ocean （8 次）
- It has sailed across the Atlantic many times.
Bruce （8 次）
- The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from.
dimitri(或许是 Dmitri?) （8 次）
- Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
Europe /ˈjʊə.rəp/ 欧洲 the continent that is to the east of the Atlantic Ocean, to the north of the Mediterranean, and to the west of Asia （8 次）
- My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays.
Jane /ˌdʒeɪn ˈdəʊ/ 无名女士，某女（对应John Doe，某男） a female John Doe （8 次）
- Give me a book please, Jane.
Joe /dʒəʊ/ 咖啡的俗称 coffee （8 次）
- Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town.
Mendoza （8 次）
- One of the most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764.
Ramsay （8 次）
- Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay’s cat.
tim(或许是 chm?) （8 次）
- Is this shirt Tim’s?
tom /tɒm/ 公猫（同 tomcat） a tomcat （8 次）
- Jill’s eighteen years old, Tom.
April /ˈeɪ.prəl/ 四月 the fourth month of the year, after March and before May （7 次）
- It’s always warm in April and May, but it rains sometimes.
bob /bɒb/ （尤指在水面上）轻轻地快速上下晃动 to move up and down quickly and gently, especially on the surface of water （7 次）
- Can you come here a minute please, Bob?
carol /ˈkær.əl/ 欢快的歌;圣歌;（通常指）圣诞颂歌 a happy or religious song, usually one sung at Christmas （7 次）
- What are you doing, Carol?
cutty(或许是 cutey?) （7 次）
- One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greenwich.
Hans （7 次）
- Sophie, this is Hans.
health /helθ/ 身体状况，健康 the condition of the body and the degree to which it is free from illness, or the state of being well （7 次）
- After reading an article entitled ‘Cigarette Smoking and Your Health’ I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves.
Hubble （7 次）
- The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars.
Karen （7 次）
- It must be Karen Marsh,the actress.
mum /mʌm/ 妈妈 a mother （7 次）
- We’re tired… …and thirsty, Mum.
palace /ˈpæl.ɪs/ 宫殿 a large house that is the official home of a king, queen, or other person of high social rank （7 次）
- Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
rastus(或许是 stratus?) （7 次）
- Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.
Richards （7 次）
- Come and meet our employees, Mr. Richards.
Robert （7 次）
- My name’s Robert.
sark(或许是 dark?) （7 次）
- One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greenwich.
sawyer （7 次）
- In the morning, Mr. Sawyer goes to work and the children go to school.
Taylor /ˈteɪ.lə rɪˌpɔːt/ 泰勒报告（英国政府调查西斯博罗惨案发生原因的报告，该惨案于1985年发生在谢菲尔德，95名利物浦队球迷丧生） an official report by the British government into the causes of an accident at the Hillsborough football ground in Sheffield, England in 1989 at which 95 supporters of Liverpool Football Club died （7 次）
- This is Nicola Grey, and this is Claire Taylor.
York /jɔːk/ 约克 a city in northern England （7 次）
- He was in the R.A.F. He will fly to New York next month.
b.c.(或许是 buck?) （6 次）
- The mummy of an Egyptian woman who died in 800 B.C. has just had an operation.
Christmas /ˈkrɪs.məs/ 圣诞节；圣诞节期间 (the period just before and after) 25 December, a Christian holy day that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ （6 次）
- Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children’s hospital.
Dan /dæn/ （空手道或柔道的）段 one of the ten higher levels in judo or karate （6 次）
- Give me that hammer please, Dan.
Debbie （6 次）
- Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow.
dickie(或许是 sickie?) （6 次）
- He was known to us all as Dickie and his eccentricity had become legendary long before he died.
Eric （6 次）
- Everyone went to the funeral, for the ‘ghost’ was none other than Eric Cox, a third brother who was supposed to have died as a young man.
Gilbert （6 次）
- While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful, but the doctor refused to do so.
hart /hɑːt/ 雄鹿（尤指红鹿） a male deer, especially a red deer （6 次）
- Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow.
Helen （6 次）
- Hello, Helen.
Jeremy （6 次）
- This is Michael Baker, and this is Jeremy Short.
Olympic /əˈlɪm.pɪk/ 奥林匹克运动会的，和奥运会有关的 of or relating to the Olympics （6 次）
- The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years’ time.
paris(或许是 pairs?) （6 次）
- ‘Paris in the Spring’.
Patrick （6 次）
- My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr. Lane’s Radical Progressive Party.
smith /smɪθ/ 铁匠，锻工 someone who makes things out of metal, especially by heating it and hitting it with a hammer （6 次）
- Mrs. Smith’s kitchen is small.
aleko(或许是 allele?) （5 次）
- After telling several of his friends about the theft, Dimitri found out that his neighbour, Aleko, had suddenly acquired a new lamb.
alf(或许是 calf?) （5 次）
- When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
ambassador /æmˈbæs.ə.dər/ 大使 an important official who works in a foreign country representing his or her own country there, and who is officially accepted in this position by that country （5 次）
- When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock.
bagrit(或许是 grit?) （5 次）
- Considering how recent these developments are, it is even more remarkable that as long ago as the 1960s, an Englishman,Leon Bagrit, was able to predict some of the uses of computers which we know today.
Britain /ˈbrɪt.ən/ 英格兰，苏格兰，威尔士的统称 England, Scotland, and Wales （5 次）
- It was officially opened on March 7,1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent.
California /ˌkæl.ɪ.ˈfɔː.ni.ə / 加利福尼亚州（位于美国西海岸，首府为萨克拉门托，洛杉矶是其最大城市） a state on the west coast of the US, whose capital city is Sacramento and whose largest city is Los Angeles （5 次）
- At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California.
crystal /ˈkrɪs.təl/ 水晶玻璃 transparent glass of very high quality, usually with its surface cut into delicate patterns （5 次）
- After I had given her some money, she looked into a crystal ball and said: ‘A relation of yours is coming to see you.
Englishman /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ.mən/ 英格兰男人;英国男人 a man from England （5 次）
- In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low.
fawcett(或许是 facet?) （5 次）
- Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service.
France /frɑːns/ 法国（西欧国家） a country in western Europe （5 次）
- After I had left a small village in the south of France, I drove on to the next town.
gary(或许是 gray?) （5 次）
- How about you, Gary?
hawkwood(或许是 hawk wood?) （5 次）
- As long ago as the fourteenth century, an Englishman, Sir John Hawkwood, made the remarkable discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.
jenny （5 次）
- Will you see Ian today,Jenny?
Latham （5 次）
- On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the ‘Antoinette IV’.
march /mɑːtʃ/ 抗议游行，示威游行 an event in which a large number of people walk through a public place to express their support for something, or their disagreement with or disapproval of something （5 次）
- It’s often windy in March.
Mary /ˌheɪl ˈmeə.ri/ （天主教祈祷用语）万福马利亚 a Catholic prayer to Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ （5 次）
- Tell Mary we’ll be late for dinner this evening.
Nigel （5 次）
- Nigel is our new next-door neighbour.
north /nɔːθ/ 北;北方;北部 the direction that goes towards the part of the earth above the equator, opposite to the south, or the part of an area or country that is in this direction （5 次）
- The weather’s often cold in North and windy in the East.
parliament /ˈpɑː.lɪ.mənt/ 议会 in some countries, the group of (usually) elected politicians or other people who make the laws for their country （5 次）
- If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.
st.(或许是 st?) （5 次）
- The Great St. Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy.
states /steɪt/ 状态；情形；状况 a condition or way of being that exists at a particular time （5 次）
- One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the United States of America in the nineteenth century by the people of France.
Sunday /ˈsʌn.deɪ/ 周日，星期日，星期天 the day of the week after Saturday and before Monday, when most people in Western countries do not go to work （5 次）
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the country!
titanic /taɪˈtæn.ɪk/ 极强大的；极重要的；巨大的 extremely powerful, strong, important, or large （5 次）
- The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
tony /ˈtəʊn.i/ 高贵的，时髦的 stylish and expensive （5 次）
- How is Tony?
united /juːˈnaɪ.tɪd/ 联合的；统一的 joined together as a group （5 次）
- One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the United States of America in the nineteenth century by the people of France.
Americans /əˈmer.ɪ.kən/ 美国的 of or relating to the United States of America （4 次）
- No, say the Americans: our fowl are fine, we simply clean them in a different way.
Ben /ben/ 用于苏格兰地区的山名中 used in the names of mountains in Scotland （4 次）
- Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service.
Bernard /ˌseɪnt ˈbɜː.nəd/ 圣伯纳德犬，瑞士救护犬（旧时尤用于在山中寻找失踪者） a very large, strong dog used especially in Switzerland in the past to find people lost in the mountains （4 次）
- The Great St. Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy.
bussman(或许是 bushman?) （4 次）
- When I was a boy, my grandfather told me how a German taxi driver, Franz Bussman, found a brother who was thought to have been killed twenty years before.
dad /dæd/ 爸爸，爹爹 a father （4 次）
- I’m going to meet some friends, Dad.
Danes /deɪn/ 丹麦人 a person from Denmark （4 次）
- He noticed at once that discipline was slack: the Danes had the self-confidence of conquerors, and their security precautions were casual.
elkor(或许是 elk or?) （4 次）
- The small ship, Elkor, which had been searching the Barents Sea for weeks, was on its way home.
EU /ˌiːˈjuː/ 欧洲联盟（the European Union的缩写） abbreviation for the European Union （4 次）
- An electric razor that meets the European Union’s safety standards must be approved by American testers before it can be sold in the United States, and an American-made dialysis machine needs the EU’s okay before it hits the market in Europe.
games 体育课 organized sports activities that children do at school （4 次）
- The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years’ time.
gleam /ɡliːm/ 发微光;闪烁;闪现 to produce or reflect a small, bright light （4 次）
- ‘This is a wonderful place for a picnic,’ said Gloria Gleam.
goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ 再见，再会 used when someone leaves （4 次）
- Goodbye, Helen.
Henry /ˌhuː.reɪ ˈhen.ri/ 公开场合大声吵闹，行为招摇的上层青年人 a young man from a high social class who speaks loudly and behaves in a noticeable way in public （4 次）
- But George’s parrot, Henry, was still there.
humphries(或许是 Humphreys?) （4 次）
- This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England.
Ian /æn/ （用于以元音开头的词前，代替 a） used instead of “a” when the following word begins with a vowel sound （4 次）
- Has Ian sold his house yet?
Jones /dʒəʊnz/ 非常需要;很想要 to want something very much （4 次）
- What must I do, Mrs. Jones?
jumbo /ˈdʒʌm.bəʊ/ 特大（号）的；巨型的 extremely large （4 次）
- Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a ‘guard of honour’ of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo.
lane /leɪn/ 乡间小路；小巷，小街，胡同 a narrow road in the countryside or in a town （4 次）
- The former Prime Minister, Mr.Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections.
macaroni /ˌmæk.ərˈəʊ.ni/ 通心粉;通心面 a type of pasta in the shape of small tubes （4 次）
- To end our special news bulletin,’ said the voice of the television announcer, ‘we’re going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria.
madam /ˈmæd.əm/ （对妇女正式而礼貌的称呼）夫人，太太，女士 a formal and polite way of speaking to a woman （4 次）
- Do you like this dress, madam?
mars /mɑːz/ 火星 the planet fourth in order of distance from the sun, after Earth and before Jupiter （4 次）
- In our own solar system, for example, Venus is far too hot and Mars is far too cold to support life.
Monday /ˈmʌn.deɪ/ 星期一，周一 the day of the week after Sunday and before Tuesday （4 次）
- He was absent on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
pacific /pəˈsɪf.ɪk/ 和平的;求和的 peaceful or helping to cause peace （4 次）
- In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa.
Roy /ˌrɔɪ əv ðə ˈrəʊ.vəz ˌstʌf/ （用于体育报道中）没有获胜希望的球队勇敢而激动人心的表现（1950年代漫画《巡游者队的罗伊》中常描写此类球场表现） used in sports reports to refer to brave and exciting football by a team that has very little chance of being successful, typical of the games in the 1950s comic strip “Roy of the Rovers” （4 次）
- Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi.
royal /ˈrɔɪ.əl/ 国王的;女王的;王室的 belonging or connected to a king or queen or a member of their family （4 次）
- A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby.
Saturday /ˈsæt.ə.deɪ/ 星期六，周六 the day of the week after Friday and before Sunday （4 次）
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the country!
Scott （4 次）
- Look, Scott.
Sophie （4 次）
- This is Miss Sophie Dupont.
Sweden /ˈswiː.dən/ 瑞典（北欧国家） a country in northern Europe （4 次）
- During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car: ‘sir, we welcome you to our city.
tazieff(或许是 Tallchief?) （4 次）
- Haroun Tazieff, the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world.
temple /ˈtem.pəl/ 庙宇，寺院;神殿 a building used for the worship of a god or gods in some religions （4 次）
- The mummy is that of Shepenmut who was once a singer in the Temple of Thebes.
Thermopylae （4 次）
- The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae.
Thompson （4 次）
- A public house which was recently bought by Mr.Ian Thompson is up for sale.
Tommy /ˈtɒm.i ɡʌn/ 汤普森冲锋枪 a light machine gun (= a gun that fires many bullets quickly) that is held in the hand （4 次）
- While we were having breakfast, our little boy, Tommy, found two small coins on the floor.
Wednesday /ˈwenz.deɪ/ 星期三 the day of the week after Tuesday and before Thursday （4 次）
- He was absent on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
west /west/ 西，西方 the direction in which the sun goes down in the evening, opposite to the east, or the part of an area or country that is in this direction （4 次）
- It’s often wet in the West and sometimes warm in the South.
Williams （4 次）
- He has a bad cold, Mr. Williams, so he must stay in bed for a week.
Antoinette （3 次）
- On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the ‘Antoinette IV’.
august /ˈɔː.ɡəst/ 八月 the eighth month of the year, after July and before September （3 次）
- It’s always hot in June, July and August.
Berger /ˈbɜː.ɡəz dɪˌziːz/ 贝格尔病，又称IgA肾病 a type of kidney disease in which there is too much of a particular protein, the IgA protein, in the kidney tissues, causing damage to blood vessels in the kidney that filter blood （3 次）
- The deepest known cave in the world is the Gouffre Berger near Grenoble.
bleriot(或许是 blotter?) （3 次）
- Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called ‘No. XI’.
brabante(或许是 banter?) （3 次）
- Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante,tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.
British /ˈbrɪt.ɪʃ/ 英国的;英国人的 belonging to or relating to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or its people （3 次）
- If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed.
Byrd （3 次）
- Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble.
Calais /ˈkæl.eɪ/ 加来（法国东北部大型港口城市） a city in north-eastern France with a large port （3 次）
- When he woke up next morning, he discovered that the boat had, in the meantime, travelled to Calais.
Campbell （3 次）
- The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.
Carlyle （3 次）
- It is recounted of Thomas Carlyle that when he heard of the illness of his friend, Henry Taylor, he went off immediately to visit him, carrying with him in his pocket what remained a bottle of medicine formerly prescribed for an indisposition of Mrs. Carlyle’s.
Chinese /tʃaɪˈniːz/ 中国的;中国人的 belonging to or relating to China, its people, or its language （3 次）
- He is Chinese.
cox /kɒks/ （划艇的）舵手 the person who sits in the back of a rowing boat and controls its direction （3 次）
- The farm was owned by two brothers, Joe and Bob Cox.
customs 海关 the place at a port, airport, or border where travellers’ bags are looked at to find out if any goods are being carried illegally （3 次）
- Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.
Dover （3 次）
- He hitchhiked to Dover and, towards evening, went into a boat to find somewhere to sleep.
endeavour(或许是 endeavor?) （3 次）
- The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble.
endley(或许是 endless?) （3 次）
- For years, villagers believed that Endley Farm was hunted.
eve /iːv/ （重大事件的）前日，前夕 the period or day before an important event （3 次）
- The man took heart and, sure enough, on New Years’ Eve he was able to hobble along to a party.
Franz （3 次）
- When I was a boy, my grandfather told me how a German taxi driver, Franz Bussman, found a brother who was thought to have been killed twenty years before.
gables /ˈɡeɪ.bəl/ 山墙，三角墙 the top end of the wall of a building, in the shape of a triangle, where it meets the sloping parts of a roof （3 次）
- She had a huge, rambling country house called ‘The Gables’.
Germany /ˈdʒɜː.mə.ni/ 德国（中部欧洲国家） a country in central Europe （3 次）
- It was made in Germany in 1681.
Gloria （3 次）
- ‘This is a wonderful place for a picnic,’ said Gloria Gleam.
Harrison （3 次）
- My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England.
Hugh （3 次）
- My friend, Hugh, has always been fat, but things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet.
Italy /ˈɪt.əl.i/ 意大利（南欧国家） a country in southern Europe （3 次）
- Last summer, I went to Italy.
jasper （3 次）
- Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.
Jim /ˌdʒɪm ˈkrəʊ/ （美国对黑人的）种族歧视，种族隔离 the laws and policies once used in the US to treat Black people unfairly and to keep them apart from white people （3 次）
- This is Jim.
July /dʒuˈlaɪ/ 七月 the seventh month of the year, after June and before August （3 次）
- It’s always hot in June, July and August.
June /dʒuːn/ 六月 the sixth month of the year, after May and before July （3 次）
- It’s always hot in June, July and August.
ken /ken/ 金融方面的事我恐怕不懂。 not in your area of knowledge: （3 次）
- Hello, Ken.
l /el/ （英语字母表的第12个字母） the twelfth letter of the English alphabet （3 次）
- I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-T. That’s right.
Leon （3 次）
- Considering how recent these developments are, it is even more remarkable that as long ago as the 1960s, an Englishman,Leon Bagrit, was able to predict some of the uses of computers which we know today.
Liz （3 次）
- Can you recognize that woman,Liz?
lord /lɔːd/ 老爷，贵族 a male peer （3 次）
- In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
mead /miːd/ （旧时饮用的）蜂蜜酒 an alcoholic drink made from honey that was drunk in the past （3 次）
- Carver Mead, a pioneer in integrated circuits and a professor of computer science at the California Institute of Technology, notes there are now workstations that enable engineers to design, test and produce chips right on their desks, much the way and editor creates a newsletter on a Macintosh.
Mediterranean /ˌmed.ɪ.tərˈeɪ.ni.ən/ 地中海 the sea surrounded by southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia （3 次）
- My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years before he returned to England.
Merlin （3 次）
- It has four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, but the group will need to have only three of them rebuilt.
milky /ˈmɪl.ki/ 含奶的;奶的;乳制的 A milky liquid contains milk or is made with a lot of milk. （3 次）
- Recent developments in astronomy have made it possible to detect planets in our own Milky Way and in other galaxies.
minister /ˈmɪn.ɪ.stər/ 部长;大臣 a member of the government in Britain and many other countries who is in charge of a particular department or has an important position in it （3 次）
- The former Prime Minister, Mr.Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections.
NASA /ˈnæs.ə/ （美国）国家航空和航天局，太空总署(NationalAeronautics and Space Administration的缩写） abbreviation for National Aeronautics and Space Administration: the US government organization that is responsible for space travel and the scientific study of space （3 次）
- The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars.
Pauline （3 次）
- What’s Ron Marston like, Pauline?
pinhurst(或许是 Pankhurst?) （3 次）
- Mr.James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst.
pole /pəʊl/ 杆，柱 a long, thin stick of wood or metal, often used standing straight up in the ground to support things （3 次）
- In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E.Byrd,successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time.
prime /praɪm/ 首要的，主要的；基本的 main or most important （3 次）
- The former Prime Minister, Mr.Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections.
Rex /reks/ （拉丁语，在国王即位期间，用于在法庭上指政府方）国王 a Latin word meaning “king”, used to show the side in a court case that is the state, when there is a king （3 次）
- Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and dark.
Richard （3 次）
- How was the exam, Richard?
rockwall(或许是 rockfall?) （3 次）
- Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees.
Russia /ˈrʌʃ.ə/ 俄罗斯（跨越东欧和北亚的国家） a country in eastern Europe and North Asia （3 次）
- The Karen had been sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine.
September /sepˈtem.bər/ 九月 the ninth month of the year, after August and before October （3 次）
- It’s always warm in September and October.
services /ˈsɜː.vɪs ˌsteɪ.ʃən/ 加油站 a place where fuel is sold for road vehicles, often with a small shop （3 次）
- Many people in industry and the Services, who have practical experience of noise, regard any investigation of this question as a waste of time; they are not prepared even to admit the possibility that noise affects people.
silbury(或许是 Pillsbury?) （3 次）
- Mr.James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst.
silver /ˈsɪl.vər/ 银，银子 a chemical element that is a valuable shiny, white metal, used for making cutlery (= knives, spoons, etc.), jewellery, coins, and decorative objects （3 次）
- One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.
sterling /ˈstɜː.lɪŋ/ 英镑（英国货币） British money （3 次）
- Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men.
Susan /ˌleɪ.zi ˈsuː.zən/ 餐桌转盘（餐桌上木质或塑料的圆盘，转动可使就餐的人都能取到食物） a circular piece of wood or plastic on a base that is put on a table and can be turned around so that everyone can reach the food that is on it （3 次）
- It’s for my daughter, Susan.
technology /tekˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/ 技术（学）;应用技术;（尤指）工业技术 (the study and knowledge of) the practical, especially industrial, use of scientific discoveries （3 次）
- New technology has also made its own contribution to noise.
Thursday /ˈθɜːz.deɪ/ 星期四 the day of the week after Wednesday and before Friday （3 次）
- He was absent on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Tuesday /ˈtʃuːz.deɪ/ 星期二 the day of the week after Monday and before Wednesday （3 次）
- He was absent on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
u.s.(或许是 user?) （3 次）
- No, she bought them in the U.S.
vasa(或许是 vase?) （3 次）
- This was the Vasa, royal flagship of the great imperial fleet.
Vera /ˌæl.əʊ ˈvɪə.rə/ 芦荟;芦荟叶汁（可用来治疗受损皮肤） a type of plant with thick pointed leaves, or the thick liquid found in the leaves that is used to treat damaged skin （3 次）
- One case concerns an 11-year-old schoolgirl Vera Petrova, who has normal vision but who can also perceive things with different parts of her skin, and through solid walls.
verrazano(或许是 overran?) （3 次）
- Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme.
westhaven(或许是 west haven?) （3 次）
- After consulting my railway timetable, I noted with satisfaction that there was an express train to Westhaven.
William （3 次）
- In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low.
zoo /zuː/ （尤指野生）动物园 an area in which animals, especially wild animals, are kept so that people can go and look at them or study them （3 次）
- When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously.
Aberdeen /æb.əˈdiːn/ 阿伯丁（苏格兰东北部城市） a city in northeastern Scotland （2 次）
- The family lived in Aberdeen, a small town of 23,000 inhabitants in South Dakota.
Africa /ˈæf.rɪ.kə/ 非洲 the continent that is to the south of the Mediterranean Sea, to the east of the Atlantic Ocean, and to the west of the Indian Ocean （2 次）
- They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
alan(或许是 anal?) （2 次）
- Karen Marsh:Sensational News!By our reporter,Alan Jones.
Alison （2 次）
- Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow.
alps /ælps/ 阿尔卑斯山脉（欧洲的一大型山脉，东起奥地利、斯洛文尼亚，穿过意大利、瑞士、德国和列支敦士登，一直延伸至西部的法国） a large mountain range in Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Liechtenstein, to France in the west （2 次）
- The entrance to the cave is on a plateau in the Dauphine Alps.
Andy （2 次）
- What’s the matter, Andy?
Angeles /ˌlɒs ˈæn.dʒə.liːz/ 洛杉矶（美国加州最大城市） the largest city in the western US state of California and a centre of the entertainment industry （2 次）
- At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles, children become expert at holding their breath under water even before they can walk.
Asian /ˈeɪ.ʒən/ 亚洲的;亚洲人的 belonging to or relating to Asia or its people （2 次）
- Already,orientals and Asian Americans constitute the majority of the engineering staffs at many Valley firms.
association /əˌsəʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ 协会;社团;联盟 a group of people who work together in a single organization for a particular purpose （2 次）
- The Youth Hostels Association.
athelney(或许是 Athene?) （2 次）
- While Alfred’s little army slowly began to gather at Athelney, the king himself set out to penetrate the camp of Guthrum, the commander of the Danish invaders.
b.b.c.(或许是 bobcat?) （2 次）
- When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the famous clock which can be heard all over the world on the B.B.C.
baker /ˈbeɪ.kər/ 面包师;糕点师;面包店店员（或店主） a person who makes bread and cakes, or who sells bread and cakes as a job （2 次）
- This is Michael Baker, and this is Jeremy Short.
Bartholdi （2 次）
- The great statue, which was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete.
bellinsky(或许是 Bellini?) （2 次）
- At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller called Madam Bellinsky.
billy /ˈbɪl.i/ （供野外烹饪用的）金属罐 a metal container used for cooking outside over a fire （2 次）
- The winner was Billy Stewart.
bloggs(或许是 blogs?) （2 次）
- This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
bluebird /ˈbluː.bɜːd/ 蓝鸲，蓝色鸣鸟（北美小鸟，背及头部有蓝色羽毛） a small blue singing bird found in North America （2 次）
- Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him.
boys 男性朋友们 a group of male friends （2 次）
- The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers.
brian(或许是 brain?) （2 次）
- When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear.
brinksley(或许是 Brinkley?) （2 次）
- ‘It couldn’t be better, Gloria,’ Brinksley Meers agreed.
bye /baɪ/ 再见 goodbye （2 次）
- Bye-bye.
carlos(或许是 carols?) （2 次）
- His name is Carlos.
Caroline （2 次）
- Did you serve this gentleman half an hour ago, Caroline?
Charlotte /ˈʃɑː.lət/ 水果奶油布丁 a type of sweet dish made with layers of fruit and bread, cake, or biscuits in a special shaped container （2 次）
- That’s a good idea, Charlotte.
chief /tʃiːf/ 首要的；最重要的；最主要的 most important or main （2 次）
- The Ombudsman immediately wrote to the Chief of Police in the district asking him to send a record of the case.
china /ˈtʃaɪ.nə/ 瓷;瓷料;瓷器，瓷制品 clay of a high quality that is shaped and then heated to make it permanently hard, or objects made from this, such as cups and plates （2 次）
- Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia.
cockerell(或许是 cockerel?) （2 次）
- In 1953, a former electronics engineer in his fifties, Christopher Cockerell, who had turned to boat-building on the Norfolk Broads, suggested an idea on which he had been working for many years to the British Government and industrial circles.
commanding /kəˈmɑːn.dɪŋ/ 指挥的，统帅的，负责下命令的 having the authority to give orders （2 次）
- The police were called in, but they could not arrest anyone, for the basket contained two Members of Parliament and the Commanding Officer of the station!
Conrad （2 次）
- That must be Conrad Reeves.
contamination /kənˌtæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ 弄脏，污染;玷污 the process of making something dirty or poisonous, or the state of containing unwanted or dangerous substances （2 次）
- Contamination of water supplies is usually due to poor sanitation close to water sources, sewage disposal into the sources themselves, leakage of sewage into distribution systems or contamination with industrial or farm waste.
corporation /ˌkɔː.pərˈeɪ.ʃən/ 大公司;集团公司 a large company or group of companies that is controlled together as a single organization （2 次）
- This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
croft /krɒft/ （尤指苏格兰住宅周围的）小农场，农舍 (especially in Scotland) a very small farm around a house, or the house itself （2 次）
- Mr.Croft.
daniel(或许是 denial?) （2 次）
- One of the most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764.
dr.(或许是 dry?) （2 次）
- I’ll phone Dr. Carter.
e /iː/ （英语字母表的第五个字母） the fifth letter of the English alphabet （2 次）
- I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-T. That’s right.
eames(或许是 eases?) （2 次）
- The examiner must have been pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said, ‘Just one more thing, Mr.Eames.
east /iːst/ 东;东方 the direction from which the sun rises in the morning, opposite to the west, or the part of an area or country that is in this direction （2 次）
- The weather’s often cold in North and windy in the East.
Eleanor （2 次）
- Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay’s cat.
electricity /ˌel.ɪkˈtrɪs.ə.ti/ 电;电能 a form of energy that can be produced in several ways and that provides power to devices that create light, heat, etc. （2 次）
- Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
engineering /ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪə.rɪŋ/ 工程设计;工程学 the work of an engineer (= a person who designs or builds machines, engines, electrical systems, or large structures such as roads or bridges using scientific principles), or the study of this work （2 次）
- You work for the Overseas Engineering Company, don’t you?
Everest /ˈev.ər.ɪst/ 埃佛勒斯峰（即珠穆朗玛峰） the highest mountain on earth, situated on the border between Nepal and Tibet in the west of China （2 次）
- Since its discovery, it has become a sort of potholers’ Everest.
Frenchman /ˈfrentʃ.mən/ 法国人 a man from France （2 次）
- A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke.
frinley(或许是 Finley?) （2 次）
- The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a ‘cursed tree’.
Giovanni （2 次）
- He soon made a name for himself and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto.
gouffre(或许是 Geoffrey?) （2 次）
- The deepest known cave in the world is the Gouffre Berger near Grenoble.
Greece /ɡriːs/ 希腊（东南欧国家） a country in southeastern Europe （2 次）
- I come from Greece.
Greenwich /ˌɡren.ɪtʃ ˈmiːn taɪm/ 格林尼治（平均）时，世界时 the time at Greenwich, Greater London, that world time zones are based on （2 次）
- Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.
greenwood （2 次）
- The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers.
greeves(或许是 reeves?) （2 次）
- Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees.
harmsworth(或许是 harms worth?) （2 次）
- The secretary told me that Mr.Harmsworth would see me.
ho /həʊ/ 婊子，妓女 an insulting word for a woman, especially one who is considered to have a lot of sexual partners （2 次）
- This is supposed to induce pleasurable sensations in the elephant, and its effects are reinforced by the use of endearing epithets, such as ‘ho!
Holland /ˈhɒl.ənd/ 荷兰（西欧国家） a name that is sometimes used for the Netherlands, a country in western Europe （2 次）
- My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland.
hostel /ˈhɒs.təl/ （免费或廉价的）旅社，客栈 a large house where people can stay free or cheaply （2 次）
- ‘I have just arrived in Scotland and I’m staying at a Youth Hostel.’
houses /haʊs/ 房屋，住宅 a building that people, usually one family, live in （2 次）
- If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.
i.(或许是 i?) （2 次）
- Neither can I.
IBM （2 次）
- In the early 1980s, the computer giant, IBM produced the world’s first Personal Computer.
India /ˈɪn.di.ə/ 印度（南亚国家） a country in South Asia （2 次）
- Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
Indians /ˈɪn.di.ən/ 印度的;印度人的 belonging to or relating to India or its people （2 次）
- Men accustomed to struggling for survival against the elements and Indians were bewildered by politicians, bankers and businessmen, and unhorsed by fences, laws and alien taboos.
internet /ˈɪn.tə.net/ 国际互联网，因特网 the large system of connected computers around the world that allows people to share information and communicate with each other （2 次）
- Of course, Leon Bagrit could not possibly have foreseen the development of the Internet, the worldwide system that enables us to communicate instantly with anyone in any part of the world by using computers linked to telephone networks.
Italians /ɪˈtæl.jən/ 意大利的;意大利人的;意大利语的 belonging to or relating to Italy, its people, or its language （2 次）
- He soon made a name for himself and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto.
jack /dʒæk/ 起重器，千斤顶 a piece of equipment that can be opened slowly under a heavy object such as a car in order to raise it off the ground （2 次）
- Where’s Sally, Jack?
Jackson （2 次）
- Thank you, Mr. Jackson.
James （2 次）
- Mr.James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst.
January /ˈdʒæn.ju.ə.ri/ 一月 the first month of the year, after December and before February （2 次）
- It’s often cold in December, January and February.
japan /dʒəˈpæn/ 日本（东亚国家） a country in East Asia formed of a group of islands （2 次）
- A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.
jean /ˈdʒiːn ˌdʒæk.ɪt/ 牛仔夹克 a short coat made of denim (= a thick, strong cotton cloth, used especially for making jeans) （2 次）
- She’s in the garden, Jean.
Jennifer （2 次）
- My aunt Jennifer is an actress.
Jill （2 次）
- Jill?
Julie （2 次）
- Our friends Julie and Jack were there, too.
Jupiter /ˈdʒuː.pɪ.tər/ 木星 the planet fifth in order of distance from the Sun, after Mars and before Saturn （2 次）
- A telescope would have to be as far away as the planet Jupiter to look for life in outer space, because the dust becomes thinner the further we travel towards the outer edges of our own solar system.
kate(或许是 take?) （2 次）
- I think I can, Kate.
kituro(或许是 rootkit?) （2 次）
- In 1948, he went to Lake Kivu in the Congo to observe a new volcano which he later named Kituro.
ladies 女洗手间，女卫生间 a women’s toilet in a public place or building such as a hotel or restaurant （2 次）
- Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog.
Lancaster /ˈlæŋ.kæs.tər/ 莱斯特 a small city in northwest England （2 次）
- In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa.
liberty /ˈlɪb.ə.ti/ 自由 the freedom to live as you wish or go where you want （2 次）
- One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the United States of America in the nineteenth century by the people of France.
los(或许是 loci?) （2 次）
- At a special swimming pool in Los Angeles, children become expert at holding their breath under water even before they can walk.
Lucy （2 次）
- I’m sorry, Lucy.
Malcolm （2 次）
- The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.
meers(或许是 meres?) （2 次）
- ‘It couldn’t be better, Gloria,’ Brinksley Meers agreed.
millington(或许是 milling ton?) （2 次）
- When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington.
ministry /ˈmɪn.ɪ.stri/ （政府的）部 in Britain and some other countries, a department of the government led by a minister （2 次）
- This was later confirmed by a naval official at the Ministry of Defence after the Elkor had returned home.
myrolite(或许是 impolite?) （2 次）
- One day, he went to an exclusive shop in London and asked for ‘Myrolite’, the shop assistant looked puzzled and Harry repeated the word, slowly stressing each syllable.
n /en/ （英语字母表的第14个字母） the 14th letter of the English alphabet （2 次）
- I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-T. That’s right.
navy /ˈneɪ.vi/ 海军 the part of a country’s armed forces that is trained to operate at sea （2 次）
- Some time ago the United States Navy, for instance, examined a very large number of men working on aircraft carriers: the study was known as Project Anehin.
November /nəʊˈvem.bər/ 十一月 the eleventh month of the year, after October and before December （2 次）
- It’s often cold in November and it rains sometimes.
October /ɒkˈtəʊ.bər/ 十月 the tenth month of the year, after September and before November （2 次）
- It’s always warm in September and October.
Pamela （2 次）
- Where’s Pamela?
pardon /ˈpɑː.dən/ 原谅，宽恕（常用于礼貌的表达方式） to forgive someone for something they have said or done. This word is often used in polite expressions （2 次）
- Pardon?
periwigs （2 次）
- However, there are undoubtedly some wrong ways, and you can be sure that none of our five advisers would have suggested sinking all (or perhaps any) of your money into Periwigs.
radical /ˈræd.ɪ.kəl/ 激进的;过激的;极端的 believing or expressing the belief that there should be great or extreme social or political change （2 次）
- My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr. Lane’s Radical Progressive Party.
reeves /riːv/ （英国历史上国王派驻郡县的）地方长官;采邑总管，采邑农奴总监 a legal officer in England in the past （2 次）
- That must be Conrad Reeves.
Robinson /ˌhiːθ ˈrɒb.ɪn.sən/ （机器）结构精巧复杂但不实用的 used to describe a machine that is very cleverly made and is complicated in a silly or humorous way, but has no practical use （2 次）
- Dan Robinson has been worried all week.
rolls /rəʊl/ （使）翻滚;（使）滚动 to (cause something to) move somewhere by turning over and over or from side to side （2 次）
- One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.
Royce /ˌrəʊlzˈrɔɪs/ （英国生产的大型昂贵豪华车）劳斯莱斯 a brand name for a large and very expensive type of car made in the UK （2 次）
- One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.
rumbold(或许是 rum bold?) （2 次）
- Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs.Rumbold.
salt /sɒlt/ 盐，食盐 a common white substance found in sea water and in the ground, used especially to add flavour to food or to preserve it （2 次）
- He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.
Sandra （2 次）
- Where’s Sandra, Bob?
Scotland /ˈskɒt.lənd/ 苏格兰 a country that is part of the United Kingdom （2 次）
- ‘I have just arrived in Scotland and I’m staying at a Youth Hostel.’
sensational /senˈseɪ.ʃən.əl/ 极好的；绝妙的；出众的 very good, exciting, or unusual （2 次）
- Karen Marsh:Sensational News!By our reporter,Alan Jones.
signor （2 次）
- Signor Fratelli, the present champion, has won it every year since 1991.
silicon /ˈsɪl.ɪ.kən/ （化学元素）硅 a grey chemical element that is found in rocks and sand and is used in making computers and other electronic machines （2 次）
- Technology trends may push Silicon Valley back to the future.
slinger(或许是 linger?) （2 次）
- Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees.
Steven （2 次）
- Hi, Steven.
Stewart （2 次）
- The winner was Billy Stewart.
Stockholm /ˈstɒk.həʊm/ 斯德哥尔摩（瑞典首都） the capital city of Sweden, situated in the eastern part of the country, on the coast （2 次）
- For nearly three and a half centuries she lay at the bottom of Stockholm harbour until her discovery in 1956.
Sundays /ˈsʌn.deɪ/ 周日，星期日，星期天 the day of the week after Saturday and before Monday, when most people in Western countries do not go to work （2 次）
- On Sundays, hundreds of people come from the city to see our town and to walk through the woods.
Sydney /ˈsɪd.ni/ 悉尼（澳大利亚的一个城市） a large city in southeastern Australia that is the capital of the state of New South Wales （2 次）
- When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing.
thirsty /ˈθɜː.sti/ 口渴的 needing to drink （2 次）
- We’re tired… …and thirsty, Mum.
topsail /ˈtɒp.seɪl/ （三节桅的）中桅帆;（二节桅的）上桅帆 a sail that is above another sail on a sailing boat （2 次）
- He will be in his small boat, Topsail.
venus(或许是 nevus?) （2 次）
- In our own solar system, for example, Venus is far too hot and Mars is far too cold to support life.
wayle(或许是 wale?) （2 次）
- The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home.
woodford(或许是 wood ford?) （2 次）
- ‘I’m going to Woodford Green,’ I said to the conductor as I got on the
312g. （1 次）
- It is LFZ 312G.
academy /əˈkæd.ə.mi/ 研究院;学会;专科学院 an organization intended to protect and develop an art, science, language, etc., or a school that teaches a particular subject or trains people for a particular job （1 次）
- Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils.
acuto(或许是 auto?) （1 次）
- He soon made a name for himself and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto.
adolphus(或许是 Adolph?) （1 次）
- King Gustavus Adolphus ‘The Northern Hurricane’, then at the height of his military success in the ‘Thirty Years’ War, had dictated her measurements and armament.
aime(或许是 aim?) （1 次）
- In 1858, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel.
Alex （1 次）
- For instance, Alex Au, a Stanford Ph.D. from Hong Kong, has set up a Taiwan factory to challenge Japan’s near lock on the memory-chip market.
Alice /ˈæl.ɪs bænd/ 头带，发圈 a hairband (= a strip of material worn in the hair, for holding it off the face), especially a curved plastic strip that does not go all the way around the head （1 次）
- He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice springs, a small town in the centre of Australia.
Altair （1 次）
- In 1975, a primitive machine called the Altair, was launched in the USA.
ammann(或许是 Amman?) （1 次）
- The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island.
amy(或许是 may?) （1 次）
- Come in, Amy.
anehin(或许是 aniline?) （1 次）
- Some time ago the United States Navy, for instance, examined a very large number of men working on aircraft carriers: the study was known as Project Anehin.
angouleme(或许是 megajoule?) （1 次）
- Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme.
Ann （1 次）
- Do you like coffee, Ann?
Anne /ˌkwiːn ænz ˈleɪs/ 峨参 a wild plant with delicate, white flowers （1 次）
- Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men.
anthropologists /ˌæn.θrəˈpɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ 人类学家 someone who scientifically studies humans and their customs, beliefs, and relationships （1 次）
- Anthropologists wondered where the remote ancestors of the Polynesian peoples now living in the Pacific Island scame from.
antipodes /ænˈtɪp.ə.diːz/ （住在北半球的人所指的）澳大利亚和新西兰 a way of referring to Australia and New Zealand by people living in the northern hemisphere (= half of the earth) （1 次）
- This rabbit had no natural enemies in the Antipodes, so that it multiplied with that promiscuous abandon characteristic of rabbits.
Apollo /əˈpɒl.əʊ/ 阿波罗（希腊神话中的太阳神） in Greek mythology (= ancient stories), a god who is connected with many things including music, poetry, medicine, and the sun （1 次）
- Because the gravity on the Moon’s surface is only a sixth of Earth’s (remember how easily the Apollo astronauts bounded along), it takes much less energy to accelerate to that 1.5mps than it does on Earth.
apple /ˈæp.əl/ 苹果 a round fruit with firm, white flesh and a green, red, or yellow skin （1 次）
- This was followed, at the end of the 1970s, by a machine called an Apple.
aristotelians(或许是 Aristotelian?) （1 次）
- He was, above all, a man who experimented: who despised the prejudice and book learning of the Aristotelians, who put his questions to nature instead of to the ancients, and who drew his conclusions fearlessly.
Aristotle /ˈær.ɪ.stɒt.əl/ （古希腊哲学家）亚里士多德 an ancient Greek philosopher (= a person who studies the meaning of life) and scientist （1 次）
- He had been the first to turn a telescope to the sky, and he had seen there evidence enough to overthrow Aristotle and Ptolemy together.
Arthur （1 次）
- Arthur C.Clark once suggested a revolutionary idea passes through three phases: 1. ‘It’s impossible–don’t waste my time.’
Asia /ˈeɪ.ʒə/ 亚洲 the continent that is to the east of Europe, the west of the Pacific Ocean, and the north of the Indian Ocean （1 次）
- These friendly dogs, which were first brought from Asia, were used as watchdogs even in Roman times.
Asians /ˈeɪ.ʒən/ 亚洲的;亚洲人的 belonging to or relating to Asia or its people （1 次）
- And on Asians.
at&t(或许是 at?) （1 次）
- India-born N.Damodar Reddy’s tiny California company reopened an AT&T chip plant in Kansas City last spring with financing from the state of Missouri.
Au /ˌəʊ ˈɡræt.æn/ 带脆皮的（外皮由奶酪或面包屑加黄油制成） cooked with a covering of cheese or breadcrumbs mixed with butter （1 次）
- For instance, Alex Au, a Stanford Ph.D. from Hong Kong, has set up a Taiwan factory to challenge Japan’s near lock on the memory-chip market.
auguste(或许是 august?) （1 次）
- The great statue, which was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete.
ayia(或许是 aria?) （1 次）
- An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
Balkans /ˈbɔːl.kənz/ 巴尔干半岛 a region in southeastern Europe between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea （1 次）
- Visits to really remote villages are seldom enjoyable – as my wife and I discovered during a tour through the Balkans.
Baltic /ˈbɔːl.tɪk/ 波罗的海的 belonging to or relating to the Baltic Sea or the countries surrounding it （1 次）
- In that first glorious hour, the mighty Vasa, which was intended to rule the Baltic, sank with all flags flying–in the harbour of her birth.
Barents （1 次）
- The small ship, Elkor, which had been searching the Barents Sea for weeks, was on its way home.
Bastille /bæˈstiːl/ （位于巴黎的）巴士底狱 a military building in Paris that was used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1789 it was attacked by people who wanted revolution (= violent social and political change) in France, and this attack is regarded as being the start of the French Revolution. （1 次）
- A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in the Bastille for twenty years.
bates （1 次）
- I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.
bellavista(或许是 belletrist?) （1 次）
- The modern traveller is often a man who dislikes the Splendide and the Bellavista, not because he cannot afford, or shuns their material comforts, but because he is afraid of them.
Benjamin （1 次）
- Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built.
Bentley （1 次）
- The man who manoeuvres carelessly into his 20 pounds’ worth of space at one of Europe’s myriad permanent sites may find himself bumping a Bentley.
Benton （1 次）
- Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office.
Benz （1 次）
- The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels.
beresovka(或许是 Tereshkova?) （1 次）
- This is what happened to the famous Beresovka mammoth which was found preserved and in good condition.
Birmingham /ˈbɜː.mɪŋ.əm/ 伯明翰（英格兰中部的一个大城市） a large city in central England （1 次）
- Captain Fawcett’s first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains.
Blake （1 次）
- Good morning, Mr. Blake.
Bonneville （1 次）
- He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.
bracewell(或许是 brace well?) （1 次）
- Professor Ronald Bracewell, a leading American radio astronomer, argued in Nature that such a superior civilization, on a visit to our own solar system, may have left an automatic messenger behind to await the possible awakening of an advanced civilization.
brea(或许是 brae?) （1 次）
- Other animals were trapped in tar pits, like the elephants, sabre-toothed cats, and numerous other creatures that are found at Rancho la Brea, which is now just a suburb of Los Angeles.
broads /brɔːd/ 宽广的 very wide （1 次）
- In 1953, a former electronics engineer in his fifties, Christopher Cockerell, who had turned to boat-building on the Norfolk Broads, suggested an idea on which he had been working for many years to the British Government and industrial circles.
Brooklyn （1 次）
- The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island.
Brussels /ˈbrʌs.əlz / 布鲁塞尔（比利时首都，欧盟总部所在地） the capital city of Belgium, where the European Commission also has its headquarters （1 次）
- Chickens slaughtered in the United States, claim officials in Brussels, are not fit to grace European tables.
bse(或许是 be?) （1 次）
- The price we pay for cheap food may be already too high: Mad Cow Disease (BSE) in cattle, salmonella in chicken and eggs, and listeria in dairy products.
busssman(或许是 businessman?) （1 次）
- Though Mrs. Busssman was fully acquainted with this story, she thought that there was a chance in a million that she might be right.
butlin(或许是 butting?) （1 次）
- A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fiancé, John, runs a successful furniture business.
butterfly /ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ/ 蝴蝶 a type of insect with large, often brightly coloured wings （1 次）
- The Butterfly Effect is the reason.
buttons /ˈbʌt.ən/ 纽扣，扣子 a small, usually circular object used to fasten something, for example a shirt or coat （1 次）
- His name is Percy Buttons.
Byron （1 次）
- Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils.
c.clark(或许是 Clark?) （1 次）
- Arthur C.Clark once suggested a revolutionary idea passes through three phases: 1. ‘It’s impossible–don’t waste my time.’
calabria(或许是 calamari?) （1 次）
- To end our special news bulletin,’ said the voice of the television announcer, ‘we’re going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria.
calabrian(或许是 Cantabrigian?) （1 次）
- This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition!
canyon /ˈkæn.jən/ 峡谷 a large valley with very steep sides and usually a river flowing along the bottom （1 次）
- It is a world of red sandy deserts (hence its name–the Red Planet), cloudless skies, savage sandstorms, chasms wider than the Grand Canyon and at least one mountain more than twice as tall as Everest.
Caribbean /ˌkær.ɪˈbiː.ən/ 加勒比海地区的;加勒比海地区人的 belonging to or relating to Caribbean islands and countries, or their people （1 次）
- They quickly loaded a small rubber dinghy with food, matches, and cans of beer and rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island.
Carlton （1 次）
- The only person I know who has a skeleton in the cupboard is George Carlton, and he is very proud of the fact.
carter /ˈkɑː.tər/ 赶车人；马车夫 a person who drives a cart （1 次）
- I’ll phone Dr. Carter.
carver /ˈkɑː.vər/ 电动切肉刀 a knife with a blade that is moved very quickly by electricity, used for cutting cooked meat （1 次）
- Carver Mead, a pioneer in integrated circuits and a professor of computer science at the California Institute of Technology, notes there are now workstations that enable engineers to design, test and produce chips right on their desks, much the way and editor creates a newsletter on a Macintosh.
catford(或许是 cat ford?) （1 次）
- When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car.
center /ˈsen.tər/ （centre 的美式拼写） US spelling of centre （1 次）
- Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months.
challenger /ˈtʃæl.ɪn.dʒər/ 挑战者 someone who tries to win a competition, fight, or sports event from someone who has previously won it （1 次）
- A burst of activity associated with the laying of submarine cables soon confirmed the Challenger’s observation that many parts of the ocean were two to three miles deep, and the existence of underwater features of considerable magnitude.
chamonix(或许是 champion?) （1 次）
- Except for one or two places such as Zermatt and Chamonix,which had rapidly become popular.
chang(或许是 sang?) （1 次）
- And this is Chang-woo.
Chaplin （1 次）
- No matter where you live, you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin’s early films.
Charles （1 次）
- Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow.
charlie /ˈtʃɑː.li/ 傻瓜，笨蛋 a silly person （1 次）
- No matter where you live, you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin’s early films.
Chicago /ʃɪˈkɑ.ɡəʊ/ 芝加哥（美国伊利诺斯州最大城市） the largest city in Illinois, a state in the central US （1 次）
- There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters in return for ‘protection’.
chickens /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/ 鸡;鸡肉 a type of bird kept on a farm for its eggs or its meat, or the meat of this bird that is cooked and eaten （1 次）
- Chickens slaughtered in the United States, claim officials in Brussels, are not fit to grace European tables.
chippenham(或许是 Chippendale?) （1 次）
- These had settled down for the winter at Chippenham: thither Alfred went.
Christine （1 次）
- Yes, please, Christine.
Christopher （1 次）
- In 1953, a former electronics engineer in his fifties, Christopher Cockerell, who had turned to boat-building on the Norfolk Broads, suggested an idea on which he had been working for many years to the British Government and industrial circles.
Claire （1 次）
- This is Nicola Grey, and this is Claire Taylor.
Clark /ˌleɪk klɑːk ˌnæʃ.ən.əl pɑːk ən prɪˈzɜːv/ （美国阿拉斯加州）克拉克湖国家公园和自然保护区 a national park (= a large area of land protected by the government because of its natural beauty or because it has a special history) in the US state of Alaska （1 次）
- Sir James Clark Ross had obtained a sounding of over 2, 400 fathoms in 1839, but it was not until 1869, when H.M.S.Porcupine was put at the disposal of the Royal Society for several cruises that a series of deep soundings was obtained in the Atlantic and the first samples were collected by dredging the bottom.
club /klʌb/ 俱乐部;社团 an organization of people with a common purpose or interest, who meet regularly and take part in shared activities （1 次）
- Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers’ Club.
colson(或许是 colon?) （1 次）
- Up to the time of his death, Richard Colson was one of the most notable figures in our town.
Congo /ˈkɒŋ.ɡəʊ/ 刚果（共和国） another name for Republic of the Congo （1 次）
- In 1948, he went to Lake Kivu in the Congo to observe a new volcano which he later named Kituro.
cooper /ˈkuː.pər/ 制桶工人;修桶匠 a person who makes and repairs barrels (= large wooden containers with a flat top and curved sides, used for holding beer, wine, etc.) （1 次）
- William S.Hart was, perhaps, the greatest of all Western stars, for unlike Gary Cooper and John Wayne he appeared in nothing but Westerns.
Correggio （1 次）
- The tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio and was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Crusoe （1 次）
- You either starve to death or live like Robinson Crusoe, Waiting for a boat which never comes.
d.n.(或许是 dunk?) （1 次）
- D.N. Hall, 83, Bridge Street.
Dakota /ˌnɔːθ dəˈkəʊ.tə/ 北达科他州（位于美国中北部，首府为俾斯麦） a state in the northern central US, whose capital city is Bismarck （1 次）
- The family lived in Aberdeen, a small town of 23,000 inhabitants in South Dakota.
Darwin （1 次）
- He will soon visit Darwin.
dauphine(或许是 dauphin?) （1 次）
- The entrance to the cave is on a plateau in the Dauphine Alps.
Dave （1 次）
- Is this your shirt, Dave?
David /ˌstɑː.r əv ˈdeɪ.vɪd/ 大卫之星，六角星（犹太教的标志） a star with six points that represents Judaism （1 次）
- David Hall, 83, Bridge Street.
December /dɪˈsem.bər/ 十二月 the twelfth and last month of the year, after November and before January （1 次）
- It’s often cold in December, January and February.
defence(或许是 defense?) （1 次）
- This was later confirmed by a naval official at the Ministry of Defence after the Elkor had returned home.
Delhi /ˈdel.i/ （印度首都）德里 the capital city of India, situated in the northern part of the country （1 次）
- As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of old Delhi, we stopped at a square to have a rest.
dement(或许是 decent?) （1 次）
- Some years ago an American psychiatrist named William Dement published experiments dealing with the recording of eye-movements during sleep.
Dewey /ˌdʒuː.i ˈdes.ɪ.məl ˌsɪs.təm/ 杜威十进位分类法（一种图书馆书籍分类法，用三位数表示每本书的总类别和具体类别） a system of organizing books and magazines, etc. in libraries, by which a book is given three numbers for each main subject and another number or numbers, after a decimal point (= a small solid circle) for its place within that subject （1 次）
- John Dewey has said in all seriousness that the part played by custom in shaping the behaviour of the individual, as against any way in which he can affect traditional custom, is as the proportion of the total vocabulary of his mother tongue against those words of his own baby talk that are taken up into the vernacular of his family.
Donald （1 次）
- Following in his father’s footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm’s son, Donald, also set up a world record.
dos /duːz/ 老师花了十分钟解释课堂纪律。 rules about actions and activities that people should or should not perform or take part in: （1 次）
- This ran on an ‘operating system’ called DOS, produced by a then small company named Microsoft.
duamutef(或许是 malamute?) （1 次）
- They also found something which the X-ray plates did not show: a small wax figure of the god Duamutef.
DuPont （1 次）
- This is Miss Sophie Dupont.
dutch /dʌtʃ/ 荷兰的;荷兰人的;荷兰语的 belonging to or relating to the Netherlands, its people, or its language （1 次）
- Notices forbidding the open-air drying of clothes, or the use of water points for car washing, or those inviting ‘our camping friends’ to a dance or a boat trip are printed not only in French or Italian or Spanish, but also in English, German and Dutch.
dykes /daɪk/ 堤坝，大坝 a wall built to prevent the sea or a river from covering an area, or a channel dug to take water away from an area （1 次）
- I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes.
Easter /ˈiː.stər/ 复活节（基督教纪念耶稣复活的节日） a Christian religious holiday to celebrate Jesus Christ’s return to life after he was killed （1 次）
- The only regular visitors to the monastery in winter are parties of skiers who go there at Christmas and Easter.
economy /iˈkɒn.ə.mi/ 经济;经济制度 the system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country is made and used （1 次）
- Economy is one powerful motive for camping, since after the initial outlay upon equipment, or through hiring it, the total expense can be far less than the cost of hotels.
ee(或许是 i?) （1 次）
- We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: ‘This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company.
Egypt /ˈiː.dʒɪpt/ 埃及（北非国家） a country in North Africa （1 次）
- My wife wants to go to Egypt.
Eiffel /ˌaɪ.fəl ˈtaʊ.ər/ （法国巴黎的）埃菲尔铁塔 a famous tall structure in Paris, made of metal, that is often regarded as a symbol of Paris or France （1 次）
- The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.
elders /ˈel.dər/ （尤指在社会上地位高、受人尊敬的）长者，长辈，老年人 an older person, especially one with a respected position in society （1 次）
- He may be conceited,ill-mannered, presumptuous or fatuous, but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect for elders– as if mere age were a reason for respect.
Elizabeth （1 次）
- ‘Hi, Elizabeth,’ Nigel answered.
Ellesmere （1 次）
- This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
embassy /ˈem.bə.si/ 大使馆全体人员，使馆馆员 the group of people who represent their country in a foreign country （1 次）
- ‘University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.’
Emma （1 次）
- How’s Emma?
equator /ɪˈkweɪ.tər/ 赤道 an imaginary line drawn around the middle of the earth an equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole （1 次）
- After crossing the Equator, the captain called in at a port to have a new rudder fitted, but by now the Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead.
escalopia(或许是 escalope?) （1 次）
- When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock.
escort /ɪˈskɔːt/ （尤指为了确保某人安全到达或离开某地）护卫，护送，押送 to go with a person or vehicle, especially to make certain that he, she, or it leaves or arrives safely （1 次）
- More likely, Ford Escort will be hub to hub with Renault or Mercedes, but rarely with bicycles made for two.
essentialy(或许是 essential?) （1 次）
- If a nation is essentialy disunited, it is left to the government to hold it together.
February /ˈfeb.ru.ər.i/ 二月 the second month of the year, after January and before March （1 次）
- It’s often cold in December, January and February.
federal /ˈfed.ər.əl/ 联邦政府的 relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region, of some countries such as the US （1 次）
- Vera’s curious talent was brought to the notice of a scientific research institute in the town of Ulyanovsk, near where she lives, and in April she was given a series of tests by a special commission of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federal Republic.
ferngreen(或许是 fern green?) （1 次）
- It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.’
fielding /fiːld/ 田;地;牧场 an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals, usually surrounded by a fence （1 次）
- The chest contained the personal belongings of a seaman, Alan Fielding.
Filipino /ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.nəʊ/ 菲律宾人 a person from the Philippines （1 次）
- And Chinese, Korean, Filipino and Indian engineers are graduating in droves from California’s colleges.
flats （女式）平跟鞋，平底鞋 women’s shoes without high heels （1 次）
- He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.
Florence （1 次）
- Six hundred years ago, Sir John Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and settled near Florence.
florentines(或许是 Florentine?) （1 次）
- When he died at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a picture painted which was dedicated to the memory of ‘the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue’.
ford /fɔːd/ （可涉过或驶过的）河流浅水处 an area in a river or stream that is not deep and can be crossed on foot or in a vehicle （1 次）
- More likely, Ford Escort will be hub to hub with Renault or Mercedes, but rarely with bicycles made for two.
fratelli(或许是 fraternal?) （1 次）
- Signor Fratelli, the present champion, has won it every year since 1991.
Friday /ˈfraɪ.deɪ/ 星期五 the day of the week after Thursday and before Saturday （1 次）
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the country!
frith(或许是 firth?) （1 次）
- Bill Frith’s garden is larger than Joe’s.
g /dʒiː/ （英语字母表的第七个字母） the seventh letter of the English alphabet （1 次）
- I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-T. That’s right.
gamond(或许是 gammon?) （1 次）
- In 1858, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel.
gates /ɡeɪt/ （通常由金属条或木头条板做的）大门，栅栏门，围墙门 a part of a fence or outside wall that is fixed at one side and opens and closes like a door, usually made of metal or wooden strips （1 次）
- Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children’s hospital.
Germans （1 次）
- Granted, a preponderance of Germans is a characteristic that seems common to most Mediterranean sites; but as yet there is no overwhelmingly specialized patronage.
Giuseppe （1 次）
- Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante,tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.
goldin(或许是 golden?) （1 次）
- As Daniel Goldin of NASA observed, ‘Finding life elsewhere would change everything.
gorgon /ˈɡɔː.ɡən/ 丑陋可怕的女人 a woman whose appearance and behaviour causes fear （1 次）
- I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon.
grand /ɡrænd/ 重大的；主要的；首要的 important and large in degree （1 次）
- It is a world of red sandy deserts (hence its name–the Red Planet), cloudless skies, savage sandstorms, chasms wider than the Grand Canyon and at least one mountain more than twice as tall as Everest.
Grenoble （1 次）
- The deepest known cave in the world is the Gouffre Berger near Grenoble.
gunter(或许是 hunter?) （1 次）
- The fantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter.
Gustavus （1 次）
- King Gustavus Adolphus ‘The Northern Hurricane’, then at the height of his military success in the ‘Thirty Years’ War, had dictated her measurements and armament.
guthrum(或许是 Guthrie?) （1 次）
- While Alfred’s little army slowly began to gather at Athelney, the king himself set out to penetrate the camp of Guthrum, the commander of the Danish invaders.
h.m.s.porcupine(或许是 circumspection?) （1 次）
- Sir James Clark Ross had obtained a sounding of over 2, 400 fathoms in 1839, but it was not until 1869, when H.M.S.Porcupine was put at the disposal of the Royal Society for several cruises that a series of deep soundings was obtained in the Atlantic and the first samples were collected by dredging the bottom.
halliday(或许是 holiday?) （1 次）
- My old friend, Frank Halliday, is just such a person.
hampden(或许是 menhaden?) （1 次）
- Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties.
haroun(或许是 around?) （1 次）
- Haroun Tazieff, the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world.
haukodue(或许是 hauberk?) （1 次）
- When he died at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a picture painted which was dedicated to the memory of ‘the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue’.
Hawkins （1 次）
- Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man.
hay /heɪ/ （用作饲料或覆盖物的）干草 grass that is cut and dried and used as animal food （1 次）
- Hay had been cut and cowsheds had been cleaned.
heavens 天空 the sky （1 次）
- ‘Good heavens!’ exclaimed his wife.
highlands /ˈhaɪ.ləndz/ 高地，高原;山区 a mountainous area of a country （1 次）
- They have a character, perhaps two; they are in that condition of eager discomfort which passes for inspiration all admit radical changes of destination once the journey has begun; one, to my certain knowledge, spent nine months on a novel about Kashmir, then reset the whole thing in the Scottish Highlands.
Hollywood /ˈhɒl.i.wʊd/ 好莱坞（美国电影业中心） the centre of the US film industry （1 次）
- Unlike most of his contemporaries in Hollywood, Hart actually knew something of the old West.
holy /ˈhəʊ.li/ 神圣的；上帝的 related to a religion or a god （1 次）
- The Holy Office knew this full well when it caused heretics to be burned in days gone by.
Hong /ˌhɒŋ ˈkɒŋ/ 香港 a region of China with its own government, formed of the island of Hong Kong and other islands （1 次）
- For instance, Alex Au, a Stanford Ph.D. from Hong Kong, has set up a Taiwan factory to challenge Japan’s near lock on the memory-chip market.
horst(或许是 host?) （1 次）
- I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me.
hostels /ˈhɒs.təl/ （免费或廉价的）旅社，客栈 a large house where people can stay free or cheaply （1 次）
- The Youth Hostels Association.
Hubert （1 次）
- On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the ‘Antoinette IV’.
hurricane /ˈhʌr.ɪ.kən/ （尤指西大西洋的）飓风 a violent wind that has a circular movement, especially in the West Atlantic Ocean （1 次）
- King Gustavus Adolphus ‘The Northern Hurricane’, then at the height of his military success in the ‘Thirty Years’ War, had dictated her measurements and armament.
Hyde /haɪd/ （同 Jekyll and Hyde） → Jekyll and Hyde disapproving （1 次）
- Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
Indonesia /ˌɪn.dəˈniː.ʒə/ 印度尼西亚（东南亚岛国） a country in Southeast Asia formed of a group of islands （1 次）
- The sagas of these people explain that some of them came from Indonesia about 2,000 years ago.
irini(或许是 ironing?) （1 次）
- An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
islands /ˈaɪ.lənd/ 岛，岛屿 a piece of land completely surrounded by water （1 次）
- They were taking a badly damaged boat from the Virgin Islands to Miami to have it repaired.
iv /ˌaɪˈviː/ 进入静脉的;静脉的（intravenous的缩写） abbreviation for intravenous （1 次）
- On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the ‘Antoinette IV’.
j.o.(或许是 judo?) （1 次）
- The official title of the person is ‘Justiteombudsman’, but the Swedes commonly refer to him as the ‘J.O.’ or ‘Ombudsman’.
java /ˈdʒɑː.və/ Java 语言（因特网常用的一种计算机程序语言） the name of a computer programming language that is often used on the internet （1 次）
- The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae, but on the Indian Ocean, the Cutty Sark took the lead.
jersey /ˈdʒɜː.zi/ 针织紧身套衫 a piece of wool or cotton clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body and has sleeves but no opening at the front （1 次）
- The computer will still be unable to predict whether Princeton, New Jersey, will have sun or rain on a day one month away.
justiteombudsman(或许是 noncombustible?) （1 次）
- The official title of the person is ‘Justiteombudsman’, but the Swedes commonly refer to him as the ‘J.O.’ or ‘Ombudsman’.
Kansas /ˈkæn.zəs/ 堪萨斯州（位于美国中部，首都是托皮卡） a state in the central US, whose capital city is Topeka （1 次）
- India-born N.Damodar Reddy’s tiny California company reopened an AT&T chip plant in Kansas City last spring with financing from the state of Missouri.
Kashmir （1 次）
- They have a character, perhaps two; they are in that condition of eager discomfort which passes for inspiration all admit radical changes of destination once the journey has begun; one, to my certain knowledge, spent nine months on a novel about Kashmir, then reset the whole thing in the Scottish Highlands.
kea(或许是 lea?) （1 次）
- Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
kivu(或许是 Kiev?) （1 次）
- In 1948, he went to Lake Kivu in the Congo to observe a new volcano which he later named Kituro.
kong(或许是 gonk?) （1 次）
- For instance, Alex Au, a Stanford Ph.D. from Hong Kong, has set up a Taiwan factory to challenge Japan’s near lock on the memory-chip market.
Kurt （1 次）
- The fantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter.
la /lɑː/ 拉（大调音阶的第六个音） the sixth note in the sol-fa musical scale （1 次）
- Other animals were trapped in tar pits, like the elephants, sabre-toothed cats, and numerous other creatures that are found at Rancho la Brea, which is now just a suburb of Los Angeles.
las(或许是 leis?) （1 次）
- But if you are a serious private investor, leave the Las Vegas mentality to those with money to fritter.
lfz(或许是 vlf?) （1 次）
- It is LFZ 312G.
listen:’karen(或许是 existentialist?) （1 次）
- Listen:'Karen Marsh: The latest.
lotto /ˈlɒt.əʊ/ 抽数码赌戏（一种类似宾果（bingo）的抽彩游戏） a game of chance in which each player tries to match the numbers on their card with numbers pulled out of a container （1 次）
- During these tests she was able to read a newspaper through an opaque screen and, stranger still,by moving her elbow over a child’s game of Lotto she was able to describe the figures and colours printed on it; and,in another instance,wearing stockings and slippers, to make out with her foot the outlines and colours of a picture hidden under a carpet.
Louis （1 次）
- Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called ‘No. XI’.
m.p.h.–the(或许是 mopish–the?) （1 次）
- The hovercraft is particularly useful in large areas with poor communications such as Africa or Australia; it can become a ‘flying fruit-bowl’, carrying bananas from the plantations to the ports; giant hovercraft liners could span the Atlantic; and the railway of the future may well be the ‘hovertrain’, riding on its air cushion over a single rail, which it never touches, at speeds, up to 300 m.p.h.--the possibilities appear unlimited.
Macintosh /ˈmæk.ɪn.tɒʃ/ Mac电脑，苹果电脑（同 Mac） a Mac trademark （1 次）
- Carver Mead, a pioneer in integrated circuits and a professor of computer science at the California Institute of Technology, notes there are now workstations that enable engineers to design, test and produce chips right on their desks, much the way and editor creates a newsletter on a Macintosh.
Madagascar /ˌmæd.əˈɡæs.kər/ 马达加斯加（印度洋岛国） an island country in the Indian Ocean （1 次）
- Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar.
Madrid /məˈdrɪd/ 马德里（西班牙首都） the capital city of Spain, situated in the central part of the country （1 次）
- At the moment, he’s in Madrid.
mambas /ˈmæm.bə/ 树眼镜蛇，曼巴（一种巨毒蛇，主要生活在非洲部分地区的洞穴中或树上） a very poisonous snake that lives mainly in caves or trees in parts of Africa （1 次）
- The makers of the nerve poison include the mambas and the cobras and their venom is called neurotoxic.
marine /məˈriːn/ 海（洋）的;航海的;海运的 related to the sea or sea transport （1 次）
- Marine Studio biologists have pointed out that, however intelligent they may be, it is probably a mistake to credit dolphins with any motive of life-saving.
marquis /ˈmɑː.kwɪs/ （英国的）侯爵（介于公爵与伯爵之间） a man of high social rank in Europe （1 次）
- The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860, when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules.
marston(或许是 mars ton?) （1 次）
- What’s Ron Marston like, Pauline?
mathematics /ˌmæθˈmæt.ɪks/ 数学 the study of numbers, shapes, and space using reason and usually a special system of symbols and rules for organizing them （1 次）
- I think I passed in English and Mathematics.
maths(或许是 mats?) （1 次）
- The English and Maths papers weren’t easy enough for me.
medusa （1 次）
- I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon.
Mercedes （1 次）
- More likely, Ford Escort will be hub to hub with Renault or Mercedes, but rarely with bicycles made for two.
mercury /ˈmɜː.kjə.ri/ 汞，水银 a chemical element that is a heavy, silver-coloured metal, liquid at normal temperatures （1 次）
- Mars is too dry and poor in oxygen, Venus far too hot, and so is Mercury, and the outer planets have temperatures near absolute zero and hydrogen-dominated atmospheres.
Miami /maɪˈæm.i/ 迈阿密（美国佛罗里达州的一个大城市） a large city in the southeastern US state of Florida （1 次）
- They were taking a badly damaged boat from the Virgin Islands to Miami to have it repaired.
Michael （1 次）
- This is Michael Baker, and this is Jeremy Short.
Microsoft （1 次）
- This ran on an ‘operating system’ called DOS, produced by a then small company named Microsoft.
midsummer /ˌmɪdˈsʌm.ər/ 仲夏 the period in the middle of summer （1 次）
- We welcome the seasons by the riverside, crowning the youngest girl with flowers in the spring, holding a summer festival on Midsummer Eve, giving thanks for the harvest in the autumn, and throwing a holly wreath into the current in the winter.
mike /maɪk/ 扩音器，麦克风，话筒（microphone的非正式说法） informal for microphone （1 次）
- Let me see it, Mike.
mills /mɪl/ 磨坊，碾磨厂，磨粉厂 a building where grain is crushed into flour （1 次）
- Last week Mrs. Mills went to London.
Missouri /mɪˈzʊə.ri/ 密苏里州（位于美国中部，首府为杰斐逊市） a state in the central US, whose capital city is Jefferson City （1 次）
- India-born N.Damodar Reddy’s tiny California company reopened an AT&T chip plant in Kansas City last spring with financing from the state of Missouri.
Moldova /mɒlˈdəʊ.və/ 摩尔多瓦 a country in southeastern Europe （1 次）
- Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante,tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.
morocco /məˈrɒk.əʊ/ 摩洛哥（北非国家） a country in North Africa （1 次）
- Morocco and California are bits of the Earth in very similar latitudes, both on the west coasts of continents with similar climates, and probably with rather similar natural resources.
mutilate /ˈmjuː.tɪ.leɪt/ 使残缺不全；使伤残 to damage something severely, especially by violently removing a part （1 次）
- John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains of wallet and the money to the special department of the Bank of England in Newcastle: the Mutilate Ladies!
mutilated /ˈmjuː.tɪ.leɪt/ 使残缺不全；使伤残 to damage something severely, especially by violently removing a part （1 次）
- Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog.
n.damodar(或许是 cardamon?) （1 次）
- India-born N.Damodar Reddy’s tiny California company reopened an AT&T chip plant in Kansas City last spring with financing from the state of Missouri.
names /neɪm/ 名字，名称 the word or words that a person, thing, or place is known by （1 次）
- It is best to keep to hot drinks, bottled or canned drinks of well-known brand names- international standard of water treatment are usually followed at bottling plants.
naoko(或许是 Nabokov?) （1 次）
- And this is Naoko.
nasmyth(或许是 Naismith?) （1 次）
- The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth’s steam hammer.
Newcastle /ˈnjuːˌkɑː.səl/ 纽卡斯尔 a large city in northeast England （1 次）
- John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains of wallet and the money to the special department of the Bank of England in Newcastle: the Mutilate Ladies!
news!by(或许是 newsboy?) （1 次）
- Karen Marsh:Sensational News!By our reporter,Alan Jones.
nicest /naɪs/ 愉快的;美好的;满意的 pleasant, enjoyable, or satisfactory （1 次）
- Nearly everybody enters for ‘The Nicest Garden Competition’ each year, but Joe wins every time.
Nicola （1 次）
- This is Nicola Grey, and this is Claire Taylor.
Nigeria /naɪˈdʒɪə.ri.ə/ 尼日利亚（西非国家） a country in west Africa . （1 次）
- She lives in Nigeria.
Noah /ˌnəʊ.əz ˈɑːk/ 诺亚方舟（同 the ark） → the ark （1 次）
- Suddenly a raft appeared, looking rather like Noah’s ark, carrying the whole family, a few hens, the dogs, a cat, and a bird in a cage.
Norfolk /ˈnɔː.fək/ 诺福克郡（位于英格兰东部） a county (= area with its own local government) in eastern England （1 次）
- In 1953, a former electronics engineer in his fifties, Christopher Cockerell, who had turned to boat-building on the Norfolk Broads, suggested an idea on which he had been working for many years to the British Government and industrial circles.
northcliffe(或许是 Radcliffe?) （1 次）
- In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
observatory /əbˈzɜː.və.tər.i/ 天文台；气象台 a building from which scientists can watch the planets, the stars, the weather, etc. （1 次）
- Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.
othmar(或许是 marmot?) （1 次）
- The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island.
overseas /ˌəʊ.vəˈsiːz/ 在海外（的）;从国外来（的）;到国外（的） in, from, or to other countries （1 次）
- You work for the Overseas Engineering Company, don’t you?
p.(或许是 p?) （1 次）
- When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it.
pagan /ˈpeɪ.ɡən/ 多神教的 belonging or relating to a religion that worships many gods, especially one that existed before the main world religions （1 次）
- Anthropology was by definition impossible, as long as these distinctions between ourselves and the primitive, ourselves and the barbarian, ourselves and the pagan, held sway over people’s minds.
palaeontological(或许是 paleontologist?) （1 次）
- The mammoth has now been restored in the Palaeontological Museum in St.Petersburg.
parramatta(或许是 taramasalata?) （1 次）
- Things can go wrong on a big scale, as a number of people recently discovered in Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney.
perachora(或许是 Pechora?) （1 次）
- Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
Percy （1 次）
- His name is Percy Buttons.
perpignan(或许是 Persian?) （1 次）
- The next car the boy stopped did not take him into the centre of Paris as he hoped it would, but to Perpignan on the French-Spanish border.
Persia /ˈpɜː.ʒə/ 波斯（Iran 的旧称） an old name for Iran （1 次）
- Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
Perth /ˌpɜːθ ən kɪnˈrɒs/ 佩斯和金罗斯（位于苏格兰中部） a council area (= an area with its own local government) in central Scotland （1 次）
- From there, he will fly to Perth.
peter /ˈpiː.tə/ 阴茎（同 penis） a rude word for a penis （1 次）
- Can’t you come in and have tea now, Peter?
petersburg(或许是 peters burg?) （1 次）
- The mammoth has now been restored in the Palaeontological Museum in St.Petersburg.
petrova(或许是 petrol?) （1 次）
- One case concerns an 11-year-old schoolgirl Vera Petrova, who has normal vision but who can also perceive things with different parts of her skin, and through solid walls.
Piccadilly （1 次）
- The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
pilatus(或许是 Pilates?) （1 次）
- The ‘taxi’ is a small Swiss aeroplane called a ‘Pilatus Porter’.
Pisa （1 次）
- He was the man who climbed the Leaning Tower of Pisa and dropped various weights from the top, who rolled balls down inclined planes, and then generalized the results of his many experiments into the famous law of free fall.
poo /puː/ 屎，大便 (a piece of) solid waste from the body （1 次）
- We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: ‘This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company.
Portsmouth （1 次）
- Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow.
Princeton （1 次）
- The computer will still be unable to predict whether Princeton, New Jersey, will have sun or rain on a day one month away.
Ptolemy （1 次）
- He had been the first to turn a telescope to the sky, and he had seen there evidence enough to overthrow Aristotle and Ptolemy together.
pumas /ˈpjuː.mə/ 美洲狮 a large, brown wild cat that lives in North and South America （1 次）
- Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America.
queensberry(或许是 queens berry?) （1 次）
- The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860, when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules.
r.a.f.(或许是 rarefy?) （1 次）
- He was in the R.A.F. He will fly to New York next month.
rancho(或许是 ranch?) （1 次）
- Other animals were trapped in tar pits, like the elephants, sabre-toothed cats, and numerous other creatures that are found at Rancho la Brea, which is now just a suburb of Los Angeles.
reddy(或许是 teddy?) （1 次）
- India-born N.Damodar Reddy’s tiny California company reopened an AT&T chip plant in Kansas City last spring with financing from the state of Missouri.
Renault （1 次）
- More likely, Ford Escort will be hub to hub with Renault or Mercedes, but rarely with bicycles made for two.
revealer(或许是 reveler?) （1 次）
- A new machine called ‘The Revealer’ has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.
revealer’may(或许是 revealed?) （1 次）
- In spite of this, many people are confident that’The Revealer'may reveal something of value fairly soon.
riccardo(或许是 Ricardo?) （1 次）
- Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante,tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.
rockall(或许是 rockfall?) （1 次）
- The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.
roms(或许是 toms?) （1 次）
- Films, videos, CDs and CD-ROMS are just some of the bewildering amount of information they will have.
ron(或许是 nor?) （1 次）
- What’s Ron Marston like, Pauline?
Ronald （1 次）
- Professor Ronald Bracewell, a leading American radio astronomer, argued in Nature that such a superior civilization, on a visit to our own solar system, may have left an automatic messenger behind to await the possible awakening of an advanced civilization.
Ross /ˌrɒs ən ˈkrɒm.ə.ti/ 罗斯和克罗马蒂郡（位于苏格兰北部，1975年撤郡） an area of northern Scotland that was a county (= an area with its own local government) until 1975 （1 次）
- Sir James Clark Ross had obtained a sounding of over 2, 400 fathoms in 1839, but it was not until 1869, when H.M.S.Porcupine was put at the disposal of the Royal Society for several cruises that a series of deep soundings was obtained in the Atlantic and the first samples were collected by dredging the bottom.
rosse(或许是 roses?) （1 次）
- Was the philosopher who refused to look through Galileo’s telescope more culpable than those who alleged that the spiral nebulae observed with Lord Rosse’s great telescope in the 1840s were scratches left by the grinder?
s.hart(或许是 hart?) （1 次）
- William S.Hart was, perhaps, the greatest of all Western stars, for unlike Gary Cooper and John Wayne he appeared in nothing but Westerns.
Sabrina （1 次）
- One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth.
sagas /ˈsɑː.ɡə/ 萨迦（中世纪主要在冰岛用古诺斯语写成的斯堪的纳维亚长篇传奇） a long story about Scandinavian history, written in the Old Norse language in the Middle Ages, mainly in Iceland （1 次）
- The only way that they can preserve their history is to recount it as sagas legends handed down from one generation of storytellers to another.
said:’i(或许是 said?) （1 次）
- The last note said:'I am 100 per cent honest now!’
Samoa /səˈməʊ.ə/ 萨摩亚（太平洋群岛国家） a country formed of a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean （1 次）
- In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa.
sanders /ˈsæn.dər/ 打磨机，磨光器 an electrical machine to which a sheet or disc of rough paper is fastened to rub other surfaces in order to make them smoother （1 次）
- Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town.
sawyers （1 次）
- The Sawyers live at 87 King Street.
scented /ˈsen.tɪd/ 香的，芬芳的 having a pleasant strong smell, usually because a pleasant-smelling substance has been added to it （1 次）
- On entering a shop, he would ask for a new perfume called ‘Scented Shadow’ or for ‘insoluble bath cubes’.
Scottish /ˈskɒt.ɪʃ/ 苏格兰的;苏格兰人的 belonging to or relating to Scotland or its people （1 次）
- They have a character, perhaps two; they are in that condition of eager discomfort which passes for inspiration all admit radical changes of destination once the journey has begun; one, to my certain knowledge, spent nine months on a novel about Kashmir, then reset the whole thing in the Scottish Highlands.
scout /skaʊt/ 侦查者;（尤指）侦察兵 a person, especially a soldier, sent out to get information about where the enemy are and what they are doing （1 次）
- Only good scouting is likely to preserve the freedoms so dear to the heart of the eternal Boy Scout.
Sebastian （1 次）
- ‘That’s Sebastian.
shadow /ˈʃæd.əʊ/ 阴影，影子 an area of darkness, caused by light being blocked by something （1 次）
- On entering a shop, he would ask for a new perfume called ‘Scented Shadow’ or for ‘insoluble bath cubes’.
shanghai /ˌʃæŋˈhaɪ/ 强迫（某人）做（某事)；强迫（某人）到（某地） to force someone to do something or go somewhere （1 次）
- Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England.
shepenmut(或许是 Hatsheput?) （1 次）
- The mummy is that of Shepenmut who was once a singer in the Temple of Thebes.
skeppsbron(或许是 skepticism?) （1 次）
- From the Skeppsbron and surrounding islands the people watched this thing of beauty begin to spread her sails and catch the wind.
solent(或许是 silent?) （1 次）
- The first tests on the Solent in 1959 caused a sensation.
SOS /ˌes.əʊˈes/ 求助;（尤指）紧急呼救（信号） a request for help, especially because of danger （1 次）
- She stamped out the letters ‘SOS’ in the snow.
Southampton /saʊˈθæmp.tən/ 南安普顿 a city on the south coast of England （1 次）
- The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912.
Spain /speɪn/ 西班牙（西欧国家） a country in western Europe （1 次）
- He flew to Spain a week ago.
splendide(或许是 splendid?) （1 次）
- The modern traveller is often a man who dislikes the Splendide and the Bellavista, not because he cannot afford, or shuns their material comforts, but because he is afraid of them.
Stanford （1 次）
- For instance, Alex Au, a Stanford Ph.D. from Hong Kong, has set up a Taiwan factory to challenge Japan’s near lock on the memory-chip market.
Staten （1 次）
- The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island.
steele(或许是 stile?) （1 次）
- I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in.
Stilton /ˈstɪl.tən/ 斯蒂尔顿奶酪（产于英国，味道浓郁） a white and blue English cheese with a strong flavour （1 次）
- A match was held at Stilton, where both men fought for an hour.
Stuart （1 次）
- I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week.
Sullivan （1 次）
- Fortunately, there is a ‘uniquely rational way’ for us to communicate with other intelligent beings, as Walter Sullivan has put it in his excellent book, We Are not Alone.
swedes /swiːd/ 瑞典芜菁，芜菁甘蓝 a round vegetable with dark yellow flesh and a brown or purple skin （1 次）
- The Swedes were the first to recognize that public officials like civil servants, police officers, health inspectors or tax-collectors can make mistakes or act over-zealously in the belief that they are serving the public.
Switzerland /ˈswɪt.sə.lənd/ 瑞士（中欧国家） a country in central Europe （1 次）
- The Great St. Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy.
t /tiː/ （英语字母表的第20个字母） the 20th letter of the English alphabet （1 次）
- I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-T. That’s right.
t.(或许是 t?) （1 次）
- I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-T. That’s right.
Taiwan /taɪˈwɑːn/ 台湾 an island country in East Asia （1 次）
- For instance, Alex Au, a Stanford Ph.D. from Hong Kong, has set up a Taiwan factory to challenge Japan’s near lock on the memory-chip market.
taxicabs /ˈtæk.si.kæb/ 出租汽车 a taxi （1 次）
- The modern city consists of monstrous edifices and of dark, narrow streets full of petrol fumes and toxic gases, torn by the noise of the taxicabs, lorries and buses, and thronged ceaselessly by great crowds.
teheran(或许是 Tehran?) （1 次）
- Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed.
that’the(或许是 thatcher?) （1 次）
- In spite of this, many people are confident that'The Revealer’may reveal something of value fairly soon.
Thebes （1 次）
- The mummy is that of Shepenmut who was once a singer in the Temple of Thebes.
thither /ˈðɪð.ər/ 到那儿，向那儿；在那儿 to that place, in that direction （1 次）
- These had settled down for the winter at Chippenham: thither Alfred went.
Thomas /ˌdaʊ.tɪŋ ˈtɒm.əs/ 看见证据才会相信的人;多疑的人 a person who refuses to believe anything until they are shown proof （1 次）
- It is recounted of Thomas Carlyle that when he heard of the illness of his friend, Henry Taylor, he went off immediately to visit him, carrying with him in his pocket what remained a bottle of medicine formerly prescribed for an indisposition of Mrs. Carlyle’s.
thome(或许是 home?) （1 次）
- In 1858, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel.
Tokyo /ˈtəʊ.ki.əʊ/ 东京（日本首都） a large city on Honshu island in Japan that is the capital of Japan （1 次）
- The month after next he’ll fly to Tokyo.
Trafalgar （1 次）
- Trafalgar Square,please.
Trenton （1 次）
- Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi.
u.(或许是 u?) （1 次）
- When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it.
u.s.a(或许是 usual?) （1 次）
- At the base of the gold cap, the words ‘made in the U.S.A’ had been neatly inscribed.
Ulyanovsk （1 次）
- Vera’s curious talent was brought to the notice of a scientific research institute in the town of Ulyanovsk, near where she lives, and in April she was given a series of tests by a special commission of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federal Republic.
union /ˈjuː.njən/ 联合；结合；合并；统一 the act or the state of being joined together （1 次）
- An electric razor that meets the European Union’s safety standards must be approved by American testers before it can be sold in the United States, and an American-made dialysis machine needs the EU’s okay before it hits the market in Europe.
USA /ˌjuː.esˈeɪ/ 美利坚合众国（ the United States of America的缩写） abbreviation for the United States of America （1 次）
- In 1975, a primitive machine called the Altair, was launched in the USA.
Utah /ˈjuː.tɑː/ 犹他州（位于美国西部，首府为盐湖城） a state in the western US, whose capital city is Salt Lake City （1 次）
- He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.
Vegas /ˌlæs ˈveɪ.ɡəs/ 拉斯维加斯 the largest city in the southwestern US state of Nevada, which is famous for its entertainment and casinos (= places where one can bet money in games and on machines) （1 次）
- But if you are a serious private investor, leave the Las Vegas mentality to those with money to fritter.
virgin /ˈvɜː.dʒɪn/ 处女；童男 someone who has never had sex （1 次）
- They were taking a badly damaged boat from the Virgin Islands to Miami to have it repaired.
Wallis （1 次）
- In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa.
Walter （1 次）
- Fortunately, there is a ‘uniquely rational way’ for us to communicate with other intelligent beings, as Walter Sullivan has put it in his excellent book, We Are not Alone.
waves /weɪv/ 挥（手）；招手，摆手（表示问候、指示或强调） to raise your hand and move it from side to side as a way of greeting someone, telling someone to do something, or adding emphasis to an expression （1 次）
- Waves are the children of the struggle between ocean and atmosphere, the ongoing signatures of infinity.
Wayne （1 次）
- William S.Hart was, perhaps, the greatest of all Western stars, for unlike Gary Cooper and John Wayne he appeared in nothing but Westerns.
welsh /welʃ/ 威尔士的;威尔士人的;威尔士语的 belonging to or relating to Wales, its people, or its language （1 次）
- Captain Fawcett’s first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains.
wentworth(或许是 went worth?) （1 次）
- The former Prime Minister, Mr.Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections.
widley(或许是 widely?) （1 次）
- Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few miles along the line.
Wilkins （1 次）
- In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.
woo /wuː/ 争取;努力说服 to try to persuade someone to support you or to use your business （1 次）
- And this is Chang-woo.
workers /ˈwɜː.kər/ 工人；劳动者；工作者 someone who works in a particular job or in a particular way （1 次）
- Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers’ Club.
xi /saɪ/ （希腊语字母表的第14个字母） the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet （1 次）
- Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called ‘No. XI’.
xiaohui(或许是 Xiaoping?) （1 次）
- And this is Xiaohui.
years /jɪər/ 年，年份;（尤指1月1日至12月31日间的）一年时间 a period of twelve months, especially from 1 January to 31 December （1 次）
- The man took heart and, sure enough, on New Years’ Eve he was able to hobble along to a party.
zermatt(或许是 Fermat?) （1 次）
- Except for one or two places such as Zermatt and Chamonix,which had rapidly become popular.
zoomorphic(或许是 isomorphic?) （1 次）
- The high stern castle was a riot of carved gods, demons, knights, kings, warriors, mermaids, cherubs; and zoomorphic animal shapes ablaze with red and gold and blue, symbols of courage, power, and cruelty, were portrayed to stir the imaginations of the superstitious sailors of the day.

john, harry, channel, jimmy, ombudsman, south, frank, marsh, moon, bill, sally, tom, bob, carol, health, mum, palace, sawyer, hart, smith, ambassador, crystal, jenny, march, north, parliament, states, titanic, tony, united, dad, games, gleam, goodbye, jumbo, lane, macaroni, madam, mars, pacific, royal, temple, west, august, cox, customs, eve, gables, jasper, ken, l, lord, mead, milky, minister, pole, prime, services, silver, sterling, technology, zoo, alps, association, baker, billy, bluebird, boys, bye, chief, china, commanding, contamination, corporation, croft, e, east, electricity, engineering, greenwood, ho, hostel, houses, internet, jack, japan, jean, ladies, liberty, ministry, n, navy, pardon, periwigs, radical, reeves, rolls, salt, sensational, signor, silicon, thirsty, topsail, academy, anthropologists, antipodes, apple, bates, broads, butterfly, buttons, canyon, carter, carver, center, challenger, charlie, chickens, club, cooper, dos, dutch, dykes, economy, elders, embassy, equator, escort, federal, fielding, flats, ford, g, gates, gorgon, grand, hay, heavens, highlands, holy, hostels, hurricane, islands, iv, java, jersey, la, lotto, mambas, marine, marquis, mathematics, medusa, mercury, midsummer, mike, mills, morocco, mutilate, mutilated, names, nicest, observatory, overseas, pagan, peter, poo, pumas, sagas, sanders, sawyers, scented, scout, shadow, shanghai, swedes, t, taxicabs, thither, union, virgin, waves, welsh, woo, workers, xi, years

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词性 SCONJ (23 words)

that /ðæt/ 那;那个;那人 used to refer to a person, object, idea, etc. that is separated from the speaker by space or time （730 次）
- Whose shirt is that?
as /æz/ （用于比较）像…（一样），和…（一样） used in comparisons to refer to the degree of something （387 次）
- I’m afraid this green dress is too small for me as well.
when /wen/ 什么时候，何时 at what time; at the time at which （221 次）
- When are you going to have a holiday, Sam?
if /ɪf/ 假如，如果 used to say that a particular thing can or will happen only after something else happens or becomes true （152 次）
- What will you do if you win a lot of money?
before /bɪˈfɔːr/ 在…之前;以前 at or during a time earlier than (the thing mentioned) （84 次）
- He telephoned me four times yesterday, and three times the day before yesterday.
how /haʊ/ 如何，怎么 in what way, or by what methods （62 次）
- How are you today?
where /weər/ 去哪里;在哪里 to, at, or in what place （61 次）
- Where’s Sally, Jack?
because /bɪˈkəz/ 因为，由于 for the reason that （60 次）
- Because he doesn’t like school!
though /ðəʊ/ 虽然，尽管 despite the fact that （45 次）
- I though so.
while /waɪl/ 在…的时候;与…同时 during the time that, or at the same time as （45 次）
- While we were having breakfast, our little boy, Tommy, found two small coins on the floor.
until /ənˈtɪl/ 到…时;直到…时 up to (the time that) （33 次）
- I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime.
since /sɪns/ 此后，从此 from a particular time in the past until a later time, or until now （30 次）
- Yes, I’ve been here since 1976.
whether /ˈweð.ər/ （尤用于转述问题或表达疑问）是否 (used especially in reporting questions and expressing doubts) if, or not （25 次）
- My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not.
why /waɪ/ 为什么 for what reason （23 次）
- Why?
upon /əˈpɒn/ 在…上 on （20 次）
- You forget that I was a medical student once upon a time.’
although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/ 虽然，尽管 despite the fact that （12 次）
- Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt.
except /ɪkˈsept/ （表示不包括）除…之外 not including; but not （8 次）
- Except us.
despite /dɪˈspaɪt/ 不管;尽管;无论 without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by （6 次）
- Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.
unless /ənˈles/ 除非;除了在…的情况下 except if （6 次）
- It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.
till /tɪl/ 直到;到…为止 up to (the time that); until （3 次）
- Can’t you wait till this afternoon?
whenever /wenˈev.ər/ 每当，无论何时 every or any time （3 次）
- They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.
wherever /weəˈrev.ər/ 无论到（或在）哪里;无论什么地方 to or in any or every place （2 次）
- Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits.
besides /bɪˈsaɪdz/ 而且；除…之外还有 in addition to; also （1 次）
- I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.

that, as, when, if, before, how, where, because, though, while, until, since, whether, why, upon, although, except, despite, unless, till, whenever, wherever, besides

词性 SPACE (0 words)

词性 SYM (0 words)

词性 VERB (984 words)

go /ɡəʊ/ 去;走 to travel or move to another place （227 次）
- The ship is going under the bridge.
get /ɡet/ 获得，得到;买到;挣得，赢得 to obtain, buy, or earn something （157 次）
- You are better now, but you mustn’t get up yet.
make /meɪk/ 做;制作;制造 to produce something, often using a particular substance or material （147 次）
- Then make the bed.
say /seɪ/ 说;讲;陈述;表达;说明 to pronounce words or sounds, to express a thought, opinion, or suggestion, or to state a fact or instruction （144 次）
- Say, “Ah’.
see /siː/ 看见;看出 to be conscious of what is around you by using your eyes （137 次）
- Nice to see you.
find /faɪnd/ （偶然）发现，碰上；找到，寻得；找出，查明 to discover, especially where a thing or person is, either unexpectedly or by searching, or to discover where to get or how to achieve something （129 次）
- Can you find them?
come /kʌm/ （朝向或跟随说话人）来，过来 to move or travel towards the speaker or with the speaker （127 次）
- Come upstairs and see it.
take /teɪk/ 拿;夺取;取走 to remove something, especially without permission （108 次）
- Their father takes them to school every day.
look /lʊk/ 看，瞧，注视 to direct your eyes in order to see （94 次）
- Look!
tell /tel/ 讲述，说;告诉 to say something to someone, often giving them information or instructions （90 次）
- To tell you the truth, Mrs. Bird, I don’t like chicken either!
ask /ɑːsk/ 问，询问;请求，征求 to put a question to someone, or to request an answer from someone （87 次）
- Ask her please.
know /nəʊ/ 知道，熟悉，了解 to have information in your mind （85 次）
- She does not know London very well, and she lost her way.
work /wɜːk/ 工作，活儿;劳动 an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually for money （85 次）
- You’re working hard, George.
use /juːz/ 用，使用;利用;运用 to put something such as a tool, skill, or building to a particular purpose （74 次）
- The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then.
give /ɡɪv/ 送给;提供;赠与;给予 to offer something to someone, or to provide someone with something （73 次）
- Give me a book please, Jane.
live /lɪv/ 生存;活着 (to continue) to be alive or have life （68 次）
- The Sawyers live at 87 King Street.
want /wɒnt/ 想要，希望（英国英语中礼貌的请求不用 want） to wish for a particular thing or plan of action. “Want” is not used in polite requests （66 次）
- Do you want a cup?
begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ 开始;开始进行（或存在） to start to happen or exist （65 次）
- She then began to make up her face.
become /bɪˈkʌm/ 变成;成为;变得 to start to be （62 次）
- In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.
put /pʊt/ 把…放在;放置 to move something or someone into the stated place, position, or direction （58 次）
- Then put these clothes in the wardrobe.
leave /liːv/ 离开;离去;走开 to go away from someone or something, for a short time or permanently （51 次）
- We’re going to leave tomorrow.
keep /kiːp/ 保有;保存;保留 to have or continue to have in your possession （50 次）
- He can get up for about two hours each day, but you must keep the room warm.
arrive /əˈraɪv/ 到达，抵达（尤指到达旅途的终点）;到来;来临 to reach a place, especially at the end of a journey （47 次）
- They arrive home early.
try /traɪ/ 试图，想要；设法，努力 to attempt to do something （47 次）
- Well, they’re trying to repair it,sir.
think /θɪŋk/ 相信;觉得;思考 to believe something or have an opinion or idea （46 次）
- I think that they’ll move in the day after tomorrow.
call /kɔːl/ 给…取名，给…命名;称呼 to give someone or something a name, or to know or address someone by a particular name （45 次）
- We must call the doctor.
buy /baɪ/ 买，购买 to get something by paying money for it （44 次）
- But my sister bought this pair last month.
send /send/ 送;发送;（尤指）邮寄 to cause something to go from one place to another, especially by post or email （43 次）
- My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends.
answer /ˈɑːn.sər/ 回答;作答;答应;答复;答案 a reaction to a question, letter, phone call, etc. （42 次）
- My boss answered the telephone.
need /niːd/ 必须，需要 to have to have something, or to want something very much （42 次）
- What do we need?
open /ˈəʊ.pən/ 开着的，未关的 not closed or fastened （42 次）
- Open the window and air the room.
read /riːd/ 阅读;看懂;读到 to look at words or symbols and understand what they mean （40 次）
- I can’t read it!
move /muːv/ （使）改变位置，动;（使）移动 to (cause to) change position （39 次）
- Has he moved to his new house yet?
turn /tɜːn/ （使）转动;（使）旋转 to (cause to) move in a circle around a fixed point or line （39 次）
- It was very dark, so they turned on a torch.
let /let/ 让;允许;准许 to allow something to happen or someone to do something by not doing anything to stop an action or by giving your permission （37 次）
- Let’s go into the living room,Carol.
pay /peɪ/ 付费;付酬 to give money to someone for something you want to buy or for services provided （37 次）
- You can pay a deposit of thirty pounds, and then fourteen pounds a month for three years.
stay /steɪ/ 留下;停留 to not move away from or leave a place or situation （37 次）
- Mrs. Sawyer stays at home every day.
travel /ˈtræv.əl/ （通常指长途）旅行 to make a journey, usually over a long distance （37 次）
- That’s the ship we travelled on.
drive /draɪv/ 开（车），驾驶 to move or travel on land in a motor vehicle, especially as the person controlling the vehicle’s movement （36 次）
- On the way home, my wife said to me, ‘Don’t drive so quickly!
pass /pɑːs/ 经过，路过 to go past something or someone or move in relation to it, him, or her （36 次）
- I think I passed in English and Mathematics.
hear /hɪər/ 听见，听到 to receive or become conscious of a sound using your ears （34 次）
- Do you hear?
play /pleɪ/ （尤指儿童）玩，玩耍 When you play, especially as a child, you spend time doing an enjoyable and/or entertaining activity. （34 次）
- At the moment, they are playing in the garden.
run /rʌn/ 跑，奔跑 (of people and some animals) to move along, faster than walking, by taking quick steps in which each foot is lifted before the next foot touches the ground （34 次）
- It’s running across the grass.
set /set/ 放，置;使处于（指定的地方、位置） to put something in a particular place or position （34 次）
- The sun rises early and sets late.
decide /dɪˈsaɪd/ （尤指仔细考虑后）决定，决断，确定 to choose something, especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities （33 次）
- Well, I like the house, but I can’t decide yet.
return /rɪˈtɜːn/ 回;返回 to come or go back to a previous place （33 次）
- He’ll return to London the week after next.
thank /θæŋk/ 感谢，谢谢 to express to someone that you are pleased about or are grateful for something that they have done （33 次）
- Thank you very much.
carry /ˈkær.i/ 背;扛;抱;抬;搬;载 to hold something or someone with your hands, arms, or on your back and transport it, him, or her from one place to another （32 次）
- Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury.
feel /fiːl/ 觉得;感到;体会到 to experience something physical or emotional （32 次）
- He feels ill.
sit /sɪt/ （使）坐，（使）坐下，（使）就座 to (cause someone to) be in a position in which the lower part of the body is resting on a seat or other type of support, with the upper part of the body vertical （32 次）
- Sit down here.
fly /flaɪ/ （鸟、昆虫或飞机）飞，飞行 When a bird, insect, or aircraft flies, it moves through the air. （30 次）
- The aeroplane is flying over the river.
grow /ɡrəʊ/ 增多；增大；增强；增长；成长；长大 to increase in size or amount, or to become more advanced or developed （30 次）
- I grew a beard during the trip.
seem /siːm/ 似乎；仿佛 to give the effect of being; to be judged to be （29 次）
- At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash.
bring /brɪŋ/ 拿来，带来;带到 to take or carry someone or something to a place or a person, or in the direction of the person speaking （28 次）
- When did you bring it to us?
eat /iːt/ 吃 to put or take food into the mouth, chew it (= crush it with the teeth), and swallow it （28 次）
- She always eats her lunch at noon.
happen /ˈhæp.ən/ 发生 (of a situation or an event) to have existence or come into existence （28 次）
- It happened to a friend of mine a year ago.
learn /lɜːn/ 学，学习 to get knowledge or skill in a new subject or activity （28 次）
- As I soon learnt, he was English himself!
lose /luːz/ 丢失，遗失 to no longer have something because you do not know where it is （28 次）
- She does not know London very well, and she lost her way.
meet /miːt/ （和…）初次见面;（与…）相识 to see and talk to someone for the first time （28 次）
- Nice to meet you.
spend /spend/ 花费;用，花（钱） to give money as a payment for something （28 次）
- We’re going to spend three days in the country.
stand /stænd/ （使）直立；（使）站立；竖放；（尤指）站起来 to be in a vertical state or to put into a vertical state, especially (of a person or animal) by making the legs straight （28 次）
- We are standing on the left.
stop /stɒp/ （使）停止;（使）停下;中断 to finish doing something that you were doing （28 次）
- Suddenly, she saw a man near a bus stop.
watch /wɒtʃ/ 观看;注视 to look at something for a period of time, especially something that is changing or moving （27 次）
- Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper, but sometimes he and his wife watch television.
write /raɪt/ 写，书写;写（字） to make marks that represent letters, words, or numbers on a surface, such as paper or a computer screen, using a pen, pencil, or keyboard, or to use this method to record thoughts, facts, or messages （27 次）
- ‘I’ll write a letter soon.
catch /kætʃ/ 抓住，接住 to take hold of something, especially something that is moving through the air （26 次）
- Catch!
enjoy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ 享受…的乐趣;喜爱;欣赏 to get pleasure from something （26 次）
- Enjoy yourself!
hold /həʊld/ 握住，抓住 to take and keep something in your hand or arms （26 次）
- The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years’ time.
notice /ˈnəʊ.tɪs/ 看到;注意到;感觉到 to see or become conscious of something or someone （26 次）
- They notice more.
remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ 停留，留下;保持不变，仍然是 to stay in the same place or in the same condition （26 次）
- He must remain in bed for another two days.
show /ʃəʊ/ 给…看；出示；显示 to make it possible for something to be seen （25 次）
- Show me your tongue.
build /bɪld/ 建造，修建 to make something by putting bricks or other materials together （24 次）
- He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool.
fall /fɔːl/ （突然）跌倒，摔落 to suddenly go down onto the ground or towards the ground without intending to or by accident （24 次）
- I slipped and fell downstairs.
lead /liːd/ 领导，带领，率领 to control a group of people, a country, or a situation （24 次）
- He led me into his room and hurriedly hid a large parcel under his desk.
prove /pruːv/ 证明是，结果是 to show a particular result after a period of time （24 次）
- The operation, which lasted for over four hours, proved to be very difficult because of the hard resin which covered the skin.
visit /ˈvɪz.ɪt/ 参观;游览;拜访;作客 to go to a place in order to look at it, or to a person in order to spend time with them （24 次）
- I visited museums and sat in public gardens.
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ 换，交换 to exchange one thing for another thing, especially of a similar type （23 次）
- I want my change.
mean /miːn/ 意思是;意味着 to express or represent something such as an idea, thought, or fact （23 次）
- That means you don’t need to water the garden.
receive /rɪˈsiːv/ 得到;收到;受到 to get or be given something （23 次）
- I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.
rise /raɪz/ 上升;升高;升起 to move upwards （23 次）
- The sun rises early and sets late.
sleep /sliːp/ 睡觉，睡眠 the resting state in which the body is not active and the mind is unconscious （23 次）
- ‘Go back to sleep.’
walk /wɔːk/ 走，步行，行走 to move along by putting one foot in front of the other, allowing each foot to touch the ground before lifting the next （23 次）
- They are walking over the bridge.
cause /kɔːz/ （尤指不好的事情发生的）原因，起因 the reason why something, especially something bad, happens （22 次）
- Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away.
land /lænd/ 陆地，地面 the surface of the earth that is not covered by water （22 次）
- The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.
offer /ˈɒf.ər/ 主动给予;主动提出;提议 to ask someone if they would like to have something or if they would like you to do something （22 次）
- The one who offered you a job in Australia.
speak /spiːk/ 说话，谈话;说 to say words, to use the voice, or to have a conversation with someone （22 次）
- She can’t speak to you now!’
start /stɑːt/ 开始;着手 to begin doing something （22 次）
- He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door.
contain /kənˈteɪn/ 包含；容纳；盛 to have something inside or include something as a part （21 次）
- It contained $50. ‘
cover /ˈkʌv.ər/ 盖上;覆盖;遮盖;遮蔽 to put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something （21 次）
- The litter baskets were empty and the ground was covered with pieces of paper, cigarette ends, old tyres, empty bottles and rusty tins.
die /daɪ/ 死去，死亡，过世 to stop being alive, either suddenly or slowly （21 次）
- It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die.
drink /drɪŋk/ 饮料;一份（饮料） (an amount of) liquid that is taken into the body through the mouth （21 次）
- They often drink tea together.
fail /feɪl/ 失败；未能做到 to not succeed in what you are trying to achieve or are expected to do （21 次）
- I hope I haven’t failed.
help /help/ 帮助，帮忙 to make it possible or easier for someone to do something, by doing part of the work yourself or by providing advice, money, support, etc. （21 次）
- Let me help you.
realize /ˈrɪə.laɪz/ 明白;认识到;意识到 to understand a situation, sometimes suddenly （21 次）
- But they don’t realize one important thing.
discover /dɪˈskʌv.ər/ （尤指首次）发现，找到 to find information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time （20 次）
- He was so surprised at being discovered that he did not even try to run away.
strike /straɪk/ 罢工 to refuse to continue working because of an argument with an employer about working conditions, pay levels, or job losses （20 次）
- It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time.
act /ækt/ 行为，行事；举止，表现 to behave in the stated way （19 次）
- Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves.
enter /ˈen.tər/ 进来;进去;进入 to come or go into a particular place （19 次）
- After they had entered the house, they went into the dining room.
follow /ˈfɒl.əʊ/ 跟随;跟着 to move behind someone or something and go where he, she, or it goes （19 次）
- It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe.
produce /prəˈdʒuːs/ 生产;出产;制造 to make something or bring something into existence （19 次）
- They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.
repair /rɪˈpeər/ 修理；修补；修复；整修 to put something that is damaged, broken, or not working correctly, back into good condition or make it work again （19 次）
- Can your mechanics repair it?
talk /tɔːk/ 讲话，谈话;谈论 to say words aloud; to speak to someone （19 次）
- I don’t know what you’re talking about.
wait /weɪt/ 等待，等候;期盼，盼望 to allow time to go by, especially while staying in one place without doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you are expecting happens or until you can do something （19 次）
- Can’t you wait till this afternoon?
reach /riːtʃ/ （尤指经过很长时间或费很大气力旅行后）到达，抵达 to arrive at a place, especially after spending a long time or a lot of effort travelling （18 次）
- I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, ‘Do you speak English?’
understand /ˌʌn.dəˈstænd/ 理解;明白;懂得 to know the meaning of something that someone says （18 次）
- He did not understand English!
bear /beər/ 忍受;容忍;经受;承担 to accept, tolerate, or endure something, especially something unpleasant （17 次）
- In the end, I could not bear it.
believe /bɪˈliːv/ 相信 to think that something is true, correct, or real （17 次）
- I believe that this house is for sale.
break /breɪk/ 破碎，破裂；打破；打断；损坏，弄坏 to (cause something to) separate suddenly or violently into two or more pieces, or to (cause something to) stop working by being damaged （17 次）
- She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken.
draw /drɔː/ 画，绘画 to make a picture of something or someone with a pencil or pen （17 次）
- This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it.
rain /reɪn/ 雨;雨水 drops of water from clouds （17 次）
- It’s always warm in April and May, but it rains sometimes.
sell /sel/ 卖，出售 to give something to someone else in return for money （17 次）
- Then why do you want to sell it?
win /wɪn/ 获胜;赢 to achieve first position and/or get a prize in a competition, election, fight, etc. （17 次）
- I’m sure we’ll win something this week.
cut /kʌt/ （尤指用刀）切，割，砍，剪，削，剁 to break the surface of something, or to divide or make something smaller, using a sharp tool, especially a knife （16 次）
- The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home.
miss /mɪs/ 未做到；未体验；避开；幸免于 to fail to do or experience something, often something planned or expected, or to avoid doing or experiencing something （16 次）
- This is Miss Sophie Dupont.
regard /rɪˈɡɑːd/ 考虑，思考;将…认为;看待 to consider or have an opinion about something or someone （16 次）
- Please give him my regards.
dream /driːm/ 梦，睡梦，梦境 a series of events or images that happen in your mind when you are sleeping （15 次）
- I must have been dreaming.
drop /drɒp/ （使）落下，（使）掉下;丢下 to fall or to allow something to fall （15 次）
- Don’t drop it!
expect /ɪkˈspekt/ 预料，预计;期待 to think or believe something will happen, or someone will arrive （15 次）
- They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ 解释;说明;阐明 to make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it （15 次）
- Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her.
face /feɪs/ 脸，面孔 the front of the head, where the eyes, nose, and mouth are （15 次）
- She then began to make up her face.
hope /həʊp/ 希望，盼望 to want something to happen or to be true, and usually have a good reason to think that it might （15 次）
- I hope that you’ve got some money.
pick /pɪk/ 挑选;选择 to take some things and leave others （15 次）
- Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away.
refuse /rɪˈfjuːz/ 拒绝;回绝;拒绝接受 to say that you will not do or accept something （15 次）
- The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.
remember /rɪˈmem.bər/ 记得，记起，回想起;记住，牢记 to be able to bring back a piece of information into your mind, or to keep a piece of information in your memory （15 次）
- Can you remember the doctor’s telephone number?
serve /sɜːv/ 提供（食物或饮料） to provide food or drinks （15 次）
- Who served you, sir?
throw /θrəʊ/ 投;抛;掷;扔 to send something through the air with force, especially by a sudden movement of the arm （15 次）
- Litter baskets have been placed under the trees, but people still throw their rubbish everywhere.
wake /weɪk/ 醒来;叫醒，吵醒 to (cause someone to) become awake and conscious after sleeping （15 次）
- In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting.
wear /weər/ 穿（衣服）;戴（首饰等） to have clothing, jewellery, etc. on your body （15 次）
- But women always wear uncomfortable shoes!
appear /əˈpɪər/ 出现;呈现;显现 to start to be seen or to be present （14 次）
- In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl.
climb /klaɪm/ 上升;攀升;爬升 to go up, or to go towards the top of something （14 次）
- He’s climbing the tree.
describe /dɪˈskraɪb/ 描述，描写，描绘 to say or write what someone or something is like （14 次）
- Can you describe it, sir?
hide /haɪd/ 把…藏起来；躲藏 to put something or someone in a place where that thing or person cannot be seen or found, or to put yourself somewhere where you cannot be seen or found （14 次）
- After he was arrested, the man admitted hiding in the box before the plane left London.
kill /kɪl/ 杀死;弄死;使致死 to cause someone or something to die （14 次）
- Mr.Eames,’ he said, in a mournful voice, ‘you have just killed that child!’
manage /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/ 成功做到，胜利完成（尤指困难之事） to succeed in doing or dealing with something, especially something difficult （14 次）
- Though he managed to take a number of brilliant photographs, he could not stay near the volcano for very long.
recognize /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/ 认出，认识;识别 to know someone or something because you have seen or heard him or her or experienced it before （14 次）
- I recognize him now.
finish /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/ 完成;（使）完结 to complete something or come to the end of an activity （13 次）
- It was an exciting finish.
forget /fəˈɡet/ 忘记，遗忘 to be unable to remember a fact, something that happened, or how to do something （13 次）
- ‘I forgot to put you off.’
ring /rɪŋ/ 环（状物）;圆形的东西;环形排列 a circle of any material, or any group of things or people in a circular shape or arrangement （13 次）
- I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Hugh was still as fat as ever.
smile /smaɪl/ 微笑，笑容 a happy or friendly expression on the face in which the ends of the mouth curve up slightly, often with the lips moving apart so that the teeth can be seen （13 次）
- The man smiled pleasantly.
suggest /səˈdʒest/ 提议;建议 to mention an idea, possible plan, or action for other people to consider （13 次）
- When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr.Thompson shook his head.
collect /kəˈlekt/ （作为爱好）收藏，收集 to get and keep things of one type such as stamps or coins as a hobby （12 次）
- He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing.
cross /krɒs/ 越过；横穿；横渡；横跨 to go across from one side of something to the other （12 次）
- I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me.
develop /dɪˈvel.əp/ （使）发展；（使）发育；（使）成长 to (cause something to) grow or change into a more advanced, larger, or stronger form （12 次）
- Since then, he has developed another bad habit.
lie /laɪ/ 躺；平躺；平卧 to be in or move into a horizontal position on a surface （12 次）
- Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble.
love /lʌv/ 爱，喜爱 to like another adult very much and be romantically and sexually attracted to them, or to have strong feelings of liking a friend or person in your family （12 次）
- Love, Jimmy.’
provide /prəˈvaɪd/ 提供，供给 to give someone something that they need （12 次）
- Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics.
wonder /ˈwʌn.dər/ 疑惑;想知道 to ask yourself questions or express a wish to know about something （12 次）
- I wonder why!
assume /əˈsjuːm/ 假定，假设;臆断，想当然地认为 to accept something to be true without question or proof （11 次）
- Assuming that his family had been killed during an air raid, Hans settled down in a village fifty miles away where he had remained ever since.
base /beɪs/ 基底，底座；底层，底子 the bottom part of an object, on which it rests, or the lowest part of something （11 次）
- A cat’s ability to survive falls is based on fact.
complete /kəmˈpliːt/ 使完整；使完全；使完美 to make whole or perfect （11 次）
- The house was completed five months ago.
control /kənˈtrəʊl/ 命令；控制；管制；克制 to order, limit, or rule something, or someone’s actions or behaviour （11 次）
- Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control.
depend /dɪˈpend/ 由…决定，取决于 to be decided by or to change according to the stated thing （11 次）
- It’s a pleasant dream but everything depends on ‘if’!
preserve /prɪˈzɜːv/ 保护，维护；保留；保养 to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed （11 次）
- A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax!
retire /rɪˈtaɪər/ 退休;退职;退役 to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health （11 次）
- Because I’ve just retired.
support /səˈpɔːt/ 支持;赞成;拥护;鼓励 to agree with and give encouragement to someone or something because you want him, her, or it to succeed （11 次）
- The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.
suppose /səˈpəʊz/ 认为可能，料想，猜想 to think that something is likely to be true （11 次）
- Let us suppose that a child suddenly crosses the road in front of you.
swim /swɪm/ 游泳，游水 to move through water by moving the body or parts of the body （11 次）
- He is swimming across the river.
touch /tʌtʃ/ 碰，触摸 to put your hand or another part of your body lightly onto and off something or someone （11 次）
- Now we are not allowed to touch it.
accept /əkˈsept/ 接受;收受;领受 to agree to take something （10 次）
- The villagers have told him that they will not accept the pub even if he gives it away.
choose /tʃuːz/ 选择;挑选，选取;选中 to decide what you want from two or more things or possibilities （10 次）
- After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible.
crash /kræʃ/ 撞（车）；撞毁，撞坏；坠毁 If a vehicle crashes or someone crashes it, it is involved in an accident, usually a serious one in which the vehicle is damaged and someone is hurt. （10 次）
- Didn’t you have a crash?
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ 逃走，逃脱，逃离;逃避，避开 to get free from something, or to avoid something （10 次）
- It threatened to surround him completely, but Tazieff managed to escape just in time.
knock /nɒk/ （反复地）敲，击，打 to repeatedly hit something, producing a noise （10 次）
- I’ll knock again, Helen.
obtain /əbˈteɪn/ 得到，获得 to get something, especially by asking for it, buying it, working for it, or producing it from something else （10 次）
- The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them.
require /rɪˈkwaɪər/ 需要;有赖于;要求;规定 to need something or make something necessary （10 次）
- In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same lines night after night.
rid /rɪd/ 摆脱掉…;免去…的负担 to not now have an unwanted or unpleasant task, object, or person （10 次）
- Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a ‘guard of honour’ of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo.
share /ʃeər/ 分享;共用 to have or use something at the same time as someone else （10 次）
- Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.
acquire /əˈkwaɪər/ 取得，获得;购得;学到 to get or obtain something （9 次）
- After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence.
add /æd/ 加，相法 to put two or more numbers or amounts together to get a total （9 次）
- She gazed at it for some time then added, ‘You don’t need bookcases at all.
avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ 避开;逃避 to stay away from someone or something （9 次）
- I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me.
claim /kleɪm/ 声称;宣称;断言;主张 to say that something is true or is a fact, although you cannot prove it and other people might not believe it （9 次）
- Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims.
complain /kəmˈpleɪn/ 抱怨;发牢骚;诉苦 to say that something is wrong or not satisfactory （9 次）
- He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door.
continue /kənˈtɪn.juː/ （使）继续，（使）持续，（使）延续 to keep happening, existing, or doing something, or to cause something or someone to do this （9 次）
- The snake, however, continued to ‘dance’ slowly.
damage /ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/ 损害，危害；损坏；伤害 to harm or spoil something （9 次）
- Recently it was damaged by a visitor.
destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ 毁坏，摧毁，毁灭 to damage something so badly that it cannot be used （9 次）
- If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop.
enable /ɪˈneɪ.bəl/ 使能够；使可能 to make someone able to do something, or to make something possible （9 次）
- Meanwhile, a microphone, which was lowered into the mine two hours ago,has enabled the men to keep in touch with their closest relatives.
exist /ɪɡˈzɪst/ 存在；实际上有 to be, or to be real （9 次）
- Though these large machines still exist, many of their functions have been taken over by small powerful personal computers, commonly known as PCs.
imagine /ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn/ 想象;设想 to form or have a mental picture or idea of something （9 次）
- Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases and found that the fourth engine was sweet as honey – still in perfect condition.
laugh /lɑːf/ （出声地）笑，大笑 to smile while making sounds with your voice that show you think something is funny or you are happy （9 次）
- At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.
mark /mɑːk/ 痕迹;污点;疤痕 a small area on the surface of something that is damaged, dirty, or different in some way （9 次）
- I’m sure I’ve got a low mark.
push /pʊʃ/ 推，推动 to use physical pressure or force, especially with your hands, in order to move something into a different position, usually one that is further away from you （9 次）
- Fifteen policemen had to push very hard to get him off the main street.
sail /seɪl/ （船）航行，行驶 When a boat or a ship sails, it travels on the water. （9 次）
- Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow.
seek /siːk/ 寻找；寻求（尤指非物质的东西） to try to find or get something, especially something that is not a physical object （9 次）
- After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress.
shout /ʃaʊt/ 大声说，高声说 to speak with a very loud voice, often as loud as possible, usually when you want to make yourself heard in noisy situations, or when the person you are talking to is a long way away or cannot hear very well （9 次）
- Suddenly someone shouted, ‘It’s two minutes past twelve!
spot /spɒt/ 点;斑点;圆点 a small, usually round area of colour that is differently coloured or lighter or darker than the surface around it （9 次）
- It is a famous beauty spot.
surround /səˈraʊnd/ 环绕，围绕，包围 to be everywhere around something （9 次）
- I live in a very old town which is surrounded by beautiful woods.
waste /weɪst/ 浪费;滥用 an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc. （9 次）
- ‘It’s a waste of time.’
admit /ədˈmɪt/ （尤指不情愿地）承认;供认;招认 to agree that something is true, especially unwillingly （8 次）
- After he was arrested, the man admitted hiding in the box before the plane left London.
arrest /əˈrest/ 逮捕;拘捕 If the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed. （8 次）
- When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter.
consider /kənˈsɪd.ər/ 认真考虑，斟酌，细想 to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision （8 次）
- In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.
create /kriˈeɪt/ 创造;创建;创作;发明 to make something new, or invent something （8 次）
- Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its designer’s dream to create ‘an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible’.
examine /ɪɡˈzæm.ɪn/ （仔细地）检查，审查，调查 to look at or consider a person or thing carefully and in detail in order to discover something about them. （8 次）
- Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass.
fit /fɪt/ 合适，合身;可容纳 to be the right size or shape for someone or something （8 次）
- A temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great difficulty.
hang /hæŋ/ 悬挂，吊；吊着 to fasten or support something at the top leaving the other parts free to move, or to be held in this way （8 次）
- ‘I’m hanging this picture on the wall,’ I answered.
hop /hɒp/ 单脚跳 to jump on one foot or to move about in this way （8 次）
- He hopes we are all well. ‘
hurry /ˈhʌr.i/ （使）加快，催促 to move or do things more quickly than normal or to make someone do this （8 次）
- Hurry up, Sam!
increase /ɪnˈkriːs/ 增大；增加；增强 to (make something) become larger in amount or size （8 次）
- Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased.
inform /ɪnˈfɔːm/ 通知，告知 to tell someone about particular facts （8 次）
- I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week.
instruct /ɪnˈstrʌkt/ （尤指正式地）指示，命令，吩咐 to order or tell someone to do something, especially in a formal way （8 次）
- After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence.
invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ 邀请，约请 to ask or request someone to go to an event （8 次）
- Carol and Tom invited us to lunch.
litter /ˈlɪt.ər/ （散落在公共场所的）小块垃圾，废弃物 small pieces of rubbish that have been left lying on the ground in public places （8 次）
- Litter baskets have been placed under the trees, but people still throw their rubbish everywhere.
locate /ləʊˈkeɪt/ 我们的办事处位于曼哈顿市中心。 to be in a particular place: （8 次）
- He described it as ‘a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river.’
paint /peɪnt/ 油漆，涂料 a coloured liquid that is put on a surface such as a wall to decorate it （8 次）
- I’m going to paint it.
plan /plæn/ 计划，方案 a set of decisions about how to do something in the future （8 次）
- He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.
pull /pʊl/ 拖，拉，拽 to move something towards yourself, sometimes with great physical effort （8 次）
- My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while.
reduce /rɪˈdʒuːs/ 减少；减小；降低；缩小 to become or to make something become smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc. （8 次）
- This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.
report /rɪˈpɔːt/ 报道；报告；汇报 to give a description of something or information about it to someone （8 次）
- Here’s another report about Karen Marsh.
rush /rʌʃ/ （使）急速行进;（使）赶紧;（使）仓促行事;（使）急速做 to (cause to) go or do something very quickly （8 次）
- When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car.
save /seɪv/ 挽救，搭救，救助 to stop someone or something from being killed, injured, or destroyed （8 次）
- He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.
settle /ˈset.əl/ 确定;决定;解决，结束（争端等） to reach a decision or an agreement about something, or to end a disagreement （8 次）
- He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.
steal /stiːl/ 偷，窃 to take something without the permission or knowledge of the owner and keep it （8 次）
- A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
tend /tend/ 倾向;易于;往往会 to be likely to behave in a particular way or have a particular characteristic （8 次）
- Some wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything.
transport /ˈtræn.spɔːt/ 运输，运送，输送 the movement of people or goods from one place to another （8 次）
- Before it could be transported to the United States, a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built.
wish /wɪʃ/ （与过去时连用，对已经存在的情况表示遗憾）但愿，希望 used with the past simple to express that you feel sorry or sad about a state or situation that exists at the moment （8 次）
- Two men who recently spent five days on a coral island wished they had stayed there longer.
worry /ˈwʌr.i/ 担心;忧虑;发愁 to think about problems or unpleasant things that might happen in a way that makes you feel unhappy and frightened （8 次）
- My wife always worries too much.
accord /əˈkɔːd/ （正式的）协议;条约;一致;符合 (a formal) agreement （7 次）
- When we use a phrase like ‘it serves him right’, we are, in part, admitting that a certain set of circumstances has enabled justice to act of its own accord.
allow /əˈlaʊ/ 使有可能;允许，准许;容许 to give permission for someone to do something, or to not prevent something from happening （7 次）
- Now we are not allowed to touch it.
consist /kənˈsɪst/ 在于，存在于 to have something as a main and necessary part or quality （7 次）
- Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.
defeat /dɪˈfiːt/ 击败，打败，战胜 to win against someone in a fight, war, or competition （7 次）
- The former Prime Minister, Mr.Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections.
employ /ɪmˈplɔɪ/ 雇用 to have someone work or do a job for you and pay them for it （7 次）
- In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.
express /ɪkˈspres/ 陈述；表达；表露 to show a feeling, opinion, or fact （7 次）
- But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press.
fight /faɪt/ 搏斗;打斗;打架 to use physical force to try to defeat another person or group of people （7 次）
- Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control.
fill /fɪl/ （使）充满，（使）装满，（使）注满；占据；布满 to make or become full; to use empty space （7 次）
- Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
fix /fɪks/ 修理 to repair something （7 次）
- Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.
glance /ɡlɑːns/ 瞥一眼，迅速地看一眼，扫视 to give a quick short look （7 次）
- Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house.
include /ɪnˈkluːd/ 包含；包括 to contain something as a part of something else, or to make something part of something else （7 次）
- The list included most of the things Hugh loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk, chocolate, and sweets.
intend /ɪnˈtend/ 打算，计划 to have as a plan or purpose （7 次）
- Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours.
jump /dʒʌmp/ 跳，跃;跳跃 to push yourself suddenly off the ground and into the air using your legs （7 次）
- Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea.
load /ləʊd/ （尤指车辆、桥梁、动物等的）负重，负荷，载重 the amount of weight carried, especially by a vehicle, a structure such as a bridge, or an animal （7 次）
- They quickly loaded a small rubber dinghy with food, matches, and cans of beer and rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island.
prefer /prɪˈfɜːr/ 宁可，更喜爱;觉得还是…更可取 to like, choose, or want one thing rather than another （7 次）
- Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,’ I answered.
prepare /prɪˈpeər/ 准备，预备;把…准备好，使预备好 to make or get something or someone ready for something that will happen in the future （7 次）
- He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding with Jenny.
reply /rɪˈplaɪ/ 回答;回复;答复 to answer （7 次）
- As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language.
rescue /ˈres.kjuː/ 救援；营救；解救 to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful, or unpleasant situation （7 次）
- By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing.
reveal /rɪˈviːl/ 揭露;泄露;透露 to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret （7 次）
- In spite of this, many people are confident that’The Revealer’may reveal something of value fairly soon.
sink /sɪŋk/ （使）沉没；（使）陷入 to (cause something or someone to) go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or soft substance （7 次）
- Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!
smoke /sməʊk/ （燃烧所产生的）烟，烟雾 the grey, black, or white mixture of gas and very small pieces of carbon that is produced when something burns （7 次）
- Eat more and smoke less!
struggle /ˈstrʌɡ.əl/ 奋斗，努力，拼搏 to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something （7 次）
- On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen.
tear /teər/ （被）撕开，（被）撕掉，（被）撕裂 to pull or be pulled apart, or to pull pieces off （7 次）
- In August, she was struck by a very heavy storm during which her rudder was torn away.
trace /treɪs/ 找到，查出，发现 to find someone or something that was lost （7 次）
- I had traced the cause of the trouble.
accumulate /əˈkjuː.mjə.leɪt/ 积累;积聚;积攒 to collect a large number of things over a long period of time （6 次）
- However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.
agree /əˈɡriː/ 持相同意见;赞成，赞同 to have the same opinion （6 次）
- Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move.
argue /ˈɑːɡ.juː/ 争论;争吵;争辩 to speak angrily to someone, telling that person that you disagree with them （6 次）
- During the rush hour one evening two cars collided and both drivers began to argue.
attract /əˈtrækt/ （尤因具有积极、值得赞赏的品质而）吸引;招引;引起 (of people, things, places, etc.) to pull or draw someone or something towards them, by the qualities they have, especially good ones （6 次）
- The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time.
burn /bɜːn/ （把…）烧坏;（使）烧伤;（使）烧毁;（使）晒伤;（使）烫伤 to be hurt, damaged, or destroyed by fire or extreme heat, or to cause this to happen （6 次）
- If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.
check /tʃek/ 检查；核查，核对 to make certain that something or someone is correct, safe, or suitable by examining it, him, or her quickly （6 次）
- Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.
cook /kʊk/ 做饭，烹调;烧，煮 When you cook food, you prepare it to be eaten by heating it in a particular way, such as baking or boiling, and when food cooks, it is heated until it is ready to eat. （6 次）
- As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire.
detect /dɪˈtekt/ （尤指用特殊方法）发现，察觉，看出 to notice something that is partly hidden or not clear, or to discover something, especially using a special method （6 次）
- A new machine called ‘The Revealer’ has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.
disappear /ˌdɪs.əˈpɪər/ 消失；失踪 If people or things disappear, they go somewhere where they cannot be seen or found. （6 次）
- On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
feed /fiːd/ 给（人、团体或动物）提供食物;喂养 to give food to a person, group, or animal （6 次）
- Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog.
introduce /ˌɪn.trəˈdʒuːs/ 采用;引进;推行;放入，插入 to put something into use, operation, or a place for the first time （6 次）
- Let me introduce him to you.
invent /ɪnˈvent/ 发明，创造 to design and/or create something that has never been made before （6 次）
- A new machine called ‘The Revealer’ has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.
mention /ˈmen.ʃən/ 提及，说起，谈到 to speak about something quickly, giving little detail or using few words （6 次）
- Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased.
observe /əbˈzɜːv/ 观察;观测;监视 to watch carefully the way something happens or the way someone does something, especially in order to learn more about it （6 次）
- In 1948, he went to Lake Kivu in the Congo to observe a new volcano which he later named Kituro.
occur /əˈkɜːr/ （尤指事故及其他意外事件）发生 (especially of accidents and other unexpected events) to happen （6 次）
- It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box.
possess /pəˈzes/ 拥有；具有 to have or own something, or to have a particular quality （6 次）
- The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a ‘cursed tree’.
pretend /prɪˈtend/ 假装，伪称;（游戏中）装扮 to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, especially in order to deceive people or as a game （6 次）
- Many people pretend that they understand modern art They always tell you what a picture is ‘about’.
promise /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ 允诺，答应;保证 to tell someone that you will certainly do something （6 次）
- It had broken down the previous summer, and though I promised to repair it, I had never got round to it.
remove /rɪˈmuːv/ 移开;拿开;去掉;除去;调动 to take something or someone away from somewhere, or off something （6 次）
- When the dentist at last removed the cotton wool from my mouth, I was able to tell him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.
repeat /rɪˈpiːt/ 重复;重说 to say or tell people something more than once （6 次）
- ‘I’m having breakfast,’ I repeated.
shake /ʃeɪk/ 摇动;抖动;使颤动 to move backwards and forwards or up and down in quick, short movements, or to make something or someone do this （6 次）
- When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr.Thompson shook his head.
shin /ʃɪn/ 胫，胫部 the front part of your leg between your knee and your foot （6 次）
- There are some clouds in the sky, but the sun is shining.
suffer /ˈsʌf.ər/ 受苦;受折磨 to experience physical or mental pain （6 次）
- For a whole week I did not smoke at all and during this time, my wife suffered terribly.
survive /səˈvaɪv/ 继续生存，存活;（尤指）幸存 to continue to live or exist, especially after coming close to dying or being destroyed or after being in a difficult or threatening situation （6 次）
- The mummy successfully survived the operation.
tie /taɪ/ 打结；系，缚，捆，扎 to fasten together two ends of a piece of string or other long, thin material, or to (cause to) hold together with a long, thin piece of string, material, etc. （6 次）
- ‘I needn’t remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.’
welcome /ˈwel.kəm/ 乐于接受;欢迎;鼓励;支持 to be pleased about and encourage or support something （6 次）
- The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.
accompany /əˈkʌm.pə.ni/ 陪同，陪伴;伴随，和…一起发生（或存在） to go with someone or to be provided or exist at the same time as something （5 次）
- Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a ‘guard of honour’ of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo.
achieve /əˈtʃiːv/ （尤指经过努力）完成；达到；实现 to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort （5 次）
- But in an old man who has known human joys and sorrows, and has achieved whatever work it was in him to do, the fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble.
afford /əˈfɔːd/ 我不知道他靠工资怎么能买得起新车。 to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time: （5 次）
- We can’t afford all that money.
apply /əˈplaɪ/ （尤指通过书面或表格形式）申请，请求 to request something, usually officially, especially in writing or by sending in a form （5 次）
- An all-night party on New Year’s Eve provided me with a good excuse for not carrying out either of these new resolutions on the first day of the year, but on the second, I applied myself assiduously to the task.
attach /əˈtætʃ/ 系，绑；连接；使附着；附上；固定 to fasten, join, or connect something （5 次）
- Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres.
bark /bɑːk/ 树皮 the hard outer covering of a tree （5 次）
- Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate.
beg /beɡ/ 乞求 to make a very strong and urgent request （5 次）
- I beg your pardon?
belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/ 应在…（地方） to be in the right place or a suitable place （5 次）
- This case doesn’t belong to me!
bind （5 次）
- The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics.
communicate /kəˈmjuː.nɪ.keɪt/ 交流，沟通（信息） to share information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals （5 次）
- Of course, Leon Bagrit could not possibly have foreseen the development of the Internet, the worldwide system that enables us to communicate instantly with anyone in any part of the world by using computers linked to telephone networks.
compare /kəmˈpeər/ 对比，对照，比较 to examine or look for the difference between two or more things （5 次）
- Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures.
confine （5 次）
- He had had a long and uncomfortable trip, for he had been confined to the wooden box for over eighteen hours.
confirm （5 次）
- My employer will confirm that I was there on time.’
design /dɪˈzaɪn/ 设计;制（图） to make or draw plans for something, for example clothes or buildings （5 次）
- The fantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter.
devise /dɪˈvaɪz/ 巧妙构思;巧妙设计;发明 to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination （5 次）
- They devise hundreds of competitions which will enable us to win huge sums of money.
drift /drɪft/ （尤指在外力作用下）飘，漂流，漂移 to move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction （5 次）
- Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.
estimate /ˈes.tɪ.meɪt/ 估计;估算;估价 to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something （5 次）
- It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total capacity.
excuse /ɪkˈskjuːz/ 原谅;宽恕 to forgive someone or something （5 次）
- Excuse me!
explore /ɪkˈsplɔːr/ 探测；勘查；探索；研究 to search a place and discover things about it （5 次）
- An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
flow /fləʊ/ （尤指液体、气体或电）流动 (especially of liquids, gases, or electricity) to move in one direction, especially continuously and easily （5 次）
- The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!
generate /ˈdʒen.ə.reɪt/ 造成，引起;使存在 to cause something to exist （5 次）
- Our own warm atmosphere and the heat generated by the telescope would make it impossible to detect objects as small as planets.
hunt /hʌnt/ 狩猎，捕猎 to chase and try to catch and kill an animal or bird for food, sport, or profit （5 次）
- The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw ‘a large cat’ only five yards away from her.
interrupt /ˌɪn.təˈrʌpt/ 打断（其他人说话） to stop a person from speaking for a short period by something you say or do （5 次）
- ‘Don’t interrupt,’ he said.
lack /læk/ 她唯一的问题是缺乏自信。 the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it: （5 次）
- He did not marry again and I was brought up without a woman’s care; but I lacked for nothing, for he was both father and mother to me.
lift /lɪft/ 举起，提起，抬起，吊起 to move something from a lower to a higher position （5 次）
- I stopped and he asked me for a lift.
marry /ˈmær.i/ 娶;嫁;（和…）结婚 to become the legally accepted husband or wife of someone in an official or religious ceremony （5 次）
- We’re going to get married next week.
prevent /prɪˈvent/ 阻止，妨碍；预防 to stop something from happening or someone from doing something （5 次）
- I had to think of a way of preventing him from following me around all morning.
print /prɪnt/ 印出的字体，印刷字体 letters, numbers, or symbols that have been produced on paper by a machine using ink （5 次）
- Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes.
protect /prəˈtekt/ 保护，防护 to keep someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss （5 次）
- Now they have had special cages made to protect them from these monsters.
publish /ˈpʌb.lɪʃ/ 公布;出版;发表 to make information available to people, especially in a book, magazine, or newspaper, or to produce and sell a book, magazine, or newspaper （5 次）
- When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it.
raise /reɪz/ 举起;抬起;提起 to lift something to a higher position （5 次）
- Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
recover /rɪˈkʌv.ər/ （在疾病或受伤之后）完全恢复健康 to become completely well again after an illness or injury （5 次）
- But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique.
restore /rɪˈstɔːr/ 修复;使复位;使复职 to return something or someone to an earlier good condition or position （5 次）
- Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored.
reward /rɪˈwɔːd/ 报答;报偿;酬谢;奖赏 something given in exchange for good behaviour or good work, etc. （5 次）
- He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occasionally.
salvage /ˈsæl.vɪdʒ/ （尤指从失事船只、火灾或水灾中）抢救，打捞 to save goods from damage or destruction, especially from a ship that has sunk or been damaged or a building that has been damaged by fire or a flood （5 次）
- The salvage operation had been a complete failure.
sing /sɪŋ/ 唱歌；演唱 to make musical sounds with the voice, usually a tune with words （5 次）
- In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs.
slip /slɪp/ 滑倒；失脚 to slide without intending to （5 次）
- I slipped and fell downstairs.
spread /spred/ 扩散，蔓延 the development or growth of something so that it covers a larger area or affects a larger number of people （5 次）
- It effectively spread the disease all over the continent and drastically reduced the rabit population.
stick /stɪk/ 枝条;木条，木棍 a thin piece of wood or other material （5 次）
- The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.
teach /tiːtʃ/ 教;教授;传授 to give someone knowledge or to train someone; to instruct （5 次）
- A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian.
threaten /ˈθret.ən/ 威胁，恐吓;扬言要 to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want （5 次）
- Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.
wash /wɒʃ/ 洗，清洗，洗涤 to clean something using water （5 次）
- Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.
weigh /weɪ/ 有…重;称…的重量 to have a heaviness of a stated amount, or to measure the heaviness of an object （5 次）
- Jumbo must weigh a few tons,’ said a policeman afterwards, ‘so it was fortunate that we didn’t have to carry him.
abandon /əˈbæn.dən/ 离弃;放弃;抛弃;遗弃 to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever （4 次）
- The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
affect /əˈfekt/ 影响；侵袭；感染；打动 to have an influence on someone or something, or to cause a change in someone or something （4 次）
- However, there is an even more insidious kind of pollution that particularly affects urban areas and invades our daily lives, and that is noise.
appreciate /əˈpriː.ʃi.eɪt/ 欣赏；赏识；重视 to recognize how good someone or something is and to value them or it （4 次）
- I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else.
approach /əˈprəʊtʃ/ 靠近；接近；临近 to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount （4 次）
- A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.
arouse /əˈraʊz/ 引起；唤起；激起 to cause someone to have a particular feeling （4 次）
- Beggars almost sell themselves as human beings to arouse the pity of passers-by.
associate /əˈsəʊ.si.eɪt/ 将…（与…）联系起来，把…联系在一起 to connect someone or something in your mind with someone or something else （4 次）
- There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food.
attend /əˈtend/ 出席，参加;到场 to go to an event, place, etc. （4 次）
- A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday.
bake /beɪk/ 烘，烤 to cook inside an oven, without using added liquid or fat （4 次）
- During a radio programme, a company of biscuit manufacturers once asked listeners to bake biscuits and send them to their factory.
beat /biːt/ 打败，战胜 to defeat or do better than （4 次）
- It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England.
borrow /ˈbɒr.əʊ/ 借，借入 to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of time （4 次）
- He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back.
bump /bʌmp/ 碰；撞 to hit something with force （4 次）
- Oil rigs have to be repaired frequently and divers, who often have to work in darkness a hundred feet under water, have been frightened out of their wits by giant fish bumping into them as they work.
burst /bɜːst/ （使）迸裂；（使）爆炸 to break open or apart suddenly, or to make something do this （4 次）
- Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run.
bury /ˈber.i/ 埋;埋葬，安葬 to put a dead body into the ground （4 次）
- A new machine called ‘The Revealer’ has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.
cease /siːs/ 停止，中止 to stop something （4 次）
- There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract concept.
conceal /kənˈsiːl/ 隐藏；隐匿；隐瞒；隐蔽 to prevent something from being seen or known about （4 次）
- We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.
connect /kəˈnekt/ （使或被）连接；（使或被）相连 to join or be joined with something else （4 次）
- It was officially opened on March 7,1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent.
construct /kənˈstrʌkt/ 建造;构筑;构成，组成 to build something or put together different parts to form something whole （4 次）
- The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.
cool /kuːl/ 凉的，冷的 slightly cold （4 次）
- I stopped to let the car cool off and to study the map.
creep /kriːp/ （通常指为避免注意而）缓慢行进，悄悄移动，潜行 to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed （4 次）
- The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept into their tent.
demand /dɪˈmɑːnd/ 坚决请求，强烈要求;强要 to ask for something forcefully, in a way that shows that you do not expect to be refused （4 次）
- Whenever the Italian city-states were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded.
deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ 否认，否定 to say that something is not true （4 次）
- Aleko denied taking it and led Dimitri into his backyard.
devour /dɪˈvaʊər/ 狼吞虎咽，吞食 to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left （4 次）
- Only two stray dogs benefited from all this confusion, for they greedily devoured what was left of the cake.
dislike /dɪˈslaɪk/ 不喜欢，讨厌 to not like someone or something （4 次）
- Dickie disliked snobs intensely.
drag /dræɡ/ 拖，拉，拽，牵引 to move something by pulling it along a surface, usually the ground （4 次）
- By this time, however, three men had come into the ring and they quickly dragged the drunk to safety.
earn /ɜːn/ 挣（钱）；挣得；赚得 to receive money as payment for work that you do （4 次）
- He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money.
engage /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/ 雇用;聘用 to employ someone （4 次）
- How many spiders are engaged in this work on our behalf?
extend /ɪkˈstend/ 扩大；扩展；使增加长度 to add to something in order to make it bigger or longer （4 次）
- The platforms extend to a depth of over 100 feet under the sea.
fetch /fetʃ/ （去）拿来，取回;（去）请来 to go to another place to get something or someone and bring it, him, or her back （4 次）
- She kept it tied to a tree in a field during the day and went to fetch it every evening.
float /fləʊt/ 漂浮 to stay on the surface of a liquid and not sink （4 次）
- Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
forgive /fəˈɡɪv/ 原谅;宽恕 to stop blaming or being angry with someone for something that person has done, or not punish them for something （4 次）
- He is therefore forgiven if late for a dinner party.
grant /ɡrɑːnt/ （尤指政府为特殊目的给予个人或组织的）拨款，补助金 an amount of money given especially by the government to a person or organization for a special purpose （4 次）
- Permission was granted and a policeman accompanied him to a pay phone.
guess /ɡes/ 猜测，推测，估计 to give an answer to a particular question when you do not have all the facts and so cannot be certain if you are correct （4 次）
- Guess!
haul /hɔːl/ （用力）拉，拖（重物） to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty （4 次）
- They had little difficulty in finding it, but hauling it out of the water proved to be a serious problem.
insure /ɪnˈʃɔːr/ （给…上）保险，（为…）投保 to protect yourself against risk by regularly paying a special company that will provide a fixed amount of money if you are killed or injured or if your home or possessions are damaged, destroyed, or stolen （4 次）
- Insurance companies are normally willing to insure anything.
investigate /ɪnˈves.tɪ.ɡeɪt/ （尤指为揭开真相）调查，审查 to examine a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth （4 次）
- However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.
join /dʒɔɪn/ 连接；接合 to connect or fasten things together （4 次）
- The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann, joins Brooklyn to Staten Island.
judge /dʒʌdʒ/ 法官;审判员 a person who is in charge of a trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be punished, or who makes decisions on legal matters （4 次）
- The following example of ‘sick humour’ will enable you to judge for yourself.
lay /leɪ/ 放置，安放，平放 to put something in especially a flat or horizontal position, usually carefully or for a particular purpose （4 次）
- As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them.
mount /maʊnt/ 增加；增长；上升 to gradually increase, rise, or get bigger （4 次）
- Triple gun-decks mounted sixty-four bronze cannon.
occupy /ˈɒk.jə.paɪ/ 占有，占用，占据（空间或时间） to fill, exist in, or use a place or period of time （4 次）
- A little later, a man came along with a biscuit which occupied the whole boot of his car.
perceive /pəˈsiːv/ 认为;看待;视为 to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something （4 次）
- One case concerns an 11-year-old schoolgirl Vera Petrova, who has normal vision but who can also perceive things with different parts of her skin, and through solid walls.
plunge /plʌndʒ/ （使）（某人或某物）骤然移动，骤然下降 to (cause someone or something to) move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down, or into something （4 次）
- The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
predict /prɪˈdɪkt/ 预言;预料，预计 to say that an event or action will happen in the future, especially as a result of knowledge or experience （4 次）
- Predicting the future is notoriously difficult.
regret /rɪˈɡret/ 懊悔，遗憾;惋惜;痛惜 a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake that you have made, and a wish that it could have been different and better （4 次）
- A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it.
remark /rɪˈmɑːk/ 说起；评论说；谈论 to give a spoken statement of an opinion or thought （4 次）
- We mustn’t buy things we don’t need,’ I remarked suddenly.
reprimand /ˈrep.rɪ.mɑːnd/ 训斥;申斥;谴责 to express to someone your strong official disapproval of them （4 次）
- Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely.
resist /rɪˈzɪst/ 反抗;回击;抵抗 to fight against something or someone that is attacking you （4 次）
- When a thief was caught on the premises of a large jewellery store one morning, the shop assistants must have found it impossible to resist the temptation to say ‘it serves him right.’
rub /rʌb/ 擦；摩擦；搓；揉搓 to press or be pressed against something with a circular or up-and-down repeated movement （4 次）
- A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
sacrifice /ˈsæk.rɪ.faɪs/ 牺牲;献出 to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person （4 次）
- Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.
stretch /stretʃ/ 伸出;伸长;拉伸 to cause something to reach, often as far as possible, in a particular direction （4 次）
- They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels.
suspend /səˈspend/ 停止，暂停，中止 to stop something from being active, either temporarily or permanently （4 次）
- They support the cables from which the bridge has been suspended.
sweep /swiːp/ 打扫，清扫，扫除 to clean something, especially a floor by using a brush to collect the dirt into one place from which it can be removed （4 次）
- Then sweep the floor.
trust /trʌst/ 信任，信赖，相信 to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you, or that something is safe and reliable （4 次）
- The administrative overheads of a business are low to the extent that everyone working in the business can be trusted to behave in a way that best promotes the interests of the firm.
undertake /ˌʌn.dəˈteɪk/ （开始）做，承担，从事（尤指耗时或困难之事） to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult （4 次）
- Those who seek it undertake an arduous journey and can never be sure that they will find it.
vary /ˈveə.ri/ （使）不同;（使）呈现差异 If things of the same type vary, they are different from each other, and if you vary them, you cause them to be different from each other. （4 次）
- To varying degrees, we all have secrets which we do not want even our closest friends to learn, but few of us have skeletons in the cupboard.
wander /ˈwɒn.dər/ 漫步;闲逛;游荡 to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction （4 次）
- During a bullfight, a drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring.
accuse /əˈkjuːz/ 指控，控告;指责;谴责 to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind （3 次）
- Dimitri immediately went to Aleko’s house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb.
admire /ədˈmaɪər/ 欣赏；羡慕 to find someone or something attractive and pleasant to look at （3 次）
- Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour – everybody,that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.
adopt /əˈdɒpt/ 收养;领养 to legally take another person’s child into your own family and take care of him or her as your own child （3 次）
- The system has worked so well, that it has been adopted in other countries too.
appeal /əˈpiːl/ （尤指向公众的）呼吁，吁请，求助，恳求 a request to the public for money, information, or help （3 次）
- The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.
astonish /əˈstɒn.ɪʃ/ 使吃惊；使惊讶 to surprise someone very much （3 次）
- He was astonished at what he found.
behave /bɪˈheɪv/ （以某种方式）行事，表现 to act in a particular way （3 次）
- ‘Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers.’
boast /bəʊst/ 自吹自擂，吹嘘，夸耀 to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own （3 次）
- Often a valley boasted no inn at all,and climbers found shelter wherever they could– sometimes with the local priest(who was usually as poor as his parishioners), sometimes with shepherds or cheese-makers.
calculate /ˈkæl.kjə.leɪt/ 算，计算 to judge the number or amount of something by using the information that you already have, and adding, taking away, multiplying, or dividing numbers （3 次）
- A sound made by tapping on the hull of a ship will be reflected from the sea bottom, and by measuring the time interval between the taps and the receipt of the echoes the depth of the sea at that point can be calculated.
calm /kɑːm/ 冷静的，镇静的 peaceful, quiet, and without worry （3 次）
- After reading an article entitled ‘Cigarette Smoking and Your Health’ I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves.
capture /ˈkæp.tʃər/ 俘虏;俘获;（尤指用武力）夺取 to take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force （3 次）
- Radio and television have made it possible for advertisers to capture the attention of millions of people in this way.
carve /kɑːv/ （尤指在石头或木头上）雕刻 to make something by cutting into especially wood or stone, or to cut into the surface of stone, wood, etc. （3 次）
- Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken.
compete /kəmˈpiːt/ 竞争 to try to be more successful than someone or something else （3 次）
- The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool.
concern /kənˈsɜːn/ 使担忧；使挂念；使焦虑 to cause worry to someone （3 次）
- A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fiancé, John, runs a successful furniture business.
conclude /kənˈkluːd/ （以…）结束（讲话、会议、文章等） to end a speech, meeting, or piece of writing （3 次）
- I concluded that they were simply shy of strangers.
convey /kənˈveɪ/ 表达，传达（思想、感情或想法） to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people （3 次）
- This explanation evidently conveyed something to the woman who searched shelf after shelf.
count /kaʊnt/ （按顺序）数，数数;计算;计数 to say numbers one after the other in order, or to calculate the number of people or things in a group （3 次）
- I counted seven old cars and three old refrigerators.
dance /dɑːns/ 跳（舞），舞蹈 to move the body and feet to music （3 次）
- The snake, however, continued to ‘dance’ slowly.
declare /dɪˈkleər/ 宣布;声明;公布 to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly, or officially （3 次）
- Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days, but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
deduce /dɪˈdʒuːs/ 推断，推论 to reach an answer or a decision by thinking carefully about the known facts （3 次）
- He has to deduce what he can from the few scanty clues available.
deprive /dɪˈpraɪv/ 夺走，抢去，剥夺 to take something, especially something necessary or pleasant, away from someone （3 次）
- While they enjoy the comfort and banal luxury of their dwelling, they do not realize that they are deprived of the necessities of life.
descend /dɪˈsend/ 下降；走下；降下 to go or come down （3 次）
- Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield.
determine /dɪˈtɜː.mɪn/ 确定，决定;影响 to control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen （3 次）
- I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived.
disturb /dɪˈstɜːb/ 打断;干扰 to interrupt what someone is doing （3 次）
- So their entry into this flat was apparently not the burglars’ first job that day and they must have been disturbed.
emerge /ɪˈmɜːdʒ/ 出现，浮现;露出 to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something （3 次）
- The sorry-looking, blackened figure that emerged, admitted at once that he had tried to break into the shop during the night but had got stuck in the chimney.
emit /iˈmɪt/ 发出，射出，散发（光、噪声、气味或气体） to send out a beam, noise, smell, or gas （3 次）
- Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily.
entitle /ɪnˈtaɪ.təl/ 给予权利;使符合资格 to give someone the right to do or have something （3 次）
- After reading an article entitled ‘Cigarette Smoking and Your Health’ I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves.
establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ 建立;设立;创立 to start a company or organization that will continue for a long time （3 次）
- It can take as long as eight days to rig up rope ladders and to establish supply bases before a descent can be made into a very deep cave.
evolve /ɪˈvɒlv/ （使）逐步发展；（使）逐步演变；（使）逐渐形成；（使）进化 to develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually （3 次）
- Sweden has evolved an excellent system for protecting the individual citizen from highhanded or incompetent public officers.
exchange /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/ 交换;互换;交流 the act of giving something to someone and them giving you something else （3 次）
- When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington.
exert /ɪɡˈzɜːt/ 运用;行使（权威、权力等）;施加（影响等） to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen （3 次）
- Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us.
forbid /fəˈbɪd/ （尤指官方）禁止，不许，阻止，妨碍 to refuse to allow something, especially officially, or to prevent a particular plan of action by making it impossible （3 次）
- First of all, he wrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden.
foresee /fəˈsiː/ 预见;预知;预料 to know about something before it happens （3 次）
- Bagrit foresaw a time when computers would be small enough to hold in the hand, when they would be capable of providing information about traffic jams and suggesting alternative routes, when they would be used in hospitals to help doctors to diagnose illnesses, when they would relieve office workers and accountants of dull, repetitive clerical work.
frighten /ˈfraɪ.tən/ 使害怕，使受惊 to make someone feel fear （3 次）
- Oil rigs have to be repaired frequently and divers, who often have to work in darkness a hundred feet under water, have been frightened out of their wits by giant fish bumping into them as they work.
gain /ɡeɪn/ （尤指经过一段时间逐渐）取得，获得，赢得，博得 to get something that is useful, that gives you an advantage, or that is in some way positive, especially over a period of time （3 次）
- The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation.
gather /ˈɡæð.ər/ 收集，搜集;聚集，集拢 to collect several things, often from different places or people （3 次）
- It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.
hire /haɪər/ 租，租用 to pay to use something for a short period （3 次）
- Whenever the Italian city-states were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded.
hit /hɪt/ 击，打 to move your hand or an object onto the surface of something so that it touches it, usually with force （3 次）
- This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.
hurt /hɜːt/ （使）感到疼痛;弄伤 to feel pain in a part of your body, or to injure someone or cause them pain （3 次）
- Have you hurt yourself?
indicate /ˈɪn.dɪ.keɪt/ 标示；表明；显示；暗示 to show, point, or make clear in another way （3 次）
- I shook my head and held up five fingers indicating that I was willing to pay $5.
insist /ɪnˈsɪst/ 坚持说，强调;坚决要求 to say firmly or demand forcefully, especially when others disagree with or oppose what you say （3 次）
- No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you.
invade /ɪnˈveɪd/ 入侵，侵略 to enter a country by force with large numbers of soldiers in order to take possession of it （3 次）
- However, there is an even more insidious kind of pollution that particularly affects urban areas and invades our daily lives, and that is noise.
involve /ɪnˈvɒlv/ 包括，包含 If an activity, situation, etc. involves something, that thing is a part of the activity, etc. （3 次）
- For them this is a major operation which involves considerable planning.
launch /lɔːntʃ/ 启动仪式，发布会 an event to celebrate or introduce something new （3 次）
- The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars.
lend /lend/ 借出，借给 to give something to someone for a short period of time, expecting it to be given back （3 次）
- Then he lent me a book.
manufacture /ˌmæn.jəˈfæk.tʃər/ （通常指工厂利用机械大量）制造，（批量）生产 to produce goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines （3 次）
- How in came about that snakes manufactured poison is a mystery.
multiply /ˈmʌl.tɪ.plaɪ/ 大幅增加；乘，使相乘 to increase, or to increase something, very much in number （3 次）
- Errors and uncertainties multiply, cascading upward through a chain of turbulent features, from dust devils and squalls up to continent-size eddies that only satellites can see.
oblige /əˈblaɪdʒ/ 责成；强迫，迫使 to force someone to do something, or to make it necessary for someone to do something （3 次）
- However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.
organize /ˈɔː.ɡən.aɪz/ 安排；组织；筹划 to make arrangements for something to happen （3 次）
- Knowing that the industrious ant lives in a highly organized society does nothing to prevent us from being filled with revulsion when we find hordes of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch.
overcome /ˌəʊ.vəˈkʌm/ 克服；战胜；攻克；解决 to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something （3 次）
- The best way to overcome it – so at least it seems to me – is to make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal, until bit by bit the walls of the ego recede, and your life becomes increasingly merged in the universal life.
pack /pæk/ （把…）打包，收拾（行李） to put something into a bag, box, etc. （3 次）
- We’re packing our suitcases.
persuade /pəˈsweɪd/ 劝服;说服 to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to that person and making them believe it （3 次）
- It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later.
pink /pɪŋk/ 粉红色的 of a pale red colour （3 次）
- I’m going to paint it pink.
praise /preɪz/ 赞扬，表扬 to express admiration or approval of the achievements or characteristics of a person or thing （3 次）
- No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
puzzle /ˈpʌz.əl/ 令人费解的情况;难题;谜 a situation that is difficult to understand （3 次）
- Historians have long been puzzled by dots, lines and symbols which have been engraved on walls, bones, and the ivory tusks of mammoths.
refer /rɪˈfɜːr/ （尤指简短地）提到，谈及，谈起 to talk or write about someone or something, especially in only a few words （3 次）
- People who work in offices are frequently referred to as ‘white-collar workers’ for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.
reflect /rɪˈflekt/ 反射（光、热、声等）;反映，映出（影像） If a surface reflects light, heat, sound, or an image, it sends the light, etc. back and does not absorb it. （3 次）
- I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.
relate /rɪˈleɪt/ 找到联系；证明…有联系 to find or show the connection between two or more things （3 次）
- How Harry came into the possession of this outlandish stuff makes an interesting story which he is fond of relating.
rely /rɪˈlaɪ/ 依赖；依靠；依仗 to need a particular thing or the help and support of someone or something in order to continue, to work correctly, or to succeed （3 次）
- What is more, they will not have to rely solely on the written word.
remind /rɪˈmaɪnd/ 使记起;使想起;提醒 to make someone think of something they have forgotten or might have forgotten （3 次）
- ‘I needn’t remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.’
replace /rɪˈpleɪs/ 代替;取代;接替;替换 to take the place of something, or to put something or someone in the place of something or someone else （3 次）
- Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia.
roar /rɔːr/ 吼叫;咆哮 to make a long, loud, deep sound （3 次）
- In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away.
roll /rəʊl/ （使）翻滚;（使）滚动 to (cause something to) move somewhere by turning over and over or from side to side （3 次）
- George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
scream /skriːm/ （尤指因恐惧、兴奋、愤怒等强烈情绪而）尖叫，惊呼 to cry or say something loudly and usually on a high note, especially because of strong emotions such as fear, excitement, or anger （3 次）
- Car alarms constantly scream at us in the street and are a source of profound irritation.
select /sɪˈlekt/ 选择;挑选 to choose a small number of things, or to choose by making careful decisions （3 次）
- They will hardly know which facts to select from the great mass of evidence that steadily accumulates.
shut /ʃʌt/ （使）关闭 to (cause to) close something （3 次）
- Shut the door, please.
slide /slaɪd/ （使）滑动，（使）滑行 to (cause to) move easily and without interruption over a surface （3 次）
- The lorry was loaded with empty beer bottles and hundreds of them slid off the back of the vehicle and on to the road.
smash /smæʃ/ 打碎，摔碎 to cause something to break noisily into a lot of small pieces （3 次）
- Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt.
smell /smel/ 有…气味，发出…气味 to have a particular quality that others can notice with their noses （3 次）
- They were all hungry and the food smelled good.
snore /snɔːr/ 打呼噜，打鼾 to breathe in a very noisy way while you are sleeping （3 次）
- It turned out to be snoring!
solve /sɒlv/ 思索，思考 to find an answer to a problem （3 次）
- In this way, he was able to solve the mystery.
swam /swæm/ （swim的过去式） past simple of swim （3 次）
- Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water.
thunder /ˈθʌn.dər/ 雷，雷声 the sudden loud noise that comes from the sky especially during a storm （3 次）
- Lawn mowers whining on a summer’s day,late-night parties in apartment blocks, noisy neighbours, vehicles of all kinds,especially large container trucks thundering through quiet villages, planes and helicopters flying overhead, large radios carried round in public places and played at maximum volume.
tire /taɪər/ （使）感到疲劳;（使）感到累 to begin to feel as if you have no energy and want to rest or go to sleep, or to make someone feel this way （3 次）
- Her shopping had tired her and her basket had grown heavier with every step of the way home.
trap /træp/ 陷阱;夹子;捕捉器 a device or hole for catching animals or people and preventing their escape （3 次）
- Six men have been trapped in a mine for seventeen hours.
treat /triːt/ 对待 to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way （3 次）
- Some of my acquaintances in the country come up to town once or twice a year to visit the theatre as a special treat.
wrap /ræp/ （用纸、布或其他材料）包，裹 to cover or surround something with paper, cloth, or other material （3 次）
- After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible.
absorb /əbˈzɔːb/ （尤指逐渐）吸收 to take something in, especially gradually （2 次）
- In the new country he became absorbed in making a new life for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve.
accustom /əˈkʌs.təm/ 使习惯于 to make yourself familiar with new conditions （2 次）
- For men accustomed to eating seven-course dinners and sleeping between fine linen sheets at home, the change to the Alps must have been very hard indeed.
advise /ədˈvaɪz/ 劝告;忠告;向…提供意见，给…出主意 to give someone advice （2 次）
- I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
amuse /əˈmjuːz/ （尤指通过幽默的言行）逗乐，逗笑;给…提供消遣（或娱乐） to entertain someone, especially by humorous speech or action or by making them laugh or smile （2 次）
- Sally was amused, but I was very embarrassed!
anchor /ˈæŋ.kər/ 锚 a heavy metal object, usually shaped like a cross with curved arms, on a strong rope or chain, that is dropped from a boat into the water to prevent the boat from moving away （2 次）
- Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
announce /əˈnaʊns/ （尤指公开地）宣布，宣告，通告 to make something known or tell people about something officially （2 次）
- A yellow light on the dashboard flashed angrily and Bruce cheerfully announced that there was no oil in the engine!
annoy /əˈnɔɪ/ 烦扰;打搅;使烦恼 to make someone angry （2 次）
- Burglar alarms going off at any time of the day or night serve only to annoy passers-by and actually assist burglars to burgle.
assail /əˈseɪl/ 攻击，袭击;抨击 to attack someone violently or criticize someone strongly （2 次）
- I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.
assemble /əˈsem.bəl/ 集合，聚集;收集 to come together in a single place or bring parts together in a single group （2 次）
- Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.
attack /əˈtæk/ 袭击;殴打;攻击;进攻 to try to hurt or defeat using violence （2 次）
- It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.
attain /əˈteɪn/ 实现；获得；赢得 to reach or succeed in getting something （2 次）
- The early climbers were looking for the easiest way to the top because the summit was the prize they sought, especially if it had never been attained before.
bewilder /bɪˈwɪl.dər/ 使迷惑，使糊涂;难住 to confuse someone （2 次）
- Films, videos, CDs and CD-ROMS are just some of the bewildering amount of information they will have.
blacken /ˈblæk.ən/ 使…变成黑色 to become black or to make something become black, for example because of dirt or smoke （2 次）
- In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.
blame /bleɪm/ 责备;责怪;归咎于 to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening （2 次）
- It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong.
blow /bləʊ/ 吹;吹动;被吹走 to move and make currents of air, or to be moved or make something move on a current of air （2 次）
- He slept very well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew up.
boil /bɔɪl/ （使）沸腾，煮沸，烧开 to reach, or cause something to reach, the temperature at which a liquid starts to turn into a gas （2 次）
- Some hotels supply boiled water on request and this can be used for drinking, or for brushing teeth.
bore /bɔːr/ 使厌烦;使讨厌 to talk or act in a way that makes someone lose interest （2 次）
- Duck, and like them the pigeons, are endowed with steel-like muscles, that are a good part of the weight of the bird, and these will ply the short wings with such irresistible power that they can bore for long distances through an opposing gale before exhaustion follows.
bother /ˈbɒð.ər/ 努力，尽力；费心 to make the effort to do something （2 次）
- The dealer told him that it had just come in, but that he could not be bothered to open it.
butt /bʌt/ 烟蒂，烟头 the part of a finished cigarette that has not been smoked （2 次）
- In another game, as the turtle swims across the oceanarium, the first porpoise swoops down from above and butts his shell with his belly.
cater /ˈkeɪ.tər/ 提供饮食;承办（宴席） to provide, and sometimes serve, food （2 次）
- Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.
cheer /tʃɪər/ 欢呼;喝彩;鼓舞，振奋 to give a loud shout of approval or encouragement （2 次）
- Oh, cheer up!
cherish /ˈtʃer.ɪʃ/ 珍爱，钟爱;爱护 to love, protect, and care for someone or something that is important to you （2 次）
- Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.
conceive /kənˈsiːv/ 想象;想出;构想 to imagine something （2 次）
- Indeed, the concept of free speech only exists in our modern society because when you are inside a community, you are conditioned by the conventions of the community to such a degree that it is very difficult to conceive of anything really destructive.
confront /kənˈfrʌnt/ 面对，面临；遭遇；直面，正视 to face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person （2 次）
- Precautions of this sort are necessary, for it is impossible to foretell the exact nature of the difficulties which will confront the pot-holer.
consult /kənˈsʌlt/ 咨询;请教;查阅 to get information or advice from a person, book, etc. with special knowledge on a particular subject （2 次）
- After consulting my railway timetable, I noted with satisfaction that there was an express train to Westhaven.
convince /kənˈvɪns/ 说服;使相信;使信服 to persuade someone or make someone certain （2 次）
- He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
crawl /krɔːl/ 缓慢移动；艰难前行；爬行；匍匐前进 to move along on hands and knees or with your body stretched out along a surface （2 次）
- Knowing that the industrious ant lives in a highly organized society does nothing to prevent us from being filled with revulsion when we find hordes of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch.
cure /kjʊər/ 治愈，治好 to make someone with an illness healthy again （2 次）
- Furthermore, the acquisition of this bottle cured him of a bad habit he had been developing for years.
date /deɪt/ 日期;日子 a numbered day in a month, often given with a combination of the name of the day, the month, and the year （2 次）
- The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.
dawn /dɔːn/ 拂晓，破晓，黎明 the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky （2 次）
- It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty.
decorate /ˈdek.ə.reɪt/ 装饰，装点，打扮 to add something to an object or place, especially in order to make it more attractive （2 次）
- They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
despise /dɪˈspaɪz/ 鄙视，蔑视;厌恶 to feel a strong dislike for someone or something because you think that that person or thing is bad or has no value （2 次）
- My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised.
dismiss /dɪˈsmɪs/ 对…不予理会，摒弃，（从头脑中）去除 to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering （2 次）
- The poor girl was dismissed instantly.
disorder /dɪˈsɔː.dər/ 混乱，凌乱，杂乱无章 a state of untidiness or lack of organization （2 次）
- There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that litter the floors.
dispel /dɪˈspel/ 消除（恐惧）；扫除（疑虑）；打消（错误念头） to remove fears, doubts, and false ideas, usually by proving them wrong or unnecessary （2 次）
- This brief experiment would dispel any further doubts you might have.
disregard /ˌdɪs.rɪˈɡɑːd/ 忽视，漠视，无视 the fact of showing no care or respect for something （2 次）
- They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary.
distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ 区分，分辨；使有所区别 to notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another （2 次）
- Now the snag in this sort of anecdote is of course that one cannot distinguish cause and effect.
disunite /ˌdɪs.juːˈnaɪt/ 使分裂，使纷争，离间 to cause people to disagree so much that they can no longer work together effectively （2 次）
- If a nation is essentialy disunited, it is left to the government to hold it together.
divide /dɪˈvaɪd/ （使）分开；（使）分组 to (cause to) separate into parts or groups （2 次）
- Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are toiled to death, those who are worried to death, and those who are bored to death.
dread /dred/ 对…感到恐惧;害怕;担心 to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen （2 次）
- He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital.
dump /dʌmp/ 扔下，丢下 to put down or drop something in a careless way （2 次）
- As it was extremely heavy, he dumped it on the counter.
educate /ˈedʒ.u.keɪt/ （尤指通过正规学校体系）教育，培养 to teach someone, especially using the formal system of school, college, or university （2 次）
- This hobby educates one not only in the chosen subject, but also in general matters which have some bearing on it.
embark /ɪmˈbɑːk/ 上船 to go onto a ship （2 次）
- Armed with the right tools and materials, newlyweds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes.
encourage /ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ/ 刺激，激励；促进；助长 to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen （2 次）
- Meanwhile, they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air.
equip /ɪˈkwɪp/ 装备;配备 to provide a person or a place with objects that are necessary for a particular purpose （2 次）
- The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
erect /ɪˈrekt/ 建立;建造 to build a building, wall, or other structure （2 次）
- If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.
exclaim /ɪkˈskleɪm/ （因吃惊、害怕、喜悦等）呼喊，惊叫 to say or shout something suddenly because of surprise, fear, pleasure, etc. （2 次）
- Susan exclaimed.
fascinate /ˈfæs.ən.eɪt/ 深深吸引；迷住 to interest someone a lot （2 次）
- Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.
flash /flæʃ/ （使）闪耀，（使）闪光 to shine brightly and suddenly, or to make something shine in this way （2 次）
- Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily.
forge /fɔːdʒ/ 伪造;假冒 to make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive （2 次）
- As the heads of next-generation start-ups, these Asian innovators can draw on customs and languages to forge tighter links with crucial Pacific Rim markets.
found /faʊnd/ （find的过去式及过去分词） past simple and past participle of find （2 次）
- The famous monastery of St.Bernard, which was founded in the eleventh century, lies about a mile away.
gaze /ɡeɪz/ （尤指因为惊奇、羡慕或心不在焉而）凝视，注视，盯着看 to look at something or someone for a long time, especially in surprise or admiration, or because you are thinking about something else （2 次）
- She gazed at it for some time then added, ‘You don’t need bookcases at all.
grasp /ɡrɑːsp/ 抓紧，握紧 to quickly take something in your hand(s) and hold it firmly （2 次）
- If we glimpse the unutterable, it is unwise to try to utter it, nor should we seek to invest with significance that which we cannot grasp.
greet /ɡriːt/ 问候；迎接；向…打招呼；对…作出反应 to welcome someone with particular words or a particular action, or to react to something in the stated way （2 次）
- He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
grudge /ɡrʌdʒ/ 怨恨，嫌隙，积怨 a strong feeling of anger and dislike for a person who you feel has treated you badly, especially one that lasts for a long time （2 次）
- There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service.
hate /heɪt/ 憎恨，憎恶，厌恶 to dislike someone or something very much （2 次）
- I hate them.
hitchhike /ˈhɪtʃ.haɪk/ 免费搭车旅行 to travel by getting free rides in someone else’s vehicle （2 次）
- He hitchhiked to Dover and, towards evening, went into a boat to find somewhere to sleep.
identify /aɪˈden.tɪ.faɪ/ 认出，识别 to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what that person or thing is （2 次）
- ‘So long as there’s something to identify, we will give people their money back,’ said a spokeswoman for the Bank.
illustrate /ˈɪl.ə.streɪt/ 给（书籍、杂志等）画插图 to draw pictures for a book, magazine, etc. （2 次）
- The story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight, dramatically illustrates the power of the press.
impose /ɪmˈpəʊz/ 推行；强制实行 to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received （2 次）
- It has expanded without any idea of the true nature of the human beings who run the machines, and without giving any consideration to the effects produced on the individuals and on their descendants by the artificial mode of existence imposed by the factory.
impress /ɪmˈpres/ 给…留下深刻印象;使钦佩 to cause someone to admire or respect you （2 次）
- I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.
incur /ɪnˈkɜːr/ 招致;遭受 to experience something, usually something unpleasant, as a result of actions you have taken （2 次）
- An enterprise has to incur certain costs and expenses in order to stay in business.
inject /ɪnˈdʒekt/ 注射;给…注射 to use a needle and syringe (= small tube) to put a liquid such as a drug into a person’s body （2 次）
- It is only someone looking on from outside that can inject the dangerous thoughts.
injure /ˈɪn.dʒər/ 伤害，损害 to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal （2 次）
- It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves.
invest /ɪnˈvest/ 投（资），投入 to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or get an advantage （2 次）
- If we glimpse the unutterable, it is unwise to try to utter it, nor should we seek to invest with significance that which we cannot grasp.
justify /ˈdʒʌs.tɪ.faɪ/ 为…辩护;证明…正当（或有理、正确）;是…的正当理由 to give or to be a good reason for （2 次）
- If a citizen’s complaint is justified, the Ombudsman will act on his behalf.
kick /kɪk/ 踢，踹 to hit someone or something with the foot, or to move the feet and legs suddenly and violently （2 次）
- Suddenly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a passing boat.
listen /ˈlɪs.ən/ 听，倾听 to give attention to someone or something in order to hear him, her, or it （2 次）
- Listen to this! ‘
lodge /lɒdʒ/ 美国就外国记者被捕一事提出正式抗议。 to make an official complaint about something: （2 次）
- I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived.
lower /ˈləʊ.ər/ 降低，使下降 to move something into a low position （2 次）
- Meanwhile, a microphone, which was lowered into the mine two hours ago,has enabled the men to keep in touch with their closest relatives.
maintain /meɪnˈteɪn/ 维持;保持 to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less （2 次）
- Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures.
merge /mɜːdʒ/ （使）合并；（使）融合 to combine or join together, or to cause things to do this （2 次）
- The best way to overcome it – so at least it seems to me – is to make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal, until bit by bit the walls of the ego recede, and your life becomes increasingly merged in the universal life.
mumble /ˈmʌm.bəl/ 含糊地说，咕哝 to speak quietly and in a way that is not clear so that the words are difficult to understand （2 次）
- He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg.
neglect /nɪˈɡlekt/ 疏于照管；忽视，疏忽 to not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility （2 次）
- In the organization of industrial life the influence of the factory upon the physiological and mental state of the workers has been completely neglected.
obey /əʊˈbeɪ/ 服从，顺从；遵守，遵循 to act according to what you have been asked or ordered to do by someone in authority, or to behave according to a rule, law, or instruction （2 次）
- If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!
operate /ˈɒp.ər.eɪt/ （使）工作，（使）运行;运作;操作;起作用 to (cause to) work, be in action or have an effect （2 次）
- The only way to do this was to operate.
oven /ˈʌv.ən/ 烤箱；烤炉 the part of a cooker with a door, used to bake or roast food （2 次）
- John had a very good day and put his wallet containing $3,000 into the microwave oven for safekeeping.
overtake /ˌəʊ.vəˈteɪk/ （数量或程度上）大于，超过 to go past something by being a greater amount or degree （2 次）
- I was doing eighty when I overtook you.
overthrow /ˌəʊ.vəˈθrəʊ/ （用武力）推翻，打倒;打败 to defeat or remove someone from power, using force （2 次）
- Newspapers exert such tremendous influence that they can not only bring about major changes to the lives of ordinary people but can even overthrow a government.
owe /əʊ/ 欠（债）;欠（账）;该偿还 to need to pay or give something to someone because they have lent money to you, or in exchange for something they have done for you （2 次）
- We owe a lot to the birds and beasts who eat insects but all of them put together kill only a fraction of the number destroyed by spiders.
package /ˈpæk.ɪdʒ/ 包裹 an object or set of objects wrapped in paper, usually in order to be sent by post （2 次）
- The French authorities had the plane packaged and moved in parts back to France.
perch /pɜːtʃ/ 我们坐在酒吧高凳上，喝了一杯啤酒。 to sit on or near the edge of something: （2 次）
- For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water.
persist /pəˈsɪst/ 持续;存留 If an unpleasant feeling or situation persists, it continues to exist. （2 次）
- She was sentimentally attached to this house, for even though it was far too big for her needs, she persisted in living there long after her husband’s death.
pounce /paʊns/ 猛扑，猛冲，突然袭击 to jump or move quickly in order to catch or take hold of something （2 次）
- He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight. ‘
pour /pɔːr/ 倒，注，灌 to make a substance flow from a container, especially into another container, by raising just one side of the container that the substance is in （2 次）
- Franz poured scorn on the idea, pointing out that his brother had been killed in action during the war.
practise(或许是 practice?) （2 次）
- Nearly all the sports practised nowadays are competitive.
prejudice /ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪs/ 成见，偏见，歧视 an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge （2 次）
- The fact that the policeman was prejudiced against foreigners could not be recorded in the official files.
pride /praɪd/ 自豪，得意 a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get because you or people connected with you have done or got something good （2 次）
- Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us.
proceed /prəˈsiːd/ 继续进行，继续做 to continue as planned （2 次）
- Much to the aristocrat’s amusement, the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner.
prompt /prɒmpt/ 引起；导致；激起 to make something happen （2 次）
- Harry does not need to be prompted to explain how he bought his precious bottle of mud.
prosecute /ˈprɒs.ɪ.kjuːt/ 起诉;检举 to officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a law court, or (of a lawyer) to try to prove that a person accused of committing a crime is guilty of that crime （2 次）
- Among the rubbish, I found a sign which said, ‘Anyone who leaves litter in these woods will be prosecuted!’
punctuate /ˈpʌŋk.tʃuː.eɪt/ 给…加标点 to add punctuation marks (= symbols) to writing so that people can see when a sentence starts and finishes, see that something is a question, etc. （2 次）
- He showed that the average individual’s sleep cycle is punctuated with peculiar bursts of eye-movements, some drifting and slow, others jerky and rapid.
range /reɪndʒ/ （一）批;（一）类;（一）系列 a set of similar things （2 次）
- A recent survey of the effects of noise revealed (surprisingly?) that dogs barking incessantly in the night rated the highest form of noise pollution on a scale ranging from 1 to 7.
reconstruct /ˌriː.kənˈstrʌkt/ 重建，改建，重造（被毁的事物） to build or create again something that has been damaged or destroyed （2 次）
- When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
recount /rɪˈkaʊnt/ 讲述；叙述；描述 to describe how something happened, or to tell a story （2 次）
- The only way that they can preserve their history is to recount it as sagas legends handed down from one generation of storytellers to another.
regain /rɪˈɡeɪn/ 重新获得;恢复;收回 to take or get possession of something again （2 次）
- Then, her composure regained, she was ready to set off with the porter’s assistance to search for any intruders who might still be lurking in her flat.
relax /rɪˈlæks/ （使）放松，（使）轻松;（使身体部位）松弛，放松 to (cause someone to) become less active and more calm and happy （2 次）
- At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax.
relieve /rɪˈliːv/ 缓解，减轻，解除（疼痛或担忧）；使宽心，使宽慰 to make an unpleasant feeling, such as pain or worry, less strong （2 次）
- This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent.
reopen /ˌriːˈəʊ.pən/ （使）重新开张;（使）重新开业;（使）重新开放 If a place or business, etc. reopens or is reopened, it begins to operate, or it becomes open for people to use, after being closed for a period of time. （2 次）
- Everything around him was full of her presence, continually reopening the wound.
represent /ˌrep.rɪˈzent/ 作为…的代表（或代理人）;作为…的代言人 to speak, act, or be present officially for another person or people （2 次）
- Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.
resolve /rɪˈzɒlv/ 解决;解除;消除 to solve or end a problem or difficulty （2 次）
- We resolve to get up earlier each morning, eat less, find more time to play with the children, do a thousand and one jobs about the house, be nice to people we don’t like, drive carefully, and take the dog for a walk every day.
rotate /rəʊˈteɪt/ （尤指围绕一个固定点）（使）旋转，（使）转动 to turn or cause something to turn in a circle, especially around a fixed point （2 次）
- It has to be tall because it is like a giant block and tackle and we have to lower into the ground and haul out of the ground great lengths of drill pipe which are rotated by an engine at the top and are fitted with a cutting bit at the bottom.
row /rəʊ/ 一排;一行;一列 a line of things, people, animals, etc. arranged next to each other （2 次）
- Some children were playing games on the bank and there were some people rowing on the river.
salute /səˈluːt/ （尤指军人）敬礼 (especially of people in the armed forces) to make a formal sign of respect to someone, especially by raising the right hand to the side of the head （2 次）
- The officers got out and the prisoner stood to attention and saluted as they passed.
separate /ˈsep.ər.ət/ 各自的；单独的，不同的 existing or happening independently or in a different physical space （2 次）
- After having been wounded towards the end of the war, he had been sent to hospital and was separated from his unit.
shave /ʃeɪv/ 剃去毛发；刮胡子 to remove hair from the body, especially a man’s face, by cutting it close to the skin with a razor, so that the skin feels smooth （2 次）
- but I shaved it off when I came home.
shoot /ʃuːt/ 开（枪），射（箭）;发射;射中，射伤，射杀 to fire a bullet or an arrow, or to hit, injure, or kill a person or animal by firing a bullet or arrow at him, her, or it （2 次）
- In this part of the cave, they could hear an insistent booming sound which they found was caused by a small waterspout shooting down into a pool from the roof of the cave.
snatch /snætʃ/ 夺走，抢走 to take hold of something suddenly and roughly （2 次）
- A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires.
soar /sɔːr/ 猛增，骤升 to rise very quickly to a high level （2 次）
- You soar effortlessly over high mountains and deep valleys.
spell /spel/ 用字母拼;拼写 to form a word or words with the letters in the correct order （2 次）
- How do you spell “intelligent’?
spray /spreɪ/ 浪花;水花;飞沫 a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air （2 次）
- The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes.
spy /spaɪ/ 间谍，密探 a person who secretly collects and reports information about the activities of another country or organization （2 次）
- He said that someone might be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object.
stack /stæk/ （码放整齐的）堆，叠，摞 a pile of things arranged one on top of another （2 次）
- After I had stacked my shirts and underclothes in two empty drawers, I decided to hang one of the two suits I had brought with me in the cupboard.
stamp /stæmp/ 邮票 a small piece of paper with a picture or pattern on it that is stuck onto a letter or package before it is posted, to show that the cost of sending it has been paid （2 次）
- She stamped out the letters ‘SOS’ in the snow.
steer /stɪər/ 驾驶（交通工具）；掌方向盘 to control the direction of a vehicle （2 次）
- The Cutty Sark rolled from side to side and it became impossible to steer her.
sting /stɪŋ/ （昆虫、植物或动物）叮，刺，蜇 If an insect, plant, or animal stings, it produces a small but painful injury, usually with a poison, by brushing against the skin or making a very small hole in the skin. （2 次）
- They sting or bite without provocation; they fly uninvited into our rooms on summer nights, or beat against our lighted windows.
stress /stres/ 紧张，压力；造成紧张的因素 great worry caused by a difficult situation, or something that causes this condition （2 次）
- One day, he went to an exclusive shop in London and asked for ‘Myrolite’, the shop assistant looked puzzled and Harry repeated the word, slowly stressing each syllable.
submerge /səbˈmɜːdʒ/ （使）潜入水中，（使）没入水中；浸没 to go below or make something go below the surface of the sea or a river or lake （2 次）
- We realized that they must have become unduly frightened by the rising flood, for their house, which had sound foundations, would have stood stoutly even if it had been almost submerged.
submit /səbˈmɪt/ 提交;呈递 to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others （2 次）
- They are constantly after the turtles, who peacefully submit to all sorts of indignities.
swallow /ˈswɒl.əʊ/ 吞咽，吞下，咽下 to cause food, drink, pills, etc. to move from your mouth into your stomach by using the muscles of your throat （2 次）
- Tommy had already swallowed them!
sway /sweɪ/ 摇摆，摆动 to move slowly from side to side （2 次）
- The sudden movement of the door made it sway slightly and it gave me the impression that it was about to leap out at me.
tempt /tempt/ 引诱，诱惑 to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that is unnecessary or wrong （2 次）
- It was difficult not to be tempted.
transmit /trænzˈmɪt/ 播送，发射，传送（信号） to broadcast something, or to send out or carry signals or messages using radio, television, etc. （2 次）
- The wind then speaks the message of the sun to the sea and the sea transmits it on through waves–an ancient, exquisite powerful message.
undergo /ˌʌn.dəˈɡəʊ/ 经历，经受（令人不快的事或变化） to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change （2 次）
- Although mankind has undergone no general improvement in intelligence or morality, it has made extraordinary progress in the accumulation of knowledge.
wad /wɒd/ 一叠;一捆;一卷 a number of usually flat and/or small objects pressed tightly together （2 次）
- They had to edge their way along this, sometimes wading across shallow streams, or swimming across deep pools.
waken /ˈweɪ.kən/ 醒来;叫醒 to (cause to) wake from sleep （2 次）
- There is no sky in June so blue that it does not point forward to a bluer, no sunset so beautiful that it does not waken the vision of a greater beauty, a vision which passes before it is fully glimpsed, and in passing leaves an indefinable longing and regret.
accelerate /əkˈsel.ə.reɪt/ （车辆或驾驶者）加速 When a vehicle or its driver accelerates, the speed of the vehicle increases. （1 次）
- Because the gravity on the Moon’s surface is only a sixth of Earth’s (remember how easily the Apollo astronauts bounded along), it takes much less energy to accelerate to that 1.5mps than it does on Earth.
acquaint /əˈkweɪnt/ 使认识;使了解;使熟悉;使知悉 to make someone or yourself familiar with something （1 次）
- Though Mrs. Busssman was fully acquainted with this story, she thought that there was a chance in a million that she might be right.
administer /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stər/ 掌管；料理事物 to control the operation or arrangement of something （1 次）
- For our purposes, we are concerned only with one kind of cost–the cost of managing and administering the business.
adore /əˈdɔːr/ （尤指崇敬地）爱慕，热爱;非常喜欢 to love someone very much, especially in a way that shows a lot of admiration or respect, or to like something very much （1 次）
- He was adored by rich and poor alike.
adorn /əˈdɔːn/ 装扮;装饰 to add something decorative to a person or thing （1 次）
- The curious bottle, which now adorns the bookcase in his study, was his first and last purchase of rare cosmetics.
advertise /ˈæd.və.taɪz/ （尤指为了销售某物）登广告，做广告，宣传;公布;征聘 to make something known generally or in public, especially in order to sell it （1 次）
- Gifts poured in not only from unknown people, but from baby food and soap manufacturers who wished to advertise their products.
afflict /əˈflɪkt/ 使痛苦;使苦恼;折磨 If a problem or illness afflicts a person or thing, they suffer from it. （1 次）
- He may never be sure where the next meal is coming from, but he is free from the thousands of anxieties which afflict other people.
aggravate /ˈæɡ.rə.veɪt/ 使（局势等）更严重，加剧 to make a bad situation worse （1 次）
- Such an attempt only aggravates the strain of mental effort.
allege /əˈledʒ/ （未经证实地）指责，宣称，指控 to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof （1 次）
- Was the philosopher who refused to look through Galileo’s telescope more culpable than those who alleged that the spiral nebulae observed with Lord Rosse’s great telescope in the 1840s were scratches left by the grinder?
alter /ˈɒl.tər/ （通常指轻微地）改动，修改;改变，（使）变化 to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change （1 次）
- He may gently reprimand an official or even suggest to parliament that a law be altered.
amass /əˈmæs/ 集聚，积累，大量收集（尤指钱或信息） to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period （1 次）
- People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so.
analyse(或许是 analyses?) （1 次）
- Once we detected a planet, we would have to find a way of blotting out the light from its star, so that we would be able to ‘see’ the planet properly and analyse its atmosphere.
anticipate /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ 预期，期望;预料 to imagine or expect that something will happen （1 次）
- The manufacturers had to pay more money than they had anticipated, for they bought the biscuit from the student for $24,000.
apologize /əˈpɒl.ə.dʒaɪz/ 道歉;认错;谢罪 to tell someone that you are sorry for having done something that has caused problems or unhappiness for them （1 次）
- Ashamed of having acted so rashly, Dimitri apologized to Aleko for having accused him.
appoint /əˈpɔɪnt/ 任命;委派 to choose someone officially for a job or responsibility （1 次）
- A parliamentary committee representing all political parties appoints a person who is suitably qualified to investigate private grievances against the State.
approve /əˈpruːv/ 赞成;同意;称许 to have a positive opinion of someone or something （1 次）
- An electric razor that meets the European Union’s safety standards must be approved by American testers before it can be sold in the United States, and an American-made dialysis machine needs the EU’s okay before it hits the market in Europe.
arise /əˈraɪz/ 发生；产生；出现 to start to happen or exist （1 次）
- On the village green, where you pick up sides and no feeling of local patriotism is involved, it is possible to play simply for the fun and exercise: but as soon as a the question of prestige arises, as soon as you feel that you and some larger unit will be disgraced if you lose, the most savage combative instincts are aroused.
arrange /əˈreɪndʒ/ 安排;准备;筹划 to plan, prepare for, or organize something （1 次）
- Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
ascertain /ˌæs.əˈteɪn/ 弄清，确定，查明 to discover something （1 次）
- The lawyer ascertained that a policeman had indeed dealt roughly with foreigners on several occasions.
assign /əˈsaɪn/ 分配;分派;指派 to give a particular job or piece of work to someone （1 次）
- The first essential in elephant training is to assign to the animal a single mahout who will be entirely responsible for the job.
assist /əˈsɪst/ 帮助；协助；援助 to help （1 次）
- Burglar alarms going off at any time of the day or night serve only to annoy passers-by and actually assist burglars to burgle.
astound /əˈstaʊnd/ 使震惊；使惊骇 to surprise or shock someone very much （1 次）
- The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done.
avenge /əˈvendʒ/ 报…之仇，报复;为…雪耻，替…报仇 to do harm to or punish the person responsible for something bad done to you or your family or friends in order to achieve a fair situation （1 次）
- In vain they rush frantically round from place to place, trying to escape from avenging boredom by mere clatter and motion.
await /əˈweɪt/ 等待；将降临在（…身上） to wait for or be waiting for something （1 次）
- Professor Ronald Bracewell, a leading American radio astronomer, argued in Nature that such a superior civilization, on a visit to our own solar system, may have left an automatic messenger behind to await the possible awakening of an advanced civilization.
awaken /əˈweɪ.kən/ （使）醒来;唤醒 to stop sleeping or to make someone stop sleeping （1 次）
- Rays from the sun excite and energize the atmosphere of the earth, awakening it to flow, to movement, to rhythm, to life.
banish /ˈbæn.ɪʃ/ 赶走;流放，放逐;（尤指）把（某人）驱逐出境 to send someone away, especially from their country, and not allow them to come back （1 次）
- Indeed, it may well be that those whose work is their pleasure are those who most need the means of banishing it at intervals from their minds.
bedraggle （1 次）
- He wanted to buy a $300 watch for his wife, but he was in such a bedraggled condition that an assistant refused to serve him.
befell /bɪˈfɔːl/ （坏事）降临（于），发生（在…身上） If something bad or dangerous befalls you, it happens to you. （1 次）
- Such an experience befell a certain young girl the first time she was travelling alone.
bequeath /bɪˈkwiːð/ 把…遗赠给 to arrange for money or property to be given to somebody after your death （1 次）
- Ironically, Europe, which had bequeathed the rabbit as a pest to Australia, acquired this man-made disease as a pestilence.
betray /bɪˈtreɪ/ 背叛，出卖;对…不忠诚 to not be loyal to your country or a person, often by doing something harmful such as helping their enemies （1 次）
- It was this that betrayed me.
beware /bɪˈweər/ 当心，小心;注意，提防 used to warn someone to be very careful about something or someone （1 次）
- Beware of methylated alcohol, which is very poisonous and should never be added to drinking water.
blaze /bleɪz/ 熊熊燃烧 to burn brightly and strongly （1 次）
- Lights were blazing and men were running here and there: they had just discovered that a prisoner had escaped.
bless /bles/ 求上帝降福于;祝福;使神圣 to ask for God’s help and protection for someone or something, or to call or make someone or something holy （1 次）
- If you are younger, and in a solid financial position, you may decide to take an aggressive approach–but only if you’re blessed with a sanguine disposition and won’t suffer sleepless nights over share prices.
blot /blɒt/ 墨水渍 a small area of ink made by mistake （1 次）
- Once we detected a planet, we would have to find a way of blotting out the light from its star, so that we would be able to ‘see’ the planet properly and analyse its atmosphere.
bogge(或许是 boggle?) （1 次）
- Apparently what happened was that water collected on these tar pits and the bigger animals like the elephants ventured out on to the apparently firm surface to drink, and were promptly bogged in the tar.
boo /buː/ 发嘘声;喝倒彩 to make an expression of strong disapproval or disagreement （1 次）
- Master in his own house, he has little idea of when to say boo to a maître d’hôtel.
boom /buːm/ 低沉有回响的声音;隆隆声 a deep and loud hollow sound （1 次）
- In this part of the cave, they could hear an insistent booming sound which they found was caused by a small waterspout shooting down into a pool from the roof of the cave.
boost /buːst/ 改善；提高；增强；推动 to increase or improve something （1 次）
- For instance, if you are older you have less time to recover from any major losses, and you may well wish to boost your pension income.
bounce /baʊns/ （使）弹起，（使）反弹；反射；跳跃 to (cause to) move up or away after hitting a surface （1 次）
- On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
bound /baʊnd/ 肯定的;极有可能的;必然的;注定了的 certain or extremely likely to happen （1 次）
- Because the gravity on the Moon’s surface is only a sixth of Earth’s (remember how easily the Apollo astronauts bounded along), it takes much less energy to accelerate to that 1.5mps than it does on Earth.
bray /breɪ/ （驴）叫;发出似驴叫的声音 to make the loud noise typical of a donkey (= an animal like a small horse with long ears) （1 次）
- But, if this world is not merely a bad joke, life a vulgar flare amid the cool radiance of the stars, and existence an empty laugh braying across the mysteries; if these intimations of a something behind and beyond are not evil humour born of indigestion, or whimsies sent by the devil to mock and madden us, if, in a word beauty means something yet we must not seek to interpret the meaning.
breathe /briːð/ 呼吸 to move air into and out of the lungs （1 次）
- It is bacteria that have generated the oxygen we breathe on earth.
breed /briːd/ （为育种目的）饲养 to keep animals for the purpose of producing young animals in a controlled way （1 次）
- City born and city bred, I have always regarded the country as something you look at through a train window, or something you occasionally visit during the weekend.
burgle /ˈbɜː.ɡəl/ 入室盗窃 to enter a building illegally and steal things （1 次）
- Burglar alarms going off at any time of the day or night serve only to annoy passers-by and actually assist burglars to burgle.
cancel /ˈkæn.səl/ 取消;终止;撤销 to decide that an organized event will not happen, or to stop an order for goods or services that you no longer want （1 次）
- Ships may be delayed by storms; flights may be cancelled because of bad weather, but trains must be on time.
capsize /kæpˈsaɪz/ （使船）翻，倾覆 to (cause a boat or ship to) turn upside down by accident while on water （1 次）
- Dancing proved to be more than the dish could bear, for during the party it capsized and sank in seven feet of water.
cascade /kæsˈkeɪd/ 小瀑布（常指瀑布群的分支） a small waterfall, often one of a group （1 次）
- Errors and uncertainties multiply, cascading upward through a chain of turbulent features, from dust devils and squalls up to continent-size eddies that only satellites can see.
cast /kɑːst/ （一部电影、戏剧或演出的）全体演员 the actors in a film, play, or show （1 次）
- A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in the Bastille for twenty years.
celebrate /ˈsel.ə.breɪt/ 庆祝，庆贺;祝贺 to take part in special enjoyable activities in order to show that a particular occasion is important （1 次）
- Shortly after it was launched, the pie committee went to a local inn to celebrate.
challenge /ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/ 挑战；难题；考验 (the situation of being faced with) something that needs great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully and therefore tests a person’s ability （1 次）
- For instance, Alex Au, a Stanford Ph.D. from Hong Kong, has set up a Taiwan factory to challenge Japan’s near lock on the memory-chip market.
cheat /tʃiːt/ 欺骗，行骗;作弊 to behave in a dishonest way in order to get what you want （1 次）
- Young men who have reason to fear that they will be killed in battle may justifiably feel bitter in the thought that they have been cheated of the best things that life has to offer.
chew /tʃuː/ 咀嚼;嚼碎 to crush food into smaller, softer pieces with the teeth so that it can be swallowed （1 次）
- Dogs, it seems, love to chew up money!
chug /tʃʌɡ/ （发动机或电机转动）发出嘎嚓声;嘎嚓嘎嚓地行驶 to make the sound of an engine or motor, or to move making this sound （1 次）
- It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty.
churn /tʃɜːn/ 剧烈搅动（尤指液体）;翻搅;使猛烈翻腾 to move something, especially a liquid, with great force （1 次）
- As she emerged from her drifting cloud of gun smoke with the water churned to foam beneath her bow, her flags flying, pennants waving, sails filling in the breeze, and the red and gold or her superstructure ablaze with colour, she presented a more majestic spectacle than Stockholmers had ever seen before.
circulate /ˈsɜː.kjə.leɪt/ （使）循环;（使）流通;（使）传递;（使）散布 to go around or through something, or to make something go around or through something （1 次）
- This pressure must be under control, and we control it by means of the mud which we circulate down the drill pipe.
classify /ˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/ 将…分类，将…归类；把…分级 to divide things or people into groups according to their type, or to say which group or type something or someone belongs to （1 次）
- In their efforts to persuade us to buy this or that product, advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have classified all our little weaknesses.
click /klɪk/ 点击（鼠标） to carry out a computer operation by pressing a button on the mouse or keyboard （1 次）
- Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep.
cling /klɪŋ/ 依附，附着;抓紧，抱紧 to stick onto or hold something or someone tightly, or to refuse to stop holding it, him, or her （1 次）
- Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes.
clog /klɒɡ/ （使）阻塞，（使）堵塞;塞上 to (cause something to) become blocked or filled so that movement or activity is difficult （1 次）
- When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some woman assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.
clue /kluː/ 线索;迹象;提示 a sign or some information that helps you to find the answer to a problem, question, or mystery （1 次）
- He has to deduce what he can from the few scanty clues available.
clutch /klʌtʃ/ （通常指因恐惧、焦虑或痛苦而）紧抓，紧握 to take or try to take hold of something tightly, usually in fear, worry, or pain （1 次）
- He was glad to get away with a mere twenty pounds and he beat a hasty retreat, clutching the precious bottle under his arm.
collapse /kəˈlæps/ （由于压力、无力或缺乏支持而）倒塌，坍塌;崩溃，垮掉 to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support （1 次）
- If explosives are used, vibrations will cause the roof of the mine to collapse.
collide /kəˈlaɪd/ （尤指移动的物体）相撞，碰撞 (especially of moving objects) to hit something violently （1 次）
- During the rush hour one evening two cars collided and both drivers began to argue.
colonise(或许是 colonies?) （1 次）
- The idea of colonising Mars–a world 160 times more distant than the Moon–will move decisively from the second phase to the third, when a significant number of people are living permanently in space.
combine /kəmˈbaɪn/ （使）结合；（使）联合；（使）合并；（使）综合 to (cause to) exist together, or join together to make a single thing or group （1 次）
- Another patient might equally well complain that her neighbours were combining to slander her and persecute her, and yet one might be cautious about believing this statement.
comment /ˈkɒm.ent/ 评论;意见;评价;评语 something that you say or write that expresses your opinion （1 次）
- After they had gone on, Mrs. Bussman commented on the workman’s close resemblance to her husband and even suggested that he might be his brother.
commit /kəˈmɪt/ 做（违法或错误的事）；犯（罪、错） to do something illegal or something that is considered wrong （1 次）
- ‘At the time the murder was committed, I was travelling on the 8 o’clock train to London,’ said the man.
compensate /ˈkɒm.pən.seɪt/ 赔偿;补偿 to pay someone money in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem （1 次）
- To compensate for his unpleasant experiences in hospital, the man drank a little more than was good for him.
compile /kəmˈpaɪl/ 汇编;编纂;编辑;编制 to collect information from different places and arrange it in a book, report, or list （1 次）
- Mentally, at least, most of us could compile formidable lists of ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’.
complicate /ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪt/ 使复杂化；使更难懂；使更麻烦 to make something more difficult to deal with, do, or understand （1 次）
- Until we are intelligent as to its laws and varieties, the main complicating facts of human life must remain unintelligible.
comprehend /ˌkɒm.prɪˈhend/ 充分理解;领悟 to understand something completely （1 次）
- Though they may attain considerable accuracy in the perception of flat form, they do not make the further intellectual and emotional effort needed to comprehend form in its full spatial existence.
conceite(或许是 conceit?) （1 次）
- He may be conceited,ill-mannered, presumptuous or fatuous, but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect for elders– as if mere age were a reason for respect.
concoct /kənˈkɒkt/ 调制，配制（通常指食品） to make something, usually food, by adding several different parts together, often in a way that is original or not planned （1 次）
- One wonders also why Nature, with some snakes concocted poison of such extreme potency.
condemn /kənˈdem/ （通常指出于道义而）谴责，指责 to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons （1 次）
- In democratic countries any efforts to restrict the freedom of the press are rightly condemned.
conditone(或许是 conditioned?) （1 次）
- Our environment is chiefly conditoned by the things we believe.
conduct /kənˈdʌkt/ 组织；实施；进行；处理 to organize and perform a particular activity （1 次）
- A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the page.
confes(或许是 cones?) （1 次）
- I have known very few writers, but those I have known and whom I respect, confess at once that they have little idea where they are going when they first set pen to paper.
conquer /ˈkɒŋ.kər/ 占领;攻取;征服;击败 to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force （1 次）
- It comes nearer to the engines with which man has ‘conquered’ the air, as he boasts.
console /kənˈsəʊl/ 安慰，安抚，抚慰，慰藉 to make someone who is sad or disappointed feel better, usually by giving them comfort or sympathy （1 次）
- The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good.
conspire /kənˈspaɪər/ 密谋;共谋;图谋 to plan secretly with other people to do something bad, illegal, or against someone’s wishes （1 次）
- Yet, in real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about coincidences which anyone but a nineteenth century novelist would find incredible.
constitute /ˈkɒn.stɪ.tʃuːt/ 是；被看作，被视为 to be or be considered as something （1 次）
- Already,orientals and Asian Americans constitute the majority of the engineering staffs at many Valley firms.
consume /kənˈsjuːm/ （尤指大量地）消耗，消费，花费 to use fuel, energy, time, or a product, especially in large amounts （1 次）
- There is no quicker method of disposing of patients than by giving them what they are asking for, and since most medical men in the Health Services are overworked and have little time for offering time-consuming and little-appreciated advice on such subjects as diet, right living, and the need for abandoning bad habits etc., the bottle, the box, and the jar are almost always granted them.
contaminate /kənˈtæm.ɪ.neɪt/ 污染;弄脏;毒害 to make something less pure or make it poisonous （1 次）
- We continually wage war on them, for they contaminate our food, carry diseases, or devour our crops.
contribute /kənˈtrɪb.juːt/ 贡献，奉献，捐献（尤指钱） to give something, especially money, in order to provide or achieve something together with other people （1 次）
- All those who have contributed towards the gift will sign their names in a large album which will be sent to the headmaster’s home.
convert /kənˈvɜːt/ （使）改变，（使）转变;（使）改信;（使）皈依 to (cause something or someone to) change in form or character （1 次）
- Over the periods their saliva, a mild, digestive juice like our own, was converted into a poison that defies analysis even today.
coordinate /kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.neɪt/ 协调；使相配合 to make many different things work effectively as a whole （1 次）
- The intellectual, who is working on some abstruse problem, has everything coordinated and organized for the matter in hand.
counteract /ˌkaʊn.tərˈækt/ 抵消；对抗；减少 to reduce or remove the effect of something unwanted by producing an opposite effect （1 次）
- The Ordnance officer ordered all the port cannon to be heaved to starboard to counteract the list but the steepening angle of the decksincreased.
cramp /kræmp/ 痉挛，抽筋（常出现在大量运动后） a sudden painful tightening in a muscle, often after a lot of exercise, that limits movement （1 次）
- Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy.
criticize /ˈkrɪt.ɪ.saɪz/ 批评，批判;指责 to express disapproval of someone or something （1 次）
- While she always criticized the fickleness of human nature, she carried on an unrelenting search for the ideal servant to the end of her days,even after she had been sadly disillusioned by Bessie.
crown /kraʊn/ 王冠，皇冠;冕 a circular decoration for the head, usually made of gold and jewels (= precious stones), and worn by a king or queen at official ceremonies （1 次）
- We welcome the seasons by the riverside, crowning the youngest girl with flowers in the spring, holding a summer festival on Midsummer Eve, giving thanks for the harvest in the autumn, and throwing a holly wreath into the current in the winter.
curl /kɜːl/ 鬈发，卷发;卷曲物，螺旋状物 a piece of hair that grows or has been formed into a curving shape, or something that is the same shape as this （1 次）
- These movements are controlled by the trainer with the metal-pointed stick, and the trunk eventually becomes so sore that the elephant curls it up and seldom afterwards uses it for offensive purposes.
customize /ˈkʌs.tə.maɪz/ （按顾客要求）定制，定做，改制 to make or change something according to the buyer’s or user’s needs （1 次）
- Mead predicts that inventors will be able to perfect powerful customized chips over a weekend at the office – spawning a new generation of garage start-ups and giving the U.S. a jump on its foreign rivals in getting new products to market fast.
dangle /ˈdæŋ.ɡəl/ （使）垂下；（使）悬荡；悬挂；提着来回摆动 to hang loosely, or to hold something so that it hangs loosely （1 次）
- A skeleton was dangling before my eyes.
dare /deər/ 敢于;胆敢;竟敢 to be brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous, or to be rude or silly enough to do something that you have no right to do （1 次）
- The tape was so sticky that they did not dare to cross it.
darken /ˈdɑː.kən/ 变黑，变暗 to become dark or darker in colour （1 次）
- There is no superior ‘they’ in the shape of managements and hotel hierarchies to darken his holiday days.
dash /dæʃ/ 猛冲，急奔，跑 to go somewhere quickly （1 次）
- Dropping my suit, I dashed downstairs to tell George.
dawdle /ˈdɔː.dəl/ 磨蹭;磨洋工;拖沓 to do something or go somewhere very slowly, taking more time than is necessary （1 次）
- But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder.
dazzle /ˈdæz.əl/ 使感到刺眼，使感到目眩 If light dazzles you, it makes you unable to see for a short time. （1 次）
- And, though the gleams blind and dazzle, yet do they convey a hint of beauty and serenity greater than we have known or imagined.
debit /ˈdeb.ɪt/ 借项 (a record of) money taken out of a bank account （1 次）
- When, for example, a customer first opens an account, he instructs the bank to debit his account only in respect of cheques drawn by himself.
decompose /ˌdiː.kəmˈpəʊz/ （使）腐化，（使）腐烂 to decay, or to cause something to decay （1 次）
- They decompose and are quickly destroyed by the weather or eaten by some other creature It is almost always due to some very special circumstances that traces of land animals survive, as by falling into inaccessible caves, or into an ice crevasse, like the Siberian mammoths, when the whole animal is sometimes preserved, as in a refrigerator.
dedicate /ˈded.ɪ.keɪt/ 奉献，献出（全部精力、时间等） to give all of your energy, time, etc. （1 次）
- When he died at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a picture painted which was dedicated to the memory of ‘the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue’.
deem /diːm/ 认为，视为；觉得 to consider or judge something in a particular way （1 次）
- This shows how long it was before we deemed it necessary to make sure that all our children could share in the knowledge accumulated by the ‘happy few’ during the past centuries.
defy /dɪˈfaɪ/ 对抗;违抗;反抗 to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc. （1 次）
- Over the periods their saliva, a mild, digestive juice like our own, was converted into a poison that defies analysis even today.
depict /dɪˈpɪkt/ 描绘，描述，描写 to represent or show something in a picture or story （1 次）
- It has long been known that the hunting scenes depicted on walls were not simply a form of artistic expression.
deteriorate /dɪˈtɪə.ri.ə.reɪt/ 恶化，变坏 to become worse （1 次）
- For small pieces of weather – – and to a global forecaster, small can mean thunderstorms and blizzards – any prediction deteriorates rapidly.
devote /dɪˈvəʊt/ 将…贡献给，把…奉献给 to give all of something, especially your time, effort, or love, or yourself, to something you believe in or to a person （1 次）
- After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening.
diagnose /ˈdaɪ.əɡ.nəʊz/ 诊断（病症）;查出（问题） to recognize and name the exact character of a disease or a problem, by examining it （1 次）
- Bagrit foresaw a time when computers would be small enough to hold in the hand, when they would be capable of providing information about traffic jams and suggesting alternative routes, when they would be used in hospitals to help doctors to diagnose illnesses, when they would relieve office workers and accountants of dull, repetitive clerical work.
dictate /dɪkˈteɪt/ 命令，下（令）;决定，规定 to give orders, or tell someone exactly what they must do, with total authority （1 次）
- King Gustavus Adolphus ‘The Northern Hurricane’, then at the height of his military success in the ‘Thirty Years’ War, had dictated her measurements and armament.
differ /ˈdɪf.ər/ 与…不同，跟…不一样，有区别 to be not like something or someone else, either physically or in another way （1 次）
- It is one of the most unpleasant discoveries which we all make that we must decline in this way, that if we escape wars, accidents and diseases we shall eventually ‘die of old age’, and that this happens at a rate which differs little from person to person, so that there are heavy odds in favour of our dying between the ages of 65 and 80.
dig /dɪɡ/ 挖，挖掘（土） to break up and move soil using a tool, a machine, or your hands （1 次）
- Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep.
diminish /dɪˈmɪn.ɪʃ/ 减少，减小，降低 to reduce or be reduced in size or importance （1 次）
- The time I spent at exercises gradually diminished.
disappoint /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪnt/ （使）失望，（使）沮丧 to fail to satisfy someone or their hopes, wishes, etc., or to make someone feel unhappy （1 次）
- After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour.
discard /dɪˈskɑːd/ 抛弃，扔掉 to throw something away or get rid of it because you no longer want or need it （1 次）
- At least sorting out the things she should have discarded years ago was now being made easier for her.
discern /dɪˈsɜːn/ 看出;辨别出;明白 to see, recognize, or understand something that is not clear （1 次）
- In the breaking and remaking, in the timing interweaving, beginning afresh, the writer comes to discern things in his material which were not consciously in his mind when he began.
discredit /dɪˈskred.ɪt/ 使名誉受损;使受到怀疑 to cause people to stop respecting someone or believing in an idea or person （1 次）
- This is a pity, because noise abatement really is a good cause, and it is likely to be discredited if it gets to be associated with bad science.
disembark /ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɑːk/ （旅途结束后）下（车、船、飞机等） to leave a ship, aircraft, etc. after a journey （1 次）
- Many of the tourists on board had begun bargaining with the tradesmen, but I decide not to buy anything until I had disembarked.
disgrace /dɪsˈɡreɪs/ 耻辱，丢脸;不光彩的行为 embarrassment and the loss of other people’s respect, or behaviour that causes this （1 次）
- On the village green, where you pick up sides and no feeling of local patriotism is involved, it is possible to play simply for the fun and exercise: but as soon as a the question of prestige arises, as soon as you feel that you and some larger unit will be disgraced if you lose, the most savage combative instincts are aroused.
disillusion /ˌdɪs.ɪˈluː.ʒən/ 使幻想破灭;使清醒，使觉悟 to disappoint someone by telling them the unpleasant truth about something or someone that they had a good opinion of or respected （1 次）
- While she always criticized the fickleness of human nature, she carried on an unrelenting search for the ideal servant to the end of her days,even after she had been sadly disillusioned by Bessie.
disinherit /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈher.ɪt/ 剥夺（尤指子女）的继承权，使失去继承权 to prevent someone, especially a son or daughter who has made you angry, from receiving any of your property after your death （1 次）
- Hart’s good-bad man was always an outsider, always one of the disinherited, and if he found it necessary to shoot a sheriff or rob a bank along the way, his early audiences found it easy to understand and forgive, especially when it was Hart who, in the end, overcame the attacking Indians.
dislocate /ˈdɪs.lə.keɪt/ 使骨头错位，使脱臼 to force a bone suddenly out of its correct position （1 次）
- Only an exceptionally heavy snowfall might temporarily dislocate railway services.
dismantle /dɪˈsmæn.təl/ 拆开，拆卸 to take a machine apart or to come apart into separate pieces （1 次）
- The mower firmly refused to mow, so I decided to dismantle it.
dispose /dɪˈspəʊz/ 我们首次会面时他粗暴的态度使我对他没产生什么好感。 to make someone feel a particular way towards someone or something: （1 次）
- There is no quicker method of disposing of patients than by giving them what they are asking for, and since most medical men in the Health Services are overworked and have little time for offering time-consuming and little-appreciated advice on such subjects as diet, right living, and the need for abandoning bad habits etc., the bottle, the box, and the jar are almost always granted them.
dispute /dɪˈspjuːt/ （尤指劳资双方或相邻两国之间的）争执，争端，纠纷 an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and employers or two countries with a common border （1 次）
- I am sure that, without modern weapons, I would make a very poor show of disputing the ownership of a cave with a bear, and in this I do not think that I stand alone.
distort （1 次）
- We can perhaps forgive those who said the moons of Jupiter were produced by Galileo’s spyglass if we recall that in his day, as for centuries before, curved glass was the popular contrivance for producing not truth but illusion, untruth; and if a single curved glass would distort nature, how much more would a pair of them?
distribute /dɪˈstrɪb.juːt/ 分发，散发;分配 to give something out to several people, or to spread or supply something （1 次）
- As administrative overheads rise, so the earnings of the business after meeting the expense of administration, will fall; and the business will have less money to distribute as dividends or invest directly in its future progress and development.
disuse /dɪsˈjuːs/ 闲置，废弃 the condition of not being used (any longer) （1 次）
- The shop was an old converted house with many large, disused fireplaces and tall, narrow chimneys.
dive /daɪv/ （尤指头和手臂先入水的）跳水;下潜 to jump into water, especially with your head and arms going in first, or to move down under the water （1 次）
- Shivering in their wet clothes, the teenagers looked on while three men dived repeatedly into the water to locate the dish.
domesticate /dəˈmes.tɪ.keɪt/ 驯化，驯养;人工培植 to bring animals or plants under human control in order to provide food, power, or company （1 次）
- It spread through France, where wild rabbits are not generally regarded as a pest but as a sport and a useful food supply, and it spread to Britain where wild rabbits are regarded as a pest but where domesticated rabbits, equally susceptible to the disease, are the basis of a profitable fur industry.
dominate /ˈdɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ 统治；控制 to have control over a place or person （1 次）
- Mars is too dry and poor in oxygen, Venus far too hot, and so is Mercury, and the outer planets have temperatures near absolute zero and hydrogen-dominated atmospheres.
doze /dəʊz/ （尤指白天）小睡，打盹 to have a short sleep, especially during the day （1 次）
- That proved to be my undoing, for I soon got back to my old bad habit of dozing off in front of the screen.
drank /dræŋk/ （drink 的过去式） past simple of drink （1 次）
- He ate the food and drank the beer.
dredge /dredʒ/ 为…清淤，疏浚 to remove unwanted things from the bottom of a river, lake, etc. using a boat or special device （1 次）
- Sir James Clark Ross had obtained a sounding of over 2, 400 fathoms in 1839, but it was not until 1869, when H.M.S.Porcupine was put at the disposal of the Royal Society for several cruises that a series of deep soundings was obtained in the Atlantic and the first samples were collected by dredging the bottom.
drip /drɪp/ （使）滴下 If a liquid drips, it falls in drops, or you make it fall in drops. （1 次）
- In the eerie silence of the cavern, the only sound that could be heard was made by water which dripped continuously from the high dome above them.
drown /draʊn/ （使）淹死，（使）溺死 to (cause to) die by being unable to breathe underwater （1 次）
- There has long been a superstition among mariners that porpoises will save drowning men by pushing them to the surface, or protect them from sharks by surrounding them in defensive formation.
dye /daɪ/ 给…染色 to change the colour of something using a special liquid （1 次）
- Its wool, which had been dyed black, had been washed clean by the rain!
edit /ˈed.ɪt/ 编辑;校订;剪辑 to make changes to a text or film, deciding what will be removed and what will be kept in, in order to prepare it for being printed or shown （1 次）
- He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking.
elapse /iˈlæps/ （时间）流逝，过去 If time elapses, it goes past. （1 次）
- The further off this solid obstruction, the longer time will elapse for the return of the echo.
electrocute /iˈlek.trə.kjuːt/ 使触电死亡;用电刑处死 to kill someone by causing electricity to flow through their body （1 次）
- As it happens, a razor that is safe in Europe is unlikely to electrocute Americans.
eliminate /iˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/ 排除;消除;清除 to remove or take away someone or something （1 次）
- Politicians agree, in principle, so America and the EU have been trying to reach a deal which would eliminate the need to double-test many products.
embed /ɪmˈbed/ 把…牢牢嵌入（或插入、埋入） to fix something firmly into a substance （1 次）
- His roots and mine bad become too firmly embedded in the new land.
emigrate /ˈem.ɪ.ɡreɪt/ 移居外国；移民 to leave a country permanently and go to live in another one （1 次）
- So he decided to emigrate.
emphasize /ˈem.fə.saɪz/ 强调;重视 to show that something is very important or worth giving attention to （1 次）
- This is the point I wish to emphasize.
enclose /ɪnˈkləʊz/ 把…围起来;围住，包住 to surround something （1 次）
- He gets the solid shape as it were, inside his head–he thinks of it, whatever its size, as if he were holding it completely enclosed in the hollow of his hand.
encroach /ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ/ 逐步侵犯（权利）；慢慢侵占（时间）；逐渐干扰（工作） to gradually take away someone else’s rights, or to take control of someone’s time, work, etc. （1 次）
- He had lived in it as a child when it was already disappearing, and his hero was firmly rooted in his memories and experiences, and in both the history and the mythology of the vanished frontier, And although no period or place in American history has been more absurdly romanticized, myth and reality did join hands in at least one arena, the conflict between the individual and encroaching civilization.
endear /ɪnˈdɪər/ 使…受…喜爱（或欢迎） to cause someone to be liked by someone （1 次）
- This is supposed to induce pleasurable sensations in the elephant, and its effects are reinforced by the use of endearing epithets, such as ‘ho!
endow /ɪnˈdaʊ/ 向（院校、医院等）捐款，捐赠，资助 to give a large amount of money to pay for creating a college, hospital, etc. or to provide an income for it （1 次）
- Duck, and like them the pigeons, are endowed with steel-like muscles, that are a good part of the weight of the bird, and these will ply the short wings with such irresistible power that they can bore for long distances through an opposing gale before exhaustion follows.
energize /ˈen.ə.dʒaɪz/ 使精力充沛，使有活力;激励，激发 to make someone feel energetic or eager （1 次）
- Rays from the sun excite and energize the atmosphere of the earth, awakening it to flow, to movement, to rhythm, to life.
enforce /ɪnˈfɔːs/ 使服从（法律）;（强制）实行，执行，把…强加于 to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted （1 次）
- Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays, when they come, are grudged as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vocation.
engrave /ɪnˈɡreɪv/ 在（金属、石头等）上雕刻（字、图案等） to cut words, pictures, or patterns into the surface of metal, stone, etc. （1 次）
- Historians have long been puzzled by dots, lines and symbols which have been engraved on walls, bones, and the ivory tusks of mammoths.
enhance /ɪnˈhɑːns/ 提高；增加；增强；增进 to improve the quality, amount, or strength of something （1 次）
- Libraries made education possible, and education in its turn added to libraries: the growth of knowledge followed a kind of compound interest law, which was greatly enhanced by the invention of printing.
ensue /ɪnˈsjuː/ （尤指作为结果而）接着发生，继而发生，因而产生 to happen after something else, especially as a result of it （1 次）
- It is possible that upon such an occasion a battle ensued, with the sharks being driven away or killed.
entail /ɪnˈteɪl/ 使必要；牵涉 to make something necessary, or to involve something （1 次）
- The contemporary phenomenon of car worship is to be explained not least by the sense of independence and freedom that ownership entails.
entertain /en.təˈteɪn/ 使有兴趣;使快乐 to keep a group of people interested or enjoying themselves （1 次）
- Before she grew old, Aunt Harriet used to entertain lavishly.
envision /ɪnˈvɪʒ.ən/ 设想;期望 to imagine or expect something to happen, appear, etc. in a particular way （1 次）
- But the competition of man against man is not the simple process envisioned in biology.
erase /ɪˈreɪz/ 抹去，擦掉（尤指铅笔字迹） to remove something, especially a pencil mark by rubbing it （1 次）
- Most of our fears are unreasonable, but they are impossible to erase.
erode /ɪˈrəʊd/ 侵蚀，腐蚀；磨损 to rub or be rubbed away gradually （1 次）
- The slope averages about 1 in 30, but contains steep, probably vertical, cliffs, and gentle sediment-covered terraces, and near its lower reaches there is a long tailing-off which is almost certainly the result of material transported out to deep water after being eroded from the continental masses.
erupt /ɪˈrʌpt/ （火山）喷发，爆发 When a volcano erupts, it explodes and flames and rocks come out of it. （1 次）
- Tazieff was able to set up his camp very close to the volcano while it was erupting violently.
evade /ɪˈveɪd/ 逃脱，躲开；回避，逃避 to avoid or escape from someone or something （1 次）
- He has surely set up a record for the thousands of children who dream of evading school.
exhaust /ɪɡˈzɔːst/ 使精疲力竭;使疲惫不堪 to make someone extremely tired （1 次）
- I argued that if I spent less time exhausting myself at exercises in the morning, I would keep my mind fresh for reading when I got home from work.
expand /ɪkˈspænd/ （使）（尺寸、数量或重要性）扩大，增加；（使）膨胀 to increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in this way （1 次）
- It has expanded without any idea of the true nature of the human beings who run the machines, and without giving any consideration to the effects produced on the individuals and on their descendants by the artificial mode of existence imposed by the factory.
exterminate /ɪkˈstɜː.mɪ.neɪt/ 根除;灭绝;消灭 to kill all the animals or people in a particular place or of a particular type （1 次）
- It later became apparent that rabbits were developing a degree of resistance to this disease, so that the rabbit population was unlikely to be completely exterminated.
extol /ɪkˈstəʊl/ 赞扬;赞颂;赞美 to praise something or someone very much （1 次）
- Though they extol the virtues of the peaceful life, only one of them has ever gone to live in the country and he was back in town within six months.
facilitate /fəˈsɪl.ɪ.teɪt/ 促进；促使；使便利 to make something possible or easier （1 次）
- If this facilitates forgery, it is the bank which will lose, not the customer.
falter /ˈfɒl.tər/ 衰弱;动摇;犹豫;畏缩 to lose strength or purpose and stop, or almost stop （1 次）
- One would expect them to know their parts by heart and never have cause to falter.
fasten /ˈfɑː.sən/ 扣紧；系牢；扎好；关紧 to (cause something to) become firmly fixed together, or in position, or closed （1 次）
- This time they fixed heavy metal clamps to both sides of the dish so that they could fasten the chains.
fend /fend/ 抵挡，推开，击退 to push or send away an attacker or other unwanted person （1 次）
- That was really unsettling, but I fended off the taunts and jibes of the family good-humouredly and soon everybody got used to the idea.
flee /fliː/ （尤指因危险或恐惧而）逃跑 to escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear （1 次）
- When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
flicker /ˈflɪk.ər/ 摇曳;闪烁 to shine with a light that is sometimes bright and sometimes weak （1 次）
- These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad.
flirt /flɜːt/ 调情，打情骂俏 to behave as if sexually attracted to someone, although not seriously （1 次）
- A writer makes order out of the anarchy of his heart; he submits himself to a more ruthless discipline than any critic dreamed of, and when he flirts with fame, he is taking time off from living with himself, from the search for what his world contains at its inmost point.
foretell /fɔːˈtel/ 预言 to say what is going to happen in the future （1 次）
- Precautions of this sort are necessary, for it is impossible to foretell the exact nature of the difficulties which will confront the pot-holer.
forgot /fəˈɡet/ 忘记，遗忘 to be unable to remember a fact, something that happened, or how to do something （1 次）
- I bought two expensive dictionaries here half an hour ago, but I forgot to take them with me.
freshen /ˈfreʃ.ən/ 使洁净，使凉爽 to make something cleaner and/or cooler （1 次）
- As the wind freshened there came a sudden squall and the ship made a strange movement, listing to port.
fritter /ˈfrɪt.ər/ 油炸馅饼（用水果、蔬菜或肉作馅） a slice of fruit, vegetable, or meat covered with batter (= a mixture of flour, egg, and milk) and then fried （1 次）
- But if you are a serious private investor, leave the Las Vegas mentality to those with money to fritter.
fry /fraɪ/ 油炸;油煎;油炒 to cook food in hot oil or fat （1 次）
- On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat – the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.
fulfil(或许是 fulfill?) （1 次）
- Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its designer’s dream to create ‘an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible’.
fumble /ˈfʌm.bəl/ 笨手笨脚地做;（尤指）摸索，乱摸 to do something awkwardly, especially when using your hands （1 次）
- If you are lucky enough to get a sleeper, you spend half the night staring at the small blue light in the ceiling, or fumbling to find your ticket for inspection.
gasp /ɡɑːsp/ （尤指由于惊奇、痛苦或震惊而）喘息，喘气，倒抽气 to take a short, quick breath through the mouth, especially because of surprise, pain, or shock （1 次）
- Meanwhile, they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air.
generalize /ˈdʒen.ər.əl.aɪz/ 概括，归纳 to make a general statement that something is true in all cases, based on what is true in some cases （1 次）
- He was the man who climbed the Leaning Tower of Pisa and dropped various weights from the top, who rolled balls down inclined planes, and then generalized the results of his many experiments into the famous law of free fall.
gesticulate /dʒesˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/ （说话时）做手势，用手势表达，用动作（或姿态）示意 to make movements with your hands or arms, to express something or to emphasize what you are saying （1 次）
- Gesticulating wildly, the man acted as if he found my offer outrageous, but he eventually reduced the price to $10.
glare /ɡleər/ （长久的）怒视，瞪眼 a long, angry look （1 次）
- Men in shirt sleeves stood outside their houses and glared at us.
glisten /ˈɡlɪs.ən/ （因潮湿、油亮或光滑的表面反光而）闪光，闪耀，闪亮 to shine by reflecting light from a wet or smooth surface （1 次）
- Round about, piles of limestone glistened in all the colours of the rainbow.
grab /ɡræb/ 攫取，抢夺 to take hold of something or someone suddenly and roughly （1 次）
- A robot-arm from the Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs.
grace /ɡreɪs/ 优美，优雅，雍容 a quality of moving in a smooth, relaxed, and attractive way （1 次）
- Chickens slaughtered in the United States, claim officials in Brussels, are not fit to grace European tables.
graduate /ˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/ 大学毕业生，学士学位获得者 a person who has a first degree from a university or college （1 次）
- And Chinese, Korean, Filipino and Indian engineers are graduating in droves from California’s colleges.
grapple /ˈɡræp.əl/ （尤指为了得到某物而）扭打，搏斗 to fight, especially in order to win something （1 次）
- The men of our family waded down through our flooded meadows with boathooks,in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of the raft and pull it out of the current towards our bank.
gratify /ˈɡræt.ɪ.faɪ/ 使高兴;使满意;满足（某人的愿望、需求等） to please someone, or to satisfy a wish or need （1 次）
- As for the unfortunate people who can command everything they want, who can gratify every caprice and lay their hands on almost every object of desire– for them a new pleasure a new excitement is only an additional satiation.
grieve /ɡriːv/ （尤指为某人去世而）悲痛，悲伤，伤心 to feel or express great sadness, especially when someone dies （1 次）
- In the new country he became absorbed in making a new life for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve.
guide /ɡaɪd/ 指南，要览，手册 a book that gives you the most important information about a particular subject （1 次）
- Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.
halt /hɒlt/ （使）停止，停下 to (cause to) stop moving or doing something or happening （1 次）
- His patrols halted the raiding parties: hunger assailed the Danish army.
hamper /ˈhæm.pər/ 阻碍，妨碍 to prevent someone doing something easily （1 次）
- There is none of the hurry which, in our society, often hampers the full development of a growing personality.
harden /ˈhɑː.dən/ （使）变硬 to become or make hard （1 次）
- Aeroplanes have the reputation of being dangerous and even hardened travellers are intimidated by them.
harness /ˈhɑː.nəs/ 挽具;系带 a piece of equipment with straps and belts, used to control or hold in place a person, animal, or object （1 次）
- The albatross is the king of the gliders, the class of fliers which harness the air to their purpose, but must yield to its opposition.
hasten /ˈheɪ.sən/ 加快，加紧 to make something happen sooner or more quickly （1 次）
- Carlyle was entirely ignorant of what the bottle in his pocket contained, of the nature of the illness from which his friend was suffering, and of what had previously been wrong with his wife, but a medicine that had worked so well in one form of illness would surely be of equal benefit in another, and comforted by the thought of the help he was bringing to his friend, he hastened to Henry Taylor’s house.
haunt /hɔːnt/ 使经常苦恼，不断困扰 to cause repeated suffering or anxiety （1 次）
- Mr.Thompson is going to sell it because it is haunted.
heave /hiːv/ 拉，推，举起，移动（重物） to move something heavy using a lot of effort （1 次）
- The Ordnance officer ordered all the port cannon to be heaved to starboard to counteract the list but the steepening angle of the decksincreased.
hesitate /ˈhez.ɪ.teɪt/ 犹豫，踌躇 to pause before you do or say something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about it （1 次）
- Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window.
hinder /ˈhɪn.dər/ 阻碍，妨碍 to limit the ability of someone to do something, or to limit the development of something （1 次）
- They went through the rooms, being careful to touch nothing, as they did not want to hinder the police in their search for fingerprints.
hobble /ˈhɒb.əl/ 一瘸一拐地行走，跛行 to walk in an awkward way, usually because the feet or legs are injured （1 次）
- The man took heart and, sure enough, on New Years’ Eve he was able to hobble along to a party.
horrify /ˈhɒr.ɪ.faɪ/ 使极为震惊 to shock someone very much （1 次）
- Though this caused great mirth among the guests, Aunt Harriet was horrified.
immaculate /ɪˈmæk.jə.lət/ 洁净的，整洁的 perfectly clean or tidy （1 次）
- No matter how many guests were present, the great house was always immaculate.
imprison /ɪmˈprɪz.ən/ 关押，囚禁 to put someone in prison （1 次）
- A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in the Bastille for twenty years.
improve /ɪmˈpruːv/ 改进，改善 to (cause something to) get better （1 次）
- My particular experience is largely in oil, and the search for oil has done more to improve deep drilling than any other mining activity.
improvise /ˈɪm.prə.vaɪz/ 临时做;即兴做 to invent or make something, such as a speech or a device, at the time when it is needed without already having planned it （1 次）
- But this is not a business that can be undertaken in a day or swiftly improvised by a mere command of the will.
incline /ɪnˈklaɪn/ （使）倾向于 to (make someone) feel something or want to do something （1 次）
- He was the man who climbed the Leaning Tower of Pisa and dropped various weights from the top, who rolled balls down inclined planes, and then generalized the results of his many experiments into the famous law of free fall.
induce /ɪnˈdjuːs/ 诱使;劝说 to persuade someone to do something （1 次）
- This is supposed to induce pleasurable sensations in the elephant, and its effects are reinforced by the use of endearing epithets, such as ‘ho!
indulge /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/ （使）沉溺于;（尤指）放纵 to allow yourself or another person to have something enjoyable, especially more than is good for you （1 次）
- Inviting the fire brigade to put out a nonexistent fire is a crude form of deception which no self-respecting student would ever indulge in.
infect /ɪnˈfekt/ （疾病）传染，感染 to pass a disease to a person, animal, or plant （1 次）
- By infecting animals and letting them loose in the burrows, local epidemics of this disease could be created.
inherit /ɪnˈher.ɪt/ 继承 to receive money, a house, etc. from someone after they have died （1 次）
- Among tribal people all knowledge inherited by tradition is shared by all; it is taught to every member of the tribe so that in this respect everybody is equally equipped for life.
inquire /ɪnˈkwaɪər/ 询问，打听 to ask for information （1 次）
- When the doctor answered the phone, Mr.Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr.John Gilbert.
inscribe /ɪnˈskraɪb/ 题写;刻，雕 to write words in a book or carve (= cut) them on an object （1 次）
- At the base of the gold cap, the words ‘made in the U.S.A’ had been neatly inscribed.
insinuate /ɪnˈsɪn.ju.eɪt/ 含沙射影地说，影射 to suggest, without being direct, that something unpleasant is true （1 次）
- One can only gently insinuate something else into its convulsive grasp.
inspect /ɪnˈspekt/ 检查;审视 to look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, especially about their quality or condition （1 次）
- However, it was his turn to be surprised, for the woman’s eyes immediately lit up and she fetched several bottles which she placed on the counter for Harry to inspect.
instal(或许是 install?) （1 次）
- Men, particularly, spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying out their own gardens; building garages and making furniture.
interpret /ɪnˈtɜː.prɪt/ 理解，解释，阐释 to decide what the intended meaning of something is （1 次）
- But, if this world is not merely a bad joke, life a vulgar flare amid the cool radiance of the stars, and existence an empty laugh braying across the mysteries; if these intimations of a something behind and beyond are not evil humour born of indigestion, or whimsies sent by the devil to mock and madden us, if, in a word beauty means something yet we must not seek to interpret the meaning.
interweave /ˌɪn.təˈwiːv/ 使交织；使紧密结合 to twist together or combine two or more things so that they cannot be separated easily （1 次）
- In the breaking and remaking, in the timing interweaving, beginning afresh, the writer comes to discern things in his material which were not consciously in his mind when he began.
intimidate /ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪt/ 恫吓，恐吓 to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do （1 次）
- Aeroplanes have the reputation of being dangerous and even hardened travellers are intimidated by them.
intoxicate /ɪnˈtɒk.sɪ.keɪt/ 使（某人）喝醉 (of alcohol or another drug) to make someone lose some control of their actions or behaviour （1 次）
- Intoxicated by his success, Harry then asked for perfumed mud.
intrigue /ɪnˈtriːɡ/ （尤指因奇怪、不寻常或神秘而）使很感兴趣，迷住 to interest someone a lot, especially by being strange, unusual, or mysterious （1 次）
- Whether it be bird, fish or beast, the porpoise is intrigued with anything that is alive.
irritate /ˈɪr.ɪ.teɪt/ 激怒，使恼火 to make someone angry or annoyed （1 次）
- Some friends of my family had this irritating habit.
lash /læʃ/ 猛击;狠打 to hit with a lot of force （1 次）
- The elephant is not immediately susceptible to such blandishments, however, and usually lashes fiercely with its trunk in all directions.
lean /liːn/ （使）倾斜，（使）向一侧歪斜 to (cause to) slope in one direction, or to move the top part of the body in a particular direction （1 次）
- He was the man who climbed the Leaning Tower of Pisa and dropped various weights from the top, who rolled balls down inclined planes, and then generalized the results of his many experiments into the famous law of free fall.
leap /liːp/ 跳，跳跃 to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another （1 次）
- The sudden movement of the door made it sway slightly and it gave me the impression that it was about to leap out at me.
leapt /liːp/ 跳，跳跃 to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another （1 次）
- They all leapt out of their sleeping bags and hurried outside.
lull /lʌl/ 使安静，使平和;使发困 to cause someone to feel calm or to feel that they want to sleep （1 次）
- Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep.
lure /lʊər/ 诱惑力，诱惑 the quality or power that something or someone has that makes it, him, or her attractive （1 次）
- Perhaps it is the desire for solitude or the chance of making an unexpected discovery that lures people down to the depths of the earth.
lurk /lɜːk/ （尤指为攻击某人或做坏事而）潜伏，隐蔽，悄悄移动 to wait or move in a secret way so that you cannot be seen, especially because you are about to attack someone or do something wrong （1 次）
- Then, her composure regained, she was ready to set off with the porter’s assistance to search for any intruders who might still be lurking in her flat.
madden /ˈmæd.ən/ 激怒;使狂怒;使非常恼火 to make someone very angry or annoyed （1 次）
- But, if this world is not merely a bad joke, life a vulgar flare amid the cool radiance of the stars, and existence an empty laugh braying across the mysteries; if these intimations of a something behind and beyond are not evil humour born of indigestion, or whimsies sent by the devil to mock and madden us, if, in a word beauty means something yet we must not seek to interpret the meaning.
magnetize /ˈmæɡ.nə.taɪz/ 使磁化，使有磁性 to make an object magnetic （1 次）
- The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time.
manoeuvre(或许是 man oeuvre?) （1 次）
- The man who manoeuvres carelessly into his 20 pounds’ worth of space at one of Europe’s myriad permanent sites may find himself bumping a Bentley.
mend /mend/ 修理；修补；缝补 to repair something that is broken or damaged （1 次）
- An old watch, by contrast, becomes so worn and unreliable that it eventually is not worth mending.
mete /miːt/ 施加（惩罚）;使受苦;使受到不公正对待 to give or order a punishment or make someone receive cruel or unfair treatment （1 次）
- Reward or punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference.
mix /mɪks/ （使）混合，拌和 to (cause different substances to) combine, so that the result cannot easily be separated into its parts （1 次）
- In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry.
mock /mɒk/ 嘲笑，嘲弄;（常指为取笑而）模仿 to laugh at someone, often by copying them in a funny but unkind way （1 次）
- But, if this world is not merely a bad joke, life a vulgar flare amid the cool radiance of the stars, and existence an empty laugh braying across the mysteries; if these intimations of a something behind and beyond are not evil humour born of indigestion, or whimsies sent by the devil to mock and madden us, if, in a word beauty means something yet we must not seek to interpret the meaning.
modify /ˈmɒd.ɪ.faɪ/ （稍作）修改，更改，改造，改变 to change something such as a plan, opinion, law, or way of behaviour slightly, usually to improve it or make it more acceptable （1 次）
- But a closer study of the evidence, supported by a deeper sense of the period, and particularly by a new consciousness of the philosophical undercurrents in the scientific revolution, has profoundly modified this view of Galileo.
moor /mɔːr/ 高沼；荒野；旷野 an open area of hills covered with rough grass, especially in Britain （1 次）
- Suddenly my wife spotted a boat moored to the bank.
mow /məʊ/ 刈，割（草、谷类植物等） to cut plants, such as grass or wheat, that have long, thin stems and grow close together （1 次）
- The mower firmly refused to mow, so I decided to dismantle it.
muster /ˈmʌs.tər/ 鼓起（勇气）；激起（某种感情或支持） to produce or encourage something such as an emotion or support （1 次）
- But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop.
nag /næɡ/ 不断批评（或抱怨）;跟…纠缠不休;唠叨 to criticize or complain often in an annoying way, especially in order to try and make someone do something （1 次）
- When my wife nagged me to do something about it, I told her that either I would have to buy a new mower or let the grass grow.
nod /nɒd/ 点头；（尤指）点头赞同，点头致意，点头示意 to move your head down and then up, sometimes several times, especially to show agreement, approval, or greeting, or to show something by doing this （1 次）
- In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises.
octopus /ˈɒk.tə.pəs/ 章鱼 a sea creature with a soft, oval body and eight tentacles (= long parts like arms) （1 次）
- If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.
oppose /əˈpəʊz/ 反对;反抗;抵制 to disagree with something or someone, often by speaking or fighting against it, him, or her （1 次）
- Duck, and like them the pigeons, are endowed with steel-like muscles, that are a good part of the weight of the bird, and these will ply the short wings with such irresistible power that they can bore for long distances through an opposing gale before exhaustion follows.
oppress /əˈpres/ 压迫;压制;欺压 to govern people in an unfair and cruel way and prevent them from having opportunities and freedom （1 次）
- Some old people are oppressed by the fear of death.
ornament /ˈɔː.nə.mənt/ 装饰物，饰品 an object that is beautiful rather than useful （1 次）
- They had laboured for three years to produce this floating work of art; she was more richly carved and ornamented than any previous ship.
outlive /ˌaʊtˈlɪv/ 比…活得长;比…待续时间长 to live or exist longer than someone or something （1 次）
- Sometimes the yeast within a writer outlives a book he has written.
overbalance /ˌəʊ.vəˈbæl.əns/ 失去平衡 to lose balance and therefore fall or nearly fall （1 次）
- For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water.
overdraw /ˌəʊ.vəˈdrɔː/ 透支 to take more money out of your bank account than the account contains （1 次）
- Primarily, the banker-customer relationship is that of debtor and creditor – who is which depending on whether the customer’s account is in credit or is overdrawn.
overfishe(或许是 silverfish?) （1 次）
- Fish and chips has always been a favourite dish in Britain, but as the oceans have been overfished, fish has become more and more expensive.
overflow /ˌəʊ.vəˈfləʊ/ （液体）溢出，泛滥 When a liquid overflows, it flows over the edges of a container, etc. because there is too much of it. （1 次）
- After a long period of rain the river may overflow its banks.
overrun /ˌəʊ.vəˈrʌn/ （有害的人或事物）肆虐，横行，泛滥 If unwanted people or things overrun, they fill a place quickly and in large numbers. （1 次）
- It overran a whole continent.
overwhelm /ˌəʊ.vəˈwelm/ （用武力）制服，击败，征服 to defeat someone or something by using a lot of force （1 次）
- We keep trying all four methods, but he sheer volume of rubbish we produce worldwide threatens to overwhelm us.
overwork /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɜːk/ （使）劳累过度，（使）工作太累 to (cause someone to) work too much （1 次）
- There is no quicker method of disposing of patients than by giving them what they are asking for, and since most medical men in the Health Services are overworked and have little time for offering time-consuming and little-appreciated advice on such subjects as diet, right living, and the need for abandoning bad habits etc., the bottle, the box, and the jar are almost always granted them.
peep /piːp/ （通常指通过小孔）窥视，偷看 to secretly look at something for a short time, usually through a hole （1 次）
- All gun-ports were open and the muzzles peeped wickedly from them.
peer /pɪər/ 仔细看，端详;费力地看 to look carefully or with difficulty （1 次）
- Old women in black shawls peered at us from doorways.
penalize /ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/ 使处于不利地位 to cause someone a disadvantage （1 次）
- As the time and cost of making a chip drop to a few days and a few hundred dollars, engineers may soon be free to let their imaginations soar without being penalized by expensive failures.
penetrate /ˈpen.ɪ.treɪt/ 穿透；进入；渗入 to move into or through something （1 次）
- While Alfred’s little army slowly began to gather at Athelney, the king himself set out to penetrate the camp of Guthrum, the commander of the Danish invaders.
perform /pəˈfɔːm/ 做，进行；施行 to do an action or piece of work （1 次）
- Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us.
persecute /ˈpɜː.sɪ.kjuːt/ （因种族、宗教、政治信仰）迫害;虐待;烦扰，纠缠 to treat someone unfairly or cruelly over a long period of time because of their race, religion, or political beliefs, or to annoy someone by refusing to leave them alone （1 次）
- Another patient might equally well complain that her neighbours were combining to slander her and persecute her, and yet one might be cautious about believing this statement.
perturb /pəˈtɜːb/ 使烦恼；使担心 to worry someone （1 次）
- Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed.
pester /ˈpes.tər/ 不断烦扰，纠缠 to behave in an annoying manner towards someone by doing or asking for something repeatedly （1 次）
- From the moment he arrived there, he kept on pestering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home.
petrify /ˈpet.rə.faɪ/ 把…吓呆，使惊呆 to frighten someone a lot, especially so that they are unable to move or speak （1 次）
- I opened the cupboard door and then stood in front of it petrified.
pin /pɪn/ （尤指用于固定布料用的）别针，大头针 a small thin piece of metal with a point at one end, especially used for temporarily holding pieces of cloth together （1 次）
- There are even stories of half-trained elephant calves who have refused to feed and pined to death when by some unavoidable circumstance they have been deprived of their own trainer.
plead /pliːd/ 乞求，恳求 to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something （1 次）
- No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer, for there are countless do-it-yourself publications.
plot /plɒt/ 情节 the story of a book, film, play, etc. （1 次）
- A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead, was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the hero’s downfall.
plough(或许是 lough?) （1 次）
- The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.
ply /plaɪ/ 经常从事（尤指卖东西的活儿）；兜售 to sell or to work regularly at something, especially at a job that involves selling things （1 次）
- Duck, and like them the pigeons, are endowed with steel-like muscles, that are a good part of the weight of the bird, and these will ply the short wings with such irresistible power that they can bore for long distances through an opposing gale before exhaustion follows.
pollute /pəˈluːt/ 污染 to make an area or substance, usually air, water, or soil, dirty or harmful to people, animals, and plants, especially by adding harmful chemicals （1 次）
- Rubbish, however, is only part of the problem of polluting our planet.
populate /ˈpɒp.jə.leɪt/ 构成…的人口（或动物的总数） If an area is populated by people or animals, they live in that area. （1 次）
- Only in a sparsely-populated rural community is it possible to disregard it.
portray /pɔːˈtreɪ/ 描绘，描述，描写 to represent or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work （1 次）
- The high stern castle was a riot of carved gods, demons, knights, kings, warriors, mermaids, cherubs; and zoomorphic animal shapes ablaze with red and gold and blue, symbols of courage, power, and cruelty, were portrayed to stir the imaginations of the superstitious sailors of the day.
pray /preɪ/ 祷告，祈祷 to speak to a god either privately or in a religious ceremony in order to express love, admiration, or thanks or in order to ask for something （1 次）
- We enjoy reading about them, especially when we find that, like the praying mantis, they lead perfectly horrible lives.
prescribe /prɪˈskraɪb/ （医生）开（药），为…开（药），嘱咐（疗法） (of a doctor) to say what medical treatment someone should have （1 次）
- It is recounted of Thomas Carlyle that when he heard of the illness of his friend, Henry Taylor, he went off immediately to visit him, carrying with him in his pocket what remained a bottle of medicine formerly prescribed for an indisposition of Mrs. Carlyle’s.
preside /prɪˈzaɪd/ 主持（会议或仪式） to be in charge of a formal meeting, ceremony, or trial （1 次）
- Aunt Harriet presided over an invisible army of servants that continuously scrubbed, cleaned, and polished.
presume /prɪˈzjuːm/ 假定，推定，认定 to believe something to be true because it is very likely, although you are not certain （1 次）
- A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead, was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the hero’s downfall.
prevail /prɪˈveɪl/ 占优势，占上风 to get control or influence （1 次）
- First of all, they may have come to this planet of ours thousands or millions of years ago, and found our then prevailing primitive state completely uninteresting to their own advanced knowledge.
prise(或许是 pries?) （1 次）
- Frank begged him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open.
prizefight /ˈpraɪz.faɪt/ 职业拳击赛 a boxing match in which people fight to win money （1 次）
- Though he was technically a prizefighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prizefighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game.
promote /prəˈməʊt/ 促进;促销，推销;推广 to encourage people to like, buy, use, do, or support something （1 次）
- The administrative overheads of a business are low to the extent that everyone working in the business can be trusted to behave in a way that best promotes the interests of the firm.
propose /prəˈpəʊz/ 建议;提议;提出 to offer or suggest a possible plan or action for other people to consider （1 次）
- The daily exercises lasted only eleven minutes and I proposed to do them early in the morning before anyone had got up.
pump /pʌmp/ 泵，抽水机;油泵;打气筒 a piece of equipment that is used to cause liquid, air, or gas to move from one place to another （1 次）
- There is only enough spring water to supply the needs of the house, so we have to pump from the river for farm use.
punish /ˈpʌn.ɪʃ/ 惩罚 to cause someone who has done something wrong or committed a crime to suffer, by hurting them, forcing them to pay money, sending them to prison, etc. （1 次）
- The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day.
pursue /pəˈsjuː/ 追赶;追捕;追击 to follow someone or something, usually to try to catch him, her, or it （1 次）
- Though my aunt pursued what was, in those days, an enlightened policy, in that she never allowed her domestic staff to work more than eight hours a day, she was extremely difficult to please.
quarrel /ˈkwɒr.əl/ 争吵，不和 an angry disagreement between two or more people or groups （1 次）
- The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight.
queue /kjuː/ （人或车排成的）队，行列 a line of people, usually standing or in cars, waiting for something, or a lot of people who want something （1 次）
- We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began.
quicken /ˈkwɪk.ən/ （使）变快，（使）加速 to become quicker, or to make something become quicker （1 次）
- Turning back down the main street, we quickened our pace and made our way rapidly towards the stream where we hoped the boatman was waiting.
quieten /ˈkwaɪə.tən/ （使）平静;（使）安静 to (cause someone to) become calmer or less noisy （1 次）
- Sometimes a tame elephant is tethered nearby to give the wild one confidence, and in most cases the captive gradually quietens down and begins to accept its food.
ramble /ˈræm.bəl/ （尤指在乡间）漫步，漫游，闲逛 to walk for pleasure, especially in the countryside （1 次）
- She had a huge, rambling country house called ‘The Gables’.
ransack /ˈræn.sæk/ 洗劫；劫掠；粗暴地搜翻 to search a place or container in a violent and careless way （1 次）
- Then a police inspector arrived with a constable and she told them of her discovery of the ransacked flat.
rattle /ˈræt.əl/ （连续重复的）嗒嗒声，嘎嘎声;连续短促的碰撞声 a sound similar to a series of quickly repeated knocks （1 次）
- If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
re /riː/ （尤用于商务信函中）关于，兹就，事涉 (especially in business letters) about; on the subject of （1 次）
- Such a messenger, receiving our radio and television signals, might well re-transmit them back to its home-planet, although what impression any other civilization would thus get from us is best left unsaid.
reabsorb /ˌriː.əbˈzɔːb/ 重新吸收 to absorb (= take in) a substance again, or to be absorbed again （1 次）
- For a time it assumes a miraculous individuality that, in the end, is reabsorbed into the great ocean of life.
react /riˈækt/ 反应；作出回应 to act in a particular way as a direct result of something else （1 次）
- Though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time to react.
reassemble /ˌriː.əˈsem.bəl/ 再集合;（使）重新聚集 to come together again, or bring something together again, in a single place （1 次）
- I was not surprised to find that the machine still refused to work after I had reassembled it, for the simple reason that I was left with several curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit anywhere.
rebound /ˌriːˈbaʊnd/ 弹回；反弹；跳回 to bounce back after hitting a hard surface （1 次）
- There was a danger that the wave would rebound off the other side of the bank and send the dish plunging into the water again.
rebuild /ˌriːˈbɪld/ 重建;改建;使恢复原状 to build something again that has been damaged or destroyed （1 次）
- It has four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, but the group will need to have only three of them rebuilt.
recall /rɪˈkɔːl/ 回忆起;回想起;记得 to bring the memory of a past event into your mind, and often to give a description of what you remember （1 次）
- We can perhaps forgive those who said the moons of Jupiter were produced by Galileo’s spyglass if we recall that in his day, as for centuries before, curved glass was the popular contrivance for producing not truth but illusion, untruth; and if a single curved glass would distort nature, how much more would a pair of them?
recur /rɪˈkɜːr/ 反复出现；再次发生；重新产生 to happen many times or to happen again （1 次）
- The same old favorites recur year in year out with monotonous regularity.
rediscover /ˌriːdɪˈskʌv.ər/ 再发现；重新发现；重新找到 to find something or someone again after losing or forgetting about it, him, or her for a long time （1 次）
- Then in 1989, twenty-six years after the crash, the plane was accidentally rediscovered in an aerial survey of the island.
register /ˈredʒ.ɪ.stər/ （尤指把姓名）登记，注册，记录 to put information, especially your name, into an official list or record （1 次）
- This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter!
reinforce /ˌriː.ɪnˈfɔːs/ 加固；使更结实 to make something stronger （1 次）
- This is supposed to induce pleasurable sensations in the elephant, and its effects are reinforced by the use of endearing epithets, such as ‘ho!
release /rɪˈliːs/ 释放，放走；放开，松开 to give freedom or free movement to someone or something （1 次）
- From all such fears camping releases him.
remonstrate /ˈrem.ən.streɪt/ 抗议;反对;抱怨 to complain to someone or about something （1 次）
- Shortly afterwards, four more policemen arrived and remonstrated with the workmen.
renew /rɪˈnjuː/ 给…展期，延长…的期限;更新，更换 to increase the life of or replace something old （1 次）
- In response to renewed pleadings, Bruce stopped.
repel /rɪˈpel/ 驱逐;逐回;击退;抗御 to force someone or something to stop moving towards you or attacking you （1 次）
- The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time.
reproach /rɪˈprəʊtʃ/ （尤指因为某人没成功或没达到预期目标而）责备，责怪，批评 to criticize someone, especially for not being successful or not doing what is expected （1 次）
- But people are often reproached for unpunctuality when their only fault is cutting things fine.
resent /rɪˈzent/ 感到愤恨；不满；憎恶 to feel angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like （1 次）
- If parents were prepared for this adolescent reaction, and realized that was a sign that the child was growing up and developing valuable powers of observation and independent judgment, they would not be so hurt, and therefore would not drive the child into opposition by resenting and resisting it.
reset /ˌriːˈset/ （电脑等工作不正常时）重新启动;重置，复原，使复位 to turn a piece of electronic equipment off and then on again when it does not work correctly, to make it start working correctly again （1 次）
- They have a character, perhaps two; they are in that condition of eager discomfort which passes for inspiration all admit radical changes of destination once the journey has begun; one, to my certain knowledge, spent nine months on a novel about Kashmir, then reset the whole thing in the Scottish Highlands.
respond /rɪˈspɒnd/ 回答，作答;回应，作出反应 to say or do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done （1 次）
- Appreciation of sculpture depends upon the ability to respond to form in 3 dimensions.
restrict /rɪˈstrɪkt/ 限制；限定；妨碍 to limit the movements or actions of someone, or to limit something and reduce its size or prevent it from increasing （1 次）
- In democratic countries any efforts to restrict the freedom of the press are rightly condemned.
retrace /rɪˈtreɪs/ 沿原路返回;回忆;追溯 to go back over something, for example a path or a series of past actions （1 次）
- So I drove back to the town and began to retrace the route, taking frequent glances at the map.
reunite /ˌriː.juːˈnaɪt/ 使重新结合；使再联合；使重聚 to bring people together again （1 次）
- When the brothers were reunited, Hans explained how it was that he was still alive.
ringshape(或许是 ring shape?) （1 次）
- This is done by a great number of ringshaped air jets on the bottom of the craft.
rip /rɪp/ 撕裂；撕破；划破 to pull apart; to tear or be torn violently and quickly （1 次）
- We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine.
rob /rɒb/ 抢劫，掠夺;盗取 to take money or property illegally from a place, organization, or person, often using violence （1 次）
- Hart’s good-bad man was always an outsider, always one of the disinherited, and if he found it necessary to shoot a sheriff or rob a bank along the way, his early audiences found it easy to understand and forgive, especially when it was Hart who, in the end, overcame the attacking Indians.
romanticize /rəʊˈmæn.tɪ.saɪz/ 以浪漫方式说话;使浪漫化;使理想化 to talk about something in a way that makes it sound better than it really is, or to believe that something is better than it really is （1 次）
- He had lived in it as a child when it was already disappearing, and his hero was firmly rooted in his memories and experiences, and in both the history and the mythology of the vanished frontier, And although no period or place in American history has been more absurdly romanticized, myth and reality did join hands in at least one arena, the conflict between the individual and encroaching civilization.
rot /rɒt/ （使）腐败;（使）腐烂;（使）腐朽 to (cause something to) decay （1 次）
- They may also have used wood and skins,but these have rotted away.
rouse /raʊz/ 唤醒;激励，使觉醒，使奋起 to wake someone up or make someone more active or excited （1 次）
- A young man sees a sunset and, unable to understand or to express the emotion that it rouses in him, concludes that it must be the gateway to a world that lies beyond It is difficult for any of us in moments of intense aesthetic experience to resist the suggestion that we are catching a glimpse of a light that shines down to us from a different realm of existence, different and, because the experience is intensely moving, in some way higher.
ruin /ˈruː.ɪn/ （完全）毁掉，毁坏；破坏；糟踏 to spoil or destroy something completely （1 次）
- At some dramatic moment in the story, the terrible secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined.
rumble /ˈrʌm.bəl/ 发出隆隆声;发出辘辘声;发出低沉连续的响声 to make a continuous low sound （1 次）
- Then the sound of rumbling thunder reached the watchers on the shore, as cargo, ballast, ammunition and 400 people went sliding and crashing down to the port side of the steeply listing ship.
safeguard /ˈseɪf.ɡɑːd/ 保护，保卫；捍卫，维护 to protect something from harm （1 次）
- As long ago as 1809, the Swedish Parliament introduced a scheme to safeguard the interest of the individual.
safekeepe(或许是 safekeeping?) （1 次）
- John had a very good day and put his wallet containing $3,000 into the microwave oven for safekeeping.
satisfy /ˈsæt.ɪs.faɪ/ 使满足，使满意 to please someone by giving them what they want or need （1 次）
- But having satisfied the requirements of practical necessity, most people go no further.
scoop /skuːp/ 勺子；戽斗 a tool with a deep bowl-shaped end that is used to dig out and move a soft substance or powder （1 次）
- The wheels scooped up stones which hammered ominously under the car.
scour /skaʊər/ 擦，擦净;刷，刷掉 to remove dirt from something by rubbing it hard with something rough （1 次）
- The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous excitement on board when a chest was raised from the bottom.
scramble /ˈskræm.bəl/ （急速而艰难地）移动;爬;攀登 to move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using your hands to help you （1 次）
- The raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
scrub /skrʌb/ （尤指用硬刷、肥皂和水）擦洗，刷洗 to rub something hard in order to clean it, especially using a stiff brush, soap, and water （1 次）
- Aunt Harriet presided over an invisible army of servants that continuously scrubbed, cleaned, and polished.
scurry /ˈskʌr.i/ 碎步快跑 to move quickly, with small, short steps （1 次）
- I watched them scurrying around the base of the tree in bewilderment.
seal /siːl/ 海豹 a large mammal that eats fish and lives partly in the sea and partly on land or ice （1 次）
- The lower gun-ports were now below water and the inrush sealed the ship’s fate.
secure /sɪˈkjʊər/ 牢靠的；牢固的 positioned or fixed firmly and correctly and therefore not likely to move, fall, or break （1 次）
- Municipalities naturally want to secure the campers’ site fees and other custom.
seize /siːz/ 抓住;夺过 to take something quickly and keep or hold it （1 次）
- As the men refused to stop working, the police attempted to seize the pneumatic drill.
shatter /ˈʃæt.ər/ （使）破碎；粉碎 to (cause something to) break suddenly into very small pieces （1 次）
- Could any spectacle, for instance, be more grimly whimsical than that of gunners using science to shatter men’s bodies while, close at hand, surgeons use it to restore them?
sheer /ʃɪər/ 完全的，彻底的 used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing except （1 次）
- We keep trying all four methods, but he sheer volume of rubbish we produce worldwide threatens to overwhelm us.
shift /ʃɪft/ （尤指略微地）移动;改变;转移 to (cause something or someone to) move or change from one position or direction to another, especially slightly （1 次）
- She always referred to them as ‘the shifting population’, for they came and went with such frequency that I never even got a chance to learn their names.
shine /ʃaɪn/ 照耀;发光;反光 to send out or reflect light （1 次）
- The parquet floors shone like mirrors; highly polished silver was displayed in gleaming glass cabinets; even my uncle’s huge collection of books was kept miraculously free from dust.
shiver /ˈʃɪv.ər/ （因寒冷、疾病或恐惧而）轻微颤抖，发抖 When people or animals shiver, they shake slightly because they feel cold, ill, or frightened. （1 次）
- Shivering in their wet clothes, the teenagers looked on while three men dived repeatedly into the water to locate the dish.
shove /ʃʌv/ 推，推挤，推撞 to push someone or something forcefully （1 次）
- One young calf especially enjoyed raising a turtle to the surface with his snout, and then shoving him across the tank like an aquaplane.
shrug /ʃrʌɡ/ （表示不知道或不感兴趣）耸（肩） to raise your shoulders and then lower them in order to say you do not know or are not interested （1 次）
- Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands.
shun /ʃʌn/ 避开，避免 to avoid something （1 次）
- The modern traveller is often a man who dislikes the Splendide and the Bellavista, not because he cannot afford, or shuns their material comforts, but because he is afraid of them.
sip /sɪp/ 呷，啜 to drink, taking only a very small amount at a time （1 次）
- The real escapist can watch a film and sip champagne on some services.
situate /ˈsɪtʃ.u.eɪt/ 使处于…境地;使坐落于 to put something in a particular position （1 次）
- When the instrument is situated at more than 700 miles from the earthquake centre, the graphic record shows three waves arriving one after the other at short intervals.
slam /slæm/ （使）重重撞上，（使）砰地关上 to (cause to) move against a hard surface with force and usually a loud noise （1 次）
- When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
slander /ˈslɑːn.dər/ 诽谤，诋毁 a false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation, or the making of such a statement （1 次）
- Another patient might equally well complain that her neighbours were combining to slander her and persecute her, and yet one might be cautious about believing this statement.
slaughter /ˈslɔː.tər/ （尤指战争中的）屠杀，杀戮 the killing of many people cruelly and unfairly, especially in a war （1 次）
- Chickens slaughtered in the United States, claim officials in Brussels, are not fit to grace European tables.
slumber /ˈslʌm.bər/ 睡觉，睡眠 sleep （1 次）
- It was necessary, therefore, to invent instruments that neither slumbered nor slept.
snap /snæp/ 突然折断，咔嚓一声折断 to cause something that is thin to break suddenly and quickly with a cracking sound （1 次）
- One of the links in the chain that drives the wheels had snapped.
soothe /suːð/ 使平静，安慰 to make someone feel calm or less worried （1 次）
- Two assistants, mounted on tame elephants, control the captive from either side, while others rub their hands over his skin to the accompaniment of a monotonous and soothing chant.
spawn /spɔːn/ （鱼、青蛙等的）卵 the eggs of fish, frogs, etc. （1 次）
- Mead predicts that inventors will be able to perfect powerful customized chips over a weekend at the office – spawning a new generation of garage start-ups and giving the U.S. a jump on its foreign rivals in getting new products to market fast.
specialize /ˈspeʃ.əl.aɪz/ 专门研究，专攻;专门从事 to study or work on a particular subject or skill more than any others, so that you become an expert in it （1 次）
- Students specialize in a particular type of practical joke: the hoax.
spoil /spɔɪl/ 破坏；糟蹋；毁掉 to destroy or reduce the pleasure, interest, or beauty of something （1 次）
- Postcards always spoil my holidays.
squeeze /skwiːz/ （尤指从各方面）挤压，捏，挤，榨 to press something firmly, especially from all sides in order to change its shape, reduce its size, or remove liquid from it （1 次）
- Squeezing through a cleft in the rocks, the pot-holers arrived at an enormous cavern, the size of a huge concert hall.
squint /skwɪnt/ 眯起眼看 to partly close your eyes in order to see more clearly （1 次）
- Then, squinting his eyes, he said: ‘The light is dim.
starboard /ˈstɑː.bəd/ （船舶或飞机的）右舷，右侧 the right side of a ship or aircraft as you are facing forward （1 次）
- The Ordnance officer ordered all the port cannon to be heaved to starboard to counteract the list but the steepening angle of the decksincreased.
starve /stɑːv/ （使）挨饿;（使）饿死 to (cause someone to) become very weak or die because there is not enough food to eat （1 次）
- You either starve to death or live like Robinson Crusoe, Waiting for a boat which never comes.
steepen /ˈstiː.pən/ （使）变陡 to become steeper, or to make something do this （1 次）
- The Ordnance officer ordered all the port cannon to be heaved to starboard to counteract the list but the steepening angle of the decksincreased.
stem /stem/ 主干 a central part of something from which other parts can develop or grow, or which forms a support （1 次）
- However, a new type of humour, which stems largely from the U.S., has recently come into fashion.
sterilize /ˈster.ɪ.laɪz/ 为…做绝育手术，使绝育 to perform a medical operation on someone in order to make them unable to have children （1 次）
- Alcohol may be a medical disinfectant, but should not be relied upon to sterilize water.
stir /stɜːr/ （用汤匙等）搅动，搅拌 to mix a liquid or other substance by moving an object such as a spoon in a circular pattern （1 次）
- The high stern castle was a riot of carved gods, demons, knights, kings, warriors, mermaids, cherubs; and zoomorphic animal shapes ablaze with red and gold and blue, symbols of courage, power, and cruelty, were portrayed to stir the imaginations of the superstitious sailors of the day.
strive /straɪv/ （尤指长期或不畏艰难地）努力，奋斗，力争 to try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or against difficulties （1 次）
- He must strive continually to think of and use, form in its full spatial completeness.
stumble /ˈstʌm.bəl/ 绊脚;绊倒 to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall （1 次）
- I felt as if I had stumbled into a nightmare country, as you sometimes do in dreams.
subdue /səbˈdʒuː/ 压制；制服；控制 to reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing （1 次）
- But even the mosquito has been subdued by attention to drainage and by chemical sprays.
substitute /ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/ 用…代替，代之以 to use something or someone instead of another thing or person （1 次）
- It is only in the study of man himself that the major social sciences have substituted the study of one local variation, that of Western civilization.
succeed /səkˈsiːd/ 成功；实现目标；达到目的 If you succeed, you achieve something that you have been aiming for, and if a plan or piece of work succeeds, it has the results that you wanted. （1 次）
- She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed.
suffice /səˈfaɪs/ 足够；满足要求 to be enough （1 次）
- Perhaps it will suffice to mention the nuclear bomb.
superimpose /ˌsuː.pə.rɪmˈpəʊz/ 使（尤指图片、文字等）叠加，将…放在他物之上 to put especially a picture, words, etc. on top of something else, especially another picture, words, etc., so that what is in the lower position can still be seen, heard, etc. （1 次）
- Since the sea covers the greater part of the earth’s surface, it is quite reasonable to regard the sea floor as the basic form of the crust of the earth, with superimposed upon it the continents, together with the islands and other features of the oceans.
surrender /sərˈen.dər/ 投降 to stop fighting and admit defeat （1 次）
- Now Alfred began a long series of skirmishes – and within a month the Danes had surrendered.
swarm /swɔːm/ （一起移动的）一大群（昆虫） a large group of insects all moving together （1 次）
- I even went out at midnight with a torch and noted with satisfaction (and surprise) that the ants were still swarming around the sticky tape without being able to do anything about it.
swear /sweər/ 诅咒，咒骂 to use words that are rude or offensive as a way of emphasizing what you mean or as a way of insulting someone or something （1 次）
- That the equipment of modern camping becomes yearly more sophisticated is an entertaining paradox for the cynic, a brighter promise for the hopeful traveller who has sworn to get away from it all.
swerve /swɜːv/ 突然改变方向，急转弯 to change direction, especially suddenly （1 次）
- As we bumped over the dusty track, we swerved to avoid large boulders.
swing /swɪŋ/ 摆动，摇摆，摇晃 to move easily and without interruption backwards and forwards or from one side to the other, especially from a fixed point, or to cause something or someone to do this （1 次）
- As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands.
switch /swɪtʃ/ 开关 a small device, usually pushed up or down with your finger, that controls and turns on or off an electric current （1 次）
- After switching on powerful arc lights, they saw great stalagmites – some of them over forty feet high – rising up like tree-trunks to meet the stalactites suspended from the roof.
tackle /ˈtæk.əl/ 对付，处理；与…交涉 to try to deal with something or someone （1 次）
- It has to be tall because it is like a giant block and tackle and we have to lower into the ground and haul out of the ground great lengths of drill pipe which are rotated by an engine at the top and are fitted with a cutting bit at the bottom.
terrify /ˈter.ə.faɪ/ 使害怕，使恐惧 to frighten someone very much （1 次）
- So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oil rigs.
thresh /θreʃ/ （用机器或手持工具）使（谷物）脱粒 to remove the seeds of crop plants by hitting them, using either a machine or a hand tool （1 次）
- The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this year’s crop before the September rains.
thrive /θraɪv/ 茁壮成长；兴旺，繁荣 to grow, develop, or be successful （1 次）
- ‘We really thrive on anarchy.’
throng /θrɒŋ/ 人群;群众 a crowd or large group of people （1 次）
- The modern city consists of monstrous edifices and of dark, narrow streets full of petrol fumes and toxic gases, torn by the noise of the taxicabs, lorries and buses, and thronged ceaselessly by great crowds.
thrust /θrʌst/ 推挤;刺;戳;插入 to push suddenly and strongly （1 次）
- Shrugging my shoulders, I began to walk away when, a moment later, he ran after me and thrust the pen into my hands.
tint /tɪnt/ 淡淡的色泽（或色调） a small amount of a colour （1 次）
- Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted a delicate shade of green, an observant visitor would soon notice that it is filled with what looks like a thick, greyish substance.
tip /tɪp/ （使）倾斜；（使）倾覆 to (cause to) move so that one side is higher than another side （1 次）
- Affluent he may be, but he is by no means sure what to tip the doorman or the chambermaid.
toil /tɔɪl/ （尤指体力上的）苦工，苦活 hard work, especially work that makes you feel physically tired （1 次）
- Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are toiled to death, those who are worried to death, and those who are bored to death.
tolerate /ˈtɒl.ər.eɪt/ 宽容；容忍 to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them （1 次）
- Why people are prepared to tolerate a four-hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me.
toothe(或许是 tooth?) （1 次）
- Other animals were trapped in tar pits, like the elephants, sabre-toothed cats, and numerous other creatures that are found at Rancho la Brea, which is now just a suburb of Los Angeles.
torpedo /tɔːˈpiː.dəʊ/ 鱼雷 a long, thin bomb that travels underwater in order to destroy the ship at which it is aimed （1 次）
- The Karen had been sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine.
toss /tɒs/ （随意地）扔，掷，抛 to throw something carelessly （1 次）
- She had lived in the flat for thirty years and was a veritable magpie at hoarding; and it seemed as though everything she possessed had been tossed out and turned over and over.
tow /təʊ/ 拖，拉，牵引（车、船等） to pull a car, boat, etc. along, fastened behind another vehicle or boat （1 次）
- We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was tow feet wide and four feet deep.
tremble /ˈtrem.bəl/ （通常因寒冷、害怕或情绪激动）颤抖，发抖 to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, for example because you are frightened, angry, or excited, or because of illness （1 次）
- By this time her legs were beginning to tremble, so she sat down and accepted a cup of very strong tea, while he telephoned the police.
trifle /ˈtraɪ.fəl/ 乳脂松糕，果酱松糕（一种甜点，包括一层水果海绵蛋糕、一层蛋奶沙司和一层奶油） a sweet cold dish consisting of a layer of fruit and cake, a layer of custard (= thick, sweet, yellow sauce) and a top layer of cream （1 次）
- It is no use inviting the politician or the professional or business man, who has been working or worrying about serious things for six days, to work or worry about trifling things at the weekend.
troop /truːp/ 部队，军队 soldiers on duty in a large group （1 次）
- The next morning the whole family trooped in to watch the performance.
tuck /tʌk/ 把（衣服等的末端）塞进 to push a loose end of a piece of clothing or material into a particular place or position, especially to make it tidy or comfortable （1 次）
- Few things could be more impressive than the peace that descends on deserted city streets at weekends when the thousands that travel to work every day are tucked away in their homes in the country.
twist /twɪst/ 转动，旋转;缠绕，盘绕 to turn something, especially repeatedly, or to turn or wrap one thing around another （1 次）
- After jumping about on the carpet and twisting the human frame into uncomfortable positions, I sat down at the breakfast table in an exhausted condition.
unconnecte(或许是 unconnected?) （1 次）
- A man may acquire great knowledge of topics unconnected with his daily work, and yet get hardly any benefit or relief.
uncrumple(或许是 crumple?) （1 次）
- However you decide to spend your time, one thing is certain: you will arrive at your destination fresh and uncrumpled.
underestimate /ˌʌn.dəˈres.tɪ.meɪt/ 低估；（对…）估计不足 to fail to guess or understand the real cost, size, difficulty, etc. of something （1 次）
- It was not that Bruce always underestimated difficulties.
underline /ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪn/ （尤指为了强调）在（词语）下面画线 to draw a line under a word, especially in order to show its importance （1 次）
- Such extreme cases must probably be taken with a grain of salt, but they do underline the general principle that the relationship between elephant and mahout is the key to successful training.
unhorse （1 次）
- Men accustomed to struggling for survival against the elements and Indians were bewildered by politicians, bankers and businessmen, and unhorsed by fences, laws and alien taboos.
unintereste(或许是 uninterested?) （1 次）
- First of all, they may have come to this planet of ours thousands or millions of years ago, and found our then prevailing primitive state completely uninteresting to their own advanced knowledge.
unload /ʌnˈləʊd/ 除去（内容物）；（尤指）卸（货）；从（枪）中退出子弹；从（相机）中取出胶卷 to remove the contents of something, especially a load of goods from a vehicle, the bullets from a gun or the film from a camera （1 次）
- When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing.
unlock /ʌnˈlɒk/ 打开;（尤指用钥匙或电子设备）开（门） to open something, especially a door that is locked (= fastened with a lock) using a key or an electronic device （1 次）
- ‘Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?’
unpack /ʌnˈpæk/ 从（箱、包）中取出；打开箱包 to remove things from a suitcase, bag, or box （1 次）
- He told me to unpack my things and then come down to dinner.
unreasone(或许是 unreasoning?) （1 次）
- Victorian parents believed that they kept their dignity by retreating behind an unreasoning authoritarian attitude in fact they did nothing of the kind, but children were then too cowed to let them know how they really felt.
unscrew /ʌnˈskruː/ 拧下…的盖子;把…顶部拧开 to take the lid or top off something by twisting it round （1 次）
- The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils.
unsmile(或许是 unsmiling?) （1 次）
- Mrs.Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.
urge /ɜːdʒ/ （尤指难以或无法控制的）欲望，冲动 a strong wish, especially one that is difficult or impossible to control （1 次）
- When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear.
vanish /ˈvæn.ɪʃ/ （尤指突然）消失，灭绝 to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way （1 次）
- He had lived in it as a child when it was already disappearing, and his hero was firmly rooted in his memories and experiences, and in both the history and the mythology of the vanished frontier, And although no period or place in American history has been more absurdly romanticized, myth and reality did join hands in at least one arena, the conflict between the individual and encroaching civilization.
ventilate /ˈven.tɪ.leɪt/ 使通风;使空气流通 to cause fresh air to enter and move around a closed space （1 次）
- The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level.
venture /ˈven.tʃər/ （有风险的）企业;投机活动;商业冒险 a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty （1 次）
- Apparently what happened was that water collected on these tar pits and the bigger animals like the elephants ventured out on to the apparently firm surface to drink, and were promptly bogged in the tar.
verify /ˈver.ɪ.faɪ/ 证明；证实 to prove that something exists or is true, or to make certain that something is correct （1 次）
- Whatever it consists of, stamps, records, first editions of books china,glass, antique furniture, pictures, model cars, stuffed birds, toy animals, there is always something to do in connection with it, from finding the right place for the latest addition, to verifying facts in reference books.
visualize /ˈvɪʒ.u.əl.aɪz/ 使形象化;使能被看见 to form a picture of someone or something in your mind, in order to imagine or remember them （1 次）
- He mentally visualizes a complex form from all round itself; he knows while he looks at one side what the other side is like; he identifies himself with its centre of gravity, its mass, its weight; he realizes its volume as the space that the shape displaces in the air.
vivify （1 次）
- The seeds must be carefully chosen; they must fall on good ground; they must be sedulously tended, if the vivifying fruits are to be at hand when needed.
volunteer /ˌvɒl.ənˈtɪər/ 自愿参加者，（尤指帮助别人的）志愿者 a person who does something, especially helping other people, willingly and without being forced or paid to do it （1 次）
- Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts.
wage /weɪdʒ/ （尤指支付给体力劳动者并通常按周计算的）工资，工钱，报酬 a particular amount of money that is paid, usually every week, to an employee, especially one who does work that needs physical skills or strength, rather than a job needing a college education （1 次）
- We continually wage war on them, for they contaminate our food, carry diseases, or devour our crops.
wan /wɒn/ （面部）苍白的，显得疲惫的 (of a person’s face) more pale than usual and tired-looking （1 次）
- However, my enthusiasm waned.
warn /wɔːn/ 警告;告诫;提醒 to make someone realize a possible danger or problem, especially one in the future （1 次）
- An earthquake comes like a thief in the night, without warning.
waterlogge(或许是 waterlogged?) （1 次）
- In 1928 some porpoises were photographed working like beavers to push ashore a waterlogged mattress.
weaken /ˈwiː.kən/ （使）虚弱；削弱；（使）衰弱 to (cause to) become less strong, powerful, determined, or effective （1 次）
- This is a sceptical age, but although our faith in many of the things in which our forefathers fervently believed has weakened, our confidence in the curative properties of the bottle of medicine remains the same as theirs.
whine /waɪn/ 发出哀鸣;发出哀叫声 to make a long, high, sad sound （1 次）
- Lawn mowers whining on a summer’s day,late-night parties in apartment blocks, noisy neighbours, vehicles of all kinds,especially large container trucks thundering through quiet villages, planes and helicopters flying overhead, large radios carried round in public places and played at maximum volume.
winkle /ˈwɪŋ.kəl/ 滨螺，蛾螺，玉黍螺（生长在海里，可食用） a small sea snail that can be eaten （1 次）
- For the same reason, writers talk interminably about their own books, winkling out hidden meanings, super-imposing new ones, begging response from those around them.
withdraw /wɪðˈdrɔː/ 抽回;取回;提取;撤回;撤离;退出;移回 to take or move out or back, or to remove （1 次）
- She withdrew $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper’s instructions.
wither /ˈwɪð.ər/ （使）枯萎，（使）干枯 (to cause) to become weak and dry and decay （1 次）
- During the summer, I noticed that the leaves of the tree were beginning to wither.
wretche(或许是 wretch?) （1 次）
- Life on a desert island is wretched.
wriggle /ˈrɪɡ.əl/ 扭动;蠕动 to twist your body, or move part of your body, with small, quick movements （1 次）
- As long as all was still, the pen drew a straight line, but while the drum was being shaken, the line that the pen was drawing wriggled from side to side.
yield /jiːld/ 产生;出产;得出 to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information （1 次）
- The albatross is the king of the gliders, the class of fliers which harness the air to their purpose, but must yield to its opposition.

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insist, invade, involve, launch, lend, manufacture, multiply, oblige, organize, overcome, pack, persuade, pink, praise, puzzle, refer, reflect, relate, rely, remind, replace, roar, roll, scream, select, shut, slide, smash, smell, snore, solve, swam, thunder, tire, trap, treat, wrap, absorb, accustom, advise, amuse, anchor, announce, annoy, assail, assemble, attack, attain, bewilder, blacken, blame, blow, boil, bore, bother, butt, cater, cheer, cherish, conceive, confront, consult, convince, crawl, cure, date, dawn, decorate, despise, dismiss, disorder, dispel, disregard, distinguish, disunite, divide, dread, dump, educate, embark, encourage, equip, erect, exclaim, fascinate, flash, forge, found, gaze, grasp, greet, grudge, hate, hitchhike, identify, illustrate, impose, impress, incur, inject, injure, invest, justify, kick, listen, lodge, lower, maintain, merge, mumble, neglect, obey, operate, oven, overtake, overthrow, owe, package, perch, persist, pounce, pour, prejudice, pride, proceed, prompt, prosecute, punctuate, range, reconstruct, recount, regain, relax, relieve, reopen, represent, resolve, rotate, row, salute, separate, shave, shoot, snatch, soar, spell, spray, spy, stack, stamp, steer, sting, stress, submerge, submit, swallow, sway, tempt, transmit, undergo, wad, waken, accelerate, acquaint, administer, adore, adorn, advertise, afflict, aggravate, allege, alter, amass, anticipate, apologize, appoint, approve, arise, arrange, ascertain, assign, assist, astound, avenge, await, awaken, banish, bedraggle, befell, bequeath, betray, beware, blaze, bless, blot, boo, boom, boost, bounce, bound, bray, breathe, breed, burgle, cancel, capsize, cascade, cast, celebrate, challenge, cheat, chew, chug, churn, circulate, classify, click, cling, clog, clue, clutch, collapse, collide, combine, comment, commit, compensate, compile, complicate, comprehend, concoct, condemn, conduct, conquer, console, conspire, constitute, consume, contaminate, contribute, convert, coordinate, counteract, cramp, criticize, crown, curl, customize, dangle, dare, darken, dash, dawdle, dazzle, debit, decompose, dedicate, deem, defy, depict, deteriorate, devote, diagnose, dictate, differ, dig, diminish, disappoint, discard, discern, discredit, disembark, disgrace, disillusion, disinherit, dislocate, dismantle, dispose, dispute, distort, distribute, disuse, dive, domesticate, dominate, doze, drank, dredge, drip, drown, dye, edit, elapse, electrocute, eliminate, embed, emigrate, emphasize, enclose, encroach, endear, endow, energize, enforce, engrave, enhance, ensue, entail, entertain, envision, erase, erode, erupt, evade, exhaust, expand, exterminate, extol, facilitate, falter, fasten, fend, flee, flicker, flirt, foretell, forgot, freshen, fritter, fry, fumble, gasp, generalize, gesticulate, glare, glisten, grab, grace, graduate, grapple, gratify, grieve, guide, halt, hamper, harden, harness, hasten, haunt, heave, hesitate, hinder, hobble, horrify, immaculate, imprison, improve, improvise, incline, induce, indulge, infect, inherit, inquire, inscribe, insinuate, inspect, interpret, interweave, intimidate, intoxicate, intrigue, irritate, lash, lean, leap, leapt, lull, lure, lurk, madden, magnetize, mend, mete, mix, mock, modify, moor, mow, muster, nag, nod, octopus, oppose, oppress, ornament, outlive, overbalance, overdraw, overflow, overrun, overwhelm, overwork, peep, peer, penalize, penetrate, perform, persecute, perturb, pester, petrify, pin, plead, plot, ply, pollute, populate, portray, pray, prescribe, preside, presume, prevail, prizefight, promote, propose, pump, punish, pursue, quarrel, queue, quicken, quieten, ramble, ransack, rattle, re, reabsorb, react, reassemble, rebound, rebuild, recall, recur, rediscover, register, reinforce, release, remonstrate, renew, repel, reproach, resent, reset, respond, restrict, retrace, reunite, rip, rob, romanticize, rot, rouse, ruin, rumble, safeguard, satisfy, scoop, scour, scramble, scrub, scurry, seal, secure, seize, shatter, sheer, shift, shine, shiver, shove, shrug, shun, sip, situate, slam, slander, slaughter, slumber, snap, soothe, spawn, specialize, spoil, squeeze, squint, starboard, starve, steepen, stem, sterilize, stir, strive, stumble, subdue, substitute, succeed, suffice, superimpose, surrender, swarm, swear, swerve, swing, switch, tackle, terrify, thresh, thrive, throng, thrust, tint, tip, toil, tolerate, torpedo, toss, tow, tremble, trifle, troop, tuck, twist, underestimate, underline, unhorse, unload, unlock, unpack, unscrew, urge, vanish, ventilate, venture, verify, visualize, vivify, volunteer, wage, wan, warn, weaken, whine, winkle, withdraw, wither, wriggle, yield

词性 X (3 words)

etc （2 次）
- You hang up hurriedly and attend to baby, crockery, etc.
DE /diː-/ （用于名词或动词前）表示“相反”、“除去”或“减少” used to add the meaning “opposite”, “remove”, or “reduce” to a noun or verb （1 次）
- In 1858, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel.
hovertrain(或许是 hover train?) （1 次）
- The hovercraft is particularly useful in large areas with poor communications such as Africa or Australia; it can become a ‘flying fruit-bowl’, carrying bananas from the plantations to the ports; giant hovercraft liners could span the Atlantic; and the railway of the future may well be the ‘hovertrain’, riding on its air cushion over a single rail, which it never touches, at speeds, up to 300 m.p.h.–the possibilities appear unlimited.

etc

句子

Yes, it is.
- yes /jes/ （用于表示接受、愿意或赞同）好的，是的 used to express willingness or agreement (61 次)
- it /ɪt/ （用作主语或宾语）它，这，那（指上文提到的事物、动物或情况） used as the subject of a verb, or the object of a verb or preposition, to refer to a thing, animal, situation, or idea that has already been mentioned (885 次)
- is /ɪz/ （he、she或it 做主语时be 的形式） he/she/it form of be (1 次)
It’s the same colour.
- the /ðiː/ （用于名词前，指听者或读者已知的事物或人，尤指已提到的或能被领会的事物或人） used before nouns to refer to particular things or people that have already been talked about or are already known or that are in a situation where it is clear what is happening (3835 次)
- same /seɪm/ 相同的，同样的 exactly like another or each other (36 次)
Is this your handbag?
- this /ðɪs/ 这，这个 used for a person, object, idea, etc. to show which one is referred to (365 次)
- your /jɔːr/ 你的;您的;你们的 belonging or relating to the person or group of people being spoken or written to (76 次)
- handbag /ˈhænd.bæɡ/ （尤指女式）手提包，手袋 a small bag for money, keys, make-up, etc., carried especially by women (6 次)
Sophie is a new student.
- sophie (4 次)
- new /njuː/ 新出现的;新兴的 recently created or having started to exist recently (84 次)
- student /ˈstjuː.dənt/ 大学生 a person who is learning at a college or university (22 次)
Nice to meet you.
- nice /naɪs/ 愉快的;美好的;满意的 pleasant, enjoyable, or satisfactory (17 次)
- to /tuː/ （用于动词前，表示不定式） used before a verb to show that it is in the infinitive (1746 次)
- meet /miːt/ （和…）初次见面;（与…）相识 to see and talk to someone for the first time (28 次)
- you /juː/ 你;您;你们 used to refer to the person or people being spoken or written to (422 次)
There is a table in the middle of the room.
- there /ðeər/ 往那里;在那里;到那里 (to, at, or in) that place (198 次)
- table /ˈteɪ.bəl/ 桌子;台子;餐桌 a flat surface, usually supported by four legs, used for putting things on (18 次)
- in /ɪn/ 在（…）里面，在（…）内 inside a container, place, or area, or surrounded or closed off by something (1050 次)
- middle /ˈmɪd.əl/ 中部，中间；中央；当中 the central point, position, or part (7 次)
- of weak /əv/ （用于表示归属或来历）…的，属于 used to show possession, belonging, or origin (1625 次)
- room /ruːm/ 房间，室 a part of the inside of a building that is separated from other parts by walls, floor, and ceiling (41 次)
My coat and my umbrella please.
- my /maɪ/ 我的 of or belonging to me (= the speaker or writer) (200 次)
- coat /kəʊt/ （通常指保暖的）外套，外衣，大衣 an outer piece of clothing with sleeves that is worn over other clothes, usually for warmth (7 次)
- and /ænd/ （用于连接两个词、短语、句子成分或相关语句）和，及，又，并 used to join two words, phrases, parts of sentences, or related statements together (1318 次)
- umbrella /ʌmˈbrel.ə/ 伞；雨伞；阳伞 a device for protection against the rain, consisting of a stick with a folding frame covered in material at one end and usually a handle at the other, or a similar, often larger, device used for protection against the sun (6 次)
- please /pliːz/ 好吗，请（用于客气地请求） used to make a request more polite (48 次)
Do you have any writing paper?
- do /də/ （与另一动词连用构成疑问句和否定句，包括表示禁止的命令，有时因文体原因亦可用于肯定句） used with another verb to form questions and negative sentences, including negative orders, and sometimes in affirmative sentences for reasons of style (367 次)
- have /hæv/ （与动词的过去分词连用，构成现在完成时和过去完成时） used with the past participle of other verbs to form the present perfect and past perfect (1053 次)
- any /ˈen.i/ 一些；一点；若干 some, or even the smallest amount or number of (82 次)
- writing /ˈraɪ.tɪŋ/ 笔迹;书法 a person’s style of writing with a pen on paper that can be recognized as their own (6 次)
- paper /ˈpeɪ.pər/ 纸 thin, flat material made from crushed wood or cloth, used for writing, printing, or drawing on (25 次)
There is a refrigerator in the kitchen.
- refrigerator /rɪˈfrɪdʒ.ər.eɪ.tər/ 冰箱，电冰箱 a piece of kitchen equipment that uses electricity to preserve food at a cold temperature (4 次)
- kitchen /ˈkɪtʃ.ən/ 厨房 a room where food is kept, prepared, and cooked and where the dishes are washed (6 次)
Excuse me!
- excuse /ɪkˈskjuːz/ 原谅;宽恕 to forgive someone or something (5 次)
He is German.
- he /hiː/ 他（用于指代男人、男孩或雄性动物） used as the subject of a verb to refer to a man, boy, or male animal that has already been mentioned (831 次)
- german /ˈdʒɜː.mən/ 德语（德国、奥地利和瑞士部分地区的语言） the language of Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland (5 次)
Whose shirt is that?
- whose /huːz/ 谁的 used especially in questions when asking about which person owns or is responsible for something (9 次)
- shirt /ʃɜːt/ （尤指男式）衬衣，衬衫 a piece of clothing worn, especially by men, on the upper part of the body, made of light cloth like cotton and usually having a collar and buttons at the front (10 次)
- that /ðæt/ 那;那个;那人 used to refer to a person, object, idea, etc. that is separated from the speaker by space or time (730 次)
Say, “Ah’.
- say /seɪ/ 说;讲;陈述;表达;说明 to pronounce words or sounds, to express a thought, opinion, or suggestion, or to state a fact or instruction (144 次)
- ah /ɑː/ （表示理解、愉快、痛苦、惊奇或注意到某事物）啊 used to express understanding, pleasure, pain, surprise, or the fact that you have noticed something (5 次)
No, they aren’t.
- no /nəʊ/ 没有，无 not any; not one; not a (169 次)
- they /ðeɪ/ （作主语）他们，她们，它们 used as the subject of a verb to refer to people, animals, or things already mentioned or, more generally, to a group of people not clearly described (534 次)
This bookcase isn’t for me.
- bookcase /ˈbʊk.keɪs/ 书架;书橱 a piece of furniture with shelves to put books on (5 次)
- for /fɔːr/ （表示给予的对象）给 intended to be given to (494 次)
The ones on the shelf.
- one /wʌn/ （数字）1 the number 1 (255 次)
- on /ɒn/ 在…上面；到…上面 used to show that something is in a position above something else and touching it, or that something is moving into such a position (449 次)
- shelf /ʃelf/ （通常指固定在墙上或橱柜中的）搁板，架子 a long, flat board fixed horizontally, usually against a wall or inside a cupboard so that objects can be stored on it (5 次)
No, we are not.
- we /wiː/ （用作动词的主语）我们 used as the subject of a verb to refer to a group including the speaker and at least one other person (425 次)
Thank you very much.
- thank /θæŋk/ 感谢，谢谢 to express to someone that you are pleased about or are grateful for something that they have done (33 次)
- very /ˈver.i/ （用于强调形容词或副词）很，非常 (used to add emphasis to an adjective or adverb) to a great degree or extremely (145 次)
- much /mʌtʃ/ 多（的），大量（的） a large amount or to a large degree (53 次)
Mr. Jones and his wife are looking at them.
- jones /dʒəʊnz/ 非常需要;很想要 to want something very much (4 次)
- his /hɪz/ 他的;它的 belonging to or connected with a man, boy, or male animal that has just been mentioned or is known about (280 次)
- wife /waɪf/ 妻子，老婆，夫人 the woman that you are married to (41 次)
- looking /ˈlʊk.ɪŋ/ 看上去…的 having the stated appearance (1 次)
- at /æt/ （表示地点或位置）在…里;在…上;在…旁 used to show an exact position or particular place (400 次)
I’m afraid this green dress is too small for me as well.
- afraid /əˈfreɪd/ 畏惧的，害怕的;担忧的，发愁的 feeling fear, or feeling worry about the possible results of a particular situation (15 次)
- green /ɡriːn/ 绿色的，草绿色的 of a colour between blue and yellow; of the colour of grass (11 次)
- dress /dres/ 连衣裙 a piece of clothing that covers the top half of the body and hangs down over the legs, usually worn by women and girls (35 次)
- too /tuː/ 太；过于 more than is needed or wanted; more than is suitable or enough (74 次)
- small /smɔːl/ 小的；少的；矮小的 little in size or amount when compared with what is typical or average (71 次)
- as /æz/ （用于比较）像…（一样），和…（一样） used in comparisons to refer to the degree of something (387 次)
- well /wel/ 很好地，令人满意地 in a good way, to a high or satisfactory standard (89 次)
There are some clouds in the sky, but the sun is shining.
- some /sʌm/ 一些，若干 an amount or number of something that is not stated or not known; a part of something (113 次)
- cloud /klaʊd/ 云 a grey or white mass in the sky, made up of very small floating drops of water (4 次)
- sky /skaɪ/ 天，天空 the area above the earth, in which clouds, the sun, etc. can be seen (6 次)
- but /bʌt/ 但是，不过;而;相反 used to introduce an added statement, usually something that is different from what you have said before (379 次)
- sun /sʌn/ 太阳 the star that provides light and heat for the earth and around which the earth moves (15 次)
- shin /ʃɪn/ 胫，胫部 the front part of your leg between your knee and your foot (6 次)
How do you do?
- how /haʊ/ 如何，怎么 in what way, or by what methods (62 次)
She is French.
- she /ʃiː/ 她;（指雌性动物）它 used as the subject of a verb to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal that has already been mentioned (336 次)
- french /frentʃ/ 法语 the language that people speak in France, parts of Belgium and Canada, and other countries (16 次)
Mr. Jones is with his family.
- with /wɪð/ 和…一起；和；跟随；同 used to say that people or things are in a place together or are doing something together (298 次)
- family /ˈfæm.əl.i/ 家，家庭 a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and their children (19 次)
The children go to school by car every day, but today, they are going to school on foot.
- child /tʃaɪld/ 儿童，小孩;儿子;女儿 a boy or girl from the time of birth until he or she is an adult, or a son or daughter of any age (64 次)
- go /ɡəʊ/ 去;走 to travel or move to another place (227 次)
- school /skuːl/ （中、小）学校 a place where children go to be educated (25 次)
- by /baɪ/ （用于表示动作的施动者）被，由 used to show the person or thing that does something (273 次)
- car /kɑːr/ 汽车 a road vehicle with an engine, four wheels, and seats for a small number of people (71 次)
- every /ˈev.ri/ （3个或3个以上的人或事物组成的群体中的）每一个，每个；全部，整体 used when referring to all the members of a group of three or more (44 次)
- day /deɪ/ 一天，一日 a period of 24 hours, especially from twelve o’clock one night to twelve o’clock the next night (120 次)
- today /təˈdeɪ/ （在）今天，（在）今日 (on) the present day (21 次)
- foot /fʊt/ （人或动物的）脚，足 the part of the body at the bottom of the leg on which a person or animal stands (44 次)
Where do you come from?
- where /weər/ 去哪里;在哪里 to, at, or in what place (61 次)
- come /kʌm/ （朝向或跟随说话人）来，过来 to move or travel towards the speaker or with the speaker (127 次)
- from /frɒm/ （表示起始点）从…开始，始于 used to show the place where someone or something starts (252 次)
I’m an engineer.
- an /æn/ （用于以元音开头的词前，代替 a） used instead of “a” when the following word begins with a vowel sound (236 次)
- engineer /ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪər/ 工程师;工程（或机械）设计人员 a person whose job is to design or build machines, engines, or electrical equipment, or things such as roads, railways, or bridges, using scientific principles (9 次)
I’ll miss him.
- miss /mɪs/ 未做到；未体验；避开；幸免于 to fail to do or experience something, often something planned or expected, or to avoid doing or experiencing something (16 次)
Can you make the tea, Sam?
- can /kæn/ 能，会 to be able to (231 次)
- make /meɪk/ 做;制作;制造 to produce something, often using a particular substance or material (147 次)
- tea /tiː/ 茶;茶叶 (a drink made by pouring hot water onto) dried and cut leaves and sometimes flowers, especially the leaves of the tea plant (14 次)
- sam /sæm/ 地对空导弹（surface-to-air missle的缩写） abbreviation for surface-to-air missile (16 次)
The ship is going under the bridge.
- ship /ʃɪp/ （尤指航海的）大船，海轮，轮船，舰 a large boat for travelling on water, especially across the sea (46 次)
- under /ˈʌn.dər/ 在（或到）下面；在（或到）下方 in or to a position below or lower than something else, often so that one thing covers the other (32 次)
- bridge /brɪdʒ/ 桥 a structure that is built over a river, road, or railway to allow people and vehicles to cross from one side to the other (13 次)
Which book?
- which /wɪtʃ/ （用于答案数目固定或有限的问题中）哪个;哪些 (used in questions and structures in which there is a fixed or limited set of answers or possibilities) what one or ones (222 次)
- book /bʊk/ (纸版或电子版的)书 a written text that can be published in printed or electronic form (27 次)
When are you going to have a holiday, Sam?
- when /wen/ 什么时候，何时 at what time; at the time at which (221 次)
- holiday /ˈhɒl.ə.deɪ/ 假期，假日 a time when someone does not go to work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel or relax (16 次)
Are you all right now?
- all /ɔːl/ 每一个；全部，全体；所有 every one (of), or the complete amount or number (of), or the whole (of) (203 次)
- right /raɪt/ 对的，正确的 correct (42 次)
- now /naʊ/ 现在，此刻，目前 at the present time, not in the past or future (80 次)
Do you want beef or lamb?
- want /wɒnt/ 想要，希望（英国英语中礼貌的请求不用 want） to wish for a particular thing or plan of action. “Want” is not used in polite requests (66 次)
- beef /biːf/ 牛肉 the flesh of cattle (= cows), eaten as food (5 次)
- or /ɔːr/ （用于连接不同的可能性）或，或者；还是，亦或 used to connect different possibilities (198 次)
- lamb /læm/ 羊羔，小羊;羊羔肉 a young sheep, or the flesh of a young sheep eaten as meat (11 次)
There’s an ice cream man.
- ice /aɪs/ 冰;冰块 water that has frozen and become solid, or pieces of this (10 次)
- cream /kriːm/ 奶油，乳脂 the thick, yellowish-white liquid that forms on the top of milk (3 次)
- man /mæn/ 成年男子，男人 an adult male human being (166 次)
Would you like to try it?
- would /wʊd/ （从过去的角度指将来发生的事）将，将要 used to refer to future time from the point of view of the past (189 次)
- like /laɪk/ 喜欢，喜爱 to enjoy or approve of something or someone (126 次)
- try /traɪ/ 试图，想要；设法，努力 to attempt to do something (47 次)
He telephoned me four times yesterday, and three times the day before yesterday.
- telephone /ˈtel.ɪ.fəʊn/ （同 phone） a phone (28 次)
- four /fɔːr/ （数字）4 the number 4 (25 次)
- time /taɪm/ 时间 the part of existence that is measured in minutes, days, years, etc., or this process considered as a whole (183 次)
- yesterday /ˈjes.tə.deɪ/ 昨天 on the day before today (18 次)
- three /θriː/ （数字）3 the number 3 (43 次)
- before /bɪˈfɔːr/ 在…之前;以前 at or during a time earlier than (the thing mentioned) (84 次)
My name’s Robert.
- name /neɪm/ 名字，名称 the word or words that a person, thing, or place is known by (29 次)
- robert (7 次)
Hurry up, Sam!
- hurry /ˈhʌr.i/ （使）加快，催促 to move or do things more quickly than normal or to make someone do this (8 次)
- up /ʌp/ 向较高处；向上；（价值、数字或水平）加大地；增高地 towards a higher position; towards a higher value, number, or level (171 次)
He has a bad cold, Mr. Williams, so he must stay in bed for a week.
- bad /bæd/ 坏的，不好的；令人不悦的 unpleasant and causing difficulties (30 次)
- cold /kəʊld/ （尤指相对于体温而言）冷的，寒冷的，温度低的 at a low temperature, especially when compared to the temperature of the human body, and not hot, or warm (13 次)
- williams (4 次)
- so /səʊ/ 很，非常，这么，那么 very, extremely, or to such a degree (170 次)
- must /mʌst/ 必须 used to show that it is necessary or very important that something happens in the present or future (102 次)
- stay /steɪ/ 留下;停留 to not move away from or leave a place or situation (37 次)
- bed /bed/ 床，床铺;床位 a large, rectangular piece of furniture, often with four legs, used for sleeping on (24 次)
- week /wiːk/ 星期，周（尤指从星期一到星期日或从星期日到星期六） a period of seven days, especially either from Monday to Sunday or from Sunday to Saturday (37 次)
Who is this young man?
- who /huː/ 谁，什么人 used especially in questions as the subject or object of a verb, when asking which person or people, or when asking what someone’s name is (158 次)
- young /jʌŋ/ 幼小的;年轻的 having lived or existed for only a short time and not old (39 次)
You are better now, but you mustn’t get up yet.
- get /ɡet/ 获得，得到;买到;挣得，赢得 to obtain, buy, or earn something (157 次)
- yet /jet/ 还，尚;迄今 still; until the present time (34 次)
What are their jobs?
- what /wɒt/ 什么 used to ask for information about people or things (147 次)
- their /ðeər/ 他们的;她们的;它们的 of or belonging to them (156 次)
- job /dʒɒb/ 工作;职业;职位 the regular work that a person does to earn money (18 次)
What will you do if you win a lot of money?
- if /ɪf/ 假如，如果 used to say that a particular thing can or will happen only after something else happens or becomes true (152 次)
- win /wɪn/ 获胜;赢 to achieve first position and/or get a prize in a competition, election, fight, etc. (17 次)
- lot /lɒt/ 她水果吃得很多。 lots (of) a large amount or number of people or things: (16 次)
- money /ˈmʌn.i/ 货币;钱，金钱;财产 coins or notes (= special pieces of paper) that are used to buy things, or an amount of these that a person has (63 次)
I only have large ones.
- only /ˈəʊn.li/ 唯一的，仅有的 used to show that there is a single one or very few of something, or that there are no others (149 次)
- large /lɑːdʒ/ 大的；大规模的；大量的 big in size or amount (70 次)
Some children are coming out of the building.
- out /aʊt/ 出;向外 used to show movement away from the inside of a place or container (148 次)
- build /bɪld/ 建造，修建 to make something by putting bricks or other materials together (24 次)
Then make the bed.
- then /ðen/ 在当时（过去或未来）（的）;在那时（的） (at) that time (in the past or in the future) (111 次)
What nationality are you?
- nationality /ˌnæʃ.ənˈæl.ə.ti/ 国籍 the official right to belong to a particular country (2 次)
Some of them are going into the park.
- into /ˈɪn.tuː/ 进入，到…里面 to the inside or middle of a place, container, area, etc. (142 次)
- park /pɑːk/ 公园 a large area of land with grass and trees, usually surrounded by fences or walls, and specially arranged so that people can walk in it for pleasure or children can play in it (8 次)
Our cases are brown.
- our /aʊər/ 我们的 of or belonging to us (139 次)
- case /keɪs/ 具体情况；实例 a particular situation or example of something (30 次)
- brown /braʊn/ 棕色（的），褐色（的） the colour of chocolate or soil (3 次)
There were hundreds of people there.
- hundred /ˈhʌn.drəd/ （数字）100 the number 100 (28 次)
- people /ˈpiː.pəl/ 人 men, women, and children (137 次)
Nice to see you.
- see /siː/ 看见;看出 to be conscious of what is around you by using your eyes (137 次)
Jill’s eighteen years old, Tom.
- jill (2 次)
- eighteen /ˌeɪˈtiːn/ （数字）18 the number 18 (5 次)
- year /jɪər/ 年，年份;（尤指1月1日至12月31日间的）一年时间 a period of twelve months, especially from 1 January to 31 December (135 次)
- old /əʊld/ 老的;年老的;古老的 having lived or existed for many years (68 次)
- tom /tɒm/ 公猫（同 tomcat） a tomcat (8 次)
Would you like some more?
- more /mɔːr/ 更大（的）；更多（的） a larger or extra number or amount (131 次)
Can you find them?
- find /faɪnd/ （偶然）发现，碰上；找到，寻得；找出，查明 to discover, especially where a thing or person is, either unexpectedly or by searching, or to discover where to get or how to achieve something (129 次)
Come upstairs and see it.
- upstairs /ʌpˈsteəz/ 往楼上（地）;在楼上（地） towards or on the highest floor or floors of a building (5 次)
Do you like coffee, Ann?
- coffee /ˈkɒf.i/ 咖啡粉;咖啡 a dark brown powder with a strong flavour and smell that is made by crushing dark beans from a tropical bush and used to make a drink (11 次)
It is a fine day today.
- fine /faɪn/ 好的;足够好的;健康的，身体好的 good or good enough; healthy and well (9 次)
Pink’s her favourite colour.
- pink /pɪŋk/ 粉红色的 of a pale red colour (3 次)
- her /hɜːr/ （指代女性或雌性动物）她，她的 used, usually as the object of a verb or preposition, to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal that has just been mentioned or is just about to be mentioned (117 次)
Give me some glasses please, Jane.
- give /ɡɪv/ 送给;提供;赠与;给予 to offer something to someone, or to provide someone with something (73 次)
- glass /ɡlɑːs/ 玻璃 a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and other objects (20 次)
- jane /ˌdʒeɪn ˈdəʊ/ 无名女士，某女（对应John Doe，某男） a female John Doe (8 次)
Then put these clothes in the wardrobe.
- put /pʊt/ 把…放在;放置 to move something or someone into the stated place, position, or direction (58 次)
- these /ðiːz/ 这，这些 plural of this (82 次)
- clothe /kləʊð/ 给…提供衣服;给…衣服穿 to provide someone with clothes (9 次)
- wardrobe /ˈwɔː.drəʊb/ 衣橱，衣柜 a tall cupboard in which you hang your clothes (2 次)
It’s running after a cat.
- running /ˈrʌn.ɪŋ/ 连续的；持续的 happening on a particular number of regular occasions (1 次)
- after /ˈɑːf.tər/ （时间、地点或顺序）在…之后;（一个）接着（一个） following in time, place, or order (110 次)
- cat /kæt/ 猫 a small animal with fur, four legs, a tail, and claws, usually kept as a pet or for catching mice (20 次)
Their father takes them to school every day.
- father /ˈfɑː.ðər/ 父亲，爸爸 a male parent (20 次)
- take /teɪk/ 拿;夺取;取走 to remove something, especially without permission (108 次)
I could answer sixteen of the questions.
- could /kʊd/ （can 的过去式，表示能够或允许）能，可以 past simple of “can”, used to talk about what someone or something was able or allowed to do (105 次)
- answer /ˈɑːn.sər/ 回答;作答;答应;答复;答案 a reaction to a question, letter, phone call, etc. (42 次)
- sixteen /ˌsɪkˈstiːn/ 数字16 the number 16 (5 次)
- question /ˈkwes.tʃən/ 问题 a sentence or phrase used to find out information (17 次)
The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!
- stream /striːm/ 小河，溪流 water that flows naturally along a fixed route formed by a channel cut into rock or ground, usually at ground level (11 次)
- wound /wuːnd/ （身体上的）伤，伤口 a damaged area of the body, such as a cut or hole in the skin or flesh made by a weapon (3 次)
- its /ɪts/ 它的，其 belonging to or relating to something that has already been mentioned (105 次)
- way /weɪ/ 路，道路；路线 a route, direction, or path (83 次)
- across /əˈkrɒs/ 从一边到另一边;穿过;横过 from one side to the other of something with clear limits, such as an area of land, a road, or a river (26 次)
- field /fiːld/ 田;地;牧场 an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals, usually surrounded by a fence (15 次)
- flow /fləʊ/ （尤指液体、气体或电）流动 (especially of liquids, gases, or electricity) to move in one direction, especially continuously and easily (5 次)
- tent /tent/ 帐篷 a shelter made of canvas or a similar material and supported by poles and ropes, that you can fold up and carry with you (8 次)
Two ice creams please.
- two /tuː/ （数字）2 the number 2 (103 次)
What about the dog?
- about /əˈbaʊt/ 在…方面；有关，关于，涉及 on the subject of, or connected with (102 次)
- dog /dɒɡ/ （尤指当作宠物或用来打猎、看护的）狗，犬 a common animal with four legs, especially kept by people as a pet or to hunt or guard things (18 次)
I am even less lucky.
- even /ˈiː.vən/ （用来表示令人惊讶、不同寻常、出乎意料或极端的事物）甚至，连，即使 used to show that something is surprising, unusual, unexpected, or extreme (99 次)
- less /les/ 更少，较小 a smaller amount (of), or to a smaller degree (31 次)
- lucky /ˈlʌk.i/ 幸运的，走运的，运气好的 having good things happen to you by chance (9 次)
The days are long and the nights are short.
- long /lɒŋ/ 长时间的，长久的 continuing for a large amount of time (96 次)
- night /naɪt/ 夜晚，夜间，黑夜 the part of every 24-hour period when it is dark because there is very little light from the sun (45 次)
- short /ʃɔːt/ 短的；矮的 small in length, distance, or height (22 次)
He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.
- work /wɜːk/ 工作，活儿;劳动 an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually for money (85 次)
- big /bɪɡ/ （尺寸或数量）大的，巨大的 large in size or amount (28 次)
- firm /fɜːm/ 结实的；坚固的 not soft but not completely hard (11 次)
- already /ɔːlˈred.i/ 已经，早已 before the present time (21 次)
- visit /ˈvɪz.ɪt/ 参观;游览;拜访;作客 to go to a place in order to look at it, or to a person in order to spend time with them (24 次)
- great /ɡreɪt/ 大量的；巨大的；强烈的 large in amount, size, or degree (94 次)
- number /ˈnʌm.bər/ 数字 (a sign or symbol representing) a unit that forms part of the system of counting and calculating (34 次)
- different /ˈdɪf.ər.ənt/ 不同的，不一样的，有差别的 not the same (23 次)
- place /pleɪs/ 地方；场所 an area, town, building, etc. (43 次)
- australia /ɒsˈtreɪ.li.ə/ 澳大利亚 a large country in the southwest Pacific Ocean (10 次)
Five other cars were just behind him.
- five /faɪv/ （数字）5 the number 5 (36 次)
- other /ˈʌð.ər/ 其他的，别的，另外的 as well as the thing or person already mentioned (92 次)
- just /dʒʌst/ 此时;很快;刚才 now, very soon, or very recently (72 次)
- behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/ 在（…的）后面 at the back (of) (21 次)
It’s smaller than the blue one.
- than /ðæn/ 比 used to join two parts of a comparison (92 次)
- blue /bluː/ 蓝色的;天蓝色的;青蓝色的 of the colour of the sky without clouds on a bright day, or a darker or lighter type of this (15 次)
To tell you the truth, Mrs. Bird, I don’t like chicken either!
- tell /tel/ 讲述，说;告诉 to say something to someone, often giving them information or instructions (90 次)
- truth /truːθ/ 真实性 the quality of being true (9 次)
- bird /bɜːd/ 鸟；禽 a creature with feathers and wings, usually able to fly (20 次)
- chicken /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/ 鸡;鸡肉 a type of bird kept on a farm for its eggs or its meat, or the meat of this bird that is cooked and eaten (5 次)
- either /ˈaɪ.ðər/ （用于否定句）也 used in negative sentences instead of “also” or “too” (16 次)
Ask her please.
- ask /ɑːsk/ 问，询问;请求，征求 to put a question to someone, or to request an answer from someone (87 次)
For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress.
- first /ˈfɜːst/ 第一（的）;首先;最初;首要（的） (a person or thing) coming before all others in order, time, amount, quality, or importance (75 次)
- life /laɪf/ 寿命;生命;一生，人生;生活;性命 the period between birth and death, or the experience or state of being alive (87 次)
- become /bɪˈkʌm/ 变成;成为;变得 to start to be (62 次)
- proud /praʊd/ 自豪的，得意的 feeling pleasure and satisfaction because you or people connected with you have done or got something good (4 次)
- owner /ˈəʊ.nər/ 所有者；主人；物主 someone who owns something (10 次)
- spring /sprɪŋ/ 春天，春季 the season of the year between winter and summer, lasting from March to June north of the equator, and from September to December south of the equator, when the weather becomes warmer, leaves and plants start to grow again and flowers appear (11 次)
- mattress /ˈmæt.rəs/ 床垫，褥垫 the part of a bed, made of a strong cloth cover filled with firm material, that makes the bed comfortable to lie on (4 次)
They are walking over the bridge.
- walk /wɔːk/ 走，步行，行走 to move along by putting one foot in front of the other, allowing each foot to touch the ground before lifting the next (23 次)
- over /ˈəʊ.vər/ 在…上方 above or higher than something else, sometimes so that one thing covers the other; above (87 次)
She does not know London very well, and she lost her way.
- know /nəʊ/ 知道，熟悉，了解 to have information in your mind (85 次)
- london /ˈlʌn.dən/ 伦敦 the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, in the south-east of England on the River Thames. It has a population of over 13 million people and is the location of the UK Parliament, the King’s main home Buckingham Palace, the Bank of England, and the London Stock Exchange. (20 次)
- lose /luːz/ 丢失，遗失 to no longer have something because you do not know where it is (28 次)
You’re working hard, George.
- hard /hɑːd/ 坚硬的，坚固的 not easy to bend, cut, or break (29 次)
- george (18 次)
It’s always warm in April and May, but it rains sometimes.
- always /ˈɔːl.weɪz/ 总是;老是;每次都 every time or all the time (83 次)
- warm /wɔːm/ 温暖的；暖和的 having or producing a comfortably high temperature, although not hot (15 次)
- april /ˈeɪ.prəl/ 四月 the fourth month of the year, after March and before May (7 次)
- may /meɪ/ （表示可能性）可能，也许 used to express possibility (72 次)
- rain /reɪn/ 雨;雨水 drops of water from clouds (17 次)
- sometimes /ˈsʌm.taɪmz/ 有时 on some occasions but not always or often (31 次)
On the way home, my wife said to me, ‘Don’t drive so quickly!
- home /həʊm/ 家，住宅 the house, apartment, etc. where you live, especially with your family (70 次)
- drive /draɪv/ 开（车），驾驶 to move or travel on land in a motor vehicle, especially as the person controlling the vehicle’s movement (36 次)
- quickly /ˈkwɪk.li/ 迅速地 at a fast speed (20 次)
Is there any water in this kettle?
- water /ˈwɔː.tər/ 水 a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and plant life (75 次)
- kettle /ˈket.əl/ 水壶，烧水壶 a container for boiling water, that has a lid, handle, and spout and is made from plastic or metal (3 次)
Good morning.
- good /ɡʊd/ 令人满意的；令人愉快的；合意的；有趣的 very satisfactory, enjoyable, pleasant, or interesting (80 次)
- morning /ˈmɔː.nɪŋ/ 早晨;上午 the part of the day from the time when the sun rises or you wake up until the middle of the day or lunch time (50 次)
It’s the most expensive model in the shop.
- most /məʊst/ 最多（的）；最大（的）；最 the biggest number or amount of; more than anything or anyone else (79 次)
- expensive /ɪkˈspen.sɪv/ 昂贵的；花钱多的；价格高的 costing a lot of money (18 次)
- model /ˈmɒd.əl/ 模范，典型，榜样 something that a copy can be based on because it is an extremely good example of its type (8 次)
- shop /ʃɒp/ 商店，店铺 a place where you can buy goods or services (46 次)
We haven’t got many tomatoes, but we’ve got a lot of potatoes.
- many /ˈmen.i/ 许多（主要用于否定句和疑问句中，或者带有“too”、“so” 和“as” 等词的句子中） used mainly in negative sentences and questions and with “too”, “so”, and “as” to mean “a large number of” (78 次)
- potato /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ 马铃薯，土豆 a round vegetable that grows underground and has white flesh with light brown, red, or pink skin, or the plant on which these grow (5 次)
It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die.
- anyone /ˈen.i.wʌn/ （用于疑问句和否定句中）有人，任何人 used in questions and negatives to mean “a person or people” (19 次)
- touch /tʌtʃ/ 碰，触摸 to put your hand or another part of your body lightly onto and off something or someone (11 次)
- tree /triː/ 树，树木;乔木 a tall plant that has a wooden trunk and branches that grow from its upper part (34 次)
- luck /lʌk/ 运气；（尤指）机遇，机会 the force that causes things, especially good things, to happen to you by chance and not as a result of your own efforts or abilities (2 次)
- pick /pɪk/ 挑选;选择 to take some things and leave others (15 次)
- leaf /liːf/ 叶，叶片，叶子，树叶 one of the flat, usually green parts of a plant that are joined at one end to the stem or branch (6 次)
- die /daɪ/ 死去，死亡，过世 to stop being alive, either suddenly or slowly (21 次)
There is a boy in the water.
- boy /bɔɪ/ 男孩;小伙子;男人，男子 a male child or, more generally, a male of any age (18 次)
She’s Chinese, too.
- chinese /tʃaɪˈniːz/ 中国的;中国人的 belonging to or relating to China, its people, or its language (3 次)
The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then.
- airport /ˈeə.pɔːt/ 航空站，航空港，机场 a place where aircraft regularly take off and land, with buildings for passengers to wait in (6 次)
- build /bɪld/ 建造，修建 to make something by putting bricks or other materials together (24 次)
- ago /əˈɡəʊ/ 以前，从前 back in time from the present (42 次)
- reason /ˈriː.zən/ 原因；理由；解释 the cause of an event or situation or something that provides an excuse or explanation (11 次)
- used /juːst/ 过去惯常，过去常常做… shows that a particular thing always happened or was true in the past, especially if it no longer happens or is no longer true (1 次)
Sit down here.
- sit /sɪt/ （使）坐，（使）坐下，（使）就座 to (cause someone to) be in a position in which the lower part of the body is resting on a seat or other type of support, with the upper part of the body vertical (32 次)
- down /daʊn/ 在下面；向下，朝下 in or towards a low or lower position, from a higher one (71 次)
- here /hɪər/ 在这里;到这里 in, at, or to this place (53 次)
Mrs. Smith’s kitchen is small.
- smith /smɪθ/ 铁匠，锻工 someone who makes things out of metal, especially by heating it and hitting it with a hammer (6 次)
Mrs. Sawyer stays at home every day.
- sawyer (7 次)
Mrs. Smith’s living room is large.
- live /lɪv/ 生存;活着 (to continue) to be alive or have life (68 次)
I’ve never been there.
- never /ˈnev.ər/ 从不;从未;永不 not at any time or not on any occasion (70 次)
The Sawyers live at 87 King Street.
- live /lɪv/ 生存;活着 (to continue) to be alive or have life (68 次)
- king /kɪŋ/ 国王，君王 (the title of) a male ruler of a country, who holds this position because of his royal birth (7 次)
- street /striːt/ 街，街道，大街 a road in a city or town that has buildings that are usually close together along one or both sides (20 次)
He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.
- afford /əˈfɔːd/ 我不知道他靠工资怎么能买得起新车。 to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time: (5 次)
- pay /peɪ/ 付费;付酬 to give money to someone for something you want to buy or for services provided (37 次)
- such /sʌtʃ/ （用于名词或名词短语前表示强调）如此，这么 used before a noun or noun phrase to add emphasis (67 次)
- salary /ˈsæl.ər.i/ 薪金，薪水 a fixed amount of money agreed every year as pay for an employee, usually paid directly into his or her bank account every month (2 次)
‘I’ll write a letter soon.
- write /raɪt/ 写，书写;写（字） to make marks that represent letters, words, or numbers on a surface, such as paper or a computer screen, using a pen, pencil, or keyboard, or to use this method to record thoughts, facts, or messages (27 次)
- letter /ˈeə ˌlet.ər/ （可折叠成信封的）航空邮笺 a letter that is sent by aircraft, usually consisting of a single very thin sheet of paper that is folded and then stuck at the edges to form its own envelope (35 次)
- soon /suːn/ 不久，很快 in or within a short time; before long; quickly (66 次)
Do you want a cup?
- cup /kʌp/ 杯子（常带有柄） a small, round container, often with a handle, used for drinking tea, coffee, etc. (9 次)
She then began to make up her face.
- begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ 开始;开始进行（或存在） to start to happen or exist (65 次)
- face /feɪs/ 脸，面孔 the front of the head, where the eyes, nose, and mouth are (15 次)
What’s the matter, children?
- matter /ˈmæt.ər/ 事情，事件 a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered (29 次)
Was he absent from school last week?
- absent /ˈæb.sənt/ （尤指上课或工作）缺勤的；缺席的；不在场的 not in the place where you are expected to be, especially at school or work (3 次)
- last /lɑːst/ 最终的;最后的 (the person or thing) after everyone or everything else (63 次)
I hope that you’ve got some money.
- hope /həʊp/ 希望，盼望 to want something to happen or to be true, and usually have a good reason to think that it might (15 次)
In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people.
- few /fjuː/ 我需要到城里买几样东西。 some, or a small number of something: (53 次)
- workshop /ˈwɜːk.ʃɒp/ 车间，厂房，作坊 a room or building where things are made or repaired using machines and/or tools (2 次)
- factory /ˈfæk.tər.i/ 工厂 a building or set of buildings where large amounts of goods are made using machines (9 次)
- employ /ɪmˈplɔɪ/ 雇用 to have someone work or do a job for you and pay them for it (7 次)
- seven /ˈsev.ən/ （数字）7 the number 7 (16 次)
- twenty /ˈtwen.ti/ （数字）20 the number 20 (24 次)
- eight /eɪt/ （数字）8 the number 8 (18 次)
We need a lot of things this week.
- need /niːd/ 必须，需要 to have to have something, or to want something very much (42 次)
- thing /θɪŋ/ 物，东西 used to refer in an approximate way to an object or to avoid naming it (61 次)
Where’s Sally, Jack?
- sally /ˈsæl.i/ （尤指被包围时的）突击，出击，突围 a sudden attack on an enemy, especially when they are surrounding you (9 次)
- jack /dʒæk/ 起重器，千斤顶 a piece of equipment that can be opened slowly under a heavy object such as a car in order to raise it off the ground (2 次)
Because he doesn’t like school!
- because /bɪˈkəz/ 因为，由于 for the reason that (60 次)
He can get up for about two hours each day, but you must keep the room warm.
- hour /aʊər/ 小时 a period of 60 minutes (60 次)
- each /iːtʃ/ （两个或两个以上物或人中的）每个，各，各自 every thing, person, etc. in a group of two or more, considered separately (23 次)
- keep /kiːp/ 保有;保存;保留 to have or continue to have in your possession (50 次)
No, they’re still working on it.
- still /stɪl/ 还，还是;仍然，依旧 continuing to happen or continuing to be done (60 次)
Karen Marsh:Sensational News!By our reporter,Alan Jones.
- karen (7 次)
- marsh /mɑːʃ/ 沼泽;湿地 ground near a lake, a river, or the sea that often floods and is always wet (10 次)
- sensational /senˈseɪ.ʃən.əl/ 极好的；绝妙的；出众的 very good, exciting, or unusual (2 次)
- reporter /rɪˈpɔː.tər/ 记者;通讯员 a person whose job is to discover information about news events and describe them for a newspaper or magazine or for radio or television (6 次)
- alan (2 次)
However, this does not always happen.
- however /ˌhaʊˈev.ər/ 不管怎样，无论如何 despite whatever amount or degree (59 次)
- happen /ˈhæp.ən/ 发生 (of a situation or an event) to have existence or come into existence (28 次)
I believe that this house is for sale.
- believe /bɪˈliːv/ 相信 to think that something is true, correct, or real (17 次)
- house /haʊs/ 房屋，住宅 a building that people, usually one family, live in (56 次)
- sale /seɪl/ 卖，出售，销售 an act of exchanging something for money (3 次)
Here is another photograph of the village.
- another /əˈnʌð.ər/ 又一的，再一个的 one more person or thing or an extra amount (54 次)
- photograph /ˈfəʊ.tə.ɡrɑːf/ 照片，像片 a picture produced using a camera (12 次)
- village /ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ/ 村庄;村子 a group of houses and other buildings that is smaller than a town, usually in the countryside (38 次)
He’s only forty-one years old, and he has already been to nearly every country in the world.
- forty /ˈfɔː.ti/ （数字）40 the number 40 (7 次)
- nearly /ˈnɪə.li/ 几乎，差不多，将近 almost, or not completely (22 次)
- country /ˈkʌn.tri/ 国家;国土 an area of land that has its own government, army, etc. (50 次)
- world /wɜːld/ 地球，世界 the earth and all the people, places, and things on it (54 次)
The thieves dropped the torch and ran away as quickly as they could.
- thief /θiːf/ 小偷，贼 a person who steals (17 次)
- drop /drɒp/ （使）落下，（使）掉下;丢下 to fall or to allow something to fall (15 次)
- torch /tɔːtʃ/ 手电筒 a small light that is held in the hand and usually gets its power from batteries (4 次)
- away /əˈweɪ/ 去（或在）别处；向另一方向；向一边 somewhere else, or to or in a different place, position, or situation (53 次)
I think there are a few in that box.
- think /θɪŋk/ 相信;觉得;思考 to believe something or have an opinion or idea (46 次)
- box /bɒks/ 箱;盒;匣 a square or rectangular container with stiff sides and sometimes a lid (22 次)
Here is my ticket.
- ticket /ˈtɪk.ɪt/ 票;券;车票;入场券 a small piece of paper or card given to someone, usually to show that they have paid for an event, journey, or activity (13 次)
It’s often windy in March.
- often /ˈɒf.ən/ 时常，经常;多次 many times (53 次)
- windy /ˈwɪn.di/ 刮风的;多风的 with a lot of wind (2 次)
- march /mɑːtʃ/ 抗议游行，示威游行 an event in which a large number of people walk through a public place to express their support for something, or their disagreement with or disapproval of something (5 次)
In this way, he has begun his own private ‘telephone’ service.
- own /əʊn/ 自己（的），本人（的）；自己人 belonging to or done by a particular person or thing (53 次)
- private /ˈpraɪ.vət/ 私人（用）的；私有的 only for one person or group and not for everyone (10 次)
- service /ˈsɜː.vɪs/ 公共服务系统；公共事业 a government system or private organization that is responsible for a particular type of activity, or for providing a particular thing that people need (12 次)
We’re going to leave tomorrow.
- leave /liːv/ 离开;离去;走开 to go away from someone or something, for a short time or permanently (51 次)
- tomorrow /təˈmɒr.əʊ/ （在）明天，（在）明日 (on) the day after today (10 次)
You must get off the bus.
- off /ɒf/ （尤指离开当前所在地点或位置）离开，远离 away from a place or position, especially the present place, position, or time (51 次)
- bus /bʌs/ 大客车；公共汽车，巴士 a large vehicle in which people are driven from one place to another (17 次)
What’s the climate like in your country?
- climate /ˈklaɪ.mət/ 气候 the general weather conditions usually found in a particular place (5 次)
You must have been driving at seventy miles an hour.
- mile /maɪl/ 英里（长度单位，相当于1760码或1.6公里） a unit of distance equal to 1,760 yards or 1.6 kilometres (50 次)
What time will the next train leave?
- next /nekst/ 下一个的；其次的；紧接着的 being the first one after the present one or after the one just mentioned (45 次)
- train /treɪn/ 火车，列车 a railway engine connected to carriages for carrying people or to wheeled containers for carrying goods (50 次)
We had better go back to the station now, Ken.
- back /bæk/ 在原处；回到原处；恢复原状；返回；回到以前 in, into, or towards a previous place or condition, or an earlier time (49 次)
- station /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/ 车站 a building and the surrounding area where buses or trains stop for people to get on or off (34 次)
- ken /ken/ 金融方面的事我恐怕不懂。 not in your area of knowledge: (3 次)
Those women are very hard-working.
- those /ðəʊz/ 那，那些 plural of that (49 次)
- woman /ˈwʊm.ən/ 成年女子，女人 an adult female human being (33 次)
Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once.
- able /ˈeɪ.bəl/ 她能应付这项工作吗？ to have the necessary physical strength, mental power, skill, time, money, or opportunity to do something: (47 次)
- garage /ˈɡær.ɑːʒ/ 车库，汽车房 a building where a car is kept, built next to or as part of a house (10 次)
- once /wʌns/ 一次，一回 one single time (47 次)
They arrive home early.
- arrive /əˈraɪv/ 到达，抵达（尤指到达旅途的终点）;到来;来临 to reach a place, especially at the end of a journey (47 次)
- early /ˈɜː.li/ 早期的，初期的;在早期，在初期;提早（的），提前（的） near the beginning of a period of time, or before the usual, expected, or planned time (40 次)
The doctor says that he will come at once.
- doctor /ˈdɒk.tər/ 医生，大夫 a person with a medical degree whose job is to treat people who are ill or hurt (29 次)
Well, they’re trying to repair it,sir.
- repair /rɪˈpeər/ 修理；修补；修复；整修 to put something that is damaged, broken, or not working correctly, back into good condition or make it work again (19 次)
- sir /sɜːr/ 先生 used as a formal and polite way of speaking to a man, especially one who you are providing a service to or who is in a position of authority (26 次)
Mrs. Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops.
- usually /ˈjuː.ʒu.ə.li/ 通常地；惯常地；经常地 in the way that most often happens (19 次)
I think that they’ll move in the day after tomorrow.
- move /muːv/ （使）改变位置，动;（使）移动 to (cause to) change position (39 次)
We must call the doctor.
- call /kɔːl/ 给…取名，给…命名;称呼 to give someone or something a name, or to know or address someone by a particular name (45 次)
Later that morning, when I was doing the housework, My husband phoned me from the office.
- later /ˈleɪ.tər/ 晚些时候;过些时间 at a time in the future or after the time you have mentioned (45 次)
- housework /ˈhaʊs.wɜːk/ 家务 the work of keeping a house clean and tidy (4 次)
- husband /ˈhʌz.bənd/ 丈夫 the man that you are married to (25 次)
- phone /fəʊn/ 电话 a device that uses either a system of wires along which electrical signals are sent or a system of radio signals to make it possible for you to speak to someone in another place who has a similar device (8 次)
- office /ˈɒf.ɪs/ 办公室;办公楼 a room or part of a building in which people work, especially sitting at tables with computers, phones, etc., usually as a part of a business or other organization (26 次)
She’s next door.
- door /dɔːr/ 门 a flat object that is used to close the entrance of something such as a room or building, or the entrance itself (29 次)
I though so.
- though /ðəʊ/ 虽然，尽管 despite the fact that (45 次)
While we were having breakfast, our little boy, Tommy, found two small coins on the floor.
- while /waɪl/ 在…的时候;与…同时 during the time that, or at the same time as (45 次)
- breakfast /ˈbrek.fəst/ 早餐 a meal eaten in the morning as the first meal of the day (6 次)
- little /ˈlɪt.əl/ 小的，少的 small in size or amount (44 次)
- tommy /ˈtɒm.i ɡʌn/ 汤普森冲锋枪 a light machine gun (= a gun that fires many bullets quickly) that is held in the hand (4 次)
- coin /kɔɪn/ 硬币；金属货币 a small, round piece of metal, usually silver or copper coloured, that is used as money (7 次)
- floor /flɔːr/ （房间的）地板，地面 the flat surface of a room on which you walk (21 次)
But my sister bought this pair last month.
- sister /ˈsɪs.tər/ 姐姐，妹妹 a girl or woman who has the same parents as another person (6 次)
- buy /baɪ/ 买，购买 to get something by paying money for it (44 次)
- pair /peər/ 一对，一双 two things of the same appearance and size that are intended to be used together, or something that consists of two parts joined together (6 次)
- month /mʌnθ/ 月;一个月的时间 a period of about four weeks, especially one of the twelve periods into which a year is divided (25 次)
And here’s a little present for you.
- present /ˈprez.ənt/ （尤指表示友谊或致谢的）礼物，赠品 something that you are given, without asking for it, on a special occasion, especially to show friendship, or to say thank you (24 次)
Litter baskets have been placed under the trees, but people still throw their rubbish everywhere.
- litter /ˈlɪt.ər/ （散落在公共场所的）小块垃圾，废弃物 small pieces of rubbish that have been left lying on the ground in public places (8 次)
- basket /ˈbɑː.skɪt/ 篮;笼;篓，筐 a light container, often with a handle, that is made of thin strips of wood, metal, or plastic twisted together, used for carrying or storing things (9 次)
- throw /θrəʊ/ 投;抛;掷;扔 to send something through the air with force, especially by a sudden movement of the arm (15 次)
- rubbish /ˈrʌb.ɪʃ/ 垃圾;废弃物 waste material or things that are no longer wanted or needed (6 次)
- everywhere /ˈev.ri.weər/ 各个地方，处处，各处 to, at, or in all places or the whole of a place (6 次)
My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends.
- pass /pɑːs/ 经过，路过 to go past something or someone or move in relation to it, him, or her (36 次)
- send /send/ 送;发送;（尤指）邮寄 to cause something to go from one place to another, especially by post or email (43 次)
- card /kɑːd/ （显示个人信息的）卡片；银行卡；通行证 a small, rectangular piece of card or plastic, often with your signature, photograph, or other information proving who you are, that allows you to do something, such as make a payment, get money from a bank, or enter a particular place (5 次)
- friend /frend/ 朋友，友人 a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family (40 次)
We’re going to spend three days in the country.
- spend /spend/ 花费;用，花（钱） to give money as a payment for something (28 次)
Look through the window.
- through /θruː/ 通过;穿越 from one end or side of something to the other (43 次)
- window (25 次)
We had some shoes like those a month ago, but we don’t have any now.
- shoe /ʃuː/ 鞋 one of a pair of coverings for your feet, usually made of a strong material such as leather, with a thick leather or plastic sole (= base) and usually a heel (5 次)
My boss answered the telephone.
- boss /bɒs/ 老板;上司;头儿 the person who is in charge of an organization and who tells others what to do (5 次)
This is a photograph I took during my trip to Australia.
- during /ˈdʒʊə.rɪŋ/ 在…期间 from the beginning to the end of a particular period (42 次)
- trip /trɪp/ （通常指短途的）旅行，行程 a journey in which you go somewhere, usually for a short time, and come back again (17 次)
The television is near the window.
- television /ˈtel.ɪ.vɪʒ.ən/ 电视机;电视;电视广播业 a device shaped like a box with a screen that receives electrical signals and changes them into moving images and sound, or the method or business of sending images and sound by electrical signals (12 次)
- near /nɪər/ （离…）不远，靠近（地） not far away in distance (42 次)
Open the window and air the room.
- open /ˈəʊ.pən/ 开着的，未关的 not closed or fastened (42 次)
- air /eər/ 空气 the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that we breathe (28 次)
He telephoned again.
- again /əˈɡen/ 又，再一次 one more time (41 次)
Will you travel by sea or by air?
- travel /ˈtræv.əl/ （通常指长途）旅行 to make a journey, usually over a long distance (37 次)
- sea /siː/ 海，海洋 the salty water that covers a large part of the surface of the earth, or a large area of salty water, smaller than an ocean, that is partly or completely surrounded by land (41 次)
The sun rises early and sets late.
- rise /raɪz/ 上升;升高;升起 to move upwards (23 次)
- set /set/ 放，置;使处于（指定的地方、位置） to put something in a particular place or position (34 次)
- late /leɪt/ 末期的，晚期的；接近终了 (happening or being) near the end of a period of time (23 次)
Are your friends Danish, too?
- danish /ˈdeɪ.nɪʃ/ 丹麦的;丹麦人的;丹麦语的 belonging to or relating to Denmark, its people, or its language (7 次)
I can’t read it!
- read /riːd/ 阅读;看懂;读到 to look at words or symbols and understand what they mean (40 次)
Come and have something to drink.
- something /ˈsʌm.θɪŋ/ 某物;某事;某个东西 an object, situation, quality, or action that is not exactly known or stated (39 次)
- drink /drɪŋk/ 饮料;一份（饮料） (an amount of) liquid that is taken into the body through the mouth (21 次)
It was very dark, so they turned on a torch.
- dark /dɑːk/ 昏暗的，黑暗的 with little or no light (9 次)
- turn /tɜːn/ （使）转动;（使）旋转 to (cause to) move in a circle around a fixed point or line (39 次)
It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field.
- heavily /ˈhev.əl.i/ 在很大程度上;大量地 to a great degree (3 次)
- form /fɔːm/ （使）出现，（使）形成，（使）产生 to begin to exist or to make something begin to exist (37 次)
Let’s go into the living room,Carol.
- let /let/ 让;允许;准许 to allow something to happen or someone to do something by not doing anything to stop an action or by giving your permission (37 次)
- carol /ˈkær.əl/ 欢快的歌;圣歌;（通常指）圣诞颂歌 a happy or religious song, usually one sung at Christmas (7 次)
Up to now, Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other.
- scott (4 次)
- request /rɪˈkwest/ （礼貌、正式的）要求，请求 the act of politely or officially asking for something (6 次)
- spare /speər/ 额外的，备用的；多余的 If something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra. (5 次)
- part /pɑːt/ 部分，局部 some but not all of a thing (37 次)
- urgent /ˈɜː.dʒənt/ 紧急的，急迫的 very important and needing attention immediately (3 次)
- message /ˈmes.ɪdʒ/ 信息;消息;口信 a short piece of information that you give to a person when you cannot speak to them directly (8 次)
You can pay a deposit of thirty pounds, and then fourteen pounds a month for three years.
- deposit /dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/ 留下;存放 to leave something somewhere (4 次)
- thirty /ˈθɜː.ti/ （数字）30 the number 30 (9 次)
- pound /paʊnd/ 镑（英国等国家的货币单位） the standard unit of money used in the UK and some other countries (27 次)
- fourteen /ˌfɔːˈtiːn/ （数字）14 the number 14 (3 次)
Suddenly, she saw a man near a bus stop.
- suddenly /ˈsʌd.ən.li/ 突然;猛地，骤然 quickly and unexpectedly (37 次)
- stop /stɒp/ （使）停止;（使）停下;中断 to finish doing something that you were doing (28 次)
She’s in the garden, Jean.
- garden /ˈɡɑː.dən/ （住宅旁的）花园 a piece of land next to and belonging to a house, where flowers and other plants are grown, and often containing an area of grass (36 次)
- jean /ˈdʒiːn ˌdʒæk.ɪt/ 牛仔夹克 a short coat made of denim (= a thick, strong cotton cloth, used especially for making jeans) (2 次)
Then he put his hand into his pocket, and took out a phrasebook.
- hand /hænd/ 手 the part of the body at the end of the arm that is used for holding, moving, touching, and feeling things (36 次)
- pocket /ˈpɒk.ɪt/ 衣袋，口袋，兜 a small bag for carrying things in, made of cloth and sewn into the inside or onto the outside of a piece of clothing (7 次)
It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people.
- modern /ˈmɒd.ən/ 现代的;新式的 designed and made using the most recent ideas and methods (36 次)
- strange /streɪndʒ/ 不寻常的；奇怪的；不可思议的 unusual and unexpected, or difficult to understand (15 次)
I think I passed in English and Mathematics.
- english /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ 英语 the language that is spoken in the UK, the US, and in many other countries (19 次)
in the end, we stay at home and look after everything!
- end /end/ 末端，尽头 the part of a place or thing that is furthest away from the centre (35 次)
- everything /ˈev.ri.θɪŋ/ 每件事;所有事物;一切 all things (19 次)
Have you ever been there, Ken?
- ever /ˈev.ər/ 在任何时候;从来 at any time (35 次)
Can she type this letter for me?
- type /taɪp/ 类型；种类；品种 a particular group of people or things that share similar characteristics and form a smaller division of a larger set (14 次)
That policeman’s waving to you.
- policeman /pəˈliːs.mən/ 男警察 a male member of a police force (25 次)
- wave /weɪv/ 挥（手）；招手，摆手（表示问候、指示或强调） to raise your hand and move it from side to side as a way of greeting someone, telling someone to do something, or adding emphasis to an expression (35 次)
No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy.
- account /əˈkaʊnt/ 账户，户头 an arrangement with a bank to keep your money there and to allow you to take it out when you need to (7 次)
- fact /fækt/ 现实，实际情况；（尤指）事实，真相 something that is known to have happened or to exist, especially something for which proof exists, or about which there is information (34 次)
- extremely /ɪkˈstriːm.li/ 非常;极端;极其 very (9 次)
- heavy /ˈhev.i/ 重的，沉的 weighing a lot, and needing effort to move or lift (20 次)
Do you hear?
- hear /hɪər/ 听见，听到 to receive or become conscious of a sound using your ears (34 次)
We might not go anywhere.
- might /maɪt/ （may 的过去式）可能，可以 past simple of the verb may, used especially when reporting what someone has said, thought, asked, etc. (34 次)
- anywhere /ˈen.i.weər/ 在（或去）任何地方;随便哪个地方 in, to, or at any place (6 次)
At the moment, they are playing in the garden.
- moment /ˈməʊ.mənt/ 片刻，瞬间，刹那 a very short period of time (29 次)
- play /pleɪ/ （尤指儿童）玩，玩耍 When you play, especially as a child, you spend time doing an enjoyable and/or entertaining activity. (34 次)
It’s running across the grass.
- grass /ɡrɑːs/ 草，青草 a low, green plant that grows naturally over a lot of the earth’s surface, having groups of very thin leaves that grow close together in large numbers (7 次)
After a time, we noticed a snake charmer with two large baskets at the other side of the square, so we went to have a look at him.
- notice /ˈnəʊ.tɪs/ 看到;注意到;感觉到 to see or become conscious of something or someone (26 次)
- snake /sneɪk/ 蛇 a reptile with a long body and no legs (15 次)
- charmer /ˈtʃɑː.mər/ 迷人的人，可爱的人 a person who has good qualities that make you like them (2 次)
- side /saɪd/ 面；（尤指）侧面 a flat outer surface of an object, especially one that is not the top, the bottom, the front, or the back (34 次)
- square /skweər/ 正方形，四方形 a flat shape with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90° (4 次)
There’s a bar next door to the station.
- bar /bɑːr/ 酒吧;酒吧的吧台 a place where drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, are sold and drunk, or the area in such a place where the person serving the drinks stands (8 次)
You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket.
- without /wɪˈðaʊt/ 没有;无;缺少 not having or doing something, or lacking something (34 次)
Yes, of course I can, Penny.
- course /kɔːs/ 课程;教程 a set of classes or a plan of study on a particular subject, usually leading to an exam or qualification (33 次)
- penny /ˈpen.i/ （英国）便士（最小的货币单位，100便士为1英镑，表示币值时用 pence 或在非正式场合也可用 p，而表示硬币本身时用 pennies） the smallest unit of money in the UK, of which there are 100 in a pound, or a small coin worth this much. You use “pence” or, more informally, “p” when you are talking about the units of money and pennies when you are talking about the coins themselves. (13 次)
Well, I like the house, but I can’t decide yet.
- decide /dɪˈsaɪd/ （尤指仔细考虑后）决定，决断，确定 to choose something, especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities (33 次)
He turned on the light, but he couldn’t see anyone.
- light /laɪt/ 光，光亮，光线 the brightness that comes from the sun, fire, etc. and from electrical devices, and that allows things to be seen (33 次)
He’ll return to London the week after next.
- return /rɪˈtɜːn/ 回;返回 to come or go back to a previous place (33 次)
I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime.
- until /ənˈtɪl/ 到…时;直到…时 up to (the time that) (33 次)
My wife and I are walking along the banks of the river.
- along /əˈlɒŋ/ 沿着，顺着，循着 from one part of a road, river, etc. to another (15 次)
- bank /bæŋk/ 银行 an organization where people and businesses can invest or borrow money, change it to foreign money, etc., or a building where these services are offered (32 次)
- river /ˈrɪv.ər/ 河;江;川;水道 a natural wide flow of fresh water across the land into the sea, a lake, or another river (23 次)
He put them both into his mouth.
- both /bəʊθ/ 两个；两者；双方 (referring to) two people or things together (32 次)
- mouth /maʊθ/ 嘴，口;口腔 the opening in the face of a person or animal, consisting of the lips and the space between them, or the space behind containing the teeth and the tongue (7 次)
There is a bottle on the table.
- bottle /ˈbɒt.əl/ 瓶，瓶子 a container for liquids, usually made of glass or plastic, with a narrow neck (32 次)
Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury.
- pigeon /ˈpɪdʒ.ən/ 鸽子 a large, usually grey bird that is often seen in towns sitting on buildings in large groups, and is sometimes eaten as food (3 次)
- carry /ˈkær.i/ 背;扛;抱;抬;搬;载 to hold something or someone with your hands, arms, or on your back and transport it, him, or her from one place to another (32 次)
He feels ill.
- feel /fiːl/ 觉得;感到;体会到 to experience something physical or emotional (32 次)
- ill /ɪl/ 生病的，不舒服的 not feeling well, or suffering from a disease (7 次)
A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
- someone /ˈsʌm.wʌn/ 某人 used to refer to a single person when you do not know who they are or when it is not important who they are (16 次)
- police /pəˈliːs/ 警察当局，警方 the official organization that is responsible for protecting people and property, making people obey the law, finding out about and solving crime, and catching people who have committed a crime (31 次)
- steal /stiːl/ 偷，窃 to take something without the permission or knowledge of the owner and keep it (8 次)
- diamond /ˈdaɪə.mənd/ 钻石，金刚石 a transparent, extremely hard precious stone that is used in jewellery, and in industry for cutting hard things (9 次)
He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built.
- suggest /səˈdʒest/ 提议;建议 to mention an idea, possible plan, or action for other people to consider (13 次)
- double /ˈdʌb.əl/ 两倍的;成双的;双份的 twice the size, amount, price, etc., or consisting of two similar things together (2 次)
- railway /ˈreɪl.weɪ/ 铁路，铁道 the metal tracks on which trains run (9 次)
- tunnel /ˈtʌn.əl/ 隧道；地道；坑道 a long passage under or through the ground, especially one made by people (9 次)
- should /ʃʊd/ 应当，应该 used to say or ask what is the correct or best thing to do (31 次)
He is finding his new work far more exciting.
- far /fɑːr/ 远;遥远地;久远地 at, to, or from a great distance in space or time (30 次)
- exciting /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪŋ/ 令人兴奋的;使人激动的;刺激的 making you feel excited (8 次)
The aeroplane is flying over the river.
- flying /ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/ 乘坐飞机 travel by air (1 次)
I grew a beard during the trip.
- grow /ɡrəʊ/ 增多；增大；增强；增长；成长；长大 to increase in size or amount, or to become more advanced or developed (30 次)
She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs.
- shore /ʃɔːr/ （海、湖或大河的）滨，岸 the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river (11 次)
- high /haɪ/ （尤指无生命的东西）高的，有…高的 (especially of things that are not living) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground, or having the stated distance from top to bottom (30 次)
- cliff /klɪf/ （常指海岸的）悬崖，峭壁 a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on a coast (3 次)
Nothing at all.
- nothing /ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/ 没有东西;没有事情 not anything (30 次)
Yes, I’ve been here since 1976.
- since /sɪns/ 此后，从此 from a particular time in the past until a later time, or until now (30 次)
The stereo is near the door.
- stereo /ˈster.i.əʊ/ 立体声 a way of recording or playing sound so that it is separated into two signals and produces more natural sound (3 次)
And he mustn’t eat rich food.
- eat /iːt/ 吃 to put or take food into the mouth, chew it (= crush it with the teeth), and swallow it (28 次)
- rich /rɪtʃ/ 有钱的;富有的;富裕的 having a lot of money or valuable possessions (5 次)
- food /fuːd/ 食物;食品;（供植物生长的）养料 something that people and animals eat, or plants absorb, to keep them alive (29 次)
It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.
- immediately /ɪˈmiː.di.ət.li/ 立即，马上 now or without waiting or thinking (23 次)
- expert /ˈek.spɜːt/ 专家;内行;行家 a person with a high level of knowledge or skill relating to a particular subject or activity (7 次)
- confirm (5 次)
- puma /ˈpjuː.mə/ 美洲狮 a large, brown wild cat that lives in North and South America (10 次)
- attack /əˈtæk/ 袭击;殴打;攻击;进攻 to try to hurt or defeat using violence (2 次)
- human /ˈhjuː.mən/ 人的，人类的 being, relating to, or belonging to a person or to people as opposed to animals (29 次)
- being /ˈbiː.ɪŋ/ 生命，生物 a person or thing that exists (13 次)
- unless /ənˈles/ 除非;除了在…的情况下 except if (6 次)
Can you come here a minute please, Bob?
- minute /ˈmɪn.ɪt/ 分，分钟 one of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into, consisting of 60 seconds (29 次)
- bob /bɒb/ （尤指在水面上）轻轻地快速上下晃动 to move up and down quickly and gently, especially on the surface of water (7 次)
The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.
- plane /pleɪn/ 飞机 a vehicle designed for air travel, with wings and one or more engines (29 次)
- detective /dɪˈtek.tɪv/ 侦探 someone whose job is to discover information about crimes and find out who is responsible for them (7 次)
- waiting /weɪt/ 等待，等候;期盼，盼望 to allow time to go by, especially while staying in one place without doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you are expecting happens or until you can do something (1 次)
Pollution is the price we pay for an overpopulated, over industrialized planet.
- pollution /pəˈluː.ʃən/ 污染 damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste (5 次)
- price /praɪs/ 价格，价钱 the amount of money for which something is sold (10 次)
- industrialized /ɪnˈdʌs.tri.ə.laɪzd/ 工业化的 having developed a lot of industry (2 次)
- planet /ˈplæn.ɪt/ 行星 an extremely large, round mass of rock and metal, such as Earth, or of gas, such as Jupiter, that moves in a circular path around the sun or another star (29 次)
At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash.
- point /pɔɪnt/ 观点;论点 an idea, opinion, or piece of information that is said or written (27 次)
- seemed /siːm/ 似乎；仿佛 to give the effect of being; to be judged to be (1 次)
- certain /ˈsɜː.tən/ 肯定的，无疑的；有把握的；确定的 having no doubt or knowing exactly that something is true, or known to be true, correct, exact, or effective (21 次)
- crash /kræʃ/ 撞（车）；撞毁，撞坏；坠毁 If a vehicle crashes or someone crashes it, it is involved in an accident, usually a serious one in which the vehicle is damaged and someone is hurt. (10 次)
I’m sure that you need an X-__ray__, Andy.
- sure /ʃɔːr/ 确定的，肯定的，毫无疑问的 certain; without any doubt (29 次)
- ray /reɪ/ 光线，光束;（热能等的）辐射线 a narrow beam of light, heat, etc. travelling in a straight line from its place of origin (4 次)
- andy (2 次)
There is a car race near our town every year.
- race /reɪs/ 赛跑，速度竞赛 a competition in which all the competitors try to be the fastest and to finish first (23 次)
- town /taʊn/ 城镇，市镇 a place where people live and work, containing many houses, shops, places of work, places of entertainment, etc., and usually larger than a village but smaller than a city (29 次)
Can you see anything?
- anything /ˈen.i.θɪŋ/ （用于疑问句或否定句中）任何事物，任何东西 used in questions and negatives to mean “something” (28 次)
When did you bring it to us?
- bring /brɪŋ/ 拿来，带来;带到 to take or carry someone or something to a place or a person, or in the direction of the person speaking (28 次)
She always eats her lunch at noon.
- lunch /lʌntʃ/ 午餐，午饭 a meal that is eaten in the middle of the day (15 次)
- noon /nuːn/ 正午，中午 twelve o’clock in the middle of the day, or about that time (3 次)
Half a pound of coffee.
- half /hɑːf/ 一半，半个 either of the two equal or nearly equal parts that together make up a whole (28 次)
It happened to a friend of mine a year ago.
- mine /maɪn/ 我的（所有物）;属于我的（东西）;与我有关的（人） the one(s) belonging to or connected with me (7 次)
As I soon learnt, he was English himself!
- himself /hɪmˈself/ 他自己;它自己 used to refer to a male object of a verb that is the same person or animal as the subject of the verb (23 次)
George heard the noise and came downstairs quickly.
- noise /nɔɪz/ 噪声;杂音;嘈杂声;喧闹声 a sound or sounds, especially when it is unwanted, unpleasant, or loud (28 次)
- downstairs /ˌdaʊnˈsteəz/ 朝楼下，在楼下（尤指底层） to or on a lower floor of a building, especially the ground floor (6 次)
We are standing on the left.
- stand /stænd/ （使）直立；（使）站立；竖放；（尤指）站起来 to be in a vertical state or to put into a vertical state, especially (of a person or animal) by making the legs straight (28 次)
- leave /liːv/ 离开;离去;走开 to go away from someone or something, for a short time or permanently (51 次)
Can you remember the doctor’s telephone number?
- remember /rɪˈmem.bər/ 记得，记起，回想起;记住，牢记 to be able to bring back a piece of information into your mind, or to keep a piece of information in your memory (15 次)
I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window.
- wake /weɪk/ 醒来;叫醒，吵醒 to (cause someone to) become awake and conscious after sleeping (15 次)
- ring /rɪŋ/ 环（状物）;圆形的东西;环形排列 a circle of any material, or any group of things or people in a circular shape or arrangement (13 次)
- doorbell /ˈdɔː.bel/ 门铃 a bell, operated by a button on or next to the door of a house, that you push to tell the people inside that you are there (2 次)
- fast /fɑːst/ 快的；迅速的；敏捷的 moving or happening quickly, or able to move or happen quickly (9 次)
- asleep /əˈsliːp/ 睡着的 sleeping or not awake (2 次)
- ladder /ˈlæd.ər/ 梯子 a piece of equipment used for climbing up and down, that consists of two vertical bars or pieces of rope joined to each other by a set of horizontal steps (3 次)
- shed /ʃed/ （通常为木质、存放物品用的）棚子，小屋 a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things (3 次)
- against /əˈɡenst/ 反对;与…相反 disagreeing with a plan or activity (27 次)
- wall /wɔːl/ 墙，墙壁，围墙 a vertical structure, often made of stone or brick, that divides or surrounds something (24 次)
- climb /klaɪm/ 上升;攀升;爬升 to go up, or to go towards the top of something (14 次)
- towards /təˈwɔːdz/ 向，朝；对着 in the direction of, or closer to someone or something (26 次)
- bedroom /ˈbed.ruːm/ 卧室 a room used for sleeping in (3 次)
They will also be building new roads and a special railway line.
- also /ˈɔːl.səʊ/ 而且（也），此外（还） in addition (27 次)
- road /rəʊd/ 路；公路，马路；街 a long, hard surface built for vehicles to travel along (13 次)
- special /ˈspeʃ.əl/ 特殊的，特别的；不寻常的 not ordinary or usual (19 次)
- line /laɪn/ 线，线条 a long, thin mark on the surface of something (21 次)
Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America.
- animal /ˈæn.ɪ.məl/ （除人、鸟、鱼和昆虫之外的）动物；兽；牲畜 something that lives and moves but is not a human, bird, fish, or insect (27 次)
- america /əˈmer.ɪ.kə/ 美国，美利坚合众国 the United States of America (8 次)
There are some boats on the river.
- boat /bəʊt/ 艇；小船 a small vehicle for travelling on water (27 次)
Paris is a beautiful city.
- paris /ˈpær.ɪs/ 巴黎（法国首都） the capital city of France, situated in the north central part of the country (6 次)
- beautiful /ˈbjuː.tɪ.fəl/ 美丽的，漂亮的 very attractive (11 次)
- city /ˈsɪt.i/ 市，城市 a large town (27 次)
Of course, the Hubble is above the earth’s atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen.
- hubble (7 次)
- above /əˈbʌv/ 在（或向）…上面；在（或向）…较高处 in or to a higher position than something else (10 次)
- earth /ɜːθ/ 地球;世界 the planet third in order of distance from the sun, between Venus and Mars; the world on which we live (27 次)
- atmosphere /ˈæt.mə.sfɪər/ （包围地球的）大气，大气层，大气圈 the mixture of gases around the earth (11 次)
- clear /klɪər/ 明白的;清楚的;易懂的;清晰的 easy to understand, hear, read, or see (11 次)
- picture /ˈpɪk.tʃər/ 画，图画;照片 a drawing, painting, photograph, etc. (20 次)
- star /stɑːr/ 恒星；星 a very large ball of burning gas in space that is usually seen from the earth as a point of light in the sky at night (13 次)
- distant /ˈdɪs.tənt/ 遥远的，远方的 far away (3 次)
- galaxy /ˈɡæl.ək.si/ 星系 one of the independent groups of stars in the universe (3 次)
The English and Maths papers weren’t easy enough for me.
- easy /ˈiː.zi/ 容易的；不费力的 needing little effort (14 次)
- enough /ɪˈnʌf/ 充分；充足 as much as is necessary; in the amount or to the degree needed (27 次)
In the evening, the children come home from school.
- evening /ˈiːv.nɪŋ/ 傍晚;晚上 the part of the day between the end of the afternoon and night (27 次)
That’s a good idea, Charlotte.
- idea /aɪˈdɪə/ 意见，想法，主意;计划 a suggestion or plan for doing something (27 次)
- charlotte /ˈʃɑː.lət/ 水果奶油布丁 a type of sweet dish made with layers of fruit and bread, cake, or biscuits in a special shaped container (2 次)
After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible.
- choose /tʃuːz/ 选择;挑选，选取;选中 to decide what you want from two or more things or possibilities (10 次)
- assistant /əˈsɪs.tənt/ 助手；帮手；助理 someone who helps someone else to do a job (21 次)
- wrap /ræp/ （用纸、布或其他材料）包，裹 to cover or surround something with paper, cloth, or other material (3 次)
- possible /ˈpɒs.ə.bəl/ 可能的，有可能做到的 able to be done or achieved, or able to exist (27 次)
A pound of sugar.
- sugar /ˈʃʊɡ.ər/ 糖，食糖;（尤指）蔗糖 a sweet substance especially from the plants sugar cane and sugar beet, used to make food and drinks sweet (5 次)
I repeated my question several times and at last he understood.
- repeat /rɪˈpiːt/ 重复;重说 to say or tell people something more than once (6 次)
- several /ˈsev.ər.əl/ 一些；几个 some; an amount that is not exact but is fewer than many (27 次)
- understand /ˌʌn.dəˈstænd/ 理解;明白;懂得 to know the meaning of something that someone says (18 次)
Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper, but sometimes he and his wife watch television.
- newspaper /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪ.pər/ 报纸，报 a regularly printed document consisting of large sheets of paper that are folded together, or a website, containing news reports, articles, photographs, and advertisements (16 次)
- watch /wɒtʃ/ 观看;注视 to look at something for a period of time, especially something that is changing or moving (27 次)
Catch!
- catch /kætʃ/ 抓住，接住 to take hold of something, especially something that is moving through the air (26 次)
Enjoy yourself!
- enjoy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ 享受…的乐趣;喜爱;欣赏 to get pleasure from something (26 次)
- yourself /jɔːˈself/ 你自己;您自己 used when the subject of the verb is “you” or the person being spoken to, and the object is the same person (10 次)
The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years’ time.
- olympic /əˈlɪm.pɪk/ 奥林匹克运动会的，和奥运会有关的 of or relating to the Olympics (6 次)
- games 体育课 organized sports activities that children do at school (4 次)
- hold /həʊld/ 握住，抓住 to take and keep something in your hand or arms (26 次)
Last week, my four-year-old daughter, Sally, was invited to a children’s party.
- daughter /ˈdɔː.tər/ 女儿 your female child (10 次)
- invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ 邀请，约请 to ask or request someone to go to an event (8 次)
- party /ˈpɑː.ti/ 社交聚会 a social event at which a group of people meet to talk, eat, drink, dance, etc., often in order to celebrate a special occasion (26 次)
He must remain in bed for another two days.
- remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ 停留，留下;保持不变，仍然是 to stay in the same place or in the same condition (26 次)
Suddenly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a passing boat.
- kick /kɪk/ 踢，踹 to hit someone or something with the foot, or to move the feet and legs suddenly and violently (2 次)
- ball /bɔːl/ 球;球状物 any object in the shape of a sphere, especially one used as a toy by children or in various sports such as tennis and football (6 次)
People who live in Britain needn’t despair when they made mistakes like this (and a lot of people do)!
- britain /ˈbrɪt.ən/ 英格兰，苏格兰，威尔士的统称 England, Scotland, and Wales (5 次)
- despair /dɪˈspeər/ 绝望 the feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worrying situation (5 次)
- mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ 错误；过失 an action, decision, or judgment that produces an unwanted or unintentional result (8 次)
Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold.
- almost /ˈɔːl.məʊst/ 几乎，差不多，差一点，将近 nearly (25 次)
- complain /kəmˈpleɪn/ 抱怨;发牢骚;诉苦 to say that something is wrong or not satisfactory (9 次)
- weather /ˈweð.ər/ 天气；气象 the conditions in the air above the earth such as wind, rain, or temperature, especially at a particular time over a particular area (14 次)
- summer /ˈsʌm.ər/ 夏天，夏季 the season of the year between spring and autumn when the weather is warmest, lasting from June to September north of the equator and from December to March south of the equator (14 次)
- continually /kənˈtɪn.ju.ə.li/ 频频地，频繁地，再三地 in a way that happens repeatedly (4 次)
- bitterly /ˈbɪt.ə.li/ 愤怒地;痛苦地 in a way that shows strong negative emotion such as anger or disappointment (2 次)
It is between two hills.
- between /bɪˈtwiːn/ （空间上）在…中间，在…之间 in or into the space that separates two places, people, or objects (25 次)
- hill /hɪl/ 小山，丘陵 an area of land that is higher than the surrounding land (5 次)
They were too difficult for me.
- difficult /ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt/ 困难的，费力的，艰难的 needing skill or effort (25 次)
As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire.
- cook /kʊk/ 做饭，烹调;烧，煮 When you cook food, you prepare it to be eaten by heating it in a particular way, such as baking or boiling, and when food cooks, it is heated until it is ready to eat. (6 次)
- meal /mɪəl/ 进餐;餐，一顿饭 an occasion when food is eaten, or the food that is eaten on such an occasion (14 次)
- fire /faɪər/ 火;（燃烧着的）燃料，柴火 (material that is in) the state of burning that produces flames that send out heat and light, and might produce smoke (25 次)
It was dark outside.
- outside /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ 在外面（的），在室外（的）;在…外面（的） not inside a building (25 次)
Show me your tongue.
- show /ʃəʊ/ 给…看；出示；显示 to make it possible for something to be seen (25 次)
- tongue /tʌŋ/ 舌头 the large, soft piece of flesh in the mouth that you can move, and is used for tasting, speaking, etc. (3 次)
My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not.
- whether /ˈweð.ər/ （尤用于转述问题或表达疑问）是否 (used especially in reporting questions and expressing doubts) if, or not (25 次)
He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool.
- path /pɑːθ/ 路，小道，小径 a route or track between one place and another, or the direction in which something is moving (7 次)
- wooden /ˈwʊd.ən/ 木制的 made of wood (4 次)
- pool /puːl/ 水塘，水池，潭 a small area of usually still water (13 次)
‘It’s none of your business,’ the young man said rudely.
- none /nʌn/ 没有一个（人或事物）;全无 not one (of a group of people or things), or not any (10 次)
- business /ˈbɪz.nɪs/ 买卖（货品或服务） the activity of buying and selling goods and services (24 次)
I slipped and fell downstairs.
- slip /slɪp/ 滑倒；失脚 to slide without intending to (5 次)
- fall /fɔːl/ （突然）跌倒，摔落 to suddenly go down onto the ground or towards the ground without intending to or by accident (24 次)
He led me into his room and hurriedly hid a large parcel under his desk.
- lead /liːd/ 领导，带领，率领 to control a group of people, a country, or a situation (24 次)
- hurriedly /ˈhʌr.id.li/ 匆忙地，仓促地 in a way that is hurried (= done very quickly or too quickly) (2 次)
- hide /haɪd/ 把…藏起来；躲藏 to put something or someone in a place where that thing or person cannot be seen or found, or to put yourself somewhere where you cannot be seen or found (14 次)
- parcel /ˈpɑː.səl/ 包裹，邮包 an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper, especially so that it can be sent by post (9 次)
- desk /desk/ （常指带抽屉的）书桌，办公桌，写字台 a type of table that you can work at, often one with drawers (7 次)
A piece of cheese.
- piece /piːs/ 块;片;段;碎片;碎块 a part of something (24 次)
- cheese /tʃiːz/ 奶酪，干酪 a food made from milk, or from a milk-like substance taken from plants, that can be either firm or soft and is usually yellow or white in colour (4 次)
The operation, which lasted for over four hours, proved to be very difficult because of the hard resin which covered the skin.
- operation /ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/ 运作，实施，工作 the fact of operating or being active (12 次)
- prove /pruːv/ 证明是，结果是 to show a particular result after a period of time (24 次)
- cover /ˈkʌv.ər/ 盖上;覆盖;遮盖;遮蔽 to put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something (21 次)
- skin /skɪn/ 皮肤;皮 the natural outer layer that covers a person, animal, fruit, etc. (7 次)
Haroun Tazieff, the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world.
- polish /ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/ 擦，擦亮，磨光 to rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine (2 次)
- scientist /ˈsaɪən.tɪst/ 科学家 an expert who studies or works in one of the sciences (7 次)
- lifetime /ˈlaɪf.taɪm/ 有生之年，终生，一辈子 the period of time during which someone lives or something exists (2 次)
- study /ˈstʌd.i/ 学习;攻读，研读 to learn about a subject, especially in an educational course or by reading books (24 次)
- active /ˈæk.tɪv/ 忙于…的 busy with a particular activity (3 次)
- volcano /vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/ 火山 a mountain with a large, circular hole at the top through which lava (= hot liquid rock) gases, steam, and dust are or have been forced out (6 次)
- deep /diːp/ 深的，向下延伸的；有…深的 going or being a long way down from the top or surface, or being of a particular distance from the top to the bottom (21 次)
- cave /keɪv/ 洞穴;山洞;地洞 a large hole in the side of a hill, cliff, or mountain, or one that is underground (19 次)
I visited museums and sat in public gardens.
- museum /mjuːˈziː.əm/ 博物馆，博物院 a building where objects of historical, scientific, or artistic interest are kept (6 次)
- public /ˈpʌb.lɪk/ 公众的，大众的 relating to or involving people in general, rather than being limited to a particular group of people (16 次)
My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland.
- dream /driːm/ 梦，睡梦，梦境 a series of events or images that happen in your mind when you are sleeping (15 次)
- receive /rɪˈsiːv/ 得到;收到;受到 to get or be given something (23 次)
- girl /ɡɜːl/ （尤指学龄阶段的）女孩，姑娘 a female child or young woman, especially one still at school (23 次)
- age /eɪdʒ/ 年龄，年纪;存在时间 the period of time someone has been alive or something has existed (23 次)
- holland /ˈhɒl.ənd/ 荷兰（西欧国家） a name that is sometimes used for the Netherlands, a country in western Europe (2 次)
I want my change.
- change /tʃeɪndʒ/ 换，交换 to exchange one thing for another thing, especially of a similar type (23 次)
I had an amusing experience last year.
- amusing /əˈmjuː.zɪŋ/ 好笑的，有趣的;引人发笑的 entertaining and funny (4 次)
- experience /ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/ 经验;经历;实践 (the process of getting) knowledge or skill from doing, seeing, or feeling things (23 次)
‘Hello, little girl,’ she said.
- hello /heˈləʊ/ 喂，你好（用于问候或打招呼） used when meeting or greeting someone (9 次)
To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately.
- surprise /səˈpraɪz/ 意想不到的事物 an unexpected event (17 次)
That means you don’t need to water the garden.
- mean /miːn/ 意思是;意味着 to express or represent something such as an idea, thought, or fact (23 次)
Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.
- nature /ˈneɪ.tʃər/ 大自然，自然界 all the animals, plants, rocks, etc. in the world and all the features, forces, and processes that happen or exist independently of people, such as the weather, the sea, mountains, the production of young animals or plants, and growth (23 次)
- willing /ˈwɪl.ɪŋ/ 愿意，乐意（做某事） to be happy to do something if it is needed (5 次)
- sacrifice /ˈsæk.rɪ.faɪs/ 牺牲;献出 to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person (4 次)
- privilege /ˈprɪv.əl.ɪdʒ/ （特定个体或群体的）特权，特别待遇 an advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because of their position or because they are rich (2 次)
- white /waɪt/ 白色的;雪白的;乳白的 of a colour like that of snow, milk, or bone (12 次)
- collar /ˈkɒl.ər/ 衣领，领口 the part around the neck of a piece of clothing, usually sewn on and sometimes made of different material (3 次)
- worker /ˈwɜː.kər/ 工人；劳动者；工作者 someone who works in a particular job or in a particular way (12 次)
Are you really going to retire, miss Marsh?
- really /ˈrɪə.li/ 事实上；实际上；真正地 in fact (23 次)
- retire /rɪˈtaɪər/ 退休;退职;退役 to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health (11 次)
I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.
- brother /ˈbrʌð.ər/ 兄弟 a man or boy with the same parents as another person (14 次)
- tim (8 次)
If we win a lot of money, We’ll travel round the world and we’ll stay at the best hotels.
- round /raʊnd/ 围绕;环绕;绕过 in a circular direction or position; around (23 次)
- hotel /həʊˈtel/ 宾馆，酒店 a building where you pay to have a room to sleep in, and where you can sometimes eat meals (9 次)
‘Go back to sleep.’
- sleep /sliːp/ 睡觉，睡眠 the resting state in which the body is not active and the mind is unconscious (23 次)
Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!
- smile /smaɪl/ 微笑，笑容 a happy or friendly expression on the face in which the ends of the mouth curve up slightly, often with the lips moving apart so that the teeth can be seen (13 次)
- extra /ˈek.strə/ 额外的；附加的 added to what is normal (4 次)
- thousand /ˈθaʊ.zənd/ （数字）1000 the number 1,000 (23 次)
Why?
- why /waɪ/ 为什么 for what reason (23 次)
I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset.
- upset /ʌpˈset/ 使心烦意乱;使难过;使生气 to make someone worried, unhappy, or angry (3 次)
And I want a large box of chalk, too.
- chalk /tʃɔːk/ 白垩 a type of soft white rock (2 次)
Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away.
- forest /ˈfɒr.ɪst/ 森林;林区 a large area of land covered with trees and plants, usually larger than a wood, or the trees and plants themselves (6 次)
- cause /kɔːz/ （尤指不好的事情发生的）原因，起因 the reason why something, especially something bad, happens (22 次)
- broken /ˈbrəʊ.kən/ （break 的过去分词） past participle of break (2 次)
- cigarette /ˌsɪɡ.ərˈet/ 香烟，纸烟 a small paper tube filled with cut pieces of tobacco that people smoke (10 次)
- carelessly /ˈkeə.ləs.li/ 不在意地 不小心地 without taking or showing enough care and attention (2 次)
But that’s impossible.
- impossible /ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/ （行动或事件）不可能的，办不到的 If an action or event is impossible, it cannot happen or be achieved. (22 次)
The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.
- surprising /səˈpraɪ.zɪŋ/ 令人意外的，让人吃惊的，出人意料的 unexpected (2 次)
- land /lænd/ 陆地，地面 the surface of the earth that is not covered by water (22 次)
- snow /snəʊ/ 雪;积雪 the small, soft, white pieces of ice that sometimes fall from the sky when it is cold, or the white layer on the ground and other surfaces that it forms (5 次)
I’m nearly ready.
- ready /ˈred.i/ 准备好的，有准备的；现成的；方便使用的 prepared and suitable for fast activity (8 次)
The one who offered you a job in Australia.
- offer /ˈɒf.ər/ 主动给予;主动提出;提议 to ask someone if they would like to have something or if they would like you to do something (22 次)
The bridge is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken into account by its designer.
- shape /ʃeɪp/ 形状，形态，外形 the particular physical form or appearance of something (22 次)
- designer /dɪˈzaɪ.nər/ 设计者，设计师 a person who imagines how something could be made and draws plans for it (2 次)
This is Michael Baker, and this is Jeremy Short.
- baker /ˈbeɪ.kər/ 面包师;糕点师;面包店店员（或店主） a person who makes bread and cakes, or who sells bread and cakes as a job (2 次)
- jeremy (6 次)
She can’t speak to you now!’
- speak /spiːk/ 说话，谈话;说 to say words, to use the voice, or to have a conversation with someone (22 次)
Didn’t you see the speed limit?
- speed /spiːd/ 速度，速率 how fast something moves (22 次)
- limit /ˈlɪm.ɪt/ 限额；限制；上限 the greatest amount, number, or level of something that is either possible or allowed (6 次)
He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door.
- start /stɑːt/ 开始;着手 to begin doing something (22 次)
- interrupt /ˌɪn.təˈrʌpt/ 打断（其他人说话） to stop a person from speaking for a short period by something you say or do (5 次)
- knock /nɒk/ （反复地）敲，击，打 to repeatedly hit something, producing a noise (10 次)
It’s over there, behind the teapot.
- teapot /ˈtiː.pɒt/ 茶壶 a container for making and serving tea with a handle and a shaped opening for pouring (2 次)
When the doctor answered the phone, Mr.Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr.John Gilbert.
- gilbert (6 次)
- patient /ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/ 病人 a person who is receiving medical care, or who is cared for by a particular doctor or dentist when necessary (10 次)
- john /ˈdʒɒn/ 厕所，盥洗室（同 toilet） a toilet (16 次)
It contained $50. ‘
- contain /kənˈteɪn/ 包含；容纳；盛 to have something inside or include something as a part (21 次)
The litter baskets were empty and the ground was covered with pieces of paper, cigarette ends, old tyres, empty bottles and rusty tins.
- empty /ˈemp.ti/ 空的;无人的 not containing any things or people (13 次)
- ground /ɡraʊnd/ 地，地面 the surface of the earth (21 次)
- tin /tɪn/ 锡 a chemical element that is a silver-coloured metal, often combined with other metals or used to cover and protect other metals (5 次)
Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep.
- excited /ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/ 兴奋的；激动的 feeling very happy and enthusiastic (4 次)
- hole /həʊl/ 洞，孔 an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object’s surface, or an opening that goes completely through an object (11 次)
They often drink tea together.
- together /təˈɡeð.ər/ 一起；共同 with each other (15 次)
Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a ‘guard of honour’ of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo.
- christmas /ˈkrɪs.məs/ 圣诞节；圣诞节期间 (the period just before and after) 25 December, a Christian holy day that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ (6 次)
- accompany /əˈkʌm.pə.ni/ 陪同，陪伴;伴随，和…一起发生（或存在） to go with someone or to be provided or exist at the same time as something (5 次)
- guard /ɡɑːd/ 卫兵，警卫；看守，守卫 a person or group of people whose job is to protect a person, place, or thing from danger or attack, or to prevent a person such as a criminal from escaping (4 次)
- six /sɪks/ 数字6 the number 6 (20 次)
- pretty /ˈprɪt.i/ 相当，颇，很，非常 quite, but not extremely (5 次)
- main /meɪn/ 主要的；最重要的；最大的 larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the same type (11 次)
- riding /ˈraɪ.dɪŋ/ 骑马（运动或活动） the sport or activity of riding horses (1 次)
- baby /ˈbeɪ.bi/ （尤指尚未学会走路或说话的）婴儿，婴孩 a very young child, especially one that has not yet begun to walk or talk (10 次)
- elephant /ˈel.ɪ.fənt/ 象，大象 a very large grey mammal that has a trunk (= long nose) with which it can pick things up (21 次)
- jumbo /ˈdʒʌm.bəʊ/ 特大（号）的；巨型的 extremely large (4 次)
I hope I haven’t failed.
- fail /feɪl/ 失败；未能做到 to not succeed in what you are trying to achieve or are expected to do (21 次)
I often fish for hours without catching anything.
- fish /fɪʃ/ 鱼;鱼肉 an animal that lives in water, is covered with scales, and breathes by taking water in through its mouth, or the flesh of these animals eaten as food (21 次)
Then sweep the floor.
- sweep /swiːp/ 打扫，清扫，扫除 to clean something, especially a floor by using a brush to collect the dirt into one place from which it can be removed (4 次)
Let me help you.
- help /help/ 帮助，帮忙 to make it possible or easier for someone to do something, by doing part of the work yourself or by providing advice, money, support, etc. (21 次)
Neither of us spoke during the journey.
- neither /ˈnaɪ.ðər/ 两者皆非，两者都不 not either of two things or people (7 次)
- journey /ˈdʒɜː.ni/ （尤指乘交通工具的）旅行，行程 the act of travelling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle (21 次)
They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire.
- quite /kwaɪt/ 完全地，彻底地 completely (21 次)
But they don’t realize one important thing.
- realize /ˈrɪə.laɪz/ 明白;认识到;意识到 to understand a situation, sometimes suddenly (21 次)
- important /ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/ 必需的；重要的；珍贵的 necessary or of great value (11 次)
In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.
- century /ˈsen.tʃər.i/ 一百年 a period of 100 years (20 次)
- appear /əˈpɪər/ 出现;呈现;显现 to start to be seen or to be present (14 次)
- blacken /ˈblæk.ən/ 使…变成黑色 to become black or to make something become black, for example because of dirt or smoke (2 次)
- soil /sɔɪl/ 泥土，土壤 the material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow (4 次)
Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own computers.
- keen /kiːn/ 热衷的；热心的；渴望的 very interested, eager, or wanting (to do) something very much (2 次)
- enthusiast /ɪnˈθjuː.zi.æst/ 热衷于…的人;热心者;爱好者 a person who is very interested in and involved with a particular subject or activity (3 次)
- computer /kəmˈpjuː.tər/ 计算机，电脑 an electronic machine that is used for storing, organizing, and finding words, numbers, and pictures, for doing calculations, and for controlling other machines (20 次)
By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing.
- lancaster /ˈlæŋ.kæs.tər/ 莱斯特 a small city in northwest England (2 次)
- bomber /ˈbɒm.ər/ 投弹手;投掷炸弹者 a person who uses bombs (2 次)
- reasonable /ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/ 合情理的;讲道理的;公平的 based on or using good judgment and therefore fair and practical (3 次)
- condition /kənˈdɪʃ.ən/ 状况；状态 the particular state that something or someone is in (20 次)
- rare /reər/ 稀少的；罕见的；不常发生的 not common or frequent; very unusual (8 次)
- worth /wɜːθ/ 值…钱的 having a particular value, especially in money (14 次)
- rescue /ˈres.kjuː/ 救援；营救；解救 to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful, or unpleasant situation (7 次)
He was so surprised at being discovered that he did not even try to run away.
- surprised /səˈpraɪzd/ 意外的，惊讶的，诧异的 feeling or showing surprise because something has happened that you did not expect (8 次)
- discover /dɪˈskʌv.ər/ （尤指首次）发现，找到 to find information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time (20 次)
I come from England.
- england /ˈɪŋ.ɡlənd/ 英格兰 a country that is part of the United Kingdom (20 次)
I’m going to put it here, in front of the window.
- front /frʌnt/ 前面；正面 the part of a building, object, or person’s body that faces forward or is most often seen or used (20 次)
This letter’s full of mistakes.
- full /fʊl/ （容器或空间）装满的，充满的 (of a container or a space) holding or containing as much as possible or a lot (20 次)
Is that bag heavy, Penny?
- bag /bæɡ/ 袋子 a soft container made out of paper or thin plastic, and open at the top, used to hold foods and other goods (18 次)
My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays.
- parent /ˈpeə.rənt/ 父亲;母亲 a mother or father of a person or an animal, or someone who looks after a person in the same way that a parent does (20 次)
- south /saʊθ/ 南;南方，南部 the direction that goes towards the part of the earth below the equator, opposite to the north, or the part of an area or country that is in this direction (11 次)
- europe /ˈjʊə.rəp/ 欧洲 the continent that is to the east of the Atlantic Ocean, to the north of the Mediterranean, and to the west of Asia (8 次)
We have this problem every year.
- problem /ˈprɒb.ləm/ （须解决的）问题；疑难问题，困难 a situation, person, or thing that needs attention and needs to be dealt with or solved (20 次)
Debbie is only eleven years old and she hopes to set up a new world record.
- debbie (6 次)
- eleven /ɪˈlev.ən/ （数字）11 the number 11 (5 次)
- hop /hɒp/ 单脚跳 to jump on one foot or to move about in this way (8 次)
- record /rɪˈkɔːd/ 录制;录（音）;录（像） to store sounds or moving pictures using electronic equipment so that they can be heard or seen later (20 次)
Do you want the large size or the small size?
- size /saɪz/ 尺寸；大小；规模 how large or small something or someone is (20 次)
It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time.
- strike /straɪk/ 罢工 to refuse to continue working because of an argument with an employer about working conditions, pay levels, or job losses (20 次)
- twelve /twelv/ （数字）12 the number 12 (10 次)
If they are not brought to the surface soon they may lose their lives.
- surface /ˈsɜː.fɪs/ 表面，表层，外层 the outer or top part or layer of something (20 次)
You forget that I was a medical student once upon a time.’
- forget /fəˈɡet/ 忘记，遗忘 to be unable to remember a fact, something that happened, or how to do something (13 次)
- medical /ˈmed.ɪ.kəl/ 医学的;医疗的;医用的 related to the treatment of illness and injuries (7 次)
- upon /əˈpɒn/ 在…上 on (20 次)
Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves.
- roy /ˌrɔɪ əv ðə ˈrəʊ.vəz ˌstʌf/ （用于体育报道中）没有获胜希望的球队勇敢而激动人心的表现（1950年代漫画《巡游者队的罗伊》中常描写此类球场表现） used in sports reports to refer to brave and exciting football by a team that has very little chance of being successful, typical of the games in the 1950s comic strip “Roy of the Rovers” (4 次)
- act /ækt/ 行为，行事；举止，表现 to behave in the stated way (19 次)
- straight /streɪt/ 直的（地），笔直的（地） continuing in one direction without bending or curving (8 次)
The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where – it is said – pirates used to hide gold.
- machine /məˈʃiːn/ 机器;机械装置 a piece of equipment with several moving parts that uses power to do a particular type of work (15 次)
- pirate /ˈpaɪ.rət/ 海盗 a person who sails in a ship and attacks other ships in order to steal from them (2 次)
- gold /ɡəʊld/ 金，金子，黄金 a chemical element that is a valuable, shiny, yellow metal used to make coins and jewellery (10 次)
How much does this house cost?
- cost /kɒst/ 价格;费用;成本 the amount of money needed to buy, do, or make something (19 次)
There were English cars, French cars, German cars, Italian cars, American cars and Japanese cars.
- italian /ɪˈtæl.jən/ 意大利的;意大利人的;意大利语的 belonging to or relating to Italy, its people, or its language (7 次)
- american /əˈmer.ɪ.kən/ 美国的 of or relating to the United States of America (12 次)
- japanese /ˌdʒæp.ənˈiːz/ 日本的;日本人的;日本语的 belonging to or relating to Japan, its people, or its language (2 次)
After they had entered the house, they went into the dining room.
- enter /ˈen.tər/ 进来;进去;进入 to come or go into a particular place (19 次)
- dining /daɪn/ 吃正餐;吃晚饭 to eat the main meal of the day, usually in the evening (4 次)
Everything’s very quiet.
- quiet /ˈkwaɪ.ət/ 静的，安静的;轻轻的 making very little noise (9 次)
It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe.
- follow /ˈfɒl.əʊ/ 跟随;跟着 to move behind someone or something and go where he, she, or it goes (19 次)
- movement /ˈmuːv.mənt/ 动;移动;运动 a change of position (18 次)
- pipe /paɪp/ 管;管子;管道 a tube inside which liquid or gas flows from one place to another (7 次)
Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police.
- tuesday /ˈtʃuːz.deɪ/ 星期二 the day of the week after Monday and before Wednesday (3 次)
- local /ˈləʊ.kəl/ 当地的，本地的 from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of a country (19 次)
Perhaps it is, sir.
- perhaps /pəˈhæps/ 或许，可能 used to show that something is possible or that you are not certain about something (19 次)
He’s a very nice person.
- person /ˈpɜː.sən/ 人 a man, woman, or child (19 次)
The reader’s hair stands on end when he reads in the final pages of the novel that the heroine, a dear old lady who had always been so kind to everybody, had, in her youth, poisoned every one of her five husbands.
- reader /ˈriː.dər/ （尤指大量阅读的）读者，爱读书的人 someone who reads for pleasure, especially a person who reads a lot (6 次)
- hair /heər/ （人的）头发;（人或动物的）汗毛，毛发 the mass of thin thread-like structures on the head of a person, or any of these structures that grow out of the skin of a person or animal (3 次)
- final /ˈfaɪ.nəl/ 最后的，最终的 last (3 次)
- page /peɪdʒ/ （书或报纸杂志的）页，面 a side of one of the pieces of paper in a book, newspaper, or magazine, usually with a number printed on it (8 次)
- novel /ˈnɒv.əl/ （长篇）小说 a long printed story about imaginary characters and events (3 次)
- dear /dɪər/ 亲爱的，心爱的;可爱的 loved or liked very much (9 次)
- lady /ˈleɪ.di/ 女士 a polite or old-fashioned way of referring to or talking to a woman (18 次)
- kind /kaɪnd/ 宽容的;有益的;体贴的 generous, helpful, and thinking about other people’s feelings (18 次)
- everybody /ˈev.riˌbɒd.i/ 每个人，人人;所有人 → everyone (18 次)
- youth /juːθ/ 青年时期;年轻，青春 the period of your life when you are young, or the state of being young (7 次)
- poison /ˈpɔɪ.zən/ 毒;毒药，毒物 a substance that can make people or animals ill or kill them if they eat or drink it (19 次)
They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.
- effort /ˈef.ət/ 气力;精力;努力 physical or mental activity needed to achieve something (13 次)
- amusement /əˈmjuːz.mənt/ 开心，愉悦，快乐 the feeling of being entertained or made to laugh (4 次)
- whenever /wenˈev.ər/ 每当，无论何时 every or any time (3 次)
- produce /prəˈdʒuːs/ 生产;出产;制造 to make something or bring something into existence (19 次)
- sweet /swiːt/ （尤指食物或饮料）甜的 (especially of food or drink) having a taste similar to that of sugar; not bitter or salty (7 次)
Can your mechanics repair it?
- mechanic /məˈkæn.ɪk/ 技师;机工;机械师 someone whose job is repairing the engines of vehicles and other machines (3 次)
I don’t know what you’re talking about.
- talk /tɔːk/ 讲话，谈话;谈论 to say words aloud; to speak to someone (19 次)
In the afternoon, she usually sees her friends.
- afternoon /ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn/ 下午，午后 the period that starts at about twelve o’clock or after the meal in the middle of the day and ends at about six o’clock or when the sun goes down (15 次)
Can’t you wait till this afternoon?
- till /tɪl/ 直到;到…为止 up to (the time that); until (3 次)
I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!
- whole /həʊl/ 全部的；整个的；整体的 complete or not divided (19 次)
- single /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/ 单一的，仅有一个的 one only (10 次)
Women always have the last word.
- word /wɜːd/ 词;字;单词 a single unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken or written (19 次)
A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began.
- deal /diːl/ （尤指商业上的）协议，交易 an agreement or an arrangement, especially in business (18 次)
- excitement /ɪkˈsaɪt.mənt/ 激动，兴奋；令人兴奋的事情 a feeling of being excited, or an exciting event (5 次)
Fish and chips has always been a favourite dish in Britain, but as the oceans have been overfished, fish has become more and more expensive.
- chip /tʃɪp/ 炸薯条，油炸土豆条 a long, thin piece of potato that is fried and usually eaten hot (7 次)
- dish /dɪʃ/ 盘子，碟子 a container, flatter than a bowl and sometimes with a lid, from which food can be served or which can be used for cooking (18 次)
- ocean /ˈəʊ.ʃən/ 海洋，大洋;大海 a very large area of sea (17 次)
The girl ‘gave’ her mother a free dress once a week!
- mother /ˈmʌð.ər/ 母亲;妈妈 a female parent (10 次)
- free /friː/ 自由的；无拘束的 not limited or controlled (18 次)
Acting on the contention that facts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by publishing details about their private lives.
- sacred /ˈseɪ.krɪd/ （尤指因与神有关而）神圣的，值得崇敬的 considered to be holy and deserving respect, especially because of a connection with a god (2 次)
- individual /ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/ 个人，个体 a single person or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which they belong (18 次)
- publish /ˈpʌb.lɪʃ/ 公布;出版;发表 to make information available to people, especially in a book, magazine, or newspaper, or to produce and sell a book, magazine, or newspaper (5 次)
- detail /ˈdiː.teɪl/ 消息;细节 a single piece of information or fact about something (5 次)
The lady who is standing behind the counter.
- counter /ˈkaʊn.tər/ 柜台 a long, flat, narrow surface or table in a shop, bank, restaurant, etc. at which people are served (4 次)
We can’t make up our minds.
- mind /maɪnd/ 头脑；大脑 the part of a person that makes it possible for him or her to think, feel emotions, and understand things (18 次)
They will be trying to keep order.
- order /ˈɔː.dər/ 点菜；订制；订货 a request to make, supply, or deliver food or goods (18 次)
I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, ‘Do you speak English?’
- reach /riːtʃ/ （尤指经过很长时间或费很大气力旅行后）到达，抵达 to arrive at a place, especially after spending a long time or a lot of effort travelling (18 次)
- slowly /ˈsləʊ.li/ 缓慢地，慢吞吞地 at a slow speed (17 次)
This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves.
- sort /sɔːt/ 种类，类型 a group of things that are of the same type or that share similar qualities (18 次)
- love /lʌv/ 爱，喜爱 to like another adult very much and be romantically and sexually attracted to them, or to have strong feelings of liking a friend or person in your family (12 次)
In the end, I could not bear it.
- bear /beər/ 忍受;容忍;经受;承担 to accept, tolerate, or endure something, especially something unpleasant (17 次)
She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken.
- key /kiː/ 钥匙 a piece of metal that has been cut into a special shape and is used for opening or closing a lock, starting a car engine, etc. (10 次)
- string /strɪŋ/ 细绳;线;带 (a piece of) strong, thin rope made by twisting very thin threads together, used for fastening and tying things (4 次)
- broken /ˈbrəʊ.kən/ （break 的过去分词） past participle of break (2 次)
Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow.
- captain /ˈkæp.tɪn/ （运动队）队长 the leader of a sports team (17 次)
- alison (2 次)
- sail /seɪl/ （船）航行，行驶 When a boat or a ship sails, it travels on the water. (9 次)
Recently,one of Jeremy’s closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception.
- recently /ˈriː.sənt.li/ 最近;近来 not long ago, or at a time that started not long ago (17 次)
- close /kləʊz/ （使）关，合，关闭 to change from being open to not being open, or to cause something to do this (17 次)
- speech /spiːtʃ/ 说话能力;说话;谈话;言语 the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of spoken language (6 次)
- wedding /ˈwed.ɪŋ/ 婚礼，结婚庆典 a marriage ceremony and any celebrations such as a meal or a party that follow it (2 次)
Is dinner ready, Carol?
- dinner /ˈdɪn.ər/ 正餐（通常指晚餐，在英国有时指午餐） the main meal of the day, usually the meal you eat in the evening but sometimes, in Britain, the meal eaten in the middle of the day (17 次)
This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it.
- solve /sɒlv/ 思索，思考 to find an answer to a problem (3 次)
- draw /drɔː/ 画，绘画 to make a picture of something or someone with a pencil or pen (17 次)
- fresh /freʃ/ 新的;不同的;另外的 new or different (4 次)
She was a famous actress When I was still at school.
- famous /ˈfeɪ.məs/ 著名的，出名的，有名的 known and recognized by many people (17 次)
- actress /ˈæk.trəs/ 女演员 a woman who pretends to be someone else while performing in a film, play, or television programme (4 次)
When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.
- herself /hɜːˈself/ 她自己 used to refer to a female object of a verb, that is the same person or animal as the subject of the verb (7 次)
- hospital /ˈhɒs.pɪ.təl/ 医院 a place where people who are ill or injured are treated and taken care of by doctors and nurses (17 次)
In the light of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort.
- statement /ˈsteɪt.mənt/ （正式的）说明;声明;表态 something that someone says or writes officially, or an action done to express an opinion (2 次)
- teacher /ˈtiː.tʃər/ 教员;教师 someone whose job is to teach in a school or college (3 次)
- sell /sel/ 卖，出售 to give something to someone else in return for money (17 次)
- knowledge /ˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/ 知识;学问;学识;了解;理解 understanding of or information about a subject that you get by experience or study, either known by one person or by people generally (17 次)
- philosopher /fɪˈlɒs.ə.fər/ 哲学家 someone who studies or writes about the meaning of life (2 次)
- wisdom /ˈwɪz.dəm/ 智慧;明智 the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions and judgments (2 次)
- spiritual /ˈspɪr.ɪ.tʃu.əl/ 精神的，心灵的；（尤指）宗教的 relating to deep feelings and beliefs, especially religious beliefs (2 次)
- comfort /ˈkʌm.fət/ 舒适;舒服 a pleasant feeling of being relaxed and free from pain (9 次)
I read she’s twenty-__nine__, but she must be at least forty.
- nine /naɪn/ （数字）9 the number 9 (6 次)
- least /liːst/ 最少；最小 less than anything or anyone else; the smallest amount or number (17 次)
I’m sure I’ve got a low mark.
- low /ləʊ/ 低的；矮的 not measuring much from the base to the top (17 次)
- mark /mɑːk/ 痕迹;污点;疤痕 a small area on the surface of something that is damaged, dirty, or different in some way (9 次)
The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.
- lonely /ˈləʊn.li/ 孤独的，寂寞的 unhappy because you are not with other people (3 次)
- island /ˈaɪ.lənd/ 岛，岛屿 a piece of land completely surrounded by water (15 次)
- atlantic /ətˈlæn.tɪk/ 大西洋的 belonging to or relating to the Atlantic Ocean (8 次)
- dangerous /ˈdeɪn.dʒər.əs/ 危险的，有威胁的;不安全的 A dangerous person, animal, thing, or activity could harm you. (9 次)
Recently it was damaged by a visitor.
- damage /ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/ 损害，危害；损坏；伤害 to harm or spoil something (9 次)
- visitor /ˈvɪz.ɪ.tər/ 访问者;参观者;游客 someone who visits a person or place (11 次)
But I couldn’t answer the rest.
- rest /rest/ （使）暂停，（使）停止；（使）休息 to (cause someone or something to) stop doing a particular activity or stop being active for a period of time in order to relax and get back your strength (17 次)
The explanation was simple but very unusual.
- explanation /ˌek.spləˈneɪ.ʃən/ 解释；说明；给出的原因 the details or reasons that someone gives to make something clear or easy to understand (3 次)
- simple /ˈsɪm.pəl/ 简单的，容易的 easy to understand or do; not difficult (17 次)
- unusual /ʌnˈjuː.ʒu.əl/ 不同寻常的，非比一般的；独特的 different from others of the same type in a way that is surprising, interesting, or attractive (8 次)
He read the phrase slowly.
- phrase /freɪz/ 短语 a group of words that is part of, rather than the whole of, a sentence (3 次)
Do you like stories?
- story /ˈstɔː.ri/ （真实或虚构的）故事;叙述，描述;小说 a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series of events (17 次)
That was a pleasant surprise.
- pleasant /ˈplez.ənt/ 令人愉快的;宜人的;亲切友好的 enjoyable, attractive, friendly, or easy to like (6 次)
You’ve given me the wrong case!
- wrong /rɒŋ/ 错误的；不正确的 not correct (17 次)
It was my aunt Lucy.
- aunt /ɑːnt/ 姑母;姨母;婶婶;伯母;舅母 the sister of someone’s father or mother, or the wife of someone’s uncle or aunt (16 次)
- lucy (2 次)
I like black coffee.
- black /blæk/ 黑色的 having the darkest colour there is, like the colour of coal or of a very dark night (16 次)
The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home.
- cut /kʌt/ （尤指用刀）切，割，砍，剪，削，剁 to break the surface of something, or to divide or make something smaller, using a sharp tool, especially a knife (16 次)
The bird covered the distance in three minutes.
- distance /ˈdɪs.təns/ 距离，路程 the amount of space between two places (16 次)
Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.
- eye /aɪ/ 眼睛 one of the two organs in your face that are used for seeing (16 次)
- fix /fɪks/ 修理 to repair something (7 次)
- plate /pleɪt/ 盘子，碟子 a flat, usually round dish with a slightly raised edge that you eat from or serve food from (3 次)
- busy /ˈbɪz.i/ 忙碌的;忙于…的;专注的 If you are busy, you are working hard, or giving your attention to a particular thing. (12 次)
In times of peace, when business was bad, Hawkwood and his men would march into a city-__state__ and, after burning down a few farms, would offer to go away if protection money was paid to them.
- peace /piːs/ 和平;太平 freedom from war and violence, especially when people live and work together happily without disagreements (3 次)
- state /steɪt/ 状态；情形；状况 a condition or way of being that exists at a particular time (14 次)
- burn /bɜːn/ （把…）烧坏;（使）烧伤;（使）烧毁;（使）晒伤;（使）烫伤 to be hurt, damaged, or destroyed by fire or extreme heat, or to cause this to happen (6 次)
- farm /fɑːm/ 农场 an area of land, together with a house and buildings, used for growing crops and/or keeping animals as a business (16 次)
- protection /prəˈtek.ʃən/ 保护；受保护 the act of protecting or state of being protected (5 次)
We have been brought up to fear insects.
- fear /fɪər/ 害怕，惧怕;担忧 an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or might happen (14 次)
- insect /ˈɪn.sekt/ 昆虫 a type of very small animal with six legs, a body divided into three parts and usually two pairs of wings, or, more generally, any similar very small animal (16 次)
Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on display in public places.
- interest /ˈɪn.trest/ 兴趣，关注 the feeling of wanting to give your attention to something or of wanting to be involved with and to discover more about something (16 次)
- art /ɑːt/ （包括雕塑、绘画、音乐等的）艺术 the making of objects, images, music, etc. that are beautiful or that express feelings (10 次)
- example /ɪɡˈzɑːm.pəl/ 典型；范例；实例 something that is typical of the group of things that it is a member of (9 次)
- sculpture /ˈskʌlp.tʃər/ 雕塑，雕刻;塑像，雕塑品，雕刻品 the art of forming solid objects that represent a thing, person, idea, etc. out of a material such as wood, clay, metal, or stone, or an object made in this way (7 次)
- display /dɪˈspleɪ/ 布置，排列，陈列 to arrange something or a collection of things so that it can be seen by the public (9 次)
Captain Fawcett’s first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains.
- passenger /ˈpæs.ən.dʒər/ 乘客，旅客 a person who is travelling in a vehicle but is not driving it, flying it, or working on it (11 次)
- mountain /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/ （高）山，山岳 a raised part of the earth’s surface, much larger than a hill, the top of which might be covered in snow (16 次)
I can’t change a ten-pound note.
- ten /ten/ （数字）10 the number 10 (14 次)
- note /nəʊt/ 短笺，便条 a short piece of writing (16 次)
I’m afraid I didn’t, officer.
- officer /ˈɒf.ɪ.sər/ 军官 a person in the armed forces who has a position of authority (16 次)
Poor Ian!
- poor /pɔːr/ 贫穷的，穷困的;拮据的 having little money and/or few possessions (16 次)
- ian /æn/ （用于以元音开头的词前，代替 a） used instead of “a” when the following word begins with a vowel sound (4 次)
Please give him my regards.
- regard /rɪˈɡɑːd/ 考虑，思考;将…认为;看待 to consider or have an opinion about something or someone (16 次)
His engine failed and he landed on the sea for the second time.
- engine /ˈen.dʒɪn/ 发动机；引擎 a machine that uses the energy from liquid fuel or steam to produce movement (10 次)
- second /ˈsek.ənd/ 第二（的），第二个（的） immediately after the first and before any others (16 次)
Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop without paying.
- simply /ˈsɪm.pli/ 完全地；绝对地 completely or as much as possible (16 次)
Sorry sir.
- sorry /ˈsɒr.i/ 悲伤的，难过的;惋惜的 feeling sadness, sympathy, or disappointment, especially because something unpleasant has happened or been done (16 次)
That clock’s ten minutes slow.
- clock /klɒk/ 钟表，时钟 a device for measuring and showing time, usually found in or on a building and not worn by a person (15 次)
- slow /sləʊ/ 慢的，缓慢的 moving, happening, or doing something without much speed (7 次)
I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead.
- loud /laʊd/ 吵闹的，大声的，响亮的 making a lot of noise (3 次)
- dead /ded/ 死的，死亡的，去世的 not now living (15 次)
So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden death!
- sudden /ˈsʌd.ən/ 突然的，忽然的;意外的 happening or done quickly and without warning (8 次)
- death /deθ/ 死，死亡 the end of life (15 次)
They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
- expect /ɪkˈspekt/ 预料，预计;期待 to think or believe something will happen, or someone will arrive (15 次)
- valuable /ˈvæl.jə.bəl/ 值钱的，贵重的 worth a lot of money (3 次)
- africa /ˈæf.rɪ.kə/ 非洲 the continent that is to the south of the Mediterranean Sea, to the east of the Atlantic Ocean, and to the west of the Indian Ocean (2 次)
Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her.
- explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ 解释;说明;阐明 to make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it (15 次)
It’s an old film, but it’s very good.
- film /fɪlm/ 电影;影片 a series of moving pictures, usually shown in a cinema or on television and often telling a story (15 次)
I will have to ask my future husband.
- future /ˈfjuː.tʃər/ 将来，未来，今后 a period of time that is to come (15 次)
My cousin, Harry, keeps a large curiously-shaped bottle on permanent display in his study.
- cousin /ˈkʌz.ən/ 堂（或表）兄弟;堂（或表）姐妹;远房亲戚 a child of a person’s aunt or uncle, or, more generally, a distant (= not close) relation (2 次)
- harry /ˈhær.i/ 不断索要;不断烦扰 to repeatedly demand something from someone, often causing them to feel worried or angry (15 次)
- curiously (3 次)
- permanent /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt/ 长久的;永久的，永恒的 lasting for a long time or for ever (2 次)
The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes.
- seed /siːd/ 种子 a small, round or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is planted, a new plant can grow (6 次)
- spray /spreɪ/ 浪花;水花;飞沫 a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air (2 次)
- huge /hjuːdʒ/ 巨大的，庞大的 extremely large in size or amount (15 次)
- quantity /ˈkwɒn.tə.ti/ （尤指可测量或确定的）量，数量，分量 the amount or number of something, especially that can be measured (4 次)
It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves.
- further /ˈfɜː.ðər/ （far 的比较级）更远地，在更大程度上;进一步地 comparative of far : to a greater distance or degree, or at a more advanced level (6 次)
- likely /ˈlaɪ.kli/ 很可能的，可能要发生的 If something is likely, it will probably happen or is expected. (15 次)
- injure /ˈɪn.dʒər/ 伤害，损害 to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal (2 次)
- themselves /ðəmˈselvz/ （they 的反身形式）他们自己，她们自己，它们自己 used when the subject of the verb is “they” or a group of people, and the object is the same group of people (13 次)
A new machine called ‘The Revealer’ has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.
- invent /ɪnˈvent/ 发明，创造 to design and/or create something that has never been made before (6 次)
- detect /dɪˈtekt/ （尤指用特殊方法）发现，察觉，看出 to notice something that is partly hidden or not clear, or to discover something, especially using a special method (6 次)
- bury /ˈber.i/ 埋;埋葬，安葬 to put a dead body into the ground (4 次)
You must be home at half past ten.
- past /pɑːst/ 经过 in or to a position that is further than a particular point (15 次)
Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away.
- bicycle /ˈbaɪ.sɪ.kəl/ 自行车，单车，脚踏车 a two-wheeled vehicle that you sit on and move by turning the two pedals (= flat parts you press with your feet) (6 次)
Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits.
- wherever /weəˈrev.ər/ 无论到（或在）哪里;无论什么地方 to or in any or every place (2 次)
- trail /treɪl/ 乡间（山间或林间等）小道 a path through a countryside, mountain, or forest area, often made or used for a particular purpose (2 次)
- rabbit /ˈræb.ɪt/ 兔，家兔 a small animal with long ears and large front teeth that moves by jumping on its long back legs, or the meat of this animal eaten as food (15 次)
The big clock refused to welcome the New Year.
- refuse /rɪˈfjuːz/ 拒绝;回绝;拒绝接受 to say that you will not do or accept something (15 次)
- welcome /ˈwel.kəm/ 乐于接受;欢迎;鼓励;支持 to be pleased about and encourage or support something (6 次)
Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been.
- meanwhile /ˈmiːn.waɪl/ 在此期间;（与此）同时 until something expected happens, or while something else is happening (10 次)
- search /sɜːtʃ/ 搜查；搜索 to look somewhere carefully in order to find something (15 次)
- tooth /tuːθ/ 牙，牙齿 one of the hard, white objects in the mouth that are used for biting and chewing (= crushing food) (5 次)
Who served you, sir?
- serve /sɜːv/ 提供（食物或饮料） to provide food or drinks (15 次)
The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow streets.
- equipped /ɪˈkwɪpt/ 配有必要的工具（衣物、设备等）的；装备齐全的 having the necessary tools, clothes, equipment, etc. (1 次)
- drainage /ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ/ 排水系统;排污系统 the system of water or waste liquids flowing away from somewhere into the ground or down pipes (2 次)
- system /ˈsɪs.təm/ （协同工作的）系统 a set of connected things or devices that operate together (15 次)
- clay /kleɪ/ 黏土，陶土 thick, heavy soil that is soft when wet, and hard when dry or baked, used for making bricks and containers (2 次)
- beneath /bɪˈniːθ/ 在（或往）…下面；在（或往）…下方 in or to a lower position than someone or something, under someone or something (3 次)
- narrow /ˈnær.əʊ/ （尤指与长度相比）狭窄的 having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with the length (6 次)
French tests are awful, aren’t they?
- test /test/ 测验，考查 a way of discovering, by questions or practical activities, what someone knows, or what someone or something can do or is like (15 次)
- awful /ˈɔː.fəl/ 极坏的;恶劣的;糟糕的;令人极不愉快的 extremely bad or unpleasant (4 次)
In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting.
- shouting /ˈʃaʊ.tɪŋ/ 喊叫;喊声 shouts (1 次)
But women always wear uncomfortable shoes!
- wear /weər/ 穿（衣服）;戴（首饰等） to have clothing, jewellery, etc. on your body (15 次)
- uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌmf.tə.bəl/ 不舒服的；令人难受的 not feeling comfortable and pleasant, or not making you feel comfortable and pleasant (8 次)
In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl.
- spite /spaɪt/ 尽管;不顾，不管 (used before one fact that makes another fact surprising) despite (6 次)
- stage /steɪdʒ/ 阶段;发展时期 a part of an activity or a period of development (10 次)
Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house.
- glance /ɡlɑːns/ 瞥一眼，迅速地看一眼，扫视 to give a quick short look (7 次)
- bit /bɪt/ 小块;少许，少量 a small piece or amount of something (9 次)
- wood /wʊd/ 木头;木材;木料;木柴 a hard substance that forms the branches and trunks of trees and can be used as a building material, for making things, or as a fuel (9 次)
- metal /ˈmet.əl/ 金属;合金 a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat can travel (9 次)
- lay /leɪ/ 放置，安放，平放 to put something in especially a flat or horizontal position, usually carefully or for a particular purpose (4 次)
- around /əˈraʊnd/ 四处，周围；围绕，（环）绕；掉转 in a position or direction surrounding, or in a direction going along the edge of or from one part to another (of) (14 次)
- sadly /ˈsæd.li/ 伤心地，悲伤地 in an unhappy way (5 次)
Well, it’s certainly not for me!
- certainly /ˈsɜː.tən.li/ （用于肯定的答复或强调）当然，毫无疑问，确实，肯定 used to reply completely or to emphasize something and show that there is no doubt about it (14 次)
Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea.
- occasionally /əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl.i/ 偶尔，间或;有时 sometimes but not often (5 次)
- creature /ˈkriː.tʃər/ 生物；动物 any large or small living thing that can move independently (14 次)
- wash /wɒʃ/ 洗，清洗，洗涤 to clean something using water (5 次)
- rarely /ˈreə.li/ 很少;不常见;难得 not often (11 次)
Can you describe it, sir?
- describe /dɪˈskraɪb/ 描述，描写，描绘 to say or write what someone or something is like (14 次)
Jasper has put up ‘No Parking’ signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect.
- jasper (3 次)
- parking /ˈpɑː.kɪŋ/ 停车 leaving a vehicle in a particular place for a period of time (2 次)
- sign /saɪn/ 签（名），署（名）；签署，签字 to write your name, usually on a written or printed document, to show that you agree with its contents or have written or created it yourself (10 次)
- gate /ɡeɪt/ （通常由金属条或木头条板做的）大门，栅栏门，围墙门 a part of a fence or outside wall that is fixed at one side and opens and closes like a door, usually made of metal or wooden strips (11 次)
- effect /ɪˈfekt/ 效果；影响；结果 the result of a particular influence (14 次)
If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed.
- british /ˈbrɪt.ɪʃ/ 英国的;英国人的 belonging to or relating to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or its people (3 次)
- complete /kəmˈpliːt/ 使完整；使完全；使完美 to make whole or perfect (11 次)
Three pounds fifty pence,please.
- fifty /ˈfɪf.ti/ （数字）50 the number 50 (14 次)
Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park.
- roof /ruːf/ 屋顶;车顶;顶部;盖子 the covering that forms the top of a building, vehicle, etc. (6 次)
- block /blɒk/ 街区;街段 the distance along a street from where one road crosses it to the place where the next road crosses it, or one part of a street like this, especially in a town or city (5 次)
- flat /flæt/ 水平的；平坦的 level and smooth, with no curved, high, or hollow parts (14 次)
- occasion /əˈkeɪ.ʒən/ （尤指某事发生的）时刻，时候 a particular time, especially when something happens or has happened (11 次)
- deserted /dɪˈzɜː.tɪd/ 空无一人的，空旷的，空荡荡的 If a place is deserted, there are no people in it. (4 次)
In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs.
- beggar /ˈbeɡ.ər/ 乞丐，叫花子 a poor person who lives by asking others for money or food (5 次)
- head /hed/ 头部 the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are (14 次)
- sing /sɪŋ/ 唱歌；演唱 to make musical sounds with the voice, usually a tune with words (5 次)
- song /sɒŋ/ 歌，歌曲 a usually short piece of music with words that are sung (3 次)
After he was arrested, the man admitted hiding in the box before the plane left London.
- arrest /əˈrest/ 逮捕;拘捕 If the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed. (8 次)
- admit /ədˈmɪt/ （尤指不情愿地）承认;供认;招认 to agree that something is true, especially unwillingly (8 次)
If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.
- mediterranean /ˌmed.ɪ.tərˈeɪ.ni.ən/ 地中海 the sea surrounded by southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia (3 次)
- instance /ˈɪn.stəns/ 实例；情况 a particular situation, event, or fact, especially an example of something that happens generally (14 次)
- consider /kənˈsɪd.ər/ 认真考虑，斟酌，细想 to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision (8 次)
Mr.Eames,’ he said, in a mournful voice, ‘you have just killed that child!’
- voice /vɔɪs/ 说话声;嗓音 the sounds that are made when people speak or sing (8 次)
- kill /kɪl/ 杀死;弄死;使致死 to cause someone or something to die (14 次)
Though he managed to take a number of brilliant photographs, he could not stay near the volcano for very long.
- manage /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/ 成功做到，胜利完成（尤指困难之事） to succeed in doing or dealing with something, especially something difficult (14 次)
He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer.
- beer /bɪər/ 啤酒 an alcoholic drink made from grain and hops (= a type of plant) (10 次)
There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges.
- million /ˈmɪl.jən/ （数字）100万 the number 1,000,000 (14 次)
- exhibition /ˌek.sɪˈbɪʃ.ən/ 展览（会）；表现，显示 an event at which objects such as paintings are shown to the public, a situation in which someone shows a particular skill or quality to the public, or the act of showing these things (7 次)
- college /ˈkɒl.ɪdʒ/ 大学 a university where you can study for an undergraduate (= first) degree (4 次)
So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oil rigs.
- giant /ˈdʒaɪ.ənt/ （尤指儿童故事中凶残的）巨人 an imaginary creature like a man but extremely tall, strong, and usually very cruel, appearing especially in children’s stories (6 次)
- diver /ˈdaɪ.vər/ 跳水运动员;潜水员 a person who dives as a sport, or who works or searches for things underwater using special breathing equipment (2 次)
- north /nɔːθ/ 北;北方;北部 the direction that goes towards the part of the earth above the equator, opposite to the south, or the part of an area or country that is in this direction (5 次)
- oil /ɔɪl/ 石油，原油 petroleum (= the black oil obtained from under the earth’s surface from which petrol comes) (14 次)
- rig /rɪɡ/ （采取不正当的手段）操纵;对…做手脚 to arrange dishonestly for the result of something, for example an election, to be changed (5 次)
The next man to approach me was selling expensive pens and watches.
- approach /əˈprəʊtʃ/ 靠近；接近；临近 to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount (4 次)
- pen /pen/ （用墨水的）笔 a long, thin object used for writing or drawing with ink (14 次)
It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost, together with a note which said:’A thief, yes, but only 50 per cent a thief!’
- per /pɜːr/ 每，每一 used when expressing rates, prices, or measurements to mean “for each” (14 次)
- cent /sent/ 美分;分币 a unit of money worth 0.01 of a dollar, or a coin with this value (5 次)
I recognize him now.
- recognize /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/ 认出，认识;识别 to know someone or something because you have seen or heard him or her or experienced it before (14 次)
Though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time to react.
- sound /saʊnd/ 声音，声响 something that you can hear or that can be heard (14 次)
- clearly /ˈklɪə.li/ 清楚地;明白地;清晰地;易懂地 in a way that is easy to see, hear, read, or understand (4 次)
The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions.
- continue /kənˈtɪn.juː/ （使）继续，（使）持续，（使）延续 to keep happening, existing, or doing something, or to cause something or someone to do this (9 次)
- general /ˈdʒen.ər.əl/ 全体的，总的，普遍的 involving or relating to most or all people, things, or places, especially when these are considered as a unit (10 次)
- agreement /əˈɡriː.mənt/ 意见一致;同意;应允 the situation in which people have the same opinion, or in which they approve of or accept something (3 次)
- work /wɜːk/ 工作，活儿;劳动 an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually for money (85 次)
A quarter of a pound of tea.
- quarter /ˈkwɔː.tər/ 四分之一 one of four equal or almost equal parts of something; ¼ (3 次)
The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 20,1990 at a cost of over a billion dollars.
- telescope /ˈtel.ɪ.skəʊp/ 望远镜 a cylinder-shaped device for making objects that are far away look closer and larger, using a combination of lenses, or lenses and curved mirrors (14 次)
- launch /lɔːntʃ/ 启动仪式，发布会 an event to celebrate or introduce something new (3 次)
- space /speɪs/ （可利用的）空间，空地 an empty area that is available to be used (11 次)
- nasa /ˈnæs.ə/ （美国）国家航空和航天局，太空总署(NationalAeronautics and Space Administration的缩写） abbreviation for National Aeronautics and Space Administration: the US government organization that is responsible for space travel and the scientific study of space (3 次)
- billion /ˈbɪl.jən/ 十亿 the number 1,000,000,000 (2 次)
- dollar /ˈdɒl.ər/ （美国、加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰等国的货币单位）元 the standard unit of money used in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries (2 次)
Among the rubbish, I found a sign which said, ‘Anyone who leaves litter in these woods will be prosecuted!’
- among /əˈmʌŋ/ 在…中;为…所环绕 in the middle of or surrounded by other things (13 次)
- prosecute /ˈprɒs.ɪ.kjuːt/ 起诉;检举 to officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a law court, or (of a lawyer) to try to prove that a person accused of committing a crime is guilty of that crime (2 次)
After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour.
- attempt /əˈtempt/ （尤指为完成难事而进行）努力，尝试 to try to do something, especially something difficult (13 次)
- campbell (3 次)
- average /ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/ 平均数;平均 the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts (7 次)
The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good.
- follow /ˈfɒl.əʊ/ 跟随;跟着 to move behind someone or something and go where he, she, or it goes (19 次)
- chance /tʃɑːns/ 机遇；机会；时机 an occasion that allows something to be done (13 次)
Is it cold or warm in autumn?
- autumn /ˈɔː.təm/ 秋天，秋季 the season of the year between summer and winter, lasting from September to November north of the equator and from March to May south of the equator, when fruits and crops become ready to eat and are picked, and leaves fall (3 次)
As the heads of next-__generation__ start-ups, these Asian innovators can draw on customs and languages to forge tighter links with crucial Pacific Rim markets.
- generation /ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ （社会或家庭的）一代（人），同代人，同辈人 all the people of about the same age within a society or within a particular family (3 次)
- asian /ˈeɪ.ʒən/ 亚洲的;亚洲人的 belonging to or relating to Asia or its people (2 次)
- custom /ˈkʌs.təm/ 风俗，习俗;传统 a way of behaving or a belief that has been established for a long time (13 次)
- language /ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/ 语言 a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, and grammar (6 次)
- forge /fɔːdʒ/ 伪造;假冒 to make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive (2 次)
- tight /taɪt/ 紧的；密封的（地）；牢固的（地） (held or kept together) firmly or closely (2 次)
- link /lɪŋk/ 联系，关联；关系 a connection between two people, things, or ideas (4 次)
- pacific /pəˈsɪf.ɪk/ 和平的;求和的 peaceful or helping to cause peace (4 次)
- rim /rɪm/ （圆形物的）外缘，边缘 the outer, often curved or circular, edge of something (3 次)
- market /ˈmɑː.kɪt/ 买方;市场 the people who might want to buy something, or a part of the world where something is sold (7 次)
Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely.
- customer /ˈkʌs.tə.mər/ 顾客，主顾，客户 a person who buys goods or a service (13 次)
- manager /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒər/ 经理;主管 the person who is responsible for managing an organization (8 次)
- reprimand /ˈrep.rɪ.mɑːnd/ 训斥;申斥;谴责 to express to someone your strong official disapproval of them (4 次)
- severely /sɪˈvɪə.li/ 严重地 very seriously (2 次)
Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea.
- interesting /ˈɪn.tres.tɪŋ/ 有趣的，引起兴趣的 Someone or something that is interesting keeps your attention because he, she, or it is unusual, exciting, or has a lot of ideas. (12 次)
- discovery /dɪˈskʌv.ər.i/ （尤指首次）发现（的过程）；被发现的事物 the process of finding information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time, or the thing that is found (13 次)
- archaeologist /ˌɑː.kiˈɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ 考古学家 someone who studies the buildings, graves, tools, and other objects of people who lived in the past (5 次)
A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it.
- driver /ˈdraɪ.vər/ 司机 someone who drives a vehicle (13 次)
- regret /rɪˈɡret/ 懊悔，遗憾;惋惜;痛惜 a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake that you have made, and a wish that it could have been different and better (4 次)
They also found something which the X-ray plates did not show: a small wax figure of the god Duamutef.
- figure /ˈfɪɡ.ər/ 数字 the symbol for a number or an amount expressed in numbers (13 次)
- god /ɡɒd/ （主宰某个领域的）神;神像 a spirit or being believed to control some part of the universe or life and often worshipped for doing so, or something that represents this spirit or being (3 次)
It was an exciting finish.
- finish /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/ 完成;（使）完结 to complete something or come to the end of an activity (13 次)
My hat’s new, too.
- hat /hæt/ 帽子 a covering for the head that is not part of a piece of clothing (13 次)
She’s only joking.
- joke /dʒəʊk/ 笑话;玩笑 something, such as a funny story or trick, that is said or done in order to make people laugh (13 次)
Well, I’ll have tea by myself.
- myself /maɪˈself/ （反身代词）我自己 used when the subject of the verb is “I” and the object is the same person (13 次)
Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!
- object /ˈɒb.dʒɪkt/ （可看见或可触摸到的）实物，物体 a thing that you can see or touch but that is not usually a living animal, plant, or person (13 次)
We always enjoy ourselves, Mum.
- ourselves /ˌaʊəˈselvz/ （we 的反身形式）我们自己 used when the subject of the verb is “we” or the speaker and one or more others, and the object is the same group of people (13 次)
- mum /mʌm/ 妈妈 a mother (7 次)
What are you going to do with that vase, Penny?
- vase /vɑːz/ 花瓶 a container used for holding cut flowers or for decoration (2 次)
The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure.
- everyone /ˈev.ri.wʌn/ 每个人，人人;所有人 every person (12 次)
- pleasure /ˈpleʒ.ər/ 愉快，欢乐;满意;欣慰;乐事 enjoyment, happiness, or satisfaction, or something that gives this (13 次)
Are you doing the football pools, Brain?
- football /ˈfʊt.bɔːl/ 足球（运动） a game played between two teams of eleven people, where each team tries to win by kicking a ball into the other team’s goal (6 次)
- brain /breɪn/ 脑，大脑 the organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings, and activity (5 次)
He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line.
- electric /iˈlek.trɪk/ 用电的;电动的 using electricity for power (4 次)
- wire /waɪər/ 金属丝;金属线 a piece of thin metal thread that can be bent, used for fastening things and for making particular types of objects that are strong but can bend (5 次)
- power /paʊər/ 影响力；操控力；势力 ability to control people and events (13 次)
Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.
- mad /mæd/ 疯的，神经错乱的，精神失常的 a word to describe a person who has a mental illness, which was used by doctors in the past but is now offensive (4 次)
- probably /ˈprɒb.ə.bli/ 很可能;大概 used to mean that something is very likely (13 次)
Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed.
- crop /krɒp/ 庄稼，作物；收成，收获量 (the total amount collected of) a plant such as a grain, fruit, or vegetable grown in large amounts (5 次)
- process /ˈprəʊ.ses/ 过程；步骤 a series of actions that you take in order to achieve a result (13 次)
Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed.
- tired /taɪəd/ 疲劳的，疲倦的，累的 in need of rest or sleep (6 次)
- save /seɪv/ 挽救，搭救，救助 to stop someone or something from being killed, injured, or destroyed (8 次)
- real /rɪəl/ 实际存在的，现实的；真实的 existing in fact and not imaginary (13 次)
I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Hugh was still as fat as ever.
- bell /bel/ （电）门铃 an electrical device that makes a ringing sound when you press a button (4 次)
- hugh (3 次)
- fat /fæt/ 胖的，肥胖的 having a lot of flesh on the body (4 次)
Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success.
- frank /fræŋk/ 坦率的，坦诚的;直言不讳的 honest, sincere, and telling the truth, even when this might be awkward or make other people uncomfortable (10 次)
- success /səkˈses/ 成功；胜利 the achieving of the results wanted or hoped for (4 次)
The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of $1,000.
- writer /ˈraɪ.tər/ 作家；作者 a person who writes books or articles to be published (11 次)
- safe /seɪf/ 安全的；没有危险的 not in danger or likely to be harmed (13 次)
- ramsay (8 次)
Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret .
- fellow /ˈfel.əʊ/ 同事的；同伴的；同情况的 used to refer to someone who has the same job or interests as you, or is in the same situation as you (5 次)
- dustman /ˈdʌst.mən/ （清运垃圾的）清洁工人 a person whose job is to empty people’s dustbins and take the rubbish away (4 次)
- secret /ˈsiː.krət/ 秘密 a piece of information that is only known by one person or a few people and should not be told to others (13 次)
We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps, but of quite harmless ones like moths.
- dread /dred/ 对…感到恐惧;害怕;担心 to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen (2 次)
- unpleasant /ʌnˈplez.ənt/ 令人不快的，使人讨厌的 not enjoyable or pleasant (9 次)
- spider /ˈspaɪ.dər/ 蜘蛛 a small creature with eight thin legs that catches insects in a web (= a net made from sticky threads) (13 次)
- harmless /ˈhɑːm.ləs/ 无害的，不会导致损伤的 not able or not likely to cause harm (2 次)
When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr.Thompson shook his head.
- villager /ˈvɪl.ɪ.dʒər/ 村民 a person who lives in a village (8 次)
- thompson (4 次)
- shake /ʃeɪk/ 摇动;抖动;使颤动 to move backwards and forwards or up and down in quick, short movements, or to make something or someone do this (6 次)
Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large: the warm water round the hot oil pipes under the sea; the plentiful supply of food thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs; the total absence of fishing boats around the oil rigs.
- factor /ˈfæk.tər/ 因素；要素 a fact or situation that influences the result of something (5 次)
- hot /hɒt/ 热的;温度高的 having a high temperature (9 次)
- supply /səˈplaɪ/ 供应，提供，供给 to provide something that is wanted or needed, often in large quantities and over a long period of time (13 次)
- crew /kruː/ 全体工作人员；（尤指）全体船员，全体机组人员，全体乘务人员 a group of people who work together, especially all those who work on and operate a ship, aircraft, etc. (3 次)
- total /ˈtəʊ.təl/ 总额;总数 the amount you get when several smaller amounts are added together (7 次)
- absence /ˈæb.səns/ 缺席；缺勤；不在场 the fact of not being where you are usually expected to be (2 次)
- fish /fɪʃ/ 鱼;鱼肉 an animal that lives in water, is covered with scales, and breathes by taking water in through its mouth, or the flesh of these animals eaten as food (21 次)
When they had all made themselves comfortable, a stranger appeared.
- comfortable /ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ （家具和衣服）舒适的，舒服的，令人惬意的 Comfortable furniture and clothes provide a pleasant feeling and do not give you any physical problems. (3 次)
- stranger /ˈstreɪn.dʒər/ 陌生人 someone you do not know (3 次)
Loud conversations on mobile phones invade our thoughts or interrupt the pleasure of meeting friends for a quiet chat.
- conversation /ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən/ 交谈，谈话，对话 (a) talk between two or more people in which thoughts, feelings, and ideas are expressed, questions are asked and answered, or news and information is exchanged (5 次)
- mobile /ˈməʊ.baɪl/ （自由地）活动的，走动的 moving or walking around freely (2 次)
- invade /ɪnˈveɪd/ 入侵，侵略 to enter a country by force with large numbers of soldiers in order to take possession of it (3 次)
- thought /θɔːt/ （think的过去式及过去分词） past simple and past participle of think (13 次)
- meeting /ˈmiː.tɪŋ/ 会见;会面;会议 a planned occasion when people come together, either in person or online (= using the internet), to discuss something (2 次)
- chat /tʃæt/ 闲谈，聊天，闲聊 to talk to someone in a friendly informal way (2 次)
Is it very cold in winter?
- winter /ˈwɪn.tər/ 冬季，冬天 the season between autumn and spring, lasting from November to March north of the equator and from May to September south of the equator, when the weather is coldest (13 次)
While on a walking tour with his wife, he stopped to talk to a workman.
- tour /tʊər/ 参观;游历，观光 a visit to a place or area, especially one during which you look around the place or area and learn about it (3 次)
- workman /ˈwɜːk.mən/ 手艺人;工匠 a man who uses physical skill and especially his hands in his job or trade (13 次)
Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt.
- although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/ 虽然，尽管 despite the fact that (12 次)
- smash /smæʃ/ 打碎，摔碎 to cause something to break noisily into a lot of small pieces (3 次)
- miraculously /mɪˈræk.jə.ləs.li/ 奇迹般地 in a way that is very surprising or difficult to believe (2 次)
- unhurt /ʌnˈhɜːt/ 未受伤害的；安然无恙的；毫发未损的 not harmed (2 次)
They did not pay any attention.
- attention /əˈten.ʃən/ 注意，留心；考虑；关心 notice, thought, or interest (12 次)
Do you like biscuits?
- biscuit /ˈbɪs.kɪt/ 饼干;薄薄的小甜饼 a small, flat cake that is dry and usually sweet (12 次)
He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight. ‘
- spot /spɒt/ 点;斑点;圆点 a small, usually round area of colour that is differently coloured or lighter or darker than the surface around it (9 次)
- tiny /ˈtaɪ.ni/ 微小的，极小的 extremely small (12 次)
- bottom /ˈbɒt.əm/ 底，底部；底层 the lowest part of something (12 次)
- pounce /paʊns/ 猛扑，猛冲，突然袭击 to jump or move quickly in order to catch or take hold of something (2 次)
- delight /dɪˈlaɪt/ 欣喜;满足;惬意 (something or someone that gives) great pleasure, satisfaction, or happiness (2 次)
Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle.
- channel /ˈtʃæn.əl/ 电视台;电视频道 a television or radio station (= an organization that broadcasts television or radio programmes) (12 次)
- address /əˈdres/ 地址;住址 the number of the house, name of the road, and name of the town where a person lives or works, and where letters can be sent (3 次)
He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing.
- collect /kəˈlekt/ （作为爱好）收藏，收集 to get and keep things of one type such as stamps or coins as a hobby (12 次)
- match /mætʃ/ 比赛，竞赛 a sports competition or event in which two people or teams compete against each other (10 次)
- collection /kəˈlek.ʃən/ 收藏品;收集物 a group of objects of one type that have been collected by one person or in one place (4 次)
I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me.
- cross /krɒs/ 越过；横穿；横渡；横跨 to go across from one side of something to the other (12 次)
- avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ 避开;逃避 to stay away from someone or something (9 次)
Since then, he has developed another bad habit.
- develop /dɪˈvel.əp/ （使）发展；（使）发育；（使）成长 to (cause something to) grow or change into a more advanced, larger, or stronger form (12 次)
- habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/ 习惯 something that you do often and regularly, sometimes without knowing that you are doing it (10 次)
The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.
- aircraft /ˈeə.krɑːft/ 飞机；飞行器，航空器 any vehicle, with or without an engine, that can fly, such as a plane or helicopter (5 次)
- endless /ˈend.ləs/ 无休止的；无穷尽的 never finishing, or seeming never to finish (2 次)
- plain /pleɪn/ 朴素的；不加修饰的；简单的 not decorated in any way; with nothing added (6 次)
- difficulty /ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəl.ti/ 困难，艰辛 the fact of not being easy to do or understand (12 次)
As there were strange marks on the X-ray plates taken of the mummy, doctors have been trying to find out whether the woman died of a rare disease.
- mummy /ˈmʌm.i/ （儿语）妈妈，妈咪 child’s word for mother (7 次)
- disease /dɪˈziːz/ 病，疾病 (an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident (12 次)
What else do you want?
- else /els/ （用于以 any-，every-，no- 和 some- 开头的词后面，或用于 how，what，where，who，why 之后，但不用于 which 之后）其他，另外，别的 used after words beginning with any-, every-, no-, and some-, or after how, what, where, who, why, but not which, to mean ‘other’, ‘another’, ‘different’, ‘extra’ (12 次)
The temptation to steal is greater than ever before – especially in large shops.
- temptation /tempˈteɪ.ʃən/ 引诱;诱惑 the wish to do or have something that you know you should not do or have (3 次)
- especially /ɪˈspeʃ.əl.i/ 特别，尤其，格外 very much; more than usual or more than other people or things (12 次)
He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.
- hardly /ˈhɑːd.li/ 仅仅；几乎不 only just; almost not (12 次)
- settle /ˈset.əl/ 确定;决定;解决，结束（争端等） to reach a decision or an agreement about something, or to end a disagreement (8 次)
The word justice is usually associated with courts of law.
- justice /ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/ 公正，公平；正义 fairness in the way people are dealt with (7 次)
- associate /əˈsəʊ.si.eɪt/ 将…（与…）联系起来，把…联系在一起 to connect someone or something in your mind with someone or something else (4 次)
- court /kɔːt/ 法院;法庭;全体出庭人员;（尤指）全体审判人员 a place where trials and other legal cases happen, or the people present in such a place, especially the officials and those deciding if someone is guilty (2 次)
- law /lɔː/ 法，法律;法律制度，法律体系 a rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a society behaves (12 次)
It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine.
- length /leŋθ/ 长，长度 the measurement of something from end to end or along its longest side (12 次)
Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble.
- byrd (3 次)
- below /bɪˈləʊ/ 在较低处；在某平面之下；（位置）低于 in a lower position (than), under (8 次)
- serious /ˈsɪə.ri.əs/ 严重的；糟糕的 severe in effect; bad (10 次)
- trouble /ˈtrʌb.əl/ 问题，困难，麻烦 problems or difficulties (9 次)
Love, Jimmy.’
- jimmy /ˈdʒɪm.i/ （窃贼等用来撬开门窗的）撬棍 a short, strong metal bar with a curved end, often used to force things open, for example by thieves to force open windows or doors (11 次)
A robot-__arm__ from the Endeavour will grab the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs.
- arm /ɑːm/ 臂，手臂;上肢 either of the two long parts of the upper body that are attached to the shoulders and have the hands at the end (9 次)
- astronaut /ˈæs.trə.nɔːt/ 宇航员，航天员 a person who has been trained for travelling in space (4 次)
- necessary /ˈnes.ə.ser.i/ 必需的，必不可少的 needed in order to achieve a particular result (12 次)
While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful, but the doctor refused to do so.
- successful /səkˈses.fəl/ 成功的，达到目的的 achieving the results wanted or hoped for (12 次)
Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics.
- editor /ˈed.ɪ.tər/ （书的）编辑；（电影电视的）剪辑员；（报刊的）主编 a person who corrects or changes pieces of text or films before they are printed or shown, or a person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine (8 次)
- magazine /ˌmæɡ.əˈziːn/ 杂志，期刊 a type of thin book with large pages and a paper cover that contains articles and photographs and is published every week or month (5 次)
- extreme /ɪkˈstriːm/ 极大的；极度的；极端的 very large in amount or degree (5 次)
- provide /prəˈvaɪd/ 提供，供给 to give someone something that they need (12 次)
- unimportant /ˌʌn.ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/ 不重要的，无足轻重的 not important (2 次)
After so many years of sunshine, Harrison got a shock.
- harrison (3 次)
- shock /ʃɒk/ 令人震惊的事件（或经历）；惊愕，震惊 (the emotional or physical reaction to) a sudden, unexpected, and usually unpleasant event or experience (12 次)
The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a ‘cursed tree’.
- possess /pəˈzes/ 拥有；具有 to have or own something, or to have a particular quality (6 次)
I want to tell you a true story.
- true /truː/ （尤指事实或陈述）正确的，真实的，确实的；如实的 (especially of facts or statements) right and not wrong; correct (12 次)
When he had killed the guard, the prisoner of war quickly dragged him into the bushes.
- prisoner /ˈprɪz.ən.ər/ 犯人，囚犯 a person who is kept in prison as a punishment (9 次)
- war /wɔːr/ （国家或群体之间的）战争 armed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example of this (12 次)
- drag /dræɡ/ 拖，拉，拽，牵引 to move something by pulling it along a surface, usually the ground (4 次)
- bush /bʊʃ/ 灌木 a plant with many small branches growing either directly from the ground or from a hard stem, giving the plant a rounded shape (3 次)
I wonder why!
- wonder /ˈwʌn.dər/ 疑惑;想知道 to ask yourself questions or express a wish to know about something (12 次)
We may go abroad.
- abroad /əˈbrɔːd/ 在国外;到国外 in or to a foreign country or countries (11 次)
At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room.
- inch /ɪntʃ/ 英寸（约合2.54厘米，有时用符号’‘表示） a unit used for measuring length, approximately equal to 2.54 centimetres, sometimes shown by the symbol ″ (2 次)
- actually /ˈæk.tʃu.ə.li/ 实际上；事实上；的确 in fact or really (11 次)
Assuming that his family had been killed during an air raid, Hans settled down in a village fifty miles away where he had remained ever since.
- assume /əˈsjuːm/ 假定，假设;臆断，想当然地认为 to accept something to be true without question or proof (11 次)
- raid /reɪd/ （通常由一小队人发起的）突袭，袭击 a short sudden attack, usually by a small group of people (5 次)
- hans (7 次)
A cat’s ability to survive falls is based on fact.
- ability /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ （体力或智力方面的）能力;才能，才智 the physical or mental power or skill needed to do something (7 次)
- survive /səˈvaɪv/ 继续生存，存活;（尤指）幸存 to continue to live or exist, especially after coming close to dying or being destroyed or after being in a difficult or threatening situation (6 次)
- base /beɪs/ 基底，底座；底层，底子 the bottom part of an object, on which it rests, or the lowest part of something (11 次)
We might say that justice has been done when a man’s innocence or guilt has been proved beyond doubt.
- beyond /biˈjɒnd/ 更远；远于 further away in the distance (than something) (11 次)
- doubt /daʊt/ （尤指对好坏、真实性的）怀疑，疑虑，疑问 (a feeling of) not being certain about something, especially about how good or true it is (8 次)
The cup is clean.
- clean /kliːn/ 干净的;清洁的 free from any dirty marks, pollution, bacteria, etc. (11 次)
You work for the Overseas Engineering Company, don’t you?
- engineering /ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪə.rɪŋ/ 工程设计;工程学 the work of an engineer (= a person who designs or builds machines, engines, electrical systems, or large structures such as roads or bridges using scientific principles), or the study of this work (2 次)
- company /ˈkʌm.pə.ni/ 公司 an organization that sells goods or services in order to make money (11 次)
Nearly everybody enters for ‘The Nicest Garden Competition’ each year, but Joe wins every time.
- competition /ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/ 竞争 a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than someone else (11 次)
- joe /dʒəʊ/ 咖啡的俗称 coffee (8 次)
Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control.
- fireman /ˈfaɪə.mən/ 消防队员 a man whose job is to stop unwanted fires from burning (4 次)
- fight /faɪt/ 搏斗;打斗;打架 to use physical force to try to defeat another person or group of people (7 次)
- control /kənˈtrəʊl/ 命令；控制；管制；克制 to order, limit, or rule something, or someone’s actions or behaviour (11 次)
You can see us in the crowd.
- crowd /kraʊd/ 人群;群众 a large group of people who have come together (11 次)
It’s a pleasant dream but everything depends on ‘if’!
- depend /dɪˈpend/ 由…决定，取决于 to be decided by or to change according to the stated thing (11 次)
From those humble beginnings, we have seen the development of the user-__friendly__ home computers and multimedia machines which are in common use today.
- beginning /bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/ 开头部分；开端 the first part of something or the start of something (3 次)
- development /dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/ 成长，发育；发展 the process in which someone or something grows or changes and becomes more advanced (11 次)
- friendly /ˈfrend.li/ 友好的，友善的 behaving in a pleasant, kind way towards someone (6 次)
- common /ˈkɒm.ən/ 常见的；经常的；普遍的；普通的；平常的 the same in a lot of places or for a lot of people (7 次)
Rescue workers are therefore drilling a hole on the north side of the mine.
- therefore /ˈðeə.fɔːr/ 因此，因而，所以 for that reason (8 次)
- drilling /drɪl/ 钻;钻床;钻机 a tool or machine that makes holes (1 次)
A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby.
- pilot /ˈpaɪ.lət/ 飞行员 a person who flies an aircraft (7 次)
- balloon /bəˈluːn/ 气球 a small, thin rubber bag that you blow air into or fill with a light gas until it is round in shape, used for decoration, as a children’s toy, or for other purposes such as medical treatment or scientific research (5 次)
- royal /ˈrɔɪ.əl/ 国王的;女王的;王室的 belonging or connected to a king or queen or a member of their family (4 次)
- force /fɔːs/ 力，力量;力气;（尤指）暴力，武力 physical, especially violent, strength, or power (11 次)
- nearby /ˌnɪəˈbaɪ/ 在附近;附近地 not far away (5 次)
Some children were playing games on the bank and there were some people rowing on the river.
- game /ɡeɪm/ （尤指儿童玩的）游戏，运动；游戏用具，运动器具 an entertaining activity or sport, especially one played by children, or the equipment needed for such an activity (11 次)
- row /rəʊ/ 一排;一行;一列 a line of things, people, animals, etc. arranged next to each other (2 次)
As a great many people will be visiting the country,the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium,and a new Olympic-__standard__ swimming pool.
- government /ˈɡʌv.ən.mənt/ 政府，内阁 the group of people who officially control a country (11 次)
- immense /ɪˈmens/ 巨大的，无限的 extremely large in size or degree (6 次)
- stadium /ˈsteɪ.di.əm/ 体育场 a large closed area of land with rows of seats around the sides and often with no roof, used for sports events and musical performances (2 次)
- standard /ˈstæn.dəd/ 标准，水准，水平 a level of quality (8 次)
- swimming /ˈswɪm.ɪŋ/ 游泳，游水 the activity or sport of swimming (3 次)
David Hall, 83, Bridge Street.
- hall /hɔːl/ 门厅;走廊 the area just inside the main entrance of a house, apartment, or other building that leads to other rooms and usually to the stairs (11 次)
One of the most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764.
- history /ˈhɪs.tər.i/ 历史；历史学 (the study of or a record of) past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country, or subject (11 次)
- daniel (2 次)
- mendoza (8 次)
I sat down on one of those modern chairs with holes in it and waited.
- chair /tʃeər/ 椅子 a seat for one person that has a back, usually four legs, and sometimes two arms (5 次)
Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.
- despite /dɪˈspaɪt/ 不管;尽管;无论 without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by (6 次)
- indeed /ɪnˈdiːd/ 的确，实在 really or certainly, often used to emphasize something (11 次)
- unable /ʌnˈeɪ.bəl/ 不能做，无法做 to not be able to do something (6 次)
- identity /aɪˈden.tə.ti/ 身份；本身；特性 a person’s name and other facts about who they are (2 次)
We have an old musical instrument.
- instrument /ˈɪn.strə.mənt/ 乐器 an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce musical sounds (11 次)
When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.
- inside /ɪnˈsaɪd/ 里面，内部 the part, space, or side of something that is inside (7 次)
- airfield /ˈeə.fiːld/ （小型）飞机场 a level area where aircraft can take off and land, with fewer buildings and services than an airport and used by fewer passengers (2 次)
The official title of the person is ‘Justiteombudsman’, but the Swedes commonly refer to him as the ‘J.O.’ or ‘Ombudsman’.
- official /əˈfɪʃ.əl/ 官员的;公职的;公务的 relating to a position of responsibility (7 次)
- commonly /ˈkɒm.ən.li/ 经常地；普通地；通常；一般 often or usually (4 次)
- refer /rɪˈfɜːr/ （尤指简短地）提到，谈及，谈起 to talk or write about someone or something, especially in only a few words (3 次)
- ombudsman /ˈɒm.bʊdz.mən/ （政府或大型机构处理投诉的）民情调查官，巡视官，申诉专员 someone who works for a government or large organization and deals with the complaints made against it (11 次)
Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months.
- york /jɔːk/ 约克 a city in northern England (7 次)
- period /ˈpɪə.ri.əd/ 一段时间，时期 a length of time (11 次)
The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation.
- plant /plɑːnt/ 植物 a living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves, roots, and flowers, and produces seeds (11 次)
- church /tʃɜːtʃ/ 教堂，礼拜堂 a building for Christian religious activities (5 次)
- recent /ˈriː.sənt/ 最近的;最新的;近来的 happening or starting from a short time ago (10 次)
- gain /ɡeɪn/ （尤指经过一段时间逐渐）取得，获得，赢得，博得 to get something that is useful, that gives you an advantage, or that is in some way positive, especially over a period of time (3 次)
- evil /ˈiː.vəl/ 道德败坏的;邪恶的，恶毒的;讨厌的 morally bad, cruel, or very unpleasant (3 次)
- reputation /ˌrep.jəˈteɪ.ʃən/ 名誉;声望;名望 the opinion that people in general have about someone or something, or how much respect or admiration someone or something receives, based on past behaviour or character (3 次)
A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax!
- colony /ˈkɒl.ə.ni/ 殖民地 a country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country that is often far away (2 次)
- bee /biː/ 蜜蜂 a yellow and black flying insect that makes honey and can sting you (3 次)
- totally /ˈtəʊ.təl.i/ 彻底 completely (2 次)
- preserved /prɪˈzɜːv/ 保护，维护；保留；保养 to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed (1 次)
Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.
- ben /ben/ 用于苏格兰地区的山名中 used in the names of mountains in Scotland (4 次)
To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor.
- rather /ˈrɑː.ðər/ 相当；有点儿，稍微 quite; to a slight degree (11 次)
- temporarily /tem.pəˈr.er.əl.i/ 短暂地;暂时地，临时地 in a way that does not last for long or for ever (3 次)
Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea.
- rock /rɒk/ 岩石；岩；礁石 the dry solid part of the earth’s surface, or any large piece of this that sticks up out of the ground or the sea (11 次)
- jump /dʒʌmp/ 跳，跃;跳跃 to push yourself suddenly off the ground and into the air using your legs (7 次)
Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water.
- swam /swæm/ （swim的过去式） past simple of swim (3 次)
He has pointed out that the tree is a useful source of income,as tourists have been coming from all parts of the country to see it.
- useful /ˈjuːs.fəl/ 有用的，有效的；有帮助的 effective; helping you to do or achieve something (8 次)
- source /sɔːs/ 来源，出处;发源地;起源，根源 the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause of something (11 次)
- income /ˈɪŋ.kʌm/ 收入，收益 money that is earned from doing work or received from investments (6 次)
- tourist /ˈtʊə.rɪst/ 旅游者，游客 someone who visits a place for pleasure and interest, usually while on holiday (9 次)
It’s often wet in the West and sometimes warm in the South.
- wet /wet/ 湿的，潮湿的 covered in water or another liquid (4 次)
- west /west/ 西，西方 the direction in which the sun goes down in the evening, opposite to the east, or the part of an area or country that is in this direction (4 次)
The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.
- copper /ˈkɒp.ər/ 铜 a chemical element that is a reddish-brown metal, used especially for making wire and coins (2 次)
- support /səˈpɔːt/ 支持;赞成;拥护;鼓励 to agree with and give encouragement to someone or something because you want him, her, or it to succeed (11 次)
- construct /kənˈstrʌkt/ 建造;构筑;构成，组成 to build something or put together different parts to form something whole (4 次)
Let us suppose that a child suddenly crosses the road in front of you.
- suppose /səˈpəʊz/ 认为可能，料想，猜想 to think that something is likely to be true (11 次)
He is swimming across the river.
- swimming /ˈswɪm.ɪŋ/ 游泳，游水 the activity or sport of swimming (3 次)
Now we are not allowed to touch it.
- allow /əˈlaʊ/ 使有可能;允许，准许;容许 to give permission for someone to do something, or to not prevent something from happening (7 次)
It is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool.
- weight /weɪt/ 重量，分量;体重 the amount that something or someone weighs (11 次)
As soon as I tap on the window, you must stop within five feet.’
- tap /tæp/ （常指连续）轻拍，轻叩，轻敲 to hit something gently, and often repeatedly, especially making short, sharp noises (9 次)
- within /wɪˈðɪn/ 在…里，在…内;不超过 inside or not further than an area or period of time (11 次)
The villagers have told him that they will not accept the pub even if he gives it away.
- accept /əkˈsept/ 接受;收受;领受 to agree to take something (10 次)
- pub /pʌb/ （英国或爱尔兰的）酒吧，酒馆 a place, especially in Great Britain or Ireland, where alcoholic drinks can be bought and drunk and where food is often available (2 次)
His father told everybody that Eric had been killed in action.
- eric (6 次)
- action /ˈæk.ʃən/ （尤指应对问题或困难的）行动；行动过程；行为 the process of doing something, especially when dealing with a problem or difficulty (10 次)
He has been able to tell us more about active volcanoes than any man alive.
- alive /əˈlaɪv/ 活（着）的;在世的 living, not dead (10 次)
I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures.
- paint /peɪnt/ 油漆，涂料 a coloured liquid that is put on a surface such as a wall to decorate it (8 次)
When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly.
- authority /ɔːˈθɒr.ə.ti/ 威信；权力；管辖权 the moral or legal right or ability to control (10 次)
- ton /tʌn/ 公吨（等于1000公斤） a unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms (3 次)
Have we got any beer and wine?
- wine /waɪn/ 葡萄酒;果酒 an alcoholic drink that is usually made from grapes, but can also be made from other fruits or flowers. It is made by fermenting the fruit with water and sugar (5 次)
It says “No Camping” – in case you can’t read!’
- camping /ˈkæm.pɪŋ/ 露营度假，野营度假 the activity of staying in a tent on holiday (10 次)
I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well.
- carefully /ˈkeə.fəl.i/ 小心地；仔细地；认真地 with great attention (10 次)
It’s for my daughter, Susan.
- susan /ˌleɪ.zi ˈsuː.zən/ 餐桌转盘（餐桌上木质或塑料的圆盘，转动可使就餐的人都能取到食物） a circular piece of wood or plastic on a base that is put on a table and can be turned around so that everyone can reach the food that is on it (3 次)
It has four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, but the group will need to have only three of them rebuilt.
- rolls /rəʊl/ （使）翻滚;（使）滚动 to (cause something to) move somewhere by turning over and over or from side to side (2 次)
- royce /ˌrəʊlzˈrɔɪs/ （英国生产的大型昂贵豪华车）劳斯莱斯 a brand name for a large and very expensive type of car made in the UK (2 次)
- merlin (3 次)
- group /ɡruːp/ 组;群;批;簇 a number of people or things that are put together or considered as a unit (10 次)
It threatened to surround him completely, but Tazieff managed to escape just in time.
- threaten /ˈθret.ən/ 威胁，恐吓;扬言要 to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want (5 次)
- surround /səˈraʊnd/ 环绕，围绕，包围 to be everywhere around something (9 次)
- completely /kəmˈpliːt.li/ 完全地，彻底地;十分地 in every way or as much as possible (9 次)
- escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ 逃走，逃脱，逃离;逃避，避开 to get free from something, or to avoid something (10 次)
When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long.
- eventually /ɪˈven.tʃu.ə.li/ 最终，终于 in the end, especially after a long time or a lot of effort, problems, etc. (10 次)
- thirteen /θɜːˈtiːn/ （数字）13 the number 13 (4 次)
In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E.Byrd,successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time.
- flight /flaɪt/ 空中航行，航程 a journey in an aircraft (10 次)
- pole /pəʊl/ 杆，柱 a long, thin stick of wood or metal, often used standing straight up in the ground to support things (3 次)
- explorer /ɪkˈsplɔː.rər/ 勘探者;考察者;探险者 someone who travels to places where no one has ever been in order to find out what is there (2 次)
- successfully /səkˈses.fəl.i/ 成功地，达到目的地 in a way that achieves the results wanted or hoped for (4 次)
Fortunately, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town.
- fortunately /ˈfɔː.tʃən.ət.li/ 幸运地，走运地 happening because of good luck (10 次)
- signal /ˈsɪɡ.nəl/ 信号 an action, movement, or sound that gives information, a message, a warning, or an order (4 次)
- radio /ˈreɪ.di.əʊ/ 收音机 a piece of electronic equipment used for listening to radio broadcasts (10 次)
The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers.
- greenwood (2 次)
- boys 男性朋友们 a group of male friends (2 次)
- pop /pɒp/ 流行音乐 modern popular music, usually with a strong beat, created with electrical or electronic equipment, and easy to listen to and remember (2 次)
- singer /ˈsɪŋ.ər/ 歌唱家，歌手 a person who sings (2 次)
I’ll knock again, Helen.
- helen (6 次)
We keep trying all four methods, but he sheer volume of rubbish we produce worldwide threatens to overwhelm us.
- method /ˈmeθ.əd/ 方法，方式 a particular way of doing something (10 次)
- volume /ˈvɒl.juːm/ 容积；体积；容量 the amount of space that is contained within an object or solid shape (3 次)
- worldwide /ˌwɜːldˈwaɪd/ 世界范围的，全世界的；在全世界的 existing or happening in all parts of the world (2 次)
They have found that it is connected with the passage of days and the phases of the moon.
- connect /kəˈnekt/ （使或被）连接；（使或被）相连 to join or be joined with something else (4 次)
- passage /ˈpæs.ɪdʒ/ 过道，走廊 a usually long and narrow part of a building with rooms on one or both sides, or a covered path that connects places (2 次)
- phase /feɪz/ （发展或变化的）阶段，时期 any stage in a series of events or in a process of development (4 次)
- moon /muːn/ 月球，月亮 the round object that moves in the sky around the earth and can be seen at night (10 次)
We’re going to stay at my mother’s for the weekend.
- weekend /ˌwiːkˈend/ 周末（周六和周日，有时也包括周五晚上） Saturday and Sunday, or Friday evening until Sunday night; the part of the week in which many people living in the West do not go to work (6 次)
I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between the nations, and that if only the common peoples of the world could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the battlefield.
- amazed /əˈmeɪzd/ 十分惊奇的，惊愕的 extremely surprised (2 次)
- sport /spɔːt/ 体育运动；体育比赛；体育竞技项目 a game, competition, or activity needing physical effort and skill that is played or done according to rules, for enjoyment and/or as a job (9 次)
- create /kriˈeɪt/ 创造;创建;创作;发明 to make something new, or invent something (8 次)
- nation /ˈneɪ.ʃən/ 国家 a country, especially when thought of as a large group of people living in one area with their own government, language, traditions, etc. (10 次)
he answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.
- nor /nɔːr/ 也不（通常与 neither 连用） used before the second or last of a set of negative possibilities, usually after “neither” (10 次)
The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them.
- journalist /ˈdʒɜː.nə.lɪst/ 新闻记者;报纸撰稿人;广播员 a person who writes news stories or articles for a newspaper or magazine or broadcasts them on radio or television (7 次)
- obtain /əbˈteɪn/ 得到，获得 to get something, especially by asking for it, buying it, working for it, or producing it from something else (10 次)
When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler.
- particularly /pəˈtɪk.jə.lə.li/ 特别，尤其，异乎寻常地 especially, or more than usual (10 次)
- customs 海关 the place at a port, airport, or border where travellers’ bags are looked at to find out if any goods are being carried illegally (3 次)
- smuggler /ˈsmʌɡ.lər/ 走私犯；偷运者 someone who smuggles (2 次)
I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.
- porter /ˈpɔː.tər/ 搬运工；（尤指火车站、机场等的）行李员 a person whose job is to carry things, especially travellers’ bags at railway stations, airports, hotels etc. (10 次)
A small fishing boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line.
- powerful /ˈpaʊə.fəl/ 有权力的；有力量的；强大的 having a lot of power to control people and events (10 次)
- pull /pʊl/ 拖，拉，拽 to move something towards yourself, sometimes with great physical effort (8 次)
When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously.
- report /rɪˈpɔːt/ 报道；报告；汇报 to give a description of something or information about it to someone (8 次)
- zoo /zuː/ （尤指野生）动物园 an area in which animals, especially wild animals, are kept so that people can go and look at them or study them (3 次)
- wild /waɪld/ 疯狂的;狂暴的;猛烈的 uncontrolled, violent, or extreme (8 次)
- seriously /ˈsɪə.ri.əs.li/ 严重地；恶劣地 badly or severely (7 次)
The red one.
- red /red/ 红的，红色的 of the colour of fresh blood (10 次)
In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same lines night after night.
- unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/ 不幸的，倒霉的 unlucky or having bad effects (4 次)
- actor /ˈæk.tər/ 演员 someone who pretends to be someone else while performing in a film, play, or television or radio programme (7 次)
- require /rɪˈkwaɪər/ 需要;有赖于;要求;规定 to need something or make something necessary (10 次)
As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence.
- result /rɪˈzʌlt/ 结果；后果 something that happens or exists because of something else (9 次)
- respect /rɪˈspekt/ 敬重;尊重;注重;重视 admiration felt or shown for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or qualities (10 次)
- independence /ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dəns/ （国家的）独立 freedom from being governed or ruled by another country (3 次)
Inviting the fire brigade to put out a nonexistent fire is a crude form of deception which no self-respecting student would ever indulge in.
- brigade /brɪˈɡeɪd/ （军队的）旅 a large group of soldiers in an army (3 次)
- nonexistent (2 次)
- crude /kruːd/ 粗糙的；简陋的；粗制的；未加修饰的 simple and not skilfully done or made (3 次)
- self /self/ 本性；自己；自我 the set of someone’s characteristics, such as personality and ability, that are not physical and make that person different from other people (10 次)
Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.
- eleanor (2 次)
- wealthy /ˈwel.θi/ 富有的，有钱的 rich (2 次)
- share /ʃeər/ 分享;共用 to have or use something at the same time as someone else (10 次)
I turned to look at the children, but there weren’t any in sight:they had all run away!
- sight /saɪt/ 视力 the ability to see (10 次)
No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
- praise /preɪz/ 赞扬，表扬 to express admiration or approval of the achievements or characteristics of a person or thing (3 次)
- abuse /əˈbjuːz/ （尤指为个人私利而）滥用;妄用 to use something for the wrong purpose in a way that is harmful or morally wrong (2 次)
- snail /sneɪl/ 蜗牛 a small creature with a soft, wet body and a round shell, that moves very slowly and often eats garden plants (10 次)
The conditions of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop.
- society /səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/ 社会 a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done. All the people in a country, or in several similar countries, can be referred to as a society (10 次)
It’s our favourite subject of conversation.
- subject /ˈsʌb.dʒekt/ （讨论、考虑或研究的）主题，话题;问题;题目 the thing that is being discussed, considered, or studied (10 次)
If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it.
- traffic /ˈtræf.ɪk/ 交通流量 the number of vehicles moving along roads, or the amount of aircraft, trains, or ships moving along a route (10 次)
As usual, the police will have a difficult time.
- usual /ˈjuː.ʒu.əl/ 通常的；惯常的 normal; happening, done, or used most often (10 次)
After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence.
- having /hæv/ （与动词的过去分词连用，构成现在完成时和过去完成时） used with the past participle of other verbs to form the present perfect and past perfect (8 次)
- instruct /ɪnˈstrʌkt/ （尤指正式地）指示，命令，吩咐 to order or tell someone to do something, especially in a formal way (8 次)
- acquire /əˈkwaɪər/ 取得，获得;购得;学到 to get or obtain something (9 次)
- confidence /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/ 自信；信心，把握；信赖，信任 the quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or the future (6 次)
She gazed at it for some time then added, ‘You don’t need bookcases at all.
- gaze /ɡeɪz/ （尤指因为惊奇、羡慕或心不在焉而）凝视，注视，盯着看 to look at something or someone for a long time, especially in surprise or admiration, or because you are thinking about something else (2 次)
- add /æd/ 加，相法 to put two or more numbers or amounts together to get a total (9 次)
This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
- curious /ˈkjʊə.ri.əs/ 好奇的;好打听的 interested in learning about people or things around you (6 次)
- situation /ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/ 处境，情况，形势 the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time and place (9 次)
- alfred (9 次)
- corporation /ˌkɔː.pərˈeɪ.ʃən/ 大公司;集团公司 a large company or group of companies that is controlled together as a single organization (2 次)
When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington.
- alone /əˈləʊn/ 单独（的），独自（的）;孤独的（地），无伴的（地） without other people (9 次)
- exchange /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/ 交换;互换;交流 the act of giving something to someone and them giving you something else (3 次)
Knowing that the industrious ant lives in a highly organized society does nothing to prevent us from being filled with revulsion when we find hordes of them crawling over a carefully prepared picnic lunch.
- industrious /ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əs/ 勤劳的，勤奋的 An industrious person works hard. (3 次)
- ant /ænt/ 蚂蚁 a very small insect that lives under the ground in large and well-organized social groups (9 次)
- highly /ˈhaɪ.li/ 非常，极其 very, to a large degree, or at a high level (7 次)
- organize /ˈɔː.ɡən.aɪz/ 安排；组织；筹划 to make arrangements for something to happen (3 次)
- prevent /prɪˈvent/ 阻止，妨碍；预防 to stop something from happening or someone from doing something (5 次)
- fill /fɪl/ （使）充满，（使）装满，（使）注满；占据；布满 to make or become full; to use empty space (7 次)
- horde /hɔːd/ （人）群 a large group of people (2 次)
- crawl /krɔːl/ 缓慢移动；艰难前行；爬行；匍匐前进 to move along on hands and knees or with your body stretched out along a surface (2 次)
- prepared /prɪˈpeəd/ 有准备的，准备好的 ready to deal with a situation (2 次)
- picnic /ˈpɪk.nɪk/ 野餐;供野餐吃的食品 an occasion when you have an informal meal of sandwiches, etc. outside, or the food itself (4 次)
Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.
- treasure /ˈtreʒ.ər/ 财宝;珍宝 very valuable things, usually in the form of a store of precious metals, precious stones, or money (3 次)
While she always criticized the fickleness of human nature, she carried on an unrelenting search for the ideal servant to the end of her days,even after she had been sadly disillusioned by Bessie.
- ideal /aɪˈdɪəl/ 完美的，理想的 perfect, or the best possible (8 次)
- servant /ˈsɜː.vənt/ （尤指旧时的）佣人，仆人 a person who is employed in another person’s house, doing jobs such as cooking and cleaning, especially in the past (7 次)
- bessie (9 次)
Bill Frith’s garden is larger than Joe’s.
- bill /bɪl/ 账单 a request for payment of money owed, or the piece of paper on which it is written (9 次)
Tazieff was able to set up his camp very close to the volcano while it was erupting violently.
- camp /kæmp/ 营地;宿营地 a place where people stay in tents or other temporary structures (9 次)
- violently /ˈvaɪə.lənt.li/ 暴力地，狂暴地 in a forceful way that causes people to be hurt (3 次)
The city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization.
- level /ˈlev.əl/ 高度 the height of something (4 次)
- civilization /ˌsɪv.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ 文明社会；（特定时期特定社会或国家的）文明，文化 human society with its well developed social organizations, or the culture and way of life of a society or country at a particular period in time (9 次)
Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims.
- claim /kleɪm/ 声称;宣称;断言;主张 to say that something is true or is a fact, although you cannot prove it and other people might not believe it (9 次)
- victim /ˈvɪk.tɪm/ 受害者;罹难者;牺牲者;牺牲品 someone or something that has been hurt, damaged, or killed or has suffered, either because of the actions of someone or something else, or because of illness or chance (6 次)
I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived.
- determine /dɪˈtɜː.mɪn/ 确定，决定;影响 to control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen (3 次)
- lodge /lɒdʒ/ 美国就外国记者被捕一事提出正式抗议。 to make an official complaint about something: (2 次)
- complaint /kəmˈpleɪnt/ 抱怨，牢骚;投诉;不满 a statement that something is wrong or not satisfactory (9 次)
It was officially opened on March 7,1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent.
- officially /əˈfɪʃ.əl.i/ 官方地 formally and in a way agreed to or arranged by people in positions of authority (2 次)
- finally /ˈfaɪ.nəl.i/ 最后;终于 after a long time or some difficulty (6 次)
- european /ˌjʊə.rəˈpiː.ən/ 欧洲的;欧洲人的 belonging to or relating to Europe or its people (4 次)
- continent /ˈkɒn.tɪ.nənt/ 洲，大洲，大陆 one of the seven large land masses on the earth’s surface, surrounded, or mainly surrounded, by sea and usually consisting of various countries (9 次)
The snake, however, continued to ‘dance’ slowly.
- dance /dɑːns/ 跳（舞），舞蹈 to move the body and feet to music (3 次)
If the money was not paid promptly, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop.
- promptly /ˈprɒmpt.li/ 迅速地，立即地;依照预定时间地 quickly, without delay, or at the arranged time (5 次)
- gangster /ˈɡæŋ.stər/ 歹徒；犯罪团伙成员 a member of an organized group of violent criminals (3 次)
- destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ 毁坏，摧毁，毁灭 to damage something so badly that it cannot be used (9 次)
There was also a great deal of machinery on display.
- machinery /məˈʃiː.nər.i/ （大型的）机器;机械;（机器的）运转部分 a group of large machines or the parts of a machine that make it work (3 次)
During a bullfight, a drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring.
- drunk /drʌŋk/ （drink的过去分词） past participle of drink (9 次)
- wander /ˈwɒn.dər/ 漫步;闲逛;游荡 to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction (4 次)
Libraries made education possible, and education in its turn added to libraries: the growth of knowledge followed a kind of compound interest law, which was greatly enhanced by the invention of printing.
- library /ˈlaɪ.brər.i/ 图书馆;阅览室 a building, room, or organization that has a collection of books, documents, music, and sometimes things such as tools or artwork, for people to borrow, usually without payment (3 次)
- education /ˌedʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 教育;受教育获得的知识 the process of teaching or learning, especially in a school or college, or the knowledge that you get from this (9 次)
- growth /ɡrəʊθ/ 成长；生长；发育 The growth of a person, animal, or plant is its process of increasing in size. (4 次)
- greatly /ˈɡreɪt.li/ （尤用于表示强烈感受或体验）非常，很，大大地 very much, used especially to show how much you feel or experience something (4 次)
- invention /ɪnˈven.ʃən/ 发明，创造 something that has never been made before, or the process of creating something that has never been made before (3 次)
Meanwhile, a microphone, which was lowered into the mine two hours ago,has enabled the men to keep in touch with their closest relatives.
- microphone /ˈmaɪ.krə.fəʊn/ 扩音器，麦克风，话筒 a piece of equipment that you speak into to make your voice louder, or to record your voice or other sounds (3 次)
- lower /ˈləʊ.ər/ 降低，使下降 to move something into a low position (2 次)
- enable /ɪˈneɪ.bəl/ 使能够；使可能 to make someone able to do something, or to make something possible (9 次)
- relative /ˈrel.ə.tɪv/ 亲戚，亲属 a member of your family (4 次)
Though these large machines still exist, many of their functions have been taken over by small powerful personal computers, commonly known as PCs.
- exist /ɪɡˈzɪst/ 存在；实际上有 to be, or to be real (9 次)
- function /ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/ 功能，用途；职责 the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of a person) (4 次)
- personal /ˈpɜː.sən.əl/ 个人的，私人的 relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or an organization (7 次)
When he denied the train’s existence, I borrowed his copy of the timetable.
- deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ 否认，否定 to say that something is not true (4 次)
- existence /ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/ 存在；实有 the fact of something or someone existing (9 次)
- borrow /ˈbɒr.əʊ/ 借，借入 to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of time (4 次)
- copy /ˈkɒp.i/ 复制;临摹;模仿，效仿 to produce something so that it is the same as an original piece of work (4 次)
- timetable /ˈtaɪmˌteɪ.bəl/ 时间表，行程安排 a detailed plan showing when events or activities will happen (4 次)
He was in car number fifteen.
- fifteen /ˌfɪfˈtiːn/ （数字） 15 the number 15 (9 次)
The dogs have greater freedom, too, for they are allowed to wander outside their enclosure.
- freedom /ˈfriː.dəm/ 自由;不受限制;自主 the condition or right of being able or allowed to do, say, think, etc. whatever you want to, without being controlled or limited (9 次)
- enclosure /ɪnˈkləʊ.ʒər/ 围起来的区域;围场;围地 an area surrounded by fences or walls (2 次)
In his own lifetime Galileo was the centre of violent controversy, but the scientific dust has long since settled, and today we can see even his famous clash with the Inquisition in something like its proper perspective.
- galileo (9 次)
- violent /ˈvaɪə.lənt/ 使用暴力的;强暴的 using force to hurt or attack (3 次)
- scientific /ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/ 科学的;应用科学方法的 relating to science, or using the organized methods of science (7 次)
- dust /dʌst/ 灰尘;尘土;沙土 dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or other substances (7 次)
- proper /ˈprɒp.ər/ 适合的；适当的；恰当的；正确的 real, satisfactory, suitable, or correct (2 次)
It is a good thing my aunt Harriet died years ago.
- harriet (9 次)
It’s always hot in June, July and August.
- june /dʒuːn/ 六月 the sixth month of the year, after May and before July (3 次)
- july /dʒuˈlaɪ/ 七月 the seventh month of the year, after June and before August (3 次)
- august /ˈɔː.ɡəst/ 八月 the eighth month of the year, after July and before September (3 次)
Imagine their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases and found that the fourth engine was sweet as honey – still in perfect condition.
- imagine /ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn/ 想象;设想 to form or have a mental picture or idea of something (9 次)
- packing /ˈpæk.ɪŋ/ 打包;收拾行李 the act of putting things into cases, boxes, bags, etc. (3 次)
- fourth /fɔːθ/ 第四（的） 4th written as a word (2 次)
- honey /ˈhʌn.i/ 蜂蜜 a sweet, sticky, yellow substance made by bees and used as food (3 次)
- perfect /ˈpɜː.fekt/ 完美的，完满的，无瑕的 complete and correct in every way, of the best possible type or without fault (5 次)
In 1948, he went to Lake Kivu in the Congo to observe a new volcano which he later named Kituro.
- lake /leɪk/ 湖，湖泊 a large area of water surrounded by land and not connected to the sea except by rivers or streams (9 次)
- observe /əbˈzɜːv/ 观察;观测;监视 to watch carefully the way something happens or the way someone does something, especially in order to learn more about it (6 次)
At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.
- laugh /lɑːf/ （出声地）笑，大笑 to smile while making sounds with your voice that show you think something is funny or you are happy (9 次)
We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material.
- curtain /ˈkɜː.tən/ （尤指布质的）帘，窗帘，门帘 a piece of material, especially cloth, that hangs across a window or opening to make a room or part of a room dark or private (3 次)
- material /məˈtɪə.ri.əl/ 材料，原料 a physical substance that things can be made from (9 次)
The lake was not a natural one, but a man-made reservoir.
- natural /ˈnætʃ.ər.əl/ 天然的，非人为的;非人造的 as found in nature and not involving anything made or done by people (9 次)
Oh, all right!
- oh /əʊ/ （表示惊讶、失望和高兴等情绪）噢，哎，唉，啊 used to express different emotions, such as surprise, disappointment, and pleasure, often as a reaction to something someone has said (9 次)
Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties.
- circle /ˈsɜː.kəl/ 圆;圆圈;圆形 a continuous curved line, the points of which are always the same distance away from a fixed central point, or the area inside such a line (6 次)
- popular /ˈpɒp.jə.lər/ 受大众喜爱的，受欢迎的 liked, enjoyed, or supported by many people (9 次)
There has long been a superstition among mariners that porpoises will save drowning men by pushing them to the surface, or protect them from sharks by surrounding them in defensive formation.
- superstition /ˌsuː.pəˈstɪʃ.ən/ 迷信 belief that is not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, but is connected with old ideas about magic, etc. (2 次)
- porpoise /ˈpɔː.pəs/ 鼠海豚 a mammal that lives in the sea, swims in groups, and looks similar to a dolphin but has a shorter rounder nose (9 次)
- push /pʊʃ/ 推，推动 to use physical pressure or force, especially with your hands, in order to move something into a different position, usually one that is further away from you (9 次)
- protect /prəˈtekt/ 保护，防护 to keep someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss (5 次)
- shark /ʃɑːk/ 鲨鱼 a large fish that has sharp teeth and a pointed fin on its back (6 次)
On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat – the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.
- normally /ˈnɔː.mə.li/ 正常地 If something happens normally, it happens in the usual or expected way. (4 次)
- practice /ˈpræk.tɪs/ 实施，实践 action rather than thought or ideas (9 次)
- northern /ˈnɔː.ðən/ 在北部的;从北部的 in or from the north part of an area (3 次)
As the neighbours complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in.
- press /pres/ 按，压；推；挤 to push something firmly, often without causing it to move permanently further away from you (9 次)
- paw /pɔː/ 爪，爪子 the foot of an animal that has claws or nails, such as a cat, dog, or bear (2 次)
It is, in fact, a primitive type of calendar.
- primitive /ˈprɪm.ɪ.tɪv/ 原始的，早期的，远古的 relating to human society at a very early stage of development, with people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system (9 次)
- calendar /ˈkæl.ən.dər/ 日历 a printed table showing all the days, weeks, and months of the year (2 次)
In their efforts to persuade us to buy this or that product, advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have classified all our little weaknesses.
- persuade /pəˈsweɪd/ 劝服;说服 to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to that person and making them believe it (3 次)
- product /ˈprɒd.ʌkt/ 产品;产物 something that is made to be sold, usually something that is produced by an industrial process or, less commonly, something that is grown or obtained through farming (9 次)
- advertiser /ˈæd.və.taɪ.zər/ 刊登广告者，广告客户 a person or business that pays to advertise a product or service (5 次)
- weakness /ˈwiːk.nəs/ 虚弱；软弱 the fact or state of not being strong or powerful (2 次)
As a result, the fish just eat and eat and grow and grow in the lovely warm water.
- lovely /ˈlʌv.li/ 快乐的，愉快的 pleasant or enjoyable (8 次)
Though he was technically a prizefighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prizefighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game.
- prizefighter /ˈpraɪzˌfaɪ.tər/ 职业拳击手 a boxer who fights to win money (3 次)
- science /ˈsaɪ.əns/ 科学;自然科学;科学知识 (knowledge from) the careful study of the structure and behaviour of the physical world, especially by watching, measuring, and doing experiments, and the development of theories to describe the results of these activities (9 次)
After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress.
- seek /siːk/ 寻找；寻求（尤指非物质的东西） to try to find or get something, especially something that is not a physical object (9 次)
- rude /ruːd/ 不礼貌的;粗鲁的，粗野的;讨厌的 not polite; offensive or embarrassing (4 次)
She will have something to drink but she will not eat any solid food.
- solid /ˈsɒl.ɪd/ 坚固的；坚硬的 hard or firm, keeping a clear shape (9 次)
It is a famous beauty spot.
- beauty /ˈbjuː.ti/ 美，美丽；美人；美景 the quality of being pleasing and attractive, especially to look at (7 次)
To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
- precious /ˈpreʃ.əs/ 珍贵的，宝贵的 of great value because of being rare, expensive, or important (7 次)
- stone /stəʊn/ 石头；石料；石块 the hard, solid substance found in the ground that is often used for building, or a piece of this (9 次)
- sand /sænd/ 沙，沙子 a substance that consists of very small grains of rock, found on beaches and in deserts (4 次)
I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here.
- sum /sʌm/ 金额 an amount of money (9 次)
In 1858, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel.
- plan /plæn/ 计划，方案 a set of decisions about how to do something in the future (8 次)
A flight attendant would take charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experience.
- attendant /əˈten.dənt/ 服务员；侍者 someone whose job is to be in a place and help visitors or customers (2 次)
- charge /tʃɑːdʒ/ （尤指对某一服务或活动）收费，要价，开价 to ask an amount of money for something, especially a service or activity (7 次)
Our village is in a valley.
- valley /ˈvæl.i/ 谷;山谷，溪谷 an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it (9 次)
‘It’s a waste of time.’
- waste /weɪst/ 浪费;滥用 an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc. (9 次)
The woman first bought a few small articles.
- article /ˈɑː.tɪ.kəl/ （报纸或杂志上的）文章，报道;论文 a piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine, or on the internet (8 次)
A bar of soap.
- soap /səʊp/ 肥皂 a substance used for washing the body or other things (3 次)
One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives.
- fascinate /ˈfæs.ən.eɪt/ 深深吸引；迷住 to interest someone a lot (2 次)
- belief /bɪˈliːf/ 相信；信心；信任 the feeling of being certain that something exists or is true (8 次)
Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened.
- board /bɔːd/ （有特定用途的）薄木板;板;牌子 a thin, flat piece of cut wood or other hard material, often used for a particular purpose (8 次)
- worried /ˈwʌr.id/ 担心的;忧虑的;发愁的 unhappy because you are thinking about problems or unpleasant things that might happen (6 次)
The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.
- body /ˈbɒd.i/ （人或动物的）躯体;身体 the whole physical structure that forms a person or animal (8 次)
- statue /ˈstætʃ.uː/ （尤指石头或金属的）雕像，雕塑，塑像 an object made from a hard material, especially stone or metal, to look like a person or animal (7 次)
- date /deɪt/ 日期;日子 a numbered day in a month, often given with a combination of the name of the day, the month, and the year (2 次)
- fifteenth /ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/ 第十五（的） 15th written as a word (2 次)
The rough road across the plain soon became so bad that we tried to get Bruce to drive back to the village we had come from.
- bruce (8 次)
It’s cheaper, isn’t it?
- cheap /tʃiːp/ 便宜的，不贵的 costing little money or less than is usual or expected (8 次)
In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.
- lay /leɪ/ 放置，安放，平放 to put something in especially a flat or horizontal position, usually carefully or for a particular purpose (4 次)
- unlucky /ʌnˈlʌk.i/ 不幸的，不走运的，倒霉的 not lucky (3 次)
Kidnappers are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay’s cat.
- kidnapper /ˈkɪd.næp.ər/ 劫持者，绑架者 someone who takes a person away illegally by force, usually in order to demand money in exchange for releasing them (3 次)
- interested /ˈɪn.tres.tɪd/ 感兴趣的；关注的 wanting to give your attention to something and discover more about it (3 次)
- considerable /kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/ 相当大的；相当多的；非常可观的；相当重要的 large or of noticeable importance (8 次)
When she caught up with them, she saw that they had sat down and were going through the contents of the bag, so she ran straight at them.
- content /kənˈtent/ 满意的;满足的;知足的 pleased with your situation and not hoping for change or improvement (8 次)
Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its designer’s dream to create ‘an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible’.
- enormous /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ 极大的；巨大的；庞大的 extremely large (6 次)
To varying degrees, we all have secrets which we do not want even our closest friends to learn, but few of us have skeletons in the cupboard.
- vary /ˈveə.ri/ （使）不同;（使）呈现差异 If things of the same type vary, they are different from each other, and if you vary them, you cause them to be different from each other. (4 次)
- degree /dɪˈɡriː/ 数量；程度；水平 (an) amount or level of something (8 次)
- skeleton /ˈskel.ə.tən/ 骨骼，骨架 the frame of bones supporting a human or animal body (7 次)
- cupboard /ˈkʌb.əd/ 橱柜;壁橱;壁柜 a piece of furniture or a space for storing things, with a door or doors and usually with shelves (7 次)
I want to see the dentist, please.
- dentist /ˈden.tɪst/ 牙科医生 a person whose job is treating people’s teeth (8 次)
Mary and her husband Dimitri lived in the tiny village of Perachora in southern Greece.
- mary /ˌheɪl ˈmeə.ri/ （天主教祈祷用语）万福马利亚 a Catholic prayer to Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ (5 次)
- greece /ɡriːs/ 希腊（东南欧国家） a country in southeastern Europe (2 次)
There is no doubt that if she had not lost her rudder she would have won the race easily.
- rudder /ˈrʌd.ər/ 舵;方向舵 a flat piece of wood or metal at the back of a boat or aircraft, moved from side to side in order to control the direction of travel (6 次)
- easily /ˈiː.zəl.i/ 容易地；轻易地；不费力地 with no difficulty or effort (8 次)
Latham, however, did not give up easily.
- latham (5 次)
Not all sounds made by animals serve as language, and we have only to turn to that extraordinary discovery of echo-location in bats to see a case in which the voice plays a strictly utilitarian role.
- extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔː.dɪn.ər.i/ 非凡的；特别的；意想不到的；令人惊奇的 very unusual, special, unexpected, or strange (7 次)
- echo /ˈek.əʊ/ 回声，回音，回响 a sound that is heard after it has been reflected off a surface such as a wall or a cliff (8 次)
- location /ləʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 地点，位置 a place or position (2 次)
- bat /bæt/ 球棒;球拍;球板 a specially shaped piece of wood used for hitting the ball in some games (3 次)
- role /rəʊl/ 地位;职责;作用;任务 the position or purpose that someone or something has in a situation, organization, society, or relationship (6 次)
Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift.
- delighted /dɪˈlaɪ.tɪd/ 高兴的，快乐的 very pleased (2 次)
- equally /ˈiː.kwə.li/ 平等地；相同地 fairly and in the same way (8 次)
- pleased /pliːzd/ 开心的;满意的 happy or satisfied (5 次)
- gift /ɡɪft/ 礼物;赠品 a present or something that is given (4 次)
Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass.
- examine /ɪɡˈzæm.ɪn/ （仔细地）检查，审查，调查 to look at or consider a person or thing carefully and in detail in order to discover something about them. (8 次)
Except us.
- except /ɪkˈsept/ （表示不包括）除…之外 not including; but not (8 次)
Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age.
- experiment /ɪkˈsper.ɪ.mənt/ 实验；试验；试用 a test done in order to learn something or to discover if something works or is true (8 次)
A temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great difficulty.
- fit /fɪt/ 合适，合身;可容纳 to be the right size or shape for someone or something (8 次)
The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved.
- furniture /ˈfɜː.nɪ.tʃər/ 家具 things such as chairs, tables, beds, cupboards, etc. that are put into a house or other building to make it suitable and comfortable for living or working in (8 次)
The time I spent at exercises gradually diminished.
- exercise /ˈek.sə.saɪz/ 体育活动;锻炼;运动 physical activity that you do to make your body strong and healthy (6 次)
- gradually /ˈɡrædʒ.u.ə.li/ 逐步地，逐渐地;平缓地 slowly over a period of time or a distance (8 次)
As if this were not enough to reduce you to tears, your husband arrives, unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner.
- reduce /rɪˈdʒuːs/ 减少；减小；降低；缩小 to become or to make something become smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc. (8 次)
- tear /teər/ （被）撕开，（被）撕掉，（被）撕裂 to pull or be pulled apart, or to pull pieces off (7 次)
- unexpectedly /ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd.li/ 出乎意料地，想不到地 in a way that is not expected (2 次)
- guest /ɡest/ 客人，宾客 a person who is staying with you, or a person you have invited to a social occasion, such as a party or a meal (8 次)
‘I’m hanging this picture on the wall,’ I answered.
- hang /hæŋ/ 悬挂，吊；吊着 to fasten or support something at the top leaving the other parts free to move, or to be held in this way (8 次)
Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings.
- shortage /ˈʃɔː.tɪdʒ/ 缺乏，缺少 a situation in which there is not enough of something (2 次)
- tall /tɔːl/ 高的，高大的；有…高的 of more than average height, or of a particular height (7 次)
Bagrit foresaw a time when computers would be small enough to hold in the hand, when they would be capable of providing information about traffic jams and suggesting alternative routes, when they would be used in hospitals to help doctors to diagnose illnesses, when they would relieve office workers and accountants of dull, repetitive clerical work.
- foresee /fəˈsiː/ 预见;预知;预料 to know about something before it happens (3 次)
- capable /ˈkeɪ.pə.bəl/ 有能力的；熟练的；能干的 able to do things effectively and skilfully, and to achieve results (5 次)
- information /ˌɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/ 情报;资料;消息 facts about a situation, person, event, etc. (8 次)
- jam /dʒæm/ 果酱 a sweet, soft food made by cooking fruit with sugar to preserve it. It is eaten on bread. (2 次)
- alternative /ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/ （计划或方法）可替代的；可供选择的 An alternative plan or method is one that you can use if you do not want to use another one. (3 次)
- route /ruːt/ 路线；路途；航线 a particular way or direction between places (4 次)
- illness /ˈɪl.nəs/ （身体或精神上的）疾病 a disease of the body or mind (8 次)
- relieve /rɪˈliːv/ 缓解，减轻，解除（疼痛或担忧）；使宽心，使宽慰 to make an unpleasant feeling, such as pain or worry, less strong (2 次)
- dull /dʌl/ 枯燥的，乏味的，无趣的 not interesting or exciting in any way (3 次)
Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased.
- mention /ˈmen.ʃən/ 提及，说起，谈到 to speak about something quickly, giving little detail or using few words (6 次)
- increase /ɪnˈkriːs/ 增大；增加；增强 to (make something) become larger in amount or size (8 次)
I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week.
- inform /ɪnˈfɔːm/ 通知，告知 to tell someone about particular facts (8 次)
- former /ˈfɔː.mər/ 较早的，早先的;以前的;旧时的 of or in an earlier time; before the present time or in the past (7 次)
- headmaster /ˌhedˈmɑː.stər/ 男校长 a man who is in charge of a school (2 次)
‘Do you always catch such an early train?’ asked the inspector.
- inspector /ɪnˈspek.tər/ 检查员；视察员 someone whose job is to officially inspect something (8 次)
Have a biscuit instead.
- instead /ɪnˈsted/ 作为替代 in place of someone or something else (8 次)
I’m making a shopping list, Tom.
- shopping /ˈʃɒp.ɪŋ/ 购物，买东西 the activity of buying things from shops (4 次)
- list /lɪst/ 名单，目录；清单 a record of short pieces of information, such as people’s names, usually written or printed with a single thing on each line and often ordered in a way that makes a particular thing easy to find (8 次)
He described it as ‘a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river.’
- locate /ləʊˈkeɪt/ 我们的办事处位于曼哈顿市中心。 to be in a particular place: (8 次)
- midst /mɪdst/ 中间，当中，中央 the middle of a group of people or things (2 次)
Glancing at his map, he informed us that the next village was a mere twenty miles away.
- map /mæp/ 地图 a drawing of the earth’s surface, or part of that surface, showing the shape and position of different countries, political borders, natural features such as rivers and mountains, and artificial features such as roads and buildings (8 次)
- mere /mɪər/ （用于强调不大，不重要或效果不大）只不过的，仅仅的 used to emphasize that something is not large or important (8 次)
George studied medicine in his youth.
- medicine /ˈmed.ɪ.sən/ 医术;医学 treatment for illness or injury, or the study of this (8 次)
As they grow old, people also accumulate belongings for two other reasons, lack of physical and mental energy, both of which are essential in turning out and throwing away, and sentiment.
- accumulate /əˈkjuː.mjə.leɪt/ 积累;积聚;积攒 to collect a large number of things over a long period of time (6 次)
- belonging /bɪˈlɒŋ.ɪŋ/ 归属感 a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group and having a good relationship with the other members of the group because they welcome you and accept you (4 次)
- lack /læk/ 她唯一的问题是缺乏自信。 the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it: (5 次)
- physical /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/ 身体的，肉体的 relating to the body (6 次)
- mental /ˈmen.təl/ 精神的;思想上的;心理的 relating to the mind, or involving the process of thinking (8 次)
- energy /ˈen.ə.dʒi/ 精力；活力；干劲 the power and ability to be physically and mentally active (5 次)
- essential /ɪˈsen.ʃəl/ 必要的，必不可少的 necessary or needed (3 次)
He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere $50.
- masterpiece /ˈmɑː.stə.piːs/ 杰作；（个人）最杰出的作品 a work of art such as a painting, film, or book that is made with great skill (2 次)
That’s good news for Jimmy.
- news /njuːz/ 消息;新闻 information or reports about recent events (8 次)
It is beside a park.
- beside /bɪˈsaɪd/ 在…旁边;在…附近 at the side of, next to (7 次)
So I decided to make some meat pies.
- meat /miːt/ （可食用的）肉 the flesh of an animal when it is used for food (6 次)
- pie /paɪ/ 馅饼 a type of food made with meat, vegetables, or fruit covered in pastry and baked (8 次)
This platform would serve as a port and a railway station.
- platform /ˈplæt.fɔːm/ 平台 a flat raised area or structure (7 次)
- port /pɔːt/ 港市；港 a town by the sea or by a river that has a harbour, or the harbour itself (8 次)
A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!
- tower /taʊər/ 塔;建筑物的塔形部分;塔楼，高楼 a tall, narrow structure, often square or circular, that either forms part of a building or stands alone (8 次)
- pot /pɒt/ 罐，壶 any of various types of container, usually round, especially one used for cooking food (8 次)
Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!
- prize /praɪz/ 奖;奖赏;奖金 something valuable, such as an amount of money, that is given to someone who succeeds in a competition or game or that is given to someone as a reward for doing very good work (8 次)
Working rapidly in the darkness, he soon changed into the dead man’s clothes.
- rapidly /ˈræp.ɪd.li/ 快速地，迅猛地 in a fast or sudden way (8 次)
- darkness /ˈdɑːk.nəs/ 暗，黑暗，阴暗 the quality of being without light, or a situation in which there is little or no light (2 次)
Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.
- ancient /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/ 古代的；古老的；年代久远的 of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time (6 次)
- myth /mɪθ/ 神话 an ancient story or set of stories, especially explaining the early history of a group of people or about natural events and facts (2 次)
This increases their air-__resistance__ and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.
- resistance /rɪˈzɪs.təns/ 抵抗;反抗;反对 the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to accept something (4 次)
- hit /hɪt/ 击，打 to move your hand or an object onto the surface of something so that it touches it, usually with force (3 次)
However, boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and a prizefighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match.
- boxing /ˈbɒk.sɪŋ/ 拳击运动 a sport in which two competitors fight by hitting each other with their hands (3 次)
- rule /ruːl/ 规则;法则;规章;条例 an accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed to do (8 次)
When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car.
- rush /rʌʃ/ （使）急速行进;（使）赶紧;（使）仓促行事;（使）急速做 to (cause to) go or do something very quickly (8 次)
However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.
- evidence /ˈev.ɪ.dəns/ 证据；证明 one or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true (7 次)
- oblige /əˈblaɪdʒ/ 责成；强迫，迫使 to force someone to do something, or to make it necessary for someone to do something (3 次)
- investigate /ɪnˈves.tɪ.ɡeɪt/ （尤指为揭开真相）调查，审查 to examine a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth (4 次)
- description /dɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/ 描述，描写，描绘 something that tells you what something or someone is like (3 次)
- similar /ˈsɪm.ɪ.lər/ 相似的，近似的 looking or being almost, but not exactly, the same (8 次)
Dan was most surprised when he heard the news.
- dan /dæn/ （空手道或柔道的）段 one of the ten higher levels in judo or karate (6 次)
Some wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything.
- tend /tend/ 倾向;易于;往往会 to be likely to behave in a particular way or have a particular characteristic (8 次)
- infinitely /ˈɪn.fɪ.nət.li/ 非常;无限地;极大地 very or very much (3 次)
The boss’s handwriting is terrible!
- terrible /ˈter.ə.bəl/ 糟糕的;可怕的;严重的;低劣的 very unpleasant or serious or of low quality (8 次)
Isn’t he her third husband?
- third /θɜːd/ 第三 3rd written as a word (8 次)
Two main techniques have been used for training elephants, which we may call respectively the tough and the gentle.
- technique /tekˈniːk/ 技术，技能 a way of doing an activity that needs skill (2 次)
- training /ˈtreɪ.nɪŋ/ 训练;培训 the process of learning the skills you need to do a particular job or activity (8 次)
- gentle /ˈdʒen.təl/ 文静的;和蔼的;温柔的 calm, kind, or soft (6 次)
Before it could be transported to the United States, a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built.
- transport /ˈtræn.spɔːt/ 运输，运送，输送 the movement of people or goods from one place to another (8 次)
- united /juːˈnaɪ.tɪd/ 联合的；统一的 joined together as a group (5 次)
- states /steɪt/ 状态；情形；状况 a condition or way of being that exists at a particular time (5 次)
- site /saɪt/ （建筑物的）地点，位置；建筑工地；（某事发生的）地点，现场 a place where something is, was, or will be built, or where something happened, is happening, or will happen (6 次)
For hundreds of years, St.Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travellers crossing the dangerous Pass.
- bernard /ˌseɪnt ˈbɜː.nəd/ 圣伯纳德犬，瑞士救护犬（旧时尤用于在山中寻找失踪者） a very large, strong dog used especially in Switzerland in the past to find people lost in the mountains (4 次)
The Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe.
- universe /ˈjuː.nɪ.vɜːs/ 宇宙；天地万物；万象 everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including all the stars, planets, galaxies, etc. in space (8 次)
Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service.
- taxi /ˈtæk.si/ 出租汽车 a car with a driver who you pay to take you somewhere (4 次)
The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes as much as twelve feet in length.
- killer /ˈkɪl.ər/ 杀人者，凶手 someone who kills another person (2 次)
- variety /vəˈraɪ.ə.ti/ 多样化；变化 the characteristic of often changing and being different (8 次)
- cod /kɒd/ 鳕鱼 a large sea fish that can be eaten, or the meat of this fish (2 次)
A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world.
- various /ˈveə.ri.əs/ 各种不同的；各种各样的 many different (8 次)
The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused.
- vicar /ˈvɪk.ər/ （英国国教的）教区牧师，教区教堂主持 a priest in the Church of England who is in charge of a church and the religious needs of people in a particular area (8 次)
I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside.
- view /vjuː/ 观点;见解;看法 an opinion, belief, or idea, or a way of thinking about something (8 次)
- countryside /ˈkʌn.tri.saɪd/ 农村，乡下;郊外 land not in towns, cities, or industrial areas, that is either used for farming or left in its natural condition (5 次)
Sam was sure that the wallet must have been found by one of the villagers, but it was not returned to him.
- wallet /ˈwɒl.ɪt/ （尤指男士的）钱包，钱夹子 a small folding case for carrying paper money, credit cards and other flat objects, that can be carried in a pocket and is used especially by men (7 次)
The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels.
- wheel /wiːl/ 轮子；车轮 a circular object connected at the centre to a bar, used for making vehicles or parts of machines move (8 次)
Two men who recently spent five days on a coral island wished they had stayed there longer.
- coral /ˈkɒr.əl/ 珊瑚 a substance like rock, formed in the sea by groups of particular types of small animal, often used in jewellery (2 次)
- wish /wɪʃ/ （与过去时连用，对已经存在的情况表示遗憾）但愿，希望 used with the past simple to express that you feel sorry or sad about a state or situation that exists at the moment (8 次)
My wife always worries too much.
- worry /ˈwʌr.i/ 担心;忧虑;发愁 to think about problems or unpleasant things that might happen in a way that makes you feel unhappy and frightened (8 次)
The last note said:’I am 100 per cent honest now!’
- honest /ˈɒn.ɪst/ 诚实的，可信的 telling the truth or able to be trusted and not likely to steal, cheat, or lie (4 次)
When we use a phrase like ‘it serves him right’, we are, in part, admitting that a certain set of circumstances has enabled justice to act of its own accord.
- circumstance /ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/ 条件，情况；情形，形势 a fact or event that makes a situation the way it is (7 次)
- accord /əˈkɔːd/ （正式的）协议;条约;一致;符合 (a formal) agreement (7 次)
Conrad Reeves, the actor?
- conrad (2 次)
- reeves /riːv/ （英国历史上国王派驻郡县的）地方长官;采邑总管，采邑农奴总监 a legal officer in England in the past (2 次)
I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me.
- aim /eɪm/ 目标，目的；意图 a result that your plans or actions are intended to achieve (7 次)
- extinguisher /ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪ.ʃər/ （同fire extinguisher） a fire extinguisher (2 次)

I looked at the man and the woman angrily.

angrily /ˈæŋ.ɡrəl.i/ 生气地

愤怒地 in a way that shows that you feel angry with someone or about something (7 次)

This is a “No Parking” area.
- area /ˈeə.ri.ə/ 地区;区域 a particular part of a place, piece of land, or country (7 次)
He had been obliged to join the army during the Second World War.
- join /dʒɔɪn/ 连接；接合 to connect or fasten things together (4 次)
- army /ˈɑː.mi/ （某国的）陆军，军队 a particular country’s fighting force (7 次)
It is as if a single unimportant event set up a chain of reactions.
- event /ɪˈvent/ （尤指重大或不寻常的）事情，事件 anything that happens, especially something important or unusual (5 次)
- chain /tʃeɪn/ 一连串，一系列（的事物） a set of connected events, usually where one causes the next (7 次)
- reaction /riˈæk.ʃən/ 反应；回应 behaviour, a feeling or an action that is a direct result of something else (2 次)
We often speak of tramps with contempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?
- tramp /træmp/ 流浪汉;流浪乞丐 a person with no home, job, or money who travels around and asks for money from other people (5 次)
- class /klɑːs/ 班;班级 a group of students who are taught together at school, college, or university (7 次)
- care /keər/ 保护；照看；照料 the process of protecting someone or something and providing what that person or thing needs (5 次)
Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.
- costume /ˈkɒs.tʃuːm/ （某国或某一历史时期或适合某种活动的）服装 the set of clothes typical of a particular country or period of history, or suitable for a particular activity (2 次)
- consist /kənˈsɪst/ 在于，存在于 to have something as a main and necessary part or quality (7 次)
- sheet /ʃiːt/ 床单 a large piece of thin cloth used on a bed for sleeping on or under (5 次)
- effective /ɪˈfek.tɪv/ 能产生预期结果的；有效的 successful or achieving the results that you want (3 次)
One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greenwich.
- sailing /ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/ 帆船运动 the sport or activity of using boats with sails (3 次)
- nineteenth /ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ/ 第十九（的） 19th written as a word (5 次)
- greenwich /ˌɡren.ɪtʃ ˈmiːn taɪm/ 格林尼治（平均）时，世界时 the time at Greenwich, Greater London, that world time zones are based on (2 次)
The crowd began to shout, but the drunk was unaware of the danger.
- unaware /ˌʌn.əˈweər/ 未意识到的，不知道的 not understanding or realizing something (3 次)
- danger /ˈdeɪn.dʒər/ 危险，风险 the possibility of harm or death to someone (7 次)
The former Prime Minister, Mr.Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections.
- prime /praɪm/ 首要的，主要的；基本的 main or most important (3 次)
- minister /ˈmɪn.ɪ.stər/ 部长;大臣 a member of the government in Britain and many other countries who is in charge of a particular department or has an important position in it (3 次)
- lane /leɪn/ 乡间小路；小巷，小街，胡同 a narrow road in the countryside or in a town (4 次)
- defeat /dɪˈfiːt/ 击败，打败，战胜 to win against someone in a fight, war, or competition (7 次)
- election /iˈlek.ʃən/ 选举 a time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or official job (3 次)
Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.
- depth /depθ/ 深度 the distance down either from the top of something to the bottom, or to a distance below the top surface of something (7 次)
No matter how much we like honey, or how much we have read about the uncanny sense of direction which bees possess, we have a horror of being stung.
- sense /sens/ 官能;感觉;知觉（尤指视觉、听觉、嗅觉、味觉和触觉） an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel (7 次)
- direction /daɪˈrek.ʃən/ 方向，朝向 the position towards which someone or something moves or faces (7 次)
- horror /ˈhɒr.ər/ 恐惧;震惊;（…的）震惊性，恐怖性 an extremely strong feeling of fear and shock, or the frightening and shocking character of something (3 次)
- sting /stɪŋ/ （昆虫、植物或动物）叮，刺，蜇 If an insect, plant, or animal stings, it produces a small but painful injury, usually with a poison, by brushing against the skin or making a very small hole in the skin. (2 次)
It’s terribly dry.
- terribly /ˈter.ə.bli/ 很糟；很不好 very badly (3 次)
- dry /draɪ/ 干的，干燥的 used to describe something that has no water or other liquid in, on, or around it (7 次)
They had rushed up to her while she was having a picnic at the edge of a forest with her children and tried to steal her handbag.
- edge /edʒ/ 边，边缘 the outer or furthest point of something (7 次)
Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteenth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
- crystal /ˈkrɪs.təl/ 水晶玻璃 transparent glass of very high quality, usually with its surface cut into delicate patterns (5 次)
- palace /ˈpæl.ɪs/ 宫殿 a large house that is the official home of a king, queen, or other person of high social rank (7 次)
Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate.
- rex /reks/ （拉丁语，在国王即位期间，用于在法庭上指政府方）国王 a Latin word meaning “king”, used to show the side in a court case that is the state, when there is a king (3 次)
But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press.
- express /ɪkˈspres/ 陈述；表达；表露 to show a feeling, opinion, or fact (7 次)
Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
- thrifty /ˈθrɪf.ti/ 节约的，节俭的 showing a careful use of money, especially by avoiding waste (2 次)
‘I am a foreigner,’ I said.
- foreigner /ˈfɒr.ə.nər/ 外国人 a person who comes from another country (7 次)
The lady was dressed in a blue coat and a large, funny hat.
- funny /ˈfʌn.i/ 滑稽的;有趣的 humorous; causing laughter (7 次)
He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before.
- ghost /ɡəʊst/ 鬼，幽灵 the spirit of a dead person, sometimes represented as a pale, almost transparent image of that person that some people believe appears to people who are alive (7 次)
After reading an article entitled ‘Cigarette Smoking and Your Health’ I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves.
- entitle /ɪnˈtaɪ.təl/ 给予权利;使符合资格 to give someone the right to do or have something (3 次)
- smoking /ˈsməʊ.kɪŋ/ 吸烟，抽烟 the action of smoking a cigarette, pipe, etc., or the activity of doing this regularly (3 次)
- health /helθ/ 身体状况，健康 the condition of the body and the degree to which it is free from illness, or the state of being well (7 次)
- calm /kɑːm/ 冷静的，镇静的 peaceful, quiet, and without worry (3 次)
- nerve /nɜːv/ 神经 a group of long, thin fibres (= structures like threads) that carry information or instructions between the brain and other parts of the body (5 次)
Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils.
- found /faʊnd/ （find的过去式及过去分词） past simple and past participle of find (2 次)
- lord /lɔːd/ 老爷，贵族 a male peer (3 次)
- pupil /ˈpjuː.pəl/ 学生，（尤指）小学生 a person, especially a child at school, who is being taught (4 次)
Future historians will be in a unique position when they come to record the history of our own times.
- historian /hɪˈstɔː.ri.ən/ 历史学家 someone who writes about or studies history (7 次)
- unique /juːˈniːk/ 独一无二的；与众不同的；唯一的；独特的；罕见的 being the only existing one of its type or, more generally, unusual, or special in some way (3 次)
- position /pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ 位置，方位，地点 the place where something or someone is, often in relation to other things (4 次)
For him, this will be an entirely new hobby.
- entirely /ɪnˈtaɪə.li/ 完全；彻底；完整地 completely (5 次)
- hobby /ˈhɒb.i/ 业余爱好，嗜好 an activity that someone does for pleasure when they are not working (7 次)
The list included most of the things Hugh loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk, chocolate, and sweets.
- include /ɪnˈkluːd/ 包含；包括 to contain something as a part of something else, or to make something part of something else (7 次)
- butter /ˈbʌt.ər/ 黄油 a pale yellow solid food containing a lot of fat that is made from cream and is spread on bread or used in cooking (3 次)
- milk /mɪlk/ 奶;牛奶;羊奶 the white liquid produced by cows, goats, and sheep and used by humans as a drink or for making butter, cheese, etc. (6 次)
- chocolate /ˈtʃɒk.lət/ 巧克力;巧克力糖 a sweet, usually brown, food made from cacao seeds, that is usually sold in a block and is often used as a flavour for desserts, drinks, etc. (5 次)
How do you spell “intelligent’?
- spell /spel/ 用字母拼;拼写 to form a word or words with the letters in the correct order (2 次)
- intelligent /ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒənt/ 有才智的;聪颖的，理解力强的 showing intelligence, or able to learn and understand things easily (7 次)
Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours.
- intend /ɪnˈtend/ 打算，计划 to have as a plan or purpose (7 次)
Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president’s palace in a new African republic.
- president /ˈprez.ɪ.dənt/ 总统;国家主席 (the title given to) the person who has the highest political position in a country that is a republic and who, in some of these countries, is the leader of the government (3 次)
- republic /rɪˈpʌb.lɪk/ （通常指由选举产生的人民代表和总统治理的）共和国，共和政体 a country without a king or queen, usually governed by elected representatives of the people and a president (2 次)
They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels.
- stretch /stretʃ/ 伸出;伸长;拉伸 to cause something to reach, often as far as possible, in a particular direction (4 次)
- leg /leɡ/ 腿，腿部 one of the parts of the body of a human or animal that is used for standing or walking (7 次)
They quickly loaded a small rubber dinghy with food, matches, and cans of beer and rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island.
- load /ləʊd/ （尤指车辆、桥梁、动物等的）负重，负荷，载重 the amount of weight carried, especially by a vehicle, a structure such as a bridge, or an animal (7 次)
- rubber /ˈrʌb.ər/ 橡胶;合成橡胶 an elastic substance (= that stretches) made either from the juice of particular tropical trees or artificially (4 次)
- dinghy /ˈdɪŋ.ɡi/ 无篷小船 a small open boat (3 次)
From there, he hitchhiked to Paris in a lorry.
- hitchhike /ˈhɪtʃ.haɪk/ 免费搭车旅行 to travel by getting free rides in someone else’s vehicle (2 次)
- lorry /ˈlɒr.i/ 卡车，货车 a truck (7 次)
Even under a clear blue sky, the village looked forbidding, as all the houses were built of grey mud bricks.
- forbidding /fəˈbɪd.ɪŋ/ 冷峻的;令人生畏的;令人讨厌的;险恶的 unfriendly and likely to be unpleasant or harmful (1 次)
- mud /mʌd/ 泥，泥土;烂泥，泥浆;淤泥 earth that has been mixed with water (7 次)
We’re tired… …and thirsty, Mum.
- thirsty /ˈθɜː.sti/ 口渴的 needing to drink (2 次)
Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.
- check /tʃek/ 检查；核查，核对 to make certain that something or someone is correct, safe, or suitable by examining it, him, or her quickly (6 次)
- twice /twaɪs/ 两次;两倍 two times (3 次)
Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she could send a signal.
- overhead /ˈəʊ.və.hed/ 在头顶上（的）；在空中（的） above your head, usually in the sky (7 次)
During this time, they will give five performances.
- performance /pəˈfɔː.məns/ 工作情况；业绩；表现；工作性能 how well a person, machine, etc. does a piece of work or an activity (7 次)
The chest contained the personal belongings of a seaman, Alan Fielding.
- chest /tʃest/ 胸膛，胸部;胸腔 the upper front part of the body of humans and some animals, between the stomach and the neck, containing the heart and lungs (4 次)
- seaman /ˈsiː.mən/ 海员;水手;水兵 a sailor, especially one who is not an officer (3 次)
We’ve got plenty of time.
- plenty /ˈplen.ti/ 丰富，充足，大量 (the state of having) enough or more than enough, or a large amount (7 次)
In the struggle, the strap broke and, with the bag in their possession, both men started running through the trees.
- struggle /ˈstrʌɡ.əl/ 奋斗，努力，拼搏 to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something (7 次)
- strap /stræp/ 皮带;带子 a narrow piece of leather or other strong material used for fastening something or giving support (2 次)
- possession /pəˈzeʃ.ən/ 拥有，占有；具有 the fact that you have or own something (7 次)
It has never been explained why university students seem to enjoy practical jokes more than anyone else.
- university /ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜː.sə.ti/ 大学 a place where people study for an undergraduate (= first) or postgraduate (= higher level) degree (5 次)
- practical /ˈpræk.tɪ.kəl/ 实际的;实干的;有实际经验的 relating to experience, real situations, or actions rather than ideas or imagination (7 次)
Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,’ I answered.
- prefer /prɪˈfɜːr/ 宁可，更喜爱;觉得还是…更可取 to like, choose, or want one thing rather than another (7 次)
He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding with Jenny.
- jenny (5 次)
This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent.
- pressure /ˈpreʃ.ər/ 压力 the force you produce when you press something (7 次)
- extent /ɪkˈstent/ 面积，范围；长度；数量 area or length; amount (5 次)
That was quick!
- quick /kwɪk/ 快的，迅速的;短暂的 happening or done with great speed, or lasting only a short time (7 次)
As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language.
- reply /rɪˈplaɪ/ 回答;回复;答复 to answer (7 次)
Vera’s curious talent was brought to the notice of a scientific research institute in the town of Ulyanovsk, near where she lives, and in April she was given a series of tests by a special commission of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federal Republic.
- vera /ˌæl.əʊ ˈvɪə.rə/ 芦荟;芦荟叶汁（可用来治疗受损皮肤） a type of plant with thick pointed leaves, or the thick liquid found in the leaves that is used to treat damaged skin (3 次)
- talent /ˈtæl.ənt/ 天分，天赋;天才，有天分者 (someone who has) a natural ability to be good at something, especially without being taught (2 次)
- research /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/ 研究;调查;探索 a detailed study of a subject, especially in order to discover (new) information or reach a (new) understanding (7 次)
- institute /ˈɪn.stɪ.tʃuːt/ 研究所;学院 an organization where people do a particular type of scientific, educational, or social work, or the buildings that it uses (2 次)
- series /ˈsɪə.riːz/ 一连串；一系列 a number of similar or related events or things, one following another (6 次)
- ministry /ˈmɪn.ɪ.stri/ （政府的）部 in Britain and some other countries, a department of the government led by a minister (2 次)
- russian /ˈrʌʃ.ən/ 俄国的，俄罗斯的;俄国人的，俄罗斯人的;俄语的 belonging to or relating to Russia, its people, or its language (3 次)
In spite of this, many people are confident that’The Revealer’may reveal something of value fairly soon.
- confident /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/ 自信的；有信心的；确信的；有把握的；信任的 being certain of your abilities or having trust in people, plans, or the future (2 次)
- reveal /rɪˈviːl/ 揭露;泄露;透露 to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret (7 次)
- value /ˈvæl.juː/ 价值;价格 the amount of money that can be received for something (6 次)
- fairly /ˈfeə.li/ 相当地；一定程度地 more than average, but less than very (3 次)
Come and meet our employees, Mr. Richards.
- richards (7 次)
Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through a forest after two men.
- sterling /ˈstɜː.lɪŋ/ 英镑（英国货币） British money (3 次)
- risk /rɪsk/ 风险;危险 the possibility of something bad happening (7 次)
Recent scientific evidence seems to indicate that this assumption is incorrect.
- indicate /ˈɪn.dɪ.keɪt/ 标示；表明；显示；暗示 to show, point, or make clear in another way (3 次)
- assumption /əˈsʌmp.ʃən/ 假定;假设;臆断 something that you accept as true without question or proof (2 次)
Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour – everybody,that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.
- admire /ədˈmaɪər/ 欣赏；羡慕 to find someone or something attractive and pleasant to look at (3 次)
If she were alive today she would not be able to air her views on her favourite topic of conversation: domestic servants.
- topic /ˈtɒp.ɪk/ 话题;主题 a subject that is discussed, written about, or studied (2 次)
- domestic /dəˈmes.tɪk/ 本国的，国内的 relating to a person’s own country (3 次)
Below, the captain realized to his horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded!
- titanic /taɪˈtæn.ɪk/ 极强大的；极重要的；巨大的 extremely powerful, strong, important, or large (5 次)
- sink /sɪŋk/ （使）沉没；（使）陷入 to (cause something or someone to) go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or soft substance (7 次)
- watertight /ˈwɔː.tə.taɪt/ 防水的，水密的;不透水的 having no openings to allow water to get in (2 次)
- compartment /kəmˈpɑːt.mənt/ （车辆的）分隔厢，舱;（尤指火车的）隔间，包厢 one of the separate areas inside a vehicle, especially a train (3 次)
- flooded /ˈflʌd.ɪd/ 被水淹没的 covered with water (1 次)
Eat more and smoke less!
- smoke /sməʊk/ （燃烧所产生的）烟，烟雾 the grey, black, or white mixture of gas and very small pieces of carbon that is produced when something burns (7 次)
They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary.
- disregard /ˌdɪs.rɪˈɡɑːd/ 忽视，漠视，无视 the fact of showing no care or respect for something (2 次)
- social /ˈsəʊ.ʃəl/ 社交的，交际的 relating to activities in which you meet and spend time with other people and that happen during the time when you are not working (7 次)
- convention /kənˈven.ʃən/ 大会；会议 a large formal meeting of people who do a particular job or have a similar interest, or a large meeting for a political party (2 次)
In our own solar system, for example, Venus is far too hot and Mars is far too cold to support life.
- solar /ˈsəʊ.lər/ 太阳的;来自太阳的;使用太阳能的 of or from the sun, or using the energy from the sun to produce electric power (7 次)
- venus /ˈviː.nəs/ 金星 the planet second in order of distance from the Sun, after Mercury and before Earth. It is the closest planet to Earth. (2 次)
- mars /mɑːz/ 火星 the planet fourth in order of distance from the sun, after Earth and before Jupiter (4 次)
One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the United States of America in the nineteenth century by the people of France.
- monument /ˈmɒn.jə.mənt/ 纪念碑;纪念塔;纪念馆 a structure or building that is built to honour a special person or event (2 次)
- liberty /ˈlɪb.ə.ti/ 自由 the freedom to live as you wish or go where you want (2 次)
- france /frɑːns/ 法国（西欧国家） a country in western Europe (5 次)
It doesn’t suit me at all.
- suit /suːt/ 一套衣服，套装 a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt that are made from the same material (7 次)
The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level.
- chimney /ˈtʃɪm.ni/ 烟囱；烟道 a hollow structure that allows the smoke from a fire inside a building to escape to the air outside (6 次)
This is Nicola Grey, and this is Claire Taylor.
- taylor /ˈteɪ.lə rɪˌpɔːt/ 泰勒报告（英国政府调查西斯博罗惨案发生原因的报告，该惨案于1985年发生在谢菲尔德，95名利物浦队球迷丧生） an official report by the British government into the causes of an accident at the Hillsborough football ground in Sheffield, England in 1989 at which 95 supporters of Liverpool Football Club died (7 次)
In August, she was struck by a very heavy storm during which her rudder was torn away.
- storm /stɔːm/ 风暴;暴风雨 an extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder and lightning (4 次)
The guy next to me Wrote his name at the top of the paper.
- top /tɒp/ 顶；顶端；顶部 the highest place or part (7 次)
It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years.
- coincidence /kəʊˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/ 同时发生；（尤指令人吃惊的）巧合，碰巧的事 an occasion when two or more similar things happen at the same time, especially in a way that is unlikely and surprising (3 次)
- retirement /rɪˈtaɪə.mənt/ 退休;退职;退役 the act of leaving your job and stopping working, usually because you are old (2 次)
- teach /tiːtʃ/ 教;教授;传授 to give someone knowledge or to train someone; to instruct (5 次)
I had traced the cause of the trouble.
- trace /treɪs/ 找到，查出，发现 to find someone or something that was lost (7 次)
It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed.
- tremendous /trɪˈmen.dəs/ 巨大的；极好的 very great in amount or level, or extremely good (7 次)
The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk.
- thoroughly /ˈθʌr.ə.li/ 非常 completely, very much (4 次)
- trunk /trʌŋk/ 树干 the thick main stem of a tree, from which its branches grow (7 次)
They are constantly after the turtles, who peacefully submit to all sorts of indignities.
- constantly /ˈkɒn.stənt.li/ 总是;经常地，不断地 all the time or often (4 次)
- turtle /ˈtɜː.təl/ 龟;海龟 a reptile that lives in the sea and has a thick shell covering its body into which it can move its head and legs for protection. Turtles come onto land in order to lay their eggs. (7 次)
- submit /səbˈmɪt/ 提交;呈递 to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others (2 次)
Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office.
- butcher /ˈbʊtʃ.ər/ 肉商，肉贩 a person who sells meat in a shop (4 次)
- saving /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/ 存款，储蓄金 the money that you keep in an account in a bank or similar financial organization (2 次)
- post /pəʊst/ 邮件 letters, etc. that are delivered to homes or places of work (4 次)
‘I have just arrived in Scotland and I’m staying at a Youth Hostel.’
- scotland /ˈskɒt.lənd/ 苏格兰 a country that is part of the United Kingdom (2 次)
- hostel /ˈhɒs.təl/ （免费或廉价的）旅社，客栈 a large house where people can stay free or cheaply (2 次)
My particular experience is largely in oil, and the search for oil has done more to improve deep drilling than any other mining activity.
- particular /pəˈtɪk.jə.lər/ 特定的，具体的 special, or this and not any other (6 次)
- largely /ˈlɑːdʒ.li/ 主要地；大多；在很大程度上 almost completely (3 次)
- activity /ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/ 活跃；繁忙；热闹 the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are moving around (6 次)
Though Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move.
- agree /əˈɡriː/ 持相同意见;赞成，赞同 to have the same opinion (6 次)
Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!
- amount /əˈmaʊnt/ （尤指不可数事物的）数量；数额；量；总数 a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted (6 次)
Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all.
- apart /əˈpɑːt/ （指空间或时间）相隔，相距 separated by a distance or by time (6 次)
Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk.
- apparently /əˈpær.ənt.li/ 据…所知；看来；据说；听说 used to say you have read or been told something although you are not certain it is true (6 次)
- sensitive /ˈsen.sɪ.tɪv/ 神经过敏的;易被冒犯的;敏感的 easily upset by the things people say or do, or causing people to be upset, embarrassed, or angry (2 次)
- bull /bʊl/ 公牛;雄象;雄鲸 a male cow, or the male of particular animals such as the elephant or the whale (4 次)
- matador /ˈmæt.ə.dɔːr/ 斗牛士 a man who fights and kills bulls (= male cows) at a bullfight (3 次)
During the rush hour one evening two cars collided and both drivers began to argue.
- argue /ˈɑːɡ.juː/ 争论;争吵;争辩 to speak angrily to someone, telling that person that you disagree with them (6 次)
The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time.
- sphere /sfɪər/ 球，圆球;球状物 an object shaped like a round ball (3 次)
- attract /əˈtrækt/ （尤因具有积极、值得赞赏的品质而）吸引;招引;引起 (of people, things, places, etc.) to pull or draw someone or something towards them, by the qualities they have, especially good ones (6 次)
He has to deduce what he can from the few scanty clues available.
- deduce /dɪˈdʒuːs/ 推断，推论 to reach an answer or a decision by thinking carefully about the known facts (3 次)
- available /əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/ 可获得的；可用的 able to be bought or used (6 次)
But the significant thing is not the behaviour of the players but the attitude of the spectators: and, behind the spectators, of the nations who work themselves into furies over these absurd contests, and seriously believe – at any rate for short periods – that running, jumping and kicking a ball are tests of national virtue.
- significant /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/ 重要的；显著的 important or noticeable (2 次)
- attitude /ˈæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/ 心态;看法;态度 a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused by this (3 次)
- spectator /spekˈteɪ.tər/ （尤指体育赛事的）观众 a person who watches an activity, especially a sports event, without taking part (2 次)
- contest /ˈkɒn.test/ 比赛;竞赛 a competition to do better than other people, usually in which prizes are given (2 次)
- rate /reɪt/ 率，比率;速率;速度;进度 the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a particular period (3 次)
- national /ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ 国家的，国民的 relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to other countries (4 次)
- virtue /ˈvɜː.tʃuː/ 美德;高尚品德 a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good (3 次)
If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.
- houses /haʊs/ 房屋，住宅 a building that people, usually one family, live in (2 次)
- parliament /ˈpɑː.lɪ.mənt/ 议会 in some countries, the group of (usually) elected politicians or other people who make the laws for their country (5 次)
- erect /ɪˈrekt/ 建立;建造 to build a building, wall, or other structure (2 次)
The captive elephant, still roped to a tree, plunges and screams every time a man approaches, and for several days will probably refuse all food through anger and fear.
- captive /ˈkæp.tɪv/ 囚徒;猎获物;（尤指）战俘 a person or animal whose ability to move or act freely is limited by being kept in a space; a prisoner, especially a person held by the enemy during a war (6 次)
- rope /rəʊp/ 粗绳;缆绳;绳索 (a piece of) strong, thick string made of long twisted threads (5 次)
- plunge /plʌndʒ/ （使）（某人或某物）骤然移动，骤然下降 to (cause someone or something to) move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down, or into something (4 次)
- scream /skriːm/ （尤指因恐惧、兴奋、愤怒等强烈情绪而）尖叫，惊呼 to cry or say something loudly and usually on a high note, especially because of strong emotions such as fear, excitement, or anger (3 次)
Only in a sparsely-populated rural community is it possible to disregard it.
- community /kəˈmjuː.nə.ti/ 社区;群体;社团，团体，界 the people living in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests, social group, or nationality (6 次)
They plunged into the lake, and after loading their gear on an inflatable rubber dinghy, let the current carry them to the other side.
- gear /ɡɪər/ 挡，排挡；传动装置 a device, often consisting of connecting sets of wheels with teeth (= points) around the edge, that controls how much power from an engine goes to the moving parts of a machine (2 次)
- current /ˈkʌr.ənt/ 现时的，当前的;现行的 of the present time (6 次)
Give me that hammer please, Dan.
- hammer /ˈhæm.ər/ 锤子，榔头 a tool consisting of a piece of metal with a flat end that is fixed onto the end of a long, thin, usually wooden handle, used for hitting things (5 次)
Debbie Hart is going to swim across the English Channel tomorrow.
- hart /hɑːt/ 雄鹿（尤指红鹿） a male deer, especially a red deer (6 次)
It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz!
- obviously /ˈɒb.vi.əs.li/ 清楚地；明白地；显而易见地 in a way that is easy to understand or see (5 次)
- difference /ˈdɪf.ər.əns/ 区别，差别，不同 the way in which two or more things which you are comparing are not the same (6 次)
- indian /ˈɪn.di.ən/ 印度的;印度人的 belonging to or relating to India or its people (3 次)
- jazz /dʒæz/ 爵士乐;爵士乐曲 a type of modern music originally developed by African-Americans, with a rhythm in which the strong notes often come before the beat. Jazz is usually improvised (= invented as it is played). (3 次)
On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
- disappear /ˌdɪs.əˈpɪər/ 消失；失踪 If people or things disappear, they go somewhere where they cannot be seen or found. (6 次)
- drain /dreɪn/ （使）排出，（使）排放，放干（液体） If you drain something, you remove the liquid from it, usually by pouring it away or allowing it to flow away, and if something drains, liquid flows away or out of it. (2 次)
I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite.
- symptom /ˈsɪmp.təm/ （疾病的）症状 any feeling of illness or physical or mental change that is caused by a particular disease (2 次)
- temper /ˈtem.pər/ 脾气；易怒 the tendency to become angry very quickly (4 次)
- appetite /ˈæp.ə.taɪt/ 食欲，胃口 the feeling that you want to eat food (2 次)
The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground.
- leader /ˈliː.dər/ 领导，领导人 a person in control of a group, country, or situation (3 次)
- entrance /ˈen.trəns/ 入口;大门（口）;通道 a door, gate, etc. by which you can enter a building or place (6 次)
I accept that we are equals,and I will argue with him,as an equal,if I think he is wrong.
- equal /ˈiː.kwəl/ （数量、大小）相同的，相等的 the same in amount, number, or size (6 次)
Everyone went to the funeral, for the ‘ghost’ was none other than Eric Cox, a third brother who was supposed to have died as a young man.
- funeral /ˈfjuː.nər.əl/ 葬礼，丧礼 a (usually religious) ceremony for burying or burning the body of a dead person (3 次)
- cox /kɒks/ （划艇的）舵手 the person who sits in the back of a rowing boat and controls its direction (3 次)
I limited myself to two modest ambitions: to do physical exercise every morning and to read more of an evening.
- modest /ˈmɒd.ɪst/ 不大（或多、贵）的；适中的 not large in size or amount, or not expensive (2 次)
- ambition /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/ 抱负；志向；雄心；野心 a strong wish to achieve something (2 次)
They were in fashion last year and the year before last.
- fashion /ˈfæʃ.ən/ （尤指服装、发式、妆容的）流行款式，时兴式样 a style that is popular at a particular time, especially in clothes, hair, make-up, etc. (6 次)
Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog.
- team /tiːm/ 队，组，班 a number of people or animals who do something together as a group (3 次)
- ladies 女洗手间，女卫生间 a women’s toilet in a public place or building such as a hotel or restaurant (2 次)
- feed /fiːd/ 给（人、团体或动物）提供食物;喂养 to give food to a person, group, or animal (6 次)
They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless.
- worthless /ˈwɜːθ.ləs/ 无价值的;不值钱的 having no value in money (2 次)
We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been held before in this country.
- forward /ˈfɔː.wəd/ 向前 towards the direction that is in front of you (6 次)
He is forever talking about the friendly people, the clean atmosphere, the closeness to nature and the gentle pace of living.
- pace /peɪs/ （移动的）步速;（发生的）速度;节奏 the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes (3 次)
Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.
- drift /drɪft/ （尤指在外力作用下）飘，漂流，漂移 to move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction (5 次)
- gently /ˈdʒent.li/ 文静地;和蔼地;温柔地 calmly, kindly, or softly (6 次)
As they had brought a spear gun with them, they had plenty to eat.
- gun /ɡʌn/ 枪;炮 a weapon that bullets or shells (= explosive containers) are fired from (6 次)
If they knew how difficult it was to drill through the hard rock, they would lose heart.
- heart /hɑːt/ 心脏 the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body (6 次)
After taking off, we were flying low over the city and slowly gaining height, when the plane suddenly turned round and flew back to the airport.
- height /haɪt/ 高，高度 the distance from the top to the bottom of something, or the quality of being tall (6 次)
Two factors weigh heavily against the effectiveness of scientific research in industry.
- weigh /weɪ/ 有…重;称…的重量 to have a heaviness of a stated amount, or to measure the heaviness of an object (5 次)
- industry /ˈɪn.də.stri/ 工业;产业;生产制造 the companies and activities involved in the process of producing goods for sale, especially in a factory or special area (6 次)
Let me introduce him to you.
- introduce /ˌɪn.trəˈdʒuːs/ 采用;引进;推行;放入，插入 to put something into use, operation, or a place for the first time (6 次)
The snake then wound itself round the wires.
- itself /ɪtˈself/ 它自己，它本身 used when the subject of the verb is “it” and the object is the same thing, animal, situation, or idea (6 次)
For them this is a major operation which involves considerable planning.
- major /ˈmeɪ.dʒər/ 较重要的；主要的；重大的 more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the same type (6 次)
- involve /ɪnˈvɒlv/ 包括，包含 If an activity, situation, etc. involves something, that thing is a part of the activity, etc. (3 次)
- planning /ˈplæn.ɪŋ/ 策划，规划 the act of deciding how to do something (2 次)
They will hardly know which facts to select from the great mass of evidence that steadily accumulates.
- select /sɪˈlekt/ 选择;挑选 to choose a small number of things, or to choose by making careful decisions (3 次)
- mass /mæs/ 大量的；大规模的；大批的 having an effect on or involving a large number of people or forming a large amount (6 次)
- steadily /ˈsted.əl.i/ 逐渐地;稳步地 gradually (2 次)
Two hours later, I was talking angrily to the station master at Westhaven.
- master /ˈmɑː.stər/ （动物的）主人 the person who owns, cares for, and controls an animal (6 次)
They had a definite meaning, for they were as near as early man could get to writing.
- definite /ˈdef.ɪ.nət/ 确定的，肯定的；明确的 fixed, certain, or clear (4 次)
- meaning /ˈmiː.nɪŋ/ 意思，意义;含义 The meaning of something is what it expresses or represents. (6 次)
Last spring my wife suggested that I call in a man to look at our lawn mower.
- lawn /lɔːn/ （尤指房屋附近或公园的）草地，草坪 an area of grass, especially near to a house or in a park, that is cut regularly to keep it short (4 次)
- mower /ˈməʊ.ər/ 割草机 a machine for cutting grass (6 次)
A burst of activity associated with the laying of submarine cables soon confirmed the Challenger’s observation that many parts of the ocean were two to three miles deep, and the existence of underwater features of considerable magnitude.
- burst /bɜːst/ （使）迸裂；（使）爆炸 to break open or apart suddenly, or to make something do this (4 次)
- submarine /ˌsʌb.məˈriːn/ 潜艇 a ship that can travel underwater (2 次)
- cable /ˈkeɪ.bəl/ （传输电、电话信号等的）电缆 a set of wires, covered by plastic, that carries electricity, phone signals, etc. (4 次)
- observation /ˌɒb.zəˈveɪ.ʃən/ 观察;观测;监视 the act of observing something or someone (6 次)
- underwater /ˌʌn.dəˈwɔː.tər/ 在水下（的）;（尤指）在海面下（的） under the surface of the water, especially under the surface of the sea (3 次)
- feature /ˈfiː.tʃər/ 特色，特征，特点 a typical quality or an important part of something (4 次)
It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box.
- occur /əˈkɜːr/ （尤指事故及其他意外事件）发生 (especially of accidents and other unexpected events) to happen (6 次)
Alternatively, if the star were small, the life-supporting planet would have to have a close orbit round it and also provide the perfect conditions for life forms to develop.
- orbit /ˈɔː.bɪt/ （天体围绕行星或恒星运行的）轨道 the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or star (6 次)
Students specialize in a particular type of practical joke: the hoax.
- hoax /həʊks/ 恶作剧，骗局 a plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is not one, or a trick (2 次)
My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr. Lane’s Radical Progressive Party.
- patrick (6 次)
- opponent /əˈpəʊ.nənt/ 反对者 a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to change it (2 次)
- radical /ˈræd.ɪ.kəl/ 激进的;过激的;极端的 believing or expressing the belief that there should be great or extreme social or political change (2 次)
- progressive /prəˈɡres.ɪv/ 逐渐的；渐进的 developing or happening gradually (3 次)
They are just pretty patterns.
- pattern /ˈpæt.ən/ 方式，形式；模式 a particular way in which something is done, is organized, or happens (6 次)
A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woollen goods.
- pile /paɪl/ 摞;垛;堆 objects positioned one on top of another (6 次)
Many people pretend that they understand modern art They always tell you what a picture is ‘about’.
- pretend /prɪˈtend/ 假装，伪称;（游戏中）装扮 to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, especially in order to deceive people or as a game (6 次)
Even if one didn’t know from concrete examples (the 1936 Olympic Games, for instance) that international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred, one could deduce it from general principles.
- concrete /ˈkɒŋ.kriːt/ 混凝土 a very hard building material made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water (2 次)
- international /ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.ən.əl/ 国际的 involving more than one country (4 次)
- principle /ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/ 原理;原则 a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens or works (6 次)
They have been told that rescue operations are progressing smoothly.
- progress /ˈprəʊ.ɡres/ 进步，进展 movement to an improved or more developed state, or to a forward position (6 次)
- smoothly /ˈsmuːð.li/ 顺利地，顺畅地 easily and without interruption or difficulty (2 次)
It had broken down the previous summer, and though I promised to repair it, I had never got round to it.
- previous /ˈpriː.vi.əs/ 以前的，先前的 happening or existing before something or someone else (2 次)
- promise /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ 允诺，答应;保证 to tell someone that you will certainly do something (6 次)
In 1963 a Lancaster bomber crashed on Wallis Island, a remote place in the South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa.
- remote /rɪˈməʊt/ 远的;遥远的;久远的;关系疏远的 far away in distance (6 次)
When the dentist at last removed the cotton wool from my mouth, I was able to tell him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.
- remove /rɪˈmuːv/ 移开;拿开;去掉;除去;调动 to take something or someone away from somewhere, or off something (6 次)
- cotton /ˈkɒt.ən/ 棉，棉花 the threads that grow around the seeds of a tall plant grown especially in the US, China, and South Asia (2 次)
- wool /wʊl/ 羊毛;动物毛 the soft, thick hair that grows on the bodies of sheep and some other animals (4 次)
A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in the Bastille for twenty years.
- aristocrat /ˈær.ɪ.stə.kræt/ 贵族;贵族成员 a person of high social rank who belongs to the aristocracy (4 次)
It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.
- helicopter /ˈhel.ɪˌkɒp.tər/ 直升机 a type of aircraft without wings, that has one or two sets of large blades that go round very fast on top. It can land and take off vertically and can stay in one place in the air (2 次)
- scene /siːn/ 场景，场面;镜头 a part of a play or film in which the action stays in one place for a continuous period of time (6 次)
- survivor /səˈvaɪ.vər/ 幸存者，生还者 a person who continues to live, despite nearly dying (2 次)
The telephone rings and this marks the prelude to an unforeseen series of catastrophes.
- catastrophe /kəˈtæs.trə.fi/ 大灾难；大灾祸 a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction (2 次)
Shall I make some coffee,Jane?
- shall /ʃæl/ （用于在主语为 I 或 we 时替代 will） used instead of “will” when the subject is “I” or “we” (6 次)
When the bull got close to him, he clumsily stepped aside to let it pass.
- step /step/ 跨步，迈步；踩，踏 to move by lifting your foot and putting it down in a different place, or to put your foot on or in something (6 次)
For a whole week I did not smoke at all and during this time, my wife suffered terribly.
- suffer /ˈsʌf.ər/ 受苦;受折磨 to experience physical or mental pain (6 次)
But the historian attempting to reconstruct the distant past is always faced with a difficult task.
- reconstruct /ˌriː.kənˈstrʌkt/ 重建，改建，重造（被毁的事物） to build or create again something that has been damaged or destroyed (2 次)
- task /tɑːsk/ 任务;（尤指经常、不情愿或很难做的）工作;（苦）差事 a piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or with difficulty (6 次)
‘I needn’t remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.’
- remind /rɪˈmaɪnd/ 使记起;使想起;提醒 to make someone think of something they have forgotten or might have forgotten (3 次)
- tie /taɪ/ 打结；系，缚，捆，扎 to fasten together two ends of a piece of string or other long, thin material, or to (cause to) hold together with a long, thin piece of string, material, etc. (6 次)
After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire.
- wonderful /ˈwʌn.də.fəl/ 绝妙的，令人惊叹的，极好的 extremely good (6 次)
Can you come at 10 a.m.on Monday, April 24th?
- monday /ˈmʌn.deɪ/ 星期一，周一 the day of the week after Sunday and before Tuesday (4 次)
It was revealed that 20% of men in their mid-thirties snore.
- mid /mɪd/ 在…之中 among or in the middle of (2 次)
- snore /snɔːr/ 打呼噜，打鼾 to breathe in a very noisy way while you are sleeping (3 次)
Comedians base their jokes on tragic situations like violent death or serious accidents.
- tragic /ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/ 哀痛的；悲惨的 very sad, often involving death and suffering (3 次)
- accident /ˈæk.sɪ.dənt/ 意外；不测；事故 something bad that happens that is not expected or intended and that often damages something or injures someone (5 次)
But in an old man who has known human joys and sorrows, and has achieved whatever work it was in him to do, the fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble.
- joy /dʒɔɪ/ 欢欣，高兴，喜悦 great happiness (2 次)
- achieve /əˈtʃiːv/ （尤指经过努力）完成；达到；实现 to succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort (5 次)
- whatever /wɒtˈev.ər/ 不管怎样，无论什么 it is not important what is; it makes no difference what (is) (5 次)
- somewhat /ˈsʌm.wɒt/ 有点，稍微有些 to some degree (2 次)
Such administrative overheads in a business are analogous to the cost of government in a nation.
- administrative /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.strə.tɪv/ 管理的;行政的 relating to the arrangements and work that is needed to control the operation of a plan or organization (5 次)
- analogous /əˈnæl.ə.ɡəs/ 相似的;类似的;可比拟的 having similar features to another thing and therefore able to be compared with it (2 次)
Parents are often upset when their children praise the homes of their friends and regard it as a slur on their own cooking, or cleaning, or furniture, and often are foolish enough to let the adolescents see that they are annoyed.
- foolish /ˈfuː.lɪʃ/ 愚蠢的，傻的 unwise, stupid, or not showing good judgment (2 次)
- adolescent /ˌæd.əˈles.ənt/ 青少年 a young person who is developing into an adult (5 次)
- annoy /əˈnɔɪ/ 烦扰;打搅;使烦恼 to make someone angry (2 次)
Both the police and the workmen were grateful to the student for this piece of advance information.
- advance /ədˈvɑːns/ （使）前进；使进步，使进展；使发展；促进 to go or move something forward, or to develop or improve something (5 次)
Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.
- shortly /ˈʃɔːt.li/ 不久，很快 soon (4 次)
- afterwards /ˈɑːf.tə.wədz/ 过后，以后，后来 after the time mentioned (5 次)
When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
- marry /ˈmær.i/ 娶;嫁;（和…）结婚 to become the legally accepted husband or wife of someone in an official or religious ceremony (5 次)
- embarrassed /ɪmˈbær.əst/ 窘迫的，尴尬的;害羞的 feeling ashamed or shy (3 次)
When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock.
- ambassador /æmˈbæs.ə.dər/ 大使 an important official who works in a foreign country representing his or her own country there, and who is officially accepted in this position by that country (5 次)
I got very angry.
- angry /ˈæŋ.ɡri/ 发怒的，愤怒的，生气的 having a strong feeling against someone who has behaved badly, making you want to shout at them or hurt them (5 次)
Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people.
- antique /ænˈtiːk/ 古物；古器；古董；古玩 something made in an earlier period that is collected and considered to have value because it is beautiful, rare, old, or of high quality (5 次)
- exert /ɪɡˈzɜːt/ 运用;行使（权威、权力等）;施加（影响等） to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen (3 次)
- peculiar /pɪˈkjuː.li.ər/ 奇怪的，古怪的 unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way (5 次)
- fascination /ˌfæs.ənˈeɪ.ʃən/ 入迷；着迷 the fact of finding someone or something fascinating (4 次)
An all-night party on New Year’s Eve provided me with a good excuse for not carrying out either of these new resolutions on the first day of the year, but on the second, I applied myself assiduously to the task.
- eve /iːv/ （重大事件的）前日，前夕 the period or day before an important event (3 次)
- resolution /ˌrez.əˈluː.ʃən/ 决议;正式决定 an official decision that is made after a group or organization has voted (5 次)
- applied /əˈplaɪd/ （尤指理科学科）应用的 relating to a subject of study, especially a science, that has a practical use (1 次)
Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres.
- thin /θɪn/ 薄的；细的 having a small distance between two opposite sides (2 次)
- attach /əˈtætʃ/ 系，绑；连接；使附着；附上；固定 to fasten, join, or connect something (5 次)
Considering how recent these developments are, it is even more remarkable that as long ago as the 1960s, an Englishman,Leon Bagrit, was able to predict some of the uses of computers which we know today.
- remarkable /rɪˈmɑː.kə.bəl/ 非凡的；奇异的；引人注目的 unusual or special and therefore surprising and worth mentioning (5 次)
- englishman /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ.mən/ 英格兰男人;英国男人 a man from England (5 次)
- leon (3 次)
- predict /prɪˈdɪkt/ 预言;预料，预计 to say that an event or action will happen in the future, especially as a result of knowledge or experience (4 次)
Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate.
- bark /bɑːk/ 树皮 the hard outer covering of a tree (5 次)
In fact a basic amount of movement occurs during sleep which is specifically concerned with preventing muscle inactivity.
- basic /ˈbeɪ.sɪk/ 基础的，基本的；根本的 simple and not complicated, so able to provide the base or starting point from which something can develop (5 次)
- muscle /ˈmʌs.əl/ 肌肉 one of many tissues in the body that can tighten and relax to produce movement (3 次)
They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls.
- beautifully /ˈbjuː.tɪ.fəl.i/ 美丽地，漂亮地 in a way that is very attractive (5 次)
- decorate /ˈdek.ə.reɪt/ 装饰，装点，打扮 to add something to an object or place, especially in order to make it more attractive (2 次)
I beg your pardon?
- beg /beɡ/ 乞求 to make a very strong and urgent request (5 次)
- pardon /ˈpɑː.dən/ 原谅，宽恕（常用于礼貌的表达方式） to forgive someone for something they have said or done. This word is often used in polite expressions (2 次)
This case doesn’t belong to me!
- belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/ 应在…（地方） to be in the right place or a suitable place (5 次)
Only two stray dogs benefited from all this confusion, for they greedily devoured what was left of the cake.
- benefit /ˈben.ɪ.fɪt/ 利益，好处；优势 a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help (5 次)
- confusion /kənˈfjuː.ʒən/ 困惑，糊涂;迷惑不解;混淆 a situation in which people do not understand what is happening, what they should do or who someone or something is (2 次)
- devour /dɪˈvaʊər/ 狼吞虎咽，吞食 to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left (4 次)
- cake /keɪk/ 蛋糕 a sweet food made with a mixture of flour, eggs, fat, and sugar (4 次)
The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics.
- mysteriously /mɪˈstɪə.ri.əs.li/ 神秘的，未知的，难解的 in a way that is strange, not known, or not understood (2 次)
- bind (5 次)
- characteristic /ˌkær.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/ 特色，特点，特征 a typical or noticeable quality of someone or something (3 次)
One poison acts on the nerves, the other on the blood.
- blood /blʌd/ 血，血液 the red liquid that is sent around the body by the heart, and carries oxygen and important substances to organs and tissue, and removes waste products (5 次)
The police had been told that a bomb had been planted on the plane.
- bomb /bɒm/ 炸弹;爆炸装置 a weapon that explodes and is used to kill or hurt people or to damage buildings (5 次)
Can you type this letter for the boss please, Pamela?
- pamela (2 次)
In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings.
- bright /braɪt/ 光明的，明亮的 full of light, shining (5 次)
- stocking /ˈstɒk.ɪŋ/ 长筒袜 one of a pair of tight-fitting coverings for the feet and legs made of thin material and often worn under skirts and dresses (3 次)
Burglar alarms going off at any time of the day or night serve only to annoy passers-by and actually assist burglars to burgle.
- burglar /ˈbɜː.ɡlər/ 入室窃贼 a person who illegally enters buildings and steals things (5 次)
- alarm /əˈlɑːm/ 警报 a warning of danger, usually a loud noise or flashing light (4 次)
- passer /ˌpɑː.səˈbaɪ/ （尤指在不寻常之事发生时经过某处的）过路人，行人 someone who is going past a particular place, especially when something unusual happens (2 次)
At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California.
- california /ˌkæl.ɪ.ˈfɔː.ni.ə / 加利福尼亚州（位于美国西海岸，首府为萨克拉门托，洛杉矶是其最大城市） a state on the west coast of the US, whose capital city is Sacramento and whose largest city is Los Angeles (5 次)
The pie committee decided that the best way to transport the dish would be by canal, so they insured it for the trip.
- committee /kəˈmɪt.i/ （代表较大的组织决策或搜集信息的）委员会 a small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and either make decisions or collect information for it (4 次)
- canal /kəˈnæl/ 运河;渠 a long, thin stretch of water that is artificially made either for boats to travel along or for taking water from one area to another (5 次)
- insure /ɪnˈʃɔːr/ （给…上）保险，（为…）投保 to protect yourself against risk by regularly paying a special company that will provide a fixed amount of money if you are killed or injured or if your home or possessions are damaged, destroyed, or stolen (4 次)
‘This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,’ she said.
- carpet /ˈkɑː.pɪt/ 地毯;地毯织物 (a shaped piece of) thick material used for covering floors (5 次)
For him, caves have the same peculiar fascination which high mountains have for the climber.
- climber /ˈklaɪ.mər/ 攀登者;登山者 someone who climbs mountains for sport (5 次)
One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm.
- coast /kəʊst/ 海岸;沿海地区 the land next to or close to the sea (5 次)
As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape.
- collector /kəˈlek.tər/ 收集者;收藏者;收藏家 someone who collects objects because they are beautiful, valuable, or interesting (5 次)
- somehow /ˈsʌm.haʊ/ 以某种方法，以某种方式 in a way or by some means that is not known or not stated (3 次)
Of course, Leon Bagrit could not possibly have foreseen the development of the Internet, the worldwide system that enables us to communicate instantly with anyone in any part of the world by using computers linked to telephone networks.
- possibly /ˈpɒs.ə.bli/ 可能地 used when something is not certain (4 次)
- internet /ˈɪn.tə.net/ 国际互联网，因特网 the large system of connected computers around the world that allows people to share information and communicate with each other (2 次)
- communicate /kəˈmjuː.nɪ.keɪt/ 交流，沟通（信息） to share information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals (5 次)
- instantly /ˈɪn.stənt.li/ 立即，马上 immediately (3 次)
Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures.
- compare /kəmˈpeər/ 对比，对照，比较 to examine or look for the difference between two or more things (5 次)
- maintain /meɪnˈteɪn/ 维持;保持 to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less (2 次)
- dawn /dɔːn/ 拂晓，破晓，黎明 the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky (2 次)
Justice is part of the complex machinery of the law.
- complex /ˈkɒm.pleks/ 由许多相关的不同部分组成的；构造复杂的 involving a lot of different but related parts (5 次)
‘I’m going to Woodford Green,’ I said to the conductor as I got on the
- conductor /kənˈdʌk.tər/ （合唱团、乐队等的）指挥 someone who directs the performance of musicians or a piece of music (5 次)
He had had a long and uncomfortable trip, for he had been confined to the wooden box for over eighteen hours.
- confine (5 次)
The EU–following fine continental traditions – wants agreement on general principles, which could be applied to many types of products and perhaps extended to other countries.
- eu /ˌiːˈjuː/ 欧洲联盟（the European Union的缩写） abbreviation for the European Union (4 次)
- continental /ˌkɒn.tɪˈnen.təl/ 大洲的，大陆的;大陆性的，似大陆的 of or relating to continents (5 次)
- tradition /trəˈdɪʃ.ən/ 传统 a belief, principle, or way of acting that people in a particular society or group have continued to follow for a long time, or all of these beliefs, etc. in a particular society or group (3 次)
- extend /ɪkˈstend/ 扩大；扩展；使增加长度 to add to something in order to make it bigger or longer (4 次)
These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad.
- continuously /kənˈtɪn.ju.əs.li/ 不断地，连续地，持续地 without a pause or interruption (5 次)
Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante,tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.
- splendid /ˈsplen.dɪd/ 极佳的，非常好的；华丽的；壮丽的 excellent, or beautiful and impressive (2 次)
The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.
- cry /kraɪ/ 哭，哭泣;流泪 to produce tears as the result of a strong emotion, such as unhappiness or pain (5 次)
After I had given her some money, she looked into a crystal ball and said: ‘A relation of yours is coming to see you.
- relation /rɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ 他和新娶的妻子之间的关系很紧张。 the way in which two people or groups of people feel and behave towards each other: (2 次)
John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains of wallet and the money to the special department of the Bank of England in Newcastle: the Mutilate Ladies!
- department /dɪˈpɑːt.mənt/ （组织或机构中的）部，系，处，科，室 a part of an organization such as a school, business, or government that deals with a particular area of study or work (5 次)
Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture of life on a desert island.
- desert /ˈdez.ət/ 沙漠，荒漠 an area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not many plants (5 次)
The fantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter.
- fantastic /fænˈtæs.tɪk/ 极好的 extremely good (3 次)
- design /dɪˈzaɪn/ 设计;制（图） to make or draw plans for something, for example clothes or buildings (5 次)
Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted.
- inevitably /ɪˈnev.ɪ.tə.bli/ 不可避免地 in a way that cannot be avoided (2 次)
- destination /ˌdes.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ 目的地;终点 the place where someone is going or where something is being sent or taken (5 次)
- exhausted /ɪɡˈzɔː.stɪd/ 极其疲惫的;精疲力竭的 extremely tired (3 次)
They devise hundreds of competitions which will enable us to win huge sums of money.
- devise /dɪˈvaɪz/ 巧妙构思;巧妙设计;发明 to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination (5 次)
My friend, Hugh, has always been fat, but things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet.
- diet /ˈdaɪ.ət/ （日常）饮食 the food and drink usually eaten or drunk by a person or group (5 次)
The Karen had been sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine.
- russia /ˈrʌʃ.ə/ 俄罗斯（跨越东欧和北亚的国家） a country in eastern Europe and North Asia (3 次)
- enemy /ˈen.ə.mi/ 敌人;仇敌;反对者 a person who hates or opposes another person and tries to harm them or stop them from doing something (5 次)
Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy, but unfortunately not all of us are born handymen.
- excellent /ˈek.səl.ənt/ 卓越的；优秀的；杰出的；极好的 extremely good (4 次)
- unfortunately /ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət.li/ 不幸地；倒霉地 used to say that something is sad, disappointing, or has a bad effect (2 次)
In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low.
- william (3 次)
It was Hart who created the basic formula of the Western film, and devised the protagonist he played in every film he made, the good-bad man, the accidental, noble outlaw, or the honest, but framed cowboy, or the sheriff made suspect by vicious gossip; in short, the individual in conflict with himself and his frontier environment.
- formula /ˈfɔː.mjə.lə/ 惯例；配方；处方 a standard or accepted way of doing or making something (2 次)
- western /ˈwes.tən/ 位于（或来自）西面 in or from the west of a place (5 次)
- noble /ˈnəʊ.bəl/ 高尚的，伟大的，崇高的 moral in an honest, brave, and kind way (3 次)
- sheriff /ˈʃer.ɪf/ （美国的）县治安官 in the US, an official whose job is to be in charge of performing the orders of the law courts and making certain that the laws are obeyed within a particular county (5 次)
- suspect /səˈspekt/ 怀疑，猜想，认为（某事有可能） to think or believe something to be true or probable (3 次)
- conflict /ˈkɒn.flɪkt/ 冲突;分歧;争论 an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions or principles (2 次)
- frontier /ˈfrʌn.tɪər/ 国境，边境 a border between two countries (2 次)
- environment /ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/ 自然环境 the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plants live (5 次)
It has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a third of its total capacity.
- estimate /ˈes.tɪ.meɪt/ 估计;估算;估价 to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something (5 次)
- pack /pæk/ （把…）打包，收拾（行李） to put something into a bag, box, etc. (3 次)
- capacity /kəˈpæs.ə.ti/ 容积，容量;生产能力;（尤指某人或某组织的）办事能力 the total amount that can be contained or produced (2 次)
At exactly that moment, the telephone rang.
- exactly /ɪɡˈzækt.li/ 精确地；确切地；完全准确地 used when you are giving or asking for information that is completely correct (5 次)
- ring /rɪŋ/ 环（状物）;圆形的东西;环形排列 a circle of any material, or any group of things or people in a circular shape or arrangement (13 次)
They could be saved so much misery and expense if they chose to live in the city where they rightly belong.
- expense /ɪkˈspens/ 花钱;支付;耗费 the use of money, time, or effort (5 次)
- rightly /ˈraɪt.li/ 公正地;正当地;合情合理地 behaving in a way that is suitable and acceptable (3 次)
An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini.
- explore /ɪkˈsplɔːr/ 探测；勘查；探索；研究 to search a place and discover things about it (5 次)
- temple /ˈtem.pəl/ 庙宇，寺院;神殿 a building used for the worship of a god or gods in some religions (4 次)
After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables.
- faith /feɪθ/ 信任;信心 great trust or confidence in something or someone (5 次)
Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing match when he was only fourteen years old.
- fame /feɪm/ 名声，名气;声誉，名望 the state of being known or recognized by many people because of your achievements, skills, etc. (5 次)
- swiftly /ˈswɪft.li/ 迅速地，快地 quickly or immediately (3 次)
The editor at once sent the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.
- fax /fæks/ 传真件，传真电文，传真信件 (a copy of) a document that travels in electronic form along a phone line and is then printed on paper (5 次)
- exact /ɪɡˈzækt/ 精确的；确切的；正确的 in great detail, or complete, correct, or true in every way (4 次)
I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.
- receiver /rɪˈsiː.vər/ （电话）听筒 the part of a phone in two parts that you hold to your ear and mouth (2 次)
- sticky /ˈstɪk.i/ 黏性的;黏的;涂有黏胶的 made of or covered with a substance that stays attached to any surface it touches (5 次)
- finger /ˈfɪŋ.ɡər/ （尤指除大拇指之外的）手指 any of the long, thin, separate parts of the hand, especially those that are not thumbs (5 次)
- dismay /dɪˈsmeɪ/ 沮丧，灰心，失望 a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment (4 次)
A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
- gather /ˈɡæð.ər/ 收集，搜集;聚集，集拢 to collect several things, often from different places or people (3 次)
- rub /rʌb/ 擦；摩擦；搓；揉搓 to press or be pressed against something with a circular or up-and-down repeated movement (4 次)
- firmly /ˈfɜːm.li/ 坚固地；牢固地 in a way that will not become loose (5 次)
How about you, Gary?
- gary (5 次)
Our own warm atmosphere and the heat generated by the telescope would make it impossible to detect objects as small as planets.
- heat /hiːt/ 热，高温，热度 the quality of being hot or warm, or the temperature of something (2 次)
- generate /ˈdʒen.ə.reɪt/ 造成，引起;使存在 to cause something to exist (5 次)
Hi, Steven.
- hi /haɪ/ （通常用作熟人间的问候语）嗨，喂 used as an informal greeting, usually to people who you know (5 次)
- steven (2 次)
It is impossible to give a satisfactory explanation for a pot-holer’s motives.
- motif /məʊˈtiːf/ 图案，式样 a pattern or design (2 次)
Many strange new means of transport have been developed in our century, the strangest of them being perhaps the hovercraft.
- hovercraft /ˈhɒv.ə.krɑːft/ 气垫船 a vehicle that travels quickly just above the surface of water or land by producing a current of air under it to support it (5 次)
The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw ‘a large cat’ only five yards away from her.
- hunt /hʌnt/ 狩猎，捕猎 to chase and try to catch and kill an animal or bird for food, sport, or profit (5 次)
- yard /jɑːd/ 码（相当于3英尺，约91.4厘米） a unit of measurement equal to three feet or approximately 91.4 centimetres (3 次)
The sudden movement of the door made it sway slightly and it gave me the impression that it was about to leap out at me.
- sway /sweɪ/ 摇摆，摆动 to move slowly from side to side (2 次)
- slightly /ˈslaɪt.li/ 稍微，略微 a little (3 次)
- impression /ɪmˈpreʃ.ən/ 印象;感想 an idea or opinion of what something or someone is like (5 次)
The serious investor needs a proper ‘portfolio’ –a well-planned selection of investments, with a definite structure and a clear aim.
- investor /ɪnˈves.tər/ 投资者 a person who puts money into something in order to make a profit or get an advantage (2 次)
- portfolio /ˌpɔːtˈfəʊ.li.əʊ/ 公文包;文件夹 a large, thin case used for carrying drawings, documents, etc. (4 次)
- selection /sɪˈlek.ʃən/ 选择;挑选 the act of choosing someone or something (2 次)
- investment /ɪnˈvest.mənt/ 投资（付诸金钱、努力、时间等以求得到利润或取得成就某事的有利条件）;投资物，投资额 the act of putting money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or get an advantage, or the money, effort, time, etc. used to do this (5 次)
- structure /ˈstrʌk.tʃər/ 结构;构造;机构;体系 the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way (3 次)
Nothing of value was found, but the numerous items which were brought to the surface proved to be of great interest.
- numerous /ˈnjuː.mə.rəs/ 许多的，大量的 many (3 次)
- item /ˈaɪ.təm/ 条，项目 something that is part of a list or group of things (5 次)
On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning, Hubert Latham took off from the French coast in his plane the ‘Antoinette IV’.
- antoinette (3 次)
Tony worked in a lawyer’s office years ago, but he is now working at a bank.
- tony /ˈtəʊn.i/ 高贵的，时髦的 stylish and expensive (5 次)
- lawyer /ˈlɔɪ.ər/ 律师 someone whose job is to give advice to people about the law and speak for them in court (5 次)
I stopped and he asked me for a lift.
- lift /lɪft/ 举起，提起，抬起，吊起 to move something from a lower to a higher position (5 次)
He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money.
- earn /ɜːn/ 挣（钱）；挣得；赚得 to receive money as payment for work that you do (4 次)
- loss /lɒs/ 丧失，失去，失落 the fact that you no longer have something or have less of something (5 次)
When he died at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had a picture painted which was dedicated to the memory of ‘the most valiant soldier and most notable leader, Signor Giovanni Haukodue’.
- eighty /ˈeɪ.ti/ （数字）80 the number 80 (4 次)
- memory /ˈmem.ər.i/ 记忆力，记性 the ability to remember information, experiences, and people (5 次)
- soldier /ˈsəʊl.dʒər/ 士兵，军人，战士 a person who is in an army and wears its uniform, especially someone who fights when there is a war (3 次)
- notable /ˈnəʊ.tə.bəl/ 显要的；显著的；值得注意的 important and deserving attention, because of being very good or interesting (2 次)
- signor (2 次)
- giovanni (2 次)
He is now satisfied merely to try to stand up, but as soon as he does so a porpoise knocks him flat.
- merely /ˈmɪə.li/ （用于强调所说的即为所想表达的）仅仅，只，不过 used to emphasize that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more (5 次)
‘You needn’t be so rude about it,’ my wife answered as she looked at herself in the mirror.
- mirror /ˈmɪr.ər/ 镜，镜子 a piece of glass with a shiny, metal-covered back that reflects light, producing an image of whatever is in front of it (5 次)
The famous monastery of St.Bernard, which was founded in the eleventh century, lies about a mile away.
- monastery /ˈmɒn.ə.stri/ 修道院;寺院 a building in which monks live and worship (5 次)
In this way, he was able to solve the mystery.
- mystery /ˈmɪs.tər.i/ 神秘的事物，难以理解的事物，谜 something strange or not known that has not yet been explained or understood (5 次)
Nigel is our new next-door neighbour.
- nigel (5 次)
The normal price of a ticket is $2,000!
- normal /ˈnɔː.məl/ 普通的；平常的；通常的 ordinary or usual; the same as would be expected (5 次)
The weather’s often cold in North and windy in the East.
- east /iːst/ 东;东方 the direction from which the sun rises in the morning, opposite to the west, or the part of an area or country that is in this direction (2 次)
He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occasionally.
- reward /rɪˈwɔːd/ 报答;报偿;酬谢;奖赏 something given in exchange for good behaviour or good work, etc. (5 次)
Perhaps there is an element of truth in both these pictures, but few of us have had the opportunity to find out.
- element /ˈel.ɪ.mənt/ 部分;部件;要素 a part of something (4 次)
- opportunity /ˌɒp.əˈtʃuː.nə.ti/ 机遇，时机，机会；可能性 an occasion or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of doing something (5 次)
On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings.
- critic /ˈkrɪt.ɪk/ 批评者，反对者 someone who says that they do not approve of someone or something (3 次)
- painting /ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/ （使用颜料的）绘画，油画 a picture made using paint (5 次)
Even a telescope in orbit round the earth, like the very successful Hubble telescope, would not be suitable because of the dust particles in our solar system.
- particle /ˈpɑː.tɪ.kəl/ 小品词，语助词 a word or a part of a word that has a grammatical purpose but often has little or no meaning (5 次)
Perfume, eh?’ he asked sarcastically.
- perfume /ˈpɜː.fjuːm/ 香水 a liquid with a pleasant smell, usually made from oils taken from flowers or spices and often used on the skin (5 次)
- eh /eɪ/ （表示惊奇或不解，或者请对方重复或作出反应）啊，嗯，什么，是吗，好吗 used to express surprise or confusion, to ask someone to repeat what they have said, or as a way of getting someone to give some type of reaction to a statement that you have made (3 次)
The examiner must have been pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said, ‘Just one more thing, Mr.Eames.
- examiner /ɪɡˈzæm.ɪ.nər/ 主考人；考官 someone whose job is to decide how well someone has done in an examination (3 次)
He is now retiring from political life and has gone abroad.
- political /pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/ 政治的 relating to politics (5 次)
There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives, yet we might grudge paying a surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely this service.
- grudge /ɡrʌdʒ/ 怨恨，嫌隙，积怨 a strong feeling of anger and dislike for a person who you feel has treated you badly, especially one that lasts for a long time (2 次)
- surgeon /ˈsɜː.dʒən/ 外科医生 a doctor who is specially trained to perform medical operations (2 次)
- fee /fiː/ 报酬;服务费;费用 an amount of money paid for a particular piece of work or for a particular right or service (2 次)
- precisely /prɪˈsaɪs.li/ 精确地，准确地，确切地 exactly (5 次)
Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes.
- print /prɪnt/ 印出的字体，印刷字体 letters, numbers, or symbols that have been produced on paper by a machine using ink (5 次)
- fur /fɜːr/ （动物的）毛，毛皮 the thick hair that covers the bodies of some animals, or the hair-covered skin(s) of animals, removed from their bodies (3 次)
Now they have had special cages made to protect them from these monsters.
- cage /keɪdʒ/ 笼子 a space surrounded on all sides by bars or wire, in which animals or birds are kept (2 次)
- monster /ˈmɒn.stər/ （虚构的）怪物，怪兽 any imaginary frightening creature, especially one that is large and strange (3 次)
Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
- raise /reɪz/ 举起;抬起;提起 to lift something to a higher position (5 次)
But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique.
- recover /rɪˈkʌv.ər/ （在疾病或受伤之后）完全恢复健康 to become completely well again after an illness or injury (5 次)
- salvage /ˈsæl.vɪdʒ/ （尤指从失事船只、火灾或水灾中）抢救，打捞 to save goods from damage or destruction, especially from a ship that has sunk or been damaged or a building that has been damaged by fire or a flood (5 次)
- sunken /ˈsʌŋ.kən/ 沉没的，沉入海底的 having fallen to the bottom of the sea (3 次)
- surely /ˈʃɔː.li/ 肯定地，想必，无疑地 used to express that you are certain or almost certain about something (4 次)
Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored.
- restore /rɪˈstɔːr/ 修复;使复位;使复职 to return something or someone to an earlier good condition or position (5 次)
The rope had been cut, so it was obvious that the lamb had been stolen.
- obvious /ˈɒb.vi.əs/ 清楚的；显然的，明显的；明白的 easy to see, recognize, or understand (2 次)
The salvage operation had been a complete failure.
- failure /ˈfeɪ.ljər/ 失败；失败的人（或事） the fact of someone or something not succeeding (3 次)
Visits to really remote villages are seldom enjoyable – as my wife and I discovered during a tour through the Balkans.
- seldom /ˈsel.dəm/ 很少;几乎从来没有 almost never (5 次)
He hitchhiked to Dover and, towards evening, went into a boat to find somewhere to sleep.
- dover (3 次)
- somewhere /ˈsʌm.weər/ 在某处，在某地 in or at a place having a position that is not stated or not known (5 次)
It effectively spread the disease all over the continent and drastically reduced the rabit population.
- spread /spred/ 扩散，蔓延 the development or growth of something so that it covers a larger area or affects a larger number of people (5 次)
- population /ˌpɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ 人口;全体居民 all the people living in a particular country, area, or place (3 次)
The Great St. Bernard Pass connects Switzerland to Italy.
- italy /ˈɪt.əl.i/ 意大利（南欧国家） a country in southern Europe (3 次)
After entering the narrow gap on the plateau, they climbed down the steep sides of the cave until they came to a narrow corridor.
- plateau /ˈplæt.əʊ/ 高原 a large flat area of land that is high above sea level (2 次)
- steep /stiːp/ （斜坡）陡的，陡峭的 (of a slope) rising or falling at a sharp angle (5 次)
The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.
- sad /sæd/ 伤心的，悲哀的;令人难过的，令人遗憾的 unhappy or sorry (2 次)
- stick /stɪk/ 枝条;木条，木棍 a thin piece of wood or other material (5 次)
In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry.
- flour /flaʊər/ （谷物磨成的）粉;（尤指）小麦粉 powder made from grain, especially wheat, used for making bread, cakes, pasta, pastry, etc. (2 次)
- pastry /ˈpeɪ.stri/ 油酥糕点;油酥点心 a food made from a mixture of flour, fat, and water, rolled flat and either wrapped around or put over or under other foods, and then baked (2 次)
She is a strong swimmer and many people feel that she is sure to succeed.
- strong /strɒŋ/ 强有力的，强劲的；强壮的；强烈的 powerful; having or using great force or control (5 次)
- swimmer /ˈswɪm.ər/ 游泳者，游泳运动员 someone who swims, especially in races, or someone who is swimming (2 次)
We’re packing our suitcases.
- suitcase /ˈsuːt.keɪs/ （旅行用的）手提箱 a large, rectangular container with a handle, for carrying clothes and possessions while travelling (5 次)
Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the country!
- saturday /ˈsæt.ə.deɪ/ 星期六，周六 the day of the week after Friday and before Sunday (4 次)
- sunday /ˈsʌn.deɪ/ 周日，星期日，星期天 the day of the week after Saturday and before Monday, when most people in Western countries do not go to work (5 次)
Does he have a temperature, doctor?
- temperature /ˈtem.prə.tʃər/ 温度;体温 the measured amount of heat in a place or in the body (5 次)
Though it may be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money, it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which people perform for us.
- measure /ˈmeʒ.ər/ 量，测量;计量 to discover the exact size or amount of something (4 次)
- term /tɜːm/ 期，期限 the fixed period of time that something lasts for (5 次)
And a tin of tobacco.
- tobacco /təˈbæk.əʊ/ 烟草，烟叶 a substance smoked in cigarettes, pipes, etc. that is prepared from the dried leaves of a particular plant (2 次)
What about vegetables?
- vegetable /ˈvedʒ.tə.bəl/ 蔬菜 a plant, root, seed, or pod that is used as food, especially in dishes that are not sweet (5 次)
The hospital had been bombed and Hans had made his way back into Western Germany on foot.
- germany /ˈdʒɜː.mə.ni/ 德国（中部欧洲国家） a country in central Europe (3 次)
A recent survey of the effects of noise revealed (surprisingly?) that dogs barking incessantly in the night rated the highest form of noise pollution on a scale ranging from 1 to 7.
- survey /ˈsɜː.veɪ/ 调查 an examination of opinions, behaviour, etc., made by asking people questions (4 次)
- rat /ræt/ 鼠;老鼠;大家鼠 a small rodent, larger than a mouse, that has a long tail and is considered to be harmful (3 次)
- scale /skeɪl/ 标度，刻度；等级 a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level of something (3 次)
- range /reɪndʒ/ （一）批;（一）类;（一）系列 a set of similar things (2 次)
This continental slope usually starts at a place somewhere near the 100-fathom mark and in the course of a few hundred miles reaches the true ocean floor at 2, 500-3, 500 fathoms.
- slope /sləʊp/ 斜坡 a surface that lies at an angle to the horizontal so that some points on it are higher than others (4 次)
- fathom /ˈfæð.əm/ 英寻（测量水深单位，合1.8米或6英尺） a unit for measuring the depth of water, equal to 1.8 metres or 6 feet (4 次)
The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the icy water.
- abandon /əˈbæn.dən/ 离弃;放弃;抛弃;遗弃 to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever (4 次)
- icy /ˈaɪ.si/ 覆盖着冰的，结冰的 covered in ice (3 次)
It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well.
- accurate /ˈæk.jə.rət/ 准确的；精确的；正确的 correct, exact, and without any mistakes (4 次)
When several elephants are being trained at one time, it is customary for the new arrival to be placed between the stalls of two captives whose training is already well advanced.
- arrival /əˈraɪ.vəl/ 到达;到来;来临 the fact of arriving somewhere (4 次)
- stall /stɔːl/ 货摊，摊位；售货亭 a large table or a small shop with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place (2 次)
- advanced /ədˈvɑːnst/ 先进的 modern and well developed (4 次)
I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.
- reflect /rɪˈflekt/ 反射（光、热、声等）;反映，映出（影像） If a surface reflects light, heat, sound, or an image, it sends the light, etc. back and does not absorb it. (3 次)
- advantage /ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/ 有利条件，有利因素；优势；好处 a condition giving a greater chance of success (4 次)
That’s very good advice!
- advice /ədˈvaɪs/ 意见;忠告;劝告 an opinion that someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in a particular situation (4 次)
However, there is an even more insidious kind of pollution that particularly affects urban areas and invades our daily lives, and that is noise.
- affect /əˈfekt/ 影响；侵袭；感染；打动 to have an influence on someone or something, or to cause a change in someone or something (4 次)
- daily /ˈdeɪ.li/ 每天地，天天地 happening on or relating to every day (4 次)
After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision.
- direct /daɪˈrekt/ 直通的，直达的 going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or changing direction (3 次)
No, say the Americans: our fowl are fine, we simply clean them in a different way.
- americans /əˈmer.ɪ.kən/ 美国的 of or relating to the United States of America (4 次)
So was born the echo-sounding apparatus, now in general use in ships.
- apparatus /ˌæp.əˈreɪ.təs/ 设备;仪器;装置;用具 a set of equipment or tools or a machine that is used for a particular purpose (4 次)
I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else.
- appreciate /əˈpriː.ʃi.eɪt/ 欣赏；赏识；重视 to recognize how good someone or something is and to value them or it (4 次)
A policeman approached Jimmy and told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.
- ought /ˈɔːt ˌtə/ （表示做某事有必要、值得或有利）应该，应当 used to show when it is necessary or would be a good thing to perform the activity referred to by the following verb (2 次)
The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.
- arcade /ɑːˈkeɪd/ （两旁有商店的）拱廊商业街 a covered area or passage in which there are shops (4 次)
Beggars almost sell themselves as human beings to arouse the pity of passers-by.
- arouse /əˈraʊz/ 引起；唤起；激起 to cause someone to have a particular feeling (4 次)
- pity /ˈpɪt.i/ 同情，怜悯 a feeling of sadness or sympathy for someone else’s unhappiness or difficult situation (4 次)
The porter went to fetch one and arrived back with the station master, who produced it with a flourish and pointed out a microscopic ‘o’ beside the time of the arrival of the train at his station; this little ‘o’ indicated that the train only stopped for mail.
- fetch /fetʃ/ （去）拿来，取回;（去）请来 to go to another place to get something or someone and bring it, him, or her back (4 次)
- mail /meɪl/ 信件，邮包;邮政（系统） the letters, etc. that are sent to or from people, or the system for sending letters, etc. from place to place (2 次)
There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food.
- countless /ˈkaʊnt.ləs/ 无数的；数不清的 very many, or too many to be counted (2 次)
A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday.
- attend /əˈtend/ 出席，参加;到场 to go to an event, place, etc. (4 次)
- thursday /ˈθɜːz.deɪ/ 星期四 the day of the week after Wednesday and before Friday (3 次)
He has deliberately chosen to lead the life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences.
- deliberately /dɪˈlɪb.ər.ət.li/ 故意地 intentionally (3 次)
- fully /ˈfʊl.i/ 完全地；全部地 completely (4 次)
- aware /əˈweər/ 意识到的;明白的;知道的 knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing (4 次)
- consequence /ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/ （常指不好或不利的）结果，后果 a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient (2 次)
perhaps we didn’t do too badly.
- badly /ˈbæd.li/ 严重地 in a severe and harmful way (4 次)
During a radio programme, a company of biscuit manufacturers once asked listeners to bake biscuits and send them to their factory.
- manufacturer /ˌmæn.jəˈfæk.tʃər.ər/ 制造商（大批量生产商品的企业） a company that produces goods in large numbers (3 次)
- listener /ˈlɪs.ən.ər/ 听者，倾听者 someone who listens (2 次)
- bake /beɪk/ 烘，烤 to cook inside an oven, without using added liquid or fat (4 次)
But Alfred had deduced that the Danes were no longer fit for prolonged battle: and that their commissariat had no organization, but depended on irregular raids.
- danes /deɪn/ 丹麦人 a person from Denmark (4 次)
- battle /ˈbæt.əl/ 战斗;战役;战争 a fight between armed forces (4 次)
- organization /ˌɔː.ɡən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ 组织，机构 a group of people who work together in an organized way for a shared purpose (3 次)
It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England.
- beat /biːt/ 打败，战胜 to defeat or do better than (4 次)
- champion /ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/ （人或动物）冠军，获胜者 someone or something, especially a person or animal, that has beaten all other competitors in a competition (3 次)
The day after the birth of the five children, an aeroplane arrived in Aberdeen bringing sixty reporters and photographers.
- birth /bɜːθ/ 出生 the time when a baby or young animal comes out of its mother’s body (4 次)
- aberdeen /æb.əˈdiːn/ 阿伯丁（苏格兰东北部城市） a city in northeastern Scotland (2 次)
- sixty /ˈsɪk.sti/ 数字60 the number 60 (4 次)
Even though the road was littered with boulders and pitted with holes, Bruce was not in the least perturbed.
- boulder /ˈbəʊl.dər/ 巨石 a very large rock (4 次)
- pit /pɪt/ 坑;麻子，痘瘢 a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface (3 次)
The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap.
- remark /rɪˈmɑːk/ 说起；评论说；谈论 to give a spoken statement of an opinion or thought (4 次)
- cap /kæp/ （有帽舌的）帽子，制服帽 a soft flat hat that has a curved part sticking out at the front, often worn as part of a uniform (3 次)
Oil rigs have to be repaired frequently and divers, who often have to work in darkness a hundred feet under water, have been frightened out of their wits by giant fish bumping into them as they work.
- frequently /ˈfriː.kwənt.li/ 频繁地，经常地 often (3 次)
- frighten /ˈfraɪ.tən/ 使害怕，使受惊 to make someone feel fear (3 次)
- bump /bʌmp/ 碰；撞 to hit something with force (4 次)
Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman.
- businessman /ˈbɪz.nɪs.mən/ （尤指公司高层的）商界人士;实业家 a man who works in business, especially one who has a high position in a company (4 次)
When I was a boy, my grandfather told me how a German taxi driver, Franz Bussman, found a brother who was thought to have been killed twenty years before.
- grandfather /ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðər/ （外）祖父 the father of a person’s mother or father (2 次)
- franz (3 次)
There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract concept.
- cease /siːs/ 停止，中止 to stop something (4 次)
- concept /ˈkɒn.sept/ 原则;概念;观念;想法 a principle or idea (4 次)
When anyone opens a current account at a bank, he is lending the bank money, repayment of which he may demand at any time either in cash or by drawing a cheque in favour of another person.
- lend /lend/ 借出，借给 to give something to someone for a short period of time, expecting it to be given back (3 次)
- demand /dɪˈmɑːnd/ 坚决请求，强烈要求;强要 to ask for something forcefully, in a way that shows that you do not expect to be refused (4 次)
- cash /kæʃ/ 现金；现款 money in the form of notes and coins, rather than cheques or credit cards (3 次)
Sweden has evolved an excellent system for protecting the individual citizen from highhanded or incompetent public officers.
- sweden /ˈswiː.dən/ 瑞典（北欧国家） a country in northern Europe (4 次)
- evolve /ɪˈvɒlv/ （使）逐步发展；（使）逐步演变；（使）逐渐形成；（使）进化 to develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually (3 次)
- citizen /ˈsɪt.ɪ.zən/ 公民;市民，城镇居民 a person who is a member of a particular country and who has rights because of being born there or because of being given rights, or a person who lives in a particular town or city (4 次)
By comparison, ferry trips or cruises offer a great variety of civilized comforts.
- ferry /ˈfer.i/ （尤指定期的）渡船，轮渡 a boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of water, especially as a regular service (2 次)
- cruise /kruːz/ 航游，乘船游览 a journey on a large ship for pleasure, during which you visit several places (2 次)
- civilized /ˈsɪv.əl.aɪzd/ （社会或国家）文明的，开化的 A civilized society or country has a well developed system of government, culture, and way of life and that treats the people who live there fairly. (4 次)
We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.
- seemingly /ˈsiː.mɪŋ.li/ 貌似；看似；（尤指）表面上地 appearing to be something, especially when this is not true (2 次)
- conceal /kənˈsiːl/ 隐藏；隐匿；隐瞒；隐蔽 to prevent something from being seen or known about (4 次)
In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences – most of them wildly improbable.
- novelist /ˈnɒv.əl.ɪst/ 小说家 a person who writes novels (2 次)
- conclusion /kənˈkluː.ʒən/ 结局；结尾；结果 the final part of something (4 次)
- wildly /ˈwaɪld.li/ 狂野地;失控地;狂暴地 in an uncontrolled or extreme way (2 次)
It’s as if they were in some sense cosmic beings in violent and lovely contrast with us suburban creatures.
- contrast /ˈkɒn.trɑːst/ 差别，差异；对照，对比 an obvious difference between two or more things (4 次)
I stopped to let the car cool off and to study the map.
- cool /kuːl/ 凉的，冷的 slightly cold (4 次)
The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept into their tent.
- creep /kriːp/ （通常指为避免注意而）缓慢行进，悄悄移动，潜行 to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed (4 次)
The basic features include a crest (the highest point of the wave), a trough (the lowest point), a height (the vertical distance from the trough to the crest), a wave length (the horizontal distance between two wave crests), and a period (which is the time it takes awave crest to travel one wave length).
- crest /krest/ （浪、山等的）峰，顶，尖 the top or highest part of something such as a wave or a hill (4 次)
- trough /trɒf/ 槽;饮水槽;饲料槽 a long, narrow container without a lid that usually holds water or food for farm animals (2 次)
- vertical /ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/ 竖直的;垂直的;立式的 standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90° to a horizontal surface or line (2 次)
- horizontal /ˌhɒr.ɪˈzɒn.təl/ 水平的;与地面（或底边、顶边）平行的;横的 parallel to the ground or to the bottom or top edge of something (2 次)
While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the tablecloth off the table, smashing half your best crockery and cutting himself in the process.
- crockery /ˈkrɒk.ər.i/ 陶器;瓦器 cups, plates, bowls, etc., used to serve food and drink, especially made of china (4 次)
I’m going to meet some friends, Dad.
- dad /dæd/ 爸爸，爹爹 a father (4 次)
He noticed at once that discipline was slack: the Danes had the self-confidence of conquerors, and their security precautions were casual.
- discipline /ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/ 训导;训练;纪律;约束 training that makes people more willing to obey or more able to control themselves, often in the form of rules, and punishments if these are broken, or the behaviour produced by this training (4 次)
- precaution /prɪˈkɔː.ʃən/ 预防，预防措施 an action that is done to prevent something unpleasant or dangerous happening (3 次)
To do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer.
- dealer /ˈdiː.lər/ 商人，商贩 a person who trades in something (4 次)
Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were soon covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.
- anchor /ˈæŋ.kər/ 锚 a heavy metal object, usually shaped like a cross with curved arms, on a strong rope or chain, that is dropped from a boat into the water to prevent the boat from moving away (2 次)
- deck /dek/ 甲板，舱面 a flat area for walking on, built across the space between the sides of a boat (4 次)
- india /ˈɪn.di.ə/ 印度（南亚国家） a country in South Asia (2 次)
Whenever the Italian city-states were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded.
- hire /haɪər/ 租，租用 to pay to use something for a short period (3 次)
It can take as long as eight days to rig up rope ladders and to establish supply bases before a descent can be made into a very deep cave.
- establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ 建立;设立;创立 to start a company or organization that will continue for a long time (3 次)
- basis /ˈbeɪ.sɪs/ 基础；根据 the most important facts, ideas, etc. from which something is developed (2 次)
- descent /dɪˈsent/ 血缘关系，家族关系;祖先;出身 the state or fact of being related to a particular person or group of people who lived in the past (4 次)
Dickie disliked snobs intensely.
- dislike /dɪˈslaɪk/ 不喜欢，讨厌 to not like someone or something (4 次)
- intensely /ɪnˈtens.li/ 极度地;强烈地 extremely or strongly (2 次)
By this time, however, three men had come into the ring and they quickly dragged the drunk to safety.
- safety /ˈseɪf.ti/ 安全，平安 a state in which or a place where you are safe and not in danger or at risk (3 次)
The strike is due to begin on Tuesday.
- due /dʒuː/ 预计的，预期的 expected to happen, arrive, etc. at a particular time (4 次)
The city dweller never experiences anxieties of this sort.
- dweller /ˈdwel.ər/ 城市／城镇／洞穴等居民 a person who lives in a city, town, cave, etc. (4 次)
- anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti/ 焦虑，不安，担心 an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future (2 次)
An earthquake comes like a thief in the night, without warning.
- earthquake /ˈɜːθ.kweɪk/ 地震 a sudden violent movement of the earth’s surface, sometimes causing great damage (4 次)
I was doing eighty when I overtook you.
- overtake /ˌəʊ.vəˈteɪk/ （数量或程度上）大于，超过 to go past something by being a greater amount or degree (2 次)
There is an electric cooker in the kitchen.
- cooker /ˈkʊk.ər/ 厨灶，炉具 a large box-shaped device that is used to cook and heat food, either by putting the food inside or by putting it on the top (2 次)
How many spiders are engaged in this work on our behalf?
- engage /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/ 雇用;聘用 to employ someone (4 次)
- behalf /bɪˈhɑːf/ 代表…，作为…的代表;代替… representing (2 次)
It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.
- electronic /ˌel.ekˈtrɒn.ɪk/ （尤指设备）使用电子器件的，电子的 (especially of equipment), using, based on, or used in a system of operation that involves the control of electric current by various devices (3 次)
- equipment /ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/ 设备;器材;用具 the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose (4 次)
We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our bad old ways.
- fundamental /ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.təl/ 基础的，基本的 forming the base, from which everything else develops (4 次)
- error /ˈer.ər/ 错误；谬误；差错 a mistake (4 次)
- announce /əˈnaʊns/ （尤指公开地）宣布，宣告，通告 to make something known or tell people about something officially (2 次)
An electric razor that meets the European Union’s safety standards must be approved by American testers before it can be sold in the United States, and an American-made dialysis machine needs the EU’s okay before it hits the market in Europe.
- razor /ˈreɪ.zər/ （尤指刮胡子或腿毛的）剃刀，刮胡刀，剃须刀 a small device with a sharp blade for removing hair, especially from the face or legs (2 次)
Sir James Clark Ross had obtained a sounding of over 2, 400 fathoms in 1839, but it was not until 1869, when H.M.S.Porcupine was put at the disposal of the Royal Society for several cruises that a series of deep soundings was obtained in the Atlantic and the first samples were collected by dredging the bottom.
- james (2 次)
- sounding /saʊnd/ 声音，声响 something that you can hear or that can be heard (3 次)
- disposal /dɪˈspəʊ.zəl/ 清除;处理;抛弃 the act of getting rid of something, especially by throwing it away (2 次)
- sample /ˈsɑːm.pəl/ 样品 a small amount of something that shows you what the rest is or should be like (3 次)
Errors and uncertainties multiply, cascading upward through a chain of turbulent features, from dust devils and squalls up to continent-size eddies that only satellites can see.
- multiply /ˈmʌl.tɪ.plaɪ/ 大幅增加；乘，使相乘 to increase, or to increase something, very much in number (3 次)
- devil /ˈdev.əl/ 魔鬼，恶魔，妖魔 an evil being, often represented in human form but with a tail and horns (2 次)
- squall /skwɔːl/ 飑（指突起的狂风或短时的风暴） a sudden strong wind or short storm (2 次)
- satellite /ˈsæt.əl.aɪt/ 人造卫星 a device sent up into space to travel around the earth, used for collecting information or communicating by radio, television, etc. (2 次)
A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.
- festival /ˈfes.tɪ.vəl/ 节日；节期 a special day or period, usually in memory of a religious event, with its own social activities, food, or ceremonies (4 次)
- japan /dʒəˈpæn/ 日本（东亚国家） a country in East Asia formed of a group of islands (2 次)
Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float.
- float /fləʊt/ 漂浮 to stay on the surface of a liquid and not sink (4 次)
He is therefore forgiven if late for a dinner party.
- forgive /fəˈɡɪv/ 原谅;宽恕 to stop blaming or being angry with someone for something that person has done, or not punish them for something (4 次)
At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller called Madam Bellinsky.
- fair /feər/ 合理的；公平的；公正的；平等待人的 treating someone in a way that is right or reasonable, or treating a group of people equally and not allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment (3 次)
- fortune /ˈfɔː.tʃuːn/ 一大笔钱；大量财产 a large amount of money, goods, property, etc. (4 次)
- madam /ˈmæd.əm/ （对妇女正式而礼貌的称呼）夫人，太太，女士 a formal and polite way of speaking to a woman (4 次)
She always referred to them as ‘the shifting population’, for they came and went with such frequency that I never even got a chance to learn their names.
- frequency /ˈfriː.kwən.si/ （事件发生的）频度，次数;频繁 the number of times something happens within a particular period, or the fact of something happening often or a large number or times (4 次)
Such inns as there were were generally dirty and flea-__ridden__; the food simply local cheese accompanied by bread often twelve months old, all washed down with coarse wine.
- inn /ɪn/ （通常位于乡间可过夜的）酒馆 a pub where you can stay for the night, usually in the countryside (3 次)
- generally /ˈdʒen.ə r.əl.i/ 大体上，总体上 considering the whole of someone or something, and not just a particular part of him, her, or it (4 次)
- dirty /ˈdɜː.ti/ 脏的，肮脏的 marked with dirt, mud, etc., or containing something such as pollution or bacteria (2 次)
- ride /raɪd/ 骑（自行车、摩托车或马等） to sit on something such as a bicycle, motorbike, or horse and travel along on it controlling its movements (4 次)
- bread /bred/ 面包 a food made from flour, water, and usually yeast, mixed together and baked (3 次)
Did you serve this gentleman half an hour ago, Caroline?
- gentleman /ˈdʒen.təl.mən/ 先生（对男士的礼貌称呼） a polite way of talking to or referring to a man (4 次)
- caroline (2 次)
‘This is a wonderful place for a picnic,’ said Gloria Gleam.
- gloria (3 次)
- gleam /ɡliːm/ 发微光;闪烁;闪现 to produce or reflect a small, bright light (4 次)
When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake.
- glimpse /ɡlɪmps/ 看一看;瞥见 to see something or someone for a very short time or only partly (4 次)
Goodbye, Helen.
- goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ 再见，再会 used when someone leaves (4 次)
Permission was granted and a policeman accompanied him to a pay phone.
- grant /ɡrɑːnt/ （尤指政府为特殊目的给予个人或组织的）拨款，补助金 an amount of money given especially by the government to a person or organization for a special purpose (4 次)
He mentally visualizes a complex form from all round itself; he knows while he looks at one side what the other side is like; he identifies himself with its centre of gravity, its mass, its weight; he realizes its volume as the space that the shape displaces in the air.
- mentally /ˈmen.təl.i/ 心理上，精神上 connected with or related to the mind (3 次)
- identify /aɪˈden.tɪ.faɪ/ 认出，识别 to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what that person or thing is (2 次)
- gravity /ˈɡræv.ə.ti/ （尤指地球的）重力，引力，地心引力 the force that attracts objects towards one another, especially the force that makes things fall to the ground (4 次)
Guess!
- guess /ɡes/ 猜测，推测，估计 to give an answer to a particular question when you do not have all the facts and so cannot be certain if you are correct (4 次)
They had little difficulty in finding it, but hauling it out of the water proved to be a serious problem.
- haul /hɔːl/ （用力）拉，拖（重物） to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty (4 次)
But George’s parrot, Henry, was still there.
- henry /ˌhuː.reɪ ˈhen.ri/ 公开场合大声吵闹，行为招摇的上层青年人 a young man from a high social class who speaks loudly and behaves in a noticeable way in public (4 次)
In spite of this, the Italians regarded him as a sort of hero.
- italians /ɪˈtæl.jən/ 意大利的;意大利人的;意大利语的 belonging to or relating to Italy, its people, or its language (2 次)
- hero /ˈhɪə.rəʊ/ 英雄 a person who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved something great (4 次)
It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail.
- horse /hɔːs/ 马 a large animal with four legs that people ride on or use for carrying things or pulling vehicles (4 次)
- silver /ˈsɪl.vər/ 银，银子 a chemical element that is a valuable shiny, white metal, used for making cutlery (= knives, spoons, etc.), jewellery, coins, and decorative objects (3 次)
This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England.
- richard (3 次)
- eminent /ˈem.ɪ.nənt/ 显赫的；卓越的；著名的 famous, respected, or important (2 次)
- boxer /ˈbɒk.sər/ 拳击手，拳击运动员 someone who takes part in the sport of boxing (3 次)
In the organization of industrial life the influence of the factory upon the physiological and mental state of the workers has been completely neglected.
- industrial /ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əl/ 工业的;产业的 in or related to industry, or having a lot of industry and factories, etc. (4 次)
- influence /ˈɪn.flu.əns/ 影响，作用；有影响的人（或物） the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this (4 次)
- neglect /nɪˈɡlekt/ 疏于照管；忽视，疏忽 to not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility (2 次)
No one can avoid being influenced by advertisements.
- advertisement /ədˈvɜː.tɪs.mənt/ 广告;启事 a picture, short film, song, etc. that tries to persuade people to buy a product or service (3 次)
Hans returned to his family home, but the house had been bombed and no one in the neighbourhood knew what had become of the inhabitants.
- inhabitant /ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tənt/ （某地的）居民，栖居动物 a person or animal that lives in a particular place (4 次)
She withdrew $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper’s instructions.
- instruction /ɪnˈstrʌk.ʃən/ 指示，命令，吩咐 something that someone tells you to do (4 次)
Insurance companies are normally willing to insure anything.
- insurance /ɪnˈʃɔː.rəns, ɪnˈʃʊə.rəns/ 保险 an agreement in which you pay a company money and they pay your costs if you have an accident, injury, etc. (3 次)
A sound made by tapping on the hull of a ship will be reflected from the sea bottom, and by measuring the time interval between the taps and the receipt of the echoes the depth of the sea at that point can be calculated.
- interval /ˈɪn.tə.vəl/ 间隔;间距 a period between two events or times (4 次)
- calculate /ˈkæl.kjə.leɪt/ 算，计算 to judge the number or amount of something by using the information that you already have, and adding, taking away, multiplying, or dividing numbers (3 次)
This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life.
- invariably /ɪnˈveə.ri.ə.bli/ 总，老是 always (4 次)
- everyday /ˈev.ri.deɪ/ 日常的；通常的；普通的 ordinary, typical, or usual (2 次)
The following example of ‘sick humour’ will enable you to judge for yourself.
- sick /sɪk/ 生病的，患病的，不舒服的 physically or mentally ill; not well or healthy (2 次)
- judge /dʒʌdʒ/ 法官;审判员 a person who is in charge of a trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be punished, or who makes decisions on legal matters (4 次)
Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way.
- specially /ˈspeʃ.əl.i/ 极其;特别地;尤其 extremely or in particular (3 次)
- lantern /ˈlæn.tən/ 灯笼；提灯 a light inside a container that has a handle for holding it or hanging it up, or the container itself (4 次)
As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them.
- hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡri/ 饥饿的 wanting or needing food (3 次)
She was thinking that she must reprimand her home help the next morning for such a monstrous piece of negligence, when she remembered that she had gone shopping after the home help had left and she knew that she had turned both keys in their locks.
- monstrous /ˈmɒn.strəs/ 丑恶的;残酷的;骇人听闻的 very cruel (2 次)
- lock /lɒk/ 锁，门锁 a device that prevents something such as a door from being opened and can only be opened with a key (4 次)
To end our special news bulletin,’ said the voice of the television announcer, ‘we’re going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria.
- bulletin /ˈbʊl.ə.tɪn/ （电视或电台的）新闻快报;（机构的）简报 a short news programme on television or radio, often about something that has just happened, or a short newspaper printed by an organization (2 次)
- macaroni /ˌmæk.ərˈəʊ.ni/ 通心粉;通心面 a type of pasta in the shape of small tubes (4 次)
Historians have long been puzzled by dots, lines and symbols which have been engraved on walls, bones, and the ivory tusks of mammoths.
- puzzled /ˈpʌz.əld/ 迷惑的，感到不解的 confused because you do not understand something (1 次)
- symbol /ˈsɪm.bəl/ 标志，象征 a sign, shape, or object that is used to represent something else (3 次)
- bone /bəʊn/ 骨，骨头 any of the hard parts inside a human or animal that make up its frame (3 次)
- mammoth /ˈmæm.əθ/ 巨大的；庞大的 extremely large (4 次)
It is true that during their explorations they often faced difficulties and dangers of the most perilous nature, equipped in a manner which would make a modern climber shudder at the thought, but they did not go out of their way to court such excitement.
- exploration /ˌek.spləˈreɪ.ʃən/ 探测;勘查;探索;研究 the activity of searching and finding out about something (2 次)
- manner /ˈmæn.ər/ 方式，方法 the way in which something is done (4 次)
You know he’s a member of the Y.H.A.
- member /ˈmem.bər/ 成员，一分子 a person, animal, or thing that is part of a group (4 次)
Excuse the mess, Sam.
- mess /mes/ 肮脏;杂乱;不整洁的人 Mess or a mess is something or someone that looks dirty or untidy. (4 次)
He was absent on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
- wednesday /ˈwenz.deɪ/ 星期三 the day of the week after Tuesday and before Thursday (4 次)
Later it was found that there was a type of mosquito which acted as the carrier of this disease and passed it on to the rabbits.
- mosquito /məˈskiː.təʊ/ 蚊 a small flying insect that bites people and animals and sucks their blood (4 次)
- carrier /ˈkær.i.ər/ 搬运人，运送人;运输工具 a person or thing that carries something (2 次)
Triple gun-decks mounted sixty-four bronze cannon.
- mount /maʊnt/ 增加；增长；上升 to gradually increase, rise, or get bigger (4 次)
- cannon /ˈkæn.ən/ （旧时的）大炮，火炮，加农炮 a large, powerful gun, usually attached to two or four wheels, that was used in the past to fire heavy stone or metal balls (3 次)
The shape and dimensions of the skyscrapers depend entirely on the necessity of obtaining the maximum income per square foot of ground, and of offering to the tenants offices and apartments that please them.
- dimension /ˌdaɪˈmen.ʃən/ 空间，尺寸 a measurement of something in a particular direction, especially its height, length, or width (3 次)
- necessity /nəˈses.ə.ti/ 必要，需要 the need for something (4 次)
- maximum /ˈmæk.sɪ.məm/ 最大的；最高的；顶点的 being the largest amount or number allowed or possible (3 次)
- apartment /əˈpɑːt.mənt/ 公寓套房 a set of rooms for living in, especially on one floor of a building (2 次)
This god which has the head of a cow was normally placed inside a mummy.
- cow /kaʊ/ 母牛，奶牛 a large female farm animal kept to produce meat and milk (3 次)
What a relief it was when the boulders suddenly disappeared,giving way to a stretch of plain where the only obstacles were clumps of bushes.
- relief /rɪˈliːf/ （不快过后的）宽慰，宽心，轻松，解脱 a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or has ended (3 次)
- obstacle /ˈɒb.stə.kəl/ 障碍；阻碍；妨碍 something that blocks you so that movement, going forward, or action is prevented or made more difficult (4 次)
A little later, a man came along with a biscuit which occupied the whole boot of his car.
- occupy /ˈɒk.jə.paɪ/ 占有，占用，占据（空间或时间） to fill, exist in, or use a place or period of time (4 次)
- boot /buːt/ 靴子 a type of shoe that covers the whole foot and the lower part of the leg (3 次)
At the time, this did not strike me as odd.
- odd /ɒd/ 奇怪的，古怪的；异常的；出人意料的 strange or unexpected (4 次)
Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way.
- ordinary /ˈɔː.dən.əri/ 普通的，平常的；平凡的；一般的 not different or special or unexpected in any way; usual (4 次)
- fisherman /ˈfɪʃ.ə.mən/ 抓鱼（或钓鱼）的人;（尤指）渔民 someone who catches fish, especially as a job (3 次)
A telescope would have to be as far away as the planet Jupiter to look for life in outer space, because the dust becomes thinner the further we travel towards the outer edges of our own solar system.
- jupiter /ˈdʒuː.pɪ.tər/ 木星 the planet fifth in order of distance from the Sun, after Mars and before Saturn (2 次)
- outer /ˈaʊ.tər/ 远离中心的;外围的 at a greater distance from the centre (4 次)
While the five babies were still quietly sleeping in oxygen tents in a hospital nursery, their parents were paying the price for fame.
- quietly /ˈkwaɪət.li/ 安静地，静悄悄地 without making much noise (3 次)
- oxygen /ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒən/ 氧，氧气 a chemical element that is a gas with no smell or colour. Oxygen forms a large part of the air on earth, and is needed by animals and plants to live. (4 次)
One case concerns an 11-year-old schoolgirl Vera Petrova, who has normal vision but who can also perceive things with different parts of her skin, and through solid walls.
- concern /kənˈsɜːn/ 使担忧；使挂念；使焦虑 to cause worry to someone (3 次)
- vision /ˈvɪʒ.ən/ 幻景;幻像 an idea or mental image of something (4 次)
- perceive /pəˈsiːv/ 认为;看待;视为 to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something (4 次)
The petrol had nearly all been used up.
- petrol /ˈpet.rəl/ 汽油 a liquid obtained from petroleum, used especially as a fuel for cars and other vehicles (4 次)
Many people in industry and the Services, who have practical experience of noise, regard any investigation of this question as a waste of time; they are not prepared even to admit the possibility that noise affects people.
- services /ˈsɜː.vɪs ˌsteɪ.ʃən/ 加油站 a place where fuel is sold for road vehicles, often with a small shop (3 次)
- investigation /ɪnˌves.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ （对犯罪，问题，陈述等的）调查（尤指为了发现真相） the act or process of examining a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth (2 次)
- possibility /ˌpɒs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ 可能（性） a chance that something may happen or be true (4 次)
I drove it into a lamp-post.
- lamp /læmp/ （尤指带灯罩的）灯 a device for giving light, especially one that has a covering or is contained within something (2 次)
We enjoy staring at them, entranced as they go about their business, unaware (we hope) of our presence.
- presence /ˈprez.əns/ 出席，在场;（事物的）存在，出现 the fact that someone or something is in a place (4 次)
Though he kept throwing up his arms in despair, he readily accepted the $5 I give him.
- readily /ˈred.əl.i/ 迅速地；心甘情愿地；轻而易举地 quickly, immediately, willingly, or without any problem (4 次)
Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep.
- solution /səˈluː.ʃən/ 解决办法;解决方案 the answer to a problem (4 次)
- monotonous /məˈnɒt.ən.əs/ 单调乏味的;毫无变化的 not changing and therefore boring (3 次)
- rhythm /ˈrɪð.əm/ （音乐、诗歌和舞蹈的）节奏，韵律，节律 a strong pattern of sounds, words, or musical notes that is used in music, poetry, and dancing (2 次)
- rail /reɪl/ 铁路交通；铁路交通系统 the system of transport that uses trains (2 次)
The only regular visitors to the monastery in winter are parties of skiers who go there at Christmas and Easter.
- regular /ˈreɡ.jə.lər/ 频繁的;经常发生的;经常做的 happening or doing something often (4 次)
When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written.
- reluctantly /rɪˈlʌk.tənt.li/ 勉强地;不情愿地 in a way that shows that you are not willing to do something and are therefore slow to do it (4 次)
When a thief was caught on the premises of a large jewellery store one morning, the shop assistants must have found it impossible to resist the temptation to say ‘it serves him right.’
- premise /ˈprem.ɪs/ （作为先决条件的）假定，前提 an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based (2 次)
- store /stɔːr/ （大型）百货商店 a large shop where you can buy many different types of goods (3 次)
- resist /rɪˈzɪst/ 反抗;回击;抵抗 to fight against something or someone that is attacking you (4 次)
This increases the expense of government, and reduces correspondingly the amount of economic resources that could be used for developing the country.
- correspondingly /ˌkɒr.ɪˈspɒn.dɪŋ.li/ 相似地;相应地;对等地 in a way that is similar to, connected with, or caused by something else (3 次)
- economic /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/ 经济的;经济上的 relating to trade, industry, or money (3 次)
- resource /rɪˈzɔːs/ 资源;财力;素质 a useful or valuable possession or quality of a country, organization, or person (4 次)
Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody.
- suspend /səˈspend/ 停止，暂停，中止 to stop something from being active, either temporarily or permanently (4 次)
- ceiling /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/ 天花板，顶棚 the inside surface of a room that you can see when you look above you (2 次)
- response /rɪˈspɒns/ 回答;回应，反应 an answer or reaction (4 次)
- gust /ɡʌst/ 一阵狂风，一阵强风 a sudden strong wind (2 次)
- familiar /fəˈmɪl.i.ər/ 熟悉的；常见的；常听说 easy to recognize because of being seen, met, heard, etc. before (3 次)
Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built.
- responsible /rɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/ 负责…；掌管… to have control and authority over something or someone and the duty of taking care of it, him, or her (4 次)
The lawyer ascertained that a policeman had indeed dealt roughly with foreigners on several occasions.
- roughly /ˈrʌf.li/ 大致地，近似地，粗略地 approximately (4 次)
Which seasons do you like best?
- season /ˈsiː.zən/ 季，季节 one of the four periods of the year; spring, summer, autumn, or winter (4 次)
One is the general atmosphere of secrecy in which it is carried out, the other the lack of freedom of the individual research worker.
- secrecy /ˈsiː.krə.si/ 秘密；保密 the state of being secret or of keeping something secret (4 次)
This time, she will be a girl of seventeen.
- seventeen /ˌsev.ənˈtiːn/ （数字）17 the number 17 (4 次)
Almost any day a young porpoises may be seen trying to turn a 300-pound sea turtle over by sticking his snout under the edge of his shell and pushing up for dear life.
- snout /snaʊt/ （一些动物突出的）口鼻部 the nose and mouth that stick out from the face of some animals (2 次)
- shell /ʃel/ （尤指坚果、蛋、某些动物的）壳 the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals (4 次)
He gives the bank specimens of his signature, and there is a very firm rule that the bank has no right or authority to pay out a customer’s money on a cheque on which its customer’s signature has been forged.
- signature /ˈsɪɡ.nə.tʃər/ 签名 your name written by yourself, always in the same way, usually to show that something has been written or agreed by you (4 次)
It’s very smart.
- smart /smɑːt/ 整洁漂亮的，时髦的 having a clean, tidy, and stylish appearance (4 次)
He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window.
- staff /stɑːf/ 全体员工，全体雇员 the group of people who work for an organization (4 次)
He loved to be told that one of his imaginary products was temporarily out of stock and he would faithfully promise to call again at some future date, but of course he never did.
- stock /stɒk/ 储备物;供应物;存货 a supply of something for use or sale (4 次)
However, size and strength are not the only important things about this bridge.
- strength /streŋθ/ 体力;力气;力量;实力 the ability to do things that need a lot of physical or mental effort (4 次)
Then in 1989, twenty-six years after the crash, the plane was accidentally rediscovered in an aerial survey of the island.
- accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈden.təl.i/ 偶然地；意外地 by chance or by mistake (2 次)
Other animals were trapped in tar pits, like the elephants, sabre-toothed cats, and numerous other creatures that are found at Rancho la Brea, which is now just a suburb of Los Angeles.
- trap /træp/ 陷阱;夹子;捕捉器 a device or hole for catching animals or people and preventing their escape (3 次)
- tar /tɑːr/ （用于铺路的）煤焦油沥青，柏油 a black substance, sticky when hot, used especially for making roads (4 次)
- suburb /ˈsʌb.ɜːb/ 城郊;近郊住宅区 an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live (2 次)
- los /ˈlaɪ.ləʊ/ 充气垫;充气筏 a brand name for a type of plastic or rubber mattress that you fill with air and use to lie on or to float on water (2 次)
- angeles /ˌlɒs ˈæn.dʒə.liːz/ 洛杉矶（美国加州最大城市） the largest city in the western US state of California and a centre of the entertainment industry (2 次)
The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae.
- thermopylae (4 次)
Snow lay thick on the ground.
- thick /θɪk/ 厚的;粗的;粗壮的 having a large distance between two sides (4 次)
In primitive cultures the obligation to seek and to receive the traditional instruction is binding to all.
- culture /ˈkʌl.tʃər/ 文化（尤指某一群体在某一时期普遍的风俗习惯和信仰） the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people at a particular time (3 次)
- obligation /ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ 义务；责任；职责 the fact that you are obliged to do something (3 次)
- traditional /trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/ 传统的 following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that have continued in a group of people or society for a long time without changing (4 次)
The administrative overheads of a business are low to the extent that everyone working in the business can be trusted to behave in a way that best promotes the interests of the firm.
- trust /trʌst/ 信任，信赖，相信 to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you, or that something is safe and reliable (4 次)
- behave /bɪˈheɪv/ （以某种方式）行事，表现 to act in a particular way (3 次)
‘But you are still ugly,’ Sally said.
- ugly /ˈʌɡ.li/ 丑陋的，难看的 unpleasant to look at; not attractive (4 次)
Those who seek it undertake an arduous journey and can never be sure that they will find it.
- undertake /ˌʌn.dəˈteɪk/ （开始）做，承担，从事（尤指耗时或困难之事） to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult (4 次)
- arduous /ˈɑː.dʒu.əs/ 艰难的，艰巨的；费力的 difficult, needing a lot of effort and energy (2 次)
Moreover,unlike some of the other insect eaters, spiders never do the least harm to us or our belongings.
- moreover /ˌmɔːˈrəʊ.vər/ 而且，加之，再者，此外 (used to add information) also and more importantly (2 次)
- unlike /ʌnˈlaɪk/ 不像；与…不同 different from (4 次)
- harm /hɑːm/ 伤害，损害，危害 physical or other injury or damage (2 次)
In fact, it would be an assistance to all carnivores though it would be a two-edged weapon when they fought each other.
- assistance /əˈsɪs.təns/ 帮助；协助；援助 help (2 次)
- carnivore /ˈkɑː.nɪ.vɔːr/ 食肉动物 an animal that eats meat (2 次)
- weapon /ˈwep.ən/ 武器，兵器；凶器 any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun, bomb, knife, etc. (4 次)
In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.
- whom /huːm/ （作宾语时代替 who） used instead of “who” as the object of a verb or preposition (4 次)
- grocer /ˈɡrəʊ.sər/ 食品杂货店店主（或店员） a person who owns or works in a shop selling food and small things for the home (2 次)
We informed him that the fissure extended for fifty yards and was tow feet wide and four feet deep.
- fissure /ˈfɪʃ.ər/ （岩石或土地的）裂缝，裂隙 a deep, narrow crack, especially in rock or the earth (3 次)
- wide /waɪd/ 宽的；宽阔的；宽广的 having a larger distance from one side to the other than is usual or expected, especially in comparison with the length of something; not narrow (4 次)
Who could have imagined, in the mid 1970s, for example, that by the end of the 20th century, computers would be as common in people’s homes as TV sets?
- tv /ˌtiːˈviː/ 电视（机）（television的缩写） abbreviation for television (2 次)
‘At the time the murder was committed, I was travelling on the 8 o’clock train to London,’ said the man.
- murder /ˈmɜː.dər/ 谋杀，凶杀 the crime of intentionally killing a person (2 次)
Dimitri immediately went to Aleko’s house and angrily accused him of stealing the lamb.
- accuse /əˈkjuːz/ 指控，控告;指责;谴责 to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind (3 次)
In addition to all her other qualifications, Bessie was an expert cook.
- addition /əˈdɪʃ.ən/ 加法 the process of adding numbers or amounts together (3 次)
There’s a label on the handle with my name and address on it.
- label /ˈleɪ.bəl/ 标签，标牌 a piece of paper or other material that gives you information about the object it is attached to (3 次)
The system has worked so well, that it has been adopted in other countries too.
- adopt /əˈdɒpt/ 收养;领养 to legally take another person’s child into your own family and take care of him or her as your own child (3 次)
Early next morning, she saw a light ahead.
- ahead /əˈhed/ 在前面，在前方 in front (3 次)
Alcohol may be a medical disinfectant, but should not be relied upon to sterilize water.
- alcohol /ˈæl.kə.hɒl/ 酒;酒精，乙醇 a clear liquid that can make you drunk, also used as a solvent (= a substance that dissolves another) and in fuel and medicines (3 次)
- rely /rɪˈlaɪ/ 依赖；依靠；依仗 to need a particular thing or the help and support of someone or something in order to continue, to work correctly, or to succeed (3 次)
‘We really thrive on anarchy.’
- anarchy /ˈæn.ə.ki/ （尤指政府消亡或垮台而引起的）无政府状态，混乱状态 a situation in which there is no organization and control, especially in society, because there is no effective government (3 次)
The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.
- appeal /əˈpiːl/ （尤指向公众的）呼吁，吁请，求助，恳求 a request to the public for money, information, or help (3 次)
- shower /ʃaʊər/ 淋浴器 a device that releases drops of water through a lot of very small holes and that you stand under to wash your whole body (3 次)
To get a full appreciation of what this means we must turn first to some recent human inventions.
- appreciation /əˌpriː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ 欣赏;理解;感谢 the act of recognizing or understanding that something is valuable, important, or as described (3 次)
There are some armchairs in the room.
- armchair /ˈɑːm.tʃeər/ 扶手椅 a comfortable chair with sides that support your arms (3 次)
He was astonished at what he found.
- astonish /əˈstɒn.ɪʃ/ 使吃惊；使惊讶 to surprise someone very much (3 次)
But other suns, start as the astronomers call them, are bound to have planets like our own, and as is the number of stars in the universe is so vast, this possibility becomes virtual certainty.
- astronomer /əˈstrɒn.ə.mər/ 天文学家 someone who studies astronomy (3 次)
- vast /vɑːst/ 巨大的；广大的 extremely big (2 次)
- virtual /ˈvɜː.tʃu.əl/ 几乎…的；实质上的 almost a particular thing or quality (2 次)
The development of such a telescope will be one of the great astronomical projects of the twenty-first century.
- astronomical /ˌæs.trəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/ 天文学的；天文的，天体的 connected with astronomy (3 次)
- project /ˈprɒdʒ.ekt/ 项目；方案；工程 a piece of planned work or an activity that is finished over a period of time and intended to achieve a particular purpose (2 次)
Over the years, one may well become an authority on one’s hobby and will very probably be asked to give informal talks to little gatherings and then, if successful, to larger audiences.
- informal /ɪnˈfɔː.məl/ 非正式的，非正规的;（服装）日常使用的;（言行）随意的 not formal or official (2 次)
- gathering /ˈɡæð.ər.ɪŋ/ 聚会;集会 a party or a meeting when many people come together as a group (2 次)
- audience /ˈɔː.di.əns/ 观众；听众；读者 the group of people together in one place to watch or listen to a play, film, someone speaking, etc. (3 次)
The life forms most likely to develop on a planet would be bacteria.
- bacteria /bækˈtɪə.ri.ə/ （bacterium的复数） plural of bacterium (3 次)
It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty.
- roar /rɔːr/ 吼叫;咆哮 to make a long, loud, deep sound (3 次)
- barely /ˈbeə.li/ 仅；刚好；几乎没有 by the smallest amount (3 次)
This bedroom’s very untidy.
- untidy /ʌnˈtaɪ.di/ 不整洁的，邋遢的，凌乱的 not tidy (2 次)
If there had not been a hard layer of rock beneath the soil, they would have completed the job in a few hours.
- layer /ˈleɪ.ər/ 层；涂层 a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of a substance (2 次)
The deepest known cave in the world is the Gouffre Berger near Grenoble.
- berger /ˈbɜː.ɡəz dɪˌziːz/ 贝格尔病，又称IgA肾病 a type of kidney disease in which there is too much of a particular protein, the IgA protein, in the kidney tissues, causing damage to blood vessels in the kidney that filter blood (3 次)
They sting or bite without provocation; they fly uninvited into our rooms on summer nights, or beat against our lighted windows.
- bite /baɪt/ （用牙）咬 to use your teeth to cut into something or someone (3 次)
It was simply a blank sheet of paper.
- blank /blæŋk/ 空白的，无字的;空着的 empty or clear, or containing no information or mark (3 次)
Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called ‘No. XI’.
- calais /ˈkæl.eɪ/ 加来（法国东北部大型港口城市） a city in north-eastern France with a large port (3 次)
And, though the gleams blind and dazzle, yet do they convey a hint of beauty and serenity greater than we have known or imagined.
- blind /blaɪnd/ 瞎的，盲的，失明的 unable to see (3 次)
- convey /kənˈveɪ/ 表达，传达（思想、感情或想法） to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people (3 次)
Often a valley boasted no inn at all,and climbers found shelter wherever they could– sometimes with the local priest(who was usually as poor as his parishioners), sometimes with shepherds or cheese-__makers__.
- boast /bəʊst/ 自吹自擂，吹嘘，夸耀 to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own (3 次)
- maker /ˈmeɪ.kər/ 制作者;制造者;制造商 the people or company that make something (2 次)
The kettle’s boiling!
- boiling /ˈbɔɪ.lɪŋ/ 极热的;炎热的 very hot (3 次)
The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed.
- cheer /tʃɪər/ 欢呼;喝彩;鼓舞，振奋 to give a loud shout of approval or encouragement (2 次)
- bow /baʊ/ （使）鞠躬；（使）欠身；点头致意 to bend your head or body forward, especially as a way of showing someone respect or expressing thanks to people who have watched you perform (3 次)
She was soon out of breath, but she continued to run.
- breath /breθ/ 呼吸的空气;气息 the air that goes into and out of your lungs (3 次)
The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
- fighter /ˈfaɪ.tər/ 战士；战斗者；斗士 someone who fights in a battle or in a physical fight against an opponent (3 次)
When he woke up next morning, he discovered that the boat had, in the meantime, travelled to Calais.
- meantime /ˈmiːn.taɪm/ 在此期间;（与此）同时 until something expected happens, or while something else is happening (2 次)
The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.
- malcolm (2 次)
The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called ‘Olympic City’.
- capital /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/ 首都;首府;省会 a city that is the centre of government of a country or smaller political area (3 次)
Radio and television have made it possible for advertisers to capture the attention of millions of people in this way.
- capture /ˈkæp.tʃər/ 俘虏;俘获;（尤指用武力）夺取 to take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force (3 次)
Be careful!
- careful /ˈkeə.fəl/ 仔细的；小心的；认真的 giving a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident, make a mistake, or damage something (3 次)
It is recounted of Thomas Carlyle that when he heard of the illness of his friend, Henry Taylor, he went off immediately to visit him, carrying with him in his pocket what remained a bottle of medicine formerly prescribed for an indisposition of Mrs. Carlyle’s.
- recount /rɪˈkaʊnt/ 讲述；叙述；描述 to describe how something happened, or to tell a story (2 次)
- carlyle (3 次)
Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken.
- carve /kɑːv/ （尤指在石头或木头上）雕刻 to make something by cutting into especially wood or stone, or to cut into the surface of stone, wood, etc. (3 次)
The price we pay for cheap food may be already too high: Mad Cow Disease (BSE) in cattle, salmonella in chicken and eggs, and listeria in dairy products.
- cattle /ˈkæt.əl/ 牛 a group of animals that includes cows, buffalo, and bison, that are often kept for their milk or meat (3 次)
- egg /eɡ/ （食用的）蛋（尤指鸡蛋） the oval object with a hard shell that is produced by female birds, especially chickens, eaten as food (3 次)
Though they are running out of food and drink, the men are cheerful and confident that they will get out soon.
- cheerful /ˈtʃɪə.fəl/ 高兴的，快乐的;兴高采烈的 happy and positive (3 次)
This applies particularly to chemical industries, where chance discoveries play a much larger part than they do in physical and mechanical industries.
- chemical /ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/ 化学品；化学制品 any basic substance that is used in or produced by a reaction involving changes to atoms or molecules (3 次)
- mechanical /məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/ 机械的;机械部件的 operated by a machine, or connected with machines or their parts (2 次)
Have you just been to the cinema?
- cinema /ˈsɪn.ə.mɑː/ 电影院 a theatre where people pay to watch films (3 次)
But this is not a business that can be undertaken in a day or swiftly improvised by a mere command of the will.
- command /kəˈmɑːnd/ （尤指军人发出的）命令，指示 an order, especially one given by a soldier (3 次)
The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool.
- compete /kəmˈpiːt/ 竞争 to try to be more successful than someone or something else (3 次)
I concluded that they were simply shy of strangers.
- conclude /kənˈkluːd/ （以…）结束（讲话、会议、文章等） to end a speech, meeting, or piece of writing (3 次)
On this occasion, however, it had slowed down considerably.
- considerably (3 次)
It has expanded without any idea of the true nature of the human beings who run the machines, and without giving any consideration to the effects produced on the individuals and on their descendants by the artificial mode of existence imposed by the factory.
- consideration /kənˌsɪd.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ 考虑，斟酌 the act of thinking about something carefully (3 次)
- impose /ɪmˈpəʊz/ 推行；强制实行 to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received (2 次)
I counted seven old cars and three old refrigerators.
- count /kaʊnt/ （按顺序）数，数数;计算;计数 to say numbers one after the other in order, or to calculate the number of people or things in a group (3 次)
and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours.
- couple /ˈkʌp.əl/ （相似或相同事物的）一对，一双，几个;（有某种联系之人的）一对，几个 two or a few things that are similar or the same, or two or a few people who are in some way connected (3 次)
It was the idea of supporting a craft on a ‘pad’, or cushion, of low-pressure air, ringed with a curtain of higher pressure air.
- craft /krɑːft/ （尤指制作东西的）工艺，手艺;技术 skill and experience, especially in relation to making objects; a job or activity that needs skill and experience, or something produced using skill and experience (3 次)
- pad /pæd/ 垫，衬垫;护垫 a piece of soft, thick cloth or rubber, used to protect a part of the body, give shape to something, or clean something (3 次)
- cushion /ˈkʊʃ.ən/ 垫子;座垫;靠垫 a bag made of cloth, plastic, or leather that is filled with soft material, often has an attractive cover, and is used especially on chairs for sitting or leaning on (3 次)
Stone does not decay, and so the tools of long ago have remained when even the bones of the men who made them have disappeared without trace.
- decay /dɪˈkeɪ/ 腐蚀;（使）衰败，（使）衰弱 to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to cause something to do this (3 次)
- tool /tuːl/ （用于生产或维修的）工具，器具 a piece of equipment that you use with your hands to make or repair something (3 次)
Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days, but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare.
- declare /dɪˈkleər/ 宣布;声明;公布 to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly, or officially (3 次)
While they enjoy the comfort and banal luxury of their dwelling, they do not realize that they are deprived of the necessities of life.
- luxury /ˈlʌk.ʃər.i/ 奢华，奢侈，豪华 great comfort, especially as provided by expensive and beautiful things (3 次)
- deprive /dɪˈpraɪv/ 夺走，抢去，剥夺 to take something, especially something necessary or pleasant, away from someone (3 次)
Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield.
- descend /dɪˈsend/ 下降；走下；降下 to go or come down (3 次)
The Americans would happily reach one accord on standards for medical devices and then hammer out different pacts covering, say, electronic goods and drug manufacturing.
- happily /ˈhæp.əl.i/ 高兴地，幸福地 in a happy way (2 次)
- device /dɪˈvaɪs/ 装置，器械 an object or machine that has been invented for a particular purpose (3 次)
- drug /drʌɡ/ 药，药物，药品 any natural or artificially made chemical that is used as a medicine (2 次)
In seeking independence, they do not sacrifice their human dignity.
- dignity /ˈdɪɡ.nə.ti/ 庄重，端庄;尊严 calm, serious, and controlled behaviour that makes people respect you (3 次)
It must be the only modern house in the district.
- district /ˈdɪs.trɪkt/ 区，区域 an area of a country or town that has fixed borders that are used for official purposes, or that has a particular feature that makes it different from surrounding areas (3 次)
So their entry into this flat was apparently not the burglars’ first job that day and they must have been disturbed.
- entry /ˈen.tri/ 进入;加入，参加 the act of entering a place or joining a particular society or organization (2 次)
- disturb /dɪˈstɜːb/ 打断;干扰 to interrupt what someone is doing (3 次)
Some hotels supply boiled water on request and this can be used for drinking, or for brushing teeth.
- boil /bɔɪl/ （使）沸腾，煮沸，烧开 to reach, or cause something to reach, the temperature at which a liquid starts to turn into a gas (2 次)
- drinking /ˈdrɪŋ.kɪŋ/ 喝酒，饮酒 the activity of drinking alcohol (3 次)
When he asked if Mr. Lane lived there, the policeman on duty told him that since his defeat, the ex-Prime Minister had gone abroad.
- duty /ˈdʒuː.ti/ 责任；义务 something that you have to do because it is part of your job, or something that you feel is the right thing to do (3 次)
They were expecting their sixth child and were faced with even more pressing economic problems.
- sixth /sɪksθ/ 第六（的） 6th written as a word (3 次)
Sally was amused, but I was very embarrassed!
- amused /əˈmjuːzd/ 被逗乐的;感到好笑的 showing that you think something is funny (1 次)
The sorry-looking, blackened figure that emerged, admitted at once that he had tried to break into the shop during the night but had got stuck in the chimney.
- emerge /ɪˈmɜːdʒ/ 出现，浮现;露出 to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something (3 次)
Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily.
- spark /spɑːk/ 火花，火星;电火花 a very small piece of fire that flies out from something that is burning, or one that is made by rubbing two hard things together, or a flash of light made by electricity (2 次)
- emit /iˈmɪt/ 发出，射出，散发（光、噪声、气味或气体） to send out a beam, noise, smell, or gas (3 次)
- flash /flæʃ/ （使）闪耀，（使）闪光 to shine brightly and suddenly, or to make something shine in this way (2 次)
Though my aunt pursued what was, in those days, an enlightened policy, in that she never allowed her domestic staff to work more than eight hours a day, she was extremely difficult to please.
- enlightened /ɪnˈlaɪ.tənd/ 有见识的;开明的;摆脱偏见的 showing understanding, acting in a positive way, and not following old-fashioned or false beliefs (3 次)
- policy /ˈpɒl.ə.si/ 政策，方针，策略 a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government, or a political party (3 次)
In the early days of the settlement of Australia, enterprising settlers unwisely introduced the European rabbit.
- settlement /ˈset.əl.mənt/ （结束争端的）协议 an official agreement that finishes an argument (3 次)
- enterprise /ˈen.tə.praɪz/ 组织;（尤指）公司，企业;（尤指营利性的、艰巨而重大的）计划，事业 an organization, especially a business, or a difficult and important plan, especially one that will earn money (3 次)
Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things we want, for advertising exerts a subtle influence on us.
- pride /praɪd/ 自豪，得意 a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get because you or people connected with you have done or got something good (2 次)
- taste /teɪst/ 味道;味觉 the flavour of something, or the ability of a person or animal to recognize different flavours (2 次)
‘Fancy meeting you here!’
- fancy /ˈfæn.si/ 想要;想做 to want to have or do something (3 次)
After all, all living creatures live by feeding on something else, whether it be plant or animal, dead or alive, and it is only by chance that such a fate is avoided.
- fate /feɪt/ 命中注定的事;命运;（尤指）厄运 what happens to a particular person or thing, especially something final or negative, such as death or defeat (3 次)
The hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase.
- professional /prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/ 职业的;专业的 relating to work that needs special training or education (2 次)
- feeling /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ （感官的）感觉 the fact of feeling something physical (3 次)
The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell.
- cell /sel/ 细胞 the smallest basic unit of a plant or animal (2 次)
They went through the rooms, being careful to touch nothing, as they did not want to hinder the police in their search for fingerprints.
- fingerprint /ˈfɪŋ.ɡə.prɪnt/ 指纹,指印 the pattern of curved lines on the end of a finger or thumb that is different in every person, or a mark left by this pattern (3 次)
Those flowers are lovely, too.
- flower /flaʊər/ 花;开花植物 the part of a plant that is often brightly coloured and has a pleasant smell, or the type of plant that produces these (3 次)
But people who are cut off not only from foreign tourists, but even from their own countrymen can be hostile to travellers.
- foreign /ˈfɒr.ən/ 外国的 belonging or connected to a country that is not your own (3 次)
If you are catching a train, it is always better to be comfortably early than even a fraction of a minute too late.
- fraction /ˈfræk.ʃən/ 分数 a number that results from dividing one whole number by another (3 次)
Ripe fruit falls from the trees and you never have to work.
- fruit /fruːt/ 水果 the soft part containing seeds that is produced by a plant. Many types of fruit are sweet and can be eaten. (3 次)
She had a huge, rambling country house called ‘The Gables’.
- gables /ˈɡeɪ.bəl/ 山墙，三角墙 the top end of the wall of a building, in the shape of a triangle, where it meets the sloping parts of a roof (3 次)
Once we get down to the oil, it usually flows to the surface because great pressure either from gas or water, is pushing it.
- gas /ɡæs/ 气，气体 a substance in a form like air that is neither solid nor liquid (3 次)
The only way that they can preserve their history is to recount it as sagas legends handed down from one generation of storytellers to another.
- legend /ˈledʒ.ənd/ 传说，传奇故事;民间故事 a very old story or set of stories from ancient times, or the stories, not always true, that people tell about a famous event or person (3 次)
Still, I’m glad the bell is working again.’
- glad /ɡlæd/ 高兴的;愉快的;乐意的 pleased and happy (3 次)
‘A new play is coming to “The Globe” soon,’ I said.
- globe /ɡləʊb/ 地球；世界 the world (3 次)
And I want some glue.
- glue /ɡluː/ 胶;胶水 a sticky substance that is used for joining things together permanently, produced from animal bones and skins or by a chemical process (3 次)
Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks.
- golden /ˈɡəʊl.dən/ 金质的，金的 made of gold (3 次)
The use of pesticides and fertilizers produces cheap grain and vegetables.
- pesticide /ˈpes.tɪ.saɪd/ 杀虫剂，农药 a chemical substance used to kill harmful insects, small animals, wild plants, and other unwanted organisms (2 次)
- grain /ɡreɪn/ （尤指像稻谷、小麦等像草一样的植物的）谷粒，颖果，谷（物） a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice or wheat (3 次)
At night, the children always do their homework.
- homework /ˈhəʊm.wɜːk/ 家庭作业 work that teachers give their students to do at home (3 次)
The Moon is likely to become the industrial hub of the Solar System supplying the rocket fuels for its ships, easily obtainable from the lunar rocks in the form of liquid oxygen.
- hub /hʌb/ 中心；枢纽 the central or main part of something where there is most activity (3 次)
- rocket /ˈrɒk.ɪt/ 火箭;火箭发动机;火箭弹 a large cylinder-shaped object that moves very fast by forcing out burning gases, used for space travel or as a weapon (3 次)
- liquid /ˈlɪk.wɪd/ 液体 a substance, such as water, that is not solid or a gas and that can be poured easily (2 次)
They were all hungry and the food smelled good.
- smell /smel/ 有…气味，发出…气味 to have a particular quality that others can notice with their noses (3 次)
Have you hurt yourself?
- hurt /hɜːt/ （使）感到疼痛;弄伤 to feel pain in a part of your body, or to injure someone or cause them pain (3 次)
Nor is it only the ignorant and ill-__educated__ person who has such faith in the bottle of medicine.
- ignorant /ˈɪɡ.nər.ənt/ 无知的，愚昧的 not having enough knowledge, understanding, or information about something (3 次)
- educate /ˈedʒ.u.keɪt/ （尤指通过正规学校体系）教育，培养 to teach someone, especially using the formal system of school, college, or university (2 次)
Convinced of the importance of education, modern states ‘invest’in institutions of learning to get back ‘interest’ in the form of a large group of enlightened young men and women who are potential leaders.
- convince /kənˈvɪns/ 说服;使相信;使信服 to persuade someone or make someone certain (2 次)
- importance /ɪmˈpɔː.təns/ 重要性 the quality of being important (3 次)
- institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/ （大学、银行等）机构，团体 a large and important organization, such as a university or bank (3 次)
Reward or punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference.
- independent /ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/ 独立的 not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, or things (3 次)
No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you.
- insist /ɪnˈsɪst/ 坚持说，强调;坚决要求 to say firmly or demand forcefully, especially when others disagree with or oppose what you say (3 次)
The poor girl was dismissed instantly.
- dismiss /dɪˈsmɪs/ 对…不予理会，摒弃，（从头脑中）去除 to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering (2 次)
Although mankind has undergone no general improvement in intelligence or morality, it has made extraordinary progress in the accumulation of knowledge.
- undergo /ˌʌn.dəˈɡəʊ/ 经历，经受（令人不快的事或变化） to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change (2 次)
- improvement /ɪmˈpruːv.mənt/ 改进，改善 an occasion when something gets better or when you make it better (2 次)
- intelligence /ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒəns/ 智力，智慧 the ability to learn, understand, and make judgments or have opinions that are based on reason (3 次)
This is Jim.
- jim /ˌdʒɪm ˈkrəʊ/ （美国对黑人的）种族歧视，种族隔离 the laws and policies once used in the US to treat Black people unfairly and to keep them apart from white people (3 次)
If parents were prepared for this adolescent reaction, and realized that was a sign that the child was growing up and developing valuable powers of observation and independent judgment, they would not be so hurt, and therefore would not drive the child into opposition by resenting and resisting it.
- judgment /ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/ 判断力;识别力 the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions (3 次)
- opposition /ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/ （强烈的）反对，反抗，对抗 strong disagreement (2 次)
She put away her compact and smiled kindly.
- compact /kəmˈpækt/ 紧凑的；密实的；小巧的 consisting of parts that are positioned together closely or in a tidy way, using very little space (2 次)
- kindly /ˈkaɪnd.li/ 仁慈地;友好地 in a kind way (3 次)
The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
- liner /ˈlaɪ.nər/ 邮轮，大型客轮 a large ship for carrying passengers in comfort on long journeys (3 次)
- voyage /ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ/ 航海;航行 a long journey, especially by ship (3 次)
Can you recognize that woman,Liz?
- liz (3 次)
But if no one can be trusted to act in a loyal and responsible manner towards his job, then the business will require armies of administrators, checkers and foremen and administrative overheads will rise correspondingly.
- loyal /ˈlɔɪ.əl/ 忠实的，忠诚的 firm and not changing in your friendship with or support for a person or an organization, or in your belief in your principles (3 次)
Already,orientals and Asian Americans constitute the majority of the engineering staffs at many Valley firms.
- majority /məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti/ 大多数，大部分 the larger number or part of something (3 次)
How in came about that snakes manufactured poison is a mystery.
- manufacture /ˌmæn.jəˈfæk.tʃər/ （通常指工厂利用机械大量）制造，（批量）生产 to produce goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines (3 次)
The nomads who made these markings lived by hunting and fishing during the last Ice Age which began about 35,000 B.C. and ended about 10,000 B.C. By correlating markings made in various parts of the world, historians have been able to read this difficult code.
- marking /ˈmɑː.kɪŋ/ （动物身上的）斑点 a pattern on the body of an animal (3 次)
- code /kəʊd/ 密码;代号;代码 a system of words, letters, or signs used to represent a message in secret form, or a system of numbers, letters, or signals used to represent something in a shorter or more convenient form (2 次)
Lawn mowers whining on a summer’s day,late-night parties in apartment blocks, noisy neighbours, vehicles of all kinds,especially large container trucks thundering through quiet villages, planes and helicopters flying overhead, large radios carried round in public places and played at maximum volume.
- noisy /ˈnɔɪ.zi/ 喧闹的，嘈杂的 making a lot of noise (2 次)
- vehicle /ˈvɪə.kəl/ （陆上）交通工具；车辆；机动车 a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods, especially on land (3 次)
- truck /trʌk/ 卡车，货车，载重汽车 a large road vehicle that is used for transporting large amounts of goods (3 次)
- thunder /ˈθʌn.dər/ 雷，雷声 the sudden loud noise that comes from the sky especially during a storm (3 次)
Carver Mead, a pioneer in integrated circuits and a professor of computer science at the California Institute of Technology, notes there are now workstations that enable engineers to design, test and produce chips right on their desks, much the way and editor creates a newsletter on a Macintosh.
- mead /miːd/ （旧时饮用的）蜂蜜酒 an alcoholic drink made from honey that was drunk in the past (3 次)
- pioneer /ˌpaɪəˈnɪər/ 先驱，先锋，创始人 a person who is one of the first people to do something (3 次)
- professor /prəˈfes.ər/ 教授 a teacher of the highest rank in a department of a British university, or a teacher of high rank in an American university or college (2 次)
- technology /tekˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/ 技术（学）;应用技术;（尤指）工业技术 (the study and knowledge of) the practical, especially industrial, use of scientific discoveries (3 次)
Sometimes we go upstream to a favourite backwater, sometimes we have our party at the boathouse, which a predecessor of ours at the farm built in the meadow hard by the deepest pool for swimming and diving.
- meadow /ˈmed.əʊ/ （常指有野花的）草地，牧场 a field with grass and often wild flowers in it (3 次)
Professor Ronald Bracewell, a leading American radio astronomer, argued in Nature that such a superior civilization, on a visit to our own solar system, may have left an automatic messenger behind to await the possible awakening of an advanced civilization.
- superior /suːˈpɪə.ri.ər/ 好于平均的，好过其他的，优越的 better than average or better than other people or things of the same type (3 次)
- automatic /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ 自动的;自动化的 An automatic machine or device is able to operate independently of human control. (2 次)
- messenger /ˈmes.ɪn.dʒər/ 送信人；通信员；信使 someone who takes a message or documents from one person to another (3 次)
Recent developments in astronomy have made it possible to detect planets in our own Milky Way and in other galaxies.
- astronomy /əˈstrɒn.ə.mi/ 天文学 the scientific study of the universe and of objects that exist naturally in space, such as the moon, the sun, planets, and stars (2 次)
- milky /ˈmɪl.ki/ 含奶的;奶的;乳制的 A milky liquid contains milk or is made with a lot of milk. (3 次)
Sometimes you think you’re a millionaire!
- millionaire /ˌmɪl.jəˈneər/ 百万富翁；大富翁 a person who has money, property, etc. that is worth at least 1,000,000 dollars, pounds, euros, etc. (3 次)
As she is not rich, the chances that she will ever be able to afford such purchases are remote; but she is never sufficiently strong-__minded__ to be able to stop the practice.
- purchase /ˈpɜː.tʃəs/ 购买 to buy something (3 次)
- minded / -maɪn.dɪd/ 具有…头脑的；有…思想的；对…有兴趣的 having a particular character, interest, or way of thinking about things (3 次)
She was wearing a blue dress and a mink coat.
- mink /mɪŋk/ 鼬，水貂 a small animal with valuable fur that is used to make expensive coats, or the fur from this animal (3 次)
Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.
- sailor /ˈseɪ.lər/ 水手，船员 a person who works on a ship, especially one who is not an officer (3 次)
‘Rest’, in terms of muscle relaxation and so on, can be achieved by a brief period lying, or even sitting down.
- relaxation /ˌriː.lækˈseɪ.ʃən/ 放松;松弛 the feeling of being relaxed (2 次)
- brief /briːf/ 短暂的;简短的 lasting only a short time or containing few words (2 次)
- lying /ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/ （lie的现在分词） present participle of lie (2 次)
The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the immense wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her.
- narrowly /ˈnær.əʊ.li/ 勉强地；差一点儿 only by a small amount (3 次)
In so far as any inquiry is a secret one, it naturally limits all those engaged in carrying it out from effective contact with their fellow scientists either in other countries or in universities, or even, often enough, in other departments of the same firm.
- naturally /ˈnætʃ.ər.əl.i/ 自然地 happening or existing as part of nature and not made or done by people (3 次)
- contact /ˈkɒn.tækt/ （尤指经常通过交谈、书信的）联系，联络，交往 communication with someone, especially by speaking or writing to them regularly (2 次)
Needless to say, the man’s name was Hans Bussman and he really was Franz’s long-lost brother.
- needless /ˈniːd.ləs/ 不必要的，完全不必的 completely unnecessary (3 次)
At nineteen minutes past eight.
- nineteen /ˌnaɪnˈtiːn/ （数字）19 the number 19 (3 次)
It is hard for us to realize nowadays how difficult it was for the pioneers.
- nowadays /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ 如今，现在 at the present time, in comparison to the past (3 次)
But, in addition to that basically simple concept, the bank and its customer owe a large number of obligations to one another.
- owe /əʊ/ 欠（债）;欠（账）;该偿还 to need to pay or give something to someone because they have lent money to you, or in exchange for something they have done for you (2 次)
Suddenly, a middle-aged lady got on the train and sat opposite Sally.
- opposite /ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/ 全然不同的，迥异的，截然相反的 completely different (3 次)
The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs.
- ours /aʊəz/ 我们的 the one(s) belonging to or connected with the person who is speaking and one or more other people (3 次)
- theirs /ðeəz/ 他们的，她们的，它们的（所有物） the one(s) belonging to or connected with them (2 次)
The best way to overcome it – so at least it seems to me – is to make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal, until bit by bit the walls of the ego recede, and your life becomes increasingly merged in the universal life.
- overcome /ˌəʊ.vəˈkʌm/ 克服；战胜；攻克；解决 to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something (3 次)
- recede /rɪˈsiːd/ 逐渐远离；变得模糊，逐渐淡漠 to move further away into the distance, or to become less clear or less bright (2 次)
- becomes /bɪˈkʌm/ 变成;成为;变得 to start to be (2 次)
- increasingly /ɪnˈkriː.sɪŋ.li/ 越来越多地，不断增加地 more and more (2 次)
- merge /mɜːdʒ/ （使）合并；（使）融合 to combine or join together, or to cause things to do this (2 次)
- universal /ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜː.səl/ 普遍的;全体的;共同的 existing everywhere or involving everyone (2 次)
Later, for its personal safety and practical needs, it has to develop (partly by means of touch) the ability to judge roughly 3-dimensonal distances.
- partly /ˈpɑːt.li/ 某种程度上 to some degree, but not completely (3 次)
We shall all remember Mr. Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school.
- patience /ˈpeɪ.ʃəns/ 忍耐，耐心 the ability to wait, or to continue doing something despite difficulties, or to suffer without complaining or becoming annoyed (3 次)
- understanding /ˌʌn.dəˈstæn.dɪŋ/ 理解;领悟;了解 knowledge about a subject, situation, etc. or about how something works (2 次)
What’s Ron Marston like, Pauline?
- pauline (3 次)
If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
- pence /pens/ （penny的复数） plural of penny (= a unit of money) (3 次)
Moon dwellers will be able to fly in space at only three percent of the cost of similar journeys by their terrestrial cousins.
- percent /pəˈsent/ 百分之…（符号为%） for or out of every 100, shown by the symbol % (3 次)
Ironically, Europe, which had bequeathed the rabbit as a pest to Australia, acquired this man-made disease as a pestilence.
- ironically /aɪˈrɒn.ɪ.kəl.i/ 具有讽刺意味地;出乎意料地;令人啼笑皆非地 in a way that is interesting, strange, or funny because of being very different from what you would expect (2 次)
- pest /pest/ （破坏庄稼的）有害小动物（或昆虫）；害虫 an insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops (3 次)
These ocean waves are among the earth’s most complicated natural phenomena.
- complicated /ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ 复杂的；麻烦的；费解的 involving a lot of different parts, in a way that is difficult to understand (2 次)
- phenomenon /fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/ （尤指不寻常的或有趣的）现象 something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesting (3 次)
When a student recently saw two workmen using a pneumatic drill outside his university, he immediately telephoned the police and informed them that two students dressed up as workmen were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill.
- pneumatic /njuːˈmæt.ɪk/ 由气压操作的;气动的 operated by air pressure (3 次)
Politicians agree, in principle, so America and the EU have been trying to reach a deal which would eliminate the need to double-test many products.
- politician /ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/ 从政者，政治家，政客 a member of a government or law-making organization (3 次)
He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.
- prison /ˈprɪz.ən/ 监狱 a building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment (2 次)
- debt /det/ 借款，欠款;债务 something, especially money, that is owed to someone else, or the state of owing something (2 次)
- poverty /ˈpɒv.ə.ti/ 贫困，贫穷 the condition of being extremely poor (3 次)
It had been purchased by a local authority so that an enormous pie could be baked for an annual fair.
- annual /ˈæn.ju.əl/ 一年一度的;每年的 happening once every year (2 次)
The albatross is the king of the gliders, the class of fliers which harness the air to their purpose, but must yield to its opposition.
- albatross /ˈæl.bə.trɒs/ 信天翁（长翼大白鸟，尤见于太平洋和南大西洋海域） a large white bird with long, strong wings that lives near the sea, found especially in the areas of the Pacific and South Atlantic oceans (2 次)
- purpose /ˈpɜː.pəs/ 意图，目的，原因 why you do something or why something exists (3 次)
How Harry came into the possession of this outlandish stuff makes an interesting story which he is fond of relating.
- stuff /stʌf/ 物品，东西，玩意儿 a substance, especially when you do not know or say exactly what it is (2 次)
- relate /rɪˈleɪt/ 找到联系；证明…有联系 to find or show the connection between two or more things (3 次)
Cave exploration, or pot-holing, as it has come to be known, is a relatively new sport.
- relatively /ˈrel.ə.tɪv.li/ 较好／较差等 quite good, bad, etc. in comparison with other similar things or with what you expect (3 次)
Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia.
- replace /rɪˈpleɪs/ 代替;取代;接替;替换 to take the place of something, or to put something or someone in the place of something or someone else (3 次)
- vessel /ˈves.əl/ 船，舰 a large boat or a ship (3 次)
- china /ˈtʃaɪ.nə/ 瓷;瓷料;瓷器，瓷制品 clay of a high quality that is shaped and then heated to make it permanently hard, or objects made from this, such as cups and plates (2 次)
She produced all sorts of weird concoctions, but none of them met with Harry’s requirements.
- requirement /rɪˈkwaɪə.mənt/ 需要;有赖于;要求;规定 something that you must do, or something you need (3 次)
We went to a restaurant.
- restaurant /ˈres.tər.ɒnt/ 饭店;餐馆;菜馆 a place where meals are prepared and served to customers (3 次)
The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it.
- smooth /smuːð/ 光滑的，平滑的 having a surface or consisting of a substance that is perfectly regular and has no holes, lumps, or areas that rise or fall suddenly (2 次)
One, for instance, consisted of rods of various lengths and thicknesses which would stand up on end like ninepins.
- rod /rɒd/ 竿，杆，棒 a long, thin pole made of wood or metal (3 次)
George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
- roll /rəʊl/ （使）翻滚;（使）滚动 to (cause something to) move somewhere by turning over and over or from side to side (3 次)
- sleeve /sliːv/ 袖子 the part of a piece of clothing that covers some or all of the arm (2 次)
A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke.
- frenchman /ˈfrentʃ.mən/ 法国人 a man from France (2 次)
I took one guiltily, lit it and smoked with satisfaction.
- guiltily /ˈɡɪl.təl.i/ 有负罪感地，内疚地 in a way that shows that you feel guilty (2 次)
- satisfaction /ˌsæt.ɪsˈfæk.ʃən/ 满足，满意 a pleasant feeling that you get when you receive something you wanted, or when you have done something you wanted to do (3 次)
Things can go wrong on a big scale, as a number of people recently discovered in Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney.
- sydney /ˈsɪd.ni/ 悉尼（澳大利亚的一个城市） a large city in southeastern Australia that is the capital of the state of New South Wales (2 次)
That proved to be my undoing, for I soon got back to my old bad habit of dozing off in front of the screen.
- undoing /ʌnˈduː.ɪŋ/ 失败（或垮台、破产）的原因 the cause of someone’s failure, or of someone’s loss of power or money (2 次)
- screen /skriːn/ 银幕；屏幕 a flat surface in a cinema, on a television, or as part of a computer, on which pictures or words are shown (3 次)
But suppose the earth could be covered with sensors spaced one foot apart, rising at one-foot intervals all the way to the top of the atmosphere.
- sensor /ˈsen.sər/ 传感器 a device that is used to record that something is present or that there are changes in something (3 次)
It’s always warm in September and October.
- september /sepˈtem.bər/ 九月 the ninth month of the year, after August and before October (3 次)
- october /ɒkˈtəʊ.bər/ 十月 the tenth month of the year, after September and before November (2 次)
Our next obstacle was a shallow pool of water about half a mile across.
- shallow /ˈʃæl.əʊ/ 浅的，不深的 having only a short distance from the top to the bottom (3 次)
A shoal of fish will do this.
- shoal /ʃəʊl/ 鱼群 a large number of fish swimming as a group (3 次)
Now, dressed in a blue uniform and with a rifle over his shoulder, the prisoner marched boldly up and down in front of the camp.
- shoulder /ˈʃəʊl.dər/ 肩，肩膀，肩部 one of the two parts of the body at each side of the neck that join the arms to the rest of the body (3 次)
Shut the door, please.
- shut /ʃʌt/ （使）关闭 to (cause to) close something (3 次)
The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
- silence /ˈsaɪ.ləns/ 宁静;寂静 a period without any sound; complete quiet (3 次)
They all leapt out of their sleeping bags and hurried outside.
- sleeping /ˈsliː.pɪŋ/ 睡着的 in or relating to the state of sleep (3 次)
The lorry was loaded with empty beer bottles and hundreds of them slid off the back of the vehicle and on to the road.
- slide /slaɪd/ （使）滑动，（使）滑行 to (cause to) move easily and without interruption over a surface (3 次)
Six hundred years ago, Sir John Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and settled near Florence.
- band /bænd/ 乐队 a group of musicians who play modern music together (2 次)
Following in his father’s footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm’s son, Donald, also set up a world record.
- footstep /ˈfʊt.step/ 脚步声;脚步 the sound made by a person walking as their foot touches the ground, or a step (= foot movement) (2 次)
- son /sʌn/ 儿子 your male child (3 次)
Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him.
- bluebird /ˈbluː.bɜːd/ 蓝鸲，蓝色鸣鸟（北美小鸟，背及头部有蓝色羽毛） a small blue singing bird found in North America (2 次)
This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.
- spectacle /ˈspek.tə.kəl/ 不寻常的事；出人意料的情况 an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention, interest, or disapproval (3 次)
As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands.
- speedboat /ˈspiːd.bəʊt/ 快艇 a small boat with a powerful engine that travels very fast (3 次)
The currents of air that the walls of the ship direct upwards, as well as in the line of its course, are enough to give the great bird with its immense wings sufficient sustenance and progress.
- wing /wɪŋ/ （鸟类等的）翅膀；（飞机的）机翼 the flat part of the body that a bird, insect, or bat uses for flying, or one of the flat, horizontal structures that stick out from the side of an aircraft and support it when it is flying (3 次)
- sufficient /səˈfɪʃ.ənt/ 足够的，充足的 enough for a particular purpose (3 次)
- sustenance /ˈsʌs.tən.əns/ 食物 food (2 次)
I would not hear of the suggestion and said that I would fix it myself.
- suggestion /səˈdʒes.tʃən/ 提议;建议 an idea, plan, or action that is suggested or the act of suggesting it (3 次)
The captain knew that another attempt would be made later, for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.
- cargo /ˈkɑː.ɡəʊ/ （轮船、飞机等大型交通工具装载的）货物 the goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or other large vehicle (2 次)
Even he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life.
- illusion /ɪˈluː.ʒən/ 幻觉，幻想 an idea or belief that is not true (2 次)
Scientists discovered that this particular variety of rabbit (and apparently no other animal) was susceptible to a fatal virus disease, myxomatosis.
- susceptible /səˈsep.tə.bəl/ 易受影响的，易受伤害的 easily influenced or harmed by something (3 次)
- fatal /ˈfeɪ.təl/ 致命的 A fatal illness, accident, etc. causes death. (2 次)
- myxomatosis /ˌmɪk.sə.məˈtəʊ.sɪs/ （通常致兔子死亡的）黏液瘤病 an infectious disease of rabbits that usually kills them (2 次)
Are you Swedish?
- swedish /ˈswiː.dɪʃ/ 瑞典的;瑞典人的;瑞典语的 belonging to or relating to Sweden, its people, or its language (3 次)
Sometimes a tame elephant is tethered nearby to give the wild one confidence, and in most cases the captive gradually quietens down and begins to accept its food.
- tame /teɪm/ （尤指动物）温顺的，驯化的 (especially of animals) not wild or dangerous, either naturally or because of training or long involvement with humans (3 次)
We felt sure that sooner or later a stone would rip a hole in our petrol tank or damage the engine.
- tank /tæŋk/ （盛放液体或气体的）容器 a container that holds liquid or gas (3 次)
I bound the base of the tree with sticky tape, making it impossible for the ants to reach the aphids.
- tape /teɪp/ 磁带;录音带;录像带 thin plastic in a long, narrow strip with a magnetic covering that allows sounds or sounds and pictures to be recorded and played again, especially one on which sound is recorded (3 次)
- aphid /ˈeɪ.fɪd/ 蚜虫 any of various small insects, such as the greenfly, that suck the juices of plants for food (2 次)
At the same time, a number of teenagers climbed on to the dish and held a little party of their own.
- teenager /ˈtiːnˌeɪ.dʒər/ （13岁至19岁的）青少年 a young person between 13 and 19 years old (3 次)
Thus the rods, by falling, and by the direction in which they fell, recorded for the slumbering scientist the strength of a shock that was too weak to waken him, and the direction from which it came.
- thus /ðʌs/ 如此，这样 in this way (3 次)
- weak /wiːk/ （身体）虚弱的，无力的 not physically strong (2 次)
- waken /ˈweɪ.kən/ 醒来;叫醒 to (cause to) wake from sleep (2 次)
Her shopping had tired her and her basket had grown heavier with every step of the way home.
- tire /taɪər/ （使）感到疲劳;（使）感到累 to begin to feel as if you have no energy and want to rest or go to sleep, or to make someone feel this way (3 次)
Armed with the right tools and materials, newlyweds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes.
- embark /ɪmˈbɑːk/ 上船 to go onto a ship (2 次)
On a race track?
- track /træk/ （铁路的）轨道 the pair of long metal bars fixed on the ground at an equal distance from each other, along which trains travel (3 次)
There are even stories of half-trained elephant calves who have refused to feed and pined to death when by some unavoidable circumstance they have been deprived of their own trainer.
- calf /kɑːf/ 小牛，牛犊;（象、鲸等大型哺乳动物的）幼崽，幼兽 a young cow, or the young of various other large mammals such as elephants and whales (2 次)
- trainer /ˈtreɪ.nər/ 教员，教练;培训师;驯兽师 a person who teaches skills to people or animals and prepares them for a job, activity, or sport (3 次)
Some of my acquaintances in the country come up to town once or twice a year to visit the theatre as a special treat.
- treat /triːt/ 对待 to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way (3 次)
A game that is very popular with these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race.
- tricycle /ˈtraɪ.sɪ.kəl/ （尤指儿童骑的）三轮脚踏车 a small vehicle like a bicycle with two wheels at the back and one at the front, used especially by young children (3 次)
The pie committee telephoned a local garage owner who arrived in a recovery truck to salvage the pie dish.
- recovery /rɪˈkʌv.ər.i/ （在疾病或受伤之后）恢复健康 the process of becoming well again after an illness or injury (2 次)
Fortunately, there is a ‘uniquely rational way’ for us to communicate with other intelligent beings, as Walter Sullivan has put it in his excellent book, We Are not Alone.
- uniquely (3 次)
- rational /ˈræʃ.ən.əl/ 头脑清醒的;理智的 based on clear thought and reason (2 次)
After having been wounded towards the end of the war, he had been sent to hospital and was separated from his unit.
- wound /wuːnd/ （身体上的）伤，伤口 a damaged area of the body, such as a cut or hole in the skin or flesh made by a weapon (3 次)
- separate /ˈsep.ər.ət/ 各自的；单独的，不同的 existing or happening independently or in a different physical space (2 次)
- unit /ˈjuː.nɪt/ 单位;单元 a single thing or a separate part of something larger (3 次)
The tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio and was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
- unknown /ʌnˈnəʊn/ 未知的；不知名的；不了解的；不熟悉的 not known or familiar (3 次)
If explosives are used, vibrations will cause the roof of the mine to collapse.
- vibration /vaɪˈbreɪ.ʃən/ 持续振动;轻微抖动 continuous quick, slight shaking movement (3 次)
After consulting my railway timetable, I noted with satisfaction that there was an express train to Westhaven.
- consult /kənˈsʌlt/ 咨询;请教;查阅 to get information or advice from a person, book, etc. with special knowledge on a particular subject (2 次)
The plane wasn’t too badly damaged, but over the years, the crash was forgotten and the wreck remained undisturbed.
- wreck /rek/ 破坏；毁坏 to destroy or badly damage something (3 次)
- undisturbed /ˌʌn.dɪˈstɜːbd/ 未被打扰的；未被改变的 not interrupted or changed in any way (2 次)
Meanwhile, they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air.
- encourage /ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ/ 刺激，激励；促进；助长 to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen (2 次)
Precisely at noon an infinitely powerful computer takes all the data and calculates what will happen at each point at 12.01, then 12.02, then 12.03…
- datum /ˈdeɪ.təm/ （一条）信息，数据 a single piece of information (2 次)
From the seventeenth-century empire of Sweden, the story of a galleon that sank at the start of her maiden voyage in 1628 must be one of the strangest tales of the sea.
- maiden /ˈmeɪ.dən/ 女孩，少女，年轻女子 a girl or young woman (2 次)
It is one of the most unpleasant discoveries which we all make that we must decline in this way, that if we escape wars, accidents and diseases we shall eventually ‘die of old age’, and that this happens at a rate which differs little from person to person, so that there are heavy odds in favour of our dying between the ages of 65 and 80.
- decline /dɪˈklaɪn/ （逐渐）减少，衰落，降低 to gradually become less, worse, or lower (2 次)
The high stern castle was a riot of carved gods, demons, knights, kings, warriors, mermaids, cherubs; and zoomorphic animal shapes ablaze with red and gold and blue, symbols of courage, power, and cruelty, were portrayed to stir the imaginations of the superstitious sailors of the day.
- ablaze /əˈbleɪz/ 猛烈燃烧的;烈火熊熊的 burning very strongly (2 次)
- courage /ˈkʌr.ɪdʒ/ 勇气，胆量;勇敢 the ability to control your fear in a dangerous or difficult situation (2 次)
- imagination /ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ 想象力 the ability to form pictures in the mind (2 次)
- superstitious /ˌsuː.pəˈstɪʃ.əs/ 基于迷信的;相信迷信的 based on or believing in superstitions (= beliefs based on old ideas about luck and magic rather than science or reason) (2 次)
In the new country he became absorbed in making a new life for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to grieve.
- absorb /əbˈzɔːb/ （尤指逐渐）吸收 to take something in, especially gradually (2 次)
He had lived in it as a child when it was already disappearing, and his hero was firmly rooted in his memories and experiences, and in both the history and the mythology of the vanished frontier, And although no period or place in American history has been more absurdly romanticized, myth and reality did join hands in at least one arena, the conflict between the individual and encroaching civilization.
- absurdly /əbˈsɜːd.li/ 荒谬地，荒唐地;愚蠢地 in a stupid or unreasonable way, or to an unreasonable degree (2 次)
- reality /riˈæl.ə.ti/ 现实；实际情况 the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be (2 次)
For men accustomed to eating seven-course dinners and sleeping between fine linen sheets at home, the change to the Alps must have been very hard indeed.
- accustom /əˈkʌs.təm/ 使习惯于 to make yourself familiar with new conditions (2 次)
- alps /ælps/ 阿尔卑斯山脉（欧洲的一大型山脉，东起奥地利、斯洛文尼亚，穿过意大利、瑞士、德国和列支敦士登，一直延伸至西部的法国） a large mountain range in Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Liechtenstein, to France in the west (2 次)
The majority of the patients attending the medical out-patients departments of our hospitals feel that they have not received adequate treatment unless they are able to carry home with them some tangible remedy in the shape of a bottle of medicine, a box of pills, or a small jar of ointment, and the doctor in charge of the department is only too ready to provide them with these requirements.
- adequate /ˈæd.ə.kwət/ 足够的;合格的;合乎需要的 enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose (2 次)
- treatment /ˈtriːt.mənt/ 对待;待遇;处理 the way you deal with or behave towards someone or something (2 次)
- jar /dʒɑːr/ 罐子，坛子;广口瓶 a glass or clay container with a wide opening at the top and sometimes a fitted lid, usually used for storing food (2 次)
It tires not, nor does it boast of its power; but belongs to the air travelling it may be six thousand miles to and from its northern nesting home, feeding its flown young as it flies, and slipping through a medium that seems to help its passage even when the wind is adverse.
- adverse /ˈæd.vɜːs/ 不利的；负面的；有害的 having a negative or harmful effect on something (2 次)
I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
- advise /ədˈvaɪz/ 劝告;忠告;向…提供意见，给…出主意 to give someone advice (2 次)
Punctuality is a necessary habit in all public affairs in civilized society.
- affair /əˈfeər/ 事务;事情 a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered (2 次)
I had expected to be near my objective by now, but everything still seemed alien to me.
- objective /əbˈdʒek.tɪv/ 目标；目的 something that you plan to do or achieve (2 次)
- alien /ˈeɪ.li.ən/ 外星人（或生物）的 relating to creatures from another planet (2 次)
Seeing a cake flying through the air, a lorry driver who was drawing up alongside the car, pulled up all of a sudden.
- alongside /əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/ 在…旁边；与…一起 next to, or together with (2 次)
When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.
- fragment /ˈfræɡ.mənt/ 小片，小块;（尤指）碎片，碎块 a small piece or a part, especially when broken from something whole (2 次)
- goddess /ˈɡɒd.es/ 女神 a female god (2 次)
Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since.
- annoy /əˈnɔɪ/ 烦扰;打搅;使烦恼 to make someone angry (2 次)
The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines.
- eagerly /ˈiː.ɡə.li/ 热切地，殷切地 in a way that shows that you want to do or have something very much, especially something interesting or enjoyable (2 次)
- anxious /ˈæŋk.ʃəs/ 焦虑的，不安的，担心的 worried and nervous (2 次)
Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England.
- anxiously /ˈæŋk.ʃəs.li/ 焦急地 in a way that shows you are worried or nervous (2 次)
Do you have an appointment?
- appointment /əˈpɔɪnt.mənt/ 约会;预约;约定 a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time and place (2 次)
The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight.
- argument /ˈɑːɡ.jə.mənt/ 争论;争吵;争辩;争执 a disagreement, or the process of disagreeing (2 次)
This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie.
- artist /ˈɑː.tɪst/ 艺术家;美术家;画家;雕塑家 someone who paints, draws, or makes sculptures (2 次)
I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed by a man who wanted to sell me a diamond ring.
- assail /əˈseɪl/ 攻击，袭击;抨击 to attack someone violently or criticize someone strongly (2 次)
Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.
- cater /ˈkeɪ.tər/ 提供饮食;承办（宴席） to provide, and sometimes serve, food (2 次)
- assemble /əˈsem.bəl/ 集合，聚集;收集 to come together in a single place or bring parts together in a single group (2 次)
Then, her composure regained, she was ready to set off with the porter’s assistance to search for any intruders who might still be lurking in her flat.
- regain /rɪˈɡeɪn/ 重新获得;恢复;收回 to take or get possession of something again (2 次)
The Youth Hostels Association.
- association /əˌsəʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ 协会;社团;联盟 a group of people who work together in a single organization for a particular purpose (2 次)
The early climbers were looking for the easiest way to the top because the summit was the prize they sought, especially if it had never been attained before.
- summit /ˈsʌm.ɪt/ 峰会，首脑会议，最高级会议 an important formal meeting between leaders of governments from two or more countries (2 次)
- attain /əˈteɪn/ 实现；获得；赢得 to reach or succeed in getting something (2 次)
From an attic window we could get a sweeping view of the river where their land joined ours, and at the most critical juncture we took turns in watching that point.
- attic /ˈæt.ɪk/ 阁楼;顶楼 the space or room at the top of a building, under the roof, often used for storing things (2 次)
- critical /ˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/ 批评的；批判的；挑剔的；谨严的 saying that someone or something is bad or wrong (2 次)
Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
- background /ˈbæk.ɡraʊnd/ （画、照片的）背景，衬托 the things that can be seen behind the main things or people in a picture (2 次)
Primarily, the banker-customer relationship is that of debtor and creditor – who is which depending on whether the customer’s account is in credit or is overdrawn.
- banker /ˈbæŋ.kər/ 银行家 someone with an important position in a bank (2 次)
- relationship /rɪˈleɪ.ʃən.ʃɪp/ 关系；联系；关联 the way in which two things are connected (2 次)
- credit /ˈkred.ɪt/ 赞扬;赞许;荣誉 praise, approval, or honour (2 次)
I felt especially pleased with my wonderful bargain – until I got back to the ship.
- bargain /ˈbɑː.ɡɪn/ 便宜货，廉价品 something on sale at a lower price than its true value (2 次)
The great statue, which was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete.
- sculptor /ˈskʌlp.tər/ 雕塑家;雕刻家 someone who creates sculptures (2 次)
- bartholdi (2 次)
The fire broke out in the basement.
- basement /ˈbeɪs.mənt/ 地下室 a part of a building consisting of rooms that are partly or completely below the level of the ground (2 次)
He’s having a bath.
- bath /bɑːθ/ 澡盆，浴缸 a long plastic, metal, or ceramic container that is filled with water so that you can sit or lie in it to wash your whole body (2 次)
The hovercraft travelled first over the water, then mounted the beach, climbed up the dunes, and sat down on a road.
- beach /biːtʃ/ 海滨，湖滨;海滩，沙滩 an area of sand or small stones near the sea or another area of water such as a lake (2 次)
We owe a lot to the birds and beasts who eat insects but all of them put together kill only a fraction of the number destroyed by spiders.
- beast /biːst/ （尤指大型或野生的）动物；野兽 an animal, especially a large or wild one (2 次)
If a citizen’s complaint is justified, the Ombudsman will act on his behalf.
- justify /ˈdʒʌs.tɪ.faɪ/ 为…辩护;证明…正当（或有理、正确）;是…的正当理由 to give or to be a good reason for (2 次)
Films, videos, CDs and CD-ROMS are just some of the bewildering amount of information they will have.
- cd /ˌsiːˈdiː/ 激光唱片，光盘（compact disc的缩写） abbreviation for compact disc : a small plastic disk with a shiny surface on which information, especially high-quality sound, is recorded (2 次)
- bewilder /bɪˈwɪl.dər/ 使迷惑，使糊涂;难住 to confuse someone (2 次)
When the woman shook her head in bewilderment, Harry went on to explain that ‘myrolite’ was a hard, amber-like substance which could be used to remove freckles.
- bewilderment /bɪˈwɪl.də.mənt/ 混乱 confusion (2 次)
- substance /ˈsʌb.stəns/ 物质;材料 material with particular physical characteristics (2 次)
The winner was Billy Stewart.
- billy /ˈbɪl.i/ （供野外烹饪用的）金属罐 a metal container used for cooking outside over a fire (2 次)
- stewart (2 次)
We have special river birthday parties in the summer.
- birthday /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ 生日 the day that is exactly a year or number of years after a person was born (2 次)
It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong.
- blame /bleɪm/ 责备;责怪;归咎于 to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad happening (2 次)
During all these tests Vera was blindfold; and indeed, except when blindfold she lacked the ability to perceive things with her skin.
- blindfold /ˈblaɪnd.fəʊld/ 蒙眼布;障眼物;眼罩 a strip of cloth that covers someone’s eyes and stops them from seeing (2 次)
He slept very well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew up.
- blow /bləʊ/ 吹;吹动;被吹走 to move and make currents of air, or to be moved or make something move on a current of air (2 次)
In it there was a boatman fast asleep.
- boatman /ˈbəʊt.mən/ 靠小船营生的人；摆渡人；船夫 a man whose job is to control a small boat, for example on a river (2 次)
Duck, and like them the pigeons, are endowed with steel-like muscles, that are a good part of the weight of the bird, and these will ply the short wings with such irresistible power that they can bore for long distances through an opposing gale before exhaustion follows.
- duck /dʌk/ 鸭子 a bird that lives by water and has webbed feet (= feet with skin between the toes), a short neck, and a large beak (2 次)
- steel /stiːl/ 钢 a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used for making things that need a strong structure, especially vehicles and buildings (2 次)
- bore /bɔːr/ 使厌烦;使讨厌 to talk or act in a way that makes someone lose interest (2 次)
- exhaustion /ɪɡˈzɔːs.tʃən/ 精疲力竭;疲惫不堪 the state of being extremely tired (2 次)
Collecting, by occupying spare time so constructively, makes a person contented, with no time for boredom.
- boredom /ˈbɔː.dəm/ 厌烦；厌倦；乏味；无聊 the state of being bored (2 次)
The dealer told him that it had just come in, but that he could not be bothered to open it.
- bother /ˈbɒð.ər/ 努力，尽力；费心 to make the effort to do something (2 次)
The river which forms the eastern boundary of our farm has always played an important part in our lives.
- boundary /ˈbaʊn.dər.i/ 分界线；边界 a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit of something (2 次)
I suddenly pressed the brake pedal hard and we were both thrown forward.
- brake /breɪk/ 刹车；闸，制动器 a device that makes a vehicle go slower or stop, or a pedal, bar, or handle that makes this device work (2 次)
- pedal /ˈped.əl/ 踏板，脚蹬子 a small part of a machine or object that is pushed down with the foot to operate or move the machine or object (2 次)
When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear.
- brian (2 次)
This brief experiment would dispel any further doubts you might have.
- dispel /dɪˈspel/ 消除（恐惧）；扫除（疑虑）；打消（错误念头） to remove fears, doubts, and false ideas, usually by proving them wrong or unnecessary (2 次)
Glancing at it briefly, the dealer told him that it was worth $50.
- briefly /ˈbriːf.li/ 短暂地;简短地 for a short time (2 次)
There was no trace of fingerprints, but the inspector found a dirty red bundle that contained jewellery which the old lady said was not hers.
- bundle /ˈbʌn.dəl/ 束;捆 a number of things that have been fastened or are held together (2 次)
Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o’clock and had only just finished.
- busily /ˈbɪz.əl.i/ 忙碌地;活跃的 in a busy, active way (2 次)
In another game, as the turtle swims across the oceanarium, the first porpoise swoops down from above and butts his shell with his belly.
- butt /bʌt/ 烟蒂，烟头 the part of a finished cigarette that has not been smoked (2 次)
Bye-bye.
- bye /baɪ/ 再见 goodbye (2 次)
Municipalities naturally want to secure the campers’ site fees and other custom.
- camper /ˈkæm.pər/ 露营者，野营者;度假营营员 a person who stays in a tent or in a holiday camp on holiday (2 次)
His name is Carlos.
- carlos (2 次)
Squeezing through a cleft in the rocks, the pot-holers arrived at an enormous cavern, the size of a huge concert hall.
- cavern /ˈkæv.ən/ 大洞穴;大山洞 a large cave (2 次)
The chaos was inconceivable.
- chaos /ˈkeɪ.ɒs/ 混乱;无秩序状态 a state of total confusion with no order (2 次)
Most children have such a high ideal of their parents, unless the parents themselves have been unsatisfactory, that it can hardly hope to stand up to a realistic evaluation Parents would be greatly surprised and deeply touched if they realized how much belief their children usually have in their character and infallibility, and how much this faith means to a child.
- deeply /ˈdiːp.li/ 深深地;极其，非常 extremely or strongly (2 次)
- character /ˈkær.ək.tər/ 性格，个性；特征 the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different from others (2 次)
This immense chasm has been formed by an underground stream which has tunnelled a course through a flaw in the rocks.
- chasm /ˈkæz.əm/ （岩石、地面或冰面的）裂隙;峡谷;深渊 a very deep, narrow opening in rock, ice, or the ground (2 次)
- underground /ˌʌn.dəˈɡraʊnd/ 在地下（的），在地面以下的 below the surface of the earth; below ground (2 次)
They invariably live nearby and are always available for an informal chat or an evening’s entertainment.
- entertainment /en.təˈteɪn.mənt/ 娱乐，娱乐节目;娱乐表演 shows, films, television, or other performances or activities that entertain people, or a performance of this type (2 次)
Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.
- cherish /ˈtʃer.ɪʃ/ 珍爱，钟爱;爱护 to love, protect, and care for someone or something that is important to you (2 次)
The Ombudsman immediately wrote to the Chief of Police in the district asking him to send a record of the case.
- chief /tʃiːf/ 首要的；最重要的；最主要的 most important or main (2 次)
The Swedes were the first to recognize that public officials like civil servants, police officers, health inspectors or tax-collectors can make mistakes or act over-zealously in the belief that they are serving the public.
- civil /ˈsɪv.əl/ 文职的;民用的;平民的，国民的 not military or religious, or relating to the ordinary people of a country (2 次)
It is called a clavichord.
- clavichord /ˈklæv.ɪ.kɔːd/ 击弦古钢琴 an early keyboard instrument in which the strings are hit by pieces of metal when the keys are pressed (2 次)
Dickie left the shop without a word and returned carrying a large cloth bag.
- cloth /klɒθ/ 布，布料 (a type of) woven material (2 次)
When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing.
- clothing /ˈkləʊ.ðɪŋ/ 衣服；（尤指某种用途的）服装 clothes, especially clothes of a particular type or those worn in a particular situation (2 次)
Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
- colossal /kəˈlɒs.əl/ 巨大的，庞大的 extremely large (2 次)
The police were called in, but they could not arrest anyone, for the basket contained two Members of Parliament and the Commanding Officer of the station!
- commanding /kəˈmɑːn.dɪŋ/ 指挥的，统帅的，负责下命令的 having the authority to give orders (2 次)
All these computer uses have become commonplace.
- commonplace /ˈkɒm.ən.pleɪs/ 平常的；常见的；普通的；普遍的 happening often or often seen or experienced and so not considered to be special (2 次)
The hovercraft is particularly useful in large areas with poor communications such as Africa or Australia; it can become a ‘flying fruit-bowl’, carrying bananas from the plantations to the ports; giant hovercraft liners could span the Atlantic; and the railway of the future may well be the ‘hovertrain’, riding on its air cushion over a single rail, which it never touches, at speeds, up to 300 m.p.h.–the possibilities appear unlimited.
- communication /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 交流;沟通;交际;传达;传播;通讯 the act of communicating with people (2 次)
- span /spæn/ 一段时间 the period of time that something exists or happens (2 次)
He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes.
- companion /kəmˈpæn.jən/ 同伴;伙伴;伴侣 a person you spend a lot of time with often because you are friends or because you are travelling together (2 次)
So it is a comparatively simple step from locating the sea bottom to locating a shoal of fish.
- comparatively /kəmˈpær.ə.tɪv.li/ 相对地，比较而言 as compared to something else (2 次)
Indeed, the concept of free speech only exists in our modern society because when you are inside a community, you are conditioned by the conventions of the community to such a degree that it is very difficult to conceive of anything really destructive.
- conceive /kənˈsiːv/ 想象;想出;构想 to imagine something (2 次)
- destructive /dɪˈstrʌk.tɪv/ 破坏性的；有害的 causing, or able to cause, damage (2 次)
I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette.
- concentration /ˌkɒn.sənˈtreɪ.ʃən/ 专注，专心 the ability to think carefully about something you are doing and nothing else (2 次)
Precautions of this sort are necessary, for it is impossible to foretell the exact nature of the difficulties which will confront the pot-holer.
- confront /kənˈfrʌnt/ 面对，面临；遭遇；直面，正视 to face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person (2 次)
Then a police inspector arrived with a constable and she told them of her discovery of the ransacked flat.
- constable /ˈkʌn.stə.bəl/ （英国最低级别的）警察，保安官 a British police officer of the lowest rank (2 次)
Contamination of water supplies is usually due to poor sanitation close to water sources, sewage disposal into the sources themselves, leakage of sewage into distribution systems or contamination with industrial or farm waste.
- contamination /kənˌtæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ 弄脏，污染;玷污 the process of making something dirty or poisonous, or the state of containing unwanted or dangerous substances (2 次)
- sewage /ˈsuː.ɪdʒ/ 污水;污物 waste matter such as water or human urine or solid waste (2 次)
Unlike most of his contemporaries in Hollywood, Hart actually knew something of the old West.
- contemporary /kənˈtem.pər.ər.i/ 当代的;现代的 existing or happening now, and therefore seeming modern (2 次)
In the contrary school, the duck is supreme.
- contrary /ˈkɒn.trə.ri/ 相反；反面；对立面；相反事物 the opposite (2 次)
- supreme /suːˈpriːm/ （等级、水平或重要性）最高（的），至高无上（的） having the highest rank, level, or importance (2 次)
He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.
- greet /ɡriːt/ 问候；迎接；向…打招呼；对…作出反应 to welcome someone with particular words or a particular action, or to react to something in the stated way (2 次)
The men of our family waded down through our flooded meadows with boathooks,in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of the raft and pull it out of the current towards our bank.
- wad /wɒd/ 一叠;一捆;一卷 a number of usually flat and/or small objects pressed tightly together (2 次)
- corner /ˈkɔː.nər/ 角;拐角处;墙角 the point, area, or line that is formed by the meeting of two lines, surfaces, roads, etc. (2 次)
- raft /rɑːft/ 筏子；木筏，木排 a flat floating structure for travelling across water, often made of pieces of wood tied roughly together and moved along with a paddle (= pole with a flat end) (2 次)
Once, however, it failed to give the correct time.
- correct /kəˈrekt/ 正确的，无误的，对的 in agreement with the true facts or with what is generally accepted (2 次)
Harry used to consider it a great joke to go into expensive cosmetic shops and make outrageous requests for goods that do not exist.
- cosmetic /kɒzˈmet.ɪk/ 我们出售各种各样的化妆品和洗漱用品，价格公道。 substances that you put on your face or body that are intended to improve your appearance: (2 次)
- outrageous /ˌaʊtˈreɪ.dʒəs/ 骇人的;无耻的;无法接受的 shocking and morally unacceptable (2 次)
She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on.
- impatient /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃənt/ 不耐烦的，无耐心的 easily annoyed by someone’s mistakes or because you have to wait (2 次)
I had come ten miles since leaving the town, and at this point, according to my father, I should be looking at farms and cottages in a valley, with the spire of the church of our village showing in the far distance.
- cottage /ˈkɒt.ɪdʒ/ （通常指乡村中的）小屋，村舍 a small house, usually in the countryside (2 次)
- spire /spaɪər/ （尤指教堂顶部的）尖塔，尖顶 a tall, pointed structure on top of a building, especially on top of a church tower (2 次)
Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zigzag course.
- crack /kræk/ （使）破裂；（使）裂开；（使）产生裂纹 to break something so that it does not separate, but very thin lines appear on its surface, or to become broken in this way (2 次)
They decompose and are quickly destroyed by the weather or eaten by some other creature It is almost always due to some very special circumstances that traces of land animals survive, as by falling into inaccessible caves, or into an ice crevasse, like the Siberian mammoths, when the whole animal is sometimes preserved, as in a refrigerator.
- inaccessible /ˌɪn.əkˈses.ə.bəl/ 难到达的，无法去的 very difficult or impossible to travel to or reach (2 次)
- crevasse /krəˈvæs/ （冰川的）裂缝，裂隙 a very deep crack in the thick ice of a glacier (= moving mass of ice) (2 次)
Obtaining ‘protection money’ is not a modern crime.
- crime /kraɪm/ 违法行为，犯罪活动 illegal activities (2 次)
Mr.Croft.
- croft /krɒft/ （尤指苏格兰住宅周围的）小农场，农舍 (especially in Scotland) a very small farm around a house, or the house itself (2 次)
Furthermore, the acquisition of this bottle cured him of a bad habit he had been developing for years.
- cure /kjʊər/ 治愈，治好 to make someone with an illness healthy again (2 次)
On the occasions when they have pushed to shore an unconscious human being they have much more likely done it out of curiosity or for sport, as in riding the bow waves of a ship.
- curiosity /ˌkjʊə.riˈɒs.ə.ti/ 好奇心;求知欲 an eager wish to know or learn about something (2 次)
We can perhaps forgive those who said the moons of Jupiter were produced by Galileo’s spyglass if we recall that in his day, as for centuries before, curved glass was the popular contrivance for producing not truth but illusion, untruth; and if a single curved glass would distort nature, how much more would a pair of them?
- curved /kɜːvd/ 圆形的或弯曲的 having a rounded or smoothly bending shape (2 次)
He showed that the average individual’s sleep cycle is punctuated with peculiar bursts of eye-movements, some drifting and slow, others jerky and rapid.
- cycle /ˈsaɪ.kəl/ 自行车，脚踏车 a bicycle (2 次)
- punctuate /ˈpʌŋk.tʃuː.eɪt/ 给…加标点 to add punctuation marks (= symbols) to writing so that people can see when a sentence starts and finishes, see that something is a question, etc. (2 次)
Audiences in the second decade of the twentieth century found it pleasant to escape to a time when life, though hard, was relatively simple.
- decade /ˈdek.eɪd/ 十年;年代 a period of ten years, especially a period such as 2010 to 2019 (2 次)
- twentieth /ˈtwen.ti.əθ/ 第二十（的） 20th written as a word (2 次)
Such a loss of dignity and descent into childish behaviour on the part of the adults deeply shocks the adolescents, and makes them resolve that in future they will not talk to their parents about the places or people they visit.
- resolve /rɪˈzɒlv/ 解决;解除;消除 to solve or end a problem or difficulty (2 次)
Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so many delays.
- delay /dɪˈleɪ/ （使）延迟，（使）延误;（使）延期 to make something happen at a later time than originally planned or expected (2 次)
Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted a delicate shade of green, an observant visitor would soon notice that it is filled with what looks like a thick, greyish substance.
- delicate /ˈdel.ɪ.kət/ 脆弱的；娇嫩的 needing careful treatment, especially because easily damaged (2 次)
In democratic countries any efforts to restrict the freedom of the press are rightly condemned.
- democratic /ˌdem.əˈkræt.ɪk/ 民主的 based on the principles of democracy (2 次)
On the day before our departure, several bus loads of tourists descended on the town.
- departure /dɪˈpɑː.tʃər/ （人、交通工具等）离开;启程，出发 the fact of a person or vehicle, etc. leaving somewhere (2 次)
Perhaps it is the desire for solitude or the chance of making an unexpected discovery that lures people down to the depths of the earth.
- desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ （尤指强烈地）渴望，希望，想要 to want something, especially strongly (2 次)
My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised.
- despise /dɪˈspaɪz/ 鄙视，蔑视;厌恶 to feel a strong dislike for someone or something because you think that that person or thing is bad or has no value (2 次)
It’s a dictionary.
- dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃən.ər.i/ 字典，词典 a book that contains a list of words in alphabetical order and explains their meanings, or gives a word for them in another language; an electronic product giving similar information on a computer, smartphone, etc. (2 次)
Then, squinting his eyes, he said: ‘The light is dim.
- dim /dɪm/ 光线暗的，暗淡的，昏暗的 not giving or having much light (2 次)
Our knowledge of the oceans a hundred years ago was confined to the two-__dimensional__ shape of the sea surface and the hazards of navigation presented by the irregularities in depth of the shallow water close to the land.
- dimensional /ˌdaɪˈmen.ʃən.əl/ （层次丰富，尤指显得真实）立体的，丰富的 having many different features or qualities, especially in a way that makes something seem real; not too simple (2 次)
- hazard /ˈhæz.əd/ 危险物，危害物 something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage (2 次)
Jeremy was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked.
- disappoint /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪnt/ （使）失望，（使）沮丧 to fail to satisfy someone or their hopes, wishes, etc., or to make someone feel unhappy (1 次)
The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty!
- disappointing /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.tɪŋ/ 令人失望的，让人沮丧的 making you feel disappointed (2 次)
We are lucky in that only the lower fields, which make up a very small proportion of our farm, are affected by flooding, but other farms are less favorably sited, and flooding can sometimes spell disaster for their owners.
- proportion /prəˈpɔː.ʃən/ 部分;份额 the number or amount of a group or part of something when compared to the whole (2 次)
- flooding /ˈflʌd.ɪŋ/ （尤指因降雨所致的）洪水 a situation in which an area is covered with water, especially from rain (2 次)
- disaster /dɪˈzɑː.stər/ 灾难，大祸 (an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty (2 次)
But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect.
- disguise /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ 给…化装，给…乔装打扮；将…伪装起来 to give a new appearance to a person or thing, especially in order to hide its true form (2 次)
There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that litter the floors.
- disorder /dɪˈsɔː.dər/ 混乱，凌乱，杂乱无章 a state of untidiness or lack of organization (2 次)
- rarity /ˈreə.rə.ti/ 罕见的东西（或人）；稀有，罕见 something that is very unusual, or the quality of being very unusual (2 次)
Now the snag in this sort of anecdote is of course that one cannot distinguish cause and effect.
- distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/ 区分，分辨；使有所区别 to notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another (2 次)
The implications of all this were that it was not the disturbance of sleep that mattered, but the disturbance of dreaming.
- disturbance /dɪˈstɜː.bəns/ 干扰，滋扰 something that interrupts someone or makes someone feel worried (2 次)
If a nation is essentialy disunited, it is left to the government to hold it together.
- disunited /ˌdɪs.juːˈnaɪt/ 使分裂，使纷争，离间 to cause people to disagree so much that they can no longer work together effectively (1 次)
If no accidents occur on the way, like punctured tyres, diversions of traffic, sudden descent of fog, they will be on time.
- diversion /daɪˈvɜː.ʃən/ 绕行路线 a different route that is used because a road is closed (2 次)
Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are toiled to death, those who are worried to death, and those who are bored to death.
- divide /dɪˈvaɪd/ （使）分开；（使）分组 to (cause to) separate into parts or groups (2 次)
A young English writer made the pertinent observation a year or two back that the talent goes into the first draft, and the art into the drafts that follow.
- draft /drɑːft/ 草案；草稿；草图 a piece of text, a formal suggestion, or a drawing in its original state, often containing the main ideas and intentions but not the developed form (2 次)
After I had stacked my shirts and underclothes in two empty drawers, I decided to hang one of the two suits I had brought with me in the cupboard.
- stack /stæk/ （码放整齐的）堆，叠，摞 a pile of things arranged one on top of another (2 次)
- drawer /drɔːr/ 抽屉 a box-shaped container, without a top, that is part of a piece of furniture. It slides in and out to open and close and is used for keeping things in. (2 次)
They have an air of freedom, and they have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitions or love of comfort.
- dreary /ˈdrɪə.ri/ 沉闷的，单调乏味的，令人沮丧的 boring and making you feel unhappy (2 次)
It was upon this principle that the first instruments were made, but the paper was wrapped round a drum which rotated slowly.
- drum /drʌm/ 鼓 a musical instrument, especially one made from a skin stretched over the end of a hollow tube or bowl, played by hitting with the hand or a stick (2 次)
- rotate /rəʊˈteɪt/ （尤指围绕一个固定点）（使）旋转，（使）转动 to turn or cause something to turn in a circle, especially around a fixed point (2 次)
As it was extremely heavy, he dumped it on the counter.
- dump /dʌmp/ 扔下，丢下 to put down or drop something in a careless way (2 次)
Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time.
- eager /ˈiː.ɡər/ 热切的，渴望的 wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyable (2 次)
His few material possessions make it possible for him to move from place to place with ease.
- ease /iːz/ 减轻；减低；缓解 to make or become less severe, difficult, unpleasant, painful, etc. (2 次)
Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre.
- electricity /ˌel.ɪkˈtrɪs.ə.ti/ 电;电能 a form of energy that can be produced in several ways and that provides power to devices that create light, heat, etc. (2 次)
A young man sees a sunset and, unable to understand or to express the emotion that it rouses in him, concludes that it must be the gateway to a world that lies beyond It is difficult for any of us in moments of intense aesthetic experience to resist the suggestion that we are catching a glimpse of a light that shines down to us from a different realm of existence, different and, because the experience is intensely moving, in some way higher.
- sunset /ˈsʌn.set/ 日落（时分），黄昏，傍晚 the time in the evening when you last see the sun in the sky (2 次)
- emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ 感情，情感；情绪；激情 a strong feeling such as love or anger, or strong feelings in general (2 次)
- realm /relm/ （兴趣或活动的）界，领域，范围 an area of interest or activity (2 次)
- higher /ˈhaɪ.ər/ （high的比较级） comparative of high (2 次)
I want some envelopes, please.
- envelope /ˈen.və.ləʊp/ 信封 a flat, usually square or rectangular, paper container for a letter (2 次)
A French physician decided to get rid of the wild rabbits on his own estate and introduced myxomatosis.
- estate /ɪˈsteɪt/ （位于乡村的）大片私有土地，庄园，种植园 a large area of land in the country that is owned by a family or an organization and is often used for growing crops or raising animals (2 次)
You hang up hurriedly and attend to baby, crockery, etc.
- etc (2 次)
Since its discovery, it has become a sort of potholers’ Everest.
- everest /ˈev.ər.ɪst/ 埃佛勒斯峰（即珠穆朗玛峰） the highest mountain on earth, situated on the border between Nepal and Tibet in the west of China (2 次)
Susan exclaimed.
- exclaim /ɪkˈskleɪm/ （因吃惊、害怕、喜悦等）呼喊，惊叫 to say or shout something suddenly because of surprise, fear, pleasure, etc. (2 次)
Newspapers and magazines offered the family huge sums for the exclusive rights to publish stories and photographs.
- exclusive /ɪkˈskluː.sɪv/ 专用的，专有的；独有的，独占的 limited to only one person or group of people (2 次)
The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said: ‘Do not touch the exhibits.
- exhibit /ɪɡˈzɪb.ɪt/ 展出，展览；展示 to show something publicly (2 次)
The wind then speaks the message of the sun to the sea and the sea transmits it on through waves–an ancient, exquisite powerful message.
- transmit /trænzˈmɪt/ 播送，发射，传送（信号） to broadcast something, or to send out or carry signals or messages using radio, television, etc. (2 次)
- exquisite /ɪkˈskwɪz.ɪt/ 精美的;精致的;优雅的 very beautiful and delicate (2 次)
Sitting down on a dilapidated wooden fence near the field, we opened a couple of tins of sardines and had a picnic lunch.
- fence /fens/ 栅栏;篱笆;围栏 a structure that divides two areas of land, similar to a wall but made of wood or wire and supported with posts (2 次)
It is all very well for such things to occur in fiction.
- fiction /ˈfɪk.ʃən/ 小说 the type of book or story that is written about imaginary characters and events and not based on real people and facts (2 次)
Cats, for instance, would be greatly helped; no running fights with large, fierce rats or tussles with grown rabbits–just a bite and no more effort needed.
- fierce /fɪəs/ 猛烈的;激烈的;骇人的 physically violent and frightening (2 次)
The workmen struggled fiercely and one of them lost his temper.
- fiercely /ˈfɪəs.li/ 凶猛地;激烈地;猛烈地 in a frightening, violent, or powerful way (2 次)
The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.
- worship /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/ 敬奉，崇拜，信仰（上帝或神） to have or show a strong feeling of respect and admiration for God or a god (2 次)
- roman /ˈrəʊ.mən/ （印刷常用的）罗马体的，正体的 Roman letters are in the ordinary style of printed writing in which the letters are vertical. (2 次)
He must be her fourth or fifth.
- fifth /fɪfθ/ 第五（的） 5th written as a word (2 次)
The shop was an old converted house with many large, disused fireplaces and tall, narrow chimneys.
- fireplace /ˈfaɪə.pleɪs/ 壁炉;火炉 a space in the wall of a room for a fire to burn in, or the decorated part that surrounds this space (2 次)
As she emerged from her drifting cloud of gun smoke with the water churned to foam beneath her bow, her flags flying, pennants waving, sails filling in the breeze, and the red and gold or her superstructure ablaze with colour, she presented a more majestic spectacle than Stockholmers had ever seen before.
- flag /flæɡ/ 旗，旗帜 a piece of cloth, usually rectangular and attached to a pole at one edge, that has a pattern that shows it represents a country or a group, or has a particular meaning (2 次)
At noon the spaces between the sensors will hide fluctuations that the computer will not know about, tiny deviations from the average.
- fluctuation /ˌflʌk.tʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/ 波动，涨落，起伏不定 a change, or the process of changing, especially continuously between one level or thing and another (2 次)
It makes no difference that the forgery may have been a very skillful one: the bank must recognize its customer’s signature.
- forgery /ˈfɔː.dʒər.i/ 伪造品，赝品;伪造（罪） an illegal copy of a document, painting, etc. or the crime of making such illegal copies (2 次)
It is said that the nerve poison is the more primitive of the two, that the blood poison is, so to speak, a newer product from an improved formula.
- improved /ɪmˈpruːv/ 改进，改善 to (cause something to) get better (2 次)
The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag.
- fright /fraɪt/ （尤指突然产生的）恐惧，惊吓;使人惊吓的经历 the feeling of fear, especially if felt suddenly, or an experience of fear that happens suddenly (2 次)
Now move the hand to and fro and around but not up and down.
- fro /frəʊ/ （参见 to and fro） → to and fro (2 次)
If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration that results from failure.
- frustration /frʌsˈtreɪ.ʃən/ （因不能满足需求而）沮丧；令人沮丧的事物 the feeling of being annoyed or less confident because you cannot achieve what you want, or something that makes you feel like this (2 次)
He spent a miserable day in bed thinking of all the fun he was missing.
- fun /fʌn/ 乐趣；快乐；享受 pleasure, enjoyment, or entertainment (2 次)
The geologist needs to know what rocks the drill has reached, so every so often a sample is obtained with a coring bit.
- geologist /dʒiˈɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ 地质学家 a person who studies geology (2 次)
Before it becomes a retirement village, Silicon Valley may prove a classroom for building a global business.
- silicon /ˈsɪl.ɪ.kən/ （化学元素）硅 a grey chemical element that is found in rocks and sand and is used in making computers and other electronic machines (2 次)
- global /ˈɡləʊ.bəl/ 全球的，全世界的 relating to the whole world (2 次)
There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young man has a glorious future before him and the old one has a splendid future behind him:and maybe that is where the rub is.
- glorious /ˈɡlɔː.ri.əs/ 辉煌的;光荣的;荣耀的 deserving great admiration, praise, and honour (2 次)
Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.
- represent /ˌrep.rɪˈzent/ 作为…的代表（或代理人）;作为…的代言人 to speak, act, or be present officially for another person or people (2 次)
If we glimpse the unutterable, it is unwise to try to utter it, nor should we seek to invest with significance that which we cannot grasp.
- utter /ˈʌt.ər/ 说;讲;出声 to say something or to make a sound with your voice (2 次)
- invest /ɪnˈvest/ 投（资），投入 to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or get an advantage (2 次)
- significance /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəns/ 重要性，重要意义 importance (2 次)
- grasp /ɡrɑːsp/ 抓紧，握紧 to quickly take something in your hand(s) and hold it firmly (2 次)
But he wanted to see the old folk again and to visit my mother’s grave.
- grave /ɡreɪv/ 坟墓，墓穴，埋葬处 a place in the ground where a dead person is buried (2 次)
I was at the greengrocer’s.
- greengrocer /ˈɡriːŋ.ɡrəʊ.sər/ 果蔬商 a person who owns or works in a shop that sells fresh vegetables and fruit (2 次)
This shows how long it was before we deemed it necessary to make sure that all our children could share in the knowledge accumulated by the ‘happy few’ during the past centuries.
- happy /ˈhæp.i/ 幸福的，满意的，快乐的 feeling, showing, or causing pleasure or satisfaction (2 次)
This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition!
- harvest /ˈhɑː.vɪst/ 收获时节;收割，收获;收成 the time of year when crops are cut and collected from the fields, or the activity of cutting and collecting them, or the crops that are cut and collected (2 次)
I hate them.
- hate /heɪt/ 憎恨，憎恶，厌恶 to dislike someone or something very much (2 次)
Fearing the authorities, Eric remained in hiding after the war as well.
- hiding /ˈhaɪ.dɪŋ/ （惩罚性的）痛打 a punishment that consists of being beaten repeatedly (2 次)
This is supposed to induce pleasurable sensations in the elephant, and its effects are reinforced by the use of endearing epithets, such as ‘ho!
- sensation /senˈseɪ.ʃən/ 感觉;知觉;（尤指）触觉 the ability to feel something physically, especially by touching, or a physical feeling that results from this ability (2 次)
- ho /həʊ/ 婊子，妓女 an insulting word for a woman, especially one who is considered to have a lot of sexual partners (2 次)
For them discipline in one form or another is the most hopeful path.
- hopeful /ˈhəʊp.fəl/ 抱有希望的，充满希望的 having hope (2 次)
Mars is too dry and poor in oxygen, Venus far too hot, and so is Mercury, and the outer planets have temperatures near absolute zero and hydrogen-dominated atmospheres.
- zero /ˈzɪə.rəʊ/ （数字）零;没有，全无 (the number) 0; nothing (2 次)
- hydrogen /ˈhaɪ.drə.dʒən/ 氢，氢气 a chemical element that is the lightest gas, has no colour, taste, or smell, and combines with oxygen to form water (2 次)
In the early 1980s, the computer giant, IBM produced the world’s first Personal Computer.
- ibm (2 次)
The story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight, dramatically illustrates the power of the press.
- overnight /ˌəʊ.vəˈnaɪt/ 一夜间（的）;在夜间（的），在晚上（的） for or during the night (2 次)
- illustrate /ˈɪl.ə.streɪt/ 给（书籍、杂志等）画插图 to draw pictures for a book, magazine, etc. (2 次)
A blurred image appears; he adds a brushstroke and another and it is gone but something was there, and he will not rest till he has captured it.
- image /ˈɪm.ɪdʒ/ （自己头脑中的）形象，印象 a picture in your mind or an idea of how someone or something is (2 次)
As the time and cost of making a chip drop to a few days and a few hundred dollars, engineers may soon be free to let their imaginations soar without being penalized by expensive failures.
- soar /sɔːr/ 猛增，骤升 to rise very quickly to a high level (2 次)
Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world was named after him.
- immortal /ɪˈmɔː.təl/ 永生的;永存的 living or lasting for ever (2 次)
- november /nəʊˈvem.bər/ 十一月 the eleventh month of the year, after October and before December (2 次)
By the time he can talk, he is the little creature of his culture, and by the time he is grown and able to take part in its activities, its habits are his habits, its beliefs his beliefs, its impossibilities his impossibilities.
- impossibility /ɪmˌpɒs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ 不可能做到的事情，不可能的状况 something that is impossible to do, or the state of being impossible (2 次)
I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.
- impress /ɪmˈpres/ 给…留下深刻印象;使钦佩 to cause someone to admire or respect you (2 次)
She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of the past.
- impressive /ɪmˈpres.ɪv/ （因特殊、重要或巨大而）给人留下深刻印象的 If an object or achievement is impressive, you admire or respect it, usually because it is special, important, or very large. (2 次)
- reminder /rɪˈmaɪn.dər/ （告知该做某事的）通知单，提示信，提醒（的话），提示 a written or spoken message that reminds someone to do something (2 次)
Most of us fail in our efforts at self-improvement because our schemes are too ambitious and we never have time to carry them out.
- scheme /skiːm/ 阴谋，诡计 an organized plan for doing something, especially something dishonest or illegal that will bring a good result for you (2 次)
Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert.
- impulse /ˈɪm.pʌls/ 冲动，突然的强烈欲望 a sudden strong wish to do something (2 次)
So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour.
- passion /ˈpæʃ.ən/ 激情，热情；强烈情感 a very powerful feeling, for example of sexual attraction, love, hate, anger, or other emotion (2 次)
- specialized /ˈspeʃ.əl.aɪzd/ 专门的;专科的 working in and knowing a lot about one particular subject, skill, service, etc. (2 次)
An enterprise has to incur certain costs and expenses in order to stay in business.
- incur /ɪnˈkɜːr/ 招致;遭受 to experience something, usually something unpleasant, as a result of actions you have taken (2 次)
Men accustomed to struggling for survival against the elements and Indians were bewildered by politicians, bankers and businessmen, and unhorsed by fences, laws and alien taboos.
- survival /səˈvaɪ.vəl/ 继续生存，存活，幸存 the fact of a person, organization, etc. continuing to live or exist (2 次)
- indians /ˈɪn.di.ən/ 印度的;印度人的 belonging to or relating to India or its people (2 次)
It is only someone looking on from outside that can inject the dangerous thoughts.
- inject /ɪnˈdʒekt/ 注射;给…注射 to use a needle and syringe (= small tube) to put a liquid such as a drug into a person’s body (2 次)
No matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to fill this beautiful pen with ink and to this day it has never written a single world!
- ink /ɪŋk/ 墨水;油墨;墨汁 coloured liquid used for writing, printing, and drawing (2 次)
If you are lucky enough to get a sleeper, you spend half the night staring at the small blue light in the ceiling, or fumbling to find your ticket for inspection.
- inspection /ɪnˈspek.ʃən/ 检查;视察 the act of looking at something carefully, or an official visit to a building or organization to check that everything is correct and legal (2 次)
They arouse instincts which can only be dimly understood.
- instinct /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/ 本能，直觉 the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn about it (2 次)
The intellectual, who is working on some abstruse problem, has everything coordinated and organized for the matter in hand.
- intellectual /ˌɪn.təlˈek.tʃu.əl/ 智力的，脑力的 relating to your ability to think and understand things, especially complicated ideas (2 次)
Reporters kept pressing for interviews so lawyers had to be employed to act as spokesmen for the family at press conferences.
- interview /ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/ 面试;面谈 a meeting in which someone asks you questions to see if you are suitable for a job or course (2 次)
The Crystal Palace was different from all other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass.
- iron /aɪən/ 铁 a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel, and exists in very small amounts in blood. (2 次)
Thank you, Mr. Jackson.
- jackson (2 次)
It’s often cold in December, January and February.
- january /ˈdʒæn.ju.ə.ri/ 一月 the first month of the year, after December and before February (2 次)
My aunt Jennifer is an actress.
- jennifer (2 次)
It can be unpleasant to live even several miles from an aerodrome; if you think what it must be like to share the deck of a ship with several squadrons of jet aircraft, you will realize that a modern navy is a good place to study noise.
- jet /dʒet/ 喷气式飞机 an aircraft with a jet engine that is able to fly very fast (2 次)
- navy /ˈneɪ.vi/ 海军 the part of a country’s armed forces that is trained to operate at sea (2 次)
It provides relaxation for leisure hours, as just looking at one’s treasures is always a joy.
- leisure /ˈleʒ.ər/ 空闲，闲暇，休闲 the time when you are not working or doing other duties (2 次)
Our friends Julie and Jack were there, too.
- julie (2 次)
Needless to say our house is now surrounded by a jungle.
- jungle /ˈdʒʌŋ.ɡəl/ 热带丛林 a tropical forest in which trees and plants grow very closely together (2 次)
I think I can, Kate.
- kate (2 次)
I’m a keyboard operator.
- keyboard /ˈkiː.bɔːd/ （计算机、打字机等的）键盘 the set of keys on a computer or typewriter that you press in order to make it work (2 次)
- operator /ˈɒp.ər.eɪ.tər/ 操作员，业务员；驾驶员 someone whose job is to use and control a machine or vehicle (2 次)
He’s Korean.
- korean /kəˈriː.ən/ 韩国的;韩国人的;韩语的 belonging to or relating to North or South Korea, their people, or their language (2 次)
As I was looking for it, the landlord came in.
- landlord /ˈlænd.lɔːd/ 房东；地主 a person or organization that owns a building or an area of land and is paid by other people for the use of it (2 次)
You can have some lemonade.
- lemonade /ˌlem.əˈneɪd/ 柠檬水 a drink made with the juice of lemons, water, and sugar (2 次)
Listen to this! ‘
- listen /ˈlɪs.ən/ 听，倾听 to give attention to someone or something in order to hear him, her, or it (2 次)
It is a harmless habit, but it litters up her desk to such an extent that every time she opens it, loose bits of paper fall out in every direction.
- loose /luːs/ 松的，松动的 not firmly held or fastened in place (2 次)
They were talking loudly.
- loudly /ˈlaʊd.li/ 大声地，响亮地 making a lot of noise (2 次)
We were, however, worried about our nearest neighbours, whose farm was low lying and who were newcomers to the district.
- newcomer /ˈnjuːˌkʌm.ər/ 新来者;新手 someone who has recently arrived in a place or recently become involved in an activity (2 次)
She had lived in the flat for thirty years and was a veritable magpie at hoarding; and it seemed as though everything she possessed had been tossed out and turned over and over.
- magpie /ˈmæɡ.paɪ/ 鹊，喜鹊 a bird with black and white feathers and a long tail (2 次)
The first essential in elephant training is to assign to the animal a single mahout who will be entirely responsible for the job.
- mahout /məˈhaʊt/ （尤指南亚和东南亚的）管象人，赶象人，象夫 (especially in S and SE Asia) a person who rides, controls, and cares for a working elephant (2 次)
These were the so-called mainframe machines.
- mainframe /ˈmeɪn.freɪm/ （大型计算机的）主机，大型机 a very large, powerful computer with a lot of memory that many people can use at the same time (2 次)
Surely because progress of a particular kind is actually taking place around us and is becoming more and more manifest.
- manifest /ˈmæn.ɪ.fest/ 显示；表现；表明 to show something clearly, through signs or actions (2 次)
These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices.
- manual /ˈmæn.ju.əl/ 用手做的;手工的 done with the hands (2 次)
John had a very good day and put his wallet containing $3,000 into the microwave oven for safekeeping.
- microwave /ˈmaɪ.krə.weɪv/ 微波炉 an electric oven that uses waves of energy to cook or heat food quickly (2 次)
- oven /ˈʌv.ən/ 烤箱；烤炉 the part of a cooker with a door, used to bake or roast food (2 次)
I even went out at midnight with a torch and noted with satisfaction (and surprise) that the ants were still swarming around the sticky tape without being able to do anything about it.
- midnight /ˈmɪd.naɪt/ 子夜，午夜 twelve o’clock in the middle of the night (2 次)
Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals.
- mighty /ˈmaɪ.ti/ 强大的；巨大的；伟大的 very large, powerful, or important (2 次)
It’s mild, but it’s not always pleasant.
- mild /maɪld/ 温和的；和缓的；轻微的 not violent, severe, or extreme (2 次)
Such undertakings require the precise planning and foresight of military operations.
- precise /prɪˈsaɪs/ 精确的；准确的，确切的 exact and accurate (2 次)
- military /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tər.i/ 军事的;军用的 relating to or belonging to the armed forces (2 次)
Alfred the Great acted as his own spy, visiting Danish camps disguised as a minstrel.
- spy /spaɪ/ 间谍，密探 a person who secretly collects and reports information about the activities of another country or organization (2 次)
- minstrel /ˈmɪn.strəl/ （11至15世纪的）吟游乐师，吟游歌手 a travelling musician and singer common between the 11th and 15th centuries (2 次)
I thought he must have misunderstood me, so I repeated its name.
- misunderstood /ˌmɪs.ʌn.dəˈstænd/ 误解；曲解 to think you have understood someone or something when you have not (2 次)
Apart from any moral considerations this is a stupid method of training, for it produces a resentful animal who at a later stage may well turn man-killer.
- moral /ˈmɒr.əl/ 道德的 relating to the standards of good or bad behaviour, fairness, honesty, etc. that each person believes in, rather than to laws (2 次)
Marine Studio biologists have pointed out that, however intelligent they may be, it is probably a mistake to credit dolphins with any motive of life-saving.
- studio /ˈstjuː.di.əʊ/ （电视或广播节目的）录制室，演播室;（音乐）录音棚 a room with special equipment where television or radio programmes or music recordings are made (2 次)
- motive /ˈməʊ.tɪv/ 动机；（行动的）缘由；目的 a reason for doing something (2 次)
Snakes did not acquire their poison for use against man but for use against prey such as rats and mice, and the effects on these of viperine poison is almost immediate.
- prey /preɪ/ 被捕食的动物，猎物 an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal (2 次)
- mouse /maʊs/ 鼠 a small mammal with short fur, a pointed face, and a long tail (2 次)
He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg.
- mumble /ˈmʌm.bəl/ 含糊地说，咕哝 to speak quietly and in a way that is not clear so that the words are difficult to understand (2 次)
One day, he went to an exclusive shop in London and asked for ‘Myrolite’, the shop assistant looked puzzled and Harry repeated the word, slowly stressing each syllable.
- stress /stres/ 紧张，压力；造成紧张的因素 great worry caused by a difficult situation, or something that causes this condition (2 次)
They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.
- mysterious /mɪˈstɪə.ri.əs/ 神秘的事物，难以理解的事物，谜 strange, not known, or not understood (2 次)
At the base of the gold cap, the words ‘made in the U.S.A’ had been neatly inscribed.
- neatly /ˈniːt.li/ 整洁地，整齐地 in a tidy way (2 次)
Was the philosopher who refused to look through Galileo’s telescope more culpable than those who alleged that the spiral nebulae observed with Lord Rosse’s great telescope in the 1840s were scratches left by the grinder?
- nebulae /ˈneb.jə.lə/ 星云 a cloud of gas or dust in space, appearing either bright or dark (2 次)
I felt very nervous when I went into his office.
- nervous /ˈnɜː.vəs/ 担心的;紧张不安的 worried and anxious (2 次)
I felt as if I had stumbled into a nightmare country, as you sometimes do in dreams.
- nightmare /ˈnaɪt.meər/ 梦魇，噩梦 a very upsetting or frightening dream (2 次)
What a nuisance!
- nuisance /ˈnjuː.səns/ 恼人的事物（或人）；麻烦的事物（或人） something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you (2 次)
Good morning, nurse.
- nurse /nɜːs/ （尤指医院的）护士，护理人员 (the title given to) a person whose job is to care for people who are ill or injured, especially in a hospital (2 次)
If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!
- obey /əʊˈbeɪ/ 服从，顺从；遵守，遵循 to act according to what you have been asked or ordered to do by someone in authority, or to behave according to a rule, law, or instruction (2 次)
The only way to do this was to operate.
- operate /ˈɒp.ər.eɪt/ （使）工作，（使）运行;运作;操作;起作用 to (cause to) work, be in action or have an effect (2 次)
All this seems to me to link them with life and the origins of things.
- origin /ˈɒr.ɪ.dʒɪn/ 起源，源头;起因 the beginning or cause of something (2 次)
During these tests she was able to read a newspaper through an opaque screen and, stranger still,by moving her elbow over a child’s game of Lotto she was able to describe the figures and colours printed on it; and,in another instance,wearing stockings and slippers, to make out with her foot the outlines and colours of a picture hidden under a carpet.
- outline /ˈaʊt.laɪn/ 轮廓，略图，外形 the main shape or edge of something, without any details (2 次)
So much is certain: that we would have doctors and preachers, lawyers and defendants marriages and births–but our spiritual outlook would be different.
- outlook /ˈaʊt.lʊk/ 前景;展望 the likely future situation (2 次)
Newspapers exert such tremendous influence that they can not only bring about major changes to the lives of ordinary people but can even overthrow a government.
- overthrow /ˌəʊ.vəˈθrəʊ/ （用武力）推翻，打倒;打败 to defeat or remove someone from power, using force (2 次)
I am sure that, without modern weapons, I would make a very poor show of disputing the ownership of a cave with a bear, and in this I do not think that I stand alone.
- ownership /ˈəʊ.nə.ʃɪp/ 所有权；物主身份；拥有 the fact that you own something (2 次)
The French authorities had the plane packaged and moved in parts back to France.
- package /ˈpæk.ɪdʒ/ 包裹 an object or set of objects wrapped in paper, usually in order to be sent by post (2 次)
We sometimes imagine a desert island to be a sort of paradise where the sun always shines.
- paradise /ˈpær.ə.daɪs/ 天堂，乐园 a place or condition of great happiness where everything is exactly as you would like it to be (2 次)
Your passports, please.
- passport /ˈpɑːs.pɔːt/ 护照 an official document containing personal information and usually a photograph that allows a person to travel to foreign countries and to prove who they are (2 次)
This idyllic pastoral scene is only part of the picture.
- pastoral /ˈpɑː.stər.əl/ （教师或牧师的部分工作）咨询指导的，提供建议和帮助的 used to refer to the part of the work of teachers and priests that involves giving help and advice about personal matters (2 次)
Yet a great many processes depending on such research are sought for with complete secrecy until the stage at which patents can be taken out.
- patent /ˈpeɪ.tənt/ 专利权 the official legal right to make or sell an invention for a particular number of years (2 次)
Last summer I spent days in the garden watching thousands of ants crawling up the trunk of my prize peach tree.
- peach /piːtʃ/ 桃（子） a round fruit with sweet yellow flesh that has a lot of juice, a slightly furry red and yellow skin, and a large seed in its centre (2 次)
We’ll assume that you have sorted out the basics–like mortgages, pensions, insurance and access to sufficient cash reserves.
- pension /ˈpen.ʃən/ 养老金;退休金;抚恤金 an amount of money paid regularly by the government or a private company to a person who does not work any more because they are too old or have become ill (2 次)
For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal, but it suddenly overbalanced and slid back into the water.
- perch /pɜːtʃ/ 我们坐在酒吧高凳上，喝了一杯啤酒。 to sit on or near the edge of something: (2 次)
We enjoy reading about them, especially when we find that, like the praying mantis, they lead perfectly horrible lives.
- perfectly /ˈpɜː.fekt.li/ 完美地，完满地 in a perfect way (2 次)
If you were to ask Harry what was in the bottle, he would tell you that it contained perfumed mud.
- perfumed /ˈpɜː.fjuːmd/ 芳香的 having a pleasant perfume (2 次)
However, there are undoubtedly some wrong ways, and you can be sure that none of our five advisers would have suggested sinking all (or perhaps any) of your money into Periwigs.
- periwigs (2 次)
She was sentimentally attached to this house, for even though it was far too big for her needs, she persisted in living there long after her husband’s death.
- persist /pəˈsɪst/ 持续;存留 If an unpleasant feeling or situation persists, it continues to exist. (2 次)
If one group of people were disturbed from their eye-movement sleep for several nights on end, and another group were disturbed for an equal period of time but when they were not exhibiting eye-movements, the first group began to show some personality disorders while the others seemed more or less unaffected.
- personality /ˌpɜː.sənˈæl.ə.ti/ 个性，性格；人格 the type of person you are, shown by the way you behave, feel, and think (2 次)
But a closer study of the evidence, supported by a deeper sense of the period, and particularly by a new consciousness of the philosophical undercurrents in the scientific revolution, has profoundly modified this view of Galileo.
- philosophical /ˌfɪl.əˈsɒf.ɪ.kəl/ 哲学的;研究哲学的 relating to the study or writing of philosophy (2 次)
It was not forced upon them by the survival competition; they could have caught and lived on prey without using poison, just as the thousands of non-__poisonous__ snakes still do.
- poisonous /ˈpɔɪ.zən.əs/ 有毒的，有害的 very harmful and able to cause illness or death (2 次)
Sure enough, a policeman arrived on the scene and politely asked the workmen to go away.
- politely /pəˈlaɪt.li/ 有礼貌地 in a polite way (2 次)
But my father had described over and over again what we should see at every milestone, after leaving the nearest town, so that I was positive I should recognize it as familiar territory.
- positive /ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv/ 建设性的;积极的;怀有希望的 full of hope and confidence, or giving cause for hope and confidence (2 次)
Postcards always spoil my holidays.
- postcard /ˈpəʊst.kɑːd/ 明信片 a card, often with a photograph or picture on one side, that can be sent without an envelope (2 次)
Franz poured scorn on the idea, pointing out that his brother had been killed in action during the war.
- pour /pɔːr/ 倒，注，灌 to make a substance flow from a container, especially into another container, by raising just one side of the container that the substance is in (2 次)
This is what makes Leon Bagrit’s predictions particularly remarkable.
- prediction /prɪˈdɪk.ʃən/ 预计，预料，预言 a statement about what you think will happen in the future (2 次)
The fact that the policeman was prejudiced against foreigners could not be recorded in the official files.
- prejudice /ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪs/ 成见，偏见，歧视 an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge (2 次)
Why people are prepared to tolerate a four-hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond me.
- prepared /prɪˈpeəd/ 有准备的，准备好的 ready to deal with a situation (2 次)
Much to the aristocrat’s amusement, the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner.
- proceed /prəˈsiːd/ 继续进行，继续做 to continue as planned (2 次)
It spread through France, where wild rabbits are not generally regarded as a pest but as a sport and a useful food supply, and it spread to Britain where wild rabbits are regarded as a pest but where domesticated rabbits, equally susceptible to the disease, are the basis of a profitable fur industry.
- profitable /ˈprɒf.ɪ.tə.bəl/ 有盈利的；有益的 making or likely to make a profit (2 次)
Harry does not need to be prompted to explain how he bought his precious bottle of mud.
- prompt /prɒmpt/ 引起；导致；激起 to make something happen (2 次)
It can properly be described as the first ‘home computer’ and it pointed the way to the future.
- properly /ˈprɒp.əl.i/ 正确地；合适地 correctly, or in a satisfactory way (2 次)
Insuring public or private property is a standard practice in most countries in the world.
- property /ˈprɒp.ə.ti/ 所有物;财产;资产 an object or objects that belong to someone (2 次)
The study of custom can be profitable only after certain preliminary propositions have been accepted, and some of these propositions have been violently opposed.
- proposition /ˌprɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/ （通常指商业上的）提议，建议 an offer or suggestion, usually in business (2 次)
But neither psychiatric interviews nor objective tests were able to show any effects upon these American sailors.
- psychiatric /ˌsaɪ.kiˈæt.rɪk/ 精神病（学）的 of or relating to the study of mental illness (2 次)
We would lay less stress on ‘facts and figures’ and more on a good memory, on applied psychology, and on the capacity of a man to get along with his fellow-citizens.
- psychology /saɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒi/ 心理学 the scientific study of the way the human mind works and how it influences behaviour, or the influence of a particular person’s character on their behaviour (2 次)
When she came in with the last course – a huge pudding – she tripped on the carpet and the pudding went flying through the air, narrowly missed my aunt, and crashed on the dining table with considerable force.
- pudding /ˈpʊd.ɪŋ/ 布丁（通常由油酥面团、面粉、面包或大米加上水果制成的热甜食） a sweet and usually hot dish made with pastry, flour, bread, or rice, and often fruit (2 次)
We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.
- punctual /ˈpʌŋk.tʃu.əl/ 准时的，守时的 arriving, doing something, or happening at the expected, correct time; not late (2 次)
A parliamentary committee representing all political parties appoints a person who is suitably qualified to investigate private grievances against the State.
- qualified /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd/ 有资格的;合格的，胜任的 having finished a training course, or having particular skills, etc. (2 次)
Despite the new tunnel, there are still a few people who rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot.
- rashly /ˈræʃ.li/ 轻率地;鲁莽地;毛躁地 in a careless or unwise way, without thought for what might happen or result (2 次)
The episode could reasonably serve as a unique epic of royal espionage!
- reasonably /ˈriː.zən.ə.bli/ 理性地;有理智地;通情达理地 using good judgment (2 次)
Whatever it consists of, stamps, records, first editions of books china,glass, antique furniture, pictures, model cars, stuffed birds, toy animals, there is always something to do in connection with it, from finding the right place for the latest addition, to verifying facts in reference books.
- stamp /stæmp/ 邮票 a small piece of paper with a picture or pattern on it that is stuck onto a letter or package before it is posted, to show that the cost of sending it has been paid (2 次)
- reference /ˈref.ər.əns/ 提到;谈到;论及 a mention of something (2 次)
But even when such refinements are not available, there is plenty to keep you occupied.
- refinement /rɪˈfaɪn.mənt/ 提炼；提纯；精炼 the process of making a substance pure (2 次)
Both girls write to each other regularly now.
- regularly /-li/ 经常地 often (2 次)
At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax.
- relax /rɪˈlæks/ （使）放松，（使）轻松;（使身体部位）松弛，放松 to (cause someone to) become less active and more calm and happy (2 次)
In all the less controversial fields, like the study of cacti or termites or the nature of nebulae, the necessary method of study is to group the relevant material and to take note of all possible variant forms and conditions.
- relevant /ˈrel.ə.vənt/ 有关的；相关联的；切题的 connected with what is happening or being discussed (2 次)
Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water.
- reluctant /rɪˈlʌk.tənt/ 勉强的;不情愿的 not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it (2 次)
Everything around him was full of her presence, continually reopening the wound.
- reopen /ˌriːˈəʊ.pən/ （使）重新开张;（使）重新开业;（使）重新开放 If a place or business, etc. reopens or is reopened, it begins to operate, or it becomes open for people to use, after being closed for a period of time. (2 次)
Shivering in their wet clothes, the teenagers looked on while three men dived repeatedly into the water to locate the dish.
- repeatedly /rɪˈpiː.tɪd.li/ 一再;再三;多次地 many times (2 次)
He was glad to get away with a mere twenty pounds and he beat a hasty retreat, clutching the precious bottle under his arm.
- retreat /rɪˈtriːt/ 退却;撤退;后退 to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger (2 次)
The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour – much faster than any of its rivals.
- rival /ˈraɪ.vəl/ 竞争对手;敌手 a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the same area (2 次)
We had roast beef and potatoes.
- roast /rəʊst/ 烘;烤;焙 to cook food in an oven or over a fire (2 次)
Dan Robinson has been worried all week.
- robinson /ˌhiːθ ˈrɒb.ɪn.sən/ （机器）结构精巧复杂但不实用的 used to describe a machine that is very cleverly made and is complicated in a silly or humorous way, but has no practical use (2 次)
By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root.
- root /ruːt/ 根，根茎，根块 the part of a plant that grows down into the earth to get water and food and holds the plant firm in the ground (2 次)
The sagas of these people explain that some of them came from Indonesia about 2,000 years ago.
- saga /ˈsɑː.ɡə/ 萨迦（中世纪主要在冰岛用古诺斯语写成的斯堪的纳维亚长篇传奇） a long story about Scandinavian history, written in the Old Norse language in the Middle Ages, mainly in Iceland (2 次)
Over the periods their saliva, a mild, digestive juice like our own, was converted into a poison that defies analysis even today.
- saliva /səˈlaɪ.və/ 口水，唾液，涎 the liquid produced in your mouth to keep the mouth wet and to help to prepare food to be digested (2 次)
He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.
- salt /sɒlt/ 盐，食盐 a common white substance found in sea water and in the ground, used especially to add flavour to food or to preserve it (2 次)
The officers got out and the prisoner stood to attention and saluted as they passed.
- salute /səˈluːt/ （尤指军人）敬礼 (especially of people in the armed forces) to make a formal sign of respect to someone, especially by raising the right hand to the side of the head (2 次)
Where’s Sandra, Bob?
- sandra (2 次)
On the village green, where you pick up sides and no feeling of local patriotism is involved, it is possible to play simply for the fun and exercise: but as soon as a the question of prestige arises, as soon as you feel that you and some larger unit will be disgraced if you lose, the most savage combative instincts are aroused.
- savage /ˈsæv.ɪdʒ/ 凶残的;凶猛的;野性的 extremely violent, wild, or frightening (2 次)
I had a very good seat.
- seat /siːt/ 座位; 座椅 a piece of furniture or part of a train, plane, etc. that has been designed for someone to sit on (2 次)
There is nothing secretive about the Ombudsman’s work, for his correspondence is open to public inspection.
- secretive /ˈsiː.krə.tɪv/ 遮遮掩掩的；守口如瓶的 People who are secretive hide their feelings, thoughts, intentions, and actions from other people. (2 次)
I am especially proud of it, not only because it has survived several severe winters, but because it occasionally produces luscious peaches.
- severe /sɪˈvɪər/ 非常严重的；剧烈的；惨重的 causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; very serious (2 次)
As the man came near, the prisoner knocked him to the ground with a sharp blow.
- sharp /ʃɑːp/ 锋利的；尖的 having a thin edge or point that can cut something or make a hole in something (2 次)
but I shaved it off when I came home.
- shave /ʃeɪv/ 剃去毛发；刮胡子 to remove hair from the body, especially a man’s face, by cutting it close to the skin with a razor, so that the skin feels smooth (2 次)
The first sign of disaster was a dead sheep floating down.
- sheep /ʃiːp/ 羊，绵羊 a farm animal with thick wool that eats grass and is kept for its wool, skin, and meat (2 次)
In this part of the cave, they could hear an insistent booming sound which they found was caused by a small waterspout shooting down into a pool from the roof of the cave.
- shoot /ʃuːt/ 开（枪），射（箭）;发射;射中，射伤，射杀 to fire a bullet or an arrow, or to hit, injure, or kill a person or animal by firing a bullet or arrow at him, her, or it (2 次)
The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
- silent /ˈsaɪ.lənt/ 宁静的;寂静的 without any sound (2 次)
He added that a student had dressed up as a policeman and was playing all sorts of silly jokes on people.
- silly /ˈsɪl.i/ 愚蠢的，傻的 showing little thought or judgment (2 次)
Short skirts are in fashion now.
- skirt /skɜːt/ 女裙，半身裙 a piece of clothing that hangs from the waist and covers some or all of the legs, usually worn by women and girls (2 次)
A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires.
- snatch /snætʃ/ 夺走，抢走 to take hold of something suddenly and roughly (2 次)
Today, although the old Galileo lives on in many popular writings, among historians of science a new and more sophisticated picture has emerged.
- sophisticated /səˈfɪs.tɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ 精于世故的，老练的;见多识广的;很有品位的 having a good understanding of the way people behave and/or a good knowledge of culture and fashion (2 次)
The next car the boy stopped did not take him into the centre of Paris as he hoped it would, but to Perpignan on the French-__Spanish__ border.
- spanish /ˈspæn.ɪʃ/ 西班牙的;西班牙人的;西班牙语的 belonging to or relating to Spain, its people, or its language (2 次)
Though they may attain considerable accuracy in the perception of flat form, they do not make the further intellectual and emotional effort needed to comprehend form in its full spatial existence.
- spatial /ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/ 空间的 relating to the position, area, and size of things (2 次)
A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs.
- stair /steər/ 楼梯 a set of steps that lead from one level of a building to another (2 次)
What about some steak?
- steak /steɪk/ 肉排;肉块;鱼排;鱼块;（尤指）牛排 a thick, flat piece of meat or fish, especially meat from a cow (2 次)
The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth’s steam hammer.
- steam /stiːm/ 蒸汽，水蒸气 the hot gas that is produced when water boils (2 次)
The Cutty Sark rolled from side to side and it became impossible to steer her.
- steer /stɪər/ 驾驶（交通工具）；掌方向盘 to control the direction of a vehicle (2 次)
For nearly three and a half centuries she lay at the bottom of Stockholm harbour until her discovery in 1956.
- stockholm /ˈstɒk.həʊm/ 斯德哥尔摩（瑞典首都） the capital city of Sweden, situated in the eastern part of the country, on the coast (2 次)
Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs.
- storeroom /ˈstɔː.ruːm/ 储藏室，储物间 a room for keeping things in while they are not being used (2 次)
A recent article in a weekly newspaper, for instance, was headed with a striking illustration of a lady in a state of considerable distress, with the caption ‘She was yet another victim, reduced to a screaming wreck’.
- striking /ˈstraɪ.kɪŋ/ 异乎寻常的，惊人的；引人注目的 very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracting a lot of attention (2 次)
We realized that they must have become unduly frightened by the rising flood, for their house, which had sound foundations, would have stood stoutly even if it had been almost submerged.
- unduly /ʌnˈdʒuː.li/ 过度地 过分地 more than is necessary, acceptable, or reasonable (2 次)
- submerge /səbˈmɜːdʒ/ （使）潜入水中，（使）没入水中；浸没 to go below or make something go below the surface of the sea or a river or lake (2 次)
On Sundays, hundreds of people come from the city to see our town and to walk through the woods.
- sundays /ˈsʌn.deɪ/ 周日，星期日，星期天 the day of the week after Saturday and before Monday, when most people in Western countries do not go to work (2 次)
Though a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him the same answer.
- suspicious /səˈspɪʃ.əs/ 可疑的，引起怀疑的 making you feel that something illegal is happening or that something is wrong (2 次)
Tommy had already swallowed them!
- swallow /ˈswɒl.əʊ/ 吞咽，吞下，咽下 to cause food, drink, pills, etc. to move from your mouth into your stomach by using the muscles of your throat (2 次)
Two teaspoonfuls?
- teaspoonful /ˈtiː.spuːn.fʊl/ 一茶匙的量 the amount a teaspoon can hold (2 次)
It was difficult not to be tempted.
- tempt /tempt/ 引诱，诱惑 to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that is unnecessary or wrong (2 次)
The inspector began to look for fingerprints, while the constable checked that the front door locks had not been forced, thereby proving that the burglars had either used skeleton keys or entered over the balcony.
- thereby /ˌðeəˈbaɪ/ 因此，由此;从而 as a result of this action (2 次)
The inner workings of our own brains we feel to be uniquely worthy of investigation, but custom, we have a way of thinking, is behaviour at is most commonplace.
- worthy /ˈwɜː.ði/ 值得尊敬的;值得钦佩的;值得支持的 deserving respect, admiration, or support (2 次)
- thinking /ˈθɪŋ.kɪŋ/ 想，思考 the activity of using your mind to consider something (2 次)
But he’s not reading his newspaper tonight.
- tonight /təˈnaɪt/ （在）今晚;（在）今夜 (during) the night of the present day (2 次)
I have a terrible toothache.
- toothache /ˈtuːθ.eɪk/ 牙痛 pain caused by something being wrong with one of your teeth (2 次)
He will be in his small boat, Topsail.
- topsail /ˈtɒp.seɪl/ （三节桅的）中桅帆;（二节桅的）上桅帆 a sail that is above another sail on a sailing boat (2 次)
Water streamed in torrents over its sides with such force that it set up a huge wave in the canal.
- torrent /ˈtɒr.ənt/ （尤指似乎无法控制的）狂潮，迸发 a sudden large or too large amount, especially one that seems to be uncontrolled (2 次)
These days, it is differences in national regulations, far more than tariffs, that put sand in the wheels of trade between rich countries.
- trade /treɪd/ 贸易；交易；买卖 the activity of buying and selling, or exchanging, goods and/or services between people or countries (2 次)
The force there assembled was trivial compared with the Danish horde.
- trivial /ˈtrɪv.i.əl/ 微不足道的，琐碎的；没有价值的 having little value or importance (2 次)
Have you ever put your trousers in the washing machine and then remembered there was a large bank note in your back pocket?
- trouser /ˈtraʊ.zər/ 裤子的，与裤子有关的 belonging or relating to trousers (2 次)
- washing /ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ/ 洗衣服 the act of washing clothes (2 次)
Children who play truant from school are unimaginative.
- truant /ˈtruː.ənt/ 逃学者，旷课者 a child who is regularly absent from school without permission (2 次)
But just before the competition closed, a lorry arrived at the factory with a truly colossal biscuit which weighed 2,400 pounds.
- truly /ˈtruː.li/ 真实地；确实地；如实地 used to emphasize that what you are saying is true (2 次)
Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
- uncle /ˈʌŋ.kəl/ 舅父;伯父;叔父;姨父;姑父 the brother of someone’s mother or father, or the husband of someone’s aunt or uncle (2 次)
She entered the station twenty minutes before the train was due, since her parents had impressed upon her that it would be unforgivable to miss it and cause the friends with whom she was going to stay to make two journeys to meet her.
- unforgivable /ˌʌn.fəˈɡɪv.ə.bəl/ （行为）过于恶劣无法饶恕的 (of behaviour) too bad to forgive (2 次)
As it happens, a razor that is safe in Europe is unlikely to electrocute Americans.
- unlikely /ʌnˈlaɪ.kli/ 不大可能发生的 not probable or likely to happen (2 次)
If they had only had one more child, the fact would have passed unnoticed.
- unnoticed /ʌnˈnəʊ.tɪst/ 未被看见的；未被注意到的 without being seen or noticed (2 次)
There was no doubt that we were unwelcome visitors.
- unwelcome /ʌnˈwel.kəm/ 不受欢迎的;多余的 not wanted (2 次)
‘It’s all right,’ she said, ‘but isn’t it upside down?’
- upside /ˈʌp.saɪd/ 优点；好处；有利的一面 the advantage of a situation (2 次)
We had spent several days in a small town and visited a number of old churches in the vicinity.
- vicinity /vɪˈsɪn.ə.ti/ 周围地区；邻近地区；附近 the area around a place or where the speaker is (2 次)
At the age of twelve years, the human body is at its most vigorous.
- vigorous /ˈvɪɡ.ər.əs/ 充满活力的;有力量的;精力旺盛的 very forceful or energetic (2 次)
Suddenly they came to a waterfall which dropped into an underground lake at the bottom of the cave.
- waterfall /ˈwɔː.tə.fɔːl/ 瀑布 water, especially from a river or stream, dropping from a higher to a lower point, sometimes from a great height (2 次)
Yet their present development is wholly different, not so much because of different people even, but because of the different thoughts that exist in the minds of their inhabitants.
- wholly /ˈhəʊl.li/ 完全地；全部地 completely (2 次)
A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead, was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the hero’s downfall.
- wickedly (2 次)
Eventually chains were fixed to one end of the dish and a powerful winch was put into operation.
- winch /wɪntʃ/ 绞车;卷扬机 a machine that lifts heavy objects by turning a chain or rope around a tube-shaped device (2 次)
Judges, however wise or eminent, are human and can make mistakes.
- wise /waɪz/ 明智的;英明的;聪明的 having or showing the ability to make good judgments, based on a deep understanding and experience of life (2 次)
I argued that if I spent less time exhausting myself at exercises in the morning, I would keep my mind fresh for reading when I got home from work.
- reading /ˈriː.dɪŋ/ 读，阅读;读书 the skill or activity of getting information from books (4 次)
Travellers on short trips to areas with water supplies of uncertain quality should avoid drinking tap-water, or untreated water from any other source.
- uncertain /ʌnˈsɜː.tən/ 拿不定主意的，犹豫的 not knowing what to do or believe, or not able to decide about something (2 次)

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