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不及物动词（使）急速行进，仓促完成; 猛攻; 急速流动，奔腾

及物动词突袭; （使）仓促行事; 催促; （为物色、招募目的）特别关注

名词冲; 匆忙; 繁忙的活动; 涌动

1. 猛冲;快速行进
If you rush somewhere, you go there quickly.

e.g. A schoolgirl rushed into a burning flat to save a man's life...
一位女学生冲进起火的公寓里去救一名男子。
e.g. Someone inside the building rushed out...
大楼里有个人冲了出来。

2. 赶忙做;赶紧做
If people rush to do something, they do it as soon as they can, because they are very eager to do it.

e.g. Russian banks rushed to buy as many dollars as they could...
俄罗斯各家银行争相抢购美元。
e.g. Before you rush to book a table, bear in mind that lunch for two would cost ￡150.
在你抢着订桌之前，记住两个人在那里吃一顿午饭得花150英镑。

3. 仓促;匆忙;急忙
A rush is a situation in which you need to go somewhere or do something very quickly.

e.g. The men left in a rush...
男人们匆匆离开了。
e.g. It was all rather a rush...
这太仓促了。

4. 热潮;争做;争先恐后
If there is a rush for something, many people suddenly try to get it or do it.

e.g. Record stores are expecting a huge rush for the single.
唱片店正期待着人们会争相抢购这张单曲唱片。
e.g. ...the rush for contracts.
争先恐后签约

5. 高峰期;繁忙活动期
The rush is a period of time when many people go somewhere or do something.

e.g. The shop's opening coincided with the Christmas rush...
这家商店的开张正好赶上了圣诞的抢购热潮。
e.g. Apply before the rush starts.
赶在高峰期开始前申请。

6. 匆忙做;仓促地做
If you rush something, you do it in a hurry, often too quickly and without much care.

e.g. You can't rush a search...
搜寻时不能仓促行事。
e.g. Chew your food well and do not rush meals...
充分咀嚼食物，吃饭不要太快。

不及物动词旋转，回旋; 急走，飞奔; 头晕眼花

及物动词使旋转，使回旋; 卷走; 飞快地带走; 眼花，眩晕

名词旋转，回旋; 昏乱; [动，植]轮，环; 一连串的事

1. (使)回旋;(使)旋转
If something or someone whirls around or if you whirl them around, they move around or turn around very quickly.

e.g. Not receiving an answer, she whirled round...
没有得到答案，她飞快地转过身去。
e.g. He was whirling Anne around the floor...
他正拉着安妮在舞池内转圈儿。

2. 一连串;接连不断的活动
You can refer to a lot of intense activity as a whirl of activity.

e.g. In half an hour's whirl of activity she does it all...
经过半个小时的忙碌，她全都做完了。
e.g. Your life is such a social whirl.
你总是在不停地参加社交活动。

3. 混乱;躁动
If a person or their mind is in a whirl, they are very confused or excited.

e.g. My thoughts are in a whirl.
我的脑子里一团乱。

4. 试一试;尝试一下
If you decide to give an activity a whirl, you do it even though it is something that you have never tried before.

e.g. Why not give acupuncture a whirl?...
为什么不试试针灸？
e.g. We decided to give it a whirl.
我们决定尝试一下。

及物动词包; 缠绕; 用…包裹（或包扎、覆盖等）; 掩护

名词膝毯，披肩，围巾，围脖，头巾，罩衫，外套，大衣; 包装纸; 〈俚〉机密

不及物动词缠绕，盘绕（通常与 over, around 等连用）; 包上，裹上; 穿上（衣服等）

1. (用纸、布等)包，裹
When you wrap something, you fold paper or cloth tightly round it to cover it completely, for example in order to protect it or so that you can give it to someone as a present.

e.g. Harry had carefully bought and wrapped presents for Mark to give them...
哈里精心购置了礼物又仔细包好，让马克交给他们。
e.g. Mexican Indians used to wrap tough meat in leaves from the papaya tree.
墨西哥印第安人过去常用番木瓜树叶把难嚼的肉包起来。

2. 包装材料;包裹物
Wrap is the material that something is wrapped in.

e.g. I tucked some plastic wrap around the sandwiches to keep them from getting stale.
我用塑料包装纸把三明治裹起来，防止变质。
e.g. ...gift wrap.
礼品包装纸

3. 用…包;用…裹
When you wrap something such as a piece of paper or cloth round another thing, you put it around it.

e.g. She wrapped a handkerchief around her bleeding palm...
她用手绢将流血的手掌包扎起来。
e.g. Then she stood up, wrapping her coat around her angrily...
然后她站了起来，怒气冲冲地穿上大衣。

4. 用(手臂、指头或腿)围紧;用…绕住
If someone wraps their arms, fingers, or legs around something, they put them firmly around it.

e.g. He wrapped his arms around her.
他紧紧搂住她。

5. 披肩;围巾
A wrap is a piece of clothing which women wear round their shoulders, either to keep them warm when wearing an evening dress, or for decoration over a coat.

6. see also: wrapping

7. 保密，秘而不宣（常指待日后宣布）
If you keep something under wraps, you keep it secret, often until you are ready to announce it at some time in the future.

e.g. The bids were submitted in May and were meant to have been kept under wraps until October...
标书5月份递交，本欲10月份才予以公布。
e.g. The date and venue of the game must remain under wraps...
比赛的时间和地点必须保密。

相关词组：wrap up

名词空运; 天空; 气氛; （简单易记的）曲调

及物/不及物动词晾晒; 烘干; 播送; 广播

及物动词使房间通风， 透气

1. 空气；大气
Air is the mixture of gases which forms the earth's atmosphere and which we breathe.

e.g. Draughts help to circulate air...
穿堂风有助于空气流通。
e.g. Keith opened the window and leaned out into the cold air.
基思打开窗户，探出身到冷风中。

2. 天空；空中；空间
The air is the space around things or above the ground.

e.g. Government troops broke up the protest by firing their guns in the air...
政府军队朝天鸣枪驱散了抗议人群。
e.g. People's cigarette smoke seemed to hang in the air.
人们吸烟的烟雾似乎会长时间滞留在空气中。

3. 空运；航空
Air is used to refer to travel in aircraft.

e.g. Air travel will continue to grow at about 6% per year...
乘飞机旅行的人数将以每年大约6%的速度持续增加。
e.g. Casualties had to be brought to hospital by air.
伤者不得不用飞机送往医院。

4. （简单易记的）曲调，旋律
An air is a simple tune which can be easily recognized and remembered.

5. 神态;感觉;总体印象;氛围
If you say that someone or something has a particular air, you mean that they give this general impression.

e.g. Jennifer regarded him with an air of amusement...
珍妮弗觉得他很风趣。
e.g. The meal gave the occasion an almost festive air.
这一餐使整个场合有了近乎节日般的喜庆氛围。

6. 矫揉造作；装腔作势；做作
If you say that someone is putting on airs or giving themselves airs, you are criticizing them for behaving as if they are better than other people.

e.g. We're poor and we never put on airs.
我们贫穷但从不装腔作势。

7. （通过电视或无线电）播送，播放
If a broadcasting company airs a television or radio programme, they show it on television or broadcast it on the radio.

e.g. Tonight PBS will air a documentary called 'Democracy In Action'.
今晚公共广播公司将播放一部名为《民主进行时》的纪录片。

名词球; 舞会; 棒球（投手投出的）坏球; 拇指球

及物动词做成球状，使成团块; （指男性）和（女性）交媾（美式英语）

不及物动词呈球形，成团块; [美国俚语、口语]狂欢作乐，消遣; 尽情作乐，尽情地玩

1. 球
A ball is a round object that is used in games such as tennis, baseball, football, basketball, and cricket.

e.g. ...a golf ball.
高尔夫球
e.g. ...a tennis ball.
网球

2. 球状物
A ball is something or an amount of something that has a round shape.

e.g. Thomas screwed the letter up into a ball...
托马斯把信揉成一团。
e.g. They heard a loud explosion and saw a ball of fire go up.
他们听见一声爆炸的巨响，看见一个火球腾空而起。

3. （使）成球状（或团块）
When you ball something or when it balls, it becomes round.

e.g. He picked up the sheets of paper, and balled them tightly in his fists...
他抓起那几张纸，在手里紧紧攥成团。
e.g. His hands balled into fists...
他攥起了拳头。

4. （脚趾和脚相连或拇指和手相连的）球状部位；脚趾球；拇指球
The ball of your foot or the ball of your thumb is the rounded part where your toes join your foot or where your thumb joins your hand.

5. 舞会
A ball is a large formal social event at which people dance.

6. 睾丸
A man's balls are his testicles.

7. see also: balls

8. 轮到…采取行动（或作出决断）
If you say that the ball is in someone's court, you mean that it is his or her responsibility to take the next action or decision in a situation.

e.g. The ball's now in your court — you have to decide what you're going to do.
轮到你了——你必须决定自己要做什么。

9. 使某事发生；开始某种活动
If you get the ball rolling ,set the ball rolling, or start the ball rolling, you start something happening.

e.g. He will go to the Middle East next week to get the ball rolling again on peace talks...
他下周将前往中东，开始重启和谈。
e.g. I just want enough cash to start the ball rolling.
我只是想有足够的启动资金。

10. 玩得很开心；尽情欢乐
If you are having a ball, you are having a very enjoyable time.

e.g. Outside the boys were sitting on the ground and, going by the gales of laughter, they were having a ball.
男孩们在户外席地而坐，从阵阵笑声来看，他们玩得很开心。

11. 同时做数件事情
If you keep several balls in the air, you try to do several different things at once.

e.g. The detective has to discover the motive, the means and the opportunity and has to keep these three balls in the air.
那名侦探必须查明动机、手段和时机，而且对这三项的调查必须同步展开。
e.g. ...unhappy mothers trying to juggle ten balls in the air.
同时要做无数件事情的可怜的母亲

12. 警觉；机警；留心
If someone is on the ball, they are very alert and aware of what is happening.

e.g. She really is on the ball; she's bought houses at auctions so she knows what she's doing.
她很精明干练；她通过拍卖购过房，所以知道自己在做什么。

13. 愿意合作
If someone refuses to play ball, they are unwilling to do what someone wants them to do.

e.g. The association has threatened to withdraw its support if the banks and building societies refuse to play ball.
该协会威胁说如果银行和建屋互助会不配合的话，它将不再提供支持。

相关词组：ball up

不及物动词（心脏等）跳动; 搜索; （风、雨等）吹打; （鼓）咚咚地响

及物/不及物动词接连地击打

及物动词打败; 敲打; 控制; 避免

名词节拍; （鼓的）一击; 管区

形容词[美国口语]大吃一惊的; [常作 B-]“反传统一代”成员的; 摇滚音乐的; [口语]（体力或情绪上）疲劳不堪的

名词钟，铃; 钟声，铃声; 钟状物; [建]圆屋顶

及物动词敲钟; 系铃于，给…装上铃; 使成铃状; 把…放在钟形罩内

不及物动词使象钟状地张开; 鸣钟

1. 铃
A bell is a device that makes a ringing sound and is used to give a signal or to attract people's attention.

e.g. I had just enough time to finish eating before the bell rang and I was off to my first class...
我刚吃完饭铃声就响了，于是我赶去上第一堂课。
e.g. I've been ringing the door bell, there's no answer.
我一直按门铃，但是没有人应门。

2. 钟
A bell is a hollow metal object shaped like a cup which has a piece hanging inside it that hits the sides and makes a sound.

e.g. My brother, Neville, was born on a Sunday, when all the church bells were ringing.
我弟弟内维尔是星期天出生的，当时所有的教堂钟声齐鸣。

3. 十分清晰；非常清楚
If something is as clear as a bell, it is very clear indeed.

e.g. There are 80 of these pictures and they're all as clear as a bell.
这些照片一共有80张，都非常清晰。

4. 给…打电话
If you give someone a bell, you telephone them.

e.g. I was going to give you a bell tomorrow.
我明天给你打电话。

5. 听起来耳熟（但记不真切）
If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.

e.g. The description of one of the lads is definitely familiar. It rings a bell.
对其中一个小伙子的描述确实似曾熟悉。听起来挺耳熟。

6. 非常健康的；完好无损的
If something is as sound as a bell it is healthy and not damaged in any way.

e.g. The horse returned sound as a bell.
这匹马安然无恙地回来了。

及物动词捆绑; 约束; 装订; （用长布条）缠绕

及物/不及物动词（使）结合

名词捆绑; 窘境，困境; 植物的藤蔓

1. 使紧密联系；使关系密切
If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.

e.g. It is the memory and threat of persecution that binds them together.
遭受迫害的记忆和威胁把他们紧紧联系在一起。
e.g. ...the social and political ties that bind the USA to Britain.
将美国和英国紧紧相连的社会和政治纽带

2. 约束；限制；使负有义务（或责任）
If you are bound by something such as a rule, agreement, or restriction, you are forced or required to act in a certain way.

e.g. The Luxembourg-based satellite service is not bound by the same strict rules as the BBC...
设在卢森堡的卫星服务公司无须像英国广播公司那样遵守严格的规定。
e.g. The authorities will be legally bound to arrest any suspects...
当局负有逮捕所有疑犯的法律责任。

形容词空白的; 空的，无信息的，未填写的; 茫然的; 空虚的

名词坯; 空的空间或地点; 填空处，空白表格; 无用的东西

及物动词消失; 挡住通路; [体育运动] 阻止（对手）得分; 打孔，盖印

不及物动词走神; 逐渐消失

1. 空白的；空的
Something that is blank has nothing on it.

e.g. We could put some of the pictures over on that blank wall over there...
我们可以把一些图画贴在那边的空白墙壁上。
e.g. He tore a blank page from his notebook.
他从他的笔记本上撕下一页空白纸。

2. 空白处；空格
A blank is a space which is left in a piece of writing or on a printed form for you to fill in particular information.

e.g. Put a word in each blank to complete the sentence.
每个空格填上一个单词，把句子补充完整。

3. 茫然的；漠然的；毫无表情的
If you look blank, your face shows no feeling, understanding, or interest.

e.g. Abbot looked blank. 'I don't quite follow, sir.'...
阿博特一脸茫然。“我没听明白，先生。”
e.g. His daughter gave him a blank look.
他女儿漠然地看了他一眼。

名词蓝色; [复数]（美国海、陆、空三军穿的）蓝色制服; 蓝颜料; [the blue(s)][用作单数或复数]布鲁斯（歌曲）（一种伤感的美国黑人民歌）

形容词蓝色的; 沮丧的，忧郁的; 下流的

及物动词把…染成蓝色; 使成蓝色; 给…用上蓝剂; 用上蓝剂于

不及物动词变成蓝色，呈蓝色

1. 蓝色；天蓝色
Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day.

e.g. There were swallows in the cloudless blue sky...
燕子在万里无云的蓝天飞翔。
e.g. She fixed her pale blue eyes on her father's.
她淡蓝色的眼睛紧紧盯着她父亲的双眼。

2. 蓝调音乐，布鲁斯音乐（源于美国南部黑人音乐家，节奏缓慢，旋律感强）
The blues is a type of music which was developed by African American musicians in the southern United States. It is characterized by a slow tempo and a strong rhythm.

e.g. His singing really does have the depth and the emotional range of the blues.
他的歌声确实颇有布鲁斯音乐的内蕴和情感深度。
e.g. ...the blues bars of Chicago.
芝加哥的蓝调酒吧

3. 忧郁；沮丧；悲伤
If you have got the blues, you feel sad and depressed.

e.g. Interfering in-laws are the prime sources of the blues.
喜欢指手画脚的姻亲最让人头疼。

4. 忧郁的；沮丧的；悲伤的
If you are feeling blue, you are feeling sad or depressed, often when there is no particular reason.

e.g. There's no earthly reason for me to feel so blue.
我也说不出来为什么这么沮丧。

5. （剑桥或牛津大学的）校队运动员，蓝色荣誉者
A Cambridge blue or an Oxford blue is a man or woman who has played for Cambridge or Oxford University in a particular sport.

6. 色情的；黄色的
Blue films, stories, or jokes are about sex.

e.g. ...a secret stash of porn mags and blue movies.
偷偷藏起来的一堆色情杂志和黄色影碟

7. 突然；出乎意料地
If something happens out of the blue, it happens unexpectedly.

e.g. One of them wrote to us out of the blue several years later.
数年后他们中的一人突然给我们写了一封信。

8. bolt from the blue - see bolt
blue moon - see moon
blue murder - see murder

及物动词（使）破; 打破（纪录）; （常指好天气）突变; 开始

不及物动词突破; （嗓音）突变; 破晓; （价格）突然下跌

名词破裂; 中间休息; 间断; 短假

1. 打破；摔碎
When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.

e.g. He fell through the window, breaking the glass...
他撞破玻璃从窗口摔了下去。
e.g. The plate broke...
盘子打破了。

2. 折断（骨头）；骨折
If you break a part of your body such as your leg, your arm, or your nose, or if a bone breaks, you are injured because a bone cracks or splits.

e.g. She broke a leg in a skiing accident...
她在一次滑雪事故中摔断了一条腿。
e.g. Old bones break easily...
老年人容易骨折。

3. （使）（表层、盖子或密封）破裂；撕开
If a surface, cover, or seal breaks or if something breaks it, a hole or tear is made in it, so that a substance can pass through.

e.g. Once you've broken the seal of a bottle there's no way you can put it back together again...
一旦你撕开瓶子的密封条，你就无法再把它复原。
e.g. The bandage must be put on when the blister breaks...
水疱一旦破了就必须用绷带包扎起来。

4. （使）（工具或机器）损坏
When a tool or piece of machinery breaks or when you break it, it is damaged and no longer works.

e.g. When the clutch broke, the car was locked into second gear...
离合器失灵后，汽车只能在二挡行驶。
e.g. Tenants do not have to worry about leaking roofs and broken washing machines...
租房者无需担心屋顶漏水和洗衣机出故障。

5. 破坏，违反（规则、承诺或协议）
If you break a rule, promise, or agreement, you do something that you should not do according to that rule, promise, or agreement.

e.g. We didn't know we were breaking the law.
我们不知道自己在犯法。
e.g. The company has consistently denied it had knowingly broken arms embargoes.
这家公司一直否认自己是有意违反武器禁运规定。

6. 挣脱；解脱
If you break free or loose, you free yourself from something or escape from it.

e.g. She broke free by thrusting her elbow into his chest.
她用肘猛击他的胸部，挣脱了出来。
e.g. ...his inability to break free of his marriage.
他无法摆脱婚姻的束缚

7. 结束（困难或不利局面）；打破（僵局）
If someone breaks something, especially a difficult or unpleasant situation that has existed for some time, they end it or change it.

e.g. The Home Secretary aims to break the vicious circle between disadvantage and crime...
内政大臣力图打破贫困和犯罪之间的恶性循环。
e.g. New proposals have been put forward to break the deadlock among rival factions...
旨在结束各竞争派别之间僵持局面的新提案已被提交。

8. 打破（沉默）
If someone or something breaks a silence, they say something or make a noise after a long period of silence.

e.g. Hugh broke the silence. 'Is she always late?' he asked...
休打破了沉默，问道：“她总是迟到吗？”
e.g. The unearthly silence was broken by a shrill screaming.
一声尖叫打破了这可怕的沉寂。

9. （天气的）放晴
If there is a break in the cloud or weather, it changes and there is a short period of sunshine or fine weather.

e.g. A sudden break in the cloud allowed rescuers to spot Michael Benson.
天气的突然放晴帮助救援人员找到了迈克尔·本森。

10. （与…）决裂；断绝（联系）；放弃
If you break with a group of people or a traditional way of doing things, or you break your connection with them, you stop being involved with that group or stop doing things in that way.

e.g. In 1959, Akihito broke with imperial tradition by marrying a commoner...
明仁天皇在1959年打破皇室传统，娶了一位平民女子为妻。
e.g. They were determined to break from precedent...
他们决心打破先例。

11. （使）摆脱，（使）戒除（习惯）
If you break a habit or if someone breaks you of it, you no longer have that habit.

e.g. If you continue to smoke, keep trying to break the habit...
如果你还在吸烟的话，就尽量戒除这个习惯吧。
e.g. The professor hoped to break the students of the habit of looking for easy answers.
教授希望改掉学生们不动脑筋就想找到答案的习惯。

12. 瓦解…的决心；使丧失勇气；毁掉…的前程
To break someone means to destroy their determination and courage, their success, or their career.

e.g. He never let his jailers break him...
他决不会让监狱看守们摧毁他的意志。
e.g. The newspapers and television can make or break you...
报纸和电视会使你成功，也会将你毁掉。

13. 短暂休息；稍停
If someone breaks for a short period of time, they rest or change from what they are doing for a short period.

e.g. They broke for lunch.
他们停下来吃午饭。

14. 间歇；小憩
A break is a short period of time when you have a rest or a change from what you are doing, especially if you are working or if you are in a boring or unpleasant situation.

e.g. They may be able to help with childcare so that you can have a break...
他们可以帮忙照料孩子，这样你就可以歇一歇了。
e.g. I thought a 15 min break from his work would do him good...
我想他停下工作休息15分钟对他会有好处。

15. 短假
A break is a short holiday.

e.g. They are currently taking a short break in Spain.
他们目前正在西班牙休短假。

16. （为短暂歇息而）打断（旅程）
If you break your journey somewhere, you stop there for a short time so that you can have a rest.

e.g. Because of the heat we broke our journey at a small country hotel.
由于天气炎热，我们在一家乡村小旅馆停下来稍作歇息。

17. 减弱（势头）；减轻（力度）
To break the force of something such as a blow or fall means to weaken its effect, for example by getting in the way of it.

e.g. He sustained serious neck injuries after he broke someone's fall.
有人坠落压在他身上，致使他颈部受重伤。

18. （消息在报纸、电视或电台）发布，传播
When a piece of news breaks, people hear about it from the newspapers, television, or radio.

e.g. The news broke that the Prime Minister had resigned...
据报道首相已经辞职。
e.g. He resigned from his post as Bishop when the scandal broke.
丑闻传开后他辞去了主教职务。

19. （通常以委婉的方式）透露，告知（坏消息）
When you break a piece of bad news to someone, you tell it to them, usually in a kind way.

e.g. Then Louise broke the news that she was leaving me...
然后路易丝挑明了她要离开我。
e.g. I worried for ages and decided that I had better break it to her.
我烦恼了很长时间，后来决定还是把这事告诉她。

20. 机遇；机会；好运
A break is a lucky opportunity that someone gets to achieve something.

e.g. He went into TV and got his first break playing opposite Sid James in the series 'Citizen James'.
他进入了电视圈，获得的第一个机会是在连续剧《公民詹姆斯》中与锡德·詹姆斯演对手戏。

21. 打破（纪录）
If you break a record, you beat the previous record for a particular achievement.

e.g. Carl Lewis has broken the world record in the 100 metres...
卡尔·刘易斯已经打破了百米赛跑的世界纪录。
e.g. Jurassic Park had broken all box office records.
《侏罗纪公园》打破了所有票房纪录。

22. （天）破晓
When day or dawn breaks, it starts to grow light after the night has ended.

e.g. They continued the search as dawn broke.
天放亮后他们继续搜寻。

23. （波浪)减势，落下
When a wave breaks, it passes its highest point and turns downwards, for example when it reaches the shore.

e.g. Danny listened to the waves breaking against the shore.
丹尼聆听着波浪拍岸的声音。

24. 破解，破译（密码）
If you break a secret code, you work out how to understand it.

e.g. It was feared they could break the Allies' codes.
恐怕他们会破译盟军的密码。

25. （因悲伤或害怕嗓音）突变，变调
If someone's voice breaks when they are speaking, it changes its sound, for example because they are sad or afraid.

e.g. Godfrey's voice broke, and halted.
戈弗雷声音都变了，停顿下来。

26. （男孩嗓音）变粗
When a boy's voice breaks, it becomes deeper and sounds more like a man's voice.

e.g. He sings with the strained discomfort of someone whose voice hasn't quite broken.
他唱得很拘谨，声音听起来像是某个还没完全变声的男孩。

27. （天气）突变；（风暴）骤起
If the weather breaks or a storm breaks, it suddenly becomes rainy or stormy after a period of sunshine.

e.g. I've been waiting for the weather to break...
我一直在等待着暴风雨的到来。
e.g. She hoped she'd be able to reach the hotel before the storm broke.
她希望能够在起风暴前赶到旅馆。

28. （网球比赛中）破，赢得（对手的发球局）
In tennis, if you break your opponent's serve, you win a game in which your opponent is serving.

e.g. He broke McEnroe's serve.
他破了麦肯罗的发球局。

29. see also: broke;broken;heartbreak;heartbreaking;heartbroken;outbreak

30. 破晓时分
The break of day or the break of dawn is the time when it begins to grow light after the night.

e.g. 'I,' he finished poetically, 'will watch over you to the break of day.'
“我，”他以富有诗意的语言结尾，“将守候着你，直至晨光初露。”

31. 别烦我了
You can say 'give me a break' to show that you are annoyed by what someone has said or done.

e.g. 'I'm a real intellectual-type guy, Tracy,' James joked. 'Oh, give me a break,' Tracy moaned.
“我可是个货真价实的高智商小伙儿，特雷西。”詹姆斯开玩笑地说道。“哦，别烦我了，”特雷西抱怨道。

32. 逃离；离开
If you make a break or make a break for it, you run to escape from something.

e.g. The moment had come to make a break or die...
那个时候不跑就没命了。
e.g. Dan made a break for his car only to find the driver's door locked.
丹朝他的汽车跑去，却发现驾驶座位置的门被锁住了。

33. to break the bank - see bank
to break cover - see cover
to break even - see even
to break new ground - see ground
to break someone's heart - see heart
all hell breaks loose - see hell
to break the ice - see ice
to break ranks - see rank
to break wind - see wind

相关词组：break awaybreak downbreak inbreak intobreak offbreak outbreak throughbreak up

名词云; 云状物; 一团; 阴影

不及物动词布满云; 显得阴沉; 看起来忧愁）

及物动词使难以理解; 使…朦胧不清; 使减少乐趣; 混淆

1. 云;云团
A cloud is a mass of water vapour that floats in the sky. Clouds are usually white or grey in colour.

e.g. ...the varied shapes of the clouds...
云朵各种各样的形状
e.g. The sky was almost entirely obscured by cloud.
天空几乎完全被云所遮蔽。

2. (烟雾、尘土等的)一团
A cloud of something such as smoke or dust is a mass of it floating in the air.

e.g. The hens darted away on all sides, raising a cloud of dust.
一群母鸡四处乱窜，搅起一团尘土。

3. 把…搞糊涂;使难以理解；使无法正确判断
If you say that something clouds your view of a situation, you mean that it makes you unable to understand the situation or judge it properly.

e.g. Perhaps anger had clouded his vision, perhaps his judgment had been faulty...
可能是愤怒蒙蔽了他的眼睛，也可能是他判断有误。
e.g. In his latter years religious mania clouded his mind.
晚年的时候，对宗教的狂热让他丧失心智。

4. 破坏;给…蒙上阴影
If you say that something clouds a situation, you mean that it makes it unpleasant.

e.g. The atmosphere has already been clouded by the BJP's anger at the media.
印度人民党怒斥媒体，已经破坏了气氛。

5. (眼神或脸色)阴沉，忧郁；使看起来阴沉（或忧郁）
If your eyes or face cloud or if sadness or anger clouds them, your eyes or your face suddenly show sadness or anger.

e.g. Trish's face clouded with disappointment...
翠茜一脸失望。
e.g. As he looked at Katherine, great sorrow clouded his eyes.
他看着凯瑟琳，满眼忧伤。

6. (镜子)模糊不清;(使)起雾
If glass clouds or if moisture clouds it, tiny drops of water cover the glass, making it difficult to see through.

e.g. The mirror clouded beside her cheek...
她面颊边的镜子变得模糊不清。
e.g. I run the water very hot, clouding the mirror.
我把水开得很热，水汽模糊了镜面。

7. 心不在焉;耽于空想
If you say that someone has their head in the clouds, you are criticizing them because they are ignoring or are unaware of the problems associated with a situation.

8. 极为快乐;乐不可支
If you say that someone is on cloud nine, you are emphasizing that they are very happy.

e.g. When Michael was born I was on cloud nine.
迈克尔出生的时候，我都乐得找不着北了。

9. 遭嫌弃；被贬低
If someone is under a cloud, people have a poor opinion of them because of something they have done.

e.g. The military are under a cloud for killing civilians while breaking up a demonstration.
军方因在平息示威活动时杀死了无辜平民而备受指责。

10. every cloud has a silver lining - see silver lining

相关词组：cloud over

名词线索; 提示; （帮助警方破案的）线索; （纵横填字谜、游戏或问题的）提示词语

及物动词非正为…提供最新情况（消息等）

1. 线索;提示
A clue to a problem or mystery is something that helps you to find the answer to it.

e.g. Geneticists in Canada have discovered a clue to the puzzle of why our cells get old and die...
加拿大的遗传学家已经发现了解开细胞衰老、死亡之谜的线索。
e.g. How a man shaves may be a telling clue to his age.
男人刮胡子的方式也许能泄露其年龄。

2. (破案)线索
A clue is an object or piece of information that helps someone solve a crime.

e.g. The vital clue to the killer's identity was his nickname, Peanuts.
查明杀手身份的重要线索是他的外号叫“花生”。

3. (纵横填字游戏的)提示语，解答提示
A clue in a crossword or game is information which is given to help you to find the answer to a question.

4. 不知道;一无所知
If you haven't a clue about something, you do not know anything about it or you have no idea what to do about it.

e.g. I haven't a clue what I'll give Carl for his birthday next year.
我不知道明年卡尔过生日我该送什么。

动词碰撞; 使发出巨响; 暴跌; 睡觉

名词崩溃; 碰撞; 碰撞声; 暴跌

形容词应急的; 速成的

1. 撞车;碰撞;相撞
A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.

e.g. His elder son was killed in a car crash a few years ago.
他的长子几年前死于车祸。
e.g. ...a plane crash.
坠机事件

2. (使)碰撞;(使)撞毁
If a moving vehicle crashes or if the driver crashes it, it hits something and is damaged or destroyed.

e.g. The plane crashed mysteriously near the island of Ustica.
那架飞机在乌斯蒂卡岛附近神秘坠毁了。
e.g. ...when his car crashed into the rear of a van...
他的车撞进一辆货车尾部的时候

3. 猛撞;撞击
If something crashes somewhere, it moves and hits something else violently, making a loud noise.

e.g. The door swung inwards to crash against a chest of drawers behind it...
门朝里摆去，撞到了后面的大衣柜。
e.g. My words were lost as the walls above us crashed down, filling the cellar with brick dust...
我们头顶的墙塌了下来，地下室里满是砖灰，我惊得说不出话来。

4. (突然间响起的)巨大声响
A crash is a sudden, loud noise.

e.g. Two people in the flat recalled hearing a loud crash about 1.30 a.m.
公寓楼里有两个人回想起凌晨1点半听见了一声巨响。

5. (生意或金融体制)倒闭，破产，失败
If a business or financial system crashes, it fails suddenly, often with serious effects.

e.g. When the market crashed, they assumed the deal would be cancelled.
当市场崩溃时，他们认为交易会被取消。

6. (计算机或计算机程序)崩溃，瘫痪
If a computer or a computer program crashes, it fails suddenly.

e.g. ...after the computer crashed for the second time in 10 days.
电脑在10天内第二次死机后

相关词组：crash out

及物/不及物动词损害，毁坏

名词损害，损毁; 赔偿金

1. 损坏;破坏;毁坏
To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.

e.g. He maliciously damaged a car with a baseball bat...
他用棒球棒恶意损毁了一辆汽车。
e.g. The sun can damage your skin.
阳光能损伤皮肤。

2. 损害;伤害
To damage something means to cause it to become less good, pleasant, or successful.

e.g. Jackson doesn't want to damage his reputation as a political personality...
杰克逊不想损害自己政界名人的声誉。
e.g. He warned that the action was damaging the economy.
他警告说该行动正对经济造成破坏。

名词日光，白昼; 清早，黎明; 公开，发表; 俚眼睛，视力

1. 日光
Daylight is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.

e.g. It was still daylight but all the cars had their headlights on...
还是大白天，但所有汽车的前灯都亮起来了。
e.g. Lack of daylight can make people feel depressed.
日晒不足会让人情绪低落。

2. 天明
Daylight is the time of day when it begins to get light.

e.g. Quinn returned shortly after daylight yesterday morning.
昨天早上天刚亮奎因就回来了。

3. 在光天化日之下;在大白天
If you say that a crime is committed in broad daylight, you are expressing your surprise that it is done during the day when people can see it, rather than at night.

e.g. A girl was attacked on a train in broad daylight...
光天化日之下，一个女孩在火车上遭到了袭击。
e.g. The recent murder happened in broad daylight in a supposedly 'safe' part of London.
最近的这起谋杀案是光天化日之下在伦敦一个据称“安全”的城区发生的。

及物动词[牌戏]分; 分配; 经营; 施予

名词（一笔）交易; 许多; 待遇; 发牌

不及物动词交易; 论述; （有效地或成功地）处理; 惩处

形容词冷杉木制的，松木制的

量词用法（QUANTIFIER USES）

1. 许多;大量
If you say that you need or have a great deal of or a good deal of a particular thing, you are emphasizing that you need or have a lot of it.

e.g. ...a great deal of money...
大量的钱
e.g. I am in a position to save you a good deal of time.
我能够为你节省许多时间。

2. 许多;很多
A deal of something is a lot of it.

e.g. He had a deal of work to do.
他有许多工作要做。

副词向下; （坐、倒、躺）下; （表示范围或顺序的限度）下至

介词（从高处）向下; （表示位置）在…的下方; （表示方向）沿着…向下; （表示时间）自…以来

形容词向下的; 沮丧的; 计算机或计算机系统停机; （以…）落后于对手的

名词（鸟的）绒羽; 绒毛; 软毛; 汗毛

及物动词放下; （尤指大口或快速地）喝下; 使摔倒; 击落（敌机等）

不及物动词下来; 下降; [常用于祈使句中]下去; 卧倒

介词和副词用法（PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES）

形容词空的，空虚的，空洞的; 空闲的，无效的，徒劳的; 无聊的，愚蠢的; 言语或行动空洞的

及物动词（使）成为空的， 把…弄空; 把…腾出来

不及物动词成为空的; 流空

名词空车; 空的东西

1. 空的
An empty place, vehicle, or container is one that has no people or things in it.

e.g. The room was bare and empty.
房间空荡荡的。
e.g. ...empty cans of lager...
空的窖藏啤酒罐

2. (威胁、关系等)空洞的，无意义的，无效的
An empty gesture, threat, or relationship has no real value or meaning.

e.g. His father threatened to throw him out, but he knew it was an empty threat.
他父亲威胁要把他赶出去，但他知道那只不过是吓吓他罢了。
e.g. ...to ensure the event is not perceived as an empty gesture.
确保这一活动不被看作只是一种空洞的姿态

3. (生活或某段时间)空虚的，枯燥无味的
If you describe a person's life or a period of time as empty, you mean that nothing interesting or valuable happens in it.

e.g. My life was very hectic but empty before I met him.
在遇到他之前，我的生活非常繁忙却很空虚。

4. （感觉）空虚的，无力的
If you feel empty, you feel unhappy and have no energy, usually because you are very tired or have just experienced something upsetting.

e.g. I felt empty and hollow; defeated...
我感觉空虚无聊，充满挫败感。
e.g. I feel so empty, my life just doesn't seem worth living any more.
我觉得非常空虚，生活似乎根本不值得继续下去。

5. 清空;把…倒空
If you empty a container, or empty something out of it, you remove its contents, especially by tipping it up.

e.g. I emptied the ashtray...
我把烟灰缸倒空了。
e.g. Empty the noodles and liquid into a serving bowl...
把汤面倒进上菜用的碗中。

6. （使）（房间、场地等）变空;清空
If someone empties a room or place, or if it empties, everyone that is in it goes away.

e.g. The stadium emptied at the end of the first day of athletics.
首日比赛结束后，体育场空无一人。
e.g. ...a woman who could empty a pub full of drunks just by lifting one fist.
只要举起一只拳头就能把一酒吧的醉鬼全部赶跑的女人

7. （河流或运河）流入，注入
A river or canal that empties into a lake, river, or sea flows into it.

e.g. The Washougal empties into the Columbia River near Portland.
沃舒格尔河在波特兰附近注入哥伦比亚河。

8. 空瓶；空容器
Empties are bottles or containers which no longer have anything in them.

名词端; 正结果; 终止; 最后部分

及物/不及物动词结束，终止

1. 最后部分;末尾
The end of something such as a period of time, an event, a book, or a film is the last part of it or the final point in it.

e.g. The ￡5 banknote was first issued at the end of the 18th century...
五英镑面值的钞票最早在18世纪末发行。
e.g. The report is expected by the end of the year...
预期年底提交报告。

2. （使）结束;（使）终结
When a situation, process, or activity ends, or when something or someone ends it, it reaches its final point and stops.

e.g. The meeting quickly ended and Steve and I left the room...
会议很快结束了，我和史蒂夫离开了房间。
e.g. Talks have resumed to try to end the fighting...
会谈重新开始，以期结束战斗。

及物/不及物动词（使）充满，（使）装满

及物动词满足; 配药; （按订单）供应; 使充满（感情）

名词填满…的量; 充分; 装填物; 路堤

1. (使)装满;(使)注满;(使)充满
If you fill a container or area, or if it fills, an amount of something enters it that is enough to make it full.

e.g. Fill a saucepan with water and bring to a slow boil...
往平底锅里加满水,小火煮沸。
e.g. She made sandwiches, filled a flask and put sugar in...
她做了三明治，把保温瓶灌满，又放了糖进去。

2. 挤满;占满;充塞
If something fills a space, it is so big, or there are such large quantities of it, that there is very little room left.

e.g. He cast his eyes at the rows of cabinets that filled the enormous work area...
他把目光投向那一排排挤占了巨大工作空间的柜子。
e.g. The text fills 231 pages.
正文占了 231 页。

形容词美好的，愉快的; 正派的; 友好的，亲切的; 细致的

1. 吸引人的;美好的;令人愉快的
If you say that something is nice, you mean that you find it attractive, pleasant, or enjoyable.

e.g. I think silk ties can be quite nice...
我认为丝绸领带相当不错。
e.g. It's nice to be here together again...
又在这儿相聚太好了。

名词头部; 头脑; 上端; 首脑，首长

及物动词用头顶; 前进; 作为…的首领; 站在…的前头

不及物动词朝…行进; 出发; 向…方向移动; 船驶往

形容词头的; 在前头的; 首要的; 在顶端的

及物/不及物动词帮助; 有助于， 有利于

及物动词治疗; 避免; 招待（客人）; 给…盛（饭、菜）

名词帮助; 助手; 补救办法; 有用

不及物动词（在餐桌旁）招待，侍应，作仆人（或店员、服务员等）

int.[呼救语]救命！

1. 帮助;帮忙
If you help someone, you make it easier for them to do something, for example by doing part of the work for them or by giving them advice or money.

e.g. He has helped to raise a lot of money...
他帮着筹集了很多钱。
e.g. My mum used to help cook the meals for the children...
我妈妈过去常帮忙给孩子做饭。

2. 有帮助;有用
If you say that something helps, you mean that it makes something easier to do or get, or that it improves a situation to some extent.

e.g. The right style of swimsuit can help to hide, minimise or emphasise what you want it to...
款式选择得当的泳装有助于按照意愿掩饰、缩小或突出某些部位。
e.g. Building more motorways and bypasses will help the environment by reducing pollution and traffic jams in towns and cities...
建造更多的高速公路和绕城道路能够减少城镇中的污染和交通堵塞，有利于改善环境。

3. 扶持;搀扶
If you help someone go somewhere or move in some way, you give them support so that they can move more easily.

e.g. Martin helped Tanya over the rail...
马丁扶着塔尼娅越过栏杆。
e.g. I allowed her to help me to my feet...
我允许她扶我站起来。

4. 帮助（自己）摆脱困境
If you help yourself, you try to get yourself out of a difficult situation rather than accept it and think you can do nothing to change it.

e.g. He tries to help people with problems, but firmly believes they should do more to help themselves.
他尽力帮助有困难的人，但仍坚信他们应该更加努力自救。

5. 帮助解决困难的人（或事物）
If you say that someone or something has been a help or has been some help, you mean that they have helped you to solve a problem.

e.g. Thank you. You've been a great help already.
谢谢你。你已经帮了大忙了。
e.g. ...a quality which will be a help rather than a hindrance to them...
会对他们有所助益而非阻碍的一种品质

6. 援救;救命
Help is action taken to rescue a person who is in danger. You shout 'help!' when you are in danger in order to attract someone's attention so that they can come and rescue you.

e.g. He was screaming for help...
他高呼求救。
e.g. 'Help!' I screamed, turning to run.
“救命！”我尖叫道，转身就跑。

7. 帮助（文件）
In computing, help, or the help menu, is a file that gives you information and advice, for example about how to use a particular program.

e.g. If you get stuck, click on Help.
如果碰到疑难，就点击“帮助”。

8. 自助;自取
If you help yourself to something, you serve yourself or you take it for yourself. If someone tells you to help yourself, they are telling you politely to serve yourself anything you want or to take anything you want.

e.g. There's bread on the table. Help yourself...
桌上有面包。你自己拿吧。
e.g. Just help yourself to leaflets.
请自取传单材料。

9. 偷;窃取
If someone helps themselves to something, they steal it.

e.g. Has somebody helped himself to some film star's diamonds?
有人偷了某个影星的钻石了吗？

10. see also: helping

11. 不禁;忍不住;无法控制
If you can't help the way you feel or behave, you cannot control it or stop it happening. You can also say that you can't help yourself .

e.g. I can't help feeling sorry for the poor man...
我不禁为这个可怜的男人感到难过。
e.g. 'Please don't cry.' — 'I can't help it.'...
“别哭了。”——“我忍不住。”

12. （用于委婉地表示观点）不免，禁不住（想）
If you say you can't help thinking something, you are expressing your opinion in an indirect way, often because you think it seems rude.

e.g. I can't help feeling that this may just be another of her schemes...
我不免觉得这可能只是她的又一个诡计。
e.g. I could not help but think this is a very queer life.
我忍不住会认为这是一种非常怪异的生活。

13. 有帮助;有用
If someone or something is of help, they make a situation easier or better.

e.g. Can I be of help to you?
我能帮上你吗？

相关词组：help off withhelp on withhelp out

名词冰; 雪糕; 冷淡; 冰状物

及物/不及物动词（使）结冰

及物动词结冰; 冰镇

不及物动词结冰

形容词冰的

1. 冰;冰块;冰层
Ice is frozen water.

e.g. Glaciers are moving rivers of ice...
冰河是犹如河水般流动的巨大冰体。
e.g. The ice is melting.
冰正在融化。

2. 为(蛋糕)挂糖衣(或糖霜)
If you ice a cake, you cover it with icing.

e.g. I've iced and decorated the cake.
我在蛋糕上挂了糖衣，还做了花样装饰。

3. 同 ice cream
An ice is an ice cream .

e.g. He's eaten a lot of choc ices.
他吃了很多巧克力冰激凌。

4. see also: iced;icing

5. 打破沉默(或僵局);使气氛轻松
If you break the ice at a party or meeting, or in a new situation, you say or do something to make people feel relaxed and comfortable.

e.g. That sort of approach should go a long way toward breaking the ice...
那种方法对打破僵局会大有帮助。
e.g. The major purpose of his trip was to break the ice, and his itinerary so far has been packed full.
他此行的主要目的是打破僵局，目前的行程已经排满。

6. 起不到什么作用;没多大影响
If you say that something cuts no ice with you, you mean that you are not impressed or influenced by it.

e.g. That sort of romantic attitude cuts no ice with money-men.
那种不切实际的态度对金融家们根本不起什么作用。

7. 延迟;搁置
If someone puts a plan or project on ice, they delay doing it.

e.g. The deal was put on ice for three months...
该交易被搁置了 3 个月。
e.g. The $40 million-a-month aid payments will remain on ice.
每月 4,000 万美元的援助款项将继续搁置下去。

8. 冒风险;如履薄冰
If you say that someone is on thin ice or is skating on thin ice, you mean that they are doing something risky which may have serious or unpleasant consequences.

e.g. I had skated on thin ice and, so far, got away with it.
我曾经冒过很大风险，但目前为止侥幸没事。

名词回路; 圈，环; [医]宫内避孕环; 弯曲部分

及物/不及物动词（使）成环，（使）成圈; 以环连结; 使翻筋斗

1. （绳等形成的）圈，环
A loop is a curved or circular shape in something long, for example in a piece of string.

e.g. Mrs. Morrell reached for a loop of garden hose.
莫雷尔太太伸手去拿绕成圈的花园浇水用的软管。

2. 把（绳等）打成圈（或环）
If you loop something such as a piece of rope around an object, you tie a length of it in a loop around the object, for example in order to fasten it to the object.

e.g. He looped the rope over the wood...
他把绳子绕到木头上。
e.g. He wore the watch and chain looped round his neck like a medallion.
他将链表绕挂在脖子上，就像戴了一枚大奖章。

3. 打环；成圈
If something loops somewhere, it goes there in a circular direction that makes the shape of a loop.

e.g. The enemy was looping around the south side...
敌人正从南侧包抄过来。
e.g. The helicopter took off and headed north. Then it looped west, heading for the hills.
直升机起飞后向北飞行，接着又兜向西边，朝山那边飞去。

4. 属于/不属于圈内人士
If someone is in the loop, they are part of a group of people who make decisions about important things, or they know about these decisions. If they are out of the loop, they do not make or know about important decisions.

e.g. I think that the vice president was in the loop...
我认为副总统是局内人。
e.g. These activists don't want to feel out of the loop.
这些活跃分子不想做局外人。

名词分，分钟; 瞬间，片刻; 备忘录; 会议记录

及物动词把…记录在案; 为…测定时间

形容词极小的; 微不足道的; 仔细的

名词和动词用法（NOUN AND VERB USES）

1. 分;分钟
A minute is one of the sixty parts that an hour is divided into. People often say 'a minute' or 'minutes' when they mean a short length of time.

e.g. The pizza will then take about twenty minutes to cook...
然后比萨饼做出来大约要用20分钟的时间。
e.g. Bye Mum, see you in a minute...
妈妈，一会儿见。

2. 会议记录
The minutes of a meeting are the written records of the things that are discussed or decided at it.

e.g. He'd been reading the minutes of the last meeting.
他刚才一直在阅读上次会议的记录。

3. 将…记入会议记录
When someone minutes something that is discussed or decided at a meeting, they make a written record of it.

e.g. You don't need to minute that.
你不必把那一点记入会议记录。

4. see also: up-to-the-minute

5. 等一下;且慢
People often use expressions such as wait a minute or just a minute when they want to stop you doing or saying something.

e.g. Wait a minute, folks, something is wrong here...
等一下，伙计们，这里有点不对劲。
e.g. Hey, just a minute!
嗨，等一下！

6. 随时;马上;很快
If you say that something will or may happen at any minute or any minute now, you are emphasizing that it is likely to happen very soon.

e.g. It looked as though it might rain at any minute...
看上去好像马上就要下雨了。
e.g. He ought to be back any minute...
他应该随时都会回来。

7. 根本不;一点也不
If you say that you do not believe for a minute or for one minute that something is true, you are emphasizing that you do not believe that it is true.

e.g. I don't believe for one minute she would have been scared...
我压根不认为她会有所畏惧。
e.g. I don't believe him for a minute.
我一点也不相信他。

8. 最后关头; 最后一刻
A last-minute action is one that is done at the latest time possible.

e.g. She was doing some last-minute revision for her exams...
她在为考试进行最后的复习。
e.g. The location has been changed at the last minute...
在最后一刻改变了地点。

9. 下一刻(强调事情发生得很突然)
You use the expression the next minute or expressions such as 'one minute he was there, the next he was gone' to emphasize that something happens suddenly.

e.g. The next minute my father came in...
接着我父亲突然进来了。
e.g. Jobs are there one minute, gone the next.
工作机会稍纵即逝。

10. 一…就…
If you say that something happens the minute something else happens, you are emphasizing that it happens immediately after the other thing.

e.g. The minute you do this, you'll lose control...
你一旦做了这件事，就会失去控制。
e.g. The minute that the war started, everybody was glued to the television.
战事一起，所有人都盯紧了电视报道。

11. 此刻;就在此时
If you say that something must be done this minute, you are emphasizing that it must be done immediately.

e.g. I need to speak with her right this minute...
我现在就需要跟她谈谈。
e.g. Anna, stop that. Sit down this minute.
安娜，住手。马上坐下。

名词电影; 电影院; 电影业

1. 电影;影片
A movie is a film.

e.g. In the first movie Tony Curtis ever made he played a grocery clerk.
托尼·柯蒂斯在其首部电影里，扮演了一个食品杂货店店员。
e.g. ...a horror movie.
恐怖电影

2. 看电影
You can talk about the movies when you are talking about seeing a movie in a movie theater.

e.g. He took her to the movies.
他带她去看电影。

名词音乐; 乐曲; 乐谱; 乐队

1. 音乐;乐曲
Music is the pattern of sounds produced by people singing or playing instruments.

e.g. ...classical music.
古典音乐
e.g. ...the music of George Gershwin.
乔治·格什温的音乐作品

2. 音乐(创作或表演)艺术
Music is the art of creating or performing music.

e.g. He went on to study music, specialising in the clarinet.
他继续学习音乐，主攻单簧管。
e.g. ...a music lesson.
音乐课

3. 乐谱
Music is the symbols written on paper which represent musical sounds.

e.g. He's never been able to read music.
他一直都不识谱。

4. 悦耳的声音;佳音;中听的话
If something that you hear is music to your ears, it makes you feel very happy.

e.g. Popular support—it's music to the ears of any politician.
大众的支持对任何一名政界人士来说都是佳音。

5. 承担自己行为的后果;接受批评（或惩罚）
If you face the music, you put yourself in a position where you will be criticized or punished for something you have done.

e.g. Sooner or later, I'm going to have to face the music.
迟早我得自己承担后果。

名词铅笔，彩色铅笔; 笔状物; 画风，画法; [物]光线锥

及物动词用铅笔写; 用画笔画

1. 铅笔
A pencil is an object that you write or draw with. It consists of a thin piece of wood with a rod of a black or coloured substance through the middle. If you write or draw something in pencil, you do it using a pencil.

e.g. I found a pencil and some blank paper in her desk...
我在她的桌子里找到一支铅笔和几张白纸。
e.g. He had written her a note in pencil.
他用铅笔给她写了个便条。

2. 用铅笔写
If you pencil a letter or a note, you write it using a pencil.

e.g. He pencilled a note to Joseph Daniels.
他用铅笔给约瑟夫·丹尼尔斯写了个便条。

名词计划; 打算; 平面图; 示意图

及物/不及物动词计划，打算，设计

1. 计划；规划；方案
A plan is a method of achieving something that you have worked out in detail beforehand.

e.g. The three leaders had worked out a peace plan...
3位领导人已制订出了一个和平方案。
e.g. The project is part of a United Nations plan for refugees.
该项目是联合国难民计划的一部分。

2. 计划；筹划；谋划
If you plan what you are going to do, you decide in detail what you are going to do, and you intend to do it.

e.g. If you plan what you're going to eat, you reduce your chances of overeating...
如果计划一下要吃什么，就有可能不会吃得过多。
e.g. He planned to leave Baghdad on Monday...
他计划周一离开巴格达。

3. （有做某一特定事的）计划，打算，意向
If you have plans, you are intending to do a particular thing.

e.g. 'I'm sorry,' she said. 'I have plans for tonight.'
“抱歉，”她说，“我今晚有安排了。”
e.g. The government is making plans to evacuate more than two hundred of its citizens from the troubled area.
政府打算疏散200多名留在骚乱地区的公民。

4. 设计；绘制…的图样（或图表）
When you plan something that you are going to make, build, or create, you decide what the main parts of it will be and do a drawing of how it should be made.

e.g. We are planning a new kitchen.
我们在设计新厨房。

5. 平面图；详图；图表
A plan of something that is going to be built or made is a detailed diagram or drawing of it.

e.g. ...when you have drawn a plan of the garden.
当你画出花园的平面图后

6. see also: planning

相关词组：plan onplan out

及物动词动摇; 摇头; 使发抖; 使心绪不宁[烦恼，惊吓]

不及物动词握手; 摇（出），抖（掉）; （嗓音）颤抖

名词震动; 摇动; 哆嗦; 混合饮料

名词射手，击球; 开枪，发射; 企图; 注射

形容词闪色的，颜色会变化的; 交织的; 渗透的; （俚语）坏透了的，筋疲力尽的

及物动词射中，射击; 给…装弹; 注射; 抛出

不及物动词发射，射击; 突然出现

动词射杀; 拍摄(shoot的过去式和过去分词); 开（枪或其他武器）; 打猎

1.

2. 开枪;射击
A shot is an act of firing a gun.

e.g. He had murdered Perceval at point blank range with a single shot...
他在近距离一枪射杀了珀西瓦尔。
e.g. A man fired a volley of shots at them.
一名男子向他们射出了一排子弹。

3. 射手;枪手
Someone who is a good shot can shoot well. Someone who is a bad shot cannot shoot well.

e.g. He was not a particularly good shot because of his eyesight.
他视力不好，算不上是一个出色的射手。

4. 射门;击球;投篮
In sports such as football, golf, or tennis, a shot is an act of kicking, hitting, or throwing the ball, especially in an attempt to score a point.

e.g. He had only one shot at goal.
他只有一次射门得分。

5. 一张照片;(电影的)一组镜头
A shot is a photograph or a particular sequence of pictures in a film.

e.g. ...a shot of a fox peering from the bushes...
一只狐狸从灌木丛中窥视的照片
e.g. He received praise for the atmospheric monochrome shots in David Lynch's The Elephant Man.
他在大卫·林奇的电影《象人》中所拍摄的那些渲染气氛的黑白镜头受到了好评。

6. 尝试;努力
If you have a shot at something, you attempt to do it.

e.g. The heavyweight champion will be given a shot at Holyfield's world title.
这名重量级拳击冠军将尝试挑战霍利菲尔德的世界冠军头衔。

7. (药品等的)注射
A shot of a drug is an injection of it.

e.g. He administered a shot of Nembutal.
他注射了一针宁比泰。

8. 一口，一小杯(烈性酒)
A shot of a strong alcoholic drink is a small glass of it.

e.g. ...a shot of vodka.
一小杯伏特加
e.g. ...spirits and liqueurs, served in a shot glass.
小杯的烈性酒和利口酒

9. 尽最大努力
If you give something your best shot, you do it as well as you possibly can.

e.g. I don't expect to win. But I am going to give it my best shot.
我没指望赢。但我会尽全力的。

10. 对…的警告
If you describe someone's actions as a shot across the bows of another person, you mean that it is a warning to that person to stop or change what they are doing.

e.g. As a warning shot across the bows of rivals, it is already setting aggressive prices.
作为对竞争对手的一个警告，其已报出了很有杀伤力的价格。

11. 操纵;发号施令;作决定
The person who calls the shots is in a position to tell others what to do.

e.g. The directors call the shots and nothing happens without their say-so.
董事们掌握大权，没有他们的允许什么都不能做。

12. 立刻;飞快地;毫不迟疑地
If you do something like a shot, you do it without any delay or hesitation.

e.g. I heard the key turn in the front door and I was out of bed like a shot...
听到钥匙在开前门的声音，我立即从床上起来了。
e.g. If he thought it his duty to arrest me, he'd do it like a shot.
如果他认为逮捕我是他的职责，他会毫不迟疑地去做。

13. 没把握的尝试;不大可能成功的尝试
If you describe something as a long shot, you mean that it is unlikely to succeed, but is worth trying.

e.g. The deal was a long shot, but Bagley had little to lose...
这桩交易有些冒险，不过巴格利也没什么可损失的。
e.g. I thought about meeting a handsome stranger but it seemed a bit of a long shot.
我想象着能遇到一个英俊的陌生人，不过这似乎希望不大。

14. (表示强调)根本，远远
People sometimes use the expression by a long shot to emphasize the opinion they are giving.

e.g. The missile-reduction treaty makes sweeping cuts, but the arms race isn't over by a long shot.
导弹削减条约大幅度减少了导弹数量，然而军备竞赛还远没有停止。

15. 布满，充满，富有(某种因素或特征)
If something is shot through with an element or feature, it contains a lot of that element or feature.

e.g. His work was deeply refreshing, and all of it shot through with humour...
他的作品令人耳目一新，充满幽默元素。
e.g. This is an argument shot through with inconsistency.
这个论点前后矛盾，漏洞百出。

16. a shot in the dark - see dark

名词空间，太空; 空白，间隔; 空隙; 片刻

及物动词把…分隔开，留间隔于…之间

不及物动词以一定间隔排列

1. 空间;(空余的)地方
You use space to refer to an area that is empty or available. The area can be any size. For example, you can refer to a large area outside as a large open space or to a small area between two objects as a small space .

e.g. Under the plan, bits of open space — fields, golf-course borders and small parks — will be preserved.
在这份规划里，一些开放空间——运动场、高尔夫球场边缘以及小公园——将得以保留。
e.g. ...cutting down yet more trees to make space for houses...
砍掉更多的树，腾出空间来盖房子

名词蒸汽，雾; 〈口〉精神，精力; 轮船，乘轮船旅行

及物/不及物动词冒蒸汽; 快速行走，疾行

不及物动词动力; 成蒸汽上升; 汽动; [非正式]发怒

及物动词蒸煮

1. 蒸汽;水蒸气
Steam is the hot mist that forms when water boils. Steam vehicles and machines are operated using steam as a means of power.

e.g. In an electric power plant the heat converts water into high-pressure steam.
在发电厂里，热能将水转化成高压蒸汽。
e.g. ...the invention of the steam engine.
蒸汽发动机的发明

2. 冒蒸汽;冒热气
If something steams, it gives off steam.

e.g. ...restaurants where coffee pots steamed on their burners.
咖啡壶在炉子上冒着热气的餐馆
e.g. ...a basket of steaming bread rolls.
一篮子热腾腾的面包卷

3. 蒸(食物)
If you steam food or if it steams, you cook it in steam rather than in water.

e.g. Steam the carrots until they are just beginning to be tender...
将胡萝卜蒸至刚好变软。
e.g. Leave the vegetables to steam over the rice for the 20 minutes cooking time.
让蔬菜在米饭上蒸 20 分钟。

4. 进展迅速;全速前进
If something such as a plan or a project goes full steam ahead, it progresses quickly.

e.g. The Government was determined to go full steam ahead with its privatisation programme...
政府下决心要全力实施私有化计划。
e.g. Plans are rolling full steam ahead for the Jamaica Festival.
庆祝牙买加节的准备工作正开展得如火如荼。

5. 发泄怒火;宣泄情感
If you let off steam, you get rid of your energy, anger, or strong emotions with physical activity or by behaving in a noisy or violent way.

e.g. Regular exercise helps to combat unwanted stress and is a good way of relaxing or letting off steam.
经常运动有助于摆脱多余的压力，也是放松或宣泄情感的好办法。

6. (信念、计划、项目等)变得越来越重要，开始发展壮大
If a belief, a plan, or a project picks up steam, it starts to develop and become more important.

e.g. Just as the presidential campaign was picking up steam, riots exploded in Los Angeles.
正当总统竞选活动的声势日益壮大时，洛杉矶爆发了暴乱。

7. 精疲力竭;丧失热情;泄气
If you run out of steam, you stop doing something because you have no more energy or enthusiasm left.

e.g. I decided to paint the bathroom ceiling but ran out of steam halfway through.
我决定粉刷一下浴室的天花板，但干了一半就精疲力竭了。

8. 靠自己的力量
If you do something under your own steam, you do it without any help from anyone else.

e.g. Patients who are well enough to turn up under their own steam are well enough to wait to be seen by a doctor.
让那些身体状况不那么糟、还能自己来看病的病人花点时间候诊没什么问题。

名词步，脚步; 步骤，手段; 步调; 级别

及物/不及物动词举步，行走; 踩，踏上; 跨入; 轻快地走

不及物动词走; 踏，踩

及物动词跳舞; 迈步; 使成阶梯状

1. (脚)步;步子
If you take a step, you lift your foot and put it down in a different place, for example when you are walking.

e.g. I took a step towards him...
我朝他迈了一步。
e.g. She walked on a few steps...
她继续走了几步。

2. 踩;踏;跨步;迈步
If you step on something or step in a particular direction, you put your foot on the thing or move your foot in that direction.

e.g. This was the moment when Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the Moon...
就在此刻，内尔·阿姆斯特朗成了首位登上月球的人。
e.g. She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train...
她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。

3. 阶梯;台阶
Steps are a series of surfaces at increasing or decreasing heights, on which you put your feet in order to walk up or down to a different level.

e.g. This little room was along a passage and down some steps...
这个小房间在沿着走廊再下几级台阶的地方。
e.g. A flight of stone steps leads to the terrace.
一段石阶通向露台。

4. (门前的)平台
A step is a raised flat surface in front of a door.

e.g. A little girl was sitting on the step of the end house...
一个小女孩正坐在最顶头那幢房子门前的平台上。
e.g. Leave empty milk bottles on the step.
将空奶瓶放在门阶上。

5. 步骤;措施
A step is one of a series of actions that you take in order to achieve something.

e.g. He greeted the agreement as the first step towards peace...
他称该协定是通向和平的第一步。
e.g. She is not content with her present lot and wishes to take steps to improve it...
她对自己目前的生活并不满意，希望能采取措施改善它。

6. 阶段;等级;进程
A step in a process is one of a series of stages.

e.g. The next step is to put the theory into practice...
下一步是要将理论付诸实践。
e.g. Aristotle took the scientific approach a step further.
亚里士多德将该科学方法向前推进了一步。

7. 舞步
The steps of a dance are the sequences of foot movements which make it up.

8. 步态;步姿;步伐
Someone's step is the way they walk.

e.g. He quickened his step...
他加快了步伐。
e.g. There was a real spring in her step.
她的步子非常轻快。

9. 同 stepladder
Steps are the same as a stepladder .

10. 比…领先一步;避开
If you stay one step ahead of someone or something, you manage to achieve more than they do or avoid competition or danger from them.

e.g. Successful travel is partly a matter of keeping one step ahead of the crowd...
成功的旅行在某种程度上就是要比人群先走一步。
e.g. Businessmen cluster together to get ideas, tips, personal contacts anything to get a step ahead of the computer.
商人们聚集在一起寻求创意、建议、人际关系等，以便能比计算机领先一步。

11. 步伐整齐/步伐不整齐;合拍/不合拍
If people who are walking or dancing are in step, they are moving their feet forward at exactly the same time as each other. If they are out of step, their feet are moving forward at different times.

e.g. They were almost the same height and they moved perfectly in step...
他们几乎一样高，而且走路时步调完全一致。
e.g. They jogged in silence a while, faces lowered, out of step...
他们低着头，一言不发地慢跑了一会儿，步伐也不一致。

12. (想法、意见等)与…一致/与…不一致
If people are in step with each other, their ideas or opinions are the same. If they are out of step with each other, their ideas or opinions are different.

e.g. Moscow is anxious to stay in step with Washington...
俄罗斯政府迫切希望和美国政府保持一致。
e.g. The British Government is once more out of step with world opinion.
英国政府的观点再一次和世界舆论出现分歧。

13. 快点;赶快
If you tell someone to step on it, you are telling them to go faster or hurry up.

e.g. We've only got thirty-five minutes so step on it.
我们只有 35 分钟了，快点。

14. 一步一步地;逐步地
If you do something step by step, you do it by progressing gradually from one stage to the next.

e.g. I am not rushing things and I'm taking it step by step...
我不会仓促行事，我会一步一步地来。
e.g. Follow our simple step-by-step instructions.
按照我们简单的说明，一步一步来。

15. 谨慎地行事(或说话)
If someone tells you to watch your step, they are warning you to be careful about how you behave or what you say so that you do not get into trouble.

相关词组：step asidestep backstep downstep instep outstep up

名词故事，传说; 历史，沿革; 内情; 传记

及物动词用历史故事画装饰; 讲…的故事; 把…作为故事讲述

不及物动词说谎

1. (虚构的)故事，小说
A story is a description of imaginary people and events, which is written or told in order to entertain.

e.g. The second story in the book is titled 'The Scholar'...
书中的第二个故事题为《学者》。
e.g. I shall tell you a story about four little rabbits.
我要给你讲一个 4 只小兔子的故事。

2. (尤指口头的)叙述，描述
A story is a description of an event or something that happened to someone, especially a spoken description of it.

e.g. The parents all shared interesting stories about their children...
父母之间都会分享自己孩子的一些趣事。
e.g. Isak's story is typical of a child who has a specific learning disability.
伊萨克的故事就是一个具有某种学习障碍的孩子的典型故事。

3. 传记;史话;纪事
The story of something is a description of all the important things that have happened to it since it began.

e.g. ...the story of the women's movement in Ireland.
爱尔兰妇女运动的记载

4. 谎言;假话;虚构之事
If someone invents a story, they give a false explanation or account of something.

e.g. He invented some story about a cousin.
他骗别人说自己有位堂兄。

5. 新闻报道
A news story is a piece of news in a newspaper or in a news broadcast.

e.g. Those are some of the top stories in the news...
那些是报纸上的头条新闻。
e.g. They'll do anything for a story.
他们为抢到新闻会不择手段。

6. - see storey;-storey

7. see also: cock-and-bull story;short story;sob story;success story;tall story

8. 但那是另一回事了;那就不相干了
You say 'but that's another story' when you have mentioned a subject that you are not going to talk about or explain in detail.

e.g. I'd met him at a dance I'd gone to on my own. But that's another story.
我有一次独自去参加舞会时遇上了他。但那是题外话了。

9. 长话短说;简而言之
In British English, you use to cut a long story short to indicate that you are going to state the final result of an event and not give any more details. In American English, you say to make a long story short .

e.g. To cut a long story short, I ended up as managing director.
长话短说，我最终当上了总经理。

10. 另一回事，不同情况(通常指不好的一面)
You use a different story to refer to a situation, usually a bad one, which exists in one set of circumstances when you have mentioned that it does not exist in another set of circumstances.

e.g. Where Marcella lives, the rents are fairly cheap, but a little further north it's a different story.
玛塞拉居住的地方，租金比较便宜，但稍稍再往北一点情况就不同了。

11. 又来了，又是老一套(表示不好的事情似乎总是重复发生)
If you say it's the same old story or it's the old story, you mean that something unpleasant or undesirable seems to happen again and again.

e.g. It's the same old story. They want one person to do three people's jobs.
又是老一套。他们想让 1 个人做 3 个人的工作。

12. 不是事情的全部;只是部分情况
If you say that something is only part of the story or is not the whole story, you mean that the explanation or information given is not enough for a situation to be fully understood.

e.g. This may be true but it is only part of the story...
这可能是真的，但它并不是事情的全部。
e.g. Jane goes to great lengths to explain that this is not the whole story.
简竭力地解释说那不是事情的全貌。

13. 对事情的说法;辩解
If someone tells you their side of the story, they tell you why they behaved in a particular way and why they think they were right, when other people think that person behaved wrongly.

e.g. He had already made up his mind before even hearing her side of the story.
他没等听到她的解释就已经作出了决定。

不及物动词流汗，渗出; 发酵; 做苦工; 〈非〉烦恼，焦急

及物动词使出汗; 使流出，使排出; 使过度工作; 逼问

名词汗水; 湿气; 繁重、耗力的劳动; 担心，焦虑

1. 汗;汗水;汗液
Sweat is the salty colourless liquid which comes through your skin when you are hot, ill, or afraid.

e.g. Both horse and rider were dripping with sweat within five minutes...
没过五分钟，马和骑手都大汗淋漓。
e.g. He wiped the sweat off his face and looked around...
他擦了擦脸上的汗水并四处张望。

2. 出汗;流汗;发汗
When you sweat, sweat comes through your skin.

e.g. Already they were sweating as the sun beat down upon them.
在阳光的强烈照射下他们已经汗流浃背。

形容词薄的; 瘦的; 细的; 稀少的

及物动词使瘦; 使淡; 使稀疏

不及物动词变薄; 变瘦; 变淡

副词稀疏地，微弱地

1. 窄的;细的
Something that is thin is much narrower than it is long.

e.g. A thin cable carries the signal to a computer...
一根细电缆将信号传送给一台计算机。
e.g. James's face was thin, finely boned, and sensitive.
詹姆斯面部瘦削，轮廓分明，容易过敏。

2. (人、动物)瘦的
A person or animal that is thin has no extra fat on their body .

e.g. He was a tall, thin man with grey hair...
他是个瘦高个，头发灰白。
e.g. He is small and very thin and has pale-white skin.
他个头瘦小，肤色苍白。

及物动词触摸; 使某物与…轻轻接触; 吃或喝，尝; [数]与…相切

名词触摸，碰; 触觉，触感; 修饰，润色; 痕迹

不及物动词联系; 接触

1. 触摸;接触;碰到
If you touch something, you put your hand onto it in order to feel it or to make contact with it.

e.g. Her tiny hands gently touched my face...
她的小手轻轻触摸我的脸庞。
e.g. Don't touch that dial…
不要碰那个刻度盘。

2. (使)接触;(使)相碰
If two things are touching, or if one thing touches another, or if you touch two things, their surfaces come into contact with each other.

e.g. Their knees were touching ...
他们的膝盖挨着。
e.g. A cyclist crashed when he touched wheels with another rider...
一个骑车人与另一辆自行车车轮相碰后摔倒在地。

3. 触觉;触感
Your sense of touch is your ability to tell what something is like when you feel it with your hands.

e.g. The evidence suggests that our sense of touch is programmed to diminish with age.
有证据表明，我们的触觉会随着年龄的增长而减损。
e.g. …boys and girls who are blind and who want to be able to read and write by touch.
想通过触觉读写的失明的男孩和女孩

4. 轻击;轻碰
To touch something means to strike it, usually quite gently.

e.g. He scored the first time he touched the ball…
他第一次触球就得分了。
e.g. As the aeroplane went down the runway the wing touched a pile of rubble.
飞机降落沿跑道滑行的时候机翼擦到了一堆碎石。

5. (与否定词连用)处理，照看，照管
If something has not been touched, nobody has dealt with it or taken care of it.

e.g. When John began to restore the house in the 1960s, nothing had been touched for 40 years.
约翰 20 世纪 60 年代开始整修那幢房子时，它已有 40 年都无人照管了。

6. (与否定词连用，尤用于受到指责时)伤害，攻击，破坏
If you say that you did not touch someone or something, you are emphasizing that you did not attack, harm or destroy them, especially when you have been accused of doing so.

e.g. Pearce remained adamant, saying 'I didn't touch him'...
皮尔斯仍旧坚定不移地说：“我没有碰过他。”
e.g. I was in the garden. I never touched the sandwiches.
我那时在花园里。我根本没动三明治。

7. (与否定词连用)尝，吃，喝，用
You say that you never touch something or that you have not touched something for a long time to emphasize that you never use it, or you have not used it for a long time.

e.g. He doesn't drink much and doesn't touch drugs...
他喝酒不多，也不沾毒品。
e.g. His diet is vegetarian, and he hasn't touched meat for six years…
他吃素，已经 6 年不知肉味了。

8. 谈及;涉及
If you touch on a particular subject or problem, you mention it or write briefly about it.

e.g. The film touches on these issues, but only superficially...
这部电影涉及了这些问题，但却流于表面。
e.g. She writes about women's idealisation of men, touching briefly on the topic of women's fantasy life.
她写女人心目中理想化的男人，其中简单涉及了女人所幻想的生活的话题。

9. (短时间地)影响到
If something touches you, it affects you in some way for a short time.

e.g. ...a guilt that in some sense touches everyone...
在某种意义上影响到每个人的负罪感
e.g. Nor had the benefits of the war years touched all sectors of the population.
战争年代的救济金也没有惠及所有的人。

10. 触动;感动
If something that someone says or does touches you, it affects you emotionally, often because you see that they are suffering a lot or that they are being very kind.

e.g. It has touched me deeply to see how these people live...
看到这些人的生活境况，我深受触动。
e.g. Her enthusiasm touched me.
她的热情打动了我。

名词火鸡; 蠢货; 失败之作

1. 火鸡
A turkey is a large bird that is kept on a farm for its meat.

名词裁定; （陪审团的）裁决; （经过试验、检验或体验发表的）决定; 意见

1. （陪审团或法官的）裁决，裁定，裁断
In a court of law, the verdict is the decision that is given by the jury or judge at the end of a trial.

e.g. The jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict...
陪审团一致作出了有罪裁决。
e.g. Three judges will deliver their verdict in October.
3名法官将在10月份作出裁决。

2. （经过思考或调查后的）意见，结论
Someone's verdict on something is their opinion of it, after thinking about it or investigating it.

e.g. The doctor's verdict was that he was entirely healthy...
医生的结论是他完全健康。
e.g. The critics were too quick to give their verdict on us.
评论家们给我们下定论未免太操之过急了。

名词水; 海水; 雨水; 海域

动词给…浇水; 供以水; 加水稀释; 流泪

1. 水;雨水
Water is a clear thin liquid that has no colour or taste when it is pure. It falls from clouds as rain and enters rivers and seas. All animals and people need water in order to live.

e.g. Get me a glass of water.
给我杯水。
e.g. ...the sound of water hammering on the metal roof.
雨水敲打金属屋顶发出的声响

2. 海域;(尤指)领海
You use waters to refer to a large area of sea, especially the area of sea which is near to a country and which is regarded as belonging to it.

e.g. The ship will remain outside Chinese territorial waters.
这艘船将继续呆在中国领海之外。
e.g. ...the open waters of the Arctic Ocean.
北冰洋的公共海域

3. 困境
You sometimes use waters to refer to a situation which is very complex or difficult.

e.g. ...the man brought in to guide him through troubled waters...
被请来帮助他渡过难关的人
e.g. The British Government may be in stormy economic waters.
英国政府可能陷入了动荡的经济困境中。

4. 给(植物)浇水
If you water plants, you pour water over them in order to help them to grow.

e.g. He went out to water the plants.
他出去给植物浇水。

5. 流泪
If your eyes water, tears build up in them because they are hurting or because you are upset.

e.g. His eyes watered from cigarette smoke.
他的眼睛被香烟熏得直流泪。

6. 流口水
If you say that your mouth is watering, you mean that you can smell or see some nice food and you might mean that your mouth is producing a liquid.

e.g. ...cookies to make your mouth water.
令人垂涎的饼干

7. （孕妇）羊水破裂;（医生或接生员）给（孕妇）破羊水
When a pregnant woman's waters break, the fluid in her womb that surrounds the baby passes out of her body, showing that the baby is ready to be born. A doctor or midwife can break a woman's waters so that the birth can begin.

e.g. My waters broke at six in the morning and within four hours Jamie was born.
我是凌晨6点破水的，不到4个小时杰米就出生了。

8. 泼出之水;不可改变的既成事实;无法挽回的过去
If you say that an event or incident is water under the bridge, you mean that it has happened and cannot now be changed, so there is no point in worrying about it any more.

e.g. He was relieved his time in jail was over and regarded it as water under the bridge.
他为服刑期满而感到如释重负，而且觉得既已无可更改，过去的就让它过去吧。

9. 陷入困境;处境尴尬
If you are in deep water, you are in a difficult or awkward situation.

e.g. You certainly seem to be in deep water...
你看起来无疑是陷入了困境。
e.g. I could tell that we were getting off the subject and into deep water.
我觉得我们在跑题并已陷入尴尬境地。

10. (论点或理论)符合逻辑，站得住脚，经得起考验
If an argument or theory does not hold water, it does not seem to be reasonable or be in accordance with the facts.

e.g. This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.
这个论点在欧洲根本就站不住脚。

11. 陷于困境;遇到麻烦
If you are in hot water, you are in trouble.

e.g. The company has already been in hot water over high prices this year.
这家公司今年由于价格过高已经陷入困境。

12. 给(想法或建议)泼冷水
If you pour cold water on an idea or suggestion, you show that you have a low opinion of it.

e.g. City economists pour cold water on the idea that the economic recovery has begun.
伦敦金融城的经济学家给经济开始复苏的说法泼了冷水。

13. 试探
If you test the water or test the waters, you try to find out what reaction an action or idea will get before you do it or tell it to people.

e.g. You should be cautious when getting involved and test the water before committing yourself.
参与其中时一定要小心谨慎，表态之前最好试探一下。

14. like water off a duck's back - see duck
to take to something like a duck to water - see duck
like a fish out of water - see fish
to keep your head above water - see head
to pour oil on troubled waters - see oil

相关词组：water down

名词天气， 气象; 暴风雨

及物/不及物动词晒干， 风化

及物动词平安渡过， 挨过; [地]使风化

1. 天气
The weather is the condition of the atmosphere in one area at a particular time, for example if it is raining, hot, or windy.

e.g. The weather was bad...
天气很糟。
e.g. I like cold weather...
我喜欢冷天。

2. (使)风化;(使)褪色;(使)受到侵蚀
If something such as wood or rock weathers or is weathered, it changes colour or shape as a result of the wind, sun, rain, or cold.

e.g. Unpainted wooden furniture weathers to a grey colour...
没有上漆的木制家具会褪成灰色。
e.g. This rock has been weathered and eroded.
这块岩石经风吹日晒已被侵蚀。

名词重量，体重; 重担，重任; 重要; [统]权，加重值，权重

及物动词加重于，使变重; 使负重，使负担或压迫; [统]使加权，附加加重值于

1. 重量;分量;体重
The weight of a person or thing is how heavy they are, measured in units such as kilograms, pounds, or tons.

e.g. What is your height and weight?...
你的身高和体重是多少？
e.g. This reduced the weight of the load...
这减轻了负荷的重量。

及物动词腌渍（泡菜等）

名词腌菜，泡菜; 腌制食品; 遇到麻烦，处于困境

1. 泡菜；腌菜
Pickles are vegetables or fruit, sometimes cut into pieces, which have been kept in vinegar or salt water for a long time so that they have a strong, sharp taste.

e.g. Another strong Yorkshire country tradition is making pickles and chutneys.
另一个在约克郡盛行的民间传统是做泡菜和酸辣酱。

2. 菜酱
Pickle is a cold spicy sauce with pieces of vegetables and fruit in it.

e.g. ...jars of pickle.
一罐罐菜酱

3. （以醋或盐水）泡制，腌制，腌渍
When you pickle food, you keep it in vinegar or salt water so that it does not go bad and it develops a strong, sharp taste.

e.g. Select your favourite fruit or veg and pickle them while they are still fresh...
挑选最喜欢的水果或蔬菜，趁着新鲜把它们腌起来。
e.g. Herrings can be salted, smoked and pickled.
鲱鱼可以盐腌、熏制和泡制。

紧张不安， 烦躁

名词铲，勺，水舀，铲斗; 一勺[铲]之量; 穴，凹处; 通气（或通水）口

及物动词舀; 挖空; 掏，抓取; [非正式用语]抢先获得、发布

1. (敏捷地)抱起，拿起，捡起,拽过来
If you scoop a person or thing somewhere, you put your hands or arms under or round them and quickly move them there.

e.g. Michael knelt next to her and scooped her into his arms.
迈克尔挨着她跪下，一下把她揽入怀里。

2. (用勺子等)舀，盛
If you scoop something from a container, you remove it with something such as a spoon.

e.g. ...the sound of a spoon scooping dog food out of a can.
用勺子从罐子里舀狗粮的声音

3. 勺;勺状物
A scoop is an object like a spoon which is used for picking up a quantity of a food such as ice cream or an ingredient such as flour.

e.g. ...a small ice-cream scoop.
一个吃冰激凌的小勺儿

4. 抢先报道的新闻;独家新闻
You can use scoop to refer to an exciting news story which is reported in one newspaper or on one television programme before it appears anywhere else.

e.g. ...one of the biggest scoops in the history of newspapers.
报业史上最大的独家新闻之一

5. 抢先报道
If a newspaper scoops other newspapers, it succeeds in printing an exciting or important story before they do.

e.g. All the newspapers really want to do is scoop the opposition.
所有报社真正想做的就是比对手抢先报道。

6. 获取，赢得，捧走(奖金或奖项)
If you scoop a prize or award, you win it.

e.g. ...films which scooped awards around the world.
在全世界赢得各种奖项的影片

7. (衣领)汤匙式的，大圆领的
If something such as a dress has a scoop neck or a scooped neck, the neck has the shape of a wide, deep curve at the front.

相关词组：scoop outscoop up

形容词充满…的; 塞满了…的

动词包装(pack的过去式和过去分词)

1. 非常拥挤的
A place that is packed is very crowded.

e.g. From 3.30 until 7pm, the shop is packed...
从下午3点30分到7点，那家商店非常拥挤。
e.g. ...a packed meeting at Westminster...
在威斯敏斯特召开的与会人数众多的会议

2. 充满…的；富含…的
Something that is packed with things contains a very large number of them.

e.g. The Encyclopedia is packed with clear illustrations and over 250 recipes...
那本百科全书有很多清晰的插图和250多个食谱。
e.g. Fish and chips are packed with protein.
炸鱼薯条富含蛋白质。

名词最新事物; 最新消息

形容词最新的; 最近的; 最现代的

1. （late的最高级）
Latest is the superlative of late.

2. 最近的；最新的
You use latest to describe something that is the most recent thing of its kind.

e.g. ...her latest book...
她的新书
e.g. Latest reports say another five people have been killed...
最新报道称又有5人被害。

3. 最新式的；最现代的
You can use latest to describe something that is very new and modern and is better than older things of a similar kind.

e.g. Crooks are using the latest laser photocopiers to produce millions of fake banknotes...
犯罪分子正利用最新式的激光复印机制造数以百万计的假钞。
e.g. I got to drive the latest model...
我开上了最新款的车。

4. see also: late

5. 最晚；至迟
You use at the latest in order to indicate that something must happen at or before a particular time and not after that time.

e.g. She should be back by ten o'clock at the latest.
她最晚应该在10点前回来。

名词工程; [机] 工厂，工场; 所有的事物; 全套物品; 作为（ work的名词复数 ）

动词（使）工作（ work的第三人称单数 ）; （使）运作; 运转; （使）产生效果

名词烹饪术; 如火如荼地进行; 热火朝天; 在干什么

形容词烹调用的（水果，锅，炉等）

动词烹调( cook的现在分词); 编造; 篡改; 密谋

1. (做好的)饭菜
Cooking is food which has been cooked.

e.g. The menu is based on classic French cooking.
菜单是以经典的法国菜为主。
e.g. ...Mom's home cooking.
妈妈做的家常菜

2. 烹调用的;适合烹饪的
Cooking ingredients or equipment are used in cookery.

e.g. Finely slice the cooking apples.
把烹调用的苹果切成薄片。
e.g. ...cooking chocolate.
烹调用的巧克力

3. see also: cook

形容词极瘦的，皮包骨的; 紧身的; 小气的; 皮的，皮质的

1. 很瘦的;皮包骨头的;骨瘦如柴的
    A skinny person is extremely thin, often in a way that you find unattractive.

    e.g. He was quite a skinny little boy...
           他是个瘦得皮包骨头的小男孩。
    e.g. She had stringy hair and skinny legs.
           她的长发稀疏，毫无光泽，两条腿跟竹竿似的。

副词在中途; 到一半; 在中间; 大致上

1. （空间上）在中间，在中途
Halfway means in the middle of a place or between two points, at an equal distance from each of them.

e.g. Half-way across the car-park, he noticed she was walking with her eyes closed...
走到停车场中间时，他看到她在闭着眼走路。
e.g. He was halfway up the ladder...
他正爬到梯子一半。

2. （时间）到一半;（事情）进行到中途
Halfway means in the middle of a period of time or of an event.

e.g. By then, it was October and we were more than halfway through our tour.
那时已是10月，我们已经完成了行程的一大半了。

3. 对…作部分让步;与…妥协
If you meet someone halfway, you accept some of the points they are making so that you can come to an agreement with them.

e.g. The Democrats are willing to meet the president halfway.
民主党人愿意向总统作部分让步。

4. 过得去地;大致上
Halfway means reasonably.

e.g. You need hard currency to get anything halfway decent...
你得有硬通货才能买到还算不错的东西。
e.g. All I had to do was be halfway cool.
我要做的只是保持适度的冷静。

名词脚步; 脚( foot的名词复数 ); 底部; 英尺(=12 英寸或 30.48 厘米)

1. (foot 的复数)
Feet is the plural of foot .

名词 形容词吃; 食物; 食用的; 可生食的

动词吃，喝，吃饭（ eat的现在分词 ）; （食物）吃起来感到; 咬; （人）感到苦恼（或烦恼）

形容词<俚>发疯的; 傻的; <美俚>热爱的; 迷恋的

名词坚果; 螺母（ nut的名词复数 ）; 对…着迷的人; 疯子

名词计算

动词（按顺序）数( count的现在分词); 有价值; 数出总数; 算得上

1. 包括…在内
Not counting a particular thing means not including that thing. Counting a particular thing means including that thing.

e.g. ...an average operating profit of 15% to 16% of sales, not counting administrative expenses.
不包括管理开支在内，销售营业利润平均为15%到16%

2. (数量)继续增长的
If you say and counting after a number or an amount of something, you mean that the number or amount is continuing to increase.

e.g. There is a 1,700-year-old tea tree still living in southern China which is more than 100 feet tall and counting.
中国南方生长着一棵已有1,700年历史的茶树，高100多英尺，而且还在不断长高。

名词（烟、煤气、新的油漆等发出的）难闻的气味; 烟雾，气味( fume的名词复数 )

动词愤怒( fume的第三人称单数 ); 大怒; 发怒; 冒烟

形容词优秀的; 美妙的; 分裂的; 极快的

副词非常; 极其

名词破裂; 分馏; [化]裂化

动词打开( crack的现在分词); （使…）开裂; 说（笑话）; 开瓶

1. 优秀的;极好的;顶呱呱的
You use cracking to describe something you think is very good or exciting.

e.g. It's a cracking novel...
这是一部很优秀的小说。
e.g. The way Liverpool play, and the way we play, I think it will be a cracking game.
利物浦队的打法再加上我们的打法，我想那会是一场很精彩的比赛。

2. 马上开始;加紧做
If you tell someone to get cracking, you are telling them to start doing something immediately.

e.g. Mark, you'd better get cracking, the sooner the better...
马克，你最好尽快开始，越快越好。
e.g. Vouchers must be redeemed before September 14th so you'd better get cracking to cash in.
代金券必须于9月14日之前兑现，所以你最好快点。

3. 迅速地;飞速地
If you say that someone or something is moving at a cracking pace, you mean that they are moving very quickly.

e.g. She set off at a cracking pace to Mr Ramzan's Superstore...
她飞速赶往拉姆赞先生的大型商场。
e.g. The film belts along at a cracking pace.
影片节奏紧凑。

形容词互不欠债的，抵消的

动词停止; 从（某处）离开，离去( quit的第三人称单数 ); 戒掉; 离任

名词出行，离去; 出发; 行为; 工作情况

形容词活着的，现在的; 进行中的，营业中的; 现行的; 流行中的

动词进行(go的现在分词)

1. 将要，即将（发生）
If you say that something is going to happen, you mean that it will happen in the future, usually quite soon.

e.g. I think it's going to be successful...
我认为这事会成功。
e.g. You're going to enjoy this...
你会喜欢上这个的。

2. 想要（做…）；决定（做…）
You say that you are going to do something to express your intention or determination to do it.

e.g. I'm going to go to bed...
我要睡觉了。
e.g. He announced that he's going to resign...
他宣布他即将辞职。

3. 进展（或进行）情况
You use the going to talk about how easy or difficult it is to do something. You can also say that something is, for example, hard going or tough going .

e.g. He has her support to fall back on when the going gets tough...
他在进展困难的时候可以求助于她。
e.g. Though the talks had been hard going at the start, they had become more friendly.
虽然会谈在初期进行得很艰难，但是后来气氛变得友好些了。

4. （赛马场等的）地面状况
In horse racing and horse riding, when you talk about the going, you are talking about the condition of the surface the horses are running on.

e.g. The going was soft; some horses found it hard work.
这块场地偏软，有一些马跑得很费劲。

5. （价格、工资等）通常的，现行的
The going rate or the going salary is the usual amount of money that you expect to pay or receive for something.

e.g. She says that's the going rate for a house this big...
她说这么大的房子现在就是这个价。
e.g. That's about half the going price on world oil markets.
那大约相当于目前国际石油市场价格的一半。

6. see also: go

7. 占优势；占有利条件
If someone or something has a lot going for them, they have a lot of advantages.

e.g. This area has a lot going for it...
该地区占据很多优势。
e.g. I wish I could show you the things you've got going for you.
我希望能让你看到自己的优势所在。

8. （尤指耽搁后）开始做，出发
When you get going, you start doing something or start a journey, especially after a delay.

e.g. Now what about that shopping list? I've got to get going.
那张购物清单呢？我得出发了。

9. 趁情况还有利时
If you say that someone should do something while the going is good, you are advising them to do it while things are going well and they still have the opportunity, because you think it will become much more difficult to do.

e.g. People are leaving in their thousands while the going is good.
成千上万的人趁着局势稳定赶紧撤离。

10. 继续做
If you keep going, you continue doing things or doing a particular thing.

e.g. I like to keep going. I hate to sit still.
我喜欢一直有事情做，讨厌一动不动地坐着。

11. 维持下去
If you can keep going with the money you have, you can manage to live on it.

e.g. Things were difficult, and we needed her wages to keep going.
日子很艰难，我们要靠她的工资来维持生活。

12. 进展顺利；进展不错
If you say that something that has been achieved is good going or not bad going, you mean that it is better than usual or than expected.

e.g. 4,000 copies of Wuthering Heights went in two days. That's not bad going for a book that has been on the market for 145 years.
4,000册《呼啸山庄》在两天内销售一空，对于一本已经面市145年的书而言，这是一个不错的成绩。

13. 眼下；暂时
If you say that something is enough to be going on with, you mean that it is enough for your needs at the moment, although you will need something better at some time in the future.

e.g. It was a good enough description for Mattie to be going on with.
这个描述对玛蒂来说暂时还不错。

14. 接近；快；几乎
You can use going on before a number to say that something has almost reached that number. For example, you can say that someone is going on 40 to indicate that they are nearly 40.

e.g. We've been married for going on two years...
我们结婚快两年了。
e.g. This is 1980 going on 1981.
现在是1980年,快到1981年了。

15. see also: comings and goings
going concern - see concern

名词破坏，阻断

动词打破，折断，弄坏( break的现在分词 ); （使）破; 打破（纪录）; （常指好天气）突变