1. aid
vt.
1.) 帮助,救助,支援 [(+in/with)]
She made no effort to aid Sophia.
她根本不去帮助索菲娅。
2.) 有助于
A good dictionary can aid language learning.
一部好词典有助于语言学习。
vi.
帮助
n.
1.) 帮助,救助,援助[U]
He should be able to read this without the aid of a dictionary.
他应当能够不用字典就读懂这个。
2.) 帮助者;助手[C]
3.) 有辅助作用的事物[C]
a visual aid
视觉教具
4.) 助听器[C]
2. drown
vt.
1.) 把...淹死
She fell overboard and was drowned.
她从船上掉入水中淹死了。
2.) 淹没,浸湿
3.) (声音等)压过,盖过[(+out)]
The noise of the machines drowned his voice.
机器声将他的声音淹没了。
4.) 解(忧愁等)
It is no use trying to drown your sorrows in drink.
想借酒浇愁于事无补。
vi.
1.) 溺死
2.) 沉没;浸没
The boat drowned.
船沉没了。
3. bleed/ bled/ bled
vi.
1.) 出血,流血
He was bleeding badly.
他流了很多血。
2.) 悲伤;心疼
My heart bleeds for you.
我衷心同情你。
4. choke
vt.
1.) 使窒息;哽住
The child was almost choked by the heavy smoke.
这孩子几乎被浓烟窒息了。
2. )堵塞,阻塞[(+up/with)]
The storeroom was choked with furniture.
储藏室塞满了家具。
Leaves choked the drain.
树叶把阴沟塞住了。
3.) 抑制,压住[(+back/down/off)]
Indignation choked my words.
我愤慨得说不出话来。
I managed to choke back my tears.
我设法止住泪水。
4.) 扑灭(火)
They choked the fire with sand.
他们用沙把火扑灭。
vi.
窒息;噎住;说不出话来
The fish bone in her throat made her choke.
她喉咙中的鱼骨使她哽噎。
5. electrical
a.
1.) 与电有关的,电气科学的
He is an electrical engineer.
他是个电气工程师。
2.) 电的;用电的
6. upside down
乱七八糟;颠倒
Everything in the room was turned upside down.
室内的一切都被搞得乱七八糟。
7. scream
vi.
1.) 尖叫;放声大哭;放声大笑[(+for/with)]
The child bumped into a table and started screaming.
这小孩撞上了桌子,大声哭喊起来。
2.) (机器,汽笛等)发出尖锐刺耳的声音;(鸟等)尖鸣;(风)呼啸
They were about to leave when they heard a siren screaming behind them.
他们正要离开时,突然听到警报器在背后尖叫起来。
3.) (歇斯底里地)强烈要求[(+for)]
The gang was screaming for the immediate release of their leader.
那帮人吵嚷着要求立即释放他们的头儿。
vt.
1.) 尖叫着说;尖叫着发出[(+out)][+that]
The old lady screamed out that there was a burglar inside the house.
老太太尖叫着说房子里有贼。
2.) 尖叫得使
She screamed herself hoarse.
她尖叫得把嗓子喊哑了。
n.
1.) 尖叫;尖锐刺耳的声音;呼啸声[C]
I was awakened by the sound of screams.
我被阵阵尖叫声惊醒。
2.) 【口】极其滑稽可笑的人(或事物)[S]
The dumb show was a scream.
那出哑剧真是滑稽有趣。
8. witness
n.
1.) 目击者;见证人[C][(+of/to)]
I was a witness to the argument.
我是那场争论的见证人。
2.) 【律】证人;证物;连署人[C]
He was called as a defense witness.
他被传唤作被告的证人。
3.) 证词[U]
She was punished for giving false witness.
她因作伪证受到惩处。
4.) 证据,证明[C][(+to)]
vt.
1.) 目击
I witnessed the traffic accident.
我目睹了那次交通事故。
2.) 作...的证人;连署
The two servants witnessed Mr. Smith's will.
两个仆人在史密斯先生的遗嘱上签名作证。
3.) 为...作证,证明
vi.
作证,证明
Several people witnessed against the accused.
几个人作了不利于被告的证明。
9. calm
a.
1.) 镇静的,沉着的
You must try to be calm.
你必须设法冷静下来。
2.) 无风(浪)的;平静的
The high wind passed and the sea was calm again.
大风过后,大海重又风平浪静。
3.) 安静的
vt.
使镇定;使平静
We calmed the old lady down.
我们使老太太平静下来。
vi.
镇定下来;平静下来
Calm down, sir. What's the trouble?
冷静点,先生。出了什么事?
10. panic
n.
1.) 恐慌,惊慌[U][S1]
Rumours of an imminent earthquake started a panic.
谣传即将发生地震引起了一阵恐慌。
2.) (经济)大恐慌[C]
When four banks failed in one day, there was a panic among businessmen.
当一天之内有四家银行倒闭的时候,企业人士一片恐慌。
vt.
使恐慌
The idea might panic the investors.
这个想法可能会使投资者惶恐不安。
vi.
十分惊慌[(+at/over)]
"Don't panic, boys; there's no danger."
"不要慌,孩子们;没有危险。"
11. response
n.
1.) 回答;答覆[C][(+to)]
He made no response to my question.
他对我的问题不予回答。
2.) 反应,响应[C][U][(+to)]
I got five responses to my ad.
我的广告得到五处回音。
She laughed in response to his jokes.
她听了他的笑话大笑。
12. conscious
a.
1.) 神志清醒的,有知觉的
She may become conscious before morning.
她天亮前可能恢复知觉。
2.) 意识到的,觉察到的 [(+of)][+that]
I suddenly became conscious that someone was looking at me.
我突然意识到有人在看着我。
3.) 故意的,蓄意的
His conscious lie exasperated his teacher to no end.
他故意说谎使老师非常恼怒。
4.) 害羞的[(+of)]
She was conscious of her flat nose.
她为自己的扁鼻子感到难为情。
13. tip
vt.
1.) 使倾斜
2.) 使翻倒[(+over/up)]
I'm sorry I tipped the bottle over.
抱歉,我把瓶子弄翻倒了。
3.) 【英】倾倒
He tipped the money in his pocket on to the counter.
他把口袋里的钱倾倒在柜台上。
vi.
倾斜
The boat tipped to one side.
船向一边倾斜。
14. slight
a.
1.) 轻微的;微小的;少量的
She has a slight fever.
她有点儿发烧。
2.) 极不重要的,微不足道的
The boss decided to pass over his slight mistakes.
老板决定原谅他的小错。
3.) 细长的;瘦小的
Ann is a slight girl.
安妮是个瘦弱的女孩。
15. circulate
vi.
1.) 循环,环行
Blood circulates in the body.
血液在体内循环。
2.) 传播,流传;传阅
Rumour circulates rapidly.
谣言传得很快。
3.) 流通;发行
In times of prosperity money circulates quickly.
在商业繁荣时期,钱流通得快。
vt.
1.) 使循环
The heart circulates blood round the body.
心脏使血液在全身循环。
2.) 使传播;传递;传阅
The news was circulated through the room.
这消息在屋里传开了。
16. revive
vi.
1.) 苏醒;复苏
The half-drowned swimmer has revived.
淹得半死的游泳者已经苏醒了。
2.) 恢复精力,复元;恢复生机
The crops revived in the rain.
庄稼在雨中重又生机盎然。
3.) 复兴;重新流行
The fine arts revived during the Renaissance.
在文艺复兴时期美术复兴了。
vt.
1.) 使苏醒;使复苏
A little whisky may revive him.
喝点威士忌酒也许能使他苏醒。
2.) 使恢复精力,使复元;使恢复生机
Hot coffee revived the cold, tired man.
热咖啡使这个又冷又累的人恢复了精力。
3.) 使复兴;使重新流行
The Prime Minister promised to revive the economy.
首相承诺振兴经济。
17. recovery
n.
1.) 重获;复得[U][C]
An anonymous call led to the recovery of the stolen jewels.
一个匿名电话导致被盗珠宝失而复得。
2.) 恢复,复苏;复元,痊愈[U][S1][(+from)]
She made a quick recovery from her illness.
她很快病愈。
18. weave/ wove/ woven
vt.
1.) 织;编,编制
Women folks in this country are good at weaving rugs.
这个国家的妇女善织地毯。
2.) 编排;编造
They weaved a web of lies to fool the people.
他们编造了一套谎言来愚弄人民。
3.) 使交织;编入,插入
The author wove the incidents together into one story.
作者把那些事件编成一个故事。
4.) (蜘蛛等)结(网)
A spider is weaving a web under the eaves.
蜘蛛在屋檐下织网。
19. sudden
a.
1.) 突然的;意外的
His rise to power was very sudden.
他的掌权很令人意外。
There was a sudden change in the plan.
计划突然改变了。
2.) 迅速的,快的
20. bite/ bit/ bitten
vt.
咬;啃; 叮,蜇
My sister's dog bit me yesterday.
我妹妹的狗昨天咬了我。
vi.
咬;叮
n.
咬,叮;一口之量[C]
The dog gave the mailman a nasty bite.
这条狗将邮差猛咬一口。
21. loose
a.
1.) 松的,宽的;松散的
She wore loose garments in the summer.
她在夏天穿宽松的衣服。
2.) 未予束缚的;未控制的
The dog ran loose on the street.
这狗在街上到处乱跑。
3.) 松开的,松掉了的
I have got a loose tooth.
我有一颗牙齿松动了。
4.) 散放的;散装的
Some loose pages fell out of the book.
几张散页纸从书里掉了下来。
vt.
1.) 解开(结等)
She helped the child loose the laces of his shoes.
她帮孩子解开鞋带。
2.) 释放;把...放开
She loosed the bird from the cage.
她把小鸟放出笼子。
22. explanation
n.
1.) 说明,解释[U][C][(+of/for)]
It needs no explanation.
这无需解释。
2.) 辩解;辩明[U][C][(+of/for)][+(that)]
What did he say in explanation of his lateness?
他用什么话来为自己迟到辩白?
3.) (为消除误会等的)交谈,互相讲明[S]
I've come to an explanation with him.
我与他和解了。
23. in case of
如果发生
In case of fire, open this safety door.
一旦发生火灾时,打开这扇安全门。