英语高考高频难记700单词电子版(2014年全英英解释版)

英语高频难记700单词电子版(2014年全英英解释版) 英语高考高频难记700单词电子版(2014年全英英解释版) 一,作者对于本英英词汇的说明, A、百度文库和网络上有非常多的高中英语及高考词汇资源，但都是以中文解释的。本词汇表全部引用Longman英英词典对单词的解释，非常有助于学生、家长或者教师查询(可以不用查询英英词典，一本朗文英英词典真重～); B、采用英英对单词的解释的意义或者作用这里就不用多说，只讲一点:如果将高中生送到英美留学，他接触不到中英词典，只会找到英英词典，也只会找到英英解释; C、可能最开始时，还不能用英英解释的方式去理解，但这的确是方向; D、希望本文作者原创的这份资源对高中生能够学会英语思维、在英语学习之路的过程中有一定的帮助～ E、本词汇表采用alphabet的排序方式 (从A-Z)。 F、由于文档的篇幅所限(太长不好上传)，本词汇表仅有A部分，其余的部分是分开的。 G、以上单词均有美式和英式原版发音。若需要，请联系2487452826@qq.com。 二,作者对于高中英语及高考学习的建议, 经过小学初中六年以上的时间学习英语，广大高中生一定有很多心得，但可能在口语有听力方面还需要有比较大的提高。 还有，自己在学英文时，自己的母语---中文始终扮演着中介和桥梁的作用，也就是借助中文去理解英文 。但在学习一门外语时，自己的母语对外语学习的最大障碍，在中国尤其严重，因为东方文化和东西文化基本是冲突的。 但英语，我们却一定要学，而且要花的时间少，效率高，学的好。为了这个简单的目标，以下是在高中生学习英语的基本建议(仅仅是作者给出的建议，如认可，可以参考): A、学到一个单词，想到一张图片或场景，也就是将单词放“翻译”图片，直接将单词和图片关联，减少母语的影响，对快速形成英语思维，提高兴趣有非常大的帮助; 这个一个典型的 例子: B、关于单词的发音。即使学会了英文音标，也可能不能够正确的读出某个单词的发音，更有可能连英文教师的读音也不一定准确。所以在开始时，尽可以听原版的英文单词发音。 C、我们已经学会了大概1000-2000个左右的基础词汇(也可以称为定义词汇)，我们已经比较熟悉。如果再学新的词汇，努力用这些词汇去解释新的单词，也就是用常用的英语去理解新的词汇，这样做有非常多的好处。 D、到这个阶段，你学英语的方式应该是享受英语给你不来的乐趣，而不是还是花费大量时间去当做任务来做。 E、如任何有关英英思维的问，请发信至2487452826@qq.com进行交流。 希望本文作者分享对你在高中英语及高考的学习过程中有一定的帮助～ propertpronunciatioWord explanation y n indefiniused to show that you are talking about someone or a te something that has not been mentioned before, or that /? strong e?/ article your listener does not know about to officially end a law, system etc, especially one that has /?'b?l?? US abolish verb existed for a long time ?'bɑ?-/ something that is abundant exists or is available in large abundant adj /?'b?nd?nt/ quantities so that there is more than enough verb,noabuse to treat someone in a cruel and violent way, often sexually /?'bju?s/ un verb,noto deliberately use something for the wrong purpose or for abuse /?'bju?s/ un your own advantage a college where students are taught a particular subject or academy noun /?'kæd?mi/ skill academy noun a secondary school in Scotland or a private school in the US /?'kæd?mi/ accommodat/?,k?m?'de??noun a place for someone to stay, live, or work ion ?n US ?,kɑ?-/ to gradually increase in numbers or amount until there is a /?'kju?mj?le?accumulate verb large quantity in one place t/ to gradually get more and more money, possessions, /?'kju?mj?le?accumulate verb knowledge etc over a period of time t/ accuracy noun the quality of being correct or true /'æk?r?si/ the ability to do something in an exact way without making accuracy noun /'æk?r?si/ a mistake accustomed adj to be familiar with something and accept it as normal /?'k?st?md/ when you achieve something or when people achieve achievement noun /?'t?i?vm?nt/ something something important that you succeed in doing by your achievement noun /?'t?i?vm?nt/ own efforts to admit or accept that something is true or that a situation /?k'n?l?d? US acknowledge verb exists -'nɑ?-/ acquaintanc/?'kwe?nt?nsnoun knowledge or experience of a particular subject e / acquaintanc/?'kwe?nt?nsnoun someone you know, but who is not a close friend e / /?'kwa?? US acquire verb to gain knowledge or learn a skill ?'kwa?r/ /?'kwa?? US acquire verb formal to obtain something by buying it or being given it ?'kwa?r/ a unit for measuring area, equal to 4840 square yards or /'e?k? US -acre noun 4047 square metres ?r/ /?'d?? US adore verb informal to like something very much ?'d??r/ /?'d?? US adore verb to love someone very much and feel very proud of them ?'d??r/ affection noun a feeling of liking or love and caring /?'fek??n/ behaving in an angry, threatening way, as if you want to aggressive adj /?'gres?v/ fight or attack someone aggressive adj very determined to succeed or get what you want /?'gres?v/ letters and packages that are sent somewhere using a /'e?me?l US airmail noun plane, or the system of doing this 'er-/ an amount of money that you are given regularly or for a allowance noun /?'lau?ns/ special purpose a set of letters, arranged in a particular order, and used in alphabet noun /'ælf?bet/ writing /'ælt?tju?d US altitude noun the height of an object or place above the sea -tu?d/ a silver-white metal that is very light and is used to make /,æl?'m?ni?maluminium noun cans, cooking pans, window frames etc. It is a chemical / element : symbol Al /'am?t?, - t?u?, -adj,nousomeone who does an activity just for pleasure, not as their amateur t??, ,æm?'t?? n job US 'æm?t?ur, -t?r/ a piece of heavy metal that is lowered to the bottom of the /'æ?k? US -anchor noun sea, lake etc to prevent a ship or boat moving ?r/ /'æ?k? US -anchor verb to lower the anchor on a ship or boat to hold it in one place ?r/ the space between two straight lines or surfaces that join angle noun /'æ?g?l/ each other, measured in degrees noun,asomething made in an earlier period and collected and antique /,æn'ti?k/ dj valued because it is beautiful, rare, old or of high quality tell someone that you are sorry that you have done /?'p?l?d?a?z apologize verb something wrong US ?'pɑ?-/ something that you say or write to show that you are sorry /?'p?l?d?i US apology noun for doing something wrong ?'pɑ?-/ apparent adj easy to notice,able to be seen or understood /?'pær?nt/ seeming to have a particular feeling or attitude, although apparent adj /?'pær?nt/ this may not be true appetite noun a desire or liking for a particular activity /'æp?ta?t/ appetite noun a desire for food or to eat /'æp?ta?t/ to hit your open hands together to show that you have /?'pl??d US applaud verb enjoyed a play, concert, speaker etc = clap ?'pl??d/ /?'pl??d US applaud verb to express strong approval of an idea, plan etc ?'pl??d/ a formal, usually written, request for something such as a /,æpl?'ke???napplication noun job, place at university, or permission to do something / practical purpose for which a machine, idea etc can be /,æpl?'ke???napplication noun used, or a situation when this is used / to take something for yourself when you do not have the /?'pr?upri-?t appropriate verb right to do this,= steal US ?'prou-/ correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, or /?'pr?upri-?t appropriate adj purpose US ?'prou-/ a piece of clothing that covers the front part of your clothes apron noun and is tied around your waist, worn to keep your clothes /'e?pr?n/ clean, especially while cooking /'ɑ?b?tr?ri, -decided or arranged without any reason or plan, often arbitrary adj tri US unfairly 'ɑ?rb?treri/ noun,aarithmetic the science of numbers involving adding, multiplying etc /?'r?θm?t?k/ dj /'ær?u US arrow noun a sign in the shape of an arrow, used to show direction 'ærou/ a weapon that is like a long thin stick with a sharp point at /'ær?u US arrow noun one end 'ærou/ not real or not made of natural things but made to be like /,ɑ?t?'f???l artificial adj something that is real or natural US ,ɑ?r-/ artificial behaviour is not sincere(honest and true) - used to /,ɑ?t?'f???l artificial adj show disapproval US ,ɑ?r-/ the appearance or visual effect of a place, or the expression aspect noun /'æspekt/ on a person's face aspect noun one part of a situation, problem, subject, etc /'æspekt/ to judge or decide the amount, value, quality or importance assess verb /?'ses/ of something assistance noun help or support /?'s?st?ns/ /?'st?n?? US astonish verb surprise someone very much,amaze ?'stɑ?-/ /'æstr?n??t astronaut noun someone who travels and works in a spacecraft US -n??t, - nɑ?t/ the scientific study of the universe and of objects which /?'str?n?mi astronomy noun exist naturally in space, such as the moon, the sun, planets US ?'strɑ?-/ and stars attain verb to reach or succeed in getting something; to achieve /?'te?n/ /'æv?nju? US avenue noun used in the names of streets in a town or city -nu?/ /'??kw?d US awkward adj difficult to use, do, or deal with '??kw?rd/ causing inconvenience, anxiety or embarrassment or /'??kw?d US awkward adj nervous '??kw?rd/ a first university degree in an arts subject, a science subject /'bæt??l? US bachelor noun etc -?r/ /'bæt??l? US bachelor noun a man who has never been married -?r/ type of very small organism that lives in air, often one /bæk't??.ri.?bacterium noun which causes a disease m/ /'bɑ?b?kju? barbecue verb to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors US 'bɑ?r-/ BBQ a meal or party during which food is cooked on a metal /'bɑ?b?kju? barbecue noun frame over a fire and eaten outdoors US 'bɑ?r-/ /'bɑ?b? US barber noun a man whose job is cutting men's hair 'bɑ?rb?r/ bat noun a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at night /bæt/ noun,va specially shaped piece of wood used for hitting the ball in bat /bæt/ erb many games or to hit a ball with a bat a part of the sea that is partly enclosed by a curve in the bay noun /be?/ land bay noun a partly enclosed or marked space /be?/ a seed or a pod (=case containing seeds) , that comes from bean noun /bi?n/ a climbing plant and is cooked as food bean curd noun a soft white food made from soya beans,tofu beast noun written an animal, especially a large or dangerous one /bi?st/ beast noun old-fashioned someone who is cruel or unpleasant /bi?st/ /b?'hɑ?f US behalf noun because of or for someone b?'hæf/ /b?'hɑ?f US behalf noun instead of someone, or as their representative b?'hæf/ being noun a person or thing that exists or the state of existing /'bi???/ adv, beneath in or to a lower position than, under,below /b?'ni?θ/ prep adv, beneath not good enough or suitable for someone /b?'ni?θ/ prep bent adj something that is bent is no longer flat or straight /bent/ a priest with a high rank in some Christian religions, who is bishop noun /'b???p/ the head of all the churches and priests in a large area feeling angry, jealous, and upset because you think you bitter adj /'b?t? US -?r/ have been treated unfairly describes weather that is extremely cold, especially in a bitter adj /'b?t? US -?r/ way that causes physical pain bitter adj with an unpleasantly sharp taste /'b?t? US -?r/ a flat cover made of wool or similar warm material, usually noun,vblanket used on a bed or cover something completely with a thick /'blæ?k?t/ erb layer ask for God's help and protection for someone or bless verb /bles/ something a type of shoe that covers your whole foot and the lower boot noun /bu?t/ part of your leg a small partly enclosed place where one person can do /bu?ð US booth noun something privately, such as use the telephone or vote bu?θ/ botanical adj relating to plants or the scientific study of plants /b?'tæn?k?l/ to move up and down, especially because you are hitting a bounce verb /bauns/ surface that is made of rubber, has springs etc if a ball or other object bounces, or you bounce it, it bounce verb immediately moves up or away from a surface after hitting /bauns/ it the real or imaginary line that marks the edge of a state, boundary noun country etc, or the edge of an area of land that belongs to /'baund?ri/ someone to describe someone or something as a very bad type of brand verb /brænd/ person or thing, often unfairly verb,noto burn a mark onto something, especially a farm animal, in brand /brænd/ un order to show who it belongs to a type of product made by a particular company, that has a brand noun /brænd/ particular name or design adj,noubrief short in time,word,length /bri?f/ n a road, river, or part of someone's body etc that is broad is /br??d US broad adj very wide br??d/ brush verb clean something or make something smooth with a brush /br??/ an object that you use for cleaning, painting, making your brush noun /br??/ hair tidy etc, made with a lot of hairs a religion of east and central Asia, based on the teaching of /'bud?z?m US Buddhism noun Gautama Buddha 'bu?-, 'bu-/ /'b??gl? US burglar noun someone who goes into houses, shops etc to steal things 'b??rgl?r/ a restaurant, often in a factory, college etc, where you /,kæf?'t??ri? cafeteria noun choose from foods that have already been cooked and carry US -'t?r-/ your own food to a table verb,noa series of actions intended to achieve a particular result campaign /kæm'pe?n/ un relating to politics or business, or a social improvement a series of battles, attacks etc intended to achieve a campaign noun /kæm'pe?n/ particular result in a war a long channel of water which is artificially made either for canal noun boats to travel along or for taking water from one area to /k?'næl/ another BrE a place in a factory, school etc where meals are canteen noun /kæn'ti?n/ provided, usually quite cheaply a chemical substance that exists in a pure form as /'kɑ?b?n US carbon noun diamonds, graphite etc, or in an impure form as coal, petrol 'kɑ?r-/ etc. It is a chemical element : symbol C a person whose job is making and repairing wooden objects /'kɑ?p?nt? US carpenter noun and structures 'kɑ?rp?nt?r/ a small flat plastic case containing magnetic tape, that can cassette noun /k?'set/ be used for playing or recording sound a hard protective case that is put over your arm, leg etc /kɑ?st US cast noun because the bone is broken kæst/ send light or shadow (= an area of darkness) in a particular /kɑ?st US cast verb direction kæst/ to make an object by pouring liquid metal, plastic etc into a /kɑ?st US cast verb mould (=hollow container) kæst/ /kɑ?st US cast verb throw something kæst/ /'kæt?g?ri US category noun a group of people or things that are all of the same type -g??ri/ to provide and serve food and drinks at a party, meeting /'ke?t? US -cater verb etc, usually as a business ?r/ adj,nouCatholic connected with the Roman Catholic Church /'kæθ?l?k/ n a large farm animals kept for their milk or meat; cows and cattle noun /'kætl/ bulls /'k????s US cautious adj careful to avoid danger or risks 'k??-/ ceiling noun the inner surface of the top part of a room or an upper limit /'si?l?? the smallest basic unit of a plant or animal or a small part of cell noun /sel/ something a small room in a prison or police station where prisoners cell noun /sel/ are kept an official document which states is true or the qualification /s?'t?f?k?t US certificate noun that you receive when you are successful in an exam s?r-/ verb,no/t?ɑ?nt US chant sing or say a religious song un t?ænt/ trick or deceive someone so that they do not get cheat verb /t?i?t/ something they have a right to have verb,nobehave in a dishonest way in order to get what you want or cheat /t?i?t/ un dishonest something(someone) a skilled cook, especially the main cook in a hotel or chef noun /?ef/ restaurant someone trained to prepare drugs and medicines, who chemist noun /'kem?st/ works in a shop a scientist who has special knowledge and training in chemist noun /'kem?st/ chemistry a group of people who sing together for other people to /kwa?? US choir noun listen to kwa?r/ chorus noun a large group of people who sing together,= choir /'k??r?s/ /'s??k?t US circuit noun the complete circle that an electric current travels 's??r-/ a path that forms a circle around an area, or a journey along /'s??k?t US circuit noun this path 's??r-/ group people and animals who performing skilful tricks as circus noun /'s??k?s US entertainment 's??r-/ noun,aanyone who is not a member of the military forces or the civilian /s?'v?lj?n/ dj police a type of heavy sticky earth that can be used for making clay noun /kle?/ pots, bricks etc hard black mineral which is dug out of the ground and /k?ul US coal noun burnt to heat koul/ someone you work with, used especially by professional /'k?li?g US colleague noun people 'kɑ?-/ an accident in which two or more people or vehicles hit collision noun /k?'l???n/ each other while moving in different directions collision noun a strong disagreement between two people or groups /k?'l???n/ to do something illegal or something that is considered commit verb /k?'m?t/ wrong a device for finding direction which has a freely moving compass noun /'k?mp?s/ needle that always points to magnetic north an instrument with two long thin parts joined together at compass noun the top, used for drawing circles and measuring distances /'k?mp?s/ on a map to pay someone money because they have suffered injury, /'k?mp?nse?t compensate verb loss, or damage US 'kɑ?m-/ /'k?mp?nse?t compensate verb to replace or balance the effect of something bad US 'kɑ?m-/ one of several parts that together make up a whole /k?m'p?un?ncomponent noun machine, system etc t US -'pou-/ a short piece of writing about a particular subject, that is /,k?mp?'z???composition noun done at school n US ,kɑ?m-/ /,k?mp?'z???composition noun a piece of music, a poem, or a piece of writing n US ,kɑ?m-/ the way in which something is made up of different parts, /,k?mp?'z???composition noun things, or members n US ,kɑ?m-/ /,k?mpr?'hencomprehensithe ability to understand completely and be aware of a noun ??n on situation, facts, etc US ,kɑ?m-/ an agreement in an argument in which the people involved noun,v/'k?mpr?ma?compromise reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to erb z US 'kɑ?m-/ agree something that is compulsory must be done because of a compulsory adj /k?m'p?ls?ri/ law or a rule end something such as a meeting, book, event, or speech conclude verb /k?n'klu?d/ by doing or saying one final thing to say very strongly that you do not approve of something condemn verb or someone, especially because you think it is morally /k?n'dem/ wrong to give someone a severe punishment after deciding they condemn verb /k?n'dem/ are guilty of a crime a large formal meeting where a lot of people discuss /'k?nf?r?ns conference noun important matters such as business, politics, or science, US 'kɑ?n-/ especially for several days /,k?nf?'den??l confidential adj secret, often in a formal, business or military situation US ,kɑ?n-/ confuse verb to make sb unable to think clearly or understand sth /k?n'fju?z/ the part of you that judges the morality of your own actions /'k?n??ns US conscience noun and makes you feel guilty about bad things that you have 'kɑ?n-/ done or things you feel responsible for adj,noutending not to like or trust change, especially sudden /k?n's??v?t?v conservative n change US -??r-/ A conservative guess or calculation is likely to be less than /k?n's??v?t?v conservative adj the real amount US -??r-/ someone who supports or is a member of the Conservative /k?n's??v?t?v conservative noun Party in Britain US -??r-/ pays attention to the needs of other people,kind and considerate adj /k?n's?d?r?t/ helpful always behaving in the same way or having the same consistent adj /k?n's?st?nt/ attitudes, standards etc - usually used to show approval adj,nou/'k?nst?nt US constant happening regularly or all the time n 'kɑ?n-/ /,k?nst?'tju?? ?n constitution noun the condition of a person's body and how healthy it is US ,kɑ?nst?'tu ?-/ /,k?nst?'tju?? the system of laws and basic principles that a state, a ?n constitution noun country or an organization is governed by US ,kɑ?nst?'tu ?-/ to ask for information or advice from someone because it is consult verb /k?n's?lt/ their job to know something if one statement, story etc contradicts another, the facts in /,k?ntr?'d?kt contradict verb it are different so that both statements cannot be true US ,kɑ?n-/ to disagree with something, especially by saying that the /,k?ntr?'d?kt contradict verb opposite is true US ,kɑ?n-/ adj,noucontrary ideas, opinions, or actions are completely different /'k?ntr?ri US contrary n and opposed to each other 'kɑ?ntreri/ the quality of being suitable or useful for a particular /k?n'vi?ni?nsconvenience noun purpose, especially by making something easier or saving / you time (often disapproving) tending to follow what is done or /k?n'ven??n?lconventional adj considered acceptable by society in general; normal and / ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting [usually before noun] following what is traditional or the /k?n'ven??n?lconventional adj way sth has been done for a long time / /'kuk? US -cooker noun large piece of equipment for cooking food on or in ?r/ /k??n US corn noun plants such as wheat, barley, and oats or their seeds k??rn/ a change made in something in order to make it right or correction noun /k?'rek??n/ better /,k?r?'sp?nd correspond verb to be very similar to or the same as something else US ,k??r?'spɑ? nd, ,kɑ?-/ /,k?r?'sp?nd correspond verb write letters to someone and receive letters from them US ,k??r?'spɑ? nd, ,kɑ?-/ verb,adwilling to use their power to do dishonest or illegal things in corrupt /k?'r?pt/ j return for money or to get an advantage a set of classes or a plan of study on a particular subject, /k??s US course noun usually resulting in an exam or qualification k??rs/ the often gradual development of something, or the way /k??s US course noun something happens, or a way of doing something k??rs/ a part of a meal which is served separately from the other /k??s US course noun parts k??rs/ crew noun all the people who work on a ship or plane /kru?/ a standard that you use to judge something or make a /kra?'t??ri?n criterion noun decision about something US -'t?r-/ noun,va plant such as a grain, fruit or vegetable grown in large /kr?p US crop erb amounts or grow crops on land krɑ?p/ /'kju?ri?s US curious adj interested in learning about people or things around you 'kjur-/ /'kju?ri?s US curious adj strange or unusual 'kjur-/ the government department that collects taxes on goods customs noun bought and sold and on goods brought into the country, /k'?st?mz/ and that checks what is brought in noun,vdam barrier built across river in order to stop water from flowing /dæm/ erb verb,nodash go or run somewhere very quickly /dæ?/ un /'de?t?, data noun information or facts 'dɑ?t?/ a large amount of data stored in a computer system so that database noun /'de?t?,be?s/ you can find and use it easily noun,vdiscuss a subject formally when you are trying to make a debate /d?'be?t/ erb decision or find a solution verb,noto become less or go down to a lower level, or to make decrease /d?'kri?s/ un something do this deliberately adv done or said in a slow careful way /d?'l?b?r?tli/ deliberately adv done in a way that is intended or planned,= on purpose /d?'l?b?r?tli/ needing to be dealt with carefully or sensitively in order to delicate adj /'del?k?t/ avoid problems or failure delicate adj easily damaged or broken,=fragile /'del?k?t/ delicate adj small and having a beautiful shape or appearance /'del?k?t/ verb,noto put money or something valuable in a bank or other /d?'p?z?t US deposit un place where it will be safe d?'pɑ?-/ /d?'p?z?t US deposit verb to put something down in a particular place d?'pɑ?-/ to leave a layer of a substance on the surface of something, /d?'p?z?t US deposit verb especially gradually d?'pɑ?-/ money that you pay when you rent something such as an /d?'p?z?t US deposit noun apartment or car, which will be given back if you do not d?'pɑ?-/ damage it desperate adj a desperate situation is very bad or serious /'desp?r?t/ willing to do anything to change a very bad situation, and desperate adj /'desp?r?t/ not caring about danger /d?'z??t US -dessert noun sweet food served after the main part of a meal ??rt/ a book in which you write down the things that happen to /'da??ri US diary noun you each day 'da?ri/ piece of writing that teacher reads out to test ability to hear dictation noun /d?k'te???n/ and write words correctly verb,nomove earth, snow etc, or to make a hole in the ground, dig /d?g/ un using a spade or your hands using a system in which information is recorded or sent out digital adj electronically in the form of numbers, usually ones and /'d?d??tl/ zeros a measurement in space for example, the height, width or /da?'men??n, dimension noun length of sth d?-/ AmE a document showing that a student has successfully /d?'pl?um? diploma noun completed their high school or university education US -'plou-/ aim something in a particular direction or at a particular /d?'rekt, ,da?'direct verb person, group etc rekt/ /d?'rekt, ,da?'direct verb be in charge of something or control it rekt/ saying exactly what you mean in an honest clear way,exact /d?'rekt, ,da?'direct noun or total rekt/ give the actors in a play, film, or television programme /d?'rekt, ,da?'direct verb instructions rekt/ straight from one place to another without changing /d?'rekt, ,da?'direct noun direction or done without between rekt/ /d?'rekt, ,da?'direct verb tell someone what they should do rekt/ a book or list of names, facts etc, usually arranged in /da?'rekt?ri, directory noun alphabetical order d?-/ make someone less confident or less willing to do /d?s'k?r?d? discourage verb something US -'k??r-/ persuade someone not to do something, especially by /d?s'k?r?d? discourage verb making it seem difficult or bad US -'k??r-/ discriminatiothe ability to recognize the difference between two or more /d?,skr?m?'nenoun n things, especially the difference in their quality ???n/ discriminatiothe practice of treating one person or group differently /d?,skr?m?'nenoun n from another in an unfair way ???n/ talk about something with another person or a group in discuss verb /d?'sk?s/ order to exchange ideas or decide something distant adj far away in space or time /'d?st?nt/ to give things to a large number of people; to share sth distribute verb /d?'str?bju?t/ between a number of people: to send goods to shops/stores and businesses so that they distribute verb /d?'str?bju?t/ can be sold distribute verb to spread sth, or different parts of sth, over an area /d?'str?bju?t/ /da?'v??s US diverse adj very different from each other d?'v??rs, da?- / the process of finding out how many times one number is division noun /d?'v???n/ contained in another noun,v/d?'v??s US -divorce to end your marriage by an official or legal process erb ??rs/ /'dr??bæk US drawback noun a disadvantage or the negative part of a situation 'dr??-/ drug noun an illegal substance such as marijuana or cocaine /dr?g/ any natural or artificially made chemical which is used as a drug noun /dr?g/ medicine due adj expected to happen or arrive at a particular time /dju? US du?/ adj,nouowed to someone either as a debt or because they have a due /dju? US du?/ n right to it dull adj not interesting or exciting in any way; boring /d?l/ dull adj not clear, bright or shiny; dark /d?l/ the time before it gets dark when the sky is becoming less dusk noun /d?sk/ bright dynamic adj full of energy and new ideas, and determined to succeed /da?'næm?k/ dynamic adj continuously moving or changing /da?'næm?k/ a large strong bird with a curved beak which eats meat and eagle noun /'i?g?l/ can see very well the form that a book, newspaper, magazine etc is produced edition noun /?'d???n/ in the person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine, or /'ed?t? US -editor noun part of a newspaper or magazine, and decides what should ?r/ be included in it eggplant noun a large vegetable with smooth purple skin /eggplant/ to make someone feel ashamed, nervous, or embarrass verb /?m'bær?s/ uncomfortable, especially in front of other people to do something that causes problems for a government, embarrass verb political organization, or politician, and makes them look /?m'bær?s/ bad a person who hates or opposes another person and tries to enemy noun /'en?mi/ harm them /?n'lɑ?d? US -enlarge verb an operation to enlarge her breasts ɑ?rd?/ eagerness to do something new and clever, despite any /'ent?pra?z enterprise noun risks US -t?r-/ an organization, especially a business, or a difficult and /'ent?pra?z enterprise noun important plan, especially one that will earn money US -t?r-/ envy noun the feeling of wanting something that someone else has /'envi/ to wish that you had someone else's possessions, abilities envy verb /'envi/ etc to judge how good, useful, or successful something evaluate verb /?'væljue?t/ is,=assess happening or existing at a later time or at the end, /?'vent?u?li, -eventually adv especially after a lot of effort, problems, etc t??li/ /,i?v?'lu???n, ,the way in which living things change and develop over evolution noun millions of years, or a gradual process of change and ev?- US ,ev?-development / if a doctor examines you, they look at your body to check examine verb /?g'zæm?n/ healthy look at or consider a person or thing carefully and in detail examine verb /?g'zæm?n/ in order to discover something about them existence noun the state of existing /?g'z?st?ns/ the type of life that someone has, especially when it is bad existence noun /?g'z?st?ns/ or unhappy explicit adj expressed in a way that is very clear and direct /?k'spl?s?t/ /?k'sp?uz US expose verb to show something that is usually covered or hidden -'spouz/ the process of making a road, building etc bigger or longer, extension noun /?k'sten??n/ or the part that is added facial noun on your face or relating to your face /'fe???l/ a fair situation, system, way of treating people, or judgment fair adj /fe? US fer/ seems reasonable, acceptable, and right fair adj (of skin) pale, or (of hair) pale yellow or golden /fe? US fer/ an event at which people or businesses show and sell their fair noun /fe? US fer/ products an exciting and unusual experience or situation you imagine fantasy noun /'fænt?si/ happening to you, but which will probably never happen /'fɑ?s?n US fasten verb become firmly fixed together, or in position, or closed 'fæ-/ an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you noun,vfear are frightened or to be frightened of something or someone /f?? US f?r/ erb unpleasant feast noun a day or period when there is a religious celebration /fi?st/ a large meal where a lot of people celebrate a special feast noun /fi?st/ occasion /'feð? US -feather noun one of the light soft things that cover a bird's body ?r/ /'fel?u US -fellow noun man,a member of an official organization or a group lou/ describes someone who has the same job or interests as /'fel?u US -fellow adj you lou/ container used to store papers, letters and other noun,vfile documents or store information in a careful and particular /fa?l/ erb way a set of papers, records etc that contain information about file noun /fa?l/ a particular person or subject a small electric light that you can carry in your hand,British flashlight noun /'flæ?la?t/ Equivalent: torch flexible adj able to bend or to be bent easily without breaking /'fleks?b?l/ able to change or be changed easily according to the flexible adj /'fleks?b?l/ situation noun,va powder that is made by crushing wheat or other grain and /flau? US flour erb is used for making bread, cakes etc flaur/ verb,no(especially of liquids, gases or electricity) to move in one flow /fl?u US flou/ un direction, especially continuously and easily /'f?gi US foggy adj filled or abounding with fog or mist 'fɑ?gi, 'f??gi/ /f?uk US folk noun (informal) people in general fouk/ traditional to or typical of a particular group or country, especially one where people mainly live in the countryside, /f?uk US folk adj and usually passed on from parents to their children over a fouk/ long period of time /'f?r?d, 'f??hed US forehead noun the flat part of the face, above the eyes and below the hair 'f??r?d, 'fɑ?-, 'f??rhed/ verb,no/f??k US fork If a road or river forks, it divides into two parts un f??rk/ a tool you use for picking up and eating food, with a handle /f??k US fork noun and three or four points f??rk/ a tool you use for picking up and eating food, with a handle /f??k US fork noun and three or four points f??rk/ a paper or set of papers printed with marked spaces in /f??m US form noun which answers to questions can be written f??rm/ /f??m US form noun the shape or appearance of something f??rm/ a particular type of something that exists in many different /f??m US form noun varieties f??rm/ of or in an earlier time; before the present time or in the /'f??m? US former adj past 'f??rm?r/ chance and the way it affects your life,the good or bad /'f??t??n US fortune noun things that happen in life 'f??r-/ /'f??t??n US fortune noun a large amount of money, goods, property, etc 'f??r-/ help a skill, feeling, idea etc develop over a period of time,= /'f?st? US foster verb encourage 'fɑ?st?r/ verb,adto take someone else's child into your family for a period of /'f?st? US foster j time but without becoming their legal parent 'fɑ?st?r/ /'fre?mw??k framework noun a supporting structure around which something can be built US -w??rk/ a system of rules, ideas or beliefs that is used to plan or /'fre?mw??k framework noun decide something US -w??rk/ freeway noun a very wide road in the US, built for fast travel /'fri?we?/ becomes hard and solid because the temperature is very freeze verb /fri?z/ cold disagreement or unfriendliness caused by people having friction noun /'fr?k??n/ different opinions the force which makes it difficult for one object to slide friction noun along the surface of another or to move through a liquid or /'fr?k??n/ gas /fr?st US frost noun very cold weather, when water freezes fr??st/ the purpose that something has, or the job that someone or function noun /'f??k??n/ something does (mathematics) a quantity whose value depends on the function noun varying values of others. In the statement 2x=y, y is a /'f??k??n/ function of x /,f?nd?'mentlfundamental adj relating to the most basic and important parts of something / /'gɑ?m?nt US garment noun formal a piece of clothing 'gɑ?r-/ gay adj old-fashioned bright or attractive /ge?/ if someone, especially a man, is gay, they are sexually gay noun /ge?/ attracted to people of the same sex willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., especially more generous adj /'d?en?r?s/ than is usual or expected generous adj larger or more than the usual size or amount /'d?en?r?s/ the importance, honour, and praise that people give glory noun /'gl??ri/ someone they admire a lot noun,va sticky substance used for joining things together glue /glu?/ erb permanently an animal which is related to sheep, which usually has /g?ut US goat noun horns gout/ gram noun a unit of mass equal to 0.001 kilograms /græm/ splendid in style and appearance; attracting admiration and grand adj /grænd/ attention a drawing that uses a line or lines to show how two or more /grɑ?f US graph noun sets of measurements are related to each other græf/ (technical) the force that causes something to fall to the gravity noun /'græv?ti/ ground or to be attracted to another planet gravity noun an extremely serious way of behaving or speaking /'græv?ti/ a frame of metal bars over a fire on which food can be put grill noun /gr?l/ to be cooked help and advice that is given to someone about their work, guidance noun /'ga?d?ns/ education, or personal life feeling very ashamed and sad because you know that you guilty adj /'g?lti/ have done something wrong guilty adj having done something that is a crime /'g?lti/ a special building or room that has equipment for doing /d??m'ne?zi?gymnasium noun physical exercise,=gym m/ a sport involving physical exercises and movements that /d??m'næst?kgymnastics noun need skill, strength, and control, and that are often s/ performed in competitions a square piece of cloth used for cleaning the nose or drying /'hæ?k?t??f handkerchief noun the eyes when they are wet with tears US -k?r-/ handy adj skilful in using your hands or tools to make or repair things /'hændi/ handy adj useful or convenient /'hændi/ kill someone by dropping them with a rope around their hang verb /hæ?/ neck, or to die in this way, hang verb stay in the air /hæ?/ fasten or support something at the top leaving the other hang verb /hæ?/ parts free to move an area of water next to the land where the water is calm, /'hɑ?b? US harbour noun so that ships are safe when they are inside it 'hɑ?rb?r/ noun,vthe time when crops are gathered from the fields, or the act /'hɑ?v?st US harvest erb of gathering them 'hɑ?r-/ to (cause an egg to) break in order to allow a young animal hatch verb /hæt?/ to come out a hole in a ship or aircraft, usually used for loading goods, hatch noun /hæt?/ or the door that covers it noun,vthe raised part on the bottom of a shoe that makes the heel /hi?l/ erb shoe higher at the back heel noun a pair of women's shoes with high heels /hi?l/ helmet noun a strong hard hat that covers and protects the head /'helm?t/ a small plant that is used to improve the taste of food, or to /h??b US herb noun make medicine ??rb, h??rb/ to pause before saying or doing something because you are hesitate verb /'hez?te?t/ nervous or not sure hold up verb support something and prevent it from falling down 0 /'h?uli US holy adj connected with God and religion or very religious 'hou-/ a sweet sticky yellow substance made by bees and used as honey noun /'h?ni/ food noun,vhoneymoon a holiday taken by two people who have just got married /'h?nimu?n/ erb a curved device used for catching or holding things, hook noun /huk/ especially one fixed to a surface for hanging things on fasten something with a hook, hang something on a hook, hook verb /huk/ or catch something with a hook /'h?r?b?l US horrible adj very shocking and frightening 'h??-, 'hɑ?-/ /'h?r?b?l US horrible adj very unpleasant or bad 'h??-, 'hɑ?-/ /'hju?m?r?s humorous adj funny and entertaining; showing a sense of humour US 'hju?-, 'ju?-/ the lightest gas, with no colour, taste or smell, that /'ha?dr?d??nhydrogen noun combines with oxygen to form water / a group of words whose meaning is different from the idiom noun /'?di?m/ meanings of the individual words an event, especially one that is unusual, important, or incident noun /'?ns?d?nt/ violent indeed adv really or certainly, often used to emphasize something /?n'di?d/ not owned or controlled by, or does not receive money /,?nd?'pend?independent adj from another nt/ initial adj happening at the beginning /?'n???l/ initial adj happening at the beginning(= first) /?'n???l/ a small hotel or pub, especially an old one in the inn noun /?n/ countryside say firmly something is true,especially others think may not insist verb /?n's?st/ be true insist verb demand that something should happen /?n's?st/ examine something carefully in order to find out more inspect verb /?n'spekt/ about it or to find out what is wrong with it officially visit a place or a group of people in order to check inspect verb /?n'spekt/ that everything is correct and legal a place or building where people are sent to be cared for, /,?nst?'tju???n institution noun especially a hospital or prison US -'tu?-/ a large organization that has a particular kind of work or /,?nst?'tju???n institution noun purpose US -'tu?-/ instruct verb formal teach someone how to do something /?n'str?kt/ instruct verb officially tell or order someone what to do /?n'str?kt/ stop someone from continuing what they are saying or interrupt verb /,?nt?'r?pt/ doing by suddenly speaking to them the amount of difference in pitch between two musical /'?nt?v?l US -interval noun notes t?r-/ a period between two events or times,a brief period /'?nt?v?l US -interval noun between the parts t?r-/ the lower part of your face which moves when you open /d??? US jaw noun your mouth d???/ jet noun an aircraft with a jet engine, which is able to fly very fast /d?et/ a thin stream of something, such as water or gas, which is jet noun /d?et/ forced out of a small hole: small things that you wear for decoration, such as rings or jewellery noun /'d?u??lri/ necklaces a container with a lid, a handle, and a spout, used for kettle noun /'ketl/ boiling and pouring water /'ki?l?u US -kilo noun a kilogram lou/ kingdom noun a country ruled by a king or queen /'k??d?m/ especially of animals) not able to walk correctly because of lame adj /le?m/ physical injury to or weakness in the legs or feet lap noun the upper part of your legs when you are sitting down /læp/ noun,vlap a single journey around a race track /læp/ erb clothes, sheets etc that need to be washed or have just /'l??ndri US laundry noun been washed 'l??n-/ a group of people or countries who join together because league noun /li?g/ they have the same interest verb,noleak escape from a hole or crack ,allow liquid or gas to escape /li?k/ un verb,noa formal talk on a serious or specialist subject given to a /'lekt?? US -lecture un group of people, especially students ?r/ liberation noun when something or someone is freed /,l?b?'re???n/ the freedom and the right to do whatever you want without /'l?b?ti US -liberty noun asking permission or being afraid of authority ?r-/ an agreement with a company or organization giving license noun /la?s?ns/ permission to make, sell or use their product official document giving you permission to own or do license noun /la?s?ns/ something lid noun a cover on a container, which can be lifted up or removed /l?d/ lip noun one of the two soft, red edges of the mouth /l?p/ noun,va set of things, names, numbers etc usually written one list /l?st/ erb below the other /'l?t?r?ri US literary adj relating to literature 'l?t?reri/ waste paper, cans etc that people have thrown away and litter verb /'l?t? US -?r/ left on the ground in a public place noun,va device which prevents something such as a door being lock /l?k US lɑ?k/ erb opened and which you can only open with a key noun,vthe room in a house or apartment that is used for relaxing, lounge /laund?/ erb and entertaining guests, but not usually for eating lovely noun a sexually attractive woman /'l?vli/ lovely adj beautiful,pleasant or enjoyable,kind /'l?vli/ maid noun old use a woman or girl who is not married /me?d/ maid noun a female servant, especially in a large house or hotel /me?d/ a tree which grows mainly in northern countries such as maple noun Canada. Its leaves have five points and turn red or gold in /'me?p?l/ autumn. a large amount of something that has no particular shape or mass noun /mæs/ arrangement mass noun a large crowd /mæs/ /,mæθ?'mæt?mathematics noun the science of numbers and of shapes ks/ verb,ad/m?'t?u? US -mature to become fully grown or developed j 't?ur/ verb,adto become sensible and start to behave sensibly and /m?'t?u? US -mature j reasonably, like an adult 't?ur/ being kind to people and forgiving them rather than /'m??s?f?l US merciful adj punishing them or being cruel 'm??r-/ noun,vthings there are dirty or not neatly arranged,a lot of mess /mes/ erb problems and difficulties messy adj dirty or untidy /'mesi/ metal noun a hard, usually shiny substance such as iron, gold, or steel /'metl/ a government department that is responsible for one of the ministry noun /'m?n?stri/ areas of government work, such as education or health /ma?'n?r?ti a small group of people or things within a much larger minority noun US m?'n??-, group m?'nɑ?-/ noun,vIn misty weather, there is mist in the air which makes it mist /m?st/ erb difficult to see into the distance /'m?ud?m, -a device that connects one computer system to another modem noun dem US using a telephone line so that data can be sent 'mou-/ a building, statue, or other large structure that is built to /'m?nj?m?nt monument noun remind people of an important event or famous person US 'mɑ?-/ a thing used for washing floors, consisting of a long stick verb,no/m?p US mop with threads of thick string or a piece of sponge fastened to un mɑ?p/ one end /m?p US mop verb to wash a floor with a wet mop mɑ?p/ /'m?zl?m US Moslem noun a person who follows the religion of Islam(=Muslim) 'mɑ?z-/ a small flying insect that sucks the blood of people and /m?'ski?t?u mosquito noun animals, sometimes spreading the disease malaria US -tou/ /m?'stɑ?? US moustache noun hair that grows on a man's upper lip 'm?stæ?/ a thick yellow or brown sauce that tastes spicy and is eaten /'m?st?d US mustard noun cold in small amounts, especially with meat -?rd/