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阿拉斯加州，美国

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Alaska

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泰晤士河，英国

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the river Thames

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verb I
1 to be carried or moved along by wind or water
2 to move slowly or without any particular purpose
3 used about snow or sand, to be moved into piles by wind or water

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drift
1 The boat drifted out to sea.
2 He drifted from room to room.
She drifted into acting almost by accident.
3 The snow drifted up to two metres deep in some places.
PHR V drift apart, to slowly become less close or friendly with sb

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verb I
1 used about sea water, to flow away from the land, which happens twice a day
2 ~ away, used about a feeling, etc, to become weaker

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ebb
1 SYN go out
2 The crowd’s enthusiasm began to ebb.

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noun U

~ for/about sth/doing sth, a strong feeling of excitement or interest in sth and a desire to become involved in it

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enthusiasm

Jan showed great enthusiasm for the new project.

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noun U

the quality of being clear or exact

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precision 2

The plans were drawn with great precision.

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noun C U

a number of people, vehicles, etc that move slowly in a line, especially as part of a ceremony

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procession
to walk in procession
a funeral procession

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adj

making you feel more hopeful; encouraging

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heartening

OPP disheartening

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英国国旗

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Union Jack

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verb
1 I T to move or make sth move quickly and lightly, especially through the air
2 I your heart or stomach ~s when you feel nervous and excited

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flutter
1 The flags were fluttering in the wind.
The bird fluttered its wings and tried to fly.

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noun C

a situation in which a group of people behave in a violent way in a public place, often as a protest

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riot
Further riots have broken out in Manchester.
verb I
There is a danger that the prisoners will riot if conditions do not improve.
rioter noun C
IDM run riot
1 to behave in a wild way without any control
At the end of the football match, the crowd ran riot.
2 used about your imagination, feelings, etc, to allow sth to develop and continue without trying to control it

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noun
1 U the condition of not being able to relax because you are worried or nervous
2 C U bad feeling and lack of trust between people, countries, etc
3 U used about a rope, muscle, etc, the state of being stretched tight; how tightly sth is stretched

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tension
1 I could hear the tension in her voice as she spoke.
2 There are signs of growing tensions between the two countries.
3 The massage relieved the tension in my neck.

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verb I T

to cook gently in a liquid that is almost boiling

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simmer

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noun formal
1 ~s pl the problems that sb has
2 U old-fashioned, great unhappiness

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woe
IDM woe betide sb, used as a warning that there will be trouble if sb does/does not do a particular thing
Woe betide anyone who yawns while the boss is talking.

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noun C

a large pan that is shaped like a bowl and used for cooking Chinese food

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wok

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舰队

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armada

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adj
1 very impressive or successful
2 shinning brightly with many small flashes or light

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glittering

1 a glittering career/performance

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noun C

a special anniversary of an event that took place a certain number of years ago, and the celebrations that go with it

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jubilee
It’s the company’s golden jubilee this year.
There is also a silver jubilee and a diamond jubilee.

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小舰队，小船队

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flotilla 2

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adj

very bad, of very poor quality

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abysmal 2

abysmally adv

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adj

suggesting that sth bad is going to happen

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ominous 1

Those black clouds look ominous.

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adj
1 ~ for sb/sth to do sth, ~ to do sth, not done, seen, happening, etc very often
2 used about meat, not cooked for very long so that the inside is still red

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rare
1 a rare bird/flower/plant
2 a rare steak
Medium, well done 
rarely adv 
People rarely live to be over 100 years old.
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verb I T

~ on/upon sb/sth, to say or write sth; to comment

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remark
A lot of people have remarked on the similarity between them.
observation, comment
noun C

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调色板

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palette

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verb T

to make sb feel extremely shocked, disgusted or frightened

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horrify

horrifying adj

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noun C
1 a picture, painting or photograph of a person
2 a description of sb/sth in words

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portrait

1 to paint sb’s portrait

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noun C U

an ~ into sth, an understanding of what sb/sth is like

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insight

The book gives a good insight into the lives of the poor.

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verb T formal

to move sb/sth to a higher place or more important position

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elevate
an elevated platform
He was elevated to the Board of Directors.

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noun C

a person whose job is to look after the things that are kept in a museum

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curator 2

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noun C

a young person who is training to be in the army, navy, air force or police 学员，士官生

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cadet 2

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CSI

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crime scene investigation

犯罪现场鉴定科

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AWOL

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absent without official leave

擅离职守

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侦探小说

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whodunit

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猫（口）

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moggie

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adj
1 that you don’t understand or cannot explain; strange
2 used about a person, keeping sth secret or refusing to explain sth

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mysterious
1 Several people reported seeing mysterious lights in the sky.
2 They’re being very mysterious about where they are going this evening.
mysteriously adv

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adv
1 in an acceptable way; in a way that treats people equally or according to the law, rules, etc
2 quite, not very

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fairly
1 I felt that the teacher didn't treat us fairly.
OPP unfairly
2 He is fairly tall.
Look at rather.
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noun C
a person, especially a police officer, who tries to solve crimes
侦探，尤指刑警

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detective 2

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verb T formal

~ sth against/upon/on sb, to commit a crime or do sth wrong or evil

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perpetrate 1
to perpetrate s crime/fraud/massacre
violence perpetrate against women and children
perpetration noun U 3

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adj
1 not before a noun, ~ for sb/sth, ~ for doing sth, having the job or duty of dealing with sb/sth, so that it is your fault if sth goes wrong
2 not before a noun, ~ for sth, being the person whose fault sth is
3 not before a noun, ~ to sb/sth, having to report to sb/sth with authority, or to sb who you are working for, about what you are doing
4 used about a person, that you can trust to behave well and in a sensible way
5 used about a job, that is important and that should be done by a person who can be trust

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responsible
1 The school is responsible for the safety of the children in school hours.
The manager is responsible for making sure the shop is run properly.
2 Who was responsible for the accident?
3 Members of parliament are responsible to the electors.
4 Marisa is responsible enough to take her little sister to school.
OPP irresponsible

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noun sing
1 the end or failure of sth
2 written, the death of a person

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demise 2

1 Poor business decisions led to the company’s demise.

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noun C

an animal that kills and eats other animals

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predator 1

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noun
1 C an event that causes a lot of harm or damage
2 C U a terrible situation or event
3 C U informal, a complete failure

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disaster 2
1 earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters
2 Losing your job is unpleasant, but it’s not a disaster.
This year’s lack of rain could spell disaster for the region.
3 The school play was an absolute disaster. Everything went wrong.
disastrously adv
The plan went disastrously wrong.

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noun C

any animal that eats meat

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carnivore 1
carnivorous adj 2
Lions are carnivorous animals.

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adj

used about animals, plants, etc, in danger of disappearing from the world(becoming extinct)

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endangered 2

The giant panda is an endangered species.

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adj
1 not tied up or shut in sth, free
2 not firmly fixed
3 not contained in sth or joined together
4 not fitting closely, not tight
5 not completely accurate or the same as sth

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loose
1 The horse managed to get loose and escape.
I take the dog to the woods and let him loose.
She wore her long hair loose
2 a loose tooth
The saucepan handle is a bit loose so be careful.
3 loose change = coins
some loose sheets of paper
4 These trousers don’t fit. They are much too loose round the waist.
OPP tight
5 a loose translation
loosely adv
The film is loosely based on the life of Beethoven.
IDM all hell broke loose
at a loose end, having nothing to do and feeling bored
loose noun
IDM on the loose, escaped and dangerous , eg. a lion on the loose from a zoo

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noun
1 C a thing that you can’t understand or explain
2 U the quality of being strange and secret and full of things that are difficult to explain
3 C a story, film or play in which crimes or strange events are only explained at the end

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mystery
1 The cause of the accident is a complete mystery.
It’s a mystery to me what my daughter sees in her boyfriend.
2 There’s a lot of mystery surrounding this case.

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noun C
1 formal, a person who breaks the law or commits a crime
2 a person or thing that does sth wrong

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offender 2
1 young offenders should not be sent to adult prisons.
a first offender

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noun C

the natural home of a plant or an animal

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habitat 1

I’ve seen wolves in the zoo, but not in their natural habitat.

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noun C

especially US, a person who commits a serious crime such as murder

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felon

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noun C

a person who is thought to be guilty of a crime

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suspect 1

The suspects are being questioned by police.

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(意大利语）帕尔马干酪，浓味硬干酪

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parmesan 3

52
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花式面包

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batard.

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noun C
1 a prize, etc that sb gets for doing sth well
2 an amount of money given to sb as the result of a court decision

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award
1 This year the awards for best actor and actress went to two Americans.
2 She received an award of $5000 for damages.

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verb T ~ sth to sb

to give sth to sb as a prize, payment, etc

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award
She was awarded first prize in the gymnastics competition.
The court awarded $1000 each to the workers injured in the accident.

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noun C formal

sth that happens(especially sth unusual or unpleasant)

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incident
There were a number of incidents after the football match.
a diplomatic incident

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adj
1 connected with the sea
2 connected with ships or sailing

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marine
1 the study of marine life
2 marine insurance

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noun C

a solider who has been trained to fight on land or at sea

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marine

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adj only before a noun

connected with marriage

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marital

marital problems

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noun informal
1 U an illegal drug, especially CANNABIS or MARIJUANA
2 C a stupid person

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dope

2 What a dope!

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verb T

to give a drug secretly to a person or animal, especially to make them sleep

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dope

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adj
1 tired and not able to think clearly, especially because of drugs, alcohol or lack of sleep
2 informal, stupid, not intelligent

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dopey

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adj

not active for some time

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dormant

a dormant volcano

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noun U C

great pain and suffering in your mind or body; sb/sth that causes this

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torment 1
to be in torment
torment 2 verb T

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noun C

a list of matters that need to be discussed or deal with

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agenda 2
The first item on the agenda at the meeting will be security.
The government have set an agenda for reform over the next ten years.

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verb I T
1 ~ away at sth, to cut sth in a rough way with a tool such as a large knife
2 informal, hack into sth, to use a computer to look at and/or change information that is stored on another computer without permission

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hack

1 He hacked at the branch of the tree until it fell.

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noun C informal

A person who uses a computer to look at and/or change information on another computer without permission

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hacker

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noun C

a tool with a narrow cutting edge in a frame, used for cutting metal

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hacksaw

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noun

1 C U an action, a situation or behavior that shocks people; the public feeling that is caused by such behavior

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scandal

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verb T

to cause sb to feel shocked by doing sth that he/she thinks is bad or wrong

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scandalize

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adj

very shocking or wrong

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scandalous

It is scandalous that so much money is waste.

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verb T
1 ~ sb/sth from sth, to allow sb/sth to be free
2 to stop holding sth so that it can move, fly, fall, etc freely
3 to move sth from a fixed position
4 to allow sth to be known by the public
5 to make a film, record, etc available so the public can see r hear it

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release
1 He’s been released from prison.
figurative,
His firm released him for two days a week to go on a training course.
2 100 balloons were released at the ceremony.
figurative
Crying is a good way to release pent-up emotions.
3 He released the handbrake and drove off.
4 The identity of the victim has not been released.
5 Their new single is due to be released next week.

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noun U

the state of being unhappy with sth

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discontent 3
The management could sense growing discontent among the staff.
discontented adj
to be/feel discontented

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noun C

a person who writes the story of sb else’s life

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biographer 2

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noun C U

the story of a person’s life written by sb else

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biography 2
a biography of Napoleon
I enjoy reading science fiction and biography.
biographical adj

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noun C

a group of people or things that are similar to each other

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category 1
This painting won first prize in the junior category.
These books are divided into categories according to subject.

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noun C
1 an object that keeps people or things separate or prevents them moving from one place to another
2 a ~ to sth, sth that causes problems or makes it impossible for sth to happen

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barrier
1 The crowd were all kept behind barriers.
The mountains form a natural barrier between the two countries.
crash barrier
2 When you live in a foreign country, the language barrier is often the most difficult problem to overcome.

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noun C
a fence that keeps people or vehicles apart, for example when there are large crowds or between the two sides of the road

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crash barrier

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noun C

a hard hat worn by motorbike riders, racing drivers, etc

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crash helmet

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adj

going straight up at an angle of 90 from the ground

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vertical
a vertical line
The cliff was almost vertical.
vertically adv

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noun U sing written

energy, excitement or enthusiasm

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verve

It was a performance of verve and vitality.

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noun U

the state of being full energy

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vitality 2

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noun C
1 a short news report on television or radio; an official statement about a situation
2 a short newspaper that a club or an organization produces

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bulletin 1
1 The next news bulletin on this channel is at nine o’clock.
2 As a member of the fan club, she receives a monthly bulletin.

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noun C

a young bull ( = male cow ) that has been castrated

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bullock 1

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noun C

a large hairy bee that makes a loud noise as it flies 大黄蜂，熊蜂

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bumblebee 1

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