sunyuting1-第十层次preparation的返回练习1-3

第十层次preparation的返回练习
preparation  
1 Preparation is the process of getting something

ready for use or for a particular purpose or making

arrangements for something.
  2 Preparations are all the arrangements that are

made for a future event.
  3 A preparation is a mixture that has been prepared

for use as food, medicine, or a cosmetic.
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arrangement  
1 Arrangements are plans and preparations which

you make so that something will happen or be possible.

2 An arrangement is an agreement that you make

with someone to do something.
The caves can be visited only by prior

arrangement.
  3 An arrangement of things, for example flowers or

furniture, is a group of them displayed in a particular way.

4 If someone makes an arrangement of a piece of

music, they change it so that it is suitable for particular

voices or instruments, or for a particular performance.
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future  
1 The future is the period of time that will come

after the present, or the things that will happen then.
* past
2 Future things will happen or exist after the

present time.
  3 Someone's future, or the future of something, is

what will happen to them or what they will do after the

present time.
  4 If you say that someone or something has a

future, you mean that they are likely to be successful or to

survive.
  5 When people trade in futures, they buy stocks and

shares, commodities such as coffee or oil, or foreign

currency at a price that is agreed at the time of purchase

for items which are delivered some time in the future.
6 In grammar, the future tense of a verb is the one

used to talk about things that are going to happen. In

English, this applies to verb groups consisting of `will' or

`shall' and the base form of a verb. The future perfect

tense of a verb is used to talk about things that will have

happened at some time in the future.
7 You use in future when saying what will happen

from now on, which will be different from what has

previously happened. The form in the future is sometimes

used instead, especially in American English.
8 If you wonder what the future holds, you wonder

what will happen in the future.
9 If you say that someone's future lies in a

particular place or activity, you think they will be most

successful or happy in that place or doing that activity.
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event  
1 An event is something that happens, especially

when it is unusual or important. You can use events to

describe all the things that are happening in a particular

situation.
  2 An event is a planned and organized occasion, for

example a social gathering or a sports match.
  3 An event is one of the races or competitions that

are part of an organized occasion such as a sports meeting.
4 You use in the event of, in the event that, and in

that event when you are talking about a possible future

situation, especially when you are planning what to do if it

occurs.
  5 You say in any event after you have been

discussing a situation, in order to indicate that what you

are saying is true or possible, in spite of anything that has

happened or may happen.
= anyway
6 You say in the event after you have been

discussing what could have happened in a particular

situation, in order to indicate that you are now describing

what actually did happen. (BRIT)
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mixture  
1 A mixture of things consists of several different

things together.
= combination
2 A mixture is a substance that consists of other

substances which have been stirred or shaken together.
= mix
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prepared  
1 If you are prepared to do something, you are

willing to do it if necessary.
= willing
2 If you are prepared for something that you think

is going to happen, you are ready for it.
* unprepared
3 You can describe something as prepared when it

has been done or made beforehand, so that it is ready

when it is needed.
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medicine  
1 Medicine is the treatment of illness and injuries

by doctors and nurses.
  2   Medicine is a substance that you drink or swallow

in order to cure an illness.
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cosmetic  
1 Cosmetics are substances such as lipstick or

powder, which people put on their face to make themselves

look more attractive.
= make-up
2 If you describe measures or changes as cosmetic,

you mean they improve the appearance of a situation or

thing but do not change its basic nature, and you are

usually implying that they are inadequate.
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furniture  
1 Furniture consists of large objects such as tables,

chairs, or beds that are used in a room for sitting or lying

on or for putting things on or in.
  2 If you describe someone or something as part of

the furniture, you are suggesting that they have been

somewhere such as their place of work for such a long time

that it is hard to imagine that place without them.
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commodity  
A commodity is something that is sold for money.
= goods
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cupboard  
1 A cupboard is a piece of furniture that has one or

two doors, usually contains shelves, and is used to store

things. In British English, cupboard refers to all kinds of

furniture like this. In American English, the word closet is

usually used instead to refer to larger pieces of furniture.

2 A cupboard is a very small room that is used to

store things, especially one without windows.
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descended  
1 A person who is descended from someone who

lived a long time ago is directly related to them.
  2 descended
An animal that is descended from another sort of

animal has developed from the original sort.
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currency  
1 The money used in a particular country is

referred to as its currency.
  2 If a custom, idea, or word has currency, it is used

and accepted by a lot of people at a particular time.
= acceptance
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sunyuting1 发表于 >2004-6-7 8:00:07



我喜欢千万法，我用压码和右脑给千万别学英语一个杠杆，撬起零基础到达自由王国；压码只有一个指标：通过滞后提高速度，速度就是质量,给它注入一个加速器，就会产生一个个奇迹.
[楼 主] | Posted:2004-12-22 01:47|

purchase  
1 When you purchase something, you buy it. (

FORMAL)
= buy
purchaser = buyer
2 The purchase of something is the act of buying it.
3 A purchase is something that you buy.
4 If you get a purchase on something, you manage

to get a firm grip on it.
= hold, grip
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deliver  
1 If you deliver something somewhere, you take it

there.
2 If you deliver something that you have promised

to do, make, or produce, you do, make, or produce it.

3 If you deliver a person or thing into someone's

care, you give them responsibility for that person or thing.
= hand over
4 If you deliver a lecture or speech, you give it in

public. = make
5 When someone delivers a baby, they help the

woman who is giving birth to the baby.
  6 If someone delivers a blow to someone else, they

hit them.
7 If someone delivers you from something, they

rescue or save you from it.
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previously  
1 Previously means at some time before the period

that you are talking about.
  2 You can use previously to say how much earlier

one event was than another event.
= before
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instead  
1 If you do one thing instead of another, you do the

first thing and not the second thing, as the result of a

choice or a change of behaviour.
= as opposed to
2 If you do not do something, but do something else

instead, you do the second thing and not the first thing, as

the result of a choice or a change of behaviour.
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occur  
1 When something occurs, it happens.
= take place
2 When something occurs in a particular place, it

exists or is present there.
= exist
3 If a thought or idea occurs to you, you suddenly

think of it or realize it.

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spite  
1 You use in spite of to introduce a fact which

makes the rest of the statement you are making seem

surprising.
= despite
2 If you do something in spite of yourself, you do it

although you did not really intend to or expect to.
  3 If you do something cruel out of spite, you do it

because you want to hurt or upset someone.
4 If you do something cruel to spite someone, you

do it in order to hurt or upset them.
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cruel  
1 cruel   crueller   cruellest
Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or

distress to people or animals.
* kind
  2 A situation or event that is cruel is very harsh

and causes people distress.
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actually  
1 You use actually to indicate that a situation

exists or happened, or to emphasize that it is true.
  2 You use actually when you are correcting or

contradicting someone.

3 You can use actually when you are politely

expressing an opinion that other people might not have

expected from you.
4 You use actually to introduce a new topic into a

conversation.
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correct  
1 If something is correct, it is in accordance with

the facts and has no mistakes. (FORMAL)
= right * incorrect
correctly = accuracy
2 If someone is correct, what they have said or

thought is true.
= right * wrong
3 The correct thing or method is the thing or

method that is required or is most suitable in a particular

situation.
= right
correctly = properly
4 If you say that someone is correct in doing

something, you approve of their action.
= right
  5 If you correct a problem, mistake, or fault, you do

something which puts it right.
= rectify
correction   = amendment
6 If you correct someone, you say something which

you think is more accurate or appropriate than what they

have just said.
  7 When someone corrects a piece of writing, they

look at it and mark the mistakes in it.
8 If a person or their behaviour is correct, their

behaviour is in accordance with social or other rules.
= proper
  9 You say `correct me if I'm wrong' to indicate that

you are not entirely sure that what you are about to say is

true.
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contradict  
1 If you contradict someone, you say that what

they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by

saying something different.

2 If one statement or piece of evidence contradicts

another, the first one makes the second one appear to be

wrong.
3 If one policy or situation contradicts another,

there is a conflict between them, and they cannot both

exist or be successful.
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several  
Several is used to refer to an imprecise number

of people or things that is not large but is greater than

two.
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imprecise  
Something that is imprecise is not clear,

accurate, or precise.
= inexact
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consist  
1 Something that consists of particular things or

people is formed from them.
= be made up of
2 Something that consists in something else has

that thing as its main or only part.
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substance  
1 A substance is a solid, powder, liquid, or gas with

particular properties.

2 Substance is the quality of being important or

significant.
3 The substance of what someone says or writes is

the main thing that they are trying to say.
= gist
4 If you say that something has no substance, you

mean that it is not true.
= truth
5 A person of substance has a lot of money, power,

or influence.
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significant  
1 A significant amount or effect is large enough to

be important or affect a situation to a noticeable degree.
* insignificant
  2 A significant fact, event, or thing is one that is

important or shows something.
= important
  3 A significant action or gesture is intended to have

a special meaning.
= meaningful
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gesture  
1 A gesture is a movement that you make with a

part of your body, especially your hands, to express

emotion or information.
  2 A gesture is something that you say or do in

order to express your attitude or intentions, often

something that you know will not have much effect.
3 If you gesture, you use movements of your hands

or head in order to tell someone something or draw their

attention to something.

sunyuting1 发表于 >2004-6-7 8:01:25←



我喜欢千万法，我用压码和右脑给千万别学英语一个杠杆，撬起零基础到达自由王国；压码只有一个指标：通过滞后提高速度，速度就是质量,给它注入一个加速器，就会产生一个个奇迹.
[楼 主] | Posted:2004-12-22 01:45|

stirred
stir  
1 stir   stirs   stirring   stirred
If you stir a liquid or other substance, you move

it around or mix it in a container using something such as a

spoon.
2 If you stir, you move slightly, for example because

you are uncomfortable or beginning to wake up.
= move
3 If you do not stir from a place, you do not move

from it.
= move
4 If something stirs or if the wind stirs it, it moves

gently in the wind. = move
5 If you stir yourself, or if something stirs you into

action, you move in order to start doing something.
= shift
6 If something stirs you, it makes you react with a

strong emotion. = move, affect
7 If a particular memory, feeling, or mood stirs or is

stirred in you, you begin to think about it or feel it. =

awaken
8 If an event causes a stir, it causes great

excitement, shock, or anger among people.
= commotion
9 If you say that someone has been shaken but not

stirred by an experience, you mean that they have been

slightly disturbed or emotionally affected by it, but not

deeply enough to change their behaviour or way of thinking.
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shaken  
Shaken is the past participle of shake.

shake  
1 shake   shaking   shook   shaken
If you shake something, you hold it and move it

quickly backwards and forwards or up and down. You can

also shake a person, for example, because you are angry

with them or because you want them to wake up.

  2 If you shake yourself or your body, you make a lot

of quick, small, repeated movements without moving from

the place where you are.

3 If you shake your head, you turn it from side to

side in order to say `no' or to show disbelief or sadness.
  4 If you are shaking, or a part of your body is

shaking, you are making quick, small movements that you

cannot control, for example because you are cold or afraid.
5 If you have the shakes, your body is shaking a lot

because you are afraid or ill, or because you have drunk

too much alcohol.
6 If you shake your fist or an object such as a stick

at someone, you wave it in the air in front of them because

you are angry with them.

7 If a force shakes something, or if something

shakes, it moves from side to side or up and down with

quick, small, but sometimes violent movements.
8 To shake something into a certain place or state

means to bring it into that place or state by moving it

quickly up and down or from side to side.
9 If your voice is shaking, you cannot control it

properly and it sounds very unsteady, for example because

you are nervous or angry.
10 If an event or a piece of news shakes you, or

shakes your confidence, it makes you feel upset and unable

to think calmly.
11 If an event shakes a group of people or their

beliefs, it causes great uncertainty and makes them

question their beliefs.

12 If you shake someone out of an attitude or belief

that you disapprove of, you cause them to change their

attitude or belief to one that is more responsible or

sensible.
13 A shake is the same as a milkshake.
14 If you do not get a fair shake, you are not given a

reasonable opportunity to succeed or to achieve

something.
= a fair chance
15 If you say that someone or something is no great

shakes, you mean that they are not very skilful or

effective.
16 If you shake someone's hand or shake someone by

the hand, you shake hands with them.

17 If you shake hands with someone, you take their

right hand in your own for a few moments, often moving it

up and down slightly, when you are saying hello or goodbye

to them, congratulating them, or agreeing on something.

You can also say that two people shake hands.
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lipstick  
Lipstick is a coloured substance in the form of a

stick which women put on their lips.
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powder  
1 Powder consists of many tiny particles of a solid

substance.
  2 Powder is the same as face powder.
3 If a woman powders her face or some other part

of her body, she puts face powder or talcum powder on it.
4 Powder is the same as gunpowder. = gunpowder
5 Powder is very fine snow.
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solid  
1 A solid substance or object stays the same shape

whether it is in a container or not.
* liquid
2 A solid is a substance that stays the same shape

whether it is in a container or not.
* liquid
3 A substance that is solid is very hard or firm.
  4 A solid object or mass does not have a space

inside it, or holes or gaps in it.
  5 If an object is made of solid gold or solid wood,

for example, it is made of gold or wood all the way through,

rather than just on the outside.
6 A structure that is solid is strong and is not likely

to collapse or fall over.
  7 If you describe someone as solid, you mean that

they are very reliable and respectable.
= reliable, dependable
  8 Solid evidence or information is reliable because

it is based on facts.
= reliable
9 You use solid to describe something such as

advice or a piece of work which is useful and reliable.
= sound
  10 You use solid to describe something such as the

basis for a policy or support for an organization when it is

strong, because it has been developed carefully and slowly.
= firm, strong
  11 If you do something for a solid period of time, you

do it without any pause or interruption throughout that

time.
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attractive  
1 A person who is attractive is pleasant to look at.
* unattractive
  2 Something that is attractive has a pleasant

appearance or sound.
* unattractive
  3 You can describe something as attractive when it

seems worth having or doing.
= appealing * unattractive
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measure  
1 If you measure the quality, value, or effect of

something, you discover or judge how great it is.
= assess
2 If you measure a quantity that can be expressed

in numbers, such as the length of something, you discover

it using a particular instrument or device, for example a

ruler.
3 If something measures a particular length, width,

or amount, that is its size or intensity, expressed in

numbers.
= be
4 A measure of a particular quality, feeling, or

activity is a fairly large amount of it. = degree
5 If you say that one aspect of a situation is a

measure of that situation, you mean that it shows that the

situation is very serious or has developed to a very great

extent.
  6 When someone, usually a government or other

authority, takes measures to do something, they carry out

particular actions in order to achieve a particular result.
= step
7 A measure of a strong alcoholic drink such as

brandy or whisky is an amount of it in a glass. In pubs and

bars, a measure is an official standard amount.
8 In music, a measure is one of the several short

parts of the same length into which a piece of music is

divided.
9 If you say that something has changed or that it

has affected you beyond measure, you are emphasizing

that it has done this to a great extent.
= beyond belief
10 If you say that something is done for good

measure, you mean that it is done in addition to a number

of other things.
  11 If you get or take the measure of someone or

something, you discover what they are like, so that you are

able to control them or deal with them. If you have the

measure of someone or something, you have succeeded in

doing this.
12 If something is true in some measure or in large

measure, it is partly or mostly true.
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improve  
1 If something improves or if you improve it, it gets

better.
2 If a skill you have improves or you improve a skill,

you get better at it.
  3 If you improve after an illness or an injury, your

health gets better or you get stronger.
= recover
4 If you improve on a previous achievement of your

own or of someone else, you achieve a better standard or

result.
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appearance  
1 When someone makes an appearance at a public

event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.
  2 Someone's or something's appearance is the way

that they look.
3 The appearance of someone or something in a

place is their arrival there, especially when it is

unexpected.
4 The appearance of something new is its coming

into existence or use.
5 If something has the appearance of a quality, it

seems to have that quality.
6 If something is true to all appearances, from all

appearances, or by all appearances, it seems from what

you observe or know about it that it is true.
7 If you keep up appearances, you try to behave

and dress in a way that people expect of you, even if you

can no longer afford it.
8 If you put in an appearance at an event, you go

to it for a short time although you may not really want to,

but do not stay.
= show your face
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imply  
1 If you imply that something is the case, you say

something which indicates that it is the case in an indirect

way.
= suggest, hint
2 If an event or situation implies that something is

the case, it makes you think it likely that it is the case.
= suggest
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inadequate  
1 If something is inadequate, there is not enough of

it or it is not good enough.
= insufficient * adequate
  2 If someone feels inadequate, they feel that they

do not have the qualities and abilities necessary to do

something or to cope with life in general.
= incapable
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sunyuting1 发表于 >2004-6-7 8:02:43←



我喜欢千万法，我用压码和右脑给千万别学英语一个杠杆，撬起零基础到达自由王国；压码只有一个指标：通过滞后提高速度，速度就是质量,给它注入一个加速器，就会产生一个个奇迹.
[楼 主] | Posted:2004-12-22 01:44|