及物动词牵制; 包含，容纳; 克制，遏制; 包括或由…构成

1. 装有;容纳
If something such as a box, bag, room, or place contains things, those things are inside it.

e.g. The bag contained a Christmas card...
这个包里装着一张圣诞卡。
e.g. Factory shops contain a wide range of cheap furnishings...
工厂车间里陈设着种类繁多的廉价家具。

2. 包含;含有
If a substance contains something, that thing is a part of it.

e.g. Greek yogurt contains much less fat than double cream...
希腊酸奶比高脂浓奶油所含脂肪要少得多。
e.g. Many cars run on petrol which contains lead.
很多车使用含铅汽油。

3. (著作、讲话或电影中)包括，包含
If writing, speech, or film contains particular information, ideas, or images, it includes them.

e.g. This sheet contained a list of problems a patient might like to raise with the doctor...
这张单子列出了病人可能会向医生提出的一系列问题。
e.g. The two discs also contain two of Britten's lesser-known song-cycles.
这两张唱片还包含了布里顿两首不甚知名的声乐套曲。

4. (团体或组织中)有，包括
If a group or organization contains a certain number of people, those are the people that are in it.

e.g. The committee contains 11 Democrats and nine Republicans.
这个委员会包括11名民主党人和9名共和党人。

5. 控制;遏制;防止…蔓延
If you contain something, you control it and prevent it from spreading or increasing.

e.g. More than a hundred firemen are still trying to contain the fire at the plant...
上百名消防队员仍在试图控制工厂的火势。
e.g. The city authorities said the curfew had contained the violence.
市政府称宵禁遏制住了暴力事件。

6. 控制，抑制(感情)
If you cannot contain a feeling such as excitement or anger, or if you cannot contain yourself, you cannot prevent yourself from showing your feelings.

e.g. But he was bursting with curiosity, and one day he just couldn't contain himself. 'What are you going to do?' he asked...
但他满心好奇，一天，他真的忍不住了。“你打算做什么？”他问道。
e.g. Evans could barely contain his delight: 'I'm so proud of her,' he said.
埃文斯喜不自禁：“我真为她骄傲。”他说。

7. see also: self-contained

不及物动词到达，来; 发生

1. （人或交通工具）到达，抵达
When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.

e.g. Fresh groups of guests arrived...
新的客人接踵而来。
e.g. ...a small group of commuters waiting for their train, which arrived on time...
几个通勤者等候的列车按时到达了

2. 初次来到；初来乍到
When you arrive at a place, you come to it for the first time in order to stay, live, or work there.

e.g. ...in the old days before the European settlers arrived in the country.
在欧洲殖民者来到这个国家之前的旧日时光
e.g. ...a young student newly arrived in England from New Zealand.
从新西兰初次来到英格兰的年轻学生

3. 被送达；被带来
When something such as letter or meal arrives, it is brought or delivered to you.

e.g. Any entry arriving after the closing date will not be considered...
截止日期之后报名参赛的人将不予考虑。
e.g. Breakfast arrived while he was in the bathroom.
早餐送来的时候他还在浴室里。

4. （新产品或发明）出现，到来，问世
When something such as a new product or invention arrives, it becomes available.

e.g. Several long-awaited videos will finally arrive in the shops this month...
几部让人翘首企盼的录像片终于将在这个月到货。
e.g. They'll be ready to embrace the new technology when it arrives.
他们随时准备迎接新技术的问世。

5. （尤指经过等待或期盼后）来临，到来
When a particular moment or event arrives, it happens, especially after you have been waiting for it or expecting it.

e.g. The time has arrived when I need to give up smoking.
我戒烟的时机已到。
e.g. ...the belief that the army would be much further forward before winter arrived.
认为军队在冬季来临之前将会向前大举推进的看法

6. 作出（决定）
When you arrive at something such as a decision, you decide something after thinking about it or discussing it.

e.g. ...if the jury cannot arrive at a unanimous decision...
如果陪审团不能作出一致判决
e.g. These figures are arrived at on the basis of dentists' receipts for 1991-1992.
这些数字是根据1991至1992年间的牙医收据统计得出的。

7. （婴儿）出生，降生
When a baby arrives, it is born.

e.g. It's very unlikely that your baby will arrive before you get to hospital.
你的孩子不大可能在你到达医院之前就出生。

8. 取得成功；成名
If you say that someone has arrived, you mean that they have become successful or famous.

e.g. These are cars which show you've arrived and had a good time along the way.
这样的车可以显示你已功成名就，并且一路顺风顺水。

及物/不及物动词喝酒; 饮; 喝（酒）; （尤指）酗酒

及物动词吸收，吸入

名词酒，饮料; 酒宴; 一杯或一份酒

1. 喝;饮
When you drink a liquid, you take it into your mouth and swallow it.

e.g. He drank his cup of tea...
他喝他的那杯茶。
e.g. They'd stopped drinking beer and started on tequila...
他们已经不喝啤酒了,开始喝龙舌兰酒了。

2. 喝酒
To drink means to drink alcohol.

e.g. He was smoking and drinking too much...
他嗜烟酗酒。
e.g. Never accept a ride with people who have been drinking.
千万别搭喝了酒的司机开的车。

名词要求; 需要; 所请求的事物; 申请书

及物动词（下级对上级的）请求; 请求得到; 索取; 邀请[常接不定式或从句]

1. 请求;要求
If you request something, you ask for it politely or formally.

e.g. Mr Dennis said he had requested access to a telephone...
丹尼斯先生说他已经请求使用电话。
e.g. She had requested that the door to her room be left open.
她要求不要关闭通向她房间的门。

2. 请求…做;要求…做
If you request someone to do something, you politely or formally ask them to do it.

e.g. They requested him to leave...
他们要求他离开。
e.g. Students are requested to park at the rear of the Department.
学生必须把车停在该系后面。

3. 请求;要求
If you make a request, you politely or formally ask someone to do something.

e.g. France had agreed to his request for political asylum...
法国已经同意了他寻求政治庇护的请求。
e.g. Vietnam made an official request that the meeting be postponed.
越南已经正式请求将会议推迟。

4. 点播的乐曲
A request is a song or piece of music which someone has asked a performer or disc jockey to play.

e.g. If you have any requests, I'd be happy to play them for you.
您点播任何歌曲，我都会很乐意为您演奏。

5. 应邀;应…的请求;按照…的要求
If you do something at someone's request, you do it because they have asked you to.

e.g. The evacuation is being organised at the request of the United Nations Secretary General.
根据联合国秘书长的要求，正在组织撤退。

6. 一经要求;根据请求
If something is given or done on request, it is given or done whenever you ask for it.

e.g. Leaflets giving details are available on request...
备有介绍详情的传单以供索取。
e.g. Chambermaids will bring an iron or hair dryer on request.
只要提出要求，清理房间的女服务员就会送来熨斗或电吹风。

名词保留; 预订，预约; 保留地，专用地

1. 保留意见;疑义
If you have reservations about something, you are not sure that it is entirely good or right.

e.g. I told him my main reservation about his film was the ending...
我告诉他我主要是对他电影的结尾有保留意见。
e.g. After three days, the strikers' demands were met almost without reservation.
3天以后，罢工人员的要求几乎全部得到了满足。

2. 预订;预约
If you make a reservation, you arrange for something such as a table in a restaurant or a room in a hotel to be kept for you.

e.g. He went to the desk to make a reservation...
他到服务台进行了预订。
e.g. Accommodation is restricted so a reservation is essential.
铺位有限，所以有必要进行预订。

3. 保留地;居留地
A reservation is an area of land that is kept separate for a particular group of people to live in.

e.g. Seventeen thousand Indians live in Arizona on a reservation.
1.7万印第安人生活在亚利桑那州的保留地。

4. see also: central reservation

形容词特殊的; 专用的; 专门的; 重要的

名词专车; 特价; 特刊; 特约稿

1. 特别的;非同寻常的
Someone or something that is special is better or more important than other people or things.

e.g. You're very special to me, darling...
亲爱的，你对我来说很重要。
e.g. There are strong arguments for holidays at Easter and Christmas because these are special occasions...
支持复活节和圣诞节放假是有充分论据的，因为这些节日都是特殊的时刻。

2. 特殊的；异常的
Special means different from normal.

e.g. In special cases, a husband can deduct the travel expenses of his wife who accompanies him on a business trip...
在特殊情况下，丈夫可以扣除陪同出差的妻子的旅费。
e.g. So you didn't notice anything special about him?...
这么说你并没有发现他有什么异常之处了？

3. 特派的;有特殊用途的
You use special to describe someone who is officially appointed or who has a particular position specially created for them.

e.g. Due to his wife's illness, he returned to the State Department as special adviser to the President...
由于妻子生病，他回到了国务院，出任总统的特别顾问。
e.g. Frank Deford is a special correspondent for Newsweek magazine.
弗兰克·德福特是《新闻周刊》杂志的特派记者。

4. (为残疾人或有心理障碍者)特设的，专门的
Special institutions are for people who have serious physical or mental problems.

e.g. Police are still searching for a convicted rapist, who escaped from Broadmoor special hospital yesterday.
警方仍然在搜寻昨天从布罗德莫尔专科医院逃跑的一名强奸犯。

5. 特有的;独具特色的
You use special to describe something that relates to one particular person, group, or place.

e.g. Every anxious person will have his or her own special problems or fears.
每一个焦虑的人都会有自己的问题或者担心。
e.g. ...it requires a very special brand of courage to fight dictators.
与独裁者作斗争需要非同寻常的勇气。

6. 特产;特色菜;特别节目
A special is a product, programme, or meal which is not normally available, or which is made for a particular purpose.

e.g. ...complaints about the BBC's Hallowe'en special, 'Ghostwatch'...
对英国广播公司的万圣节特别节目《幽灵观察》的投诉
e.g. Grocery stores have to offer enough specials to bring people into the store.
杂货店为了招揽顾客不得不推出多种特色产品。

名词托盘; 盘子; 浅盘; 满盘

1. 托盘;盘;碟
A tray is a flat piece of wood, plastic, or metal, which usually has raised edges and which is used for carrying things, especially food and drinks.

名词素食者; 食草动物

形容词素食者的; 素菜的

1. 吃素的;素食的
Someone who is vegetarian never eats meat or fish.

e.g. Yasmin sticks to a strict vegetarian diet...
亚斯明坚持不沾一点儿荤腥。
e.g. Over 1.5 million people in Britain are vegetarian.
在英国，1,500多万人都是素食主义者。

2. 无肉的;素的
Vegetarian food does not contain any meat or fish.

e.g. ...vegetarian lasagnes.
素卤汁宽面