形容词焦急的; 渴望的; 令人焦虑的; 流露出忧虑的

1. 渴望的;急切的
If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.

e.g. Both the Americans and the Russians are anxious to avoid conflict in South Asia...
美国人和俄罗斯人都迫切希望避免在南亚发生冲突。
e.g. He is anxious that there should be no delay...
他非常希望不会出现延误。

2. 焦虑的;忧虑的;不安的
If you are anxious, you are nervous or worried about something.

e.g. The foreign minister admitted he was still anxious about the situation in the country...
外交部长承认对于该国的局势他仍然颇感忧虑。
e.g. A friend of mine is a very anxious person.
我的一个朋友是个非常容易焦虑不安的人。

及物动词实现; 取得; 获得; 成功

不及物动词达到预期的目的，实现预期的结果，如愿以偿

1. （经努力）完成，达到，获得
If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.

e.g. There are many who will work hard to achieve these goals...
有志之士将会共同为实现这些目标而努力。
e.g. We have achieved what we set out to do.
我们已经达成了原初的目标。

名词交流; 通讯，通信; 书信; 传达

1. (尤指依靠电或无线电波的)通信系统，通信
Communications are the systems and processes that are used to communicate or broadcast information, especially by means of electricity or radio waves.

e.g. ...a communications satellite.
通讯卫星
e.g. ...communications equipment.
通讯设备

2. 消息;信息
A communication is a message.

e.g. The ambassador has brought with him a communication from the President.
大使带来了总统的口信。

3. see also: communicate

名词采访; 面试; 接见; 会谈

及物/不及物动词面试

及物动词采访; 访问; 会见; （私下）提问

1. 面试;面谈
An interview is a formal meeting at which someone is asked questions in order to find out if they are suitable for a job or a course of study.

e.g. When I went for my first interview for this job I arrived extremely early...
在参加这份工作的初次面试时,我到得非常早。
e.g. The interview went well...
面试进行得非常顺利。

2. 对…进行面试
If you are interviewed for a particular job or course of study, someone asks you questions about yourself to find out if you suitable for it.

e.g. When Wardell was interviewed, he was impressive, and on that basis, he was hired...
沃德尔参加面试的时候给人留下了深刻印象,所以基于这点,他被雇用了。
e.g. He was among the three candidates interviewed for the job.
他是3个来参加求职面试的人选之一。

3. 采访;访谈
An interview is a conversation in which a journalist puts questions to someone such as a famous person or politician.

e.g. Allan gave an interview to the Chicago Tribune newspaper last month...
艾伦上个月接受了《芝加哥论坛报》的采访。
e.g. There'll be an interview with Mr Brown after the news.
新闻过后播出的是对布朗先生的访谈。

4. 采访;访谈
When a journalist interviews someone such as a famous person, they ask them a series of questions.

e.g. I seized the chance to interview Chris Hani about this issue.
我抓住机会就这一问题采访了克里斯·哈尼。

5. 讯问;审讯
When the police interview someone, they ask them questions about a crime that has been committed.

e.g. The police interviewed the driver, but had no evidence to go on.
警方讯问了司机,但是没有获得什么有用的证据。

名词责任; 职责; 负责任; 责任感，责任心

1. 责任;义务
If you have responsibility for something or someone, or if they are your responsibility, it is your job or duty to deal with them and to take decisions relating to them.

e.g. Each manager had responsibility for just under 600 properties...
每位经理负责将近600处房产。
e.g. We need to take responsibility for looking after our own health...
我们必须对自己的健康负责。

2. 责任;过失
If you accept responsibility for something that has happened, you agree that you were to blame for it or you caused it.

e.g. No one admitted responsibility for the attacks...
没有人对这些袭击负责。
e.g. Someone had to give orders and take responsibility for mistakes.
必须得有人下令，并为错误负责。

3. 职责;任务
Your responsibilities are the duties that you have because of your job or position.

e.g. He handled his responsibilities as a counselor in an intelligent and caring fashion.
作为一名顾问他精明能干、热心周到。
e.g. ...programmes to help employees balance work and family responsibilities.
帮助雇员兼顾工作和家庭责任的项目

4. 重任;职权
If someone is given responsibility, they are given the right or opportunity to make important decisions or to take action without having to get permission from anyone else.

e.g. She would have loved to have a better-paying job with more responsibility...
她本想有一份报酬更高、职权更大的工作。
e.g. Carrington held a position of responsibility within the government.
卡林顿在政府机构身居要职。

5. （道义上的）责任，义务
If you think that you have a responsibility to do something, you feel that you ought to do it because it is morally right to do it.

e.g. The court feels it has a responsibility to ensure that customers are not misled...
法院认为它有责任确保消费者不受误导。
e.g. As parents we have a responsibility to give our children a sense of belonging.
作为父母，我们有责任给孩子一种归属感。

6. 对…的责任
If you think that you have a responsibility to someone, you feel that it is your duty to take action that will protect their interests.

e.g. She had decided that as a doctor she had a responsibility to her fellow creatures.
她已经决定，作为医生，她应该对自己的同胞负责。

名词常规; 例行程序; 生活乏味; （演出中的）一套动作

形容词常规的; 例行的; 日常的; 普通的

1. 惯例;常规;例行公事
A routine is the usual series of things that you do at a particular time. A routine is also the practice of regularly doing things in a fixed order.

e.g. The players had to change their daily routine and lifestyle...
这些运动员不得不改变他们的日常生活习惯和方式。
e.g. They include the floor exercises as a regular part of their fitness routine...
他们把自由体操做为日常健身运动的固定环节。

2. 例行的;常规的;惯常的
You use routine to describe activities that are done as a normal part of a job or process.

e.g. ...a series of routine medical tests...
一系列常规的医疗检查
e.g. The operator has to be able to carry out routine maintenance of the machine.
操作员必须能对机器进行日常维护。

3. 普通的;平常的;一般的;乏味的
A routine situation, action, or event is one which seems completely ordinary, rather than interesting, exciting, or different.

e.g. So many days are routine and uninteresting, especially in winter.
许多日子都过得平淡乏味，尤其是在冬天。
e.g. ...this routine thriller about a CIA man and a KGB operative.
这部关于一个中情局特工和一个克格勃特务的平淡无奇的惊悚片

4. 一成不变;平淡乏味
You use routine to refer to a way of life that is uninteresting and ordinary, or hardly ever changes.

e.g. ...the mundane routine of her life...
她平淡乏味的生活
e.g. Family holidays are meant to be a break from routine.
家庭假日就是从平淡的日常生活中解脱一下。

5. 例行程序
A routine is a computer program, or part of a program, that performs a specific function.

e.g. ... an installation routine.
一个安装程序

6. （演出中的）一组笑话（或谈话等），一套动作
A routine is a short sequence of jokes, remarks, actions, or movements that forms part of a longer performance.

e.g. ... like a Marx Brothers routine.
像马克思兄弟风格的搞笑套路
e.g. ...an athletic dance routine.
一套体育舞蹈动作

形容词精通的，熟练的

名词能手，老手，专家

1. 精通的；熟练的
If you are proficient in something, you can do it well.

e.g. A great number of Egyptians are proficient in foreign languages.
很多埃及人都精通外语。

名词促进，增进; 提升，升级; （商品等的）推广; 发扬

1. 晋升；升职；提升；擢升
If you are given promotion or a promotion in your job, you are given a more important job or rank in the organization that you work for.

e.g. Consider changing jobs or trying for promotion.
考虑换个工作或者争取升职。
e.g. ...rewarding outstanding employees with promotions to higher-paid posts.
将出色的员工提升到薪水更高的职位作为奖励

2. （尤指通过广告进行的）促销，推广，推销
A promotion is an attempt to make a product or event popular or successful, especially by advertising.

e.g. During 1984, Remington spent a lot of money on advertising and promotion...
1984年，雷明顿公司在广告和促销方面花费了大量的资金。
e.g. Ask about special promotions and weekend deals too.
也问一问特别促销和周末特价的情况。

形容词毕业了的; 标有刻度的; 分等级的; 分层次的

动词渐变( graduate的过去式和过去分词 ); 渐渐变为（与into连用）; 渐渐消逝（与away连用）; 取得资格（与as连用）

1. 递增的；递进的
Graduated means increasing by regular amounts or grades.

e.g. The US military wants to avoid the graduated escalation that marked the Vietnam War.
美国军方希望避免出现类似于越南战争那样逐步升级的态势。

2. （广口瓶等）标有刻度的
Graduated jars are marked with lines and numbers which show particular measurements.

e.g. ...a graduated tube marked in millimetres.
以毫米标注刻度的试管

名词持续; 坚持不懈; 执意; 留存，（萤光屏上余辉的）保留时间

1. 毅力；锲而不舍
If you have persistence, you continue to do something even though it is difficult or other people are against it.

e.g. Skill comes only with practice, patience and persistence...
只有不断练习，有耐心有毅力，才能学会一门技艺。
e.g. Chandra was determined to become a doctor and her persistence paid off.
钱德拉决心做一名医生，她的坚持不懈得到了回报。

2. （尤指不好事物的）持续存在，延续
The persistence of something, especially something bad, is the fact of its continuing to exist for a long time.

e.g. ...an expression of concern at the persistence of inflation and high interest rates.
对持续通货膨胀和高利率表现出的关注