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noun（pl.-oes）

1aperson,especiallyaman,whoisadmiredbymanypeoplefordoingsthbraveorgood:

awarhero（=sbwhowasverybraveduringawar）TheOlympicteamweregivenahero’swelcomeontheirreturnhome.oneofthecountry’snationalheroes2themainmalecharacterinastory,novel,film/movieetc.:

Theheroofthenovelisaten-yearoldboy.3aperson,especiallyaman,thatyouadmirebecauseofaparticularqualityorskillthattheyhave:

mychildhoodhero

direction

WHERETO

1[C,U]thegeneralpositionapersonorthingmovesorpointstowards:

Tomwentoffinthedirectionofhome.Sheglancedinhisdirection.Theaircraftwasflyinginanortherlydirection.Theroadwasblockedinbothdirections.Theyhitatruckcomingintheoppositedirection.Hasthewindchangeddirection?

Whenthepolicearrived,thecrowdscatteredinalldirections.Ilostallsenseofdirection（=Ididn’tknowwhichwaytogo）.

DEVELOPMENT

2[C,U]thegeneralwayinwhichapersonorthingdevelops:

Theexhibitionprovidesevidenceofseveralnewdirectionsinherwork.Iamveryunhappywiththedirectiontheclubistaking.It’sonlyasmallimprovement,butatleastit’sastepintherightdirection.

WHEREFROM

3[C]thegeneralpositionapersonorthingcomesordevelopsfrom:

Supportcamefromanunexpecteddirection.Letusapproachthesubjectfromadifferentdirection.

PURPOSE

4[U]apurpose;

anaim:

Wearelookingforsomebodywithaclearsenseofdirection.Onceagainherlifefeltlackingindirection.

INSTRUCTIONS

5[C,usuallypl.]instructionsabouthowtodosth,wheretogo,etc.:

Let’sstopandaskfordirections.Simpledirectionsforassemblingthemodelareprintedonthebox.

CONTROL

6[U]theartofmanagingorguidingsb/sth:

AllworkwasproducedbythestudentsunderthedirectionofJohnWilliams.Shewasentrustedwiththedirectionoftheproject.

FILM/MOVIE

7[U]theinstructionsgivenbysbdirectingafilm/movie:

Thereissomecleverdirectionandthefilmisverywellshot.

vanish

verb[v]

1todisappearsuddenlyand/orinawaythatyoucannotexplain:

Heturnedaroundandvanishedintothehouse.Themagicianvanishedinapuffofsmoke.Myglassesseemtohavevanished.Hevanishedwithouttrace.2tostopexisting:

thevanishingwoodlandsofEuropeAllhopesofapeacefulsettlementhadnowvanished.Allthoughtsofleavingvanishedfromhismind.

comfortable

adj.

CLOTHES/FURNITURE

1（ofclothes,furniture,etc.）makingyoufeelphysicallyrelaxed;

pleasanttowear,siton,etc.:

It’ssuchacomfortablebed.Thesenewshoesarenotverycomfortable.awarmcomfortablehouseLetmeslipintosomethingmorecomfortable（=changeintomorecomfortableclothing）.

PHYSICALLYRELAXED

2feelingpleasantlyphysicallyrelaxed;

warmenough,withoutpain,etc.:

Areyoucomfortable?

Sheshiftedintoamorecomfortablepositiononthechair.PleasemakeyourselfcomfortablewhileIgetsomecoffee.Thepatientiscomfortable（=notinpain）afterhisoperation.

CONFIDENT

3confidentandnotworriedorafraid:

He’smorecomfortablewithcomputersthanwithpeople.Ineverfeelverycomfortableinherpresence.

HAVINGMONEY

4havingenoughmoneytobuywhatyouwantwithoutworryingaboutthecost:

They’renotmillionaires,butthey’recertainlyverycomfortable.Hemakesacomfortableliving.Theycomefromcomfortablemiddle-classfamilies.

VICTORY

5quitelarge;

allowingyoutowineasily:

Thepartywonwithacomfortablemajority.acomfortable2-0win

pat

verb（-tt-）

totouchsb/sthgentlyseveraltimeswithyourhandflat,especiallyasasignofaffection:

[vn]Shepattedthedogonthehead.Hepattedhissister’shandconsolingly.[vn-adj]Patyourfacedrywithasofttowel.

patsb/yourselfonthebacktopraisesboryourselffordoingsthwell

noun

1agentlefriendlytouchwithyouropenhandorwithaflatobject:

apatontheheadHegaveherkneeanaffectionatepat.2~ofbutterasmall,soft,flatlumpofbutter:

bakedpotatoeswithapatofbutterandasprinkleofpaprika

apatontheback（forsth/fordoingsth）praiseorapprovalforsththatyouhavedonewell:

Hedeservesapatonthebackforallhishardwork.Giveyourselfapatontheback!

adj.

（usuallydisapproving）（ofananswer,acomment,etc.）tooquick,easyorsimple;

notseemingnaturalorrealistic:

Theendingofthenovelisalittletoopattobeconvincing.Therearenopatanswerstothesequestions.

adv.

have/knowsthoffpat（BrE）（NAmEhave/knowsthdownpat）toknowsthperfectlysothatyoucanrepeatitatanytimewithouthavingtothinkaboutit:

Hehadalltheanswersoffpat.

invisible

1~（tosb/sth）thatcannotbeseen:

starsinvisibletothenakedeyeawizardwhocouldmakehimselfinvisibleShefeltinvisibleinthecrowd.2（economics）connectedwithaservicethatacountryprovides,suchasbanksortourism,ratherthangoods:

invisibleearnings

blink

verb

1whenyoublinkorblinkyoureyesoryoureyesblink,youshutandopenyoureyesquickly:

[v]Heblinkedinthebrightsunlight.Lucyblinkedathiminastonishment.I’llbebackbeforeyoucanblink（=veryquickly）.WhenItoldhimthenewshedidn’tevenblink（=showednosurpriseatall）.[alsovn]2[v]toshinewithanunsteadylight;

toflashonandoff:

Suddenlyawarninglightblinked.

blinksthaway/backtotrytocontroltearsorclearyoureyesbyblinking:

Shebravelyblinkedbackhertears.

edge

1[C]theoutsidelimitofanobject,asurfaceoranarea;

thepartfurthestfromthecentre:

Hestoodontheedgeofthecliff.abighouseon/attheedgeoftownDon’tputthatglasssoneartheedgeofthetable.Isatdownatthewater’sedge.Standthecoinonitsedge.Shetorethepageoutroughly,leavingaraggededgeinthebook

2[C]thesharppartofablade,knifeorswordthatisusedforcutting:

Becareful—ithasasharpedge.,carvingknife3（usuallytheedge）[sing.]thepointatwhichsth,especiallysthbad,maybegintohappen:

Theyhadbroughtthecountrytotheedgeofdisaster.4[sing.]~（on/oversb/sth）aslightadvantageoversb/sth:

Thecompanyneedstoimproveitscompetitiveedge.Theyhavetheedgeonus.5[sing.]astrong,oftenexciting,quality:

Hershownowhasahardpoliticaledgetoit.6[sing.]asharptoneofvoice,oftenshowinganger:

Hedidhisbesttoremaincalm,buttherewasadistinctedgetohisvoice.7-edged（inadjectives）havingthetypeofedgeoredgesmentioned:

alace-edgedhandkerchief

beonedgetobenervous,excitedorbad-tempered

ontheedgeofone’sseatveryexcitedandgivingyourfullattentiontosth:

Thegamehadthecrowdontheedgeoftheirseats.Iwasontheedgeofmyseatwaitingtofindoutwhathappenednext.

taketheedgeoffsthtomakesthlessstrong,lessbad,etc.:

Thesandwichtooktheedgeoffmyappetite.Itookanaspirintotaketheedgeoffthepain.Asqueezeoflemontakestheedgeoffthesweetness.

square

SHAPE

1（geometry）havingfourstraightequalsidesandfouranglesof90°

:

asquareroom2forminganangleof90°

exactlyorapproximately:

Thebookhadrounded,notsquare,corners.squareshouldersHehadafirm,squarejaw.

MEASUREMENT

3usedafteraunitofmeasurementtosaythatsthmeasuresthesameamountoneachoffoursides:

acarpetfourmetressquare4（abbr.sq）usedafteranumbertogiveameasurementofarea:

anareaof36squaremetres

BROAD/SOLID

5usedtodescribesththatisbroadorthatlookssolidinshape:

amanofsquarebuild—seealsofour-square

LEVEL/PARALLEL

6[notbeforenoun]~（withsth）levelwithorparalleltosth:

tablesarrangedsquarewiththewall

WITHMONEY

7（informal）iftwopeoplearesquare,neitherofthemowesmoneytotheother:

Here’sthe£

10Ioweyou—nowwe’resquare.

INSPORT

8~（withsb）iftwoteamsaresquare,theyhavethesamenumberofpoints:

Theteamswereallsquareathalf-time.

FAIR/HONEST

9fairorhonest,especiallyinbusinessmatters:

asquaredealAreyoubeingsquarewithme?

INAGREEMENT

10~withsthinagreementwithsth:

Thatisn’tquitesquarewithwhatyousaidyesterday.

asquaremealagood,satisfyingmeal:

Helooksasthoughhehasn’thadasquaremealforweeks.

1[C]ashapewithfourstraightsidesofequallengthandfouranglesof90°

;

apieceofsththathasthisshape:

Firstbreakthechocolateintosquares.Thefloorwastiledinsquaresofgreyandwhitemarble.

INTOWN

2[C]anopenareainatown,usuallywithfoursides,surroundedbybuildings:

Thehotelisjustoffthemainsquare.themarket/town/villagesquare

3Square[sing.]（abbr.Sq.）（usedinaddresses）:

Theyliveat95RussellSquare.

MATHEMATICS

4[C]thenumberobtainedwhenyoumultiplyanumberbyitself:

Thesquareof7is49.

backtosquareoneareturntothesituationyouwereinatthebeginningofaproject,task,etc.,becauseyouhavemadenorealprogress:

Ifthissuggestionisn’taccepted,we’llbebacktosquareone.

verb[vn]

1~sth（off）tomakesthhavestraightedgesandcorners:

Itwasliketryingtosquareacircle.Thatis,itwasimpossible.Theboatisroundedatth