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EnglishWord2

EnglishWord

Definition

Examplesentence

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action

somethingthatyoudo

Heshouldtakeresponsibilityforhisactions.

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aeroplane

avehiclethatfliesandhasanengineandwings

WewenttoSpainbyaeroplane.

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aluminium

alight,silver-colouredmetalusedformakingcontainers,cookingequipment,andaircraftparts

Theboxismadeofaluminium.

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anybody

anyone

Anybodycoulddothat;it'snotdifficult.

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artist

someonewhocreatesart,especiallypaintingsanddrawings

WesawstreetartistsinParis.

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background

thesituationthataneventhappensin,orthingswhichhavehappenedinthepastwhichaffectit

Thetalksaretakingplaceagainstabackgroundofeconomicuncertainty.

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bird

ananimalthathaswingsandfeathersandisusuallyabletofly

Theyputbreadoutforthebirdsinthegarden.

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blind

notabletosee

He'sbeenblindsincehewasveryyoung.

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bounce

tohitasurfaceandthenmovequicklyaway,ortomakesomethingdothis

Shedroppeditanditbounced.

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canal

anartificialriverbuiltforboatstotravelalongortotakewaterwhereitisneeded

Theyskatealongthecanalseverywinter.

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cassette

aflat,plasticcasecontainingalongpieceofmagneticmaterialthatisusedtorecordandplaysoundorpictures

Weusedtorecordmusicontocassettesfromtheradio.

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century

aperiodof100years,especiallyusedingivingdates

thetwentiethcentury

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chewing-gum

asweetsubstancethatyouchew（=biterepeatedly）butdonotswallow

Shealwayshasapieceofchewingguminhermouth.

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circus

ashowinwhichagroupofpeopleandanimalsperforminalargetent

MyparentstakeustothecircuseveryChristmas.

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company

anorganisationwhichsellsgoodsorservices

HeworksforanAmericancompany.

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composition

theprocessorskillofwritingmusic

Shestudiescompositionatmusiccollege.

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cotton

clothorthreadthatisproducedfromthecottonplant

WewearcottonshirtsandshortsforPE.

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creativity

theabilitytoproducenewideasorthingsusingskillandimagination

Iadmirehercreativity.

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creator

someonewhoinventsormakessomething

Thecreatorofthatgameisveryrich.

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cylinder

ashapewithcircularendsandlong,straightsides,oracontainerorobjectshapedlikethis

Theyusedtorecordmusicontowaxcylinders.

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description

somethingthattellsyouwhatsomeoneorsomethingislike

Shegavethepoliceadescriptionofthemanshesaw.

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desk

atablethatyousitattowriteorwork,oftenwithdrawers

Putyourhomeworkonmydesk.

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diagram

asimplepictureshowingwhatsomethinglookslikeorexplaininghowsomethingworks

Drawadiagramtoexplaintheproblem.

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diamond

averyhard,transparentstonethatisextremelyvaluableandisoftenusedinjewellery

Lukegavemeadiamondringformybirthday.

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difference

thewayinwhichtwopeopleorthingsarenotthesame

Therearealotofdifferencesbetweenthetwocountries.

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disappear

tobecomeimpossibletosee;tostopexisting

Themagicianmadetherabbitdisappear.

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discjockey

someonewhoplaysmusicontheradiooratdiscos（DJ）

Aliwantstobeadiscjockeywhenhegrowsup.

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disk

apieceofcomputerequipmentthatrecordsandstoresinformationelectronically

Alltheinformationisstoredonadisk.

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Earth

theplanetthatweliveon

WeliveontheplanetEarth.

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eighteenth

18thwrittenasaword

HerbirthdayisontheeighteenthofAugust.

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engine

thepartofavehiclethatusesenergyfromoil,electricity,orsteamtomakeitmove

He'sveryinterestedinengines.

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experiment

atest,especiallyascientificone,thatyoudoinordertolearnsomethingordiscoverifsomethingistrue

Wedidanexperimenttocountthecaloriesinapieceofchocolate.

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factor

oneofthethingsthathasaneffectonaparticularsituation,decision,event,etc

Therewerethreefactorsthatmademechoosethisschool.

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failure

someoneorsomethingthatdoesnotsucceed

Hefeltlikeafailurebecausetheexperimentdidn'twork.

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foil

metalmadeintoverythinsheetslikepaperandusedmainlyforcoveringfood

Iwrapmysandwichesinfoilsotheystayfresh.

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frozen

turnedintoice

Thepondwasfrozenandpeoplewereskatingonit.

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gramophone

amachineforplayingmusic

Weusedtolistentorecordsonourgramophone.

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handstand

anactioninwhichyoubalanceverticallyonyourhandswithyourlegspointingstraightupintheair

Shedidahandstandandknockedoverapricelessvase.

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hole

ahollowspaceinsomething,oranopeninginasurface

There'saholeinmyshoeandtherainiscomingthrough!

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impatient

wantingsomethingtohappenassoonaspossible

Hewasveryimpatienttoleavetheparty.

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important

valuable,useful,ornecessary

Myfamilyisveryimportanttome.

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innovation

anewideaormethodthatisbeingtriedforthefirsttime,ortheuseofsuchideasormethods

I'minterestedinthelatestinnovationsincomputertechnology.

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inspiration

someoneorsomethingthatgivesyouideasfordoingsomething

MyinspirationcamefromateacherIhadasayoungchild.

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invent

todesignorcreatesomethingthathasneverexistedbefore

Heinventedsomeveryinterestingthings.

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inventor

someonewhodesignsandmakesnewthings

Myuncleisaninventor.

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land

whenanaircraftlands,itarrivesonthegroundafterajourney

Theplanelandedinafield.

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mainly

mostlyortoalargedegree

Ibuythismagazinemainlyforthepictures.

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middle

thecentralpoint,part,position,orpointintime

Mybirthdayisinthemiddleofsummer.

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needle

athin,pointedmetalobjectwithasmallholeatoneendforthread,usedinsewing

Heseweduptheholewithasharpneedle.

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nineteenth

19thwrittenasaword

Mygrandfatherwasbornattheendofthenineteenthcentury.

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notice

toseesomethingandbeawareofit

Shealwaysnoticesifsomeonedoessomethingwrong.

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object

athingthatyoucanseeortouchbutthatisusuallynotalive

There'sastrangeobjectonthetableandIdon'tknowwhatitis.

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open

toputsomethinginapositionthatisnotclosed

Ihaven'topenedmybirthdaypresentsyet.

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particular

thisandnotanyother

Hewouldn'ttakejustanybook-hehadtohavethisparticularone!

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phonograph

anoldwordforarecordplayer（=amachineonwhichrecordscanbeplayed）

Nooneusesaphonographanymoretolistentomusic.

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piano

alargewoodenmusicalinstrumentwithstringsinsideandblackandwhitebarsthatproducesoundswhenyoupressthem

I'vebeenlearningthepianoforthreeyears.

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planet

alarge,roundobjectinspacethatmovesaroundthesunoranotherstar

Weshouldtryhardertopreserveourplanet.

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portable

abletobecarried

Weboughtaportabletelevisionsowecouldwatchinanyroom.

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practice

whenyourepeatanactivitytoimproveyourability

Idoanhour'sviolinpracticeeveryday.

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practise

torepeatsomethingregularlyinordertoimproveyourability

Shepractisespianoeverymorning.

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program

Ifyouprogramacomputer,yougiveitasetofinstructionstodosomething.

Mostpeoplecanuseacomputerbutnoteveryonecanprogramone.

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receive

togetsomethingthatsomeonehasgivenorsenttoyou

Ireceivedyourletterthismorning.

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recording

soundsormovingpicturesthathavebeenrecorded,ortheprocessofrecording

IhaveanoldrecordingoftheBeatles.

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ring

tomakethesoundofabell

Thetelephonerang.

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rollerskate

atypeofbootwithfourwheelsonthebottomwhichyouwearinordertotravelalongquicklyforenjoyment

Iputonmyskatesandskateddowntheroad.

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rubber

astrongmaterialthatbendseasily,originallyproducedfromthejuiceofatropicaltree,andusedtomaketyres,boots,etc

Rubbergrowsontrees.

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safetynet

anetthatwillcatchsomeoneiftheyfallfromahighplace

Theyalwaysuseasafetynetfortheirstunts.

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secretary

someonewhoworksinanoffice,typingletters,answeringthetelephone,andarrangingmeetings,etc

Shehasanexcellentsecretary.

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sit

tobeinapositionwiththeweightofyourbodyonyourbottomandthetoppartofyourbodyup,forexample,onachair

Sheissittingoverthereinthecorner.

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spaceship

avehiclewhichcantraveloutsidetheEarthandintospace,especiallyonewhichiscarryingpeople

Thespaceshiplandedandanaliengotout.

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specialist

someonewhohasalotofexperience,knowledge,orskillinaparticularsubject

Nooneknewtheanswersoweaskedaspecialist.

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step

oneofthemovementsyoumakewithyourfeetwhenyouwalk

Thebabytookherfirststeponherfirstbirthday.

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stick

tobecomejoinedtosomethingelseortomakesomethingbecomejoinedtosomethingelse,usuallywithasubstancelikeglue

Sticktheposteronthewall.

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suggestion

anideaorplanthatsomeonesuggests

Pleasecanyoumakesomesuggestions.Ihavenoideawhattodo!

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system

awayormethodofdoingthings

Wehaveasystemforkeepingthehousetidy.

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talent

anaturalabilitytodosomething

Talentisn'tenoughonitsown.Youalsoneedtoworkhard.

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towards

inthedirectionofsomeoneorsomething

Hewalkedtowardsme.

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trampoline

apieceofsportsequipmentthatyoujumpupanddownon,madeofametalstructurewithapieceofstrongmaterialfixedtoit

Shebrokeherlegfallingoffatrampoline.

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trap

apieceofequipmentforcatchinganimals

Theycaughtthemiceinatrap.

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trapeze

ashortbarhanginghighupintheairfromtworopes,whichacrobatsusetoperformspecialswingingmovements

Theydidawonderfultrapezeact.

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trousers

apieceofclothingthatcoversthelegsandhasaseparatepartf