on Children’s Day
The children went for a picnic in the park on Children's Day.
cheer /tʃɪə(r)/ n. cheers
1.
[ C] a shout of joy, support or praise欢呼声；喝彩声
•A great cheer went up from the crowd.观众爆发出一阵热烈的欢呼声。
•cheers of encouragement鼓励的喝彩声
•Three cheers for the winners! (= used when you are asking a group of people to cheer three times, in order to congratulate sb, etc.)为优胜者欢呼三次吧！
cheer /tʃɪə(r)/ v. cheers, cheering, cheered, cheered
1.
to shout loudly, to show support or praise for sb, or to give them encouragement欢呼；喝彩；加油
•We all cheered as the team came on to the field.球队入场时我们都为之欢呼。
•Cheering crowds greeted their arrival.欢呼的人群欢迎他们的到来。
•The crowd cheered the President as he drove slowly by.当总统的车缓缓经过时，群众向他欢呼致意。
2.
[ VN] [ usually passive] to give hope, comfort or encouragement to sb鼓励；鼓舞
•She was cheered by the news from home.来自家里的消息使她受到鼓舞。
cheer ˈup
cheer sb/sth←→ˈup
to become more cheerful; to make sb/sth more cheerful（使）变得更高兴，振奋起来
•Oh, come on—cheer up!噢，得了，高兴起来吧！
•Give Mary a call; she needs cheering up.给玛丽打个电话，她需要人安慰。
•Bright curtains can cheer up a dull room.色彩鲜艳的窗帘可以让单调的房间变得亮丽起来。
church n. /tʃɜːtʃ/ churches
1.
[ C] a building where Christians go to worship（基督教的）教堂，礼拜堂
•a church tower教堂塔楼
•The procession moved into the church.人们排着队走进教堂。
•church services教堂礼拜仪式
2.
[ U] a service or services in a church礼拜；礼拜仪式
•How often do you go to church ?你多久去教堂做一次礼拜？
•They're at church (= attending a church service) .他们在做礼拜。
•They're in church .他们在做礼拜。
•Church is at 9 o'clock.礼拜仪式9点钟开始。
classical adj. /ˈklæsɪkl/
1.
widely accepted and used for a long time; traditional in style or idea古典的；经典的；传统的
•the classical economics of Smith and Ricardo斯密与李嘉图的古典经济学
•the classical theory of unemployment传统的失业理论
•classical and modern ballet古典与现代芭蕾舞
2.
connected with or influenced by the culture of ancient Greece and Rome和古希腊与古罗马文化相关的；受古希腊与古罗马文化影响的
•classical studies古希腊与古罗马文化研究
•a classical scholar (= an expert in Latin and Greek)研究拉丁文与希腊文的学者
3.
( of music音乐 ) written in a Western musical tradition, usually using an established form (for example a symphony ) and not played on electronic instruments. Classical music is generally considered to be serious and to have a lasting value. 古典的
•He plays classical music, as well as pop and jazz.他演奏流行音乐和爵士乐，同时也演奏古典音乐。
•a classical composer/violinist古典音乐作曲家╱小提琴手
4.
= classic (2)
•These are classical examples of food allergy.这些是食物过敏的典型病例。
clear /klɪə(r)/ clearer, clearest adj.
1.
easy to understand and not causing any confusion清晰易懂的；明白清楚的；不含混的
•She gave me clear and precise directions.她给了我清晰而准确的指示。
•Are these instructions clear enough?这些说明够清楚了吗？
•You'll do as you're told, is that clear?叫你做什么你就去做什么，明白吗？
•This behaviour must stop—do I make myself clear (= express myself clearly so there is no doubt about what I mean) ?这种行为必须停止—我讲清楚了吧？
•I hope I made it clear to him that he was no longer welcome here.我希望我已经给他讲清楚他在这里不再受欢迎。
2.
~ (to sb) (that)
~ what, how, whether, etc.
obvious and leaving no doubt at all明显的；显然的；明确的
•This is a clear case of fraud.这无疑是一桩诈骗案。
•She won the election by a clear majority.她以明显的多数赢得选举。
•His height gives him a clear advantage.他的身高使他具有明显的优势。
•It was quite clear to me that she was lying.我十分清楚她在撒谎。
•It is not clear what they want us to do.我们不肯定他们要我们做什么。
3.
~ (about/on sth)
~ what, how, whether, etc.
having or feeling no doubt or confusion无疑的；清楚的；明白的
•Are you clear about the arrangements for tomorrow?你清楚明天的安排吗？
•My memory is not clear on that point.那一点我记不清了。
•I'm still not clear what the job involves.我仍然不明白这项工作包括哪些内容。
•We need a clear understanding of the problems involved.我们需要了解清楚所涉及的各种问题。
4.
thinking in a sensible and logical way, especially in a difficult situation（尤指在困境中）思维敏锐而有逻辑的，头脑清醒的
•a clear thinker思维清晰的人
•You'll need to keep a clear head for your interview.你面试时需要保持清醒的头脑。
5.
easy to see or hear容易看见的；听得清的
•The photo wasn't very clear.这张照片不太清晰。
•The voice on the phone was clear and strong.电话里的声音清晰洪亮。
•She was in Australia but I could hear her voice as clear as a bell .她虽然在澳大利亚，但我却能非常清楚地听到她的声音。
6.
that you can see through透明的；清澈的
•The water was so clear we could see the bottom of the lake.湖水清澈见底。
•clear glass透明的玻璃
•a clear colourless liquid透明的无色液体
7.
without cloud or mist无云（或雾）的；晴朗的
•a clear blue sky晴朗的碧空
•On a clear day you can see France.天气晴朗时你可以看见法国。
8.
without spots or marks无斑（或疤痕）的
•clear skin没有丝毫斑点的皮肤
•a clear complexion无瑕的面庞
club /klʌb/ clubs /z/
1.
[ C+sing./pl.v.] ( especially in compounds尤用于构成复合词 ) a group of people who meet together regularly, for a particular activity, sport, etc. 俱乐部；社团；会
•a golf/tennis, etc. club高尔夫球、网球等俱乐部
•a chess/film/movie, etc. club国际象棋、电影等俱乐部
•to join/belong to a club加入俱乐部；属于某俱乐部
•The club has/have voted to admit 50 new members.俱乐部通过投票同意接纳50名新成员。
coast /kəʊst/
[ CU] the land beside or near to the sea or ocean海岸；海滨
•a town on the south coast of England英格兰南海岸的一座城市
•islands off the west coast of Ireland爱尔兰西海岸的岛屿
•a trip to the coast海滨旅游
•We walked along the coast for five miles.我们沿着海岸步行了五英里。
•the Welsh coast威尔士海岸
•a pretty stretch of coast一段美丽的海岸线
•the coast road滨海道路
collect /kəˈlekt/ v. collects, collecting, collected, collected
1.
~ sth (from sb/sth)
to bring things together from different people or places收集；采集
•to collect data/evidence/information收集资料╱证据╱信息
•We're collecting signatures for a petition.我们在为请愿书收集签名。
•Samples were collected from over 200 patients.已从200多名病人取样。
2.
[ VN] to buy or find things of a particular type and keep them as a hobby收藏；搜集；收集
•to collect stamps/postcards, etc.集邮、收藏明信片等
3.
[ V] to come together in one place to form a larger group聚集；集合；汇集
•A crowd began to collect in front of the embassy.人群开始聚集在大使馆的前面。
4.
to gradually increase in amount in a place; to gradually obtain more and more of sth in a place聚积；积聚；积累
•Dirt had collected in the corners of the room.房间的角落里积满了灰尘。
•We seem to have collected an enormous number of boxes (= without intending to) .我们似乎无意中积存了大量的盒子。
•That guitar's been sitting collecting dust (= not being used) for years now.那把吉他至今已尘封多年。
comfortable adj. /ˈkʌmftəbl/
1.
( of clothes, furniture, etc.衣服、家具等 ) making you feel physically relaxed; pleasant to wear, sit on, etc. 使人舒服的；舒适的
•It's such a comfortable bed.这床真舒服。
•These new shoes are not very comfortable.这双新鞋穿起来不太舒服。
•a warm comfortable house温暖舒适的房子
2.
feeling pleasantly physically relaxed; warm enough, without pain, etc.愉快放松的；舒服的；安逸的
•Are you comfortable?你感觉舒服吗？
•She shifted into a more comfortable position on the chair.她换了一个更舒适的姿势坐在椅子上。
•Please make yourself comfortable while I get some coffee.我去冲咖啡，您别拘束。
•The patient is comfortable (= not in pain) after his operation.病人手术后感觉良好。
反义词：uncomfortable
compare /kəmˈpeə(r)/
1.
~ A and B
~ A with/to B
to examine people or things to see how they are similar and how they are different比较；对比
•It is interesting to compare their situation and ours.把他们的状况与我们的相比很有意思。
•We compared the two reports carefully.我们仔细地比较了两个报告。
•We carefully compared the first report with the second.我们仔细比较了第一份报告和第二份报告。
•My own problems seem insignificant compared with other people's.与别人的问题相比，我自己的问题算不得什么。
•Standards in health care have improved enormously compared to 40 years ago.与40年前相比，卫生保健的水平得到了极大提高。
2.
~ with/to sb/sth
to be similar to sb/sth else, either better or worse与…类似（或相似）
•This school compares with the best in the country (= it is as good as them) .这所学校可与全国最好的学校媲美。
•This house doesn't compare with our previous one (= it is not as good) .这房子比不上我们以前的。
•I've had some difficulties, but they were nothing compared to yours (= they were not nearly as bad as yours) .我遇到了一些困难，但与你的困难比起来就算不上什么了。
•Their prices compare favourably with those of their competitors.他们的价格比竞争者的要优惠。
3.
~ A to B
to show or state that sb/sth is similar to sb/sth else表明…与…相似；将…比作
•The critics compared his work to that of Martin Amis.评论家把他的作品和马丁•埃米斯的相提并论。