smash-and-grab [ˈsmæʃ-ən-ˈɡræb] n. 砸橱窗抢劫
arcade [ɑːˈkeid] n. 有拱廊的街道（两旁常设商店）
Piccadilly [ˌpikəˈdili] n. 皮卡迪利大街
jewellery [ˈdʒuːəlri] n. 珠宝（总称）
【扩】ruby 红宝石 sapphire 蓝宝石 crystal 水晶 agate 玛瑙
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A: What kind of jewellery do you like to have?
B: I'd like to have a pair of earrings.
A：您要哪种首饰呢？
B：我想要一对耳环。
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necklace [ˈneklis] n. 项链
【构】neck（脖子）＋lace（饰带）＝necklace（项链）
【扩】shoelace 鞋带
【搭】golden necklace 金项链
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A: What do you think of this necklace?
B: I think it's too common.
A：您觉得这条项链怎么样？
B：我觉得它太普通了。
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ring [riŋ] n. 戒指，环形物
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A: I'm looking for a ring for my girlfriend.
B: We have all shapes, sizes, qualities, and price ranges here.
A：我要买个戒指给我的女朋友。
B：各种形状、大小、品质和价位的我们都有。
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background [ˈbækɡraund] n. 背景
【构】back（后面的）＋ground（场地）＝background（背景）
【扩】backdrop 背景
【搭】family background 家庭背景 political background 政治背景 social background 社会背景 educational background 教育背景
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A: Would you like to have the waterfall in the background?
B: Sure. It will be a nice picture, I'm sure.
A：要用瀑布作背景吗？
B：当然。我敢肯定这会是一张很棒的照片。
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velvet [ˈvelvit] n. 天鹅绒，丝绒
【扩】velours 丝绒，天鹅绒 plush 长毛绒
【搭】a velvet paw 笑面虎
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A: Is it made of velvet?
B: Yes, it is. And it's velvety.
A：是天鹅绒的吗？
B：是的，它很柔软光滑。
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headlight [ˈhedlait] n. （汽车等）前灯
【构】head（前面的）＋light（灯）＝headlight（车前灯）
【扩】taillight 尾灯
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A: One of the headlights is broken.
B: Can you replace it for me?
A：有一个车前灯坏了。
B：能帮我换一下吗？
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blare [bleə] v. 发嘟嘟声，吼叫
staff [stɑːf] n. 全体工作人员
【扩】faculty 全体教职员工 cast 全体演职员
【搭】the staff of life 主食
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A: Our staff works until 6:00 p.m. each weekday night so that your export documents can be promptly processed.
B: That's great! You are so considerate.
A：我们的职员每个工作日能为您服务到下午6点，确保各出口文件可及时办妥。
B：太棒了，你们想得真周到。
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raid [reid] n. 偷袭
scramble [ˈskræmbəl] v. 爬行
【扩】crawl 爬行 creeping 爬行的
【搭】scramble for sth. 争夺某物
【例】I scrambled up the cliff for a better look at the sea.
我爬上那块峭壁，好饱览大海的景色。
fantastic [fænˈtæstik] adj. 非常大的
ashtray [ˈæʃtrei] n. 烟灰缸
【构】ash（灰，灰烬）＋tray（盘子）＝ashtray（烟灰缸）
【扩】cigarette ash 烟灰
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A: Don't you have an ashtray?
B: No, none of us smokes here.
A：你们没有烟灰缸吗？
B：没有，这儿没有人抽烟。
adjective [原级]砸橱窗抢劫的 - Who has the brain and money to stage this smash-and-grab?
noun [专属名词]砸橱窗抢劫 - EU leaders have in effect condoned Russia's smash and grab.
noun [专属名词]拱廊；(上有顶盖的）拱廊式街道；室内购物商场；（有投币游戏机的）游乐中心，电子游戏厅 - An arcade is a covered passage where there are stores or market stalls. (
noun [专属名词]皮卡迪利大街（伦敦的繁华街道） - It's been like Piccadilly Circus in this house all morning.
noun [集合/集体]珠宝，首饰 - Discover a full selection of fine watches and jewellery at these two Upper Manhattan stores.
noun [专属名词]项链；（主要指南非的）火项链 - a diamond necklace and matching earrings. …
verb [vt. 及物动词]（主要指南非）用火项链处决（某人） - The necklace was cursed.
noun [具体名词]戒指，指环；环状物;钟声；按铃，敲钟；电话铃声 - After at least eight rings, an ancient-sounding maid answered the phone.
verb [vt. 及物动词]包围，围住;把......圈起来；使成环形；发出钟声，响起铃声 - Would you ring me as soon as you find out? My number's in the phone book.
vt. (这种响是刺耳的, 往往是提醒人做某事)
- Every morning the clock rings at 6.
- The telephone(door bell) is ringing.
vt. 打电话给（美语中用 call） ring sb. 给某人打电话
- Tomorrow I'll ring you.
n. （打）电话
- give sb. a ring
- Remember to give me a ring. /Remember to ring me.
n. 戒指
noun [抽象名词]出身背景，学历，经历；（事件或情况的）背景；背景声音；（画等的）后景；底色 - The background to an event or situation consists of the facts that explain what caused it.
adjective [原级]背景的，事先的 - The background is sounds, such as music, that you can hear but that you are not listening to with your full attention.
verb [vt. 及物动词]作…的背景 - You can use background to refer to the things in a picture or scene that are less noticeable or important than the main things or people in it. (
noun [具体名词]天鹅绒，丝绒；（鹿角成长期中带茸毛的）鹿角嫩皮，鹿茸；天鹅绒似的东西 - She was clad in blue velvet.
adjective [原级]天鹅绒制的，天鹅绒的；柔软光滑的，天鹅绒般的（通常为暗色的） - She was arrayed in a black velvet gown.
noun [具体名词]汽车等的前灯；前灯的光束；船上的桅灯；矿工和医生用的帽灯 - Motorists were forced to turn on their headlights at midday.
verb [vt. 及物动词]发出响而刺耳的声音 - The fire engines were just pulling up, sirens blaring.
noun [抽象名词]刺耳的鸣响；绚丽 - Blare is also a noun.
noun [专属名词]全体员工，全体雇员；<美>（大、中、小学的）管理人员，行政人员；（军队的）全体参谋人员；陆军上士；手杖，拐杖；权杖，笏；旗杆；（测绘）标杆，标尺；<英>（钟表的）小轴杆；<英>（铁路的）路签；五线谱 - People who are part of a particular staff are often referred to as staff.
adjective [原级]职员的 - The house allocated to them was pleasant and spacious, and well staffed.
verb [vt. 及物动词]为…配备员工；是…的职员 - The staff in this store is very helpful.
- The hospital's medical staff is / are excellent. 强调整体、每个
- teaching staff 教职工
- engineering staff 工程人员
- Already, orientals and Asian Americans constitute the majority of the engineering staffs at many Valley firms. NCE4-10
- domestic staff 家仆、佣人
- Though my aunt pursued what was, in those days, an enlightened policy, in that she never allowed her domestic staff to work more than eight hours a day, she was extremely difficult to please. NCE3-49
noun [具体名词]突袭，袭击；突击检查，突然搜查；抢劫，打劫；（股票）恶意大量买进 - Raid is also a noun.
verb [vt. 及物动词]突袭，偷袭；突击搜捕，突然搜查；抢劫，劫掠；扫荡（某处的食物） - If the police raid a building, they enter it suddenly and by force in order to look for dangerous criminals or for evidence of something illegal, such as drugs or weapons.
verb [vt. 及物动词]（迅速而吃力地）爬，攀登；不规则地生长；匆忙地移动；仓促完成（困难的事）；匆忙穿（衣）（scramble into）；争夺，抢夺；变换…的无线电信号，倒换…的频率；扰乱（思维）；炒蛋；命令（飞机）紧急起飞，紧急起飞；（四分卫）持球跑进；打乱 - If you scramble to a different place or position, you move there in a hurried, awkward way.
noun [具体名词]攀爬，爬行；（互相推撞的）争夺，争抢；（因赶任务出现的）忙乱，乱作一团；<英> 摩托车越野赛；（四分卫的）持球跑进；战斗机紧急起飞 - Scramble is also a noun.
adjective [原级]极好的，非常棒的；极大的，极高的；不切实际的，异想天开的；奇异的，怪诞的 - A fantastic amount or quantity is an extremely large one.
noun [专属名词]烟灰缸 - I emptied the ashtray.
