,value-‘laden 邮 influenced by personal opinions .受 主观价值影响的；主观的：‘freedom _/iighter’ is a va〖ue- faden word. “自由战士”是个带有主观判断的词。 value-less /'vaeljuilas/ adj. {formal) without value or worth没有价值的；不值钱兩SZ3 worthless Q33

VALUABLE

valuer /'vaBlju:a(r)/ noun a person whose job is to esti­mate how much property, land, etc. is worth (

等的）估价人

valve /vaelv/ noun 1 a device for controlling the flow of a liquid or gas, letting it move in one direction only 阀；阀门；活门；气n — picture 〇 bicycle 2 a struc­ture in the heart or in a vein that lets blood flow in one direction only ( ‘心脏或血管的 > 瓣（膜）3 a device in some brass musical instruments for changing the note (铜管乐器的）阀键，活塞一 picture o page R8 vam-oose /va'muis/ verb [V] {oldfashioned, informal) to leave quickly匆匆离去；迅开溜 vamp /vsemp/ noun {old-fashioned, disapproving) a sex­ually attractive woman who tries to control men ^^3 (利用< 色相控制男性）

vam. pire /’vaempai3(r)/        (in stories 传说)■ a dead person who leaves his or her grave at night to suck the blood of living people吸血鬼（夜间走出坟墓吸晚活人血

的游,）

'vampire bat noun a S American bat (= an animal like a mouse with wings) that sucks the blood of other animals吸血蝠（产于il洲热带，吸吮其他动物的血） vam-pir-ism /'vaempaiarizam/ noun [U] the behaviour or practices of vampires吸血鬼行为；唤血 van /vaen/ noun

1             a covered vehicle with no side windows in its back half, usually smaller than a lorry/truck, used for carrying goods or people客货车；厢式送货幸：a扣mf- ture van，运家具的货车poh’ce van (= for carrying police officers or prisoners)警车◊ a ddive/y vcm 送货车 ◊ a. van driver 客金车司机一picture o truck 2 (AMwf) a covered vehicle with side windows, usually smaller than a lorry/truck, that can carry about twelve passengers 面包车（通常为 12 座左右3 (8r£) a closed coach/car on a train for carrying bags, cases, etc. or mail (铁路上运送包裹、邮件等的J,车厢：a

van 装运行李的车厢[ffl in the _van (gr£，/o/m?/) at the front or in tiie leading position处于.前沿卜处丰领先地位 van-adium /va'neidiam/ noun [U] {symb V) a chemical element. Vanadium is a soft poisonous silver-grey metal that is added to some types of steel to make it stronger.飢

'van conversion noun {US) = conversion van

van.   dal /'vaendl/ noun a person who deliberately destroys or damages public property 故意破坏公物者.

van.dal.ism /'vaendalizam/ noun [Ul the crime of destroying or damaging sth, especially public property, deliberately and for no good reason 故意破坏公兵财％ 罪；恣意毁环他人财产罪：cm act o/vcmdafcm恣意#环 公共财@的行为    |

van-dal*ize (BrE also -ise) /'vaendalaiz/ verb [VN] [usually passive] to damage sth, especially public property, delib­erately and for no good reason 故 意破坏，肆 意破环

(尤指公共财物）

vane /vem/ noun a flat blade that is moved by wind or water and is part of the machinery in a windmill, etc. (风车等的）||,叶片，轮叶一see also WEATHERVANE van-guard /'vaengaid; NAmE -ga:rd/ noun (usually the vanguard) [sing.] 1 the leaders of a movement in society, for example in politics, art, industry, etc.(政 治、艺术、'工业等社会活动的）领导者，先锋，先驱者： The company is proud to be in the vanguard of scientific progress.这家公司以处于科学发展的领先地位而自豪。

2             the part of an army, etc. that is at the front when moving forward to attack the enemy 先头部队;' 前卫； 尖兵 E3H REARGUARD

van-ilia /va'nila/ noun, adj.

• noun [U] a substance obtained from the beans of a trop­ical plant, also called vanilla, used to give flavour to sweet foods, for example ice cream 香草酸，香草香精

(从热带植物香子兰豆中提取，用于冰激凌等甜食）：

| 2231 vapour trail

(8r£) van出a essence 香子兰精◊   vaniiia extract

香<兰精◊ (8r£) a vaniWa pod 香子兰—果 <>.(/\/；4爪£) a vanilla bean 香子兰，豆•

■        1 flavoured with vanilla有香子兰香味的；香草味

的：vanilla ice cream 香草冰2 (informal, especially /SWmf) ordinary; not special in any way 普通的；鲁# 的；毒无特色备：The city is pretty much plain vanilla.

这，城.市相考一般化。

van-il-lin /va'nilin/ noun [U] a strong-smelling chemical which gives vanilla its smell 香草酵；香兰素 van-ish /'vaemj/ verb [V] 1 to disappear suddenly and/or in a way that you cannot explain (莫.名其炒地）突冰消 失：r/ie magi'ci’an yanished m apujf o/smofce■魔术 jjip 在 一股烟雾中突然不见了。◊ My gtases seem to have vanished.我的眼镜似乎不翼而飞了。◊ He vanished without trace.他消失得无影无踪。2 to stop existing 不 ■复存在；消亡■;备the vanisMng woodlands 〇/ Europe濒于绝迹的欧洲林地◊ AH hopes 〇/ a settlement had now vanished.和平解决由全缔希皇现已化 为泡影。see act n., face n.

'vanishing point noun [usually sing.] {technical ^:t^) the point in the distance at which parallel lines appear to me$t灭盘

van-ity /'vaenati/ noun (pi. -ies) 1 [u] {disapproving) too much pride in your own appearance, abilities or achievements自负；自大；虚桌；虚荣心：.She had no personal vanity {= about her appearance). B W

相貌毫不自负。一see also vain(2) 2 [〇] . (//fera〇/) the quality of being unimportant, especially compared with other things that are important (尤指与其也重大事物 相比）渺小，无妍谓，不重要：the vanity 〇/ human .ambition in the/ace. 〇/death个人抱负在死t面前的微不 足道 3 va’nities [p|.] behaviour or attitudes that show people’s vanity自奴够行为；虚荣的态度；过分的骄傲： Politics is too often concerned, only with the personal vanities o/poh'ticfans.政治常常仅与政界人士的个A虚荣 有秀^ 4 (also 'vanity table) [c]        = dressing

TABLE

'vanity case noun a small bag or case with a mirror in it, used for carrying make-up 小化妆包；小梳妆盒 'vanity unit noun (i3r£) a washbasin fixed into a flat surface with cupboards underneath 丨下带橱柜的）‘组

合式盥、f盆，嵌入式盥洗盆

van-quish /'vaBqkwiX/ verb [VN] {literary) to defeat sb completely in a competition, war, etc•完全征服；彻底 击败；战胜CONQUER

the van-quished /'vaeqkwijt/ noun [pi.] {literary) people who have been completely defeated in a competition, war，etc.战败声；被完余征服的人；败阵者 vant.age point /'va:ntid3 point; NAmE 'vaen-/ (also formal vant-age) noun a position from which you watch sth; a point in time or a situation from which you consider sth, especially the past (观察事物的）肴利地 点；（尤指考虑旧时事物的）有利时刻，有利形势：The cafe was a good vantage point for watching the world go by.从这家小餐馆能清楚地看到世事的变迁。◊ Frem vantage point of the present, the war seems to have achieved notWng.依目前的情况来看，这场战争似乎一无 所,

vapid /'vaepid/ adj. {formal) lacking interest or intelli- gence乏味的；枯燥的；愚蠢的SElDULL>vap‘icHty /va'pidati/ noun [U] vapor (NAm£) = vapour

va-por-ize (BrE also -ise) /'veiparaiz/ verb [VN] {technical 术语）to turn into gas; to make sth turn into gas (使） 汽化.，蒸，发► va.por.iza.tion，-isa.tion/.veiparai’zeijn; NAmE -ra'z-/ noun [U]

va-por-ous /'veiparas/ adj. (formal) full of vapour; like vapour充满蒸气的；似蒸气的：douds 〇/vaporous air

团团雾气

va-pour (er£) {NAmE vapor) /'veip0(r)/ noun [C, U] a mass of very small drops of liquid in the air, for example steam蒸气；潮气；雾气：water vapour水蒸气 'vapour trail (BrE) {NAmE 'va-por trail) noun the white line that is left in the sky by a plane (飞机在高空留下 的）水汽尾迹，凝结尾迹，拉烟