value- laden adj. influenced by personal
opinions ^ ± M {6 B Bfnl ; ± SI : ‘Freedom fighter’ is a valueladen
word. “
g &
value-less /'vaeljuilas/ adj. (formal) without value or
worth fit ft HT?I worthless 0223
VALUABLE
valuer /'vaelju:a(r)/ noun a person whose job is
to estimate how much property, land, etc. is worth (
) mx
valve /vaelv/ noun 1 a device for
controlling the flow of a liquid or gas, letting it move in one direction only
j$l; wn; tS n; Hn — picture o bicycle
2 a structure in the heart or in a vein
that lets blood flow in one direction only )
H ( H) 3 a device in
some
brass musical instruments for
changing the note ( ) $ft, tSS — picture o
page R8
vam oose /va'muis/ verb [V] (old fashioned, informal) to leave quickly
vamp /vaemp/ noun (old-fashioned, disapproving) a sexually attractive
woman who tries to control men
(
)
vam pire /'vaempaia(r)/ noun (in stories # ij£) a dead person who
leaves his or her grave at night to suck the blood of living people
n&jfoL& (
)
'vampire bat noun a S American bat (= an animal like a mouse
with wings) that sucks the blood of other animals iRjfillg ( 7*^) vam pir ism /'vaempaiarizam/ noun [U] the behaviour or
practices of vampires A;
van
0-k /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 a furniture van js o a police van (= for carrying
police
officers or prisoners) HA 0 a delivery van A 0 a van driver —
picture c> truck 2 (NAmE)
a
covered vehicle with side windows, usually smaller than a lorry/truck, that can
carry about twelve passengers jfliA ( 12 QI/eA) 3 (BrE) a closed
coach/car
on a train for carrying bags, cases, etc. or mail a
luggage
van H»HB1 in the 'van (BrE, formal) at the
front
or in the leading position
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. IA
'van conversion noun (US) = conversion van van-dal /'vaendl/ noun a person who
deliberately destroys or damages public property vandal ism /'vaendalizam/ noun [U] the crime of
destroying or damaging sth, especially public property, deliberately and for no
good reason IP; an act of vandalism t&MMtf'
van dal ize (BrE also -ise) /'vaendalaiz/ verb [VN] [usually passive] to damage sth,
especially public property, deliberately and for no good reason
(xw&mm)
vane /vein/ noun a flat blade that is
moved by wind or water and is part of the machinery in a windmill, etc. ( ) It, nf)t, $&R+ — see also weathervane
van-guard /'vaengaid; NAmE -ga:rd/ noun (usually the vanguard) [sing] 1 the
leaders of a movement in society, for example in politics, art, industry, etc.
(
3fc#, AW:
The
company is proud to be in the vanguard of scientific progress. AitfcftM ll
2
the part of an army, etc. that is at the
front when moving forward to attack the enemy AAnPfA fjffGZ;
AA
H32
REARGUARD
van-ilia /va'mla/ noun, adj.
■
noun [U] a substance
obtained from the beans of a tropical
plant, also called vanilla, used to give flavour to sweet foods, for example
ice cream If ABI, |f AH H
2231 vapour
trail
(BrE) vanilla essence # A A I# 0 (NAmE) vanilla extract H AAff o (BrE) a vanilla pod 0 (NAmE) a
vanilla
bean ff-.a
is adj. 1 flavoured with vanilla A # A A H A &A [ft:
vanilla ice cream
H A-2 (informal, especially NAmE) ordinary; not special in any way If 31; # # (ft; : The city is pretty much plain vanilla.
van il lin /va'nilm/ noun [u] a strong-smelling chemical which gives vanilla its smell If ABf; If AH van ish /'vaemJV verb [V] 1 to disappear suddenly
and/or in a way that you cannot explain (
A: The magician vanished in a puff of smoke. It AW A — 0 My glasses seem to have
vanished. IS ift BfHt fW j[0 o
He vanished
without
trace. Aj2
to stop existing A M # A ; tl! A ; i&M : the vanishing woodlands
of
A o n*T?7l see act n., face n.
'vanishing point noun [usually sing.] (technical Ai£) the point in the distance at
which parallel lines appear to meet
van-ity /'vaenati/ noun (pi. -ies) 1 [u] (disapproving) too much pride in your own appearance, abilities or
achievements gj%; gA; M$k; She had no
personal
vanity (— about her appearance), i/t ^
H A g
ft o —
see also vain(2) 2 [U] (literary) the quality of being unimportant, especially compared
with other things that are important ( AjaA#^
It ) # A, A#f iS , : the vanity of human
ambition
in the face of death AAj&jS.^E At®
lulftiifcA AiS 3 vanities [pi.] behaviour or attitudes that show
people’s
vanity
gftjft.frA;
Politics
is too often concerned only with the personal vanities of politicians. AA£ftA^jN£
WAo 4 (also 'vanity table) [c] (NAmE) = dressing table
'vanity case noun a small bag or case
with a mirror in it, used for carrying make-up ‘vanity unit noun (BrE) a washbasin fixed into a flat surface
with cupboards underneath ( M
van quish /‘vaeqkwij7 verb [VN] (literary) to defeat sb completely in a competition, war, etc.
AAtEH;
BCCl conquer
the van-quished /'vaegkwijt/ noun [pl.J (literary) people who have been completely defeated in a
competition, war, etc.
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 (
( The
cafe
was a good vantage point for watching the world go by. o From the
vantage
point of the present, the war seems to have achieved nothing, ft @»»
m0
vapid /'vaepid/ adj. (formal) lacking interest or
intelligence AM; ttld&A M3SW saaDULL ► vapid ity /va'pidati/ noun [U] vapor (NAmE)
= vapour
va-por-ize (BrE also -ise) /'veiparaiz/ verb [VN] (technical Ai«) to turn into gas; to make sth turn into gas ( )
► va por iza tion,
-isa-tion /.veiparai'zeijn; NAmE -ra'z-/ noun [U]
va por ous /'veiparas/ adj. (formal) full of vapour; like vapour % ft M H W; iU M H W: clouds of vaporous air
va-pour (BrE) (NAmE vapor) /'veipa(r)/ noun [C, U] a mass of very small drops of liquid in the air, for example
steam M-H: water vapour
'vapour trail (BrE) (NAmE 'va-por trail) noun the white line that is left in the sky by a plane ( iti $ §fT
w) tenmm,