VCR 2^4-1

contains sex and violence童锁；频道锁码,：V芯片（装 入电视接收器阻断含有色情和暴力内容的节目）

VCR /,vi: si: 'a:(r)/ noun {especially NAm£) a machine which is used to play videos or to record programmes from a television (abbreviation for Video cassette recorder’）录像机（全写为 video cassette recorder ): Don’t/orget to program the VCR.别忘了对录像机进行 预设。

VD /,vi: 'di:/ abbr. venereal disease VDU /,vi: di: 'ju:/ (fir£) {NAmE VDT /,vi: di: 'ti:/) noun a machine with a screen like a television that displays information from a computer (abbreviation for Visual display unit/video display terminal’).直观显示器，视 频_^示终端（全写为 visual display unit/video display terminal,用以显示计灰机信息） veal /vi:l/ noun [u] meat from a calf (= a young cow) /Jn 牛肉；斗犊肉.

vec-tor /'vekta(r)/ noun 1 (mathematics W) a quantity that has both size and direction.矢量；向量：、>1〇：6&厂- ation and ve〖ocify are both vectors,加速舍和逢度都是 矢量。一compare scalar 2 (biology an insect, etc. that carries a particular disease from one living thing to another (传奋疾病的 > 介体，载体3       术语)a

course taken by an aircraft (航空器的）航线 Veda /'veida; 'viida/ noun an ancient holy text of Hinduism《吠陀》（印度教古经文>

Vedic/'veidik; 'vi:d-/ adj., noun

■                  ew/y. relating to the Vedas《吠陀》有关的

■                  [U] the language of the Vedas ^★陀》梵语 vee-jay /'vi: d3ei/ noun = video jockey

veep /vi:p/ /70W/7       /Vj/o/TTW/) VICE-PRESIDENT 副

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veer /vi0(r); NAmE vir/ verb [V +adv./prep.] 1 (especially of a vehicle 尤指车辆等）to change direction suddenly 突然变向；猛然ETITl SWERVE： The bus veered onto t/ie wrong side 〇/ the road•公共汽车突然驶入了逆 行道。2 (of a conversation or way of behaving or thinking 说话、行为或思想）to change in the way it develops 偏离；改变；转变：77ie debate veered mvay 介om the main topi_c 〇/discussion•争论脱离了讨.论的主 题。◊ ffo emotfons veered 5efween/ear and anger•他的 情绪变化不定，一舍儿恐惧一会儿生气。3(to:/m/a2/术语） (of the wind 风）to change direction 改女，方向：77ie wind veered to t/ie yest.风向转西。 veg /ved3/ noun, verb

mnoun [U, C] {pi. veg) (BrE, informal) a vegetable or vegetables蔬菜：a介uit and veg staH水果蔬菜摊位◊ He likes the traditional meat and two veg for his main meal他主餐喜欢传统的一荤两素。

■                  verb (-gg-) IJ!l；m ,veg 'out {informal) to relax by doing sth that needs very little effort, for example watching television消遣；休闲

vegan /'virgan/ noun a person who does not eat any animal products such as meat, milk or eggs. Some vegans do not use animal products such as silk or leather.严格素食主义者（不吃肉、奶、蛋等，有的不用 动物产品）

Vegebur-ger™ /'ved3ib3：ga(r); NAmE -b3：rg-/ noun =VEGGIE BURGER

Vege-mlteTM /'ved3imait/ noun [U] {AustralE, NZ£) a dark substance made from yeast, spread on bread, etc•维吉 米特黑酱（用酵母制成涂于面包等上>_• vege-table (Hr/'Ved3t0bl/ noun 1 (also informal veg-gie especially in NAmE) a plant or part of a plant that is eaten as food. Potatoes, beans and onions are all vegetables•蔬菜：green vegetables (=for example cabbage)绿色蔬菜◊ root vegetables (=.for example carrots)块.根盖菜◊ a saiad 〇/. raw vegetables ^     0 a vegetable garden/patch/plot

菜园 / 畦 / 地◊ vegetabte matter 卜 plants in generail) 植物质一pictures and vocabulary notes on pages R17, R18, R19 —compare animal, fruit, mineral(I) 2 [BrE also cab-bage) a- person who is physically alive but not capable of much mental or physical activity, for example because of an accident or illness 植綠人： Severe brain damage turned him into a vegetaWe.严■重的

脑损伤使他变成了植物人6 3 a person who has a boring life 生活单调乏味的人：Since fosing my job J’ve been a vegetable.失业以来我感到百无聊赖。

'vegetable oil noun [U] oil produced from plants, used in cooking and .on salad (备用 > 植物油 vege-tal /'ved3atl/ adj. (formal) connected with plants ^|[ 物的

vege-tar-ian /.vedsa'tearian; NAmE -'ter-/ (also BrE informal veg-gie) noun a person who does not eat meat or fish素食者；吃素的人：Is she a vegetarian?她是素 食者吗？ 一 compare fruitarian, herbivore ► vege- tar.ian : Are you vegetarfcm?你只吃素食吗？. ◊£! vegetarian diet (= with no meat or fish in it)素食食谱◊ a vegetarian restaurant (= that serves no meat or fish) 素食餐馆 vege.tar.ian.ism /-izam/ mow/7 [U] vege-tate /'ved3eteit/ verb [V] (of a person A) to spend time doing very little and feeling bored 过无咖生活；无 所用心

vege-tated /'ved3ateitid/ adj. having the amount of plant life mentioned 有…植物的;.植物…的：a densely/ sparsely vegetated area ®物备合的/ _疏沾地区 vege-ta-tion /,ved3a'teijn/ noun [u] plants in general, especially the plants that are found in a particular area or environment (统称）植物；（尤‘某A或环境的）植 被，植物群赛，草木：77ie are covered in green vegetation, k片丘岭草木茂盛，郁郁葱葱。 vege-ta-tive /'ved3itativ; NAmE -teitrv/ adj. 1 relating to plant life 植舍1 的；植物性的 2 (wWcfl/ E) (of a person 人)alive but showing no sign of brain activity 植物人状 态的 一 see also persistent vegetative state veg-gie /'ved3i/ noun (informal) 1 [Br£] = vegetarian ： He’s .turned veggie (= become a vegetarian)•他改吃素 7, 2 [especially NAm£) = vegetable(I) ► veg-gie 'veggie burger (also Vege-bur-ger™5 a burger made with vegetables, especially beans, instead of meat素汉堡包

vehe.ment /'viiamant/ adj. showing very strong feelings, especially anger (感情）强烈的，激烈的； (尤指）愤怒的 forceful ： a vehement denial/ attacfc/protest，etc.强烈的否认、攻击、抗议等◊ ffe had been vehement in his opposition to the idea,

反对这一主张D ► vehe.mence /-mans/ /7〇tv/i [U] vehe- ment-ly adv. ： The charge was vehemently denied,

指责遭到了断然否认。

ve-hicle 〇T* /'viiakl; NAmE also 'viihikl/ noun 1 (rather formal) a thing that is used for transporting people or goods from one place to another, such as a car or lorry/truck 交通工具；车辆：motor vehicles (= cars，.buses, lorries/tmcks，etc.)才九动车辆◊ Are you the driver 0/ t/iis ve/iide?你晕这辆汽_•沾知故员吗？ ◊ rows o/parfced vehicles —排排停放的车辆 2 〜（lor sth) some­thing that can be used to express your ideas， or feelings or as a way of achieving sth (    表达思想、感情或达

到目的的）手段，工具：Art may be used as a ve/ifdejbr propagancia.艺永可以用作宣传兩工具。◊ TTiepiay is an idea〖 vehfde/or her tdents. jk部戏是她施展才华的理想 机会。

ve-hicu-lar /va'hikj0l0(r); NAmE vi:丨h-/ adj. (formal) intended for vehicles or consisting of vehicles 供车辆等 使用的；车辆的；运输工具的：vehi'cu〖araccess華命入口 ◊ 77ie road is dosed to vehicular 此路禁止车辆

通行。

veil /veil/ noun, verb

mnoun 1 a covering of very thin transparent material worn, especially by women, ta protect or hide the face, or as part of a hat，etc.(克指ic用的）面纱，面罩：a bridd vd〖新娘的'命纱 2 a piece of cloth worn by nuns over the head and shoulders (修女的）头巾'■ 3 [sing.] {formal) something that stops you from learning the truth about a situation 掩饰；掩盖；借口；托词：Their worfc is carried out behind a veiZ 0/secrecy•他们'的 31 作是 在秘密掩护下进行的。◊ ft wou丨d be better fo draw a veiZ over what happened next (= not talk about it)•最好把之 后发生的事鲁掩盖起来。4 [si ng.] (/ormfl/) a thin layer that stops you from seeing sth 薄薄的 ii 盖•层：The mountain tops were hidden beneath a veil of mist, lit M 笼罩在薄雾中。ITTmi takfc the Veil {old-fashioned) to become a nun 当修女