fafm animals■ and
’birds 省兽；害鸟：On farms the fox .is consitfered vermin and
treated as such.在农场里狐狸被
当成有害动物来对待。2 insects that live on
the bodies of animals and sometimes humans 体夕卜寄生虫；害虫：
The room w〇5 crawHng with vermi>i•这房间里風.蚤横行。
3 (disapproving) people who are very
unpleasant or dangerous to society蟊贼；歹徒；害人虫
ver-min-ous
/'V3：mm0s;
NAmE 'V3：rm-/
adj. (formal)
covered
with vermin有秦虫的；布满寄生虫的
vermouth /'V3：ma0; NAmE var'muiG/ noun [U] a strong wine,
flavoured with herbs and spices,
often mixed with other drinks as a cocktail 味美思酒，苦艾酒.（以
多种香草制成，常用以调配鸡尾酒> ver.nacu.lar
/va'naekjala(r);
NAmE var'n-/ noun 1 (usually the vernacular) [sing.} the language
spoken in a particular area or by a particular group, especially one that is
not the official or written language 方言■; 土语 2 [U] (fechn/ca/ 术语）a style of
ARCHITECTURE concerned with ordinary houses rather than large public buildings (建筑的）民间风格►ver.nacu.丨artft/). vernal /'V3：nl; NAmE 'V3：rnl/ adj. [only before noun]
(/b/vna/ or "ferary) connected with the season of spring __ 春季的：the vemai equinox 春分 ver-nis-sajge /^sim'saiy, NAmE ,v3：m-/ noun {pi. ver-nis- sages /.varni'sa^; NAmE ,v3：m-/) an occasion when a few invited people can
look at paintings before they go on show to the public j画展开幕前的）特邀来宾观康
verruca /va'ruika/ (6r£) (NAmE 'plantar wart) noun a small hard lump
like a wart on the bottom of the
foot, which can be easily spread from person to person ( p 底上长^容易传染的）疣
ver-sa-tile /'V3：satail; NAmE 'V3：rsatl/ adj. [approving) 1 (of a person 人）able to do many
different tilings 多才 多艺的；有多种&能的；多面手的：He’saversatikactor who
has pZayed a wfcie variety 〇/parts.他是个多才多艺 的演员，扮潢过各种各样的角色。2 (of food, a
building, etc.食物、建筑物等）having many different
uses 多用 途的；S 功能的：are ea^y to cook and
are cm extr6mdy versatile jbod.鸡蛋容易烹煮，怎么做着吃都
行。.■ ►
ver.sa.til.ity /.v3:S9_til3ti; AM/nf ,V3:rs-/ /70W/7 [U]: She is a designer o/extraoniinary
versariifty•她是位特别 多才多艺的设计师。
verse /v3：s; NAmE V3：rs/ noun 1 [u] writing that
is arranged in lines, often with a regular rhythm or pattern of rhym_e *诗；韵文（PfifTI poetry ： Most of the is written in verse,
some 〇/ i’t is in prose•.这剧本 大部分晕用韵文写的，不过有一些是用散文。一 see also BLANK VERSE，FREE VERSE 2 [C】.a group of lines that
form a unit in a poem or song 诗节；被曲的段落：a /lymn with six
verses —首六'节的# 诗 3 verses [p|..] (old-fashioned) poetry 诗:a boofc 〇/ comi’c verses 打沾诗 集 4 [(：]■ any one of
the short numbered divisions of a chapter in the Bible (《•圣经》的）节 IHTOl see chapter versed /v3:st; AMmf .V3:rst/ at//
〜in sth having a lot of knowledge about
sth，or skill at sth 精通的；熟练的
expert in, practised in： He was well versed in emp;〇}^mem： 〖aw•他精通雇佣法。
versi-fi-ca-tion /.vsrsifi'keijn; NAmE ,v3：rs-/ noun [U] (formal) the art of writing poetry in a particular
pattern; the pattern in which poetry is written 诗格；诗律■;诗 体； <韵律
vers-ify /'V3：sifai; NAmE 'V3：rs-/ verb (ver-si-fies,
ver-si-fy- ing, ver-si-fied, ver-si-fied) [v, VN] {formal, sometimes
tZ/sapprav/ng) to write sth in verse 以诗体写► ver.si.fier noun
version
0-w/'v3：Xn; -3n; NAmE \3：rzn/ noun 1 a form of sth that is slightly different
from an earlier form or from other forms of the same thing 变体；变
.种；型式：There are two vem’ons 〇/ the
game, <2 !〇叩 one and a short one•这游戏有两个版牢，一长•短。◊ the iatest version 〇/ the so/rtvare package 软件包的最新
牌本◊ the de【ujce/Iujcury version 豪华邊一see also beta
version 2 a description of an event from the position of a particular
person or group of people { )X 不同角度的）说法'，描述：She gave us her
version oj what had •happened that day•她向我们描述了她认_为
那天.发生的事情。◊ Their. versions 〇/ how
the accident happened con/lict.他们对事故发生情况的说法相互矛盾。
o
note at report 3 a
film/movie, play, piece of music, etc. that is based on a particular piece of
work but is in a different form, style or language、电影.、■剧本、乐.曲
等的丨版本，改$被或，改写本:■
the/iZm version 〇/‘War
cmd Peace’根据《战争与和平》改编的电影◊ TTie Engiish version of the novel is due for
publication next year. 这部小说的英文译本预定明年出版发行，一see also Authorized
Version, cover version verso /'V3：S0〇; NAmE 'V3：rsou/ noun {pi. -os) (technical 语）the page，on the left side of an
open book (书■的）
左页，偶数页；，.丨书页的）.背面EEQrecto versus /'V3：S9S； NAmE 'V3：rs0s/ prep. [abbr. v, vs) 1 (espe- cially spo/t 体 or
/aw.律）used to stiow that two
teams or sides are against each other (表示两队或双方对阵.） 对，诉，对抗：ft is ^
前景与搬走并远离朗友袖不便之间的矛盾。
vertebra
/'V3：tibr0； NAmE 'V3：rt-/ noun {pi. ver-te-brae /-rei; -ri:/) any of
the small bones that are connected together to form the spine 椎骨；脊椎一 picture o body ► ver-te-bral
adj. [only before noun] ver-te-brate /'V3：tibr9t; NAmE 'V3：rt-/ noun {technical 术语）any animal with a backbone, including all MAMMALS, birds,
fish, REPTILES and AMPHIBIANS 脊椎 动物（包括所有哺乳动物、鸟类、鱼类、爬行动物和两栖
动物）一compare invertebrate ► ver-te-brate adj. vertex /'V3：teks; NAmE 'V3：rt-/ nouYi {pi. ver-ti-ces /-tisirz/ or ver-texes) 1 (geometry /l M) a point
where two lines meet to form an angle, especially the point of a triangle or cone opposite the base (三;^形或锥形的）角顶；顶
点 2 (fec/7/7/cfl/
术语）the highest point or
top of sth.至嵩
点；]^点
ver-ti-Cal /'V3：tikl; NAmE'V3：rt-l adj., noun
■
1 (of a line, pole, etc.线、杆壽）going straight. Up or down from a level surface or from top to bottom in
a picture，etc.坚的；垂直的；直立的 SEl perpen- dicular： the verricaZ axis 〇/ the grap/i 图的纵轴◊ I?ie
w〇5 aimost vertical•那悬崖几乎笔陡品。◊ There was a vertfcai drop to the ocean.至海洋有一段垂直落
差'。一 picture o line _ compare horizontal adj. 2 having a structure in which there are top, middle and bottom levels 纵向的：a verricaZ〇/communication
上下级纵向交流 > ver.ti.caMy /-kli/ at/v.
■
nown (usually the vertical) a .vertical line or position 垂直线；垂盘位置 S22J perpendicular ： The wall is several degrees oJ5f the
verticczi.这堵墙倾斜了有好几度。
vertigin-ous /v3：'tid3inas; NAmE V3：r't-/ adj. {formal) causing a feeling of vertigo 引起眩晕的 Hill dizzying: From the path there
was a vertiginous drop to the valley bdo卩从小路向谷底望去令人眩晕。
vertigo
/'V3：tigau; NAmE 'V3：rtigou/ noun [U] the feeling of dizziness and fear, and of losing your
balance, that is caused in some people when they look down from a very high
place (从髙处俯视时感到的）眩晕，头晕目眩
verve
/v3：v; NAmE V3：rv/ noun [U, sing.] energy, excite- ment or enthusiasm 精力；激情；热情；热it H33 gusto： Jt was a performance 〇/verve
and vitaZi’ty•这是
—场充满激情与活力的演出。
very 〇^f / Veri/ adv., adj.
madv. {abbr. v) 1 used before
adjectives, adverbs and determiners to mean ‘in a high degree’ or ‘extremely5
(置于形容词、副词和限定词前）很，非常，十分r极： very smaH 很小◊ wry qufcWy 极快◊ Ve/y /ew
peopfe know that.很士、有人知道那件事。◊ Tha/ifcs vefy much. 非常感谢。◊ ‘Do'you ZiTce t‘t?’ Yea/i，J do.
Very much.’ “你喜欢吗?” “是的，我喜欢，非常喜欢。” what you expected?’ ‘Oh
yes, very much so.’_' “这是你所 期望的吗? ” ■“啊，是的，非常期望如此。” ◊‘Areyou bi^y?’‘Notvery.’ 你忙吗？'不太忙。”:、o77ieneiv buiWing has been very much
admired.这座新建筑物是人
见人夸。/’m not ve/y.(= not at all) impressed.我觉得