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attendant n.服务人员,侍者,随从 a.伴随的,随之而产生的
The leakage of the 100 thousand ton oil and the attendant circumstance ;10万吨原油泄漏以及其后 的情况
threatened the marine lives. ;对海洋生物产生巨 大威胁.
brace n.支架,托架 vt.支住,撑牢;使防备, 使受锻炼,使绷紧
He braced one of his feet against the wall and stood on the other foot for three hours. ;他用一只脚顶着墙角站 稳,用单脚立地达3小时 之久.
bull n.公牛,雄兽;(对股市行 情)看涨的人,买进证券 (或商品等)投机图利者
When it is a bull market,a lot of people will be attracted to the stock market, ;当股市上涨的时候,很多 人被吸引入市,
without realizing the coming risks. ;全然不顾风险在逼近.
closet n.橱,壁橱 a.私下的,隐蔽的 vt.把…引进密室会谈
Two days before the election, ;在选举前两天,
the candidate suddenly came out of the closet and denounced the proposed law. ;竞选人忽然打破缄默, 公开谴责提议的法律.
commodity n.商品,货物
Air conditioners are one of the many commodities that Haier sells abroad. ;空调是海尔许多种出口 商品中的一种.
cradle n.摇篮;策源地,发源地 vt.轻轻地抱,捧
China was the source cradle of Eastern civilization, ;中国是东方文明的起源,
just as Greece was the cradle of Western culture. ;正如希腊是西方文化的发 源地一样.
deviate vi.(~from) 背离,偏离
In India,a train deviated from the track, ;在印度,一辆火车脱轨 翻转,
turned over and killed over 100 passengers. ;并使得100余人丧生.
dine vi.进餐
Toward evening we were told that the manager's going to dine with us tonight. ;傍晚是有人通知我们, 今晚经理要和我们一起 吃饭.
disregard vt.不理会,漠视 n.忽视,漠视
He utterly disregarded my warnings and met with an accident. ;他全然不知我的警告, 结果出了事故.
equator n.(地球)赤道
The equator divides the earth equally into the nothern and southern hemisphers. ;赤道把地球等分为南北 两个半球.
escort n.护卫者,护送者 vt.护送,护卫
When the head of a state pays a visit, there will always be a group of escorts. ;国家元首出访时,总会 有大批护卫者.
grieve vi.感到悲痛,伤心 vt.使伤心,为...而伤心
It grieves me to think that ;令我一想起就伤心的是,
China's football team has never appeared in the finals of the World Cup. ;中国国家足球队从来没打 进过世界杯决赛.
hostage n.人质;抵押品
National policies cannot be made hostage to another country. ;一个国家的政策不能被另 一个国家所操纵.
irrigation n.灌溉
In areas where there is no source of water, irrigation channels are built for crops. ;在没有水源的地方,修建 了灌溉渠来种庄稼.
longitude n.经线,经度
By agreement, ;按照约定,
the longitude passing through Greenwich of Observatory is called the prime meridian. ;经过伦敦格林尼治天文台 的经线被称为本初子午线 (零度经线).
melody n.旋律,曲调; 悦耳的音乐
The success of a popular composer depends on his melody. ;人们喜爱的作曲家成功的 秘诀在于他谱写的优美的 音乐.
missionary n.传教主
In many western countries,missionaries not only preached, ;在许多西方国家,传教士 们不仅布道,
but brought different ways of thinking as well. ;也带来了不同的思维 方式.
mortgage n.抵押,抵押贷款 vt.抵押
In order to start my new firm,I had to mortgage my house for the loan. ;为了开设新的公司,我只 好以房子作抵押以获得 贷款.
prophet n.先知;预言者
Though a great footballer himself, ;尽管是个伟大的足球 运动员,
Pele is a bad prophet who never predicted the result of the World Cup. ;贝利是个蹩脚的预言家. 他关于世界杯的预言从来 都是不准的.
reliance n.依靠,依赖
No reliance is to be placed on his word. He has a glid tongue. ;他的话靠不住. 他巧舌如簧.
repay vt.归还(款项);报答
As she has always been so good to me,I will repay her with kindness. ;她对我一直很好,我会 报答她对我的好意.
resent vt.对…表示愤恨,怨恨
Jenna,one of President Bush's twin daughters, ;事事都得征求父母的许 可,
resents having to ask her parents' permission is everything she does. ;布什总统孪生女儿 之一的詹娜很不高兴.
rigorous a.严密的,缜密的; 严格的,严厉的
Having got a reliable report that a passenger who was to smuggle drugs, ;在得到可靠的情报,知道 有人将走私毒品之后,
the police carried to a rigorous search. ;警察进行了严格的搜查.
rim n.(圆形物体的)边,缘 vt.环绕(圆形或环形物 的)边缘
Grandma liked to do the washing-up, ;奶奶说她喜欢洗碗,
declaring she liked the pattern round the rim of plates. ;郑重其事说她喜欢盘子 边缘的图案.
Mountains rimmed the valley. ;群山环绕着山谷.
royalty n.王族(成员); [常p(著作的)版税
In this universally democratic world of today, ;在今天普通实现民主的 世界,
people naturally have special interest in royalty. ;人们自然对王室有着特殊 的兴趣.
sensation n.(感官的)感觉能力; 感觉,知觉;轰动,引起 轰动的事件(或人物)
At times the Western mass media go a long way to pursue what is known as sensation. ;有时,为了达到轰动效 应,西方传媒会不遗余 力.
shipment n.装运,装船; 装载(或运输)的货物
To meet our urgent needs, ;我们急需该货,
please arrange the shipment of the first of our order by the 1st available steamer. ;请搭乘最早的方便汽轮把 我们定单的首批货物运 出来.
smuggle v.走私,非法私运; 偷运,偷带
Among other reasons, smuggling is prohibited ;禁止走私,原因很多,
because it will make countries suffer losses in customs duties. ;其一便是国家会减少不少 关税.
sociology n.社会学
The scientific study of nature and growth of society ;社会学是对社会和社会行 为的本质
and social behavior is known as sociology. ;和发展进行的科学研究.
spectacle n.(大规模)演出,场面; 景象,景观; pl.眼镜
Viewed from the top of Mount Tai,the sunrise was indeed a spectacle ;从泰山顶上看去,日出真 是个奇观.
Don't make a spectacle of yourself. ;不要丢人现眼了.
stall n.货摊;小隔间; (发动机的)熄火; [p剧场的正厅前座区
stall v.(使)(发动机)熄火; 拖延,推迟
As the engine stalled on the highway,I had to call 110 for emergency. ;由于引擎在高速公路上 熄火,我只好打110紧急 求助.
stride vi.大踏步走 n.大步;步伐,步态; [常p进展,进步
All my students are striding forward in English. ;我所有学生的英语在大踏 步地取得进展.
sturdy a.强壮的,结实的, 坚固的;坚强的,坚定的
Without sturdy knowledge,this mathematical problem can't be solved easily ;没有真才实学,这道数学 难题不会轻易就可以解 出来.
surgeon n.外科医生
Surgeons need to know much more than medical knowledge. ;外科医生不能只懂得医学 知识.
swamp n.沼泽 vt.淹没,浸没; 难倒,压倒
Be careful when stepping over the swamp,or you may sink in. ;踏入沼泽地时,请小心, 不然会陷入的.
thesis n.论文,毕业论文; 论题,论点
It pains the professo- rs to know students buy prewritten graduation thesis. ;得知大学生购买事先写好 的毕业论文,教授们极为 痛心.
tribe n.部落;族(生物分类)
Some African tribes have no written languages.That's why they are so backward. ;一些非洲部落没有书面文 字,这正是他们落后的原 因. |
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发表于 2016-7-30 14:37:19