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apt a.易于,有…倾向; 恰当的,适宜的; 聪明的,反应敏捷的
The former world heavyweight boxing champion,Tyson,is apt to get irritable. ;世界前重量级拳击冠军泰 森很爱发怒.
blunt a.钝的,爽直的, 直言不讳的 vt.使迟钝,使减弱
Too much alcohol made the young driver's sense blunt. ;大量喝酒使得那个年轻 司机感觉迟钝.
brutal a.野兽般的,残忍的; 无情的,冷酷的
Those white four Los Angeles policemen ;四个洛杉矶白人警察
gave the black suspect brutal treatment and killed him. ;野蛮拷打那个黑人 嫌疑人,使其毙命.
burial n.葬,掩埋,葬礼
In view of her popularity,Diana's burial was a worldwide event. ;由于戴安娜深受人们喜 爱,她的葬礼令全球 瞩目.
certify vt.证明,证实;发证书 (或执照)给
This butter is certified Grade A and is certainly of the best quality. ;这黄油被验证为A级, 当然是质量最好的.
climax n.高潮,最令人兴奋 (感兴趣)的部分
The play was brought to a climax when the colossal ship ;当那艘庞然大物般的轮船 载着男主角
slowly went down with the male protagonist. ;缓缓下沉时,故事达到 高潮.
cordially ad.热情友好地,热诚地
On arriving at the station, ;友好代表团到达火车站时
the goodwill delegation was cordially welcomed by the mayor. ;受到市长的热诚欢迎.
Have you heard that your teeth are your second name card? ;你有没有听说过,牙齿是 人的第二张名片?
dentist n.牙科医生
Perhaps you should make an appointment with the dentist. ;或许你该去看看牙医.
diploma n.毕业文凭,资格证书, 毕业证书
The Nobel Foundation give a Peace Prize to Kim Dae Jung and along with it a diploma. ;诺贝尔基金会向金大中颁 发了和平奖并附有一张 证书.
electrician n.电工,电器技师
The electricity has gone out send an electrician as soon as possible. ;没电了,尽快找个 电工来.
enclosure n.围场,四周有篱笆(或 围墙等)的场地; (信中的)附件
There's a special enclosure where you can look at the horses before the race starts ;这里有一处特备的围场, 在比赛前你可以先看看 马.
fragile a.易碎的,脆的,依损 坏的;虚弱的,脆弱的
These thin glass wares are fragile.Put them in wooden boxes. ;这些很薄的玻璃器皿依 碎.把它们放进木箱子 里吧.
geology n.地质学;地质情况
Geology is useful in many ways, ;地质学在许多方面都是有 用的,
such as helping decide whether a high-rise may be built in a certain spot. ;比如,可以帮助确定能否 在某处地段上修建高楼.
hug vi.(热烈地)拥抱;紧抱, 怀抱 vt.互相拥抱,抱紧在一起 n.紧抱;互相拥抱
Seeing her son safe and sound after the accident,the mother bugged him tightly. ;眼见儿子在事故后平安 无恙,母亲紧紧拥抱着 儿子.
inland a.内地的,内陆的 ad.在内地,向内地 (或内陆)
Brazil moved its capital inland to Brasilia ;巴西把首都内迁到巴西利 亚
in order to develop its economy around the new capital. ;以发展新都一带的经济.
limp a.松软的,无生气的,无 精神的;软的,松沓的 vi.一瘸一拐地走 n.跛行
Injured when trying to get the ball,that footballer limped off the football field. ;争球的时候受了伤,那个 足球队员一瘸一拐地走出 足球场.
meadow n.草地
The cattle are grazing in the meadow. ;牛养在草场上吃草.
monster n.怪物;巨人,巨大的 东西;极其残酷的人 a.巨大的,庞大的
Frankenstein is a monster created by Mary Shelley, ;弗兰肯斯坦是玛丽.雪莱
A laboratory creature that brought near-disaster. ;塑造的产自实验室的怪物 差点带来灾难.
motel n.汽车旅馆
In the U.S. people driving over long distance like to spend their nights in motels ;在美国,长途驱车的人喜 欢在汽车旅馆过夜,
because their cars can be serviced there. ;因为他们的车可以得到 检修.
novelty n.新奇事物; 新奇,新奇感,新奇性; 新颖小巧而廉价的物品
Cars were a novelty in 1900 but now hundreds of millions of people drive them every day. ;在1900年,汽车是个新 奇的玩意,但时至今日, 每天上亿人开着车.
outbreak n.(战争,情感,火山, 疾病等)爆发,(疾病, 虫害等)的突然发生
The outbreak of the Great Depression in the 1930's ;20世纪30年代“大萧条” 的爆发
shocked everyone because there was no sign of it whatsoever. ;让所有的人震惊不已,因 为在那之前似乎毫无迹象
presume vt.推测,假定,(没有证 据地)相信;认定,推定 冒昧(做),擅(做) vi.擅自行事
I presume from your pronunciation and intonation that you are a foreigner. ;按你说话的语音语调, 我推测你是个外国人.
If a person is missing for 7 years he is presumed dead. ;假如一个人失踪7年,即 作已经亡论.
reclaim vt.要回;开垦(荒地); 回收
A legend goes that Holland reclaims more land from the sea than its original size. ;传说荷兰填海造地获得 的土地面积比它原来的 国土面积还大.
resemblance n.相似,形似
Twins often show great resemblance. ;孪生儿常显示出酷似的 相貌.
scar n.伤疤,伤痕; (精神上的)创伤 v.(给…)留下伤痕 (或创伤)
A long scar across his cheek makes him look fiendish, but he is very good-natured. ;他棉颊上的长疤令他看起 来很凶恶的样子,但是他 却很善良.
skeleton n.骨骼,框架,骨干; 梗概,提要
This is just the skeleton of the plan. The details will come later. ;这只是计划的梗概.细节 稍后才出来.
spacious a.宽敞的,宽广的
China has the most spacious square in the world-the Tian'anmen Square. ;中国有世界上最大的广 场,那就是天安门广场.
tilt v.(使)倾斜,(使)倾侧 n.倾斜,倾侧
During a conversation, he likes to tilt his head forward,to show he is very attentive. ;和人说话的时候,他喜欢 把头往前倾,表明他很 专注.
tract n.传单,小册子; 大片(土地或森林)
Under this wild tract of desert,a large reserve of oil was found last year. ;去年,在这大片的沙漠地 带之下,发现了大量的石 油储备.
versus prep.与…为对手,对; 与…相对, 与…相比之下
The coming competion is actually Beijing versus Toronto. ;最后的竞赛实际是北京对 多伦多.
Which will laugh till the last? ;谁会笑到最后呢? |
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发表于 2016-7-30 14:37:20