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20210907 [69]

aboard

[əˈbɔrd]

Are all the passengers aboard the ship? 所有的乘客都上船了吗?

academic

[ˌækəˈdɛmɪk]

He has little repute as an academic. 作为一个大学教师,他名声不大。

affect

[əˈfɛkt]

Climate and weather affect every aspect of our life. 气候和天气影响着我们生活的方方面面。

although

[ɔlˈðo]

Although she is young, she is very independent. 虽然她很年轻,但是很独立。

arrange

[əˈrendʒ]

Let's arrange a time and place for our next meeting. 咱们定好下次会议的时间和地点吧。

awake

[əˈwek]

I awake at six every morning. 我每天早上六点醒来。

background

[ˈbækˌɡraᴜnd]

He has a strong political background. 他有强大的政治背景。

bacon

[ˈbekən]

This bacon is too salty for me. 我觉得这块熏咸猪肉太咸了。

bandage

[ˈbændɪdʒ]

I twisted the bandage round her knee. 我用绷带缠住了她的膝盖。

be dominant over

[bi ˈdɑmɪnənt ˈovɚ]

Do you agree that girls are dominant over boys in language learning? 你同意在学语言方面,女孩比男孩占优势吗?

behalf

[bɪˈhæf]

We collected the money in behalf of the homeless. 我们为帮助无家可归者而募集资金。

by chance

[baɪ tʃæns]

The apple fell by chance on his head. 那个苹果意外地落到他的头上。

certainty

[ˈsɚtntɪ]

None of us can predict with certainty. 我们没有人能确定无疑地做出预言。

choice

[tʃɔɪs]

The shop has choice cloth. 这商店有精选的布料。

colonial

[kəˈloniəl]

Kenya had been under colonial rule for many years. 肯尼亚曾多年受殖民统治。

comic

[ˈkɑmɪk]

The comic makes me laugh. 这个喜剧演员使我大笑起来。

company

[ˈkʌmpənɪ]

It's sad that we have to part company with them. 很遗憾我们不得不和他们分开。

concede sth. to sb.

[kənˈsid ˈsʌmθɪŋ tu ˈsʌmbədɪ]

The President was obliged to concede power to the army. 总统被迫把权力让与军队。

confer sth. on sb.

[kənˈfɚ ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɑn ˈsʌmbədɪ]

That compulsion has resulted in robotics — the science of conferring various human capabilities on machines. (confer sth on machines) 由于人们不愿从事这些工作,因此便有了机器人学——一种将人类的各种技能赋予机器的科学。

convert

[kənˈvɚt]

We'll soon convert him to our way of thinking. 我们很快就会使他向我们的想法转变。

democracy

[dɪˈmɑkrəsɪ]

Without the ability to think critically, to defend their ideas and understand the ideas of others, they cannot fully participate in our democracy. 如果缺乏批判性思考、捍卫自己思想和理解他人观点的能力,他们就不能够充分参与到我们的民主社会。

detach

[dɪˈtætʃ]

It is impossible to detach oneself from reality. 人不可能脱离现实。

devastate

[ˈdɛvəˌstet]

Typhoon will devastate the whole community. 台风将会毁灭整个社区。

directive

[dɪˈrɛktɪv]

directive reception 定向接收

economically

[ˌikəˈnɑmɪklɪ]

Asia is becoming much more economically integrated. 亚洲经济越来越一体化。

enhanced

[ɪnˈhɑnst]

Nor was there any evidence that those who self-enhanced the most (that is, the participants who thought the most positively doctored pictures were real) were doing so to make up for profound insecurities. 也没有任何证据表明那些自我提高最多的人(即那些认为修改得最好看的照片是真实形象的受试者)这样做是为了弥补严重的不安全感。

event

[ɪˈvɛnt]

The new book was the cultural event of the year. 这本新书的出版是今年文化界的大事。

eventual

[ɪˈvɛntʃuəl]

His foolish behavior led to his eventual failure. 他的愚蠢行为导致了他最后的失败。

exhaust

[ɪɡˈzɔst]

They had to exhaust the water of the well. 他们不得不排干那口井里的水。

federation

[ˌfɛdəˈreʃən]

The small countries joined together into a federation. 小国联合起来组成一个联盟。

forum

[ˈfɔrəm]

the permanency of the Roman Forum 罗马广场的永恒

fume

[fjum]

Your rude words put her in a fume. 你那些粗鲁的话使她生气了。

glance

[glæns]

I glance at the headline in the newspaper. 我匆匆看一眼报纸大标题。

glare at

[glɛr æt]

In short, the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a man sitting at the breakfast table with a newspaper held up in front of his face, while a woman glares at the back of it, wanting to talk. 简而言之,最能代表当前危机的形象是一个老套的卡通场景:一个男人坐在早餐桌旁,面前举着一份报纸,而一个女人盯着报纸的背面,想要说话。

grammar

[ˈɡræmɚ]

This grammar is easy to understand. 这个语法很容易理解。

hold back

[hold bæk]

The police had to use force to hold back the crowd. 警察不得不用武力阻止人群。

infer

[ɪnˈfɝ]

We can infer the meaning of the word in the context. 我们可以从上下文中推断这个词的含义。

juvenile

[ˈdʒuvənaɪl]

The magazine aims at juvenile readers. 这本杂志以少年读者为对象。

lay claim to

[le klem tu]

The company wanted to lay claim to the copyrights. 公司想要请求版权。

machinery

[məˈʃinərɪ]

The problem was how to move the heavy machinery. 问题是怎样移动这台沉重的机器。

metaphor

[ˈmɛtəfɔr]

A metaphor is an imaginative way of describing things. 隐喻是一种富有想象力的描述事物的方式。

mix

[mɪks]

If you mix blue with yellow, you'll get green. 蓝色和黄色混合在一起就成了绿色。

napkin

[ˈnæpkɪn]

He wipes his mouth with the napkin. 他用餐巾擦了擦嘴。

pharmaceutical

[ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkl]

The pharmaceuticals were of no use. 这种药物起不了作用。

phenomenon

[fəˈnɑmɪnən]

Magnetic attraction is an interesting phenomenon. 磁力吸引是一种有趣的现象。

prestigious

[prɛˈstɪdʒəs]

He is a prestigious professor in this field. 他是这个领域里有声望的教授。

prey

[pre]

The worries prey on his mind. 这些烦恼折磨着他的心神。

ratio

[ˈreʃio]

The ratio of schoolboys to schoolgirls is 2 to 1. 男学生和女学生的比例是2比1。

regime

[reˈʒim]

Under the old regime, women could not vote. 在旧政权下,妇女不能选举。

reporter

[rɪˈpɔrtɚ]

The reporter wrote the news from the political angle. 记者从政治角度写了这篇报道。

republican

[rɪˈpʌblɪkən]

The elephant is the sign of the American Republican Party. 大象是美国共和党的标志。

revise

[rɪˈvaɪz]

You must revise your English for the final exams. 你必须为期末考试复习英语。

ridiculous

[rɪˈdɪkjələs]

It's ridiculous to argue about such things. 为这种事情争论太荒谬了。

ripe

[raɪp]

I picked a ripe apple from the tree. 我从树上摘下一只熟的苹果。

sheer

[ʃɪɚ]

I'll never forget the look of sheer joy on his face. 我永远也不会忘记他满脸喜悦的神情。

silk

[sɪlk]

She wears a silk gown. 她穿着丝质长袍。

soluble

[ˈsɑljəbl]

Neither gold nor stone is soluble in water. 金子和石头在水中都不溶解。

solution

[səˈluʃən]

The solution to the problem required many hours. 解决这个问题需要好几个小时。

soon

[sun]

I hope you will recover soon. 我希望你早日康复。

stagnant

[ˈstæɡnənt]

There were stagnant ponds in the streets. 街上有死水潭。

statesman

[ˈstetsmən]

The statesman is respected by people. 这位政治家为人们所敬重。

steak

[stek]

I would like some steak and bread. 我要牛排和面包。

strenuous

[ˈstrɛnjuəs]

Training for a marathon is extremely strenuous. 为马拉松进行训练是非常艰苦的。

technique

[tɛkˈnik]

This new technique will boost our food production. 这种新工艺将会提高我们的食品产量。

variance

[ˈvɛriəns]

This idealistic concept is at variance with reality. 这种理想主义的观念和现实相矛盾。

whereby

[wɛrˈbaɪ]

There is no other way whereby we can cross the river. 我们没有别的办法可以过河。

wholesome

[ˈholsəm]

You should read some wholesome books. 你应当读些有益的书。

wink

[wɪŋk]

Wink the headlights on and off. 使车前灯闪烁 。

wreath

[riθ]

They twisted flowers into a wreath. 他们用花编成了一个花圈。