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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。appearance
[əˈpɪrəns]
She is pleasing in manner and appearance.
她的外貌和举止都非常讨人喜欢。as to
[æz tu]
We sorted the eggs as to size and color.
我们按着大小和颜色挑选鸡蛋。auxiliary
[ɔɡˈzɪlərɪ]
Science and technology are auxiliary to each other.
科学和技术是相辅相成的。be conscious of
[bi ˈkɑnʃəs ʌv]
I was conscious of being lifted from the ground.
我感觉到自己从地上被抬起来。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。blot
[blɑt]
Before applying make-up, blot the face with a tissue to remove any excess oils.
上妆前，先用面巾纸把脸上多余的油吸干。choice
[tʃɔɪs]
The shop has choice cloth.
这商店有精选的布料。commune
[ˈkɑmjun]
I'll teach you how to commune with people.
我会教你如何与人谈心。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。consist
[kənˈsɪst]
The report does not consist with the fact.
那报导与事实不符合。construction
[kənˈstrʌkʃən]
We sent a lot of people there to help in the construction.
我们派了很多人到那里去帮助建设。consumerism
[kənˈsumərɪzəm]
Turns out, according to Daniel Cook, a historian of childhood consumerism, it was popularised as a marketing trick by clothing manufacturers in the 1930s.
研究儿童消费主义的历史学家丹尼尔•库克(Daniel Cook)表示，事实证明，上世纪30年代，服装制造商把它作为一种营销手段推广开来。corridor
[ˈkɔrɪdɚ]
My room is at the end of the corridor.
我的房间在走廊的尽头。courteous
[ˈkɝtɪəs]
They are courteous to their guests.
他们对来宾彬彬有礼。create
[kriˈet]
An artist should create beautiful things.
一个艺术家应该创造美丽的东西。credential
[krɪˈdɛnʃəl]
The credential will help you in hunting jobs.
这份证明书在找工作时会对你有用。defendant
[dɪˈfɛndənt]
He had already sentenced five or six other defendants only to forced community service on that day.
那天他仅已判决5、6个其他被告人强制性社区服务。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。deserve sth.
[dɪˈzɝv ˈsʌmθɪŋ]
You deserve a reward for being so helpful.
你帮了这么大的忙，理应受到奖励。destruction
[dɪˈstrʌkʃən]
Pride was her destruction.
骄傲是她毁灭的根源。devastate
[ˈdɛvəˌstet]
Typhoon will devastate the whole community.
台风将会毁灭整个社区。dimension
[dɪˈmɛnʃən]
A line has one dimension and a square has two.
直线是一维的，正方形是二维的。elastic
[ɪˈlæstɪk]
This swimming costume is made of elastic material.
这件游泳衣是由弹性材料做成的。environmentally
[ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentəlɪ]
If we are ever going to protect the atmosphere, it's crucial that those new plants be environmentally sound.
如果我们想要保护大气，那么关键是要让这些新发电厂对环境无害。evident
[ˈɛvɪdənt]
This fact is too evident to require proof.
这事实很明显，用不着证明。extinguish
[ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ]
They tried to extinguish the flames.
他们竭力要把火焰扑灭。feat
[fit]
He received a medal for his heroic feat.
他因其英雄功绩而获得一枚勋章。flesh
[flɛʃ]
The pain was almost more than flesh could take.
疼痛几乎使肉体受不了。furthermore
[ˌfɚðɚˈmɔr]
Furthermore, humans have the ability to modify the environment in which they live.
进一步说，人类有能力改变他们生活的环境。harbour
[ˈhɑrbɚ]
It's an offence to harbour the criminals.
庇护罪犯是犯罪行为。hardline
[ˈhɑrdˌlaɪn]
He took a hardline towards the strike.
他对罢工持强硬态度。in a rage
[ɪn ə redʒ]
It was never meant to be deployed only in a rage or in a hurry by our dumb and vulgar selves. It's just a signal.
它从不意味着冒犯，也并不是我们在愤怒或匆忙间愚蠢粗俗的举措，它只是一个信号而已。in view of
[ɪn vju ʌv]
In view of his age,the police have decided not to prosecute.
鉴于他的年龄，警方决定对他撤销起诉。inaugurate
[ɪˈnɔɡəret]
They inaugurate the building in March.
他们将要在三月份为这座大楼举行落成典礼。integrated
[ˈɪntɪɡretɪd]
Immigrants are integrated into the community.
移民与该地区的居民融为一体。kidney
[ˈkɪdnɪ]
He is a man of the right kidney.
他是个脾气很好的人。memorandum
[ˌmɛməˈrændəm]
He sent us a memorandum about the meeting.
他给我们寄来了会议备忘录。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。mixture
[ˈmɪkstʃɚ]
The city is a mixture of old and new buildings.
这座城市是新老建筑的混合。nail
[nel]
I found a nail sticking in the tyre.
我发现轮胎上扎着一根钉子。napkin
[ˈnæpkɪn]
He wipes his mouth with the napkin.
他用餐巾擦了擦嘴。notion
[ˈnoʃn]
He had no notion of running the risk.
他不想冒这个险。obedience
[oˈbidiəns]
He demanded obedience from his inferiors.
他要求下级服从他。obsolete
[ˌɑbsəˈlit]
The computers in our office are obsolete.
我们办公室的电脑都过时了。opaque
[oˈpek]
The report was written in long and opaque sentences.
报告中的句子又长又难懂。oppose to
[əˈpoz tu]
We do not advocate smoking and even we oppose to it.
我们不提倡甚至反对吸烟。outlive
[aᴜtˈlɪv]
Slow-growing fish outlive fast-growing ones.
缓慢生长的鱼类比快速生长的鱼类活得长。pedal
[ˈpɛdl]
He had to pedal hard to get up the hill.
他得用力踩动，以便上山。pharmaceutical
[ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkl]
The pharmaceuticals were of no use.
这种药物起不了作用。prescribe
[prɪˈskraɪb]
It's easy for doctors to prescribe something that makes their patients feel better.
开一些使病人感觉好转的药，对医生来说并不难。prestigious
[prɛˈstɪdʒəs]
He is a prestigious professor in this field.
他是这个领域里有声望的教授。publication
[ˌpʌblɪˈkeʃən]
The publication of his book will be next month.
他的书将在下个月出版。quarantine
[ˈkwɔrəntin]
He had been kept in quarantine for a week.
他接受了一星期的检疫隔离。rap
[ræp]
The chairman tends to rap on the table for order.
主席往往敲击桌子以维持秩序。satisfy
[ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ]
We always satisfy our customers with good service.
我们总是以良好的服务来满足顾客。siren
[ˈsaɪrən]
Who can resist your temptation like a siren.
有谁能抗拒你那份像塞壬一样的诱惑。skyscraper
[ˈskaɪˌskrepɚ]
The skyscraper rears high into the sky.
这座摩天大楼高耸入云。spectacular
[spɛkˈtækjəlɚ]
We watched a spectacular sunset.
我们欣赏了非常壮观的日落。stagnant
[ˈstæɡnənt]
There were stagnant ponds in the streets.
街上有死水潭。steak
[stek]
I would like some steak and bread.
我要牛排和面包。stretch
[strɛtʃ]
This company's budgets are already stretched to breaking point.
这家公司的预算已经撑到了极限。structure
[ˈstrʌktʃɚ]
You need to structure your arguments more carefully.
你需要更为仔细地组织自己的论点。supervise
[ˈsupɚvaɪz]
I supervise the workers loading the lorry.
我监督工人把货物装上卡车。supreme
[suˈprim]
The general has the supreme power in the army.
这个将军在军队中拥有最高权力。temperament
[ˈtɛmpərəmənt]
an actor with too much temperament
一个情绪过分激动的演员tourist
[ˈtᴜrɪst]
A tourist walked up to me to ask the way.
一位观光客走过来向我问路。universe
[ˈjunɪvɝs]
The universe is made of different kinds of matters.
宇宙是由各种物质构成的。vehicle
[ˈviəkl]
The play is a good vehicle for his comic talent.
这个剧本很好地展露了他的喜剧天分。velvet
[ˈvɛlvɪt]
This velvet dress is very beautiful.
这件天鹅绒礼服非常美丽。wheel
[wil]
Nobody can roll back the wheel of history.
没有人能够倒转历史的车轮。wholesome
[ˈholsəm]