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abroad
[əˈbrɔd]
Are you going abroad this summer?
你今年夏天到国外去吗？airline
[ˈɛrlaɪn]
The airline has checked their luggage out.
航空公司检查了他们的行李。awake
[əˈwek]
I awake at six every morning.
我每天早上六点醒来。bear
[bɛɚ]
She will bear a baby next year.
她明年就要生宝宝了。ceremony
[ˈsɛrəmonɪ]
The wedding ceremony took place in the church.
结婚典礼在教堂举行。chair
[tʃɛr]
He holds the chair of philosophy at Oxford.
他任牛津大学哲学教授。charity
[ˈtʃærɪtɪ]
Tom is raising money for the charity.
汤姆在为慈善机关进行募捐。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。crush
[krʌʃ]
A windmill is used to crush grain into flour.
风车被用来把谷粒碾压成面粉。desperate
[ˈdɛspərɪt]
He was desperate after the failure of his last attempt.
最后一次尝试失败后，他绝望了。destructive
[dɪˈstrʌktɪv]
The destructive force of the storm is huge.
暴风雨的破坏力是巨大的。dissipate
[ˈdɪsəpet]
Clouds dissipate before the wind.
云层在风到来之前消散了。doctrine
[ˈdɑktrɪn]
The Church preaches the doctrine of free will.
该教会宣扬自由意志的教义。elicit
[ɪˈlɪsɪt]
Phone calls elicit no further information.
几个电话都没有打听到进一步的消息。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。finite
[ˈfaɪˌnaɪt]
The world's resources are finite.
世界的资源是有限的。fore
[fɔr]
The ship was loaded with cargo fore and aft.
这条船从船头到船尾装满了货物。fountain
[ˈfaᴜntn]
There is a fountain at the centre of the park.
公园正中有一个喷泉。fragrant
[ˈfreɡrənt]
Roses given, fragrance in hand. fragrant-fragrance
赠人玫瑰，手留余香。groan
[gron]
I gave a groan in disappointment.
我失望地发出一声叹息。hardware
[ˈhɑrdwɛr]
Checking the hardware may take several minutes.
检查硬件可能要花几分钟的时间。heighten
[ˈhaɪtn]
The heightened alert followed an emergency meeting with flu experts in Geneva that assembled after a sharp rise in cases in Australia, and rising numbers in Britain, Japan, Chile and elsewhere.
澳大利亚病例数的急剧增加以及英国、日本、智利和其他地方患病人数的不断增加使得流感专家齐聚日内瓦。在此紧急会议之后，警戒级别进一步提高。her
[hɝ]
The pencil box is in her desk.
铅笔盒在她的桌子里。illustration
[ˌɪləˈstreʃən]
Illustration by example is better than explanation in words.
用实例说明比用词语解释清楚。impatient
[ɪmˈpeʃənt]
They are growing impatient for waiting so long.
他们等太久渐渐不耐烦了。implement
[ˈɪmplɪmɛnt]
The government is going to implement the new policies.
政府即将执行新政。influence
[ˈɪnfluəns]
Her words can influence me to be a better person.
她的话能影响使我成为一个更好的人。item
[ˈaɪtəm]
Now let's come to the next item on the agenda.
现在我们来讨论议事日程的下一项。junior
[ˈdʒunɪɚ]
He is the junior partner in the firm.
他是这家公司地位较低的股东。lease
[lis]
The lease on my house only has a year left.
我的房子的租约期限只有1年了。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。manipulate
[məˈnɪpjᴜlet]
Do you know how to manipulate a computer ?
你知道怎样操作计算机吗？massive
[ˈmæsɪv]
There is a massive monument in the square.
广场上有一座巨大的纪念碑。meaningfully
[ˈminɪŋfulɪ]
When two things happen together, we assume they are meaningfully linked.
当两样东西一起发生时，我们假定它们之间存在意义上的联系。modify
[ˈmɑdɪfaɪ]
We have to modify our plan.
我们得修改我们的计划。mold
[mold]
Bread tends to mold in damp weather.
面包在潮湿的天气里容易发霉。monetary
[ˈmʌnɪtɛrɪ]
The monetary unit of the US is the dollar.
美国的货币单位是美元。nest
[nɛst]
Swallows nest under the eaves.
燕子在屋檐下筑巢。nonconformist
[ˌnɑnkənˈfɔrmɪst]
Your nonconformist ways will probably get you into trouble.
你特立独行的行事方式可能会给自己惹来麻烦。optimum
[ˈɑptɪməm]
They have established the optimum price.
他们已制定了最佳价格。organism
[ˈɔrgənɪzəm]
Organism is the basic study of biology.
生物体是生物研究的基础领域。overstate
[ˌovɚˈstet]
We shouldn't overstate our past achievements.
我们不要夸大已经取得的成绩。paperback
[ˈpepɚbæk]
Novels in paperback are available at that bookstore.
平装本小说在那家书店有售。patron
[ˈpetrən]
The student wants to find a wealthy patron.
那学生想找到一个富有的资助人。peculiar to
[pɪˈkjulɪɚ tu]
This style of cooking is peculiar to the South-Eastern provinces.
这种烹调方法是东南几省的特色。philosopher
[fəˈlɑsəfɚ]
Philosopher can find common fault from one's fault.
哲学家从犯错的人身上找出人类所犯的错误。pot
[pɑt]
She made a pot of coffee.
她煮了一壶咖啡。publicity
[pʌbˈlɪsətɪ]
The press has given considerable publicity to the event.
出版界对这个事件已经做了很多宣传。publicly
[ˈpʌblɪklɪ]
The dishonest government official was publicly disgraced.
那个不诚实的政府官员被公开贬斥。pulse
[pʌls]
The doctor felt her pulse on her wrist.
这位医生在她的手腕上号脉。quarantine
[ˈkwɔrəntin]
He had been kept in quarantine for a week.
他接受了一星期的检疫隔离。really
[ˈriəˌlɪ]
Do you really love him?
你真爱他吗？retention
[rɪˈtɛnʃən]
Their retention of public property is illegal.
他们对公共财产持有的产权是不合法的。rigorous
[ˈrɪɡərəs]
He makes a rigorous study of the plant in the area.
他对该地的植物进行了严谨的研究。ripe
[raɪp]
I picked a ripe apple from the tree.
我从树上摘下一只熟的苹果。skull
[skʌl]
The arrow pierced his skull.
箭刺入他的头骨。substantial
[səbˈstænʃəl]
There is no substantial connection between these two sentences.
这两个句子之间并没有实质联系。subtle
[ˈsʌtl]
There were subtle hints in his letter.
他的信中有些微妙的暗示。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。terrific
[təˈrɪfɪk]
The ceiling came down with a terrific crash.
随着一声可怕的巨响，天花板塌了下来。textile industry
[ˈtɛksˌtaɪl ˈɪndəstrɪ]
Application of electronic commerce to our textile industry.
电子商务在我国纺织工业中的应用。tone
[ton]
There was a tone of quiet elegance in Nina's room.
Nina的房间里有一种静谧典雅的气氛。under the circumstances
[ˈʌndɚ ðə ˈsɜkəmstənsɪz]
Under the circumstances, the Fed's announcement might have attracted new home and car buyers and prompted credit card holders to rack up fresh charges.
在这种情况下，美联储的声明可能会吸引新购房者和购车者，并促使信用卡持有者增加新的支出。unfavorable
[ʌnˈfevərəbəl]
The conditions were unfavorable for agriculture.
这些条件不利于农业。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。waist
[west]
She fastened the belt around her waist.
她把皮带系在腰上。youngster
[ˈjʌŋstɚ]