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appraisal
[əˈprezəl]
She gave us an appraisal of our chances.
她对我们的机率做了评估。architect
[ˈɑrkɪtekt]
Tom is the architect of this building.
汤姆是该建筑的建筑师。at large
[æt lɑrdʒ]
Gossip percolated through the country at large.
闲话传遍了全国各地。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？birth
[bɝθ]
She gave birth to a baby boy.
她生了一个男孩。bowel
[ˈbaᴜəl]
What is it like in the bowel of the earth?
地球内部是什么样子？bribe
[braɪb]
The officers bribe the workers to be quiet.
官员贿赂工人让其保持沉默。bulky
[ˈbʌlkɪ]
Computers were bulky items in the past.
过去，电脑是庞大的物件。by means of
[baɪ minz ʌv]
We express our thought by means of words.
我们用词句来表达思想。choice
[tʃɔɪs]
The shop has choice cloth.
这商店有精选的布料。coalition
[ˌkoəˈlɪʃn]
The several parties formed a coalition.
这几个政党组成了联盟。comic
[ˈkɑmɪk]
The comic makes me laugh.
这个喜剧演员使我大笑起来。conceive
[kənˈsiv]
She was unable to conceive.
她没有怀孕的能力。confidential
[ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl]
Don't let out the confidential information.
不要泄露这份机密的信息。continual
[kənˈtɪnjuəl]
Her proposal met with continual rejections.
她的建议一再遭到拒绝。controversial
[ˌkɑntrəˈvɝʃəl]
Animal experiments have long been a controversial subject.
很久以来，动物实验都是一个备受争议的话题。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。detective
[dɪˈtɛktɪv]
The detective tried to reason out how the thief had escaped.
这个侦探想弄明白那个窃贼是怎样逃跑的。discrimination
[dɪˌskrɪməˈneʃən]
We should not have racial discrimination.
我们不该有种族歧视。drone
[dron]
Don't drone away the precious years of youth.
别虚度青春年华。eclipse
[ɪˈklɪps]
His great achievements eclipse her success.
他的巨大成就使得她的成功黯然失色。electrician
[ɪlɛkˈtrɪʃən]
He was an electrician by profession.
他的职业是电工。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。enquiry
[ɛnˈkwaɪrɪ]
Thank you for your enquiry about my health.
谢谢你问候我的健康情况。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。expensive
[ɪkˈspɛnsɪv]
It is expensive to travel by plane.
坐飞机旅行很费钱。federation
[ˌfɛdəˈreʃən]
The small countries joined together into a federation.
小国联合起来组成一个联盟。fossil
[ˈfɑsl]
He found a piece of fossil of an ancient bird.
他发现一块古代鸟类的化石。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。groan
[gron]
I gave a groan in disappointment.
我失望地发出一声叹息。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。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。in addition
[ɪn əˈdɪʃən]
save for / other than / in addition to/ aside from / apart from / except for
除了...以外inhibit
[ɪnˈhɪbɪt]
Rules inhibit new construction near the coast.
规定禁止在海岸附近的新建工程。interpret
[ɪnˈtɝprɪt]
I interpret his answer as a refusal.
我把他的回答理解为拒绝。interrupt
[ˌɪntəˈrʌpt]
It's not polite to interrupt a speaker.
打断别人的谈话是不礼貌的。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。loop
[lup]
She put a loop of rope around the cow's neck.
她把一圈绳子套到奶牛的脖子上。make no difference
[mek no ˈdɪfərəns]
Whether you go or not will make no difference.
你去不去都不会有什么影响。massive
[ˈmæsɪv]
There is a massive monument in the square.
广场上有一座巨大的纪念碑。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。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。particular
[pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ]
The story happened on that particular day.
故事就发生在那一天。perceive
[pɚˈsiv]
We can perceive his sorrow by the looks on his face.
我们从他的表情中觉察出悲伤。potential
[pəˈtɛnʃəl]
She has acting potential, but she needs training.
她有表演潜力，但需要训练。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。quantify
[ˈkwɑntɪfaɪ]
It's difficult to quantify the value of space exploration.
把太空探索的价值进行量化是很困难的。rapid
[ˈræpɪd]
The city developed at a very rapid rate.
这个城市迅速发展了起来。redundant
[rɪˈdʌndənt]
Skill has been made redundant by machine.
由于使用机器，手艺已变得多余。relieve
[rɪˈliv]
This will relieve the heat of the fever.
这会减轻发烧的热度。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。revise
[rɪˈvaɪz]
You must revise your English for the final exams.
你必须为期末考试复习英语。royalty
[ˈrɔɪəltɪ]
This palace was home to French royalty.
这座宫殿是法国皇族的住宅。select
[sɪˈlɛkt]
They select a diamond ring.
他们挑选一枚钻石戒指。semester
[səˈmɛstɚ]
This semester will be my last one in this university.
这个学期将是我在这所大学的最后一学期了。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。spiral
[ˈspaɪrəl]
Vines spiral upward toward the roof.
藤蔓盘旋着朝屋顶方向生长。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。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。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。vegetation
[ˌvɛdʒɪˈteʃən]
The rain will result in a growth of vegetation.
这场雨会促进植物生长。via
[ˈviə]
I usually contact my friends via the Internet.
我经常通过网络和朋友联系。vigorous
[ˈvɪɡərəs]
He chased after his dream in his vigorous youth.
他在精力充沛的年轻时代追求自己的梦想。whip
[wɪp]
I can easily whip you up some scrambled eggs.
我马上就能给你炒点鸡蛋。wink
[wɪŋk]