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academy
[əˈkædəmɪ]
He is a student in an academy of music.
他是一名音乐学院的学生。allowance
[əˈlaᴜəns]
I didn't receive any allowance from my father.
我没有收到父亲给的零用钱。appraisal
[əˈprezəl]
She gave us an appraisal of our chances.
她对我们的机率做了评估。assume
[əˈsum]
to assume a posture of angry defiance
表现出愤怒的反抗态度canal
[kəˈnæl]
The Panama Canal joins two oceans.
巴拿马运河连通两大洋。challenge
[ˈtʃæləndʒ]
I challenge that interpretation.
我质疑那一解释。commodity
[kəˈmɑdətɪ]
The commodity price has been dropping.
商品的价格已在下降。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。concept
[ˈkɑnsɛpt]
He can't grasp the concept of math.
他不能掌握数学的概念。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。continual
[kənˈtɪnjuəl]
Her proposal met with continual rejections.
她的建议一再遭到拒绝。conventional
[kənˈvɛnʃənəl]
"How are you?" is a conventional greeting.
“你好吗？”是一句习惯问候语。creativity
[ˌkrieˈtɪvətɪ]
This toy will help children with their creativity.
这种玩具有助于孩子们的创造力。crude
[krud]
The cottage has a very crude appearance.
那幢农舍外观颇为简陋。destructive
[dɪˈstrʌktɪv]
The destructive force of the storm is huge.
暴风雨的破坏力是巨大的。discrimination
[dɪˌskrɪməˈneʃən]
We should not have racial discrimination.
我们不该有种族歧视。dissolve
[dɪˈzɑlv]
to dissolve salt in water
使盐溶解于水中electrical
[ɪˈlektrɪkl]
He told his children to stay away from dangerous electrical things.
他告诉他的孩子们远离危险的电器。enquiry
[ɛnˈkwaɪrɪ]
Thank you for your enquiry about my health.
谢谢你问候我的健康情况。formation
[fɔrˈmeʃn]
The soldiers advanced in close formation.
士兵排成密集队形前进。glare
[glɛr]
The glare of the headlights blinded me.
车灯刺眼的光照得我什么也看不见。graph
[ɡræf]
Our research results are displayed in the form of a graph.
我们的研究结果已用图表列出。grave
[grev]
He preserved his grave and dignified bearing.
他保持庄重威严的仪态。hamper
[ˈhæmpɚ]
Prejudice will hamper a person from doing the right thing.
偏见会妨碍人做正确的事情。hers
[hɝz]
If you can't find your hat, take hers.
如果你找不到自己的帽子，就把她的拿去。in response to
[ɪn rɪˈspɑns tu]
In response to their hospitality, we wrote a thank-you note.
为回报他们的热情，我们写了一封感谢信。incompetent to do sth.
[ɪnˈkɑmpɪtənt tu du ˈsʌmθɪŋ]
He is incompetent to practise medicine.
他不具有行医的能力。invariably
[ɪnˈvɛrɪəblɪ]
Invariably I take a nap after lunch.
午饭后，我总是睡个午觉。invasion
[ɪnˈveʒən]
science fiction about an invasion of aliens
关于外星人入侵的科幻小说lawsuit
[ˈlɔˌsut]
I decided to bring a lawsuit against my boss.
我决定对我的老板提起诉讼。manuscript
[ˈmænjᴜskrɪpt]
The editor has read over the manuscript.
编辑已审阅过这篇手稿。memo
[ˈmemo]
I want this memo to go to all managers.
我想让这份备忘录送交到所有经理手中。merchandise
[ˈmɚtʃəndaɪs]
They will load the truck with the merchandise.
他们将用卡车装满货物。mill
[mɪl]
Cotton cloth is made in a cotton mill.
棉布是由棉纺厂生产的。module
[ˈmɑdʒul]
They will send an unmanned module to the space station.
他们要向太空站发射无人太空舱。murmur
[ˈmɚmɚ]
The workers murmur at their treatment.
工人们因他们所受的待遇而发牢骚。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。notwithstanding
[ˌnɑtwɪθˈstændɪŋ]
They took a risk in driving on, notwithstanding the storm.
尽管有暴风雨，他们还是冒险驾车赶路。numerous
[ˈnumərəs]
Those birds have become more numerous lately.
近来那种鸟变得越来越多了。opt
[ɑpt]
They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.
他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。optimum
[ˈɑptɪməm]
They have established the optimum price.
他们已制定了最佳价格。outpouring
[ˈaᴜtˌpɔrɪŋ]
outpouring of grief and rage
悲伤和愤怒喷涌而出peel
[pil]
These potatoes don't peel easily.
这些土豆的皮很难剥。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。petrol
[ˈpɛtrəl]
Most of motor vehicles run on petrol.
大部分机动车的行驶以汽油作燃料。plain
[plen]
The problem is quite plain to us.
那问题我们都很明白。plumber
[ˈplʌmɚ]
A plumber is a person who fits and mends the plumbing.
管子工是安装和修理水管的人。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。pretty
[ˈprɪtɪ]
They all know each other pretty well.
他们彼此都相当了解。proclaim
[proˈklem]
The government will proclaim a new law.
政府将公布一项新法令。proficiency
[prəˈfɪʃənsɪ]
His proficiency in English helped a lot in his career.
精通英语对他的事业有很大帮助。propagate
[ˈprɑpəget]
Insects propagate themselves by means of eggs.
昆虫以产卵繁殖后代。pulse
[pʌls]
The doctor felt her pulse on her wrist.
这位医生在她的手腕上号脉。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。racial
[ˈreʃəl]
We should not have racial discrimination.
我们不该有种族歧视。regardless
[rɪˈgɑrdləs]
Regardless of danger, he climbed the tower.
他不顾危险地爬上了塔。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。shoe
[ʃu]
step into someone's shoes
接替某人的职位slack
[slæk]
to slack one's duty
某人疏于职守slacken
[ˈslækən]
The demand for coal begins to slacken off in the spring.
煤的需求在春天开始减少。sole
[sol]
He was the sole heir to his father's property.
他是他父亲财产的唯一继承人。spectacle
[ˈspɛktəkəl]
The sunrise was a splendid spectacle.
这日出可是个壮观的景象。sturdy
[ˈstɝdɪ]
to offer a sturdy resistance
给以坚决的抵抗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。tutor
[ˈtutɚ]
I tutor a girl in the piano every Sunday.
每周日我都教一个女孩弹钢琴。undoubtedly
[ʌnˈdaᴜtɪdlɪ]
Undoubtedly, animals can not live without water.
毫无疑问地，动物没有水是无法生存的。veil
[vel]
Everything was wrapped in a veil of evening.
一切都在夜幕的笼罩之下。vinegar
[ˈvɪnɪɡɚ]
Vinegar is used in preserving food.
醋可用来保存食物。waken
[ˈwekən]