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Christ
[kraɪst]
The Christian era starts with the birth of Christ.
基督教时代从耶稣诞生起算。access
[ˈæksɛs]
Only high officials have access to the president.
只有高级官员才可以接近总统。agony
[ˈæɡənɪ]
The wounded man was in agony.
受伤的人很痛苦。alter
[ˈɔltɚ]
An awareness that they were being experimented upon seemed to be enough to alter workers' behavior by itself.
意识到自己已经成为实验对象，仅凭这一意识似乎就足以改变工人的行为。bite
[baɪt]
I can't eat a tomato in one bite.
我一口吃不下一个西红柿。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。carriage
[ˈkærɪdʒ]
Her carriage and diction were always faultless.
她的风度举止、遣词用字总是无可挑剔。champion
[ˈtʃæmpɪən]
His efforts paid off and he won the champion.
他的努力得到了回报，最终赢得了冠军。commune
[ˈkɑmjun]
I'll teach you how to commune with people.
我会教你如何与人谈心。compare
[kəmˈpɛr]
I can only compare the experience to falling in love.
我只能把这段经历比作坠入爱河。compensation
[ˌkɑmpenˈseʃn]
The injured worker has received no compensation.
这个受伤的工人没有得到任何赔偿。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。conceive
[kənˈsiv]
She was unable to conceive.
她没有怀孕的能力。consensus
[kənˈsɛnsəs]
We'll do our best to reach a consensus.
我们力求取得一致意见。consolidate
[kənˈsɑlɪdet]
The two banks will consolidate in July.
这两家银行7月将合并。constituent
[kənˈstɪtʃᴜənt]
A constituent is able to vote in an election.
选民可以在选举中进行投票。convince
[kənˈvɪns]
Your argument is too weak to convince me.
你的论点太薄弱了，说服不了我。courteous
[ˈkɝtɪəs]
They are courteous to their guests.
他们对来宾彬彬有礼。coward
[ˈkaᴜɚd]
She accused her husband of being a coward.
她指责丈夫胆小懦弱。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。destroy
[dɪˈstrɔɪ]
An atom bomb would destroy a city.
一颗原子弹就可以摧毁一座城市。destruction
[dɪˈstrʌkʃən]
Pride was her destruction.
骄傲是她毁灭的根源。detain
[dɪˈten]
The emergency decree bans gatherings of more than five people, and gives the government sweeping powers to detain protest leaders and to censor the press.
紧急状态令禁止超过五人的集会，并赋予政府拘留抗议行动领导人和审查媒体的巨大权力。directive
[dɪˈrɛktɪv]
directive reception
定向接收disc
[dɪsk]
Disc was used to reproduce recorded sound.
磁碟被用来复制录制的声音。dispose of
[dɪˈspoz ʌv]
We can just dispose of such slander with a sneer.
对这种诋毁我们只好一笑置之。dissipate
[ˈdɪsəpet]
Clouds dissipate before the wind.
云层在风到来之前消散了。elementary
[ˌɛləˈmɛntərɪ]
The knowledge you have learned is elementary.
你所学到的知识都是基础的。emphasize
[ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz]
I emphasize the importance of careful driving.
我强调小心驾驶的重要性。entertaining
[ˌentɚˈtenɪŋ]
She was always so funny and entertaining.
她总是那么风趣，令人愉快。evident
[ˈɛvɪdənt]
This fact is too evident to require proof.
这事实很明显，用不着证明。expand
[ɪkˈspænd]
Her vocabulary expands through reading.
她的词汇量通过阅读得到扩大。extinguish
[ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ]
They tried to extinguish the flames.
他们竭力要把火焰扑灭。finding
[ˈfaɪndɪŋ]
The committee reported the finding after a thorough investigation.
委员会在彻底调查以后报告了调查结果。flesh
[flɛʃ]
The pain was almost more than flesh could take.
疼痛几乎使肉体受不了。glimpse
[ɡlɪmps]
She catches a glimpse of a car in the distance.
她一眼就瞥见了远处的汽车。grand
[ɡrænd]
He will pay you ten grand if you work for him.
若你为他工作，他将支付你一万英镑。grape
[ɡrep]
Sour grape can never make sweet wine.
酸葡萄酿不出甜酒。guy
[ɡaɪ]
That guy dates a pretty girl.
那家伙和一个漂亮女孩约会。harbour
[ˈhɑrbɚ]
It's an offence to harbour the criminals.
庇护罪犯是犯罪行为。have some bearing on
[hæv sʌm ˈbɛrɪŋ ɑn]
What happens here will have some bearing on the future of European rice production and the overall health of southern European wetlands.
这里发生的一切将对欧洲水稻生产的未来和南欧湿地的整体健康产生一些影响。imperative
[ɪmˈpɛrətɪv]
He always speaks in an imperative tone of voice.
他老是用命令的口吻讲话。invasion
[ɪnˈveʒən]
science fiction about an invasion of aliens
关于外星人入侵的科幻小说irrespective
[ˌɪrɪˈspɛktɪv]
He is going to buy it irrespective of what you say.
不管你说什么，他是买定了。jaw
[dʒɔ]
He fell from a ladder, and broke his jaw bone.
他从梯子上掉了下来，摔伤了颌骨。lane
[len]
a shipping lane blocked by an ice gorge
被冰坝阻断的航道latitude
[ˈlætɪtud]
One should permit a scientist a lot of latitude in his research.
对于科学家应该准许很大的研究自由。luxury
[ˈlʌkʃərɪ]
She likes to buy herself luxuries from time to time.
她喜欢时不时给自己买些奢侈品。menace
[ˈmɛnəs]
These weapons menace the world peace.
这些武器威胁着世界的和平。merchandise
[ˈmɚtʃəndaɪs]
They will load the truck with the merchandise.
他们将用卡车装满货物。modest
[ˈmɑdɪst]
There has been a modest decrease in house prices.
房价略有下降。murmur
[ˈmɚmɚ]
The workers murmur at their treatment.
工人们因他们所受的待遇而发牢骚。numerous
[ˈnumərəs]
Those birds have become more numerous lately.
近来那种鸟变得越来越多了。oblige
[əˈblaɪdʒ]
The laws oblige parents to send their children to school.
法律要求父母送子女入学。obscure
[əbˈskjᴜr]
The room is too obscure for reading.
房间太暗，不能看书。paddle
[ˈpædl]
They paddle their boat up the river.
他们划着小船往上游去了。paw
[pɔ]
The cat lifted its paw and put it on my knee.
猫抬起爪子放在我的膝上。perish
[ˈpɛrɪʃ]
Civilizations do eventually perish.
文明最后都会消亡。petty
[ˈpɛtɪ]
He doesn't deal with petty officials.
他不与地位微不足道的官吏打交道。possession
[pəˈzɛʃən]
The possession of wealth does not always bring happiness.
拥有财富并不总是带来幸福。premise
[ˈprɛmɪs]
We can deduce a conclusion from the premise.
我们可以从这个前提推出结论。prestigious
[prɛˈstɪdʒəs]
He is a prestigious professor in this field.
他是这个领域里有声望的教授。propagate
[ˈprɑpəget]
Insects propagate themselves by means of eggs.
昆虫以产卵繁殖后代。prudent
[ˈprudnt]
A prudent man saves part of his wages.
精明的人会将一部分工资存起来。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。redeem
[rɪˈdim]
He was trying to redeem himself for his earlier failure.
他试图挽回他早些时候的失败。redundant
[rɪˈdʌndənt]
Skill has been made redundant by machine.
由于使用机器，手艺已变得多余。repertoire
[ˈrepɚtwɑ(r)]
There is an extensive repertoire of music.
有很多音乐的曲目。resemblance
[rɪˈzɛmbləns]
Your story shows little resemblance to the facts.
你说的与事实相去甚远。retrospect
[ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt]
The decision seems extremely absurd, in retrospect.
回想起来，这个决定显得极其荒谬。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。scrape through
[skrep θru]
Both my brothers have university degrees. I just scrapped through (scrape through)a couple of A-levels.
我的两个兄弟都拿到了大学学位，我只是勉强有几个A。sensation
[sɛnˈseʃən]
The news caused a sensation in the society.
这个新闻在社会上造成了轰动。sham
[ʃæm]
This election is a sham.
这次选举弄虚作假。sheet
[ʃit]
He put a sheet in the typewriter.
他把一张纸放进了打字机中。snake
[snek]
A snake was creeping along the wall.
一条蛇正沿着墙爬行。species
[ˈspiʃiz]
The species of bird is extinct.
这种鸟类已经绝种了。spectacle
[ˈspɛktəkəl]
The sunrise was a splendid spectacle.
这日出可是个壮观的景象。stiff
[stɪf]
His legs felt stiff from having sat for so long.
由于坐得太久，他的双腿感到僵直。strenuous
[ˈstrɛnjuəs]
Training for a marathon is extremely strenuous.
为马拉松进行训练是非常艰苦的。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。swamp
[swɑmp]
Their company is in a financial swamp.
他们的公司陷入了财政困境。swarm
[swɔrm]
Many students swarm into the restaurant after class.
放学后，很多学生涌进餐馆。temperament
[ˈtɛmpərəmənt]
an actor with too much temperament
一个情绪过分激动的演员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。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。vinegar
[ˈvɪnɪɡɚ]