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Saturday
[ˈsætɚde]
The concert will be given on Saturday.
音乐会将于星期六举行。agitate
[ˈædʒɪtet]
His threatening words agitate her.
他威胁性的言语使得她很焦虑。applicable
[əˈplɪkəbl]
That regulation is not applicable to this case.
那条规定不适用于这一情况。ballet
[bæˈle]
She has studied ballet for five years.
她学芭蕾舞已经五年了。bleak
[blik]
The weather can be quite bleak on the coast.
沿海地区的天气会非常阴冷。ceiling
[ˈsilɪŋ]
The lamp was suspended from the ceiling.
灯吊在天花板上。comprehend
[ˌkɑmprɪˈhend]
The child couldn't comprehend the text.
这孩子不懂该课文的含义。contemplate
[ˈkɑntəmplet]
All day he did nothing but contemplate.
他整天除了沉思外没做任何事。contemporary
[kənˈtɛmpɚɛrɪ]
Were you contemporary with that musician?
你和那位音乐家是同时代的人吗？crush
[krʌʃ]
A windmill is used to crush grain into flour.
风车被用来把谷粒碾压成面粉。culprit
[ˈkʌlprɪt]
Are you the culprit who broke this window?
你就是那个打破窗户的人吗？delight
[dɪˈlaɪt]
The beautiful scenery delights the eyes.
美景悦目。destination
[ˌdɛstɪˈneʃən]
It took us all day to reach our destination.
我们花了一整天才到达目的地。drone
[dron]
Don't drone away the precious years of youth.
别虚度青春年华。ego
[ˈigo]
The critic's praise boosted her ego.
那位评论家的赞扬使她自负起来。employment
[ɛmˈplɔɪmənt]
He found a job through an employment agency.
他通过职业代理处找到了一个工作。expand
[ɪkˈspænd]
Her vocabulary expands through reading.
她的词汇量通过阅读得到扩大。fare
[fɛɚ]
It is a pity that she should fare so badly.
她竟吃得那么差，真可怜。gratitude
[ˈgrætɪtud]
She showed her gratitude to her friends.
她对她的朋友们表示感谢。grease
[ɡris]
The offender attempts to grease the palm of the judge.
罪犯企图贿赂法官。imperative
[ɪmˈpɛrətɪv]
He always speaks in an imperative tone of voice.
他老是用命令的口吻讲话。legislation
[ˌlɛdʒɪˈsleʃən]
This legislation gives help to education.
这项立法有利于教育。marginal
[ˈmɑrdʒɪnl]
He won the most marginal seat by only two votes.
他只以两票的微弱优势当选。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。oblige
[əˈblaɪdʒ]
The laws oblige parents to send their children to school.
法律要求父母送子女入学。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。patron
[ˈpetrən]
The student wants to find a wealthy patron.
那学生想找到一个富有的资助人。penalty
[ˈpɛnəltɪ]
What is the penalty for dangerous driving?
对危险驾车给予什么处罚？principal
[ˈprɪnsəpəl]
Drinking is a principal cause of highway deaths.
酗酒是公路死亡事故的最主要的原因。publicized
[ˈpʌblɪˌsaɪzd]
After her much-publicized resignation from the editorship of She after a build-up of stress, she will discovered that ...
她在因累积的重负而做出引发外界广泛关注之举——辞去《她》杂志编辑一职——之后可能会察觉到……routine
[ruˈtin]
Asking these questions is routine work.
问这些问题是例行公事。sensation
[sɛnˈseʃən]
The news caused a sensation in the society.
这个新闻在社会上造成了轰动。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。sheet
[ʃit]
He put a sheet in the typewriter.
他把一张纸放进了打字机中。slippery
[ˈslɪpərɪ]
Don't lend any money to that slippery person.
不要借钱给那个狡猾的家伙。stimulate
[ˈstɪmjulet]
I'm trying to stimulate him to study harder.
我试图激励他更加用功读书。surgery
[ˈsɚdʒərɪ]
The nurse is preparing for the surgery.
护士正在做外科手术前的准备。thereafter
[ˌðɛrˈæftɚ]
Thereafter his idea of attending school gradually strengthened.
其后他求学的信念逐渐增强。ultraviolet
[ˌʌltrəˈvaɪəlɪt]
Ultraviolet light is closely linked to skin cancer.
受紫外线照射与皮肤癌紧密相关。well-meaning
[ˈwɛlˈminɪŋ]