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allowance
[əˈlaᴜəns]
I didn't receive any allowance from my father.
我没有收到父亲给的零用钱。articulately
[ɑˈtɪkjuletlɪ]
It is also the reason why when we try to describe music with words, all we can do is articulate our reactions to it, and not grasp music itself.(articulately)
这也是为什么当我们试图用语言来描述音乐时，我们所能做的就是清楚地表达我们对它的反应，而不掌握音乐本身的原因at large
[æt lɑrdʒ]
Gossip percolated through the country at large.
闲话传遍了全国各地。capable
[ˈkepəbəl]
He's capable of loyalty.
他能做到忠心耿耿。civilise
[ˈsɪvəˌlaɪz]
School education helped to civilise the people.
学校教育帮助使人们文明起来。commodity
[kəˈmɑdətɪ]
The commodity price has been dropping.
商品的价格已在下降。community
[kəˈmjunɪtɪ]
The non-commercial tree species are recognized as members of native forest community, to be preserved as such, within reason.
没有商业价值的树种被合理地看成是当地森林群落的一部分，并得到了相应的保护。concrete
[ˈkɑŋkrit]
Have you got any concrete proposals?
你有没有具体的建议呢？counter
[ˈkaᴜntɚ]
He placed the money on the counter.
他把钱放在柜台上。crush
[krʌʃ]
A windmill is used to crush grain into flour.
风车被用来把谷粒碾压成面粉。discrimination
[dɪˌskrɪməˈneʃən]
We should not have racial discrimination.
我们不该有种族歧视。ease
[iz]
The pain began to ease up.
疼痛开始缓解。fade
[fed]
Flowers will soon fade when they have been cut.
花剪下后很快就会枯萎。foremost
[ˈfɔrmost]
First and foremost, we need to solve the problem.
首先，我们必须把问题解决。format
[ˈfɔrmæt]
The format of the meeting was such that everyone could ask a question.
会议安排好可让每个人都能提一个问题。formidable
[ˈfɔrmɪdəbl]
He is a person with a formidable appearance.
他是一个面目可憎的人。fossil
[ˈfɑsl]
He found a piece of fossil of an ancient bird.
他发现一块古代鸟类的化石。frighten
[ˈfraɪtn]
Don't shout or you'll frighten the baby.
别大声嚷，你会吓着孩子的。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。hypocrisy
[hɪˈpɑkrəsɪ]
I can't put up with your hypocrisy any more.
我再也不能容忍你的虚伪态度了。inaugurate
[ɪˈnɔɡəret]
They inaugurate the building in March.
他们将要在三月份为这座大楼举行落成典礼。livelihood
[ˈlaɪvlɪhᴜd]
But the professional companies prospered in their permanent theaters, and university men with literary ambitions were quick to turn to these theaters as offering a means of livelihood.
但是专业剧团在他们固定剧场里蓬勃发展，而大学里有文学抱负的人迅速转向这些剧场，视其为一种谋生手段。mill
[mɪl]
Cotton cloth is made in a cotton mill.
棉布是由棉纺厂生产的。obscure
[əbˈskjᴜr]
The room is too obscure for reading.
房间太暗，不能看书。overwhelm
[ˌovɚˈwɛlm]
They have overwhelmed the enemy.
他们击败了敌人。particular
[pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ]
The story happened on that particular day.
故事就发生在那一天。petroleum
[pəˈtroliəm]
This land is rich with petroleum.
这片土地盛产石油。polish
[ˈpɑlɪʃ]
You had better polish your shoes with a brush.
你最好用刷子刷刷鞋。precedent
[ˈprɛsɪdənt]
This decision creates a dangerous precedent.
这个决定开创了一个危险的先例。production
[prəˈdʌkʃən]
We must increase production levels.
我们必须提高生产水平。prosper
[ˈprɑspɚ]
Nothing will prosper in his hands.
在他手里什么事也办不成。receipt
[rɪˈsit]
I paid the bill but he forgot to give me a receipt.
我付了帐单，但他忘了给我收据。residence
[ˈrɛzɪdəns]
They have a summer residence in the countryside.
他们在乡间有夏季住宅。somehow
[ˈsʌmˌhaᴜ]
I wish I could repay you somehow for your kindness.
我希望我能以某种方式报答您的好意。sway
[swe]
He has almost no sway over education and health.
他在教育和医疗问题上几乎没什么影响力。tame
[tem]
That tiger is impossible to tame.
那只老虎难以驯服。tease
[tiz]
Scientists will tease out the composition of the planet's atmosphere.
科学家们将梳理出这颗行星的大气层成分。temple
[ˈtɛmpəl]
The old temple can date back to 500 B.C.
这座古庙可以追溯到公元前500年。thick
[θɪk]
The mountain was covered with a thick layer of snow.
山上覆盖了一层厚厚的白雪。vegetarian
[ˌvedʒəˈtɛriən]