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apt
[æpt]
Buyers are apt to offer a lower price.
买方倾向出一个低价。attractive
[əˈtræktɪv]
Attractive packaging can help to sell products.
吸引人的包装有助于产品的销售。ballet
[bæˈle]
She has studied ballet for five years.
她学芭蕾舞已经五年了。blossom
[ˈblɑsəm]
Some work relationships may blossom into friendships.
有一些工作关系可能发展成为朋友关系。breast
[brɛst]
They had the chicken breast for lunch.
他们午餐吃鸡胸肉。bribe
[braɪb]
The officers bribe the workers to be quiet.
官员贿赂工人让其保持沉默。bureaucrat
[ˈbjᴜrəkræt]
Far less certain, however, is how successfully experts and bureaucrats can select our peer groups and steer their activities in virtuous directions.
然而，至于专家和官员如何成功找出需要帮助的人群并引导他们的行为向好的方向发展，这一点更加无法确定。coalition
[ˌkoəˈlɪʃn]
The several parties formed a coalition.
这几个政党组成了联盟。consequence
[ˈkɑnsəkwens]
It rained yesterday and, in consequence, the match was canceled.
昨天下雨了，结果比赛被取消。consumerism
[kənˈsumərɪzəm]
Turns out, according to Daniel Cook, a historian of childhood consumerism, it was popularised as a marketing trick by clothing manufacturers in the 1930s.
研究儿童消费主义的历史学家丹尼尔•库克(Daniel Cook)表示，事实证明，上世纪30年代，服装制造商把它作为一种营销手段推广开来。definite
[ˈdɛfɪnɪt]
The workers demand a definite answer.
工人们要求一个明确的答复。degradation
[ˌdɛɡrəˈdeʃən]
Doing our own thing: the degradation of language and music and why we should, like, care.
做我们自己的事:语言和音乐的退化，以及为什么我们应该，喜欢，在意。dispute
[dɪˈspjut]
It is ridiculous to dispute about such things.
争论这种事太可笑了。divine
[dɪˈvaɪn]
He could divine the future.
他能预卜未来。enthusiastic
[ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk]
Thank you for your enthusiastic support.
谢谢你们的热情支持。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。implicit
[ɪmˈplɪsɪt]
A soldier must give implicit obedience to his officers.
士兵必须绝对服从他的长官。instalment
[ɪnˈstɔ:lmənt]
The instalment plan is popular in buying houses.
流行用分期付款的办法买房子。integrity
[ɪnˈtɛɡrətɪ]
The kid became a man of integrity.
这孩子成了一个诚实的人。invasion
[ɪnˈveʒən]
science fiction about an invasion of aliens
关于外星人入侵的科幻小说lecture
[ˈlɛktʃɚ]
He was asked to lecture in the school.
他被邀请到学校讲学。mobilise
[ˈmobɪlɑɪz]
The troops received orders to mobilise.
部队接到动员令。moment
[ˈmomənt]
I can't think of his name at the moment.
我一时想不起他的名字。municipal
[mjuˈnɪsəpəl]
An angry mob gathered outside the municipal building.
一群愤怒的暴民聚集在市政大楼的外面。operational
[ˌɑpəˈreʃənl]
The new system became operational in March.
新系统三月份开始运作。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。pot
[pɑt]
She made a pot of coffee.
她煮了一壶咖啡。prudent
[ˈprudnt]
A prudent man saves part of his wages.
精明的人会将一部分工资存起来。royalty
[ˈrɔɪəltɪ]
This palace was home to French royalty.
这座宫殿是法国皇族的住宅。sanction
[ˈsæŋkʃən]
We need the sanction of the law to hunt in this place.
我们在这地方打猎需要有法律的许可。sausage
[ˈsɔsɪdʒ]
I have sausage and eggs for breakfast.
我早餐吃香肠和鸡蛋。scout
[skaᴜt]
He had a scout round to see what he could find.
他四处搜寻看看能找到些什么。skilful
[ˈskɪlfəl]
He's not very skilful with chopsticks.
他用筷子不大熟练。skull
[skʌl]
The arrow pierced his skull.
箭刺入他的头骨。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。thereafter
[ˌðɛrˈæftɚ]
Thereafter his idea of attending school gradually strengthened.
其后他求学的信念逐渐增强。toil
[tɔɪl]
We were quite exhausted with the toil.
我们因那件辛苦的工作而感到十分疲惫。vegetation
[ˌvɛdʒɪˈteʃən]