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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。comparable
[ˈkɑmp(ə)rəbl]
No horse has a speed comparable to that of his.
没有一匹马的速度比得上他的马。concrete
[ˈkɑŋkrit]
Have you got any concrete proposals?
你有没有具体的建议呢？consecutive
[kənˈsɛkjətɪv]
He has been here for three consecutive days.
他已经在这儿待了连续三天。crystal
[ˈkrɪstəl]
Those wine glasses are made of crystal.
那些酒杯是用水晶做的。definite
[ˈdɛfɪnɪt]
The workers demand a definite answer.
工人们要求一个明确的答复。differentiate
[ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃɪet]
It is hard to differentiate the one from the other.
二者难以区分。distress
[dɪˈstrɛs]
Close friend's death can distress a person greatly.
亲密朋友的噩耗会使人很悲伤。ease
[iz]
The pain began to ease up.
疼痛开始缓解。eccentric
[ɪkˈsɛntrɪk]
The old lady is a bit of an eccentric.
这位老太是个有点古怪的人。elementary
[ˌɛləˈmɛntərɪ]
The knowledge you have learned is elementary.
你所学到的知识都是基础的。elicit
[ɪˈlɪsɪt]
Phone calls elicit no further information.
几个电话都没有打听到进一步的消息。erect
[ɪˈrɛkt]
For a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression.
对狗而言，竖立起来的尾巴表示进攻。extravagant
[ɪkˈstrævəɡənt]
We don't promote the extravagant life.
我们不提倡生活铺张。foremost
[ˈfɔrmost]
First and foremost, we need to solve the problem.
首先，我们必须把问题解决。fright
[fraɪt]
The loud thunder gave me a fright.
这声响雷吓了我一大跳。go through
[ɡo θru]
Did you go through his pockets?
你有仔细检查他衣服口袋吗?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。hold back
[hold bæk]
The police had to use force to hold back the crowd.
警察不得不用武力阻止人群。interrupt
[ˌɪntəˈrʌpt]
It's not polite to interrupt a speaker.
打断别人的谈话是不礼貌的。intersection
[ˌɪntɚˈsekʃn]
There is a stop sign at an intersection.
在交叉路口处有停车标志。ivory
[ˈaɪvərɪ]
My grandmother has some jewelry made of ivory.
我祖母有一些象牙首饰。laboratory
[ˈlæbrətɔrɪ]
They are raising funds for a new laboratory.
他们在募款建一个新的实验室。manifestation
[ˌmænəfɛˈsteʃən]
This riot is a manifestation of people's discontent.
这骚乱是人们不满的一种表露。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。overtake
[ˌovɚˈtek]
It is very dangerous to overtake at a corner.
转弯时超车很危险。plough
[plaᴜ]
Farmers plough in autumn or spring.
农民在秋天或春天犁田。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。retrospect
[ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt]
The decision seems extremely absurd, in retrospect.
回想起来，这个决定显得极其荒谬。ritual
[ˈrɪtʃuəl]
My household chores have become a morning ritual.
家务已经成了我早晨的例行公事。sacred
[ˈsekrɪd]
The cow is a sacred animal in India.
在印度，牛是神圣的动物。slender
[ˈslɛndɚ]
They won the election with a very slender majority.
他们以微弱的多数赢得了选举。spectacular
[spɛkˈtækjəlɚ]
We watched a spectacular sunset.
我们欣赏了非常壮观的日落。surgeon
[ˈsɚdʒən]
The surgeon cut out all the diseased tissue.
外科大夫把病变组织都切除掉。swallow
[ˈswɑlo]
He couldn't swallow because of a sore throat.
他因嗓子疼而不能吞咽。tame
[tem]
That tiger is impossible to tame.
那只老虎难以驯服。thick
[θɪk]
The mountain was covered with a thick layer of snow.
山上覆盖了一层厚厚的白雪。toll
[tol]
We heard the toll of the church bells.
我们听到了教堂大钟传来的钟声。wreath
[riθ]