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alloy
[ˈælˌɔɪ]
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
黄铜是铜和锌的合金。barn
[bɑrn]
The cows were driven into the barn.
牛被赶进了牲口棚。be
[bi]
It should be ...
它应该是…bound
[baᴜnd]
Don't be bound by others' expectations!
不要被他人的期望所束缚！civil
[ˈsɪvəl]
It was a civil case.
这是一起民事案件。constituent
[kənˈstɪtʃᴜənt]
A constituent is able to vote in an election.
选民可以在选举中进行投票。contrive
[kənˈtraɪv]
Can you contrive to be at the station by noon?
你能设法在中午前赶到车站吗？convene
[kənˈvin]
Senior officials convene in London.
高级官员于伦敦集合。cushion
[ˈkᴜʃən]
He lay on the sofa with a cushion under his head.
他躺在沙发上，头底下枕了一个靠垫。distil
[dɪˈstɪl]
Please distil the crucial points of the book.
请从本书中提炼出关键点。domestic
[dəˈmɛstɪk]
The newspaper provides more foreign news than domestic news.
这家报纸刊登的国外消息多于国内消息。editorial
[ˌɛdɪˈtɔriəl]
I made a lot of editorial changes in their book.
我在他们的书上做了许多编辑上的修改。grim
[ɡrɪm]
Her face wore a grim look.
她脸上显出严厉的神情。hedge
[hɛdʒ]
It is a traditional but reliable way to buy gold as a hedge against inflation.
通过购买黄金来防范通货膨胀是一个传统但可靠的方法。immune
[ɪˈmjun]
We are not immune to the influences around us.
我们不能不受周围环境的影响。ingredient
[ɪnˈgridiənt]
Investors now view it as a necessary ingredient to a sustained boom.
现在投资者却将其看作持续繁荣必不可少的一个因素。inventory
[ˈɪnvənˌtɔrɪ]
He made an inventory of everything that was to stay.
他把所有要留下的东西列了详细的清单。leap
[lip]
He got over the stream with a single leap.
他一跃就跳过了小溪。look
[lᴜk]
Go to bed. You look tired.
去睡觉吧，你看起来很累。mould
[mold]
There is a film of mould over the bottle cap.
瓶盖上有一层薄薄的霉菌。negligible
[ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəbəl]
He is a negligible person in the government.
在政府中他是个微不足道的人。ore
[ɔr]
They refined gold out of the ore.
他们从矿石中提炼出黄金。peach
[pitʃ]
Peach is the most popular color this season.
桃红色是这一季最受欢迎的颜色。penetrate
[ˈpɛnətret]
We should penetrate the appearance to see the essence.
我们要透过现象看本质。pit
[pɪt]
He lost his footing and began to slide into the pit.
他一脚踩空，开始往坑里滑。prominent
[ˈprɑmɪnənt]
A single tree in a field is prominent.
田野中独立的一棵树是极为突出的。reception
[rɪˈsɛpʃən]
Their school gave a reception to their new principal.
他们学校为新校长举办了一个招待会。relieve
[rɪˈliv]
This will relieve the heat of the fever.
这会减轻发烧的热度。speculate
[ˈspɛkjəˌlet]
It would be pointless to speculate without any proof.
我们没有证据的情况下，妄加推测是没有意义的。squeeze
[skwiz]
Squeeze the sponge so that all the water comes out.
捏紧海绵，把水挤出来。stagnant
[ˈstæɡnənt]
There were stagnant ponds in the streets.
街上有死水潭。tangible
[ˈtændʒəbəl]
The relief was almost tangible.
这种解脱几乎可以感觉得到。tense
[tɛns]
The players were tense at the start of the game.
队员们在比赛开始时很紧张。text
[tɛkst]
The illustrations were cleverly tied in with the text.
插图与文本配合得很巧妙。thorn
[θɔrn]
She got her finger pricked by a thorn.
她的手指被刺扎了一下。tiresome
[ˈtaɪɚsəm]
She can be a very tiresome child at times.
她有时是个很烦人的孩子。turn
[tɝn]
She is of an optimistic turn of mind.
她生性乐观。wax
[wæks]
All the figures in this shop are made of wax.
这个店里所有的塑像都是蜡制的。wholesome
[ˈholsəm]
You should read some wholesome books.
你应当读些有益的书。yawn
[jɔn]