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adverse
[ædˈvɝs]
The development was adverse to our interests.
这种发展与我们的利益背道而驰。alloy
[ˈælˌɔɪ]
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
黄铜是铜和锌的合金。birth
[bɝθ]
She gave birth to a baby boy.
她生了一个男孩。bound
[baᴜnd]
Don't be bound by others' expectations!
不要被他人的期望所束缚！bud
[bʌd]
The plants began to bud in early April.
植物在4月初开始发芽。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。catastrophe
[kəˈtæstrəfɪ]
The flood was a terrible catastrophe.
那场水灾真是一场可怕的灾难。circuit
[ˈsɝkɪt]
circuits in the brain
大脑回路commonwealth
[ˈkɑmənwɛlθ]
He has paid a state visit to the Commonwealth of Australia.
他对澳大利亚联邦进行了国事访问。compact
[ˈkɑmpækt]
News reporters must learn to write compact sentences.
新闻记者必须学会写紧凑的句子。compress
[kəmˈprɛs]
A cold compress can alleviate your pain.
冷敷能帮你减轻疼痛。comprise
[kəmˈpraɪz]
The jury comprises people from all walks of life.
陪审团包含了来自各行各业的人士。conspicuous
[kənˈspɪkjᴜəs]
A traffic sign should be conspicuous.
交通标志应该明显。contemporary
[kənˈtɛmpɚɛrɪ]
Were you contemporary with that musician?
你和那位音乐家是同时代的人吗？courteous
[ˈkɝtɪəs]
They are courteous to their guests.
他们对来宾彬彬有礼。diagnose
[ˌdaɪəgˈnos]
Depression can be hard to diagnose.
忧郁症是很难确诊的。fling
[flɪŋ]
The monkeys fling nuts to the ground.
猴子往地面猛扔坚果。forum
[ˈfɔrəm]
the permanency of the Roman Forum
罗马广场的永恒glass
[glæs]
Glass has a smooth surface.
玻璃有光滑的表面。gram
[ɡræm]
A dust particle weighs only a thousandth of a gram.
一粒尘埃的重量仅有千分之一克。grief
[ɡrif]
His behavior was a grief to his mother.
他的行为使他母亲伤心。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。humidity
[hjuˈmɪdɪtɪ]
It's the humidity that makes it so uncomfortable today.
湿气使得今天很不舒服。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。magnificent
[mæɡˈnɪfɪsənt]
Just look at this magnificent autumn landscape!
看看这壮丽的秋景吧！nuisance
[ˈnusns]
It is a nuisance to take classes every day.
每天上课很讨厌。obscure
[əbˈskjᴜr]
The room is too obscure for reading.
房间太暗，不能看书。panel
[ˈpænəl]
The date for the panel discussion is fixed now.
座谈会的日期现已确定。pasture
[ˈpæstʃɚ]
Pasture is an important crop in British agriculture.
在英国农业中，牧草是重要的一种作物。penetrate
[ˈpɛnətret]
We should penetrate the appearance to see the essence.
我们要透过现象看本质。prosecute
[ˈprɑsɪkjut]
He did not want to prosecute his research in that field.
他不想继续在那个领域的研究。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。saddle
[ˈsædl]
When riding a horse you sit on the saddle.
骑马时要骑在鞍子上。sane
[sen]
It's hard to stay sane under such awful pressure.
在如此可怕的压力下很难保持理智。scramble
[ˈskræmbəl]
It was a long scramble to the top of the hill.
到山顶需要攀登很长一段路。scratch
[skrætʃ]
She reaches out to scratch her nose.
她伸出手去抓鼻子上的痒痒。strenuous
[ˈstrɛnjuəs]
Training for a marathon is extremely strenuous.
为马拉松进行训练是非常艰苦的。tangible
[ˈtændʒəbəl]
The relief was almost tangible.
这种解脱几乎可以感觉得到。tear
[tiɚ]
to tear some of the papers out of the book
把书撕掉了好几页tense
[tɛns]