4400_TOEFL词汇
4400. questionable
'kwestʃənəbl 可疑的
- The statistics are highly questionable. (这个统计数据大有问题。)
- suspicious, doubtful (可疑的;有问题的)
4401. Inuit
'injuit 因纽特人, 因纽特语
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He pays heed to the observations of the Inuit. (他留意到因纽特人的观察结果。)
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The involvement of the Inuit is crucial also because alterations brought on by climate change increase the chances of intervention in their lifestyle - impossible a decade ago. (因纽特人的参与之所以至关重要,还因为气候变化带来的改变增加了他们的生活方式受到干扰的可能性——这在十年前是不可能的。)
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Whales have long been central part of Inuit life in Greenland, where a regulated subsistence hunt continues to this day. (在格陵兰,猎鲸是长期以来因纽特人生活的中心内容,在那里,受规管的自给狩猎一直持续至今。)
4402. alga
英 [ˈælgə] 美 [ˈælɡə] 藻类,海藻
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Even more strangely, the researchers think the salamanders might inherit the alga from their parents. (更奇怪的是,研究人员认为这些海藻是火蜥蜴从它们父母那里继承来的。)
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The town is the centre of a black-market trade in facai, a species of alga whose name is spelt and pronounced similarly to 'get rich'. (这座城镇是一个发菜黑市交易的中心。 发菜是一种藻类,在汉语里它的写法和发音类似于“发财”。)
- seaweed, varech (藻类;海藻)
4403. dialect
'daiəlekt 方言
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chinese dialect (中国方言)
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local dialect (地区方言)
- the local dialect (当地方言)
- patois, provincialism (方言,土话;同源语;行话;个人用语特征)
4404. respectively
ri'spektivli 分别地, 各个地
- The cups and saucers cost £5 and £3 respectively. (茶杯和茶碟的价钱分别为5英镑和3英镑。)
- separately, alone, in several (分别地;各自地,独自地)
4405. absent
'æbsənt, æb'sent 缺席的;缺乏的
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absent from (缺席)
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absent minded (健忘的)
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absent from work (旷工;缺勤)
- He has been absent from his desk for two weeks. (他已经两个星期没来了。)
- missing, vacant (缺席的;缺少的;心不在焉的;茫然的)
4406. feldspar
'feldspɑ: [矿]长石
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potash feldspar (钾长石;正长石)
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potassium feldspar ([矿]钾长石)
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The results indicate that the jade mainly consists of illite and a small quantity of feldspar, quartz, hematite, siderite and rutile, which is argillaceous sedimentary rock. (结果表明,其矿物成分以伊利石为主,含有少量的长石、石英、赤铁矿、菱铁矿和金红石,为泥质沉积岩。)
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It's got lower aluminium and more magnesium relative to silicon, so it has a lower abundance of feldspar [minerals], and so it has clearly undergone a unique geological history. (和硅比起来,它的表面含吕较少。 含镁较多。 所以它表面的长石(一种矿物质)含量很少,水星有一个独特的地理历史。)
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The feldspar found in granite gives the Brandberg Massif areddish appearance during sunset. (在花冈岩中发现的长石使布兰德山在日落时分呈现红色外貌。)
- felspar ([矿物]长石)
4407. biology
bai'ɔlədʒi (生物)学
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molecular biology ([化]分子生物学)
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cell biology (细胞学,细胞生物学)
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marine biology (海洋生物学)
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systems biology (系统生物学)
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developmental biology (发育生物学;发生生物学,发展生物学)
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modern biology (现代生物学)
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conservation biology (保护生物学)
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department of biology (生物学系)
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evolutionary biology (进化生物学)
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plant biology (植物生物学)
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molecule biology (分子生物学;分子学)
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human biology (人体生物学)
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experimental biology (实验生物学)
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environmental biology (环境生物学)
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population biology (种群生物学;人口生物学)
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radiation biology (辐射生物学;放射生物学)
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aquatic biology (水生生物学)
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general biology (普通生物学;一般生物)
- a degree in biology (生物学学位)
- life-form, living things ((一个地区全部的)[生物]生物;生物学)
4408. fatal
'feitl 致命的,灾难性的
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fatal accident (死亡事故)
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fatal disease (绝症;不治之症)
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fatal error (致命错误,不可恢复的错误)
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fatal attraction (致命的吸引力(电影名称);致命的诱惑(电影名称))
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fatal illness (绝症)
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potentially fatal diseases (潜在致命的疾病)
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If it is not treated correctly, the condition can prove fatal (= be fatal ) . (如果治疗不当,这种病可能会致命。)
- important, significant, great, fell, kill ([生物][医]致命的;重大的;毁灭性的;命中注定的)
4409. romanticism
rəu'mæntisizəm 浪漫精神, 浪漫主义
- Her determined romanticism was worrying me. (她坚定的浪漫主义正让我担心着呢。)
4410. needlework
'ni:dlwə:k 刺绣, 缝纫
- ...watching my mother and grandmothers doing needlework. (...看我母亲和外祖母做针线活。)
- embroidery, stitchwork (刺绣,缝纫;女红的作品)
4411. palace
'pælis 宫, 宫殿
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palace museum (故宫博物院)
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imperial palace (n. 宫城;皇城)
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buckingham palace (白金汉宫(英国皇宫))
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potala palace (布达拉宫)
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royal palace (皇家宫殿)
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presidential palace (总统府)
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crystal palace (水晶宫;水晶宫队)
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palace hotel (皇宫酒店)
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children's palace (少年宫)
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palace lantern (宫灯)
- Buckingham Palace (白金汉宫)
- mansion, puri (宫殿;宅邸;豪华住宅)
4412. ingenious
in'dʒi:njəs 设计独特的,巧妙的
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Many fish have ingenious ways of protecting their eggs from predators. (很多鱼都有绝妙的方法来保护它们产的卵不被捕食者吃掉。)
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an ingenious device (精巧的装置)
- prepared, clever (有独创性的;机灵的,精制的;心灵手巧的)
4413. framework
'freimwə:k 框架, 体系, 结构
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basic framework (基本框架)
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legal framework (法律体制)
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conceptual framework (概念框架;基本概念)
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analytical framework (分析框架;分析架构)
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structural framework (结构骨架)
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net framework (n. [计算机]微软网络框架)
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regulatory framework (规章制度;规管架构)
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framework structure (架状结构)
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steel framework (钢构架)
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practical framework (实践范围)
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social framework (社会机构)
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framework material (骨架材料)
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metal framework ([化]金属框架)
- We have to act within the existing legal framework. (我们必须在现行的法律框架下行事。)
- configuration, mechanics, texture, structure (框架,骨架;结构,[建]构架)
4414. imposition
,impə'ziʃən 强迫接受
- collection, fraud, expropriation (征收;强加;欺骗;不公平的负担)
4415. meantime
'mi:n'taim 同时, 其间
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in the meantime (在此期间;于此际)
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at the meantime (同时)
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In the meantime, you have to insulate yourself from his moods. (同时,你必须将你自己隔绝在他的情绪之外。)
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But how, in the meantime, should we approach our personal consumption? (但同时,我们应该如何处理个人消费问题呢?)
- together, simul (同时;其间)
4416. caribou
'kæribu: 北美产驯鹿(=Rangifer)
- “For example, if you look at a northern community, they might have a substantial amount of caribou in their diet and they might dry the meat in the home, ” he said. (他还说:“例如,如果你观察一下北方社区,居民们的饮食中或许有相当多的驯鹿肉,而他们可能在室内把肉晾干。)
4417. attentive
ə'tentiv 注意的, 留意的
- an attentive audience (聚精会神的听众)
- advertent, observing (留意的,注意的)
4418. lifelong
'laiflɔŋ 终生的
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lifelong learning (终身学习;终生学习)
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lifelong education (终身教育;终生教育)
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She became a lifelong friend of ours. (她成了我们一辈子的朋友。)
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David finally realized his lifelong ambition. (戴维终于实现了他毕生的抱负。)
4419. August
'ɔːɡəst 八月(略作Aug)
- The world premiere took place in August 1956. (全球首映是在1956年8月。)
- imperial, formidable (威严的;令人敬畏的)
4420. motionless
'məuʃənlis 不动的, 静止的
- Graham remained motionless. (格雷厄姆一动不动。)
- still, resting (静止的;不运动的)
4421. renewable
ri'nju:əbl 可更新的, 可再生的
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It’s a six-month lease but it’s renewable. (租期六个月,但是可以续签。)
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a renewable visa (可延期的签证)
- reproducible, updatable (可再生的;可更新的;可继续的)
4422. aural
'ɔ:rəl 听觉的
- an aural stimulus (听觉刺激)
- acoustic, auricular ([生物]听觉的;耳的;气味的;先兆的)
4423. amateur
'æmətə, ,æmə'tə: 业余爱好者
- amateur radio (业余无线电;业余无线电爱好者)
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a gifted amateur (有天赋的业余爱好者)
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Mickelson won his first major golf tournament while still an amateur. (米克尔森还是业余选手时就赢得了他第一个高尔夫球锦标赛大奖。)
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lover, fan (爱好者;业余爱好者;外行)
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strange, leisure, lay (业余的;外行的)
4424. tangle
'tæŋɡl (使)乱作一团 n混乱
- tangle with (与…吵架,争吵;与…争论;与…有纠葛)
- My hair tangles easily. (我的头发很容易打结。)
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dissension, entanglemant (纠纷;混乱状态)
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intertangle, entangle (使纠缠;处于混乱状态)
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rough and tumble (缠结;乱作一团)
4425. onset
'ɔnset, 'ɔ:n- 开始;攻击
- onset time (初动时间)
- the onset of winter (冬天的来临)
- beginning, threshold, opening, conception, fresh (开始,着手;发作;攻击,进攻)
4426. flank
flæŋk 肋,侧边
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tooth flank (齿腹)
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flank wear (侧面磨损)
- We were attacked on our left flank. (我们的左翼受到攻击。)
- side, profile plane (侧面;[军]侧翼;侧腹)
4427. ornamental
,ɔ:nə'mentəl 装饰的 n装饰品
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ornamental plant (观赏植物)
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ornamental stone (饰石,装饰石)
- ...an ornamental fountain. (…一个装饰性喷泉。)
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decorative, illuminative (装饰的,装饰性的)
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decoration, trimming (观赏植物;装饰品)
4428. connective
kə'nektiv 连合的, 连接的
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connective tissue (n. 结缔组织)
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loose connective tissue (疏松结缔组织)
- Examples may include servers, disk storage devices, tape storage devices, and connective devices associated with these items. (例子包括服务器、磁盘存储设备、磁带存储设备,和与这些相联系的连接设备。)
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linked, joint ([计]连合的,[解剖]连接的)
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joining, conjunction, attachment ([计][解剖]连接词;连接物)
4429. meaningless
'mi:niŋlis 无意义的
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He said a few meaningless words to his hostess and looked around the room. (他向女主人说了几句无关紧要的话,又环视了一下房间。)
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a repetitive and meaningless task (重复且无意义的工作)
- empty, purportless (无意义的;无目的的)
4430. capitalist
'kæpitəlist 资本主义的 n资本家
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capitalist economy (资本主义经济)
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capitalist country (资本主义国家)
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venture capitalist (n. 风险资本家)
- the capitalist system (资本主义制度)
- bourgeois (资本家;资本主义者)
4431. estate
财产, 地产
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real estate (n. 不动产,房地产)
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real estate market (房地产市场;不动产市场)
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real estate development (房地产开发)
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estate tax ((英)房地产遗产税)
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real estate management (房地产管理;物业管理;不动产管理)
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real estate tax (不动产税;固定资产税)
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housing estate (住宅区;居民村;房地产业)
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estate agent (房地产掮客,房地产经纪人)
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real estate agent (房地产经纪人)
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real estate finance (房地产金融;不动产财务)
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real estate developer (房地产开发商)
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real estate agency (房地产公司)
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real estate broker (房地产经纪人,不动产经纪人)
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real estate appraisal (房地产评估;不动产评估)
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industrial estate (工业区,工业园区)
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real estate financing (购置不动产借款)
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real estate investment trust (不动产投资信托公司)
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landed estate (地产,不动产)
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fourth estate (第四等级(新闻界的别称))
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trust estate (信托财产)
- His estate was valued at $150,000. (他的遗产价值为15万美元。)
- identity, property, treasure, possession, worth (房地产;[经]财产;身份)
4432. cenotes
天然井
4433. mesquite
'meski:t 豆科灌木
- The mesquite common on North American deserts in both tree and shrub forms, does not begin to grow above ground until its root system is completely developed, ensuring the plant a supply of moisture. (牧豆树属植物不论是乔木和灌木,在北美沙漠中常常可见,在它根部系统完全生长发达到能保证提供充足的水分时才长出地面。)
4434. actively
'æktivli 活跃地, 积极地
- You can actively argue with your mind. (你可以积极地和你的思想争论。)
- energetically, zealously (积极地;活跃地)
4435. prison
'prizən 监狱
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in prison (坐牢)
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escape from prison (越狱)
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prison sentence (n. 徒刑)
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prison camp (战俘集中营)
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go to prison (入狱;被监禁)
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prison guard (监狱看守)
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state prison ([法]州监狱)
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prison term (刑期)
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be put in prison (被送去坐牢)
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He visits his dad in prison every week. (他每周都去探望狱中的父亲。)
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Ricky has been out of prison for three years now. (里基现已出狱三年。)
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They’ll probably put him in prison for a long time. (他们很可能会让他在监狱里待很长时间。)
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Helen was sent to prison for attacking a man with a knife. (海伦因持刀袭击一名男子而被送入监狱。)
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The two men were arrested only a week after they were released from prison . (那两名男子从监狱获释后仅仅一周就被捕了。)
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Three terrorists escaped from Brixton Prison . (有三名恐怖分子从布里克斯顿监狱越狱了。)
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an increase in the number of women going to prison (入狱女性人数的增多)
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Mr Gunn received a ten year prison sentence . (冈恩先生获刑十年。)
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jail, big house ([法]监狱;监禁;拘留所)
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imprison, jail (监禁,关押)
4436. whistle
吹口哨,鸣笛 n哨子
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blow the whistle (告发;揭发)
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clean as a whistle (擦得净亮)
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Adam whistled happily on his way to work. (亚当在上班路上愉快地吹着口哨。)
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I heard this song on the radio and I’ve been whistling it all day. (我在收音机里听到这首歌,就吹了一整天这个调子的口哨。)
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He whistled a tune as he strolled down the corridor. (他口里吹着一首曲子沿着走廊缓步走去。)
- hooter, tyfon (口哨;[铁路][船]汽笛;啸啸声)
4437. seedling
'si:dliŋ 幼苗
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seedling stage (苗期)
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seedling nursery (苗圃;播种苗圃)
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The two species effectively team up to break down young rice plants for their nutrients, causing a plant disease known as rice seedling blight. (这两个物种结合起来,能有效地分解水稻的幼苗作为它们的营养来源,并造成水稻幼苗的枯萎。)
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But Violet Vale was purple with violets and the seedling apple tree Gilbert had once found far back in the woods was a huge tree peppered over with tiny, crimson-tipped blossom-buds. (但紫罗兰山谷仍开满了紫色的花朵,而吉尔伯特发现的那树林背后的苹果树苗如今也已经长成了绽满了细小花苞的大树。)
- sapling ([作物]秧苗,[植]幼苗;树苗)
4438. lace
leis 花边,系带 vt用系带束紧
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lace up (用带子束紧)
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shoe lace (鞋带)
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a handkerchief trimmed with lace (饰有蕾丝花边的手绢)
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lace curtains (网眼窗帘)
- tie, gymp ([纺]花边;鞋带;饰带;少量烈酒)
4439. constrict
kən'strikt 压缩
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Caffeine constricts the blood vessels in your body. (咖啡因会使体内的血管收缩。)
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Linda’s throat constricted and she started to cry. (琳达喉咙发紧,哭了起来。)
- to compress, telescope (压缩;束紧)
4440. electromagnetic
i,lektrəumæɡ'netik 电磁的
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electromagnetic field ([电]电磁场)
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electromagnetic wave ([电磁]电磁波)
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electromagnetic radiation (电磁辐射)
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electromagnetic interference (电磁干扰)
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electromagnetic compatibility (电磁适应性)
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electromagnetic shielding (电磁屏蔽)
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electromagnetic induction (电磁感应,电磁效应;感应电流;电磁离合器)
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electromagnetic force (电磁力)
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electromagnetic valve (电磁阀)
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electromagnetic pulse (电磁脉冲)
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electromagnetic environment (电磁环境)
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electromagnetic scattering (电磁散射)
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electromagnetic energy ([电]电磁能)
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electromagnetic torque (电磁转矩)
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electromagnetic flowmeter (电磁流量计)
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electromagnetic clutch (电磁离合器)
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electromagnetic brake (电磁制动器;电磁闸)
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electromagnetic coupling (电磁耦合)
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electromagnetic relay (电磁式继电器)
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electromagnetic spectrum (电磁谱,电磁波谱)
- electromagnetic waves (电磁波)
- galvanomagnetic ([电磁]电磁的)
4441. Virginian
və'dʒinjən 弗吉尼亚州的人
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He was Robert E. Lee. Lee was a Virginian and had served in the United States army for more than thirty years. (李是维吉尼亚人,他在美国军队中服役已有三十多年时间。)
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"When you call me that, smile," the hero said to the bad man in that first of thousands of cowboy novels, Owen Wister's "The Virginian. (“当你称呼我为牛仔,请微笑,”在欧文·威斯特的小说《弗吉尼亚州的人》中的英雄对坏蛋说到,这本小说是数以千计的有关牛仔小说中最早的一本。)
4442. dryness
'drainis 干燥
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When used in our food, heart-healthy olive oil provides an adequate source of fat to prevent dryness. (橄榄油用于食物中,能提供充足的脂质以防止食物干燥,而不会加重心脏负担。)
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This oil is also excellent for the cold weather, preventing dryness by providing moisture and essential nutrients. (这种油在寒冷的季节用也很好,它能提供水分和必需的营养素预防干燥。)
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For some women, this leads to a decrease in sexual desire or arousal, vaginal dryness, or difficulty achieving orgasm. (对一些女人来说,这会导致性欲或性兴奋下降、阴道干燥或难以到达高潮。)
- drying, desiccation ([气候]干燥;冷淡;干燥无味)
4443. locale
ləu'kɑ:l, -'kæd 现场, 场所
- people who see the countryside as a locale for recreation (把乡间视为娱乐消遣之地的人)
- site, ubication (场所,现场)
4444. rodeo
rəu'deiəu, 'rəudiəu 马术竞技表演会, 将牛、马驱集在一起
4445. endurance
in'djuərəns 忍耐(力), 持久(力)
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endurance test (耐久试验,耐力测验;疲劳试验)
-
endurance training (耐力训练,耐力练习)
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heat endurance (热稳定性;耐热性)
-
physical endurance (身体忍耐力)
-
beyond endurance (忍无可忍)
-
endurance life (耐久寿命)
-
endurance race (拉力赛,耐力赛)
-
endurance limit (耐久强度;疲劳极限;持久极限)
-
folding endurance (耐折度;耐折性;耐折强度)
-
She was pushed beyond her powers of endurance. (她被逼得忍无可忍。)
-
The marathon is a test of endurance. (马拉松赛跑是对耐力的考验。)
- staying power, patience with (忍耐力;忍耐;持久;耐久)
4446. tribute
颂词,称赞
- pay tribute (致敬;朝贡)
-
The players wore black armbands as a tribute to their late teammate. (球员们戴着黑纱悼念已故的队友。)
-
I’d like to pay tribute to (= praise and admire publicly ) the party workers for all their hard work. (我谨向党内工作人员致敬,感谢他们的辛苦努力。)
- gift, giving, present (礼物;[税收]贡物;颂词)
4447. mussel
'mʌsəl [动]贻贝, 蚌类
-
Paul is then left to choose one box to open to retrieve the mussel. (然后让保罗选择打开其中一个箱子来获得贻贝。)
-
Pisaster has everted its stomach out through its mouth, and it'sdigesting the mussel externally. (海星通过嘴部把胃翻了出来,它正从外部消化这只贻贝。)
-
In the shallows, the dark, water-soakedsticks and twigs, smooth and old, were undulating in clusters on the bottomagainst the clean ribbed sand, and the track of the mussel was plain. (滩头水浅处,湖底沙地干净整洁,纹路层叠,贻贝爬过的痕迹清晰可辨,另有长短不一的枝桠成簇在水底摇摆不定,或光滑或腐朽,一律给湖水浸得发乌。)
- sea-mussel, moule (蚌;[无脊椎]贻贝;[水产]淡菜)
4448. cyan
'saiæn 蓝绿色, 青色
- Obviously the choice colour palette is down to you, but here I’m using a mix of green and cyan. (当然你也可以选用自己喜欢的颜色,在这里我就选择了我选择的是蓝绿色的渐变。)
-
aquamarine blue, blue-green (蓝绿色)
-
glaucous, turquoise (蓝绿色的)
4449. jungle
'dʒʌŋɡl (热带)丛林
- concrete jungle (水泥丛林;立体丛林;混凝土建成的野兽世界)
- the Amazon jungle (亚马孙丛林)
-
mott, chaparral (丛林,[林]密林;危险地带)
-
backwoods (丛林的;蛮荒的)
4450. clam
klæm 蛤
- clam chowder (= a type of soup ) (蛤蜊杂烩汤)
- tong, few words ([无脊椎]蛤;沉默寡言的人;钳子)
4451. angry
'æŋɡri 发怒的,生气的
-
angry with (生某人的气)
-
get angry (生气,发怒;变得生气)
-
angry at (发怒;为…生气)
-
angry about (因…生气)
-
be angry with someone (生某人的气)
-
get angry with (生某人的气)
-
get angry at (对...生气(发怒))
-
I was angry because he hadn’t told me his plans. (我很生气,因为他没有告诉我他的计划。)
-
He was beginning to get angry . (他开始发脾气了。)
-
His comments brought an angry response from opposition politicians. (他的话激起反对派政客愤怒的回应。)
-
‘Calm down,’ she said, looking at his angry face. (“冷静一下。”她看着他那张生气的脸说道。)
-
Jesse laughed, which made me even angrier . (杰西笑了起来,这令我更加恼火。)
- riley, vexed (生气的;愤怒的;狂暴的;(伤口等)发炎的)
4452. usher
'ʌʃə 引,领,陪同
- usher in (领进,引进)
- I ushered him into the office. (我领他进了办公室。)
-
porter, receptionist (引座员,带位员;接待员;门房)
-
aim, serve, invite, attend, guest (引导,招待;迎接;开辟)
-
ush (作招待员;当引座员)
4453. fusion
熔化,融合
-
nuclear fusion (n. 核聚变;[物]核子融合)
-
fusion welding ([化]熔焊;熔焊接)
-
protoplast fusion (原生质体融合)
-
fusion protein (融合蛋白;融合蛋白标记物)
-
cell fusion ([生]细胞融合)
-
spinal fusion (脊柱融合术;脊柱制动术)
-
laser fusion (激光核聚变)
-
fusion point (熔点)
-
heat of fusion (熔解热;熔化热)
-
cold fusion (n. 冷聚变;[物理]低温核融合)
-
fusion temperature (熔化温度;熔解温度)
-
fusion line (熔合线)
-
fusion energy (聚变能;融合能)
-
incomplete fusion (未焊透,不完全焊透;未完全熔合)
-
lack of fusion (未熔合;未焊透;熔解不足)
-
fusion reaction (聚变反应;熔合反应)
-
fusion reactor (聚变反应堆)
-
fusion cuisine (无国界的融合菜肴;世界料理)
-
thermonuclear fusion (热核融合;热核熔合;热核反应;热核聚变)
-
Her work is a fusion of several different styles. (她的作品是几种不同风格的融合。)
-
the best fusion cuisine in the whole of Vancouver (全温哥华最好的混合料理)
- melt, amalgamation (融合;[物]熔化;熔接;融合物)
4454. scarcely
'skεəsli 几乎不, 简直没有
-
scarcely any (几乎没有)
-
scarcely ever (几乎从不;很少;极难得)
-
The city had scarcely changed in 20 years. (这座城市20年中几乎没有什么改变。)
-
The country had scarcely any industry. (该国几乎没有工业。)
-
He scarcely ever left the region. (他几乎没有离开过这个地区。)
- ill, barely (几乎不,简直不;简直没有)
4455. herald
使者
预报, 标志
-
international herald tribune (国际前锋论坛报)
-
sydney morning herald (悉尼先驱晨报)
- Janet Jackson's new album has been heralded by a massive media campaign. (珍妮特·杰克逊的新唱片已在媒体上进行了大规模的宣传。)
- precursor, forerunner (先驱;传令官;报信者)
4456. mismatch
,mis'mætʃ 配错, 不相匹配
-
mismatch repair (错配修复;失配校正)
-
impedance mismatch (阻抗失配)
- There is a mismatch between the skills offered by people and the skills needed by industry. (人们所提供的技能和行业所需要的技能并不匹配。)
- mispairing, incongruity (错配;不协调)
4457. stitch
stitʃ 缝, 缝合
-
a stitch in time (及时处理)
-
stitch length (针距;线圈长度;针迹长度)
-
cross stitch (十字缝;十字针法)
-
in stitches (忍不住大笑,忍俊不禁)
-
chain stitch ([纺]链式缝法)
-
a stitch of ([口语]一点儿,极少量)
-
stitch on (缝上)
-
plain stitch (平针织,平针线圈)
-
edge stitch (车边线;边线)
- Mary is stitching a bedspread. (玛丽在缝床罩。)
-
steek (针脚,[服装]线迹;一针)
-
seam, oversew (缝,缝合)
-
sew up (缝,缝合)
4458. suspicious
sə'spiʃəs 可疑的,多疑的
- suspicious of (对…起疑)
-
His reluctance to answer my questions made me suspicious . (他不愿回答我的问题,这引起我的怀疑。)
-
She gave him a suspicious glance. (她向他投去怀疑的一瞥。)
-
You’ve got a very suspicious mind! (你真是疑心太重!)
- doubtful, questionable (可疑的;怀疑的;多疑的)
4459. monarch
'mɔnək, -ɑ:k 君主
- monarch butterfly (黑脉金斑蝶,王蝶)
-
The monarch was ousted by a military coup. (那君主被军事政变者废黜了。)
-
While 64% think the monarch should retire, only 31% do not. (64%的人认为君主应该退休,只有31%的人表示反对。)
-
Country is governed by an elected legislature and prime minister, with a monarch as a symbolic head of state. (国家由选举产生的立法机关和首相治理,由一个君主作为国家的象征性领袖。)
- emperor, sovereignty (君主,帝王;最高统治者)
4460. extol
ik'stəul 赞美
- praise, celebrate, credit, bless (颂扬;赞美;赞颂)
4461. squat
skwɔt 蹲(下)
- squat down (蹲下;坐下)
- We squatted beside the pool and watched the diver sink slowly down. (我们蹲在池边,看潜水员慢慢沉下水。)
-
bend down, stay down (蹲,蹲下;蹲坐;蹲伏)
-
podgy, five-by-five (蹲着的;矮胖的)
4462. rope
rəup 绳, 索
-
wire rope (钢丝索;钢缆, 钢索)
-
steel wire rope (钢丝绳;钢丝索;钢缆)
-
on the ropes ([俚]濒于失败;完全无力回击;处于困境)
-
rope in (说服;用绳子围住)
-
steel rope (钢索,钢丝绳)
-
rope skipping (n. 跳绳)
-
anchor rope (锚索,绷绳)
-
jump rope (跳绳游戏;跨越横线)
-
hoisting rope (提升钢丝绳;起重索;起重绳;曳引绳)
-
rope ladder (绳梯)
-
hemp rope (麻绳)
-
cotton rope (棉绳)
-
skip rope (跳绳)
-
safety rope (安全绳,安全绳索)
-
lifting rope (吊绳;吊索;起重绳)
-
skipping rope (跳绳用的绳子)
-
hoist rope (起重钢丝绳;卷扬绳)
-
tight rope (绷紧的绳索)
-
pull rope (牵索;信号绳)
-
climbing rope (攀登用绳索,爬绳)
-
They tied a rope around my waist and pulled me up. (他们在我腰间系了一根粗绳子,把我拉了上去。)
-
The man was coiling a length of rope. (那人正在卷一段绳子。)
-
line, cord (绳,绳索)
-
bundle, colligate (捆,绑)
4463. verse
və:s 诗(句)
-
chapter and verse (n. 引经据典)
-
free verse (自由诗体(不受格律约束的))
-
blank verse (素体诗,无韵诗(不押韵的五音步诗行))
-
vice verse (反之亦然,反过来也一样)
- a book of comic verse (一本滑稽诗集)
- poetry, poem (诗,诗篇;韵文;诗节)
4464. spoon
spu:n 匙,调羹
-
greasy spoon (低级小饭馆;经济小吃店)
-
silver spoon (财富(尤指继承的遗产);电影(集合名词);电影业)
-
wooden spoon (木匙;末名奖)
-
soup spoon (汤匙)
-
fork and spoon (叉子与勺子)
-
tea spoon (茶匙儿,茶勺)
-
spoon out (用匙舀)
- scooper (匙,勺子;一杓的量)
4465. chaos
'keiɔs 混乱,紊乱
-
in chaos (混乱;纷乱)
-
chaos theory (混沌理论)
-
chaos and confusion (混乱与浑沌)
-
deterministic chaos ([数]决定性混沌;命定混沌(等于chaos))
- The country was plunged into economic chaos. (这个国家陷入了经济大混乱。)
- disorder, confusion, involvement, mix, turmoil ([物]混沌,混乱)
4466. prizefight
'praizfait 职业拳击赛
- He is training for a prizefight. (他正在为一次职业拳赛进行训练。)
4467. inactivity
,inæk'tiviti 不活动, 迟钝
-
Don’t suddenly take up violent exercise after years of inactivity. (多年没锻炼不要突然进行剧烈运动。)
-
The time spent between jobs should not be a period of inactivity. (工作之余不应无所事事。)
- rest, stillness (静止;不活泼;休止状态;不放射性)
4468. confident
'kɔnfidənt 自信的, 确信的
-
confident in (自信的;确信的)
-
confident of (确信,相信)
- Despite her disability, Philippa is very confident. (菲莉帕虽然有残疾,却很自信。)
- sure, convinced, assured (自信的;确信的)
4469. shipment
'ʃipmənt 装船, 出货
-
date of shipment (装船日期;发料日期)
-
partial shipment (分批装运,部分装运)
-
time of shipment (交货时间;装运时间)
-
shipment date (装船日期;装运期)
-
port of shipment (装货港;出发港;起运港)
-
effect shipment (交货)
-
shipment quantity (够装运的数量)
-
prompt shipment (即期装船)
-
late shipment (延迟装运;前批装船货物)
-
advice of shipment (装船通知;装运通知;船运通知)
-
advance shipment (提前装船)
-
shipment value (进出口货物金额)
-
immediate shipment (立即装船)
-
received for shipment (储运;收货候装;待装船)
-
actual shipment (实际装运;实际载货量)
- The goods are ready for shipment. (货物已经准备好装运。)
- loading (装货;装载的货物)
4470. unprotected
'ʌnprə'tektid 无保护的, 未做防护措施的
- unprotected sex (不安全性行为)
-
Thieves often target unprotected vehicles. (窃贼常常瞄准未采取防护措施的车辆。)
-
Part-time workers are unprotected by this law. (兼职职员不受这条法规保护。)
- defenceless (无保护的;未设防的;不受关税保护的)
4471. spawn
spɔ:n 产卵
spɔ:n 卵
- New technology has spawned new business opportunities. (新技术创造了大量新的商机。)
-
child, creation, fruit ([动]卵;菌丝;产物)
-
create, egg laying (产卵;酿成,造成;大量生产)
-
oviposit, mass production (产卵;大量生产)
4472. lobe
ləub 耳垂,(肺,肝等的)叶
-
frontal lobe (大脑额叶)
-
temporal lobe (颞叶)
-
side lobe ([电]旁瓣;副瓣)
-
parietal lobe (顶叶;顶骨叶)
-
occipital lobe ([医]枕叶)
-
caudate lobe (尾状叶;肝尾叶;尾叶)
-
anterior lobe (前叶;垂体前叶)
-
ear lobe (耳垂;耳珠)
- ...damage to the temporal lobe of the brain. (...对大脑颞叶的损伤。)
- lobus, frondage ((脑、肺等的)叶;裂片;耳垂;波瓣)
4473. plummet
'plʌmɪt 铅锤 vi垂直落下
- gravity weight, sinker ([测]铅锤,坠子)
4474. biologically
baiə'lɔdʒikli 生物学地
-
We also, biologically, don't compensate for these calories when we eat. (而且,生物学上,我们在吃时不赔偿这些卡路里。)
-
But she pointed out that dreams arise biologically from the human mind, while video games are technologically driven by computers and gaming consoles. (但是,她指出从生物学上讲梦来自于人的思维,而视频游戏在技术角度上由电脑和游戏终端来驱动的。)
-
While the authors speculate that an increased risk could be biologically plausible given that calcium is connected with hardening of the arteries, another expert thinks not. (然而作者们觉得增加的风险在生物学上似乎是可信的,他们指出钙跟动脉硬化有关系,另一名专家却不这样认为。)
4475. firearm
'faiərɑ:m 火器,枪炮
- He was charged with illegal possession of a firearm. (他被控非法持有火器。)
- betsy, shooter (火器;枪炮)
4476. communal
'kɔmjunəl 公共的,集体的
- communal property (公有产业;公有财产;公共产业)
- a communal bathroom (一个公用浴室)
4477. kick
kik 踢
-
kick oneself (严厉自责)
-
kick off (中线开球)
-
kick in (踢开;支付;开始生效;腿打水游进;[俚]死亡)
-
free kick (n. (足球)任意球)
-
kick out (v. 解雇;开除;把球踢出界)
-
alive and kicking (活蹦乱跳的)
-
kick back ([口]回踢;反弹;[俚]付回扣;平静下来)
-
penalty kick (罚点球,罚球)
-
kick the ball (踢球)
-
kick up (v. 踢起;引起;激起)
-
for kicks ([俚语]为取乐(或追求刺激))
-
kick start (脚踏起动;脚踏起动器)
-
kick the habit (v. 戒除嗜好;戒掉习惯)
-
corner kick (角球)
-
spot kick (点球;罚点球)
-
kick on ([口]跳出;打开;开始操作)
-
kick ass (打屁股;打败;了不起)
-
kick your ass (揍你;踢你的屁股)
-
kick around (粗暴而轻率地对待;从各个角度考虑;流浪)
-
kick at (向…踢去)
-
He kicked the door hard. (他用力踢门。)
-
He threw me to the ground and started to kick. (他把我摔在地上开始踢我。)
-
boot, back flushing (踢;反冲,朝后座)
-
backflushing, bounce-back (踢;反冲,后座力)
-
back flushing (踢;反冲)
4478. boost
bu:st 推进
-
boost up (向上推)
-
boost pressure (升压;吸入管压力)
- The new resort area has boosted tourism. (新的度假区促进了旅游业的发展。)
-
facilitate, promote, enhance, further, jack (促进;增加;支援)
-
pick pocket, rip off (宣扬;偷窃)
-
assistance, motivation, hand, aid, publicity (推动;帮助;宣扬)
4479. linguist
'liŋɡwist 语言学家
- He had a scholarly air and was an accomplished linguist. (他有一种学者的风度,而且是个熟练掌握多国语言的人。)
- philologer ([语]语言学家)
4480. cortex
'kɔ:teks 外皮, (大脑)皮层
-
cerebral cortex (大脑皮层)
-
visual cortex (视皮质,视觉皮质)
-
prefrontal cortex (前额皮质)
-
adrenal cortex (肾上腺皮质)
-
cortex moutan (丹皮;牡丹皮)
-
motor cortex (运动皮质;皮质区;皮层运动区)
-
renal cortex (肾皮质;肾脏外皮)
-
orbitofrontal cortex (眼窝前额皮质;眶额叶皮层)
-
cortex cinnamomi (肉桂;桂皮)
-
somatosensory cortex (躯体感觉皮质)
- ...the cerebral cortex. (...大脑皮层。)
- skinniness, pericarp ([解剖]皮质;树皮;果皮)
4481. objectively
əb'dʒektivli, ɔb- 客观地
- Look at your skills objectively when deciding on a career change. (在决定改行时要客观地考虑自己的技能。)
4482. chilly
'tʃili 寒冷的
-
Getting chilly, isn’t it? (天冷了,是不是?)
-
The bathroom’s a bit chilly. (浴室里有点冷。)
- cold, acold (寒冷的;怕冷的)
4483. artifact
'ɑ:tifækt 人造物品
- artefact, handicraft works (人工制品;手工艺品)
4484. statesman
'steitsmən 政治家
- a respected elder statesman (一位受人尊敬的政界元老)
- politician (政治家;国务活动家)
4485. curator
kjuə'reitə 管理者
- James Phillips, curator of near east and north african exhibits, said little was known about the origins of the model. (近东和北非展厅的管理者詹姆斯? 菲利普斯说关于这尊模特的起源人们知之甚少。)
- managers, governor (馆长;监护人;管理者)
4486. tally
'tæli 记分 vi符合
-
tally with (与…相符合)
-
tally up (总结;加一;结算)
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medal tally (奖牌总数)
- They do not keep a tally of visitors to the palace, but it is very popular. (他们没有对来宫殿的游客作一个记录,不过这个地方非常受欢迎的。)
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counter, ticket, label (计数器;标签;记账)
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cast, register, figure, shape (使符合;计算;记录)
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cotton, square, identify, score, coincide (一致;记分)
4487. corporation
,kɔ:pə'reiʃən 公司, 法人
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transnational corporation (跨国公司)
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multinational corporation (跨国公司)
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import and export corporation ([经]进出口公司)
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corporation law ([经]公司法)
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investment corporation (投资公司)
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international corporation (跨国公司)
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professional corporation (专业公司)
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federal deposit insurance corporation (美国联邦存款保险公司)
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finance corporation (贷款公司)
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private corporation (私营公司)
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business corporation (企业法人)
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corporation tax (公司所得税;企业增值税)
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trading corporation (贸易公司)
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international finance corporation (国际金融公司)
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british broadcasting corporation (英国广播公司(BBC))
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news corporation (新闻集团)
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corporation stock (地方债券;公司股证)
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public corporation (公营公司;市政机关;市镇的自治机关)
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holding corporation (控股公司)
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mtr corporation limited (香港铁路有限公司)
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He works for a large American corporation. (他在一家美国大公司工作。)
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multinational corporations (跨国公司)
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the Siemens Corporation (西门子公司)
- establishment, company, society, association, league ([贸易]公司;法人(团体);社团;大腹便便;市政当局)
4488. expertise
,ekspə:'ti:z 专门知识(或技能等),专长
- technical expertise (专业技术)
- She was not an accountant and didn't have the expertise to verify all of the financial details. (她不是会计,不具有核查所有这些财政细目的专业知识。)
- special knowledge, professional knowledge (专门知识;专门技术;专家的意见)
4489. coincide
一致, 符合
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coincide with (符合;与...相一致)
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happen to coincide (不约而同;不谋而合)
- The interests of the US and those of the islanders may not coincide. (美国的利益和这些岛民的利益可能并不一致。)
- cotton, square, identify, accord (一致,符合;同时发生)
4490. operator
'ɔpəreitə 操作员, 技工
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telephone operator (话务员)
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network operator (网络运营者;网路操作者;网络算子)
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computer operator (n. 电脑操作人员)
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human operator (人操作者, 操妆)
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machine operator (机器操作员)
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tour operator (旅行社;包价旅游承办商)
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operator overloading (操作符重载;运算元多载)
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linear operator (线性算符;线性算子;线性操作数(等于linear transformation))
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projection operator (投影算符;射影算子)
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differential operator (微分算子;微分算符)
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boolean operator (逻辑算子;布尔操作符)
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operator station ([计]操作员站;操作员控制台)
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switchboard operator (接线员)
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integral operator (积分算子)
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operator site (操作入口站点)
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assignment operator (赋值运算符)
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terminal operator (终端操妆)
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train operator (培训生产员工;火车司机)
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logical operator (逻辑算子,逻辑算符)
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operator precedence (算符优先;[计]操作优先)
- computers which can be used by untrained operators (未经训练的操作者也可使用的电脑)
- expert, proprietor ([经管]经营者;[计]操作员;[通信]话务员;行家)
4491. originator
ə'ridʒəneitə, -nə- 创始人, 发起人
- ...the originator of the theory of relativity. (...相对论的提出者。)
- birth, initiator, promoter (发起人;起源;起因)
4492. pacifier
调停者,和解人
- intercessor, conciliator (调解人;抚慰者;橡皮奶头)
4493. Indus
'indəs 印度河(印度西北部的河流)
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One arrangement now under strain is the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan. (目前处境紧张的一项协议是1960年印度和巴基斯坦签订的印度河水域条约。)
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Theremains of the Indus valley civilisation cover an area of Pakistan andnorth-west India about a quarter the size of Europe. (印度河流域文明的遗址包括今天的巴基斯坦和西北部地区,大约是欧洲面积的四分之一。)
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Those cattle are both assets and income generators for Pakistani villagers along the Indus River. (那些牛群是这些印度河沿岸巴基斯坦村民的财产和收入来源。)
4494. asymmetrical
,æsi'metrik,-kəl 不对称的,不均匀的
- asymmetrical patterns (不对称图案)
- uneven, unsymmetrical ([数]非对称的(等于asymmetric);不均匀的;不匀称的)
4495. lady
'leidi 女士,夫人,小姐
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old lady (n. 老妇人;[口]母亲)
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first lady (第一夫人;总统夫人)
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young lady (n. 小姐;女士;未婚妻;女朋友)
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beautiful lady (美丽的女人)
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leading lady (女主角;饰女主角的演员)
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fat lady (胖夫人(《哈利波特》里的人物))
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little lady (亲爱的小姐;小女人)
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lady friend (女友;情妇)
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cleaning lady (清洁女工)
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dragon lady (母夜叉;傲慢专横或残暴的妇女;有魅力的神秘妇女)
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lady killer (使女人动心的男人)
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lady luck (幸运;好机会)
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lady first (女士优先)
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lord and lady (贵族与小姐)
- Lady Spencer (斯宾塞夫人)
- Miss, Mrs, wife, madam (女士,夫人;小姐;妻子)
4496. quantifiable
'kwɔntifaiəbl 可以计量的, 可量化的
- A clearly quantifiable measure of quality is not necessary. (一种确切的可计量的质量检测是不必要的。)
4497. pul
pul 普尔(阿富汗辅币单位)
- Poole, Poer (普尔(阿富汗的货币单位))
4498. temper
'tempə 脾气,韧度 vt调和
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bad temper (坏脾气;暴躁)
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temper mill (平整机)
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hot temper (急躁的脾气)
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in a temper (在盛怒之下;发着脾气)
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lose your temper (发脾气)
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temper justice with mercy (恩威并施)
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temper tantrum (乱发脾气;[医]暴怒发作)
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in a bad temper (脾气坏,性子不好;心情不好)
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ill temper (火爆性子,坏脾气)
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short temper (暴躁脾气;急性子)
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temper brittleness (回火脆性)
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out of temper (发脾气;生气;发怒的)
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That temper of hers will get her into trouble one of these days. (她那种脾气早晚会让她惹麻烦的。)
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According to Nathan, Robin has quite a temper . (据内森讲,罗宾脾气很大。)
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Theo needs to learn to control his temper . (西奥应该学会控制他的脾气。)
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tendency, liability, trend, preference, disposition (脾气;(钢等)[机]回火;性情;倾向)
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comfort, take exercises ([机]使回火;锻炼;调和;使缓和)
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pop back, back fire ([机]回火;调和)
4499. humanness
'hju:mənis 为人,人性
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I now ask you to recognize the Christ within, and to return to me my humanness. (现在我要求你们发现自己的内在基督,把我的人性还给我。)
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Only two of them, however, are needed to explain the uncanny valley. These are humanness and eeriness. (然而,这四者中只有两个可以用来解释“恐怖谷”,那就是人性和怪诞性。)
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This is the inner child or your ego; it is your humanness, however you may call it. (这是你的内在小孩或小我;是你的人性,随便你怎么称呼它。)
- human nature (为人,为人的资格;人性)