4000_新东方GRE词汇
4000. peruse
细读, 精读
- She leant forward to peruse the document more closely. (她俯身向前,更仔细地读那份文件。)
- con (详细考察;精读)
4001. coward
胆小鬼
- Try it. Don’t be such a coward. (试一下,别那么胆小。)
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chicken, molly (懦夫,懦弱的人)
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timid, harehearted (胆小的,懦怯的)
4002. sulky
生气的
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a sulky child (生闷气的孩子)
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He put on a sulky expression. (他板起了脸。)
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Katherine sat in a sulky silence. (凯瑟琳闷闷不乐地坐着,一声不吭。)
- angry, heavy (生气的;阴沉的)
4003. unreliable
不可靠的
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The car’s becoming very unreliable. (这辆汽车的性能变得非常不稳定。)
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an unreliable witness (不可靠的证人)
- uncertain, trustless (不可靠的;靠不住的)
4004. diehard
顽固分子
- John is a diehard conservative and is completely against abortion. (约翰是个顽固的保守主义者,坚决反对堕胎。)
- refractory (顽固分子;死不屈从者;倔强的人)
4005. permissive
许可的, 容许的; 过分纵容的
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parents who are too permissive (太过放任的父母)
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a permissive society (放纵的社会)
- free, kind, allowable (许可的;自由的;宽容的;(两性关系)放纵的)
4006. abolition
废除, 废止
- The abolition of slavery in Brazil and the Caribbean closely followed the pattern of the United States. (巴西和加勒比海地区对奴隶制的废除很大程度上遵循了美国的模式。)
- destoolment, abrogation ([法]废除;废止)
4007. senile
衰老的
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senile dementia ([医]老年性痴呆)
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senile plaque (老年斑;老人斑)
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a senile old man (一个年老糊涂的老人)
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She worries about going senile . (她担心自己变得年老糊涂。)
4008. opprobrious
辱骂的, 侮辱的
- rude, offensive (无礼的;嘴不干净的;该骂的;可耻的)
4009. protract
延长, 拖长
- High structure strength, hot dip galvanized, greatly protract time of use. (高强度管材、产品经热镀锌处理、大大地延长了使用寿命;)
- string, spread, prolong (绘制;延长;伸展)
4010. commonplace
普通的, 平庸的
- Car thefts are commonplace in this part of town. (镇上的这个地段盗车案屡见不鲜。)
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truism (老生常谈;司空见惯的事;普通的东西)
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ordinary, stock (平凡的;陈腐的)
4011. asteroid
小行星
- asteroid belt (小行星带)
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Astronomers have detected an asteroid not far from Earth, moving in the same orbit around the Sun. (天文学家在距离地球不远处发现一颗与地球绕日轨道相同的小行星。)
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He was an early proponent of the theory that life on Earth may have come from Mars in rocks ejected by asteroid and comet impacts. (他是这项理论早期的支持者:地球生命也许来自火星,通过小行星和彗星冲撞而由岩石喷射而出。)
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Moving on through the asteroid belt we enter the realms of the gas giant planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, all of which dwarf the Earth. (穿过小行星带继续前进,我们进入了气体巨行星区域:木星、土星、天王星、海王星,所有这些都使地球看起来像个侏儒。)
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planetoid, sunstar ([天]小行星;[无脊椎]海盘车;小游星)
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stellated, astroid (星状的)
4012. libel
诽谤, 中伤
诽谤,中伤
- The newspaper which libelled him had already offered compensation. (那家诽谤他的报纸已经提出赔偿。)
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denigration, traducement (诽谤罪;诋毁;毁坏名誉的东西;控诉书)
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law, traduce (中伤;控告;对…进行诽谤)
4013. captivate
迷惑, 迷住
- I was captivated by her brilliant mind. (我为她的聪慧所迷。)
- possess, spell (迷住,迷惑)
4014. knotty
多节的, 多瘤的; 困难的, 棘手的
- knotty problem (难解决的问题)
- a knotty problem (棘手的问题)
- testing, intractable (棘手的,难解决的;[木]多节的;有结的)
4015. derogate
贬低, 诽谤
- derogate from (毁损;违背)
- People often derogate others in social comparison and the past selves in temporal comparison so that they can achieve self-enhancement and ultimately get good self-feelings. (在社会比较中人们会贬低他人,在时间比较中人们会贬低过去的自我,从而来达到提高自我,最终使现在的自我感觉良好。)
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preach down, take away from (减损;贬损)
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lower, wrong (毁损;贬低;诽谤)
4016. jovial
愉快的
- Father Whittaker appeared to be in a jovial mood. (惠特克神父似乎心情非常好。)
4017. sully
玷污, 污染
- a scandal that sullied his reputation (玷污了他名誉的丑闻)
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cloud, shame (玷污;使丢脸)
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impairment, jaup (污点,损伤)
4018. petulant
暴躁的, 易怒的
- fierce, cranky (暴躁的;任性的;难以取悦的)
4019. stentorian
声音洪亮的
- He bellowed in a stentorian voice. (他用洪亮的声音大吼。)
4020. percolate
过滤出; 渗透
- Rain water will only percolate through slowly. (雨水只会慢慢地渗进来。)
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filtrate, water logging (过滤;渗出;浸透)
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exude (使渗出;使过滤)
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transduate, diffusate (滤过液;渗出液)
4021. overestimate
评价过高
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He tends to overestimate his own abilities. (他往往高估自己的能力。)
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The importance of training in health and safety cannot be overestimated (= is extremely important ). (对健康和安全方面的培训极为重要。)
4022. humid
湿润的
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humid climate (湿润气候;潮湿气候)
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humid air (湿空气)
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humid heat (湿比热;湿润比热)
- Tokyo is extremely humid in mid-summer. (仲夏的东京十分潮湿。)
- wet, moisty ([气象][物]潮湿的;湿润的;多湿气的)
4023. chisel
凿
凿子
- chisel edge ((钻头)横刃;凿锋)
- He set out to chisel a dog out of sandstone. (他开始用凿子将砂岩雕刻成一只狗。)
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chip, sell, character (雕,刻;[木]凿;欺骗)
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kid, pull a fast one (雕,刻;[木]凿;欺骗)
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firmer ([木]凿子)
4024. controversy
公开辩论, 论战
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a political controversy (政治争议)
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the controversy surrounding Skinner’s theories (围绕斯金纳的理论的争议)
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(= began ) over the use of the chemicals on crops. (对庄稼施用化学品的做法引起了争论。)
- combat, debate, dispute (争论;论战;辩论)
4025. ultimately
最后, 终于
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Ultimately, the decision rests with the child’s parents. (最终,决定权在这孩子的父母手中。)
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a long but ultimately successful campaign (一场历时很久但最终成功的运动)
- eventually, finally, basically, lastly, either (最后;根本;基本上)
4026. nifty
极好的, 极妙的
- a nifty little gadget for squeezing oranges (一个榨橙汁的精巧小玩意儿)
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pretty, smart, tony, cute (俏皮的;漂亮的)
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one-liner, jeu de mots (俏皮话)
4027. grimace
扮鬼脸
鬼脸,面部扭曲
- She started to sit up, grimaced, and sank back weakly against the pillow. (她开始坐起来,痛苦地皱着脸,又虚弱地靠回到枕头上。)
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make faces, pull faces (扮鬼脸;作怪相;作苦相)
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moue (鬼脸;怪相;痛苦的表情)
4028. compulsory
强制性的, 必须做的
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compulsory education (义务教育)
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compulsory course (必修课)
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compulsory insurance (强制保险)
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compulsory license (强制许可)
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nine-year compulsory education (九年制义务教育)
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compulsory subject (必修课)
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compulsory execution (强制执行)
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compulsory measure (强制手段)
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compulsory exercise (规定动作)
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china compulsory certification (中国强制认证(3C认证))
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compulsory purchase (强制购买)
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the threat of compulsory redundancies (强制性裁员的威胁)
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Car insurance is compulsory. (汽车保险是强制性的。)
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required, obligatory (义务的;必修的;被强制的)
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required routine ((花样滑冰、竞技体操等的)规定动作)
4029. discomfited
困惑的, 尴尬的
4030. detach
使分离, 使分开, 拆卸
- detach from (从…分离;拆卸)
- Please detach and fill out the application form. (请撕下申请表并填好。)
- mission, keep apart (分离;派遣;使超然)
4031. slash
大量削减
- The workforce has been slashed by 50%. (劳动力已削减了 50%。)
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hide, whip up (猛砍;鞭打;严厉批评;大幅度裁减或削减)
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pick apart, pick to pieces (猛砍;严厉批评)
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cut, curtailment (削减;斜线;猛砍;砍痕;沼泽低地)
4032. locus
地点, 所在地
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locus of control (控制点;内外控倾向)
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root locus (根轨迹)
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external locus of control (外控点,外控制点)
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internal locus of control (内控点)
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locus coeruleus ([解]蓝斑)
- Barcelona is the locus of Spanish industry. (巴塞罗那是西班牙工业的发源地。)
- location, site, spot, seat, where ([数]轨迹;地点,所在地)
4033. tally
一致, 符合
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tally with (与…相符合)
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tally up (总结;加一;结算)
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medal tally (奖牌总数)
- Some of the records held by the accounts departments did not tally. (会计部门的一些账目有出入。)
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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)
4034. reversion
恢复, 复原; 逆转
- This looks like a reversion to Mexico's previous solidarity with the global left. (看起来墨西哥与全球左翼之前的连结又恢复了。)
- feedback, heritage, succession, restoration, return (逆转;回复;归还;[遗]隔代遗传;[法]继承权)
4035. annotate
注解
- an annotated edition of ‘Othello’ (《奥赛罗》的注释本)
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note on (注释;给…作注释或评注)
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note on (注释;作注解)
4036. politically
政治上
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politically correct (政治上的正确(立场))
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politically incorrect (政治上不正确的;不合时宜的)
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Women were becoming more politically active. (妇女在政治上变得越来越活跃。)
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a politically sensitive issue (政治上敏感的问题)
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Politically, raising the minimum wage is good for the Democrats. (从政治上来说,提高最低工资对民主党有好处。)
4037. unjustifiable
不合道理的
- Poisoning the earth’s atmosphere is ecologically and morally unjustifiable. (污染地球的大气在生态上和道德上都是不能接受的。)
4038. torrid
酷热的
- torrid zone (n. 热带)
- a torrid love affair (狂热的风流韵事)
- intense, warm, hot, tropical, enthusiastic ([气象]晒热的;热情的)
4039. famine
饥荒
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the great potato famine in Ireland (爱尔兰严重的土豆荒)
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A million people are facing famine . (一百万人正面临饥荒。)
- hunger, fames (饥荒;饥饿,奇缺)
4040. inept
无能的; 不适当的
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inept leadership (拙劣的领导)
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He was criticized for his inept handling of the problem. (他因处理这个问题不力而遭到批评。)
- inadequate, unhappy, wrong, clumsy, awkward (笨拙的;不适当的)
4041. straggle
迷路; 落伍; 蔓延
- thin, black, straggling hair (稀疏、散乱的黑发)
- lose oneself, lose one's way (迷路;落伍,掉队;四散,蔓延)
4042. agreeable
令人愉快的; 欣然同意的
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We spent a most agreeable couple of hours. (我们非常愉快地度过了几个小时。)
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an agreeable young man (一个讨人喜欢的年轻人)
- pleasant, adaptive, lovely, calculated, grateful (令人愉快的;适合的;和蔼可亲的)
4043. oscillate
摆动; 犹豫
- The stock market is oscillating wildly at the moment. (股票市场现在正急剧波动。)
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destabilize (使振荡;使振动;使动摇)
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hesitate, to swing (振荡;摆动;犹豫)
4044. coalesce
联合, 合并
- As the number of moisture droplets increases, they begin to coalesce into small rivulets of fluid. (当水滴数量增加,它们会汇集成细流。)
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bond, couple, combine, become one, band (合并;结合;联合)
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unite (使…联合;使…合并)
4045. progenitor
祖先
- He was also a progenitor of seven presidents of Nicaragua. (他也是尼加拉瓜七位总统的祖先。)
- birth, father, root (祖先;原著;起源)
4046. mushy
糊状的; 感伤的, 多情的
- Cook for two minutes until soft but not mushy. (煮两分钟,煮软但不要煮烂。)
- melting, sentimental (糊状的;感伤的,多愁善感的)
4047. perforate
打洞
- A broken rib had perforated her lung. (一根肋骨骨折,刺穿了她的肺部。)
- move through, go across (穿过,贯穿;[古生]穿孔)
4048. rancid
不新鲜的, 变味的
- rancid butter (变质黄油)
- evil, rank (腐臭的;令人作呕的,讨厌的)
4049. impetuous
冲动的, 鲁莽的
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He was high-spirited and impetuous. (他情绪高昂,行事鲁莽。)
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She might live to regret this impetuous decision. (她可能会一辈子为这个鲁莽的决定感到后悔。)
- fierce, violent, hard, impulsive (冲动的;鲁莽的;猛烈的)
4050. overload
使超载
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overload protection (防止过载,超载防护)
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information overload (信息过载;信息超载;信息超负荷)
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overload capacity (过载容量)
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overload operation (超负荷运行,超载运行)
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thermal overload relay (热继电器;热过载继电器)
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overload protector (过载保护器;超负荷保险装置)
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overload relay (过载继电器;超载替续器)
- Be careful not to overload the washing machine. (注意别让洗衣机负荷过重。)
- superimposed load, surcharge ([交][电]超载;负荷过多)
4051. charismatic
有魅力的
- charismatic leadership (魅力型领袖)
- Martin Luther King was a very charismatic speaker. (马丁•路德•金是个很有感召力的演说家。)
4052. derelict
荒废的;玩忽职守的;疏忽的
被遗弃的人
- Her body was found dumped in a derelict warehouse less than a mile from her home. (她的尸体被发现丢在离她家不到一英里的一座废弃的仓库里。)
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ownerless, masterless (玩忽职守的;无主的;被抛弃了的)
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Ishmael (遗弃物;玩忽职守者;被遗弃的人)
4053. contravene
违背
- Some portions of the bill may contravene state law. (这项议案中的一些部分可能与州法律相抵触。)
- violate, deny (抵触;违反;反驳;否认)
4054. bemuse
使昏头昏脑, 使迷惑
- The sheer quantity of detail would bemuse even the most clear-headed author. (大量的细节会让即使是头脑最清醒的作者都感到困惑。)
- confuse, bedaze (使发呆;使茫然;使困惑)
4055. connotation
言外之意, 内涵
- It's just one of those words that's got so many negative connotations. (它只是那些有很多负面内涵意义的词之一。)
- implication, reminder (内涵;含蓄;暗示,隐含意义;储蓄的东西(词、语等))
4056. brusque
唐突的, 鲁莽的
- The doctors are brusque and busy. (医生们十分忙碌,说话简短生硬。)
- short, explicit, naked, frank (唐突的;直率的;无礼的)
4057. utility
实用; 有用
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utility model (实用新型(约十个国家法律承认的一种保护发明名称,期限五年))
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public utility (公用设施;公用事业公司)
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utility function (效用函数;应用函数)
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utility value (实用价值,利用价值)
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utility theory (效用理论)
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marginal utility (边际效用)
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utility boiler (电站锅炉,动力锅炉;公用锅炉)
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utility system (实用系统;应用系统;公用系统)
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expected utility (期望效用)
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utility vehicle (多用途运载车)
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utility ratio (利用率;实用率)
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utility program ([计]应用程序;通用程序;实用程序)
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utility maximization (效用极大化,效用最大值;极大化)
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electric utility (电气设施;电业)
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sport utility vehicle (运动型多用途车)
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total utility ([经济]总效用;总效果)
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social utility (社会效用;社会福利事业)
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utility company (公用事业公司)
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economic utility (经济效用)
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practical utility (实用性;实用价值)
- It’s a simple shareware utility that allows you to print signs and banners. (这是个简单的共享应用软件,你可以用它来打印标牌和横幅。)
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practical use, public facility (实用;效用;公共设施;功用)
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applied, universal, current (实用的;通用的;有多种用途的)
4058. eloquent
雄辩的, 流利的
- an eloquent appeal for support (极具说服力的求助呼吁)
- meaningful, affecting, significant, moving, speaking (意味深长的;雄辩的,有口才的;有说服力的;动人的)
4059. optimistic
乐观的
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cautiously optimistic (审慎乐观)
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optimistic estimate (乐观估计;最乐观时间)
- Andrew took a more optimistic view. (安德鲁抱有更为乐观的想法。)
- rose-colored, rosy (乐观的;乐观主义的)
4060. agog
兴奋的, 有强烈兴趣的
- I’ve been agog all afternoon, waiting for the next part of your story. (整个下午我都在兴奋地期待着,等你讲下一段故事。)
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be excited, heady (兴奋的;有强烈兴趣的)
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eagerly, longingly (热切地;渴望地)
4061. crumb
糕饼屑, 面包屑; 少许, 点滴
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crumb rubber (废胶末;粒状生胶)
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bread crumb (面包心;面包碎屑;面包瓤)
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She stood up to brush the crumbs off her uniform. (她站起来拂去制服上的面包屑。)
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Coat with bread crumbs and bake. (涂上面包屑后烘烤。)
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little, touch (面包屑,碎屑;少许)
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spall (弄碎;捏碎)
4062. empiricism
经验主义
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The opposite of empiricism is rationalism. (经验论的对立面是唯理论。)
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He cut the third way between the empiricism and the rationalism. (他在经验论与唯理论之间开辟了第三条道路。)
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A basic principle of empiricism is to insist that all knowledge comes from experience. (坚持一切知识都来自于经验,这是经验论的基本原则。)
- experimentalism (经验主义;经验论)
4063. antipathy
反感, 厌恶
- ...the voting public's antipathy toward the president. (…投票民众对总统的憎恶。)
- hate, allergy (反感;厌恶;憎恶;不相容)
4064. enthralling
in'θrɔ:liŋ 迷人的, 吸引人的
- an enthralling experience (非常有趣的经历)
- killing, taking, engaging, charming, fascinating (迷人的)
4065. sweep
席卷, 扫过
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sweep the floor (扫地;清洁地面;清扫地板,拖地板)
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sweep away (清除;一扫而空)
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sweep efficiency (波及系数)
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clean sweep (全胜;快速整理)
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frequency sweep ([计]频率扫描)
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sweep up (大扫除;收拾干净)
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sweep out (清除;扫除)
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sweep angle (掠角;扫描角)
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sweep down (突袭)
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sweep rate (扫描频率;扫描速度)
- Thunderstorms swept the country. (雷暴横扫全国。)
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clean off, broom (扫除;猛拉;掸去)
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clean, do out (扫,打扫;席卷;扫视;袭击)
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extent, boundary, region, spectrum, territory, area (打扫,扫除;范围;全胜)
4066. descend
下降; 降格, 屈尊
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descend from (由…传下来的;起源于)
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descend on (袭击)
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descend upon (vt. 突然到达);袭击(突然降临)
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Our plane started to descend. (我们的飞机开始下降。)
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I heard his footsteps descending the stairs. (我听到他下楼的脚步声。)
- decline, go down (下降;下去;下来;遗传;屈尊)
4067. flimsy
轻而薄的; 易损坏的
- a flimsy cotton dress (一件又轻又薄的棉布连衣裙)
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tender, slight (脆弱的;浅薄的;易损坏的;不周密的)
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carbon paper, alabaster paper (薄纸;复写纸;打字纸)
4068. slay
杀戮, 杀死
- ...the hill where St. George slew the dragon. (…圣乔治屠龙之丘。)
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kill, strike down (杀害,杀死;使禁不住大笑)
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kill, strike down (杀死,杀害;残杀)
4069. superlative
最好的
- superlative degree ([语](形容词、副词的)最高级)
- a superlative performance (精彩绝伦的表演)
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highest, supreme, maximum, peak, top (最高的;最高级的;过度的)
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best, surfine (最高级;最好的人;最高程度;夸大话)
4070. onset
开始, 发作; 攻击, 袭击
- onset time (初动时间)
- Most of the passes have been closed with the onset of winter. (随着冬天的来临,大多数的关卡都已经关闭。)
- beginning, threshold, opening, conception, fresh (开始,着手;发作;攻击,进攻)
4071. toed
有趾的
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from head to toe (遍布全身;从头到脚)
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big toe (大脚趾)
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heel and toe (踵趾动作;踵和趾;脚跟与脚尖双脚旋转)
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toe in (前束,前轮内倾)
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toe cap (鞋头)
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toe the line (听从;准备起跑)
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slope toe (坡脚)
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great toe (拇趾)
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little toe (小脚趾)
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pile toe (桩头)
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on one's toe (警觉;准备行动)
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toe box ([制鞋业]头套;[制鞋业]前衬)
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They then found the same virus lurking in the genome of the three-toed sloth . (然后他们发现同样的病毒也潜伏在三趾树懒基因组里。)
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Women should go for close-toed heels, and if they wear a dress suit, the skirt should fall at or below the knee. (女士则应穿不露脚趾的高跟鞋,如穿着裙装套装,那么裙子要及膝或到膝盖以下。)
4072. weird
古怪的, 怪诞的, 离奇的
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A really weird thing happened last night. (昨晚发生了一件非常奇怪的事。)
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He’s a weird bloke. (他是个古怪的家伙。)
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They sell all sorts of weird and wonderful (= very strange ) products. (他们出售各种稀奇古怪的产品。)
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magic, mysterious, fantastic (怪异的;不可思议的;超自然的)
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fate, prediction, lot, destiny, fortune ((苏格兰)命运;预言)
4073. assiduous
勤勉的; 专心的
- Podulski had been assiduous in learning his adopted language. (珀杜斯基曾经勤奋地学习他所选的外语。)
- diligent, industrious (刻苦的,勤勉的)
4074. farce
闹剧, 滑稽剧; 可笑的行为, 荒唐的事情
- She admitted that the interview had been a complete farce from start to finish. (她承认,采访从头到尾完全是一场闹剧。)
- slapstick comedy, dido (闹剧;胡闹;笑剧)
4075. refute
反驳, 驳斥
- It was the kind of rumour that it is impossible to refute. (这是那种不可能推翻的谣言。)
- disprove, redargue (反驳,驳斥;驳倒)
4076. exemplify
是…的典型, 作为…例子
- The building exemplifies the style of architecture which was popular at the time. (这栋大楼代表了当时流行的建筑风格。)
- example of, instantiate (例证;例示)
4077. virile
有男子气的; 刚健的
- He wanted his sons to become strong, virile, and athletic like himself. (他希望他的儿子们变得像他一样身强力壮、充满阳刚之气,并擅长体育运动。)
- male, masculine (男性的;有男子气概的;刚健的)
4078. ancillary
辅助的
助手
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ancillary equipment (辅助设备;外部设备;外围设备)
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ancillary service (附属设备;辅助性服务)
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ancillary materials (辅助材料)
- Agreement was reached on several ancillary matters. (就一些相关问题达成了协议。)
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assistant, helping, dependent, deputy, auxiliary (辅助的;副的;从属的)
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friend, assistant, aid, attachment, mate (助手;附件)
4079. niggling
琐碎的
-
petty, trivial (为琐事操心的;过于精细的;琐碎的)
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laughing matter, penny ante (过于琐碎的工作;无关紧要的事)
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faulting (挑剔(niggle的ing形式))
4080. gratuitous
无缘无故的; 免费的
- children’s books which include gratuitous violence (包含无谓暴力内容的儿童书籍)
- free, groundless (无理由的,无端的;免费的)
4081. voucher
证件; 收据; 凭证; 代金券
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voucher system (付款凭单制度)
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gift voucher (礼券(等于gift token))
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cash voucher (优惠券;现金凭单)
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The voucher can be used at most major supermarkets. (这种购物券可以在大多数大型超市使用。)
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First prize is a £1,000 travel voucher. (头等奖是价值1,000英镑的旅行券。)
- guarantee, witness (收据;[法]证人;保证人;证明者)
4082. vying
竞争的
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They will be vying for a single opening in 2020. (他们将竞争在2020年奥运会中的一个席位。)
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Although many more students are entering colleges and universities than was the case twenty years ago, there are also many more courses of study vying for their commitment. (尽管同二十年前相比起来,有多得多的学生进入学院和大学深造,但是与此同时,也有更多的课程在为其许诺而竞争着。)
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competitive, rival (竞争的)
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scrambling (争夺(vie的现在分词))
4083. repetition
重复; 背诵
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repetition rate (重复率)
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repetition frequency ([电]重复频;换帧频率)
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pulse repetition frequency ([计]脉冲重复频率)
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repetition measurement (复测法)
-
repetition period ([计]重复周期)
- Children used to learn by repetition. (过去小孩子是通过背诵来学习的。)
- reiteration, iterance (重复;背诵;副本)
4084. outmoded
过时的
- outmoded ideas (过时的观点)
- ancient, unpopular (过时的,不流行的)
4085. gibe
dʒaib 嘲弄,讥笑
dʒaib 嘲笑, 讥笑
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It's impolite to gibe at a foreign student's English. (嘲笑外国学生的英语是不礼貌的。)
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It's unkind to gibe at a foreign student's english even though it may sound amusing. (嘲笑一个外国学生的英语是不应该的,就算他的英语令人捧腹。)
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"Please don't gibe me, " Lydia said. "I feel as repulsive and small as one of those deadly germs often portrayed in the horror movie genre. " (“请不要嘲笑我,”利迪娅说。“我觉得自己令人讨厌,渺小,像恐怖类电影描述的那些致命的细菌那样。”)
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laugh at, make a mockery of (嘲笑;愚弄)
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jeer at, laugh at (嘲笑;嘲弄)
4086. smarmy
虚情假意的
- smarmy comments (奉承话)
- hokey, unctuous (爱说奉承话的;虚情假意的)
4087. lavender
淡紫色的
薰衣草
- lavender oil (熏衣草油)
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And not one involves lavender candles. (这可不需要点薰衣草蜡烛。)
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The plantation is one of the largest lavender farms in the world. (这里的农场是世界上最大的薰衣草农场之一。)
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lavande, lila (薰衣草;淡紫色)
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violescent, orchid (淡紫色的)
4088. surrender
投降; 放弃; 归还
- unconditional surrender (无条件投降)
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Germany surrendered on May 7th, 1945. (德国于 1945 年 5 月 7 日投降。)
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The terrorists were given ten minutes to surrender. (恐怖分子被限定在十分钟之内投降。)
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desert, quit (使投降;放弃;交出;听任)
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give in to sb, throw up the sponge (投降;屈服;自首)
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submission, Caved In (投降;放弃;交出;屈服)
4089. antithetical
相反的; 对立的
- Their priorities are antithetical to those of environmentalists. (他们的重点与环保主义者的重点是对立的。)
- contrary, opposite, against (对立的,正相反的)
4090. hypnotic
催眠的
催眠药
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His voice had a smooth hypnotic effect . (他的声音有一种温柔的催眠效果。)
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the hypnotic beat of the drum (让人昏昏欲睡的击鼓节奏)
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somnolent, soporiferous ([药]催眠的,催眠术的;易于催眠的)
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sleeping pill, lude ([药]安眠药;催眠状态的人)
4091. obligatory
强制性的, 义不容辞的
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obligatory right (债权)
-
obligatory course (必修课)
- She offered him the obligatory cup of tea. (她照例给他端来一杯茶。)
- compulsory, deontic ([法]义务的;必须的;义不容辞的)
4092. caste
社会等级, 等级
- caste system (种姓制度;等级制;阶级制度)
- the caste system (种姓制度)
- social status, social position ((印度社会中的)种姓;(具有严格等级差别的)社会地位;(排他的)社会团体)
4093. forbidding
令人生畏的; 险恶的; 令人反感的, 讨厌的
- His face was forbidding, even hostile. (他面容冷峻,甚至可以说是带有敌意。)
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severe, austere (令人生畏的;严峻的;险恶的)
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prohibiting (禁止;不准(forbid的ing形式))
4094. exquisite
精致的; 近乎完美的
-
small and exquisite (小巧玲珑;小而灵巧)
-
exquisite craftsmanship (技艺精湛)
- the most exquisite craftsmanship (最精美的工艺)
- elegant, severe, novel, sophisticated, pretty (精致的;细腻的;优美的,高雅的;异常的;剧烈的)
4095. wroth
暴怒的, 非常愤怒的
- angry, rude (愤怒的;狂暴的;暴风雨般的;汹涌的)
4096. cardinal
首要的,主要的
红衣主教
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cardinal number ([数]基数)
-
cardinal point (基点;方位基点)
-
cardinal virtues (基本道德)
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Having clean hands is one of the cardinal rules when preparing food. (双手洁净是准备食物时的一项最基本要求。)
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an issue of cardinal importance (至关重要的问题)
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primary, elementary, major, fundamental, basic (主要的,基本的;深红色的)
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conclavist, red hat (红衣主教;枢机主教;鲜红色)
4097. evergreen
常绿的
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evergreen tree (常青树;冬青树)
-
evergreen forest (常绿林)
-
evergreen plant (常绿植物)
- Plant evergreen shrubs around the end of the month. (大约在月末种植常绿灌木。)
- indeciduous ([林][植]常绿的;永葆青春的)
4098. beneficiary
受益人
- beneficiary name (收款人姓名;受益人名称)
- One of the main beneficiaries of the early election is thought to be the former president. (前总统被认为是早期选举的主要受益者之一。)
- homager ([金融][保险]受益人,受惠者;封臣)
4099. skyrocket
突升, 猛涨
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The trade deficit has skyrocketed. (贸易逆差已经急剧增长。)
-
skyrocketing inflation (飙升的通货膨胀率)
- sky, sharp increase (飞涨,突然高升)