Analogy n.类比,比拟,类推
In physiology class the teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and the pump.在生理学课上老师打了个比方,将人的心脏比作水泵.
There is an analogy between the way water moves in waves and the way light travels.水流流动的方式与光的传播方式有相似之处.
analytic a.分析的,分析法的
Chinese is an analytic language which depends on the invariable roots and word order to indicate its grammatical relations.汉语是分析型语言,其语法关系取决于不变的词根和词序.
Bruise n.青肿;伤痕 vt.打青,挫折
It is strange that girls are much easier to bruise their skin than boys.很奇怪,女孩子的皮肤总是比男孩们更容易被碰青肿.
Soft fruit bruises easily.细嫩的水果容易碰损.
Commute vi.乘车往返于两地 vt.减;折合 n.上下班交通
If you buy an apartment in the suburbs,youll have to commute by bus between your home and your office in the downtown.如果在郊区买房子的话,就要乘公共汽车上下班.
competence n.能力,胜任,称职
Not everyone has the competence to learn a foreign language well.不是每个人都能学好一门外语的.
compartment n.卧铺车厢内的隔间;分隔的空间,火车车厢
Smoking is forbidden in the air-conditioned compartments.空调车厢内严禁吸烟.
Cynical a.愤世疾俗的,怀疑的
With a cynical outlook the young people today are easy to go to extremes.抱有愤世疾俗的心态,当今的年轻人容易走极端.
directory n.人名地址录,电话号码簿,工商行名录
You can find the telephone number and adress of any company in the directory.在电话薄上可以找到任何公司的电话号码和地址.
Envisage vt.想象,设想;正视,面对
Nobody can envisage the consequences of a nuclear war.没有人能想象得出来核战争带来的后果.
Erosion n.腐蚀,磨损;消弱,减少
The sea has the important earth-shaping power,producing erosion through the action of waves and tides.海洋有造地的力量,通过波浪和潮汐的的运动而产生侵蚀.
Foam n.泡沫;泡沫材料, vi.起泡沫,吐白沫
The waves break into foams against the rocks.波浪在岩石上撞成了泡沫
Foam rubber is soft rubber full of small air-bubbles.泡沫橡胶是充满了小气泡的软橡胶.
Graphic a.文字的,图表的;生动的,形象的
In Hemingways novels there are graphic descriptions of battles.在海明威的小说中有生动的战争场面的描写.
hover[ vi.翱翔,盘旋;徘徊,逗留在附近
Some birds hover when they look for animals to kill on the ground.有些鸟在寻杀地上的动物时,他们盘旋.
indicative n.陈述语气 a.表示的,象征的;陈述的
Resumption of the talks is indicative of an improving relationship between South Korea and North Korea.重新开始谈判预示着南北朝鲜的关系正在改善.
Is a high forehead indicative of great mental power?前额高表示智慧高吗?
inertia n.不活动,惰性;惯性
Because of the inertia the train cannot stop instantly.由于惯性,火车不能说停就停.
Inflict vt.把强加于,使遭受,使承担
The U.S. always inflicts its concept of human nature on other nations.美国总是把自己的人权观念强加于别国.
likelihood n.可能,可能性
Probability is the mathematical study of the likelihood of an events occurrence.概率是对一个事件发生的可能性的数学研究.
Migrant n.移居者,移民;候鸟,迁移动物
Swallows,white cranes and red-crowned cranes are migrants.燕子、白鹤和丹顶鹤都是候鸟.
Migrant workers move from city to city in search of work.流动工人为了寻找工作 从一个城市移居到另一个城市.
notation n.记号,标记法
Binary notation is used in the computer language.计算机语言使用二进制.
orthodox a.传统的,正统的,正宗的
The young generation today dont like orthodox teaching.当今的年轻一代不喜欢正统的说教.
predecessor n.前任,前辈;原有事物,前身
My present car is much better than its predecessor.我现在的汽车比原来的那辆好得多.
The new building is much more spacious than its predecessor.这一新建筑比原先的更宽敞.
premature a.比预期时间早的;仓促的不成熟的
I had been a little too premature in coming to this conclusion.做出这样的结论, 我有点太草率.
renaissance n.文艺复兴,文艺复兴时期.
Renaissance is the period of revival in history, roughly the 14th through the 16th century,marking the transition from medieval to modern times.文艺复兴时期是历史上的一个复兴时期,从大约14世纪到16世纪,它标志着从中世纪到现代时期的过渡.
repertoire n.全部节目;指令系统
That tune is not in my repertoire.我演出的节目中没有这个曲子.
solidarity n.团结一致
The perennial conflict between national egoism and internation al solidarity becomes more and more visible? 国家利己主义和国际联合之间的长期冲突变得越来越明显吗?
solitary a.单独的,独自的;单个的,惟一的;孤独的
This is a solidary instance. 这是独一无二的实例.
The arch-criminal was kept in solidary confinement. 那名首犯被单独监禁.
Soluble a.可溶的;可解决的
Salt is soluble in water very easily. ;盐在水中很容易溶解.
suspension n.暂停,中止;悬挂;悬置机构
The U.S. declared suspension of financial payment to the U.N.美国宣布暂停向联合国付款.
Synthesis n.综合;合成
Humans need some sunlight for the synthesis of vitamin D which takes place in the skin. 人需要阳光才能在皮肤里合成维生素D.
Trademark n.商标,牌号;特征,标记
The shuffle and snicker become the comedians trademark.搅和与窃笑成为那个戏剧演员的标志.
Transcend vt.超出,超越的范围
Some people believe that no one can see the thing in itself,because the mind does not transcend phenomena.有人认为一个人永远不可能认识事物本身的本质, 因为思想无法超越现象.
She far transcends others in beauty and intelligence.她才貌出众.
Ventilate vt.使通风;把公开,公开讨论.
The lungs ventilate the blood.肺吸收新鲜空气使血液净化.
A sea breeze ventilated the rooms.一阵海风使房间的空气更清新.