assimilate vt.吸收,消化;使同化 vi.使同化,使吸收
The U.S. has assimilated people from many European countries.美国同化了许多来自 欧洲国家的移民.
We assimilate some kinds of food more easily than others.我们对某些种类的事物 比别的事物更容易吸收.
authoritative a.有权威的,可信的;命令的,独断强制的
That the moon moves around the earth and the earth arounds the sun is an authoritative opinion.月亮围绕地球运转,地球围绕太阳运转是权威的观点.
authorize vt.授权;批准
I am authorized to act for the manager.我受委托代表经理行事.
bypass n.旁路;小道;分流术;旁通管 vt.绕过,绕越过,置于不顾
Lets bypass the town.我们绕过这座小镇子吧!
correlate vt.使相互关联 vi.相关,关联
We should correlate theory with practice.我们必须把理论与实践联系起来.
The diameter and the circumference of a circle correlate.圆的直径和圆周率有相互关系.
corrode vi.使腐蚀,侵蚀,腐蚀
Acid causes metal to corrode.酸会腐蚀金属.
Iron corrodes easily.铁易生锈.
corrupt a.腐败的,堕落的 vt.腐蚀,使腐败
The businessman was sent to prison for trying to corrupt a tax official with money.那个商人因企图向税务官员行贿而被判入狱.
counterpart n.与对方地位相当的人,与另一方面作用相当的物.
Night is the counterpart of day.黑夜与白天相辅相成.
The secretary of state is the counterpart of the foreign minister.国务卿相当于外交部长.
drawback n.缺陷;不利条件;缺点
In spite of all its drawbacks,CET Band 4 and CET Band 6 greatly promote English teaching in colleges and universities.尽管有这样或那样的缺点,但是大学英语四级、六级考试还是极大地促进了大学的英语教学.
dual a.双的,二重的
A Buick is a car with dual exhaust pipes. ;别克轿车是有 双排气管的汽车.
dub vt.起绰号;授予以称号;为配音,译制
Wang Wei was dubbed revolutionary martyr.王伟被授予革命烈士称号.
I dont like English films dubbed in Chinese.我不喜欢用中文配了音的英语电影.
expertise n.专门技能;专门知识
Modern college students must acquire technical expertise to survive in society.当代大学生要想在社会上立足就必须有技术专长.
exquisite a.精致的,精美的;剧烈的,极度的;敏锐的,有高度鉴赏力的
A cancer patient usually suffers exquisite pain.癌症病人通常遭受 剧烈疼痛的折磨.
He has exquisite tastes and manners.他有高尚的情趣和举止.
fury n.狂怒,暴怒;狂暴,激烈
He flew into a fury when I said I couldnt help him.当我说不能帮助他时, 他立刻暴跳如雷.
At last the fury of the storm lessened.风暴的猛烈程度终于降低了.
fusion n.合并,联合;何聚变
This series of symphony is a fusion of several different styles of music.这一组交响乐是糅合几种不同风格的乐曲而成的.
This alloy is formed by the fusion of two types of metal.这种合金是用两种金属熔和而成的.
inventory n.详细目录,存货清单 vt.开清单;清点存货
Some stores inventory their stock once a month.有些商店每月盘货一次.
invert vt.使倒转,使颠倒,使转化
The magician inverted the bag to show it was empty.魔术师把袋子由里向外翻,表明里面是空的.
Inflation inverts all the old canons of economics.通货膨胀把原有的经济准则统统颠倒过来.
irony n.反话,讽刺,讽刺之事
He is too slow to understand the irony of his opponent.他反应太迟钝,居然没有听出对手的讽刺挖苦之意.
luminous a.发光的,明亮的
It is said that there was a luminous UFO flying over New York City. 有人说曾
经有一个发光的不明飞行物飞越纽约市上空.
mourn vt.哀悼;感到痛心
The whole nation mourned the death of the muchloved leader.举国上下哀悼这位敬爱的领导人.
proximity n.接近,邻近,附近,临近
Swifts major writings have a proximity and a relevance that is splendidly invigorating.斯威夫特的主要作品具有令人非常激动的亲近感和现实意义.
quench vt.熄灭;扑灭;抑制
The disapproval of my colleagues quenched my enthusiasm for the plan.同事们的反对减弱了我对这项计划的热情.
rot v.腐烂,腐败 n.腐烂,腐败
The ripe fruit began to rot when no one came to pick it.没有人来摘这些成熟的水果,它们已经开始烂了.
rotary a.旋转的,转动的
Some large stores have rotary doors.有些大商场的大门是旋转的.
rupture n.破裂,裂开;断绝v.使破裂
Iran ruptured its diplomatic relations with Iraq.朗断绝了与伊拉克的外交关系.
streamline vt.使成流线型;使简化并更有效率
Now cars are streamlined for speed and beauty.为了提高速度、增强美观,现在小轿车均采用流线型设计.
stumble vi.绊倒,蹒跚;结巴地说话
I stumbled over a stone and fell.我在石头上绊了一下,跌倒了.
sue vi.控告,向请求,请愿 vt.控告,起诉
The Palestinians sued for peace.巴勒斯坦人祈求和平.
suffice vt./vi.足够,有能力
One glass of beer should suffice me.一杯啤酒就够我喝了.
No words will suffice to convey my grief.没有言语能够表达我的悲伤.
tumble n.跌倒;摔倒 vi.跌倒,滚翻; 暴跌
Owning to the Asian financial crisis the stock prices tumbled in the world.由于亚洲金融危机全球股价暴跌.
When a baby is just learning to walk,he will often tumble over.幼儿刚学走路时 会经常跌倒.
Turnover n.营业额,销售量;人员调整;人员更新.
The textile export turnover has been increased 67% this year in China.中国的纺织品出口额今年增长了67%.
vocal a.喜欢畅所欲言的,直言不讳的;嗓音的,发声的
A crickets chirps are not vocal;they are made by rubbing the legs.蟋蟀的鸣声不是从嗓子发出的,而是通过摩擦双腿发出来的.
We were very vocal about our rights.我们直言不讳地表达了我们应有的权利.