Allege vt.断言,宣称,硬说
Students occasionally allege illness as the reason for absence.学生时不时会称病缺课.
Ascribe vt.把归因于,把归属于
After Brazilians being defeated by the Bolivian,the helpless chief coach of the Brazilian Football Team ascribed their failure to bad luck.巴西足球队被玻利维亚队 击败后,无奈的巴西队主教练将失败归结于运气不佳.
Cling vi.紧紧抓住黏住,挨近;依附,依恋;坚持,墨守,忠实于
The pretty model wore a silk dress that clung to her figure and walked gracefully on the stage.漂亮的模特儿穿着一身紧身绸缎装仪态万方地出现在舞台上.
The old gerneration tend to cling to their traditional values.老一辈人往往恪守着他们传统的价值观.
complement vt.补充,与相配 n.补充,互为补充的东西;编制的名额,装备定额
Love is the complement of the law.爱的精神是法律的补充物.
Roses in a silver bowl complement the handsome cherry table.银碗中玫瑰更为这张漂亮的樱桃色桌子添彩.
Conserve vt.保藏,保存;节约
We must conserve our forests if we are to make sure of a future supply of wood.为保证未来木材的供应,我们必须保护森林.
We now have a global shortage of water,therefore we have to learn to conserve water.现在是全球化的缺水,所以大家必须学会节约用水.
cumulative a.累积的;渐增的
The cumulative effects of many illnesses made grandpa a weak man.多种疾病长期的折磨使祖父虚弱不堪.
Destiny n.命运;定数,天命
Do you believe marriage is the result of destiny?你认为婚姻是命中注定的吗?
Destiny brought us together.命运把我们连在一起.
Distort vt.歪曲,曲解;扭曲,使变形 vi.变形
Metal distorts under stress.金属在压力作用下变形.
Stop distorting what I said.不要曲解我的话.
Empirical a.以经验为依据的,经验主义的,经验的
Many empirical results supported the hypothesis.很多经验性结论都可证明假设成立.
expedition n. 旅行,出行,远征;远征队探险队,考察队,迅速
The Eight-Power Allied Expedition captured Beijing and set fire on the Imperial Garden Yuanmingyuan.八国联军攻占了北京,把圆明园付之一炬.
Flap n.片状垂悬物;飘动摆动振动;激动,
The bird flapped its wings and flew away.鸟振翅飞去.
The sails were flapping gently in the wind.船帆随风摆去.
Everything was going on smoothly;there was no flap.一切都很顺利,没有慌乱现象.
Hamper v.妨碍,束缚,限制
Many modernists think that rhyme and metre hamper the poets free expression.很多现代派诗人认为韵律妨碍了诗人的自由发挥.
hypothesis n.假设,假说,前提
This is only a sort of scientific hypothesis which has not been proved by experiments.这仅仅是一个尚未被实验证明的科学假说.
Indefinite a.无限期的;不确定的,含糊的
He gave me an indefinite answer.他含糊其词地回答了我.
installment n.分期付款,分期交付; 的部分
Many white-collar workers buy houses in installments.许多白领人士用分期付款的方式买房子.
intuition n.直觉
Intuition is the act or faculty of knowing or sensing without the use of rational processes.直觉即是能知道或感觉的行为或能力未经理性的论证过程
Linear a.线的,直线的,线状的;长度的;线性的
The pupil made great efforts to work out the linear equation.那个小学生费了九牛二虎之力去解决这个一次方程式.
Miniature n.缩小的模型,缩影;微型画;微型人物像 a.微小的,缩小的
Games are real life in miniature.游戏比赛是现实生活的缩影.
Obedient a.服从的,顺从的
Do all parents like obedient and well- behaved children?所有父母都喜欢顺从和 循规蹈矩的孩子吗?
Paradox n.似乎矛盾而正确的说法;自相矛盾的人
Your answer to the question is a paradox.你对这个问题的回答矛 盾百出.
More haste,less speed is a paradox.欲速则不达是个似是而非的隽语.
persistent a.坚持不懈的,执意的;持续的
The persistent suitor made persistent efforts and succeeded eventually.这个百折不挠的求婚者经过执着的努力,终于如愿以偿.
Prestige n.声望,威望
The old universities of Oxford and Cambridge still have a lot of prestige.历史悠久的牛津大学和剑桥大学仍然享有很高的声望.
Prolong vt.延长,拖延,拉长
The Congress agreed to prolong the MFN treatment to Vietnam by one year.美国国会决定将对于越南的最惠国待遇延长一年.
Restrain vi.抑制,克制,戒除 n.叠句,副歌
She retrained herself from scolding her child until the guests left.她强忍住不责骂孩子,直到客人都走了.
Revision n.修改,修改,修正;修订本,修订版;温习,复习
To keep pace with times,the law is in need of frequent revision.为了跟上时代的发展,法律需要不断地修订.
Skeptical a.表示怀疑的
I am always skeptical of/about the Chinese Football Teams chance of winning.我对中国足球队的获胜机会总是表示怀疑.
Subscribe vi.订阅,订购;同意,赞成 vt.捐助,赞助
What newspapers have you subscribed for?你订阅了哪些报纸?
How much did you subscribe to the Hope Project?你为希望工程捐助了多少钱?
temperament n.气质,性格
The poet is highly nervous and volatile in temperament.诗人生性神经过敏,喜怒无常.
transaction n.交易,业务
All transactions,from banking to shopping, will be performed electronically.所有的交易活动,从跑银行到买东西,都可通过电脑来完成.
Veto vt./n.否决
The President exercised his veto against the Congressional bill.总统对国会的法案行使了否决权.
Vulgar a.粗野的,下流的,庸俗的,粗俗的
The houses and cars of the newly rich are huge but vulgar.那位爆发户的房子和车子都硕大无比,却也俗不可耐.
Putting food into ones mouth with a knife is considered a vulgar act in England.按英国规矩,用餐刀将食物送入口中算是失仪.