Accessory n.附件零件,配件 装饰品;同谋,帮凶,包庇犯
Ladies like wearing accessories such as diamond rings, necklaces and earrings ;女士喜欢戴上诸如钻石戒 指、项链、耳环之类的首饰.
He was charged with being an accessory to murder.他被控为谋杀罪的从犯.
Applaud vi.鼓掌,喝彩 vt.向鼓掌,向欢呼,赞许
When the superstar appeared on the stage, all the audience stood up to applaud.当这位天皇巨星登上舞台时,所有的观众都站立起来向他鼓掌欢呼.
The intoxicated audience applauded every item warmly and asked for many encores.这些如醉如痴的观众对每一个节目都抱以热烈的掌声,并多次要求再来一个.
Blunder n.错误 v.跌跌撞撞地走,慌乱地走;犯错误
The chief blunder of many scholars in doing reseach work is their misconception of the classical original works.很多学者在研究工作时的最大失误在于他们对于经典原著的误读.
Learning that his girl friend had fallen in love with another well-off and handsome young man,he blundered out of the booth.得知其女朋友已经移情别恋,爱上一个腰缠万贯而又潇洒的年轻人时, 他跌跌撞撞地走出了电话厅.
commonplace a.平庸的,普通的 n.寻常的事物,平庸的东西
Some scientists believe that soon it will be commonplace for people to travel to the moon.一些科学家相信,不用多久,人们到月球旅行会变成常见的事.
confidential a.机密的;秘密的;表示信任的;担任机密工作的
Remember to keep this information confidential.记住要恪守这个机密情报.
contemplate vt.注视;凝视;盘算,技巧;思量,对...周密考虑
The new students contemplated each other nervously.新生们紧张地相互对视.
We cant just contemplate all day and not take action.不要成天什么都不干而一个劲地冥思苦想.
degenerate vi.衰退,堕落,蜕化 n.堕落者 a.衰退者,堕落的
Her health degenerated as the days went by.她的健康状况日益恶化.
Disable vt.使丧失能力,伤残
His uncle was disabled in the civil war,he lost his left arm.他的叔父在内战中失去了一条左臂,成了残废人.
According to the new insurance rules, the disabled for the public benefit are to receive more money.新的保险条例规定因公伤残者将得到更多的抚恤金.
Elevate vt.提升职位;提高,改善使情绪高昂,使兴高采烈;举起,使上升
Eisenhower was elevated to the rank of general due to his wise command in battle.由于在战斗中指挥英明, 艾森豪威尔被提升为将军.
Reading good books elevates ones mind.阅读好书能提高人的心灵修养.
Essence n.本质,实质,要素;精髓,精华
Being thoughful of others is the essence of politeness.为别人考虑是礼貌的本质.
This shampoo contains herbal essence.这种洗发露含有草本 精华.
Fabricate vt.捏造,伪造;编造,建造,创造
The gang fabricate evidence and threatened witnesses.那一伙歹徒伪造证据并威胁目击者.
The reason he gave for his absence was obviously fabricated.他所说的缺席理由显然是编造的.
Glare vi.怒目而视;发射强光,发出耀眼的光线 n.强光;怒视,瞪眼;炫耀,张扬
The sun glared out of the blue sky.太阳在蓝天上发出强烈的光.
The old gentleman just stood there glaring at the pickpocket and did not say a word.这位老先生只是站在那里对那个扒手怒目而视,一句话也没有说.
To avoid glare of the sun,you had better wear a pair of sunglasses.为避免耀眼的阳光,最好戴上墨镜.
homogeneous a.同种类的;同性质的,有相同特征的
Japan has a largely homogeneous population.日本的人口基本上同属一个种族.
Impart vt.告知,透露;赋予,给予
Women tend to impart their secrets to their intimate friends.女人往往喜欢把秘密向她们的好友吐露.
A good teacher should impart wisdom to his pupils.好老师就应该把智慧传递给学生.
Ingenious a.设计独特的,别致的,巧妙的;灵巧的,善于发明创造的
An ingenious idea suddenly came upon me.我突然想到了一个绝妙的主意.
The ingenious inventor invented a device which promoted productivity a great deal.这位天才发明家发明了一种能大大提高生产效率的装置.
Intervene vi.干涉,干预;干扰,阻挠
The superpower country likes to intervene in the internal affairs of other countries.那个超级大国总是把干涉别国内政当作一种乐趣.
A week intervenes between Christmas and New Years Day.圣诞节和元旦相隔一周.
Junction n.连接点;会合点;枢纽
The hydro-power station stands at the junction of two rivers.水力发电站在两条河流的汇合处.
Mediate vt.经调解解决,经斡旋促成 vi.调解斡旋
The Union played an important role in mediating a settlement between the labor and management.在劳资双方间工会起了重要作用,通过调停达成和解.
The minister of foreign affairs mediated between two warring countries.外长在两个交战国之间进行积极的斡旋.
negligible a.可以忽略不计的,微不足道的
Some peoples knowledge of English is negligible.有些人的英语水平让人不敢恭维.
In buying a suit,a difference of ten cents in price is negligible.买一套衣服价钱只差一角钱是无所谓的.
originate vt.创造,创始,开创 vi起源于,来自;产生
Just as Mao Zedong puts it, All theories originate from practice and in turn serve practice. 正如毛泽东所说: 任何理论都来源于实践, 反过来又为实践服务.
The film originated from a short story.这部电影取材于一篇短篇小说.
The use of steam originated many other reforms.蒸汽的使用带来了许多其他改革.
periodical n.期刊 a.周期的,定期的,时而不定的
All of us,especially the aged,should receive periodical health check-ups.我们大家,尤其是老年人,应该接受定期体检.
predominant a.占主导地位的,显著的
Sunny days are predominant over rainy days in desert region.在沙漠地带,下雨天少得可怜,绝大多数日子是艳阳高照.
Proclaim vt.宣告,宣布,声明
In Britain,ones accent proclaims his social status.在英国,一个人的口音显示他所处的社会地位.
After its independence China was proclaimed a republic.中国独立之后成立共和国.
Retort vt./n.反驳,回嘴
Its none of your business.he retorted. 你管不着!他反驳道.
Seemingly ad.表面上,看上去
Seemingly there is nothing we can do. 看来我们帮不上忙.
stationary a.固定的;静止不动的
Dont get off the bus until it is stationary.等公共汽车停稳了再下车.
superiority n.优越,优等
The official aways has a sense of superiority as he often assumes an air of superiority before others.这个当官的总是有那么一 种优越感,老在别人面前摆架子.
Man has an intellectual superiority over all the other animals.在智力方面,任何动物都不可与人相抗衡.
Threshold n.门槛;门口;入门,开端;始起点;最低限度
The sound was so loud it was on the threshold of pain.声音大得开始使人无法忍受.
turbulent a.动荡的,混乱的;汹涌的,狂暴的
There still exist turbulent,revolutionary undercurrents in this seemingly peaceful world.在这个表面上和平的世界里, 骚动与动荡的潜流依然存在.
underlying a.含蓄的,潜在的
Its the economists mission to try to find out the underlying causes of the depression.那是经济学家的任务努力探索出造成经济衰退的潜在的原因.