Absurd a.荒谬的,荒唐的
The idea that number 13 brings bad luck seems to quite absurd.认为 13 是不吉利的数字这一观念似乎挺荒唐可笑的.
Ambitious a.有抱负的,雄心勃勃的,有野心的
Almost all politicians are quite ambious in accomplishing their own political goals.几乎所有的政客都雄心勃勃地想要实现自己的政治目标.
Avail v.使 产生效用,使 有价值
avail n.效用,利益,帮助
It hurt her a great deal that all she had done for him in the past few years was of no avail.她伤心欲绝,瞅着多年来为他奉献的一切都付诸东流.
We cannot help asking that superpower this question: Will force or terror alone avail the world peace? 我们不禁要问那个超级大国 仅用武力或恐吓对世界和平有好处吗?
Collide vi.碰撞,互撞;冲突,抵触
The Titanic collided with the floating iceberg.泰坦尼克号撞到了海上漂浮的冰山.
When interests of the two countries collide, negotiation is the best solution.当两国的利益发生冲突时,谈判是最好的解决方法.
Conceive vt.想出,认为;怀孕 vi.构想出,设想;怀孕
The idea of the atom bomb was first concei- ved by scientists in the 1930s.科学家们是在20世纪30年代最初构想制造原子弹的.
Traditionally in China it is a shame for a girl to conceive a baby before she marries.中国的传统观念是,女孩未婚先孕是可耻的.
constituent n.选民,选区居民;成分,组成 a.组成的,构成的
Please explain to me the constituents of an atom.请向我解释一下原子的组成问题.
Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituent parts of water.氢和氧是构成水的元素.
Dedicate vt.题献词于上 把献给,把用于
Dedicated to My Beloved.谨以此书献给我的至爱.
The Monument to the peoples Heroes is dedicated to the memory of the soliders who died for their country.人民英雄纪念碑是为那些为保卫祖国献身的烈士们而建的.
Diffuse v.扩散,弥漫;传播,散布 a.冗长的,漫无边际的,四散的,弥漫
The colors of the sunset were diffused across the sky.夕阳西沉,霞光满天.
I got lost in your rather diffuse essay.你的文章行文冗赘,弄得我有点糊涂了.
Divert vt.使转向,使改道;转移,转移...的注意力使娱乐,消遣
The branch of the Yellow River has been diverted from its course to a new channel.黄河的这段支流被改道转入新的流向.
The children are diverted by the clown.小丑把孩子们逗乐了.
Enrich vt.充实,使丰富;使富裕,使富有
Many wealthy men try to enrich their cultural life by going to all kinds of concerts and museums.很多富起来的人士想籍参加各种音乐会以及参观各种博物馆来丰富自己的文化生活.
Many foreign words and phrases have enriched the English language.大量的外来词和短语极大地丰富了英语.