Degrade vt.降低...身份,有辱...人格
You degrade yourself when you tell a lie. 说谎会贬低自己的身份.
Some people think that charity degrades those who receive it.有的人认为施舍使接受者蒙羞.
During the Asian Financial Crisis,China made a great contribution to the stability of the worlds economy by not degrade Chinese currency. 在亚洲金融危机的关键时刻,中国为稳定世界经济做出了伟大贡献,坚持人民币不贬值.
Discern v.看出,察觉出;识别,认出
It is difficult to discern the truth.很难了解真相.
It was so dark outside that I was just able to discern the road in the dark.外面一片漆黑,我在黑暗中勉强能分辨出道路.
Elicit vt.诱出,探出
After much questioning among the people concerned,the headmaster at last elicited the truth regarding the incident.经在有关人员中反复询问校长终于问出了那件事的真相.
Eternal a.永久的,永世的;无休止的,没完没了的;永恒的,永不改变的
Rome has been called the Eternal City.罗马被称为永恒之城.
Stop this eternal chatter!不要没完没了罗嗦不停.
Facet n.一个方面;面
There are several facets to this question.这个问题有几个方面.
Glide vt./vi.滑行,滑动
The years glided past.岁月不知不觉地流逝.
The thief glided out of the room.小偷悄悄地溜出了房间.
hospitality n.友好款待,好客
Its well known that the Chinese people show great hospitality.中国人以热情好客著称于世.
Impulse n.冲动,一时的念头;推动,驱使;脉冲
Respect for the liberty of others is not a natural impulse in most men.绝大多数人来说,尊重他人的自由并不是一种自然的本能.
Immediately after she had bought the dress on impulse,the lady regretted.女人一时冲动买了这件衣服,马上就生出后悔之意.
Inherent a.内在的,固有的,生来就有的
Polarity is inherent in a magnet.极性是磁铁的固有性质.
Weight is an inherent property of matter.重量是物质固有的特性.
A woman has an inherent love of beauty.女人天生爱美.
intimidate vt.恐吓,威胁
He said he would never be intimidated by big names and authorities.他说他决不会被名人、权威所吓倒.
justification n.正当的理由;借口
The revolutionaries considered misgovernment to be a justification for revolution.革命家把对国家治理不当看作是革命的正当理由.
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