31, blunt a. 钝的,坦率的,麻痹的
She is rather blunt in speech. 她说话很直率。
The axe is too blunt to cut down the tree.
斧头太钝, 砍不倒树。
Time blunts the edge of sorrow. 时间会减缓悲痛。
32, bonus n. 奖金,红利
The staff got a Christmas bonus.
员工在圣诞节得到了奖金。
额外令人高兴的事情
33, brace n.支柱 vt.拉紧,撑牢
This strut braces the beam. 这根柱子支撑房梁。
使自己站稳, 振作起来
They braced themselves behind the gun.
他们在炮后准备迎战。
The table is shaky because the braces are loose.
这张桌子摇摇晃晃, 因为支架全松了。
34, brittle a.脆的;易损坏的
The pond was covered in a brittle layer of ice.
池塘覆盖了一层易碎的冰。
She gave a brittle laugh. 她冷淡地笑了笑。
35, capsule n. 胶囊,瓶帽,太空舱
The doctor advised me to take a capsule this morning.
医生建议我今天早晨服一粒胶囊。
The astronauts work and live in the space capsule.
宇航员在航天舱里工作生活。
36, casualty n. 伤亡,受害者
She read through the casualty list anxiously.
她忧虑地把伤亡人员名单从头到尾看了一遍。
Mr. Jones was the first casualty of the firms cut-backs.
琼斯先生在公司裁员中是第一个受害者。
37, ceramic a. 陶器的 n. 陶瓷制品
Some ceramic works of art are shown in this exhibition.
这次展览会上展出了一些陶瓷艺术品。
38, cereal n.谷类,五谷,禾谷
Wheat and rice are cereals.
小麦和水稻是谷类植物。
I have hot cereal every day for breakfast.
我每天早餐吃热麦片粥。
39, commentary n. 注释,评论,批评
n.实况报道, 解说词
His running commentary on the football match was excellent.他对这次足球赛所作的实况报道十分精彩。
评论; 评注
He is giving the commentary on the basketball game.
他正在对篮球赛作评论。
40, commitment n. 委托,实行,承担义务,赞助
n.承诺, 许诺, 保证
He made a commitment to pay the rent on time.
他保证按时付房租。
承担的义务
I am very tired because I have taken on so many commitments. 我很累, 因为我承担了很多的事情。
信奉, 献身
They are looking for someone with a real sense of commitment to the job.
他们正在找一个对这一工作有献身精神的人。
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