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blast vt.炸 n.爆炸,一陣(疾風(fēng)), 一股(強(qiáng)烈的氣流) Over a period of two days in Pakistan ;兩日內(nèi)在巴基斯坦發(fā)生的 a series of blasts killed 6 people and injured 35. ;一系列爆炸事件造成6人死亡,35人受傷. The moment the Federal Building in the heart of Oklahoma City was blasted by McVeigh, ;(美國(guó))俄克拉荷馬市中心的聯(lián)邦政府大樓被邁克維炸毀的那一刻, some people's American dreams were also blasted. ;一些人的美國(guó)夢(mèng)也被炸碎了.
split vi.分裂,被撕裂 vt.使分裂,劈開(kāi) n.裂口,分裂 Any attempt to split the country is doomed to fail. ;任何分裂祖國(guó)的圖謀都注定要失敗. Tom and Mary split up after they graduated from college. ;湯姆和瑪麗大學(xué)畢業(yè)后便分手了.
attack vt. & vi.攻擊,抨擊 n.攻擊, (疾病等)突然發(fā)作 Guerrillas attacked an army camp in Kashmir on Saturday. ;游擊隊(duì)員周六襲擊了喀什米爾的一個(gè)軍營(yíng).
burst vt.使爆裂 vi.爆裂,擠滿(mǎn) n.爆裂,爆發(fā) Don't be so angry! You'll burst a blood vessel. ;別發(fā)這么大火, 你會(huì)把血管氣裂的!
exhaust vt.使筋疲力盡; 用盡,耗盡 n.排氣管;排氣孔; (排出的)廢氣,廢液 Some web addicts often exhaust themselves by surfing the Internet for days on end. ;一些網(wǎng)蟲(chóng)經(jīng)常持續(xù)幾天網(wǎng)上沖浪,把自己搞得筋疲力盡. It seems that Citizens in seriously polluted cities ;污染嚴(yán)重的城市的居民似乎已經(jīng) are used to breathing exhaust fumes. ;習(xí)慣了呼吸廢氣了.
consume vt.消費(fèi),消耗;吃完, 喝完,充滿(mǎn) Can you recommend an inexpensive car that doesn't consume much gas? ;你能向我推薦一部既便宜又耗油不多的車(chē)嗎? I'm sure that Chinese people consume the largest amount of rice in the world. ;我敢肯定,世界上中國(guó)人吃掉的大米最多.
dispose vi.(~of)除掉,處理 vt.排列,使傾向于 We have to dispose of this pile of old papers and magazines. ;我們得把這堆舊報(bào)紙和雜志處理掉. Suspicion disposes kings to tyranny and husbands to jealousy. ;猜疑使國(guó)王傾向于專(zhuān)制, 使丈夫傾向于嫉妒.
disposition n.部署,處置 vi.(因恐懼等) 咽一下口水 The disposition of the Peacekeeping Force of the UN was not revealed. ;聯(lián)合國(guó)維和部隊(duì)的部署情況沒(méi)有被透露.
swallow vt.吞;輕信 n.燕子;吞咽 A cobra can swallow a rabbit in one mouthful. ;眼鏡蛇可以一口吞下野兔.
make vt.& vi.做,使,總計(jì) Sometimes 1 plus 1 doesn't make 2. ;有時(shí)候, 一加一不等于二.
account n.描述;賬戶(hù);說(shuō)明 vi(~ for) 作出解釋; (在數(shù)量,比例方面)占 Please give a full account of what happened. ;請(qǐng)?jiān)敿?xì)敘述所發(fā)生的事情. Can you account for your absence? ;你能為你的缺席做出解釋嗎? A report said that men accounted for 52% of the Chinese population. ;一份報(bào)告說(shuō)男性占中國(guó)人口52%.
light n.光,燈火 a.輕(松)的,顏色)淡的 vt.點(diǎn)燃 照亮 As Mrs. Roosevelt put it, ;正如羅斯福太太所說(shuō)的, I'd rather light a candle than complain about the darkness. ;與其抱怨黑暗, 不如點(diǎn)燃蠟燭. How about some light music? ;來(lái)點(diǎn)輕音樂(lè)好嗎?
tender a.嫩的,溫和的n.投標(biāo) vt.(正式)提出; vi.(~ for) 投標(biāo) Would you like to try the tender beef I cooked? ;想嘗一下我做的嫩牛肉嗎? "Love me tender,love me true..." Elvis Presley's words kept ringing in my ears. ;“溫柔地愛(ài)我, 忠誠(chéng)地愛(ài)我...”貓王的歌縈繞在我耳際.
slight a.不足道的,纖弱的 vt.輕視,藐視 Women easily take offence at the slightest things. ;女人容易動(dòng)不動(dòng)就(為最微不足道的事) 生氣.
mild a.溫和的,不嚴(yán)重的; (煙,灑)味淡的 A mild-mannered woman is attractive to most men. ;大多數(shù)男人喜歡溫柔的女人. Mild punishment can be effective in educating children. ;教育孩子時(shí)利用輕微的懲罰也會(huì)奏效.
fundamental a.根本的,基礎(chǔ)的 n. (~s)基本原則, There are fundamental differences between your outlook on life and mine. ;我和你的人生觀, 有著本質(zhì)的不同.
comparative a.比較的,相對(duì)的 In poor rural areas, owning a bicycle is a sign of comparative wealth. ;在貧窮的農(nóng)村地區(qū), 有輛自行車(chē)就是比較富裕的象征.
comparison n.比較,比擬 Comparison is used as a technique to develop argumentative essays. ;比較是議論文中常用的一種寫(xiě)作手法. Comparisons are odious. ;人比人,氣死人.
significant a. 有意義的, 重要的,重大的 A person's success today may be significant for his future. ;一個(gè)人今天的成功對(duì)他的未來(lái)會(huì)有重大的 意義.
significance n.意義,重要性; Few teenagers understand the significance of life. ;重大極少數(shù)十來(lái)歲的孩子懂得生活的意義. Money is of great significance when starting an enterprise. ;資金對(duì)創(chuàng)業(yè)是十分重要的.
certainly ad.一定,當(dāng)然 I certainly don't consider you stupid. ;我當(dāng)然不認(rèn)為你笨.
trouble n.麻煩, 糾紛,動(dòng)亂 vt.使煩惱, 麻煩 vi.費(fèi)神,費(fèi)力 Having learned English for many years, ;學(xué)了多年的英語(yǔ), many students still have trouble speaking to foreigners. ;許多學(xué)生和外國(guó)人說(shuō)話(huà)仍有困難. Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. ;麻煩沒(méi)有來(lái)找你, 不要自己找麻煩.
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