distinct,outstanding,[化] marked,prominent,notable ;
[例句] 两个酿酒地区之间有着显著的差别。 There are obvious distinctions between the two wine-making areas.
[例句] 标题使用粗黑字体,显著的成就要用着重号标示。 Use bold type for headings and bullet points for noteworthy achievements.
indrawn,introrse,[医] incumbent,endocentric,introversive ;
[例句] 梅琴是个孤僻内向的孩子。 Machen was a lonely, introverted child.
[例句] 你认为你是个外向的人还是内向的人? Would you describe yourself as outgoing or more reserved?
peristaltic,squirmy,[医] enterocinetic,enterokinetic,vermicular ;
[例句] 她半睡半醒地翻了个身, 一片缓缓蠕动的黑暗渐渐将她的心包围起来. She turned drowsily on her side, a slow creeping blackness enveloping her mind.
[例句] 对蟾蛤来说, 花园只是一条蠕动的软体虫, 一只飞舞的昆虫. To the toad, the garden is a worm that wiggles , a bug that flies.
accurate,exact,[机] fine,narrow,close ;
[例句] 只有精密的X射线仪器才能显示出来。 It will only register on sophisticated X-ray equipment.
[例句] 这是一台非常精密的机器. This is a very sophisticated machine.
super,inordinate,[法] excessive,undue,egregious ;
[例句] 过分的幽默感 an overdeveloped sense of humour
[例句] 该剧在当地报纸上得到过分的赞扬. The play got rave praises in the local press.
exiguous,few,infrequent,rare,seldom ;
[例句] 与其面积相比, 这个城市的人口是稀少的. Relative to the size, the city is sparsely populated.
[例句] 袋鼠与牛羊争夺稀少的食物和水。 Kangaroos compete with sheep and cattle for sparse supplies of food and water.
existent,extant,[计] existing,going,living ;
[例句] 自然界中现存的生物 creatures existent in nature
[例句] 我们有多种现存的式样供你选择. We have many patterns in stock for you to choose from.
extemporaneous,extempore,impromptu,offhand,improvisatorial ;
[例句] 即席的, 无准备的:毫无准备地说 、 表演 、 做或作曲的;临场的. Spoken, performed, done, or composed with little or no preparation ; extemporaneous.
[例句] 即席的,即兴的:未经或很少准备或构思而讲的 、 做的或谱写的. Spoken, done, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought.
faint,feeble,scrannel,weak,lenis ;
[例句] 直到昨天傍晚6点40分,马丁微弱的呼救声才被人听到。 Martin's weak cries for help went unheard until 6.40pm yesterday.
[例句] 他停下脚步试着让眼睛适应微弱的星光。 He stopped to try to adjust his vision to the faint starlight.
faltering,halting,irresolute,staggering,hesitating ;
[例句] 爱玲以明彻 、 带着询问的神情和犹豫的眼光望着他. Aileen looked at him with clear , questioning, uncertain eyes.
[例句] 可是, 为了找到他喜欢的地方, 他已经失败了很多次, 现在不是犹豫的时候了. It was not the time, however, after many failures to find what he wanted, to hesitate.
fat,greasy,[化] oily,oleaginous,pinguid ;
[例句] 一团油腻的黑色烟雾飘到悬崖顶上。 A pall of oily black smoke drifted over the cliff-top.
[例句] 过于油腻的食物会引起消化不良. A food that is too fatty may cause indigestion.
guttural,jugular,laryngopharyngeal,pharyngolaryngeal,faucial ;
[例句] 由乔的中耳通往他的咽喉的耳咽管是肇事者. The eustachian tube, leading from the middle ear to Joe's throat, is the culprit.
[例句] 我使劲说出口来, 不顾我受伤的咽喉的剧痛. I managed to articulate, at cost of great pain to my aching throat.
favorite,favourite,fond,pet,caressant ;
[例句] 他惊愕地盯着自己最宠爱的孩子,满心恐惧。 He stared at his favourite child, dismayed, filled with fear.
[例句] 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员 a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers
imaginary,fancy,imaginative,notional,suppositional ;
[例句] 婚姻生活并不像他想象的那么浪漫美好。 Married life was not as idyllic as he had imagined.
[例句] 你根本不是你自己想象的那种人。 You're not half the man you think you are.
brand new,completely new,neoteric,span-new,brand-new ;
[例句] 原来的居民可能会认不出这个崭新的城镇了。 The new town would have been unrecognisable to the original inhabitants.
[例句] 昨天他去给自己买了一辆崭新的小汽车。 Yesterday he went off to buy himself a brand-new car.
fireproof,flameresistant,salamandrine,[医] fire-proof,fire-resistant ;
[例句] 许多由沙漠侵入这些牧场的灌木种都是耐火的. Many of the desert scrub species that have invaded these ranges are fire intolerant.
[例句] 法律规定所有公寓房屋都应该是耐火的建筑物. The law required apartment buildings to be of fire - retardant construction.
floppy,loose,runny,soft,punky ;
[例句] 我们走过松软的草地。 We walked across the springy grass.
[例句] 机组人员终于使飞机腹部在跑道土质松软的部分着地。 The crew finally landed the plane on its belly on the soft part of the runway.
fleeciness,fleecy,fluffy,tousy,fluey ;
[例句] 中午前后雾散了,满天出现了蓬松的积云。 Around midday, the fog lifted and puffy cumulus clouds appeared across the sky.
[例句] 铁和铝的化合物成为一种体积庞大的蓬松的游渣沉淀下来. Iron and aluminum compounds precipitate as a voluminous sludge.
ready-made,off-the-peg,[计] existing,reach-me-down,ready ;
[例句] 他们出售自己动手做镶嵌画所需材料和现成的镶板。 They sell materials for DIY mosaics and ready-made panels.
[例句] 现成的床罩定价200英镑起。 The ready-made bedcovers cost from £200.
freezing,[法] frozen,frigorific,frostbound,glace ;
[例句] 暴风雪过后,冰冻的道路被撒上了沙. The icy roads were sanded after the snowstorm.
[例句] 在冰冻的天气里,放一盆水在室外. Leave a basin of water outside in freezing weather.