pay (money),defray,payment,payoff,defrayal ;
[例句] 该公司不得不为裁员支付4.72亿英镑的补偿款。 The company has had to make redundancy payments of £472 million.
[例句] 利息按月支付。提款须提前3个月通知银行。 Interest is paid monthly. Three months' notice is required for withdrawals.
absolute,absolutely,perfectly,definitely,absoluteness ;
[例句] 工业部长将此事件形容为“绝对的丑闻”。 The industry minister described the affair as "an absolute scandal".
[例句] 我对它有绝对的把握。 I'm as positive as I can be about it.
名 tide,upsurge,current;形 damp,moist,[方]inferior ;
[例句] 他们打算绕着小岛逆潮航行。 They were going to sail around the little island, against the tide.
[例句] 潮水已经退去,他们走过岩石区的潮水潭。 The tide was out and they walked among the rock pools.
动 spread out,fry batter in a thin layer,share,run up against;名 (设在路旁、广场上的售货处) stall,booth,stand;
[例句] 他们同意均摊费用。 They agreed to split the bill down the middle.
[例句] 他会吃两片阿司匹林,然后摊开手脚躺在床上。 He would take two aspirin and sprawl out on his bed.
risk,hazard,danger,venture ;
[例句] 风险不可能完全消除,但可以通过防范和培训来降低。 You could never eliminate risk, but preparation and training could attenuate it.
[例句] 你把这个给克拉维斯看会有很大的风险。 You're taking a big risk showing this to Kravis.
动 pound with a pestle, etc.,smash,beat with a stick,harass,disturb ;
[例句] 她捣玉米粒时停了一下。 She paused as she pounded the maize grains.
[例句] 用叉子把香蕉捣烂。 Mash the bananas with a fork.
动 twine,wind,tangle,tie up;名 (姓氏) a surname ;
[例句] 他的头上缠满了一层层用床单撕成的绷带。 His head was swathed in bandages made from a torn sheet.
[例句] 一些东西缠在了发动机下面的机件上。 Some objects had got entangled with the underneath mechanism of the engine.
[统计] sample,sampling,specimen,samples draw ;
[例句] 从这样小的一份抽样出发容易得出曲解的结论. It would be easy to misinterpret results from such a small sample.
[例句] 他们从人口中抽样以了解民意状况. They sampled the population to find out the state of public opinion.
动 rub,wipe,slip sth. off;
[例句] 他用毛巾抹去余下的皂沫。 He wiped off the remains of the lather with a towel.
[例句] 给孩子皮肤上抹些凡士林以防止肿痛。 Smear Vaseline on to your baby's skin to prevent soreness.
名 [动]wolf,[天]the Sirius,a surname ;
[例句] 这匹狼用爪子挠着树,嚎叫了整晚。 The wolf clawed at the tree and howled the whole night.
[例句] 警察伸手抚摸那只猎狼犬。 The policeman reached down and petted the wolfhound.
名 [植]any kind of melon or gourd,fellow,a surname,melon ;
[例句] 我能闻到瓜桃熟透了的香甜味道。 I could smell the honeyed ripeness of melons and peaches.
[例句] 他的士兵袭击了瓜扎坦,擒获了一名俘虏。 His men made a sortie to Guazatan and took a prisoner.
majority,most,plural,pluri-,lakh ;
[例句] 他以压倒性多数赢得上月的总统选举。 He won last month's presidential election by a landslide.
[例句] 如果这个公司要搬迁,多数员工也要搬家。 If the company was to relocate, most employees would move.
lag,lagging,delay,hysteresis ;
[例句] 这些账目滞后三个多月。 The accounts are more than three months behind.
[例句] 总之, 感应电动势滞后于电流. In a word, the induced e . m . f . lags behind the current.
spray nozzle,spray head,nipple,injector,muzzle ;
[例句] 它的喷嘴抹了某种润滑油。 Its nozzle was smeared with some kind of lubricant.
[例句] 将火柴放在煤气喷嘴上点燃煤气. Put a match to the jet to light the gas.
individuality,personality,individual,particular,unit ;
[例句] 这些真相给个体带来巨大的精神痛苦。 These truths cause individuals much psychic pain.
[例句] 心理测试只是一种测量个体才智和能力的方式。 Psychometric testing is simply a way of measuring people's individual talents and capabilities.
[力] gravity,force of gravity,gravity force,power of gravity,gravitation ;
[例句] 任何有较强重力的物体都会对其他物体产生引力。 Anything with strong gravity attracts other things to it.
[例句] 重返大气层的航天器受到重力的作用。 Spacecraft which are re-entering the earth's atmosphere are affected by g forces.
insert,infix,run in,break in,cut in;
[例句] 他将刀插入鞘中,绑在小腿上。 He sheathed the knife and strapped it to his shin.
[例句] 该艺术品在两面圆形大镜子中间插入一块玻璃板。 The work interposes a glass plate between two large circular mirrors.
名 lamp,lantern,burner,light ;
[例句] 灯熄了,屋里陷入一片漆黑。 The light went out, and the room was plunged into darkness.
[例句] 灯光照在满是灰尘的墙上,反射回苍白的冷光。 Lights reflected off dust-covered walls creating a ghostly luminescence.
symbol,sign,mark,insignia;
[例句] 我进一步理解了这些符号及其意义。 I became more aware of the symbols and their meanings.
[例句] 汞的化学元素符号是什么? What's the chemical symbol for mercury?
数 eight ;
[例句] 他放出话说他将使出十八般武艺。 He has said he will use all the weapons at his disposal.
[例句] 1942年6月,英国第八军全面撤退. In June 1942, the British 8th Army was in full retreat.