助 and so on,and so on and so forth,and the like;
[例句] 踏入未知地带最好的对策就是微笑。 The best thing to do when entering unknown territory is smile.
[例句] 记住:保持乐观的心态,好事自然会发生。 Remember, keep a positive attitude and good things will happen.
purpose,aim,goal,objective,intent ;
[例句] 该项目的总成本会超过2.4亿美元。 The total cost of the project would be more than $240 million.
[例句] 关于我们的出版目的存在着某些误解。 There has been some misunder-standing of our publishing aims.
really,and no mistake,indeed,be certain to,certainly ;
[例句] “嗯,”他承认道,“我有时候说话的确有点吐字不清。” "Well," he conceded, "I do sometimes mumble a bit."
[例句] 这是一项的确已失去了魅力的游戏。 It's a game that has really lost its allure.
effective,efficacious,valid,impactful;
[例句] 如果使用得当,避孕套是很有效的避孕手段。 Condoms are an effective method of birth control if used with care.
[例句] 服用避孕药是最有效的避孕方法。 The pill is the most efficient method of birth control.
forsooth,real,trueborn,veritable,truer ;
[例句] 我真的不理解这到底有什么意义,简直是愚蠢透顶。 I don't see the point in it really. It's just stupid.
[例句] “你真的不说吗?”她问道,乞求得到安慰。 "You really won't tell?" she asked, begging for reassurance.
important,significant,momentous,vital;
[例句] 成功不是终点,失败也并非末日,最重要的是继续前进的勇气。 Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.--Winston Churchill
[例句] 他是欧洲最重要的通缉犯之一。 He is one of the most wanted criminals in Europe.
助 (表示跟某种事物或情况像似)as,as...as,as if[though],-like,nymphlike ;
[例句] 他们发现了一处迷宫似的地道。 They found a labyrinth of tunnels under the ground.
[例句] 公司对待我的态度就好像是我上班时溜号了似的。 The company treated me as though I were skiving.
complete,whole,holonomic,unabridged;
[例句] 基于如此不完整的证据采取的任何行动都是愚蠢的。 Any action on the basis of such fragmentary evidence would be foolish.
[例句] 医学专家尚未提出完整的报告。 The medical experts have yet to report in full.
all round,comprehensive,across-the-aboard,overall;
[例句] 其实, 你其实可以节省金钱,购买更全面的树! In fact, you can actually save money by buying a fuller tree!
[例句] 这是相当棒而全面的2005年媒体大事纪回顾! This is a competent and comprehensive review of media events in 2005!
orbicular,rotund,[医] teres,round,circinal ;
[例句] 这个公式用于计算圆的面积。 This formula is used to calculate the area of a circle.
[例句] 地球是圆的是常识. It is common knowledge that the earth is round.
corpulent,fubsy,[医] adipose,hyperpimelic,obese ;
[例句] 那肥胖的老人一跩一跩地穿过马路. The stout old man waddled across the road.
[例句] 时装大师们常表达一些离奇的想法,诸如让身材肥胖的人穿上紧身裤。 Fashion gurus dictate crazy ideas such as squeezing oversized bodies into tight trousers.
severe,sharp,stringent,crucial,acrimonious ;
[例句] 作为对此的回应,总统对批评者们给予了严厉的抨击。 The president responded to this with a blistering attack on his critics.
[例句] 根据希腊严厉的反毒品法律,他们将面临20年监禁。 Under Greece's stiff anti-drugs laws they could face twenty years in jail.
blamed,damnable,damned,deathful,bloody ;
[例句] “该死的,等一下”,明迪愤愤地说道,“谁也没说过要过夜。” "Wait a damn minute," Mindy spat. "Nobody said anything about staying overnight."
[例句] 这部该死的影片我一点儿都看不懂。 I couldn't make head nor tail of the damn film.
big,great,[计] greater,large,bigger ;
[例句] 哈里继承了这座房子以及相当大的一片土地。 Harry inherited the house and a sizeable chunk of land.
[例句] 你真自以为是。我们为什么要费那么大的力气? You flatter yourself. Why would we go to such ludicrous lengths?
changeful,liquid,[医] fugacious,labile,fickle-minded ;
[例句] 我可以把他们易变的、不成熟的心灵雕塑成最适合我的工具. From their flexible and unformed minds I can carve out my fittest tools.
[例句] 西安 的天气很易变的. The weather in Xi'an is always changeable.
fatal,deadly,[化] lethal,deathful,internecine ;
[例句] 这些障碍物对于想要往上游游动的鱼儿来说是致命的。 The barriers are lethal to fish trying to swim upstream.
[例句] 很难判断是谁给了致命的一击。 It is impossible to say who struck the fatal blow.
soft,limp,[医] doughy,lithe,silken ;
[例句] 他舒舒服服地坐在柔软的躺椅上。 He was comfortably seated in a soft reclining chair.
[例句] 我摩挲着小牛耳朵里面柔软的凹槽。 I rubbed the velvety grooves inside the calf's ears.
light,mild,slight,trifling,trivial ;
[例句] 芦荟可能对发炎以及轻微的皮肤炎症具有镇痛作用。 Aloe may have an analgesic effect on inflammation and minor skin irritations.
[例句] 即使是轻微的头部创伤也会对心理产生长期影响。 Even minor head injuries can cause long-lasting psychological effects.
coarse,crude,[医] asperous,harsh,crass ;
[例句] 她在他粗糙的面颊上左右各吻了一下。 She planted a kiss on each of his leathery cheeks.
[例句] 她把脸颊靠在他粗糙的夹克上。 She rested her cheek against the roughness of his jacket.
skilled,experienced,skillful,masterly,perfect ;
[例句] 从哈尔熟练的方法中可以学到很多。 There is a great deal to learn from Hal's expert approach.
[例句] 新来的人中很大一部分是技术熟练的专业人士。 A high proportion of the new arrivals are skilled professionals.