n. 工资名单,工资总支出,工薪总额;
[例句] They had 87,000 employees on the payroll.
adj. 实际的,实用主义的,好管闲事的,国事的;n. 爱管闲事的人,专断的人,国事诏书,实务家;
[例句] Robin took a pragmatic look at her situation.
[例句] ...a pragmatic approach to the problems faced by Latin America.
n. 先决条件,前提,必要条件;adj. 必须先具备的,必要的,先决条件的;
[例句] Good self-esteem is a prerequisite for a happy life...
[例句] Party membership was an essential prerequisite of a successful career.
n. 剽窃,抄袭,剽窃物,抄袭物;
[例句] Now he's in real trouble. He's accused of plagiarism.
[例句] Most famous political quotes are plagiarisms and this was no exception.
vt.& vi. 传播,散播,兜售,叫卖,忙于做琐事;
[例句] His attempts to peddle his paintings around London's tiny gallery scene proved unsuccessful.
[例句] When a drug pusher offered the Los Angeles youngster $100 to peddle drugs, Jack refused.
adj. 很有害的,恶性的,致命的,险恶的,引起巨大伤害的,毁灭性的;
[例句] I did what I could, but her mother's influence was pernicious...
[例句] There is a pernicious culture of excellence: everything has to be not merely good but the best.
n. 精力,(木)髓,(争论、思想等)核心,橙子等外皮之下的海绵层;vt. 杀死,使瘫痪,除去…中的髓;
n. 充分,完全,丰富,茂盛;
[例句] The music brought him a feeling of plenitude and freedom.
[例句] ...the safety and plenitude of their life.
adj. 〈俚〉豪华的,漂亮的,舒服的,长毛绒做的;n. 长绒棉,长毛绒,长毛绒裤;
[例句] ...a plush, four-storey, Georgian house in Mayfair.
[例句] ...one of the plushest posts in US diplomacy.
vt.& vi. 以粗锉打磨,粗刮,发出摩擦的刺耳声,伤(人感情),使焦急,用急躁刺耳的声音说;n. 粗锉,木锉,[机]锉机,锉磨而发出的刺耳声音,(心里的)焦急,烦躁;
[例句] 'Where've you put it?' he rasped...
[例句] He fell back into the water, his breath rasping in his heaving chest...
养育,提出,谈到,呕出;
[例句] She brought up four children...
[例句] His grandmother and his father brought him up...
折叠,草拟,(使)停下,排好队伍;
[例句] They agreed to draw up a formal agreement...
[例句] He wants his ministers to concentrate on implementing policy, not on drawing it up.
(使)停下(住),责备,(使)名次提前,从土里拔出来;
[例句] The cab pulled up and the driver jumped out.
[例句] He pulled up a chair behind her and put his chin on her shoulder.
瓜分,劈成,(使)分成若干小部分,(使)断绝关系;
[例句] Research suggests that children whose parents split up are more likely to drop out of high school...
[例句] I was beginning to think that nothing could ever split us up...
n. 烙饼,薄煎饼,粉饼,[航]平降,平坠;vt. 使平坠著陆,使平展;vi. 平坠着陆,平展;
vt. 踏过,逾越,超出…的限度;
[例句] The Commission is sensitive to accusations that it is overstepping its authority...
[例句] In male company, perhaps he did overstep the bounds of propriety.
adj. 标绘的;v. 密谋( plot的过去式和过去分词 ),绘制,把…分成小块,为(文学作品)设计情节;
[例句] Security forces have uncovered a plot to overthrow the government...
[例句] He was responding to reports of an assassination plot against him.
adj. 哲学上的,哲学(家)的,冷静的,沉着的,明达的,达观的;
[例句] He was not accustomed to political or philosophical discussions.
[例句] Lewis has grown philosophical about life.
vt. 使(头发)卷曲,把…压成褶子;
[例句] Crimp the edges to seal them tightly.
[例句] The dollar's recent strength is crimping overseas sales and profits.
n. 羊,绵羊,胆小鬼,易受人摆布的人,缺乏主见或轻易盲从的人;
[例句] ...grassland on which a flock of sheep were grazing.