n. 豹,黑豹,美洲豹;
n. 陷阱,圈套,诱惑;
[例句] The pitfalls of working abroad are numerous...
[例句] He also points out that forward planning can help avoid stressful pitfalls.
adj. 散文的,乏味的,如实的;
[例句] His instructor offered a more prosaic explanation for the surge in interest...
[例句] The truth is more prosaic.
adj. 充满…的,塞满了…的;v. 包装(pack的过去式和过去分词);
[例句] From 3.30 until 7pm, the shop is packed...
[例句] ...a packed meeting at Westminster...
n. 豪猪,箭猪;
n. 倾向,习性,癖好,偏爱;
[例句] Mr Bint has a propensity to put off decisions to the last minute...
[例句] She hasn't reckoned on his propensity for violence.
n. 支持者,拥护者,提倡者,提出认证遗嘱者;
[例句] Halsey was identified as a leading proponent of the values of progressive education.
n. 市侩,庸人;adj. 市侩的,庸俗的,低级的;
[例句] ...a philistine government that allowed the arts to decline.
[例句] ...a philistine city lacking in elegance.
n. 平民,庶民,平民百姓,平庸粗俗的人;adj. 平民的,庶民的,无教养的,粗俗的;
[例句] In the 1790s Tom Paine taught plebeian radicals that mankind would live in harmony were it not for the vested interest which princes, diplomats and soldiers had in promoting wars to enrich themselves.
[例句] ...a philosophy professor with a cockney accent and an alarmingly plebeian manner...
adj. 全体出席的,无限的,完全的,绝对的;n. 全体会议,全会;
[例句] The programme was approved at a plenary session of the Central Committee last week.
n. [医]预后,判病结局,预测;
[例句] If the cancer is caught early the prognosis is excellent.
[例句] ...a gloomy prognosis of the Scots' championship prospects.
adj. 小于一般尺寸的,微不足道的,弱小的,微弱的;
[例句] ...a puny, bespectacled youth...
[例句] The resources at the central banks' disposal are simply too puny.
n. 幼兽,小狗;v. 下崽;
n. 舞伴( partner的名词复数 ),同伴,配偶;
[例句] Wanting other friends doesn't mean you don't love your partner.
[例句] ...his choice of marriage partner.
adj. 战后的;
[例句] In the post-war years her writing regularly appeared in The New Journal...
[例句] He really was one of the finest boxers in post-war Britain.
adj. 无价的,极贵重的,非常有趣的,极荒谬的;n. 非卖品;
[例句] They are priceless, unique and irreplaceable.
[例句] ...the priceless treasures of the Royal Collection.
adj. 总统[总裁,议长,董事长,校长等](职务)的,统辖的,支配的,监督的,指挥的,总统制的,有总统气派的;
[例句] ...Peru's presidential election...
[例句] There are several presidential candidates.
n. 有礼貌,客气,文雅,有礼貌的行为;
[例句] Everyone around him was trying to be polite, but you could tell they were all bored...
[例句] It's not polite to point or talk about strangers in public...
adv. 潜在地,可能地,强有力地,权威地;
[例句] The firm has identified 60 potential customers at home and abroad...
[例句] ...potential party members...
adv. 穷困地,差劲地,看不起地;adj. 身体不舒服的,健康欠佳的;
[例句] I've just phoned Julie and she's still poorly.