n. 勇敢,鲁莽;adj. 胆大的,勇敢的,意气风发的;v. 敢(dare的现在分词);
[例句] Bergit was probably more daring than I was...
[例句] He realized this to be a very daring thing to ask.
vt. 推论,推断,演绎,追溯根源;
[例句] Alison had cleverly deduced that I was the author of the letter.
[例句] The date of the document can be deduced from references to the Civil War...
n. 离开,离去,起程,背离,东西距离;
[例句] ...the President's departure for Helsinki...
[例句] They hoped this would lead to the departure of all foreign forces from the country...
vt. 留住,阻住,耽搁,拘留,扣留;
[例句] The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours...
[例句] He was arrested and detained for questioning.
vt. 看出,理解,了解,识别,辨别;vi. 辨明,分清;
[例句] You need a long series of data to be able to discern such a trend...
[例句] It was hard to discern why this was happening.
n. 离婚,分离;vt. 与…离婚,分离;vt.& vi. 与(某人)离婚,判(某人)离婚;
[例句] Numerous marriages now end in divorce...
[例句] Their divorce became final this weekend...
n. (一)打,十二个;adj. 一打的;
[例句] ...a dozen eggs...
[例句] You will be able to take ten dozen bottles free of duty through customs...
n. 持续,持续的时间,期间,(时间的)持续,持久,连续,[语音学]音长,音延;
[例句] He was given the task of protecting her for the duration of the trial...
[例句] Courses are of two years' duration.
adj. (人或其举止)优美的,漂亮的,简炼的,简洁的;
[例句] Patricia looked beautiful and elegant as always.
[例句] ...an elegant restaurant.
adv. 到处,处处,无论什么地方,四下里,漫,匝地;
[例句] Working people everywhere object to paying taxes...
[例句] We went everywhere together...
adj. 虚弱的,衰弱的,无效的,无意的,缺乏决心的,缺乏活力的;
[例句] He told them he was old and feeble and was not able to walk so far...
[例句] the feeble light of a tin lamp.
n. 立场,基础,关系,交情,立足点;
[例句] The new law will put official corruption on the same legal footing as treason.
[例句] ...research that is aimed at placing training on a more scientific footing.
n. 牛马饲料,寻找粮草;vi. 搜寻(食物),尤指动物觅(食),(尤指用手)搜寻(东西);
[例句] They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel.
[例句] We disturbed a wild boar that had been foraging by the roadside...
n. 边疆,边境,边界,边缘,尚待开发的领域;adj. 边疆的,边界的,新垦地的,边地的,开拓的;
[例句] It wasn't difficult then to cross the frontier.
[例句] ...a far-flung outpost on the frontier.
n. 一代人,代(约30年),时代,生殖,产生;
[例句] ...the younger generation of Party members...
[例句] David Mamet has long been considered the leading American playwright of his generation.
adj. 贪吃的,贪心的,贪婪的,渴望的;
[例句] He attacked greedy bosses for awarding themselves big rises...
[例句] She is greedy and selfish.
n. 指导,引导,导航,领
[例句] ...an opportunity for young people to improve their performance under the guidance of professional coaches...
[例句] The nation looks to them for guidance.
n. 佃户租种的土地,所有物(如土地、债券、股份等),私有财产,(因其热情、精力或决心等)阻拦不住某人;v. 拿( hold的现在分词),认为,包含,容纳;
[例句] That would increase Olympia & York's holding to 35%...
[例句] Sid's amazing wealth comes from holdings in oil, gas, land and property.
n. 障碍,困难,跳栏,障碍赛跑,[史]囚笼,囚车;vi. 克服困难,越过障碍,参加跨栏赛跑;vt. 跳过障碍,跳栏,用疏篱围住,克服困难;
[例句] Two-thirds of candidates fail at this first hurdle and are packed off home...
[例句] The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.
adj. 不言明[含蓄]的,无疑问的,绝对的,成为一部份的,内含的;
[例句] This is seen as an implicit warning not to continue with military action...
[例句] Branagh says that it was his intention to make explicit in the film what was only implicit in the play.