vi. [棒球、板球等]担任外场员,担任守队队员(field的过去式与过去分词形式);
[例句] ...a field of wheat...
[例句] They went for walks together in the fields.
vt. 取得,获得,实现,成功;vi. 达到预期的目的,实现预期的结果,如愿以偿;
[例句] There are many who will work hard to achieve these goals...
[例句] We have achieved what we set out to do.
adj. (尤指靠自己的努力或行动)获得的,习得的,后天的,起初不喜欢但后来逐渐培养的爱好;v. 获得( acquire的过去式和过去分词 ),(使用探测器)捕获(目标),取得,(计算机、机器人等)捕捉;
[例句] General Motors acquired a 50% stake in Saab for about $400m...
[例句] I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree...
vt. 使隶属于,接纳…为成员,使紧密联系;vt.& vi. 加入,与…有关,为…工作;
[例句] ...twelve companies, including three affiliates of a Texas oil firm...
[例句] The World Chess Federation has affiliates in around 120 countries.
n. 孔,洞,(照相机,望远镜等的)光圈,孔径,隙缝;
[例句] Through the aperture he could see daylight.
[例句] Use a small aperture and position the camera carefully...
adv. 据说,似乎,看来,显然;
[例句] Apparently the girls are not at all amused by the whole business...
[例句] Oil prices fell this week to their lowest level in fourteen months, apparently because of over-production.
vt. 增强,加强,增加,增添,(使)扩张,扩大;n. 增加,补充物;
[例句] While searching for a way to augment the family income, she began making dolls.
n. 横幅,旗,旗帜,标语,大字标题;adj. 第一流的,第一位的,杰出的,领先的,为首的,突出地支持(某一政党)的;
[例句] ...a large crowd of students carrying banners denouncing the government...
[例句] A big banner was draped across one of the streets saying, 'Idaho Falls Says NO to Drugs.'
n. 刀片,剑,(壳、草等的)叶片,桨叶,浮华少年;
[例句] Many of these tools have sharp blades, so be careful.
adj. 易碎的,难以相处的,尖刻暴躁的,冷淡的,声音尖利的;
[例句] Pine is brittle and breaks.
[例句] ...the dry, brittle ends of the hair.
n. 内阁,柜橱,(有特殊用途的)小房间,展览艺术品的小陈列室;adj. 内阁的,秘密的,通常陈列于柜橱内的,可保存的,细木工制作的;
[例句] The star of my medicine cabinet is the humble aspirin...
[例句] He looked at the display cabinet with its gleaming sets of glasses.
n. 出纳员;vt. 解雇,抛弃;
[例句] The government had to recall many officers who had been cashiered on political grounds.
[例句] ...a cashiered army colonel.
n. 证明书,文凭,结业证书;vt. 发给证明书,用证书证明(或认可);
[例句] ...birth certificates.
[例句] ...share certificates.
n. 顾客,当事人,诉讼委托人,[计算机]客户端;
[例句] ...a solicitor and his client...
[例句] The company required clients to pay substantial fees in advance.
n. 商品,日用品,有价值的物品,有利,有益;
[例句] The government increased prices on several basic commodities like bread and meat.
adj. 竞争的,比赛的,(价格等)有竞争力的,(指人)好竞争的,[生化] 抑制酶作用的;
[例句] Only by keeping down costs will America maintain its competitive advantage over other countries...
[例句] Japan is a highly competitive market system...
n. 让步,迁就,(尤指由政府或雇主给予的)特许权,租借地,承认或允许;
[例句] The King made major concessions to end the confrontation with his people.
[例句] The government has granted concessions to three private telephone companies.
vt. 使结合,使配合;vi. 结合,配合;adj. 结合的,成对的,配合的,共轭的;
[例句] ...a child who can read at one and is conjugating Latin verbs at four.
n. 矛盾,否认,反驳;
[例句] ...the contradictions between her private life and the public persona...
[例句] The performance seemed to me unpardonable, a contradiction of all that the Olympics is supposed to be...
vt. 对…起平衡作用,抵消;n. 抗衡 (力),平衡力;
[例句] Add honey to counterbalance the acidity...
[例句] His patriarchal generosity is counterbalanced by his ruthlessness.