n. 女儿,产物,后代,(某地的)妇女,[生]子代;adj. 女儿般的,[生]第一代的,子代的;
[例句] ...Flora and her daughter Catherine.
[例句] ...the daughter of a university professor...
n. 白日梦,幻想,空想;vi. 做白日梦;
[例句] Do you work hard for success rather than daydream about it?...
[例句] He daydreams of being a famous journalist...
adj. 清楚的,坚决的,明显的,明白无误的;v. 下决心( decide的过去式和过去分词 ),(使)决定,解决,裁决;
[例句] Her ignorance of the area put her at a decided disadvantage...
[例句] He's a man of very decided opinions.
vi. 贬值,跌价,轻视;vt. 贬低,轻视,使贬
[例句] Countries may also find their currency is depreciating in foreign markets.
[例句] The demand for foreign currency depreciates the real value of local currencies...
n. 副手,代理人,代表;adj. 副的,代理的;
[例句] ...Jack Lang, France's minister for culture, and his deputy, Catherine Tasca.
[例句] ...the academy's deputy director, Vladimir Kudryatsev.
n. 遗弃,荒凉,破坏,凄凉;
[例句] Kozelek expresses his sense of desolation absolutely without self-pity.
[例句] We looked out upon a scene of desolation and ruin...
v. 绕路,绕道;n. 绕道,弯路;
[例句] He did not take the direct route to his home, but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.
[例句] On the way back, Jarvis detoured to check the time of services at the church.
n. 方言,土语,语调,[语]语支,专业用语;
[例句] In the fifties, many Italians spoke only local dialect...
[例句] They began to speak rapidly in dialect.
n. 失望,扫兴,令人失望的行为(人);
[例句] Despite winning the title, their last campaign ended in great disappointment...
[例句] Book early to avoid disappointment.
vt. 使生气,使不愉快,冒犯,触怒;vi. 使生气,使不快;
[例句] Not wishing to displease her, he avoided answering the question.
v. 使降低,使降职,贬低,低估;
[例句] The boy's condition has been downgraded from critical to serious...
[例句] The female role has been downgraded altogether in the drive for greater equality.
adv. 向山下,如下坡一般,每况愈下;adj. 向下的,下降的,倾斜的,[体]下降滑雪的;n. 下坡路,滑降;
[例句] He headed downhill towards the river...
[例句] The lake itself lies only a few hundred yards off to your right and slightly downhill...
vi. 下蒙蒙细雨,下毛毛雨;n. 蒙蒙细雨,毛毛雨;
[例句] The drizzle had now stopped and the sun was breaking through.
[例句] Clouds had come down and it was starting to drizzle...
n. 黄昏,傍晚,幽暗;adj. 微暗的,变暗的,〈诗〉同dusky;v. 变暗,使变暗;
[例句] We arrived home at dusk.
[例句] She turned and disappeared into the dusk.
n. 炸药,具有爆炸性的事物,有潜在危险的人,引起轰动的人(或物;vt. 破坏,炸毁,装炸药;adj. 极好的;
[例句] Fifty yards of track was blown up with dynamite.
[例句] The rebels dynamited power lines...
adj. 教育(方面)的,为教育的,有教育意义的,提供咨询的;
[例句] ...the British educational system.
[例句] ...pupils with special educational needs.
vt. 委托,托付;
[例句] If parents wanted to entrust their child to the best surgeons, they traveled to Bologna's medical school...
[例句] He was forced to entrust an assistant with the important task of testing and demonstrating aircraft to prospective customers...
vt. 装备,配备,使具备,使有准备;
[例句] They become obsessed with trying to equip their vehicles with gadgets to deal with every possible contingency...
[例句] Owners of restaurants would have to equip them to admit disabled people...
adj. 已建立的,已设立的,已制定的,确定的;v. 建立( establish的过去式和过去分词),确定,[植物学]使(植物)定植,使成为;
[例句] Their religious adherence is not to the established church.
[例句] ...qualified lawyers with established and prestigious business addresses.
n. 企业,建立,(通常反对变革的)当权派,反对改革的保守当权派;
[例句] His ideas influenced the establishment of National Portrait Galleries in London and Edinburgh.
[例句] ...discussions to explore the establishment of diplomatic relations.