adj. 肌肉的,壮健的,肌肉发达的,强壮的;
[例句] As a general rule, all muscular effort is enhanced by breathing in as the effort is made...
[例句] Early symptoms include anorexia, muscular weakness and fatigue.
adj. 不透明的,无光泽的,晦暗的,不传导性的,含糊的,迟钝的;n. 不透明,晦暗,[建]遮檐,遮光涂料;
[例句] You can always use opaque glass if you need to block a street view.
[例句] ...the opaque language of the inspector's reports.
vi. 坚忍,熬住,坚持,百折不回,不屈不挠,支撑;
[例句] ...his ability to persevere despite obstacles and setbacks.
[例句] ...a school with a reputation for persevering with difficult and disruptive children...
n. [物]极性,[生]反向性,对立,[数]配极;
[例句] ...the ideological polarity between nations.
[例句] ...the polarities of good and evil...
adv. 明确地,断然地,肯定地;
[例句] This is positively the worst thing that I can even imagine...
[例句] This is positively the last chance for the industry to establish such a system.
n. 螺旋桨,推进器,=propellor;
[例句] ...a fixed three-bladed propeller.
vt. 偿还,付还,报答,酬报;vi. 偿还,补偿;
[例句] It will take 30 years to repay the loan...
[例句] He advanced funds of his own to his company, which was unable to repay him.
n. 交响乐,交响曲,序曲,插曲,〈古〉和谐,和谐的东西;
adj. 连续的,连载的,顺序排列的,分期偿付的;n. 连载小说,电视连续剧,定期刊物,[军]行军梯队;
[例句] ...one of BBC television's most popular serials, Eastenders...
[例句] Maupin's novels have all appeared originally as serials.
n. 疏忽,[法]过失,粗心大意;
[例句] The soldiers were ordered to appear before a disciplinary council on charges of negligence.
n. 海上抢劫,盗版行为,非法复制;
[例句] Seven of the fishermen have been formally charged with piracy.
[例句] ...protection against piracy of books and films.
n. 卖淫者,妓女,男妓,卖身投靠的人,出卖贞操的人;vt. 使卖淫,卖身,出卖(名誉等),滥用(能力等),卖淫,卖身;adj. 卖淫的,堕落的;
[例句] He admitted last week he paid for sex with a prostitute.
[例句] ...male prostitutes.
n. 衰退,(尤指因催眠或精神疾患,或为逃避目前忧虑)回到从前,回归,(统计学) 回归;
[例句] ...if your child regresses to babyish behaviour...
[例句] Such countries are not 'developing' at all, but regressing.
n. 淤泥,泥沙;vi. 被淤塞,淤积;vt. 使淤积,充塞;
[例句] The lake was almost solid with silt and vegetation.
vt. 用事实支持(某主张、说法等),证实,使具体(实体)化;
[例句] There is little scientific evidence to substantiate the claims.
vt. 维护,证明…无辜,证明…正确,为…辩护;
[例句] The director said he had been vindicated by the experts' report...
[例句] Ministers and officials are confident their decision will be vindicated.
n. 修复,复兴,复职,恢复名誉;
[例句] Considerable efforts have been made to rehabilitate patients who have suffered in this way.
[例句] Ten years later, Dreyfus was rehabilitated...
vt. 击退,驳斥,拒绝;n. 击败;
[例句] Evil has charisma. Though people are repulsed by it, they also are drawn to its power.
[例句] The armed forces were prepared to repulse any attacks.
v. 冲刷,擦亮,四处搜索,(用泻药)泻;n. 擦,冲刷,洗涤剂;
[例句] Rescue crews had scoured an area of 30 square miles...
[例句] We scoured the telephone directory for clues.
n. 焊料,焊锡;vt.& vi. (使)焊接,焊合;
[例句] Fewer workers are needed to solder circuit boards...
[例句] He then soldered the wire to the telephone terminal...