n. 侮辱,轻蔑,侮辱的言行,无礼举动;
[例句] Later, he suffered the indignity of having to flee angry protesters...
[例句] What sort of indignities would he be forced to endure?
n. 墨水,油墨,(乌贼分泌的)墨液;vt. 给…上油墨(以供印刷、签订合同等),签名(在…上),涂油墨;
[例句] The letter was handwritten in black ink.
[例句] Ritter took his left hand and inked the fingertips.
n. 小旅馆,客栈,小饭店,小酒馆;vi. 住旅馆;
[例句] ...the Waterside Inn.
adj. 不温和的,过度的,无节制的,放纵的;
[例句] The tone of the article is intemperate.
[例句] ...the unwisely intemperate language of the party chairman.
n. 交流,交往,交际,[生]交合;
[例句] ...sexual intercourse...
[例句] We didn't have intercourse.
vt. 插(话),插入,打断,提出(反对)以便干预;
[例句] Police had to interpose themselves between the two rival groups...
[例句] The work interposes a glass plate between two large circular mirrors.
vt. 散布,散置,点缀;
[例句] Originally the intention was to intersperse the historical scenes with modern ones.
[例句] ...skillfully interspersing jokes and gossipy anecdotes among his instructions.
n. 刺激,激怒,恼怒,生气,兴奋,令人恼火的事;
[例句] For the first time Leonard felt irritation at her methods...
[例句] He tried not to let his irritation show as he blinked in the glare of the television lights.
n. 核心,要点,谷粒,核;v. 把…包在核内;
[例句] The kernel of that message was that peace must not be a source of advantage or disadvantage for anyone.
[例句] For all I know, there may be a kernel of truth in what he says.
n. 亲戚关系;adj. 同宗的, 同源的,类似的, 相似的;
[例句] The offender made proper restitution to the victim's kindred.
[例句] I recall many discussions with her on these and kindred topics.
n. 搭接,搭叠,重叠,成卷,铺网;
[例句] She waited quietly with her hands in her lap...
[例句] Hugh glanced at the child on her mother's lap.
n. 照明,照明设备,点火,舞台灯光,布光,灯光安排;v. 照明,点燃(light的ing形式);
[例句] ...the bright fluorescent lighting of the laboratory...
[例句] The whole room is bathed in soft lighting.
n. 狮子,名人,[天文学、占星术]狮子(星)座,勇士,名流;
adj. 载重的,有负荷的,充满…的,〈美俚〉喝醉了的,〈美俚〉富有的;v. 把…装上车[船]( load的过去式),装…;
[例句] That's a loaded question.
[例句] ...the loaded word 'sexist'.
n. 长寿,寿命,长期供
[例句] Human longevity runs in families...
[例句] The main characteristic of the strike has been its longevity.
adj. 清楚的,明白的,神志清醒的,清澈的,透明的,[动,植]光滑的;
[例句] ...a lucid account of the history of mankind...
[例句] His prose is always lucid and compelling.
n. 磁性,磁力,磁学,吸引力,催眠术;
[例句] There was no doubting the animal magnetism of the man...
[例句] Later, she would describe his magnetism as irresistible.
n. 故障,功能障碍,失灵;vi. 失灵,发生故障;
[例句] The radiation can damage microprocessors and computer memories, causing them to malfunction...
[例句] Early physicians removed the malfunctioning organs.
vt. 乱砍,损坏,用轧布机砑光;n. 轧布机,轧板机,碾压机;
[例句] His body was crushed and mangled beyond recognition.
[例句] ...the mangled wreckage.
n. 策划者,操纵者,智多星,才子;vt. 策划,谋划;
[例句] The finance minister will continue to mastermind Poland's economic reform...
[例句] The bombings were masterminded by a known drugs smuggler.