n. 摘录,引用,摘要,节录;vt. 摘录,摘要,引用,节要;vi. 摘录,引用;
[例句] ...an excerpt from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker.
[例句] The readings you heard earlier were excerpted from a new oral history of Pearl Harbor.
adj. 臭名远扬的,恶名昭著的,明目张胆的;
[例句] The judge called the decision 'a flagrant violation of international law'...
[例句] His failure to turn his attention to flagrant wastes of public money is inexcusable.
n. 先见,预见,深谋远虑,瞄准器;
[例句] He was later criticised for his lack of foresight...
[例句] They had the foresight to invest in new technology.
adj. 堂皇的,壮丽的,勇敢的,(对女子)献殷勤的;n. 时髦的青年男子,对妇女献殷勤的男人,情人;v. 向(女子)献殷勤;
[例句] The gallant soldiers lost their lives so that peace might reign again.
[例句] He died at the age of 82, after a gallant fight against illness.
n. 诉状,起诉书,刑事起诉书,控告,起诉;
[例句] It's a sad indictment of society that policemen are regarded as easy targets by thugs.
[例句] Prosecutors may soon seek an indictment on racketeering and fraud charges...
n. 今晚,今夜;adv. 在今晚;
[例句] I'm at home tonight...
[例句] Tonight, I think he proved to everybody what a great player he was...
n. 农民,农夫,佃农,粗俗的人;
[例句] ...the peasants in the Peruvian highlands...
[例句] Chinese peasants farm their own plots.
n. 污染物;
[例句] A steady stream of California traffic clogs the air with pollutants.
n. [大气]龙卷风,陆龙卷,大雷雨,具有巨大破坏性的人(或事物);
n. 快艇,帆船,游艇;
[例句] His 36ft yacht sank suddenly last summer.
[例句] ...a round-the-world yacht race.
n. [乐]速度,拍子,(运动或活动的)速度,进度,(下棋的)一着,一步;
[例句] ...owing to the slow tempo of change in an overwhelmingly rural country...
[例句] Both teams played with a lot of quality, pace and tempo.
n. 抄本,誊本,打印本,学生成绩报告单;
[例句] They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.
vt. 输(血或别的液体),渗透,使…被灌输或传达;
vt.& vi. 再整理,再调整;
[例句] I can understand why astronauts find it difficult to readjust to life on earth...
[例句] They are bound to take time to readjust after a holiday.
adj. 令人厌恶的,矛盾的;
[例句] The odour of vitamin in skin is repugnant to insects...
[例句] The Committee said his actions were improper and repugnant.
vt. 改变…的外表,美化,使变得高尚或理想;
[例句] They are transfigured by the healing powers of art...
[例句] He smiled back, which for an instant transfigured his unrevealing features.
adj. 不持续的,短暂的,转瞬即逝的,朝露;
[例句] Most teenage romances are transitory.
[例句] …a sad reminder of the transitory nature of political success.
出版,取出(某物),呈出(某物),说出…;
[例句] A journalist all his life, he's now brought out a book.
[例句] He is totally dedicated and brings out the best in his pupils.
停止,裁剪,剪下,取代;
[例句] I left medicine anyway. I wasn't really cut out for it...
[例句] He doesn't feel he is cut out to be a leader.
收回,(使)回忆起,领回,取回;
[例句] If I buy something and he doesn't like it I'll take it back...
[例句] I went to the library and took your books back...