The arts of China have not declined in spit of the Western influence. ;雖有西方影響,中國的藝 術並未因此而衰落.
The price of mobile telephones has declined sharply. ;手機的價格下降得非常 厲害.
The United Kingdom is now no more than an empire that has declined. ;大英帝國如今只是壹個業 已衰落的帝國.
develop vi.生長,發育,形成; 發展,擴展
develop vt.發展,開發;制定, 研制,成長;逐步產生, 發揮
A good teacher is surely an instructor ; who can develop the capabilities of each student. ;
壹個好老師壹定 是壹個能激發每個學生 潛能的導師.
Juliet Wu's ambition is to develop a national corporation into a worldwide business. ;
;吳士宏的抱負 是要把壹個國內企業擴 展成世界性的企業.
elaborate a.精心計劃的,詳盡的; 復雜的 vt.詳述,詳細制訂 vi.詳述
I just want the facts in brief;you don't need to elaborate. ;我只想簡單了解事實, 妳不必作詳細說明.
I don't want elaborate lace pattern on my dress,just make it simple. ;我不想裙子上有復雜精美的花邊圖案,簡簡單單 就行.
excite vt.使興奮,使激動; 引起,激起
Strong coffee excites your nerves. ;濃咖啡刺激神經, 使人興奮.
Emperor Qinshihuang's cruelty excited a rising of the people. ;秦始皇的殘暴引起了人民的反抗.
fatal a.致命的,災難性的, 毀滅性的;重大的, 決定性的
The city of Tangshan has such a new look that it hardly reminds ; people of the fatal earthquake that eccured over 30 years ago. ;
唐山市如今面貌壹新, 幾乎讓人想不起 30多年前的毀滅性的 地震.
formal a.正規的,正式的, 合禮儀的;形式上的, 表面的
Business letters are usually formal, ; but we write in a informal way to family members or friends. ; 商業信件通常都是講究格 式的, 但我們給家人或朋友寫 信就比較隨便了.
gaze v./n.凝視,註視
In those boring letures,many students just sat gazing into the classroom window. ;
在那些沈悶的課堂教學 中,許多學生知識呆呆地 望著窗外.
guard vt.守衛,捍衛 vi.(against)防止, 防範
guard n.警戒,警備;警衛員, 看守,衛兵
Be on your guard against pickpockets. ;謹防扒手.
Tooth paste with fluorine can effectively guard against tooth decay. ;含氟牙膏能有效防止蛀牙.
hostile a.敵對的,敵意的,不友 善的;敵方的
It was very strange how hostile she was to all the beautiful girls approaching her husband. ;
;很奇怪, 她對所有接近丈夫的漂亮 女孩都心存敵意.
indentical a.相同的,同等的; 同壹的
My opinion are not always identical with my parents's. ;我的意見並不總是和父母 的意見相同.
All eggs look similar, but no two eggs are identical, Leonardo da Vinci's teacher once said to him.;
所有雞蛋看上去相似, 但沒有兩只雞蛋是完全 相同的 ;達芬奇的老師曾經告訴 他說.
inferior n.下級,下屬 a.劣等的,次的;下級的
No inferior products should be allowed to pass. ;決不能讓任何次品漏網.
In the past,women were regarded as inferior to men. ;過去,人們認為女人不如男人.
launch n.發射;(船)下水 (新產品)投產
launch vt.發射;發起(運動) 推出(產品);使開始 從事;使(船)下水
The first artifical satellite was launched by the former Soviet Union, which shocked the United States. ;前蘇聯發射了第壹顆人造衛星, 讓美國人大驚失色.
mechanism n.機械裝置;機制,機理; 辦法,途徑
The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body. ;骨骼和肌肉是人體的組成 機體.
The shell of my watch is transparent and the mechanisms inside can be seen. ;我的手表外殼是透明的, 可以看見裏面的機械 裝置.
match n.比賽,競賽;對手,敵手; 匹配,相配的人(或物); 火柴
match vt.和...相配, 和...相稱, vi.相配,相適合
The prince and princess in the fairy tales ; are always perfectly matched(=were always a perfect match). 童話中的王子與公主永遠都是天造地設的壹對.
The White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou can't be matched for friendliness.
廣州白天鵝賓館良好的 服務態度是無與倫比的.
These shoes do not match;one is large and the other is small. ;這雙鞋不相配,壹只大, 壹只小.
negative a.否定的; 反面的,消極的; 負的,陰性的
negative n.負數;(照相機的) 負片,底片
He was suspicious of having taken dopes,but his urine test was negative. ;
他被懷疑服用了興奮劑, 但他的尿樣檢測卻是呈陰 性的.
Two negative makes a positive. ;負負得正.
obligation n.義務,責任
To pay taxes is an obligation of every citizen. ;納稅是每壹個公民的義務.
panic n.驚慌,恐慌,慌亂 v.(使)恐慌, (使)驚慌失措
The Asian Financial crisis caused panic selling of securities. ;亞洲金融危機引起了債券 的恐慌拋售.
peer pi ;n.同齡人,同等地位的人; 貴族 vi.仔細看,費力地看
To lessen peer(group) pressure,many schools require their students to wear uniforms.
為減少來自同齡群體的壓 力,許多學校要求學生們 穿校服.
He peered at the comp- uter screen,wondering what his programming mistake was.
他仔細地看著計算機的顯 示屏,想知道他的程序出 了什麽錯.
press n.報刊,報界,新聞界; 出版社,通訊社; 壓,按,擠;印刷機
press v.壓,按,擠; 壓榨,壓迫
In the press conference, the White House spokesman always avoids directly answering questions. ; ;在新聞發布會上,白宮發言人總是避免直 接回答問題.
Time presses.Let's press on with our work. ;時間緊迫.我們加緊工作吧.
Just press this button,and you'll start the engine. ;只要按壹下這個按鈕便可 啟動這臺發動機了.
The problem of fuel presses for solution. ;這個燃料的問題急待 解決.
rarely ad.不常,難得
Big Ben in London has rarely gone wrong. ;在倫敦“大本鐘”很少出 差錯.
Only rarely do I eat in restaurants. ;我極少到飯館吃飯.
scandal n.醜事,醜聞;流言蜚語; 反感,憤慨
The former president of the Philipines took tax money for his own use, it was such a scandal.
;菲律賓前總統貪汙稅款, 可謂壹大醜聞.
thread n. 線,細絲;線索,思路; 螺紋 vt.穿(針、線等)
You lose the thread of your argument. ;妳們的論點有失條理.
You need a needle threader if you can't see clearly to thread a needle.
如果看不清楚無法穿線, 妳需要壹枚穿針器.
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bump vt. 碰,撞;顛簸著前進 n. 碰撞;隆起物
In the dim light I couldn't see clearly and bumped into a tree. ;昏暗中我看不清,壹頭撞 在壹棵樹上.
circuit n.電路,線路; 環行,環行道
I run two circuits of the track every morning in order to pass the 800-meter running test.
我每天早晨沿跑道跑兩圈以通過800米考試。
In Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, you will see CCTV is the abbreviation of "Closed Circuit Television".
妳要是查閱《朗文當代英 語詞典》;就會發現CCTV是“閉路 電視”的縮寫.
complain vt.抱怨,訴苦; 投訴,控告
Those who are always complaining should turn their attention to figuring out how to make it better. 那些天成天牢騷滿腹的 人,應該想想如何改變現狀.
You are always complaining about something. ;妳總是滿腹牢騷.
conventional a.普通的,習慣的, 常規的;符合習俗的, 因循守舊的
The Russian Defense Minister maintained that his country should reduce expenditure on conventional weapons ; and spend more on strategic weapons.
俄羅斯的國防部長堅持認為俄應削減花在常規武器上 的開支,而更多地在戰略武器上 投入.
Mother is so conventional in her views. ;媽媽的觀點太保守.
destruction n.毀滅,破壞,消滅
The hot ash and the lava from the volcano Etna brought total destruction to the village.
來自埃及特納火山的滾燙 的火山灰和熔巖給那個小村莊帶來徹底 的毀滅.
emergency n.緊急情況
Wahid threatened to proclaim a state of emergency if Congress decided to impeach him ;瓦希德威脅說如果國會彈劾他,他就宣布緊急狀態.
The patient was asked to ring the bell in an emergency and the nurses on duty would come straight away. 病人在有緊急情況時可以 按鈴,然後當班的護士就會立即前來.
fantasy n.想象,幻想; 想象的產物
Young people often live in a world of fantasy, and parents always tell them to face the reality. ;年青人常生活在幻想的 世界裏,而父母親總會告訴他們 要面對現實.
Stop looking for a perfect job--it's just a fantasy. ;別想找到十全十美的工 作了,那簡直是幻想.
function n.功能,作用,職能; 重大聚會;函數
The function of a chairman at a meeting is to lead and control meetings.
在會上,主席的職責是引 導並控制會議.
An old machine won't function properly if you don't oil it regularly.
舊機器如果不經常加油是 不能正常運轉的.
heave vt.舉起,拉起;扔; (沈重地)發出(嘆息、 呻吟等)
heave ;vi.(用力)舉起,提起 (有節奏的)起伏;嘔吐 n.舉起,升降
The naughty children have just heaved a stone through my window.
淘氣的孩子們剛剛把壹塊石頭扔進我的窗戶.
identify vt.認出,鑒定; (~with)把...等同於 vi.(~with)認同
Do you identify beauty with wisdom? ;妳認為美貌與智慧能相等 同嗎?
The characters on the rubbings are so blurred that it is difficult to identify. ;拓片上的文字模糊不清, 難以識別.