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due |
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1.正当的 2.应得的 3.应付的 4.(船等)预定到达的 |
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subdue |
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1.征服,克服 2.使缓和,使平静 |
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subtle |
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1.细致的,微妙的 2.敏锐的,精明的 3.灵巧的,精致的 |
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a subtle distinction 微妙的差别 |
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paint |
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1.油漆 2.颜料,涂料 |
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1.油漆 2.(用颜料等)画,描绘 3.逼真地描述 |
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painter |
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1.画家 2.油漆工 |
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painting |
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1.绘画,画法 2.油画,水彩画 |
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stumble |
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跌,绊 |
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crumble |
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弄碎,粉碎,崩溃 |
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面包屑 |
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Her hopes crumbled to nothing. 她的希望落空了。 |
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scramble |
n. |
爬行,攀缘,抢夺,混乱 |
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攀缘,争夺,拼凑,匆忙 |
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crawl |
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爬行,蠕动,缓慢行进 |
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creep |
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1.爬,爬行 2.(植物)蔓延 3.蹑手蹑脚地走 4.(由于恐惧等)起鸡皮疙瘩 |
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climb |
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攀登,爬 |
Well is it known that ambition can creep as well as soar. (Edmond Burke, British statesman )
众所周知,胸有大志者能屈能伸。 (英国政治家 伯克.E. )
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mount |
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1.登上(山,梯) 2.骑上 3.安装,固定 |
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1.支架,底架 2.供骑用的动物 |
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amount |
vt. |
1.(to)总计 2.等于 |
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n. |
数量,数额(接不可数名词) |
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total |
n. |
总数 |
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总的,全体的 |
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1.总和是...... 2.计算......的总和 |
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sum |
n. |
1.总数 2.概略,要点 3.金额 |
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(into,to)总计,(up)概括要点 |
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summarize |
vt. |
总结,概括 |
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summary |
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概括的,简略的 |
What this amounts to, of course, is that the scientist has become the victim of his own writings. (NETEM 1999, Passage 5, Paragraph 4)
当然,这几乎等于说:那位科学家成了他自己论文的受害者。
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decrease |
v. |
减少,降价 |
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减少 |
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increase |
v. |
增加,增进 |
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增长,增进 |
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drop |
n. |
1.滴,点 2.下降,下跌 3.最少量的液体 |
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1.滴落,使滴落 2.下降,减少 3.让某人下车 4.放弃 5.顺便走访 6.落后 |
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sink |
v. |
(使)下落,(使)下沉 |
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水槽,水池 |
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fold |
v. |
1.包,笼罩 2.折叠,合拢 |
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折,褶痕 |
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unfold |
v. |
1.逐渐表露,阐明 2.开展 |
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folk |
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民间的 |
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人们,家属 |
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foster |
vt. |
1.养育,抚育,培养 2.抱(希望) |
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foster hopes for success 抱成功的希望 |
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养育者,鼓励者 |
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养育的,收养的 |
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foster child 养子,养女 |
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fork |
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1.叉子 2.岔路口 |
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rise |
vi. |
1.升起 2.起立 3.上涨,增高 4.起义 |
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1.上涨 2.起源,发生 |
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arise |
vi. |
1.由......引起,由......产生 2.出现 |
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raise |
vt. |
1.抬高,举起 2.引出,惹起 3.养育,饲养 4.提出,发起 5.筹集(资金) |
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hoist |
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升起 |
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lift |
v. |
1.使升起,举起 2.(云,雾)消散 |
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1.电梯 2.上升,举起 3.免费搭车 |
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escalate |
vi. |
逐步升高,逐步增强 |
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使逐步上升 |
1. It is not simply to raise everyone's job prospects that all children are legally required to attend school into their teens. (NETEM 1999, Passage 3, Paragraph 2)
根据法律要求,所有儿童都必须就学至十几岁,其目的并非简单地增加他们的谋职能力。
2. On the financial front, Levin is under pressure to raise the stock price and reduce the company's mountainous debt, which will increase to $ 17.3 billion after two new cable deals close. (NETEM 1997, Passage 4, Paragraph 2)
财政方面,他承受着抬高股价,减少公司巨额债务的压力。
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lie |
vi. |
1.躺,平放,位于 2.说谎 |
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谎话,谎言 |
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die |
vi. |
死,死亡 |
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dye |
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(dyed,dyeing)染,把......染上颜色 |
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染料 |
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dying |
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垂死的,临终的 |
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death |
n. |
死,死亡 |
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灭亡 |
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dead |
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1.死亡的,无生命的 2.无感觉的,麻木的 3.呆板的,单调的 |
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preferring to interview the quick rather than the dead喜欢面试灵活的而不是死板的求职者(06年新大纲标题题) |
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ad. |
终结地,全然地 |
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He was dead asleep. 他睡得很死。 |
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死人 |
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deadline |
n. |
最后期限,截止日期 |
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deadly |
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1.致命的 2.极度的,非常的 |
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deadly dull 极为枯燥无味 |
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fatal |
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致命的 |
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suicide |
n. |
1.自杀 2.自取灭亡 |
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自杀 |
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kill |
v. |
杀死,毁掉,消磨 |
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kill time 消磨时间 |
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slaughter |
n./v. |
屠宰,残杀,屠杀 |
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massacre |
n. |
残杀,大屠杀 |
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v. |
残杀,集体屠杀 |
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assassinate |
vt. |
暗杀,行刺 |