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garrison
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n.卫戍部队;驻地,卫戍区;vt.派(兵)驻防 |
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- The troops came to the relief of the besieged garrison.军队来援救被围的守备军。
- The German was moving to stiffen up the garrison in Sicily.德军正在加强西西里守军之力量。
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chapel
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n.小教堂,殡仪馆 |
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- The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
- She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午,她在小教堂的演出,可以说是登峰造极。
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thither
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adv.向那里;adj.在那边的,对岸的 |
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- He wandered hither and thither looking for a playmate.他逛来逛去找玩伴。
- He tramped hither and thither.他到处流浪。
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attire
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v.穿衣,装扮[同]array;n.衣着;盛装 |
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- He had no intention of changing his mode of attire.他无意改变着装方式。
- Her attention was attracted by his peculiar attire.他那奇特的服装引起了她的注意。
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respite
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n.休息,中止,暂缓 |
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- She was interrogated without respite for twenty-four hours.她被不间断地审问了二十四小时。
- Devaluation would only give the economy a brief respite.贬值只能让经济得到暂时的缓解。
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peculiar
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adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 |
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- He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
- He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。
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enjoyment
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n.乐趣;享有;享用 |
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- Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同,我们这次访问更加愉快了。
- After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话,这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。
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enjoyments
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愉快( enjoyment的名词复数 ); 令人愉快的事物; 享有; 享受 |
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- He is fond of worldly enjoyments. 他喜爱世俗的享乐。
- The humanities and amenities of life had no attraction for him--its peaceful enjoyments no charm. 对他来说,生活中的人情和乐趣并没有吸引力——生活中的恬静的享受也没有魅力。
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uncommonly
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adv. 稀罕(极,非常) |
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- an uncommonly gifted child 一个天赋异禀的儿童
- My little Mary was feeling uncommonly empty. 我肚子当时正饿得厉害。
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hues
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色彩( hue的名词复数 ); 色调; 信仰; 观点 |
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- When the sun rose a hundred prismatic hues were reflected from it. 太阳一出,更把它映得千变万化、异彩缤纷。
- Where maple trees grow, the leaves are often several brilliant hues of red. 在枫树生长的地方,枫叶常常呈现出数种光彩夺目的红色。
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nay
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adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者 |
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- He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable,nay,unique performance.他为儿子出色的,不,应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
- Long essays,nay,whole books have been written on this.许多长篇大论的文章,不,应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。
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sufficiently
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adv.足够地,充分地 |
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- It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
- The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。
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admiration
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n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 |
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- He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
- We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。
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alteration
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n.变更,改变;蚀变 |
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- The shirt needs alteration.这件衬衣需要改一改。
- He easily perceived there was an alteration in my countenance.他立刻看出我的脸色和往常有些不同。
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confinement
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n.幽禁,拘留,监禁;分娩;限制,局限 |
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- He spent eleven years in solitary confinement.他度过了11年的单独监禁。
- The date for my wife's confinement was approaching closer and closer.妻子分娩的日子越来越近了。
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banished
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v.放逐,驱逐( banish的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚,五年后在那里去世。
- He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year. 他被放逐到一个无人居住的荒岛一年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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perfectly
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 |
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- The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
- Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
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concealing
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v.隐藏,隐瞒,遮住( conceal的现在分词 ) |
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- Despite his outward display of friendliness, I sensed he was concealing something. 尽管他表现得友善,我还是感觉到他有所隐瞒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- SHE WAS BREAKING THE COMPACT, AND CONCEALING IT FROM HIM. 她违反了他们之间的约定,还把他蒙在鼓里。 来自英汉文学 - 三万元遗产
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positively
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adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实 |
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- She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
- The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。
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affected
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adj.不自然的,假装的 |
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- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
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distressed
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痛苦的 |
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- He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions. 他非常苦恼而困惑,无法回答他们的问题。
- The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。
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explicit
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adj.详述的,明确的;坦率的;显然的 |
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- She was quite explicit about why she left.她对自己离去的原因直言不讳。
- He avoids the explicit answer to us.他避免给我们明确的回答。
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mischief
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n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹 |
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- Nobody took notice of the mischief of the matter. 没有人注意到这件事情所带来的危害。
- He seems to intend mischief.看来他想捣蛋。
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swerved
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v.(使)改变方向,改变目的( swerve的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- She swerved sharply to avoid a cyclist. 她猛地急转弯,以躲开一个骑自行车的人。
- The driver has swerved on a sudden to avoid a file of geese. 为了躲避一队鹅,司机突然来个急转弯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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creditor
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n.债仅人,债主,贷方 |
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- The boss assigned his car to his creditor.那工头把自己的小汽车让与了债权人。
- I had to run away from my creditor whom I made a usurious loan.我借了高利贷不得不四处躲债。
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tenant
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n.承租人;房客;佃户;v.租借,租用 |
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- The tenant was dispossessed for not paying his rent.那名房客因未付房租而被赶走。
- The tenant is responsible for all repairs to the building.租户负责对房屋的所有修理。
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judgment
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n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 |
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- The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
- He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。
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negligent
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adj.疏忽的;玩忽的;粗心大意的 |
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- The committee heard that he had been negligent in his duty.委员会听说他玩忽职守。
- If the government is proved negligent,compensation will be payable.如果证明是政府的疏忽,就应支付赔偿。
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constrained
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adj.束缚的,节制的 |
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- The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it. 证据是那样的令人折服,他觉得不得不接受。
- I feel constrained to write and ask for your forgiveness. 我不得不写信请你原谅。
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defer
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vt.推迟,拖延;vi.(to)遵从,听从,服从 |
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- We wish to defer our decision until next week.我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。
- We will defer to whatever the committee decides.我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。
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heartiest
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亲切的( hearty的最高级 ); 热诚的; 健壮的; 精神饱满的 |
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- He was then the heartiest and sturdiest boy in the world. 他那时是世界上最诚恳、最坚强的孩子。
- We parted with them in the heartiest manner. 我们和他们在最热烈的气氛下分别了。
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promising
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adj.有希望的,有前途的 |
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- The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
- We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
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deserted
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adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 |
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- The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
- The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。
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akin
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adj.同族的,类似的 |
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- She painted flowers and birds pictures akin to those of earlier feminine painters.她画一些同早期女画家类似的花鸟画。
- Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel.听他的人生故事犹如阅读一本精彩的冒险小说。
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abatement
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n.减(免)税,打折扣,冲销 |
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- A bag filter for dust abatement at the discharge point should be provided.在卸料地点应该装设袋滤器以消除粉尘。
- The abatement of the headache gave him a moment of rest.头痛减轻给他片刻的休息。
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formerly
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adv.从前,以前 |
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- We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
- This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。
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persevere
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v.坚持,坚忍,不屈不挠 |
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- They are determined to persevere in the fight.他们决心坚持战斗。
- It is strength of character enabled him to persevere.他那坚强的性格使他能够坚持不懈。
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distressing
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a.使人痛苦的 |
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- All who saw the distressing scene revolted against it. 所有看到这种悲惨景象的人都对此感到难过。
- It is distressing to see food being wasted like this. 这样浪费粮食令人痛心。
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