刘毅 GRE3000字汇(P076-115)
时间：2018-11-27 作者：英语课 分类：刘毅GRE3000字汇
Test 36
1. Badly shaken, he told us that he had seen a spectral 2 phenomenon.
2. The hapless boy would accept any job offered to him.
3. The choleric 3 child often got into fights with his schoolmates.
4. Shoveling deep snow is far too arduous 4 a task for a man of his age.
5. His friends were all dogmatic political theoreticians.
6. The merchants agitated 5 for a reduction in sales taxes.
7. Their grand schemes were nothing but a delusion 6.
8. The boss ignored the employee’s incessant 7 complaints.
9. Sobriety is necessary when operating a motor vehicle.
10. With parasites 8 in his stomach, the patient suffered from malnutrition 9.
11. Her eyes assumed a strange, weary, apathetic 10 look.
Vocabulary:
Spectral/hapless/choleric/arduous/dogmatic/agitate/delusion/incessant/sobriety/ parasite/apathetic
Test 37
1. English literature is full of allusions 11 to Latin and Greek authors.
2. Parodies 12 are one of the most penetrating 13 of criticisms.
3. She is well-known for her trilogy on blue-collar life.
4. Epigrams are often used in advertising 14.
5. An informer alleged 15 that Thomas was a spy.
6. Everyone was baffled by the princess caprices.
7. “Haveth” is the archaic 16 form of the verb “have”.
8. Clarke’s “2001” gives a fictitious 17 account of life in the future.
9. A versatile 18 athlete, she competed both in the long jump and one-hundred-meter dash.
10. Living in affluence 19 from birth made him complacent 20.
11. General elections in the USA occur biennially 21.
12. She had much credulity about her in her youth.
Vocabulary:
Allusion/parody/trilogy/epigram/allege/caprice/archaic/fictitious/versatile/affluence/ biennially/credulity
Test 38
1. His treatise 22 on economics won him a Nobel Prize.
2. Don’t profane 23 the sanctity of the temple by wearing improper 24 clothes.
3. Dartboards feature a number of concentric circles.
4. The newspaper reporter exposed the corrupt 25 politicians’ sinister 26 plot.
5. Many Chinese still venerate 27 their ancestors.
6. After taking his temperature, the doctor knew the child’s illness was unfeigned.
7. Lack of vigilance was the reason for the theft.
8. All of the women on that volleyball team are amazons.
9. Many fantasy stories are allegories of modern society.
10. The chauvinist 29 was shocked to see his national team eliminated in the preliminary round.
11. His partiality for women students resulted in his loss of tenure 30.
12. Time validated 31 her innocence 32.
Vocabulary:
Treatise/profane/concentric/sinister/venerate/unfeigned/vigilance/amazon/allegory/ chauvinst/partiality/validate
Test 39
1. His teeth protrude 33 like fangs 34.
2. They bought the villa 35 at an opportune 36 moment.
3. She had many fervent 37 admires during her acting 38 career.
4. She had an affinity 39 for muscle-bound men.
5. The venerable warrior 40 received many commendations for bravery in the battlefield.
6. He is famous for his extensive use of metaphors 41.
7. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her altruism 42.
8. The relevancy of Malthus’s writings has now been recognized.
9. If you don’t understand the denotation 43 of a word, look it up in the dictionary.
10. Encyclopedias 44 are compilations 45 of all knowledge.
11. Most of the staff at the hotel are multilingual.
12. She made fun of him through burlesque 46.
Vocabulary:
Protrude/opportune/fervent/affinity/venerable/metaphor/altruism/relevancy/denotation/compilation/multilingual/burlesque
Test 40
1. The strong opposition 47 of wealthy landowners stifled 48 attempts at agrarian 49 reform.
2. Military orders are usually explicit 50.
3. I wonder whose side he will be on as he is an opportunist.
4. Rwanda, an African country, is now in a state of ferment 51.
5. Governments sometimes offer incentives 52 for foreign investment.
6. The masses are not in conformity 53 with the new tax law.
7. She looked back on her youth with nostalgia 54.
8. Edgar Allan Poe had an imaginative aesthetic 55 sense.
9. Water molecules 56 are composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
10. There is a variety of temptations in a metropolis 57.
11. His fascination 58 with the supernatural developed into obsession 59.
Vocabulary:
Agrarian/explicit/opportunist/ferment/incentive/conformity/nostalgia/aesthetic/ molecule/metropolis/obsession
Test 41
1. An arbiter 60 was brought in to settle the dispute between the two parties.
2. The judge’s speech contained no political connotations.
3. As part of the divorce settlement, he had to pay alimony and child support.
4. It is hard to controvert 61 modern scientific theories.
5. We went to see the multiform collection of gems 62 at the museum.
6. The great majority of amphibians 63 still mate in water.
7. The king sought to aggrandize 64 his own power.
8. The plan called for the demolition 65 of many old buildings.
9. The U. N. demanded an unequivocal end to racism 66 in South Africa.
10. The government confiscated 67 the property of the traitor 68.
11. All members of the cat family are carnivorous.
12. He is too nice a man to do anything as despicable as murder.
Vocabulary:
Arbiter/connotation/alimony/controvert/multiform/amphibian/aggrandize/demolition/ unequivocal/confiscate/carnivorous/despicable
Test 42
1. It’s still possible to see examples of baroque architecture in Macau.
2. Her vision and hearing are impaired 69 by age.
3. She garnished 70 her apartment with some knickknacks.
4. After marrying the rich woman, he became servile to her every whim 71.
5. At the pinnacle 72 of his career, he abruptly 73 decided 74 to change jobs.
6. Alchemy was popular during the Middle Ages.
7. The tribe was known for their self-reliance and frugality 75.
8. Refusing to spy on his co-workers and neighbors, he was constantly harassed 76 by the secret police.
9. His digressive 77 way of talking annoyed the teacher.
10. He endured the crises with fortitude 78.
11. The government has implemented 79 a plan to improve the traffic conditions.
12. The clever general thought up many stratagems 80 to confound the enemy.
Vocabulary:
Baroque/impair/garnish/servile/pinnacle/alchemy/frugality/harass/digressive/fortitude/ implement/stratagem
Test 43
1. Her amiable 81 disposition 82 pleased all who were around her.
2. His gauche 83 mannerisms won him few friends.
3. Heresy 84 remains 85 a serious crime in many Islamic countries.
4. Prior to traveling to Athens she bought a Greek lexicon 86.
5. The warm weather during the spring caused the plant to germinate 87.
6. Rattlesnakes can be a formidable threat.
7. Their relationship, on the whole, has been an amicable 88 one.
8. All of the colors of the spectrum 89 can be seen in a rainbow.
9. The bountiful harvest brought about a superfluity of grain that year.
10. The harsh winter caused a diminution 90 in their provisions.
11. The renegades are still in hiding.
12. He was given his severance 91 pay and dismissed.
Vocabulary:
Amiable/gauche/heresy/lexicon/germinate/formidable/amicable/spectrum/superfluity/ diminution/renegade/severance
Test 44
1. The stigma 92 of adultery made him an outcast.
2. His attempt to disclaim 93 involvement was met with skepticism.
3. The pious 94 followers 95 avoided the heretic.
4. He made an arbitrary decision, which we didn’t agree with.
5. Doing such a foolish thing could put your career in jeopardy 96.
6. They wandered through the labyrinths 97 of the Old Town.
7. We have been accustomed to his eccentricities 98 in dress.
8. In college, she went from one transient job to another.
9. Her unfaltering support was instrumental in his passing the Bar exam.
10. He was convinced an apparition 99 of his dead father appeared before him last night.
11. The traumatic event made her temporarily insane.
12. The opulence 100 of ancient Rome was proverbial.
Vocabulary:
Stigma/disclaim/heretic/arbitrary/jeopardy/labyrinth/eccentricity/transient/unfaltering/ apparition/traumatic/opulence
Test 45
1. Her sojourn 101 abroad lasted for two years.
2. He was found guilty of being an accomplice 102 in the crime.
3. The autocrat 103 refused to allow criticism of his rule.
4. He was confused by the similitude of the two events.
5. The wily politician will often give an equivocal reply when asked a question.
6. The guests tried to ignore the loutish 104 behavior of the gluttonous 105 child.
7. They voted against the proposal with unanimity 106.
8. The boss was very solicitous 107 for the welfare of his employees.
9. Christians 108 believe that God is omnipotent 109.
10. They blamed the poor harvest on a malediction 110 for past sins.
11. “Peter Piper picked…” is an example alliteration 111.
Vocabulary:
Sojourn/accomplice/autocrat/similitude/equivocal/gluttonous/unanimity/solicitous/ omnipotent/malediction/alliteration
Test 46
1. She was an austere 112 religious woman of Spanish origins.
2. The status of the patriarch in family life isn’t the same as it was before.
3. The postal 113 workers are trying to retrieve 114 the lost letters.
4. The politician equivocated 115 in order to obscure his intentions.
5. In a democracy, adult citizens are given franchise 116.
6. Her remarks usually deviated 117 from the truth.
7. During his career as an officer, his behavior has been impeccable.
8. This organization is independent and autonomous 118.
9. The essay contained a lot of scientific terminology 119.
10. He gave a valedictory 120 speech just before he retired 121.
11. The noted 122 philanthropist had a new library built on campus.
12. Nobody gave heed 123 to his clairvoyant 124 warning.
Vocabulary:
Austere/patriarch/retrieve/equivocate/franchise/deviate/impeccable/autonomous/ terminology/valedictory/philanthropist/clairvoyance
Test 47
1. To which galaxy 125 does our solar system belong?
2. The striking workers were given an ultimatum 126.
3. His job is to act as a liaison 127 between the two disparate groups.
4. Without warning a projectile 128 slammed into the hull 129 of the ship.
5. His statement was based on empirical grounds.
6. The judge found the evidence had been fabricated and acquitted 130 the defendant 131.
7. The travelers needed to replenish 132 their supplies.
8. Refugees crossed the border to escape the carnage in their homeland.
9. It’s not difficult to find the metaphysical and religious ideas in his writings.
10. A splendid panorama 133 can be seen from the top of this hill.
11. The musician’s studio had excellent acoustics 134.
12. The children were in awe 135 of him, thinking he was omniscient 136.
Vocabulary:
Galaxy/ultimatum/liaison/projectile/empirical/fabricate/replenish/carnage/metaphysical/panorama/acoustics/omniscient
Test 48
1. The faithful placed a large rood on top of the hill.
2. He was pronounced a quack 137 and forbidden from practicing medicine.
3. The old storyteller would often narrate 138 sagas 139 to the children at night.
4. The winning driver gulped 140 down the champagne 141 with gusto.
5. The physicist 142 deserved all the honors bestowed 143 upon him.
6. His parents forbid him to read erotic comic strips.
7. A wily smile was creeping around the corners of his mouth.
8. She likes to wear modish 144 clothes, no matter how much they cost.
9. He seldom wavers in his credo.
10. The peasants had to donate tithes 145 after harvest.
11. Try to grasp the purport 146 of this article.
12. The captain was absolved 147 from all blame and responsibility for the shipwreck 148.
Vocabulary:
Rood/quack/saga/gusto/bestow/erotic/wily/modish/credo/tithe/purport/absolve
Test 49
1. Astronomy was beyond his ken 1.
2. It was such a trite 149 idea that we ignored it.
3. She knew that her efforts to feign 28 cheerfulness weren’t convincing.
4. He made an effort to wade 150 through the shoals.
5. The onions were pickled in a saline solution.
6. It weighs 530 carats and is the biggest cut diamond ever.
7. Every summer they went to Colorado to appreciate the showcapped mountains and azure 151 sky.
8. Attempts to persuade him to give up were bootless.
9. The merchant was fined for overcharging the gullible 152 house wife.
10. The lawyer badgered the witness out of his wits.
11. He has dawdled 153 away the entire weekend.
Vocabulary:
Ken/trite/feign/shoal/saline/carat/azure/bootless/gullible/badger/dawdle
Test 50
1. The obese 154 young man was found ineligible 155 for military service.
2. Gold dust is heated until liquid and poured into a matrix to make gold bars.
3. They were in a dire 156 situation after the mine closed.
4. His enemy tried to malign 157 him by spreading false rumors 158.
5. A strong earthquake caused the crevice 159 in this wall.
6. This error pervades 160 all present-day systems.
7. He appends a brief note on this subject to his report.
8. Novice 161 skiers should avoid the higher slopes of the mountain.
9. In matters of defense 162 he was not a pacifist but an advocate of armed neutrality.
10. The fine building should be preserved for posterity 163.
11. She became languid from overwork.
12. The sailor used many nautical 164 terms that we couldn’t understand.
Vocabulary:
Obese/matrix/dire/malign/crevice/pervade/append/novice/pacifist/posterity/languid/ nautical
Test 51
1. In the homestretch the jockey gave the horse a flick 165 with his whip.
2. He reeked 166 of garlic.
3. It was hazy 167 when they set out on their hike.
4. The boss will become testy 168 if you ask for a pay raise.
5. He was indicted 169 for being drunk and disorderly.
6. Fortunately the doctor found that the tumor 170 was benign 171.
7. Unable to attend the meeting, he had his proxy 172 vote on the proposal.
8. We offer a rebate 173 of five percent to those who buy the deluxe 174 model.
9. After a long debate the statute 175 was passed by the Parliament.
10. Thoroughbred horses can run very fast because of eugenic 176 breeding.
11. He has the impassive face of a professional gamester.
12. The virtuoso 177 made a living as a private tutor.
Vocabulary:
Flick/reek/hazy/testy/indict/benign/proxy/rebate/statute/eugenic/gamester/virtuoso
Test 52
1. Nobody could understand the eerie 178 sounds coming form the haunted house.
2. His cheeks were ruddy and gleamed with sweat.
3. We could all recognize him by his hoary 179 beard.
4. The acrid 180 smell of burning leaves always reminds me of my childhood in Vermont.
5. It was musty inside the attic 181.
6. The children discovered the cache filled with canned food by accident.
7. The peasants decried 182 the high taxes levied 183 on them.
8. She apologized for her belated reply.
9. Unless you do something to irritate them, camels are usually quite docile 184.
10. She covered the boy’s eyes so he wouldn’t see the gruesome sight.
11. The colossal 185 undertaking 186 took many years to complete.
12. The archaeologists found a number of archaic stone artifacts.
Vocabulary:
Eerie/ruddy/hoary/acrid/musty/cache/decry/belated/docile/gruesome/colossal/artifact
Test 53
1. Every boy in town wanted to become acquainted with the comely 187 lass.
2. Aluminum 188 is a very supple 189 metal.
3. The other guests didn’t appreciate his morbid 190 sense of humor.
4. She found it difficult to try to grasp the meanings of his ornate poetry.
5. He is neither proud nor rueful about what happened.
6. That brutal 191 man hurts animals from wanton cruelty.
7. The athletes were exhausted 192 after the grueling race.
8. To her surprise, her niggardly 193 uncle named her the main beneficiary of his will.
9. The plaintive 194 mourners arrived to begin the funeral procession.
10. Philip was a man devoid 195 of common sense.
11. Her perverse 196 behavior is an embarrassment 197 to everyone in the family.
12. The latest ordinance 198 will come into effect on May 1st.
Vocabulary:
Comely/supple/morbid/ornate/rueful/wanton/grueling/niggardly/plaintive/devoid/ perverse/ordinance
Test 54
1. Do you know how to insert a nib 199 in a pen?
2. She did not seem a whit 200 concerned about the matter.
3. The detective was trying to piece together the sundry 201 bits of clues.
4. He tried to ignore the gibes 202 of the older schoolboys but in vain.
5. The members of parliament seldom voice their opinions in unison 203.
6. She was impressed by the medley 204 of peoples at the international airport.
7. The loan shark was found guilty of usury 205 and sentenced to five years in prison.
8. They surfeited 206 themselves with bors d’oeuvres at the cocktail 207 party.
9. He decided to rusticate 208 in the suburbs after retirement 209.
10. Her voice went on, tremulous yet determined 210.
11. The laboratory gave off a pungent 211 smell of chemicals.
12. Under the cover of nightfall the army began a quiet recession.
Vocabulary:
Nib/whit/sundry/gibe/unison/medley/usury/surfeit/rusticate/tremulous/pungent/ recession
- Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
- Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.
- At times he seems rather ordinary.At other times ethereal,perhaps even spectral.有时他好像很正常，有时又难以捉摸，甚至像个幽灵。
- She is compelling,spectral fascinating,an unforgettably unique performer.她极具吸引力，清幽如鬼魅，令人着迷，令人难忘，是个独具特色的演员。
- His pride and choleric temper were to ruin him.他生性高傲自恃而又易于发怒，这会毁了他的。
- He was affable at one moment,choleric the next.他一会儿还和蔼可亲，可一转眼就火冒三丈。
- We must have patience in doing arduous work.我们做艰苦的工作要有耐性。
- The task was more arduous than he had calculated.这项任务比他所估计的要艰巨得多。
- His answers were all mixed up,so agitated was he.他是那样心神不定，回答全乱了。
- She was agitated because her train was an hour late.她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时，她十分焦虑。
- He is under the delusion that he is Napoleon.他患了妄想症，认为自己是拿破仑。
- I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me.我误认为他要娶我。
- We have had incessant snowfall since yesterday afternoon.从昨天下午开始就持续不断地下雪。
- She is tired of his incessant demands for affection.她厌倦了他对感情的不断索取。
- These symptoms may be referable to virus infection rather than parasites. 这些症状也许是由病毒感染引起的，而与寄生虫无关。
- Kangaroos harbor a vast range of parasites. 袋鼠身上有各种各样的寄生虫。
- In Africa, there are a lot of children suffering from severe malnutrition.在非洲有大批严重营养不良的孩子。
- It is a classic case of malnutrition. 这是营养不良的典型病例。
- I realised I was becoming increasingly depressed and apathetic.我意识到自己越来越消沉、越来越冷漠了。
- You won't succeed if you are apathetic.要是你冷淡，你就不能成功。
- We should not use proverbs and allusions indiscriminately. 不要滥用成语典故。
- The background lent itself to allusions to European scenes. 眼前的情景容易使人联想到欧洲风光。
- Later, however, they delight in parodies of nursery rhymes. 可要不了多久，他们便乐于对它进行窜改。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
- Most parodies are little more than literary teases. 大多数讽刺的模仿诗文只能算上是文学上的揶揄。 来自辞典例句
- He had an extraordinarily penetrating gaze. 他的目光有股异乎寻常的洞察力。
- He examined the man with a penetrating gaze. 他以锐利的目光仔细观察了那个人。
- Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
- The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- The company does some things in archaic ways,such as not using computers for bookkeeping.这个公司有些做法陈旧，如记账不使用电脑。
- Shaanxi is one of the Chinese archaic civilized origins which has a long history.陕西省是中国古代文明发祥之一，有悠久的历史。
- She invented a fictitious boyfriend to put him off.她虚构出一个男朋友来拒绝他。
- The story my mother told me when I was young is fictitious.小时候妈妈对我讲的那个故事是虚构的。
- A versatile person is often good at a number of different things.多才多艺的人通常擅长许多种不同的事情。
- He had been one of the game's most versatile athletes.他是这项运动中技术最全面的运动员之一。
- Their affluence is more apparent than real.他们的富有是虚有其表。
- There is a lot of affluence in this part of the state because it has many businesses.这个州的这一部分相当富有，因为它有很多商行。
- We must not become complacent the moment we have some success.我们决不能一见成绩就自满起来。
- She was complacent about her achievements.她对自己的成绩沾沾自喜。
- This occurs biennially, as in many fruit trees. 象多种果树那样二年发生一次。 来自辞典例句
- This festival takes places biennially. 这个节日两年过一次。 来自互联网
- The doctor wrote a treatise on alcoholism.那位医生写了一篇关于酗酒问题的论文。
- This is not a treatise on statistical theory.这不是一篇有关统计理论的论文。
- He doesn't dare to profane the name of God.他不敢亵渎上帝之名。
- His profane language annoyed us.他亵渎的言语激怒了我们。
- Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。
- Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。
- The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
- This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
- There is something sinister at the back of that series of crimes.在这一系列罪行背后有险恶的阴谋。
- Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives.他们的建议不仅一钱不值，而且包藏祸心。
- They came to venerate him as a symbolic figure.他们把他当作偶像来崇拜。
- We were taught to venerate the glorious example of our heroes and martyrs.我们受到教导要崇敬英雄、烈士的光辉榜样。
- He used to feign an excuse.他惯于伪造口实。
- She knew that her efforts to feign cheerfulness weren't convincing.她明白自己强作欢颜是瞒不了谁的。
- I don't know how she can live with him;he's such a male chauvinist pig!我真不理解她怎么能与他一起生活，他是个典型的大男子主义者。
- How can you do the Muslim chauvinist thing?你怎么能做穆斯林沙文主义的事情？
- He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
- Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。
- Time validated our suspicion. 时间证实了我们的怀疑。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The decade of history since 1927 had richly validated their thesis. 1927年以来的十年的历史，充分证明了他们的论点。 来自辞典例句
- There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
- The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。
- The tip of her tongue was protruding slightly.她的舌尖微微伸出。
- A huge round mass of smooth rock protruding from the water.一块光滑的巨型圆石露出水面。
- The dog fleshed his fangs in the deer's leg. 狗用尖牙咬住了鹿腿。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Dogs came lunging forward with their fangs bared. 狗龇牙咧嘴地扑过来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
- We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。
- Her arrival was very opportune.她来得非常及时。
- The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。
- It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。
- Austria was among the most fervent supporters of adolf hitler.奥地利是阿道夫希特勒最狂热的支持者之一。
- Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
- During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
- I felt a great affinity with the people of the Highlands.我被苏格兰高地人民深深地吸引。
- It's important that you share an affinity with your husband.和丈夫有共同的爱好是十分重要的。
- The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
- A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。
- I can only represent it to you by metaphors. 我只能用隐喻来向你描述它。
- Thus, She's an angel and He's a lion in battle are metaphors. 因此她是天使，他是雄狮都是比喻说法。
- An important feature of moral behaviour is altruism.道德行为一个重要特点就是利他主义。
- Altruism is crucial for social cohesion.利他主义对社会的凝聚是至关重要的。
- A good dictionary will give us the connotation of a word as well as its denotation.一本好字典不仅要告诉我们一个字的字面意义，同时还要告诉我们该字的言外之意。
- The denotation of the word "home" is "place where one lives," but it has many connotations.“家”这个词的直接意义是指“人居住的地方”,但是它还有许多涵义。
- However, some encyclopedias can be found on the Web. 同时，一些百科全书能也在网络上找到。 来自互联网
- Few people think of encyclopedias as creative enterprises; but they are. 鲜少有人想到百科全书是创意的工作，但它确实是。 来自互联网
- Introductory biology texts tend to be compilations of conclusions. 导论式的生物学教科书，多倾向于结论的汇编。 来自辞典例句
- The original drafts were mainly chronicles and compilations of regulations. 初撰本主要以纪事本末体和典志体为主。 来自互联网
- Our comic play was a burlesque of a Shakespearean tragedy.我们的喜剧是对莎士比亚一出悲剧的讽刺性模仿。
- He shouldn't burlesque the elder.他不应模仿那长者。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- The gas stifled them. 煤气使他们窒息。
- The rebellion was stifled. 叛乱被镇压了。
- People are leaving an agrarian way of life to go to the city.人们正在放弃农业生活方式而转向城市。
- This was a feature of agrarian development in Britain.这是大不列颠土地所有制发展的一个特征。
- 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。
- Fruit juices ferment if they are kept a long time.果汁若是放置很久，就会发酵。
- The sixties were a time of theological ferment.六十年代是神学上骚动的时代。
- tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
- Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
- Was his action in conformity with the law?他的行动是否合法？
- The plan was made in conformity with his views.计划仍按他的意见制定。
- He might be influenced by nostalgia for his happy youth.也许是对年轻时幸福时光的怀恋影响了他。
- I was filled with nostalgia by hearing my favourite old song.我听到这首喜爱的旧歌，心中充满了怀旧之情。
- My aesthetic standards are quite different from his.我的审美标准与他的大不相同。
- The professor advanced a new aesthetic theory.那位教授提出了新的美学理论。
- The structure of molecules can be seen under an electron microscope. 分子的结构可在电子显微镜下观察到。
- Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules. 在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。
- Shanghai is a metropolis in China.上海是中国的大都市。
- He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendour of the metropolis.大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花缭乱。
- He had a deep fascination with all forms of transport.他对所有的运输工具都很着迷。
- His letters have been a source of fascination to a wide audience.广大观众一直迷恋于他的来信。
- I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
- She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。
- Andrew was the arbiter of the disagreement.安德鲁是那场纠纷的仲裁人。
- Experiment is the final arbiter in science.实验是科学的最后仲裁者。
- The statement of the last witness controvert the evidence of the first two.最后一个证人的陈述反驳了前两人的证词。
- She would never controvert with her father.她绝不会跟她的父亲争论。
- a crown studded with gems 镶有宝石的皇冠
- The apt citations and poetic gems have adorned his speeches. 贴切的引语和珠玑般的诗句为他的演说词增添文采。
- The skin of amphibians is permeable to water. 两栖动物的皮肤是透水的。
- Two amphibians ferry them out over the sands. 两辆水陆两用车把他们渡过沙滩。
- All he desired was to aggrandize his estate.他所希望的只是扩充他的家业。
- The king sought to aggrandize himself at the expense of his people.国王以牺牲百姓为代价来扩大自己的权势。
- The church has been threatened with demolition for years. 这座教堂多年来一直面临拆毀的威胁。
- The project required the total demolition of the old bridge. 该项目要求将老桥完全拆毁。
- He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
- Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。
- Their land was confiscated after the war. 他们的土地在战后被没收。
- The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。
- The traitor was finally found out and put in prison.那个卖国贼终于被人发现并被监禁了起来。
- He was sold out by a traitor and arrested.他被叛徒出卖而被捕了。
- Much reading has impaired his vision. 大量读书损害了他的视力。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- His hearing is somewhat impaired. 他的听觉已受到一定程度的损害。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Her robes were garnished with gems. 她的礼服上装饰着宝石。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Serve the dish garnished with wedges of lime. 给这道菜配上几角酸橙。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I bought the encyclopedia on a whim.我凭一时的兴致买了这本百科全书。
- He had a sudden whim to go sailing today.今天他突然想要去航海。
- Now he is at the very pinnacle of his career.现在他正值事业中的顶峰时期。
- It represents the pinnacle of intellectual capability.它代表了智能的顶峰。
- He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
- I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- We must build up our country with industry and frugality.我们必须勤俭建国。
- By frugality she managed to get along on her small salary.凭着节俭，她设法以自己微薄的薪水生活。
- Don't digress when lecturing.讲课时不要岔开主题。
- His essay digress from the main subject.他的文章离开主题。
- His dauntless fortitude makes him absolutely fearless.他不屈不挠的坚韧让他绝无恐惧。
- He bore the pain with great fortitude.他以极大的毅力忍受了痛苦。
- This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句
- My bargaining stratagems are starting to show some promise. 我的议价策略也已经出现了一些结果。 来自电影对白
- These commanders are ace-high because of their wisdom and stratagems. 这些指挥官因足智多谋而特别受人喜爱。 来自互联网
- She was a very kind and amiable old woman.她是个善良和气的老太太。
- We have a very amiable companionship.我们之间存在一种友好的关系。
- He has made a good disposition of his property.他已对财产作了妥善处理。
- He has a cheerful disposition.他性情开朗。
- He now seems gauche and uninteresting.他显得又笨拙又古板。
- She was a rather gauche,provincial creature.她是个非常不善交际、偏狭守旧的人。
- We should denounce a heresy.我们应该公开指责异端邪说。
- It might be considered heresy to suggest such a notion.提出这样一个观点可能会被视为异端邪说。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- Chocolate equals sin in most people's lexicon.巧克力在大多数人的字典里等同于罪恶。
- Silent earthquakes are only just beginning to enter the public lexicon.无声地震才刚开始要成为众所周知的语汇。
- Seeds will not germinate without water.没有水，种子是不会发芽的。
- Can thin and hollow seeds germinate?瘦瘪的种子能够发芽吗？
- The two nations reached an amicable agreement.两国达成了一项友好协议。
- The two nations settled their quarrel in an amicable way.两国以和睦友好的方式解决了他们的争端。
- This is a kind of atomic spectrum.这是一种原子光谱。
- We have known much of the constitution of the solar spectrum.关于太阳光谱的构成，我们已了解不少。
- They hope for a small diminution in taxes.他们希望捐税能稍有减少。
- He experienced no diminution of his physical strength.他并未感觉体力衰落。
- Those laid off received their regular checks,plus vacation and severance pay.那些被裁的人都收到他们应得的薪金，再加上假期和解职的酬金。Kirchofer was terminated,effective immediately--without severance or warning.科奇弗被解雇了，立刻生效--而且没有辞退费或者警告。
- Being an unmarried mother used to carry a social stigma.做未婚母亲在社会上曾是不光彩的事。
- The stigma of losing weighed heavily on the team.失败的耻辱让整个队伍压力沉重。
- Scientists quickly disclaim the possibility.科学家们立刻否认了这种可能性。
- The manufacturers disclaim all responsibility for damage caused by misuse.使用不当而造成的损坏，生产厂家不负任何责任。
- Alexander is a pious follower of the faith.亚历山大是个虔诚的信徒。
- Her mother was a pious Christian.她母亲是一个虔诚的基督教徒。
- the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
- The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
- His foolish behaviour may put his whole future in jeopardy.他愚蠢的行为可能毁了他一生的前程。
- It is precisely at this juncture that the boss finds himself in double jeopardy.恰恰在这个关键时刻，上司发现自己处于进退两难的境地。
- I was engulfed in labyrinths of trouble too great to get out at all. 我陷入困难的迷宫中去，简直无法脱身。
- I've explored ancient castles, palaces, temples, tombs, catacombs and labyrinths. 我曾在古堡、古皇宫、古神庙、古墓、地下墓穴和迷宫中探险。
- My wife has many eccentricities. 我妻子有很多怪癖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- His eccentricities had earned for him the nickname"The Madman". 他的怪癖已使他得到'疯子'的绰号。 来自辞典例句
- He saw the apparition of his dead wife.他看见了他亡妻的幽灵。
- But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.这新出现的幽灵吓得我站在那里一动也不敢动。
- His eyes had never beheld such opulence.他从未见过这样的财富。
- He owes his opulence to work hard.他的财富乃辛勤工作得来。
- It would be cruel to begrudge your sojourn among flowers and fields.如果嫉妒你逗留在鲜花与田野之间，那将是太不近人情的。
- I am already feeling better for my sojourn here.我在此逗留期间，觉得体力日渐恢复。
- She was her husband's accomplice in murdering a rich old man.她是她丈夫谋杀一个老富翁的帮凶。
- He is suspected as an accomplice of the murder.他涉嫌为这次凶杀案的同谋。
- He was an accomplished politician and a crafty autocrat.他是个有造诣的政治家，也是个狡黠的独裁者。
- The nobles tried to limit the powers of the autocrat without success.贵族企图限制专制君主的权力,但没有成功。
- He was not as loutish as his manner suggested.他举止粗野，但人不是那样的。
- I was appalled by the loutish behaviour.这种粗野行为令我大为震惊。
- He is a gluttonous and lazy guy.他是个好吃懒做之徒。
- He is a selfish, gluttonous and lazy person.他是一个自私、贪婪又懒惰的人。
- These discussions have led to a remarkable unanimity.这些讨论导致引人注目的一致意见。
- There is no unanimity of opinion as to the best one.没有一个公认的最好意见。
- He was so solicitous of his guests.他对他的客人们非常关切。
- I am solicitous of his help.我渴得到他的帮助。
- Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
- His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。
- When we are omnipotent we shall have no more need of science.我们达到万能以后就不需要科学了。
- Money is not omnipotent,but we can't survive without money.金钱不是万能的，但是没有金钱我们却无法生存。
- He was answered with a torrent of malediction.他得到的回答是滔滔不绝的诅咒。
- Shakespeare's remains were guarded by a malediction.莎士比亚的遗骸被诅咒给守护著。
- We chose alliteration on the theory a little vulgarity enhances memory.在理论上我们选择有点儿粗俗的头韵来帮助记忆。
- It'seems to me that in prose alliteration should be used only for a special reason.依我看，在散文里，头韵只能在一定的场合使用。
- His way of life is rather austere.他的生活方式相当简朴。
- The room was furnished in austere style.这间屋子的陈设都很简单朴素。
- A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
- Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。
- He was determined to retrieve his honor.他决心恢复名誉。
- The men were trying to retrieve weapons left when the army abandoned the island.士兵们正试图找回军队从该岛撤退时留下的武器。
- He had asked her once again about her finances. And again she had equivocated. 他又一次询问她的财务状况，她再次含糊其词。 来自辞典例句
- Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
- The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。
- On this occasion the plane deviated from its usual flight path. 这一次那架飞机偏离了正常的航线。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- His statements sometimes deviated from the truth. 他的陈述有时偏离事实。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
- This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。
- He particularly criticized the terminology in the document.他特别批评了文件中使用的术语。
- The article uses rather specialized musical terminology.这篇文章用了相当专业的音乐术语。
- He made a valedictory address after two years as chairman.在担任主席职务两年后他发表了告别演说。
- This valedictory dispatch was written as he retired from the foreign service a few weeks ago.这份告别报告是他几周前从外交界退休时所写的。
- The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
- Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
- For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。
- Love is blind,but friendship is clairvoyant.爱是盲目的，友谊则能洞察一切。
- Those whom are clairvoyant have often come to understand past lives.那些能透视的人们已能经常理解死去的生命。
- The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
- The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。
- This time the proposal was couched as an ultimatum.这一次该提议是以最后通牒的形式提出来的。
- The cabinet met today to discuss how to respond to the ultimatum.内阁今天开会商量如何应对这道最后通牒。
- She acts as a liaison between patients and staff.她在病人与医护人员间充当沟通的桥梁。
- She is responsible for liaison with researchers at other universities.她负责与其他大学的研究人员联系。
- The vertical and horizontal motions of a projectile can be treated independently.抛射体的竖直方向和水平方向的运动能够分开来处理。
- Have you altered the plans of the projectile as the telegram suggests?你已经按照电报的要求修改炮弹图样了吗?
- The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
- The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。
- The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。
- Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。
- The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
- The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。
- I always replenish my food supply before it is depleted.我总是在我的食物吃完之前加以补充。
- We have to import an extra 4 million tons of wheat to replenish our reserves.我们不得不额外进口四百万吨小麦以补充我们的储备。
- A vast panorama of the valley lay before us.山谷的广阔全景展现在我们面前。
- A flourishing and prosperous panorama spread out before our eyes.一派欣欣向荣的景象展现在我们的眼前。
- The acoustics of the new concert hall are excellent.这座新音乐厅的音响效果极好。
- The auditorium has comfortable seating and modern acoustics.礼堂里有舒适的座椅和现代化的音响设备。
- The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
- The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
- He's nervous when trying to potray himself as omniscient.当他试图把自己描绘得无所不知时，内心其实很紧张。
- Christians believe that God is omniscient.基督教徒相信上帝是无所不知的。
- He describes himself as a doctor,but I feel he is a quack.他自称是医生，可是我感觉他是个江湖骗子。
- The quack was stormed with questions.江湖骗子受到了猛烈的质问。
- They each narrate their own tale but are all inextricably linked together.她们各自讲述自己的故事，却又不可避免地联系在一起。
- He once holds the tear to narrate a such story to mine.他曾经含着泪给我讲述了这样的一个故事。
- Artwork depicted the historical sagas and biblical tales for the illiterate faithful. 墙上的插图为不识字的信徒描绘了历史传说和圣经故事。 来自互联网
- It will complete one of the most remarkable transfer sagas in English football. 到时候，英格兰史上最有名的转会传奇故事之一将落下帷幕。 来自互联网
- He gulped down the rest of his tea and went out. 他把剩下的茶一饮而尽便出去了。
- She gulped nervously, as if the question bothered her. 她紧张地咽了一下，似乎那问题把她难住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
- They sat there swilling champagne.他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。
- He is a physicist of the first rank.他是一流的物理学家。
- The successful physicist never puts on airs.这位卓有成就的物理学家从不摆架子。
- It was a title bestowed upon him by the king. 那是国王赐给他的头衔。
- He considered himself unworthy of the honour they had bestowed on him. 他认为自己不配得到大家赋予他的荣誉。
- She is always crazy at modish things.她疯狂热爱流行物品。
- Rhoda's willowy figure,modish straw hat,and fuchsia gloves and shoes surprised Janice.罗达的苗条身材，时髦的草帽，紫红色的手套和鞋使杰妮丝有些惊讶。
- For your tithes and offerings, please use the envelopes at the entrance. 什一捐款及奉献：奉献信封摆放于入口处。 来自互联网
- Although she left the church officially, she still tithes. 虽然她正式离开了该教堂，但她仍然对教堂缴纳什一税。 来自互联网
- Many theories purport to explain growth in terms of a single cause.许多理论都标榜以单一的原因解释生长。
- Her letter may purport her forthcoming arrival.她的来信可能意味着她快要到了。
- The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident. 法院宣告他对该事故不负任何责任。
- The court absolved him of guilt in her death. 法庭赦免了他在她的死亡中所犯的罪。
- He walked away from the shipwreck.他船难中平安地脱险了。
- The shipwreck was a harrowing experience.那次船难是一个惨痛的经历。
- The movie is teeming with obvious and trite ideas.这部电影充斥着平铺直叙的陈腐观点。
- Yesterday,in the restaurant,Lorraine had seemed trite,blurred,worn away.昨天在饭店里，洛兰显得庸俗、堕落、衰老了。
- We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
- We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。
- His eyes are azure.他的眼睛是天蓝色的。
- The sun shone out of a clear azure sky.清朗蔚蓝的天空中阳光明媚。
- The swindlers had roped into a number of gullible persons.骗子们已使一些轻信的人上了当。
- The advertisement is aimed at gullible young women worried about their weight.这则广告专门针对担心自己肥胖而易受骗的年轻女士。
- Billy dawdled behind her all morning. 比利整个上午都跟在她后面闲混。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He dawdled away his time. 他在混日子。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了，不能算是健康。
- Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。
- The new rules have made thousands more people ineligible for legal aid.新规定使另外数千人不符合接受法律援助的资格。
- The country had been declared ineligible for World Bank lending.这个国家已被宣布没有资格获得世界银行的贷款。
- There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
- We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。
- It was easy to see why the cartoonists regularly portrayed him as a malign cherub.难怪漫画家总是把他画成一个邪恶的小天使。
- She likes to malign innocent persons.她爱诋毁那些清白的人。
- Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I saw a plant growing out of a crevice in the wall.我看到墙缝里长出一棵草来。
- He edged the tool into the crevice.他把刀具插进裂缝里。
- An unpleasant smell pervades the house. 一种难闻的气味弥漫了全屋。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- An atmosphere of pessimism pervades the economy. 悲观的气氛笼罩着整个经济。 来自辞典例句
- As a novice writer,this is something I'm interested in.作为初涉写作的人，我对此很感兴趣。
- She realized that she was a novice.她知道自己初出茅庐。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- Few of his works will go down to posterity.他的作品没有几件会流传到后世。
- The names of those who died are recorded for posterity on a tablet at the back of the church.死者姓名都刻在教堂后面的一块石匾上以便后人铭记。
- A nautical mile is 1,852 meters.一海里等于1852米。
- It is 206 nautical miles from our present location.距离我们现在的位置有206海里。
- He gave a flick of the whip.他轻抽一下鞭子。
- By a flick of his whip,he drove the fly from the horse's head.他用鞭子轻抽了一下，将马头上的苍蝇驱走。
- His breath reeked of tobacco. 他满嘴烟臭味。
- His breath reeked of tobacco. 他满嘴烟臭味。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- We couldn't see far because it was so hazy.雾气蒙蒙妨碍了我们的视线。
- I have a hazy memory of those early years.对那些早先的岁月我有着朦胧的记忆。
- Ben's getting a little testy in his old age.上了年纪后本变得有点性急了。
- A doctor was called in to see a rather testy aristocrat.一个性格相当暴躁的贵族召来了一位医生为他检查。
- The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
- He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。
- He was died of a malignant tumor.他死于恶性肿瘤。
- The surgeons irradiated the tumor.外科医生用X射线照射那个肿瘤。
- The benign weather brought North America a bumper crop.温和的气候给北美带来大丰收。
- Martha is a benign old lady.玛莎是个仁慈的老妇人。
- You may appoint a proxy to vote for you.你可以委托他人代你投票。
- We enclose a form of proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting.我们附上委任年度大会代表的表格。
- You can claim a rebate on your tax.你可以要求退回部分税款。
- Customers are to benefit from a rebate on their electricity bills.顾客将从他们的电费退费中得到实惠。
- This system puts the top hotels in a special deluxe category.这种分类法把最高级的旅馆列为特殊豪华级。
- I liked the deluxe edition,but I could afford only a second best.我喜欢精装版，但我只买得起一本稍差一点的。
- Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.保障消费者利益已在法令里作了规定。
- The next section will consider this environmental statute in detail.下一部分将详细论述环境法令的问题。
- In China,each couple is required to carry out a eugenic plan strictly.中国要求每对夫妇都要严格执行优生计划。
- He had eugenic solutions for the problem.他对于这个问题有优生学的解决方案。
- He was gaining a reputation as a remarkable virtuoso.作为一位技艺非凡的大师，他声誉日隆。
- His father was a virtuoso horn player who belonged to the court orchestra.他的父亲是宫廷乐队中一个技巧精湛的圆号演奏家。
- It's eerie to walk through a dark wood at night.夜晚在漆黑的森林中行走很是恐怖。
- I walked down the eerie dark path.我走在那条漆黑恐怖的小路上。
- They discussed the hoary old problem.他们讨论老问题。
- Without a word spoken,he hurried away,with his hoary head bending low.他什么也没说，低着白发苍苍的头，匆匆地走了。
- There is an acrid tone to your remarks.你说这些话的口气带有讥刺意味。
- The room was filled with acrid smoke.房里充满刺鼻的烟。
- Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic.屋漏使顶楼潮湿。
- What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic?顶楼上的材料怎么处理？
- The measures were decried as useless. 这些措施受到指责，说是不起作用。
- The old poet decried the mediocrity of today's writing. 老诗人抨击了现代文体的平庸无奇。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor. 向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多。
- Heavy fines were levied on motoring offenders. 违规驾车者会遭到重罚。
- Circus monkeys are trained to be very docile and obedient.马戏团的猴子训练得服服贴贴的。
- He is a docile and well-behaved child.他是个温顺且彬彬有礼的孩子。
- There has been a colossal waste of public money.一直存在巨大的公款浪费。
- Some of the tall buildings in that city are colossal.那座城市里的一些高层建筑很庞大。
- He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
- He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小，不敢从事任何事业。
- His wife is a comely young woman.他的妻子是一个美丽的少妇。
- A nervous,comely-dressed little girl stepped out.一个紧张不安、衣着漂亮的小姑娘站了出来。
- The aluminum sheets cannot be too much thicker than 0.04 inches.铝板厚度不能超过0.04英寸。
- During the launch phase,it would ride in a protective aluminum shell.在发射阶段，它盛在一只保护的铝壳里。
- She gets along well with people because of her supple nature.她与大家相处很好，因为她的天性柔和。
- He admired the graceful and supple movements of the dancers.他赞扬了舞蹈演员优雅灵巧的舞姿。
- Some people have a morbid fascination with crime.一些人对犯罪有一种病态的痴迷。
- It's morbid to dwell on cemeteries and such like.不厌其烦地谈论墓地以及诸如此类的事是一种病态。
- She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
- They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
- It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
- Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
- Forced by hunger,he worked for the most niggardly pay.为饥饿所迫，他为极少的工资而工作。
- He is niggardly with his money.他对钱很吝啬。
- Her voice was small and plaintive.她的声音微弱而哀伤。
- Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.观众席里，一位老太太伤心地哭起来。
- He is completely devoid of humour.他十分缺乏幽默。
- The house is totally devoid of furniture.这所房子里什么家具都没有。
- It would be perverse to stop this healthy trend.阻止这种健康发展的趋势是没有道理的。
- She gets a perverse satisfaction from making other people embarrassed.她有一种不正常的心态，以使别人难堪来取乐。
- She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
- Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。
- The Ordinance of 1785 provided the first land grants for educational purposes.1785年法案为教育目的提供了第一批土地。
- The city passed an ordinance compelling all outdoor lighting to be switched off at 9.00 PM.该市通过一条法令强令晚上九点关闭一切室外照明。
- The sharp nib scratched through the paper.钢笔尖把纸戳穿了。
- I want to buy a pen with a gold nib.我要金笔。
- There's not a whit of truth in the statement.这声明里没有丝毫的真实性。
- He did not seem a whit concerned.他看来毫不在乎。
- This cream can be used to treat sundry minor injuries.这种药膏可用来治各种轻伤。
- We can see the rich man on sundry occasions.我们能在各种场合见到那个富豪。
- He smarted under the gibes of his fellows. 他因受同伴的嘲笑而苦恼。 来自辞典例句
- Don' t make gibes about her behavior. 别嘲笑她的行为。 来自辞典例句
- The governments acted in unison to combat terrorism.这些国家的政府一致行动对付恐怖主义。
- My feelings are in unison with yours.我的感情与你的感情是一致的。
- Today's sports meeting doesn't seem to include medley relay swimming.现在的运动会好象还没有混合接力泳这个比赛项目。
- China won the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley.中国赢得了男子200米个人混合泳比赛。
- The interest of usury is unfairly high.高利贷的利息惊人得高。
- He used to practise usury frequently.他过去经常放高利贷。
- They were surfeited with entertainment. 他们对玩乐生厌了；他们玩腻了。 来自辞典例句
- They had cloyed him with obedience, and surfeited him with sweet respect and submission. 她们在他面前百依百顺，甜言蜜语，卑躬屈膝。 来自辞典例句
- We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
- At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。
- He was once rusticated in Cambridge.他在剑桥大学上学时曾一度被勒令停学。
- you will be rusticated!你们会被退学的！
- She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
- I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。