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pose v. (使)摆好姿势+for; 造成(威胁、问题等),引起产生;佯装冒充假扮pose for a group photograph摆好姿势准备拍集体照 to pose a threat/challenge/danger/risk 构成威胁╱挑战╱危险╱风险 pose as sb.佯装成某人
fascination n.着迷,迷恋 in/with fascination 着迷地 fascinate v.使……着迷,使……迷恋 fascinating adj.迷人的 sb. be fascinated by/with 对…着迷感兴趣
fashion n.时尚,时装 fashionable adj.时尚的,时髦的 fashion show 时装表演 fashion design 时装设计 go/be out of fashion 过时 be in/come into fashion 流行起来
uncomplicated adj.不复杂的,简单的;单纯的 complicated=complex
trial n. 试验; 审判;预赛选拔赛 be on trial在试验中;在受审 clinical trial 临床试验 by trial and error 反复试验(以得出最佳结果)
at/on the cutting edge (of sth.) (某事物发展的)尖端,最前沿 edge n.边缘 ;刀刃 vt. (使)徐徐移动;略为增加(或减少) on the edge of one’s seat 十分兴奋的,极为激动的 have an/the edge on/over ... 比……占有优势 我紧张不安地从狗旁边慢慢走过去。I edged nervously past the dog.
in the spotlight 处于公众注意的中心;出风头 v.特别关注,突出报道(以使公众注意)=highlight 节目突出报道了公共医疗机构的财政问题。 The programme spotlights/highlights financial problems in the health service. 然后聚光灯对准了我们,开始演奏时,会场顿时安静了下来。 Then the spotlight centred on us, and a silence fell as we started to play.
prosperous a. 富裕的,繁荣的,兴旺的,发达的 v. prosper n. prosperity
restoration n.(旧建筑或旧家具等的)修复,整修v. restore
maximum n.最大量,最大值 minimum n.最小量,最小值
painstaking a. 小心的;费尽心思的;精心的=thorough painstaking research 细心的研究 painstaking effort 艰苦的努力 这本书最让人印象深刻的是,作者伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔为描写工人阶级家庭的日常生活,付出了艰苦的努力。 What is most impressive about the book is the intense and painstaking effort made by the author, El