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sentence
v. 判决;宣判;判刑
to sentence five or six other defendants only to forced community service 对五六名其他被告仅仅判处强制社区服务
admission
n.准入;招生,录取
university-admissions process 大学录取过程
scale
n.等级;级别;等级体系;范围
on a scale of one to five 按照1到5(划分)的等级
turnaround
n. (尤指生意或经济的)突然好转,起色,转机;周转,时限
quicker turnarounds 周转更快
knit
n.编织的衣服;针织衫
knit miniskirt 针织迷你裙
strain
v.过度使用;使不堪承受,滥用
to strain natural resources 过度使用自然资源
constant
adj.不变的;恒定的
Vanity is a constant. 虚荣是永恒不变的。
ill
n.问题;弊端
to cure all the ills of humanity 解决人类的一切难题
appreciation
n. 领会;了解;认识
to gain a deeper appreciation 获得更加深刻的认识
constitution
n.宪法;(组织的)章程
on the more important matter of the Constitution 在宪法这一更重要的问题上
defeat
n.战败;失利;失败
an 8-0 defeat 8:0的完败
1contest
v. 争辩;对……提出异议
contested provisions 受质疑的条款(contested在这里是过去分词作形容词)
2fashion
v.制作;制成
to fashion state policies 制定州政策
3robust
adj. (观点等)强烈的,坚定的,坚决的
robust defense 强有力的辩护
4trick
n.窍门;诀窍;技巧
The trick is to direct these funds better. 诀窍在于更合理地管理这些资金。
5stem
v.阻止;遏制;制止
to stem climate change 遏制气候变化
6given
prep.考虑到;鉴于
given the advantages of electronic money 考虑到电子货币的优势
7around
adv.存在着
Predictions have been around for two decades. 二十年来一直存在样的预测。
8reverse
v.承认错误;放弃(立场)
to reverse itself several years later 几年之后放弃了自己的立场
9work
v.产生(有利或不利的)影响
to work against the disappearance of the paper system 阻止纸币支付系统的消失
10check
n.支票
the use of paper checks 纸质支票的使用
11cash
v.兑现(支票)
A check is cashed. 支票被兑现。
12withdraw
v.提,取(款)
Funds are withdrawn. 资金被提取出来。
13access
v.存取,访问(计算机信息)
to access a computer database 访问计算机数据库
14field
n.专业;学科;领域
a new field of computer science 计算机科学的一个新领域
15average
adj.普通的
the average mill 普通的纺织厂
16piece
n. (报纸、杂志上的)文章;作品
one of a number of pieces 诸多文章中的一篇
17advance
n. (在某科目、某活动中的)发展
the advances in both globalization and the information technology revolution 全球化和信息技术革命中的发展
18shed
v.去除;摆脱
to shed workers 裁员
19brand
v. 归为(不好的事物)
to brand them as aliens to be kicked out 将其归为“需要驱逐的异族”
20snap
adj.仓促的
snap overreactions 仓促的过激反应
21.tell
v.辨别
to accurately tell whether someone is soc