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lighthearted
adj.快乐的,心情愉快的;无忧无虑的
struggle
v.奋斗,努力;搏斗,扭打,挣扎脱身;争夺,争抢;奋力前进,艰难行进n.奋斗,斗争;难事;搏斗,扭打
Shona struggled for breath .肖娜艰难地喘着气;
Lisa struggled with her conscience before talking to the police.莉萨经过一番良心上的斗争,终于对警方说了
conform to
顺从,顺应(大多数人或社会);随潮流。遵守,遵从,服从(规则、法律等)。相一致;相符合;相吻合
conform to new safety standards. 符合新的安全标准。His ideas do not conform with mine. 他的想法跟我的不一致.
rate
n.速度,速率;比率,率;费用,价格;费率;v.评价,评定;对(影片、视频游戏等)分级;划分等级,分等;
a high/low/rising rate of unemployment高╱低╱不断增长的失业率;crime/divorce rate 年犯罪╱离婚率;a top-rated programme一级项目;She is currently rated number two in the world.她目前排名世界第二。
in the way
挡路;妨碍人的;碍手碍脚
Fred tried to get to the door, but the table was in the way.弗雷德试图走近大门,可是桌子挡住了去路。
inferior
较差的;次的;比不上…的。级别低的;较低的
•of inferior quality劣质的;inferior goods劣质商品;to make sb feel inferior 使某人自惭形秽;
an inferior officer下级军官
recognize
v.认识,辨别出;承认,意识到;(正式或在法律上)认可,承认;赞赏,公认;表扬,表彰;
Do you recognize this tune?你能听出这是哪支曲子吗?recognized qualifications获得承认的资格;She's a recognized authority on the subject.她在这个学科上被公认为权威
building block
积木;组成部分;构成要素
Single words are the building blocks of language.单词是语言结构的基本单位。
orbit
n.(环绕地球、太阳等运行的)轨道;势力范围,影响范围;眼眶,眼窝v.沿轨道运行,环绕……运行;使(卫星)进入轨道
the earth's orbit around the sun地球环绕太阳的轨道;The earth takes a year to orbit the sun.地球绕太阳一周要一年的时间。
appreciate
v.欣赏,鉴赏;理解,明白;感谢,感激;升值,增值
You can't really appreciate foreign literature in translation.看翻译作品不能真正欣赏到外国文学原著的美妙之处。
restore
v.恢复(某种情况或感受);使复原,使复位;修复,整修,使复原; 归还(失物、赃款等
restore public confidence in the economy恢复公众对经济的信心restored the painting to its rightful owner
source
n.来源,出处;(问题的)原因,根源;消息人士,信息来源;河流源头,发源地
renewable energy sources 可再生能源
admire
v.钦佩,仰慕;欣赏,观赏(可替换like等)
I really admire your enthusiasm.我确实钦佩你的热情。
attribute
regard sth as belonging to, caused by or produced by sb/sth
This play is usually attributed to Shakespeare.
off the track
偏离轨道:不在正确的方向上。
不相关的:不准确的。
The speaker was a long way off the track.演讲者离题太远。
moral
adj.有关道德的;基于道德的,道义上的;品行端正的,有道德的;n.道德准则(标准);寓意,道德上的教训
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