outcome
n.
结果;结局;后果[S1][(+of)]
I think there can be but one outcome to this affair.
我认为这件事只可能有一种结局。
She was satisfied with the outcome of her efforts.
她对自己努力的结果很满意。
weep
vi.
1.) 哭泣,流泪[(+over/for)]
The girl wept over her sad fate.
那女孩为自己悲惨的命运而哭泣。
Mother wept for joy.
母亲高兴得流眼泪。
2.) 悲叹,哀悼[(+over/for)]
We all wept in silence for the deceased.
我们都默默为死者哀悼。
vt.
流(泪);哭泣
The little girl wept herself to sleep.
小女孩哭着哭着入睡了。
n.
哭泣
furnish
vt.
1.) 给(房间)配置(家具等);装备[(+with)]
How are you going to furnish the house?
你将如何布置房子?
2.) 供应;提供[(+with/to)]
I’ll furnish you with all you need.
我将提供你所需要的一切。
attend to
1.) 注意;致力于
You should attend better to your studies.
你应该更专心于学习。
2.) 关心;照料;护理
The nurse is attending to a sick man.
护士正在照料病人。
do up
1.) 修理
The room needs doing up.
这房子需要修缮。
2.) 使穿上
She was done up in her Sunday best.
她穿着节日盛装。
3.) 使精疲力尽
He was done up after the long trip.
长途旅行后他精疲力尽。
pale
a.
1.) 苍白的,灰白的
She was pale with fear.
她吓得脸色发白。
2.) (颜色)淡的
Her beauty seemed pale beside Mary’s.
她的美貌与玛丽的相比似乎显得黯然失色。
He wore a pale blue tie.
他戴一条浅蓝色的领带
approve
vt.
1.) 赞成,同意;赞许
The professor does not approve the government’s foreign policy.
那位教授不赞成政府的外交政策。
2.) 批准;认可
The city council has now approved the scheme for the erection of a new public library.
市议会业已核准建造一座新的公共图书馆的计划。
vi.
赞成;赞许 [(+of)]
I’m afraid your parents won’t approve of your going there.
我担心你父母不会赞成你到那儿去。
shave
vt.
1.) 剃去...上的毛发;刮(脸)等
shave one’s face
刮脸
2.) 刮(胡子等)[(+off/away)]
He shaved off his beard.
他剃掉了胡须。
vi.
1.) 修面,刮脸
He shaves every morning.
他每天早晨刮脸。
2.) 挤过,勉强通过
He shaved through the math exam.
他勉强通过了数学考试。
n.[C]
1.) 剃刀,刮胡刀;刨刀
2.) 修面,刮脸[S]
I need a shave.
我需要修面。
comb
n.[C]
1.) 梳子;(羊毛等的)毛刷,马鬃刷
2.) 女人头发上梳状的饰物
3.) (用梳子)梳理[S]
My hair needs a good comb.
我的头发需要好好梳理一番。
vt.
1.) 用梳子梳理
The mother combed the child’s hair.
母亲梳理了孩子的头发。
2.) 彻底搜查[(+for)]
We combed the city to look for our lost dog.
我们搜遍了全城寻找我们走失了的狗。
at length
1.) 最后,终于
At length, we began to understand what she wanted.
最后,我们总算弄清楚她到底要什么。
2.) 详细地
He talked at length about his work.
他详细地谈了他的工作。
flash
vt.
1.) 使闪光;使闪烁[(+at)]
Why is that driver flashing his lights at me?
那个司机为何用灯照我?
2.) (向...)闪现出[(+at)]
I flashed a warning glance at them.
我向他们投去警告性的一瞥。
3.) (火速地)发出(电报,电讯等);使迅速传遍
The news was flashed around the world.
这一消息迅速传遍世界各地。
vi.
1.) 闪光,闪烁
The stars flashed in the night sky.
夜空中群星闪烁。
2.) (想法等)掠过,闪现
A thought flashed through my mind.
我脑子里闪过一个想法。
3. 飞驰,掠过
A car flashed by.
一辆汽车疾驰而过。
n.
闪烁,闪光[C]
There was a flash of lightning a moment ago.
刚才有一道闪电。
simplify
vt.
简化,精简;使单纯;使平易
The subject is immensely complex, and hard to simplify.
这个题目非常复杂,并且很难简化。
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criterion/ criteria(pl)
n.
(判断、批评的)标准,准则,尺度[C]
What criteria do you use when judging the quality of a student’s work?
你用什么标准来衡量学生的学业?
summary
adj.
1.) 概括的,扼要的
He gave a summary report of the day’s events.
他对一天的事件作了简要的报告。
2.) 实时的;草率的;即决的,简易的
The government took summary action to aid the earthquake victims.
政府即刻采取行动救济地震灾民。
n.
总结,摘要,一览[C][(+of)]
He made a summary of the case.
他为这个案件做了一个摘要。
percentage
n.
1.) 百分率,百分比[C] [(+of)]
What percentage of children were absent?
缺席的学童占百分之几?
2.) 比例;部分[C]
Each of them got a percentage of the profits.
他们每个人都得到一部分利润。
3.) 【口】好处,利益[U]
There is no percentage in arguing with him.
同他争论于事无补。
suspect
vt.
1.) 疑有,察觉
The tiger suspected danger and ran away.
老虎意识到危险便逃跑了。
2.) 怀疑,不信任
We suspected their honesty.
我们不相信他们是诚实的。
3.) 怀疑(某人犯有过错)[+of] [+(that)]
The police suspected that Bill did it.
警察怀疑那件事是比尔干的。
4.) 猜想;料想 [+(that)]
I suspect they’ll come.
我想他们会来的。
n.
嫌疑犯;可疑分子[C]
adj.
可疑的;受到怀疑的;不可信的[(+of/to/with)]
His motives were suspect with others.
他的动机受到其他人的怀疑。
cater
vi.
1.) 提供饮食;承办宴席[(+for)]
He runs a restaurant and also caters for weddings and parties.
他经营饭店,还承办婚礼和宴会酒席。
2.) 满足需要(或欲望);迎合,投合[(+for/to)]
Those newspapers cater to the lowest tastes.
那些报纸迎合最低级的趣味。
vt.
为...提供饮食,承办(宴会等)的酒席
Who’s catering your daughter’s wedding?
谁给你女儿承办婚宴?
temporary
adj.
临时的;暂时的,一时的
Ellen has got a temporary job.
艾伦找到一份临时工作。
n.[C]
1.) 临时工,临时雇员
She works in the office as a temporary.
她在办公室做临时雇员。
2.) 临时事物;临时房屋
The wartime temporaries will be replaced by permanent homes.
那些战时临时住房将被永久性住宅代替。
expectation
n.
1.) 期待;预期[U][C]
The dog wagged its tail in expectation of a bone.
那条狗摇着尾巴,巴望吃肉骨头。
2.) 期望,预期的事物(pl.)
The reward fell short of our expectations.
奖励不符我们的希望。
3.) 前程(pl.)
a young artist with great expectations
有远大前程的青年艺术家
division
n.
1.) 分开,分割[U][(+into)]
The compilers agreed upon a division of the textbook into twelve units.
编写者都同意把教科书分成十二个单元。
2.) 分配,分派[U][(+between/among)]
The thieves quarrelled about the division of their stolen goods.
这些贼为分偷来的物品而争吵。
3.) 【数】除(法)[U]
The boy has learnt to do division.
这个小男孩已学会做除法。
compromise
n.
1.) 妥协,和解[C][U][(+between)]
I hope we shall come to a compromise.
我希望我们能达成妥协。
2.) 妥协方案,折衷办法;折衷物[C]
The interior decoration of the house is a compromise between Chinese and foreign styles.
这所房子的内部装饰是中西两式的折衷物。
vt.
1.) 互让解决(分歧等)
2.) 连累,危及
You will compromise your good name if you associate with these people.
你如果与这些人交往就会损害你的好名声。
3.) 放弃(原则等);泄露(秘密等)
He refused to compromise his principles.
他拒绝放弃原则。
vi.
妥协,让步[(+on)]
They found it wiser to compromise with her.
他们觉得与她妥协更明智。
dynamic
adj.
1.) 力的;动力的
a dynamic load
动力荷载
2.) 能动的;动态的
a dynamic verb
动态动词
3.) 有活力的;有生气的;强有力的
a dynamic young businessman
生气勃勃的年轻商人
embarrass
vt.
1.) 使窘;使不好意思,使局促不安 [(+with/by)]
Arthur seemed embarrassed by the question.
亚瑟似乎被这个问题弄得有些窘迫。
2.) 使负债;使拮据
A large family embarrassed him.
他子女多,这使他经济拮据。
3.) 妨碍,阻碍
Wearing the heavy coat embarrassed his movements.
穿着厚大衣妨碍了他的行动。
contradictory
adj.
1.) 矛盾的,对立的[(+to)]
The prisoner’s statement was contradictory to the one he’d made earlier.
那个囚犯的供词与早些时候说的相矛盾。
2.) 好反驳的,喜争辩的
a contradictory nature
爱斗嘴的讨厌本性
n.[C]
1.) 矛盾因素,对立物
2.) 【逻】矛盾命题;否定项
violent
adj.
1.) 激烈的;猛烈的;强烈的
The boat sank in a violent storm at sea.
船在海上强烈的风暴中沉没。
2.) 由暴力引起的;暴力的[Z]
She died a violent death.
她惨遭横祸。
3.) 极端的,极度的
A violent impatience overcame him.
他变得极不耐烦。
4.) 狂暴的,凶暴的
The madman was violent and had to be locked up.
这疯子十分凶暴,只好把他锁起来。
resign
vt.
1.) 放弃,辞去
The general resigned his commission.
将军辞去了他的职务。
2.) 把...托交给,委托[(+to/into)]
She resigned her children to the care of her sister.
她把孩子交给她妹妹照管。
3.) 使听从,使顺从[(+to)]
He is resigned to his fate. 或 He resigned himself to his fate.
他听天由命。
vi.
辞职[(+from)]
The simplest thing is for him to resign at once.
最简单的做法就是他立即辞职。
definite
adj.
1.) 明确的,确切的
She made no definite answer.
她没有作确定的回答。
2.) 一定的,肯定的
It’s definite that he’ll be late again.
他肯定又要迟到。
3.) 限定的
congratulate
vt.
1.) 祝贺;恭喜[(+on/upon)]
I congratulate you on your great discovery.
我祝贺你的伟大发现。
I want to congratulate you with all my heart.
我衷心地祝贺你。
2.) (后接oneself)自我庆幸[(+on)]
He congratulated himself on having survived the air-crash.
他庆幸自己在空难中幸免于死。
finance
n.
1.) 财政;金融;财政学[U]
He got the position on the strength of his skill in finance.
他凭着自己的理财本领得到了这个职位。
2.) (对事业的)资金支援[U]
3.) 财源;资金;(国家的)岁入;财务情况[P]
The country’s finances have improved.
这个国家财政状况改善了。
vt.
供资金给;融资,为...筹措资金
Our project is adequately financed.
我们的工程资金充足。
vi.
筹措资金
We are financing for the housing project.
我们在为住宅计划筹措资金。
decline
vi.
1.) 下降,下跌;减少;衰退,衰落
As one grows older one’s memory declines.
人的记忆力随着年龄增长而衰退。
Unemployment declined to 4 percent last month.
上个月失业率降至百分之四。
2.) 【书】倾斜;下垂
3.) 婉拒;谢绝
vt.
1.) 婉拒;谢绝[+to-v]
She declined their invitation.
她婉拒了他们的邀请。
She declined to have lunch with her friend, saying that she wasn’t feeling well.
她说她身体不舒服,婉拒了与她的朋友共进午餐。
2. )【语】使发生词尾变化,使变格
n.
1.) 下降;减少[S1]
There is a decline in real wages.
实际工资有所减少。
2.) 衰退,衰落[the S]
3.) 倾斜[the S]
oral
adj.
1.) 口头的,口述的
An oral agreement is not enough; we must have a written promise.
只有口头协议是不够的;我们必须有一个书面承诺。
He passed his German oral exam.
他通过了德文口试。
2.) 口的,口部的
The oral opening in an earthworm is small.
蚯蚓的口是很小的。
3.) (药)口服的
The doctor prescribed an oral dose of medicine.
医生开了一剂口服药。