2023.07.02
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01【peeve】
V/N.打扰,惹恼
a)My only pet peeve is rain on Sunday.
我唯一无法忍受的就是星期天下雨。
b)He was in a peeve over it.
他对此很气恼。
02【importune】
V.强求,胡搅蛮缠
a)I importune you to help them.
我恳求你去帮助他们。
b)Lover and family are very important, but that cannot importune.
恋人和家庭固然重要,但却是强求不来的。
03【erudite】
Adj.博学的
a)Now there’s an erudite question.
这是个意义深刻的问题。
b)He was scholarly, erudite, well read and an adroit writer.
他博学,多闻,是一名优秀的写作者。
04【bogus】
Adj.假的
a)Police have been hampered by Mr. Urquhart’s use of bogus names.
厄克特先生使用假名,警察的调查受阻。
b)Yet their indignation was rather bogus.
然而他们的义愤是相当虚假的。
05【carouse】
V.畅饮,欢宴
a)He told her the whole truth about his life and said if she’d marry him, he would never drink or carouse again.
他向她如实讲述了自己的生活,并说如果她愿意嫁给她,他从此不再喝酒也不再寻欢作乐。
b)No wonder they drink, smoke, fight, carouse and otherwise engage in inappropriate social behavior.
难怪他们酗酒、抽烟、斗殴、狂欢作乐,或者可能做出不当的社会举动。
06【reserved】
Adj.保留的
a)It’s also a diagnosis reserved for adults.
这也是成年人保有的一种症状。
b)They’re reserved and full of dignity.
他们很含蓄,且有自尊心。
07【pinpoint】
N.针尖,精确位置,极小 V.查明,准确说明 Adj.精确详尽的
a)He listens carefully, to pinpoint his target.
他仔细监.听着,想要确定猎物的方位。
b)Data recorders also pinpoint mechanical faults rapidly, reducing repair times.
数据记录仪也能很快查明机械故障,减少维修时间。
08【supersede】
V.代替
a)Personal efforts supersede personal characteristics.
个人努力比个人性格更重要。
b)Long term benefits always supersedes short term satisfaction.
长久的利益胜过一时的满足。
09【subordinate】
N.部下
a)Must I really lose a faithful paid subordinate such as yourself?
我真的要失去你这位忠心耿耿的下属吗?(《简爱》)
b)Patriarchal culture and institution con