1、conservative
(英國)保守黨的,支持保守黨的
Most Conservative MPs appear happy with the government's reassurances.
大多數保守黨下議院議員似乎都對政府的再三保證感到滿意。
disenchanted Conservative voters.
不再抱任何幻想的保守黨選民
保守的;因循守舊的
People tend to be more aggressive when they're young and more conservative as they get older.
人們年輕的時候往往較為激進,而隨著年齡的增長會變得保守起來。
It is essentially a narrow and conservative approach to child care.
這實質上是一種狹隘的、因循守舊的照顧孩子的方法。
(估計或猜測)保守的,穩妥的
A conservative estimate of the bill, so far, is about 22,000 pounds.
到目前為止,這筆賬單保守估計為大約2.2萬英鎊。
This guess is probably on the conservative side.
這個猜測可能偏于保守。
2、resign
辭職;辭去;放棄
A hospital administrator has resigned over claims he lied to get the job.
一位醫院的管理人員辭職了,因為有人指責他為了得到這份工作而撒了謊。
Mr Robb resigned his position last month.
羅布先生上個月辭職了。
屈從;順從;安于;勉強接受
Pat and I resigned ourselves to yet another summer without a boat.
我和帕特在沒有船的情況下勉強又湊合了一個夏天。
He had resigned himself to watching the European Championships on television.
他只好將就著在電視上看歐洲錦標賽。