notion
n. 概念,觀念;意圖,想法,(怪)念頭
The 70-year-old man does not have a slightest notion of what "clone" means.
這位70歲的老人對什么是"克隆"沒有一丁點兒概念。
Harry Potter's aunt and uncle often said that Potter's head was full of odd notions.
哈利·波特的阿姨和姨父經(jīng)常說波特滿腦子都是古怪想法。
option
n. 選擇(自由);供選擇的事物或人;選課
The former option favours the married man.
前一種選擇對已婚男子有利。
It is at your option to stay or leave.
去留隨你自己。
rare
a. 稀有的,罕見的,冷僻的;珍奇的,出類拔萃的; (空氣等)稀薄的;(肉)煎得嫩的
A collector of rare insects will show us some of his latest discoveries.
一位稀有昆蟲采集家將向我們展示他的一些最新發(fā)現(xiàn)。
The air is quite rare on the top of Everest.
珠穆朗瑪峰頂?shù)目諝夂芟” ?/div>
reflection
n. 映像,倒影;反射;反映,表達;非議,批評;深思,考慮,反省
The cat felt curious when she saw her own reflection in the mirror.
小貓看到自己在鏡子中的映像,感到很好奇。
After long reflection we decided to buy the house.
經(jīng)過長時間的慎重考慮,我們決定買下這房子。
satisfactory
a. 令人滿意的
The little that I have seen of the new colleague's work is satisfactory.
新同事的工作就我所見的那一小部分而言是令人滿意的。
superficial
a. 膚淺的,淺薄的;表面的
That little boy is too superficial to appreciate great literature like this.
那個男孩太淺薄,還無法欣賞這類文學巨著。
The superficial color of the wall has disappeared.
墻壁表面的顏色已經(jīng)消失了。
sympathize
vi. 同情,憐憫;體諒,贊同
We sympathized with our classmate whose mother was very ill.
我們十分同情那位母親患重病的同學。
How can this woman sympathize with her husband's foolish opinions?
這個女的怎么能同意她丈夫愚蠢的意見呢?
treaty
n. 條約,協(xié)定
The treaty was the result of long negotiation.
這項條約是長時間談判的結(jié)果。
undertake
vt. 承擔,著手做 vi. 同意,答應,保證
The well-known lawyer undertook the case without a fee.
這位有名的律師免費承辦那個案件。
unusual
a. 不平常的,少有的;與眾不同的,獨特的
Snow is an unusual sight in this warm place.
下雪在這個溫暖的地方是一種罕見的景象。
According to the witness, the murderer has a nose of unusual size.
根據(jù)目擊者的描述,兇手長著一個罕見的大鼻子。
violate
vt. 違反,違背;褻瀆;侵犯,妨礙
The soldiers violated the church by using it as a stable.
士兵們把教堂當馬廄用而褻瀆了它。
This doctor was condemned for violating medical ethics.
這名醫(yī)生因違反醫(yī)德而受到譴責。
wage
n. (常pl. )工資,報酬 vt. 開始,進行
I can hardly exist on the wage I'm getting;there is no money for luxuries.
我靠掙的工資簡直難以糊口,也根本無錢享受。
The government has pledged itself to wage a war against poverty and disease.
政府發(fā)誓要進行一場消滅貧窮和疾病的戰(zhàn)斗。