accommodation
n.(常pl. )住處,膳宿
The high cost of accommodations makes life difficult for many Chinese students in London.
住宿費昂貴使很多在倫敦的中國留學生感到生活困難。
alliance
n.結盟,聯盟
China is a nonaligned country and will never enter into other countries' alliances.
中國是不結盟國家,不會加入其他國家的聯盟。
In the Second World War, the United States, Britain, France and some other countries made an alliance against German Fascists.
在第二次世界大戰中, 美、英、法等國結成聯盟反對德國法西斯。
coarse
a.粗的,粗糙的;粗劣的; 粗俗的
Ultraviolet rays, dust, air-conditioning can make your skin coarse.
紫外線、灰塵、空調等都會使皮膚粗糙。
concern
n.關切的事,有關的事;關心,擔心;關系,關聯;公司,企業 vt.涉及,有關于;使關心,使擔心
Since the "9·11" terrorist attack, Americans have been very concerned about their personal safety and national security.
"9·11"恐怖襲擊后美國人很擔心自身安全和國家安全。
The firm's weak financial posture is starting to concern its stockholders.
這個公司的財政危機已開始困擾股東。
A girl's concern is different from a boy's.
女孩子關心的事和男孩子所關心的不一樣。
crucial
a.至關重要的,決定性的
Generally in science, the 19th century is reckoned as the crucial period for the change in the structure of science.
在科學領域中,19世紀通常被看成是科學結構發生變化的關鍵時期。
Selecting a good location is crucial to run a store.
選擇正確的地點對開店至關重要。
dominant
a.占優勢的,支配的; 居高臨下的
Russia is the dominant nation in Eastern Europe.
俄羅斯是東歐的主要國家。
The Big Bang, first put forward in the 1920s, acts as the dominant explanation of the cosmos.
宇宙大爆炸理論最初于20世紀20年代提出,是宇宙形成的最具權威性的解釋。
emphasize
vt.強調,著重,加強…的語氣
Our government must emphasize the importance of a clean environment and the harm of a polluted environment through the mass media.
我們的政府要通過大眾媒體強調營造清潔環境的重要性 以及一個受污染的環境的危害性。
Computer-analyzed marketing reports can help to decide which products to emphasize.
計算機分析的市場報告可以用來幫助決策現在應著重發展何種產品。
execute
vt.處死,處決;實施,執行,完成
McVeigh was executed for his crime.
邁克維因所犯罪而被處決。
The manager assistant came here to execute a few small commissions for the manager.
經理助理到這里來是代替經理辦幾件小事的。
file
n.檔案,卷宗,文件; 文件夾;縱列 vt.把(文件)歸檔;把…登記備案 vi. (for)提出,排成縱隊行進
Here's our file on the results of the business in the past five years.
這是我們過去5年來經營成績的案卷。
Computer technology makes it possible to store vast amounts of data in machine-readable files.
計算機技術使將大量資料貯存在可機讀的文檔里成為可能。
humor
n.幽默,詼諧;情緒,心情
The humor in Hawthorn's writings is not to be absorbed in a hurry.
霍桑作品中的幽默不是一下子能領會的。
It was said that, Mr. Tony Blair, the former British Prime Minister, had hired an expert to write jokes for him so that he would be able to show his sense of humor when delivering speeches.
據說,英國前首相托尼·布萊爾專門雇人給他寫笑話,這樣,他在演講中就可以顯示自己的幽默感。
influence
n.影響,影響力;產生影響的人(或事物);勢力,權勢 vt. 影響
Family influence dominates the shaping of one's characteristics.
家庭的影響對于塑造一個人的性格起主要作用。
lease
n.租約,租契 vt. 出租;租得,租有
The firm leases an office with views over the river.
公司租了一個可以看到臨河風景的辦事處。
When does the lease expire?
租約什么時候期滿?
The lease has four years left.
租約還有4年到期。