initiate
n.新加入組織的人 vt. 開始,創始,發起;使初步了解;接納(新成員),讓…加入
China initiated her reforms in every field in 1978 based on Deng Xiaoping's conceptions.
中國從1978年開始根據鄧小平的構想啟動各個領域的改革。
intricate
a.錯綜復雜的,復雜精細的
A detective novel usually has an intricate plot.
偵探小說通常有錯綜復雜的情節。
Modern electrical facilities have intricate directions.
現代電器設備的用法說明都復雜難懂。
leaflet
n.傳單,散頁印刷品 v. (向…)散發傳單
Many salesmen stood by the roadside to hand out the leaflets for their products to passersby.
很多促銷人員站在路邊向路人散發產品廣告傳單。
migrate
vi.(候鳥等)遷徙,移棲; 移居(尤指移居國外),遷移
Some birds migrate to find warmer weather.
有些鳥遷徙以尋找更溫暖的氣候。
notorious
a.臭名昭著的,聲名狼藉的
English soccer fans are notorious for their craziness and barbarism.
英國球迷因他們的瘋狂和野蠻而臭名昭著。
overlap
v.(與…)重疊;(與…)部分相同 n. 重疊
Tiles are laid to overlap each other.
屋瓦是一個壓一個地重疊放置的。
History and politics overlap and should be studied together.
歷史和政治有部分重疊,應該結合起來研究。
perpetual
a.永久的,永恒的;無休止的
Do you believe in perpetual love in this secular world?
在這個世俗的世界里你還相信有天長地久的愛情嗎?
The two sides signed a treaty of perpetual friendship.
雙方簽訂了永久友好條約。
prescription
n.處方,藥方,(醫生開的)藥; 開處方,開藥方
I can never read doctors' prescriptions.
我從來看不懂醫生寫的處方。
profitable
a.有利可圖的,有益的
Investigations revealed that selling genuine goods at a fair price can be more profitable in the long run.
調查顯示,從長遠來看,貨真價實的經營能賺取更多的利潤。
recipe
n.烹飪法,食譜;方法,秘訣,訣竅
I am not good at cooking. I can only follow a recipe.
我不擅長烹飪,只能照著食譜做。
What's your recipe for a happy marriage?
你認為幸福婚姻有什么秘方?
revelation
n.被揭示的真相,(驚人的)新發現; 揭示,透露,顯示
What a revelation!
這真是一個意外!
The revelation that the world is round once surprised people.
揭示出地球是圓的事實曾使人們大為驚訝。
Have you ever read the Revelations in the Bible?
你讀過《圣經》中的《啟示錄》嗎?
shrewd
a.機靈的,敏銳的,精明的
However shrewd a businessman is, it is impossible that he has never lost money.
再精明的生意人也不可能從不虧錢。
subjective
a.主觀(上)的,個人的
Our perception of things is often influenced by subjective factors, such as tiredness.
我們對事物的感知能力常受到主觀因素(如疲勞)的影響。
Lyric poetry is subjective.
抒情詩是抒發個人感情的。
symposium
n.討論會,專題報告會;專題論文集
A symposium is a meeting or conference for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations.
研討會即討論某一論題的聚會或會議,尤指參與者既為聽眾、又做演講的聚會或會議。
toss
vi.擲錢幣決定;翻來覆去 n. 擲錢幣決定;猛抬頭 vt. 扔,拋;猛抬(頭); 拌(食品);(打賭等時)擲(錢幣);使搖動,使顛簸
The ship tossed about on the stormy sea.
船在波濤洶涌的海浪中顛簸著。
Toss the vegetables in butter.
在菜里拌點黃油。
Let's toss to see who will pay the bill.
讓我們擲錢幣決定誰付賬。
verdict
n.裁定;定論,判斷性意見
The verdict was that the prisoner was guilty.
最后的判決是犯人有罪。