reliance
n.依靠,依賴
No reliance is to be placed on his word. He has a glib tongue.
他的話靠不住。他巧舌如簧。
repay
vt. 歸還(款項(xiàng));報(bào)答
As she has always been so good to me, I will repay her with kindness.
她對(duì)我一直很好,我會(huì)好好對(duì)她以作回報(bào)。
resent
vt.對(duì)…表示憤恨,怨恨
Kelvin bitterly resented the fact that his brother had been so successful.
凱文對(duì)弟弟如此成功感到憤憤不已。
rigorous
a.嚴(yán)密的,縝密的;嚴(yán)格的,嚴(yán)厲的
Having got a reliable report that a passenger was to smuggle drugs, the police carried out a rigorous search.
在得到可靠情報(bào),知道有人將走私毒品之后,警察進(jìn)行了嚴(yán)格的搜查。
rim
n. (圓形物體的)邊,緣vt. 環(huán)繞(圓形或環(huán)形物的)邊緣
Grandma liked to do the washing-up, declaring she liked the pattern on the rim of the plates.
奶奶說她喜歡洗碗,鄭重其事說她喜愛盤子邊緣的圖案。
Mountains rimmed the valley.
群山環(huán)繞著山谷。
royalty
n.王族(成員);(常pl. )(著作的)版稅
In this universally democratic world of today, people naturally have special interest in royalty.
在今天普遍實(shí)現(xiàn)民主的世界,人們自然對(duì)王室有著特殊的興趣。
sensation
n. (感官的)感覺能力;感覺,知覺;轟動(dòng),引起轟動(dòng)的事件(或人物)
At times the mass media go a long way to pursue whatever that can cause a sensation.
有時(shí),為了達(dá)到轟動(dòng)效應(yīng),西方傳媒會(huì)不遺余力。
shipment
n.裝運(yùn),裝船;裝載(或運(yùn)輸)的貨物
To meet our urgent needs, please arrange the shipment of the first lot of our order by the first available steamer.
我們急需該貨,請(qǐng)安排最早可以訂到艙位的貨輪裝運(yùn)我們訂單的首批貨物。
smuggle
v.走私,非法私運(yùn);偷運(yùn),偷帶
Among other reasons, smuggling is prohibited because it will make countries suffer losses in customs duties.
禁止走私,原因很多,其一便是國(guó)家會(huì)減少不少關(guān)稅。
sociology
n.社會(huì)學(xué)
The scientific study of nature and growth of society and social behavior is known as sociology.
社會(huì)學(xué)是對(duì)社會(huì)和社會(huì)行為的本質(zhì)和發(fā)展的科學(xué)研究。
spectacle
n. (大規(guī)模)演出,場(chǎng)面;景象,壯觀;可笑的事物 (pl. )眼鏡
Viewed from the top of Mount Tai, the sunrise was indeed a spectacle.
從泰山頂上看去,日出真是個(gè)奇觀。
Don't make a spectacle of yourself.
不要丟人現(xiàn)眼了。
stall
n.貨攤;小房間,小隔間;(發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)的)熄火;(pl. )劇場(chǎng)的正廳前座區(qū)v. (使)(發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī))熄火;拖延,推遲
As the engine stalled on the highway, I had to call 110 for emergency help.
由于引擎在公路上熄火,我只好打110緊急求助。
stride
vi.大踏步走n. 大步;步伐,步態(tài);(常pl. )進(jìn)展,進(jìn)步
All my students are striding forward in English.
我所有學(xué)生的英語(yǔ)在大踏步地取得進(jìn)展。
sturdy
a.強(qiáng)壯的,結(jié)實(shí)的,堅(jiān)固的;堅(jiān)定的,堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的
Without sturdy knowledge, this mathematical problem can't be solved easily.
沒有真才實(shí)學(xué),這道數(shù)學(xué)難題不會(huì)輕易就可以解出來的。
surgeon
n.外科醫(yī)生
Surgeons need to know much more than medical knowledge.
外科醫(yī)生不能只懂得醫(yī)學(xué)知識(shí)。
swamp
沼n.澤vt. 淹沒,浸沒;難倒,壓倒
Be careful when stepping over the swamp, or you may sink in.
踏入沼澤地時(shí),請(qǐng)小心,不然會(huì)陷下去。
thesis
n.論文,畢業(yè)(或?qū)W位)論文;論題,論點(diǎn)
I am going to write my graduate thesis on contemporary American Literature.
我打算畢業(yè)論文寫當(dāng)代美國(guó)文學(xué)。
tribe
n.部落;族(生物分類單位)
Some African tribes have no written languages. That's why they are so backward.
一些非洲部落沒有書面文字,這正是他們落后的原因