Lesson 39
第39課
affiliate
vt.使隸屬(或附屬)于 n. 附屬機構,分公司
The Radcliffe College is affiliated with Harvard University. The Harvard faculty provides all instructions, and Radcliffe graduates receive Harvard degrees.
Radcliffe 學院附屬于哈佛大學。哈佛教師擔任所有課程,其畢業生獲哈佛授予的學位。
aggravate
vt.加重,加劇,使惡化;激怒,使惱火
Don't aggravate me, dude.
小子,不要惹我生氣。
aggregate
n.總數,總計 a. 總計的,合計的 vt. 總計達,積累
Unit sales for December amounted in the aggregate to 100, 000.
12月份的單位銷售量總數達到10萬。
blaze
vi.熊熊燃燒,著火;發(強)光,放光彩;迸發,爆發 n. 火焰,烈火;燦爛,炫耀
If we put some paper on the fire, it will soon burst into a blaze.
如果把紙放在火上, 就會馬上燒出火焰。
clarity
n.清楚,明晰
I'm greatly impressed by the clarity of the sea water in Hainan.
海南清澈的海水給我留下了深刻的印象。
clearance
n.凈空,余隙;許可(證),批準; (銀行)票據交換,清算;清除,清理,出空
Generally speaking, in a modern apartment the clearance of the living room is becoming larger.
一般來說,現代公寓的客廳變得越來越大。
At the turn of seasons, there is usually a clearance sale of some goods in almost every store.
在季節交替的時候,幾乎所有商店通常都對某些商品清倉大減價。
designate
vt.指派,委任;標出,把…定名為
A special committee was designated by the UN to mediate the conflict between Palestine and Israel.
聯合國指派了一個特別委員會去調停巴勒斯坦和以色列的沖突。
diagnose
vt.診斷,判斷
Doctors have to rely on a CT (computerized tomography) machine to diagnose tumors inside the head.
要確診頭部腫瘤, 醫生只有依賴CT(計算機化X線體層照相技術)。
Through effective tests, students' reading difficulties can be diagnosed.
通過有效的測試,學生閱讀上的困難可被查找出來。
embody
vt.使具體化,體現;包含,包括,收入
The new marriage law of our country embodies some changed legal provisions.
我國新的婚姻法有些條文做了改動。
The article embodied all his opinions on the incident.
這篇文章表達了他對這一事件的全部看法。
embed
vt.把…嵌入(或埋入),扎牢;使深留腦中
Hegemonism has been embedded in the mind of some American politicians.
霸權主義思想已深深印入某些美國政客腦海。
federation
n.聯合會;聯邦
The United States is a federation of fifty individual states.
美國是由50個州組成的聯邦。
finite
a.有限的,有限制的;限定的
We must save energy because the natural resources of the earth are finite.
我們必須節約能源,因為地球的自然資源是有限的。
hitherto
ad.到目前為止,迄今
Hitherto uncle Tom had experienced no great success in his attempt.
到目前為止,湯姆大叔的嘗試還沒獲得成功。
implicit
a.不言明的,含蓄的;無疑問的,無保留的;(in)內含的,固有的
The leader has implicit trust in his secretary.
領導對自己的秘書絕對信任。