Rally: a large public meeting, especially one held to support a particular idea or political party 公眾集會(huì),群眾大會(huì)(尤指支持某信念或政黨的)
to attend/hold a rally 參加/召集大會(huì)
a peace/protest rally 和平/抗議集會(huì)
a mass rally in support of the strike 支持罷工的群眾大會(huì)
reverse: to change something completely so that it is the opposite of what it was before 顛倒;徹底轉(zhuǎn)變;使完全相反
to reverse a procedure/process/trend 徹底改變程序/過(guò)程/趨勢(shì)
The government has failed to reverse the economic decline. 政府未能扭轉(zhuǎn)經(jīng)濟(jì)滑坡的趨勢(shì).
It is sometimes possible to arrest or reverse the disease. 有時(shí)可以阻止病情發(fā)展或使病情徹底好轉(zhuǎn).
Renewable: of energy and natural resources 能源和自然資源 that is replaced naturally or controlled carefully and can therefore be used without the risk of finishing it all 可更新的;可再生的;可恢復(fù)的
renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar power 像風(fēng)力和太陽(yáng)能這種用之不竭的能源
Habitable: suitable for people to live in 適合居住的 adjective
The house should be habitable by the new year. 房子到新年時(shí)應(yīng)該就可以住進(jìn)去了.
Well, we can use public transport instead of taking our cars for a start.
'for a start'用于強(qiáng)調(diào)一系列理由、意見(jiàn)等的第一條,首先.
I'm not working there─for a start, it's too far to travel. 我不去那邊干活兒--首先,路太遠(yuǎn),去不了.
I think that the issue of greatest concern is having enough sources of clean water for everyone.
the issue of the greatest concern:最大的問(wèn)題,最令人擔(dān)心的問(wèn)題