ennobling
adj. 高貴的
eg. In some ways it was an ennobling influence.
在某些方面,這起到了圣潔的作用。
entail
vt. 引起
eg. Success entails hard work.
要成功,必須努力工作。
humiliation
n. 恥辱
eg. We have suffered 30 years of humiliation and torture.
我們已經(jīng)遭受了30年的羞辱和折磨。
romanticise
vt. 使浪漫化
eg. Unlike many in the development world, she does not romanticise poverty or patronise the poor.
不像發(fā)展界中的許多人,她從不把貧窮浪漫化,也不對窮人盛氣凌人。
distinct
adj. 明顯的
eg. Looking at a close-up of the temperature spike, we see distinct troughs right next to the spike.
觀察對溫度尖峰的特寫,我們可以看到恰好在尖峰附近有一個明顯的波谷。
have a knack for
有......的訣竅
eg. You have a knack for doing the right thing at the right time.
你有種天分,讓你在適當(dāng)?shù)臅r機,做適當(dāng)?shù)氖虑椤?/p>
inoculate
vt. 給......注射預(yù)防針
eg. The main cause of measles was failure to inoculate measles vaccine for children.
未接種麻疹疫苗是造成兒童發(fā)病的主要原因。
caprice
n. 反復(fù)無常
eg. Her decision to wear only black clothes was pure caprice.
她決定只穿黑衣服完全是忽發(fā)奇想。
unruffled
adj. 平靜的
eg. He remained unruffled by the charges.
他受到這些指控仍處之泰然。