retrieve
恢復,取回
The shopkeeper went to the window and retrieved Reuben's treasure.
店主走向櫥窗,取出魯本夢寐以求的東西。
revive
復活;蘇醒;恢復精神
Peter tried to revive the frozen robin; but it was stone-dead.
彼得試圖救活凍僵了的知更鳥;但它已完全斷了氣。
suppress
抑制;鎮壓;廢止
All these movement were suppressed by the government.
所有這些運動都受到政府壓制。
testify
證明,證實
This excellent book testifies to the author's ability.
這部優秀作品證明了作者的能力。
accustom
使習慣于
The hunter is trying to accustom his hunting dog to the noise of a gun.
獵人正設法使他的獵犬適應他的槍發出的噪音。
ambiguous
模糊不清的;引起歧義的
That's a rather ambiguous answer—what exactly do you mean?
那個答案不是很清楚,你到底是什么意思?
ascend
上升;登高;追溯
Step by step the ladder is ascended.
梯子是一步一步往上攀登的。
billionaire
億萬富翁
The billionaire is campaigning for political reform.
這個億萬富翁正在為政治改革而奮斗。
brisk
輕快
Taking a brisk walk can often induce a feeling of well-being.
輕快的散步常常能使人感覺良好。
certify
證明;保證
You are basically asking people to certify, with big penalties, that nobody has lied on their expense accounts.
你主要就是讓這群人在繳納大筆罰金的情況下,證明沒有人在關于他們開支賬戶的問題上說謊。
conceive
設想;考慮
The coach conceived the strategy that won the game for us.
教練已經為我們想出贏得比賽的策略了。
contemplate
冥思苦想;深思熟慮
She stood contemplating the painting.
她站起來注視著這幅畫。
disable
使失去能力;使殘廢;使無資格
An accident disabled him from playing football.
他在一起事故中喪失了踢足球的能力。
eccentric
古怪的人
A few weeks later I began saving again. Was I becoming an eccentric hoarder? Not at all.
幾周后,我又開始存錢了,難道我又變成了一個古怪的人嗎?不是的。