suspicious
可疑的;懷疑的
I am always suspicious of anyone who wants to sell me something on the cheap.
我總是懷疑想向我推銷廉價東西的人。
terminate
結束,終止
They terminated their agreement and renewed another one according to the situation.
他們終止了舊合同,根據形勢又續訂了新合同。
terrorist
恐怖主義者,恐怖分子
Terrorists hijacked an airplane with 260 people on board.
恐怖分子劫持一架有260人的飛機。
tumble
摔倒;跌倒
I tumbled several times when learning to skate for the first time.
我第一次學滑雪的時候摔倒了好幾次。
absurd
荒謬的;可笑的
She said to herself that the idea was absurd.
她自言自語說她的想法很荒謬。
allege
宣稱,斷言
You alleged that the accused man was seen at the scene of the crime, didn't you?
你宣稱曾看到被告在犯罪現場,對嗎?
analogy
類比;類推
My theory applies to you and by analogy to others like you.
我的理論適用于你,同理,也適用于和你類似的人。
array
排列,部署;打扮
The royal couple appeared in splendid array.
王室伉儷身穿盛裝出現。
articulate
發音清晰的;口才好的
It is believed that girls are usually more articulate than boys.
通常來講,女孩子比男孩子口齒更伶俐。
ascertain
確定;查明;探知
The researcher ascertained that he had discovered a new element which led to the SARS.
研究者確定他已經發現了一種導致“非典”的因素。
assertive
肯定的;獨斷的
Katsue Reynolds has argued that girls nowadays are using more assertive language strategies in order to be able to compete with boys in schools and out.
凱蘇·雷諾認為現在的女孩為了能夠在校內外與男孩競爭,正在使用更為堅定自信的語言策略。
availability
有效性;實用性
Human population growth and technological development result in dramatic reductions and alterations in quality and availability of wildlife habitat.
人類人口的增長和技術的發展導致野生動物棲息地的質量和可用性大幅減少和變更。
baffle
使……困惑;使……受挫折
She was completely baffled by his strange behavior.
她完全被他奇怪的行為搞懵了。
barren
荒地
There are about 98% thick continental ice sheet and 2% barren rock in Antarctica.
大約有98%的厚大陸冰蓋和2%貧瘠的巖石在南極洲。
bewilder
使迷惑,使不知所措
The child was bewildered by the noise and the crowds.
孩子被噪聲和人群弄得頭暈轉向。
coincidence
巧合;一致
Is there any coincidence between your statistics and your friends'?
你的統計資料和你的朋友之間有什么巧合嗎?
conform
符合;遵照
Nowadays, it is commonly observed that young women are not conforming to the feminine linguistic ideal.
如今,年輕女性不使用理想女性語言這一現象非常常見。