ingenious
有獨創性的;機靈的,精制的
So you fitted that wire through that little hole there: that's very ingenious!
那么說是你把金屬線穿過那個小孔的了,真靈巧!
instantaneous
瞬間的;即時的;猝發的
She accidentally swallowed the poison and death was instantaneous.
她意外地吞下了毒藥,當即身亡。
integral
積分的;完整的,整體的
The form, the sound and the grammar rules are integral parts of a language.
形式,聲音和語法規則是語言完整體系中的組成部分。
intelligible
可理解的;明了的
He used so many archaisms in his speech that half of it was barely intelligible.
他對人說話,總是滿口之乎者也,叫人半懂不懂的。
jeopardize
危害;使陷危地
The security of the whole operation has been jeopardized by one careless person.
整個行動的安全讓一個粗心大意的人給破壞了。
lawsuit
訴訟;訴訟案件
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
吃虧的和解也比勝訴強。
linger
繼續逗留
She lingered after the concert, hoping to meet the star.
音樂會后她徘徊不去,希望能遇見明星。
magnify
贊美;夸大
The microscope magnified the object one hundred times.
顯微鏡把物體放大一百倍。
maturity
成熟;到期
This highly polite style is no doubt something that young women have been expected to "grow into", after all, it is a sign not simply of femininity, but of maturity and refinement.
毫無疑問,這種高度禮貌的風格是一些年輕女性眼中“長大”的標準,畢竟,這只是一個跡象,而不是簡單的女性氣質的成熟度和精細化。
migrate
隨季節而移居
Wealthy people often migrate in winter to warmer, sunnier countries.
有錢人常在冬天移居到溫暖有陽光的國家。
misfortune
不幸;災禍
Think about the misfortune of others that you may be satisfied with your own lot.
想想別人的不幸,你可以對自己的命運感到滿足。
negligible
微不足道的,可以忽略的
The damage to my car is negligible.
我的汽車的損壞程度可忽略不計。
notorious
聲名狼藉的,臭名昭著的
Maradona, a most famous football star, is a notorious drug addict.
馬拉多納——一個著名的球星,卻是一個臭名昭著的吸毒者。
outdate
使過時;使廢棄;使陳舊
More companies are learning the importance of destructive technologies—innovations that hold the potential to make a product line, or even an entire business segment, virtually outdated.
更多的公司意識到破壞性技術創新的重要性——創新可以淘汰整個生產線,或者整個企業分部。
outflow
流出量;流出物
We watched the heavy outflow of the tide.
我們觀看了洶涌奔出的潮水。
permeate
滲透;彌漫
On a spring moonlit night, birds are singing, the air is permeated with the fragrance of flowers.
在一個春天的月光照耀的晚上,鳥兒在歌唱,空氣中彌漫著花香。
porch
門廊;走廊
A porch is a covered entrance to a building.
門廊是有遮蓋的建筑物的入口。
predominant
卓越的;支配的
Her predominant characteristic is her friendliness.
她的主要特點是她的友善。
prescription
藥方;指示
She feels fine now that the doctor has made fine adjustments to her prescription.
因為醫生對她的處方進行了細微的調整,所以她現在感覺良好。
prevalent
流行的;普遍的
Traveling by motor car is becoming more and more prevalent in the country.
乘坐汽車旅行在這個國家越來越普遍。