評論
打印
appropriation
撥款；挪用
The mayor approved the appropriation of the new school.
市長批準了新學校的撥款。
apt
恰當的；有……傾向的
Everyone at present was very excited at his apt remark.
在場的每個人都為其恰到好處的評論而興奮不已。
arrogance
自大；傲慢態度
I would on no account authorize in my child the smallest degree of arrogance.
我決不允許我的孩子有半點傲慢的態度。
assurance
保證；保險；確信
The only complete defense is the elimination of nuclear weapons and assurance that they will never be produced again.
唯一完整的防御是消除核武器，并保證它們將永遠不會再生產。
athletic
運動的，運動員的
He is taking part in an athletic meeting.
他參加了一個運動會。
attendant
服務員；隨員
Sally is too flighty to be a flight attendant.
莎莉太輕浮了而不能勝任空姐這一職務。
authorize/ise
批準；授權給
I have authorized him to act for me while I am away.
我授權，我不在的時候，他頂替我的職務。
avail
有用，有利
They made great efforts, but it was all to no avail.
他們付出了很大的努力，但這一切都無濟于事。
bald
禿頂的；光禿的
Too much knowledge makes the head bald.
知識太多催人老。
bankruptcy
破產
The company is reported to be on the brink of bankruptcy.
據報道，該公司處于破產的邊緣。
behavioral
行為的
The behavioral sciences have been slow to change partly because the explanatory items often seem to be directly observed and partly because other kinds of explanations have been hard to find.
行為科學之所以發展緩慢，部分是因為解釋性的要素可以很容易直接觀察到，部分原因是其他類型的解釋很難發現。
blunder
犯大錯；做錯
The police blundered badly by arresting the wrong man.
警方抓錯了人，犯了荒唐的大錯。
brighten
使閃亮；使生輝
The new carpet brightened the room.
這張新地毯使房間增輝不少。
capsule
太空艙；小容器
The capsule failed to separate from the earth satellite.
太空艙沒有和地球衛星分開。
carefree
無憂無慮的；不負責的
How wonderful it would be to be young and carefree again!
能夠再次年輕，變得無憂無慮是多么美妙啊！
chronic
慢性的；長期的
Is your disease chronic or acute?
你的病是慢性的還是急性的？
circulation
流通；循環
Police say a number of forged banknotes are in circulation.
警方說一些偽鈔在流通。
clearing
結算；空地
This is the unorthodox view of a German soil scientist who has shown that burnt clearings in the Amazon, dating back more than 1 000 years, helped create patches of rich, fertile soil that farmers still benefit from today.
德國土壤科學家的非正統觀點是，1000年前亞馬遜曾燒焦了的空地都變成了富有而肥沃的土地，農民們至今受用。
