symmetrical
勻稱的,對稱的
The human face is more or less symmetrical.
人的面容或多或少是對稱的。
symposium
討論會,座談會
The symposium on language teaching will be held next Sunday.
下周一的研討會是有關語言教學的。
tangle
糾紛;混亂狀態
He got into an awful tangle with his homework, and had to ask me to help.
他家庭作業做得亂作一麻,不得不請我幫忙。
temperament
氣質,性情
Actors often display a lot of temperament.
演員常常需要飾演不同性格的人物。
tentative
試驗性的,暫定的
The conservative researcher only made a tentative conclusion for his study.
保守的研究者為他的研究做了初步結論。
threshold
入口;門檻
She stood on the threshold for a minute then rang the door bell.
她在門口站了一分鐘,然后按響了門鈴。
tragic
悲劇的;悲痛的
The tragic accident caused by gas leak took the whole family lives.
由于氣體泄漏造成的事故使全家人喪命。
trivial
重要的,瑣碎的
The development of e-insurance in China's insurance market is similar to that of Europe: both are in the infant stage and the on-line business takes only a trivial market share.
商業保險在中國保險市場上的發展和歐洲的發展類似:兩者都處于起步階段,在線業務只有微不足道的市場份額。
truthful
真實的;誠實的
I have only one question to ask you, and I want a truthful answer.
我只有一個問題要問你,希望你能如實回答。
turbulent
騷亂的,混亂的
This story happened in a turbulent period.
這個故事發生在亂世。
underway
起步的;航行中的
Newark has still not completely rebuilt the stores and neighborhoods destroyed in that conflagration, but efforts to do so are well underway.
紐約克還沒有重建好在火災中被摧毀的商店和社區,但是重建工作還在有序地進行中。
unfold
打開;呈現
She opened the envelope and then unfolded the letter.
她打開信封,然后展開這封信。
uphold
支撐;鼓勵
If the teacher makes a rule I can be sure that my dad will uphold it.
如果那位老師指定一個規則,我確信老爸一定會支持的。
verbal
口頭的;言語的
Is it true that girls' verbal ability is greater than that of boys?
女孩的語言能力比男孩的強,這是真的嗎?
versatile
多才多藝的;通用的
Have you seen this versatile new kitchen gadget?
你見過這個新的廚房工具嗎?
vicinity
鄰近,附近
There is not a good school in the vicinity.
附近沒有什么好學校。
vulnerable
易受攻擊的
Companies have made themselves vulnerable to activist hedge funds by playing safe in the past three years.
過去3年來,公司不愿冒險,使自己易受對沖基金活躍分子的攻擊。
warehouse
倉庫;貨棧
A warehouse is a building for storing large quantities of goods.
貨倉就是用于儲存大量貨物的建筑物。