attribute
屬性;歸屬
She attributes her success to hard work and a bit of luck.
她把她的成功歸于努力和一點點運氣。
blame
責備;歸咎于
Don't always blame your own failure on others. Sometimes you yourself are to blame.
不要總把失敗歸咎于他人,有時該怪你自己。
combine
聯合,結合
combine theory with practice
結合理論和實際
complaint
抱怨;訴苦
I have a number of complaints about the hotel room you've given me.
我對你們提供給我的旅館房間有許多不滿的意見。
comprehension
理解;包含
This metaphor is beyond all comprehension.
這個隱喻難以理解。
confirm
確認;確定
The recent airplane crash confirms my belief that stronger safety regulations are needed.
最近的空難堅定了我們的信念,更需要安全措施。
considerate
體貼的;體諒的
She is the boss that can be considerate towards her employees.
她是老板,能夠體諒她的員工。
convince
說服;使確信
How can I convince you of her honesty?
我怎樣才能使你相信她是誠實的呢?
crash
撞碎;墜毀
My computer program crashed this morning, and I lost my entire document.
今天早晨,計算機出了突然故障,我丟了所有的文件。
disaster
災難,災禍
A nuclear disaster, spread by wind and water and fear, could well engulf the great and the small, the rich and the poor, the committed and the uncommitted alike.
核災難,通過風、水和恐懼心理傳播,可完全吞噬大國、小國、富國、窮國,以及結盟和不結盟的國家。
dominant
支配的,統治的
She is the dominant child in the group.
她在這個集體里是孩子王。
dominate
控制;支配
The use of deferential language is symbolic of the Confucian ideal of the woman, which dominates conservative gender norms in Japan.
使用恭敬的語言是儒家思想中理想的女性行為,在日本它主導著保守的性別規范。
enforce
實施,執行
Don't stand in the way when the police enforce the law.
不要妨礙警察執法。
estimate
估計,估價
It is estimated that more than four billion viewers and listeners will enjoy the Olympic competition through TV and radio broadcasts.
據估計,超過四十億的觀眾和聽眾將通過電視和收音機觀看和收聽奧林匹克運動會。
exception
例外;異議
Everybody must study, not excepting those who have a better grasp of British Literature. There is no exception.
每個人都必須學習,包括那些已經對英國文學有較好掌握的人。這是沒有例外的。