depress
壓抑;使沮喪
The thought of going back to work tomorrow depressed me!
一想到明天要回去工作,我就感到沮喪。
descend
下降;下去
The elevator descended rapidly to the bottom floor.
電梯迅速到了最底層。
destroy
破壞;消滅
All hopes of a peaceful settlement were destroyed by his violent speech.
他的暴力言論破壞了和平解決的希望。
destruction
破壞,毀滅
Fame and the exhilarating celebrity that accompanies it, force the famous person to anticipate in his own destruction.
聲名和隨著而來的令人興奮的贊揚迫使出了名的人擔心自己的毀滅。
disorder
混亂;騷亂
The capital is calm, but continuing disorder has been reported elsewhere.
首都很平靜,但是據(jù)報道其他地方有持續(xù)的騷亂。
distinction
區(qū)別;差別
She had the distinction of being the first woman to swim the Channel.
她有幸成為第一個橫渡英吉利海峽的女人。
economics
經(jīng)濟學
This article is about the economics of publishing.
這篇文章是關(guān)于經(jīng)濟學的出版。
efficiency
效率;效能
One of the aims of economic reform is to improve efficiency.
經(jīng)濟改革的目標之一是提高效率。
emergency
緊急情況;突發(fā)事件
In an emergency, please call 110.
遇到緊急情況,請撥打110。
exclusive
獨有的;排外的
This dining room is for the distinguished guests' exclusive use.
這間餐室是供貴賓專用的。
extraordinary
非凡的;特別的
How extraordinary that you should have never heard of the matter!
你竟然沒有聽說過這件事,真是太奇怪了!
flexible
靈活的;柔韌的
We can visit your company on Monday or Tuesday; our plans are fairly flexible.
我們可以星期一或星期二去你們公司,我們的計劃是相當靈活的。
generate
使形成;發(fā)生
The machine generates electricity.
這臺機器是用來發(fā)電的。
ideal
理想的;完美的
It is never easy to realize a lofty ideal.
這從來不是容易實現(xiàn)的崇高理想。
insight
洞察力;洞悉
He hoped his work at the university would give him insight into how questions of morality could be applied to places where self-interest flourished.
他希望他在大學的工作可以幫他弄明白如何讓道德問題應用于充滿私立的地方。
inspire
激發(fā);鼓舞
The Lake District scenery inspired Wordsworth to write his greatest poetry.
英格蘭湖區(qū)的美景給了華茲華斯創(chuàng)作他最偉大詩篇的靈感。