occasion
時機,機會
We must rise to the occasion in order to win this game.
為了贏得這場比賽,我們必須隨機應(yīng)變。
perspective
觀點;遠景
He sees things in their right perspective.
他觀察事物很正確。
powerful
強大的
Our troops give the enemy a powerful blow.
我們的軍隊給敵人一個有力的打擊。
precise
精確的;明確的
It was found at the precise spot where she had left it.
那東西正好在她遺落的那個地點找到了。
property
性質(zhì),性能
Unlike Colorado and Wyoming, which have vast national forests and grasslands, Texas is ninety-seven per cent private property.
和科羅拉多州和懷俄明州不同的是,那些龐大的國家森林和草原,在德州百分之九十七都是私有財產(chǎn)。
proposal
提議,建議
She had had many proposals of marriage but preferred to remain single.
很多人向她求過婚, 但她愿過單身糊口。
provoke
驅(qū)使;激怒
He was provoked by their mockery to say more than he had intended.
他被他們的嘲笑激怒了,他說的話超出了他的預(yù)想。
recession
衰退;不景氣
In spite of the recession, car sales are five percent up.
盡管經(jīng)濟衰退,汽車銷量增長百分之五。
reconcile
使一致;使和解
The teacher had to reconcile disputes among the pupils.
老師不得不調(diào)解她學(xué)生中的糾紛。
relate
敘述
She related to them how it happened.
她告訴他們事情是怎么發(fā)生的。
reservation
預(yù)約,預(yù)訂
Ideas and thoughts, major or minor, correct or not were all aired without reservation.
主意和思想,大的或者小的,正確的或者錯誤的,都毫無保留的公布了。
resign
辭職;放棄
The outgoing premier told reporters Monday that his ailing health lay behind his decision to resign.
即將卸任的總理星期一對記者說,由于身體健康狀況不佳,他決定辭職。
retain
保持
The older universities retain even today some of the conservatism of the European universities.
過去的大學(xué)至今還保留著歐洲大學(xué)一些傳統(tǒng)。
scan
掃描;瀏覽
Many people like to scan the newspaper while having breakfast.
許多人喜歡在吃早飯的時候瀏覽一下報紙。
scope
范圍;余地
There's not much scope for initiative.
沒有多少發(fā)揮積極性的余地了。
shrink
收縮;畏縮
Car sales have been shrinking.
近來汽車的銷售量在減少。
significant
大的;有效的
Their change of plan is strange but I don't think it's significant.
他們改變了計劃十分奇怪,但我覺得沒什么用意。
slavery
奴役
The Americans abolished slavery in 1863.
美國于1863年廢除奴隸制度。