1、concentrate
全神貫注;集中(心思)
It was up to him to concentrate on his studies and make something of himself.
是否能專心學(xué)習(xí)并取得一定成就要靠他自己 。
Water companies should concentrate on reducing waste instead of building new reservoirs.
自來水公司應(yīng)該集中精力減少水浪費,而不是修建新水庫 。
使集中;使匯集
Italy's industrial districts are concentrated in its north-central and north-eastern regions.
意大利的工業(yè)區(qū)集中在該國中北部和東北部地區(qū) 。
Most development has been concentrated in and around cities.
土地開發(fā)主要集中在城市及周邊地區(qū) 。
使清楚地思考
A term in prison will concentrate his mind wonderfully.
一想到要被判刑,他的頭腦就會變得非常清醒 。
2、consume
吃;喝;飲用
Many people experienced a drop in their cholesterol levels when they consumed oat bran.
很多人食用燕麥麩后膽固醇水平下降了 。
serving chocolate ice-creams for the children to consume in the kitchen.
端上巧克力冰激凌讓孩子們在廚房里吃
消耗,耗費(燃料、能源或時間)
Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than traditional models.
一些極為節(jié)能的冰箱比傳統(tǒng)型號耗電減少70% 。
plans which will consume hours of time and deplete your cash reserves.
要花費若干小時并消耗你留存?zhèn)溆玫腻X的計劃
(使)沉溺,(使)沉迷,(使)充滿(感情或思想)
The memories consumed him.
他沉浸在回憶中 。
3、irregular
不定時的;不定期的
Cars passed at irregular intervals.
斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地有汽車駛過 。
She was taken to hospital suffering from an irregular heartbeat.
她因心律不齊被送往醫(yī)院 。
不規(guī)則的;不平整的;不直的
The paint was drying in irregular patches...
油漆一片片地慢慢變干了 。
He had bad teeth, irregular and discolored.
他牙齒長得不好,參差不齊而且有些發(fā)黃 。
(行為)欺騙性的,不正當(dāng)?shù)?不合常規(guī)的
the minister accused of irregular business practices.
被控有違規(guī)商業(yè)行為的部長
'Will you do this for me, Leo? It's the only way.' — 'It's highly irregular, Ralph.'
“利奧,你能為我做這件事嗎?這是唯一的辦法了。” 。”——“拉爾夫,這么做是很不正當(dāng)?shù)?span style="display:none">(WOj|IV@EMbxUbU
4、overdose
(藥物等的)過量;致死(或中毒)劑量
Each year, one in 100 girls aged 15-19 takes an overdose.
每年,每100名15至19歲的少女中就有1位嗑藥過量 。
In 1970, guitarist Jimi Hendrix died of a drug overdose.
1970年,吉他手吉米·亨德里克斯因服藥過量而死亡 。
過量服用(藥物);過量吸食(毒品)
He'd overdosed on heroin...
他曾過量吸食海洛因 。
Medical opinion varies on how many tablets it takes to overdose.
醫(yī)生對于服用多少藥片算作過量意見不一 。