Device
n.裝置,設備;方法;策略;手段
We believe that an explosive device had been left inside a container.
我們認為有一個爆炸裝置被留在了一只集裝箱里。
They claim that military spending is used as a device for managing the economy.
他們聲稱軍費開支是用來作為調控經濟的手段的。
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Elicit (pt&pp.elicited)
vt.引出,探出;誘出(回答等)
The crime elicited an outcry against illicit drugs.
那起罪行引發了打擊違禁藥品的呼聲。
Phone calls elicited no further information.
幾個電話都沒有打聽到進一步的消息。
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Position (pt&pp.positioned)
n.位置,方位;地位,職位;態度;狀態
vt.安置;把…放在適當位置;給…定位;駐扎軍隊
This conservatory enjoys an enviable position overlooking a leafy expanse.
這個溫室位置絕佳,放眼望去,草木繁茂,郁郁蔥蔥。
Place the pastry circles on to a baking sheet and position one apple on each circle.
把油酥面圈放到烘烤盤上,每個上面放一個蘋果。
He left a career in teaching to take up a position with the Arts Council...
他辭去教學工作到藝術委員會任職。
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Apart from
脫離;除此之外(表示除…以外別無);除去;撇開…來說(表示除…以外尚有)
Apart from their direct costs, loan guarantees have other damaging effects.
除直接成本之外,貸款擔保還有其他的不良影響。
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Accuse of
指責,控告
For it will be not only men who will perish, but also the animals, whom no one can accuse of communism or anticommunism.
因為不駐人會被消滅,而且動物也會被消滅,沒有人能指責它們是共產主義或反共產主義。
劇情百科
很意外,犯下許多罪名的Moriarty沒有受到法律的制裁,在各陪審團的一致投票下無罪釋放。事情的經由貌似都在Moriarty掌握之中,他笑著離開法庭,接下來,他將會如何挑釁Sherlock?
考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.
1._____ valuations don't always spell instant success.
體面的估值并非總意味著會馬上成功。
2.He is anxious to _____ the competition.
他很想去參加比賽。
A:本期答案見下期
上期答案:
1.The crosspoint is a device operated by electric magnets.
交換處是一個由電磁驅動的裝置。
2.Ms. mayer faces plenty of management challenges apart fromthe pregnancy.
除懷孕外,梅耶爾還在管理上面臨很多挑戰。