Evacuate (pp. & pt. evacuated)
vt.撤離,疏散;排泄;騰出(房子等);除清,抽空
vi.排空(胃腸);疏散;撤退
They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country...
他們正計劃轉移仍滯留在該國的70名美國官員。
An evacuation of the city's four-million inhabitants is planned for later this week.
計劃在本周晚些時候疏散該市400萬居民。
The fire is threatening about sixty homes, and residents have evacuated the area...
大火正威脅著大約60戶人家,居民已經從該地區撤離。
Burning sulfur from the wreck has forced evacuations from the area.
殘骸上燃燒著的硫黃迫使人們撤出該地區。
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Contrast (pp. & pt. contrasted)
n.對比,對照;差異;對照物,對立面;[攝]反差
The two visitors provided a startling contrast in appearance...
這兩位訪客的外表截然不同。
In contrast, the lives of girls in well-to-do families were often very sheltered...
相反,生活在富裕家庭的女孩子通常都備受呵護。
His public statements have always been in marked contrast to those of his son...
他和他兒子在公開場合的言論總是截然不同。
The boy's room is a complete contrast to the guest room.
這個男孩的房間和客房截然不同。
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Rhythmic
adj.有韻律的,有節奏的;格調優美的;周期性的;合拍的
Good breathing is slow, rhythmic and deep.
健康的呼吸方式緩慢深沉而有節奏。
She stood, swaying her hips, moving rhythmically.
她站在那里,搖擺著臀部,有節奏地晃動著。
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考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.
1.Many experts credit the rtc with helping _____ that crisis.
許多專家認為這家公司幫助化解了那場危機。
2.How can government-business relations be structured to most likely _____ good economic policies?
什么樣的政企關系最有可能產生好的經濟政策?
A:本期答案見下期
上期答案:
1.The british government, in response, charged paine with treason, causing him to ee back to france.
英國政府的反應是判佩因謀反,導致他逃回法國。
2.Ten months later, residents had to evacuate again, this time to flee floods.
十個月后,居民不得再次撤離,這次是為了逃離洪災。