Domestic
adj.家庭的,家的;國內(nèi)的;馴養(yǎng)的;熱心家務的
n.傭人;國貨
Over 100 domestic flights a day to 15 UK destinations.
每天超過100架次國內(nèi)航班飛往英國境內(nèi)15個目的地
Opportunities will improve as the company expands domestically and internationally...
隨著國內(nèi)業(yè)務和國際業(yè)務的擴展,該公司將獲得更好的機會。
I was called out to attend a domestic dispute.
我被叫出去解決一場家庭糾紛。
She was kind and domestic and put her family before her part-time job.
她人很好也顧家,把家庭看得比兼職工作更為重要。
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Silence (pp. & pt. silenced)
n.沉默,無言,無表示,無聲,沉靜,肅靜,寂靜,緘默;
無音信,失去聯(lián)系,忘卻,湮沒,無表示,無音訊;[樂]停止
vt.使安靜;使沉默;壓制
He never lets those long silences develop during dinner...
他從不會讓晚餐時出現(xiàn)長時間的沉默。
She breathed deeply, savouring the silence.
她深深地吸了口氣,細細品味著這寧靜。
The district court ruled that Popper's silence in court today should be entered as a plea of not guilty.
區(qū)法院裁定今天波珀在法庭上的緘默將被視作是進行無罪抗辯。
Gary decided to break his silence about his son's suffering in the hope of helping other families.
加里決定對兒子遭受的痛苦不再保持沉默,以期望能幫助其他家庭。
Like other tyrants, he tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him.
像其他暴君一樣,他力圖壓制任何公開反對他的人。
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Course (pt. coursed)
n.課程;航線;行動方向;一道菜
vt.快速地流動;奔流;跑過;追逐
vi.沿…(方向)前進;指引航線;快跑;迅速移動
Aircraft can avoid each other by going up and down, as well as by altering course to left or right...
飛機可以通過上下升降和左右移動改變航線來避免相撞。
My best course of action was to help Gill by being loyal, loving and endlessly sympathetic...
我能給吉爾的最大幫助就是對他忠誠、關(guān)愛他并且永遠滿懷同情之心。
In the natural course of events cows would wish to be milked more than twice a day...
按照事情發(fā)展的自然規(guī)律,母牛每天應該擠奶兩次以上。
I'm shortly to begin a course on the modern novel.
我不久將要選修一門現(xiàn)代小說課程。
She went to her doctor, who offered to put her on a course of tranquillizers.
她去看醫(yī)生,醫(yī)生建議她服用一個療程的鎮(zhèn)靜劑。
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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.According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute _____...
根據(jù)世界銀行的統(tǒng)計數(shù)字,41%的巴西人生活在赤貧中。
2.Served the _____ of nixon's term. Not elected for full term.
福特在總統(tǒng)尼克松的剩余任期內(nèi)任職,但沒被選舉為滿期任職總統(tǒng)。
A:本期答案見下期
上期答案:
1.Inflation has made it an unprofitable but necessary evil.
通貨膨脹已經(jīng)讓其成為無利可圖但又不得不保留的累贅。
2.Many chinese state-owned enterprises rely almost entirely on domestic sales.
許多中國國企幾乎完全依賴國內(nèi)銷售。