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reside ‘to sit back' 坐落,坐擁
To live in a place permanently or for an extended period.
To be inherently present; exist: the potential energy that resides in flowing water.
To be vested, as a power or right
vt. 住,居住;(權力、權利等)屬于,歸于;(性質等)存在于
例句:
Her family has resided in New York for more than ten years.
她家住在紐約已十余年了。
The main attraction of Beijing resides in its enchanting scenery.
北京最大的吸引力在于它的迷人景色。
The power to change the general manager resides in the board of directors.
更換總經理的權力屬于董事會。
residence
The place in which one lives; a dwelling.
The act or a period of residing in a place.
A medical residency.
The official home or location of a corporation.
n. 住宅,住處;居住
subside
To sink to a lower or normal level.
To sink or settle down, as into a sofa.
To sink to the bottom, as a sediment.
To become less agitated or active; abate
vi. 坐下;平息;減弱;沉淀
例句:
The foundations of the building have subsided.
該建筑的地基已下沉了。
His figure soon subsided into darkness.
他的身影很快消失在黑暗之中。
subsidy
Monetary assistance granted by a government to a person or group in support of an enterprise regarded as being in the public interest.
Financial assistance given by one person or government to another
n. 補貼;津貼;補助金
subsidize
To assist or support with a subsidy.
To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy.
vt. 資助;給與獎助金;向…行賄
例句:
Soldiers are subsidized in our country .
在我國軍人享受津貼待遇。
He was arrested for subsidizing the chief procurator.
他因向檢察長行賄而被警方拘捕。
subsidiary
Serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary.
Secondary in importance; subordinate.
Of, relating to, or of the nature of a subsidy.
One that is subsidiary to another.
A subsidiary company.
Music. A theme subordinate to a main theme or subject.
adj. 附屬的;輔助的
n. 子公司;輔助者;【音樂】副主題
短語:
subsidiary to 輔助…(的);附屬于…(的);較之…次要(的)
例句:
Public transportation played a subsidiary role.
公共交通起輔助的作用。
The subsidiary is in France but the parent company is in America.
子公司在法國,但母公司在美國。
sedentary
Characterized by or requiring much sitting: a sedentary job.
Accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise.
Remaining or living in one area, as certain birds; not migratory.
Attached to a surface and not moving freely, as a barnacle.
adj. 久坐的;坐慣的;定棲的;靜坐的
insidious
詞匯起源
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: insidiosus, from insidiae 'attack from a hiding-place', from insidere 'to sit on, lie in wait', from sedere 'to sit']
Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner: insidious rumors; an insidious disease.
Intended to entrap; treacherous: insidious misinformation.
Beguiling but harmful; alluring
adj. 隱伏的;暗中為害的;狡猾的;陰險的
例句:
Organized crime has an insidious influence on all who come into contact with it.
所有和集團犯罪有關的人都會不知不覺地受壞影響。