fair
公平的;相當(dāng)多的;遵守規(guī)定地
It's not fair for you to speak ill of Jane, especially when she's your best friend.
你說阿珍壞話很不公平,尤其她還是你最好的朋友。
She has fair knowledge of Chinese Kung Fu.
她懂得不少中國功夫。
Henry was accused by his opponents of not playing fair.
亨利的對手指控他不按規(guī)則比賽。
I'm determined to marry Jane, by fair means or foul.
我下定決心要不擇手段娶到阿珍。
unfair
不公平的
It is unfair to expect your little sister to do all the chores.
要你妹妹做所有雜務(wù)很不公平。
legal
與法律相關(guān)的;合法的
He went to the lawyer for legal help.
他去找律師尋求法律上的協(xié)助。
Is it legal for children to buy betel nuts in Taiwan?
在臺灣,兒童購買檳榔合法嗎?
illegal
違法的
It's illegal to park your car here.
在這里停車是違法的。
advance
促進;前進,行進;進步;預(yù)支
The government has put a lot of effort to advance research on computer science.
政府花了很多心力促進電腦科學(xué)的研究。
The officer told the soldiers to advance.
那名軍官下令士兵們前進。
We have not made great advances in the fight against AIDS.
我們在對抗艾滋病方面,并沒有長足的進步。
The boss gave me an advance on my next month's salary.
老板讓我預(yù)支下個月的薪水。
brief
短暫的;簡短的,簡潔的;文件;向……簡單說明
Greg took a brief look at the newspaper before going to work.
葛瑞格在上班前迅速地瀏覽了一下報紙。
We had a brief meeting before classes began.
上課前,我們召開了簡短的會議。
I know we're all in a hurry, so I'll be brief.
我知道我們的時間很趕,所以我會長話短說。
Please finish the legal briefs by tomorrow.
請在明天以前完成這些法律文件。
The commander briefed those soldiers on the nature of their mission.
指揮官向士兵們就此次任務(wù)的性質(zhì)做了簡單的說明。
briefly
短暫地;簡短地
The president stopped briefly in London on his way to Moscow.
那位總統(tǒng)在前往莫斯科途中于倫敦短暫停留。
Tell us briefly what happened.
簡略地告訴我們發(fā)生了什么事。
briefing
簡報
The minister gave a briefing to the president on this policy.
部長向總統(tǒng)就該政策做了簡報。
stress
壓力;重要性;施加壓力;強調(diào)
Under the stress of inflation, many small companies have closed down.
在通貨膨脹的壓力下,許多小公司都關(guān)門了。
Mr. Johnson lays stress on the importance of punctuality.= Mr. Johnson stresses the importance of punctuality.
強森先生很強調(diào)守時的重要性。
Work and housework stress Maggie out.
工作和家事快讓瑪姬喘不過氣來。
stressful
緊張的,壓力重的
That is a stressful job; I haven't slept well for several days.
那是份壓力很大的工作。我已經(jīng)好幾天沒睡好了。
weather
天氣(指某地短期的氣象型態(tài))
We've been having nice weather over the past two weeks.
過去兩個星期以來,我們這里的天氣一直都不錯。
It's fine weather today.
今天天氣很好。
climate
氣候(指某地長期的氣象型態(tài))
The climate on this island is generally very nice in autumn.
一般來說,這島上秋天的氣候非常舒適宜人。