controversy [?k?ntr?v??si] n. 爭議,爭論
【擴】dispute 爭議,爭論
【搭】beyond controversy 無可爭議
dust [d?st] n. 糾紛,騷動
clash [kl??] n. 沖突
【擴】conflict 沖突
【搭】a clash between ……之間的沖突
【例】The two parties clashed in the conference.
在會議中雙方意見發(fā)生沖突。
Inquisition [?i?kwi?zi??n] n. (羅馬天主教的)宗教法庭
perspective [p??spektiv] n. 觀點,看法
【擴】opinion 觀點,看法
【搭】in perspective 比例正確
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A: She has her own perspective on this matter.
B: Why doesn't she share her perspective with us?
A:在這件事情上,她有自己的觀點。
B:她為什么不把想法拿出來和我們分享呢?
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despise [di?spaiz] v. 蔑視
generalize [?d?en?r?laiz] v. 歸納
【派】generalization 歸納,概括
【擴】sum up 總結(jié),概括
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A: I don't think you can generalize about that.
B: What's the difference?
A:我認(rèn)為對那事你不能一概而論。
B:有什么不一樣的?
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undercurrent [??nd??k?r?nt] n. 潛流
theoretical [θi??retik?l] adj. 理論上的
【派】theoretically 理論上
【擴】logical 邏輯上的
potential [p??ten??l] n. 潛能
intimate [?intimit] adj. 詳盡的
【派】intimately 密切地,私下地
【擴】exhaustive 詳盡的 elaborate 詳盡的
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A: She has an imtimate knowledge of the law.
B: But she is not a lawyer, is she?
A:她深諳法律知識。
B:但她不是律師吧?
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familiarity [?f?mili??riti] n. 熟悉
culpable [?k?lp?b?l] adj. 應(yīng)受譴責(zé)的
【派】culpably 該罰地
【擴】reproachable 應(yīng)受責(zé)備的
Aristotelian [??rist??ti?lj?n] n. 亞里士多德學(xué)派的人
Aristotle [??rist?tl] n. 亞里士多德(古希臘哲學(xué)家)
Ptolemy [?t?limi] n. 托勒密(古希臘天文學(xué)家)
Leaning Tower of Pisa 比薩斜塔
spiral [?spai?r?l] adj. 螺旋狀的
【派】spirality 螺旋形
【搭】a spiral nebula 螺旋星云
nebula [?nebjul?] n. 星云
scratch [skr?t?] n. 擦痕
contrive [k?n?traiv] v. 謀劃
【擴】conspire 謀劃
【例】He somehow contrived a meeting with the president.
他總算設(shè)法見到總統(tǒng)了。
distort [di?st??t] v. 歪曲
【派】distorted 歪曲的
【擴】misrepresent 歪曲
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A: Stop distorting what I've said.
B: Can you make it clearer next time?
A:別再歪曲我的話了。
B:你下次能說清楚一點兒嗎?
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