Deliberate 故意的;從容不迫的
He told us a deliberate lie. 他故意跟我們?nèi)鲋e。
It had more the appearance of a deliberate crime than an accident。那很像是蓄意的罪行,而不像是意外的事故。
Expedition 遠(yuǎn)征;考察
The scientists will go on an expedition to the South Pole. 這些科學(xué)家們將要去南極考察。
They equipped themselves for the expedition. 他們?yōu)檫h(yuǎn)征治裝。
Scatter 分散;撒
The birds scattered at the sound of the gun. 槍聲一響, 群鳥(niǎo)受驚飛散。
Don't scatter your strength. 不要分散你的精力。
The farmers were scattering seeds on the fields. 農(nóng)夫把種子撒在田里。
Mutually 互相地
These two aims are not always mutually complementary: at times they conflict. 這兩個(gè)目標(biāo)不總是互補(bǔ)的:有時(shí)它們相互抵觸。
If everybody is well, mutually congratulates. 如果大家都平安無(wú)事,就互相祝賀。
Deprecate 不贊成
The peace-loving people deprecate war. 愛(ài)好和平的人民反對(duì)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。
I strongly deprecate the use of violence by the students. 我強(qiáng)烈反對(duì)學(xué)生們使用暴力。
Drift 漂流
The snow drifted everywhere. 雪飄至各處。
The boat drifted down the river. 船順?biāo)鞫隆?/p>
Overwhelming 勢(shì)不可擋的;壓倒的
The act was adopted by an overwhelming majority. 該法案以壓倒多數(shù)通過(guò)。
Our football team has won an overwhelming victory. 我們的足球隊(duì)取得了壓倒性的勝利。
You will be informed of the details at the appropriate time. 在適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)候?qū)言斍楦嬖V你。
Domesticated 馴養(yǎng)的;馴服的;馴養(yǎng)
The cat is domesticated. 這只貓是馴養(yǎng)的。
We domesticated the dog to help us with hunting. 我們馴養(yǎng)狗來(lái)幫我們打獵。
Inventory 詳細(xì)目錄;存貨清單
This is a detailed inventory of all the jobs to be done. 這是一張待辦事項(xiàng)的詳表。
The inventory showed that the store was overstocked. 清單顯示商店存貨過(guò)多。
Voyage 航行;旅程
It is a prosperous voyage to the ship. 這是那艘船的一次成功的航行。
Life is compared to a voyage. 人生好比航海。
The December weather favored our voyage. 12月的天氣使我們的航行順利。
Maroon 使孤立;把。.放逐到孤島;閑蕩
When the tide came in I was a maroon out there. 漲潮時(shí),我在那里游蕩。
If someone is marooned somewhere,they are left in a place that is difficult for them to escape from。如果某人被孤立在某個(gè)地方,意思就是他們很難逃離那個(gè)地方。
Adrift 漂泊的;漂流的
They returned to find that someone had cut their boat adrift. 他們回來(lái)時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)有人切斷了纜繩任船在水中漂流。
His faith in himself had been shattered and now he felt rootless and adrift. 他的自信心已經(jīng)崩潰,此時(shí)此刻,他覺(jué)得自己猶如一葉浮萍,不知飄向何方。
Overwhelming majority 壓倒的多數(shù)
Prevailing 占優(yōu)勢(shì)的;主要的;盛行的
Plague was then prevailing in that city. 當(dāng)時(shí)瘟疫正在該城流行。
Yellow is the prevailing color in her room. 黃色是她房間的主色。
Appropriate 適當(dāng)?shù)?/p>
Her bright clothes were not appropriate for a funeral. 她那身鮮艷的衣服不適合參加葬禮。