背单词v3

(1) measurable improvements
(2) Working conditions have changed measurably in the last ten years.
(3) Both leaders seemed to expect measurable progress.

measurable
[ˈmeʒərəbl]
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adj.陡峭的，险峻的；过分的，夸张的；极高的；急剧升降的；
vt.浸泡；使渗透或沉溺；使浸透；
vi.在液体中浸泡；
n.泡的行为或过程；被浸泡的状态；浸泡液；

vt.预知，预见；有先见之明；

adj.可量度的；可测量的，可预见的；重大的；

遵循，依附，坚持；丽；附着；

(1) The vote was seen as a test run for elections to come.
(2) Look. The train's in. We'll have to run for it now.
(3) He was already preparing his run for the presidency.

run for
[rʌn fɔ:]
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vt.& vi.（鱼、蛙等）大量产（卵）；引起，酿成；
vt.大量生产；
n.（鱼、蛙等的）子，卵；（裂殖菌类植物的）丝，菌；产物，结果；

v.竞选，赶快去请；

详细地；

n.丙烷；

(1) a constellation of Hollywood talent
(2) The largest gallery contains at its centre a constellation of photographs called My Wishes.
(3) Most patients have a constellation of diseases, with few clear-cut distinctions between them...

constellation
[ˌkɒnstəˈleɪʃn]
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adj.壮观的，豪华的；极好的或令人满意的；闪亮的；为众人所推崇的；

adj.胁迫的；险恶的；凶兆的；（天气等）要变坏的；
v.恐吓；威胁；预示（某事）(threaten的现在分词)；

adj.大量的；结实的，牢固的；重大的；
n.本质；重要材料；

n.星座；一群杰出人物；一系列（相关的想法、事物）；一群（相关的人）；

(1) Lam a doctoral degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
(2) Of, relating to, or engaged in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree.
(3) During the same period. people a doctoral degree increased their earnings by the least amount.

doctoral degree

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adj.假设的，假定的；有前提的；爱猜想的；假想；

博士学位；

adj.不断前进的；进步的；进行的；
n.改革论者；进步分子；

vt.规定；使明确；精确地解释；画出…的线条；
vi.（给词、短语等）下定义，构成释义；

(1) Generally a brief note or a phone call will suffice.
(2) One example will suffice to illustrate the point.
(3) A cover letter should never exceed one page; often a far shorter letter will suffice.

suffice
[səˈfaɪs]
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n.队列，阵列；数组；一大批；衣服；
vt.排列；部署兵力；打扮，装饰；

跳起；跃起；迅速成长；<非正>突然开始；

n.（总称）机器；（政府等的）机关，组织；机器的运转部份；机械装置；

vi.足够；有能力；
vt.满足…的需要；使满足；

(1) an alluring smile
(2) Why are the contents of the next person's shopping trolley always more alluring than one's own?
(3) ...the most alluring city in South-East Asia.

alluring

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adj.适当的；恰当的；合适的；
vt.占用，拨出；

adj.诱惑的；迷人的；吸引人的；
v.allure的现在分词；

各种各样的；

n.帮助；援助；机器助手；辅助装置；
vt.帮助；援助；帮助某人做某事；搀扶（某人）上下车；
vi.援助；出席；参加；

(1) The power of red wine to counteract high cholesterol has been ballyhooed in the press.
(2) The ads. ballyhooed the movie's virtues.
(3) Confusion surrounds the future of a much - ballyhooed extension of Shanghai's magnetic levitation ( maglev ) train service.

ballyhooed

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adj.（衣服）紧身的，贴身的；

n.（宝石的重量单位）克拉；，（金子）开（以纯金为24开表示金含量的单位）；=karat；

n.束，串，捆；一串，一群；一帮，一伙；[非正式用语]大量；
vt.聚成一串，形成一串；聚成一组；使起褶：使（织物）起褶；
vi.形成一串，形成一组；打褶；膨胀，凸出；

v.（为…）大吹大擂( ballyhoo的过去式和过去分词 )；

(1) It was an unparalleled opportunity to develop her career.
(2) The book has enjoyed a success unparalleled in recent publishing history.
(3) Germany's unparalleled prosperity is based on wise investments...

unparalleled
[ʌnˈpærəleld]
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adj.贵重的，宝贵的；有价值的；可评估的；
n.贵重物品，财宝；

adj.无比的，无双的，空前的；空前的；盖世；

n.汹涌；大浪，波涛；
v.汹涌；起大浪，蜂拥而来；

n.评论；注释；意见；说明；
vt.& vi.评论，谈论；
vt.表达意见；解释，注释；
vi.作注释；作注解；作解释；作评语；

(1) The girls in a class tend to have a civilizing influence on the boys.
(2) ...a comedy about a man who tries to civilise a woman—but she ends up civilising him...
(3) It exerts a civilizing influence on mankind.

civilize
[ˈsɪvəlaɪz]
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vt.使文明；使开化；教化；启发；
vi.变得文明；

n.宿醉（酒后醒来的头痛和不舒服）；遗留的感觉（或风俗、习惯等）；<医>后遗症；残余物；

n.过渡，转变，变迁；[语]转换；[乐]变调；

n.（在海岸上长的或冲到海岸上的）海草（用作肥料等）；墨角藻；残败；漂来物；

(1) innumerable books have been written on the subject.
(2) He has invented innumerable excuses, told endless lies.
(3) She gave innumerable tours through the farm and nature walks in the woods.

innumerable
[ɪˈnju:mərəbl]
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n.态度，立场；站姿，被放置的姿势；位置；（运动员的）始发姿势；

n.父亲的身份[地位]；

adj.无数的，数不清的；指不胜屈；不可胜数；无可胜数；

adv.亲爱地；深情地；天真地；盲目轻信地；

(1) Who is in command here?
(2) He looked relaxed and totally in command of himself .
(3) For the first time in years, she felt in command of her life.

command
[kəˈmɑ:nd]
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[医]高密度；

n.命令，指挥；司令部，指挥部；[计算机]指令；控制力；
vt.指挥，控制，命令；命令；应得，值得；
vi.给出命令；命令，指令；
adj.指挥的，根据命令（或要求）而作的；

自…来，是（某地方的）人；

vt.以朋友的方式对待；帮助；照顾；

(1) a balmy summer evening
(2) ...a balmy summer's evening.
(3) Hong as its name implies , it is balmy harbour.

balmy
[ˈbɑ:mi]
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vt.显露；揭露；泄露；[神]启示；
n.揭示，展现；[建]门侧，窗侧；

vt.使发展；使进化；设计，制订出；发出，散发；
vi.发展；[生]通过进化进程发展或发生；

n.初学者，新手；新信徒；尚未赢过大赛的赛马；

adj.（指空气）暖和的；温暖的；芳香的；能止痛的；

(1) Schools should not compete with each other or attempt to poach pupils.
(2) Charles has never felt the need to compete with anyone.
(3) Every time I sing that line, I have to compete with that bloody trombone!

compete with
[kəmˈpi:t wið]
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n.暴徒；犯罪团伙，黑手党；民众，乌合之众；〈美俚〉匪帮，一群罪犯；
vt.聚众包围；大举包围，围攻；蜂拥进入；

n.推理，论证；运用思考、理解、推想等能力的做法或过程；论究，论断；
v.推理，思考；争辩；说服；
adj.推理的；有关推理的；

n.（强烈的）倾向，爱好，嗜好；

与…抗争；

(1) The newspaper came out weekly. It satirized political leaders.
(2) Tom : Luxun created such an image to satirize.
(3) To ridicule or satirize in or as if in a lampoon.

satirize
[ˈsætəraɪz]
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adj.森林的，林木的；乡村的；

vt.讽刺，讥讽；

[医]低密度（的）；

adj.可理解的，明白易懂的，清楚的；

(1) Fish are abundant in the lake.
(2) We have abundant evidence to prove his guilt.
(3) Birds are abundant in the tall vegetation.

abundant
[əˈbʌndənt]
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adj.大量的，充足的；丰富的，富有的；丰足；阜；

vt.& vi.代替，替换，代用；
n.代替者；替补（运动员）；替代物；[语法学]代用词；
vi.用…替代；

vt.& vi.接近，走近，靠近；
vt.接近；着手处理；使移近；试图贿赂（或影响，疏通）；
n.方法；途径；接近；
vi.靠近；

n.格言，权威的断言；宣言( dictum的名词复数 )；声明；名言；格言；

(1) My hobbies were skiing and scuba diving.
(2) I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve.
(3) I was thinking about a romantic cruise or scuba diving lessons.

scuba diving

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n.专业，专长；特点，特别事项；特性，特质；<律>盖印的契约；
adj.特色的；专门的；独立的；

戴水肺潜水；

vt.预防；阻碍；阻止；[宗教]引领；
vi.阻挠，阻止；

缺；缺少；缺乏；悭；

(1) Voltaire was a famous French satirist.
(2) An eighteenth - century satirist reviewed the troublesome period.
(3) As a political satirist, scurrility was his trade, you might say.

satirist
[ˈsætərɪst]
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n.冒险事业；冒险；冒险行动；商业冒险；
vt.冒…的危险；拿…冒险；用…进行投机；以…做赌注；
vi.冒险前进，冒险行事；猜测（常与at连用）；

adj.& adv.两手叉腰的[地]；

n.讽刺作家；

adj.突出的，杰出的；突起的；著名的；荦；

(1) a thumping majority
(2) (British English)He told us a thumping great lie.
(3) The Right has a thumping majority...

thumping
[ˈθʌmpɪŋ]
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adv.长话短说；总而言之；

n.缺乏，不足；缺点，缺陷；不足额；

adj.政治的；政党的；对政治有兴趣的；争权夺利的；

adj.重大的，巨大的；重击的；尺码大的；极好的；
adv.极端地；非常地；
v.重击(thump的现在分词)；狠打；怦怦地跳；全力支持；

(1) You'll be amazed at the culinary creations possible in a Dutch oven.
(2) be amazed at marine life viewed from a glass bottomed boat.
(3) You will be amazed at the progress we have made.

be amazed at

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adj.占优势的；统治的，支配的；[生]显性的；高耸的；
n.[生]显性性状，显性基因；优势物种；[乐]全阶第五音；主因，要素；

vt.发挥；运用；使受（影响等）；用（力）；

对…感到惊讶；对…感到害怕；

n.公开辩论；论战；

(1) bachelor's degree or Diploma in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field.
(2) We are educated in English language and Engineering majors with bachelor's degree.
(3) She a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Eastern Michigan University.

bachelor's degree
[ˈbætʃələz diˈɡri:]
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v.知道；
意识到；

adj.习惯的；通常的；照惯例的；
n.习惯法；风俗志；

n.岩石，石头；摇滚乐；棒糖；<非正式>宝石（尤指钻石）；
v.摇晃；摇动；震动；
vi.演奏摇滚乐；随摇滚乐起舞；

n.学士学位；

(1) Her speech was punctuated by bursts of applause.
(2) The silence of the night was punctuated by the distant rumble of traffic.
(3) He made gestures to punctuate his speech.

punctuate
[ˈpʌŋktʃueɪt]
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adj.无能力的；不胜任的；不适当的；
n.无能者；不胜任者；

n.安慰；舒适；使人舒服的事物；给予援助或安慰的人或事；
vt.安慰，使舒适；使（痛苦等）缓和；

n.股份，股票；库存；树干；家畜；
adj.常备的，存货的；陈旧的；
vt.提供货物；备有；
vi.出新芽；囤积；

vt.加标点符号；不时打断；加强，强调；
vt.不时打断某事物；使用标点符号；

(1) a shuttle service between London and Edinburgh
(2) Her childhood was spent shuttling between her mother and father.
(3) A bus shuttles passengers back and forth from the station to the terminal.

shuttle
[ˈʃʌtl]
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vt.使协调；<音>调音；

任意，随意；信；

adj.使人喜欢的，讨人喜欢的；
v.使某人（自己）受某人喜欢(endear的现在分词)；令…喜欢某人/自己；“endear”的现在分词；

n.（织机的）梭子；航天飞机；（缝纫机的）滑梭；短程穿梭运行的飞机（或火车，汽车）；
vt.& vi.穿梭般来回移动；
vt.以短程往复方式运送（货物等）；
vi.以短程往复式运行；

(1) She has always craved excitement.
(2) I must crave your pardon.
(3) There may be certain times of day when smokers crave their cigarette...

crave
[kreɪv]
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n.可靠性，确实性，真实性；

大量的；许多；

vt.& vi.渴望，热望；恳求，恳请；要求，需要；
vt.恳求，请求；渴望；

adj.后来的；随后的；作为结果而发生的；附随的；

(1) Audiologists require a master's degree in audiology.
(2) I'ma thesis paper away from my graduating with my master's degree in sociology.
(3) They graduated from WHEATON University and got the master's degree.

master's degree

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n.有效，合法性；效力；正确，正当；正确性；

n.硕士学位；

adj.动态的；动力的，动力学的；充满活力的，精力充沛的；不断变化的，充满变数的；
n.动态；动力，推动变化的力量；动力学；活力；

vi.作呼噜声；（指人）发出类似的哼声；
vt.咕哝着说；发哼声，咕哝；
n.（猪等的）呼噜声；咕哝，牢骚；

(1) My hobbies were skiing and scuba diving.
(2) I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve.
(3) While on honeymoon in Bali, she learned to scuba dive.

scuba
[ˈsku:bə]
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vt.& vi.回答，响应；
vi.作出反应，响应；回报或回复；
n.[建]（柱，拱基等的）对称，壁联；

adj.广阔的，广大的；范围广泛的；[物]广延的；[逻]外延的；

n.水肺，便携式水下呼吸器；

vi.高飞；飞腾；猛增，剧增；高耸，屹立；
n.高飞；高涨；高飞范围；上升高度；
vt.高飞越过；飞升到；

(1) to reveal a secret
(2) Details of the murder were revealed by the local paper.
(3) The report reveals (that) the company made a loss of £20 million last year.

reveal
[rɪˈvi:l]
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vt.显露；揭露；泄露；[神]启示；
n.揭示，展现；[建]门侧，窗侧；

v.竞选，赶快去请；

n.旅行者，观光客；〈美〉冬季到南部做工的流动工人；

n.商品；日用品；有价值的物品；有利，有益；

(1) Stress has an immeasurably more serious effect on our lives than we realize.
(2) Housing standards improved immeasurably after the war.
(3) to cause immeasurable harm

immeasurable
[ɪˈmeʒərəbl]
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n.不变，不变性，永恒性；

vt.抵消；补偿；（为了比较的目的而）把…并列（或并置）；为（管道等）装支管；
vi.形成分支，长出分枝；装支管；
n.开端；出发；平版印刷；抵消，补偿；
adj.分支的；偏（离中）心的；抵消的；开端的；

vi.减弱，平息；（洪水）退去，（热度）消退；沉下去；坐下；

adj.无法计量的，无限的；无可估量；无量；不可估量；

(1) The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores.
(2) The animal refused to be enticed from its hole.
(3) Try and entice the child to eat by offering small portions of their favourite food.

entice
[ɪnˈtaɪs]
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vt.& vi.即兴创作；临时提供，临时凑成；

n.多样化，（人在种族、民族、宗教等方面的）多样性；差异；分歧；

vt.诱惑；怂恿；

vi.附着于，紧贴；抓紧或抱住；坚持；沿（岸）前进，贴着（墙）走；
vt.依恋，依附于；

(1) All of the following I would regard as misconceptions.
(2) With such self - regard as you display, what room is left for the public's love?
(3) We regard as important the sentiment, therefore thousand tracks down!

regard...as...

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vi.同时共存，和平共处；

认为…是…；

vt.注视，凝视；盘算，计议；周密考虑；
vi.沉思，深思熟虑；

n.范围，规模；保险项目；〈美〉（新闻）报导；[植]优势度；

(1) We went snorkelling, and then returned for lunch.
(2) It's a pity that we didn't dive and snorkel last time.
(3) With a snorkel, however, a diver can stay under water for quite a long time.

snorkel
[ˈsnɔ:kəl]
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n.定罪；说服；确信；信念；

adj.无法计量的，无限的；无可估量；无量；不可估量；

adj.有效的；有法律效力的；正当的；健全的；

n.（潜泳者或潜水艇的）水下通气管；[消防]高空作业车，按展臂方式分为直臂式和曲臂式，按功能分为高空洒水车和高空救援车。；
vi.使用水下呼吸管潜游；

(1) Life is meant to be abundant in all areas.

be abundant in
[bi: əˈbʌndənt in]
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n.讽刺作家；

vt.自夸，自吹自擂；夸口说；以有…而自豪；自负有；
n.夸口，自负；自负的事物，引以为傲的东西；自夸的话；扬言；

n.估计，预测；报价，预算书；评价，判断；
vt.估计，估算；评价，评论；估量，估价；

…富于，…丰富；

(1) a pillar of smoke/rock
(2) a pillar of the Church
(3) a pillar of society

pillar
[ˈpɪlə(r)]
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adv.偷偷摸摸地，暗中进行地；秘密地；

n.柱，台柱，顶梁柱；墩，柱脚；（组织、制度、信仰等的）核心；

adj.古色古香的；少见的，古怪的；离奇有趣的，；做得精巧的；

展出；

(1) There are excellent facilities for sport and recreation.
(2) I'm not interested in sport.
(3) the use of drugs in sport

sport
[spɔ:t]
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n.运动；游戏；娱乐；运动会；
vt.& vi.炫耀，给人看，玩弄；
vi.游戏；
vt.游戏；参加体育运动；夸耀；
adj.运动的；

n.发起者，主办者；担保者；倡议者，提案人；后援组织；
vt.赞助；

n.遗产；继承物；传统；文化遗产；

adj.灭绝的；绝种的；消逝的；破灭的；

(1) the author's clear elegant prose (= style of writing)
(2) Shute's prose is stark and chillingly unsentimental...
(3) What he has to say is expressed in prose of exceptional lucidity and grace.

prose
[prəuz]
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n.声学；（传声系统的）音响效果；声音的( acoustic的名词复数 )；听觉的；原声的；自然声的；

vt.& vi.（使）发出格格的响声，（使）作嘎嘎声；喋喋不休地说话；
vi.迅速而嘎嘎作响地移动，堕下或走动；
vt.使紧张，使恐惧；给（桅索）扎梯绳；
n.嘎嘎声；发出嘎嘎声的儿童玩具；呼噜声；音响构造；

n.散文；单调，平凡；枯燥无味的话，无聊的议论；
vt.用散文写，把…改写成散文；平淡无趣地写；啰啰唆唆地讲；

n.刀具，刀叉；刀剑制造业；

(1) a remote outpost
(2) the last outpost of civilization
(3) ...a remote mountain outpost, linked to the outside world by the poorest of roads.

outpost
[ˈaʊtpəʊst]
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乳制品；

n.侵入，侵占，侵蚀；

n.前哨；警戒部队；前哨基地；边区村落；

n.匙，调羹；一匙的量；匙状物，匙桨；
vt.用汤匙舀取；向上击；
vi.轻轻向上击；用匙状假饵钓鱼；痴爱，迷恋；

(1) By my reckoning you still owe me £5.
(2) In the final reckoning truth is rewarded.
(3) Officials concerned with environmental policy predict that a day of reckoning will come.

reckoning
[ˈrekənɪŋ]
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n.计算；账目；船只位置的推算；（尤指体育运动）属于可能胜出者行列之内；
v.<正>计算( reckon的现在分词)；猜想；考虑；<非正>思忖；

vt.& vi.分；划分；分离；（使）产生分歧；
n.分水岭，分界线；分配；

vi.发芽；抽芽；
vt.使发芽；使生长；
n.幼芽，新梢；[植]球芽甘蓝；幼苗状物，年轻人；美俚〉后代；

期望，盼望；瞩望；属望；企；

(1) an angry/unruly mob
(2) The mob was/were preparing to storm the building.
(3) an excited mob of fans

mob
[mɔb]
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adj.西班牙的；西班牙和葡萄牙的；西班牙及其他说西班牙语国家的；拉丁美洲的；

n.侦察；间谍活动；

adj.（指空气）暖和的；温暖的；芳香的；能止痛的；

n.暴徒；犯罪团伙，黑手党；民众，乌合之众；〈美俚〉匪帮，一群罪犯；
vt.聚众包围；大举包围，围攻；蜂拥进入；

(1) I traversed the narrow pedestrian bridge.
(2) …a steep-sided valley traversed by streams.
(3) Locate the remaining materials needed to complete the glider. Once completed, traverse to the underground laboratory.

traverse
[trəˈvɜ:s]
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n.含义；含蓄，含意，言外之意；卷入，牵连，牵涉，纠缠；[逻辑学]蕴涵，蕴含；

adj.自主的；不相关连的；无党派的；不相干的人所做的（或提供的）；
n.独立自主的人；无党派人士；

n.穿过；横贯，横切；横木；[建]横梁；
vt.横越，横贯；通过；[法]否认，反驳；[木工]横刨；
vi.来回移动；旋转；横越；
adj.横贯的；横切的；

vi.呼吸；活着，生存；小憩一会儿，歇歇气；散发香气；
vt.呼吸；吸进（如香气）；尤指平静地吐露，低语；使…明显的，暗示；

(1) She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh.
(2) This involved the deletion of a great deal of irrelevant material.
(3) Stationary cars in traffic jams cause a great deal of pollution.

a great deal of
[ə ɡreit di:l ɔv]
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n.技术专家，专家政治论者，技术统治论者；

vt.获得；贮藏，积累；
n.谷仓；

大量的；许多；

adj.方便的；手边的，附近的；便于使用的；手巧的；

(1) The photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses.
(2) A new colour scheme will transform your bedroom.
(3) It was an event that would transform my life.

transform
[trænsˈfɔ:m]
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adj.世界性的，全世界的；四海为家的；全球的；
n.世界主义者；四海为家者；

n.咕哝，发牢骚；低声的抱怨；低声说话；
vt.& vi.小声说；
vi.发出连续而低沉的声音；私下抱怨；

vt.将…弄碎；将…弄成粉末或尘埃；摧毁；粉碎；

vt.改变；改观；变换；
vi.改变；
n.[数]变换式；