She was not used to mixing with people of high social rank. 她不习惯和社会地位很高的人搅和在一起。
He rose through the ranks to become managing director. 他级级攀升，当上了常务董事。
He eventually rose to the rank of captain... 他终于升职当上了船长。
The former head of counter-intelligence had been stripped of his rank and privileges. 反情报机构的前任长官被革职并剥夺了特权。
Each rank of the peerage was represented... 每个贵族阶级都有代表。
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He must be treated as a hostage of high rank, not as a common prisoner. 必须把他当成高级人质来对待，而不能像对待普通囚犯那样。
The report ranks the UK 20th out of 22 advanced nations... 报告中把英国排在22个先进国家中的第20位。
He was at the time ranked 10th in the world and had a regular place in the Swedish Davis Cup team... 他那时世界排名第10，并且是瑞典戴维斯杯队的主力队员。
His prices rank high among those of other contemporary photographers... 在当代摄影师当中，他的要价很高。
Investors ranked South Korea high among Asian nations... 在亚洲各国当中，投资者很看重韩国。
...a performance of heroic calibre that must rank with the most memorable in international rugby... 必被列为国际橄榄球赛中最令人难忘的一场荡气回肠的比赛
As a novel, Nineteen Eighty-four hardly ranks with the greats. 作为一部小说，《一九八四》很难被列为杰作。
There were some misgivings within the ranks of the media too... 媒体内部也存在一些疑虑。
The General Assembly welcomed five new members to its ranks. 联合国大会对5个新成员国的加入表示了欢迎。
Top military leaders say there have been reports of demoralization in the ranks... 最高军事指挥说有报告称士兵中出现了士气低落。
Most store managers have worked their way up through the ranks. 大多数商店经理都是由普通店员干起，一步步升上来的。
ranks of police in riot gear stood nervously by... 一队队防暴警察紧张待命。
She continued to smile at the ranks of cameras on their doorstep. 她依旧对着门口的一排排照相机微笑着。
The man led the way to the taxi rank... 那人带路来到了出租汽车候客处。
He walked towards the first taxi on the rank. 他朝着停车处的第一辆出租车走去。
He called it 'rank hypocrisy' that the government was now promoting equal rights. 他把目前政府提倡平等权利的举措称为“彻头彻尾的伪善”。
The kitchen was rank with the smell of drying uniforms. 厨房内充斥着烘干制服的难闻气味。
...the rank smell of unwashed clothes. 脏衣服所发出的臭味
'Even the President's staunchest supporters have some issues where they simply must break ranks,' says Senator Lott... “即使是总统最忠实的拥护者在某些事情上也会不听指令，”参议员洛特说。
Britain appears unlikely to break ranks with other members of the European Union. 英国看起来不会与欧盟的其他成员反目。
Conservative MPs intend to put aside their differences over Europe and close ranks behind the Prime Minister... 保守党下院议员打算暂且搁置他们在欧洲问题上的分歧，团结起来支持首相。
Institutions tend to close ranks when a member has been accused of misconduct. 当其中某成员被谴责失职时，机构往往会抱成一团。
Last month, 370,000 Americans joined the ranks of the unemployed... 上个月，有37万美国人加入了失业者的行列。
The rank outsiders, Cameroon, beat the defending champions, Argentina, by one goal to nil. 本不被看好的喀麦隆队却以1比0击败了卫冕冠军阿根廷队。
The Captain pulled rank and made his sergeant row the entire way. 上校倚仗权势让他的中士划船划了一路。
This training course will qualify you for a better job. 本培训课程将使你能胜任更好的工作。
The test qualifies you to drive heavy vehicles. 通过这一考试就有资格驾驶重型车辆。
If you live in the area, you qualify for a parking permit. 你若在本地区居住，就有权领取停车许可证。
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To qualify, you must have lived in this country for at least three years. 你必须在这个国家居住至少三年才能享有此权利。
Paying a fee doesn't automatically qualify you for membership. 交纳会费并不能使你自动成为会员。
He failed to qualify. 他未能获得参赛资格。
They qualified for the World Cup. 他们打进了世界杯。
Do you think this dress qualifies as evening wear? 你看这连衣裙适合作晚礼服吗？
It's an old building, but that doesn't qualify it as an ancient monument! 这是一座老建筑，但不足以称为古迹。
I want to qualify what I said earlier─I didn't mean he couldn't do the job, only that he would need supervision. 我想具体说明一下我原先的话——我没有说他不能担任这工作，只是说他需要指导。
In ‘the open door ’, ‘open ’ is an adjective qualifying ‘door ’. 在the open door中，open是修饰door的形容词。
But when I'd qualified and started teaching it was a different story... 可是等我获得资格开始教书的时候，却是另一番情形了。
I qualified as a doctor from London University over 30 years ago. 30多年前，我从伦敦大学毕业，取得了行医资格。
To qualify for maternity leave you must have worked for the same employer for two years... 你必须为同一个雇主工作满两年才能享受产假。
The basic course does not qualify you to practise as a therapist. 这门基础课程并不能让你获得治疗师的从业资格。
13 percent of American households qualify as poor, says Mr. Mishel... 米歇尔先生说，13%的美国家庭符合贫困家庭的标准。
These people seem to think that reading a few books on old age qualifies them as experts. 这些人似乎以为自己读了几本关于老年人的书就可以算作专家了。
Nottingham Forest qualified for the final by beating Tranmere on Tuesday... 诺丁汉森林队于星期二打败了特兰米尔队，取得了决赛资格。
Cameroon have also qualified after beating Sierra Leone. 喀麦隆队击败塞拉利昂队之后也成功晋级。
I would qualify that by putting it into context. 我会将它放入上下文中进行具体解释。
Because a combo box contains an edit field, some combo box qualify as entry controls, too. 因为组合框包含一个编辑字段, 所以一些组合框的变体也能作为输入控件.
Will our team qualify for the second round of the competition? 我们队有资格进入第二轮比赛 吗 ?
We'll decide on our team as and when we qualify for the competition. 我们等到有资格参加比赛时再来决定本队参赛人员.
Gibraltar is the only British overseas territory whose students currently qualify for the home fee rates. 直布罗陀学生是目前唯一有资格享有本土学费费率的海外领土.
Additional numbers may qualify for welfare payments. 其他一些人也会具备申请福利补助的资格.
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py aton [pei əˈtenʃən] 📢 UK📢 US
v.专心；
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You should always pay attention to personal grooming. 你应随时注意个人仪容。
You must pay attention to this problem before every thing. 你应该首先注意这个问题.
Say your piece out and pay attention to our feelings. 把你的话都讲出来,并注意我们的情绪.
The teacher told the student to pay attention to his spelling. 老师提醒那个学生要注意拼法.
Oppose extravagant eating and drinking and pay attention to thrift and economy. 反对大吃大喝,注意节约.
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In doing our work, we must pay attention to ways and means. 做工作应注意方式方法.
I don't pay attention to such gossip. 我才不理那些闲话呢.
pay attention to traffic regulations. 注意交通规则.
pay attention to your spelling. 请注意拼写.
It is bad for us to pay attention to one side and neglect the other. 只顾一方面,不顾其他方面,会对我们不利.
pay attention to traffic safety ; slow down , look around and then go ahead. 一慢二看三通过.
He was unable to pay attention to the papers on his desk. Just the same, he pulled over the stack of papers and started to examine them. 他的心不在桌子上的那一摞试卷上，尽管如此，他还是拽过来开始评阅。
In economic work, we should pay attention to opening up the source and regulating the flow from time to time. 在经济工作中, 应该经常注意开源节流.
Listen and practice. pay attention to the reduction of do + you. 听一听,练一练. 注意do+you连读.
More and more urbanite begin to pay attention to mental health. 越来越多的都市人，开始注重心理健康。
She leaned on the ship's rail and gazed out to sea. 她靠着船上的护栏，凝望大海。
a picture/curtain/towel rail 挂图画 / 窗帘 / 毛巾用的横杆
to travel by rail 乘火车
rail travel/services/fares 铁路旅行 / 服务 / 费用
a rail link/network 铁路连接；铁路网
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The company has gone badly off the rails in recent years. 这家公司最近几年已经陷于严重瘫痪。
She railed against the injustice of it all. 她大骂此事太不公正。
They had to walk across an emergency footbridge, holding onto a rope that served as a rail... 他们必须握着一条绳索充当扶手穿过一条紧急人行天桥。
She gripped the hand rail in the lift. 她紧紧抓着电梯里的扶手。
...frocks hanging from a rail... 挂在横杆上的连衣裙
This pair of curtains will fit a rail up to 7ft 6in wide. 这副窗帘需要用7.5英尺宽的横杆挂起。
The train left the rails but somehow forced its way back onto the line. 火车脱轨了，但总算设法回到了原来的轨道上。
The president traveled by rail to his home town. 总统坐火车回到了他的家乡。
...the electric rail link between Manchester and Sheffield. 曼彻斯特和谢菲尔德之间的电气化铁路线
He railed against hypocrisy and greed... 他痛斥伪善和贪婪的行为。
I'd cursed him and railed at him. 我曾诅咒并且大声责骂过他。
They are keen to get the negotiating process back on the rails... 他们热切希望使谈判重新步入正轨。
Her career is back on the rails. 她的事业得以重振。
They've got to do something about these children because clearly they've gone off the rails. 他们必须得管管这些孩子了，因为他们实在太不像话了。
This formerly inaccessible place can now be reached by road and rail. 这里过去是穷乡僻壤,现在铁路公路都畅通了.
The child hung onto the rail like grim death. 那孩子紧抓住栏杆不放手.
The rail strike is a problem for all commuters. 铁路员工罢工对所有通勤者来说都是一个问题.
The goods have been consigned by rail. 货物已交铁路托运.
Our plans were thrown into disarray by the rail strike. 铁路罢工打乱了我们的计划.
The train jumped the rail. 火车突然出轨了.
the conveyance of goods by rail 由火车运输货物
an intercity rail service 城际铁路运输服务
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[ˈpensl] 📢 UK📢 US
n.铅笔，彩色铅笔；笔状物；画风，画法；[物]光线锥； vt.用铅笔写；用画笔画；
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a pencil drawing 铅笔画
I'll get a pencil and paper. 我去拿铅笔和纸。
She scribbled a note in pencil . 她用铅笔草草写了张便条。
coloured pencils 彩色铅笔
a pencilled portrait 铅笔画像
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A previous owner had pencilled ‘First Edition ’ inside the book's cover. 以前的书主在书的封二上用铅笔写了“第一版”。
We've pencilled in a meeting for Tuesday afternoon. 我们暂定星期二下午开会。
Shall I pencil you in for Friday? (= for a meeting) 我要不要先记下你星期五开会？
I found a pencil and some blank paper in her desk... 我在她的桌子里找到一支铅笔和几张白纸。
He had written her a note in pencil. 他用铅笔给她写了个便条。
He pencilled a note to Joseph Daniels. 他用铅笔给约瑟夫·丹尼尔斯写了个便条。
The seller may invoice the goods at $ 70 per ton. Invoice us after the shipment. 卖方可以每吨70美元开具该货的发票, 请在装船后给我公司开具发票.
Neither pen nor pencil can express. 并非笔墨所能形容.
She can't write yet, but she loves to scribble with a pencil. 她现在还不会写字, 但她喜欢用铅笔乱涂.
Each student should have a pencil and pad. 每个学生应该有一支铅笔和一本拍纸簿.
When you type out the letter, it will take less space than this pencil copy. 你用打字机把这封铅笔信打出后, 篇幅要比原件少.
In this company you have to go through complex bureaucratic procedures just to get a new pencil. 在这个公司里即使是领一支新铅笔,也必须通过繁琐的手续.
Carry a notepad and pen or pencil with you to jot down ideas. 随身带有记事本和钢笔或铅笔以记下你的主意.
While he was talking to his secretary, he toyed with a pencil. 在和秘书谈话的时候, 他手中摆弄着一支铅笔.
You can erase pencil marks with a rubber. 你可以用橡皮擦掉铅笔记号.
Do you usually take notes in class with a pen or pencil? 你在课堂上记笔记通常用钢笔还是铅笔?
Her pencil tapped out a staccato rhythm on the desk top. 她用铅笔断断续续地敲击着桌面.
pencil marks can be erased with a rubber. 铅笔的痕迹可被橡皮擦掉.
That letter was written in pencil. 那封信是用铅笔写的.
I can't write with this pencil stub. 我无法用这根铅笔头写字.
Anything written with a soft pencil smears easily. 用软铅笔写成的东西容易污成一片.
The pencil is blunt. 铅笔秃了.
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quty [ˈkwɒntəti] 📢 UK📢 US
n.量，数量；定量，大批；数目；[语音学、韵律学]音量（指元音或音节的长短）；
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a large/small quantity of sth 大量 / 小量的…
enormous/vast/huge quantities of food 大量的食物
a product that is cheap to produce in large quantities 可以低成本大批生产的产品
Is it available in sufficient quantity? 这东西能不能足量供应？
The data is limited in terms of both quality and quantity. 这份资料在质量和数量上都很有限。
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The police found a quantity of drugs at his home. 警察在他家发现了大量毒品。
It's cheaper to buy goods in quantity . 大宗购物比较便宜。
I was overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of information available. 已有的信息量大得令我不知所措。
...a small quantity of water. 少量的水
...vast quantities of food... 大量食品
After some initial problems, acetone was successfully produced in quantity... 解决了最初的一些问题之后，终于成功地制造出了大量丙酮。
But even with those databases, the sheer quantity of data can still cause problems. 可是即便有了那些数据库，数据的数量之大仍然会带来问题。
...the less discerning drinker who prefers quantity to quality... 不求质、但求量的不那么识货的饮酒者
In terms of quantity, production grew faster than ever before. 从数量上看，产量增长的速度比以往任何时期都要快。
He is an unknown quantity for his rivals. 对于对手们而言，他是个未知数。
How many boys and girls are there in your class? 你班有多少男生和女生?
A large quantity of water is stored in the reservoir. 水库存了大量的水.
Don't strive merely for quantity of production. 在生产中不要单纯地追求数量.
She was burdened with a large quantity of parcels. 她吃力地捧着一大堆包裹.
The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea. 这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中.
They aim at quality rather than quantity. 他们的目的在于提高质量而不是增加数量.
I prefer quality to quantity. 我重质量胜过重数量.
He collected a quantity of curious information. 他搜集了大量稀奇古怪的消息.
Forensic examination revealed a large quantity of poison in the dead man's stomach. 法医检验发现死者的胃里有大量的毒药.
Don't just go after quantity. 不要单纯追求数字.
She bought a small quantity of flour. 她买了一点面粉.
To her the outside world was a totally unknown quantity. 对她来说,外部世界完全是个未知数.
The results of the sample for the test have shown that the quantity of fatty substance in milk is appropriate to the standard. 采样检验的结果表明牛奶中的脂肪含量达标.
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r [ˈrɑ:ðə] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.稍微，有点；相当，颇；宁愿；相反地； int.当然啦，怎么不；
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The instructions were rather complicated. 这些说明相当复杂。
She fell and hurt her leg rather badly. 她跌倒了，腿伤得相当重。
I didn't fail the exam; in fact I did rather well! 我没有考不及格，事实上，我考得不错！
It was a rather difficult question. 这是个相当难的问题。
It was rather a difficult question. 这真是个难题。
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He looks rather like his father. 他看上去很像他的父亲。
The patient has responded to the treatment rather better than expected. 病人对治疗的反应比预想的好得多。
He was conscious that he was talking rather too much. 他意识到他说得实在太多了。
I rather suspect we're making a mistake. 我有点儿怀疑我们正在犯错误。
We were rather hoping you'd be able to do it by Friday. 我们希望你最好能在星期五之前做这件事。
She worked as a secretary, or rather, a personal assistant. 她当了秘书；确切地讲，是私人助理。
In the end he had to walk─or rather run─to the office. 最后他不得不走着——应该说是跑着——去办公室。
The walls were not white, but rather a sort of dirty grey. 墙面不是白的，而是灰不溜秋的。
‘I'm going climbing tomorrow. ’ ‘rather you than me! ’ “我明天去爬山。”“你去吧，我可不去！”
I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee. 我想要冷饮，不要咖啡。
Why didn't you ask for help, rather than trying to do it on your own? 你干吗非得自己干，而不请人帮忙？
She'd rather die than give a speech. 她宁愿死也不愿意演讲。
‘Do you want to come with us? ’ ‘No, I'd rather not. ’ “你想跟我们一起来吗？”“不，我不想去。”
Would you rather walk or take the bus? 你愿意步行还是坐公共汽车？
The problem was psychological rather than physiological... 问题是心理方面的而不是生理方面的。
Sedge is similar in appearance to grass but has a solid rather than a hollow stem... 莎草看上去和普通的草没什么两样，但其草茎是实芯的而不是空芯的。
Twenty million years ago, Idaho was not the arid place it is now. rather, it was warm and damp, populated by dense primordial forest... 2,000万年前，爱达荷州并不像现在这样干旱。相反，那时的爱达荷州温暖潮湿，有大片的原始森林。
But there must be no talk of final victory; rather, the long, hard slog to a solution... 但是这还谈不上是最后的胜利；而是长期、艰难地寻找解决方法的过程。
If it's all the same to you, I'd rather work at home... 如果对你来说没什么差别，我宁愿在家中工作。
Which programme would you rather appear on?... 你更愿意在哪个节目中露面？
I grew up in rather unusual circumstances... 我在非同寻常的环境下长大。
It had made some rather bad mistakes which I thought should be corrected... 它犯了一些相当严重的错误，我觉得应该加以纠正。
I rather think he was telling the truth... 我倒觉得他讲的是真话。
I rather like the decorative effect. 我倒很喜欢装饰的效果。
'Well, he did have a sort of family connection with it, didn't he.' — 'Oh yes. rather.' “那么，他的确和它有些家族渊源，是不是？”——“噢，是的，的确如此。”
Most people walk at an average rate of 5 kilometres an hour. 大多数人步行的平均速度为每小时5公里。
The number of reported crimes is increasing at an alarming rate. 报警案件的数量正在以惊人的速度增长。
Figures published today show another fall in the rate of inflation. 今天公布的数字表明通货膨胀率又一次下降。
At the rate you work, you'll never finish! 以你工作的速度，你永远也做不完！
Local businesses are closing at a/the rate of three a year. 地方企业正在以每年三家的速度关闭。
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a high/low/rising rate of unemployment 高 / 低 / 不断增长的失业率
the annual crime/divorce rate 年犯罪 / 离婚率
The rate at which hair grows can be agonisingly slow... 头发生长的速度可能极其缓慢。
The world's tropical forests are disappearing at an even faster rate than experts had thought. 世界上热带森林消失的速度比专家们预想的还要快。
New diet books appear at a rate of nearly one a week... 新的饮食类书籍差不多一周出一本。
His heart rate was 30 beats per minute slower... 他的心率每分钟慢了30次。
Calls cost 36p per minute cheap rate and 48p at all other times. 优惠时段的话费是每分钟36便士，其他时段是48便士。
...specially reduced rates for travellers using Gatwick Airport... 为在盖特威克机场进出港的乘客提供的优惠价格
The government insisted that it would not be panicked into interest rate cuts. 政府坚称不会陷入恐慌而匆忙降息。
Soldiers were exempt from paying rates... 士兵免缴地方税。
The new council tax combines elements of both the community charge and the rates. 新的家庭税合并了人头税和地方税两个税种。
Of all the men in the survey, they rate themselves the least fun-loving and the most responsible... 在所有参加调查的人中，他们认为自己最不贪玩、最负责任。
The film was rated excellent by 90 per cent of children... 90%的孩子都表示这部电影很精彩。
It's flattering to know that other clubs have shown interest and seem to rate me... 得知其他俱乐部对我感兴趣并看好我令我受宠若惊。
Its artistic value failed to move Paddy Clegg. 'I don't know what all the fuss is about. I didn't rate it at all,' he said. 它的艺术价值没能打动帕迪·克莱格。“我不知道这样大惊小怪是为什么。我一点儿也不看好它，”他说道。
He is generally rated Italy's No. 3 industrialist... 他被公认为意大利第三大实业家。
He came here rated 100th on the tennis computer. 他以网坛排名第100名的身份来到这里。
This is so extraordinary, it rates a medal and a phone call from the President... 这简直不可思议，应该得到一枚奖章以及总统的电话祝贺。
In those crowded streets her attire did not rate a second glance. 在那些拥挤的街道她的穿着并未引起注意。
She modestly suggests that 'sex, or at any rate gender, may account for the difference'... 她谨慎地提出“性别，至少是男女的性征，也许能解释这个差异”。
He is the least appealing character, to me at any rate. 他是其中最没有吸引力的角色，至少对我来说是这样。
At any rate, Pankin said that relations between the two nations will be restored before the conference... 不管怎样，潘金说两国之间的关系将在会谈之前恢复。
Well, at any rate, let me thank you for all you did. 好吧，不管怎样，还是要感谢你所做的一切。
At this rate, she would be almost seven feet tall by then... 这样下去，她到时将有7英尺高了。
At this rate they'd be lucky to get home before eight-thirty or nine. 这样看来他们能在8点半或是9点以前到家就算幸运了。
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quly [ˈkwɪkli] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.迅速地；立即；马上；
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She walked quickly away. 她迅速走开了。
We'll repair it as quickly as possible. 我们会尽快把它修好的。
The last few weeks have gone quickly (= the time seems to have passed quickly) . 最近的几个星期过得很快。
He replied to my letter very quickly. 他立即答复了我的信。
It quickly became clear that she was dying. 很快就看得出她当时已生命垂危。
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You'll have to be quick. The flight leaves in about three hours... 你得快点了，飞机大约3小时后起飞。
I think I'm a reasonably quick learner... 我认为我是一个学东西还算快的人。
Warm the sugar slightly first to make it dissolve quicker... 先将糖稍稍加热，以使其溶解得更快些。
Prost went quickest. 普罗斯特走得最快。
He took one last quick look about the room... 他朝房间匆匆扫了最后一眼。
I just popped in for a quick drink... 我只是顺路过来小酌一杯。
Officials played down any hope for a quick end to the bloodshed... 官员们让迅速结束这场流血冲突的希望变得渺茫起来。
These investors feel the need to make quick profits. 这些投资者觉得收益必须立竿见影。
I got away as quick as I could... 我尽快离开了。
Quick! John! It's Carmela. I think she's taken an overdose... 快来！约翰！卡梅拉出事了，我想她用药过量了。
Mark says the ideas are Katie's own, and is quick to praise her talent... 马克说这些都是凯蒂自己的想法，并随即称赞起她的天赋来。
Furthermore, as Gervaise was quick to point out, Mr Scully was not a detective. 而且，正如热尔韦斯毫不犹豫地指出来的那样，斯库利先生并不是一名侦探。
Her fingernails are bitten to the quick. 她的手指甲都被咬秃了。
I once heard her weeping in her bedroom, which cut me to the quick. 有一次，我听见她在卧室里哭泣，这深深地刺痛了我的心。
Meat spoils more quickly without preservatives. 不加防腐剂,肉会坏得快.
As impressive as our stars were, the second unit impressed me the most. 尽管球星们还是令人印象深刻, 但替补阵容却才是最让我眼前一亮的.
A week passed very quickly. 一周很快过去了.
Her hopes were quickly snuffed out. 她的希望迅速破灭.
He quickly donned a welcoming smile as his guests arrived. 客人一到,他立刻笑脸相迎.
He is walking proof that people can lose weight quickly. 他是人能迅速变瘦的活见证.
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（要）…而不…，与其…倒不如…；instead of sb/sth 而不是；
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How many boys and girls are there in your class? 你班有多少男生和女生?
He speaks in concepts rather than specifics. 他讲话时尽用抽象概念,而不谈具体.
By rights the property should have gone to him rather than to his sister. 公正地说,这财产应该属于他,而不属于他妹妹.
Progress toward democracy has to be made in steps , rather than a sudden leap. 必须逐步地实行民主化, 不可操之过急.
Some of the member states wanted a tighter union rather than the loose confederation that developed. 一些成员国想要一个紧密的联盟而不是松散发展的联合.
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Many a tribe and ruling house has survived by intermarrying with its rivals, rather than waging war on them. 许多部落和有门望的家族都靠与敌方通婚而不是发动战争而生存下来.
Her speech was memorable for its polemic rather than its substance. 她的演说之所以令人难忘，不是因其内容而是因其辩论方法。
Yet, as often as not, they find themselves the target of persecution rather than praise. 然而，他们发现自己往往不是被赞扬而是遭刁难。
It would have been better to have thinned the trees over several winters rather than all at one time. 当初要是分几个冬天疏剪树木，会比一下子疏剪完效果好。
rather than break her appointment and disappoint me, Katie again took the car. 凯蒂又一次把车开来了，而没有爽约让我失望。
The Blairgowrie Highland Games, on the other hand, are the real thing rather than a media event. 另一方面，布莱尔高里高地赛确实是真正的比赛，而不单是媒体盛事。
In Arnham, she and her mother lived under assumed names and took care to speak Flemish rather than their more usual French and English. 在阿纳姆，她和母亲隐姓埋名，而且刻意说着一口佛兰芒语而不是她们更常用的法语和英语。
I still think it's a bit of a cheek sending a voucher rather than a refund. 我还是认为，他们寄来优惠购物券，而不是退款，真是有些厚颜无耻。
Let's get it over with as soon as possible, rather than drag it out. 我们尽快把它完成吧，不要再拖了。
They focus on overt discrimination rather than insidious aspects of racism. 他们关注的是公开的歧视，而不是种族主义的一些潜在问题。
Generally, the programs of the president and the proposals of the governor appear to differ in degree and emphasis rather than ideology. 总的来说，总统的方案和州长的提议似乎只是在程度和强调的重点上有所不同，根本的思想观念几乎无异。
Its atmosphere is one of repose rather than excitement. 那里气氛安宁而不热闹。
She smiled, politely rather than with tenderness or gratitude. 她只是出于礼貌地笑了笑，而非出于关心或感激。
The opposition appear to have chosen the path of cooperation rather than confrontation. 反对派似乎已经选择了合作而不是对抗的路线。
It's a good job it happened here rather than on the open road. 庆幸的是事故发生在这里而不是在公路上。
He cared for her as a whole person rather than just a sex object. 他喜欢她整个人，而不仅仅是把她当作性对象。
It was in the nature of a debate rather than an argument. 那更像是一场辩论，而不是争吵。
He fled to Switzerland rather than face trial for a tax swindle. 他没有等着因涉嫌税收诈骗去接受审讯，而是逃到了瑞士。
She seems to have found a middle ground in which mutual support, rather than complete dependency, is possible. 她似乎已经找到了实现相互支持而非完全依赖其中一方的中间立场。
The problem was psychological rather than physiological. 问题是心理方面的而不是生理方面的。
It would seem more sensible to apply standards flexibly rather than rigidly. 灵活地运用标准比死守标准会显得更合情合理。
We're looking for people who have experience rather than paper qualifications. 我们要找有经验的人，而不是有文凭的人。
They say they will stay to rebuild their homes rather than retreat to refugee camps. 他们说他们将留下重建家园而不是躲到难民营里。
Malcolm hopped rather than walked. 马尔科姆与其说是用走的不如说是用单脚跳的。
Many universities argued that students learned more when they were in classes out of choice rather than compulsion. 很多大学认为如果学生上课是出于自愿而不是被迫，那么他们学到的东西会更多。
The hotel offers a wide range of facilities. 这家酒店提供各种各样的设施。
There is a full range of activities for children. 这里有给孩子们提供的各种活动。
Most of the students are in the 17-20 age range. 大多数学生都是在17至20岁的年龄范围内。
There will be an increase in the range of 0 to 3 per cent. 将会有0到3个百分点的增长幅度。
It's difficult to find a house in our price range (= that we can afford) . 在我们的价格范围以内，很难找到房子。
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This was outside the range of his experience . 这超出了他的阅历。
our new range of hair products 我们的新的头发产品系列
The child was now out of her range of vision (= not near enough for her to see) . 这孩子已经走出了她的视线。
These missiles have a range of 300 miles. 这些导弹的射程为300英里。
A wide range of colours and patterns are available... 各种颜色和样式都有。
The two men discussed a range of issues... 那两个人讨论了一系列问题。
The average age range is between 35 and 55. 平均年龄在35岁到55岁之间。
...properties available in the price range they are looking for. 在他们寻求的价格范围内的房产
The 120mm mortar has a range of 18,000 yards... 口径为120毫米的迫击炮的射程是1.8万码。
The trees on the mountains within my range of vision had all been felled... 山上我视野范围内的树木都被砍倒了。
They range in price from $3 to $15. 它们的价格从3美元到15美元不等。
...offering merchandise ranging from the everyday to the esoteric. 供应从日常用品到专业用具等各种商品
The conversation ranged over the desirability of such restaurants, the shortcomings of men, and why it had only taken 15 minutes to cross a continent. 谈话涉及了这类餐馆的吸引人之处、男人的弱点，还有为什么只用15分钟就跨越了一个大洲。
Some 300 trees have been ranged along the perimeter hedge... 沿着绿篱栽种着大约300棵树。
More than 1,500 police and troops are ranged against them. 1,500多名警察和士兵列队与他们对峙。
Feeding is not a problem because the birds range over such a large area... 这种鸟活动的范围很大，因此觅食不成问题。
They range widely in search of carrion. 它们在广阔的区域内搜寻腐肉。
...the massive mountain ranges to the north. 向北延伸的巨大山脉
...an impressive range of hills topped with trees. 山顶覆盖着树木的绵绵山峦
It reminds me of my days on the rifle range preparing for duty in Vietnam. 它使我想起了在靶场练习射击准备去越南服役的日子。
...an Army firing range. 陆军射击场
Cars are driven through the mess, splashing everyone in range. 车从脏水里驶过，溅了周围所有人一身水。
...a base within range of enemy missiles... 在敌人导弹射程内的基地
He was shot in the head at close range... 他在近距离内被人用枪击中头部。
McCoist knocked the ball in from close range. 麦克科伊斯特门前近距离将球攻入。
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q [ˈkwɔ:tə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.四分之一；一刻钟；地区；（美式足球的）一节； vt.把…四等分；供…住宿；使（士兵）驻扎；
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a quarter of a mile 四分之一英里
The programme lasted an hour and a quarter. 这个节目历时一小时十五分钟。
Cut the apple into quarters. 把苹果切成四瓣。
The theatre was about three quarters full. 剧场大约坐了四分之三的人。
(North American English also)It's quarter of four now─I'll meet you at quarter after. 现在是三点四十五分，我将在四点十五分和你碰面。
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It's (a) quarter to four now─I'll meet you at (a) quarter past. 现在是差一刻四点，我会在四点一刻和你碰面。
the Latin quarter 拉丁区
the historic quarter of the city 具有历史意义的城区
Support for the plan came from an unexpected quarter. 支持这一计划的是没料想到的一方。
The news was greeted with dismay in some quarters . 有一部分人对这条消息感到泄气。
We were moved to more comfortable living quarters . 我们搬进了较舒适的住处。
married quarters 已婚军人宿舍
The moon is in its first quarter. 月亮正处于上弦。
His rivals knew that they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary. 他的竞争者明白，不能期望如此残忍的对手发善心。
She peeled and quartered an apple. 她削去苹果皮，把它切成四瓣。
A quarter of the residents are over 55 years old... 1/4的居民年龄在55岁以上。
I've got to go in a quarter of an hour... 一刻钟以后我就得走了。
The group said results for the third quarter are due on October 29. 该集团表示第三季度的结果将于10月29日公布。
It was a quarter to six... 当时是6点差一刻。
See you about quarter to nine... 8点45分左右再见。
Chop the mushrooms and quarter the tomatoes. 把蘑菇切成丁，再把西红柿切成四瓣。
The doses I suggested for adults could be halved or quartered. 我之前建议成人服用的剂量可以降到1/2或者1/4。
I dropped a quarter into the slot of the pay phone. 我向付费电话的投币孔里投了一枚25分硬币。
Look for hotels in the French quarter. 在法国人居住区寻找旅馆。
Help came from an unexpected quarter... 援助来自于一个意想不到的团体。
There are fears in some quarters that the republic would have little chance of surviving on its own. 某些人士担心共和国独立支撑下去的希望很渺茫。
Mckinnon went down from deck to the officers' quarters. 麦金农走下甲板，来到军官们的住处。
Our soldiers are quartered in Peredelkino. 我们的士兵在佩列杰利基诺扎营。
You can watch aircraft take off or land at close quarters... 你可以近距离观察飞机的起降。
This is not war as you learned it. It is brutal work, with no quarter given. 这并不是你所了解的战争。它残酷无情，对人没有半点怜悯。
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[ˈrɛəli] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.很少地；罕有地；极精彩地；珍奇地，绝佳地；
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She is rarely seen in public nowadays. 如今她很少公开露面。
We rarely agree on what to do. 我们很少在要做的事情上看法一致。
a rarely-performed play 一部很少上演的戏剧
(formal)rarely has a debate attracted so much media attention. 难得有一场辩论吸引这么多的媒体关注。
They battled against other Indian tribes, but rarely fought with the whites... 他们同其他印第安部落作战，但很少与白人并肩对敌。
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I very rarely wear a raincoat because I spend most of my time in a car... 我难得穿一次雨衣，因为大部分时间我都是呆在车里。
Victorian women were rarely allowed to express their sexuality. 维多利亚时代几乎不让女性表达自己的性兴趣.
Fortune has rarely smiled on me. 幸运几乎对我无缘.
The country's car industry is so strongly protected that foreign cars are rarely seen there. 该国对本国的汽车工业严加保护,外国汽车甚为罕见.
He is good at initiating projects but rarely follows through with anything. 他善于创建项目,但难得坚持完成.
He's not very generous with his money; he'll pay for necessary things, but rarely lashes out. 他花钱不很大方, 他会买一些必需的东西, 但很少乱花.
In the Antarctic, the temperature rarely rises above freezing point. 在南极, 温度很少升到零度以上.
He rarely went anywhere except to his office. 他除了办公室很少去其他地方.
One can habituate oneself to living alone, though rarely with any pleasure. 虽然独自一人生活很少会有乐趣,但还是可以习惯的.
Prosecution for a first minor offence rarely leads to imprisonment. 因初犯轻罪被控者很少被判监禁。
Adults rarely give the television their undivided attention. 成年人很少会专心地看电视。
He brought up a subject rarely raised during the course of this campaign. 他提出了一个在这次运动中很少被提及的话题。
A spoilt child is rarely popular with other children. 被宠坏的孩子很难得到其他孩子的喜爱。
His face and movements rarely betrayed a sign of nerves. 他的表情和行为几乎没有流露出紧张的迹象。
My husband rarely comes to bed before 2 or 3am. 我丈夫很少在凌晨两三点之前睡觉。
rarely do schoolteachers have leeway to teach classes the way they want. 鲜有学校老师可随心所欲地教书的情况。
The phrase "yeah yeah yeah" can rarely have been delivered with so much unhinged passion. “好耶！好耶！好耶！”的呼叫声极少带有如此狂放的激情。
More rarely, the tubes have been malformed from birth. 这些管状器官先天畸形的现象更加少见。
The bars rarely hot up before 1am. 酒吧在午夜一点前通常都很冷清。
Supplementary oxygen is rarely needed in pressurized aircraft. 密封的飞机内很少需要补充氧气。
rarely does a grand jury publicly disagree with a prosecutor. 大陪审团公开反对公诉人意见的情况很少见。
In contrast to similar services in France and Germany, Intercity rolling stock is very rarely idle. 与法国和德国的类似铁路服务系统不同，“城际列车”很少闲置。
The two groups rarely meet socially. 这两个团体在社交场合很少碰面。
The interview was broadcast on radio and television. 广播和电视都报道了这次会见。
The play was written specially for radio. 这出戏是专为无线电广播而写的。
I listen to the radio on the way to work. 我在上班的路上听广播。
Did you hear the interview with him on the radio ? 你有没有在广播里听到采访他的情况？
local/national radio 地方 / 国家无线电广播
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a radio programme/station 广播节目 / 电台
to turn the radio on/off 打开 / 关上收音机
a car radio 汽车收音机
a radio cassette player 盒式收音放音机
He was unable to contact Blake by radio . 他未能通过无线电和布莱克取得联系。
to keep in radio contact 保持无线电联系
radio signals/waves 无线电信号 / 电波
to hear a gale warning on/over the ship's radio 在船上的无线电收发报机中接到大风警报
The police officer radioed for help. 警察用无线电呼救。
The warning was radioed to headquarters. 通过无线电向总部发出了警报。
The last 12 months have been difficult ones for local radio... 对于当地广播台来说，过去的12个月很艰难。
The announcement was broadcast on radio and television. 通知已在广播和电视上发布。
A lot of people tend to listen to the radio in the mornings... 许多人喜欢在早上听广播。
He's been on the radio a lot recently... 最近总能在广播节目中听到他的声音。
He sat down in the armchair and turned on the radio. 他在扶手椅中坐下，打开了收音机。
They are in twice daily radio contact with the rebel leader. 他们每天用无线电和叛军首领联系两次。
...radio waves. 无线电波
...the young constable who managed to raise the alarm on his radio... 通过无线电设备发出警报的年轻警官
The radio message was brief. 无线电报消息很简短。
The officer radioed for advice... 军官发来无线电报请求指示。
A few minutes after take-off, the pilot radioed that a fire had broken out. 起飞几分钟后，飞行员用无线电报告说飞机内突然起火。
There is much noise in this radio. 这收音机杂音很多.
This transistor radio has four small cells. 这台半导体收音机用4节小电池.
Would you have the goodness to turn off the radio? 劳驾,请你把收音机关上好不好?
He regulated his watch according to the radio. 他听收音机校准了他的表.
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n.和平；和睦；治安；安心；
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war and peace 战争与和平
peace talks/negotiations 和平谈判 / 协商
The negotiators are trying to make peace between the warring factions. 谈判者正努力使交战各派议和。
A UN force has been sent to keep the peace (= to prevent people from fighting) . 一支联合国部队被派出维护和平。
After years of war, the people long for a lasting peace. 历经多年战乱之后，人民渴望永久和平。
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the peace of Utrecht, 1713 (= the agreement ending the war) 1713年的乌得勒支和平协议
peace talks involving other rebel leaders and government representatives broke up without agreement last week, but are due to resume shortly... 上个星期，其他叛军领导人和政府代表之间的和谈没能达成协议，宣告破裂，但是和谈不久会重开。
Leaders of some rival factions signed a peace agreement last week... 上周，一些敌对派系领导人签订了和平协议。
The President spoke of a shared commitment to world peace and economic development. 总统提到了共同致力于世界和平和经济发展。
...the Nobel peace Prize. 诺贝尔和平奖
...two peace campaigners accused of causing damage to an F1-11 nuclear bomber... 被控破坏一架F1-11核轰炸机的两名和平运动者
He campaigned for peace and against the spread of nuclear weapons. 他为裁军运动和反对核武器扩散而奔走。
All I want is to have some peace and quiet and spend a couple of nice days with my grandchildren... 我就想清静一下，和孙子孙女们一起好好呆几天。
One more question and I'll leave you in peace. 再问一个问题，我就不打扰你了。
I had a wonderful feeling of peace and serenity when I saw my husband... 看到我丈夫时，我有一种异常平静安详的奇妙感觉。
The peace of the Lord be always with you... 愿主的平和与你永在。
...a period of relative peace in the country's industrial relations... 该国劳资关系相对和睦的一段时期
If you can't live in peace with your little brother then get out of the house. 如果你没法和你弟弟和睦相处，就滚出这座房子。
The peace of Ryswick was signed in September 1697. 《里斯维克和约》签订于1697年9月。
...people who knew about this evil man but held their peace... 了解这个恶棍却默不作声的人们
I felt it politic to keep my peace and play the part of the attentive listener. 我觉得保持沉默、做一名专心的听众比较明智。
...the first UN contingent assigned to help keep the peace in Cambodia... 派往柬埔寨协助维持治安的第一批联合国分遣队
How did your mother succeed in keeping the peace between these two very different men? 你母亲是如何做到让这两个性格迥异的男人相安无事的？
The demonstrators were bound over to keep the peace. 示威者一定要遵纪守法。
The President ought to seize this opportunity to make his peace with political parties and negotiate a speedy return to democracy... 总统应该抓住这个机会与各政党握手言好，协商尽快恢复民主。
All of a sudden she seemed to want to make peace and patch up our quarrel. 突然她似乎想要和好，结束我们之间的争吵。
The main appeal these bonds hold for individual investors is the safety and peace of mind they offer... 这些债券对个人投资者的主要吸引力在于其安全性，令人放心。
He began to insist upon a bullet-proof limousine, just for peace of mind. 他开始坚持要防弹豪华轿车，仅仅是为了安心而已。
Once I knew I was forgiven I could be at peace with myself at last... 一旦我知道自己得到了宽恕，便可以心平气和了。
They make you relax. They make you feel at peace with the world. 他们令你放松，让你觉得与世无争。