美国英语 初级下 : 看单词选词义(考) - 2
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(1) ...profits from the slave trade.
(2) The government passed a law to suppress the slave trade.
(3) The founding fathers compromised , permitting the continuation of the slave trade through 1808.
slave trade
[sleiv treid]
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n.贩卖奴隶;
vt.& vi.处理,处置;安排;
vt.排列;布置;使倾向于,使有意于;
担忧, 烦恼;惦念;挂虑;
等待;<非正> 注意;<非正>推迟(用餐)直到(某人)到达;观望形势后再作决定;
(1) selfish behaviour
(2) Do you think I'm being selfish by not letting her go?
(3) What a selfish thing to do!
selfish
[ˈselfɪʃ]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.自私的,利己的;
adj.亲爱的;敬爱的;昂贵的;严厉的;
n.亲爱的人;宠物;
int.哎;
adv.高价地;疼爱地;贵;
n.末尾;最后;上个;鞋楦(做鞋的模型);
vt.经受住;到…之后;够用;足够维持(尤指某段时间);
adj.最近的;最后的;最不可能的;惟一剩下的;
vi.持续;
adv.上一次,最近一次;最后;
adj.无私的,慷慨的;大公无私;
(1) a loyal friend/supporter
(2) She has always remained loyal to her political principles.
(3) They had remained loyal to the president...
loyal
[ˈlɔɪəl]
📢 UK 📢 US
adj.忠诚的,忠心的;忠贞的;
n.效忠的臣民;忠实信徒;
n.堂[表]兄弟姊妹;远亲,同辈;
n.岛,岛屿;
vt.使孤立;
adj.忠诚的,忠心的;忠贞的;
n.效忠的臣民;忠实信徒;
(1) The train was moving now at a snail's pace...
(2) The economy grew at a snail's pace in the first three months of this year.
(3) The snail left a trail of slime along the floor.
snail
[sneɪl]
📢 UK 📢 US
听起来像;
adj.最后的,最终的;决定性的;不可更改的;
n.结局;决赛;期末考试;〈口〉(报纸的)末版;
告发;产生(坏的)影响;
n.蜗牛;慢性子;
(1) We swam in the lake.
(2) lake Ontario
(3) (figurative)a wine lake (= a large supply of wine that is not being used)
lake
[leɪk]
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求婚;对…提出建议;
n.湖;深红色颜料;胭脂红;[化]色淀;
vt.&vi.血球溶解;使(血液)发生血球溶解;
adv.完全地;完整地;完全,彻底,全部,一干二净;很,非常,充分,十分,万分;
n.眼泪;撕;裂缝;狂奔,疾驰;vt.撕裂,撕碎;划伤;夺走,扯掉;(使)分裂;
vi.被撕裂;飞奔;
(1) They swore their loyalty to the king.
(2) Can I count on your loyalty?
(3) a case of divided loyalties (= with strong feelings of support for two different causes, people, etc.)
loyalty
[ˈlɔɪəlti]
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vt.& vi.举起,抬起;
vt.举起;提升;鼓舞;抬起;
vi.消散;升起;耸立;
n.电梯;举起;起重机;搭车;
n.忠诚,忠实;忠心;忠于…感情;
adj.不熟悉的;不常见的;陌生的;没有经验的;
尽早,尽快;从速;及早;
(1) Dong Lian Quan also be famous for its mineral spring glycol of Chinese and foreign.
be famous for
[bi: ˈfeiməs fɔ:]
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寻找(某人或某物);<口>找(麻烦);找(苦头)吃;希望得到;
n.成果;水果;果实;(大地的)产物;
vi.树或花草结果;
vt.使…结果实;
n.混合,混杂;混杂的事物[人群];混合(状态);
因…而著名;
(1) (British English)My car does 35 miles to the gallon.
(2) (North Amercian English)My car gets 35 miles to the gallon.
(3) a 20-mile drive to work
mile
[maɪl]
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n.英里;很远的距离;一英里赛跑;
n.绘画;油画;上色,着色;颜料,油漆;
v.绘画( paint的现在分词);涂色于;
垃圾处置;
n.怀疑,疑虑;未确定;
vt.怀疑,疑惑;
vi.不确定,不能肯定或怀疑;
(1) This is the aerial top view of the victoria falls.
(2) He discerned many rivers and like, including the victoria falls.
(3) the victoria falls are on Zambezi river. The falls are shared between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
the victoria falls

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n.贩卖奴隶;
v.回转,返回;复发,又来;送还;言归正传;
n.归来,返乡;来回,汇成;赢利;统计表;
adj.奇妙的;钦佩的;远超过预期的;
n.惊奇;奇观;奇人;奇迹;
vt.对…感到好奇;惊奇;感到诧异;想弄明白;
vi.怀疑,想知道;惊讶;
维多利亚瀑布;
(1) ...Angel Falls, the world's highest waterfall.
(2) She watched the magnificent waterfall cascade down the mountainside.
(3) Climbing such a small waterfall was a piece of cake.
waterfall
[ˈwɔ:təfɔ:l]
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n.书呆子,蛀书虫;
n.开始;动身;开动;起点;
vt.& vi.出发,启程;
vt.起动;提出(问题);开办;使开始;
vi.起始;突然出现;突然跳起;突然涌出;
n.瀑布;瀑布似的东西;<美俚>(披垂的)波型长发;
adj.节省时间的;
(1) His paintings capture the essence of France.
(2) In essence (= when you consider the most important points) , your situation isn't so different from mine.
(3) (British English) coffee/vanilla/almond essence
essence
[ˈesns]
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adj.令人恐惧的;引起突然惊恐的;吓人;
n.烟;吸烟;
vi.冒烟;抽烟;快速;
vt.用烟熏制;吸(烟),抽;
n.本质,实质;精华,精髓;香精;
n.暴力,强暴,暴虐;猛烈,激烈;歪曲(事实),曲解(意义);冒渎,不敬;
(1) Polish banks can still take two or three weeks to clear a cheque...
(2) Sotomayor, the Cuban holder of the world high jump record, cleared 2.36 metres.
(3) After that they drove clear over to St Paul.
clear
[kliə]
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进入;陷入;养成;
adj.清楚的,明白的;清晰的,明亮的;清澈的;明确的;
adv.完全地;清晰地;整整;
vi.变明朗;变清澈;
vt.扫除,除去;消除(嫌疑);使清楚;使干净;
n.空隙,空间;
n.侍者;服务员;托盘;
adv.简单地,朴素地;(引出概括或解释)不过,仅仅;简直;<非正>实在;
(1) Negotiators are due to meet later today to work out a compromise...
(2) It took me some time to work out what was causing this...
(3) It is proving hard to work out the value of bankrupt firms' assets...
work out
[wə:k aut]
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n.天资,才能;天才,人才;塔兰特,古代的一种计量单位,可用来记重量或作为货币单位;<旧,非正式>性感的人;
自然资源;
解决;作出;锻炼;了解某人的本质;
n.心,精神,心力,知,智力,智慧;心胸,头脑,人;愿望,目的,意向,意志,决心,见解,意见;记忆,记性,记忆力,回想;
vi.介意;注意;
vt.专心于;介意;愿意做;照顾;
(1) to travel around the world
(2) I go to bed early if I'm travelling the next day.
(3) I love travelling by train.
travel
[ˈtrævl]
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adv.(究竟)在哪儿;
conj.无论什么地方;各处,处处;
n.旅行;进行;移动;漫游;
vi.旅行;传送;前进,行进;[篮球]走步;
vt.经过,通过;游历;
决定下来,作出决定,下决心;
n.角,触角;号角,喇叭;角质;角状物;
vi.不请自来;闯入;
(1) This tax should be abolished.
(2) The whole system should be abolished.
(3) The following year Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty for murder...
abolish
[əˈbɒlɪʃ]
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adj.中间的;居中的;(用于复合词中)中;
prep.在…中间;中天;
adv.在船身中部;
n.年中,学年中期;
n.人口;全体居民;特定[生物]种群;[物]布居;
n.强调;重音;压力;重力;
vt.重读;[机械学]使承受压力;给…加压力(或应力);
vt.废除,废止;取消,革除;消灭;撤销;
(1) "Just take it easy," David said. "You'll feel better presently."
(2) take it easy. Don't be so sensitive.
(3) take it easy ! Don't go at It'so hard!
take it easy
[teik it ˈi:zi]
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接近,靠近;濒临;切;亲;
不紧张; 松懈; 不生气; 不激动等;
n.习惯,习性;气质;宗教服装;
vt.给…穿衣服;打扮;
n.(实)例,事例;情况,状况;诉讼(事件),案件,判例;容器(箱,盒);
vt.把…装入箱(或盒等)内;加盖于;包围,围住;[俚语](尤指盗窃前)探察,侦查,窥测;
(1) The work was done according to her instructions.
(2) Everything went according to plan .
(3) The salary will be fixed according to qualifications and experience.
according to

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na.根据,按照;据…所说;如;比照;
n.声音,声响;音调,声调;声波;嘈杂声;
vi.响,发声;听起来,好像;回响;[音乐]乐器等被奏响;
vt.使出声,使发声;清楚地发出;宣布,发表;颂扬;
adj.健全的;合理的;完好的,无损的;明智的;
adv.彻底地,充分地;
弹钢琴;
n.性格内向的人;
(1) Such benevolence, however, was not completely disinterested.
(2) We definitely do not apply a policy of benevolence to the reactionaries.
(3) He did it out of pure benevolence.
benevolence
[bəˈnevələns]
📢 UK 📢 US
访问,到;
vt.使隔离,使孤立;[电]使绝缘;[化]使离析;[微]使细菌分离;
vi.隔离,孤立;
n.[微]分离菌;隔离种群;
adj.隔离的,分离的;孤立的;
n.仁慈;善举;捐赠;<史>恩税(旧时英王向民间征收的一种税金);
adj.重的,沉重的;大量的,浓密的;激烈的;重型的;
n.重物;庄重的角色;
adv.密集地;大量地;笨重地;
(1) I work out regulary to keep fit.
(2) He runs to keep fit.
(3) I think the best way to keep fit is to go in for sports.
keep fit
[ki:p fit]
📢 UK 📢 US
保持健康;保养;摄生;颐;
n.一点,一块;少量,少许;一会儿,一转眼;[计] 比特(二进位制信息单位);
adj.很小的,微不足道的;
adv.[口语]相当,有点儿,或多或少,多少[a bit to的省略];
vt.给(马)上嚼子;上衔铁;抑制;制约;
v.咬,叮( bite的过去式);刺痛;咬饵;有咬(或叮)的习性;
n.光,光明;发光体;日光,黎明;<诗>视力,眼神;
vt.使发光;点燃;使容光焕发;
vi.点燃;发光,发亮;
adj.轻的;少量的,微弱的;
adv.轻地,轻装地;
最最,特别(最糟糕的是);
(1) a chain/range of mountains
(2) to climb a mountain
(3) We spent a week walking in the mountains .
mountain
[ˈmauntin]
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adj.生气的;愤怒的,发怒的;(颜色等)刺目的;(伤口等)发炎的;
vt.& vi.付款;偿还;补偿;(对…)有利;
vt.给予;支付;
n.工资;薪水;报答;
adj.收费的;需付费的;
adv.代替,顶替;反而;反倒;
n.山,山岳;山脉;一大堆;大量;
(1) The air seemed to be full of pink mist.
(2) Your garden will be full of green grass and gay flowers.
(3) The club seemed to be full of eccentrics.
be full of
[bi: ful ɔv]
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v.充满;横生;盈;满腹;
adv.到国外,在海外;广为流传地;
adj.往国外的;
n.海外,异国;
adj.坚定的;毅然的;确定的;
v.(使)下决心,(使)做出决定( determine的过去式和过去分词);决定;确定;使决定;
adj.空想的,异想天开的;奇异的,古怪的;极好的;不切实际的;
n.古怪的人;
(1) a courteous young man
(2) The hotel staff are friendly and courteous.
(3) He was a kind and courteous man...
courteous
[ˈkɜ:tiəs]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.怜悯;同情;可惜的事;憾事;
vt.对…表示怜悯;对…感到同情;
adv.小心谨慎地;警惕地;仔细地;周密地;
adj.伟大的,杰出的;优异的,显著的;很多的;重大的;
adv.[口语]很好地;令人满意地,成功地,顺利地;得意地;
n.大人物们;伟大人物;重要人物,大师;名家;
adj.有礼貌的;谦恭的;殷勤的;客气;
(1) I could hear voices in the next room.
(2) to speak in a deep/soft/loud/quiet, etc. voice
(3) ‘I promise, ’ she said in a small voice (= a quiet, shy voice) .
voice
[vɔɪs]
📢 UK 📢 US
n.嗓音;(动词的)语态;呼声,发言权;歌唱才能;
vt.发音;表达,说出;给(一部乐曲)配上声部;给(如管风琴音管)整声;
毕竟;究竟;归根结底;(解释或说明理由)别忘了;
adj.不好的;恶意的;有病的;不吉利的;
adv.坏;不利地;令人不满地;
n.伤害;困难;问题;弊端;
adv.稍微,有点;相当,颇;宁愿;相反地;
int.当然啦,怎么不;
(1) I find that I just can't fit in regular domestic work.
(2) She was great with the children and fitted in beautifully.
(3) He knew where I fitted in and what he had to do to get the best out of me...
fit
[fɪt]
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n.陆地;国家;地产;土地;
vt.& vi.(使)登岸;降临;使陷于(困境);使不得不应付;
vt.自船上卸下;获得;捕到;钓到(鱼);
vi.跳落,跌落,被抛落(地面);
vt.& vi.(使)适合;安装;合身;
adj.合适的;恰当的;合身的;
n.合身;适合;配合;
n.干草堆;
adv.无疑地,确定地;当然地;必定;准;
(1) loud laughter
(2) a deafeningly loud bang
(3) She spoke in a very loud voice.
loud
[laʊd]
📢 UK 📢 US
做体操;
adj.响亮的,大声的,高声的;响亮的,洪亮的,高亢的;高声的,激烈的;刺眼的,太招摇的;
adv.大声地,高声地,响亮地;
vt.爱慕;崇拜;非常喜欢;敬佩;
vi.崇拜;爱慕;
n.在很多情况下;
(1) We must be loyal to our motherland.
(2) She vowed that he would be loyal to the king.
(3) She determined to be loyal to her leader.
be loyal to
[bi: ˈlɔiəl tu:]
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电话公司;
跟人学习;
忠于…;尽忠;
n.永恒;[宗]来世,永生,永劫;万年;不朽;
(1) She said she wanted most of all to be fair.
(2) Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.
(3) We like comic books most of all because we never know what will happen next.
most of all
[məust ɔv ɔ:l]
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adj.困难的;难做的;难解的;不易相处的;
vi.成功;继承;
vt.继承,继任,继位;随…之后;
最最,特别(最糟糕的是);
在另一方面;
(1) the river Thames
(2) the Hudson river
(3) on the banks of the river (= the ground at the side of a river)
river
[ˈrɪvə(r)]
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st.岁月不等人。;岁月无情;节令不等人;光阴一去不复返;
adv.很少,罕见;难得;不大;
n.脚步(声);足迹;
n.河,江;溪,巨流;
(1) She treated her daughter like a slave.
(2) We are slaves of the motor car.
(3) Sue's a slave to fashion.
slave
[sleɪv]
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adj.法律的;合法的;法定的;法律(上)的;
n.法定权利;依法必须登报的声明;
vt.[牌戏]分;分配;经营;施予;
n.(一笔)交易;许多;待遇;发牌;
vi.论述;(有效地或成功地)处理;惩处;交易;
adj.冷杉木制的,松木制的;
n.有瘾的人;入迷的人;(吸毒)成瘾者;
vt.使沉溺;使上瘾;使自己沾染(某些恶习);
n.奴隶;…。的奴隶,耽迷于…的人;奴隶般受控的人,苦工;[机]从动装置;
vi.奴隶般地工作,做苦工;买卖奴隶,运输奴隶;
(1) The dealer will provide you with a courtesy car while your vehicle is being repaired.
(2) Viewers can see the stadium from the air, courtesy of a camera fastened to the plane.
(3) Please do me the courtesy of listening to what I'm saying.
courtesy
[ˈkɜ:təsi]
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prep.关于;大约;在…周围;
adv.大约;在附近;在四周;几乎;
adj.在附近的;四处走动的;在起作用的;在流行中的;
vt.需要;必须;
aux.必须;不得不;
n.需要;需要的东西;责任;贫穷;
vi.(表示应该或不得不做)有必要;
vt.& vi.跟随,接着;
vt.继承;(按时间、顺序等)接着;从事;采用;
vi.理解;发生兴趣;由此产生;跟着人(或物)去(或来);
n.追随,跟随;[台球]推球,跟球打法(使竿击的球在击中目的球后继续滚动的打法);
n.谦恭有礼,礼貌,请安;有礼貌的举止[言词];承蒙;
adj.殷勤的;出于礼节的;
(1) I've got three days' holiday including New Year's Day.
(2) Six people were killed in the riot, including a policeman.
(3) It's £7.50, not including tax.
including
[ɪnˈklu:dɪŋ]
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adj.有规律的;规则,整齐的;不变的;合格的;
n.正规军;主力(或正式)队员;常客;
adv.定期地;经常地;
adv.立刻,马上;向右,右边;恰当地;一直;
adj.右方的;正确的;合适的;好的,正常的;
n.正确,正当;右边;权利;右手;
vt.纠正;扶直,使正;整理;补偿;
vi.(船舶等)复正,恢复平稳;
prep.包括;包含;
v.包括( include的现在分词);包含;列入;包住;
找借口;推托;
(1) international/foreign trade
(2) trade between the two countries has increased.
(3) the international trade in oil
trade
[treɪd]
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n.贸易;行业;<美>顾客;买卖;
vt.& vi.交易,经商;
vt.交换;经营…交易,做…的买卖;
vi.贸易;买卖;以物易物;
n.国家,国土;国民;乡下,农村;故乡;
adj.祖国的,故乡的;地方的,乡村的;粗鲁的;乡村音乐的;
n.浪费,白费,挥霍钱财;废料,废品,废物;荒地,荒芜;消耗(量),损耗;
vt.& vi.徒劳;(使)损耗;(使)消瘦;浪费;
vt.破坏;干掉;(游戏或比赛中)大胜;
adj.废弃的, 无用的, 荒芜的;
vt.& vi.访问;探望;参观;游览;
vi.作客;
n.访问,参观;逗留;
vt.拜访,参观;
(1) She sent her provisional licence with the test certificate to have it upgraded to a full licence.
(2) Italian plum tomatoes have a full flavour, and are best for cooking.
(3) The Juno Collection specialises in large sizes for ladies with a fuller figure.
full
[fʊl]
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n.娱乐,消遣;招待,款待;娱乐节目;
adj.满的,装满的;完全的,完整的;丰富的;详尽的;
adv.极其,十分;充分地,完全地;整整;直接地;
n.充分,完全;全部;完整;极盛时;
v.把衣服缝得宽大;把裙子缝出皱褶;[印]蒸洗,漂洗;
n.墨西哥;[地名] [美国] 墨西哥城;
好几百,许许多多;
(1) the sound of footsteps on the stairs
(2) footsteps in the snow
(3) I heard footsteps outside.
footstep
[ˈfʊtstep]
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n.政策;策略;保险单;策略性;
n.招待,邀请;请柬,请帖;引诱,吸引,诱惑;
n.脚步(声);足迹;
n.颜料,涂料;绘画作品;胭脂等化妆品;色彩,装饰;
vt.涂色于;绘画;(用语言,文字等)描写;擦脂粉等;
vi.描绘;绘画;化妆;
(1) ‘Couldn't you have just said no? ’ ‘Well, hardly, (= of course not) she's my wife's sister. ’
(2) You can hardly expect her to do it for free.
(3) It's hardly the time to discuss it now.
hardly
[ˈhɑ:dli]
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vt.引起,抱起;提高(价格等);养育;筹集;
n.(工资、薪金的)提升;增加;加价;筹措;
vi.上升,升高;
adv.几乎不;简直不;刚刚;严厉地,粗鲁地;
int.哇!呀!;
n.一鸣惊人;音符失真,声音走音;魔兽世界(游戏);
vt.<俚>使惊叹,使佩服;使热烈叫好;
vi.受痛苦;受损害;变糟;变差;
vt.忍受;容忍;容许;遭受;
(1) The people esteemed the president for his unselfishness.
(2) Such unselfishness ought to be rewarded.
(3) According to Confucius, benevolence means courtesy, loyalty and unselfishness.
unselfishness
[ʌnˈselfɪʃnəs]
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传播;绕开;随意走走;说服;
n.孙子,外孙;
n.部分;节;部件;部门;
vi.切开;切断;做(动物或植物组织)切片;把(精神病患者)正式送入精神病院;
vt.把…切成片(或段);作…的切片;把…作成截面;制作…的剖面图;
n.不自私,慷慨;
(1) ‘Everything's under control. ’ ‘famous last words! ’
(2) a famous artist/hotel
(3) the most famous lake in Italy
famous
[ˈfeɪməs]
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n.兴奋,激动;令人兴奋的事;刺激,振奋;
v.充满;横生;盈;满腹;
adj.著名的,出名的;〈古〉一流的,极好的;著称;
在…(如某行业)中获得成功;
(1) unselfish motives
(2) She started to get a reputation as an unselfish girl with a heart of gold...
(3) As a player he was unselfish, a true team man.
unselfish
[ʌnˈselfɪʃ]
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n.丈夫;〈英〉管家;〈古〉节俭的管理人;船舶管理人;
vt.节俭地使用;〈罕〉做…的丈夫;
adj.无私的,慷慨的;大公无私;
n.气象员,天气预报员;
vt.完成;达到(目的);走完(路程、距离等);使完美;
(1) I didn't give Reid all the details yet — I'll fill him in...
(2) He filled her in on Wilbur Kantor's visit.
(3) Vice-presidents' wives would fill in for first ladies.
fill
[fɪl]
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vt.& vi.(使)充满,(使)装满;
vt.满足;配药;(按订单)供应;使充满(感情);
n.填满…的量;充分;装填物;路堤;
vt.& vi.喝(酒);饮;喝酒;(尤指)酗酒;
vt.吸收,吸入;
n.酒,饮料;酒宴;一杯或一份酒;
n.画家,着色者;油漆匠;(系船的)缆绳;破诡计;
n.北方;北部;(美国南北战争时与南方作战的)北部各州;北方发达国家(尤指欧洲和北美各国);
adj.北方的;北部的;朝北的;(风,光线)来自北方的;
adv.在北方;自北地;向北方;
(1) I have the greatest respect for your brother.
(2) A two-minute silence was held as a mark of respect .
(3) A deep mutual respect and understanding developed between them.
respect
[rɪˈspekt]
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n.十字架;十字形饰物;杂交品种;痛苦;
vi.交错而行;横渡;越境;
vt.杂交;横跨,穿越;划掉;使相交;
adj.坏脾气的, 易怒的;相反的,反向的;
vt.尊重;尊敬;关心;遵守;
n.尊重,恭敬;敬意;某方面;
toss and turn (辗转反侧,难以入眠);转辗反侧;翻来覆去;
vi.下蒙蒙细雨,下毛毛雨;
n.蒙蒙细雨,毛毛雨;
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