They asked for a progress report on the project. 他们索要工程进度报告。
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She watched his slow progress down the steep slope. 她望着他慢慢走下陡坡。
There wasn't much traffic so we made good progress. 来往车辆不多，所以我们开得很快。
Work on the new offices is now in progress. 新办公楼正在施工。
Please be quiet─examination in progress. 考试正在进行，请安静。
The course allows students to progress at their own speed. 本课程允许学生按各自的速度学习。
Work on the new road is progressing slowly. 新路的修建工作在缓慢进行。
The line of traffic progressed slowly through the town. 车流缓慢地穿过城镇。
(figurative)Cases can take months to progress through the courts. 案件可能需要好几个月才能审结。
The weather became colder as the day progressed. 天色越晚，天气就越冷。
She started off playing the recorder and then progressed to the clarinet. 她起初吹竖笛，继而吹单簧管。
The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer... 医学界在抗癌的斗争中不断取得进步。
The two sides made little if any progress towards agreement. 双方在达成协议方面的进展甚微。
The Chancellor is reported to have been delighted with the progress of the first day's talks... 据报道，总理对第一天会谈的进展表示满意。
Ellen would keep me abreast of the progress by phone. 埃伦会通过电话及时向我通报进展情况。
He will visit once a fortnight to see how his new staff are progressing... 他会每两个星期来访一次，看看他的新员工进展如何。
Were you surprised that his disease progressed so quickly?... 他的病情发展得这么快，您是否感到意外？
As the evening progressed, sadness turned to rage... 随着夜幕逐渐降临，悲伤变成了愤怒。
Life was hard, and it became harder as the war progressed. 那时候生活很艰难，并且随着战争的持续愈发艰难了。
Very little was done to progress the case in the first 10 or so months after K was charged. 在K被指控后最初的10个月左右，这个案子进展缓慢。
The game was already in progress when we took our seats... 我们坐下来的时候，比赛已经开始了。
The diaries are a mixture of confession, work in progress and observation. 这些日记里既有自白，也有当下工作记录，还有见闻评论。
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hy [ˈhʌri] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 匆忙优.催促 n. 急忙，匆忙
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Take your time─there's no hurry. 悠着点——不用急。
In my hurry to leave, I forgot my passport. 我匆忙动身，忘了带护照。
What's the hurry ? The train doesn't leave for an hour. 慌什么？火车还有一个小时才开呢。
He had to leave in a hurry. 他不得不赶快离开了。
Sorry, I haven't got time to do it now─I'm in a hurry. 对不起，我现在没时间管这个——我忙着呢。
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Can you do anything to hurry my order up? 你能不能设法让我点的东西快点送来？
hurry up with the scissors. I need them. 快点用剪刀。我需要用。
hurry up! We're going to be late. 快点！我们要迟到了。
I wish the bus would hurry up and come. 我希望公共汽车能快点来。
A good meal should never be hurried. 美餐绝不能狼吞虎咽。
Her application was hurried through. 她的申请很快得到了处理。
She was hurried into making an unwise choice. 她在催逼之下作出了不明智的选择。
I don't want to hurry you but we close in twenty minutes. 我并不想催你，但我们再过二十分钟就要关门。
She hurried away without saying goodbye. 她连声再见都没说就急忙离开了。
He picked up his bags and hurried across the courtyard. 他拎起提包匆匆穿过院子。
The kids hurried to open their presents. 孩子们急忙打开礼物。
You'll have to hurry if you want to catch that train. 如果你想赶上那趟火车就得抓紧时间了。
'It's a thrill I'm in no hurry for,' he smiles. “我可不想要这种刺激，”他笑着说。
I love it at St Mirren so I'm in no hurry to go anywhere... 我喜欢在圣米伦的生活，所以我哪里也不愿去。
'I am in no particular hurry,' he insisted. “我没什么特别着急的事，”他坚持道。
I'll need to talk with you, but there's no hurry... 我得和你谈谈，但不着急。
They say they are not going to be hurried into any decision... 他们说自己不会被迫仓促作出任何决定。
Rachel hurried him to his bed... 雷切尔催着他上了床。
...The President's attempt to hurry the process of independence. 总统试图加快独立进程的努力
Eric left the barge in a hurry. 埃里克匆忙离开了驳船。
Kate was in a hurry to grow up, eager for knowledge and experience... 凯特急于长大，渴望获取知识和经验。
There was no longer any reason to hurry. 再也不用着急了。
Mrs Hardie hurried to make up for her tactlessness by asking her guest about his holiday... 哈迪夫人赶紧问客人假期过得怎么样，替自己的言不得体打圆场。
Claire hurried along the road... 克莱尔匆匆地沿路而行。
When she finished work she had to hurry home and look after her son... 她下班后就得赶紧回家照顾儿子。
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afrd [əˈfɔ:d] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 买得起，承担得起(后果)，提供，给予
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She never took a taxi, even though she could afford to. 尽管她坐得起出租汽车，但她从未坐过。
He couldn't afford the money to go on the trip. 他不够钱去进行这次旅行。
(formal)They could ill afford to lose any more staff. 他们再也不能损失员工了。
We cannot afford to ignore this warning. 我们对这个警告绝不能等闲视之。
We cannot afford any more delays. 我们不能再有任何耽搁了。
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The tree affords some shelter from the sun. 这棵树可以挡一挡太阳。
The programme affords young people the chance to gain work experience. 这项计划给年轻人提供了获得工作经验的机会。
affordable prices/housing 付得起的价格；买得起的住宅
We can't afford to go abroad this summer. 今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外。
Can we afford a new car? 我们买得起一辆新车吗？
None of them could afford £50 for a ticket. 他们中没有哪个拿得出50英镑买一张票。
She felt she couldn't afford any more time off work. 她觉得再也抽不出时间歇班了。
It was a cold room, but it afforded a fine view of the Old City. 这房间虽然很冷，但是它能让人将古城的景致尽收眼底。
The country could not afford the luxury of an election. 该国负担不起选举这样奢侈的事。
This affords us the opportunity to ask questions about how the systems might change... 这给我们提供了就系统可能如何改变进行提问的机会。
My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator... 我父母甚至买不起一台新冰箱。
The arts should be available to more people at prices they can afford... 艺术品应该以人们能够承受的价格面向更多的人出售。
We can't afford to wait... 我们等不起。
Because of you, I always kept girls around me at a distance. 因为你, 我总与身边的女孩保持一定的距离.
Don't figure on going abroad this summer; we may not be able to afford it. 别指望今年夏天出国, 我们可能负担不起旅行费用.
These lands afford good pasture. 这些地方有好的牧草.
I can't afford the vacation, for it would eat up my savings. 我度不起假, 那样会把我的积蓄用光的.
I can't afford to buy you another car — do you think I'm made of money? 我可没能力再为你买一辆车了,你以为我很有钱 吗 ?
These trees afford a pleasant shade. 这些树下有一片宜人的树阴.
None of us can afford It'separately, so let's pool our resources. 我们之中谁也不能单独买得起这东西, 所以我们就集资购买吧.
I wish I could afford to dine off fresh meat every day. 我要是能天天吃到新鲜的肉就好了.
I cannot afford to offend him. 我惹不起他.
I used to go out nearly every night but I decided to knock it on the head because I couldn't really afford it. 我以前几乎每晚外出,但我决定停止,因为我实在抽不出时间.
I can't afford a ticket. I'm spent up. 我把钱花光, 没钱买票了.
He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries? 他告诉我说,公司付不起那么多薪水了.
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[kɔ:l] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 召唤，把……叫做，打电话叫，要求
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Why should they get first call on the best property? 凭什么最好的房产尽着他们先挑?
He called me over the Tannoy. 他用天朗扩音器喊我。
I made a phone call to the United States to talk to a friend... 我打电话给美国的一个朋友。
I've had hundreds of calls from other victims... 我已经接到了其他受害人打来的上百个电话。
The Committee decided to call a meeting of the All India Congress... 委员会决定召开国大党会议。
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The RSC was calling a press conference to announce the theatre's closure... 皇家莎士比亚剧团要召开新闻发布会,宣布剧院关闭。
The child waited two hours before she was called to give evidence... 小女孩等了两个小时才被传唤进去作证。
I was called as an expert witness. 我作为专家证人被传唤出庭。
A market researcher called at the house where he was living... 一位市场调查人员造访了他的住处。
Andrew now came almost weekly to call. 现在安德鲁几乎每星期都来。
The steamer calls at several ports along the way. 一路上,汽船在好几个港口停靠。
The second game of the series had ended in a 3-3 tie after ten innings when the game was called on account of darkness... 系列赛第二场在十局过后,双方战成3比3平，此时由于天黑,比赛取消。
We called the next game. 我们取消了下一场比赛。
There have been calls for a new kind of security arrangement... 不少人呼吁出台新的安全措施。
Almost all workers heeded a call by the trade unions to stay at home for the duration of the strike. 工会号召工人在罢工期间呆在家里,几乎所有工人都响应了这一号召。
'Have you got just plain chocolate?' — 'No, I'm afraid there's not much call for that.' “你们有纯巧克力吗?”——“没有,恐怕那东西没几个人要。”
You must be feeling exhilarated by the call of the new. 新鲜事物的魅力一定让你兴奋不已。
...the plaintive call of a whale. 鲸的哀鸣
...a wide range of animal noises and bird calls. 各种各样的鸟兽叫声
'Boys!' she called again. “小子们!”她又叫道。
Would you call me as soon as you find out?... 你一弄清楚了就给我打电话好吗?
A friend of mine gave me this number to call... 一个朋友要我打这个号码。
He screamed for his wife to call an ambulance... 他尖叫着让他老婆打电话叫救护车。
One night he was called to see a woman with tuberculosis. 一天夜里,有人打来电话,请他去给一位患肺结核的妇女看病。
She called her young son: 'Here, Stephen, come and look at this!'... 她喊她的小儿子:“喂,斯蒂芬,过来看看这个!”
I always wanted to call the dog Mufty for some reason... 不知怎么的,我老想把这条狗唤作穆夫提。
'Doctor...' — 'Will you please call me Sarah?'... “大夫…”——“就叫我萨拉好了。”
The speech was interrupted by members of the Conservative Party, who called him a traitor... 演说被保守党人士打断,他们称他是叛徒。
I wouldn't call it a burden; I call it a responsibility... 我不觉得这是负担;我觉得它是一种责任。
He could hear the others downstairs in different parts of the house calling his name... 他听到其他人从楼下不同地方喊他的名字。
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ct [kɔst] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 价钱，成本，代价 vt. 需付费，使损失，估价
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the high/low cost of housing 住宅的高昂 / 低廉费用
A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000. 新的计算机系统已安装，费用为8万英镑。
The plan had to be abandoned on grounds of cost. 由于经费的原因此项计划被迫放弃。
We did not even make enough money to cover the cost of the food. 我们挣的钱甚至无法糊口。
Consumers will have to bear the full cost of these pay increases. 消费者将不得不承担增加工资所需的全部费用。
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The total cost to you (= the amount you have to pay) is £3 000. 你总共要支付3 000英镑。
The use of cheap labour helped to keep costs down. 使用廉价劳动力有助于降低成本。
The increase will hurt small business and cost many thousands of jobs. 这种增长会使小企业受损并使成千上万的人失去工作。
They told Jacques Delors a disastrous world trade war must be avoided at all costs. 他们告诉雅克·德洛尔必须不惜任何代价避免一场毁灭性的世界贸易战。
This book is of such importance that it must be published at any cost... 这本书非常重要，无论如何也要出版。
He ordered the army to recapture the camp at any cost. 他命令军队无论如何也要夺回营地。
Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday's earthquake... 东欧的几个国家正在计算昨天的地震带来的损失。
Many people act on impulse without counting the cost. 很多人不考虑后果就莽撞行事。
Well-designed clothes cost money. 设计精美的服装价格昂贵。
Kathryn knows to her cost the effect of having served a jail sentence... 凯瑟琳吃了苦头才知道服过刑会给一个人带来什么影响。
There are very few people he can talk to in total confidence, as he has discovered to his cost. 他吃了亏后才发现自己真正能够交心的人寥寥无几。
...a six-year-old boy whose life was saved by an operation that cost him his sight... 手术救了一名6岁男孩的命，却使他失明了
...being so afraid of something that you feel you have to avoid it whatever the cost to your lifestyle. 如此地害怕某事觉得必须避开它，无论自己的生活方式因此受到怎样的影响都在所不惜
The cost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold... 一条面包的价钱增长了4倍。
In 1989 the price of coffee fell so low that in many countries it did not even cover the cost of production... 1989年咖啡的价格跌至低谷，在很多国家甚至连生产成本都收不回来。
This course is limited to 12 people and costs £50... 该课程只招收12人，学费为50英镑。
Painted walls look much more interesting and doesn't cost much... 彩绘墙壁看上去更有趣而且花费也不高。
costs have been cut by 30 to 50 per cent... 成本降低了30%到50%。
The company admits its costs are still too high. 该公司承认其成本仍然过高。
Everything that goes into making a programme, staff, rent, lighting, is now costed. 制作节目的所有成本：人工、租用场地、灯光现在都已经估算了。
...seventy apartments, shops, offices, a restaurant and hotel, costed at around 10 million pounds. 估价约为1,000万英镑的70套公寓、店铺、办公室、一家大饭店
He was jailed for 18 months and ordered to pay £550 costs. 他被监禁了18个月，还责令他支付550英镑的诉讼费。
...a store that provided cigarettes and candy bars at cost. 按成本价出售香烟和糖果的商店
...a practice known as dumping – that is, selling below cost to drive competition out of business. 倾销行为——即通过以低于成本的价格销售产品来挤垮竞争对手
In March Mr Salinas shut down the city's oil refinery at a cost of $500 million and 5,000 jobs. 3月份，萨利纳斯先生关闭了该市的炼油场，造成5亿美元的损失，并使5,000人失去了工作。
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[ˈɒfə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 主动提出，提供，自愿给予 n. 主动提议，报价
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He offered $4 000 for the car. 他出价4 000元买这辆汽车。
Josie had offered her services as a guide. 乔西曾表示愿意当向导。
He offered some useful advice. 他提出了一些有益的建议。
They decided to offer the job to Jo. 他们决定把这份工作给乔。
They decided to offer Jo the job. 他们决定让乔做这件工作。
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I gratefully took the cup of coffee she offered me. 我感激地接过她递来的一杯咖啡。
He has offered seats at the conference table to the Russian leader and the president of Kazakhstan... 他已邀请俄罗斯领导人和哈萨克斯坦总统参加会谈。
The number of companies offering them work increased... 越来越多的公司向他们提供工作机会。
Peter offered to teach them water-skiing... 彼得主动提出教他们滑水。
'Can I get you a drink,' she offered. “想要喝点什么吗，”她提议道。
The offer of talks with Moscow marks a significant change from the previous western position... 提议与莫斯科举行会谈标志着西方立场的重大转变。
'I ought to reconsider her offer to move in,' he mused... “我该重新考虑她让我搬去和她一起住的提议，”他思忖着。
They manage a company offering advice on mergers and acquisitions... 他们经营着一家为兼并收购业务提供咨询的公司。
She offered him emotional and practical support in countless ways... 她以数不清的方式给予了他情感上和实质上的支持。
The President has offered his sympathy to the Georgian people... 总统对格鲁吉亚人民表示了同情。
It must be better to be able to offer them love and security... 要是能给予他们关爱和安全感肯定会更好。
Church leaders offered prayers and condemned the bloodshed... 教会领袖向上帝祈祷并谴责流血事件。
He will offer the first harvest of rice to the sun goddess. 他将把收获的第一束稻子献给太阳女神。
We have been successful because we are offering a quality service... 我们因提供的服务水准一流一直经营得很成功。
Sainsbury's is offering customers 1p for each shopping bag reused... 塞恩斯伯里超市为重复利用购物袋的顾客提供每只1便士的奖励。
This month's offers include a shirt, trousers and bed covers... 本月的特价商品包括一款衬衫、裤子和多种床罩。
Today's special offer gives you a choice of three destinations... 今天推出的特价线路有3个目的地可供选择。
Whitney has offered $21.50 a share in cash for 49.5 million Prime shares... 惠特尼公司开出每股21.50美元的现金价收购4,950 万股普赖姆公司的股票。
They are offering farmers $2.15 a bushel for corn... 他们向农民出价每蒲式耳2.15美元收购玉米。
The lawyers say no one else will make me an offer... 律师说不会再有人给我出价了。
He has dismissed an offer of compensation. 他拒绝接受赔偿金。
In your free time, explore all that this incredible city has to offer. 您可以在闲暇时间探索这座美妙城市的各种风情。
Savings schemes are the best retail investment products on offer. 储蓄方案是现有的最佳零售投资产品。
...country cottages on offer at bargain prices. 低价出售的乡村别墅
It seems that while the Kiwis are keen to have him, he is still open to offers. 看来尽管新西兰几维队很想与他签约，他仍然欢迎其他球队开价。
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m [ˈmenʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 提到，说到，写到
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Nobody mentioned anything to me about it. 没人跟我提过这事儿。
Sorry, I won't mention it again. 对不起，我再也不提它了。
Now that you mention it , she did seem to be in a strange mood. 既然你说到这事儿，她确实好像情绪不大对。
His name has been mentioned as a future MP. 有人提到他，认为他将来可以当下院议员。
Did she mention where she was going? 她有没有说起她要去哪儿？
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You mentioned in your letter that you might be moving abroad. 你在信中谈到你可能要移居国外。
He failed to mention that he was the one who started the fight. 他没提到是他先动手打人的。
‘Thanks for all your help. ’ ‘Don't mention it. ’ “多谢你帮忙。”“不用客气。”
He has two big houses in this country, not to mention his villa in France. 他在这个国家有两座大房子，更别提他在法国的别墅了。
He made no mention of her work. 他根本没提她的工作。
The concert didn't even get a mention in the newspapers. 报纸对这场音乐会只字未提。
Richard deserves (a) special mention for all the help he gave us. 理查德对我们帮助很大，理应被特别提一提。
She did not mention her mother's absence... 她并没有说起她母亲不在场的事。
I may not have mentioned it to her... 我可能没跟她提过这件事。
The statement made no mention of government casualties... 声明里没有提及政府方面的伤亡情况。
At the community centre, mention of funds produces pained looks. 在社区中心一提到资金问题，大家就会愁眉不展。
I was absolutely outraged that I could be even mentioned in an article of this kind... 我大为恼火，我的名字居然出现在这种文章里面。
As for your father, he won't be mentioned in my will. 至于你父亲，我的遗嘱里不会提到他的名字。
His appointment is a complete surprise — he has never been mentioned as a front runner... 他的任命完全出人意料——他从来都不是呼声最高的候选人。
Her name has been mentioned as a favoured leadership candidate. 提到她的名字时，说她是领导职位的热门候选人。
So many people have helped me with this book that it is hard to pick out the few for special mention. 帮助我完成本书的人数太多，难以从中选出几位特别致谢。
'Thank you very much.' — 'Don't mention it.' “非常感谢！”——“别客气。”
The audience, not to mention the bewildered cast, were not amused... 观众们并没有觉得好笑，更不用说那些一头雾水的演员了。
It was both deliberate and malicious, not to mention clever. 这件事是处心积虑、早有预谋的，更不用说其手段的高明。
The actor's wedding got a mention on television. 电视上报道了这位男演员的婚礼.
She repressed her desire to mention his name. 她压制住自己没有提他的名字.
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a [ədˈmaɪə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 钦佩，赞赏，羡慕，欣赏
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I don't agree with her, but I admire her for sticking to her principles. 我不同意她的意见，但是我赞赏她恪守原则。
He stood back to admire his handiwork. 他退后几步欣赏他的手工制品。
She was used to receiving admiring glances from men. 她习惯了男人投来的赞赏目光。
I really admire your enthusiasm. 我确实钦佩你的热情。
The school is widely admired for its excellent teaching. 这所学校教学优秀，远近称誉。
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You have to admire the way he handled the situation. 你不得不佩服他处理这个局面的手段。
I admired her when I first met her and I still think she's marvellous... 初次见面时，我就非常佩服她，时至今日我仍然认为她很出色。
He admired the way she had coped with life... 他欣赏她处世的方式。
We took time to stop and admire the view. 我们特意驻足欣赏风景。
I'd admire to go. 我很想去.
He stood back to admire his handiwork. 他退后几步欣赏自己的手艺.
We admire him for his continuance of work in spite of illness. 我们佩服他带病继续工作.
On the one hand I admire his gifts, but on the other I distrust his judgment. 一方面我羡慕他的才华, 而另一方面我却怀疑他的判断力.
He stepped back to admire the painting. 他后退几步欣赏这幅画.
We would admire to hear. 我们喜欢听.
We admire at your fortune. 我们羡慕你的好运气.
I admire those explorers who ventured forth to explore new lands. 我敬佩那些为发现新大陆而外出的探险家们.
I really admire his capacity for work. 我真钦佩他的工作能力.
We all admire her sterling qualities. 我们都钦佩她的优秀品格.
I admire at your fortune. 我羡慕你的好运气.
Don't forget to admire the baby. 不要忘了夸奖那孩子.
We admire his working so hard. 我们钦佩他工作努力.
They don't admire his new technique greatly, but they admire it to some extent. 他们虽不十分佩服他的新技术, 但还是多少有点服气.
I admire her dedication to the job. 我佩服她对工作专心致志.
He is a noble man, we all admire him. 他是一个道德高尚的人, 我们都敬佩他.
I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing. 我佩服他对自己的工作所抱的坚定信心。
You have to admire her superb draughtsmanship. 你不得不佩服她那一流的绘画水平。
You've got to admire her grit. 你不得不佩服她的勇气。
I had to admire David's vow that he would leave the programme. 戴维发誓要离开这个项目，我不得不对他表示钦佩。
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[kləuz] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 关，接近，(使)结束 adj. (在空间、时间上)接近 adv. 不远地 n. 结束
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He discovered, on closer inspection, that the rocks contained gold... 经过更为仔细的探察，他发现这些岩石含金。
Both nations are seeking closer links with the West... 两国都在寻求与西方国家建立更为紧密的联系。
He lived alone, keeping close contact with his three grown-up sons. 他一个人住，与3个已经长大成人的儿子经常联系。
There is a close connection between pain and tension... 疼痛和紧张之间有着紧密的联系。
Clare's close resemblance to his elder sister invoked a deep dislike in him. 克莱尔酷似他姐姐，这引起他极大的反感。
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Dawson shares closed at 219p, up 5p... 道森股票以219便士收盘，上涨了5便士。
The US dollar closed higher in Tokyo today. 东京今天美元收高。
By the close of business last night, most of the big firms were hailing yesterday's actions as a success... 昨晚交易结束的时候，多数大公司都称赞当天的活动取得了成功。
Brian's retirement brings to a close a glorious chapter in British football history... 布莱恩的挂靴为英国足球史上光辉的一章画上了休止符。
Her lips were close to his head and her breath tickled his ear... 她的嘴唇贴近他的头，她的呼吸让他耳朵发痒。
The whales were too close; this posed an immediate problem for my photography... 鲸鱼离得太近,这成了我眼下拍摄面临的迫切问题。
She and Linda became very close... 她和琳达变得非常亲密。
As a little girl, Karan was closest to her sister Gail... 卡兰小的时候和姐姐盖尔最亲。
...large changes such as the birth of a child or death of a close relative. 像孩子出生或近亲去世这样的大变故
He was once regarded as one of Mr Brown's closest political advisers... 他曾一度被视作布朗先生最为亲信的政治顾问之一。
A senior source close to Mr Blair told us: 'Our position has not changed.' 和布莱尔先生关系密切的一位高层人士告诉我们说：“我们的立场没有改变。”
He had closed his account with the bank five years earlier. 早在5年前他就在这家银行销户了。
If you are cold, close the window... 要是冷就把窗户关上。
Zacharias heard the door close... 扎卡赖亚斯听见门关上了。
Slowly he closed the book. 他慢慢合上书。
To close your document, press CTRL+W on your keyboard. 关闭文件时要同时按键盘上的CTRL键和W键。
Bess closed her eyes and fell asleep... 贝丝合上眼睛睡着了。
When we sneeze, our eyes close. 打喷嚏的时候眼睛会闭上。
Shops close only on Christmas Day and New Year's Day... 商店只在圣诞日和元旦停业。
It was Saturday; they could close the office early... 那天是星期六，他们可以早点下班。
Many enterprises will be forced to close... 很多家企业将被迫倒闭。
If they do close the local college I'll have to go to Worcester. 如果他们真把本地的大学关闭了，我就得去伍斯特上大学了。
They were cut off from the West in 1948 when their government closed that border crossing. 1948年政府关闭那个边境关口之后，他们便与西方国家隔绝开了。
Judge Isabel Oliva said last night: 'I have closed the case. There was no foul play.'... 昨晚伊莎贝尔·奥利娃法官说：“此案我已审结，并无谋杀嫌疑。”
He needs another $30,000 to close the deal... 他还需要3万美元才能做成这笔买卖。
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weht [weɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 重量，砝码，重物，重任，重要性
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It is about 76 kilos in weight . 这东西重约76千克。
Bananas are sold by weight. 香蕉按重量出售。
In the wild, this fish can reach a weight of 5lbs. 这种鱼在自然生存环境中可以长到5磅重。
She is trying to lose weight (= become less heavy and less fat) . 她正在设法减肥。
He's put on/gained weight (= become heavier and fatter) since he gave up smoking. 他戒烟后体重增加了。
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What is your height and weight?... 你的身高和体重是多少？
This reduced the weight of the load... 这减轻了负荷的重量。
His weight was harming his health... 他体重过重，这有损他的健康。
Despite the vehicle's size and weight it is not difficult to drive. 尽管车子很大很重，但它一点都不难开。
He shifted his weight from one foot to the other... 他把重心从一只脚转到另一只脚上。
He kept the weight from his left leg. 他一直不让左腿受力。
I was in the gym lifting weights. 我在健身房举哑铃。
Straining to lift heavy weights can lead to a rise in blood pressure. 用力提重物会导致血压升高。
It can be sewn into curtain hems to weight the curtain and so allow it to hang better. 可以把它缝到窗帘的褶边里增加重量，使窗帘更有垂感。
...a computer program which weights the different transitions according to their likelihood... 根据可能性的大小对不同转换进行加权处理的电脑程序
This takes account of the number of countries in which a company wins approval for a new drug, weighted by the size of each country's market. 这考虑到了允许一家公司的新药在本国上市的国家的数量，并依照每个国家的市场规模权衡其重要性。
The scientists involved put different weight on the conclusions of different models... 相关科学家对不同模型的结论给予不同的权重。
We had this understanding that courses were roughly the same weight. 我们已经了解到各门功课差不多一样重要。
The weight of expectation was getting to them... 他们逐渐感觉到了期望带来的压力。
Companies found themselves collapsing under the weight of debts. 许多公司发现自己因债台高筑而濒临倒闭。
The fact that he is gone has given more weight to fears that he may try to launch a civil war... 他已经离开这一事实让人更担心他会发动一场内战。
Do you think, perhaps, that what happened today might lend weight to that criticism? 你觉得今天发生的事情可能会使那种批评加剧吗？
Consumers generally place more weight on negative information than on the positive when deciding what to buy. 消费者在决定要买什么东西的时候往往更重视负面消息，而不是正面消息。
...the overwhelming weight Freud assigned parents in our development. 弗洛伊德认为父母在我们的成长过程中所起到的举足轻重的作用
The relief was indescribable. It was freedom after years of slavery. A great weight lifted from me. 如释重负的感觉是难以言喻的。这是受多年奴役之后的自由。我卸下了一个重担。
That argument no longer carries as much weight... 那个论点不再具有那么大的影响力了。
Senator Kerry carries considerable weight in Washington. 参议员克里在华盛顿举足轻重。
Any successful manager is worth his weight in gold. 任何一个成功的管理者都是千金难求的。
He accused the team of not pulling their weight. 他指责这个团队没有尽到本分。
The administration is throwing its full weight behind the UN plan. 该政府正鼎力支持这项联合国计划。
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s [saɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 视力，视野，情景，景象
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My sight is failing, and I can't see to read any more... 我的视力在下降，看不了书了。
I use the sense of sound much more than the sense of sight. 我用听觉比视觉要多得多。
I faint at the sight of blood... 我一见到血就晕。
The sight of him entering a room could flood her with desire. 见到他进入房间会让她心中欲望澎湃。
The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common sight in many parts of the city... 街边晾晒衣服在这座城市的许多地区随处可见。
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We encountered the pathetic sight of a family packing up its home... 我们目睹了一家人正在收拾家当准备离开的凄惨景象。
The security forces sighted a group of young men that had crossed the border... 安全部队突然看见一群越过边境的年轻人。
A fleet of French ships was sighted in the North Sea. 在北海突然发现了一支法国船队。
We'd toured the sights of Paris... 我们游览了巴黎的风景名胜。
I am going to show you the sights of our wonderful city... 我会带你浏览我们这座美丽城市的风景名胜。
She's been no more difficult than most daughters and a sight better than some I could mention... 与大多数女儿相比，她并不算太难管，而且比我知道的一些要乖巧得多。
We weren't doing anything different to what we've always done. We're just doing it a damn sight quicker. 我们正在做的事和我们一直在做的别无二致，只不过我们现在动作要快得多。
Then he caught sight of her small black velvet hat in the crowd... 然后他突然在人群中看见了她那顶小巧的黑色天鹅绒帽子。
Every time I catch sight of myself in the mirror, I feel so disappointed. 每次我瞥见镜子里的自己就觉得沮丧。
It promised to be a more difficult undertaking than might appear at first sight... 那项任务可能比乍看之下还要困难。
At first sight it resembles a traditional village of two-storeyed, balconied houses, set among well-tended gardens. 乍一看，它就像个传统的村庄：带阳台的两层楼房坐落于精心照料的花园中。
The sandy beach was in sight... 沙滩映入眼帘。
The Atlantic coast is within sight of the hotel... 从宾馆可以看见大西洋海岸。
An agreement on many aspects of trade policy was in sight... 一项涉及到贸易政策诸多方面的协议即将达成。
There is no end in sight to the struggle for power... 权力的争斗近期不会终止。
In some cases, US industry has lost sight of customer needs in designing products... 某些情况下，美国工业在产品设计上忽略了客户的需求。
We shouldn't lose sight of the fact that education is important for its own sake. 教育本身就很重要，我们不应忽视这一事实。
I knew him by sight but had never spoken with him. 我和他有过几面之缘，但从未说过话。
The problems of the poor are largely invisible—out of sight, out of mind. 穷人的问题人们大多看不见——正所谓“眼不见，心不烦”。
Troops shot anyone suspicious on sight... 部队士兵一见到任何可疑的人马上就开枪。
Magee was set free but British authorities were asked to arrest him on sight. 马吉被释放了，但是英国当局却被要求一见到他就立即逮捕。
The bathroom is not a pretty sight. The wallpaper's peeling, the tiles are crumbling. 浴室破旧不堪。墙纸剥落了，瓷砖也裂了。
They have set their sights on the world record... 他们的目标是冲击世界纪录。
Although she came from a family of bankers, Franklin set her sights on a career in scientific research. 尽管出身于银行家家庭，富兰克林还是决心从事科研事业。
Although people sometimes buy property sight unseen, it's a remarkably bad idea. 尽管人们有时没看房就买了房，但这真是一个很糟糕的主意。
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c [ˈkæfeɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 咖啡馆，小餐厅
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Jenny and Andy are having a cup of coffee at a cafe? 珍妮和安迪正在一家咖啡馆里喝咖啡.
A sort of electric drill ran through the cafe. 咖啡馆里一阵兴奋,好像通过一阵电流一般.
We often meet each other in the cafe. 我们经常在那家咖啡馆见面.
The cafe is a popular rendezvous for young lovers. 这个咖啡馆是年轻恋人的约会圣地.
They went into the cafe for coffee and dessert. 他们到咖啡馆喝了杯咖啡,吃了些点心.
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The cafe is a popular meeting place for students. 咖啡馆是学生喜欢的聚会场所。
a typical Italian cafe 典型的意大利式小餐馆
The cafe was a good vantage point for watching the world go by. 从这家小餐馆能清楚地看到世事的变迁。
They stopped at a little cafe and had a fondue. 他们在一家小餐馆歇脚，吃了顿干酪火锅。
He dashed off to lunch at the Hard Rock cafe. 他急匆匆前往硬石小馆去吃午餐。
The cafe has an intimate but buzzy atmosphere. 这个咖啡馆很温馨，但又有一种时尚的氛围。
At midday everyone would go down to Reg's cafe. 中午，大家都会下楼去雷吉餐馆。
He paused under a streetlamp and looked across at the cafe. 他在街灯下停下来，看着对面的咖啡馆。
Nora toils away serving burgers at the local cafe. 诺拉在当地小餐馆干着一份为客人端送汉堡包的辛苦活儿。
The only real job I'd ever had was as manager of the local cafe. 我唯一一次真正的工作经历是在当地咖啡馆当经理。
The hotel is set on three floors. There's a bar and cafe at ground level. 这家饭店有3层，在一楼有间咖啡吧。
At Billy's cafe, the menu is limited and the food is lousy. 比利咖啡馆的菜品选择有限，食物也很差。
The cafe is just across the road over there. 咖啡馆就在那边马路对面。
The cafe owner has put up the required "no smoking" signs, but thinks his responsibility stops there. 咖啡馆老板已经按规定贴上了“禁止吸烟”的标志,但是他认为自己的责任就止于此.
They went out a lot, to the cafe Royal or the The Ivy. 他们常常出去玩，一般是到皇家咖啡馆或者常春藤那里。
The place is kitted out in upmarket Italian cafe style. 整个地方被装饰成高档意大利咖啡馆风格。
Music blares out from every cafe. 每一个咖啡屋都传出喧闹的音乐声。
He walked jauntily into the cafe. 他步履轻松地走进咖啡馆。
They had a late lunch in a cafe. 他们很晚才在一家小餐馆吃了午饭。
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deoy [dɪˈstrɔɪ] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 破坏，毁灭，消灭，杀死
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The building was completely destroyed by fire. 这栋建筑物被大火彻底焚毁了。
They've destroyed all the evidence. 他们销毁了一切证据。
Heat gradually destroys vitamin C. 加热会逐渐破坏维生素C。
You have destroyed my hopes of happiness. 你毁掉了我得到幸福的希望。
Failure was slowly destroying him (= making him less and less confident and happy) . 失败渐渐地把他毁了。
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The injured horse had to be destroyed. 这匹马受了伤，只好送它回老家了。
That's a sure recipe for destroying the economy and creating chaos... 那样做肯定会破坏经济、制造混乱。
No one was injured in the explosion, but the building was completely destroyed... 没有人在爆炸中受伤，但大楼遭到了彻底毁坏。
If I was younger or more naive, the criticism would have destroyed me. 如果我再年轻一些，或是再单纯一些，那些批评可能就会把我给毁了。
Lindsay was unhurt but the horse had to be destroyed. 林赛没有受伤，但那匹马却不得不被人道毁灭。
destroy the nozzles to bring it to the ground. 摧毁它的喷气口,使之坠落到地面.
Airfield: 4 Firehawks, which is enough to destroy an opposing Tech are optional. 机场: 4个火鹰, 这足够您摧毁敌人得高科了,云层推进升级可选.
Most have come to destroy us. 他们绝大部分是来毁灭我们的.
Do not destroy oil wells , a source of wealth that belongs to the Iraqi people. 不要烧毁油井, 这是属于伊拉克人民的财富.
Bombardments of such density will destroy any defensive works built by the enemy. 这样大密度的轰炸会摧毁敌人的所有防御工事.
Once France was prostrate, he must if possible conquer or destroy Great Britain. 法国一经投降,只要可能, 他就必然要征服或毁灭大不列颠.
More specifically, advocates attempted to show how unjust social systems can destroy basic values. 更具体, 主张试图说明如何不公正的社会制度,破坏基本价值观念.
Let's not destroy it with our own hands. 可不要让它在我们的手中断送掉呵!
Ice, nature, and God, will change the poles, to destroy the negativity. 也即自然界 、 上帝会改变磁极去抵消负面性.
Ofnir Squadron: After we destroy you, we'll open up the tunnel to the south! Ofnir中队: “消灭你们之后, 我们会打开通往南方的隧道! ”.
Humans as the creator began to destroy. 人类作为创造者开始去破坏.
It is proverbially easier to destroy than to construct. 谁都知道破坏容易建设难.
destroy the old world and build a new one. 破坏旧世界,建设新世界.
To hedge around a partnership of love with control by law would be to destroy its base of trust in one another. 以法律限制来束缚爱情的结合将毁掉彼此信任的基础.
The raiders continued on their mission — to seek out and destroy American air and sea forces. 突击队员继续执行着他们的任务——搜寻并摧毁美国空军、海军力量。
They can't destroy truth without destroying each and every one of us. 除非他们将我们赶尽杀绝，否则真理不灭。
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u [ə:dʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
v. 敦促，大力推荐，驱赶，鞭策 n. 强烈的欲望，冲动
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She urged him to stay. 她力劝他留下。
The report urged that all children be taught to swim. 这份报告呼吁给所有的儿童教授游泳。
The situation is dangerous, and the UN is urging caution. 局势岌岌可危，联合国力主谨慎行事。
He urged his horse forward. 他策马前行。
She could hear him urging her on as she ran past. 她跑过他面前时，听到他在为她加油。
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sexual urges 性冲动
I had a sudden urge to hit him. 我突然很想揍他一顿。
They urged parliament to approve plans for their reform programme... 他们敦促议会批准他们的改革方案。
He urged employers and trade unions to adapt their pay settlements to the economic circumstances. 他敦促雇主和工会根据经济条件调整工资方案。
He slipped his arm around her waist and urged her away from the window... 他揽住她的腰，拉着她离开了窗边。
'Come on, Grace,' he was urging her, 'don't wait, hurry up.' “快点啦，格雷丝，”他催促道，“别等了。快点。”
He urged restraint on the security forces... 他力主对安全部队设限。
We urge vigorous action to be taken immediately. 我们强烈要求立即采取有力措施。
He had an urge to open a shop of his own... 他很想自己开一家店。
I have often talked about why we want to be mothers, but none of us can describe the urge exactly. 我经常谈到我们为什么想做母亲，但没有一个人能准确地描述这种冲动。
The study authors urge more education on the subject, and protection and privacy for whistleblowers. 这项调查的发起者呼吁要加强这方面的教育, 并对检举揭发者做好保护及保密工作.
urge a prompt reply and note that the letter is confirmation of a telexed message. 敦促早日回复,指出本函是用来确认电传.
He tried to urge them into action to change the situation. 他设法劝说他们,采取行动来改变这一局面.
It is impolite for one to urge other people to drink in the west. 在西方,过分劝酒是不礼貌的.
What can we do to urge these lazy workers to greater production? 我们怎样才能鼓励这些懒惰的工人去努力增产 呢 ?
He has an urge to become a film star. 他非常希望成为电影明星.
You must urge the children on or we'll never get home. 你必须催促孩子们赶路,不然我们永远也到不了家.
He has an urge to become a cinema star. 他渴望当一名电影明星.
We did have to urge the students along in the last few weeks before their examination. 在临考前的几个星期,我们必须激励学生用功.
He forced back the strong urge to stroke her. 他抑制住想要抚摩她的强烈冲动.
Your progress will urge us to work hard. 你的进步会促进我们努力学习.
We should constantly urge ourselves on to study hard. 我们要经常鞭策自己努力学习.
I felt an irresistible urge to laugh. 我禁不住想笑出来。
I had an uncontrollable urge to laugh. 我忍不住想笑。
He fought with the urge to smoke one of the cigars he'd given up awhile ago. 他努力克制自己的烟瘾，不去抽一支戒掉没多久的雪茄。
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lt [ˈlɪmɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 限度，限制，范围，极限甜.限制
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There is a limit to the amount of pain we can bear. 我们能忍受的疼痛是有限度的。
The team performed to the limit of its capabilities. 这个队已竭尽全力。
She knew the limits of her power. 她知道自己的权限。
to push/stretch/test sb/sth to the limit 推 / 拉 / 考查某人（或某物）达到限度
His arrogance knew (= had) no limits . 他极其傲慢。
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a time/speed/age limit 时间 / 速度 / 年龄限制
The EU has set strict limits on levels of pollution. 欧盟对污染程度作了严格的限制。
They were travelling at a speed that was double the legal limit . 他们正以两倍于法定限速的速度行驶。
You can't drive─you're over the limit (= you have drunk more alcohol than is legal when driving) . 你饮酒过量，不能驾车。
We were reaching the limits of civilization. 我们快到蛮荒地界了。
Her love for him was being tested to its limits... 她对他的爱经受着极其严峻的考验。
There is no limit to how much fresh fruit you can eat in a day... 每天食用多少新鲜水果都可以。
The three month time limit will be up in mid-June... 3个月的限期截至6月中旬。
The economic affairs minister announced limits on petrol sales. 经济部长宣布了对石油销售的限制。
...the city limits of Baghdad. 巴格达市区
She has to work within the limits of a fairly tight budget... 她不得不在相当紧张的预算范围内精打细算。
He outlined the limits of British power. 他勾画了英国的势力范围。
He limited payments on the country's foreign debt... 他对该国外债的偿还作出了限制。
The view was that the economy would grow by 2.25 per cent. This would limit unemployment to around 2.5 million. 这一观点认为经济将会增长2.25%，这将把失业人数限定在250万左右。
It is now accepted that men should limit themselves to 20 units of alcohol a week... 现在人们已经接受，男性一周饮酒量不应超过20个单位。
Voters cut councillors' pay and limited them to one staff member each. 选民削减了市政会委员的薪酬，并且限定他们每人只配一个工作人员。
The protests were not limited to New York... 抗议活动不只限于纽约。
Entry to this prize draw is limited to UK residents. 这次抽奖只限英国公民参加。
A one-mile area around the wreck is still off limits... 沉船方圆一英里内仍然禁止进入。
These establishments are off limits to ordinary citizens. 这些建筑禁止普通公民入内。
Smoking was off limits everywhere. 到处都禁止吸烟。
If police breathalyse me and find I am over the limit I face a long ban... 如果警察对我作呼气测醉试验，发现我饮酒过量，我将会被禁驾很长时间。
He was found to be three times over the limit. 他血液中的酒精浓度是允许极限的3倍。
They have found that, in terms of both salary and career success, the sky is the limit. 他们发现，就收入和事业成功来讲，多高都有可能的。
In the circumstances we'll tell you what we can, within limits, of course, and in confidence. 在这种情况下，我们会把能告诉你的都告诉你，当然这是有限度的，而且需要保密。
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j [dʒʌdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 法官，裁判员 v. 断定，判断，评价，审判
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a High Court judge 高等法院的法官
a federal judge 联邦法院法官
The case comes before judge Cooper next week. 本案下周交库珀法官审理。
The judge sentenced him to five years in prison. 法官判他五年监禁。
the panel of judges at the flower show 花展评判小组
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The judges' decision is final. 裁判的决定为最终决定。
She's a good judge of character. 她很善于鉴定别人的性格。
‘I'm not sure that's a good way to do it. ’ ‘ Let me be the judge of that . ’ “我拿不准这样做好不好。”“就让我来判断吧。”
As far as I can judge, all of them are to blame. 依我看，他们都应承担责任。
Judging by her last letter, they are having a wonderful time. 从她上封信看，他们过得非常愉快。
To judge from what he said, he was very disappointed. 从他的话判断，他非常失望。
Schools should not be judged only on exam results. 学校的好坏不能仅凭考试结果来评判。
Each painting must be judged on its own merits. 每一幅画都必须根据其本身的价值来评判。
The tour was judged a great success. 这次巡回演出被认为是大获成功。
The tour was judged to have been a great success. 这次巡回演出被认为是大获成功。
The judge adjourned the hearing until next Tuesday... 法官将听证会延至下周二。
judge Mr Justice Schiemann jailed him for life. 法官席曼先生判处他终身监禁。
A panel of judges is now selecting the finalists. 评判小组现在正选拔参加决赛的选手。
Colin Mitchell will judge the entries each week... 科林·米切尔负责每周对参赛作品进行评判。
Entrants will be judged in two age categories: 5-10 years and 11-14 years... 参赛者将分成两个年龄段接受评判：5 至10岁和11至14岁。
It will take a few more years to judge the impact of these ideas... 要再花上几年的时间才能判断出这些想法的影响。
I am ready to judge any book on its merits... 我愿意根据每本图书各自的优点来作出评价。
It is important to judge the weight of your washing load correctly... 正确估计待洗衣物的重量很重要。
I judged him to be about forty... 我估计他40岁上下。
I'm a pretty good judge of character... 我很善于判断人的性格。
It would appear that my sister is a poor judge of masculine charm. 看来我妹妹全然不懂得欣赏男性的魅力。
Judging by the opinion polls, he seems to be succeeding... 从民意测验来看，他似乎胜券在握。
Judging from the way he laughed as he told it, it was meant to be humorous... 从他讲这件事时笑的样子来看，那应该是很幽默的了。
They were typed records of his bets, going back a couple of years as far as I could judge... 据我判断，这些是他过去几年下注打赌的书面记录。
The book, so far as I can judge, is remarkably accurate. 就我看来，这本书内容相当准确。
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nery [ˈnesəsəri] 📢 UK📢 US
adj. 必要的，必然的
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It may be necessary to buy a new one. 也许有必要买个新的了。
It doesn't seem necessary for us to meet. 我们似乎没必要见面。
Only use your car when absolutely necessary. 非用不可的时候再用你的汽车。
If necessary , you can contact me at home. 必要的话，我在家时你也可以和我联系。
I'll make the necessary arrangements. 我会做一些必要的安排。
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This is a necessary consequence of progress. 这是发展的必然后果。
I kept the engine running because it might be necessary to leave fast... 我没让发动机熄火，因为也许需要迅速离开。
We will do whatever is necessary to stop them... 我们要采取一切必要措施去阻止他们。
Wastage was no doubt a necessary consequence of war... 巨大的损耗无疑是战争的必然结果。
Scientific work is differentiated from art by its necessary connection with the idea of progress. 科学工作与艺术的区别在于它与人类进步有着必然联系。
...a small parcel of necessaries tied up in a handkerchief and carried on a stick. 用手绢包好挑在棍子上的一小包生活必需品
If necessary, the airship can stay up there for days to keep out of danger... 必要时，飞艇能在那里停留数天以躲避危险。
The army needs men who are willing to fight, when necessary... 军队需要在必要时愿意投入战斗的军人。
They were ready to die , if necessary, for their country. 必要时, 他们愿为国捐躯.
This place is rather cramped. 这地方太局促了.
They always sum up their ( work ) experience whenever it is necessary, so they improve rapidly. 他们总是随时总结经验, 所以工作质量提高很快.
He wasn't good navigator, so it is necessary that the coastline remain in sight as he moved from one harbor to the next. 他不擅航海, 所以当他从一码头驶到另一码头时,得一直沿海岸线航行.
He believed that in building socialism it was necessary to make thorough plans on behalf of the state. 他认为搞社会主义,要替国家好好打算盘.
It's necessary for leading cadres to keep frequent contacts with the masses. 领导应和群众经常见面.
It's necessary for us to net the currant bushes. 我们有必要用网盖上红醋栗树.
They has possessed themselves of all the necessary material. 他们已取得了所有必要的材料.
It is both important and necessary to note this difference. 注意到这个差距是重要的和必要的.
The ability to do this will be necessary in future flights to distant planets. 将来飞往遥远的行星时,需要这样的能力.
This has made it necessary for agriculture and industry to develop very quickly. 这就使得工农业必须飞速发展.
Is it necessary to send a car for them? 用得着派车去接他们 吗 ?
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[mi:nz] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 方法，方式，途径，财富
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Television is an effective means of communication. 电视是一种有效的通信手段。
Is there any means of contacting him? 有没有什么办法和他取得联系？
Have you any means of identification ? 你有没有任何身份证件？
We needed to get to London but we had no means of transport . 我们需要赶往伦敦，但却没有任何交通工具。
People should pay according to their means . 人们应该按照各自的负担能力来消费。
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He doesn't have the means to support a wife and child. 他无钱养活妻小。
Private school fees are beyond the means of most people (= more than they can afford). 私立学校的费用是大多数人无力支付的。
Are the monthly repayments within your means (= can you afford them) ? 这样按月还钱，你能承受得了吗？
Try to live within your means (= not spend more money than you have). 要尽可能量入为出。
a man of means (= a rich man) 有钱人
‘Do you mind if I have a look? ’ ‘By all means. ’ “我看一眼行吗？”“当然可以。”
The load was lifted by means of a crane. 重物是用起重机吊起来的。
She is by no means an inexperienced teacher. 她绝不是个毫无经验的教师。
We haven't won yet, not by any means. 我们离成功还远着呢。
He doesn't particularly like the work but he sees it as a means to an end. 他不怎么喜欢这项工作，只是把它看作达到目的的手段而已。
The move is a means to fight crime... 采取这项举措是为了打击犯罪。
The army had perfected the use of terror as a means of controlling the population... 军队已经深谙利用恐怖手段控制民众之道。
...a person of means... 富人
He did not have the means to compensate her. 他没有钱来补偿她。
The more gifts she received, the more she craved, until he was living beyond his means... 得到的礼物越多，她的胃口就越大，直到他捉襟见肘为止。
It is far better to pay off old debts steadily by living within your means. 量入为出地一步步偿还旧债，这个方法要好得多。
This is a two year course taught by means of lectures and seminars... 本课程为期两年，授课形式为讲座与研讨。
The trailer was connected to the car by means of a complicated system of hoses, pipes and rods. 活动房屋通过一系列复杂的软管、管道和连杆与汽车相连。
'Can I come and have a look at your house?' — 'Yes by all means'. “我可以过来看看你的房子吗？”“当然可以。”
This is by no means out of the ordinary... 这丝毫不足为奇。
They were not finished, however, not by any means. 不过，他们并没有结束,绝对没有。
We seem to have lost sight of the fact that marketing is only a means to an end. 我们似乎忽略了这样一个事实：营销只是达到目的的手段。
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i [ɪnˈklu:d] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 包括，包含，使成为……的一部分
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The tour included a visit to the Science Museum. 这次游览包括参观科学博物馆。
Does the price include tax? 这个价钱是否包括税款？
Your duties include typing letters and answering the telephone. 你的职责是打信件和接电话。
You should include some examples in your essay. 你应该在文章里举一些例子。
We all went, me included . 我们都去了，连我在内。
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Representatives from the country were included as observers at the conference. 这个国家的代表都被列为会议的观察员。
The trip has been extended to include a few other events... 旅程被延长，其他几项活动也被包括进来。
I had worked hard to be included in a project like this... 为参与这样的项目,我过去一直努力工作。
The President is expected to include this idea in his education plan. 人们期望总统把这一意见列入他的教育计划当中。
A good British breakfast always includes sausages... 一顿丰盛的英式早餐总会包括香肠。
What do you like to do in your spare time? 空闲时你喜欢干什么?
The phases of the moon include the new and the full moon. 月相包括新月和满月.
All our holiday chalets include a microwave and food processor for extra convenience. 我们在所有的度假小屋里都配了微波炉和食物加工器,使得更为方便.
His writings include poetry and prose. 他的作品包括诗和散文.
His ailments include a mild heart attack and arthritis. 他患有轻度心脏病和关节炎.
Milk solids include salts, protein and sugar. 牛乳中的固态物质包括盐分 、 蛋白质和糖.
Officials include a referee, judges and a timekeeper. 裁判人员包括一名台上裁判员 、 若干台下评判员和一名计时员.
It was felt inappropriate by some that such a serious occasion should include dancing. 有些人认为在如此庄重的场合跳舞实在是不妥.
Her hobbies include swimming and gardening. 她爱好游泳和园艺。
Perks offered by the firm include a car and free health insurance. 公司给予的额外待遇包括一辆汽车和免费健康保险。
The plastic arts include sculpture, pottery and painting. 造型艺术包括雕塑、陶艺和绘画。
My hobbies include reading and painting. 我的业余爱好包括读书和绘画。
Telephone charges include line rental. 电话费包括线路租用费。
Other amenities, less commonly available, include a library and exercise room. 还有一些不太常有的设施，包括图书馆和健身房。
Her other business interests include a theme park in Scandinavia and hotels in the West Country. 她其他的公司股权包括斯堪的纳维亚的一个主题游乐园和英格兰西南部的几家酒店。
The President is expected to include this idea in his education plan. 人们期望总统把这一意见列入他的教育计划当中。
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[dəˈrekʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 方向 ,用法说明，趋势，目标，方面，指导
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It's only a small improvement, but at least it's a step in the right direction . 虽然这只是小小的改进，但至少是朝正确方向迈出的一步。
Support came from an unexpected direction. 一个出人意料的来源提供了帮助。
Let us approach the subject from a different direction. 咱们从一个不同的角度来探讨这个题目吧。
We are looking for somebody with a clear sense of direction . 我们想找一个有明确目标的人。
Once again her life felt lacking in direction. 她的生活似乎又没了方向。
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Let's stop and ask for directions. 咱们停下来问问路吧。
Simple directions for assembling the model are printed on the box. 模型装配的简要说明印在盒子上。
All work was produced by the students under the direction of John Williams. 所有作品都是在约翰·威廉斯的指导下由学生创作完成的。
There is some clever direction and the film is very well shot. 由于导演指导有方，影片拍得非常成功。
I am very unhappy with the direction the club is taking. 我对俱乐部的发展趋势很不满意。
The exhibition provides evidence of several new directions in her work. 这个展览表明她的创作有几个新动向。
I lost all sense of direction (= I didn't know which way to go) . 我完全迷失了方向。
When the police arrived, the crowd scattered in all directions . 警察赶到后，人群便向四面八方散开了。
Tom went off in the direction of home. 汤姆朝家的方向去了。
She glanced in his direction . 她朝他那个方向瞥了一眼。
The aircraft was flying in a northerly direction. 飞机正向北飞去。
The road was blocked in both directions. 这条路往返方向都堵死了。
They hit a truck coming in the opposite direction . 他们撞上一辆迎面开来的卡车。
Has the wind changed direction ? 风向变了吗？
His failures underline the difference between theatre and film direction. 他的失败说明了导演戏剧和电影是不同的。
He proceeded to give Dan directions to the computer room. 他接着告诉丹去计算机房该怎么走。
St Andrews was ten miles in the opposite direction... 圣安德鲁斯在相反方向上 10 英里处。
He drove off in the direction of Larry's shop... 他驾车朝着拉里商店的方向驶去。
They threatened to walk out if the party did not change direction... 他们威胁说，如果该党不改变方针，他们就将集体退席。
I've never done any sustained writing, but that might be one of my next directions. 我以前从未尝试过持续写作，不过那可能是我下一步努力的方向之一。
I should know by now not to throw away the directions until we've finished cooking... 现在我知道了不该在饭没做完之前就扔掉烹饪说明。
It owns self import and export right. 公司拥有自营进出口权.
He realized that he was heading in the wrong direction. 他意识到走错了方向.
In which direction did he go? 他朝哪个方向去了?
The aircraft was flying in a northerly direction. 飞机正朝北飞行.
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dage [ˈdæmɪdʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 损坏；（pl.）损害赔偿金 vt. 毁坏，损害
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emotionally damaged children 感情上受伤害的孩子
The allegations are likely to damage his political career. 这些指控有可能伤及他的政治生涯。
Smoking seriously damages your health. 吸烟严重损害健康。
Several vehicles were damaged in the crash. 好几辆汽车在撞车事故中损坏了。
The fire badly damaged the town hall. 火灾使市政厅遭到严重破坏。
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Ann was awarded £6 000 (in) damages. 安被判予6 000英镑的损害赔偿金。
emotional damage resulting from divorce 离婚引起的感情伤害
damage to a person's reputation 对个人名誉的损害
This could cause serious damage to the country's economy. 这可能对国家的经济造成严重破坏。
I'm going─I've done enough damage here already. 我要走了——我在这里造成的损害已经够大了。
He was ordered to pay damages totalling £30 000. 他被责令支付总额为3万英镑的损害赔偿金。
They intend to sue for damages. 他们打算起诉，要求赔偿损失。
Make sure you insure your camera against loss or damage. 一定要给你的照相机投保，以防丢失或损坏。
I insist on paying for the damage. 我坚持要赔偿损失。
Let's take a look at the damage. 让我们看看损失情况吧。
The storm didn't do much damage . 暴风雨并未造成严重损失。
The earthquake caused damage to property estimated at $6 million. 地震造成大约600万元的财产损失。