(1) Professor Antonio Golini is a demographer at the University of Rome. (2) demographer William Frey says immigrants with young families will help keep the United States competitive.
demographer
📢 UK📢 US
vi.垂直落下;骤然跌落; n.铅锤;坠子;重压物;
n.威胁;恐吓; vt.&vi.威胁;恐吓;
n.人口统计学家;
n.报仇,报复; vt.为…报仇,报…之仇;
(1) [不可数名词, 可数名词]the mass emigration of Jews from Eastern Europe (2) He emigrated to Belgium... (3) They planned to emigrate.
emigrate [ˈemɪgreɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.有,所有,拥有;领地;财产,所有权,占有物,所有物;持有违禁物;
n.讽刺作家;
多于, 超出;
vt.移居国外;
(1) the conservative views of his parents (2) Her style of dress was never conservative. (3) conservative members/supporters
(1) The study of language as a whole is often called general linguistics. (2) Epistemology is also the foundation and the arcanum of Wang's theory as a whole. (3) The success of this experiment is crucial to the project as a whole.
(1) a house in the proximity of (= near) the motorway (2) The proximity of the college to London makes it very popular. (3) The area has a number of schools in close proximity to each other.
(1) It comforted her to feel his arms around her. (2) She comforted herself with the thought that it would soon be spring. (3) The victim's widow was today being comforted by family and friends.
(1) New theatres and arts centres sprang up all over the country. (2) New policies, organizations and procedures will spring up amid the devastation. (3) Then a Tree shall spring up on the top of the Tower of London.
(1) He was anxious to preserve his reputation. (2) Efforts to preserve the peace have failed. (3) (humorous)Is he really 60? He's remarkably well preserved .
(1) He can suck up as much information as you can give him. (2) She suck up to him by agree with everything he say. (3) Plants suck up moisture from the earth.
(1) ...a Russian-born professor who had immigrated to the United States... (2) He immigrated from Ulster in 1848... (3) European families emigrating from their homelands were encouraged to immigrate into Australia after World War II.
(1) The colonists took up weapons to rebel against the British ruler. (2) He excited the people to rebel against their rulers. (3) We do not want you to rebel against your parents.
(1) There was an astounding 20% increase in sales. (2) The results are quite astounding. (3) The vegetation surrounding this historic place is equally astounding.
(1) She's been banned from leaving Greece while the allegations are investigated. (2) (British English)He was banned from driving for six months. (3) There is to be a total ban on smoking in the office.
(1) The car will soon go to wrack and ruin standing out in all kinds of weather. (2) The wrack had begun to stink as it rotted in the sun. (3) Stephen closed his eyes to hear his boots crush crackling wrack and shells.
(1) I can give you a rough estimate of the amount of wood you will need. (2) a ballpark estimate (= an approximate estimate) (3) official government estimates of traffic growth over the next decade
estimate [ˈestɪmət] 📢 UK📢 US
n.估计,预测;报价,预算书;评价,判断; vt.估计,估算;评价,评论;估量,估价;
vt.搅动,摇动;使不安;激烈讨论; vi.鼓动,煽动;
n.(总称)机器;(政府等的)机关,组织;机器的运转部份;机械装置;
adv.长话短说;总而言之;
(1) All around was bubbling a cacophony of voices. (2) For Britons of that generation however it's a date that sets off a cacophony of signals. (3) The drivers behind him honked, and the cacophony grew louder.
(1) Only a small minority of students is/are interested in politics these days. (2) minority shareholders in the bank (3) the rights of ethnic/racial minorities
minority [maɪˈnɒrəti] 📢 UK📢 US
n.礁,暗礁;[矿]矿脉;[航]缩帆部,榫帆部; vt.收帆,缩帆;
n.少数;少数民族;未成年;
n.专业,专长;特点,特别事项;特性,特质;<律>盖印的契约; adj.特色的;专门的;独立的;
adj.世界性的,全世界的;四海为家的;全球的; n.世界主义者;四海为家者;
(1) A family of four perished in the fire. (2) Early buildings were made of wood and have perished. (3) Me get married? perish the thought!
(1) Rival fans hurled abuse at each other. (2) He hurled a brick through the window. (3) How would you handle being locked in the back of a cab while the driver hurled abuse at you?
hurl [hə:l] 📢 UK📢 US
n.利益,好处;救济金,津贴;义演,义卖;恩惠,恩泽; vt.有益于,有助于;使受益;得益,受益;
adj.无能力的;不胜任的;不适当的; n.无能者;不胜任者;
n.吸引;[物]引力;魅力;引人注意的东西,有趣的东西;
vt.丢下,用力投掷;大声叫骂,愤慨的说出;推到,推翻; vi.猛投,猛掷;
(1) agricultural/industrial machinery (2) a piece of machinery (3) the machinery of government
machinery [məˈʃi:nəri] 📢 UK📢 US
n.(总称)机器;(政府等的)机关,组织;机器的运转部份;机械装置;
vi.减弱,平息;(洪水)退去,(热度)消退;沉下去;坐下;
v.喜爱,爱好;疼;待见;
vt.注视,凝视;盘算,计议;周密考虑; vi.沉思,深思熟虑;
(1) a monarch without political power (2) He was a political prisoner (= one who was put in prison because he was thought to be harmful to the state) . (3) a political debate/party/leader
(1) The pile of books toppled over. (2) He brushed past, toppling her from her stool. (3) a plot to topple the President
topple [ˈtɔpl] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.使人高兴的,令人兴奋的;振奋的; v.使高兴,使兴奋( exhilarate的现在分词);
vt.使通风;通风;公开;公开讨论;
vt.使发展;使进化;设计,制订出;发出,散发; vi.发展;[生]通过进化进程发展或发生;
vi.倾倒;摇摇欲坠;倾斜得好倾斜得好像要跌倒一样; vt.将…推翻,打倒;使…跌倒;
(1) His family tried to assimilate into the white and hispanic communities. (2) Sala is not familiar with the hispanic music of 18 th century. (3) Most are sold to small hispanic and Mexican groceries, Padron said.
hispanic [hɪˈspænɪk] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.西班牙的;西班牙和葡萄牙的;西班牙及其他说西班牙语国家的;拉丁美洲的;
n.透镜,望远镜;观点,看法;远景,景色;洞察力; adj.(按照)透视画法的;透视的;
n.牛马饲料;寻找粮草; vi.搜寻(食物),尤指动物觅(食);(尤指用手)搜寻(东西);
n.笔,笔尖;笔法,文笔;作家;围栏; vt.写;把…关入栏中;关押,囚禁;
(1) Snow - White and Rose - Red went sadly to unbolt the door for their dear friend.