(1) Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not. (2) Pensions are linked to inflation, whereas they should be linked to the cost of living... (3) whereas the population of working age increased by 1 million between 1981 and 1986, today it is barely growing.
whereas [hwɛərˈæz] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 表示，意味着；表明
conj. 但是，然而
vi. 捕蟹
adj. 下级的；次要的
(1) Two businessmen have been kidnapped by terrorists. (2) The kidnappers are demanding a ransom of $1 million. (3) [不可数名词, 可数名词]He admitted the charge of kidnap.
kidnap [ˈkidnæp] 📢 UK📢 US
vt. 绑架；劫持
n. 行人，步行者
v. 烦扰；纠缠
n. 漏，漏出；漏出物
(1) to arouse/cause controversy (2) a bitter controversy over/about the site of the new airport (3) the controversy surrounding his latest movie
controversy [ˈkɔntrəvə:si] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 元音，元音字母
n. 正常化，标准化
n. 争论，辩论，争议
vt. 舍弃；遗弃；放弃；擅离（职守）
(1) spoken/written discourse (2) discourse analysis (3) He was hoping for some lively political discourse at the meeting.
discourse [ˈdiskɔ:s] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 饵，诱饵；诱惑物
n. 织布工，编织者
n. 演讲，论述；语篇
vt. 眺望；忽视；宽容
(1) [不可数名词]a threshing machine (2) The corn was still sown, cut and threshed as it was a hundred years ago. (3) Abdominal law: Inspiratory when loosen abdominal muscle, expiratory when contractive abdominal muscle, such thresh 3 minutes.
thresh [θreʃ] 📢 UK📢 US
vi. 继续存在；执著
vt. 打谷，给…脱粒；推敲
vt. 啄，啄食；轻吻
vt. 横越，横穿，穿过
(1) She wore a badge saying ‘Vote for Coates ’. (2) All employees have to wear name badges. (3) the school badge
badge [bædʒ] 📢 UK📢 US
n. 徽章；标志
adj. 积极的；有信心的；明确的；有把握的；确凿的
vi. 嚎叫；哀号；放声大笑
adj. 不完全的；未完成的
(1) Police ejected a number of violent protesters from the hall. (2) Used cartridges are ejected from the gun after firing. (3) The pilot ejected from the plane and escaped injury.