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misfortune n.不幸,厄运,逆境; 不幸事故,灾难,灾祸
Misfortune never come alone. ;[祸不单行. ]
I had the misfortune to break my leg yesterday. ;昨天我不幸折断了腿.
oppress vt.压迫,压制;(使心 情等)沉重,使烦恼
Poverty oppresses the spirit. ;贫穷折磨着人们的心灵.
I feel oppressed by the heat. ;我感到闷热难受.
pastime n.消遣,娱乐
Playing cards is our favorite pastime when travel by train. ;打牌是我们乘火车旅行时最喜欢的娱乐消遣.
ponder v.思索,考虑,沉思
I want to quietly ponder what we to do next. ;我想静静想一想下一步怎么办.
Many people are pondering (upon) the meaning of life. ;许多人都在苦苦思索生活的意义.
provocative a.挑衅的,煽动的, 刺激的;挑逗的
The pretty model looks very provocative in a transparent miniskirt. ;在时装表演中,漂亮的模 特儿穿着一条透明的迷你裙,看上去十分撩人.
prevalent a.流行的,普通的
Smog is more prevalent in urban centers. ;烟雾在市中心更为普遍.   refute vt.驳斥,驳倒
The lawyer made good use of the favorable evidence ;律师充分利用大量的有利证据
to refute his counterpart's testimony. ;驳倒了对手的证词.

rip vt./vi.扯破;撕坏 n.裂口,裂缝
Lightening ripped the cloudy night sky. ;闪电划破乌云的夜空.
There's a big rip in my sleeve. ;我的袖子有一道裂口.   specification n.[常p规格,规范; 明确说明;(产品) 说明书
The First Amendment to the American constitution is the specification ;美国宪法的第一条修正案
that each citizen enjoys freedom of religion. ;是关于公民享有宗教信仰 自由的规定.
subsidy n.补助金,津贴
Can I apply for the unemployment subsidy when I have no job? ;失业了我可以申请失业补 助金吗?
tentative n.试探性的,实验性的
Kissinger's first visit to China was a tentative one. ;基辛格对中国的第一次访问是试探性的.
transplant vt.移栽,移种(植物等); 移植(器官);使迁移, 使移居 n.(器官)移植
Tea was transplanted from China to India and Sri Lanka. ;茶树是从中国移植到印度和斯里兰卡的.
Not every transplant operation can be successful, ;并不是每一个器官移植都能成功,
because the transplant may be rejected by the surrounding tissues. ;因为移植的器官可能会受周围细胞的排斥.
virgin n.处女,未婚女子 a.未经开发的,未经使用的,未经触动的;处女的
The blessed Virgin Mary refers to Jesus' mother. ;圣母玛利亚是耶苏基督的母亲.

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