prescribe vt.开(药方), 吩咐采用(某种疗法)
A holiday is the best cure prescribed for the depression. ;度假是开给抑郁症病人的 最好药方.
Doctors usually prescribe radiotherapy for cancer patients. ;医生通常对癌症病人采用 放射治疗.
presumably ad.大概,可能,据推测
The personnel manager should have arrived. ;人事经理早该到了,
Presumably the bad weather delayed the flight. ;大概恶劣的天气使飞机 误点了.
Napoleon is presumably the greatest militarist of modern times. ;拿破仑也许是现代最伟大 的军事家.
primitive a.原始的,早期的; 简单的,粗糙的 n.原(始)人,原始事物
The Eskimos live in the Arctic coastal regions of North America ;爱斯基摩人居住在北美地 区的北冰洋海岸
and parts of Greenland and northeast Siberia and are considered a primitive tribe. ;与格陵兰岛地区以及西伯 利亚的东北地区,他们被 看作是一个原始的部族.
Small seashells were once used as a primitive kind of money. ;小贝壳曾经被当作简单的 纸币使用.
prompt vt.促使,推动;提示 a.敏捷的,及时的,迅速的 n.题词,提示
The poor boy confessed that it was hunger that prompted him to steal the bread. ;可怜的男孩承认他偷面包 是因为他太饿了.
Being prompt to obey commands is soldiers' bounden duty. ;立即服从命令是军人的 天职.
receive vt.收到,接到;受到, 遭受;接待,接见,欢迎
Teenage writer Han Han's novels received great acclaim. ;少年作家韩寒的小说备受 好评.
Many primary schools today have courses for their pupils ;如今很多小学有课程让小 学生
to receive instructions in the basic use of computers. ;学到电脑使用的基本 知识.
reputation n.名气,名声,声誉
Some people take good reputation more important than life. ;有的人把好名声看得比生 命还重要.
resort vi.(~to)求助,诉诸
My grandpa may be a man of reputation,but he is definitely a man of honor. ;我的祖父也许是个默默无 闻的人,但他绝对是个正 直的人.
resort n.求助(或凭借)的对象 采用的手段(或方法); 常去之地,胜地
Merely resorting to force couldn't resolve the conflicts in the Middle East. ;单靠诉诸武力解决不了中 东的争端.
Chengde is a famous summer resort. ;承德是著名的避暑胜地,
The Emperors in Qing Dynasty especially liked to go there. ;清朝的皇帝就特别喜欢去 那儿.
revenue n.(尤指大宗的)收入, 收益;(政府的)税收, 岁入
State universities in the U.S. get most of their revenue from taxes. ;在美国的州立大学大部分 收入靠税款.
In tax revenue alone, the government of Britain collects enough from smokers ;仅财政税一项,英国政府 从烟民那里收到的钱
to pay for its entire educational facilities. ;就足以支付全部教育设施开支.
routine n.例行公事,惯例, 惯常的程序; 例行的,常规的
Each of us is continually making these blueprints ;我们每个人都在日常生活
in the general routine of everyday living. ;的平凡的历程中不断制作 这样的蓝图.
Mother found it difficult to eatablish a new routine after retirement. ;母亲退休后觉得很难建立 起来新的生活秩序.
ruin vt.(使)毁灭,(使)毁坏; (使)破产毁灭,使毁坏
In Britain,a collision with the Parliament could ruin the government's plans. ;在英国,政府与议会的冲 突可能使政府的计划破产
ruin p废墟,遗迹
The famous Brazil soccer star ruined his future when he became a drug addict. ;那位著名的巴西球星变成 了瘾君子,毁掉了自己的 前程.
solemn a.严肃的,庄严的, 隆重的
The hoist of our national flag every day in the Tian'anmen Square ;每天在天安门广场升国旗
is a solemn ceremony. ;是个庄严的仪式.
sorrow n.悲哀,悲痛;伤心的事, 不幸的事
You can't conceal your sorrow,because your eyes tell us everything. ;你隐藏不了悲伤,因为你 的眼睛已告诉了我一切.
When Chairman Mao died,the whole nation plunged into deep sorrow. ;当毛主席逝世时,全国人 民陷入了深深的悲痛之中
steer vt. 驾驶,为 操舵;引导 vi.驾驶
The close-door policy couldn't steer a country to prosperity. ;闭关自守的政策不能引导 国家走向繁荣.
How does your car steer?Does it corner well? ;你的车开起来怎么样? 转弯灵活吗?
supplement n.增补物,补充物; 增刊,副刊 vt.增补,补充
Some teachers supplement their ordinary income by writing books. ;有些老师著书以增加日常 收入.
The 21st Century is the supplement of China Daily. ;《21世纪英文报》是 《中国日报》的副刊.
thoughtful a.沉思的,思考的; 体贴的,关心的
Why do you always have thoughtful looks? ;你为什么总是带着沉思的 表情?
You are lucky to have such a thoughtful wife. ;有个这么体贴的妻子,你 真幸运.
It's very thoughtful of you. ;你真够细心体贴的.
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