acute a.严重的,激烈的; 敏锐的;(疾病)急性的; 尖的,锐的
One of the most acute problems in the Yellow River Valley ;黄河流域最紧要的问题 之一
is an inadequate water supply. ;是缺水.
The acute renal failurs,or the sudden loss or cessation of kidney function ;急性肾功能失灵,或者叫 做肾功能丧失,
is a common clinical syndrome that can often be life-threatening. ;是一种常见的临床综合病 症,可能危及生命.
appliance ;n.器具,器械,装置
Household electric appliances made in China are becoming more popular. ;中国国产家用电器越来越 受欢迎.
companion n.同伴,伴侣,志趣相投 的人
George Bush's brother is not much of a companion for him. ;乔治.布什的兄弟与他情 趣不甚相投.
confine vt.限制,使局限; 使不外出,禁闭 n.[p界限,范围
With cars,many people are now able to enjoy their leisure time ;有了小车,许多人可以享 受闲暇时光
by making a trip to the countryside or seaside on weekends ;周末时可以到乡下或者海 边尽情享受
instead of being confined to their immediate neighborhoods. ;而不必局限于在家附近 活动.
The cure of liver cancer is still outside the confines of human knowledge. ;肝癌的治愈方法仍超出了 人类知识范畴.
consist vi.(~of)组成,构成; (~in)在于,存在于
The beauty of the artist's style consists of its simplicity. ;这位艺术家的风格上的美 在于它的简朴.
The American Congress consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. ;美国国会有参议院和众议 院组成.
deceive vt./vi.欺骗,蒙蔽
If you smoke and you still don't believe that ;如果你抽烟,并且仍然不 相信
there's a definite link between smoking and lung cancer, ;抽烟和肺癌之间有必然 联系,
then you are certainly deceiving yourself. ;那你肯定是在欺骗自己.
Sincerity is the base of friendship.Good friends shouldn't deceive each other. ;真诚是友谊的基础.好朋 友之间不应互相欺骗.
discard vt.丢弃,抛弃
Today,one out of five discarded plastic soda bottles is recycled in the United States. ;在今天的美国,5个被丢 弃的塑料汽水瓶中有一个 得到回收利用.
Outdated theory should be discarded. ;过时的理论应当抛弃.
drift vi.漂流,漂;漂泊,流荡 n.漂流物,漂流; 趋势,转移;大意,要旨
Most of the world's volcanoes are found at the boundaries of the great drifting plates ;世界上绝大多数火山都位 于巨大漂流板块的交接 地带
that make up the earth's surface. ;构成地球表面的.
The Arctic is an ocean covered with drifting packed ice ;北极是一片海洋,为漂流 的冰块所覆盖,
and hemmed in by the land masses of Europe, Asia,and North America. ;四周被欧洲,亚洲和北美 洲所包围.
encourage vt.鼓励,激励,怂恿; 赞助,促进,助长
Nowadays the Chinese government has designed quite a lot of policies ;现在,中国政府已拟订了 许多政策
to encourage private investment. ;为鼓励私人投资
Some psychologists believe ;有些心理学家认为,
that those who are encouraged to be independent in childhood ;那些在童年时期被鼓励 要独立的孩子
are more likely than others to become motivated to achieve. ;与其他孩子比较起来可能 被激发做一番成就.
exclaim v.呼喊,呼叫;大声说
When the result came out that Beijing won its bid for the 2008 Olympic Games, ;当北京申奥胜出的结果出 现时,
all the Chinese people exclaimed with excitement. ;所有的中国人都激动地 欢呼起来.
finance n.财政,金融; [常p 财源,资金, 财务状况
The government will finance the building of the new roads with the taxes it collects. ;政府利用它所征得的税收 为修建新路提供资金.
finance vt.为…提供资金, 为……筹措资金
Finance for the National Health Service comes from taxpayers. ;国家卫生局的资金来自纳 税人的税款. Are new taxes needed to increase the nation's finances? ;需要征新税以增加国家的 税人吗?
gross a.总的,毛的; 严重的,显著的; 粗俗的,粗野的;臃肿的 vt.获得总收入(或毛利)
GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product. ;GDP 是国内生产总值的 缩写.
Her manners and language are too gross for a lady. ;她的举止和语言对于女士 来说太粗俗了.
historical a.历史(上)的,史学的
The British constitu- tion is to a large extent a product of the historical events. ;英国宪法在很大程度上是 历史事件的产物.
The sequence of historical plays by Shakespeare is still the masterpiece ;莎士比亚写的一系列历史 剧仍然是名著
in today's literature. ;在当今文坛
indispensable a.(-to,-for)必不可 少的,必需的
Air and water are indispensable to life. ;空气和水是生命所必需的 东西.
It is well known ;众所周知,
that knowledge is the indispensable condition for expansion of the mind. ;知识是发展智力的必备 条件.
instinct n.本能,直觉;生性,天性
Struggling for survival is a human instinct. ;求生是人类的本能.
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