1
live up to
: fulfil the requirements or expectations of
phr.不辜負(fù)
The son really lived up to his father's expectations; he was great at his job.
2
come up with
: make a proposal, decalre a plan for something
v.提出轨淌,想出
The businesswoman come up with many new ideas.
這位女商人提出了很多新想法。
3
meteoric
: very sudden or fast
adj.流星得,轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝得,突然的
I saw a meteoric light in the sky last night.
我昨晚看到了一顆流星。
4
strain
pressure on somebody/something because they have too much to do or manage, or something very difficult to deal with; the problems, worry or anxiety that this produces
n.負(fù)擔(dān)
v.拉緊蒙秒;勞累;過分使用
Her kid's summer course fees put her under great financial strain.
5
implement
: a tool or an instrument, often one that is quite simple and that is used outdoors
n.工具;器具
v.實(shí)施塞关,執(zhí)行;執(zhí)行
I used these implements to take care of my garden.
6
improvise
: to speak or perform without preparation
v.即席創(chuàng)作子巾,臨時(shí)湊成
The guitarist threw away his music sheet and began to improvise.
吉他手扔掉了樂譜開始即興演奏帆赢。
7
later on
: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
adv.后來,稍后
Later on, when I get back, we can start working again.
稍后线梗,等我回來椰于,我們可以重新開始工作。
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protrude
: to stick out
v.伸出仪搔,突出瘾婿,凸出
The carrot is causing the hamster's cheek to protrude outwards.
胡蘿卜把倉(cāng)鼠的臉都弄突出來了。
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impetus
: the force or energy with which something moves
n.推動(dòng)力烤咧;促進(jìn)
His boss's praise gives me the impetus to work harder.
老板的表?yè)P(yáng)給了他努力工作的動(dòng)力偏陪。
10
prone
: likely to suffer from something to do something bad
adj.易于...的;有...傾向的煮嫌;俯臥的
Dogs are prone to pee indoors.
狗容易在室內(nèi)撒尿笛谦。
11
notary
: someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions
n.公證員
The couple formally divorced in the notary office.
這對(duì)夫婦在公證機(jī)構(gòu)正式離婚了。
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blunder
: a stupid or careless mistake
n.愚蠢之舉昌阿;大錯(cuò)饥脑;
vi 犯大錯(cuò)
v 失策恳邀;絆倒
He forgot to bring his parachute! What a terrible blunder that is!
他居然忘了背降落傘,真是犯了愚蠢的錯(cuò)誤好啰!
13
corpus
n.文集轩娶;全集;語料庫(kù)框往;【剖】體
By the way, there's a shaft of nerves that joins the two halves of the brain called the corpus callosum.
大腦本來就是由神經(jīng)來連接左腦和右腦這個(gè)連接部分叫胼胝體鳄抒。
14
hitherto
:?until now or until a particular time
adv.迄今;到(某時(shí))為止
A picture hitherto hidden, and now, for the first time, revealed.
這副一直被掩藏的畫面直到現(xiàn)在第一次被揭開椰弊。
15
enclosure
: something enclosed in an envelpe
n.(信中的)附件
Mrs.St.Clair,there was an enclosure?
16
sustainable
:able to contine over a long period of time
adj.可持續(xù)的许溅,能長(zhǎng)期保持的
It's not a substainable business model.
我們的經(jīng)營(yíng)模式無法持續(xù)發(fā)展。
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fraught
: filled with problems, dangers or difficulties etc
fraught with sth
adj.充滿(問題秉版、危險(xiǎn)贤重、困難等)
Train travel in the late 1830s was frautht with danger.
For a start, simple necessities like eating, washing and going to the toilet become fraught with difficulty.
首先,日常的簡(jiǎn)單行為清焕,比如飲食洗澡和上廁所并蝗,(在太空中)會(huì)變得難以進(jìn)行。
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ethereal
: very delicate, light and airy; belonging to the sky or the celestial sphere
adj.飄渺的秸妥,飄逸滚停;非人間的,超凡的
Well, it does lend a lady a certain ethereal charm to descend such a staircase on the arm of a hadsome man.
挽著一位俊男的胳膊粥惧,從樓梯上緩緩而下键畴,確實(shí)會(huì)讓女士有種超凡的魅力。
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unobtrusive
: not attracting undesirable attention
adj.不顯眼的突雪,不起眼的
This unobtrusive building had raised my curiosity for quite a while.
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unveiled
: to introduce sth such as a plan or product to the public for the first time
vt.公布起惕;出臺(tái)
In late December of last year, the Trump Administration unveiled its national security strategy.
去年12月末,特朗普政府公布了美國(guó)的國(guó)家安全戰(zhàn)略咏删。