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implode |
collapse; burst inward Fearful of a flood of refugees should Mr Kim's regime implode, China has responded cautiously.由于担心金正日政权垮台后会有大量难民涌入, 中国的回应一直非常谨慎. |
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impute |
credit; attribute Why do you impute selfish motives to her? 你为什么说她的动机是自私的? The police impute the rise in crime to high unemployment. 警方把犯罪增加的原因归咎于失业率太高. |
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inadvertently |
疏忽地 无意地 We had inadvertently left without paying the bill. 我们无意之中未付账就离开了。 I inadvertently pressed the wrong button. 我一疏忽按错了按钮。 |
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inasmuch (as) |
因为 This was a good decision inasmuch as it worked for you. 既然对你起作用这就是个明智的决定。 |
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incinerate |
把…烧成灰烬 "The paper incinerated quickly" |
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inconsequential |
not important |
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indeterminate |
不确定的 The lottery can have an indeterminate number of winners - the prize is simply divided among them. |
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induce |
引起 Taking a brisk walk can often induce a feeling of well-being. 快步行走常常会使人感到身心舒畅。 The medicine will induce sleep. 这种药使人入睡. |
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inert |
inactive All of the missiles at the military museum are inert - they are not going to blow up. Elemental nitrogen is an inert material. 元素氮是一个十分不活跃的惰性物质. |
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inexplicable |
无法解释的 For some inexplicable reason she was attracted to Patrick. 因为某些无法解释的原因她被帕特里克所吸引。 His behavior was extraordinary and inexplicable. 他的行为不同寻常让人费解。 |
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inextricably |
逃不掉地, 分离不开地 Religion was for her inextricably linked with life itself. 宗教对她来说是与生活本身紧密联系在一起的。 |
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ingenuity |
足智多谋心灵手巧 The boy showed ingenuity in making toys. 那个小男孩做玩具很有创造力. |
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ingrained |
deep-rooted From ingrained habit he paused to straighten up the bed. 出于长期的习惯他停下来整理床铺。 The belief that one should work hard is ingrained in our culture. 人人都应该努力工作这个信念在我们的文化中根深蒂固 |
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inordinate |
过度的 无节制的 They spend an inordinate amount of time talking. 他们花在说上的时间太多了。 |
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insular |
孤立的；海岛的； Having lived in one place all his life, his views are insular. 他一辈子住在一个地方, 所以思想狭隘. A continental climate is different from an insular one. 大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候. |
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interplay |
相互作用; 互动 the interplay of political, economic, social and cultural factors. 政治、经济、社会及文化因素之间的相互作用 |
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intractable |
难对付的 The economy still faces intractable problems. 经济仍然面临着一些棘手的问题。 |
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inundate |
flood; overwhelm The city is inundated with water. I can't go out - I am inundated with homework. |
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jettison |
discard According to Oxford University scientists, every time we start a relationship, we jettison two of our closest friends. 因为按照牛津大学科学家的说法我们每开始一段感情就会抛弃两位最亲密的朋友。 |
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juncture |
critical point in time What's important at this juncture is the ability of the three republics to work together.在这个关键时刻，最重要的是这三个共和国的合作能力。 |
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juxtapose |
put side-by-side The technique Mr. Wilson uses most often is to juxtapose things for dramatic effect.威尔逊先生最常用的技巧是把事物并列起来以获得戏剧性效果。 |
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kinetic |
运动的 |
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lackluster |
无光泽的平凡的 Last week, Hewlett-Packard pointed to double-digit revenue growth in China as a rare bright spot in an otherwise lackluster earnings report. 上星期惠普公司在中国的收入增长达到两位数是暗淡无光的收益报表里少有的一缕亮色。 |
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latent |
潜在的潜伏的隐藏的 Advertisements attempt to project a latent meaning behind an overt message.广告试图传达一种隐藏在公开信息里的潜在意义。 latent period 潜伏期 |
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lateral |
sideways 侧面的 McKinnon estimated the lateral movement of the bridge to be between four and six inches.麦金农估计大桥的横向移动范围在4到6英寸之间。 |
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laypeople |
外行非专业人员 |
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levy |
征兵或者征税 When England levied yet another tax on the colonists, the colonists were pushed one further step towards levying war. Soon, the worried British began to levy troops. |
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machination |
阴谋诡计 deep political machinations 老谋深算的政治诡计 |
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magma |
岩浆 The volcano threw new showers of magma and ash into the air. 火山又向空中喷出了岩浆和火山灰。 |
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magnate |
富豪权贵 They've linked her with various men, including magnate Donald Trump. 他们把她与不同的男人扯上关系包括大亨唐纳德·特朗普。 |
