largely [?lɑ?d?li] adv. 很大程度上
comic [?k?mik] adj. 喜劇的,可笑的
【派】comical 滑稽的
【擴(kuò)】comedic 喜劇的
【搭】a comic performance 滑稽表演 comic opera 喜歌劇
universal [ju?ni?v??s?l] adj. 普遍的
【擴(kuò)】prevalent 普遍的 pervasive 普遍的
【搭】universal suffrage 普選權(quán)
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A: Football is a universal game.
B: Yes, it's very popular in our country, too.
A:足球是一項(xiàng)全球性的運(yùn)動(dòng)。
B:是的,在我們國(guó)家也很流行。
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comedian [k??mi?di?n] n. 滑稽演員,喜劇演員
【例】The comedian's performance made all the audience laugh.
喜劇演員的表演把所有觀眾都逗樂(lè)了。
distasteful [di?steistf?l] adj. 討厭的
pester [?pest?] v. 一再要求,糾纏
dread [dred] v. 懼怕
【派】dreadful 令人畏懼的
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A: I really dread the exam.
B: You still have much time to prepare it.
A:我實(shí)在害怕這次考試。
B:你還有很多時(shí)間去準(zhǔn)備。
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recovery [ri?k?v?ri] n. 康復(fù)
【搭】economic recovery 經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇
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A: Trust me. You will make a recovery soon.
B: Did the doctor say so?
A:相信我,你很快就會(huì)康復(fù)的。
B:醫(yī)生這么說(shuō)嗎?
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plaster [?plɑ?st?] n. 熟石膏
console [k?n?s?ul] v. 安慰, 慰問(wèn)
【搭】console sb. with sth.
用某方式安慰某人
【例】We tried to console her when her grandfather passed away.
她爺爺去世的時(shí)候我們盡力安慰她。
hobble [?h?b?l] v. 瘸著腿走
【派】hobbler 瘸子
【擴(kuò)】lame 瘸的
【例】The old man hobbled along with the aid of his stick.
那老人借助手杖蹣跚而行。
compensate [?k?mpenseit] v. 補(bǔ)償
【派】compensation 補(bǔ)償,賠償
【搭】compensate for 為……提供補(bǔ)償
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A: We can't ensure on-time delivery.
B: You should compensate us.
A:我們無(wú)法保證按時(shí)給您送貨。
B:你們得補(bǔ)償我們。
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mumble [?m?mbl] v. 喃喃而語(yǔ)
【搭】mumble in dream 說(shuō)夢(mèng)話(huà)
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A: Don't mumble your words.
B: Sorry, I didn't know the meeting had begun.
A:別喃喃而言。
B:對(duì)不起,我不知道已經(jīng)開(kāi)始開(kāi)會(huì)了。
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