justice [?d??stis] n. 正義,公正,司法
【擴】righteousness 正義
【搭】appeal to justice 訴諸法律
【例】They have at last received compensation for their injuries, so justice has been done.
他們終于得到了對他們造成傷害的賠償金,正義也就得到了伸張。
court [k??t] n. 法院
law [l??] n. 法律
innocence [?in?s?ns] n. 無辜
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A: He was sure of Karl's innocence.
B: But nobody knows the truth now.
A:他確信卡爾是無辜的。
B:但現(xiàn)在沒人知道真相。
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undertake [??nd??teik] v. 承擔,著手做
【擴】go about 著手做 enter on 著手做
【搭】undertake one's career 自己創(chuàng)業(yè)
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A: I have to tell you that we're short of foreign exchange. Could we undertake compensation trade?
B: That's OK. We do often import food from abroad.
A:我不得不告訴您我們現(xiàn)在外匯不足。能否采用補償貿(mào)易方式呢?
B:可以。我們常常從國外進口食品。
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arduous [?ɑ?dju?s] adj. 艱苦的,艱難的
【擴】hardie 艱苦的
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A: The task is arduous; besides, there's not much time.
B: I don't think we can finish it on time.
A:任務(wù)艱巨,同時時間又很緊迫。
B:我想我們不能準時完成了。
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abstract [??bstr?kt] adj. 抽象的
concept [?k?nsept] n. 概念,觀念
【派】conception 構(gòu)思,設(shè)想
【擴】notion 觀念,概念
【搭】concept of values 價值觀
【例】The concept leads to many questions.
這一概念引出了不少問題。
mete out [?mi?t-aut] 給予,處置
interference [?int??fi?r?ns] n. 干涉
【擴】intervention 介入,干預(yù)
【例】He will not brook any interference.
他不會容忍他人的任何干涉。
accord [??k??d] v./n. 一致
【派】accordance 和諧
【搭】accord with 與……一致或相配合 in accord with 與……一致
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A: His words are in complete accord with his thoughts.
B: Then I think he is easy to get in touch with.
A:他說的話與他的思想完全一致。
B:那我想他肯定很容易相處。
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premises [?premisiz] n. 房屋
convert [k?n?v??t] v. 轉(zhuǎn)變,改變
【派】convertible 可轉(zhuǎn)換的
【擴】transform 轉(zhuǎn)變
【搭】convert into 轉(zhuǎn)換成
【例】The room has been converted into a library.
這個房間被改成了書房。
disused [dis?ju?zd] adj. 不再用的,廢棄的
【擴】deserted 廢棄的
【例】There are five kittens living in that disused car.
有五只貓住在那輛廢棄的汽車里。
fireplace [?fai?pleis] n. 壁爐
muffle [?m?f?l] v. 捂住,壓抑
【派】muffler 圍巾
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A: It's too noisy here. I can't stand it.
B: Put your hands over your ears to muffle them.
A:這兒太吵了,我受不了了。
B:把手放在耳朵上,把耳朵捂住。
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chip [t?ip] v. 砍,削,鑿,破碎
blacken [?bl?k?n] v. 使變黑
emerge [i?m??d?] v. (從某處)出現(xiàn)
【派】emergent 出現(xiàn)的
【擴】appear 出現(xiàn)
【搭】emerge from 從……出現(xiàn)