lovable [?l?v?b?l] adj. 可愛的
【搭】a lovable kitten 可愛的小貓
【例】His vicious temper made him an unpopular man.
他的壞脾氣讓他成為一個不太受歡迎的男人。
eccentric [ik?sentrik] n. (行為)古怪的人
disregard [?disri?ɡɑ?d] v. 不顧,無視
【擴】ignore 不顧
【搭】in disregard of 不顧
【例】We cannot disregard his coming late to work so often.
對他上班經(jīng)常遲到, 我們不能不管。
convention [k?n?ven??n] n. 習俗,風俗
【擴】custom 風俗
【搭】local conventions 當?shù)仫L俗
【例】It's a matter of convention that businessmen should wear suits.
商人應該穿西裝,這是慣例。
conscious [?k?n??s] adj. 感覺到的,意識到的
【派】consciousness 意識,覺悟
【搭】be conscious of. 意識到……
【例】He is badly hurt but still conscious.
他傷得很重,但神智還清醒。
invariably [in?ve?ri?bli] adv. 總是,經(jīng)常地
routine [ru??ti?n] n. 常規(guī),慣例;adj. 常規(guī)的
【擴】tradition 慣例
【搭】daily routine 日常工作
【例】The security men changed their usual routine and collected the money at a different time.
保安人員改變了他們的通常做法,在不同的時間取款。
shrewd [?ru?d] adj. 精明的
eccentricity [?eksen?trisiti] n. 怪癖
legendary [?led??nd?ri] adj. 傳奇般的
【搭】a legendary figure 傳奇人物
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A: He is a household legendary figure.
B: Yes, most of my friends know his story.
A:他是個家喻戶曉的傳奇性人物。
B:是的,我大部分的朋友都知道他的故事。
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snob [sn?b] n. 勢利小人,諂上欺下的人
intense [in?tens] adj. 強烈的
【派】intension 強度
【搭】intense pain 劇痛 intense heat 酷熱
【例】He finally escaped after intense struggle.
經(jīng)過劇烈的掙扎她最終逃脫了。
bedraggled [bi?dr?ɡ?ld] adj. 拖泥帶水的,又臟又濕的
【例】She looked rather bedraggled.
她看上去邋里邋遢的樣子。
dump [d?mp] v. 把……砰的一聲拋下
apology [??p?l?d?i] n. 道歉
【派】apologize 道歉
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A: Please forgive me for my impoliteness.
B: You need to make an apology.
A:請原諒我的無禮。
B:你需要道歉。
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reprimand [?reprimɑ?nd] v. 訓斥
【搭】reprimand sb. for sth. 為某事訓斥某人
【例】The military court ordered him to bereprimanded for failing to do his duty.
軍事法庭下達裁決令:他工作失職,應受訓斥。
stage [steid?] v. 暗中策劃
elaborate [i?l?b?reit] adj. 精心構(gòu)思的,精致的
【派】elaboration 細致的工作
【搭】elaborate plan 精心的計劃
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A: She made elaborate preparations for the party, but no one showed up.
B: She must be very sad.
A:她為了聚會費心準備,但是一個人也沒來。
B:她肯定很傷心。
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