hoax [h?uks] n. 騙局,戲弄
deception [di?sep??n] n. 欺騙,騙局
【例】They attempted to practice deception on the public.
他們企圖蒙騙公眾。
【擴】swindle 詐騙,騙局 fraud 欺騙,詐騙
self-respecting [?selfri?spekti?] adj. 自重的,自尊的
indulge [in?d?ld?] v. 使沉迷,享受
【派】indulgence 沉迷
【搭】indulge in 沉迷于
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A: Don't indulge yourself in eating and drinking.
B: I see. I will keep on struggling.
A:不要縱情于吃喝上。
B:明白,我會繼續(xù)奮斗的。
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pneumatic [nju??m?tik] adj. 氣動的
【派】pneumatically 氣動的
【搭】pneumatic dill 氣鉆 pneumatic tires 充氣輪胎 pneumatic cushion 氣墊
drill [dril] n. 鉆
silly [?sili] adj. 無意義的,無聊的
advance [?d?vɑ?ns] adj. 預先的,事先獲得的
【例】We are sold out three days in advance.
我們3天之內沒票。
archway [?ɑ?t?wei] n. 拱形門樓
remonstrate [?rem?nstreit] v. 規(guī)勸,告誡
【派】remonstration 忠告,規(guī)勸
【擴】exhort 規(guī)勸
【搭】remonstrate with sb. about sth. 規(guī)勸某人某事
ironically [ai?r?nik?li] adv. 諷刺地
permission [p??mi??n] n. 許可
【擴】permit 許可證
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A: You'll need to be in school all day once a week, plus one evening. Can you handle that?
B: Yes, I already have permission from my boss to take time off.
A:你需要每星期在學院上課一天和一個晚上。你能安排好嗎?
B:可以,我已從老板那兒得到了休假上課的批準。
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grant [ɡrɑ?nt] v. 同意,準予
【派】grantor 授予者
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A: They granted his request.
B: Why did they change their mind at last?
A:他們答應了他的要求。
B:他們最后怎么改變主意了?
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