dispute [di?spju?t] v. 爭奪
【搭】in dispute 處于爭議之中
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A: Workers are in dispute with the management about the redundancies.
B: I hope they can reach a consensus in the end.
A:勞方現(xiàn)正就裁員問題與資方爭論。
B:希望他們最后能達成共識。
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subdue [s?b?dju?] v. 征服
【例】No one had the strength to subdue him.
沒有人能制伏他。
【擴】conquer 征服,戰(zhàn)勝
drainage [?dreinid?] n. 下水系統(tǒng)
【例】The house has poor drainage.
這所房子排水很差。
envision [in?vi??n] n. 預(yù)想
Morocco [m??r?k?u] n. 摩洛哥
latitude [?l?titju?d] n. 緯度
【例】Lines of equal latitude are called parallels.
相等緯度的連線叫緯度圈。
heretic [?her?tik] n. 異教徒,異端邪說
conceive [k?n?si?v] v. 想象
【擴】imagine 想象
【搭】conceive of 設(shè)想
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A: I could not conceive that you would do such a silly thing.
B: I'm so stupid. I hope you can forgive me.
A:我無法想象你會辦出這樣的蠢事。
B:我太愚蠢了,希望你能原諒我。
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suffice [s??fais] v. 足夠
【派】sufficient 足夠的
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A: No words will suffice to convey my grief.
B: Cheer up! It's past.
A:沒有言語能表達我的悲傷。
B:振作起來!都過去了。
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nuclear [?nju?kli?] adj. 原子彈的
【搭】nuclear plant 核電站
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A: They are planning a new nuclear power plant.
B: It will be another big project in this district.
A:他們正在策劃建一座新的核電廠。
B:那將成為這一地區(qū)的又一個大工程。
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original [??rid??n?l] adj. 有獨到見解的