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Coastlinen n. 海岸線(xiàn)
例句:Unrestricted hotel development have ruined the coastline. 無(wú)限制地發(fā)展飯店已經(jīng)使沿海地區(qū)遭到破壞。
Continent n. 大陸, 洲a. 自制的
派生:continence, continency n. 克己;自制continental a. 大陸的continently ad. 自制地
例句:Africa is a very large continent. 非洲是一塊非常大的大陸。
詞組:the continent of Asia亞細(xì)亞大陸
反義詞:incontinent; island; isle
Drifting adj. 漂流的, 飄動(dòng)的
例句:He is drifting through life.他隨波逐流地過(guò)日子。
Determine vt. 決定, 決心vi. 決定, 決心
派生:determined a. 堅(jiān)決地determiner n. 限定詞
例句:A rather elaborate analysis was required to determine the cross-over values. 要求相當(dāng)精確地分析才能確定其交換值。
詞組:be determined to do sth.決心做某事determine on/determine upon 決定determine sb. against sth./determine sb. to do sth.使某人決定不做某事
Entirely ad. 完全, 全然, 一概
例句:I meant to mail the letter, but it entirely slipped my memory.我本來(lái)準(zhǔn)備發(fā)這封信的,卻完全給忘掉了。
同義詞:altogether completely exclusively fully solely thoroughly totally wholly
Frame n. 框, 結(jié)構(gòu), 體格vt. 構(gòu)成, 設(shè)計(jì), 制定, 使適合, 陷害
例句:He had a deep, resonant voice, fitted to his massive frame. 他的嗓音低沉,帶著回音,同他魁梧的體格非常相配。
詞組:picture frame畫(huà)框, 相框(=sheriffs picture frame)絞架be not framed for不適于; 經(jīng)不起; 受不住out of frame紛亂, 無(wú)秩序frame of mind心情, 心境frame to oneself想象frame up(美俚)誣陷frame well有才能, 有希望
同義詞:arrange body border bound build construct design devise edge figure form make plan put together skeleton support trim
Geologist n. 地質(zhì)學(xué)家;地質(zhì)學(xué)者
例句:One was blue, and a geologist; one was a horsewoman and smoked cigars. 她們中間一個(gè)是女才子,地質(zhì)學(xué)家;一個(gè)是女騎手,還會(huì)吸雪茄。
Geophysical a. 地球物理學(xué)的
例句:The method has proved more and more to be of very great geophysical significance. 這個(gè)方法在地球物理學(xué)上的重要性越來(lái)越明顯。
Interior n. 內(nèi)部, 內(nèi)政a. 內(nèi)部的, 心靈的, 內(nèi)地的, 內(nèi)政的
例句:He discussed the propagation of waves through the earth's interior. 他探討了地震波在地球內(nèi)部的傳播。
詞組:an interior city內(nèi)地城市
同義詞:core heart inner inside middle nucleus
反義詞:exterior; foreign
Milestone n. 里程碑, 里程石, 里程標(biāo)
例句:This Games will be a milestone in Olympic history, and in the history of China. 北京的奧運(yùn)會(huì)將成為奧林匹克歷史和中國(guó)歷史中的一個(gè)里程碑。
Mobility n. 可動(dòng)性, 流動(dòng)性, 機(jī)動(dòng)性
例句:There has been a tremendous increase in mobility.人才流動(dòng)已經(jīng)有了大幅度增加。
Mutability n. 易變性, 性情不定
詞組:mutability of human affairs人世滄桑
Reminder n. 提醒的人, 暗示
例句:They need reminders to slow down to the pace of family life and show their care for loved ones. 人們需要經(jīng)常被提醒一下,以便停下來(lái)關(guān)照一下家庭生活,并向心上人表達(dá)關(guān)愛(ài)。
詞組:a reminder slip催詢(xún)單a reminder tray意見(jiàn)箱a gentle reminder暗示
Readily ad. 迅速地, 輕易地, 樂(lè)意地
例句:He readily agreed to help us. 他欣然同意幫助我們。
Scattered a. 分散的, 散亂的
例句:Factories should be scattered instead of being concentrated in a single area. 工廠(chǎng)應(yīng)分散布局而不應(yīng)集中在一個(gè)地區(qū)。
詞組:scattered set無(wú)核集scattered sheaf散射層
Significance n. 重要性, 意義, 意味
例句:Most leaders'vanity causes them to exaggerate their own significance. 絕大多數(shù)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人出于虛榮心往往喜歡夸大他們自己的重要地位。
詞組:of no (little) significance無(wú)關(guān)緊要的
同義詞:connotation consequence drift effect gist implication importance meaning substance