Commensurate /kəˈmɛnsərɪt/ 成比例的; 相称的
- Employees are paid salaries commensurate with those of teachers.
发给雇员的薪水与发给教师的薪水相当。
Compatible /kəmˈpætəbəl/ (系统、观点、信念等) 相容的，意趣相投的
- Free enterprise, he argued, was compatible with Russian values and traditions.
他辩称自由企业与俄罗斯的价值观和传统是相容的。
Comparative /kəmˈpærətɪv/ 比较的
- The task was accomplished with comparative ease.
这项任务完成得比较容易。
Augment /ɔːɡˈmɛnt/ 增加
- While searching for a way to augment the family income, she began making dolls.
为求增加家庭收入，她开始做起了玩具娃娃。
Allot /əˈlɒt/ 分配
- The seats are allotted to the candidates who have won the most votes.
这些席位被分配给了赢得了最多选票的候选人。
Contrivance /kənˈtraɪvəns/ 过于人为修饰的物件，发明设计
- They wear simple clothes and shun modern contrivances.
他们穿着简单，避免了现代装束。
Incur /ɪnˈkɜː/ 招致; 蒙受
- The government had also incurred huge debts.
政府也已承受了大笔债务。
Spree /spriː/ 放纵
- Some people went on a spending spree in December to beat the new tax.
一些人在12月份抢在新税收政策实施前疯狂消费。
Culminate /ˈkʌlmɪˌneɪt/ 以…告终; 结果成为
- They had an argument, which culminated in Tom getting drunk.
他们发生了争论，结果导致汤姆喝醉了酒。
Reconciliation /ˌrɛkənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃən/ 和解
- …an appeal for reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants.
……一个对天主教徒和新教徒之间和解的呼吁。
Entangled /ɪnˈtæŋɡəld/ 紧紧缠住的；被卷入的
- Divers battled for hours to try to free a whale entangled in crab nets.
潜水员们奋战了几个小时，试图解救一条被捕蟹网缠住的鲸鱼。 - This case was bound to get entangled in international politics.
这个案件注定要卷入国际政治之中。
Aggregate /ˈægrɪgɪt/ 合计的
- The rate of growth of GNP will depend upon the rate of growth of aggregate demand.
国民生产总值的增长率将依赖于总需求的增长率。
Opalescent /ˌəʊpəˈlɛsənt/乳白色的; 发乳白光的
- Elaine turned her opalescent eyes on him.
伊琳将乳白色的眼睛转向他。 - a sky which was still faintly opalescent.
仍然泛白的天空。
Translucent /trænzˈluːsənt/半透明的
- The building is roofed entirely with translucent corrugated plastic.
这座建筑全部都是用半透明的波纹状塑料封顶。
Astigmatic /ˌæstɪɡˈmætɪk/散光的
- A person who has astigmatism
散光患者
Monochromatic /ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊɪk/单色的; 单频的
Relinquish /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ 放弃 (权力或控制)
- He does not intend to relinquish power.
他不打算放弃权力。
Snobbery /ˈsnɒbərɪ/ 自命不凡
- There has often been an element of snobbery in golf.
高尔夫运动中常常含有自命不凡的意味。
Encircle /ɪnˈsɜːkəl/ 环绕
- A forty-foot-high concrete wall encircles the jail.
一道40英尺高的水泥墙环绕着该监狱。
Entwine /ɪnˈtwaɪn/ 缠绕
- His dazed eyes stare at the eels, which still writhe and entwine.
他茫然地盯着那些仍在扭动缠绕的鳗鱼。 - Facing each other, the giraffes entwine their necks in the most astonishing manner.
长颈鹿面对面地站着，以令人无比惊骇的姿势将脖子缠绕到了一起。
Ascending /əˈsɛndɪŋ/ 升 (序) 的
- Now draw or trace ten dinosaurs in ascending order of size.
现在按大小以升序画或描出10只恐龙。
Referendum /ˌrɛfəˈrɛndəm/ 公民投票; 全民公决
- Estonia said today it too plans to hold a referendum on independence.
爱沙尼亚今天称它也计划要就独立进行全民公决。
Conductive /kənˈdʌktɪv/ 传导性的
- Salt water is much more conductive than fresh water is.
盐水比淡水更具有传导性。
Demarcation /ˌdiːmɑːˈkeɪʃən/ 划界
- Talks were continuing about the demarcation of the border between the two countries.
关于两国之间边界划定的谈话仍在继续着。
