eminent
| 词义
| ①[常在名词前] famous and respected, esp. in a particular profession (人)(尤指在某专业中)卓越的
② unusual, excellent(良好品质)非凡的,杰出的
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例句
| This description even fits the majority of eminent scholars.这种描述甚至适用于大多数出色的学者。(2006翻译)
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prominent
| 词义
| ① important or well known 重要的,著名的
② easily seen 显眼的,显著的[近noticeable]
③ sticking out from sth凸现的
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例句
| The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases such as the trial of Rosemary West.政府要禁止像审判露丝玛莉·韦斯特案件时发生的报界付钱给牵扯到大案要案的证人以图收买他们的行为。(2001知识运用)
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administer
| 词义
| ① to manage and organize the affairs of a company, an organization, a country etc管理(公司、组织、机构等);治理(国家) [近manage]
② be responsible for the implementation of (the law, justice, punishment, etc) 施行,实施
③ to give sb medicine or drugs to take给予,施用(药物等) [+sth (to sb)]
④ to kick or hit sb/sth踢,打[+a kick, a punch, etc (to sb/sth)]
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例句
| If the Administration won't take the legislative initiative,Congress should help to begin fashioning conservation measures.如果政府没有先行立法限制此事,国会就应当开始帮助制定保护措施。(2005阅读Text 2)
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diminish
| 词义
| ① to become or make sth become smaller, weaker, etc(使)减少,(使)减弱[近decrease]
② to make sb or sth appear less important or valuable than they really are; devalue贬低,轻视
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例句
| Again, differences between people and the opportunity for natural selection to take advantage of it have diminished.而且,人与人之间的差异和利用这种差异进行自然选择的机会都已经减少。(2000阅读Text 2)
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miniature
| 词义
| ①(通常指人的)微型画;缩微模型;缩微复制品
② [只在名词前] much smaller than normal很小的,微型的
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minimise/
minimize
| 词义
| ① to reduce sth, esp. sth bad, to the lowest possible level使减少到最低限度[反maximize]
② to make sth seem less serious or important than it really is使显得不重要,降低,贬低[近play down]
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minimum
| 词义
| ① 最小,最低[作形容词时只在名词前] [反maximum]
② 最小值,最低限度
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minister
| 词义
| ① 部长,大臣;牧师;公使,外交使节
② to care for sb, esp. sb who is sick or old, and make sure that they have everything they need照料,服侍(年老或体弱者等) [+to sb/sth]
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minor
| 词义
| ① not very large, important or serious较小的,次要的,轻微的[反major]
②辅修学科[反major]
③ sb who is below the age at which they become legally responsible for their actions未成年人
④ 辅修[+in] [反major]
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minority
| 词义
| ①[用单数] the smaller part of a group; less than half of the people or things in a large group 少数,少数派,少数人[反majority]
②[常用复数] a small group within a community or country that is different because of race, religion, language, etc 少数民族,少数群体
③ the state of being under the age at which you are legally an adult 未成年(状态)
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minus
| 词义
| ① 小于零的,负的
② making sth seem negative and less attractive and good负面的,使显得有欠缺的
③ 减去;(温度)零下
④
负号,减号
⑤ a disadvantage缺点[近drawback] [反plus]
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minute
| 词义
| ①微小的[近atomic, ting]
② very detailed, careful and thorough细致入微的,详细的
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分钟
④[用单数]a very short time一会儿
⑤[用单数]an exact moment in time时刻[近moment]
⑥[the minutes]会议记录
⑦ to write down sth that is said at a meeting in the official record 将(某事)写入会议记录
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例句
| The leaf surface is not solid but contains great numbers of minute openings, through which the carbon dioxide enters.叶子表面并非固体,而是有大量微小的孔,二氧化碳通过这些孔进入植物。(1991阅读Text 3)
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admire
| 词义
| ① to respect sb for what they are or for what they have done 钦佩,赞赏,羡慕[+sb/sth (for sth), +sb (for doing sth)]
② to look at sth and think that it is attractive or impressive(看着)欣赏
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miracle
| 词义
| ① [用单数]a lucky thing that happens that you did not expect or think was possible奇迹,不平凡的事
② a very good example or product of sth极好的例子,精品[+of sth]
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mirror
| 词义
| ①镜子
② [用单数] sth that shows what sth else is like写照,反映某种情况的事物[a~of sth-]
③ 映射,反射[近reflect]
④ to have features that are similar to sth else and may seem to copy or represent it反映
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例句
| Education in any society is a mirror of that society. In that minor we can see the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices, and the central values of the culture itself. 任何社会的教育都是反映该社会情况的一面镜子。在这面镜子里,我们可以看到优点、弱点、希望、偏见,以及文化本身的核心价值。(1994阅读Text 3)
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