delay
| 词义
| ① a period of time when sb/sth has to wait because of a problem that makes sth slow or late 延迟或耽搁的时间
② a situation in which sth does not happen or start when it should 耽搁,延误;延期 [+in sth]
③ to not do sth until a later time or to make sth happen at a later time 推迟,延期 [+(sth),+doing sth] [近 postpone]
④ to make sb/sth late or force them to do sth more slowly 使耽搁,使拖延
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relate
| 词义
| ① to show or prove a connection between two or more things 把……联系起来,证明……有关联;有关联
[+sth to sth, +wh, +that] [近bear on/upon, connect]
② to give a spoken or written report of sth; to tell a story 叙述;讲述
[+sth to sb] [近describe, narrate]
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例句
| These facts, however, have previously been thought unrelated. 可是,以前人们认为这些事实之间没有什么内在联系。(2008 知识运用)
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relation
| 词义
| ① the way in which two or more things are connected; a connection between things (事物间的)联系,关系 [+between,+to sth ]
②[用复数 the way in which two people, groups or countries behave towards each other or deal with each other (人、团体、国家之间的)关系,交往 [+between,+with sb/sth]
③ a person who is in the same family as sb else 家人,亲戚 [近relative]
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例句
| ...groups which bring together television, radio, newspapers, magazines and publishing houses that work in relation to one another. 这些集团把相互联系的电视、广播、报纸、杂志及出版社等媒体联合到一起。(2005 翻译)
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relationship
| 词义
| ① the way in which two people, groups or countries behave towards each other or deal with each other (人、团体、国家之间的)关系;浪漫恋爱关系 [+between,+with sb/sth] [近interdependence]
② the way in which two or more things are connected (事物间的)关联
[+between,+to sth ] [近connection]
③ the way in which a person is related to sb else in a family 亲属关系
[+between]
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例句
| The wear-and-tear that comes from these longer relationships can be quite devastating. 这些长期的人际关系产生的摩擦具有很大破坏力。(2008阅读Text 1)
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relative
| 词义
| ① a person who is in the same family as sb else; a thing that belongs to the same group as sth else 家人,亲戚[近relation];同类事物
② having a particular quality when compared with sth else 比较而言的;比较的,相对的 [近comparative]
③ having a connection with a particular subject 关于或涉及到……的
[+to sth]
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例句
| Washington... overcame the strong opposition of his relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will.华盛顿不顾亲戚的强烈反对,在遗嘱中赋予他的奴隶自由。(2008 阅读Text 4)
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translate
| 词义
| ① to change speech or writing or to be changed from one language into another (被)翻译,译成 [+(sth) from sth into sth, +(sth) as sth]
② to change sth, or to be changed, into a different form (使)转变,变为 [+(sth) into sth] [近alter, transform, convert]
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ventilate
| 词义
| ① to let fresh air into a room, building etc使通风
② to express ones opinions or feelings about sth (就某事)发表(意见或看法),表达(感情) [近air]
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lateral
| 词义
| ① connected with the side of sth or movement to the side 侧面的,横向的;向侧面移动的
② sth that is at the side or comes from the side 在侧面之物;横向伸出之物 (尤指侧芽、旁枝)
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latitude
| 词义
| ① the distance north or south of the equator measured by degrees 纬度;[用复数]特指的纬度地区 [比较longitude 经度]
② freedom to choose what you do or the way you do it 选择(做什么事或做事方式的)自由 [+in/for sth,+to do sth]
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dilute
| 词义
| ① to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid 稀释,冲淡 [近water down]
② to make a quality, belief, effect etc weaker or less effective 降低;削弱 [近water down]
③ [也作diluted](of a liquid) diluted 稀释的,冲淡的
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例句
| Our noses are capable of detecting human smells even when these are diluted to far below one part in one million. 即使把人类气味的浓度稀释到不及原来的百万分之一,我们的鼻子仍然能够察觉到它的存在。 (2005知识运用)
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laundry
| 词义
| ① clothes, sheets etc that need washing, are being washed, or have just been washed 要洗、正在洗或刚洗好的衣物
② a place or business where clothes etc are washed 洗衣房, 洗衣店
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lavatory
| 词义
| ① a toilet or a room with a toilet in it 抽水马桶;厕所,洗手间,盥洗室
② a sink in a bathroom 浴室水池
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analyse / analyze
| 词义
| to examine the nature or structure of sth, esp. by separating it into parts, in order to understand or explain it 分析 [+sth, +wh-]
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例句
| With this in mind we can begin to analyze the European television scene. 只有考虑到这一点,我们才能着手分析欧洲电视业的光景。(2005翻译)
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paralyse / paralyze
| 词义
| ① to make sb unable to feel or move all or part of their body 使瘫痪,使麻痹;使不能正常活动
② to prevent sth from functioning normally 使丧失作用,使不能正常运作
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relax
| 词义
| ① to feel calm and comfortable and stop worrying, or to make sb do this 休息,(使)放松,(使)轻松,镇定
[+with sth,+sb/sth] [近calm, calm down, ease]
② to become or make sth become less tight or stiff (使)(身体部位等)放松,松弛;松开
③ to allow rules, laws etc to become less strict; to allow your attention or effort to become weaker 放宽(限制等);使(思想或精神)松懈
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例句
| ... relaxation will be in front of smell-television, and digital age will have arrived. ……人们将在气味电视机前休闲,届时数字化时代就要来到了。(2001翻译)
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release
| 词义
| ① to let sb/sth go free; to stop holding sth 释放,放走;松开,放飞,发射(武器等) [+sb/sth from sth]
② to make sth less tight 使放松,不紧张
③ to express or get rid of feelings such as anger or worry 表达,发泄
④ to make sth available to the public; to make sth available that had previously been restricted 公布,发布,发行;解禁,开放
⑤ to free sb from a duty, responsibility, contract etc 免除,解除(某人的职责、责任、合同等);解雇 [+sb from sth]
⑥ the act of setting sb free or letting sth flow out of its usual container; the state of being set free 释放,获释[+of sb from sth];排放,泄漏
⑦ freedom to show or express your feelings; a feeling that you are free from pain, anxiety etc表达,发泄;解脱,轻松感
⑧ the act of releasing sth to the public; a thing that is released 公开,发行,发布[on (general)+];正式声明;新发行的东西,(尤指)新唱片,新电影 [近publication]
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例句
| ...the National Academy of Science (NAS) released a two-volume report, Approaching Death: Improving Care at the End of Life. ……全国科学学会公布了一份两卷的报告《临近死亡:改善临终护理》。(2002阅读Text 4)
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