apart
| 词义
| ① seperated by a distance of space or time(指空间或时间)相隔,相距
② not together; separately不在一起,分开
③ into pieces成碎片
④ used to say that sb/sth is not included in what you are talking about(指所说的不包括在内)除外
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例句
| Apart from the fact that twenty-seven Acts of Parliament govern the terms of advertising, no regular advertiser dare promote a product that fails to live up to the promise of his advertisements. 除了国会制定的27项法案对广告加以约束之外,也没有哪个正规的广告商胆敢推销与广告承诺不符的产品。(1995阅读Text 1)
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depart
| 词义
| ① to leave a place, esp. to start a trip离开,起程,出发
[+(for) (from)] [同go]
② to leave ones job 离职
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impart
| 词义
| ① to pass information, knowledge, etc to other people告知,透露,传授[+sth (to sb)] [同convey]
② to give a particular quality to sth把(某性质)赋予
[+sth to sth] [同lend]
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part
| 词义
| ① some but not all of a thing;a section, piece or feature of sth部分[+of sth];片断,一点
② (机器构造的一部分)零件;(人、动植物身体的一部分)器官;(国家、城镇的一部分)区域;(书、电视系列片的组成部分)部,集;(团队的一部分)成员
③ a role played or the words spoken by an actor角色,台词
④ a unit of measurement(度量单位的)等份
⑤(two people) leave each other; to prevent sb from being with sb else分离,分别[+(from sb)];隔离,分开[+sb (from sb)]
⑥ to (make two things) move away from each other分散,分开
⑦ If sth is part one thing, part another, it consists of both of those things事物两方面同时存在
⑧ to some extent, but not completely 部分地
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例句
| Many astrophysicists have been convinced for the better part of a decade that it is true. 许多天体物理学家近十年来一直确信这一论说是正确的。(1998翻译)
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portion
| 词义
| ①one part of sth larger;a part of sth that is shared with other people(……中的)一部分;(分享的)部分,(分担的)责任
②an amount of food (食物的)一份,一客
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例句
| A sizable portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline. 世界上很多地区才刚刚走出经济衰落。(2002阅读Text3)
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proportion
| 词义
| ①
a part or share of a whole部分,份额
②
the relationship of one thing to another in size, amount, etc比例、倍数关系[+(of sth to sth)] [同ratio];正确的比例,匀称,均衡
③[用复数] the measurements of sth; its size and shape面积、体积,规模,程度
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例句
| Homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments can't possibly cope. 无家可归问题已经达到如此规模,连地方政府都无法应对了。(2006 知识运用)
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bypass
| 词义
| ① to go around or avoid a place or a rule, an official system, or sb in authority绕过,避开; 不顾(规章制度);不请示
② a road that passes around a town or city rather than through the centre 旁路,旁道
③(给心脏等接旁通管的)分流术;旁通管
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例句
| Instead, the new habits we deliberately press into ourselves create parallel pathways that can bypass those old roads.而我们刻意培养的新习惯会在大脑中生成相应的路线,它们将绕开那些旧路线。(2009阅读Text 1)
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compass
| 词义
| ① 罗盘,指南针
②(也作compasses) 圆规
③ [用单数] a range or an extent, esp. of what can be achieved in a particular situation 范围,范畴,界线
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overpass
| 词义
| (=flyover ) a bridge that carries one road over another one 立交桥
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passage
| 词义
| ① a path, channel or tube which sth can pass through 过道,走廊 [近 corridor];(体内通气、输液等的)管路,通道
②[用单数] a way through sth 通路,通道 [+(through sth)]
③ the action of going across, through or past sth 穿过,穿越
④ the permission to travel across a particular area of land or to make a bill to become law in parliament通行,许可;通过(议案)
⑤ [用单数] the process of time passing (时间的)流逝,推移 [the ~of time]
⑥[用单数] a journey by ship (乘船的)航程,旅程
⑦ a short section from a book, piece of music, etc 章节;段落;乐段 [近 excerpt. extract]
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例句
| The hot spots and their volcanic trails are milestones that mark the passage of the plates. 热点及其火山痕迹是标志板块迁移的里程碑。(1998阅读Text 5)
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passport
| 词义
| ① 护照
② a thing that makes sth possible or enables you to achieve 途径,手段[+to sth]
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pastime
| 词义
| sth that you enjoy doing when you are not working 消遣,娱乐[近 hobby]
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surpass
| 词义
| to do or be better than sb/sth 胜过,超过,优于
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compassion
| 词义
| a strong feeling of sympathy for people who are suffering and a desire to help them 同情,怜悯 [+(for sb)]
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compatible
| 词义
| ① (of machines, esp. computers) able to be used together without special modification or adaptation (机器)可共用的,兼容的
[+(with sb/sth)]
② (of ideas, methods, etc) able to exist or be used together harmoniously(意见、方法等)可共存的,协调的
③ if two people are compatible, they can have a good relationship because they have similar ideas, interests, etc(人) (因志趣等相投而)关系好的,和睦相处的
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impatient
| 词义
| ① annoyed or irritated by sb/sth, esp. because you have to wait for a long time不耐烦的,没有耐心的 [+(with sb/sth)][+(at sth)]
② wanting to do sth soon; wanting sth to happen soon 急于,热切期待[+to do sth,+for sth ]
③ unable or unwilling to accept sth unpleasant(对不愉快的事)不能容忍,不愿接受[+of sb/sth]
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passion
| 词义
| ① any strongly felt emotion, such as love, hatred, anger, enthusiasm, etc 强烈情感
②[用单数] a state of being very angry 盛怒,激愤
③[用单数] a very strong feeling of liking sth; a hobby, an activity, etc that you like very much 酷爱;热衷的爱好或活动等[+for sth]
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passive
| 词义
| accepting what happens without trying to change or oppose anything; not active in an activity消极的,被动的,顺从的
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pathetic
| 词义
| ① making you feel pity or sadness可怜的,可悲的
② weak, useless and not successful 无力的,无用的,不成功的
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sympathy
| 词义
| ①[复数, U] the feeling of being sorry for sb; showing that you understand and care about sbs problems 同情
②[复数, U] the act of showing support for an idea, a cause, an organization, etc 赞同,支持
③ friendship and understanding between people who have similar opinions or interests 意气相投,志同道合
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例句
| ...you are one of them or that you understand their situation and are in sympathy with their point of view. ……是他们中的一员,或者你了解他们的处境并赞同他们的观点。(2002阅读Text 1)
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patriotic
| 词义
| having or expressing a great love of your country爱国的
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patron
| 词义
| ① a person who gives money and support to artists and writers; a famous person who supports an organization such as a charity and whose name is used in the advertisements, etc for the organization(艺术家的)赞助人,资助者;(慈善组织等的)名义赞助人
② a person who uses a particular shop, restaurant, theatre, etc顾客,常客
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例句
| Now he is suing the casino, charging that it should have refused his patronage because it knew he was addicted.现在他正在起诉该赌场,指责其既然知道他上瘾,就应拒绝他的光顾。(2006阅读Part B)
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