collect
| 词义
| ① to bring things together from different people or places收集,采集[近gather];收藏[+sth (from sb/sth)]
② to go somewhere in order to take sb/sth away领取,收走,接走
③ to ask people to give you money for a particular purpose募捐,募集[+(sth) (for sth)];收(账)
④ to receive sth, to win sth赢得,获得
⑤ to come together in one place to form a larger group(人)聚集,汇集[近gather, accumulate, congregate]
⑥ to gradually increase in amount in a place; to gradually obtain more and more of sth in a place(使)聚积,积累,增加[近accumulate]
⑦ (of a telephone call) paid for by the person who receives the call由受话人付费的
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collection
| 词义
| ① a group of objects(often with the same sort)or people(常指同类的)收集物,收藏品;一批物品;一群人
② a group of poems, stories or pieces of music published together as one book or disc(诗歌,音乐,故事等的)作品集
③ a range of new clothes or items for the home that are designed, made and offered for sale, often for a particular season(常为季节性推出的)系列时装(或家用品)
④ an act of taking sth away from a place or bringing things together into one place取走;聚集;聚积;收集
⑤ an act of collecting money to help a charity or during a church service; the money collected (为慈善机构或做礼拜时的)募捐,募集;募集的钱
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例句
| There is the so-called big deal, where institutional subscribers pay for access to a collection of online journal titles through site-licensing agreements.第一种是所谓的“一揽子捆绑销售”,机构订户通过许可协议付费阅读一系列电子期刊。(2008阅读Text 2)
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diligent
| 词义
| showing care and effort (in what one does); careful and thorough勤勉的,刻苦的;坚持不懈的[近 industrious]
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elect
| 词义
| ① to choose sb to do a particular job by voting for them选举,推选
[+sb (to sth), +sb (as) sth]
② to choose to do sth选择,决定(做某事) [+(to do)]
③ 当选而尚未就职的,候任的[用于名词后]
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elegant
| 词义
| ① (of people or their behavior) graceful and attractive(人或行为)文雅的,优美的[近graceful]
② (of clothes, places and things) attractive and designed well漂亮雅致的,精美的 [近delicate, fine, exquisite]
③ (of a plan or an idea) clever but simple简练的,简明的
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例句
| People are absorbed into “a culture of consumption” launched by the 19th-century department stores that offered vast arrays of goods in an elegant atmosphere.人们沉迷于一种由19世纪的百货商店掀起的“消费文化”中。这些商店在高雅的环境中供应琳琅满目的商品。(2006阅读Text 1)
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eligible
| 词义
| ① qualified for or worthy of being chosen合格的,有资格的
[+(for sth), +(to do sth)] [近qualified]
② desirable for marriage (作为婚姻对象)理想的,合意的
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intellectual
| 词义
| ① connected with or using a persons ability to think in a logical way and understand things 智力的;脑力的;理智的[近mental]
② (of a person) well educated and enjoying activities in which you have to think seriously about things(人)智力发达的,有才智的
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例句
| The idea that some groups of people may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not speak its name.人类某些族群的比其他族群更聪明,这种观点仍然是一种不敢冠之以名的假设理论。(2008知识运用)
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lecture
| 词义
| ①(通常指大学里的)讲座,演讲[+(to sb) (on/about sth)]
② a long angry talk that sb gives to a person or a group of people(冗长的)教训,训斥
③(尤指在大学里)开讲座,讲课[+(in/on/about sth)]
④(尤指恼人地)指责,训斥,告诫[+sb (about/on sth)]
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例句
| My wife and I lectured about this looming danger twenty years ago. What was less visible then, however, were the new, positive forces that work against the digital divide. 20年前我和我妻子就曾就当时这种逼近的危险做过演讲。然而,一些新的抵制数字鸿沟的积极因素在当时并不如现在这样明显。(2001阅读Text 2)
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legend
| 词义
| ① 传说,传奇故事;(尤指某领域中的)传奇式人物
② the explanation of a map or a diagram in a book; a piece of writing on a sign, a label, a coin, etc(地图或图表的)说明,图例;(标志、徽记、硬币等物品上的)镌刻文字,铭文
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recollect
| 词义
| [不用于进行时] to remember sth, esp. by deliberately trying to remember(尤指努力地)记起;想起 [近recall]
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select
| 词义
| ① to choose sb/sth carefully from a group of people or things挑选,选择,选拔[+sb/sth (as/for/from sth)]
② carefully chosen as the best out of a larger group of people or things精选的,优等的[近excellent, elite]
③ (of a society, club, place, etc) used by people who have a lot of money or a high social position 有钱、有社会地位的人使用的[近exclusive]
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allege
| 词义
| to state sth as a fact but without giving proof(未提出证据而)断言,指称,声称[+sth, +that, be +ed to do]
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例句
| Hearing allegations of cruelty to animals in research settings, many are perplexed that anyone would deliberately harm an animal.当人们听到研究中残忍地对待动物的指控时,许多人都不明白为什么有人会故意伤害动物。(2003阅读Text 2)
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delegate
| 词义
| ① a person who is chosen or elected to represent the views of a group of people and vote and make decisions for them(会议)代表
②[常用被动]to choose sb to do sth选派(某人做某事) [+sb to do]
③ to give part of your job, power or authority to sb in a lower position than you把(工作、权利等)委托(给下级),授(权) [+(sth) (to sb)]
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legacy
| 词义
| ① money or property received from sb after they die or sth handed down from an ancestor遗产[比较inheritage(历史、文化等)遗产]
② a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time遗留问题,后遗症
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legal
| 词义
| 法律的;合法的
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例句
| Over the past century, all kinds of unfairness and discrimination have been condemned or made illegal.在过去的一个世纪里,各种各样的不平等和歧视已经受到人们的谴责或被视为违法。(2004阅读Text 2)
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legislation
| 词义
| ① a law or set of laws passed by a parliament法规,法律
② the process of making and passing laws制定法律,立法
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例句
| That may change fast: lots of proposed data-security legislation is now doing the rounds in Washington, D.C. 这种情况很快就会改变:华盛顿的议员们正在逐步对许多有关数据安全的法规进行审议。(2007阅读Text 4)
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legitimate
| 词义
| ①acceptable or allowed according to the law法律认可的,合法的[近legal]
② fair, correct, or reasonable according to accepted standards of behavior(按照公认的行为准则)正当合理的[近valid]
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例句
| ...as long as a doctor prescribes a drug for a legitimate medical purpose, the doctor has done nothing illegal even if the patient uses the drug to hasten death.只要医生开药是出于合理的医疗目的,那么即使病人因为服用该药而加速死亡,医生的行为也没有违法。(2002阅读Text 4)
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