admit
| 词义
| ① to allow sb/sth to enter a place or join in a club, a school or an organization准许进入(某处); 准许加入(俱乐部、组织),接收(入学) [+sb/sth(to/into sth)]
②[常用被动] to take sb to a hospital, or other institution where they can receive special care 接收入院,收治
[+sb to/into a hospital, an institution, etc)]
③ to agree, often unwillingly, that sth is true; to say that you have done sth wrong or illegal (常指勉强)承认;承认(过错、罪行),招供
[+(to)sth/(to)doing sth,+(to sb)(that... )] [近confess]
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commission
| 词义
| ①(通常为政府管控或调查某事的)委员会
② a formal request to sb to design or make a piece of work such as a building or a painting (请某人做建筑设计或做一幅画等的)正式委托 [近mandate]
③ an amount of money that is paid for sb for selling goods佣金,回扣
④(银行等的)手续费
⑤ an officers position in the armed forces 军官职务
⑥ the act of doing sth wrong or illegal 做出(错事),犯下(罪行)
⑦ to officially ask sb to create sth or to do a task for you正式委托(创作艺术、音乐等作品或完成某一任务) [近appoint, assign]
⑧[常用被动] to choose sb as an officer in one of the armed forces任命……为军官[+sb (as) sth]
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commit
| 词义
| ① to give an opinion openly; to promise sincerely that you will definitely do sth and keep to an agreement etc(公开地)表示意见;承诺,保证(做某事、遵守协议、安排等)
[+sb/yourself (to sth/to doing sth)]
② to spend money or time on sth/sb 花(钱或时间)
③[常用被动] to order sb to be sent to a hospital, prison, etc;to send sb for trial in a court of law (下令)把(某人)送进(医院或监狱等) [+ sb to sth];把(某人)送交法院受审
④ to be completely loyal to one person, organization, etc; to give all your time and effort to your work, an activity, etc 忠于(某个人、机构等);全心全意投入(工作、活动等)[+ (to sb/sth)][近engage]
⑤ to write sth down; to learn sth well enough to remember it exactly把……记(或写)下来;把……学好记牢
⑥ to do sth wrong or illegal 做出(错或非法的事);犯(罪或错等) [+a crime/suicide/ etc]
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compromise
| 词义
| ① an agreement made between two people or groups in which each side gives up some of the things they want so that both sides are happy at the end (人双方的)妥协,折中,和解
② a solution to a problem in which two or more things cannot exist together as they are, in which each thing is reduced or changed slightly so that they can exist together (问题的)妥协(或折中)方案
[+ (between A and B) ]
③ the act of reaching a compromise达成妥协(或和解)
④ to give up some of your demands after a dispute with sb, in order to reach an agreement(为达成协议而)让步,折中
[+ (with sb)(on sth) ] [近concede]
⑤to do sth that is against your principles or does not reach standards that you have set 违背(原则);达不到(标准) [+(on sth) ]
⑥ to bring sb/sth/yourself into danger or under suspicion, esp. by acting in a way that is not very sensible(尤指因行为不很明智)使陷入危险,使受到怀疑[+sb/sth/oneself]
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| Works of several historians reveal the moral compromises made by the nation's early leaders and the fragile nature of the country's infancy. 几位历史学家的著作揭示了这些国家早期领导人的道德妥协以及新生国家的脆弱性。(2008阅读Text 4)
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dismiss
| 词义
| ① to decide that sb/sth is not important and not worth thinking or talking about不予考虑,对……不屑一提
[+sb/sth (as sth)] [近wave aside]
② to put thoughts or feelings out of your mind消除(思想、感情等) [+sth (from sth)]
③ to send sb away or allow them to leave; to officially remove sb from their job 把(某人)打发走,解散;解雇[+sb(from sth) ]
④ to say that a trial or legal case should not continue, usually because there is not enough evidence 驳回,不受理
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| Rather than dismissing ourselves as unchangeable creatures of habit, we can instead direct our own change by consciously developing new habits.我们可以通过有意识地培养新习惯来作出改变,而不是将自己视为一成不变的习惯性动物(而不再考虑任何改变)。(2009阅读Text 1)
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intermittent
| 词义
| stopping and starting often over a period of time, but not regularly 断断续续的,间歇的
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mission
| 词义
| ① an important official job of a mission; a group of people doing such a job官方使命,使团的使命; 使团,代表团
② particular work that you feel it is your duty to do使命,天职
③ an important job that is done by soldiers; a flight into space军事任务;太空飞行任务
④ 传教,布道,布道团
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omit
| 词义
| ① to not include sth/sb either deliberately or because you have forgotten it/them删除,忽略,漏掉 [+sth/sb(from sth) ] [同leave out]
② to not do or fail to do sth不做,未能做[+to do]
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permit
| 词义
| ① to allow sb to do sth; to allow sth to happen or make sth possible允许;使有可能 [近empower]
② an official document that gives sb the right to do sth, esp. for a limited period of time 许可证(尤指限期的) [近license]
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| Your outline should smoothly conduct you from one point to the next, but do not permit it to railroad you.写作提纲应当指引你从一个点自然地过渡到下一个点,但是不能让你的提纲使你仓促行事。(2008阅读Part B)
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promise
| 词义
| ① to tell sb that you will definitely do or not do sth, or that sth will definitely happen答应,许诺,保证
[+to do sth, +that, +sth (to sb), +sb sth] [近pledge]
② to make sth seem likely to happen; to show signs of sth使很可能,预示[+sth, +to do]
③ a statement that tells sb that you will definitely do or not do sth 诺言,许诺[+(to do sth), +(that... )] [近guarantee]
④ a sign, or a reason for hope that sth good may happen or sb will be successful 吉兆,获得成功的迹象[+(of sth)]
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| Bolivar had received aid from Haiti and had promised in return to abolish slavery in the areas he liberated.玻利瓦尔得到海地的援助后,作为回报,他承诺在所解放的地区废除奴隶制。(2007 知识运用)
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submit
| 词义
| ① to give a document, proposal, etc to sb in authority so that they can study or consider it 提交(文件、建议等) [+sth (to sb/sth)]
② to accept the authority, control or greater strength of sb/sth; to agree to sth because of this 屈服,不得已接受
[+(oneself) (to sb/sth)] [近yield, give in to sb/sth, surrender]
③ to say or suggest sth表示,认为,建议[+that]
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transmit
| 词义
| ① to send an electronic signal, radio or television broadcast, etc 传送,发射[+(sth)(from...) (to...)]
② to pass sth from one person, place or thing to another 传染,传播
③ to allow heat, light, sound, etc to pass through 传(热、声等);透(光等);使通过
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accommodate
| 词义
| ① to change your behavior so that you can deal with a new situation better 顺应,适应(新情况) [+to sth, +sth/oneself to sth] [近adapt]
② to consider sth, such as sbs opinion or a fact, and be influenced by it when you are deciding what to do or explaining sth 考虑到,顾及
③
to help sb by doing what they want 帮忙,为……提供方便[+sb (with sth)] [近oblige]
④ to provide sb with a room or place to sleep, live or sit; to provide enough space for sb/sth 为(某人)提供住宿(或膳宿、座位等);容纳,为……提供空间 [近quarter, shelter]
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accommodation
| 词义
| ① a place to live, work or stay in 住处,办公处,停留处
②[用复数] somewhere to live or stay, often also providing food or other services 住宿,膳宿
③a satisfactory agreement or arrangement between people or groups with different opinions; the process of reaching this agreement 和解,调解
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commodity
| 词义
| ① a product or a raw material that can be bought and sold, esp. between countries (尤指国家间贸易的)商品,货物
② a thing that is useful or has a useful quality 有用的东西
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moderate
| 词义
| ① having or showing opinions, esp. about politics, that are not extreme 温和的,不偏激的 [近temperate]
② staying within the limits that are considered to be reasonable by most people 适中的,合理的
③ that is neither very good, large, hot, etc nor very bad, small, cold, etc 适度的,中等的 [近intermediate]
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to become or make sth become less extreme, severe, etc 缓和,使适中
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modest
| 词义
| ① not very large, expensive, important, etc 些许的,不太大(或太贵、太重要等)的
② not talking much about your own abilities or possessions 谦虚的
③ shy about showing much of the body; not intended to attract attention (人,尤指妇女或其衣着)庄重的,朴素的
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modify
| 词义
| ① to change sth slightly, esp. in order to make it more suitable for a particular purpose 调整,对……稍作修改(使更适合) [近alter, adjust]
② to make sth less extreme 缓和,使温和
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