- absurdity
- He was smart enough to realize the absurdity in all this.
- arouse
- Our suspicions were fisrt aroused when we heard a muffled scream.
- commodity
- 商品,有用的东西
- illiteracy
- 文盲,无知
- Teachers and other professionals are taking part in a campaign to eradicate illiteracy.
- immature
- 不成熟的
- She's rather immature for her age,don't you think?
- impact
- The new proposals were intended to soften the impact of the reformed tax system.
- merit
- 功勋,长处,优点
- The book has the merit of being both informative and readable.
- 值得,应获得
- The accident merited only a small paragraph in the local paper.
- moribund
- 经营不善的,没有进展的
- How can the department be revived from its present moribund state.
- 经营不善的,没有进展的
- poverty
- Helping to alleviate poverty in developing countries also helps to reduce environmental destruction.
- proficiency
- As far as English proficiency goes,she is better than the other members.
- rhythm
- I've got no sense of rhythm,so I'm a terrible dancer.
- unwed
- Once pregnant,women face an uncomfortable reality:The stigma of unwed motherhood is greater than that of having an abortion.
- complacence
- 自满,满足
- People may always lose the chance to get promotions because of complacence.
- comformism
- 因循守旧
- Domestically,Norway has been marked by a strong element of comformism,with largely unchallenged support for Nordic values and a generous social welfare state.
- conformity
- 依照,符合
- It's depressing how much conformity there is in such young children.
- embody
- 表现,具体表现
- He embodied in one man an unsual range of science,music,and religion.
- fogyism
- 守旧,落伍
- This industry,do not have a contact one year can be regarded as fogyism.
- fortitude
- 坚韧,刚毅
- The soldiers showed remarkable fortitude in the battle field.
- mammonist
- 拜金主义者,贪财者
- In appearing to worship money,we make of ourselves mammonist.
- orthodox
- 规范的,公认的,普遍赞同的
- We should prefer a more orthodox approach to the problem.
- prerequisite
- 先决条件,前提
- They had to agree to certain conditions as a prerequisite of being lent the money.
- quintesssence
- 典范,完美典型,精华,精髓
- Her books captures the quintessence of Renaissance humanism.
- snobbish
- 势利眼的,谗上媚下的,恃才傲物的
- My brother is very snobbish about cars.
- 我弟弟很讲求汽车的档次
- superstition
- 迷信,迷信行为
- According to superstition,if you walk under a ladder it brings you bad luck.
- valour
- 英勇,勇猛
- This troop was awarded the highest prize for valour from the military.
- paragon
- 完人,典范
- He is a paragon of virtue who would never compromise her reputation.
- 他是永远不会损害自己名誉的美德典范
- worship
- On the island the people worshipped different gods.
- The poll showed that over 40 percent of Americans worship on a weekly basis.
- 民意调查显示超过40%的美国人每周都去做礼拜
- National denfense is important to every country.Therefore,many countries allot a large portion of the national budget to this sector.
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- Conversely,huge allotments for national denfense rob the other sectors of their budget allocation.
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- The government must recognize the distinct responsibility of each sector in the community,whether these may be minor or major.
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- It should not overlook other sectors of the community since overlooking them may hinder national progress and development.
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- National defense is important to protect a country from both internal and external threats.
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- There should be a fair allocation of the budget between major and minor sectors.
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- The advocates of international aid believe that countries have a moral obligation to help each other.
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- Some people believe that aid money can be misspent by the recipient countries.
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- International aid opens up the possibility of cultural,economic and social interaction between countries,thereby easing tension.
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- promote harmony and unity
- be governed by similar principles
- forge amiable ties with each other
- Member countries will be ruled by trade agreements that regulate trade and protect countries from unfair business deals.
- Proper organizations and governmental institutions should strive to disseminate information regarding natural and artificial birth control methods.
- There might be an increase in violence as people strive to meet their basic needs in whatever way possible.
- Diseases will easily spread because of the increase in waste products and deteriorating living conditions.
- Several problems can arise from uncontrolled population growth including mass starvation,violence,scarcity of resources and disease transmission.