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back
释义
n.adj.adv.v. 后面的,背面的 v. 支持
例句
to back such radical moves 支持极端的行动
radical
发音
/ˈrædɪkl/
释义
adj. 彻底的;激进的
the need for radical changes in education 对教育进行彻底变革的需要
left-wing radical groups 左翼激进团体
boil down to
释义
归根结底,归结于
例句
What they want boils down to just one thing. It is land.
他们想要的归根结底只有一样东西,那就是土地。
The whole issue will probably boil down to parental responsibility.
整个事件也许会归结为父母的责任问题。
insane
发音
/ɪnˈseɪn/
释义
adj. 疯狂的
例句
Sometimes your whole life boils down to one insane move.
派生
sane adj. 理智的,合乎情理的
No sane person wishes to see conflict or casualties.
理智的人都不希望看到冲突或伤亡。
lay off
释义
PHRASAL VERB If workers are laid off, they are told by their employers to leave their job, usually because there is no more work for them to do. 解雇
例句
100,000 federal workers will be laid off to reduce the deficit.
10万名联邦工作人员将被解雇以减少赤字。
catch on
释义
流行
例句
The idea has been around for ages without catching on.
这个观点由来已久,但一直未风行。
transformer
释义
变压器;
Transformers 变形金刚;
alteration/alternation
alteration
发音
/ˌɔːltəˈreɪʃn/
释义
n. 改变,改动
例句
Making some simple alterations to your diet will make you feel fitter.
对你的饮食做一些简单的改变会使你感觉更健康。
alternation
发音
/ˌɔːltəˈneɪʃn/
释义
N successive change from one condition or action to another and back again repeatedly 交替
alternate
发音
/ɔːlˈtɜːnət/
释义
adj.v.n. 交替的;轮流的
例句
John has to work on alternate Sundays. 约翰每隔一周就有一个星期日得上班。
mutable
发音
/ˈmjuːtəbl/
释义
ADJ able to or tending to change 可变的; 会变的
payee
发音
/ˌpeɪˈiː/
释义
n. 收款人
-ee 结尾一般表示被动,被pay,即收款人。
plant
释义
n. 植物;工厂,发电厂
v. 栽种
例句
He planted the first seeds of doubt in my mind.
是他最初启发我起疑心的。