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aid
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/eɪd/ n.
(助手) person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
The company has also asked for an additional 3.50 billion dollars in aid from the government.
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albeit
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/ɔ:l'bi:ɪt/ ad.
(虽然,纵使) even though; although; notwithstanding
This question bothers me, albeit from a different perspective.
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allocate
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/'æləkeɪt/ v. Syn. assign
(分配,制定) assign; distribute according to plan
Even though the Red Cross did allocate a large sum for the relief of the sufferers of the disaster, many people perished.
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alter
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/'ɔ:ltə(r)/ v. Syn. modify; change; convert
(改变,修改) modify; cause to change; make different; convert
In public neither Mr. Blair's visit nor the regional summit in Nepal has done anything to alter India's position on dialogue with Pakistan.
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alternative
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/ɔ:l'tɜrnətɪv/ a.
(另一可选的,另外的) one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
Electron Instruments believed its desktop SEM was vastly superior to the next best alternative from a Japanese competitor.
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ambiguous
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/æm'bɪgjʊəs/ a.
(模棱两可的) unclear or doubtful in meaning
His ambiguous instructions misled us; we did not know which road to take.
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amend
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/ə'mɛnd/ v. Syn. correct; improve
(修订,修改,变更) change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
Would McCain amend executive orders to ensure that communications between persons outside government and White House staff are disclosed to the public?
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analogy
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/ə'nælədʒɪ/ n. Syn. similarity; parallelism
(类比,相似) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
This analogy is almost always noted without further comment, although in fact it may be taken further.
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analyse
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/'ænəlaɪz/ v.
(分析) resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for purpose of examination of each separately
Don't spend all day calling agents about fees - pick three in your locality and analyse which is the best one.
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analysis
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/ə'næləsɪs/ n. Syn. study; investigation
(分析,分析报告) study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
You can read more about those studies here, and my analysis is here.
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annual
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/'ænjʊəl/ a.
(每年的) occurring or payable every year
It says that the Queen's role in the annual state opening of parliament should be changed.
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anticipate
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/æn'tɪsɪpeɪt/ v. Syn. expect; predict
(预期,预料) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
Nature seemed to me benign and good; I thought she loved me, outcast as I was; and I, who from man could anticipate only mistrust, rejection, insult, clung to her with filial fondness.
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apparent
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/ə'pærənt/ a. Syn. visible
(明显的,明白的,外表的,表面上的) capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
It is apparent to all that he was guilty; do you think anyone still trusts him now?
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append
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/ə'pɛnd/ v. Syn. attach
(追加,附上) attach; add as supplement or appendix
When you append a bibliography to a text, you have just created an supplementary material.
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appreciate
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/ə'pri:ʃɪeɪt/ v. Syn. admire; value
(感激,增值,赏识) be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
I am truly thankful for the stocks, which would appreciate in value considerably in future years.
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approach
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/ə'proʊtʃ/ n. Syn. access; method
(方法) access; method
Faced with an increasingly competitive jobs market and frequent bad publicity over pay and conditions, the army is getting ever more sophisticated and corporate in its approach to recruitment.
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appropriate
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/ə'proʊprɪət/ v. Syn. acquire; allocate
(获得,挪用,据为己有) acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
The ranch owners appropriate the lands that have originally been set aside for the Indians' use.
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approximate
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/ə'prɒksɪmət/ v. Syn. approach
(接近,近似) approach; come near
The conclusions of yours both approximate to the truth.
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arbitrary
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/'ɑrbɪtrərɪ/;/'ɑrrbɪtrɛrɪ/ a. Syn. capricious; impulse
(反复无常,随机的) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
He threw an arbitrary assortment of clothes into his suitcase and headed off, not caring where he went.
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area
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/'ɛərɪə/ n.
(范围,区域,地区,面积,领域) plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
His special interest lies in the area of literature.
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