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| 核心词汇 | 音标 | 词性 | 释义 | 近义词 | 例句 |
| expansion |
[ɪkˈspænʃn]
|
n. |
|
extension |
It was not like they were giving them a great deal, this was part of constructing their own business expansion.
|
| livestock |
['laɪvstɒk]
|
n. |
牲畜；家畜
|
cattle |
Now,the nonprofit Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines is trying to expand production and lower the cost.
|
| cultivation |
[kʌltɪ'veɪʃn]
|
n. |
培养；耕作；耕种
|
training |
He noted that poppy cultivation decreased 19 percent nationwide last year and is on track to drop even further in 2009
|
| commodity |
[kə'mɒdɪtɪ]
|
n. |
商品，货物；日用品
|
merchandise |
This decision is also hard to make because when you are a backend technology provider, it's like selling a piece of commodity
|
| migration |
[maɪ'greɪʃ(ə)n]
|
n. |
迁移；移民；移动
|
transplantation |
Experts at the Census Bureau estimate that more than sixty percent of Hispanic growth was from "natural increase" rather than migration.
|
| peak |
[piːk]
|
n. |
山峰；最高点
|
summit |
A statement noted that while food prices have decreased from their peak last year, they remain high in historical terms.
|
| characteristic |
[kærəktə'rɪstɪk]
|
n. |
特征；特性；特色
|
quality |
"Each of the characters has a unique characteristic that we think is not often represented by their ethnicities, broadly speaking,in the media."
|
| ancestor |
['ænsestə]
|
n. |
始祖，祖先；被继承人
|
He says they are part of the genome of the last common ancestor of all birds,frogs, dinosaurs and mammals.
|
|
| occupation |
[ɒkjʊ'peɪʃ(ə)n]
|
n. |
职业；占有；消遣；占有期
|
profession |
American occupation of the Philippines made the United States a major power in the Far East
|
| depletion |
[dɪ'pliːʃn]
|
n. |
消耗；损耗；放血
|
consumption |
"The food that I eat is connected through global trade to groundwater depletion in another part of the world, " Bierkens said.
|
| expectation |
[ekspek'teɪʃ(ə)n]
|
n. |
期待；预期；指望
|
looking forward to |
Expectation has been raised very high for this next thirty minutes and I know you will meet them.
|
| specialization |
[,speʃəlaɪ'zeɪʃən]
|
n. |
专门化；特殊化；特化作用
|
That's not as much in my area of specialization, but I do know that
|
|
| freight |
[freɪt]
|
n. |
货运；运费；船货
|
carriage |
You can see these opening pages of the book, dense argument being condensed in very deep ways, carry a great deal of freight.
|
| established |
[ɪ'stæblɪʃt]
|
adj.
|
确定的；已制定的，已建立的 |
defined |
Its not like Apple took an already established product in the market and copied it.
|
| remarkable |
[rɪ'mɑːkəb(ə)l]
|
adj. |
卓越的；非凡的；值得注意的
|
prominent |
This is a remarkable piece of software, with a remarkable team of coders behind it.
|
| rigid |
['rɪdʒɪd]
|
adj. |
严格的；僵硬的，死板的；坚硬的；精确的
|
strict |
"These men are rigid and they are not inclined to back down at all, " he said.
|
| ambitious |
[æm'bɪʃəs]
|
adj. |
野心勃勃的；有雄心的
|
eager-beaver |
Both accessible and inherently ambitious, it finds Sloan continuing to evolve well into its second decade.
|
| nomadic |
[nəʊ'mædɪk]
|
adj. |
游牧的；流浪的；游动的
|
migratory |
Nevertheless, access to education for rural and predominantly nomadic people in remote areas remains restricted.
|
| fecund |
['fek(ə)nd; 'fiːk-]
|
adj. |
肥沃的；多产的
|
productive |
The pampas are still among the most fecund lands in the world.
|
| sterile |
['steraɪl]
|
adj. |
不育的；无菌的；贫瘠的
|
desert |
We like the idea that they're produced in sterile water instead of dirt and manure.
|
| navigable |
['nævɪgəb(ə)l]
|
adj. |
可航行的；可驾驶的；适于航行的
|
floatable |
The canal is already navigable between Compasses Bridge and the A281 at Fast Bridge.
|
| self-sufficient |
['selfsə'fiʃənt]
|
adj. |
自给自足的；极为自负的；过于自信的
|
autarkic |
In 15 years we will go from 80% self-sufficient in oil and gas to 80% imported.
|
| observe |
[əb'zɜːv]
|
v. |
观察；说；注意到
|
take stock of |
"I've had the rare privilege to observe events over a long time, " Castro wrote.
|
| root |
[ruːt]
|
v. |
生根；根除
|
radicate |
British authorities, shocked by the London attacks, are now vowing to root out British terrorism.
|
| uproot |
[ʌp'ruːt]
|
v. |
迁离；改变生活方式
|
eradicate |
He had no wish to uproot Dena from her present home
|
| stratify |
['strætɪfaɪ]
|
v. |
分层；成层；阶层化
|
delaminate |
Instead many US net firms would prefer to stratify traffic and charge customers more to ensure that some of it gets through.
|
| inherit |
[ɪn'herɪt]
|
v. |
继承；遗传而得
|
succeed to |
Sowing the seeds of tomorrow so that future generations can inherit a more sustainable world.
|
| plague |
[pleɪg]
|
v. |
折磨；使苦恼
|
devil |
The signal crayfish also carries a fungus known as crayfish plague which kills the British species.
|
| negotiate |
[nɪ'gəʊʃɪeɪt]
|
v. |
谈判，商议；转让；越过
|
transact |
My job as Secretary of State is to negotiate the most acceptable second-best position available
|
| stimulate |
['stɪmjʊleɪt]
|
v. |
刺激；鼓舞，激励
|
motivate |
There is evidence that cannabis may stimulate the appetites of Aids patients with wasting disease
|
| spectacularly |
[spek'tækjuləli]
|
adv.
|
壮观地；引人注目地
|
remarkably |
The boats are spectacularly ornate, brilliantly coloured and fronted with the ferocious heads of dragons.
|
| inveterately | [ɪn'vetərətlɪ] | adv. |
