initiate
n.新加入组织的人 vt. 开始,创始,发起;使初步了解;接纳(新成员),让…加入
China initiated her reforms in every field in 1978 based on Deng Xiaoping's conceptions.
中国从1978年开始根据邓小平的构想启动各个领域的改革。
intricate
a.错综复杂的,复杂精细的
A detective novel usually has an intricate plot.
侦探小说通常有错综复杂的情节。
Modern electrical facilities have intricate directions.
现代电器设备的用法说明都复杂难懂。
leaflet
n.传单,散页印刷品 v. (向…)散发传单
Many salesmen stood by the roadside to hand out the leaflets for their products to passersby.
很多促销人员站在路边向路人散发产品广告传单。
migrate
vi.(候鸟等)迁徙,移栖; 移居(尤指移居国外),迁移
Some birds migrate to find warmer weather.
有些鸟迁徙以寻找更温暖的气候。
notorious
a.臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的
English soccer fans are notorious for their craziness and barbarism.
英国球迷因他们的疯狂和野蛮而臭名昭著。
overlap
v.(与…)重叠;(与…)部分相同 n. 重叠
Tiles are laid to overlap each other.
屋瓦是一个压一个地重叠放置的。
History and politics overlap and should be studied together.
历史和政治有部分重叠,应该结合起来研究。
perpetual
a.永久的,永恒的;无休止的
Do you believe in perpetual love in this secular world?
在这个世俗的世界里你还相信有天长地久的爱情吗?
The two sides signed a treaty of perpetual friendship.
双方签订了永久友好条约。
prescription
n.处方,药方,(医生开的)药; 开处方,开药方
I can never read doctors' prescriptions.
我从来看不懂医生写的处方。
profitable
a.有利可图的,有益的
Investigations revealed that selling genuine goods at a fair price can be more profitable in the long run.
调查显示,从长远来看,货真价实的经营能赚取更多的利润。
recipe
n.烹饪法,食谱;方法,秘诀,诀窍
I am not good at cooking. I can only follow a recipe.
我不擅长烹饪,只能照着食谱做。
What's your recipe for a happy marriage?
你认为幸福婚姻有什么秘方?
revelation
n.被揭示的真相,(惊人的)新发现; 揭示,透露,显示
What a revelation!
这真是一个意外!
The revelation that the world is round once surprised people.
揭示出地球是圆的事实曾使人们大为惊讶。
Have you ever read the Revelations in the Bible?
你读过《圣经》中的《启示录》吗?
shrewd
a.机灵的,敏锐的,精明的
However shrewd a businessman is, it is impossible that he has never lost money.
再精明的生意人也不可能从不亏钱。
subjective
a.主观(上)的,个人的
Our perception of things is often influenced by subjective factors, such as tiredness.
我们对事物的感知能力常受到主观因素(如疲劳)的影响。
Lyric poetry is subjective.
抒情诗是抒发个人感情的。
symposium
n.讨论会,专题报告会;专题论文集
A symposium is a meeting or conference for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations.
研讨会即讨论某一论题的聚会或会议,尤指参与者既为听众、又做演讲的聚会或会议。
toss
vi.掷钱币决定;翻来覆去 n. 掷钱币决定;猛抬头 vt. 扔,抛;猛抬(头); 拌(食品);(打赌等时)掷(钱币);使摇动,使颠簸
The ship tossed about on the stormy sea.
船在波涛汹涌的海浪中颠簸着。
Toss the vegetables in butter.
在菜里拌点黄油。
Let's toss to see who will pay the bill.
让我们掷钱币决定谁付账。
verdict
n.裁定;定论,判断性意见
The verdict was that the prisoner was guilty.
最后的判决是犯人有罪。