ennobling
adj. 高贵的
eg. In some ways it was an ennobling influence.
在某些方面,这起到了圣洁的作用。
entail
vt. 引起
eg. Success entails hard work.
要成功,必须努力工作。
humiliation
n. 耻辱
eg. We have suffered 30 years of humiliation and torture.
我们已经遭受了30年的羞辱和折磨。
romanticise
vt. 使浪漫化
eg. Unlike many in the development world, she does not romanticise poverty or patronise the poor.
不像发展界中的许多人,她从不把贫穷浪漫化,也不对穷人盛气凌人。
distinct
adj. 明显的
eg. Looking at a close-up of the temperature spike, we see distinct troughs right next to the spike.
观察对温度尖峰的特写,我们可以看到恰好在尖峰附近有一个明显的波谷。
have a knack for
有......的诀窍
eg. You have a knack for doing the right thing at the right time.
你有种天分,让你在适当的时机,做适当的事情。
inoculate
vt. 给......注射预防针
eg. The main cause of measles was failure to inoculate measles vaccine for children.
未接种麻疹疫苗是造成儿童发病的主要原因。
caprice
n. 反复无常
eg. Her decision to wear only black clothes was pure caprice.
她决定只穿黑衣服完全是忽发奇想。
unruffled
adj. 平静的
eg. He remained unruffled by the charges.
他受到这些指控仍处之泰然。