ingenious
有独创性的;机灵的,精制的
So you fitted that wire through that little hole there: that's very ingenious!
那么说是你把金属线穿过那个小孔的了,真灵巧!
instantaneous
瞬间的;即时的;猝发的
She accidentally swallowed the poison and death was instantaneous.
她意外地吞下了毒药,当即身亡。
integral
积分的;完整的,整体的
The form, the sound and the grammar rules are integral parts of a language.
形式,声音和语法规则是语言完整体系中的组成部分。
intelligible
可理解的;明了的
He used so many archaisms in his speech that half of it was barely intelligible.
他对人说话,总是满口之乎者也,叫人半懂不懂的。
jeopardize
危害;使陷危地
The security of the whole operation has been jeopardized by one careless person.
整个行动的安全让一个粗心大意的人给破坏了。
lawsuit
诉讼;诉讼案件
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。
linger
继续逗留
She lingered after the concert, hoping to meet the star.
音乐会后她徘徊不去,希望能遇见明星。
magnify
赞美;夸大
The microscope magnified the object one hundred times.
显微镜把物体放大一百倍。
maturity
成熟;到期
This highly polite style is no doubt something that young women have been expected to "grow into", after all, it is a sign not simply of femininity, but of maturity and refinement.
毫无疑问,这种高度礼貌的风格是一些年轻女性眼中“长大”的标准,毕竟,这只是一个迹象,而不是简单的女性气质的成熟度和精细化。
migrate
随季节而移居
Wealthy people often migrate in winter to warmer, sunnier countries.
有钱人常在冬天移居到温暖有阳光的国家。
misfortune
不幸;灾祸
Think about the misfortune of others that you may be satisfied with your own lot.
想想别人的不幸,你可以对自己的命运感到满足。
negligible
微不足道的,可以忽略的
The damage to my car is negligible.
我的汽车的损坏程度可忽略不计。
notorious
声名狼藉的,臭名昭著的
Maradona, a most famous football star, is a notorious drug addict.
马拉多纳——一个著名的球星,却是一个臭名昭著的吸毒者。
outdate
使过时;使废弃;使陈旧
More companies are learning the importance of destructive technologies—innovations that hold the potential to make a product line, or even an entire business segment, virtually outdated.
更多的公司意识到破坏性技术创新的重要性——创新可以淘汰整个生产线,或者整个企业分部。
outflow
流出量;流出物
We watched the heavy outflow of the tide.
我们观看了汹涌奔出的潮水。
permeate
渗透;弥漫
On a spring moonlit night, birds are singing, the air is permeated with the fragrance of flowers.
在一个春天的月光照耀的晚上,鸟儿在歌唱,空气中弥漫着花香。
porch
门廊;走廊
A porch is a covered entrance to a building.
门廊是有遮盖的建筑物的入口。
predominant
卓越的;支配的
Her predominant characteristic is her friendliness.
她的主要特点是她的友善。
prescription
药方;指示
She feels fine now that the doctor has made fine adjustments to her prescription.
因为医生对她的处方进行了细微的调整,所以她现在感觉良好。
prevalent
流行的;普遍的
Traveling by motor car is becoming more and more prevalent in the country.
乘坐汽车旅行在这个国家越来越普遍。