symmetrical
匀称的,对称的
The human face is more or less symmetrical.
人的面容或多或少是对称的。
symposium
讨论会,座谈会
The symposium on language teaching will be held next Sunday.
下周一的研讨会是有关语言教学的。
tangle
纠纷;混乱状态
He got into an awful tangle with his homework, and had to ask me to help.
他家庭作业做得乱作一麻,不得不请我帮忙。
temperament
气质,性情
Actors often display a lot of temperament.
演员常常需要饰演不同性格的人物。
tentative
试验性的,暂定的
The conservative researcher only made a tentative conclusion for his study.
保守的研究者为他的研究做了初步结论。
threshold
入口;门槛
She stood on the threshold for a minute then rang the door bell.
她在门口站了一分钟,然后按响了门铃。
tragic
悲剧的;悲痛的
The tragic accident caused by gas leak took the whole family lives.
由于气体泄漏造成的事故使全家人丧命。
trivial
重要的,琐碎的
The development of e-insurance in China's insurance market is similar to that of Europe: both are in the infant stage and the on-line business takes only a trivial market share.
商业保险在中国保险市场上的发展和欧洲的发展类似:两者都处于起步阶段,在线业务只有微不足道的市场份额。
truthful
真实的;诚实的
I have only one question to ask you, and I want a truthful answer.
我只有一个问题要问你,希望你能如实回答。
turbulent
骚乱的,混乱的
This story happened in a turbulent period.
这个故事发生在乱世。
underway
起步的;航行中的
Newark has still not completely rebuilt the stores and neighborhoods destroyed in that conflagration, but efforts to do so are well underway.
纽约克还没有重建好在火灾中被摧毁的商店和社区,但是重建工作还在有序地进行中。
unfold
打开;呈现
She opened the envelope and then unfolded the letter.
她打开信封,然后展开这封信。
uphold
支撑;鼓励
If the teacher makes a rule I can be sure that my dad will uphold it.
如果那位老师指定一个规则,我确信老爸一定会支持的。
verbal
口头的;言语的
Is it true that girls' verbal ability is greater than that of boys?
女孩的语言能力比男孩的强,这是真的吗?
versatile
多才多艺的;通用的
Have you seen this versatile new kitchen gadget?
你见过这个新的厨房工具吗?
vicinity
邻近,附近
There is not a good school in the vicinity.
附近没有什么好学校。
vulnerable
易受攻击的
Companies have made themselves vulnerable to activist hedge funds by playing safe in the past three years.
过去3年来,公司不愿冒险,使自己易受对冲基金活跃分子的攻击。
warehouse
仓库;货栈
A warehouse is a building for storing large quantities of goods.
货仓就是用于储存大量货物的建筑物。