fair
公平的;相当多的;遵守规定地
It's not fair for you to speak ill of Jane, especially when she's your best friend.
你说阿珍坏话很不公平,尤其她还是你最好的朋友。
She has fair knowledge of Chinese Kung Fu.
她懂得不少中国功夫。
Henry was accused by his opponents of not playing fair.
亨利的对手指控他不按规则比赛。
I'm determined to marry Jane, by fair means or foul.
我下定决心要不择手段娶到阿珍。
unfair
不公平的
It is unfair to expect your little sister to do all the chores.
要你妹妹做所有杂务很不公平。
legal
与法律相关的;合法的
He went to the lawyer for legal help.
他去找律师寻求法律上的协助。
Is it legal for children to buy betel nuts in Taiwan?
在台湾,儿童购买槟榔合法吗?
illegal
违法的
It's illegal to park your car here.
在这里停车是违法的。
advance
促进;前进,行进;进步;预支
The government has put a lot of effort to advance research on computer science.
政府花了很多心力促进电脑科学的研究。
The officer told the soldiers to advance.
那名军官下令士兵们前进。
We have not made great advances in the fight against AIDS.
我们在对抗艾滋病方面,并没有长足的进步。
The boss gave me an advance on my next month's salary.
老板让我预支下个月的薪水。
brief
短暂的;简短的,简洁的;文件;向……简单说明
Greg took a brief look at the newspaper before going to work.
葛瑞格在上班前迅速地浏览了一下报纸。
We had a brief meeting before classes began.
上课前,我们召开了简短的会议。
I know we're all in a hurry, so I'll be brief.
我知道我们的时间很赶,所以我会长话短说。
Please finish the legal briefs by tomorrow.
请在明天以前完成这些法律文件。
The commander briefed those soldiers on the nature of their mission.
指挥官向士兵们就此次任务的性质做了简单的说明。
briefly
短暂地;简短地
The president stopped briefly in London on his way to Moscow.
那位总统在前往莫斯科途中于伦敦短暂停留。
Tell us briefly what happened.
简略地告诉我们发生了什么事。
briefing
简报
The minister gave a briefing to the president on this policy.
部长向总统就该政策做了简报。
stress
压力;重要性;施加压力;强调
Under the stress of inflation, many small companies have closed down.
在通货膨胀的压力下,许多小公司都关门了。
Mr. Johnson lays stress on the importance of punctuality.= Mr. Johnson stresses the importance of punctuality.
强森先生很强调守时的重要性。
Work and housework stress Maggie out.
工作和家事快让玛姬喘不过气来。
stressful
紧张的,压力重的
That is a stressful job; I haven't slept well for several days.
那是份压力很大的工作。我已经好几天没睡好了。
weather
天气(指某地短期的气象型态)
We've been having nice weather over the past two weeks.
过去两个星期以来,我们这里的天气一直都不错。
It's fine weather today.
今天天气很好。
climate
气候(指某地长期的气象型态)
The climate on this island is generally very nice in autumn.
一般来说,这岛上秋天的气候非常舒适宜人。