aspiration n.强烈的愿望;志向,抱负
Mary has a serious aspiration to a career in politics.
玛丽有从政的雄心壮志。
drawback n.缺点,欠缺;不利条件
cute adj.漂亮的,娇小可爱的;聪明伶俐的,精明的
a cute child
一个可爱的孩子
toll n.过路费,过桥费;(事故等的)伤亡人数,损失v.(缓慢而有规律地)敲(钟)
Church bells tolled the death of the bishop.
教堂为主教的去世而鸣钟。
correlate vt.使相互关联vi.相关,关联
Some people can't make the math correlate with the stock prices.
有些人不能把数学和股票价格联系起来。
sip n.小口喝,一小口的量v.小口地喝,抿,呷
Ann was sitting at the table sipping her coffee.
安坐在桌子旁小口地喝着咖啡。
conservation n.保存,(对自然资源的)保护;守恒
This organization encouraged many countries to carry out energy conservation.
这个组织鼓励许多国家实施保存能源的工作。
clasp n.扣子,钩子;紧抱,紧握從抱紧,握紧;扣住,扣紧
In the hour of danger,Jonathan clasped the bride that he held so dear.
在危急时刻,乔纳森紧紧抱住他珍爱的新娘。
efficient adj.效率高的,有能力的
For a successful enterprise, friendly and efficient staff are essential.
对一个成功的企业来说,友好高效的职工团体是根本。
current n.潮流;电流;趋势,倾向adj.当前的,通用的;流行的,流传的
the current President
现任总统
current fashion
流行时尚