Device
n.装置,设备;方法;策略;手段
We believe that an explosive device had been left inside a container.
我们认为有一个爆炸装置被留在了一只集装箱里。
They claim that military spending is used as a device for managing the economy.
他们声称军费开支是用来作为调控经济的手段的。
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Elicit (pt&pp.elicited)
vt.引出,探出;诱出(回答等)
The crime elicited an outcry against illicit drugs.
那起罪行引发了打击违禁药品的呼声。
Phone calls elicited no further information.
几个电话都没有打听到进一步的消息。
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Position (pt&pp.positioned)
n.位置,方位;地位,职位;态度;状态
vt.安置;把…放在适当位置;给…定位;驻扎军队
This conservatory enjoys an enviable position overlooking a leafy expanse.
这个温室位置绝佳,放眼望去,草木繁茂,郁郁葱葱。
Place the pastry circles on to a baking sheet and position one apple on each circle.
把油酥面圈放到烘烤盘上,每个上面放一个苹果。
He left a career in teaching to take up a position with the Arts Council...
他辞去教学工作到艺术委员会任职。
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Apart from
脱离;除此之外(表示除…以外别无);除去;撇开…来说(表示除…以外尚有)
Apart from their direct costs, loan guarantees have other damaging effects.
除直接成本之外,贷款担保还有其他的不良影响。
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Accuse of
指责,控告
For it will be not only men who will perish, but also the animals, whom no one can accuse of communism or anticommunism.
因为不驻人会被消灭,而且动物也会被消灭,没有人能指责它们是共产主义或反共产主义。
剧情百科
很意外,犯下许多罪名的Moriarty没有受到法律的制裁,在各陪审团的一致投票下无罪释放。事情的经由貌似都在Moriarty掌握之中,他笑着离开法庭,接下来,他将会如何挑衅Sherlock?
考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.
1._____ valuations don't always spell instant success.
体面的估值并非总意味着会马上成功。
2.He is anxious to _____ the competition.
他很想去参加比赛。
A:本期答案见下期
上期答案:
1.The crosspoint is a device operated by electric magnets.
交换处是一个由电磁驱动的装置。
2.Ms. mayer faces plenty of management challenges apart fromthe pregnancy.
除怀孕外,梅耶尔还在管理上面临很多挑战。