activate
使活动;激活;使活化
The burglar alarm is activated by movement.
这防盗警报器一动就会响。
The gene is activated by a specific protein.
这种基因由一种特异性蛋白激活。
mode
(设备的)模式,工作状态
Switch the camera into the automatic mode.
将照相机调到自动拍摄状态。
promise
promise sth to sb
promise sb sth
许诺;承诺;答应;保证
The college principal promised to look into the matter.
学院院长答应研究这个问题。
'Promise not to tell anyone!' 'I promise.'
"你要保证不告诉别人!" "我保证。"
destruction
摧毁;毁灭;破坏
the destruction of the rainforests
对热带雨林的破坏
weapons of mass destruction
大规模杀伤性武器
a tidal wave bringing death and destruction in its wake
海啸以及随之而来的死亡与破坏
The central argument is that capitalism sows the seeds of its own destruction (= creates the forces that destroy it).
主要论点是资本主义播下了自我毁灭的种子。