rambling [?r?mbli?] adj. 杂乱无章的
【例】It was a scrappy, rambling speech.
那是一段杂乱无章、毫无条理的演讲。
【扩】disorganized 杂乱无章的
sentimentally [?sent??ment?li] adv. 感情上,多情地
lavish [?l?vi?] adj. 慷慨的,大方的
【派】lavishly 大方地
【例】He is lavish in donating money to charity.
他给慈善团体捐款非??犊?
【扩】openhanded 大方的
【搭】lavish feast 盛宴 lavish sth. on sb. 慷慨给予某人某物
immaculate [i?m?kjulit] adj. 清洁的,无污点的
【搭】immaculate room 干净的房间
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A: His shoes were immaculate in spite of the rain.
B: That's because he didn't go out today.
A:尽管下雨,他脚上那双鞋仍洁净无垢。
B:那是因为他今天没出去。
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parquet [?pɑ?kei] n. 镶木地板
gleam [ɡli?m] v. 发亮,闪光
【搭】a gleam of hope 一丝希望 a gleam of joy 一丝喜悦
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A: I will not give up even if there is only a gleam of hope.
B: Come on. I'll support you.
A:哪怕只有一线希望我也不会放弃。
B:加油,我支持你。
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preside [pri?zaid] v. 指挥
invisible [in?viz?b?l] adj. 看不见的,无形的
【例】The heat of the sun turns the sea water into invisible vapor.
太阳的热量使海水变成看不见的水汽。
【扩】perdu 看不见的
【搭】be invisible to 对……来说看不见
scrub [skr?b] v. 擦拭,刷洗
enlighten [in?laitn] v. 开导,教化
【派】enlightenment 启蒙
【扩】moralize 教化 humanize 教化
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A: Can you enlighten me on this issue?
B: If you would like to accept my opinion, I can.
A:你能否在这个问题上指点我一番?
B:如果你愿意接受我的观点的话可以。
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fickleness [?fik?ln?s] n. 变化无常
unrelenting [??nri?lenti?] adj. 不屈不饶的,不松懈的
【扩】unremitting 不松懈的
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A: His unrelenting efforts made the project a success.
B: I think he will get a promotion soon.
A:他坚持不懈的努力使计划获得了成功。
B:我想他很快会获得升职的。
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disillusion [?disi?lu???n] v. 使幻想破灭
industriousness [in?d?stri?snis] n. 勤奋
qualification [?kw?lifi?kei??n] n. 资格,能力
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A: Did you bring the papers that will verify your qualification?
B: No, nobody told me to do so.
A:你带资格证明书了吗?
B:没有,没人告诉我要带啊。
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mirth [m??θ] n. 欢笑,高兴
stack [st?k] v. (整齐地)堆放;n. 堆
cellar [?sel?] n. 地窖