abolish v.廢除
同annul, abrogate, wipe out
In the United States, slavery was abolished during the Civil War.美國的奴隸制度在南北戰(zhàn)爭時被廢除了。
adopt v.①接受；采用②收養(yǎng)
同1.embrace, accept 2.foster, take in
Our company has adopted the practice of allowing workers more flexible hours.
本公司已采用讓員工有更多彈性上班時數(shù)的辦法。
amateur n.業(yè)余者
同nonprofessional, dilettante, hobbyist
This tennis competition is for amateurs only; no professionals are allowed to participate.
該網(wǎng)球比賽只提供給業(yè)余選手，職業(yè)選手不準(zhǔn)參加。
arduous adj.費(fèi)力的
同laborious, toilsome, onerous, strenuous, difficult
Because construction work can be very arduous, few people want that kind of job.
因?yàn)榻ㄖぷ鲿苄量啵院苌偃讼霃氖逻@種行業(yè)。
barren adj.不毛的
同unproductive, infertile, sterile, desolate
Many people moved away from the village because the farmland there had become barren.
許多人搬離了這個村莊，因?yàn)槟抢锏耐恋匾炎兊秘汃ぁ?BR> carve v.刻
同cut, sculpture, slice
The sculptor carved a figure of a sitting boy out of stone.
這位雕刻家用石頭雕刻了一尊坐著的男童像。
coin v.鑄造；編造
同create, invent, mold, fabricate
Physicists call that particle a“quark”，a nonsense word coined by a famous Irish author.
物理學(xué)家稱那種粒子為“夸克”，這個詞沒有任何含義，是一位的愛爾蘭作家編造出來的。
contrive v.構(gòu)想；設(shè)計
同devise, construct, design, concoct, fabricate
The children contrived a pulley to lift things into their tree house.
這些小孩子設(shè)計了一個滑輪，可以將東西吊進(jìn)他們樹上的房子。
pulley n.滑輪
coy adj.嬌羞的
同bashful, reserved, shy
He was charmed by the young woman’s coy smile.
他被這名年輕女子的嬌羞笑容迷住了。
同annul, abrogate, wipe out
In the United States, slavery was abolished during the Civil War.美國的奴隸制度在南北戰(zhàn)爭時被廢除了。
adopt v.①接受；采用②收養(yǎng)
同1.embrace, accept 2.foster, take in
Our company has adopted the practice of allowing workers more flexible hours.
本公司已采用讓員工有更多彈性上班時數(shù)的辦法。
amateur n.業(yè)余者
同nonprofessional, dilettante, hobbyist
This tennis competition is for amateurs only; no professionals are allowed to participate.
該網(wǎng)球比賽只提供給業(yè)余選手，職業(yè)選手不準(zhǔn)參加。
arduous adj.費(fèi)力的
同laborious, toilsome, onerous, strenuous, difficult
Because construction work can be very arduous, few people want that kind of job.
因?yàn)榻ㄖぷ鲿苄量啵院苌偃讼霃氖逻@種行業(yè)。
barren adj.不毛的
同unproductive, infertile, sterile, desolate
Many people moved away from the village because the farmland there had become barren.
許多人搬離了這個村莊，因?yàn)槟抢锏耐恋匾炎兊秘汃ぁ?BR> carve v.刻
同cut, sculpture, slice
The sculptor carved a figure of a sitting boy out of stone.
這位雕刻家用石頭雕刻了一尊坐著的男童像。
coin v.鑄造；編造
同create, invent, mold, fabricate
Physicists call that particle a“quark”，a nonsense word coined by a famous Irish author.
物理學(xué)家稱那種粒子為“夸克”，這個詞沒有任何含義，是一位的愛爾蘭作家編造出來的。
contrive v.構(gòu)想；設(shè)計
同devise, construct, design, concoct, fabricate
The children contrived a pulley to lift things into their tree house.
這些小孩子設(shè)計了一個滑輪，可以將東西吊進(jìn)他們樹上的房子。
pulley n.滑輪
coy adj.嬌羞的
同bashful, reserved, shy
He was charmed by the young woman’s coy smile.
他被這名年輕女子的嬌羞笑容迷住了。