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v[I]（對有使感：Theideaofcamhasneverappealedtome.（對露營這種想法我從來就不感。）Ifthestudyoflawisbeginningtoestablishitselfaspartandparcelofageneraleducation,itsaimsandmethodsshouldappealdirectlytojournalismeducators2007PartC]（如果有關(guān)法律的研習(xí)正開始成為普通教育的重appetite/ /n[CU欲求：aninsatiableappetiteforbooks（對書籍永不滿足的）Religiousassociationsbegan,forexample,inthedesiretosecurethefavorofoverrulingpowersandtowardoffevilinfluences;familylifeinthedesiretogratifyappetitesandsecurefamilyperpetuity;systematiclaborforthemostpartbecauseofenslavementtoothersetc2009PartC]（比如，團體的成立是為了階層的利益和抵御；家庭生活的建nU]approach/ 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v[T]承擔(dān)；擔(dān)負(fù)：theexpert’sfeeshallbebornebythetenant（專家費要由承租人負(fù)擔(dān)）Boththeabsolutecostofhealthcareandtheshareofitbornebyfamilieshaverisen—andnewlyfashionablehealth-savingsnsarespreadingfromlegislativehallstoWal-Martworkers,withmuchhigherdeductiblesandalargenewdoseofinvestmentriskforfamilies?futurehealthcare.[2007Text3]（醫(yī)療的絕對支出和家庭所承擔(dān)的份額都提高了，【常見義】nC] /nC（提交議會討論的）proposeabill（提出一項議案）Inasignificanttighteningoflegalcontrolsoverthepress,LordIrvine,theLordChancellor,willintroduceadraftbillthatwillproposemakingpaymentstowitnessesillegalandwillstrictlycontroltheamountofpublicitythatcanbegiventoacasebeforeatrialbegins2001SectionII]（為了大力加強對報界board /n[C]；理事會；董事會：Hesitson ’smanagement（他是公司的管理委員。）Hesaysmedicallicensingboards“mustmakeitclear...thatpainfuldeathsarepresumptivelyonesthatare 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v[T]質(zhì)疑：Thisnewdiscoverychallengestraditionalbeliefs.（這的發(fā)現(xiàn)對傳統(tǒng)觀念提出了異議。）Wereasontogetherchallenge,revise,andcompleteeachother’sreasoningandeachother’sconceptionsofreason.[2012Text3]（我們一起思考，一起懷疑、）n[C]質(zhì)問；懷疑：aseriouschallengetothePrimeMinister'sauthority（對首相的性鄭重異議）Notsurprisingly,newlypublisheddiscoveryclaimsandcrediblediscoveriesthatappeartobeimportantandconvincingwillalwaysbeopentochallengeandpotentialmodificationorrefutationbyfutureresearchers.[2012Text3]（新的看似至關(guān)重要且有說服力的發(fā)現(xiàn)和可靠發(fā)現(xiàn)總是會【常見義】v[T]n[C]check/ /v[T]阻礙；制止：checkanimpulsetolaugh（抑止住想要笑的沖動）Thearefailingtotakeadequatemeasurestocheckthegrowthincrime.2000Passage] n[C]；爭論：Thensputoilcompaniesinahead-onclash;withenvironmentalists.（這些計劃使石油公司和環(huán)境保護主義者發(fā)生了正面。）Theastonishingdistrustofthenewsmediaisn’trootedininaccuracyorpoorreportorialskillsbutinthedailyclash;ofworldviewsbetweenreportersandtheirreaders.[2001Passage3]（對媒class /v[T]把??分類；將??歸類： eareclassedashard（和歸入硬一類。）WithregardtoFuturistpoetry,however,thecaseisratherdifficult,forwhateverFuturistpoetrymaybe—evenadmittingthatthetheoryonwhichitisbasedmayberight—itcanhardlybeclassedasLiture.[2000Passage3]（然而，對于未來正確的，也很難將其歸類于文學(xué)。）nC]arareclassofbutterflies（一類稀有的蝴蝶）It“hasthepotentialtoeliminateanentireclassofpatents.[2010Text2]（它“有可能cloak/ /v[T]隱藏；覆蓋；掩飾：Shecloakedherembarrassmentbyrushingintospeech.（她急忙開口說話，以掩飾自己的尷尬。）Ratherthancloakinghisexitintheusualvagueexcuses,hecamerightoutandsaidhewasleaving“topursuemygoalofrunninga.”[2011Text2]（他沒有用一些常見的模棱兩可的借口掩飾自己的離開，反而坦言離職是為了cloud/ /v[T]毀壞（某事物；：Ihopethisdisagreementwon’tcloudourfriendship.（我希望這一不會影響我們的友誼。）Aturbulentbusinessenvironmentalsohasseniormanagerscautiousoflettingvaguepronouncementscloudtheirreputations2011Text2]（同時，的商業(yè)環(huán)境也使得高級經(jīng)理外，避免讓模糊不清的表態(tài)給自己的名【常見義】n[CU]code/ /n[C]行為準(zhǔn)則；行為規(guī)范：Theprofessionhasastrictcodeofpractice.（行有嚴(yán)格的行業(yè)守則。）Theprofessionistakingstepstorequireyoungdoctorstotraininhospices,totestknowledgeofaggressivepainmanagementtherapies,todevelopaMedicarebillingcodeforhospital-basedcare,andtodevelopnewstandardsforassessingandtreatingpainattheendoflife.[2002Text]醫(yī)學(xué)界正采取措施讓年輕的醫(yī)生在晚期療養(yǎng)所接受培訓(xùn)，檢驗各種大膽的鎮(zhèn)痛療法方面的知識，為醫(yī)院所提供的臨終制定醫(yī)療標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，同時也為評估和處理彌留之際的病痛建立新的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。）Partoftheproblemisthatthejusticesarenotboundbyanethicscode.[2012SectionI]（部分原因在于并不為道德規(guī)范所約束。）comb/ /v[T]細(xì)查；搜尋：combedtheareaforthemurderweapon.（這dealers?storesinAthens,Greece.19[2014PartB]（世紀(jì)末期，英國考古學(xué)家亞瑟·埃文斯爵 .團體；界：Thehaven’treallydoneanythingfortheblackcommunityinparticular.（并沒有特別為團體做什么。）Onanotherlevel,manyinthemedicalcommunityacknowledgethattheassisted-suicidedebatehasbeenfueledinpartbythedespairofforwhommodernmedicinehasprolongedthephysicalagonyofdying2002Text4]（另一方面，們來說，現(xiàn)代醫(yī)學(xué)只是延長了他們彌留之際上的苦痛。）n[C]（生態(tài)）群落：communitiesofinsectivorousbirds（食蟲鳥類群落）Yetthesecreaturesaremembersofthebioticcommunityand,ifitsstabilitydependsonitsintegrity,theyareentitledtocontinuance.[2010PartC]（然而，這些生物卻是生物群落的成員，如果生物群落的穩(wěn)定性取決于其完整【常見義】n[C] /n[U]陪伴：Ienjoyhis .（我喜歡和他在一起。）Assdiscussedbefore,itwasnotuntilthe19thcenturythatthenewspaperbecamethedominantpre-electronicmedium,followinginthewakeofthepamphletandthebookandintheoftheperiodical.[2002SectionII]（正如前面所講的，直到19世紀(jì)，報紙才繼小冊子和之后，conceive/ 能懷孕。）Soccer-madparentsaremorelikelytoconceivechildreninspringtime,attheannualpeakofsoccermania.[2007Text1]（酷愛運動的父母更有可能在春季懷孕，因為那是一constitutes /v[T]是；被算作：Theriseincrimeconstitutesathreatto（率上升是對社會的。）AcomparisonofBritishgeologicalpublicationsoverthelastcenturyandahalfrevealsnotsimplyanincreasingemphasisontheprimacyofresearch,butalsocontend/ /v[T]主張（某事物；爭辯；認(rèn)為，聲稱：Iwouldcontendunemploymentisourmostserioussocialevil.（我認(rèn)為失業(yè)是我們社會最為嚴(yán)重的弊病。）NancyDubler,directorofMontefioreMedicalCenter,contendsthattheprinciplewillshielddoctorswho“untilnowhavevery,verystronglyinsistedthattheycouldnotgivepatientssufficientmedicationtocontroltheirpainifthatmighthastendeath.”[2002Text4]（蒙特非奧爾醫(yī)療中 istheygoers,theRSCcontends,whobringinmuchofthetown’srevenuebecausetheyspendthenight（someofthemfourorfivenights）pouringcashintothehosandrestaurants.[2006Text2]（莎士比亞劇團聲稱，看戲的人為小鎮(zhèn)帶來了大量的收入，因為他們在此過夜JointheClub,TinaRosenbergcontendsthatpeerpressurecanalsobeapositivethroughwhatshecallsthesocialcure,inwhichorganizationsandofficialsusethepowerofgroupdynamicstohelpindividualsimprovetheirlivesandpossiblytheworld.[2012Text]但是course /n[]時間的進程，過程：InthecourseofmylonglifeI'veknownmanyoccurstrytowakeupjustenoughtocontrolitscourse.2005Text]局；下次再做類似的夢的時候，努力及時醒來以控制夢的進程。）Hisfunctionis tothatofajudge,whomustaccepttheobligationofrevealinginasobviousamanneraspossiblethecourseofreasoningwhichledhimtohisdecision.[2006PartC]（他的職責(zé)與相似，必只或飛行器的）航向，航線：Thecourseoftheshipwasduenorth.（這條船的航行方向是正）Sometimesstormsblewthevesselsfarofftheircourse,andoftencalmbroughtunbearablylongdelay.[2015PartC]（有時候風(fēng)暴使船只嚴(yán)重偏離航線，而風(fēng)平浪靜又常常使他們陷入【常見義】n[C]cover/ /v[T]（）：TheBBCwillcoverallthemajorgamesoftakenforgrantedthatthecriticsofmajorpaperswouldwriteindetailandatlengthabouttheeventstheycovered2010Text1]（在那段遙遠的歲月里，人們認(rèn)為各大報紙的評論家應(yīng)當(dāng)對[coverage /n[C,U]：media/newspaper/presscoverage（/報/報的）OfallthechangesthathavetakenceinEnglish-languagenewspapersduringthepastquarter-century,perhapsthemostfar-reachinghasbeentheinexorabledeclineinthescopeandseriousnessoftheirartscoverage.[2010Text1]（25年中，英文報紙發(fā)生craft/ /vT]精心制作：Hecraftedthechairlovingly.（他精心制作了這把椅子。）encourageinnovationandcompetitionthereportcallsforincreasedinvestmentinresearch,thecraftingofcoherentcurriculathatimprovestudents?abilitytosolveproblemsandcommunicateeffectivelyinthe21stcentury,increasedfundingforteachersandtheencouragementofscholarstobringtheirlearningtobearonthegreatchallengesoftheday.2014Text4]（為了激勵創(chuàng)新和21世紀(jì)解決問critical /adj.重要的；緊要的；關(guān)鍵Itisabsoluycriticalforustoknow（我們知道是極其重要的。）“HowInligentIsInligenceTesting?”,Sternbergnotesthattraditionaltestsbestassessyticalandverbalskillsbutfailtomeasurecreativityandpracticalknowledge,componentsalsocriticaltoproblemsolvingandlifesuccess.[2007Text（斯滕伯格在《智力測試有多準(zhǔn)?》一文中，傳統(tǒng)測試能夠很好地評估分析能力和語言criticism/ nCU（文學(xué)、藝術(shù)等的）評Liryandartcriticismisacomplexquestionwhichrequiresagreatdealofspecialstudy.（文藝批評是一個復(fù)雜的問題，需要大量專門的研究。）Itisdifficulttothepointofimpossibilityfortheaveragereaderundertheageoffortytoimagineatimewhenhigh-qualityartscriticismcouldbefoundinmostbig-citynewspapers.[2010Text1]（40歲以下的普通讀者而言，他們難以想象一個可以在大多[cp/ /v[]terfttedchea（）tattescaetygeststttemtaeyieldttcanecedmaiycesnteasfatagtcisisat%fitsigiallevel.[6ext]（）cultivate/5kQltIveIt/v[T]力求獲得的友誼或支持：Youmustcultivatepeoplewhocanhelpyouinbusiness.（你得結(jié)交在業(yè)務(wù)上對你有用的人。）Theygavejusticespermanentpositionssotheywouldbetoupsetthoseinpowerandhavenoneedtocultivatepoliticalsupport.[ n[C]控制；約束： ernmentcurbsonspending（對開支的限制）Curbsonbusiness-methodclaimswouldbeadramaticabout-face,becauseitwastheFederalCircuititselfthatintroducedsuchpatentswithits1998decisionintheso-calledStateStreetBankcase,approvingapatentonawayofpoolingmutual-fundassets.[2010Text2]（對商業(yè)方法專利1998年所謂“道富銀行案”的裁決中引入了這類專利，當(dāng)時批準(zhǔn)對某種共同投資資產(chǎn)的管理方法授予專利。）Thoughseveralfast-fashioncompanieshavemadeeffortstocurbtheirimpactonlaborandtheenvironment—includingH&M,withitsgreenConsciousCollectionline—Clinebelieveslastingchangecanonlybeeffectedbythecustomer.[2013Text1]（盡管有些deliver /v[T]（正式）：Hewilldeliveralectureonendangeredwhichyoucandeliverinarelaxedandundmanner2002Text1]（你可以輕松、自然地在[discipline/ 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