50 muck-rakingn[U] (derog 贬) activity of a muck-raker
muck-rakingn[U] (derog 贬) activity of a muck-raker 搜集并张扬丑闻的活动.
阅读全文muck-rakingn[U] (derog 贬) activity of a muck-raker 搜集并张扬丑闻的活动.
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n
1 [U, C] (discharge of) liquid waste matter, sewage, etc, eg from a factory into a river 废液、 污水等(的排放)(如从工厂排到河流)
The effluent from the factory makes the river unsafe for swimming. 工厂放出的废水把这条河弄得不能游泳了.
阅读全文hieroglyphics
n [pl] hieroglyphs 象形文字: decipheringEgyptian hieroglyphics 译解古埃及的象形文字
His writing is so bad it just looks like hieroglyphics to me. 他写的糟透了, 对我来说就像天书一样.
阅读全文belief
n
1 [U] ~ in sth/sb feeling that sth/sb is real and true; trust or confidence in sth/sb 对某事物[某人]的真实性和正确性所具有的信心; 对某事物[某人]的信仰或信赖
I haven´t much belief in his honesty, ie cannot feel sure that he is honest. 我对他的诚实缺乏足够的信心.
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n
1 type of sailing-ship with two or more masts and sails set lengthways rather than from side to side 斯库纳纵帆船(两桅或多桅的纵帆船).
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pref 前缀 (with ns, vs and their related forms 与名词、 动词及其相关形式结合) higher 更高
upheaval * upland * upgrade.
阅读全文silver-fish
n any of various types of small silver-coloured wingless insects feeding on scraps of food, bookbindings, etc 衣鱼, 蠹鱼(银色无翼昆虫, 蛀蚀书籍等).
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n
1 (abbr 缩写 St) public road in a city, town or village with houses and buildings on one side or both sides 街; 街道
cross the street 穿越街道
阅读全文gonorrhoea
(also gonorrhea), n [U]
contagious venereal disease which causes a painful discharge from the sexual organs 淋病.
阅读全文particularly
adv especially 尤其; 特别地; 特殊地
I like all her novels, but her latest is particularly good. 她的小说我都喜欢, 最新的一部尤其好.
Be particularly careful when driving at night. 晚上开车要特别小心.
阅读全文the Civil Service
(a) [sing] all government departments other than the armed forces (政府中的)文职部门, 行政机关
She works in the Civil Service, eg in the Home Office. 她在政府行政机关中工作(如在内政部).
(b) [Gp] all the people employed in these (政府文职部门中的)全体公务员
阅读全文adjacent angles
(geometry 几) angles that share a common line 邻角(有一条公共边的角). =>illus at angle 见angle之插图.
阅读全文spirituous
adj
(of a drink) containing much alcohol (指饮料)酒精含量高的
spirituous liquors, ie those that are distilled and not only fermented 烈性酒.
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