lamb l a m b lamb 羔羊,小羊肉
羊羔輕輕地咩了一聲。
The lamb gave a faint bleat.
invaluable i n v a l u a b l e invaluable 非常寶貴的
他干的這份工作,耐心是無價之寶。
In his job, patience is an invaluable asset.
playmate p l a y m a t e playmate 游伴
迪蒂從她的主人那里聽說,需要一個甜美又精怪的孩子做病人的玩伴和同學。
Deta had heard from her lady that a sweet, quaint child was wanted as playmate and schoolmate for the invalid.
telegram t e l e g r a m telegram 電報
總裁收到了一份電報簡報。
The president received a briefing by telegram.
elaboration e l a b o r a t i o n elaboration 詳盡闡述
這個計劃的重要性無須贅述。
The importance of the plan needs no further elaboration.
reclaim r e c l a i m reclaim 收回,開墾
對該行業(yè)來說,好消息是投資者們似乎不急于要求收回他們的錢。
The good news for the industry was that investors don't seem to be in any hurry to reclaim their money.
claim c l a i m claim 要求,索賠,聲稱
批評者聲稱這些卡車很危險。
Critics claim the trucks are unsafe.
climax c l i m a x climax 頂點,高潮
音樂逐漸達到了令人振奮的高潮。
The music builds up to a rousing climax.
acceleration a c c e l e r a t i o n acceleration 加速,促進
加速度和速度都是矢量
Acceleration and velocity are both vectors.
cultivation c u l t i v a t i o n cultivation 耕作,培養(yǎng)
高中應重視培養(yǎng)學生的人際交往能力。
High schools should lay emphasis on the cultivation of students' interpersonal communication skills.
speculation s p e c u l a t i o n speculation 推測,投機
我厭煩了所有這些猜測。
I am tired of all the speculation.
circulation c i r c u l a t i o n circulation 循環(huán),銷路,周轉(zhuǎn)
這種硬幣已停止流通。
The coins were taken out of circulation.
consolidation c o n s o l i d a t i o n consolidation 團結(jié)
最令人驚訝的整合與復活發(fā)生在拉丁美洲。
The most surprising bout of consolidation and revival has been in Latin America.
chop c h o p chop 劈,剁;n.帶骨肉
又有三個方案遭斧削了。
Three more schemes have got the chop.