insulate
| 词义
| ① to protect sth with a material that prevents heat, sound, electricity etc from passing through 使绝缘,使隔音或隔热等 [+sth from/against sth]
② to protect sb/sth from unpleasant experiences or influences 使隔离(以免遭受不愉快的经历或不良影响) [+sb/sth from/against sth] [近shield]
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island
| 词义
| ① 岛
② a place that is different in some way from the area that surrounds it(与周围地区不尽相同的)地方,处所
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isle
| 词义
| 岛,群岛(常用于诗歌或岛名)
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isolate
| 词义
| ① to separate sb/sth physically or socially from other people or things 隔离,孤立,隔绝[+sb/oneself/sth from sb/sth]
② to separate a part of a situation, problem, idea etc so that you can see what it is and deal with it separately 分离,将……剔出(以便看清和单独处理)
[+sth from sth]
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例句
| Scattered around the globe are more than 100 small regions of isolated volcanic activity known to geologists as hot spots. 地球上散落分布着一百多个互不相连的小火山活动区,被地质学家称为热点。(1998阅读Text 5)
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peninsula
| 词义
| 半岛
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ambition
| 词义
| ① determination to be successful, rich, powerful etc 抱负,雄心,野心
[近eagerness, aspiration]
② sth that you want to do or achieve very much 追求的目标,夙愿
[近aim, desire]
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例句
| If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition... must be deemed worthy of the sacrifices made on ambition's behalf. 个人的雄心如果能被正确看待的话,那么它带来的回报……则应该被认为是值得为之做出的牺牲。(2000阅读Text 5)
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ambitious
| 词义
| ① determined to be successful, rich, powerful etc 有雄心大志的;野心勃勃的 [近aggressive]
② needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed 费力的;耗资的;耗时的 [近demanding]
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例句
| Succeed at all costs but avoid appearing ambitious.不惜一切代价获得成功,但避免表现出雄心勃勃。(2000阅读Text 5)
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initial
| 词义
| ① [仅用于名词前] happening at the beginning; first 开始的,最初的
[近original, foremost, primary]
② the first letter(s) of a persons first/full name 名字的首字母;[用复数]全名的首字母
③ to mark or sign sth with your initials 在(文件等)上签上姓名的首字母(使其正式或表示同意)
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例句
| despite a spell of initial optimism in the 1960s and 1970s虽然在20世纪60年代和70年代有过一段最初的乐观时期(2002阅读Text 2)
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initiate
| 词义
| ① to make sth begin 开始;发起;创始
② to explain sth to sb and/or make them experience it for the first time 向(某人)传授专门知识或技巧;教……开始尝试
[+sb (into sth)] [近instruct, introduce]
③ to make sb a member of a particular group (尤指在秘密仪式上)使加入,接纳 [+sb (into sth)]
④ 新加入某组织、机构或宗教的人
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例句
| ...so that the hot spot initiates the formation of a new ocean ……因此这个热点就引发了一个新的海洋的形成(1998阅读Text 5)
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initiative
| 词义
| ① the ability to decide and act on your own without waiting for sb to tell you what to do 自发性,主动性 [on one's own ~]
② a new plan for dealing with a particular problem or for achieving a particular purpose 倡议,新方案
③ [用the ~] the power or opportunity to gain an advantage before other people do 掌握有利条件的能力或机会;主动权
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例句
| It was moreover a step away from individual initiative, towards collectivism and municipal and stateowned business. 而且这也是公司摆脱个体的自发性,向集体化和市营、国营迈出的一步。(1996阅读Text 3)
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perish
| 词义
| ①
(of people or animals) to die, esp. in a sudden violent way死亡,(尤指)猝死,惨死
②
to be lost or destroyed 丧失,毁灭,消亡 [近decay]
③ (of rubber, leather etc) to decay or become damaged, weaker etc (使)(橡胶、皮革等)腐坏,老化
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transient
| 词义
| ① continuing for only a short time 短暂的,转瞬即逝的
[近transitory,momentary, temporary]
② passing quickly through a place or staying there for only a short time 暂住的,流动性的
③ 暂住某地的人;临时工;过往旅客;游民
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transistor
| 词义
| ① 晶体管
② (也作transistor radio)晶体管收音机
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transition
| 词义
| the process or a period of changing from one condition or state to another过渡,转变,变迁 [in+] [近evolution, shift]
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