alien [?eili?n] adj. 異國的,外國的
emigrate [?emiɡreit] v. 移居(國外)
【擴】immigrate 移居入境
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A: I intend to emigrate to the Netherlands.
B: I still think that our country is the best.
A:我打算移民荷蘭。
B:我還是認為我們自己國家是最好的。
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absorb [?b?s??b] v. 全神貫注于
【派】absorbed 全神貫注的
【搭】be absorbed in 一心從事……
【例】He was so absorbed in the book that he did not hear the bell.
他如此專心致志地讀書,以致沒聽見鈴響。
embed [im?bed] v. 扎牢
mortally [?m??tli] adv. 致命地
comprehensive [?k?mpri?hensiv] adj. 廣泛的,豐富的
【擴】extensive 廣泛的
【搭】comprehensive view 全局觀
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A: He had evolved a comprehensive plan.
B: Show it to us.
A:他已經(jīng)做出了一個周詳?shù)挠媱潯?
B:說出來我們聽聽。
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milestone [?mailst?un] n. 里程碑
territory [?terit?ri] n. 領(lǐng)地,地區(qū)
milometer [mai?l?mit?(r)] n. 計程表
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A: How do you figure out the car fare?
B: We figure out the fare by kilometrage. The first 3 kilometers are 10 yuan. Then every extra kilometer costs two yuan. You can read the kilometrage on the milometer.
A:這是怎么計價的啊?
B:我們根據(jù)公里數(shù)計價,3公里之內(nèi),付10元錢,每超過一公里加收兩元錢。你可以在計程表上看到公里數(shù)。
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spire [?spai?] n. (教堂的)塔尖
retrace [ri?treis] v. 返回,重走
【擴】untread 返回
【搭】retrace one's steps 走回頭路
【例】They retraced their steps to where they started.
他們順原路又折回到他們出發(fā)的地點。
stumble [?st?mb?l] v. 趔趄地走
horizon [h??raiz?n] n. 地平線
【擴】skyline 地平線
【搭】horizon line 地平線
【例】The ship was a mere speck on the horizon.
那只船在天水相交的地方不過是一個小點兒。
reservoir [?rez?vwɑ?] n. 水庫