1.integral
ADJ Something that is an integral part of something is an essential part of that thing. 構(gòu)成整體所必需的
?? Rituals, celebrations, and festivals form an integral part of every human society.
儀式、慶典和節(jié)日是每個(gè)人類社會(huì)不可缺少的組成部分
2.jeopardize
V-T To jeopardize a situation or activity means to do something that may destroy it or cause it to fail. 損害; 危及
?? He has jeopardized his future career.
他損害了他的前程。
3.lawsuit
N-COUNT A lawsuit is a case in a court of law which concerns a dispute between two people or organizations. 訴訟案
?? The dispute culminated last week in a lawsuit against the government.
這場(chǎng)針對(duì)政府訴訟案的爭(zhēng)論在上星期達(dá)到了高潮。
4.linger
①V-I When something such as an idea, feeling, or illness lingers, it continues to exist for a long time, often much longer than expected. (想法、感覺、疾病) 繼續(xù)存留
?? The scent of her perfume lingered on in the room.
她的香水味在房間里久久不散。
?? He was ashamed. That feeling lingered, and he was never comfortable in church after that.
他很慚愧。這種感覺持續(xù)著，此后他在教堂里就再?zèng)]有自在過。
②V-I If you linger somewhere, you stay there for a longer time than is necessary, for example, because you are enjoying yourself. 繼續(xù)逗留
?? Customers are welcome to linger over coffee until around midnight.
顧客們可以慢慢品味咖啡到午夜。
5.magnify
①V-T To magnify an object means to make it appear larger than it really is, by means of a special lens or mirror. 放大
?? This version of the Digges telescope magnifies images 11 times.
這種型號(hào)的迪格斯望遠(yuǎn)鏡能將圖像放大11倍。
?? A lens would magnify the picture so it would be like looking at a large TV screen.
透鏡會(huì)把圖像放大，這樣就會(huì)像看大電視屏幕。
②V-T To magnify something means to increase its effect, size, loudness, or intensity. 增大
?? Poverty and human folly magnify natural disasters.
貧窮和人類的愚蠢加劇自然災(zāi)難。
③V-T If you magnify something, you make it seem more important or serious than it really is. 夸大
?? They do not grasp the broad situation and spend their time magnifying ridiculous details.
他們沒有把握大局而把時(shí)間花費(fèi)在夸大荒謬的細(xì)節(jié)上。
6.maturity
①N-UNCOUNT Maturity is the state of being fully developed or adult. 發(fā)育成熟
?? Humans experience a delayed maturity; we arrive at all stages of life later than other mammals.
人類經(jīng)歷著一個(gè)遲來的成熟；我們進(jìn)入生命各個(gè)階段的時(shí)間比其他哺乳動(dòng)物要晚。
②N-UNCOUNT Someone's maturity is their quality of being fully developed in their personality and emotional behaviour. (性格、情感) 成熟
?? Her speech showed great maturity and humanity.
她的演講顯示出十足的成熟和博愛。
③N-VAR When an investment such as an insurance policy or bond reaches maturity, it reaches the stage when the company pays you back the money you have saved, and the interest your money has earned. (保險(xiǎn)單、債券等的) 到期
?? Customers are told what their policies will be worth on maturity, not what they are worth today.
客戶們被告知的是他們的保險(xiǎn)單到期時(shí)的價(jià)值，不是現(xiàn)在的價(jià)值。
7.negligible
ADJ An amount or effect that is negligible is so small that it is not worth considering or worrying about. 微不足道的
?? The pay that the soldiers received was negligible.
士兵們得到的津貼微乎其微。
8.notorious
①ADJ To be notorious means to be well known for something bad. 聲名狼藉的
?? ...an area notorious for drugs, crime and violence.
…一個(gè)因毒品、犯罪和暴力而聲名狼藉的地區(qū)。
②ADV 聲名狼藉地
?? The train company is overstaffed and notoriously inefficient.
這家鐵路公司人員超編，且出了名地沒有效率。
?? He worked mainly in New York City where living space is notoriously at a premium.
他主要在紐約市工作，那里的生存空間出了名地昂貴。
9.outflow
N-COUNT When there is an outflow of money or people, a large amount of money or people move from one place to another. (錢或人的) 外流
?? There was a net outflow of about $650m.
凈外流量大約是6億5千萬美元。
10.permeate
①V-T If an idea, feeling, or attitude permeates a system or permeates society, it affects every part of it or is present throughout it. (思想、情感或態(tài)度) 全面影響
?? Bias against women permeates every level of the judicial system.
對(duì)婦女的偏見全面影響司法體系的各個(gè)層面。
2.
V-T If something permeates a place, it spreads throughout it. 彌漫
?? The smell of roast beef permeated the air.
烤牛肉的氣味彌漫在空氣中。
