transparent
adj.
1.) 透明的;清澈的
Her mother disapproves of her wearing transparent underwear.
她母親不贊成她穿透明的內(nèi)衣。
2.) 顯而易見的;一目了然的[+that]
It was transparent that her pride was hurt.
很顯然,她的自尊心受到了傷害。
3.) 坦率的,光明正大的
He is a man of transparent sincerity.
他是一個坦率誠懇的人。
4.) 易懂的,明晰的
I like her transparent style of writing.
我喜歡她明晰的文體。
surrounding
n.
環(huán)境;周圍的事物[P]
He didn't pay much attention to his surroundings.
他沒有多注意他周圍的環(huán)境。
adj.
周圍的;附近的
Foxes started coming in from the surrounding countryside.
狐貍開始從附近的鄉(xiāng)下跑進(jìn)來。
troop
n.[C]
1.) 軍隊(duì),部隊(duì)[P]
The enemy troops withdrew.
敵軍撤退了。
2.) 騎兵隊(duì)
3.) 一群;大量,許多[(+of)]
The old man was surrounded by a troop of children.
老人被一群孩子圍住了。
A troop of children rushed in and chased each other noisily.
一群小孩沖進(jìn)來,喧鬧地彼此追逐。
4.) 一隊(duì)的童子軍
vi.
1.) 群集,集合[(+up/together)]
2.) 成群結(jié)隊(duì)地走
They all trooped into the meeting.
他們都成群結(jié)隊(duì)前去參加會議。
apparent
adj.
1.) 表面的,外觀的;未必真實(shí)的
The apparent cause of his illness was excessive drinking, but the real cause was his deep grief at his wife's death.
他生病的表面原因是飲酒過度,但實(shí)際原因是喪妻之痛。
2.) 明顯的,顯而易見的;明白無誤的 [(+to)][+that]
It was apparent that he was in no condition to travel.
他的健康狀況顯然不宜旅行。
come to light
暴露,真相大白
The scandal came to light when the politician was seen with the lady.
當(dāng)有人看到那位政客跟那位女士在一起時(shí),真相就大白了。
A political scandal has recently come to light.
最近一樁政治丑聞暴露出來。
maximum
n.
1.) 最大量,最大數(shù),最大限度[C][(+of)]
Our goal is to achieve the maximum of efficiency.
我們的目標(biāo)是取得最高的效率。
2.) 頂點(diǎn);(法定的)最高極限;(公路行車的)最高速[the S][(+of)]
Drivers must not exceed a maximum of 55 miles an hour.
司機(jī)不得超過每小時(shí)五十五英里的最大時(shí)速。
3.) 【數(shù)】極大值[C]
adj.
最大的;最多的;最高的;頂點(diǎn)的
The maximum speed of this car is 150 miles per hour.
這輛車的最大時(shí)速為一百五十英里。
precise
adj.
1.) 精確的;準(zhǔn)確的;確切的
I can't give you a precise date.
我無法告訴你確切的日期。
2.) 明確的;清晰的
His instructions were not very precise.
他的指示不太明確。
3.) 嚴(yán)格的;細(xì)致的
We had precise orders to come home by nine o'clock.
我們得到嚴(yán)格的命令須于九點(diǎn)前回家。
4.) 刻板的,拘泥的
He was very precise in his manners.
他的一言一行都有板有眼。
adequate
adj.
1.) 能滿足需要(量)的,足夠的[(+for)][+to-v]
Martin decided that he had no adequate proof.
馬丁斷定他沒有充足的證據(jù)。
2.) 適當(dāng)?shù)腫(+to/for)]
He sought for an adequate solution to the problem.
他尋求解決這個問題的適當(dāng)辦法。
3.) 勝任的 [(+to)]
She proved adequate to the job.
事實(shí)證明她能勝任此項(xiàng)工作。
4.) 尚可的,差強(qiáng)人意的
That hotel is merely adequate.
那家旅館只能說是差強(qiáng)人意。
clarify
vt.
1.) 澄清;闡明
He clarified his stand on the issue.
他澄清了他在該問題上的立場。
His explanation clarified the mystery.
他的說明解開了這個謎。
2.) 凈化
It requires of us great efforts to clarify sewage in cities.
凈化城市的污水需要我們很大的努力。
3.) 使清楚,使清醒
My mind was clarified on this issue.
對這個問題我的頭腦變得清楚了。
vi.
得到澄清;變得明晰
His muddled brain suddenly clarified.
他糊涂的頭腦突然清醒過來。
changeable
adj.
1.) 易變的;不定的
His temper's been changeable this week, so don't annoy him.
這星期他脾氣變化無常,所以不要惹他生氣。
2.) 可改變的,可能被改變的
3.) 閃光的;閃色的
changeable silk
閃光絲綢
adaptation
n.
1.) 適應(yīng),適合[U][S1]
He made a quick adaptation to the new environment.
他很快適應(yīng)了新的環(huán)境。
2.) 改編,改寫;改寫本[U][C]
This play is an adaptation of a novel.
這一劇本是由小說改編的。