profound
深厚的;意义深远的
The doctor's discovery will have a profound influence on mankind.
医生的发现将会对人类发展有重要影响。
prolong
延长;拖延
I do not want to prolong our talk; it is time to go home.
我不想延长我们谈话时间;是时候该回家了。
reassure
使……安心,使消除疑虑
What reassures executives does not always reward shareholders.
让高管们感到欣慰的事并不总让股东们受益。
rectify
改正;精馏
Once we get to know our mistakes, we should rectify them as soon as possible.
我们一认识到自己的错误就应尽快改正。
refute
反驳,驳斥
You can easily refute his argument.
你能轻而易举地反驳他的论点。
repel
击退;抵制
The soldiers repelled the attacking enemy.
士兵们击退敌人的进攻。
reproach
责备;申诉
She reproached him for forgetting their anniversary.
他责怪他忘记了周年纪念日。
roughly
粗糙地;概略地
I could not keep my anger down when I was roughly treated.
在受到粗暴对待时,我按捺不住心头的怒火。
sensational
轰动的;耸人听闻的
After a sensational trial, the football player was cleared off the killing.
经过一场轰动的审判, 那名足球选手终于洗刷掉了杀人的罪名。
simulate
模仿;假装
The computer simulates conditions on the sea bed.
计算机模拟海底环境。
sociologist
社会学家
"Music expressed its times," says sociologist Irving Horowitz.
“音乐表现其时代”,社会学家欧文·霍洛威茨说。
spacious
宽敞的,广阔的
I want to live in a spacious house.
我想住在一栋宽敞的房子里。
subscribe
订阅;捐款
I subscribe to Newsweek.
我订阅《新闻周刊》。
subsidiary
附属的;辅助的
The question of finance is subsidiary to the question of whether the project will be approved.
财政问题是该项目能否获准的附带问题。
surpass
超越;胜过
Though we thought that we might lose in the first round, the result surpassed our hopes.
尽管我们认为可能在首轮即遭淘汰,但结果比所期望的要好。
tempt
诱惑;引起
Money and beauty tempted him to commit crime.
金钱和美色诱使他走上了犯罪的道路。
terrorism
恐怖主义;恐怖行动
Bush said both countries love freedom and together they will fight against terrorism.
布什说两个国家都热爱自由,两国将携手并肩打击恐怖主义。
tow
拖;牵引
If you park your car here the police may tow it away.
如果你把车停在这儿,警察会把它拖走。
transition
过渡;转变
The transition from planned economy to share system is certainly a painstaking course.
从计划经济到股份制的过渡自然是个艰难的过程。