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1. N-VAR 反应；回应；反响 Your reaction to something that has happened or something that you have experienced is what you feel, say, or do because of it. He was surprised that his answer should have caused such a strong reaction. 他很惊讶自己的回答会引起如此强烈的反响。 2. N-COUNT 反对;反抗;抵制 A reaction against something is a way of behaving or doing something that is deliberately different from what has been done before. All new fashion starts out as a reaction against existing convention... 所有新时尚都是从打破现有常规开始的。 3. N-SING 抵制；抵触 If there is a reaction against something, it becomes unpopular. The government response seems to be the result of strong public reaction against the police apathy. 政府的回应似乎是公众强烈抵制警察冷漠执法的结果。 |
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decadence The empire had for years been falling into decadence. 这个帝国走向腐朽堕落已经经年 1. ADJ-GRADED 堕落的;颓废的 If you say that a person or society is decadent, you think that they have low moral standards and are interested mainly in pleasure. ...restrictions on the number of decadent western films that were allowed to be shown. 对颓靡的西方电影在上映数量上的限制 ...the excesses and stresses of their decadent rock 'n' roll lifestyles. 他们颓废的摇滚生活的种种放浪及层层重压 |
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1. N-COUNT 调羹;匙；小勺子 A spoon is an object used for eating, stirring, and serving food. One end of it is shaped like a shallow bowl and it has a long handle. He stirred his coffee with a spoon. 他用一把小勺搅着自己的咖啡。 2. N-COUNT 一匙之量 You can refer to an amount of food resting on a spoon as a spoon of food. ...tea with two spoons of sugar. 放了两匙糖的茶 3. VERB 用匙舀取 If you spoon food into something, you put it there with a spoon. He spooned instant coffee into two of the mugs... 他舀了几勺速溶咖啡放进两个杯子中。 Spoon the sauce over the meat. 用调羹将调味汁浇在肉上。 4. See also: greasy spoon; slotted spoon; soup spoon; wooden spoon; 5. PHRASE 出生于富贵人家 If you think that someone has a lot of advantages because they have a rich or influential family, you can say that they have been born with a silver spoon in their mouth . She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and everything has been done for her. 她出生于富贵人家，什么事都已为她安排得好好的。 |
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substitution In my experience a straight substitution of carob for chocolate doesn't work... 根据我的经验，用角豆制品直接代替巧克力行不通。 Both Scotland and Northern Ireland had made last-minute substitutions. 苏格兰队和北爱尔兰队都在最后时刻做了换人调整。 |
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ADJ 用不完的;无穷无尽的 If there is an inexhaustible supply of something, there is so much of it that it cannot all be used up. She has an inexhaustible supply of enthusiasm... 她有用不完的热情。 His energy was unbounded and his patience inexhaustible. 他有无穷的精力和无限的耐心。 |
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1. N-VAR 构成威胁的人(或事物);祸根 A threat to a person or thing is a danger that something unpleasant might happen to them. A threat is also the cause of this danger. The Hurricane Center warns people not to take the threat of tropical storms lightly... 飓风中心警告人们，不要对热带风暴的危险掉以轻心。 2. N-COUNT 威胁;恐吓 A threat is a statement by someone that they will do something unpleasant, especially if you do not do what they want. He may be forced to carry out his threat to resign... 他也许会被迫把自己的辞职威胁付诸行动。 3. PHRASE 受到威胁 If a person or thing is under threat, there is a danger that something unpleasant might be done to them, or that they might cease to exist. Even the most security-conscious computer user is under constant threat from computer viruses. 即使是有强烈安全意识的计算机用户也时刻处于计算机病毒入侵的威胁下。 |
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1. N-VAR 巧合;巧事 A coincidence is when two or more similar or related events occur at the same time by chance and without any planning. Mr. Berry said the timing was a coincidence and that his decision was unrelated to Mr. Roman's departure... 贝里先生说这是时间上的巧合，他的决定与罗曼先生的离开没有关系。 |
