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tolerance 1.N-UNCOUNT宽容；容忍Tolerance is the quality of allowing other people to say and do as they like, even if you do not agree or approve of it. 例：the acceptance and tolerance of other ways. 对其他方法的接受与宽容 2.N-VAR耐受性If someone or something has a tolerance to a substance, they are exposed to it so often that it does not have very much effect on them. 例：As with any drug taken in excess, your body can build up a tolerance to it. 和过量服用任何其他药物一样，身体会对它产生耐药性。 |
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subtle 1、ADJ-GRADED不易察觉的；不明显的；微妙的Something that is subtle is not immediately obvious or noticeable. 例： Intolerance can take subtler forms too. 过敏反应也可能会表现得很不明显。 2、ADJ-GRADED清淡的；隐约的；柔和的Subtle smells, tastes, sounds, or colours are pleasantly complex and delicate. 例：...whole aubergines in a very subtle sauce. 清淡的调味汁里整只的茄子 |
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grateful 1.ADJ-GRADED感激的；表示感谢的If you are grateful for something that someone has given you or done for you, you have warm, friendly feelings towards them and wish to thank them. 例：I should like to extend my grateful thanks to all the volunteers. 我想对所有的志愿者致以衷心的谢意。 2.gratefully adv.感激地；感谢地；令人快意地；舒适地 例：'That's kind of you, Sally,' Claire said gratefully. “你真是太好心了，萨莉，”克莱尔感激地说道。 |
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starve 1.VERB挨饿；饿死If people starve, they suffer greatly from lack of food which sometimes leads to their death 例：A number of the prisoners we saw are starving... 我们看到的一些囚犯快要饿死了。 2、VERB使挨饿To starve someone means not to give them any food. 例：Judy decided I was starving myself. 朱迪认定我在让自己挨饿。 |
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mockery 1、N-UNCOUNT嘲笑；讥笑；嘲弄If someone mocks you, you can refer to their behaviour or attitude as mockery . 例：There should be no snobbish mockery of catering or fashion design as university subjects. 不应该自命不凡地嘲笑大学里的酒席承办和时装设计课程。 2、N-SING嘲笑对象；笑柄If something makes a mockery of something, it makes it appear worthless and foolish. 例：This action makes a mockery of the Government's continuing protestations of concern... 这一行动是对一再声明表示关注的政府的嘲弄。 |
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knight 1、VERB封…为爵士If someone is knighted, they are given a knighthood. 例：He was knighted in the Queen's birthday honours list in June 1988. 他于1988年6月被封为爵士，是女王生日宴会上的受勋者之一。 2、PHRASE救人于危难之中的勇士If you refer to someone as a knight in shining armour, you mean that they are kind and brave, and likely to rescue you from a difficult situation. 例：Love songs trick us into believing in knights in shining armor. 情歌哄骗我们去相信有勇救美人的英雄。 |
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comforting 1.ADJ-GRADED安慰的；令人欣慰的If you say that something is comforting, you mean it makes you feel less worried or unhappy. 例：My mother had just died and I found the book very comforting... 我母亲刚去世，我从这本书中获取了不少慰藉。 |
