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evolution 1. N-UNCOUNT 进化 Evolution is a process of gradual change that takes place over many generations, during which species of animals, plants, or insects slowly change some of their physical characteristics. 例: ...the evolution of plants and animals. 动植物的进化 2. N-VAR 演变;演化;演进;发展 Evolution is a process of gradual development in a particular situation or thing over a period of time. 例 :His long life comprised a series of evolutions. 他漫长的一生包括一系列的发展变化。 |
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rotate 1. V-ERG (使)旋转;(使)转动 When something rotates or when you rotate it, it turns with a circular movement.. 例:Take each foot in both your hands and rotate it to loosen and relax the ankle. 双手抓住自己的双脚,转动一下,以放松脚踝。 The Earth rotates round the sun 地球围绕太阳转。 |
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heel 1. N-COUNT 足跟;脚后跟;踵 Your heel is the back part of your foot, just below your ankle. 例 :He kicked it shut with the heel of his boot 他用靴子的后跟将它踢上。 2. PHRASE 紧跟在后 If a person or an animal is at your heels, they are following close behind you. 例 :She strode off down the restaurant with Cavendish following close at her heels. 她大步向餐馆里面走去,卡文迪什紧随其后。 |
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successor 1. N-COUNT 接任者;继承者 Someone's successor is the person who takes their job after they have left. 例: He set out several principles that he hopes will guide his successors 他制订了几条原则,希望可以引导继任者。 The baby was trained to be his successor. 哥哥正在训练接班人。 |
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infatuation 1. N-VAR 热恋;着迷;迷恋 If you have an infatuation for a person or thing, you have strong feelings of love or passion for them which make you unable to think clearly or sensibly about them. 例: Teenagers have their own infatuations. 青少年有自己醉心痴迷的东西。 Daisy's infatuation for the doctor 黛西对医生的迷恋。 |
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chivalry 1. N-UNCOUNT 骑士风度;(尤指对女子的)彬彬有礼,殷勤 Chivalry is polite, kind, and unselfish behaviour, especially by men towards women. 例: Marie seemed to revel in his old-fashioned chivalry 玛丽好像陶醉在他那旧式的骑士风度里。 2. N-UNCOUNT (中世纪的)骑士精神,骑士风范 In the Middle Ages, chivalry was the set of rules and way of behaving which knights were expected to follow. 例 :Chivalry includes bravery, loyalty, honor, courtesy, respect for woman, protection of the weak, and generosity. 骑士精神包括勇敢、忠诚、名誉、谦恭有礼、尊重妇女、保护弱小以及慷慨大度。 |
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scrawl 1. VERB 潦草地写;马马虎虎地写 If you scrawl something, you write it in a careless and untidy way. 例: He scrawled a hasty note to his wife 他给妻子草草写了个便条。 2. N-VAR 潦草的笔迹;不工整的字迹 You can refer to writing that looks careless and untidy as a scrawl . 例 :The letter was handwritten, in a hasty, barely decipherable scrawl. 这封信是仓促手写而成,潦草得几乎无法辨认。 |