depress
压抑;使沮丧
The thought of going back to work tomorrow depressed me!
一想到明天要回去工作,我就感到沮丧。
descend
下降;下去
The elevator descended rapidly to the bottom floor.
电梯迅速到了最底层。
destroy
破坏;消灭
All hopes of a peaceful settlement were destroyed by his violent speech.
他的暴力言论破坏了和平解决的希望。
destruction
破坏,毁灭
Fame and the exhilarating celebrity that accompanies it, force the famous person to anticipate in his own destruction.
声名和随着而来的令人兴奋的赞扬迫使出了名的人担心自己的毁灭。
disorder
混乱;骚乱
The capital is calm, but continuing disorder has been reported elsewhere.
首都很平静,但是据报道其他地方有持续的骚乱。
distinction
区别;差别
She had the distinction of being the first woman to swim the Channel.
她有幸成为第一个横渡英吉利海峡的女人。
economics
经济学
This article is about the economics of publishing.
这篇文章是关于经济学的出版。
efficiency
效率;效能
One of the aims of economic reform is to improve efficiency.
经济改革的目标之一是提高效率。
emergency
紧急情况;突发事件
In an emergency, please call 110.
遇到紧急情况,请拨打110。
exclusive
独有的;排外的
This dining room is for the distinguished guests' exclusive use.
这间餐室是供贵宾专用的。
extraordinary
非凡的;特别的
How extraordinary that you should have never heard of the matter!
你竟然没有听说过这件事,真是太奇怪了!
flexible
灵活的;柔韧的
We can visit your company on Monday or Tuesday; our plans are fairly flexible.
我们可以星期一或星期二去你们公司,我们的计划是相当灵活的。
generate
使形成;发生
The machine generates electricity.
这台机器是用来发电的。
ideal
理想的;完美的
It is never easy to realize a lofty ideal.
这从来不是容易实现的崇高理想。
insight
洞察力;洞悉
He hoped his work at the university would give him insight into how questions of morality could be applied to places where self-interest flourished.
他希望他在大学的工作可以帮他弄明白如何让道德问题应用于充满私立的地方。
inspire
激发;鼓舞
The Lake District scenery inspired Wordsworth to write his greatest poetry.
英格兰湖区的美景给了华兹华斯创作他最伟大诗篇的灵感。