conspicuous
a.
显眼的,明显的
suspicion
n.
怀疑,猜疑
suspicious
a.
多疑的,疑心的,可被怀疑的
suspect
vt.
1.怀疑 2.觉得,猜想
n.
可疑分子
suspect的近义词:
questionable
a.
1.不肯定的,有问题的 2.可疑的
distrustful
a.
可疑的,不信任的,怀疑的
guess
v./n.
猜测,推测
doubt
v./n.
怀疑,疑虑
doubtful
a.
1.怀疑的 2.可疑的
dubious
a.
1.(of,about) 犹豫不决的,无把握的 2.(值得)怀疑的
1 But the human mind can glimpse a rapidly changing scene and immediately disregard the 98 percent that is irrelevant, instantaneously focusing on the monkey at the side of a winding forest road or the single suspicious face in a big crowd. (NETEM 2002, Text 2, Paragraph 5)
但是人的大脑能够扫描一个快速变化的场景,迅速排除98%的不相干的物体,立即聚焦于森林中婉蜒道路旁的一只猴子,或者人群中的一张可疑的脸。
2. Yet a suspiciously large number of top people have surnames beginning with letters between A and K. (NETEM 2004, Text 2, Paragraph 2)
但顶级人物的姓名的首字母在A与K之间的却多得可疑。
3. Now researchers suspect that dreams are part of the mind's emotional thermostat, regulating moods while the brain is "off-line". (NETEM 2005, Text 3, Paragraph 1)
目前,研究人员猜想梦是大脑情感自动调节系统的组成部分,当大脑处于"掉线"状态时对情绪进行规整。
trouble
n.
1.麻烦 2.困难
v.
麻烦,打扰
double
a.
两倍的,成双的
v.
(使)加倍,翻一番
n.
两倍
couple
n.
1.夫妇 2.对,双
vt.
连接,结合
double 的近义词:
pair
vt.
成双,配对
n.
1.一对,一双,一副 2.夫妇,情侣
duplicate
n.
复制品,副本
a.
1.复制的 2.双倍的
vt.
1.复制 2.使翻倍
Ever since Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1997, Westhusin's phone has been ringing with people calling in hopes of duplicating their cats and dogs, cattle and horses.(CET-6, 2005.1, Passage 4, Paragraph 3)
自从1997年绵羊多莉被克隆出来以后,韦斯特许辛就电话不断,人们纷纷表示希望复制他们的猫、狗、牛和马。
contract
n.
合同,契约
v.
1.缩短,缩小 2.缔结
abstract
a.
1.抽象的 2.深奥的
n.
摘要,提要
v.
提(抽)取
abstraction
n.
1.出神,心不在焉 2.抽象,抽象观念 3.抽出,取出,分离出
distract
vt.
1.分散(注意力等) 2.迷惑,弄昏
distraction
n.
1.娱乐 2.分心,分心的事物
extract
vt.
1.取出,拔出 2.榨取,提取
n.
摘录
extraction
n.
抽出,拔出
retract
v.
1.缩回,缩进 2.收回,取消
subtract
vt.
减去
attractive
a.
有吸引力的,有魅力的
attract
vt.
吸引,引诱
contract的近义词:
shrink
vi.
1.起皱,收缩 2.退缩
1. What ordinary people see as fanciful abstractions, professional innovators see as solid possibilities. (NETEM 1994, Passage 5, Paragraph 2)
普通人视为凭空想像的抽象概念在职业创新者眼里却具有坚实的可能性。
2. It is entirely reasonable for auditors to believe that scientists who know exactly where they are going and how they will get there should not be distracted by the necessity of keeping one eye on the cash register while the other eye is on the microscope. (NETEM 1999, Passage 5, Paragraph 4)
审计人员也完全有理由相信,确切知道自己的目标并知道如何实现这一目标的科学家们根本没必要用一只眼盯着现金计数器的同时,还要用另一只眼睛盯着显微镜。
3. The attacks on ambition are many and come from various angles; its public defenders are few and unimpressive, where they are not extremely unattractive. (NETEM 2000, Passage 5, Paragraph 3)
对雄心的攻击非常之多,出自各种不同的角度;公开为之辩解的则少之又少,虽不能说他们是完全没有吸引力的,但却未能给人们留下深刻印象。
4. This is a distraction we do not need.(CET-4, 2004.6, Passage 4, Paragraph 4)
我们不需要这种干扰。
5. Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. (NETEM 2000, Passage 1, Paragraph 2)
面对国外竞争,一些大型的美国工业,如消费电子产业,已经萎缩或渐渐消失。
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