mutilate [ˈmjuːtileit] adj. 使残缺不全,毁坏
【派】mutilation 毁损
【构】The kidnapper threatened to mutilate the child if his price was not paid soon.
绑匪威胁如果不立即按他的开价交付赎金,就把孩子弄残废。
【扩】handicapped 残废的
chew [tʃuː] v. 咀嚼
fiancé [fiˈɔnsei] n. 未婚夫
microwave [ˈmaikrəweiv] n. 微波,微波炉
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A: Cooking with a microwave oven takes less time and energy.
B: But I don't know how to use it.
A:用微波炉烹调,既省时又省力。
B:但我不知道怎么用。
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oven [ˈʌvn] n. 炉灶,炉
【派】ovenproof 耐热的 ovenware 烤箱器皿
【扩】furnace 炉子 cooker 厨灶
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A: I'd recommend that oven. It's really nice.
B: But I don't want to buy an imported one.
A:我推荐那种炉子,它很不错的。
B:但我不想买进口的。
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safekeeping [ˌseifˈkiːpiŋ] n. 妥善保管
【构】safe(安全)+keeping(保管)=safekeeping(妥善保管)
【搭】 Put your important documents in the bank for safekeeping.
把你的重要文件存放在银行里以妥善保管。
【扩】storing 保管
Newcastle [ˈnjuːˌkɑːsl] n. 纽卡斯尔(英国港口城市)
identify [aiˈdentifai] v. 鉴别,识别
【派】identification 鉴定,验明
【扩】 distinguish 区分,辨别 discern 识别
【搭】identify...with... 把……与……等同
【例】I cannot identify this signature.
我识别不出这是谁的签字。
spokeswoman [ˈspəuksˌwumən] n. 女发言人
verb [vt. 及物动词]咀嚼,嚼碎;(为了品尝或因紧张而)不停地嚼,咬;(人或动物)咬,啃 - If you chew gum or tobacco, you keep biting it and moving it around your mouth to taste the flavour of it. You do not swallow it.
noun [抽象名词]咀嚼;口香糖;供嚼用的烟草;咀嚼物 - Strong, healthy teeth help you chew foods.
noun [专属名词]未婚夫 - She was jilted by her first fiancé.
noun [专属名词]微波炉;微波 - A microwave is a good investment.
verb [vt. 及物动词]用微波炉烹调(或加热) - To microwave food or drink means to cook or heat it in a microwave oven.
noun [具体名词]烤炉,烤箱;小熔炉,小窑;(纳粹集中营的)火化室 - Put the onions and ginger in the oven and let them roast for thirty minutes.
verb [vt. 及物动词]切断,毁坏;使…残缺不全;使…支离破碎 - Such dreamtime was often used to mutilate fields and strip records.
- He was mutilated in a car accident andlost one arm.
- The painting has been mutilated by a boy.
noun [抽象名词]安全保护,妥善保管 - He gave me the keys for safekeeping.
verb [vt. 及物动词]保护(safekeep 的 ing 形式) - Thee third privilege is safekeeping service.
noun [专属名词]纽卡斯尔(英国港市) - Newcastle Brown Ale: The one and only.
verb [vt. 及物动词]认出,识别;查明,确认;发现;证明(身份),表明;认同,理解;认为…和…一致;和(某人)打成一片 - If you identify someone or something, you name them or say who or what they are.
noun [专属名词]女发言人 - A United Nations spokeswoman in New York said the request would be considered.