boxing [ˈbɔksiŋ] n. 拳击
【扩】pugilism 拳击,搏击
【搭】Boxing Day 节礼日(英国的法定假日) a boxing match 一场拳击赛 Chinese boxing 武术 kick boxing 搏击
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A: I went to a boxing match last night.
B: Was that a good fight?
A:昨天晚上我去看了一场拳击比赛。
B:那场比赛精彩吗?
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boxer [ˈbɔksə] n. 拳击手
bare [beə] adj. 赤裸的,空荡的
prizefighter [ˈpraizˌfaitə] n. 职业拳击手(尤指古时赤手拳击手)
【构】prize(奖金,得奖的)+fighter(拳击手)=prizefighter(职业拳击手)
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A: He didn't lose even a match as a prizefighter.
B: But he is a loser in life.
A:作为一名职业拳击手,他没有输过哪怕一场比赛。
B:但是在生活中他是一个失败者。
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crude [kruːd] adj. 粗野的
【派】crudely 粗糙地,不成熟地
【扩】insolent 粗野的 barbaric 野蛮的,粗野的
【搭】crude jokes 粗俗的玩笑
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A: Don't be so crude.
B: Sorry, I was so angry just now.
A:不要那么粗鲁。
B:对不起,我刚才太生气了。
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marquise [ˈmɑːkwis] n. 侯爵
technically [ˈteknikəli] adv. 严格根据法律意义地
【搭】technically speaking 严格地说
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A: Technically, you could be prosecuted for this, but I don't suppose you will be.
B: Can you analyze it to me?
A:严格地说,你是可以因此被起诉的,但我不认为你会被那么对待。
B:你能给我分析一下吗?
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science [ˈsaiəns] n. 科学
popularity [ˌpɔpjuˈlæriti] n. 名望
【扩】reputation 名声,名誉
【搭】enjoy tremendous popularity 享有盛名 win popularity 赢得名声
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A: In his mind, the popularity is the most important.
B: I think I can't stand it.
A:在他看来,个人名望是最重要的。
B:我想我不能忍受这一点。
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adore [əˈdɔː] v. 崇拜,爱戴,非常喜欢
alike [əˈlaik] adv. 一样地
fame [feim] n. 名望
【派】famed 著名的
【搭】come/rise to fame 声名鹊起
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A: I see his name on the newspaper frequently these days.
B: He won sudden fame with his first novel.
A:最近我经常在报纸上看到他的名字。
B:他的第一部小说让他一举成名。
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eminent [ˈeminənt] adj. 著名的,杰出的
【扩】outstanding 杰出的 prominent 卓越的
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A: Couldn't you do anything to help?
B: Even the most eminent doctors couldn't cure him.
A:你一点忙也帮不上吗?
B:即使是最杰出的医生都不能治好他的病。
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bitterly [ˈbitəli] adv. 厉害地
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A: It rained continually outside and it was bitterly cold.
B: I'm so happy I don't need to go out again today.
A:外面雨下个不停,而且冷得厉害。
B:我很高兴今天不用再出门了。
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bet [bet] (bet, bet; betted, betted) v. 打赌
academy [əˈkædəmi] n. 专门学校
extravagant [ikˈstrævəɡənt] adj. 浪费的,奢侈的
【扩】lavish 浪费的 thriftless 浪费的
【搭】extravagant hope 奢望
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A: The decoration has reached an extravagant degree of elaboration.
B: But it didn't cost us much money.
A:那装潢已精致到了奢华的地步。
B:但那并没有花我们很多钱。
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poverty [ˈpɔvəti] n. 贫困
【派】poverty-stricken 非常贫困的
【扩】penury 贫困
【搭】abject poverty 一贫如洗
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A: They live below the poverty line.
B: Can we offer them much help?
A:他们生活极其贫困。
B:我们能帮帮他们吗?
noun [抽象名词]拳击(运动) - I chose boxing because it is my favourite sport.
verb [vt. 及物动词]将…装入盒中(box 的现在分词形式) - Some people spend the day boxing up old or unwanted things and donating them to the poor.
noun [专属名词]拳师,拳击手 - The boxer jabbed at his opponent.
adjective [原级]赤裸的;光秃秃的;无遮盖的,无装饰的;仅最基本的 - A bare surface is not covered or decorated with anything.
verb [vt. 及物动词]使暴露,使露出 - If you bare something, you uncover it and show it.
noun [专属名词]职业拳击手 - He had been a heavyweight prizefighter and he was too long for the bed.
adjective [原级]粗略的,大概的;粗糙的,粗制的;冒犯的,粗俗的;天然的,自然的 - If you describe an object that someone has made as crude, you mean that it has been made in a very simple way or from very simple parts.
noun [物质名词]原油;天然的物质 - Crude oil is the world's most important commodity.
noun [集合/集体](法)侯爵;世袭贵族(等于 marquess) - When the second Marquis Cornwallis died sonless, the marquisate became extinct.
adverb [方式副词]技术上(a technically brilliant pianist);专门地;学术上;工艺上 - More than a third of workers said they called into the office while technically on holiday.
adverb [方式副词]严格地说 - Technically (speaking), the whale isn't a fish and the spider isn't an insect.
noun [抽象名词]科学,科学知识;专门科学;(大学学习的)学科;理科;技术,技巧 - A science is a particular branch of science such as physics, chemistry, or biology.
noun [抽象名词]流行,普及,受欢迎 - His popularity has slipped recently.
verb [vt. 及物动词]非常喜欢,热爱;爱慕,疼爱;崇拜,崇敬 - If you adore something, you like it very much.
noun [专属名词]【名】 (Adore)(法)阿多尔(人名) - How could Adore not adore him?
adjective [原级]相似的,相像的 - We looked very alike.
adverb [程度副词]相似地,相同地;两者都,同样地 - Alike means in a similar way.
noun [抽象名词]名誉,名气(fame and gain) - At the height of his fame, his every word was valued.
verb [vt. 及物动词]使闻名,使有名望 - The film earned him international fame.
adjective [原级](在某领域或职业中)卓越的,出众的;突出的,明显的 - She invoked several eminent scholars to back up her argument.
adverb [方式副词]愤怒地,痛苦地,激烈地;极其,非常 ;极其寒冷地 - It's been bitterly cold here in Moscow.
bitterly disappointed 彻底的失望
- I am bitterly disappointed. (disappoint vt.使失望)
bitterly cold 刺骨地寒冷
- It’s bitterly cold. (chilly adj. 寒冷的)
verb [vt. 及物动词]打赌,赌博;<非正式>敢肯定 - Jockeys are forbidden to bet on the outcome of races.
noun [抽象名词]下注;赌金;预计,猜想;<非正式>有可能成功的人选(或备选行动) - Do you always have a bet on the Kentucky Derby?
noun [专属名词]专科院校 Academy Award (Oscar);研究院,学会;(美国的)私立学校;(苏格兰的)中等学校 - Academy appears in the names of some societies formed to improve or maintain standards in a particular field.
adjective [原级]奢侈的,挥霍的;不切实际的,放肆的;豪华的,精美的 - Something that is extravagant costs more money than you can afford or uses more of something than is reasonable.
noun [抽象名词]贫穷,贫困;<正式>贫乏,低劣;个人财产权的放弃(作为宗教誓约的一部分) - You can use poverty to refer to any situation in which there is not enough of something or its quality is poor.