7. resplendent a.
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brilliant with color
or decorations; splendid 灿烂的，华丽的
Have you seen the queen’s resplendent purple
robes and crown which were on display in the
museum? 你去看了在博物馆里展出的女王华丽的紫袍和王冠了吗？
Whenever attending a dinner party, Mrs. Smith
would always like to show off her resplendent
jewels. 每次参加晚宴时，史密斯太太总是喜欢炫耀她那些灿烂夺目的珠宝。
resplendence n. 灿烂；辉煌
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sport v. 返回 |
(vt. wear proudly or be decorated with sth.
（惹人注目地）穿戴，装点
The front of the car sported a British flag.
这辆汽车前面引人注目地插着英国国旗。
The man in the picture sported a moustache,
a diamond ring, and a flower in his button
hole. 画中的男子神气地蓄着小胡子，戴着钻石戒指，在钮扣眼中插着花。
Summer or autumn, she sports a white dress.
不论夏秋，她都惹人注目地穿着一套白色衣裙。
vi. play about; amuse oneself; have fun 玩耍；嬉戏
Children like to see the seals sporting in
the water. 孩子们喜欢看海豹在水中嬉戏。 |
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relaunch vt. 返回 |
send
sth. out again, such as a new ship into water
or a rocket into space 发射；使（船）下水
The person who is in charge of the dockyard
said they would relaunch the submarine next
year. 军舰修造所的负责人说，他们将在明年使这艘潜艇再次下水。
NASA has planned to relaunch the space shuttle
within two years. 美国宇航局计划两年内再次发射这架航天飞机进入太空。 |
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spurn vt. 返回 |
reject or refuse (sb./sth.) scornfully 傲慢轻蔑地拒绝；唾弃
I really wanted to help her, however, my sincere
offers were spurned and I felt very depressed.
我确实想帮助她，但是却遭到她傲慢的拒绝，这使我非常沮丧。
After his proposal had been spurned for the
third time, he swore to take his revenge on
the girl. 在第三次求婚被拒绝之后，他发誓要报复这个女孩。 |
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dignitary n. [fml] 返回 |
person with a high rank or
position [正式] 显要人物；权贵
At the opening ceremony, several foreign dignitaries
made their speech. 几位国外要人在开幕仪式上发了言。
I’m tired of dealing with those dignitaries.
我讨厌和那些权贵打交道。 |
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sth. which has been followed or replaced
by sth. else; person who held an office
or position before sb. else （被接续或被取代的）原有事物；（职务或职位的）前任者
I believe that our new plan will be more
acceptable than its predecessors. 我相信我们的新计划会比原先的计划更能令人满意。
I don’t quite agree to the decision which
was made by my predecessors. 对于我的前任所做出的决定，我并不十分赞同。
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