25. doughty a. 返回 |
determined,
brave and unwilling to admit defeat 不屈不挠；勇敢顽强
She has been for many years a doughty fighter
for women’s rights. 多年来她一直是女权运动中勇敢而顽强的斗士。
In the battle field we need doughty soldiers.
在战场上我们需要勇敢的战士。 |
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weather v. 返回 |
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deal successfully with (a difficult situation
or a problem) 经受住；平安度过（困境）
It seemed that the leader could hardly weather
the latest round of criticisms. 看来这位领导人很难经受住最后一轮批评了。
They have promised to help us weather the
food shortage. 他们已经答应帮我们克服食品匮乏危机。
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solace 返回 |
n. help and comfort when you are feeling sad
or worried 安慰；慰藉
The sick girl always sought solace in music.
这个生病的姑娘总是喜欢在音乐中寻求慰藉。
After his wife left him, work had become a
real solace to Paul. 当妻子离开他之后，工作成了保罗最大的安慰。
v. give comfort or pleasure to sb. 给某人以安慰；抚慰；使快乐
She solaced herself with the thought that
the term was nearly over. 她安慰自己，这学期差不多就要结束了。
She was distracted with great misery and refused
to be solaced. 她悲痛得精神恍惚，怎么安慰也没用。 |
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attendant 返回 |
a. happening with or as a result of; accompanying
随之而来的；伴随的
The feminine and its attendant disease almost
destroyed the small village. 饥荒以及随之而来的疾病几乎摧毁了这座村庄。
The sufferings attendant upon the war will
have a great influence on these children.
战争带来的种种创伤将给这些孩子造成巨大的影响。
n. person whose job is to provide a service
in a public place; servant 服务员；侍者；陪伴者
As an attendant on the bride at the wedding,
she looks even more beautiful than the bride.
作为婚礼上的一位伴娘，她看上去居然比新娘还要美丽。
We hope that all the ward attendants in the
hospital are kind and careful. 我们希望医院病房里所有的医务人员都能够和蔼而精心。
attend v. 陪伴；出席；照料
attendance n. 出席；照料 |
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deferential a. 返回 |
willing to give way to the
views, wishes, etc. 顺从的；恭顺的
She is always extremely deferential to anyone
in authority. 她对任何权威人士总是必恭必敬。
Surrounded by deferential students and learned
colleagues, Smith felt very proud. 身边围聚着态度恭敬的学生和学识渊博的同行，史密斯感到很自豪。
deference n. 依从；敬重 |
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revel v. 返回 |
get
great pleasure from (a situation or an activity)
陶醉于；着迷于
After the long hot summer we reveled in the
rainstorm. 漫长而炎热的夏季过后，我们尽情享受着暴风雨。
They reveled all day and all night after their
exams. 考试结束后他们整日整夜地狂欢。 |
