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take back seat to
be eclipsed by
be outweighted by
be not as important as
不如……重要
reluctant
adj. 不情愿的;勉强的;顽抗的
forum
[‘fɔrəm]n. 论坛,讨论会;法庭;公开讨论的广场 复数forums或fora
draw up a plan
制定规划
momentum
[mo’mɛntəm]n. 势头;[物] 动量;动力;冲力
boost
[bʊst]vt. 促进;增加;支援vi. 宣扬;偷窃n. 推动;帮助;宣扬
环境友好environmentally friendly
资源节约resource-conserving
redundant
adj. 多余的,过剩的;被解雇的,失业的;冗长的,累赘的
[网络] 多余的;下岗人员;冗余
[专业] 冗余的 [计算机科学技术];冗余 [电子、通信与自动控制技术];羡余 [语言学]
be cut off
与世隔绝
被隔绝
被切断
cut off切断;中断;使死亡;剥夺继承权
[网络] 剪下;切掉
link to
联系,连接
breach
n. 违背,违反;缺口
vt. 违反,破坏;打破
[网络] 违反;攻破;突破口
[专业] 违约 [法学];破裂 [经济学];破除 [物理学]
strikes and demonstrations
罢工示威活动
contingency plan
应急方案
contingency
n. 偶然性;[安全] 意外事故;可能性;[审计] 意外开支;[离散数学或逻辑学]偶然式
punch a clock
打卡上下班
consensual
adj. 交感的;在双方同意下成立的
[网络] 间接;两厢情愿
critical
adj. 鉴定的;[核] 临界的;批评的,爱挑剔的;危险的;决定性的;评论的
[网络] 临界的;批评的;关键的
[专业] 关键 [经济学];批评 [文学];批评 [语言学]
apathetic
adj. 冷漠的;无动于衷的,缺乏兴趣的
[网络] 无动于衷的;冷淡的;缺乏兴趣的
impersonal
adj. 客观的;非个人的;没有人情味的;非人称的
n. 非人称动词;不具人格的事物
[网络] 不带个人色彩的
insular
adj. 孤立的;与世隔绝的;海岛的;岛民的
[网络] 狭隘的
[专业] 岛叶 [医药科学]
ice-cream bar
雪糕;冰砖
principal
adj. /’prɪnsɪp ə l,’prɪnsəp ə l/
most important最重要的,首要的;主要的
SYN main
THESAURUS important main
→ principally
•His principal reason for making the journey was to visit his family. 他那次旅程的首要目的是探访家人。
•Teaching is her principal source of income. 教书是她主要的收入来源。
•the principal character in the book 书里的主人公
n.
1.SCHOOL 学校
[C] someone who is in charge of a school〔中小学的〕校长
SYN headteacher AmE,BrE 【美】,【英】
THESAURUS teacher
•a small school with just three teachers and the principal 只有三位老师和一位校长的小型学校
2.UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE 大学/学院
[C] someone who is in charge of a university or college
大学校长,学院院长
3.BUSINESS 商业
[C] the main person in a business or organization, who can make important business decisions and is legally responsible for them〔企业或机构的〕负责人
•The principal of the business has an office in New York. 这家公司的负责人在纽约有一处办公室。
4.PERFORMER 表演者
[C] the main performer in a play or in a group of musicians, dancers etc〔戏剧、音乐等演出的〕主角,主要演员
•She later became a principal with the Royal Ballet. 她后来成了皇家芭蕾舞团的主要演员。
5.MONEY 钱
[singular,单数] technical the original amount of money that is lent to someone, not including any of the interest
本金
take a toll on
给…造成重大伤亡(或损失) toll /tol/ n. 通行费;代价;钟声;伤亡人数 vt. 征收;敲钟 vi. 鸣钟;征税
have authority over
有权, 管理
be unable to do
不能做… unable not able to do something 不能…的;不会…的 RELTD inability unable to do sth •Lucy was unable to find out what had happened. 露西无法知道发生了什么事。 • Unable to sleep, I got up and made myself a drink. 我睡不着,于是起来给自己倒了杯酒。 REGISTER 语体
In everyday English, people usually say that they can’t/couldn’t do sth rather than are/were unable to do sth.
在日常英语中,人们一般说 can’t/couldn’t do sth,而不说 are/were unable to do sth
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She couldn’t find out what had happened. 她无法知道发生了什么事 。