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junction

• n. 枢纽

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• It was near the junction of City Road and and Old street.

​ 那是在城市路与老街的交叉路口附近。

• Come off the motorway at junction 6.

​ 在6号交叉路口驶离高速公路。

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monotonous

• adj. 单调无聊的

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• New secretaries came and went with monotonous regularity.

​ 秘书不停地更换，令人厌烦。

• monotonous work

​ 单调乏味的工作。

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stagnate

• vi. 停滞

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• Profits have stagnated.

​ 利润原地踏步。

• I feel I'm stagnating in this job.

​ 我觉得，干这份工作我没有长进。

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stagnation

• n. 停滞；萧条

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• Industrial production is stagnating.

​ 工业生产正停滞不前。

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stifle

• v. 压制；阻止；使窒息

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• They hope the new rules will not stifle creativity.

​ 他们希望新规则不会压制创意。

• The government failed to stifle the unrest.

​ 政府没有制止住动乱。

• I felt I was stifling in the airless room.

​ 在那间闷气的屋子里我感觉我都快憋死了。

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given

• v. 给；赠与
• n. 假设事实
• adj. 规定的；指定的
• prep. 鉴于；考虑到

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• They were to meet at a given time and place.

​ 他们要在规定的时间和地点会晤。

• We can find out how much money is spent on food in any given period.

​ 我们可以查明在特定时间内花在食物上的钱有多少。

• He's given to going for long walks on his own.

​ 他有独自长距离散步的习惯。

​ be given to sth/to doing sth 经常做；习惯于

• Given her interest in children, teaching seems the right job for her.

​ 考虑到她喜欢孩子，教书看来是很适合她的工作。

• It was surprising the government was re-elected, given that they had raised taxes so much.

​ 令人惊奇的是政府把税收提高这么多仍再次当选了。

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somewhat

• adv. 有点

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• I was somewhat surprised to see him.

​ 见到他我颇感诧异。

• The situation has changed somewhat since we last met.

​ 自我们上次见面以来情况有些变化。

​ meet 过去式和过去分词 met

• What happened to them remains somewhat of a mystery.

​ 他们到底出了什么事，到现在仍可以说是一个谜。

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present

• n. 现在；礼物
• adj. 当前的；出席的
• vt. 提出；赠送；陈述

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• in the present situation.

  在当前形势下。

• We do not have any more information at the present time.

  目前我们没有进一步的消息。

• There were 200 people present at the meeting.

​ 有200人出席会议。

​ present at sth 出现；出席

• Levels of pollution present in the atmosphere are increasing.

​ 大气中的污染程度正在加深。

​ present in sth 存在

• What can i get him for a birthday present?

​ 我给他送点什么生日礼物？

• You've got to forget the past and start living in the present.

​ 你必须忘掉过去，开始现在的生活。

• This house is big enough for the moment(present), but we'll have to move if wen have children.

​ 这房子现在还够大，要是有了孩子，我们得搬。

​ for the moment/present 目前；暂时

• On his retirement, colleagues presented him with a set of golf clubs.

​ 在他退休之际，同事们赠给了他一套高尔夫球杆。

• Eight options were presented for consideration.

​ 已提出八项备选方案供审议。

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presently

• adv. 不久；现在

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• The crime is presently being investigated by the police.

​ 警方目前正在调查这起案件。

• Presently, the door opened again and three men stepped out.

​ 不久，门又打开了，走出来三个人。

​ step out 离开，退出

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presence

n. 出席；存在；风度

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• He hardly seemed to notice my presence.

​ 他似乎没有注意到我在场。

• Her presence during the crisis had a calming effect.

​ 危难时她的存在稳定了大家的心情。

• The test can identify the presence of abnormalities in the unborn child.

​ 这项化验能鉴定胎儿是否有不正常现象。

• a man of great presence.

​ 风度翩翩的男子。

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favo(u)r

英式 favour

美式 favor

• n. 喜爱；赞同；恩惠
• v. 赞同；有利于

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• I would never ask for any favours form her.

​ 我再也不会请她帮任何忙了。

• Do yourself a favour and wear a helmet on the bike.

​ 要照顾自己，骑车戴上头盔。

• The programme has lost favour with viewers recentlu.

​ 近来这个节目已经不受观众欢迎。

• The warm climate favours many types of tropical plants.

​ 温暖的气候对多种热带植物生长有利。

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favo(u)rable

• adj. 有利的；赞同的

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• She made a favourable impression on his parents.

​ 她给他的父母留下了好印象。

• favouralbe comments

  好评

• The terms of the agreement are favourable to both sides.

​ 协议条款双方都有利。

• favourable economic conditions.

​ 有利的经济环境。

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favourite

• adj. 最喜欢的
• n. 特别喜爱的人（或物）

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• It's one of my favourite movles.

​ 这是我特别喜欢的电影之一。

• This song is a particular favourite of mine.

  我尤其喜爱这首曲子。

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interest

• n. 兴趣；利息；利益
• vt. 使感兴趣

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• By that time I had lost interest in the idea.

  那时我已经对此想法失去兴趣了。

• The money was repaid with interest.

​ 这笔钱是带息偿还的。

• She was acting entirely in her own interests.

​ 他所做的完全是为了自己的好处。

• She has always interested herself in charity work.

  她始终关注慈善工作。

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interesting

• adj. 有趣的

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• It would be interesting to know what he really believed.

​ 了解他的真实信仰会是很有意思的。

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consequence

• n. 结果；后果

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• This decision could have serious consequences for the industry.

​ 这项决定可能对该行业造成严重后果。

• Two hundred people lost their jobs as a direct consequence of the merger.

​ 合并一事直接导致两百人失去了工作。

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economy

• n. 经济；节俭

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• The economy is in recession.

  经济处于衰退之中。

• We need to make substantial economies.

  我们需要厉行节约。

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economic

• adj. 经济的

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• the government economic policy.

  政府的经济政策。

• social, economic and political issues.

  社会、经济和政策问题。

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economical

• adj. 经济的；节俭的

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• It would be more economical to buy the bigger size.

  买尺寸大点的更实惠。

• an economical use of space.

  节约利用空间。

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establish

• vt. 建立；确定

• The committee was established in 1912.

  这个委员会创立于1912年。

• By then she was established as a star.

  那时她作为明星的地位已经确立。

• He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established.

​ 他刚建立起自己的公司，但要站住脚跟还得花上一段时间。