5251. conclusive:/kənˈkluː.sɪv/ adj.无可置疑的;确实的;决定性的;结论性的【a conclusive argument 令人信服的论据 // The investigation failed to provide any conclusive evidence. 调查没有提供任何确凿的证据。】
5252. resent:/rɪˈzent/ v.感到愤恨;不满;憎恶【I resented having to work such long hours. 我讨厌工作这么长时间。// She bitterly resented his mother’s influence over him. 她痛恨他母亲对他的影响。// Paul resented the fact that Carol didn’t trust him. Paul对Carol不信任他而感到愤恨。// He resents having to explain his work to other people. 他讨厌非得向人们解释他的工作。】
5253. resentment:/rɪˈzentmənt/ n. 愤恨;怨恨【She was filled with deep resentment at being passed over for promotion. 她因被推迟升职而深感不满。<resentment at / resentment against / resentment of 等等> // He felt considerable resentment towards Sheila for making him work late. 他对Sheila让他工作到很晚感到相当不满。< feel resentment 感到愤恨 / harbour resentment 怀恨/ bear resentment 怀恨在心>】
5254. attributable:/əˈtrɪbjətəbəl/ adj.归因于…的;由于…的【Death was attributable to gunshot wounds. 死因为枪伤。// Do you think that these higher-than-average temperatures are attributable to global warming? 你认为这种较正常水平偏高的气温是全球变暖引起的吗?】
5255. boost:/buːst/ v.改善;提高;增强;推动【The new resort area has boosted tourism. 新的度假区促进了旅游业的发展。// The win boosted the team’s confidence. 这场胜利增强了球队的信心。// Share prices were boosted by reports of the president's recovery. 总统康复的报道推动股票价格上扬。】;n.改善;提高;增强;推动【The lowering of interest rates will give a much-needed boost to the economy. 利率的下调将会给经济注入急需的推动力。// Passing my driving test was such a boost to my confidence. 通过了驾照考试使我自信心大增。】
5256. condemnation:/ˌkɒndəmˈneɪʃən/ n.谴责,指责,声讨【There was widespread international condemnation of the bombing. 国际社会普遍谴责这起爆炸事件。// The shooting of the police officer has received universal condemnation. 枪杀警察事件受到了大众的一致谴责。】<相关记忆No.4137 condemn >
5257. disputable:/dɪˈspjuːtəbəl/ adj.不确定的,不肯定的;有争议的 not certain 【People say that they produce the best athletes in the world, but I think that's disputable. 据称他们可以培养出世界上最好的运动员,但我对此表示怀疑。】
5258. responsive:/rɪˈspɒn.sɪv/ adj.反应积极的;反应敏捷的【a car with highly responsive steering 转向灵敏的汽车 // We try to be responsive to the needs of the customer. 我们尽量对顾客的需求作出反应。// Her condition is not responsive to drug therapy. 她的病情对药物治疗没有反应。// I tried to get him talking, but he wasn’t very responsive. 我试着让他说话,但他反应不太积极。】
5259. respondent:/rɪˈspɒndənt/ n.回答者;答复者;应答者【Only 62 percent of respondents said they were satisfied. 只有62%的受访者表示满意。】;(尤指离婚案件中的)被告【She divorced the respondent on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour. 她以被告行为失当为由与其离婚。<on the grounds of 以…为理由>】
5260. clone:/kləʊn/ n.克隆,复制,(动植物的)无性繁殖;复制品;酷似的人(或物);…的翻版【She’s an exact clone of her sister! 她完全是她姐姐的翻版!】;(计算机的)克隆机,仿制机,兼容机【an IBM clone 】;v.克隆,使无性繁殖,复制【Scientists have already cloned a sheep. 科学家们已经克隆出一只羊。】
5261. restoration:/ˌrestəˈreɪʃən/ n.整修,修复;恢复;复位【a fund for the restoration of historic buildings 修复历史建筑的基金 // Major restoration work will begin in May. 主要的修复工作将在五月开始。// They’re fighting for the restoration of democratic rights. 他们正在为恢复民主权利而斗争。// the restoration of the monarchy in Spain 西班牙君主制的恢复】
5262. serving:/ˈsɜːvɪŋ/ adj.目前任职的;(尤指)现役的【serving and retired military officers 现役和退役的军官】;(供一人食用的)一份;一客【This should make enough for four servings. 这应该够四份了。// The quantities given in the recipe should be enough for four servings. 食谱上给出的量足够4个人吃。】
5263. conform:/kənˈfɔːrm/ v.顺从,顺应(大多数人或社会);随潮流【He refused to conform to the local customs. 他拒绝遵从当地的风俗习惯。】;遵守,遵从,服从(规则、法律等)【The building does not conform with safety regulations. 这座建筑物不符合安全条例。】;相一致;相符合;相吻合【conform the specifications to the requirement 使规格与要求相符合】
5264. conformity:/kənˈfɔːməti/ n.(对社会规则的)遵从,遵守;从众【conformity to social expectations 符合社会期望 // It's depressing how much conformity there is in such young children. 这么小的孩子就唯唯诺诺,真是令人沮丧。】;(商品生产的)符合,符合度【conformity to specification 符合规格 // Our goal is to improve conformity with customer requirements. 我们的目标是让产品更加符合顾客的需要。< =conformance /kənˈfɔːməns/ n. 一致;适应>】
5265. diploma:/dɪˈpləʊmə/ n.学位证书;毕业文凭【a diploma in business studies 商学文凭 // a high school diploma 高中毕业证书 // I’m hoping to get my teaching diploma this year. 我希望今年能拿到教学文凭。】
5266. confinement:/kənˈfaɪnmənt/ n.限制;关押;禁闭;监禁【They were held in confinement for three weeks. 他们被监禁三个星期。// He visited prisoners at their place of confinement. 他在囚犯的监禁地点探望了他们。// She spent most of those years under house arrest or close confinement. 那些年她大部分时间都处于软禁或严密监禁之中。】
5267. reservation:/ˌrezəˈveɪʃən/ n.预订;预约【a dinner reservation 晚餐预定 // Customers are advised to make seat reservations well in advance. 建议顾客提前预订座位。】;存疑;保留意见;异议【I had serious reservations about his appointment as captain. 我对他被任命为船长持严重保留意见。// We condemn their actions without reservation (=completely). 我们毫无保留地谴责他们的行为。】;居留地;保留地(尤指美国为土著美洲人划出的)【The family lives on a Native American reservation. 这家人住在一个美洲土著居民居留地上。】;野生动物保护区;自然保护区;禁猎区【a wildlife reservation 野生动物保护区】
5268. reserved:/rɪˈzɜːvd/ adj.拘谨;矜持;内向【a quiet, reserved woman 一位安静、矜持的女子】;保留的,预订的(门票、座位等)【May I sit here, or is this seat reserved? 我可以坐这儿吗?还是这个座位已经被预订了?】
5269. consensus:/kənˈsen.səs/ n.一致的意见;共识【There is a consensus among teachers that children should have a broad understanding of the world. 老师们一致认为孩子们应该对世界有广泛的了解。 // Could we reach a consensus on this matter? Let's take a vote. 我们能在这件事上达成共识吗?我们来表决吧。// The general consensus in the office is that he can't do his job. 办公室成员一致认为他无法胜任工作。】
5270. confederate:/kənˈfedərət/ n.同党;共犯,同伙;帮凶【The young woman was his confederate, of course. 当然,那个年轻女子是他的同伙。】;adj.同盟的;联盟的;联邦的【confederate states 联盟国】;v./ kənˈfɛdəreɪt/ 联合;结盟【The country tried to confederate with other countries for mutual safety. 这个国家为了共同安全,曾试图与别的国家结盟。】
5271. confrontation:/ˌkɒnfrənˈteɪʃən/ n.对抗;冲突;对峙;争论【She had stayed in her room to avoid another confrontation. 她呆在自己的房间里以避免再次发生冲突。// an ideological confrontation between conservatives and liberals 保守派和自由派在意识形态上的对抗 // Japan seemed unlikely to risk military confrontation with Russia. 日本似乎不太可能冒险与俄罗斯发生军事对抗。】
5272. diplomacy:/dɪˈpləʊməsi/ n.外交【international diplomacy 国际外交 // Diplomacy has so far failed to bring an end to the fighting. 外交活动迄今未能结束那场战事。】;(处理人际关系的)手腕,手段【The job requires tact and diplomacy. 这份工作需要机智和外交手腕。// It took all her tact and diplomacy to persuade him not to resign. 她使出所有计谋和手腕劝说他不要辞职。】
5273. diplomat:/ˈdɪpləmæt/ n.(通常指使馆的)外交官【French diplomats 法国外交官】;善于社交的人,会与人打交道的人
5274. diplomatic:/ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/ adj. 外交的;从事外交的【diplomatic negotiations 外交谈判】;讲究方法的,委婉的;灵活变通的;有策略的【Ask him nicely - be diplomatic. 好好向他提出请求—要委婉一些。】
5275. monstrous:/ˈmɒn.strəs/ adj.丑恶的;残酷的;骇人听闻的【a monstrous crime 残暴的罪行 // a monstrous lie 弥天大谎 // But that's monstrous - he can't be allowed to get away with it! 但那实在太骇人听闻了—不能让他逍遥法外!// It’s monstrous to charge that much for a hotel room. 酒店房间收费那么高,真是太可怕了】;巨大的;丑陋的;骇人的【a monstrous nose 大鼻子 // a monstrous shadow on the stairs 楼梯上可怕的影子】
5276. sociable:/ˈsəʊʃəbəl/ adj.好交际的;善于社交的;合群的;友好的【a pleasant, sociable couple 一对和蔼可亲、善于交际的夫妇 // Rob's very sociable - he likes parties. Rob非常喜欢社交—他喜欢聚会。// I had a headache and I wasn't feeling very sociable. 我头痛,不想参加社交活动。】
5277. socialism:/ˈsəʊʃəlɪzəm/ n. 社会主义;社会主义制度【He believed in socialism and the brotherhood of man. 他信仰社会主义,相信人与人之间有手足般的情谊。】
5278. socialize:/ˈsəʊʃəlaɪz/ (英式拼写为socialise) v.参加社交活动,交际【I tend not to socialize with my colleagues. 我不想与我的同事交往过多。 // I hope Adam's actually doing some work at college - he seems to spend all his time socializing! 我希望Adam在大学里确实花了些工夫在学业上——他似乎把时间都用在了社交上面!】;使合群;使适应社会生活【Here at the school we make every effort to socialize these young offenders. 在这所学校里,我们努力使这些青少年罪犯适应社会生活。】
5279. sociology:/ˌsəʊsiˈɒlədʒi/ n.社会学,社会关系研究【She has a degree in sociology and politics. 她拥有社会学和政治学学位。// He specializes in the sociology of education. 他专门研究教育社会学。】
5280. privacy:/ˈpraɪ.vəsi/(英音念做 /ˈprɪvəsi/)n.隐私权【The new law is designed to protect people's privacy. 新法律旨在保护人们的隐私权。】;独处【I hate sharing a bedroom - I never get any privacy. 我不喜欢和别人共享一间卧室——因为根本没办法不受干扰。】
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