4.19 Flashcards
employ
应用；运用；使用to use sth such as a skill, method, etc. for a particular purpose
He criticized the repressive methods employed by the country’s government.
他指责了这个国家政府采取的镇压手段。
The police had to employ force to enter the building.
警察不得不强行进入大楼。
忙于
She was employed in making a list of all the jobs to be done.
她忙着把要做的所有工作列一个清单。
appreciation
~ of sth
理解；体谅；同情a full or sympathetic understanding of sth, such as a situation or a problem, and of what it involves
I had no appreciation of the problems they faced.
我没有体谅到他们所面临的困难。
syntax
A systematic, orderly arrangement.
The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences.
crosscut
to alternate repeatedly brief scenes from one filmed sequence with scenes from another to give the impression that the events they show are happening at the same time
1.
an example of the movie technique in which short segments of two or more scenes are alternated
2.
a cut made across something such as a long piece of timber
3.
a tunnel in a mine that cuts across a vein of ore
4.
a shorter and more direct route to a place
transpose
The director transposes Shakespeare’s play from 16th century Venice to present-day England.
导演把莎士比亚的戏剧从16世纪的威尼斯改成当代的英国。
mount
准备；安排；组织开展to organize and begin sth
to mount a protest/campaign/an exhibition
发起抗议╱运动；举办展览
The specimens were mounted on slides.
标本安放在载片上。
The diamond is mounted in gold.
这颗钻石镶在金饰物上。
subject
取决于；视…而定depending on sth in order to be completed or agreed
The article is ready to publish, subject to your approval.
那篇文章准备好了，可以发表，就等你批准了。
All the holidays on offer are subject to availability.
现行所有的节假日只有在情况允许时才可放假。
device
- 手段；策略；方法；技巧a method of doing sth that produces a particular result or effect
Sending advertising by email is very successful as a marketing device.
作为一种营销手段，用电子邮件发送广告是非常成功的。 - 花招；计谋；诡计a plan or trick that is used to get sth that sb wants
The report was a device used to hide rather than reveal problems.
这份报告不是揭露问题而是为掩盖问题而耍的花招。
dispense
~ sth (to sb)
施与，提供（尤指服务）to provide sth, especially a service, for people
The organization dispenses free health care to the poor.
这个机构为穷人提供免费医疗。
to dispense justice/advice
判案；给予忠告
It is so warm today that I can dispense with an overcoat.
今天天气很暖和，我可免穿大衣。
battlement
crenel merlon
http://www.essential-humanities.net/img/art/castle1.jpg
liability
Since his injury, Jones has become more of a liability than an asset to the team.
琼斯负伤以来，与其说他是全队的骨干倒不如说他已成为队里的累赘。
The company cannot accept liability for any damage caused by natural disasters.
该公司对自然灾害造成的任何损失概不承担责任。
unmitigated
完全的，十足的，彻底的（通常指坏事）used to mean ‘complete’, usually when describing sth bad
The evening was an unmitigated disaster.
这一晚完全是一场灾难。
mechanic
方法；手段the way sth works or is done
The exact mechanics of how payment will be made will be decided later.
确切的付款方法以后再作决定。
rhyme
rhythm
‘Though’ rhymes with ‘low’.
though和low押韵。
the rhythm of the seasons
四季的更迭
