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周年纪日
twentieth wedding anniversary. 结婚20周年纪念。
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弥漫，散布，渗入
Dangerous chemicals may permeate
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蜂拥，聚集
People thronged to see the new play.
人们蜂拥着去观赏那部新戏。
in one’s best. 穿着节日的盛装。 |
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装饰，装扮
They decorate the wedding with flowers and ribbons. 他们用彩带和鲜花装饰
车。
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强烈的或眩目的光。
The city’s downtown area is a blaze of
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重要性上仅次于
She was next in size only to lucy among the girls 在女孩中她的身高仅次于露茜。
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管理的，行政的
He lacks in administrative ability. 他缺乏行政能力。
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establish |
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建立，创办，设立
This school was established in 1840. 这所学校是在1840年创立的。
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然而，但是，尽管
He must be about sixty ,whereas his wife looks about thirty.
他想必有60岁左右，而他妻子看上去大约有30岁。
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实质上的，事实上的
Now that the talks have broken down, war in the region looks
like a virtual certainty. 既然谈判已经破裂，这一地区的战争看来肯定不可避免。
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使暗淡，使失色
He is quite eclipsed by his clever wife. 他的妻子很聪明，相形之下，他显得黯然失色。
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惊起，唤起
He roused a sense of duty in me. 他唤起我的责任感。
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otherwise
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否则，不然
Do it now. Otherwise it will be too late. 现在就干，不然就太迟了。
注意otherwise还可以做连词
It’s perfectly harmless ,otherwise I wouldn’t have done it.
这没有一点坏处，否则我也不会去干的。 |
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仅仅，只不过
The litter girl is no more than five years old. 这个小女孩只有五岁。
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root
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生根，扎根
This plant should be rooted in sandy soil. 这种植物应种在沙质土壤。 |
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发生，进行，举行
The accident took place only a block from his home. 这意外事故就发生在离他家一个街的地方。
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伸展，延续
The hot weather extended into October. 炎热天气一直持续到10月份。
They extended the railway to the next down. 他们把铁路延伸到了下一个城镇。
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