熟 [feɪd] v. (使)褪色;(使)变暗
僻 [feɪd] vi. 衰老
英 to lose colour, brightness, or strength gradually
真 [2014年完形] As the brain fades, we refer to these occurrences as “senior moments.”
翻译 随着大脑功能衰退出现的这些情形,我们将其称为“瞬间性老年表现”。
熟 [ˈfɪɡə(r)] n. 数字
僻 [ˈfɪɡə(r)] n. 人物
英 someone who is important in some way
真 [2017年新题型] There were Pickwick coats and Pickwick cigars, and the plump, spectacled hero, Samuel Pickwick, became a national figure.
翻译 那时有匹克威克外套和匹克威克雪茄,而圆圆胖胖、戴着眼镜的英雄塞缪尔·匹克威克成为全美的知名人物。
熟 [flæɡl] n. 旗,旗帜
僻 [flæɡ] vt. 给……做标记
英 to put a mark on something or against something so it can be found easily among other similar things
真 [2015年阅读Text 3] Manuscript will be flagged up for additional scrutiny by the journal's internal editors, or by its existing Board of Reviewing Editors or by outside peer reviewers.
翻译 需要再次审核的稿件将由杂志社的内部编辑或杂志现有的评审编辑委员会或外部同行评审员做出标记。
熟 [fʊlˈfɪl] v. 完成;履行
僻 [fʊlˈfɪl] vt. 满足;达到
英 to reach a particular standard, or to have the qualities that are necessary for something
真 [2015年新题型] Are we studying that text and trying to respond in a way that fulfils the requirement of a given course?
翻译 我们学习那个文本并试图做出回应是为了完成某一门指定课程的课业要求吗?
僻 [fæn] vt. 煽动;激起
英 to encourage bad emotions or behaviour to get worse
真 [2017年阅读Text 4] Favoritism in official access can fan public perceptions of corruption.
翻译 官方渠道的偏袒可能激化公众对腐败的认知。
僻 [ˌfɑː(r) ˈriːtʃɪŋ] adj. 影响深远的
英 affecting a lot of people or things in an important way
真 [2010年阅读Text 1] Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century, perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.
翻译 在过去25年英文报纸所发生的所有变化中,影响最深远的或许就是文艺报道的范围势不可挡的缩减和严肃性的不断降低。
僻 [ˈfæʃ(ə)n] vt. 形成,制定
英 to make something start to exist or happen
真 [2013年阅读Text 4] Arizona had attempted to fashion state policies that ran parallel to the existing federal ones.
翻译 亚利桑那州企图制定与现行联邦法律平行适用的州政策。
僻 [fæt] adj. 丰厚的;很多的
英 large in quantity; worth a lot of money
真 [2012年阅读Text 4] Bankers' fat pay packets have attracted much criticism, but a public-sector system that does not reward high achievers may be a much bigger problem for America.
翻译 银行家厚实的工资袋一直饱受指责,但不能回馈优秀人才的公共部门体制可能才是美国面临的更大问题。
僻 1 [ˈfeɪvə(r)] n. 小礼物[表此意时多用复数]
英 a small present that you give to every guest at a wedding, party, etc.
真 [2017年阅读Text 4] The court did suggest that accepting favors in return for opening doors is “distasteful” and “nasty”.
翻译 法院的确提出,收受礼物来给贿赂者开方便之门的行为是“令人厌恶的”且“恶劣的”。
僻 2 [ˈfeɪvə(r)] vt. 赞同;较喜欢
英 to support or prefer one particular possibility
真 [2019年新题型] Imagine that you favor increasing the minimum wage in our state, and I do not.
翻译 试想一下,你赞同增加本州的最低工资,而我却不赞同。
僻 [fetʃ] vt. 售得,卖得(……价钱)
英 to be sold for a particular amount of money
真 [2010年阅读Text 4] These rules say they must value some assets at the price a third party would pay, not the price managers and regulators would like them to fetch.
翻译 这些规则规定,他们必须以第三方愿意支付的价格评估部分资产,而非按照经理和监管人员期望卖得的价格来评估资产。
僻 [ˈfaɪnæns] vt. 向……提供资金,资助
英 to provide the money needed for something to happen
真 [2017年阅读Text 1] But Congress should look into doing so directly, by helping to finance PreCheck enrollment or to cut costs in other ways.
翻译 但是(美国)国会应该直接研究这么做(指降低价格)的方法,通过资助预检注册或以别的方式来降低成本。
僻 [faɪnd] vt. (作出)裁决
英 to make a judgment in a law court
真 [2017年阅读Text 4] Merely helping a gift-giver gain access to other officials, unless done with clear intent to pressure those officials, is not corruption, the justices found.
翻译 法官们裁定,仅仅为贿赂者和其他官员牵线搭桥,除非有明确强迫这些官员的行为,否则就不构成贪污罪。
僻 [faɪn] n. 罚款;罚金
英 an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law
真 [2016年阅读Text 3] Their analysis ruled out the possibility that it was firms' political influence, rather than their CSR stand, that accounted for the leniency: Companies that contributed more to political campaigns did not receive lower fines.
翻译 他们的分析排除了企业因政治影响力而非企业社会责任(CSR)可能获得宽大处理的可能性:企业不会因为对政治运动贡献较多而获得较低的罚款。
僻 [fɜː(r)m] n. 公司;企业
英 a company or business
真 [2016年阅读Text 3] The largest firms in America and Britain together spend more than $15 billion a year on CSR, according to an estimate by EPG, a consulting firm.
翻译 根据咨询公司EPG的一份评估,美国和英国最大的企业每年在企业社会责任(CSR)方面的投入总额超过150亿美元。
僻 [ˈfliːtɪŋ] adj. 短暂的;迅速的
英 short or quick
真 [2012年新题型] Think of those fleeting moments when you look out of an aeroplane window and realise that you are flying, higher than a bird.
翻译 想想你乘坐飞机的那些短暂时光,当你望向机窗外时,你发现自己在飞,飞得比鸟儿还高。
僻 [ˈfɒstə(r)] vt. 鼓励;促进;培养
英 to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings
真 [2018年阅读Text 1] Vocational schools should do a better job of fostering problem-solving skills and helping students work alongside robots.
翻译 职业培训学校应在培养学生解决问题的能力、帮助学生和机器人一起工作方面做得更好。
僻 [ˈfriːkwənt] vt. 常去;常到
英 to be in or visit a particular place often
真 [2019年完形] Finally, assuming you're lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the marks we leave on the landscape.
翻译 最后,假如你在一个人们常会去的地方迷了路,那就寻找人们在地上留下的痕迹。