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【考法】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe someone as irresponsible, you are criticizing them because they do things without properly considering their possible consequences. 不负责任的；无责任感的
【举例】 I felt that it was irresponsible to advocate the legalisation of drugs.
我认为鼓吹毒品合法化是不负责任的行为。
【考法】 VERB If you are motivated by something, especially an emotion, it causes you to behave in a particular way. （尤指情绪）激发，激励，驱使
【举例】 They are motivated by a need to achieve.
对成功的渴望激励着他们。
【考法】 VERB If you wrestle with someone, you fight them by forcing them into painful positions or throwing them to the ground, rather than by hitting them. Some people wrestle as a sport. 摔跤；扭斗
【举例】 They taught me to wrestle .
他们教我摔跤。
【考法】 N-COUNT A stroller is a small chair on wheels, in which a baby or small child can sit and be wheeled around. 婴儿手推车
【考法】 N-COUNT An airline is a company which provides regular services carrying people or goods in aeroplanes. 航空公司
【举例】 the Dutch national airline KLM荷兰国家航空公司KLM
【考法】 N-UNCOUNT If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it. 赞成；同意
【举例】 efforts to win congressional approval for an aid package for Moscow
为获得国会准许向莫斯科提供一揽子援助而付出的努力
【考法】 ADJ You use mobile to describe something large that can be moved easily from place to place. 活动的；可轻松移动的
【举例】 special mobile units where men can have their fingerprints taken and donate a specimen of blood
人们可以取指纹和捐献血样的特设流动点
【考法1】 N-UNCOUNT Evolution is a process of gradual change that takes place over many generations, during which species of animals, plants, or insects slowly change some of their physical characteristics. 进化
【举例1】 the evolution of plants and animals
动植物的进化
【考法2】 N-VAR Evolution is a process of gradual development in a particular situation or thing over a period of time. 演变；演化；演进；发展
【举例2】 a crucial period in the evolution of modern physics
现代物理学演化过程中的重要时期
【考法1】 N-COUNT A portrait is a painting, drawing, or photograph of a particular person. 肖像；画像
【举例1】 Lucian Freud has been asked to paint a portrait of the Queen.
卢西恩·弗洛伊德已受邀为女王画肖像画。
【考法2】 N-COUNT A portrait of a person, place, or thing is a verbal description of them. 描绘；描写；描述
【举例2】 this gripping, funny portrait of Jewish life in 1950s London
这段扣人心弦、令人捧腹的对伦敦20世纪50年代犹太人生活的描写
【考法】 VERB If you concentrate on something, or concentrate your mind on it, you give all your attention to it. 全神贯注；集中（心思）
【举例】 It was up to him to concentrate on his studies and make something of himself.
是否能专心学习并取得一定成就要靠他自己。
【考法1】 VERB To expose something that is usually hidden means to uncover it so that it can be seen. 使暴露；使显露
【举例1】 Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea.
海平面下降使白令海底部的浅层大陆架暴露出来。
【考法2】 VERB To expose a person or situation means to reveal that they are bad or immoral in some way. 揭发；揭露
【举例2】 The Budget does expose the lies ministers were telling a year ago.
预算案无疑揭穿了部长们一年前所说的谎话。
【考法1】 VERB When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game. 喝彩；欢呼
【举例1】 The crowd cheered as Premier Wayne Goss unveiled a lifesize statue of poet Banjo Paterson.
韦恩·戈斯州长揭开诗人巴尼奥·佩特森的等身塑像时，人群欢呼起来。
【考法2】 VERB If you are cheered by something, it makes you happier or less worried. 鼓舞；使鼓起精神
【举例2】 Stephen noticed that the people around him looked cheered by his presence.
斯蒂芬注意到，周围的人们似乎因为他的到来而受到鼓舞。