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【考法1】 N-VAR If you have reservations about something, you are not sure that it is entirely good or right. 保留意见；疑义
【举例1】 I told him my main reservation about his film was the ending.
我告诉他我主要是对他电影的结尾有保留意见。
【考法2】 N-COUNT If you make a reservation, you arrange for something such as a table in a restaurant or a room in a hotel to be kept for you. 预订；预约
【举例2】 He went to the desk to make a reservation .
他到服务台进行了预订。
【考法1】 N-COUNT A block in a town is an area of land with streets on all its sides. 街区
【举例1】 She walked four blocks down High Street.
她沿着商业大街走了4个街区。
【考法2】 VERB To block a road, channel, or pipe means to put an object across it or in it so that nothing can pass through it or along it. 阻塞，堵塞（道路、管道等）
【举例2】 Some students today blocked a highway that cuts through the center of the city.
今天一些学生堵塞了一条贯穿市中心的公路。
【考法1】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe someone as passive, you mean that they do not take action but instead let things happen to them. 被动的；顺从的；听之任之的
【举例1】 His passive attitude made things easier for me.
他顺从的态度让我做起事来要轻松些。
【考法2】 ADJ A passive activity involves watching, looking at, or listening to things rather than doing things. 消极的
【举例2】 They want less passive ways of filling their time.
他们想找些更为积极的方式来打发时间。
【考法】 N-COUNT A computer programmer is a person whose job involves writing programs for computers. 程序员；程序设计员；程序编制员
【考法1】 ADJ-GRADED If you describe a person or their attitude or behaviour as unconventional, you mean that they do not behave in the same way as most other people in their society. （人、态度、行为）不遵循传统的，异于常人的，标新立异的
【举例1】 Linus Pauling is an unconventional genius.
莱纳斯·鲍林是个标新立异的天才人物。
【考法2】 ADJ-GRADED An unconventional way of doing something is not the usual way of doing it, and may be rather surprising. （做事方式）非传统的，不寻常的，非一般的
【举例2】 The vaccine had been produced by an unconventional technique.
该疫苗是用非传统工艺生产的。
【考法】 N-VAR When a baby is born, you refer to this event as his or her birth. 出生；降生；出世
【举例】 It was the birth of his grandchildren which gave him greatest pleasure.
孙子孙女的出生给他带来了极大的快乐。
【考法1】 VERB If you dismiss something, you decide or say that it is not important enough for you to think about or consider. 不考虑；不理会
【举例1】 Mr Wakeham dismissed the reports as speculation.
韦克厄姆先生把这些报道当作臆测而不予考虑。
【考法2】 VERB If you are dismissed by someone in authority, they tell you that you can go away from them. 让……离去；把……打发走；解散；遣散
【举例2】 Two more witnesses were called, heard and dismissed .
又有两个目击者被传唤，提供证言后获准退席。
【考法】 N-COUNT A classroom is a room in a school where lessons take place. 教室
【考法】 VERB If you propose something such as a plan or an idea, you suggest it for people to think about and decide upon. 提出；建议；提议
【举例】 Britain is about to propose changes to some institutions.
英国将提议对一些机构进行改革。
【考法1】 ADJ-GRADED A tough person is strong and determined, and can tolerate difficulty or suffering. 坚强的；吃苦耐劳的；坚韧不拔的
【举例1】 He built up a reputation as a tough businessman.
他树立了铁面生意人的名声。
【考法2】 ADJ-GRADED A tough way of life or period of time is difficult or full of suffering. 艰难的；困苦的；难熬的
【举例2】 She had a pretty tough childhood.
她的童年非常不幸。
【考法3】 ADJ-GRADED A tough task or problem is difficult to do or solve. 棘手的；难办的；难解决的
【举例3】 It was a very tough decision but we feel we made the right one.
这是个困难的决定，但是我们认为我们做出了正确的选择。
【考法1】 N-VAR Reform consists of changes and improvements to a law, social system, or institution. A reform is an instance of such a change or improvement. 变革；改革；革新；改良
【举例1】 The party embarked on a programme of economic reform .
这个党开始进行经济改革。
【考法2】 VERB If someone reforms something such as a law, social system, or institution, they change or improve it. 改良；革新；变革；改革
【举例2】 his plans to reform the country's economy
他的国家经济改革计划
【考法】 N-COUNT The exit is the door through which you can leave a public building. 出口；通道
【举例】 He picked up the case and walked towards the exit .
他提起箱子，向出口走去。