第354期-每天背單詞
commitment
英 [k??m?tm?nt] 美 [k??m?tm?nt]n. 承諾,保證;委托;承擔(dān)義務(wù);獻身;花費金錢、時間、人力等
例句:We made a commitment to keep working together.
我們作了承諾要繼續(xù)在一起工作。
Will the president be able to hold to this commitment?
總統(tǒng)能恪守這一承諾嗎?
His commitment has been unquestioned.
他的奉獻是無可置疑的。
shipping
英 [???p??] 美 [???p??]n. [船] 船舶,船舶噸數(shù);海運;運送
v. 運送,乘船(ship的ing形式)
n. (Shipping)人名;(英)希平
例句:The shipping industry promulgated a voluntary code.
航運業(yè)對自律守則進行了宣傳。
Shipping charges on orders sent to Canada are paid C.O.D.
加拿大訂單的運輸費用是貨到付現(xiàn)款。
She arranged for the shipping of her furniture to England.
她安排將家具海運到英國。
automate
英 [???t?me?t] 美 [???t?me?t]vt. 使自動化,使自動操作
vi. 自動化,自動操作
例句:He wanted to use computers to automate the process.
他想用電腦來使流程自動化。
This gives us an unique perspective on what machines can do, what they can't do and what jobs they might automate or threaten.
這為我們提供了一個獨特的視角,讓我們了解機器可以做什么,不能做什么,以及它們可能會自動完成或威脅完成哪些工作。
Many banks have begun to automate.
許多銀行已開始采用自動化技術(shù)。
contradiction
英 [?k?ntr??d?k?n] 美 [?kɑ?ntr??d?k?n]n. 矛盾;否認(rèn);反駁
例句:How can we resolve this apparent contradiction?
我們怎樣才能解決這個明顯的矛盾呢?
A 'nomad settlement' is a contradiction in terms.
“游牧者的定居”是用詞上的自相矛盾。
There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures.
這兩組數(shù)據(jù)相互矛盾。
dwarf
英 [dw??f] 美 [dw??rf]n. 侏儒,矮子;(傳說或神話里的)小矮人;矮星
adj. 矮小的;矮生的
v. (使)變矮;使顯得矮小
例句:He might have been called the invulnerable dwarf of the fray.
可以說,他是混戰(zhàn)中的一個無懈可擊的侏儒。
This was not the best of it; for the dwarf said, "I know thee."
這還不是最好的;因為小矮人說:"我認(rèn)識你。”
The dwarf said, "I come to talk with your father, not with you."
小矮人說:“我是來和你父親談的,不是來和你談的?!?/p>
回顧
- commitment
- shipping
- automate
- contradiction
- dwarf