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不及物动词 vi.

1.胜过,战胜,优胜[(+over/against)]
Good will prevail over evil.
善良将战胜邪恶。

2.流行,盛行;普遍[(+among/in)]
This custom prevails over the whole area.
这一习俗在整个地区盛行。

2.semi-autonomous

半自治

3.momentum

名词 n.

1.【物】动量,冲量[U][C]
The truck gained momentum as it rolled down the steep road.
卡车沿着陡峭的道路往下开时,冲力愈来愈大。

2.气势,冲力[U]
a campaign that gained momentum
势头增大的一场运动

3.动力[U][S1]

4.ambivalence

名词 n.

1.【心】矛盾心理(或情绪、态度等)
He understood the public's ambivalence, shown by every poll. 
 他了解每次民意测验反映出来的公众的矛盾心理。 

2.犹豫;举棋不定

5.descend

不及物动词 vi.

1.下来,下降[(+from)]
You can ride the escalator up but have to descend on foot.
你可以搭电梯上去,但要自己走下来。

2.下倾,下斜
The mountain path descends to the lake.
山路下斜通向湖边。

3.传下来,来自于[(+from)]
The custom has descended to our day.
这一习俗一直传到今天。

4.突然袭击;突然拜访[(+on/upon)]
Bob and his girl friend descended on us for the weekend.
鲍勃和他女友突然来我家过周末。

5.屈尊;堕落[(+to)]

6.为...的后裔[H][(+from)]
He is descended from Confucius.
他是孔子的后裔。

6.dispute

不及物动词 vi.

1.争论;争执[(+about/on/over/with/against)]
The two countries disputed for years over a small strip of land on their border.
这两个国家为了边界上一块土地已经争执多年。

及物动词 vt.

1.争论;争执[+wh-]
The couple disputed where to spend the holiday.
夫妻俩为上哪儿度假而发生争论。

2.对...提出质疑
They disputed the election results.
他们对选举结果提出异议。
 
3.阻止,抵抗

4.争夺(土地,胜利等)
The two teams were disputing the cup.
两队正在争夺奖杯。

名词 n.

1.争论;争执;争端[C][U][(+about/over/with)]
The dispute was settled last week.
争端在上周解决了。

7.compulsory

形容词 a.

1.必须做的;义务的;必修的
Is English a compulsory subject?
英语是必修科目吗?

2.强制的,强迫的
compulsory legislation
强制性立法

8.explicit

形容词 a.

1.详尽的;清楚的;明确的
The doctor gave me explicit instructions on when and how to take the medicine.
大夫详细地告诉我该何时服药以及如何服药。

2.直率的;不含糊的

9.breach

名词 n.

1.(对法律等的)破坏,违反;(对他人权利的)侵害[C][U]
Your action is a breach of the agreement.
你们的行为违背了协议。

2.破裂;裂痕;缺口[C]
The waves made a breach in the sea wall.
海浪将防波堤冲开一个缺口。

3.中断,中止[C]

4.闹翻,绝交[C]
He opened a breach with his cousin after the quarrel.
那次争吵后,他与表兄闹翻了。
 
5.(浪的)冲击;(冲击海岸的)碎浪[C]

及物动词 vt.

1.破坏,违反;侵害
breach an agreement
违反协定

2.冲破,突破;撕裂
The enemy's fierce attack finally breached the wall.
敌人猛烈进攻,终于攻破城墙。

10.conspire

不及物动词 vi.

1.同谋,密谋[(+with/against)][+to-v]
People always conspire to keep the truth from me.
人们总是串通一气不把真情告诉我。

2.协力,共同促成[+to-v]

及物动词 vt.

1.【罕】共谋,策划
It was those people who conspired my ruin.
就是那些人共同谋划来毁掉我的。