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2010-07-21来源:和谐英语
1.indefinitely adv.无限期地

例句:Might it be possible to prolong life indefinitely?
      有可能无限延长寿命吗?

      Dick wrote that he was coming back to Paris to stay indefinitely.
      迪克来信,说他要回巴黎长期呆下去。

2.deeply adv.在深处;到深处

例句:I’m deeply grateful to you.
      我衷心感谢你。

强烈地;深刻地

例句:I am deeply sorry about the whole business.
      我对整个事件深表遗憾。

3.fuel vt.给…加燃料, 给…加油

例句:They are fueling a car with petrol.
      他们正在给汽车加汽油。

激起; 增加; 加强; 刺激

例句:His provocative words only fueled the argument further.
      他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

4.conduct vt.vi.引导, 带领, 担任指挥

例句:He conducted the members of the audience to their seats.
      他引观众到他们的座位上。

控制, 指导,管理,经营;进行;实施;处理

例句:They hired agents to conduct their company.
      他们雇请代理人来管理他们的公司。

5.monetary adj.货币的,钱的(尤指一国的金融)

例句:The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.
      过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。

金融的;财政的

例句:She was in complete charge of all monetary matters affecting the household.
      她全权负责一切有关家务的财政事宜。

6.consent n.准许, 同意, 赞成

例句:Her parents refused their consent to the marriage.
      她的父母对这桩婚姻持反对态度。