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2017-12-08来源:和谐英语
barrel

n. 桶; 一桶之量; 圆筒,活塞筒,滚筒; 圆筒;
adj. 桶状的;
vt. 装进桶里,放进桶里;
[例句]The wine is aged for almost a year in oak barrels.
这葡萄酒已经在橡木桶里存放近一年了。

sibling

n. 兄弟,姐妹; [生] 同科,同属; [人] 氏族成员;
[例句]His siblings are mostly in their early twenties
他的兄弟姐妹大多二十出头。

conceive

vt. 怀孕; 构思; 想像,设想; 持有;
vi. 设想; 怀孕; 考虑;
[例句]I just can't even conceive of that quantity of money
那么多钱,我根本都无法想象。

survey

vi. 测量土地;
vt. 调查; 勘测; 俯瞰;
n. 调查(表),调查所,测量,测量部,测量图; 概观,检查,鉴定书; 环顾;
[例句]Business Development Advisers surveyed 211 companies for the report
企业发展顾问公司为此报告调查了211家公司。

contaminate

vt. 弄脏,污染; 损害,毒害;
vi. 玷污,毒害,腐蚀(人的思想或品德);
adj. 〈古〉污染的;
[例句]Have any fish been contaminated in the Arctic Ocean?
北冰洋的鱼受到过污染吗?

inhale

vt. 吸气; 吸入; 〈非〉狼吞虎咽;
[例句]He took a long slow breath, inhaling deeply
他缓缓地深吸了一口气。

thief

n. 小偷,盗贼; <口>(使蜡外流的)蜡烛心结的烛花;
[例句]The thieves snatched the camera.
窃贼偷走了相机。

respond

vt. 回答,响应;
vi. 作出反应,响应; 回报或回复;
n. [建] (柱,拱基等的) 对称,壁联;
[例句]They are likely to respond positively to the President's request for aid
他们可能会对总统的援助要求作出积极回应。