invariably ad.不变地,始终如一地 总是 The security guards are invariably ex-servicemen. .这些保安都是清一色的 退伍军人.
magnify vt.放大,扩大. 夸大,夸张 Cells must be magnifi- ed by a microscope several times before they can be seen. .细胞要经过显微镜放大好 几倍才看得见. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized .多数电视台认为电视受到 了不公正的批评, and they argue that the power of the medium has been magnified. .他们坚持说这种传媒的能 量被大大的夸大了.
morality n.道德,(行为等的) 道德性.德行,品行,道 德观,道德规范 Nowdays many businessmen despise commercial morality .当今社会,很多商人罔顾 商业道德 to make as much profit as they can. .竭尽所能攫取利润. The morality of abortion has been discussed for a long time in the US. .堕胎的道德性问题在美国 长期争论不休.
orient vt.使适应,使熟悉情况 或环境.(~to/towards) 使朝向,以...为方向 It took quite a long time for a freshman to orient himself. .大学新生要经过好长一段 时间才能适应新环境.
orient n.东方,亚洲(尤指远东) 东半球 The up-to-date styles designed by Yves Saint Laurent,the famous French designer, .由法国著名设计师伊夫. 圣洛朗设计的最新款式 will orient fashions of the world this year. .将领导今年的世界服装新 潮流.
pathetic a.差劲的,令人生厌的. 引起怜悯的,可怜的, 可悲的 Chow Yun-fat s acting is quite marvelous,but as a singer he s rather pathetic. .周润发的演技确实很棒, 但他唱歌就马马虎虎了. It s pathetic to see her best friend sink so low. .看到自己最好的朋友堕落 到这种地步,她感到非常 悲哀.
porch n.门廊 A porch is an entrance covered by a roof .门廊是有顶的入口, outside the front door of a western house or church. .位于西式建筑或教堂前 门外.
prey n.被捕食的动物,捕获物. 受害者 vi.(~on)捕食,折磨. 使烦恼 He,with his simplicity and inexperience,was an easy prey for ambitious females. .由于单纯而缺乏经验,他 常常轻易成为野心勃勃女 子的牺牲品. In those far-off times the Vikings used to prey on the coasts of Europe. .在那遥远的年代,北欧海 盗常常出没于欧洲海岸强 取豪夺.