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可可词汇课堂第133期:英镑和拘留所
日期:2011-06-23 06:10

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opponent postpone compound expound impound

put第一步pout第二步poud第三步pound简写版pon put=pound=pon

opponent op=ob 表相反 object

opponent [ə'pəunənt]
a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to change it:
a person being competed against in a sports event
n. 对手;反对者;敌手
adj. 对立的;敌对的

例句
He easily defeated his opponent in the election.
选举中他轻易地击败了对手。


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When our political opponent is being ironic about our views we understand the irony perfectly well. We're used to it, we have accommodated ourselves to it, and of course it's the same in reverse.

当政敌讽刺我们的观点,我们能够充分的理解这个讽刺,我们已经习惯这点了,是我们使自己习惯这点的,当然,反之亦然。

postpone [pəust'pəun]post-前缀表示"后";"在后" postwar postscript附言,附录
to arrange for an event, etc. to take place at a later time or date:
vt. 使…延期;把…放在次要地位;把…放在后面
vi. 延缓,延迟;延缓发作

例句
They postponed sending an answer to a request.
他们耽搁了对一项请求的答覆。
The concert has been postponed to Saturday.
音乐会延迟到星期六。
postpone private gain to the public welfare
把个人利益置于公众福利之后


compound ['kɔmpaund, kəm'paund]
a chemical that combines two or more elements
FORMAL something consisting of two or more different parts
consisting of two or more parts
to mix two things together
to make a problem or difficult situation worse
vt. 合成;混合;调和;和解妥协;搀合;使复杂化,使恶化
vi. 和解;妥协
n. [化学] 化合物;混合物;复合词
adj. 复合的;混合的

例句
He compounded various ingredients into an effective drug.
他将各种成分混合成一种有效的药物。
He compounded his mistake by arguing with the teacher.
他与老师争吵就更加重了他的错误。
He compounded with his creditors for a postponement of payment.
他与债权人达成协议延期付款。

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I say it's a compound or multiple love story, pure and complicated.
我觉得它是个混合的或多样化的故事,单纯也复杂。


expound [ik'spaund]
(formal) to explain sth by talking about it in detail
v 解释;详细说明

例句
He expounded his views on education to me at great length.
他向我详细讲述了他的教育观点.

impound [im'paund]
to shut up dogs, cats, etc. found on the streets in a POUND, until their owners collect them
If the police or someone in authority impounds something that belongs to you, they take it away because you have broken the law
vt. 没收;拘留;将…关在圈中

例句
If you leave your car there,the police will impound it.
如果你把汽车停放在那儿,警察就会把它扣押。
Capture and impound stray dogs.
把迷路的狗抓住并且关在圈中

pound[paund]
a : an enclosure for animals especially : a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed animals <a dog pound>
b : a depot for holding impounded personal property until redeemed by the owner
a place or condition of confinement
n兽栏;拘留所
vt监禁,拘留

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  • arrangevt. 安排,整理,计划,改编(乐曲) vi. 协商,计
  • electionn. 选举
  • reversen. 相反,背面,失败,倒档 adj. 反面的,相反的,
  • strayn. 走失的家畜,浪子 adj. 迷途的,偶然的 vi.
  • requestn. 要求,请求 vt. 请求,要求
  • ironyn. 反讽,讽剌,讽剌之事
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