复合形式: UK | cosily | high-school student |
monetize, monetize [sth], UK: monetise, monetise [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (convert into money) | 将…铸造成货币 jiāng zhù zào chéng huò bì |
| | 将…转化为货币 jiāng zhuǎn huà wéi huò bì |
| | 使货币化 shǐ huò bì huà |
monetize, monetize [sth], UK: monetise, monetise [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (convert to a monetary system) | 将…定为法定货币 jiāng dìng wéi fǎ dìng huò bì |
monkey wrench, also UK: adjustable spanner nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (spanner) | 活动扳手 huó dòng bān shǒu |
| I need to undo these bolts so please pass me the monkey wrench. |
monopolization, also UK: monopolisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (exclusive rights to [sth]) | 专利权 zhuān lì quán |
| | 专属 zhuān shǔ |
monopolization, also UK: monopolisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (market: domination) (市场) | 垄断,独占
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| (对话) | 完全控制,独霸
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monopolizer, UK: monopoliser nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (person: controls most of [sth]) (人) | 垄断者,独享权利的人,独占者
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moralization, also UK: moralisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (self-righteousness, preaching) | 道德说教 dào dé shuō jiào |
| | 道德化 dào dé huà |
| | 教化 jiào huà |
moralize, UK: moralise viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (preach morality) | 说教 shuō jiào |
| | 论道德 lùn dào dé |
| | 谈德行 tán dé xìng |
moralizer, UK: moraliser nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (person who preaches) (人) | 说教者,用道德感化别人者
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Mother's Day, also UK: Mothering Sunday nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (celebration for mothers) | 母亲节 mǔ qīn jié |
| What date is Mother's Day this year? |
motorization, also UK: motorisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (act of fitting with a motor) | 机动化 jī dòng huà |
| | 动力化 dòng lì huà |
motorize, motorize, UK: motorise, motorise [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (fit a motor to) | 给车子装上发动机 gěi chē zi zhuāng shàng fā dòng jī |
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, also UK: mouth-to-mouth, the kiss of life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (artificial respiration) | 口对口人工呼吸 kǒu duì kǒu rén gōng hū xī |
| The lifeguard pulling the drowning boy out of the water and performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. |
movie actor (US), film actor (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (film star) | 电影演员 diàn yǐng yǎn yuán |
| Movie stars are a dime a dozen, it's rare to see a movie actor with the skill to move an audience in so subtle a motion. |
movie buff (US), film buff (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (person who loves cinema) | 电影迷,影迷
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| The Internet Movie Database is an invaluable resource for any movie buff. |
movie camera (US), film camera (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (motion-picture camera) | 电影摄影机 diàn yǐng shè yǐng jī |
| Lawrence of Arabia was filmed using the larger 35mm format movie camera. |
movie review (US), film review (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (critique of a film) | 电影评论,影评
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| I rarely read movie reviews: I prefer to make my own judgements. |
movie scene, also UK: film scene nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (set piece in a film) | 电影场景 diàn yǐng chǎng jǐng |
movie star, also UK: film star nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (famous film actor) | 电影明星 diàn yǐng míng xīng |
| Now that he was a movie star everybody wanted to give him things for free. |
Mr. (US), Mr (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | abbreviation (man's title: mister) (男子的称谓) | 先生 xiān shēng |
| There's a Mr Read here to see you – shall I send him in? |
Mr. (US), Mr (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | humorous, abbreviation (prefix to mocking name) (讽语,用于嘲弄的名称之前) | 先生 xiān shēng |
| Well, Mr Know-it-all, tell us the population of Shanghai then. |
Ms. (US), Ms (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | abbreviation (title of woman) (用于女子姓氏或姓名前,不指明婚否) | 女士 nǚ shì |
| Ms. Carter was the substitute teacher on Wednesday. |
multicolored, multicolor (US), multi-coloured, multi-colour (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (of many hues) | 多彩的
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multi-story (US), multi-storey (UK) n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (building: with levels) (建筑) | 多层的 duō céng de |
multicolor, UK alt term: multicoloured adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | US (having many colours) (美式拼法) | 有多种色彩的,彩色的,五彩缤纷的
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multistory, UK: multistorey adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (having several floors or levels) | 多层的 duō céng de |
| | 多重的 duō chóng de |
muntin (US), sash bar (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (construction: window bar) | 窗格条
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music box, UK: musical box nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (box that plays mechanical music) | 音乐盒 yīn yuè hé |
| When I was a child, I had a music box with a ballerina who twirled as the music played. |
musical theater (US), musical theatre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (drama with singing and dancing) | 音乐剧 yīn yuè jù |
| | 歌舞剧
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| Tina is training for a career in musical theatre. |
mythologize, also UK: mythologise viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (create myths) | 编神话 biān shén huà |
| | 写神话故事 xiě shén huà gù shì |
nail polish remover, also UK: nail varnish remover nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (solvent for removing nail polish) | 指甲油清洗剂
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| | 指甲油去除剂
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napkin, table napkin, also UK: serviette nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (table napkin: for meal) | 餐巾 cān jīn |
| | 餐巾纸
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| Erin wiped her mouth with a napkin. An embroidered serviette was placed next to each plate. |
| 艾琳用餐巾纸擦了擦嘴。每个盘子旁边铺着一张刺绣餐巾。 |
narcotization, also UK: narcotisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (stupefaction, drugging) | 麻醉 má zuì |
nasalization, also UK: nasalisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (pronunciation through the nose) (发音) | 鼻音 bí yīn |
nasalize, nasalize [sth], UK: nasalise, nasalise [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (pronounce through the nose) | 把…发成鼻音 bǎ fā chéng bí yīn |
| | 用鼻音发… yòng bí yīn fā |
| | 使鼻音化 shǐ bí yīn huà |
nationalization, also UK: nationalisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (conversion to government ownership) | 国有化 guó yǒu huà |
natural color (US), natural colour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (hair: real shade) (指头发) | 本色,自然色
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| Her hair is blond, but I think it's not her natural color. Is that your hair's natural color, or do you dye your hair? |
naturalization, also UK: naturalisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (acquiring citizenship) | 入籍 rù jí |
| | 归化 guī huà |
naturalization, also UK: naturalisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (adapting to an environment) | 适应环境 shì yìng huán jìng |
| | 习惯环境 xí guàn huán jìng |
naturalization certificate, also UK: naturalisation certificate nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (citizenship document) | 入籍证明
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| | 归化证书
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naturalize [sb], also UK: naturalise [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (award citizenship to [sb]) (使外国人拥有本国国籍) | 使…入籍 shǐ rù jí |
| The government naturalized Javier after he had spent ten years in the US. |
naturalize [sth], also UK: naturalise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (put [sth] in new habitat) | 使…适应新生长环境
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| The biologists naturalized the endangered frog species in California. |
naturalized, also UK: naturalised adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (made citizen of a country) | 归化的,入籍的
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naturalized citizen, also UK: naturalised citizen nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (person: new nationality) | 已入籍公民 yǐ rù jí gōng mín |
| | 已归化公民 yǐ guī huà gōng mín |
| I was born in Mexico, but became a US naturalized citizen by the amnesty offered in 1986. |
neighbor, UK: neighbour nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (person who lives close by) | 邻居 lín jū |
| We just moved here so haven't met the neighbors yet. |
neighbor (US), neighbour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (nearby counterpart) | 邻近之人,邻近之物,身旁之人,附近之物
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| | 邻国 lín guó |
| Do you mean the two-story yellow house or its neighbor? |
| 你是说那栋黄色的二层房屋,还是它临近的那一栋? |
neighbor (US), neighbour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (nearby country) | 邻国 lín guó |
| Our country is in a good position with our friendly neighbors to the north and south. |
| 我们的国家位置不错,北方和南方都是友好的邻国。 |
neighbor (US), neighbour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (Bible: fellow) (圣经) | 邻人
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neighborhood (US), neighbourhood (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (local area, quarter) (居住地方) | 街区,城区,居民区
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| (位置) | 临近地区,附近
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| This neighborhood has several good restaurants. |
neighborhood (US), neighbourhood (UK) n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (local) (位置) | 附近的,临近的
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| (居住地方) | 邻里的,邻居之间的
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| The neighborhood cats come to our door all the time. |
neighborhood (US), neighbourhood (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (mathematics: set of points) (数学) | 点集
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neighborhood watch (US), neighbourhood watch (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (surveillance program) | 邻里守望相助项目
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| | 邻里监督组织
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neighboring (US), neighbouring (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (area, etc.: nearby) (美式拼法,地区) | 附近的,邻近的
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| The neighboring town is just two miles away. |
neighboring (US), neighbouring (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (country, state: bordering another) (美式拼法,国家) | 毗邻的,接壤的
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| California's neighboring states are Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona. |
neighborly (US), neighbourly (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (helpful, friendly) | 邻居般友善的
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nerve center (US), nerve centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (anatomy: bunch of nerve cells) (解剖学) | 神经中枢 shén jīng zhōng shū |
nerve center (US), nerve centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (control centre, headquarters) | 中心,中枢
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| In the 16th century, Venice was the nerve centre of global communications. |
neutralization, UK: neutralisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (counteraction of an effect) | 抵消 dǐ xiāo |
| | 中和 zhōng hé |
neutralization, UK: neutralisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (rendering [sth] ineffective) | 使某事物无效 shǐ mǒu shì wù wú xiào |
| | 使某事物不起作用 shǐ mǒu shì wù bù qǐ zuò yòng |
| | 抵消 dǐ xiāo |
neutralization, UK: neutralisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | euphemism (removal of a threat by destroying it) (委婉语) | 消灭,毁灭
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neutralizer, UK: neutraliser nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sth] that counters an effect) | 中和剂 zhōng hé jì |
| | 抵消剂 dǐ xiāo jì |
new math, UK: new maths nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US, abbr (1960s maths-teaching methods) (new mathematics的缩写形式) | 新数学,数学集论教学体系
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newsdealer, UK: newsagent nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (newsagent) | 报刊经销人 bào kān jīng xiāo rén |
| | 报刊商人 bào kān shāng rén |
next-door neighbor, UK: next-door neighbour nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (person: in next house, apartment) | 隔壁邻居 gé bì lín jū |
| My next-door neighbor is always waking me up with his loud music. |
niter (US), nitre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (powder: saltpeter) (粉状的) | 硝石 xiāo shí |
No offense (US), No offence (UK) interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | (I do not intend this as an insult) | 恕我冒犯
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| | 恕我直言 shù wǒ zhí yán |
| No offence, but that hairstyle doesn't suit you at all. |
nobody, no one, also UK: no-one pronpronoun: Replaces noun--for example, "He took the cookie and ate it." "I saw you yesterday." | (not one person) | 没有人 méi yǒu rén |
| | 无人 wú rén |
备注: "Nobody" is slightly more informal than "no one" |
| Peter threw a party, but nobody showed up. I thought I heard someone, but there was no one there. |
nobody else, no one else, also UK: no-one else pronpronoun: Replaces noun--for example, "He took the cookie and ate it." "I saw you yesterday." | (not any other person) | 除了…以外没有人
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non-governmental organization, also UK: non-governmental organisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (activism: independent group) | 非政府组织 fēi zhèng fǔ zǔ zhī |
| They are a non-governmental organization who are attempting to change the way America views the world. |
nonalignment (US), non-alignment (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (political neutrality) | 不结盟 bù jié méng |
| | 中立地位 zhōng lì dì wèi |
nonexistence (US), non-existence (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (absence, lack) | 不存在 bù cún zài |
nonfiction, also UK: non-fiction nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (factual literature) | 记实文学 jì shí wén xué |
| | 非小说类文学作品 fēi xiǎo shuō lèi wén xué zuò pǐn |
| She had read all of the author's novels but none of his nonfiction. |
nonfiction, also UK: non-fiction adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (literature: factual) (文学作品) | 非虚构的,真实的
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| The nonfiction section of the library is upstairs. |
nonfood, UK: non-food nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sth] not edible) | 非食物 fēi shí wù |
| | 非食用品 fēi shí yòng pǐn |
nonfood, UK: non-food adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (relating to what is not edible) | 非食物的 fēi shí wù de |
| | 非食用的 fēi shí yòng de |
nonjudgmental, non-judgmental (US), non-judgemental (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not morally critical) | 不(按照个人好恶)进行道德评判的 bú àn zhào gè rén hào wù jìn xíng dào dé píng pàn de |
| | 客观评定的 kè guān píng dìng de |
nonpracticing, non-practicing (US), non-practising (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not following religious customs) | 不遵循宗教习俗的 bù zūn xún zōng jiào xí sú de |
nonpracticing, non-practicing (US), non-practising (UK) adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (not professionally active) | 未从事业务的 wèi cóng shì yè wù de |
| | 未开业的 wèi kāi yè de |
nonprofit (US), non-profit (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (law: organization) | 非营利组织
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| Although Samuel works for a nonprofit, he earns good money. |
nonsmoker, UK also: non-smoker nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sb] who does not smoke) | 不抽烟的人 bù chōu yān de rén |
| | 不吸烟的人 bù xī yān de rén |
| I only date non-smokers because they smell better than smokers. |
normalization, also UK: normalisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (process: standardization) | 标准化 biāo zhǔn huà |
normalization, also UK: normalisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (process: returning to usual state) | 正常化 zhèng cháng huà |
normalization, also UK: normalisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (process: adopting as standard) | 正规化 zhèng guī huà |
| | 规范化 guī fàn huà |
normalize [sth], UK: also normalise⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make [sth] normal) | 使正常
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| | 使正常化
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| Years after their divorce, my parents normalized their relationship. |
normalize [sth], also UK: normalise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (database: reduce redundancy) | 没有提供翻译
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nosedive, also UK: nose dive nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (aircraft: rapid fall, plunge) (飞行器等) | 快速下降
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| | 急坠
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| The plane's nosedive was frightening, but fortunately it quickly corrected course. |
| 飞机突然下降,非常可怕,但幸运的是飞机很快纠正了航向。 |
nosedive, also UK: nose dive nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (rapid decrease) (比喻) | 快速下跌,暴跌
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| The nosedive in salaries was due to the poor economy. |
| 薪资暴跌的原因是不景气的经济。 |
notarization, UK: notarisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (legal certification) | 公证 gōng zhèng |
| | 作公证 zuò gōng zhèng |
notarize [sth], also UK: notarise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (validate, certify [sth]) | 对…进行公证 duì jìn xíng gōng zhèng |
novelization, also UK: novelisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (turning into a novel) | 小说化 xiǎo shuō huà |
| | 改写为小说 gǎi xiě wéi xiǎo shuō |
novelize [sth], also UK: novelise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (fictionalize [sth] as a novel) | 使小说化 shǐ xiǎo shuō huà |
| | 将…改写为小说 jiāng gǎi xiě wéi xiǎo shuō |
nude color (US), nude colour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (flesh hue) | 裸色,肉色
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nuts about [sb], UK: also nuts on [sb], adj + prep | slang (passionately in love with [sb]) (对人) | 疯狂地爱恋,热爱
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| I don't know what she sees in him, but she's nuts about him. |
nuts about [sth], UK: also nuts on [sth] adj + prep | slang (activity, thing: like intensely) (对物) | 热爱,狂热迷恋
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| I do like peanut butter, but I'm nuts about chocolate! |
occupational socialization, also UK: occupational socialisation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (acquisition of work skills) | 职业社会化
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备注: 个体适应需要掌握职业相关技能 |
ocher (US), ochre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (yellow-brown earth pigment) | 土黄色颜料 tǔ huáng sè yán liào |
| | 赭色颜料 zhě sè yán liào |
ocher, UK: ochre nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (yellowish-brown colour) | 土黄色 tǔ huáng sè |
| | 赭色 zhě sè |
ocher, UK: ochre adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | US (yellowish-brown in colour) | 土黄色的 tǔ huáng sè de |
| | 赭色的 zhě sè de |
odor (US), odour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (unpleasant smell) | 臭味 chòu wèi |
| There was an awful odor coming from the sink. |
odor (US), odour (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (distinctive smell) | 气味 qì wèi |
| | 香气 xiāng qì |
| | 臭气 chòu qì |
| It was a warm evening and the odor of barbecues hung over the suburban gardens. |