abuse
vt.
1.) 濫用,妄用
He abused his power while in office.
他在職時濫用權力。
2.) 辱罵;毀謗
You are always abusing and offending people.
你總是出言不遜得罪人。
3.) 虐待,傷害
Those captives were physically abused.
那些俘虜遭受了肉體上的摧殘。
n.
1.) 濫用,妄用[C][U]
There is no freedom that is not open to abuse.
任何自由都可能被濫用。
2.) 辱罵[U]
She greeted me with a stream of abuse.
她一見我就吐出一連串的污言穢語。
3.) 虐待;傷害[U]
Child abuse is widespread in this country.
這個國家虐待孩子的情況很普遍。
insurance
n.
1.) 保險;保險契約[U] 保險業[U]
I found a job selling insurance.
我找到一份推銷保險的工作。
She works in insurance.
她從事保險業。
2.) 保險金額;賠償金[U][(+on)]
He has $100,000 life insurance, which his wife will receive if he dies first.
他有十萬美元的人壽保險,如果他先去世,他的妻子將得到這筆錢。
3.) 預防措施;安全保證[U][S1][(+against)]
I bought some new locks as an additional insurance against burglary.
我買了一些新鎖具以進一步防止盜竊。
4.) 保險費[U]
The insurance on my house is very high.
我的房屋保險費很高。
allowance
n.
1.) 津貼,補貼;零用錢[C]
The child has a weekly allowance of five dollars.
這孩子每星期有五元零用錢。
2.) 分配額;允許額[C]
His allowance for food is $100.
他撥出一百美元用于購買食物。
3.) 承認;允許[U]
the allowance of a claim
對要求權的允準
4.) 認可;容忍[C][U]
the allowance of segregation
對種族隔離的容忍
pressure
n.
1.) 壓;按;擠;榨[U]
The small box was flattened by the pressure of the heavy book on it.
小盒子被這本厚厚的書壓扁了。
2.) 壓力;壓迫;緊迫;催促[U][C]
He works well under pressure.
他在有壓力的情況下工作很出色。
3.) 困擾;艱難[U]
These old people are unaccustomed to the pressure of modern life.
這些老人不習慣現代生活的緊張壓力。
consult
vt.
1.) 與...商量
I'll do nothing without consulting you.
我采取行動之前一定和你商量。
2.) 找(醫生)看病;請教
He went to town to consult his doctor.
他進城去看醫生。
3.) 查閱(詞典、參考書等)
He consulted his notebook repeatedly during his speech.
他講演時不斷看他的筆記本。
vi.
1.) 商議,磋商[(+with)]
We will consult together about her education.
我們將一起商議她的教育事宜。
2.) 當顧問[(+for)]
The retired executive consults for several large companies.
那位退休的總裁在好幾家大公司當顧問。
fee
n.
1.) (付給律師、醫生等的)酬金,服務費[C]
I'm afraid I can't afford the doctor's fee.
恐怕我付不起給醫生的酬金。
2.) 費(如學費、會費、入場費等)[C]
They charge a small registration fee.
他們收一點注冊費。
3.) 賞金,小帳[C]
vt.
付費(或小帳)給
She feed the waiter.
她付給侍者小費。
significance
n.
1.) 重要性, 重要[U]
The proposals they put forward at the meeting were of little significance.
他們在會上提出的建議無足輕重。
2.) 意義, 含義; 意思[U][S]
He did not understand the significance of my wink.
他沒有領會我眨眼的意思。
devotion
n.
1.) 獻身;奉獻[U][(+to)]
We appreciated his devotion of time and money to the project.
我們感謝他為這一項目花費的時間和金錢。
His devotion to science is well known.
他對科學的獻身精神為人熟知。
2.) 忠誠;摯愛,熱愛[U][(+to/for)]
devotion to music
熱愛音樂