名词开始; 根源; 原始思想; 前兆
动词开始( begin的现在分词)
1. 开始;开端;开头;起点
The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
e.g. This was also the beginning of her recording career...
这也是她唱片生涯的开始。
e.g. Think of this as a new beginning.
把这当作一个新起点。
2. 先兆;开始部分
The beginnings of something are the signs or events which form the first part of it.
e.g. I had the beginnings of a headache...
我有了头痛的先兆。
e.g. The discussions were the beginnings of a dialogue with Moscow.
讨论拉开了同莫斯科对话的序幕。
3. 初期;早期
The beginning of a period of time is the time at which it starts.
e.g. The wedding will be at the beginning of March.
婚礼定于三月初举行。
4. 开头;开篇
The beginning of a piece of written material is the first words or sentences of it.
e.g. ...the question which was raised at the beginning of this chapter.
在本章开头所提出的问题
5. 出身;背景;起源
If you talk about the beginnings of a person, company, or group, you are referring to their backgrounds or origins.
e.g. His views come from his own humble beginnings.
他的观点源于他卑微的出身。
6. 刚入门的;初级的
You use beginning to describe someone who is in the early stages of learning to do something.
e.g. The people that she had in her classroom were beginning learners.
她带的这班学生都是初学者。
名词结论; 结局; 断定,决定; 推论
1. 结论;推论
When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
e.g. Over the years I've come to the conclusion that she's a very great musician...
这些年来,我得出的结论是她是一位非常伟大的音乐家。
e.g. I have tried to give some idea of how I feel — other people will no doubt draw their own conclusions.
我试着说了一些我的感受,其他人无疑会有他们自己的结论。
2. 结束;末尾
The conclusion of something is its ending.
e.g. At the conclusion of the programme, I asked the children if they had any questions they wanted to ask me.
节目结束的时候,我问孩子们有没有问题想问我。
3. 缔结;签订
The conclusion of a treaty or a business deal is the act of arranging it or agreeing it.
e.g. ...the expected conclusion of a free-trade agreement between Mexico and the United States.
墨西哥与美国之间自由贸易协定的如期签订
4. 必然会发生的事;事先料定的结局
You can refer to something that seems certain to happen as a foregone conclusion .
e.g. It was a foregone conclusion that I would end up in the same business as him...
早已注定我最终会和他干同一行。
e.g. The championship result was almost a foregone conclusion.
锦标赛的结果差不多在意料之中。
5. 最后;总而言之
You say 'in conclusion' to indicate that what you are about to say is the last thing that you want to say.
e.g. In conclusion, walking is a cheap, safe, enjoyable and readily available form of exercise.
总而言之,散步是一种廉价、安全、愉快的锻炼方式,而且随时随地都可以进行。
6. 匆忙地下判断;草率地下结论
If you say that someone jumps to a conclusion, you are critical of them because they decide too quickly that something is true, when they do not know all the facts.
e.g. I didn't want her to jump to the conclusion that the divorce was in any way her fault...
我不想让她草率地断定离婚完全是她的错。
e.g. Forgive me. I shouldn't be jumping to conclusions.
原谅我,我不该草率地下结论。
名词约会; 订婚,婚约; 约定,契约; 雇用
1. 约会;约定
An engagement is an arrangement that you have made to do something at a particular time.
e.g. He had an engagement at a restaurant in Greek Street at eight.
他8点在希腊街的一个餐厅有个约会。
e.g. ...business-related social engagements.
与公事有关的社交约会
2. 婚约
An engagement is an agreement that two people have made with each other to get married.
e.g. I've broken off my engagement to Arthur...
我已经解除了与阿瑟的婚约。
e.g. Announcing our engagement was a relief.
宣布婚约让我们松了一口气。
3. 订婚期
You can refer to the period of time during which two people are engaged as their engagement .
e.g. I felt our engagement was quite an unhappy time.
我觉得我们订婚期间非常不愉快。
4. 交战;战斗
A military engagement is an armed conflict between two enemies.
e.g. The constitution prohibits them from military engagement on foreign soil.
宪法禁止他们在外国采取军事行动。
5. see also: engage
名词护送者; 护航舰; 陪同某人参加社交活动的人(尤指男人); 受雇陪同某人外出社交的人(尤指女人)
及物动词护送,护卫
名词主管人员; 统治者,管理者; 美州长; [机]节速器,调节器
1. 州长;省长;总督
In some systems of government, a governor is a person who is in charge of the political administration of a region or state.
e.g. He was governor of the province in the late 1970s...
他在20世纪70年代末担任该省的省长。
e.g. Governor William Livingston addressed the New Jersey Assembly.
威廉·利文斯顿州长在新泽西州议会上发表了演说。
2. (学校、医院等的)董事,理事
A governor is a member of a committee which controls an organization such as a school or a hospital.
e.g. Governors are using the increased powers given to them to act against incompetent headteachers.
董事们运用赋予他们的更大权力罢免不称职的校长。
e.g. ...the chairman of the BBC board of governors.
英国广播公司董事会主席
3. (英国一些机构的)主管,总裁
In some British institutions, the governor is the most senior official, who is in charge of the institution.
e.g. The incident was reported to the prison governor.
这一事件已汇报给监狱长。
形容词不可思议的; 非凡的; 引起惊异的; 神乎其神
形容词坦率的; 直言的; 毫无保留的; 心急口快
1. 坦率的;直言不讳的
Someone who is outspoken gives their opinions about things openly and honestly, even if they are likely to shock or offend people.
e.g. Some church leaders have been outspoken in their support for political reform in Kenya...
一些教会领袖明确表示支持肯尼亚的政治改革。
e.g. He was an outspoken critic of apartheid.
他公开抨击种族隔离制度。
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