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2011/06/03 (Fri)
1. arbitrary adjective
原句: There is some arbitrary assignment of colors to represent different elements and gases.
意思:
a. not seeming to be based on a reason, system or plan and sometimes seeming unfair
b. using power without restriction and without considering other people
字源: late Middle English (in the sense ‘dependent on one's will or pleasure, discretionary’): from Latin arbitrarius, from arbiter ‘judge, supreme ruler’, perhaps influenced by French arbitraire.
例句:
a. The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary.
b. The arbitrary powers of officials is powerful.
2. twinkling noun
原句: That's the atmosphere causing the twinkling.
意思: a very short time
例句: He was asleep in a twinkling.
3. emit verb
原句: They emit "solid" light.
意思: to send out sth such as light, heat, sound, gas, etc
字源: early 17th cent.: from Latin emittere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + mittere ‘send’.
例句: The metal container began to emit a clicking sound.
4. on tap idiom
原句: A very different kind of Starbucks is on tap.
意思: available to be used at any time
例句: We have this sort of information on tap.
5. conspicuously adverb
原句: Most conspiuously, the place looks less like a Starbucks and more like a café that's been part of the neighborhood for years—yet that's "green" in design and decor.
意思: in a way that is very noticeable or attracts attention, often in a way that is not wanted
例句: Women were conspicuously absent from (= there were surprisingly few women on) the planning committee.
原句: There is some arbitrary assignment of colors to represent different elements and gases.
意思:
a. not seeming to be based on a reason, system or plan and sometimes seeming unfair
b. using power without restriction and without considering other people
字源: late Middle English (in the sense ‘dependent on one's will or pleasure, discretionary’): from Latin arbitrarius, from arbiter ‘judge, supreme ruler’, perhaps influenced by French arbitraire.
例句:
a. The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary.
b. The arbitrary powers of officials is powerful.
2. twinkling noun
原句: That's the atmosphere causing the twinkling.
意思: a very short time
例句: He was asleep in a twinkling.
3. emit verb
原句: They emit "solid" light.
意思: to send out sth such as light, heat, sound, gas, etc
字源: early 17th cent.: from Latin emittere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + mittere ‘send’.
例句: The metal container began to emit a clicking sound.
4. on tap idiom
原句: A very different kind of Starbucks is on tap.
意思: available to be used at any time
例句: We have this sort of information on tap.
5. conspicuously adverb
原句: Most conspiuously, the place looks less like a Starbucks and more like a café that's been part of the neighborhood for years—yet that's "green" in design and decor.
意思: in a way that is very noticeable or attracts attention, often in a way that is not wanted
例句: Women were conspicuously absent from (= there were surprisingly few women on) the planning committee.
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