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2011/06/07 (Tue)
1. life expectancy noun [uncountable/countable]
原句: Life expectancies of home components depend on the quality of the appliance and its installation, as well as intensity of use.
意思: the number of years that a person is likely to live; the length of time that sth is likely to exist or continue for
例句: The life expectancy of a large bus is about 15 years.
2. oversized adjective
原句: And an oversized table.
意思: bigger than the normal size; too big
例句: She wore a pair of baggy jeans and an oversized T-shirt.
3. gamble noun
原句: That's a serious gamble for a chain that's spent four decades and billions of dollars establishing a highly recognized brand.
意思: an action that you take when you know there is a risk but when you hope that the result will be a success
字源: early 18th cent.: from obsolete gamel ‘play games’, or from the verb game.
例句: She knew she was taking a gamble but decided it was worth it.
4. conceivably adverb
原句: Just based on the sheer number of Starbucks stores, it could conceivably cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
意思: that you can imagine or believe
例句: The disease could conceivably be transferred to humans.
5. await verb
原句: Starbucks officials, awaiting consumer reviews.
意思:
a. to wait for sb/sth
b. to be going to happen to sb
字源: Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French awaitier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + waitier ‘to wait’.
例句:
a. Her latest novel is eagerly awaited.
b. A warm welcome awaits all our guests.
原句: Life expectancies of home components depend on the quality of the appliance and its installation, as well as intensity of use.
意思: the number of years that a person is likely to live; the length of time that sth is likely to exist or continue for
例句: The life expectancy of a large bus is about 15 years.
2. oversized adjective
原句: And an oversized table.
意思: bigger than the normal size; too big
例句: She wore a pair of baggy jeans and an oversized T-shirt.
3. gamble noun
原句: That's a serious gamble for a chain that's spent four decades and billions of dollars establishing a highly recognized brand.
意思: an action that you take when you know there is a risk but when you hope that the result will be a success
字源: early 18th cent.: from obsolete gamel ‘play games’, or from the verb game.
例句: She knew she was taking a gamble but decided it was worth it.
4. conceivably adverb
原句: Just based on the sheer number of Starbucks stores, it could conceivably cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
意思: that you can imagine or believe
例句: The disease could conceivably be transferred to humans.
5. await verb
原句: Starbucks officials, awaiting consumer reviews.
意思:
a. to wait for sb/sth
b. to be going to happen to sb
字源: Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French awaitier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + waitier ‘to wait’.
例句:
a. Her latest novel is eagerly awaited.
b. A warm welcome awaits all our guests.
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