新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第一册Unit8单词解释及例句

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3、liefs,orideasaboutsth.thatmeanstheycannotbothbetrue矛盾；不一致Itisacontradictiontosayyousupporthimbutwouldnotvoteforhimintheelection.你说你支持他，但选举时又不会选他，这是自相矛盾的。intimatea.havinganextremelyclosefriendship亲密的；密切的KatiehasbeenonintimatetermswithJanesincecollege.凯蒂从大学开始就和简关系亲密。magn

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6、defeat,peopleinthiscountryaresensitiveaboutthetopicofwar.战败后，这个国家的人们对战争的话题很敏感。Throughouthercareersheremainedverysensitivetocriticism.在她整个职业生涯中，她总是对批评很敏感。19deliberatea.intended,notdonebychanceorbyaccident故意的；有意的；蓄意的Obviously,itwasmoreofadeliberatecrimethananaccident.很显然

7、,这与其说是一场事故，不如说是蓄意犯罪。comparisonn.[C,U]theprocessofconsideringhowthingsorpeoplearesimilarandhowtheyaredifferent比较ComparisonwithhispreviousmoviesshowshowLeehasdevelopedasadirector.比较一下他先前拍摄的电影，就可以看到李作为一名导演的成长历程。TheweatherinShanghaithesedaysareverychangeableincomparisonwit

8、hthesameperiodlastyear.和去年同时期相比，这些天上海的天气极其多变。ritualn.[C,U]1sth.thatyoudoregularlyandalwaysinthesameway例行公事；老规矩；老习惯Ist