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vt. 主张,声明,断言
We encouraged him to assert his view of the matter.
我们鼓励他坚持自己对此事的看法。
She asserted that he was innocent.
她断言,他是无罪的。
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adj. 天主教的,(catholic)普遍的,广泛的
n. 天主教徒
He was a Catholic but didn't practise (his religion).
他那时是天主教徒,但并不实践信仰。
Catholic priests take a vow of celibacy.
天主教神父发誓不结婚。
He's (a) Roman Catholic.
他是天主教徒。
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n. 补偿,赔偿; 赔偿金,物
He prejudiced his claim by demanding too much compensation.
他索赔过高反而使他的要求无法实现。
She is still pressing her claim for compensation.
她仍然坚持要求赔偿。
He didn't get any compensation because his insurance policy had lapsed.
他因保险单失效未得任何补偿。
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vt. 扣留,拘押,耽搁
The act of detaining.
扣押,拘留拘留的行为
A period of time during which a vehicle, person, or material suspected of carrying a contagious disease is detained at a port of entry under enforced isolation to prevent disease from entering a country.
检疫期,隔离期当运输工具、人或材料被怀疑带有传染性疾病,被扣留在港口进行强行隔离的一段期限,以防止疾病传入某个国家
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n. 人质
The terrorists are holding three men hostage.
恐怖分子把三个人扣为人质。
The hostage had a rifle levelled at his head.
一枝步枪瞄准著人质的头。
He kept the pilot as a hostage.
他把驾驶员当做人质。
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n. 经过,运输
vt. 穿越,旋转
vi. 越过
You must allow for five per cent wastage in transit.
在运输中要允许有百分之五的损耗量。
A movement from one place to another, as by going by, through, over, or across; transit or migration.
通过从一处到另一处的移动,如经过、穿过、越过或横穿; 转移或迁移
The transit was damaged by flood.
运输线被洪水破坏了。
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n. 面纱,掩饰物,修女
vt. 给 ... 戴面纱或面罩
vi. 带面纱或面罩
Rochester assures her it is only a bad dream, but in the morning Jane finds the ripped fragments of the veil.
罗切斯特安慰她说这只是一个恶梦,但清晨简却发现了被撕破的婚纱碎片。
Most Moslem women wear veils in public places.
大多数穆斯林妇女在公共场所都戴着面纱。
He tried to veil his contempt at my ignorance.
他试图掩饰对我的无知的蔑视。
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n. 机场,航空站
The fighting around the airport continued for a week before the enemy was defeated.
机场附近的战斗持续了一个星期,敌军才被击溃。
There was a great outcry about the construction of the new airport.
公众强烈反对修建该机场。
The plane circled the airport before landing.
飞机在着陆之前在机场上空盘旋。