abiding1 adj.永久的;持续性的
同lasting2, perpetual, enduring, continual, never-ending
Her abiding love for painting led her to teach art to children.
对绘画的永久喜好使她走上了儿童美教的道路。
admonish3 v.劝告
同advise, reprove
The teacher admonished4 the students for their rude behavior in class.老师对学生课堂上的鲁莽行为进行了劝诫。
amass5 v.积聚;采集
同collect, gather, accumulate, heap, aggregate6
After twenty years, Jill had amassed7 a huge collection of foreign coins.二十年来吉尔已珍藏了很多外国硬币。
archive n.档案;纪录
同record, file, chronicle, annals
The library has a historical map archive that many historians find very interesting.
很多历史学家觉得该图书馆的史学地图集很有趣。
banter8 v.嘲弄
同joke, tease, deride9, jeer10, ridicule11
We bantered12 for a few minutes before going into the meeting.
大家开了一阵子玩笑才去开会。
captivity13 n.监禁
同imprisonment14, confinement15, bondage16
The years the playwright17 spent in captivity made him love freedom even more.剧作家数年的监禁生涯使他愈加热爱自由。
coherent adj.一致的
同adhering, logical, consistent, rational, orderly
Mary had become so feverish18 that nothing she said was coherent.
玛丽发着高烧,以致说话语无伦次。
conciliatory adj.安抚的
同reconciliatory, pacificatory19, placatory20
After their argument, Patrick made a conciliatory effort by sending Jane flowers.吵架后,派特里克通过送鲜花来安抚简。
contrast n.差异;对照
同difference, opposition21, disparity, dissimilarity
The contrast between my opinions and my brother's is striking.
我和哥哥的看法相去甚远