illegal
a. 不合法的,非法的
The jewelry firm is just a front for their illegal trade in diamonds.
该珠宝公司不过是他们进行非法钻石交易的幌子。
invisible
a. 看不见的,无形的
The mends of the wall were almost invisible.
墙壁修补过的地方几乎看不出来。
mess
n. 凌乱的状态,脏乱的状态; 混乱的局面,困境 vt. 弄糟,弄脏,搞乱
The spilt milk made a terrible mess on the carpet.
洒出的牛奶把地毯弄得一塌糊涂。
Don't mess up my hair; I've just combed it.
别把我的头发弄乱,我刚梳好。
moderate
a. 中等的;温和的;稳健的 n. 持温和观点者 v. 使和缓,使减轻
This experienced driver usually drives at a moderate speed.
这名富有经验的司机通常以中速驾驶。
notify
v. 通知,告知,报告
The police were notified of the incident.
警察接到这起事件的报告。
odd
a. 奇特的,古怪的;临时的;单的; 奇数的,单数的;剩余的 n. (pl. )可能性,机会;争吵
The owner of this castle is an odd old man.
这座城堡的主人是个古怪的老头儿。
parade
n. 游行,检阅 v. (使)列队行进,(使)游行; 展示,炫耀(某事物)
A parade was held on New Year's Day.
元旦那天举行了一场游行。
This professor is always parading his knowledge.
这个教授总是炫耀自己的知识。
peculiar
a. 奇怪的,古怪的; 特有的,独具的,独特的
That little boy's accent was a peculiar mixture of Cockney and American.
那个小男孩的口音是混杂着 伦敦腔和美国腔的奇怪腔调。
personality
n. 个性,人格;人物,名人
The writer's personality comes through in his writing.
作者的个性体现在他的文章中。
prevail
vi. 流行;(over)获胜;(on, upon)说服
Truth is great and will prevail.
真理是至高无上的,且必将获胜。
At last justice has prevailed and the guilty man has been punished.
正义最终取得了胜利, 作恶的人受到了惩罚。
reckon
vt. 认为,估计; (on)指望,盼望;测算,测量
The writer's recent novel is reckoned as the worst of the year.
该作家最近问世的小说被认为是本年度最差的一本。
I reckon this will be a hot summer.
我估计这将是一个炎热的夏天。
scale
n. 大小,规模;等级,级别; (pl. )天平,磅秤;比例(尺);刻度,标度;(鱼等的)鳞 vt. 攀登,爬越
This ruler has one scale in centimetres and another in inches.
这把尺子上有厘米和英寸两种刻度。
This is a scale model of Titanic.
这是泰坦尼克号的比例模型。
wealthy
a. 富裕的
I wish you a healthy, wealthy and happy new year!
祝愿你在新的一年里健康、富足、快乐!
A man who is wealthy in compassion sometimes suffers a lot.
富于同情心的人有时候是很受罪的。