1、strand
(头发、电线或纱线等的)股,缕
She tried to blow a gray strand of hair from her eyes.
她竭力想把眼前的一缕白发吹开
。high fences, topped by strands of barbed-wire.
顶部装有一束束带刺铁丝的高围栏
(计划或理论的)部分,方面
There had been two strands to his tactics.
他的策略分两个部分
。He's trying to bring together various strands of radical philosophic thought.
他正试图把各种激进的哲学思想综合在一起
。(坏天气等)使滞留,使搁浅
The climbers had been stranded by a storm.
登山者被暴风雨困住了
。The airport had to be closed, stranding tourists.
机场被迫关闭,造成游客滞留
。2、unprecedented
前所未有的;空前的;没有先例的
Such a move is rare, but not unprecedented.
这种做法很罕见,但也不是没有先例的
。In 1987 the Socialists took the unprecedented step of appointing a civilian to command the force.
1987年,社会党人史无前例地任命了一位非军队出身的人来指挥军队
。(质量、数量、规模)很高的,很大的
Each home boasts an unprecedented level of quality throughout.
每家的质量都堪称一流
。The scheme has been hailed as an unprecedented success.
这个计划广受好评,被认为是一个巨大的成功
。3、trigger
(枪的)扳机
A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the trigger.
一名男子拿枪指着他们,接着扣动了扳机
。引爆;启动;触发
The thieves must have deliberately triggered the alarm and hidden inside the house.
盗贼肯定是故意触发了报警器,然后躲在房子里
。The one thousand pound bomb was triggered by a wire.
那颗重达 1,000 磅的炸弹是由一根导线引爆的
。引起;发动;促使
the incident which triggered the outbreak of the First World War.
导致第一次世界大战爆发的事件
。The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending.
目前的经济衰退是由消费支出骤跌引起的
。4、trap
圈套;诡计;骗局
He failed to keep a rendezvous after sensing a police trap.
他察觉到警方设了圈套以后就没有如约会面
。He was trying to decide whether the question was some sort of a trap.
他试图判断那个问题是不是个套
。诱骗;使上当;使中计
Were you just trying to trap her into making some admission?...
你刚才是想诱使她供认吗?
She had trapped him so neatly that he wanted to slap her.
她骗他骗得如此干净利落,他恨不得给她一记耳光
。采集;储存;使存留
Wool traps your body heat, keeping the chill at bay...
毛织品能够保暖御寒
。The volume of gas trapped on these surfaces can be considerable.
存留在这些表面的气体体积可能相当大
。