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ruin
n.废墟 vt.毀灭
The war left the whole city in ruins.
那场战争让整座城市成了一片废墟。
The once prosperous city is now lying in ruins.
这座曾经繁华一时的城市现在成了废墟。
An accident ruined Don's dream to be a sports star.
一场车祸毀了小唐想当运动明星的美梦。
counter
n.柜台
You can get most cold remedies over the counter.
大部份的感冒药都可以直接透过柜台买到。
Please pay at the counter.
请到柜台结帐。
repetition
n.重复，反复
There is a lot of repetition in this class and it's a little boring.
这堂课有很多地方一再重复，因此有点无聊。
repetitive
a.重复的
John's job consists of dull, repetitive work.
约翰的职务尽是些乏味又重复的工作。
repeated
a.重复的，屡次的
After repeated attempts, Dan finally won a gold medal.
经过好几次的努力，阿丹终于贏了一面金牌。
repeatedly
adv.一再地，屡次地
The teacher repeatedly asked John to be quiet, but in vain.=The teacher asked John to be quiet over and over (again), but in vain.=The teacher asked John to be quiet time and (time) again, but in vain.
老师再三要求约翰安静下来，但却徒劳无功。
triumph
n.胜利，成功
The victor raised his arms in triumph.
优胜者带着胜利的喜悦举起双臂。
The battle ended in triumph for the Greeks.
这场战役最后由希腊人贏得胜利。
mutual
a.相互的
Jane and Mark's friendship is based on mutual trust.
阿珍和马克的友谊建立在互信上。
invention
n.发明（不可数），发明物（可数）
Necessity is the mother of invention.
需要为发明之母。——谚语
The airplane is an amazing invention.
飞机是一项惊人的发明。
adapt
vt. vi.(使）适应（与介词 to 并用）
It's hard for me to adapt myself to city life.=It's hard for me to adjust to city life.=It's hard for me to get accustomed to city life.
我很不适应都市生活。
It took the new employee about a month to adapt to the new environment.
这名新进员工花了一个月左右的时间去适应新环境。
