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ansion at sea reflects the immensity of the profits that such East…West trade could create。 大规模的海上商业扩张说明东西方建立贸易关系能够带来巨大收益。
2。 During the decade of the 1870s; the sheer number of newspapers doubled。 在19世纪70年代,报纸的绝对数量增长了一倍。
要点 sheer不仅可以表达“完全的,绝对的”,也可以表达“陡峭的”含义,这两种词义都很常见。
shift[?ift]n。/v。 转移;改变
例句 1。 The developed countries' economy shifted from heavy industry to health care and education。 发达国家的经济从重工业转向了医疗保健和教育领域。
2。 Builders of tunnels were beginning to shift from Europe to the United States。 隧道建造商开始从欧洲转向美国。
同义 transfer(n。 转移)
situation[?si?u'ei?n]n。 形势,处境;位置
例句 A great deal of attention is being paid to flood…hit areas; because it is there that the most critical situation exists。 人们的目光都投向了洪灾区,因为目前那里的形势最严峻。
sizable['saiz?bl]a。 相当大的;大小相当的
例句 Research now indicates that sizable areas in central Japan are covered by heavy snow。 调查显示日本中部相当大的地区都被厚厚的积雪覆盖了。
solidarity[?sɑ:li'd?r?ti]n。 团结;一致
例句 Sociologists believe that the cultural patterns that provide social solidarity arise as bridges。 社会学家认为有助于社会团结的文化形态就像桥梁般出现。
sophisticated[s?'fistikeitid]a。 老练的;精密的;复杂的
例句 As a person bees more sophisticated; its conceptions of handling things may change。 当一个人变得越来越老练时,他/她处理事情的观念也可能发生改变。
同义 worldly…wise(a。 老练的);plex(a。 复杂的)
派生 sophistication(n。 精密;复杂)
speculation[?spekju'lei?n]n。 推测;思索;投机
例句 In seeking the origins of the tomb; one must rely primarily on speculation; since there is little evidence to explore。 在探索墓穴起源时,最初只能依赖推测,因为现场几乎没有任何线索。
speculative['spekj?l?tiv]a。 推理的;思索的;投机的
例句 Early in the nineteenth century; encounters with aboriginal rock art are open to speculative interpretation; but since the late nineteenth century; awareness of the extent and
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