n. 點;要點;得分;標點;
vt. (意思上)指向;削尖;加標點于;指路;
vi. 表明;指向;
?? point(prick)→點;地點;目的;時刻;使銳利;指示
"Racial tension has reached boiling point ."
種族間的緊張狀態已達到一觸即發的程度。
近義:range, aim, hone, sharpen, strap, strop
vt. 解決;安排;使定居;使沉淀;
vi. 下沉;定居;
n. 高背長靠椅;
?? set安置好+tle表動詞 → 固定;安居
"Attempts are being made to settle the dispute by diplomatic means."
正在努力通過外交途徑解決爭端。
近義:resolve, solve, bridge, crack, decide, determine
n. 接受,接納;[金融]承兌;無怨接受(逆境、困境等);贊成;
?? -ance 后綴,構成名詞,常見來自法語的外來詞,表示性質或狀態##ceive, cip, cept, cipate 捕捉,抓,收到,包括,拿;被俘
"Please confirm your acceptance of this offer in writing."
請書面確認你接受這項提議。
近義:applause, appreciation, approbation, approval, assent, nodding
反義:negative, rebuff, refusal, turndown, denegation, denial
adv. 大部分地;主要地;基本上;
"The committee is composed mainly of lawyers."
委員會主要由律師組成。
近義:largely, mostly, predominantly, preponderantly, primarily, principally