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1 . The runners got into
position
on the starting line.
赛跑运动员已进入起跑线上的位置。
2 . The orchestra were all in
position
, waiting for the conductor.
管弦乐队队员都已各就各位,等待著指挥。
3 . The house has a very good
position
.
这所房子处于一个很好的位置。
personality
[.pə:sə'næliti]
n. 个性,名人,特色
词根:
person人+ality表名词,“状态,性质”→人格,个性
参考例句
1 . His
personality
comes through in his writing.
他的个性体现在他的文章中。
2 . He persuaded them to join him by the sheer magnetism of his
personality
.
他完全是靠个人的魅力,说服他们和他在一起干。
3 . He has a highly volatile
personality
.
他有着反复无常的个性。
patron
['peitrən]
n. 赞助人,保护人,老主顾
词根
:
patr父亲…像父亲一样的人+on表名词,指人,物和一些物理学上的名词→赞助人
参考例句
1 . St Christopher is the
patron
saint of travelers.
圣·克里斯托弗是旅行者的守护神。
2 . Support, encouragement, or championship, as of a person, an institution, an event, or a cause, from a
patron
.
庇护,保护保护人对某人、机构、事件或事业的支持、鼓励或维护
3 . Modern artists have difficulty in finding
patron
s.
现代艺术家们很难找到赞助人。
browse
[brauz]
v. 浏览,随意观看,吃草
n. 浏览,嫩叶
词根:
1)brow=broust[嫩枝]-吃嫩叶;2)browser(n 计算机浏览器,吃嫩叶的动物)
参考例句
1 . Camels
browse
on trees as well as on ground cover.
骆驼既吃地被植物也吃树的枝叶。
2 . I have a
browse
on the book on her shelf.
我浏览了一下她书架上的书。
3 . I spent hours
browsing
in the bookstore.
我花了几个小时在书店里浏览图书。
turnover
['tə:n.əuvə]
n. 翻覆,翻折,半圆卷饼,营业额,成交量
adj. 翻折的领子
参考例句
1 . The shop have a
turnover
of500,000 dollar a week.
该店营业额为每周五十万元。
2 . We aim for a quick
turnover
of stock in our stores.
我们的目的是要加速本百货店的库存周转。
3 . The firm has an annual
turnover
of 75 million.
这家公司的年营业额为7500万英镑。