jeopardize vt.危及,损害 As a businessman, .作为商人, you must do everything to avoid jeopardizing your fortune by making bad investments. .你应该千方百计地避免 因投资不当而损失一大 笔钱.
manipulate vt.操纵,控制,影响. (熟练地)操作,使用 Qiong Yao made thousands of readers and audience, especially the female, .琼瑶迷倒了千千万万 的读者和观众 (以女性尤其), crazy for her plaintive and touching novels and TV plays .他们被她哀婉动人的小说 和电视剧陶醉, by manipulating her characters and plots to create interest. .她通过巧妙地处理人物和 情节来激发兴趣.
nasty a.令人讨厌的,令人厌 恶的.难弄的,困难的. a.严重的,恶劣的,险恶的 下流的,道德败坏的 I had intended to take her as my wife,but her nasty habits her nasty mind, .我原想娶她为妻,然而她 身上的恶习、卑鄙肮脏的 思想、 in addition to her nasty temper made me change my mind. .加上她火暴的脾气,这一 切都使我改变了主意.
orientation n.方向,目标,方位. 熟悉情况,适应,情况 介绍 The winding trail caused the hikers to lose their orientation. .弯弯曲曲的小径使使徒 步旅行者迷失了方向. Our school has an orientation towards practical skills. .我们学校着重使用技术 的教学. This is the orientation week for all the freshmen. .本周是专门让大一新生熟 悉情况的.
patrol vt.在 巡逻,巡查 n.巡逻,巡查.巡逻兵. 巡逻队 The waters here are patrolled by the enemy mariners day and night .敌人的潜艇日日夜夜都在 这一带海域巡逻. The army intensified its patrol along the frontier. .军队加强了边境的巡逻.
preclude vt.阻止,排除,妨碍 The suicide note precluded the possibility of murder. .那封绝命书排除了他杀的 可能性.
probe n.探针,探测器. 探索,调查 v.探索.查究.探索,探测 (用探针或探测器) It s impolite to probe too deeply into a lady s peronal affairs .对女士的私事刨根究底是 不礼貌的. The police have launched a probe into the suspected drug dealing. .警方已对这起涉嫌毒品交 易的案子展开了调查.