ansion at sea reflects the immensity of the profits that such East…West trade could create。 大規模的海上商業擴張說明東西方建立貿易關係能夠帶來巨大收益。
2。 During the decade of the 1870s; the sheer number of newspapers doubled。 在19世紀70年代,報紙的絕對數量增長了一倍。
要點 sheer不僅可以表達“完全的,絕對的”,也可以表達“陡峭的”含義,這兩種詞義都很常見。
shift[?ift]n。/v。 轉移;改變
例句 1。 The developed countries' economy shifted from heavy industry to health care and education。 發達國家的經濟從重工業轉向了醫療保健和教育領域。
2。 Builders of tunnels were beginning to shift from Europe to the United States。 隧道建造商開始從歐洲轉向美國。
同義 transfer(n。 轉移)
situation[?si?u'ei?n]n。 形勢,處境;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。 人們的目光都投向了洪災區,因為目前那裡的形勢最嚴峻。
sizable['saiz?bl]a。 相當大的;大小相當的
例句 Research now indicates that sizable areas in central Japan are covered by heavy snow。 調查顯示日本中部相當大的地區都被厚厚的積雪覆蓋了。
solidarity[?sɑ:li'd?r?ti]n。 團結;一致
例句 Sociologists believe that the cultural patterns that provide social solidarity arise as bridges。 社會學家認為有助於社會團結的文化形態就像橋樑般出現。
sophisticated[s?'fistikeitid]a。 老練的;精密的;複雜的
例句 As a person bees more sophisticated; its conceptions of handling things may change。 當一個人變得越來越老練時,他/她處理事情的觀念也可能發生改變。
同義 worldly…wise(a。 老練的);plex(a。 複雜的)
派生 sophistication(n。 精密;複雜)
speculation[?spekju'lei?n]n。 推測;思索;投機
例句 In seeking the origins of the tomb; one must rely primarily on speculation; since there is little evidence to explore。 在探索墓穴起源時,最初只能依賴推測,因為現場幾乎沒有任何線索。
speculative['spekj?l?tiv]a。 推理的;思索的;投機的
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