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(b) save (money) to use later 存（钱）以备他日之需: She's got a few thousand pounds put away for her retirement. 她已存了几千镑以备退休之用. (c) (infml 口) eat or drink (a large quantity of food or drink) 吃, 喝（大量食物或饮料）: He must have put away half a bottle of whisky last night. 昨晚他大概喝了半瓶威士忌酒. * I don't know how he manages to put it all away! 我真不知道他怎 麽吃得这样多! put sth back ( a) return sth to its proper place; replace sth 把某物放回原处; 放回某物: Please put the dictionary back on the shelf when you've finished with it. 词典用完后请放回到书架上. (b) move (the hands of a clock) back to give the correct time 把（钟表指针）倒拨（校准）: My watch is fast; it needs putting back five minutes. 我的表快了, 需要拨回五分钟. (c) move sth to a later time or date; postpone sth 使某事物延期或延迟; 推迟某事物: This afternoon's meeting has been put back to next week. 今天下午的会议已延至下星期举行. (d) cause sth to be delayed 使某事物延误: The lorry drivers' strike has put back our deliveries by over a month. 因卡车司机罢工, 我们的交货日期 延误了一个多月. (e) (infml 口) drink (a large quantity of alcohol) （大量地）喝（酒）: By midnight he had put back nearly two bottles of wine. 到半夜时分他已喝了近两瓶酒. put sth before/above sth treat or regard sth as more important than sth else 把某事物看得比其他事物重要:He puts his children's welfare before all other considerations. 他把子女的幸福看得比什麽都重要. put sth by save (money) to use in the future 存（钱）以备未来之需: She has a fair amount of money put by. 她 存了不少钱. put (sth) down ( of an aeroplane or its pilot) land; land (an aeroplane, etc) （指飞机或飞行员）著陆; 将（飞机等）降落: He put (the glider) down in a field. 他（把滑翔机）降落在田地里了. put sb down (a) (of a bus, coach, etc) allow sb to get off （指公共汽车、长途汽车等）让某人下车: The bus stopped to put down some passengers. 公共汽车停下来让一些旅客下车. (b) (infml 口) humiliate or snub sb 羞辱或怠慢某人: He's always putting his wife down in public. 他老是当众羞辱妻子. put sth down (a) place sth on a table, shelf, etc; set down sth that is dangerous or a nuisance to others 把 某物放到桌子、架子等上; 把对别人有危险或有妨碍之某物放下: Put down that knife before you hurt somebody! 把那刀子放下, 以免伤人! * I can't put this novel down, ie because I am enjoying it so much. 这本小说我实在撂不下（因为我读上了瘾）. (b) place sth in storage; place (wine) in a cellar to mature 把某物储藏起来; 窖（酒）: I put down a couple of cases of claret last year. 去年我 把几箱红葡萄酒放进地窖使之香醇. (c) write sth down; make a note of sth 把某事物写下来; 记下 某事物: I'm having a party next Saturday; put it down in your diary so you don't forget. 本星期六我 有个聚会; 把这事记在你的日记里吧, 以免忘了. (d) stop, suppress or abolish sth by force or authority 使用力量或权威禁止、压制或废止某事物: put down a rebellion, a revolt, an uprising, etc 镇压叛乱、反叛、起义等* The military junta is determined to put down all political opposition. 这 个军人集团决心镇压政治上的一切反对派. (e) (often passive 常用于被动语态) kill (an animal) because it is old or sick; destroy sth 宰杀（衰老或有病的动物）; 破坏某事物: The horse broke a leg in the fall and had to be put down. 这马跌断了一条腿, 不得不杀掉. * Our cat was getting so old and sick that we had her put down. 我们的老猫病成这个样子, 该把它杀掉了. (f) (esp in Parliament) include sth on the agenda for a meeting or debate （尤指议会中）将某事列入议程, 将某事提交会 议辩论: The Opposition plan to put down a censure motion on the Government's handling of the affair. 反对党拟将谴责政府处理该事的动议提交议会辩论. put sb down as sb consider sb to be (the specified type of person); take sb to be sb 认为某人是（某种类型的人）; 把某人当作某种人: I put him down as a retired naval officer. 我看他是个退役的海军军官. put sb down for sth (a) write down that sb is willing or wishes to buy or contribute sth 登记某人预购或认捐某物: Put me down for three tickets for Saturday's performance. 给我登记购买三张星期六的演出票. (b) put (sb's name) on the waiting-list for admission to a private school 为（某人）预约报名（进入私立学校）: They've put their son down for Eton. 他们已为儿子预约报名入伊顿公学. put sth down to sth (a) charge (an amount or item) to a particular account 把（数额或项目）记在某帐户上: Would you put these shoes down to my account, please? 　?W 请你把这双鞋记在我的帐上好吗? (b) consider that sth is caused by sth; attribute sth to sth 认为某事物系由另事物所引起; 把某事物归因于另事物: What do you put her success down to? 你认为她成功的原因是什麽? * I put it all down to her hard work and initiative. 我把这一切归因于她工作又勤奋又主动. put sth forth ( fml 文) (of trees and plants) send out or produce (buds, shoots, etc) （指花草树木） 长出（花蕾）或发（芽等）: Spring has come and the hedges are putting forth new leaves. 春天到了, 树篱长出了新叶子. put oneself/sb forward present oneself or propose or recommend sb as a candidate for a job, position, etc 自荐或提名或推荐 某人为某职务、职位等的候选人: Two left-wingers have been put forward for the Labour Party's National Executive. 两名左翼成员被提名为工党全国执行委员会的委员. * Can I put you/your name forward for golf club secretary? 我推荐你[提名让你]担任高尔夫球俱乐部的秘书好吗? put sth forward (a) move (the hands of a clock) forward to give the correct time 把（钟表指针）顺拨（校 准）: Put your watch forward; you're five minutes slow. 把你的表往前拨拨; 你的表慢了五分钟. (b) move sth to an earlier time or date 将某事物提前: We've put forward (the date of) our wedding by one week. 我们将婚礼（日期）提前了一周. (c) advance, propose or suggest sth for discussion 提出 某事供讨论; 提请审议某事: put forward an argument, a plan, a suggestion, etc 提出一论据、一计 画、一建议等* She is putting forward radical proposals for electoral reform. 她为选举制度的改革 提出极为激进的建议. put in interrupt another speaker in order to say sth; interject 插话; 插嘴: `But what about us?' he put in. ｀ 可是我们怎麽办呢?＇他插嘴问道. put sb in (a) give duties to sb (eg in an office building) 指派某人 担任职务（如在办公楼内）: put in a caretaker, a security man, etc 指派管理员、保安员等. (b) elect (a political party) to govern a country 选举（某政党）执掌政权: The electorate put the Tories in with an increased majority in 1983. 1983 年选民选举保守党执政, 其票数超过了上届的多数票. (c) (of the team that wins the toss in cricket) ask (the opposing team) to bat first （指板球戏于掷钱币中获胜 的队）请（对方）首先击球: Australia won the toss and put England in (to bat). 澳大利亚队于掷币 中获胜, 要求英格兰队首先击球. put sth in (a) install or fit sth 安装或设置某物: We put new central heating in when we moved here. 我们搬到这儿的时候安装了集中供暖设备. * We're having a new shower put in. 我们正在安装新的淋浴器. (b) include or insert sth in a story, narrative, etc （在故事、叙述等中）包括或插入某事物: If you're writing to your mother, don't forget to put in something about her coming to stay. 你要是正在给你母亲写信, 可别忘了加上几句请她来住上几 天. (c) present sth formally; submit sth 正式提出某事物; 呈交某事物: put in a claim for damages, higher wages 提出赔偿损失、提高工资的要求. (d) manage to strike (a blow) or say sth 给予（打 击）; 说某话: Tyson put in some telling blows to Tucker's chin. 泰森重击了塔克的下颚几拳. * Could I put in a word (ie say sth) at this point? 我现在说几句行吗? (e) spend (a period of time) working at sth 花费（一段时间）做某事物: She often puts in twelve hours' work a day. 她常常一天 工作十二小时. * I must put in an hour's gardening this evening. 今晚我得用一个小时干些园艺活 儿. put sth in; put sth into sth/doing sth devote (time, effort, etc) to sth 用（时间、精力等）做某事: Thank you for all the hard work you've put in. 谢谢你的这一切努力. * We've put a great deal of time and effort into this project. 我们为这一项目付出了大量的时间和精力. * She's putting a lot of work into improving her French. 她正在下功夫进修法语. put in (at...)/putinto... (of a ship, its crew, etc) enter (a port or harbour) （指船、全体船员等）进入（港口）: The boat put in at Lagos/put into Lagos for repairs. 那船进了拉各斯港进行检修. put in for sth apply formally for sth 申请某事物: Are you going to put in for that job? 你打算申请那份工作吗? put oneself/sb/sth in for sth enter oneself/sb/sth for (a competition) 使自己[某人/某物]参加（竞赛）: She's put herself in for the 100 metres and the long jump. 她参加了百米赛跑和跳远. put sb in for sth recommend sb for (a job, an award, etc) 推 荐某人获（职位、奖励等）: The commanding officer put Sergeant Williams in for a medal for bravery. 指挥官推荐威廉斯中士获勇敢勋章. put off ( of a boat, its crew, etc) move away from a pier, jetty, etc （指船、全体船员等）驶离码头 等: We put off from the quay. 我们驶离了码头. put sb off (a) (of a vehicle, boat, etc) stop in order to allow sb to get off （指车船等）停住让某人下去: I asked the bus driver to put me off near the town centre. 我请公共汽车司机在快到市中心时让我下车. (b) postpone or cancel a meeting or an engagement with sb 推迟或取消会议或与某人的约会: We've invited friends to supper and it's too late to put them off now, ie to tell them not to come. 我们已邀请朋友来吃晚饭, 现在取消已来不及 了. * She put him off with the excuse that (ie said that she could not see him because) she had too much work to do. 她以工作太忙为藉口取消了跟他的约会. (c) make sb feel dislike; displease, repel or disgust sb 使某人不高兴; 惹某人不悦、厌恶或反感: He's a good salesman, but his offhand manner does tend to put people off. 他是个很好的推销员, 可是他那随便的态度容易使人产生反 感. * Don't beput off by his gruff exterior; he's really very kind underneath. 别介意他表现粗野, 其实 他心地很善良. put sb off (sth) disturb sb who is doing sth; distract sb 打搅某人; 使某人注意力不 集中: Don't put me off when I'm trying to concentrate. 我正要集中注意力呢, 别打搅我. * The sudden noise put her off her game. 突如其来的嘈杂声分散了她比赛时的注意力. put sb off sth/doing sth cause sb to lose his interest in or liking or appetite for sth 使某人对某事物失去兴趣、 不再喜欢或倒了胃口: The accident put her off driving for life. 这次事故使她一辈子不愿意再开车 了. * She was put off maths by a bullying and incompetent teacher. 她对数学失去了兴趣, 因为老师 仗势欺人又没教学能力. put sth off switch sth off 关掉某物: Could you put the lights off before you leave? 你走的时候把灯关掉好吗? put sth off; put off doing sth postpone, delay or defer sth 推迟、 延缓或拖延某事物: We've had to put our wedding off until September. 我们得把婚礼延期到九月举 行. * This afternoon's meeting will have to be put off. 今天下午的会议得延期. * She keeps putting off going to the dentist. 她老是拖延著不去看牙病. put it on ( esp in the continuous tenses 尤用于进行时态) pretend to be angry, sad, remorseful, etc 假装生气、伤心、悔恨等: She wasn't angry really; she was only putting it on. 她不是真的生气, 只 不过故作姿态而已. put sth on (a) clothe oneself with (a garment) 穿上（衣服）: put on one's coat, gloves, hat, skirt, trousers, etc 穿上外套、戴上手套、戴上帽子、穿上裙子、穿上裤子 * What dress shall I put on for the party? 我穿什麽衣服去参加聚会呢? (b) apply sth to one's skin 在皮肤上 涂某物: put on lipstick, hand-cream, etc 涂唇膏、擦润手油脂* She's just putting on her make-up. 她正在化. (c) switch sth on; operate sth 打开开关启动某物; 操作某物: put on the light, oven, radio, television, etc 打开灯、烤箱、收音机、电视机等* Let's put the kettle on and have a cup of tea. 咱们坐壶水沏杯茶吧. * She put on the brakes suddenly. 她突然刹住了车. (d) make sth begin to play 使（视听设备）开始播放: put on a record, tape, compact disc, etc 放唱片、磁带、激光 唱片等* Do you mind if I put some music on? 我放放音乐你不介意吧? (e) grow fatter or heavier (by the specified amount) 长胖或增加若干体重: put on a stone in weight 增加一石的重量 * How many pounds did you put on over Christmas? 你过完圣诞节后体重增加了多少磅? (f) add (a train, coach, etc) to an existing service 增加（运营的火车、长途汽车等）: British Rail are putting on extra trains during the holiday period. 英国铁路公司于假期里额外增加火车投入运营. (g) produce or present (a play, an exhibition,etc) 演出（戏剧）; 举办（展览等）: The local drama group are putting on `Macbeth' at the Playhouse. 当地的剧团正在普赖豪斯剧院演出《麦克佩斯》. (h) move (the hands of a clock) forward to show a later time 把（钟表指针）向前拨. (i) pretend to have sth; assume or adopt sth 装作有某事物; 假装或采纳某事物: put on a silly face, a Liverpool accent, a wounded expression 装傻的面容、假操利物浦的口音、扮出受伤的样子* Don't put on that innocent look; we know you ate all the biscuits. 别装作没事的样子了, 我们知道你把饼乾都吃光了. * He seems very sincere, but it's all put on. 他看样子很诚恳, 但那都是假装的. put sth on sth (a) add (an amount of money) to the price or cost of sth 将某物提价（若干）: The government has put ten pence on the price of a gallon of petrol. 当局已将每加仑汽油涨价十便士. (b) impose or place (a tax, etc) on sth 对某事物徵收或确定（税等）: put a duty on wine 对酒徵税. (c) place (a bet) on sth 把（赌注）压 在某事物上: I've put ￡10 on `Black Widow' in the 3.45 at Newmarket. 在纽马基特马场3 时45 分 那场赛事中, 我在名叫｀黑寡妇＇的马上压了10 英镑. * I've never put money on a horse. 我从未 赌过马. put sb on to sb/onto sb help sb to find, meet or see sb; put sb in touch with sb 帮助某人寻 找、会晤或晤见某人; 安排某人与某人接触: put sb onto a dentist, lawyer, plumber, etc 帮某人找 牙医、律师、管子工等* Could you put me on to a good accountant? 你能帮我找个好的会计师 吗? (a) inform (the police, etc) where sb is, so he can be caught 向（警方等）提供某人的线索（以 便追捕）: Detectives hunting the gang were put on to them by an anonymous telephone call. 缉捕歹 徒的侦探接到向他们提供线索的匿名电话. put sb on to sth/onto sth inform sb of the existence of (sth interesting or advantageous); tell sb about sth 向某人提供（有趣或有利之事物）的信息; 将某 事物告诉某人: `Who put you on to this restaurant? It's superb!' `Friends put us on to it.' ｀你是从谁 那里知道有这家餐馆的? 这餐馆棒极了!＇｀是朋友告诉我们的.＇ put oneself out ( infml 口) do sth even though it is inconvenient for oneself 虽对自己不便而仍做 某事: Please don't put yourself out on our account. 请你不要为了我们而难为你自己. * She's always ready to put herself out to help others. 她总是乐于舍己助人. put sb out (a) make sb unconscious (by striking him, with an anaesthetic, etc) 使某人失去知觉（予以打击、使用麻醉剂等）: He put his opponent out in the fifth round. 他在第五个回合中将对手击昏. (b) cause inconvenience to sb 使某 人感到不便: I hope our arriving late didn't put them out. 我希望我们迟到一事不致给他们带来麻 烦. (c) upset or offend sb 使某人不安; 得罪某人: She was most put out by his rudeness. 她非常厌 恶他行为粗鲁. * He looked rather put out. 他看来不太高兴. put sth out (a) take sth out of one's house and leave it, esp for sb to collect 将某物置于门外（尤指待人取走）: put out the dustbins, the empty milk bottles, etc 把垃圾箱、空奶瓶等放到外面去* Have you put the cat out yet? 你把猫赶 出去了吗? (b) place sth where it will be noticed and used 把某物放在看得见用得著的地方: put out ashtrays, bowls of peanuts 摆出烟灰缸、盛有花生的碗* put out clean towels for a guest 为客人 预备好乾净的毛巾. (c) (of a plant) sprout or display (leaves, buds, etc) （指植物）生长出（叶、芽 等）: The trees are beginning to put out shoots. 这些树正在发芽. (d) produce or generate sth 生产或 产生某物: The plant puts out 500 new cars a week. 该厂每周生产500 辆新汽车. (e) issue, publish or broadcast sth (usu for a particular purpose) 发布、出版或广播某事物（通常为有某目的）: Police have put out a description of the man they wish to question. 警方公布了那男子的特徵, 希望找他问 话. (f) cause sth to stop burning 使某物停止燃烧: Firemen soon put the fire out. 消防队员很快把火 扑灭了. * put out a candle, cigarette, pipe 把蜡烛、香烟、烟斗熄灭. (g) switch sth off 关掉某物: put out the lamp, light, gas fire 关灯、熄灯、关掉煤气取暖器. (h) dislocate (a part of the body) 使 （身体某部）脱位: She fell off her horse and put her shoulder out. 她从马上摔了下来, 肩关节脱臼 了. (i) cause (a figure, result, calculation, etc) to be wrong 使（数字、结果、计算等）出错: The devaluation of the pound has put our estimates out by several thousands. 英镑一贬值使我们的估计 数差了几千镑. put sth out (to sb) (a) give (a job, task, etc) to a worker or manufacturer who is not one's employee and will do the work in another place 把（工作、活儿等）送出去请别人做: A lot of proof-reading is put out to freelancers. 校对工作有很多是请外人做的. * All repairs are done on the premises and not put out. 一切修理工作都在场址内进行, 不送到外面去做. (b) lend (money) to sb in order to get interest on it 贷（款）给某人: Banks are putting out more and more money to people buying their own homes. 银行向买房者放款越来越多了. put `out (to.../from...) (of a boat or its crew) move out to sea from a harbour, port, etc （指船只或全体船员）出海: put out to sea 出海 * We put out from Liverpool. 我们自利物浦起航. put oneself/sth over (to sb) => put oneself/sth across/over (to sb). put sth over on sb (infml 口) persuade sb to accept a claim, story, etc that is untrue or worthless 诱劝某人接受虚假的或无价值的 事物: He's not the sort of man you can put one over on. 他可不是能用花言巧语打动的人. put sth through complete or conclude (a plan, programme, etc) successfully 完成或达成（计画、方案等）: put through a business deal 做成交易* The government is putting through some radical social reforms. 政府正在实行某些彻底的社会改革. put sb through sth (a) cause sb to undergo (an ordeal, a test, etc) 使某人经受（苦难、考验等）: You have put your family through much suffering. 你让你全家受了 不少苦. * Trainee commandos are put through an exhausting assault course. 受训的突击队员要参加 令人筋疲力尽的突击课程. (b) pay for sb to attend (the specified school, college, etc) 供某人上（某 学校）: He put all his children through boarding-school. 他把孩子都送进了寄宿学校. put sb/sth through (to sb/...) allow sb to speak to sb by making a telephone connection 为某人接通电话: Could you put me through to the manager, please. 劳驾请经理接电话. * I'm trying to put a call through to Paris. 我正要给巴黎通个电话. put sb to sth make sb undergo or suffer (inconvenience,trouble, etc) 使某人遭（不便、麻烦等）: I do hope we're not putting you to too much trouble. 但愿我们不致使你太为难. * We've already been put to great inconvenience. 我们已很感不便. put sth to sb express, communicate or submit sth to sb 向某人表 达、传达或提交某事物: Your proposal will be put to the board of directors. 你的建议将呈交董事 会. (a) ask sb (a question) 问某人（问题）: The audience are now invited to put questions to the speaker. 现在请听众向讲演者提问题. (b) ask sb to vote on (an issue, a proposal, etc) 请某人对（某 问题、提议等）进行表决: Let's put the resolution to the meeting. 咱们将此决议提请会议表决吧. * The question of strike action must be put to union members. 举行罢工这一问题须提请工会会员表 决. put sth together construct or repair sth by fitting parts together; assemble sth 装配或修配某物; 把某物结合成一整 体: put together a model aeroplane 装配模型飞机* He took the machine to pieces and then put it together again. 他把机器拆开后又组装起来了. * (fig 比喻) put together an essay, a meal, a case for the defence 组织好一篇文章、调配好一顿饭、汇集起辩护理由. Cf 参看put together (put1 6). put sth towards sth give (money) as a contribution to sth 凑（钱）做某事物: He puts half of his salary each month towards the skiing holiday he's planning. 他把每月工资的一半攒起来作计画中的滑雪度假之用. put up sth offer or present (resistance, a struggle, etc) in a battle, game, etc （在战斗、比赛等中）进行（抵抗、 斗争等）: They surrendered without putting up much of a fight. 他们没怎麽抵抗就投降了. * The team put up a splendid performance, ie played very well. 这个队表现极佳. put sb up (a) provide food and accommodation for sb 向某人提供食宿: We can put you up for the night. 我们可以招待你过夜. (b) present sb as a candidate in an election 提名某人为候选人: The Green Party hopes to put up a number of candidates in the General Election. 绿党希望提出若干候选人参加大选. put sth up (a) raise or hoist sth 升起或举起某物: put up a flag 升旗* Put your hand up if you want to ask a question. 若要提问题就把手举起来. * She's put her hair up, ie She is wearing it coiled on top of her head. 她把头发挽在头上. (b) build or erect sth 建造或设立某物: put up a fence, memorial, shed, tent 筑起篱笆、建立纪念碑、搭起小棚、支起帐篷* Many ugly blocks of flats were put up in the 1960's. 许多难看的公寓式建筑群都是六十年代建造的. (c) fix or fasten sth in a place where it will be seen; display sth 把某物固定或紧固于某处俾人注目; 展示某物: put up Christmas decorations, a notice, a poster 展出圣诞节装饰品、发布通告、张贴海报* The team will be put up on the notice-board. 该队名单将张榜公布. (d) raise or increase sth 提高或增加某事物: My landlord's threatening to put the rent up by 10 a week. 我的房东要挟说要把每周租金提高10 英镑. (e) provide or lend (money) 提供（资金）; 借给（款项）: A local businessman has put up the 500000 needed to save the football club. 当地的一位商人提供所需的500000 英镑以助足球俱乐部度过难关. (f) present (an idea, etc) for discussion or consideration 提出（意见等）供讨论或考虑: put up an argument, a case, a proposal, etc 提出一论点、事实、建议等. put `up (at...) obtain food and lodging (at a place); stay （在某处）获得食宿安排; 暂住: They put up at an inn for the night. 他们在一家 小客栈里过夜. put (oneself) up for sth offer oneself as a candidate for sth 自荐为某事物候选人; 参 加竞选: She is putting (herself) up for election to the committee. 她参加委员竞选. put sb up (for sth) propose or nominate sb for a position 推荐或提名某人就任某职务: We want to put you up for club treasurer. 我们想请你担任俱乐部的司库. * To join the club you have to be put up by an existing member. 要加入俱乐部必须有一位会员做介绍人. put sb up to sth/doing sth (infml 口) urge or encourage sb to do sth mischievous or illegal 怂恿或唆使某人做坏事或干非法勾当: I can't believe he'd do a thing like that on his own. He must have been put up to it by some of the older boys. 我不相 信他会主动干那种事, 一定是有些年龄大的男孩子叫他干的. put up with sb/sth tolerate or bear sb/sth 忍受或容忍某人[某事物]: I don't know how she puts up with him/his cruelty to her. 我不明 白她怎麽能容忍他[忍受他的虐待]. put-down n. humiliating remark; snub 羞辱的言语; 怠慢. put-up job ( infml 口) scheme to cheat or deceive sb 骗局; 欺诈行为. put-upon adj. (of a person) badly treated; misused or exploited （指人）受到不良对待的, 受虐待 的, 受剥削的: a much put-upon person 受尽虐待的人* I'm beginningto feel just a little put-upon. 我开始感到有点受人利用了. putative / 5pju:tEtIv; `pjutEtIv/ adj [attrib 作定语] (fml 文) generally supposed to be; reputed 公认 的; 普遍认为的: his putative father 公认是他父亲的那个人. putrefy / 5pju:trIfaI; `pjutrE9faI/ v (pt, pp -fied) [I, Tn] (cause sth to) rot or decay; become or make putrid （使某物）腐烂, 腐败, 腐坏, 变质. putrefaction / 9pju:trI5fAkFn; 9pjutrE`fAkFEn/ n [U] 1 (process of) putrefying 腐烂; 腐败; 腐坏; 变质. 2 rotting matter 腐败之物. putrescent / pju:5tresnt; pju`trZsnt/ adj (fml 文) (a) inthe process of rotting 正在腐烂的; 正在变质 的: a putrescentcorpse 腐烂的尸体. (b) of or accompanying this process 腐烂的; 因腐烂而产生的: a putrescent smell 腐臭味. putrescence / -sns; -sns/ n [U]. putrid / 5pju:trId; `pjutrId/ adj 1 (a) (esp of animal or vegetable matter) that has become rotten; decomposed （尤指动物或蔬菜之机体）腐烂的, 腐败的. (b) (rotting and therefore) foul-smelling; noxious （因腐烂）发臭的, 有害的, 有毒的: a pile of rotten, putrid fish 一堆腐烂、发臭的鱼 * the putrid smell of rotting fish 腐烂的鱼发出的臭味. 2 (infml 口) very distasteful or unpleasant or of poor quality 令人厌恶的; 使人不愉快的; 不好的: putrid weather 很坏的天气 * Why did you paint the room that putrid colour? 你怎麽把房间刷成那麽难看的颜色? putsch / pUtF; pJtF/ n attempt to overthrow a governmentby force; political revolution 以武力推翻政 府的企图; 武装起义; 造反; 政治革命. putt / pQt; pQt/ v [I, Tn] (in golf) hit (the ball) with a light stroke so that it rolls across the ground into or nearer to the hole, usu from a position on the green2(5) （高尔夫球）轻击（球）: You need to practise putting (the ball). 你需要练习轻击（球）. putt n. putting stroke （高尔夫球）轻击: She took three putts (ie to get the ball into the hole) from the edge of the green. 她从球穴区的边缘轻击三次（以图将球打入穴中）. putter n. 1 golf club used for putting （高尔夫球的）轻击球棒. 2 person who putts 轻击高尔 夫球者. putting-green n. area of smooth closely-cut grassfor putting on, esp one with several holes like a miniaturegolf course （高尔夫球的）轻击区; （尤指）如小型高尔夫球场有几个洞孔之处. puttee / 5pQtI; `pQtI/ n (esp pl 尤作复数) long narrow strip of cloth that is wound round the leg from the ankle to the knee for protection and support, esp as part of an army uniform 绑腿, 裹腿（尤指军 人的）. putter ( US) = potter1. putty / 5pQtI; `pQtI/ n 1 [U] soft paste, a mixture of chalk powder and linseed oil, which is used for fixing glass in window frames, etc and becomes hard when it has set 油灰; 泥子; 腻子. 2 (idm 习 语) (be) putty in sb's `hands (be) easily influenced or controlled by sb 易受某人影响或操纵: She was a woman of such beauty and charm that men were putty in her hands. 她美艳绝伦, 男人在她手心任 其摆布. putty v. (pt, pp puttied) 1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) fill (a hole, gap etc) with putty 用油灰填塞（洞孔、 缝隙等）. 2 (phr v) putty sth in fix sth in place with putty 用油灰把某物固定住: putty a pane of glass in 用油灰镶玻璃. puzzle / 5pQzl; `pQzl/ n 1 [C usu sing 通常作单数] questionthat is difficult to understand or answer; mystery 难题; 谜一般的事物: Their reason for doing it is still a puzzle to me. 他们为什麽要做此 事我仍莫名其妙. 2 [C] (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) problem or toy that is designed to test a person's knowledge, ingenuity, skill, etc 用以测验人的知识、智力、技巧等的问题或玩 具; 谜: crossword puzzles 纵横字谜 * a jigsaw puzzle 拼图玩具 * find the answer to/solve a puzzle 找到谜底[解开一个谜] * set a puzzle for sb/set sb a puzzle 出个谜叫某人猜. puzzle v. 1 [Tn] make (sb) think hard; perplex 让（某人）动脑筋; 使困惑: Her reply puzzled me. 她的回答把我弄糊涂了. * I am puzzled by his failure to reply/that he hasn't replied to my letter. 他 不给我回信使我百思不解. * He puzzled his brains (ie thought hard) to find the answer. 他绞尽脑汁 以寻求答案. * The sudden fall in the value of the dollar has puzzled financial experts. 美元突然贬值, 财经专家无不大伤脑筋. * They are puzzled (about) what to do next/how to react. 他们不知道下一 步怎麽办[如何作出反应]. 2 [Ipr] ~ over sth think deeply about sth in order to understand it 对某事 物苦苦思索（以便理解）: She's been puzzling over his strange letter for weeks. 她几个星期也琢磨 不透他那封奇怪的来信. 3 [Tn.p] ~ sth out (try to) find the answer or solution to sth by thinking hard 开动脑筋（试图）找出某事物的答案或解决方法: The teacher left the children to puzzle out the answer to the problem themselves. 老师让学生动脑筋自行寻找问题的答案. puzzled adj unable to understand; perplexed or confused 无法了解的; 困惑的; 茫然的: She listened with a puzzled expression on her face. 她脸上带著困惑的表情在倾听著. puzzler / 5pQzlE(r); `pQzlL/ n (infml 口) person or thing that puzzles 使人困惑的人或事物: That question is a real puzzler! 那个问题真难! puzzlement / 5pQzlmEnt; `pQzlmEnt/ n [U] (state of) being puzzled; bewilderment 困惑; 大惑不 解: He stared at the words in complete puzzlement. 他注视著那些语句, 茫然不解. puzzling / 5pQzlIN; `pQzlIN/ adj: a puzzling statement, affair, attitude 令人费解的说法、事情、 态度. PVC / 9pi: vi: 5si:; 9pi vi `si/ abbr 缩写= polyvinyl chloride (a type of plastic) 聚氯乙烯（一种塑 料）: The seat covers were (made of) PVC. 座椅的外罩是聚氯乙烯（做）的. Pvt abbr. 缩写 (US) Pte. PW / 9pi: 5dQblju:; 9pi `dQbljJ/ abbr 缩写= (Brit) Policewoman: PW (Christine) Bell 女警察（克里 斯廷·）贝尔. Cf 参看 WPC. PX / 9pi: 5eks; 9pi `Zks/ abbr 缩写= (US) Post Exchange 军人消费合作社. Cf 参看 NAAFI. pygmy (also pigmy) / 5pIgmI; `pI-mI/ n 1 Pygmy member of a tribal group of very short people living in equatorial Africa 俾格米人（赤道非洲部族的人, 属矮小人种）. 2 very small person or species of animal; dwarf 矮小的人或动物种类; 矮子; 侏儒: [attrib 作定语] the pygmy shrew 小 锥子. pyjamas (also esp US pajamas) / pE5dVB:mEz; ?@-5dVAm-; pE`dVAmEz/ n [pl] 1 loose-fitting jacket and trousers worn for sleeping in, esp by men 睡衣裤（尤指男人的）: a pair of pyjamas 一套 睡衣* He was wearing striped pyjamas. 他穿著带条纹的睡衣裤. 2 loose trousers tied round the waist, worn by Muslims of both sexes in India and Pakistan （印度和巴基斯坦穆斯林男女穿的）肥 大的裤子. 3 (idm 习语) be the cat'swhiskers/pyjamas => cat1. pyjama (US pajama) adj. [attrib 作定语]: pyjama bottom(s)/top/trousers/jacket 睡衣下身[上身/裤子/ 上衣]. pylon / 5paIlEn; ?@ 5paIlCn; `paIlBn/ n 1 tall steel framework used for carrying overhead high-voltage electric cables 电缆塔. 2 tall tower or post that marks a path for aircraft landing （机场 的）标塔, 标杆. pyorrhoea (also esp US pyorrhea) / 9paIE5rIE; 9paIE`riE/ n [U] diseased condition of the gums that causes them to shrink and the teeth to become loose 齿槽脓溢. pyramid / 5pIrEmId; `pIrEmId/ n 1 structure with a flat square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, esp one of those built of stone by the ancient Egyptians as tombs 金字 塔（尤指古埃及的）. 2 (esp in geometry) solid figure of this shape with a base of three or more sides （尤指几何学中的）锥体. =>illus at cube 见 cube 插图. 3 thing or pile of things that has the shape of a pyramid 金字塔形之物或一堆东西: a pyramid of tins in a shop window 商店橱窗中摆 成金字塔形的罐头. pyramidal / pI5rAmIdl; pI`rAmEdl/ adj having the shape of a pyramid 金字塔形的; 锥体形的. pyramid selling ( commerce 商) method of selling goods in which a distributor pays a premium for the right to sell a company's goods and then sells part of that right to other distributors 金字塔式销售 （商品销售方法, 一经销商购得经销权后将部分转售给其他经销商）. pyre / 5paIE(r); paIr/ n large pile of wood, etc for burning a dead body as part of a funeral ceremony （火葬用的）大堆供燃烧之木材等. Pyrex / 5paIreks; `paIrZks/ n [U] (propr 专利名) type of heat-resistant glass used esp for cooking and serving food in 耐热玻璃（尤用于制造烹炊具）: [attrib 作定语] a Pyrex dish 耐热玻璃盘子. pyrites / paI5raIti:z; ?@ pI5raIti:z; pE`raItiz/ n [U] mineral that is a sulphide of iron (iron pyrites) or copper and iron (copper pyrites) 硫化矿类（黄铁矿或黄铜矿）. pyromania / 9paIrEU5meInIE; 9paIro`menIE/ n [U] illness that causes an uncontrollable desire to start fires 放火狂; 纵火狂. pyromaniac / -nIAk; -nIAk/ n person who suffers from pyromania 放火狂者; 纵火狂者. pyrotechnics / 9paIrE5teknIks; 9paIrE`tZknIks/ n 1 [sing v] art of making fireworks 烟火制造术. 2 [pl] (fml 文) public display of fireworks as an entertainment 烟火的施放; 放烟火; 放烟花. 3 [pl] (fig sometimes derog 比喻, 有时作贬义) brilliant display of skill, eg by an orator, a musician, etc 技艺（如口才、演奏技巧等）的出色表现; 炫耀技巧. pyrotechnic adj. [usu attrib 通常作定语]. Pyrrhic victory / 9pIrIk 5vIktErI; 9pIrIk `vIktErI/ victory that was not worth winning because the winner has lost so much in winning it 得不偿失的胜利. python / 5paIWn; ?@ 5paIWCn; `paIWBn/ n large snake that crushes and kills its prey by twisting itself round it 巨蛇; 蟒蛇; 蚺蛇. pyx / pIks; pIks/ n (in the Christian Church) container in which bread that has been consecrated for Holy Communion is kept （基督教）圣饼盒. Q, q / kju:; kju/ n (pl Q's, q's / kju:z; kjuz/) 1 the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet 英语字 母表中的第十七个字母: `Queen' starts with (a) Q/`Q'. Queen 字以Q 字母开始. 2 (idm 习语) mind one's p's and q's => mind2. Q / kju:; kju/ abbr 缩写= question: Q and A, ie question and answer 问题和答案* Qs 1-5 are compulsory, eg in an exam paper. 1-5 题为必答题（如试卷说明）. Cf 参看 A 2. QB / 9kju: 5bi:; 9kju `bi/ abbr 缩写= (Brit law 律) Queen's Bench. Cf 参看 KB. QC / 9kju: 5si:; 9kju `si/ abbr 缩写 = (Brit law 律) Queen's Counsel: Mr Justice Norman QC 王室 法律顾问诺曼法官. Cf 参看 KC. QE2 / 9kju: i: 5tu:; 9kju i `tu/ abbr 缩写= Queen Elizabeth the Second (a cruise liner) ｀伊丽莎白 女王＇2 号（邮船）: a holiday on the QE2 乘｀伊丽莎白女王＇2 号邮船度假. QED / 9kju: i: 5di:; 9kju i `di/ abbr 缩写= which was to be proved (Latin quod erat demonstrandum) 证明完毕（源自拉丁文quod erat demonstrandum）. qr abbr. 缩写 = quarter(s). qt abbr. 缩写 = quart(s). qto abbr. 缩写 = quarto. qty abbr. 缩写 = (commerce 商) (esp on order forms) quantity （尤用于订货单）. qua / kweI; kwe/ prep (fml 文) in the capacity or characterof (sb/sth); as 以（某人[某事物]）的身分 或特性; 作为: I don't dislike sport qua sport I just think it's rather a waste of time. 我倒不是不喜 欢运动本身--而是觉得有些浪费时间. sine qua non / 9sIneI kwB: 5nEUn; `sInI kwB `non/ (fml 文) essential condition; thing that is absolutely necessary 必要条件; 必不可少的事物: Patience is a sine qua non for a good teacher. 做 个优秀教师必不可少的条件是要有耐心. quack / kwAk; kwAk/ interj, n harsh sound made by a duck （鸭叫的）嘎嘎声. quack v. [I] make the sound of a duck 作鸭叫. quack-quack n. (used by and to small children 儿语) duck 鸭鸭; 鸭子 quack / kwAk; kwAk/ n (infml 口) person who pretends to have special knowledge and skill, esp in medicine 冒充有专门知识和技能的人; （尤指）庸医, 江湖医生: Don't be taken in he's just a quack. 可别上当--他纯粹是江湖医生. * [attrib 作定语] a quack cure for arthritis 庸医治关节炎的 疗法. quackery / -ErI; -ErI/ n [U] methods or practices of a quack 庸医的医术或行医. quad / kwCd; kwBd/ n (infml 口) 1 =quadrangle 2.2 = quadruplet. quadr(i)- : comb form 构词成分1 having four parts 有四部分的: quadrilateral * quadruped. 2 being one of four parts 四部分之一的: quadrant * quadruplet. Quadragesima / 9kwCdrE5dVesImE; 9kwBdrE`dVZsImE/ n the first Sunday in Lent 大斋期的第一 个星期日. quadrangle / 5kwCdrANgl; `kwBdrAN-l/ n 1 plane figurewith four sides, esp a square or rectangle 四边形;（尤指）正方形, 长方形. 2 (fml 文) four-sided courtyard surrounded by large buildings, eg in an Oxford college （四周由大型建筑物围绕的）方形庭院（如于牛津大学学院的）. quadrangular / kwC5drANgjUlE(r); kwBd`rAN-jJlL/ adj having four sides 有四边的; 四边形的. quadrant / 5kwCdrEnt; `kwBdrEnt/ n 1 quarter of a circle or of its circumference 圆的或圆周的四 分之一; 象限. =>illus at circle 见circle 插图. 2 instrument with an arc of 90 marked off in degrees, for measuring angles 象限仪; 四分仪. quadraphonic (also quadrophonic) / 9kwCdrE5fCnIk;9kwBdrE`fBnIk/ adj (of sound-reproduction) using four transmission channels （指录音放音）四声道的. quadraphony (also quadrophony) / kwC5drCfEnI; kwB`drBfEnI/ n [U] system for recording and reproducing sound in this way 四声道录音放音系统或设备. quadratic equation / kwC9drAtIk I5kweIVn; kwBd`rAtIkI`kweVEn/ (algebra 代数) equation that uses the square (and no higher power) of an unknown quantity, eg x-2 + 2x - 8 = 0 二次方程式（如 x-2 + 2x - 8 = 0）. quadrennial / kwC5drenIEl; kwB`drZnIEl/ adj 1 lasting for four years 持续四年的. 2 happening every fourthyear 每四年一次的. quadrilateral / 9kwCdrI5lAtErEl; 9kwBdrE`lAtErEl/ n, adj (plane figure) with four sides 四边形（的）. quadrille / kwE5drIl; kwE`drIl/ n (music for a) square dance for four couples 四对方舞（曲）: play/dance a quadrille 演奏四对方舞曲[跳四对方舞]. quadrillion / kwC5drIlIEn; kwBd`rIljEn/ pron, det, n(pl unchanged or ~s 复数或不变或作 quadrillions) (after a or one, a number, or an indication of quantity 用于a 或one 之后或用于数目或 表示数量的词语之后) 1 (Brit) number shown by 1 followed by 24 zeros; one million to the power of 4 *1 后有24 个0 的数; 一百万的4 次幂. 2 (US) number shown by 1 followed by 15 zeros; one thousand to the power of 5 *1 后有15 个0 的数; 一千的5 次幂. quadrophonic, quadrophony => quadraphonic. quadruped / 5kwCdrUped; `kwBdrE9pZd/ n four-footed animal 四足动物. quadruple / 5kwCdrUpl; ?@ kwC5dru:pl; kwBd`rupl/ adj consisting of four parts, individuals or groups 由四个部分、四个个体或四个群体组成的: a tune in quadruple time 四拍的曲调 * a quadruple alliance 四方联盟. quadruple n, adv (number or amount) four timesas great as (sth) 四倍; 四倍的数或量: 20 is the quadruple of 5. 20 是5 的四倍. * We need quadruple the number of players we've got for a full orchestra. 我们要组 成完整的管弦乐队需要有四倍于现有的演奏人员. quadruple / kwC5dru:pl; kwBd`rupl/ v [I, Tn] become multiplied or multiply (sth) by four 变成四倍; 以四乘（某数）: Their profits have quadrupled/They have quadrupled their profits in ten years. 他们 的利润十年中增长至四倍[他们使利润在十年中增长至四倍]. quadruplet / 5kwCdru:plet; ?@ kwC5dru:p-; kwBd`ruplIt/ (also infml 口语作quad) n (usu pl 通常 作复数) one of four children born to the same mother at one birth 四胞胎中的一个孩子. quadruplicate / kwC5dru:plIkEt; kwBd`ruplIkIt/ n (idm 习语) in quadruplicate in four exactly similar examples or copies 一式四份: Please submit your application form in quadruplicate. 请交申请表一 式四份. quaff / kwCf; ?@ kwAf; kwAf/ v [Tn] (dated or rhet 旧或修辞) drink (sth) by swallowing large amounts at a time, not taking small sips 大口地喝（某物）: quaffing his beer by the pint （他）论品 脱地大喝啤酒. quagmire / 5kwAgmaIE(r), also kwCg-; `kwAg9maIr, kwB--/ n area of soft wet ground; bog or marsh 泥沼; 泥塘; 沼泽: (fig 比喻) The heavy rain had turned the pitch into a quagmire. 大雨滂沱, 球场 变成了泥沼. quail / kweIl; kwel/ n (pl unchanged or ~s 复数或不变或作quails) (a) [C] small bird, similar to a partridge 鹌鹑. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 插图, page v. (b) [U] its meat as food （食用的）鹌鹑肉. quail / kweIl; kwel/ v [I, Ipr] ~ (at/before sb/sth) feel or show fear; flinch 感到或显露恐惧、害怕或 胆怯; 畏缩: His heart quailed. 他心惊胆战. * She quailed at the prospect of addressing such a large crowd. 她想到要在大庭广众之中讲话心里就发毛. quaint / kweInt; kwent/ adj attractively odd or old-fashioned 离奇有趣的; 古色古香的: quaint old customs 稀奇古怪的旧风俗* quaint little cottages on the village green 在村中草地上的古朴的小 房子. quaintly adv. quaintness n. [U]. quake / kweIk; kwek/ v [I] 1 (of the earth) shake （指地）震动, 颤动: They felt the ground quake as the bomb exploded. 炸弹爆炸时, 他们觉得地都震动了. 2 (of persons) tremble （指人）颤抖, 哆 嗦: quaking with fear/cold 因恐惧[寒冷]而颤抖. quake n. (infml 口) = earthquake. Quaker / 5kweIkE(r); `kwekL/ n member of the Society of Friends, a religious sect that worships Christ without any formal ceremony or stated creed and is strongly opposed to violence and war 公谊 会教徒, 贵格会教徒, 教友会教徒（基督教的教派, 既无任何正式仪式又无固定教义, 其信条为 强烈反对暴力与战争）. qualification / 9kwClIfI5keIFn; 9kwBlEfE`keFEn/ n 1 [U] qualifying or becoming qualified 赋予资 格; 获得资格. 2 [C] (a) training, examination or experience that qualifies (qualify 1) sb for work, further training, etc 资格; 资历. (b) degree, diploma, certificate, etc awarded for this （获得的）学 位, 文凭, 证书, 执照等: What sort of qualifications do you need for the job? 做这项工作需要什麽 资格? * He's got all the right qualifications but is temperamentally unsuitable. 他具备所需要的一切 合格证件, 惟独性情不适合. 3 [C, U] statement that modifies or restricts a previous statement （对 前述言语或文字的）限定条件: She gave her approval to the scheme but not without several qualifications. 她批准了这项计画,但附加了几项意见. * I can recommend him without qualification. 我可以毫无保留地推荐他. qualify / 5kwClIfaI; `kwBlE9faI/ v (pt, pp -fied) 1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.n/a, Cn.t] ~ (sb) (for/as sth) have or give (sb) the qualities, training, etc that are necessary or suitable (for sth) （使）（某人）具有 资格; 给（某人）某种资格; （使）合格: I won't qualify until next year. 我明年才具备资格. * Our team has qualified for the semi-final. 我队已有资格进入半决赛. * A stroll round the garden hardly qualifies as exercise! 在花园转转算不上锻炼! * The training course qualifies you to be/as a driving instructor. 参加了训练课程就有资格成为[当]驾驶教练. 2 [I, Ipr, It, Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.t] ~ (sb) (for sth) have or give (sb) a legal right (to sth/to do sth) 具有或给（某人）（某种）合法权利: After three years here you'll qualify for a rise. 你在这里三年就可获加薪. * Eighteen-year-olds qualify to vote. 年满 十八岁者有选举权. * Residence in the area qualifies you for membership. 只要在本区居住就可入 会. * Your passport qualifies you to receive free medical treatment. 你所持的护照可使你享有免费 医疗. 3 [Tn] make (a statement, etc) less general or extreme 使（言语等）不过于笼统或极端: I feel I must qualify my earlier remarks in case they are misinterpreted. 我觉得我得把我说的话改得具体 些, 以免产生误解. 4 [Tn] (grammar) name the qualities of (sth); describe in a particular way 限定; 修饰: In `the open door', `open' is an adjective qualifying `door'. 在the open door 这一词组中, open 是修饰door 的形容词. qualified adj. 1 having completed the relevant training or examination 经过训练或考试的; 有资 格的; 合格的; 及格的: a qualified doctor 合格的医生* She's extremely well qualified for the job. 她极胜任这一工作. * It takes three years to become qualified. 需时三年才具备资格. 2 limited 有 限制的; 有限度的: give the scheme only qualified approval 有所保留地批准此计画. qualifier / -faIE(r); -9faIL/ n 1 (grammar) word, esp an adjective or adverb, that qualifies another word 修饰词; （尤指）形容词, 副词. 2 person who becomes entitled to compete in the next round of a competition, etc （有资格进入下一轮竞赛等的）合格者: The final brings together four qualifiers from each heat. 有四名初赛获胜者进入决赛. qualitative / 5kwClItEtIv; ?@ -teIt-; `kwBlE9tetIv/ adj of or concerned with quality 性质的; 质量的; 与性质或质量有关的: qualitative analysis 定性分析* little qualitative improvement in their work 他们的工作质量没什麽改进. Cf 参看 quantitative. qualitatively adv. quality / 5kwClEtI; `kwBlEtI/ n 1 (a) [U, C] degree of goodness or worth 质量; 品质: goods of the highest quality 质量最高的货物* This material is very poor quality. 这种材料质量很差. * There are many different qualities of gold and silver. 金银的成色有很多种. (b)[U] general excellence 优质; 优点: As an actor she shows real quality. 她表现出演员的真正才华. * This company is more concerned with quality than with quantity. 这家公司对质量比对产量更重视. * [attrib 作定语] We specialize in quality furniture. 我们专门经营优质家具. 2 [C] (a) attribute; characteristic 属性; 特 徵; 特性: He possesses the quality of inspiring confidence. 他有本事能让别人信任他. * She had many good qualities despite her apparent rudeness. 她粗鲁是粗鲁, 但还有许多优秀品质. (b) special or distinguishing feature 特点; 特色:One quality of this plastic is that it is almost unbreakable. 这种塑料有个特点是不易断裂. * His voice had a rich melodic quality. 他的音色浑厚而优美. qualm / kwB:m; kwBm/ n feeling of doubt, esp about whether what one is doing is right; misgiving 怀疑（尤指对自己正做的事是否正确）; 疑虑: He had/felt no serious qualms about concealing the information from the police. 他向警方隐瞒实情而并未感到十分不妥. quandary / 5kwCndErI; `kwBndErI/ n state of not being able to decide what to do; awkward or difficult situation 困惑; 窘况: I've been offered a better job but at a lower salary I'm in a quandary about what to do. 有人要给我一份更好的工作, 但薪水较低--我很为难, 不知如何是好. quango / 5kwANgEU; `kwAN-o/ n (pl ~s) administrative organization that operates independently but with support from the government (formed from the initials of `quasi-autonomous, non-governmental organization') （由政府赞助的）自治机构（此字由`quasi-autonomous, non-governmental organization' 之首字母组成）. quantify / 5kwCntIfaI; `kwBntE9faI/ v (pt, pp -fied) [Tn] express or measure the quantity of (sth) 表 示或测量（某事物）的数量: The cost of the flood damage is impossible to quantify. 这次水灾的损 失是无可估量的. quantifiable adj. quantification / 9kwCntIfI5keIFn;9kwBntEfE`keFEn/ n [U]. quantitative / 5kwCntItEtIv; ?@ -teIt-; `kwBntE9tetIv/ adj of or concerned with quantity 数量的; 关 于数量的: quantitative analysis 定量分析. Cf 参看 qualitative. quantity / 5kwCntEtI; `kwBntEtI/ n 1 [U] that which makes it possible to measure things through having number, size, weight, etc 量; 大小; 重量: His reputation as a writer depends more on quantity than quality, ie He writes a lot but he doesn't write very well. 他获得作家的名气靠的是作品的数量 而不是质量. * Mathematics is the science of pure quantity. 数学是研究纯数量的科学. 2 [C, U] number or amount, esp a large one 数目, 数量（尤指巨大的）: What quantity (ie How many) do you require? 你要求多大的数量? * a small quantity of cutlery 少量的刀叉餐具* It's cheaper to buy goods in quantity/in large quantities. 大批量购货较便宜. 3 (idm 习语) an unknown quantity => unknown. quantity surveyor person who estimates the quantity of materials needed for constructing buildings, etc and how much they will cost 估算员（估算建筑材料等用量及其成本者）. quantum / 5kwCntEm; `kwBntEm/ n (pl quanta / -tE;-tE/) (fml 文) amount that is required or desired （需要的或想要的）数量. quantum leap sudden progress; breakthrough 突飞猛进; 突破: This discovery marks a quantum leap forward in the fight against cancer. 这一发现标志著治疗癌症的一大突破. quantum theory ( physics 物) theory based on the assumption that in radiation the energy of electrons exists in units that cannot be divided 量子论. quarantine / 5kwCrEnti:n; ?@ 5kwR:r-; `kwRrEn9tin/ n [C usu sing, U 作可数名词时通常作单数, 亦作不可数名词] (period of) isolation for people or animals that may carry an infectious disease, until it is known that there is no danger of the disease being passed on to others （对可能患传染病的人 或动物的）隔离（期间）: kept in quarantine for a week 接受一星期的检疫隔离 * be out of quarantine after five days 五天后解除检疫隔离 * [attrib 作定语] quarantine regulations, restrictions, etc 检疫隔离的规定、限制等. quarantine v. [Tn] put (sb/sth) into quarantine 对（某人[某物]）进行检疫隔离: quarantined because of rabies 因怀疑患狂犬病而被检疫隔离. quark / kwB:k; kwBrk/ n (physics 物) any of several very small parts of which elementary particles are thought to consist 夸克（组成基本粒子的更小的粒子）. quarrel / 5kwCrEl; ?@ 5kwR:rEl; `kwRrEl/ n 1 ~ (with sb) (about/over sth) angry argument or disagreement 争吵; 吵架; 不和; 口角: pick (ie provoke or seize the opportunity for) a quarrel with sb 向某人寻衅（找茬儿）* I had a quarrel with my flat-mate about who should do the housework. 我与和我同住一单元的人关于谁应做家务事吵了一架. * Their quarrel wasn't serious. 他们吵架吵 得不厉害. =>Usage at argument 用法见argument. 2 ~ with/against sb/sth reason for complaining about sb/sth 抱怨某人[某事物]的原因或理由: I have no quarrel with him. 我没有理由责怪他. quarrel v. (-ll-; US -l-) 1 [I, Ipr] ~ (with sb) (about/over sth) break friendly relations; argue angrily 吵嘴; 吵架; 争吵; 口角: Stop quarrelling, children! 孩子们, 别吵架了! * She quarrelled with her brother about the terms of their father's will. 她和哥哥为父亲遗嘱条款一事争吵起来. 2 [Ipr] ~ with sth disagree with sth; find fault with sth 不同意或挑剔某事物: quarrel with a statement, an account, an estimate, etc 寻找结算、帐目、预算等的漏洞* You can't quarrel with the court's decision it's very fair. 你不能反对法院的判决--判得很公平. quarrelsome / -sEm; -sEm/ adj likely to start a quarrel; quick-tempered 爱争吵的; 急脾气的. quarry / 5kwCrI; ?@ 5kwR:rI; `kwRrI/ n (a) animal or bird that is being hunted 正在被捕猎的鸟兽: The hunters lost sight of their quarry in the forest. 猎人失去了在林中追捕的鸟兽踪影. (b) person or thing that is being looked for or pursued eagerly 被寻找或追逐的人或事物: It took the police several days to track down their quarry. 警方用了几天时间追查到案中目标. quarry / 5kwCrI; ?@ 5kwR:rI; `kwRrI/ n place where stone, slate, etc is extracted from the ground 采 石场; 石矿. Cf 参看 mine2 1. quarry v. (pt, pp quarried) 1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ A for B/B from A; ~ sth out (of sth) extract (stone, etc) from (a quarry) 从（采石场）采（石等）: quarrying the hillside for granite 从山坡上采花岗石 * quarry out a block of marble 挖出一块大理石. 2 [Ipr] search with great effort for information, etc 大力搜寻资料等: quarrying in old documents for historical evidence 查阅旧文件以寻找历史证据. quart / kwR:t; kwRrt/ n 1 (abbr 缩写qt) measure of capacity for liquids, equal to 2 pints or approximately 1.14 litres 夸脱（液体容量单位, 等于2 品脱或约1.14 升）. =>App 5 见附录5. 2 (idm 习语) put a quart into a pint `pot (try to) do sth that is impossible, esp to put sth into a space that is too small for it （试图）做不可能做到的事（尤指将某物置于容纳不下之处）. quarter / 5kwR:tE(r); `kwRrtL/ n 1 [C] each of four equal or corresponding parts of sth 四分之一; 四等份: a quarter of a mile 四分之一英里* three and a quarter (ie 3) inches 三又四分之一（3）英 寸* The programme lasted an hour and a quarter. 节目持续了一小时十五分钟. * Divide the apples into quarters. 把这些苹果分成四份. * Three quarters of the theatre was full. 剧院的座位坐满了四 分之三. * (infml 口) A quarter (ie of a pound) of coffee, please. 请给我四分之一磅的咖啡. =>App 4, 5 见附录4 5. =>Usage at half1 用法见half1. 2 [C] point of time fifteen minutes before or after every hour 每小时之前或之后的第十五分钟: It's (a) quarter to (US of) four now I'll meet you at quarter past (US after). 现在是差一刻四点--我四点一刻见你. * The clock strikes the hours, the half-hours and the quarters. 这个钟在正点、半点和一刻钟都打点. * The buses leave twice every hour on the quarter, eg at 10.15 and 10.45. 公共汽车在每小时的第一刻钟和第三刻钟各开出一班 车（如10 时15 分及10 时45 分）. =>App 4 见附录4. 3 [C] three months, esp as a period for which rent or other payment is made, or a firm's earnings are calculated 季度, 三个月（尤指作为偿付租金 或公司收益结算等的阶段）: The rent is due at the end of each quarter. 缴纳租金以每季度末为期限. * Our gas bill for the last quarter was unusually high. 我们上季度的煤气费异常高. * Sales of the dictionary are twice what they were in the same quarter last year. 这部词典的销售量是去年同季度 的两倍. 4 [C] (a) direction 方向: The wind blew from all quarters. 风从四面八方吹来. * Her travels had taken her to every quarter of the globe. 她游遍了世界各地. (b) district; part of a town 地 区; 城镇的一部分: a residential quarter 住宅区* the student quarter of the city, ie the part mainly inhabited by students 城里的学生居住区. 5 [C] person or group of people, esp as a possible source of help, information, etc 人, 团体（尤指可能提供援助、消息等的）: As her mother was now very poor she could expect no help from that quarter. 她母亲已很贫困, 她无法指望得到母亲的帮助. * The minister's speech is interpreted in some quarters (ie by some people) as an admission that the Government was wrong. 部长的讲话有人认为是承认政府错了. 6 [C] (US) (coin worth) 25 cents; fourth part of a dollar 两角五分（的硬币）; 四分之一元: It'llcost you a quarter. 你得花两角五分钱. =>App 4 见附录4.7 [C] one fourth of a lunar month; position of the moon at the end of the first and third of these 太阴月的四分之一; 月球上弦或下弦的位相: The moon is in its last quarter. 月球现 处于下弦. 8 [C usu sing 通常作单数] rear part of a ship's side 船舷的后部: on the port/starboard quarter 在左舷[右舷]后部. 9 [C] fourth part of a hundredweight, ie (in UK) 28 lb or (in US) 25 lb 夸特（四分之一英担, 即英国为28 磅, 美国为25 磅）. =>App 4, 5 见附录4 5. 10 quarters [pl] accommodation,esp for soldiers 住处; （尤指）营房: take up quarters in the nearest village 在最近 的村中驻扎* married/single quarters, ie place where a soldier with/without a family can lodge 已婚 军人[单身军人]营房* ordered to return to their quarters 被命令回营房. 11 [U] (dated or fml 旧或 文) mercy shown towards an enemy who has surrendered or to an opponent who is one's power （对降 敌或对手的）慈悲, 宽恕: His business rivals knew they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary. 他的业务对手都知道不可指望他这样无情的人会手软. 12 (idm 习语) at close quarters => close1. quarter v. 1 [Tn] divide (sb/sth) into four parts 将（人[事物]）分成四部分: quarter an apple 把苹 果切成四瓣儿* sentenced to be hung, drawn and quartered, ie executed by hanging, the body then being opened and cut up 被判处绞刑并剖尸裂肢. 2 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (on sb) provide sb with lodgings 供某人住宿: troops quartered on the local villagers 驻扎在当地村民家中的部队. quarter-day n. first day of a quarter(3) when payments become due 季度结帐日（一季度的第一天, 为付款到期日）. quarterdeck n. part of the upper deck of a ship near the stern, usu reserved for officers 上层后甲板 区（通常为高级船员专用处）. quarter-final n. (in sport, etc) any of four competitions or matches to choose the players or teams for the semifinals （运动等的）四分之一决赛. quarter-light n. small triangular section of a window in a car, which can be opened to admit air without opening the main section 边窗（汽车窗中的三角形小窗）. quartermaster n. 1 (in the army) regimental officer in charge of stores and accommodation for a battalion （陆军的）军需官（负责营的物资及住宿的团级军官）.2 (in the navy) petty officer in charge of steering, signals, etc （海军的）航信士官（负责掌舵、信号等）. Quartermaster-General n. staff officer in charge of supplies for an army 陆军军需总长. quarter-note n. (US) = crotchet. quarter sessions ( formerly) court of law with limited power to try criminal and civil cases, held every three months （旧时）（按季开庭的）初级法院. quarterstaff n. strong pole, 6 to 8 feet long, formerly used as a weapon （旧时用作武器的6 至8 英 尺长的）棍棒. quarterly / 5kwR:tElI; `kwRrtLlI/ adj, adv produced or occurring once every three months 季度的, 按季度（每三个月一次）: I receive quarterly bank statements. 我每三个月都收到一份银行结单. * Subscriptions should be paid quarterly. 订费按季度交付. quarterly n. periodical published four times a year 季刊. quartet / kwR:5tet; kwRr`tZt/ n 1 (piece of music for) four players or singers 四重奏（曲）; 四重唱 （曲）; 四重奏演奏者; 四重唱演唱者: a string quartet, ie players of or music for two violins, a viola and a cello 弦乐四重奏（两个小提琴、一个中提琴和一个大提琴的演奏者或其乐曲）. 2 set of four people or things 四人一组; 四件一套: a quartet of novels with a linking theme 主题连贯的四 部小说. quarto / 5kwR:tEU; `kwRrto/ n (pl ~s) (a) (abbrs 缩写4to, qto) size of page made by folding a standard sheet of paper twice to form eight pages 四开（标准纸张摺两次而成八页的大小）. (b) book made of these folded sheets 四开本: the first quarto of `Hamlet' 《哈姆雷特》的第一种四开本 * [attrib 作定语] Quarto volumes are too large to fit on this shelf. 这架子上放不下四开本的书. quartz / kwR:ts; kwRrts/ n [U] any of various types of hard mineral (esp crystallized silica) 石英: [attrib 作定语] a quartz clock/watch, ie one that is operated, very accurately, by the electric vibrations of a quartz crystal 石英钟[表]. quasar / 5kweIzB:(r); `kwezBr/ n (astronomy 天) very distant object like a star that is the source of intense electromagnetic radiation 类星体. quash / kwCF; kwBF/ v [Tn] 1 reject (sth) (by legal procedure) as not valid; declare (sth) not to be enforceable by law （依法）撤销（某事物）; 宣布（某事物）无效: quash a verdict 宣布裁决无 效* They had their sentence quashed by the appeal court judge. 上诉法院的法官撤销了对他们的 判决. 2 put an end to (sth); suppress or crush 制止（某事物）; 镇压; 捣碎: The rebellion was quickly quashed. 叛乱被迅速平息. quasi- / 5kweIzaI-, 5kweIsaI; `kwezaI, `kwesaI/ pref 前缀(forming adjs and ns 用以构成形容词和 名词) 1 to a certain extent 达到某种程度: a quasi-official body 半官方团体. 2 seemingly but not really 类似; 准; 半: a quasi-scientific explanation 类似科学的解释* a quasi-scholar 似学者的人. quatercentenary / 9kwCtEsen5ti:nErI; ?@ -5sentEnerI; 9kwBtL`sZntE9nZrI/ n 400th anniversary 第 400 周年: celebrate the quatercentenary of Shakespeare's birth 纪念莎士比亚诞生四百周年. quatrain / 5kwCtreIn; `kwBtren/ n poem, or verse of a poem, consisting of four lines 四行诗; 四行的 诗节. quaver / 5kweIvE(r); `kwevL/ v 1 [I] (of a voice or a musical sound) shake; tremble （指嗓音或乐 音）颤抖: in a quavering voice 以颤抖的嗓音* Her top notes quavered a little. 她唱的高音有些颤. 2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (out) say or sing sth in a trembling voice （以颤抖的声音）说出, 唱出: The children quavered out their little song. 孩子们颤悠悠地唱出了一支歌. quaver n. 1 (usu sing 通常作单数) trembling sound 颤抖的声音: You could hear the quaver in her voice. 她的声音中能听出有些颤抖. 2 (US eighth note) note in music that lasts half as long as a crotchet 八分音符. =>illus at music 见music 插图. quavery / 5kweIvErI; `kwevErI/ adj (of a voice) shaking; tremulous （指嗓音）颤抖的, 发颤的. quay / ki:; ki/ n landing-place, usu built of stone or iron, for loading and unloading ships 码头. quayside n. [sing] land situated at the side or edge of a quay 码头边: crowds waiting at the quayside to welcome them 等候在码头边上欢迎他们的人群. queasy / 5kwi:zI; `kwizI/ adj (-ier, -iest) having a tendency to feel sick; feeling sick 使人作呕的; 易 呕吐的; 易眩晕的: Travelling on a bus makes me feel queasy. 我坐公共汽车感到头晕. * She complained of a queasy stomach, ie a feeling in her stomach that made her want to be sick. 她说觉得 反胃（要呕吐）. queasily adv. queasiness n. [U]. queen / kwi:n; kwin/ n 1 (title of the) female ruler of an independent state, usu inheriting the position by right of birth （独立政体的）女王, 女酋长, 女首领（的头衔）（通常为世袭的）: Queen Elizabeth II 英女王伊丽莎白二世* the Queen of the Netherlands 荷兰女王* be made/crowned queen 被立 [加冕]为女王. Cf 参看king. 2 wife of a king 王后: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 英王乔 治六世及王后伊丽莎白. 3 (a) woman, place or thing regarded as best or most important in some way 最好的或最重要的女子、地方或事物: Agatha Christie, the queen of detective-story writers 阿 加莎·克里斯蒂, 侦探小说杰出女作家* Marilyn Monroe is the most famous of all American movie queens, ie leading film actresses. 玛丽莲·梦露是全美最著名的影后. * Venice, the queen of the Adriatic 威尼斯, 亚得里亚海沿岸的名城. (b) woman or girl chosen to hold the most important position in a festival or celebration 节日或庆典中最重要的女子: Queen of the May, ie girl chosen to lead a procession, dance, etc to celebrate spring 五朔节小姐（带领庆祝春季节日者）* a carnival queen 狂欢节小姐* a beauty queen 选美赛的冠军. 4 fertile female insect (eg ant, bee or wasp) that produces eggs for the whole group （为群体产卵的雌性昆虫, 如蚂蚁、蜜蜂、黄蜂等的） 王; 蚁王; 蜂王: A hive cannot exist without a queen. 蜂房不可无蜂王. * [attrib 作定语] The queen bee never leaves the hive. 蜂王从不离开蜂房. 5 (a) (in chess) the most powerful piece on the board, used for attack and defence （国际象棋的）后. =>illus at chess 见chess 插图. (b) (in a pack of playing-cards) any of the four cards with the picture of a queen on （纸牌中的）王后,Q: the queen of hearts 红桃Q. 6 (sl derog 俚, 贬) effeminate male homosexual 女性化的男同性恋者. 7 (idm 习语)the King's/Queen's English => English. turn King's/Queen's evidence => evidence. the uncrowned king/queen of sth => uncrowned. queen v. 1 (a) [Tn] (in chess) change (a pawn) into a queen by moving it across the board to the opponent's end （国际象棋中）使（卒）升变为后（至对方底线者）. (b) [I] (of a pawn) be changed in this way （指卒）升变为后. 2 (idm 习语) queen it (over sb) behave as if in a position of power (over sb) （对某人）似掌权者行事: Since her promotion she queens it over everyone else in the office. 她获提升后对办事处所有的人都发号施令. queenly adj. of, like or suitable for a queen; majestic （似）女王的; 适合女王的; 堂皇的: her queenly duties 她的女王职权* give a queenly wave 像女王那样挥手* dressed in queenly robes 穿著华丽的（女装）礼服. queen bee 1 => queen 4. 2 (fig 比喻) woman who behaves as if she is the most important person in a particular place or group （在某场合或某些人中, 举止宛如最重要人物的）女子. queen consort wife of a king 王后. queen dowager widow of a king 孀居的王后. queen mother widow of a king and mother of a reigning king or queen 孀居的王后及执政王之母: The queen mother waved to the crowd. 王太后向人群挥手. Queen's Bench ( Division) => King's Bench (king). Queen's Counsel => King's Counsel (king). the Queen's English form of written and spoken English generally regarded as the most correct 标准英语. queer / kwIE(r); kwIr/ adj 1 (a) different from what is expected; strange, esp in an unpleasant way （与预期的）不同的; 奇怪的;（尤指）古怪的: The fish had a queer taste. 那鱼有一股怪味道. * His behaviour seemed queer. 他的举动似乎有些古怪. * I think she's gone a bit queer in the head, ie slightly crazy. 我看她精神不太正常. (b) causing doubt or suspicion 使人生疑的; 可疑的: I heard some very queer noises in the garden. 我听到花园里有些可疑的声音. * There's something queer about him. 他有些可疑. 2 (sl derog 俚, 贬) homosexual 同性恋的. 3 (dated infml 旧, 口) unwell; faint 不舒服的; 眩晕的: I woke up feeling rather queer. 我醒来觉得有些头晕. 4 (idm 习 语) be in `Queer Street (dated Brit sl 旧, 俚) be in (esp financial) trouble 处于（尤指财务）困境; 拮 据: He lost all his money gambling and now he's really in Queer Street. 他把钱都输光了, 现在可真 狼狈了. an odd/a queer fish => fish1. queer n. (sl derog 俚, 贬) homosexual man 男同性恋者. queer v. (idm 习语) queer sb's `pitch (infml 口) cause sb's plans to go wrong 破坏或阻挠某人的 计画: I think I'm likely to get the job, but if Bob applies for it too it/he could queer my pitch. 我想我 很可能得到这份工作, 可是假设鲍勃也申请的话, 那[他]可能使我的计画落空. queerly adv. queerness n. [U]. quell / kwel; kwZl/ v [Tn] put an end to (sth); suppress 制止（某事物）; 镇压; 压制: quell the rebellion, opposition,uprising, etc 镇压叛乱、反抗、起义等* quell sb's fears, anxieties, etc 消除 某人的恐惧、忧虑等. quench / kwentF; kwZntF/ v [Tn] 1 extinguish (fire, flames, etc), esp with water 扑灭（火焰等）（尤 指用水）: (fig 比喻) quench sb's ardent passion 使某人的热情冷却下来. 2 satisfy (sth) by drinking 解（渴）: quench one's thirst with cold water 喝冷水止渴. 3 put an end to (sth) 终止（某 事物）: Nothing could quench her longing to return home again. 她重返家园的念头怎麽也打消不掉. 4 cool (a hot substance) rapidly by placing it in water 将（热物体）放入水中急速冷却; 淬火; 蘸火. querulous / 5kwerUlEs; `kwZrJlEs/ adj complaining; irritable 抱怨的; 易怒的: in a querulous tone 以发牢骚的腔调. querulously adv. querulousness n. [U]. query / 5kwIErI; `kwIrI/ n 1 question 疑问; 问题: answer readers' queries 答读者问 * Your interesting report raises several important queries. 你的精彩报告引发出了几个重要问题. question mark (?) 问号（?）: Put a query against that. 在那儿加一个问号. query v. (pt, pp queried) 1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~sb (about sth) ask sb a question or questions 向某人提出 问题: `Will it be too late?' she queried. ｀是否太晚呢?＇她问道. * The minister was queried about his plans for the industry. 有人向部长提出了工业计画问题. 2 [Tn, Tw] express doubt about sth 对某 事物表示怀疑: query a statement, suggestion, conclusion, etc 对一言论、建议、决议等表示怀疑 * query the amount charged, ie say that one thinks it is wrong 对索要的数额质疑（称认为有误） * I query whether he can be trusted. 我怀疑他是否可靠 quest / kwest; kwZst/ n (fml or rhet 文或修辞) 1 ~ (for sth) act of seeking sth; search or pursuit 寻 求; 寻找; 搜索; 追求: the quest for gold, knowledge, happiness 勘探黄金、寻求知识、追求幸福. 2 (idm 习语) in quest of sth trying to find sth; seeking sth 试图找到某事物; 寻求某事物: She had come in quest of advice. 她曾来徵求意见. quest v. [I, Ipr] ~ (for sth) (fml or rhet 文或修辞) try to find sth; search 试图找到某事物; 搜索: His questing fingers found the light switch. 他用手指摸到了灯的开关. * continue to quest for clues 继续寻找线索. question / 5kwestFEn; `kwZstFEn/ n 1 [C] form of expression in speech or writing that requests an answer from sb 问题: ask a lot of questions 问很多问题* Question 3 is quite difficult. 第3 个问题 很难. * I will be happy to answer questions at the end. 我愿在最后回答一些问题. * I'd like to put a question to the speaker. 我想向发言者提一个问题. 2 [C] topic that is being or needs to be discussed; problem that needs to be solved 议题; 难题: What about the question of security? 安全的 问题怎麽办? * We have to consider the question of where to sleep. 我们得考虑在何处安歇的问题. * The question of choosing a successor has arisen. 挑选后继人的问题已经提出. 3 [U] raising of doubt 质疑: There is no/some question about his honesty. 他的诚实没有[有些]问题. * Her sincerity is beyond question. 她态度诚恳, 毋庸置疑. * His suitability for the post is open to question. 对这一 职位他是否适宜很成问题. 4 (idm 习语) beg the question=> beg. bring sth/come into `question (cause sth to) be discussed or considered as a matter of importance （使某事物）被讨论, 被考虑: My promotion brings into question the status of certain other members of staff. 提升我后某些职员的地 位就成了问题. call sth in/into `question express doubt about sth 对某事物表示怀疑: His moral standards have been called into question. 他的道德标准令人生疑. a fair question => fair1. in `question being considered or discussed 正被考虑或讨论: The woman in question is sitting over there. 提到的那个女的就在那里坐著呢. * The job in question is available for three months only. 所 谈到的这一工作空缺为时仅三个月. it is a question of what is really involved is 问题在于: It isn't a question of whether we can afford a holiday I'm just too busy at the moment. 问题倒不是我们是否 有钱度假--而是目前我实在太忙了. * She is so talented that her success can only be a question of time. 她才华横溢, 事业成功只是时间问题.a loaded question => load2. a moot point/question=> moot. out of the `question not worth discussing; impossible 不值得讨论的; 不可能的: Missing school to watch the football match is out of the question. 为看足球比赛而旷课, 那可不行. * A new bicycle is out of the question we can't afford it. 买新自行车的事谈不到--我们买不起. pop the question => pop4. a/the sixty-four thousand dollar question => dollar.there is some/no question of there is a/no possibility of 有[没有]...的可能性: There was some question of selling the business. 有 可能将公司转让. * There will be no question of anyone being made redundant. 决不可能裁掉任何 人. a vexed question => vex. question mark the symbol (?) used in writing aftera question 问号（? ）. =>App 3 见附录3. Cf 参看 query 2.`question-master (also `quiz-master) n person who asks the questions in a quiz, esp on TV or radio 测试中问问题的人; （尤指电视或电台中）问答节目主持人. question time ( Brit) (in the House of Commons) period of time during which ministers answer questions from MPs （下议院中的）质询时间（大臣答覆议员提问的时间）. question / 5kwestFEn; `kwZstFEn/ v 1 [Tn] ask (sb) a question or questions 问（某人）问题: They questioned her closely about her friendship with the dead man. 他们仔细查问她与死者的情谊. * I was questioned by the police for six hours. 警方把我盘问了六个小时. * I'd like to question you on your views about the housing problem. 我想问问你对住房问题的看法. 2 [Tn, Tw] express or feel doubt about (sth) 对（某事物）表示或感到怀疑: Her sincerity has never been questioned. 她的诚意 从未受到怀疑. * Do you question my right to read this? 你是否怀疑我无权看这份材料? * We must question the value of our link with the university. 我们要斟酌一下与这所大学联系有何价值. * I seriously question whether we ought to continue. 我真正怀疑我们是否应该继续下去. questionable adj. that can be doubted; not certainly true or advisable or honest 有问题的; 可疑的; 不见得真实的; 不太可取的; 不一定诚实的: Such a questionable assertion is sure to provoke criticism. 这种有问题的主张肯定会招致非议. * an object of questionable value, usefulness, authenticity 价值、用途、真实性有问题的物件. questionably / -EblI; -EblI/ adv. questioner n. person who asks questions, esp in a broadcast programme or a public debate 问问题的 人; （尤指广播节目或公开辩论中的）发问者. questioningly adv using a questioning gesture ortone of voice 表示怀疑地: She looked at me questioningly. 她用怀 疑的目光看著我. questionnaire / 9kwestFE5neE(r); 9kwZstFEn`Zr/ n writtenor printed list of questions to be answered by a number of people, esp to collect statistics or as part of a survey 问卷; （尤指为作统计或调查用 的）问题单, 调查表,徵求意见表: Please complete and return the enclosed questionnaire. 所附问卷 请填妥交回. queue / kju:; kju/ n 1 line of people, vehicles, etc waiting for sth or to do sth （人或车辆等的）长列, 行列: By 7 o'clock a long queue had formed outside the cinema. 到7 点钟时, 电影院门外已经排成 了长队. * People had to stand in a queue for hours to buy a ticket. 人们买票得排几小时的队. * Is this the queue for the bus? 这是等候公共汽车的队吗? * a queue of cars at the traffic-lights 交通灯 前的一长列汽车. 2 (idm 习语) jump the queue => jump2. queue v. [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (up) (for sth) wait in a queue 排队等候: We queued for an hour but didn't get in. 我们排队等候一小时也没进去. * Queue here for a taxi. 等候出租汽车在此排队. * They're queuing up to see a film. 他们排著队等候看电影. qui vive / 9ki: 5vi:v; 9ki `viv/ (idm 习语) on the qui `vive watching for sth to happen; alert; watchful 注视某事物发生; 警惕著; 注意著. quibble / 5kwIbl; `kwIbl/ n 1 objection or criticism, esp atrivial one 反对或批评的意见; （尤指） 吹毛求疵: quibbles over the exact amount 斤斤计较* Basically it was a fine performance I have only minor quibbles to make about her technique. 表演基本上很精彩--我只对她的技巧稍有意见. 2 remark, etc made in order to evade the mainpoint of an argument 回避正题的话等; 遁词: She's only introducing this as a quibble. 她提出此点, 纯属遁词. quibble v. [I, Ipr] ~ (over/about sth) argue about small differences or disagreements （对小的差别或 分歧）争论: Stop quibbling about the use of the comma. 别再争辩逗号的用法了. * 50p isn't worth quibbling about. 50 便士不值一争. quiche / ki:F; kiF/ n open pastry tart with a savoury filling, esp of eggs, bacon, cheese, etc 一种糕饼 （上层多为鸡蛋、腌肉、乾酪等）. quick / kwIk; kwIk/ adj (-er, -est) 1 (a) (capable of) moving fast or doing sth in a short time 快的; 迅速的: a quick worker, reader 工作速度快的人、阅读速度快的人* quick to respond, react, learn 回应、反应、学得快的* Taxis are quicker than buses. 计程车比公共汽车快. * Go and find the tickets and be quick about it, ie hurry. 去把票弄来, 快点儿. * The thief got away he was too quick for me. 小偷溜掉了--我没追上. * We must move at a quicker pace or we'll be late. 我们动作得快些, 不然就晚了. (b) done in a short time 短时间做成的: have a quick meal 吃快餐* We've just got time for a quick one, ie a quick (usu alcoholic) drink. 我们的时间不多, 只够匆匆喝上一口（通常指 酒）. * with a quick flick of the wrist 用手腕急速一抖* Are you sure this is the quickest way? 你肯 定这条路最快吗? * He fired three shots in quick succession. 他快速连发三枪. 2 (a) [attrib 作定 语] lively; active; alert 灵活的; 灵敏的; 伶俐的; 机警的: a quick ear for music 对音乐灵敏的耳 朵* a quick eye for imperfections 能挑毛病的锐利的眼睛* Her quick wits saved the boy's life. 她靠急智救了那男孩一命. (b) easily roused; sensitive 易受激发的; 敏感的: Be careful not to annoy him he's got a quick temper, ie he becomes angry very readily. 小心别惹他--他脾气急. * She's always very quick to take offence, ie easily offended. 她动不动就生气. (c) ~ (at sth) intelligent; competent 聪明的; 有能力的: He's not as quick as his sister. 他没有妹妹那麽聪明. * His spelling's poor but he's very quick at figures. 他拼写差, 但算术好. 3 (idm 习语) the ,quick and the `dead (arch 古) all people alive or dead 活的或死的所有的人. (as) quick as a `flash; (as) quick as `lightning very quick(ly) 极快: He got the answer to the riddle as quick as a flash. 他一下子就猜中 了谜底. * She's as quick as lightning on the tennis court. 她在网球场上疾如闪电. (be) ,quick off the `mark making a prompt start 迅速开始: You have to be quick off the mark when you answer a newspaper advertisement. 回应报纸的广告得说办就办. quick/slow on the draw => draw1. quick/slow on the uptake => uptake. quick adv (-er, -est) quickly 快地; 迅速地: Come as quick as you can. 你要尽快来. * Everyone is trying to get rich quick nowadays. 现在每个人都想要尽快发财致富. * Who ran quickest? 谁跑得最快? * quick-drying paint 快乾漆. quick n. 1 [sing] soft tender flesh, esp below the finger-nails 软而嫩的肉（尤指指甲下的）: She has bitten her nails (down) to the quick. 她咬指甲（一直）咬到肉. 2 (idm 习语) cut sb to the `quick hurt sb deeply by speaking or acting unkindly 用恶劣的语言或行动深深伤害某人: She was cut to the quick by his insults. 她受他侮辱而十分伤心. quickly adv: speak, write, run, learn very quickly 说得、写得、跑得、学得很快. quickness n. [U]: (saying 谚) The quickness of the hand deceives the eye. 手疾骗眼快. quick-change adj. [attrib 作定语] (of an actor, etc) quickly changing his costume or appearance to play another part （指演员等）瞬变的（迅速换装或改变相貌而演另一角色）: a quick-change artist 瞬变的演员. quick-freeze v. (pt -froze / -frEUz; -froz/, pp -frozen /-frEUzn; -frozEn/) [Tn] freeze (food) very quickly for storing so that it keeps its natural qualities 速冻（食物）. quick march ( used as a military command to march at the usual pace （用作军令）齐步行进). quickstep n. (music for a) ballroom dance with quick steps 快步舞（曲）: play/dance a quickstep 演 奏快步舞曲[跳快步舞]. quick-tempered adj. likely to become angry very quickly 易怒的; 性情急躁的. quick-witted adj. able to think quickly; intelligent 机智的; 聪明的. quicken / 5kwIkEn; `kwIkEn/ v [I, Tn] 1 (cause sth to) become quicker （使某事物）加快, 变快: His pace quickened. 他的步伐加快了. * We quickened our steps. 我们加快了脚步. 2 (fml 文) (cause sth to) become more active （使某事物）变得更活跃, 更加活泼: The child quickened in her womb, ie She felt the movements of the foetus. 她感到了胎动. * Her pulse quickened. 她的脉搏加 快了. * His interest was quickened by an article he had read. 他读了一篇文章便兴趣大增了. quickie / 5kwIkI; `kwIkI/ n (infml 口) thing that is made or done very quickly 迅速做成的事物: I've just made some coffee have you time for a quickie? 我刚煮好咖啡--你能抽空儿喝点儿吗? quicklime / 5kwIklaIm; `kwIk9laIm/ n [U] = lime1 1. quicksand / 5kwIksAnd; `kwIk9sAnd/ n [C often pl, U 作可数名词时常作复数, 亦作不可数名词] (area of) loose wet deep sand into which people or things will sink 流沙（区）. quicksilver / 5kwIksIlvE(r); `kwIk9sIlvL/ n [U] = mercury:like quicksilver, ie very quick(ly) 极快. quid / kwId; kwId/ n (pl unchanged 复数不变) (Brit infml 口) 1 one pound sterling 一英镑: Can you lend me five quid? 你能借给我五英镑吗? * It costs a quid (ie 1) to get in. 进去要花一英镑（1）. 2 (idm 习语) quids `in in a position to profit from sth 处于从某事物中获利的地位: Having sold the film and TV rights to his new best seller he's absolutely quids in. 他售出了最新畅销小说的电影和 电视版权, 现在单等坐收厚利了. quid / kwId; kwId/ n lump of tobacco for chewing （供咀嚼的）烟草块. quid pro quo / 9kwId prEU 5kwEU; 9kwIdpro`kwo/ n (pl quid pro quos) thing given in return for sth else 补偿物; 交换物: Please accept the use of our cottage as a quid pro quo for lending us your car. 请尽管使用我们的村舍, 以酬谢借给我们汽车之事. quiescent / kwaI5esnt, kwI5esnt; kwaI`Zsnt, kwI`Zsnt/ adj (fml 文) inactive; passive; quiet 不活动的; 被动的; 静止的: It is unlikely that such an extremist organization will remain quiescent for long. 这 种过激的组织是不太可能长期沉默的. quiescence / -sns; -sns/ n [U]. quiet / 5kwaIEt; `kwaIEt/ adj (-er, -est) 1 with little or no sound; not noisy or loud 轻声的; 无声的; 安静的: her quiet voice, footsteps 她那轻轻的嗓音、脚步声* Be quiet (ie silent), please! 请安静! * Can't you keep the children quiet? I'm trying to concentrate. 你能不能让孩子们静一静? 我做事需 要精神集中. 2 with little or no movement or disturbance （几乎）不动的; 静止的; 平静的; 安定Oxford Dictionary Translation memory software company ForeignDesk, Okapi Framework, OmegaT, Transolution, AidTransStudio, Cafetran, Déjà Vu (DVX), Heartsome Translation Suite, MemoQ, MetaTexis, Rainbow, SDLX, SDL, STAR Transit, Trados, SDL Trados, Wordfast, WordFisher, Similis, Open Language Tools http://www.transgood.com