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traverse n. 横贯, 横木 v. 横过;遍历
[E2E] The verb traverse means to travel across an extended area.
Her dream was to traverse the country by car, so she could meet new people and see all the kitschy sites.
[e.g.] He traverses through a sprawling list of topics, such as capitalism, the apocalypse and death.
他遍历了一系列庞大的主题,如资本主义,启示录和死亡。Washington Post Feb 26, 2019
[e.g.] Some people who stayed used kayaks totraverse flooded streets.
一些留下来的人使用皮划艇穿越被洪水淹没的街道。Reuters Feb 28, 2019
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opulent adj. 富裕的, 充足的;华丽的
[e.g.] The opulent 1897 building, designed by the same firm as the Art Institute, is known as “The People's Palace.”
由艺术学院和艺术学院共同设计的华丽的1897建筑被称为“人民宫”。Washington Post Feb 14, 2019
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incumbent adj. 凭依的, 依靠的, 负有义务的 n. 在职者
[E2E] 1. countable noun
An incumbent is someone who holds an official post at a particular time.
[E2E] 2. adjective
If it is incumbent upon you to do something, it is your duty or responsibility to do it.
[e.g.] In January, veteran Democrats in Congress went on the record to express frustration withthe newly-elected congresswoman's threats toback primary challengers against incumbents in safely-blue seats.
今年1月,美国国会的资深民主党人表示对新当选的国会女议员在安全蓝色座位上支持主要挑战者对抗现任者的威胁感到沮丧。Salon Mar 4, 2019
back n. 背面 adv.向后;以前;adj.后面的 v.支持
Vietnam n.越南 veteran n.老兵
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discrepant adj. 相差的,有差异的,矛盾的
[E2E] being at variance or disagreeing
[e.g.] And the definition of “one standard drink” used in each guideline is highly variable and discrepant between countries.
每个指南中使用的“一种标准饮料”的定义在国家之间变化很大且不一致。Washington Post Dec 1, 2017
[e.g.] The article concludes that “partisanship was not a factor” in his discrepant treatment of the two investigations.
文章的结论是,在他对这两项调查的有差异的处理中,“党派关系不是一个因素”。Slate Apr 25, 2017
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deduce 推断 deduction
induce 促使[cause]
大多数能给造成(induce)一些结果的都是内因(in)。而能推断(deduce)的都是经过深(de)思熟虑的
我发现:de-做前缀的,除了表示下降以外,还表示深层次的(抽象意义上的),
如:deliberate深思熟虑的,liberate v.解放; 经过深层次的释放出来的,一定是深思熟虑的