toast
英 [təʊst] 美 [toʊst]n. 烤面包片,吐司;干杯,祝酒,敬酒;极受敬慕的人(或事物)
v. 为……举杯敬酒,为……干杯;烤,烘(食品,尤指面包、干酪);使暖和,给……烤火
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例句:Bugger it! I've burnt the toast.该死!我把面包烤煳了。
You'll be as warm as toast in here.你在这里会感到暖烘烘的。
She nibbled at a piece of dry toast.她小口啃着一片干面包。
aggravate
英 [ˈæɡrəveɪt] 美 [ˈæɡrəveɪt]v. 使加重,使恶化;惹怒,激怒
例句:Pollution can aggravate asthma.污染会使气喘加重。
If the reports are well-founded, the incident could seriously aggravate relations between the two nations.如果这些报道是有根据的,那么该事件将可能导致两国间的关系严重恶化。
Stress and lack of sleep can aggravate the situation.紧张和缺少睡眠会使情况恶化。
deduct
英 [dɪˈdʌkt] 美 [dɪˈdʌkt]v. 减去,扣除
例句:In special cases, a husband can deduct the travel expenses of his wife who accompanies him on a business trip.在特殊情况下,丈夫可以扣除差旅中随行妻子的旅费。
Corporations may deduct the cost of capital following capital cost allowance regulations.公司可根据资本成本备抵规定扣除资本成本。
The car's potential range is also easy to deduct.汽车的里程也很容易减少。
dismiss
英 [dɪsˈmɪs] 美 [dɪsˈmɪs]v. 开除,解雇;不考虑,不理会;驳回,停止受理;让……离开,解散;(板球)使退场,使出局
例句:He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him.他如此不负责任,我决定解雇他。
I think we can safely dismiss their objections.我认为我们对他们的异议完全可以不予理会。
Officials dismiss these incidents as simple hooliganism.官员们把这些事件看成是一般的流氓行为而草草了事。
calculation
英 [ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn] 美 [ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn]n. 计算,运算;估算,预测;算计,盘算
例句:Cathy did a rough calculation.凯茜作了一个粗略的计算。
Your calculation is way off beam.你的计算完全错误。
Our guess was confirmed by calculation.我们的猜测通过计算得到证实。