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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔BUSINESS〕He's been in the advertising business for over 20 years now, and he wants to get out. 他从事广告业至今已二十多年，他想不干这一行了。朗文写作活用〔MUST/DON'T HAVE TO〕The job entailed being on call twenty-four hours a day. 这份工作要求在一天二十四小时内随叫随到。朗文写作活用〔NORMAL/ORDINARY〕There is concern that twenty years from now, the average American won't be able to afford to send his or her children to college. 有人担心，二十年以后，普通的美国人可能会没有能力送自己的子女上大学。朗文写作活用〔TIRED/TIRING〕We had been walking for over 20 miles, and we were completely exhausted. 我们走了二十多英里，完全筋疲力尽了。朗文写作活用〔TRY〕For over two decades the USA sought to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. 在二十多年间，政府试图阻止该疾病在此地区扩散。朗文写作活用〔WORK FOR SB〕My Dad's been working for IBM for over twenty years. 我爸爸在国际商业机器公司公司工作了二十多年。朗文写作活用〔WORK〕She was a teacher for over twenty years. 她当了二十多年教师。朗文写作活用〔accused〕The accused are three men in their early twenties.被告是三名刚二十岁出头的男人。文馨英汉〔bald〕He started going bald in his twenties.他二十几岁便开始谢顶。牛津高阶〔be in the same ballpark〕Jamie makes over two hundred thousand dollars and I don't know how much Tom makes, but I guess it's in the same ballpark.杰米赚超过二十万美元。不知道汤姆赚了多少，但我猜大概差不多。剑桥高阶〔broody〕Much to her surprise, Ruth started feeling broody in her late twenties.令她意想不到的是，露丝二十八九岁时开始想要个孩子。剑桥高阶〔buy〕I bought this shirt for twenty dollars.我花了二十美元买了这件衬衫。文馨英汉〔centralize〕The post office centralizing the town celebrated its 20th anniversary yesterday.作为市镇中心的邮局昨天庆祝它建局二十周年。21世纪英汉〔disuse〕The factory fell into disuse twenty years ago.这家工厂二十年前就废弃了。牛津高阶〔down〕I'm down (by) 20 dollars.我输了二十美元。文馨英汉〔effect〕These laws are in effect in twenty states.这些法律在二十个州有效。牛津高阶〔eightieth〕The new album (around the eightieth we've been involved with over the years) is called Twenty One Years On.这张新专辑(大概是我们这些年做的第八十张)名叫《二十一年之路》。外研社新世纪〔ellipsis〕An example of ellipsis is "What percentage was left?" "20." (= 20 percent) 省略的一个例子是：“还剩下百分之几？”“二十。”剑桥高阶〔feminist〕She's been an outspoken feminist for over twenty years.二十多年来，她一直是个直言不讳的女权主义者。朗文当代〔flunk〕Twenty students have been flunked out and had to leave the school.二十名学生考试不及格而被学校勒令退学。21世纪英汉〔force〕He joined the force twenty years ago.他二十年前加入了警队。牛津高阶〔frayed〕Tempers had become frayed because the men had been working more than 20 hours without a break.连续工作二十多个小时没休息, 男人们的情绪变得很烦躁。外研社新世纪〔incurious〕Like anyone of twenty, Jane was incurious about the past.像任何二十岁的年轻人一样，珍对昔日往事不感兴趣。文馨英汉〔intervene〕Twenty years intervened between their first and last meetings.他们从第一次见面到上一次见面，中间隔了二十年。韦氏高阶〔languish〕He languished in jail for twenty years.他在监狱里苦苦熬了二十年。外研社新世纪〔lastly〕At last, after twenty hours on the boat, they arrived at their destination.乘船二十小时之后，他们终于到达了目的地。牛津高阶〔leave〕Your basic annual leave is 20 days.你的年假起点是二十天。朗文当代〔make up for lost time〕I didn't travel much in my twenties but I'm certainly making up for lost time now.我二十多岁时旅行不多，但现在无疑是在弥补失去的时光。剑桥高阶〔make〕The ship was making 25 knots.该船正以二十五节（的速度）航行。文馨英汉〔make〕Twenty members make a quorum.二十个成员构成法定人数美国传统〔of〕She's twenty years of age.她二十岁。文馨英汉〔outlive〕She outlived her husband by twenty years.她比她丈夫多活了二十年。朗文当代〔peeress〕There are only 20 or so hereditary peeresses.只有二十位左右的世袭女贵族。外研社新世纪〔perpetrate〕A high proportion of crime in any country is perpetrated by young males in their teens and twenties.在任何国家的犯罪者中, 十几二十几岁的年轻男子都占了很高的比例。外研社新世纪〔pomo〕Postmodern.后现代主义的，二十世纪近代思潮以后的美国传统〔pontificate〕The decision was made during the pontificate of Pope John XX.这个决定是在教皇约翰二十世任期内作出的。剑桥高阶〔rationalize〕Twenty workers lost their jobs when the department was rationalized.在部门的合理化改革中，有二十名工人失业。牛津高阶〔revolutionary〕The 20th century brought about revolutionary changes in our lifestyles.二十世纪带来人们生活上的巨大转变。剑桥高阶〔right〕So that's twenty of each sort, right? 那么，每一种都是二十个，对不对？牛津高阶〔ripe〕She was put in charge at the ripe old age of twenty-nine.她年纪轻轻，二十九岁就当上了主管。朗文当代〔rove〕A quarter of a million refugees roved around the country.这个国家有二十五万难民流离失所。牛津高阶〔same〕We have lived in the same house for twenty years.我们在同一座房子里住了二十年了。牛津高阶〔say〕If we put out, say, twenty chairs, would that be enough? 如果我们搬出去，比方说二十把椅子，够不够？朗文当代〔score〕A score of people were in attendance.有二十人到场。韦氏高阶〔score〕Our coach was escorted by a score of policemen.我们乘坐的客车有二十个警察护送。朗文当代〔score〕Several cabs and a score of cars were parked outside.外边停着二十几辆汽车和几辆出租车。牛津高阶〔sibling〕His siblings are mostly in their early twenties.他的兄弟姐妹们大多是二十出头。外研社新世纪〔silver jubilee〕She arrived in St Ives to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.她抵达圣艾夫斯庆祝女王加冕二十五周年。外研社新世纪〔something〕Most of these places are aimed at twenty-somethings.这些地方大多数是以二十多岁的人为目标群体的。剑桥高阶〔star〕By the age of twenty she was already a big star (=very famous performer) .她二十岁时就已经是大明星了。朗文当代〔strike〕He was struck down by tuberculosis while in his twenties.在他二十岁时被结核病夺去了生命美国传统〔subdebutante〕A teenage girl approaching her debut.不到二十岁的少女：即将进入社交界的少女美国传统〔terrorist〕Twenty people were killed in the latest terrorist attack.有二十人死于最近这次恐怖主义袭击。朗文当代〔the curtain falls on sth〕Although the curtain has now fallen on the 20th century, many of its values still remain.虽然二十世纪已经结束，但是它的很多价值观依然延续。剑桥高阶〔tidal〕The 20-minute boat ride through a maze of tidal rivers and marshes is wonderful.乘船穿过纵横交错、潮水涌动的河流和沼泽, 这二十分钟旅程奇妙无比。外研社新世纪〔trap〕Twenty miners were trapped underground.二十名矿工被困在地下。朗文当代〔twentieth〕January the twentieth 一月二十日文馨英汉〔twentyfold〕Revenue grew almost twentyfold.收入几乎增长了二十倍。剑桥高阶〔twenty〕All I have is a twenty.我身上只有一张二十美元的钞票。韦氏高阶〔twenty〕Only twenty showed up for the review session.只有二十个人来上了复习课。韦氏高阶〔twenty〕She's in her twenties.她二十多岁。韦氏高阶〔twenty〕The photograph was taken in the late twenties.照片是在二十年代晚期照的。朗文当代〔will〕I will [I'll] be twenty tomorrow.明天我就满二十岁了。文馨英汉All were equipped with 20-power scopes. 全都装备有二十倍的望远镜。译典通Cheque-card fraud is at its highest level since cards were introduced 20 years ago.自信用卡投入使用二十年来，支票保付限额卡诈骗行为现达到巅峰状态。剑桥国际Darwin spent more than twenty years working on his theory of evolution. 达尔文花了二十余年时间研究他的进化论。译典通English drama has enjoyed a rebirth since the 1950s with John Osborne, Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard.自二十世纪五十年代，由于约翰·奥斯本、哈罗尔德·品托和汤姆·斯托帕德，英国戏剧获得复兴。剑桥国际He scales 120 pounds. 他体重为一百二十磅。译典通Henry Ford II's greatest ambition was always to recapture the supremacy (= leading position) over General Motors which Ford had lost during the 1920s.亨利·福特第二的最大抱负就是从通用汽车公司手上夺回福特公司在本世纪二十年代失去的霸主地位。剑桥国际I had to fork out 20 dollars to have the bike repaired. 我只好出二十元把自行车修了。译典通I'm enjoying being in my twenties.我很高兴自己是二十多岁。剑桥国际Jamaica has been a favourite haunt of Americans and Canadians for the last 20 years.牙买加是近二十年来美国人和加拿大人常爱去的地方。剑桥国际One family with mechanized equipment could farm crops formerly requiring 20 families.一个有机械化设备的家庭所种植的农作物在过去需要二十个家庭来种植。剑桥国际Pareto's principle tells you that 80 per cent of your sales will come from 20 per cent of your sales staff.帕累托原则告诉我们，百分之八十的销售额将来自百分之二十的销售员工。牛津商务Passenger traffic has gone up by 20 per cent. 客流量已增长百分之二十。译典通Read pages 25 to 50 inclusive. 从第二十五页一直读到第五十页。译典通Sam lives at number 20 Park Street. 山姆住在派克街二十号。译典通She completed the race in 4 minutes 22 seconds.她花了四分二十二秒完成了赛跑。剑桥国际She stabbed her husband to death after suffering twenty years of mistreatment from him.她在受她丈夫二十年的虐待之后刺死了她的丈夫。剑桥国际She's been head of this school for 20 years, and it's time she moved aside/over to make room for a younger person (= gave up her job so that a younger person can have it).她在这学校当了二十年校长，现在该退休，把职位让给年轻人了。剑桥国际She's had the same scuffed old handbag for twenty years.二十年来她一直用着这同一只旧的磨损的手提包。剑桥国际Some twenty bikes will race for the prize. 约有二十辆脚踏车参加赛车争夺奖品。译典通Sylvia Pankhurst campaigned tirelessly for votes for women in Britain in the early twentieth century.二十世纪初西尔维亚·潘克赫斯特为英国妇女争取选举权进行了不懈的斗争。剑桥国际The bull-fight was to commence in twenty minutes. 斗牛在二十分钟后开始。译典通The dinner cost twenty dollars without the extras. 除去额外费用，那顿饭花了二十元。译典通The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20. 美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。译典通The net profit amounts to twenty dollars per ton of ore. 每吨矿石的净利为二十美元。译典通The output of the factory this year has increased by 20 percent as compared with last year. 这家厂今年的产量比去年增加了百分之二十。译典通The river has narrowed down over the past 20 years. 这条河在过去的二十年变窄了许多。译典通The river is about 20 feet broad. 河宽约二十英尺。译典通The school was/came twentieth in the district for its exam results.这个学校的考试结果在区里是第二十名。剑桥国际The teacher forecast that twenty of his pupils would pass the examination. 老师预测他有二十名学生能通过考试。译典通The train is scheduled to arrive at 8.45, but it's running twenty minutes late.这列火车预定于8.45到达，但是它误点了二十分钟。剑桥国际There are twenty graduate students in the history department this year.今年历史系有二十名研究生。剑桥国际They chose him for the top military job over more than two dozen generals and admirals who have greater seniority.他们选他担任最高军事职务，他是从二十多名官阶比他高的陆军上将和海军上将之外选出来的。剑桥国际They sold twenty head of cattle (=twenty cattle) this week.这星期他们卖了二十头牛。剑桥国际Twenty years ago my brothers and sisters all had to wear hand-me-downs. 二十年前我们兄弟姊妹都必须穿旧衣服。译典通Twenty-one recruitments have been carried out so far this year, of which ten were new posts.到目前为止，今年已经招聘了二十一个应聘者，其中有十人是新职位。牛津商务We allowed a margin of twenty minutes in case the bus was late. 我们预留二十分钟宽裕时间，以防汽车晚点。译典通We received 20 calls a day on average. 我们平均每天接到二十通电话。译典通 |
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