avail 有利于,有助于 Will force alone avail us? average 平均数,平均 The paper receives an average of nearly 100 articles a day. avert 挡开,防止,避免 Many traffic accidents can be averted by courtesy. ban 禁止,取缔 He was banned from entering the city. bang sudden loud bang cast 投,扔,抛,撒,掷 cast doubt on the feasibility of a scheme contempt轻视,轻蔑:show a contempt for sb contest竞赛,比赛,竞争:the contest between the two powers for the control of the region contract合同,契约:enter intoa contact with contradict反驳,同.相矛盾,同.相抵触:The facts contradict his theory defy 公然违抗,反抗:He was going ahead defying all difficulties. degenerate 衰退,堕落,变坏: Her eyesight degenerated with the years. deliberate 慎重的,深思熟虑的:The government is taking deliberate action to lower prices. denote 表示,是。。。的标志,意思是:A frown often denotes displeasure. correspond相符合相称:Fulfillment seldom corresponds to anticipation correspondent通信者,通讯员,记者:a goodcorrespondent corresponding符合的,一致的:corresponding fingerprints |