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Eg.discoveries bequeathed to us by scientists of the last century 上个世纪的科学家留传给我们的发现.
bequeath~ sth (to sb)
arrange, by making a will, to give (property, money etc) (to sb) when one dies 将(财物等)遗赠(给某人)
Eg.He bequeathed 1000 (to charity). 他遗赠(给慈善事业)1000英镑.
She has bequeathed me her jewellery. 她把珠宝遗赠给我了.
(fig 比喻) pass on (knowledge, etc) (to those who come after) 将(知识等)传给(後人)
Eg.discoveries bequeathed to us by scientists of the last century 上个世纪的科学家留传给我们的发现.
gardens are overgrown with weeds and poppies sprout on street corners.

  • sproutv ~ (out/up) (from sth)
  • begin to grow or appear; put out leaves, shoots, etc 长出来; 出现; 发芽;
    Eg.We can’t use these potatoes; they’ve all sprouted. 这些土豆儿不能吃了, 都出芽了.
    new buds sprouting on the trees 树上长出的新芽
    The onions are beginning to sprout (up). 洋葱正在抽芽.
    Abundant hair sprouted from his broad chest. 他宽阔的胸膛上长出许多毛.
  • [Tn] develop or produce (sth) 生出, 产生(某物)
    Eg.When do deer first sprout horns? 鹿在多大的时候开始生角?
    Tom has sprouted a beard since we saw him last. 汤姆长胡子了, 我们上次见到他时还没长呢.
sproutv ~ (out/up) (from sth)
begin to grow or appear; put out leaves, shoots, etc 长出来; 出现; 发芽;
Eg.We can’t use these potatoes; they’ve all sprouted. 这些土豆儿不能吃了, 都出芽了.
new buds sprouting on the trees 树上长出的新芽
The onions are beginning to sprout (up). 洋葱正在抽芽.
Abundant hair sprouted from his broad chest. 他宽阔的胸膛上长出许多毛.
[Tn] develop or produce (sth) 生出, 产生(某物)
Eg.When do deer first sprout horns? 鹿在多大的时候开始生角?
Tom has sprouted a beard since we saw him last. 汤姆长胡子了, 我们上次见到他时还没长呢.
The proportion of people on state benefits is twice the national average, as is the proportion of Liverpudlians who lack formal qualifications.
  • Liverpudlian/?l?v??p?dli?n US -v?r-/ n [C]
    someone from the city of Liverpool in England
  • Liverpudlianadj
Liverpudlian/?l?v??p?dli?n US -v?r-/ n [C]
someone from the city of Liverpool in England
Liverpudlianadj
This week’s announcement of a new iPhone by a management team led by Tim Cook, who replaced Mr Jobs as chief executive in August, was generally regarded as competentbutuninspiring.
  • competent(~to do sth):足以胜任的,有能力的,称职的
    Eg. Make sure the firm is competent to carry out the work.
  • uninspiring:不吸引人的,不令人鼓舞的
    Eg.The view from the window was uninspiring.
    窗外的景色平凡无奇 。
competent(~to do sth):足以胜任的,有能力的,称职的
Eg. Make sure the firm is competent to carry out the work.
uninspiring:不吸引人的,不令人鼓舞的
Eg.The view from the window was uninspiring.
窗外的景色平凡无奇 。
Without Mr Jobs to sprinkle his star dust on the event, it felt like just another product launch from just another technology firm.
  • sprinkle A on/onto/over B:把…撒(或洒)在…上
  • star dust:(天赋很高的名人似乎拥有的)魔力,星尘
sprinkle A on/onto/over B:把…撒(或洒)在…上
star dust:(天赋很高的名人似乎拥有的)魔力,星尘
At the recent unveilingof a tablet computer by Jeff Bezos of Amazon, whose company is doing the best job of following Apple’s lead in combining hardware, software, content and services in an easy-to-use bundle, there were severalswipesat Apple.


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