背1遍就想上考场大学英语考研单词 158
aggressive
One problem is that women aren't supposed to be aggressive or self-promoting—that's nasty male
behavior—even though it's often rewarded. And yet if professional women are too nice and cuddly,
they don't seem decisive or tough enough to be leaders.
alleviate
So he left his wife and his child and his palace to seek the source of human suffering. This might
seem selfish, but his goal was to find a path that could alleviate the suffering of all of humanity.
appreciate
However, when writing a book about Fermat's Last Theorem, I began to appreciate the beauty of maths.
I realised that maths was an inherently fascinating subject, not just a tool for scientists.
assault
Maurice Dion Peterson, 20, of Eugene, was taken into custody on a second-degree assault charge on
Wednesday. Kirby Taylor Hawkins, 19, of Portland, was arrested Thursday on the same charge. Both
were lodged at the Lane County Jail.
asset
Unfortunately, many funds are still showing losses from the 2007-08 bear market and aren't generating
enough fees on their lower asset bases to repay the loans in full.
assist
There is a fortiori no right to assisted suicide. This would entail a duty or obligation on some
other person to assist those who cannot perform the deed unaided. Yet it seems counterintuitive to
think we could ever have a duty to help another person to die.
avail
For years, farmers in Africa and other developing countries have struggled against a wide array of
problems, from pests to changing weather patterns, without being able to avail themselves of all the
high-tech tools that wealthier nations have.
available
Other models exist that are hybrids of these three, such as delayed open-access, where journals allow
only subscribers to read a paper for the first six months, before making it freely available to
everyone who wishes to see it.
outskirts
A:Where do you live?
B:Ah… somewhere on the outskirts.
