741.modulate
美 [?mɑ?d??le?t]
v.调整,变调
The speaker had a really noble voice which he could modulate with great skill.
这位演说者有副相当好的嗓子,他能很技巧地调整它。
742.outmoded
美 [?a?t?mo?d?d]
adj.不再流行的,过时的
His political philosophy tends to be written of as an outmoded fantasy.
他的政治哲学往往被看作是过时的幻想而被认为一文不值。
743.plausible
美 [?pl??z?bl]
adj.似乎合理的
A plausible explanation would seem to be that people are fed up with the Conservative government.
一个看似合理的解释似乎是,人们对保守党政府感到厌倦了。
744.protract
v.<贬>延长,拖延(某事物),伸出,绘制
The cat can protract its paws.
猫能伸其爪。
745.repel
美 [r??pel]
v.击退;排斥;使厌恶
They stood prepared to repel any attack.
他们准备好打退一切进攻。
746.sedate
美 [s??de?t]
adj.镇定的,宁静的
When I retire I want a sedate life but for now, I enjoy the noise and pace of the city.
我退休以后想过一种平静的生活,不过现在我喜欢城市的喧闹和节奏。
747.tremble
美 [?trembl]
n.颤抖,战栗;摇晃
In other places it seems he enjoyed the slight tremble and wander of his hand.
而在其他地方,他似乎挺满意手上轻微的颤抖和晃动。
748.splice
美 [spla?s]
n.接合;粘接处,绞结处
To create a splice, the strands of each rope are first unraveled and then interwoven.
要创造接合,每条绳索子线首先被解开然后被交织。
749.vex
美 [veks]
v.使烦恼;使恼火
His silly chatter would vex you.
他那无聊的闲扯会使你烦恼。
750.scorn
美 [sk??rn]
n.轻蔑;鄙视
People scorn me as a single parent.
人们因为我一个人带着孩子就看不起我。