同义词
同义词解析
  • 以下这些连词或副词均包含 "但是,可是,然而,而" 的意思
    but口语常用词,语气较强,泛指与前述情况相反。
    however表转折关系,语气稍弱于but,连接性也弱一些,因而常作插入语。
    still语气强,多用于肯定句或疑问句。指尽管作出让步,采取措施或表示反对,但情况仍然如故,无所改变。
    yet常用于否定句,语气比still稍强。指不管作出多大努力或让步,仍达不到预期的结果。
    nevertheless指尽管作出完全让步,也不会发生任何影响。
    while表对比,一般可与whereas换用,但程度弱一些。
    whereas表对比,一般可与while互换。
  • 以下这些连词均可表示"当……时"引出时间从句。
    when所引导的从句,其谓语动词既可是持续动词,也可是短暂动词;谓语动词动作发生的时间可以与主句谓语动词的动作是同时,或之前、之后。
    while句中的谓语动词应为持续动词,不用短暂动词,谓语动作发生的时间通常与主句谓语动词动作发生时间是同时。
    as侧重指从句与主句的动作同时进行,谓语动词可以是持续性的,可以是短暂性动词。
词组
  • worth while (或 worth one's while)
    worth the time or effort spent 值得某人花时间(精力等)
英语四级真题
  • While it may sound like an advantage to many, people with this rare condition often find their unusual ability burdensome.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • While excessive optimism can promote bad investment patterns, resulting in a real-estate bubble, the report's writers downplay that potential outcome in that it has not yet occurred.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • While consumers are spending less on toilet paper, they remain fussy – in theory at least – when it comes to paper quality.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • The middle-aged person, Barth continued, can see death in the distance, but moves with a measured haste to get big new things done while there is still time.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • That's why leaders continue to manage the present while building toward the big changes of the future.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Initially Leah stayed with her accounting job while starting up the yoga studio to make it all work.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Apartments will retain their appeal for a while for Millennials, haunted by what happened to home-owning parents.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • In a study last year, of all people surveyed, 48 percent said they wanted to ride in one, while 50 percent did notThe fact that attitudes toward self-driving cars appear to be so steady across generations suggests how transformative the shift to driverless cars could be.
    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • While reformulating recipes ( ' , 配方) is one way to improve public health, it should be part of a multisided approach.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • We can lead people to eat less while helping the restaurant business.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • Presumably, you keep your doors locked at night and while you're away, so the thief will still need to break in.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • If they detect something wrong while the system is armed, they'll transmit a wireless alert signal to a base station that will then raise the alarm.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • And in my position as a professor at three different colleges, the actual problems in educating our young people and older students have deepened, while the number of people hired—not to teach but to hold meetings—has increased significantly.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • A good system is one that keeps that worst-case setting as improbable as possible while also offering strong protection in the event of a less-extraordinary attack.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • A gamification strategy that is not sufficiently thought through or well tailored to its players may engage people for a little while, but it will not motivate people in the long term.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • A part-time job is a good way to balance costs while ensuring there is enough time left over for both academic subjects and after-class activities.
    出自-2016年12月听力原文
  • While most people will still probably need, and be, to some extent, clock-timers, task-based timing should be used when performing a job that requires more creativity.
    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • The staff are equipped with iPads to take your payment while you relax on a sofa.
    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • So while there're plenty of hackers ( ' , 电脑迷 ) who could start startups, there's no one to invest in them.
    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • Her business went bankrupt while she was in prison.
    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • For instance, you can move a TV to the kitchen and watch your favorite shows while you're standing at the sink.
    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • Like many people who have lived overseas for a while, I simply got crazy about it.
    出自-2015年12月听力原文
  • A part-time job is a good way to balance costs while ensuring there is enough time left over for both academic subjects and after-class activities.
    2016年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
  • A three-stage life has few transitions, while a multi-stage life has many.
    2019年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • Again, the point is to listen hard while keeping the pen moving.
    2018年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section B
  • All had the same number of calories over the day, but half had breakfast, while the other half did not.
    2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • Apartments will retain their appeal for a while for millennials, haunted by what happened to home-owning parents.
    2017年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • At the workplace, men use conflict as a way to position themselves, while women often avoid conflict or strive to be the peacemaker,because they don't want to be viewed as aggressive or disruptive at work.
    2017年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
  • But while height has increased around the world, the trend in many countries of north and sub-Saharan Africa causes concern, says Riboli.
    2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • By 2014, % of 18- to -year-olds who had not completed a bachelor's degree were living with their parents while % were living with a spouse or partner.
    2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
  • Daphna Joel, who led the study, said her research found that while there are some gender-based similarities, many different types of brain can't always be distinguished by gender.
    2016年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A
  • I am making my way through Columbia University, surrounded by students who quickly supply the verbal answer while I am still processing the question.
    2017年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • I haven't been abroad for a long while.
    2017年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section B
  • If anything does go wrong while they're in the house, they don 't want to be blamed for it.
    2018年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • In 2014, 28% of young men were living with a spouse or partner in their own home, while 35% were living in the home of their parent s.
    2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
  • In the state of South Carolina, a convicted murderer was given the death penalty for a crime he committed while he was a minor.
    2015年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • It wasn't until I rediscovered salsa in a lovely studio while working in Asia that I renewed my passion for dancing.
    2019年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • Just as it's challenging to smoke while knitting, when hands are holding needles and hooks, there's less snacking and mindless eating out of boredom.
    2017年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • like many people who have lived overseas for a while, I simply got crazy about it.
    2015年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
  • Married women diagnosed with a serious health condition may find themselves struggling with the impact of their disease while also experiencing the stress of divorce.
    2019年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
  • New York city police captured a cow on the loose in Prospect Park on Tuesday after the animal became an attraction for tourists while walking along the streets and enjoying the park facilities.
    2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
  • Sasaki re-ran the experiment while presenting the sleeping participants with a mix of regularly timed of the same tone and irregular beeps of a different tone during the night.
    2017年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
  • She also knew from previous work conducted on birds and dolphins that these animals put half of their brains to sleep at a time so that they can rest while remaining alert enough to avoid predators.
    2017年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
  • Should you tell your friends, for instance, that they 're being recorded while you all watch the big game together?
    2018年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • So while it may seem as if kids are just exercising their bodies when they're running around, they may actually be exercising their brains as well.
    2016年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A
  • So while there're plenty of hackers who could start startups, there's no one to invest in them.
    2015年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • Some birds fly in groups for safety, while others fly alone.
    2017年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • Texting while driving was listed as a major cause of road deaths among young Americans back in 2013.
    2018年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • The aircraft cost 25 million pounds and can carry heavier loads than huge jet planes while also producing less noise and emitting less pollution.
    2018年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A
  • The city's current mayor, Luigi Brugnaro, has ridiculed UNESCO and told it to mind its own business, while continuing to support the cruise ship industry, which employs 5, 000 Venice residents.
    2018年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
  • The lawyer argued that it is wrong to execute a person for a crime he committed while he was a minor.
    2015年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • The long lost message was discovered by Clint Buffington of Utah while he was vacationing.
    2018年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A
  • The middle-aged person, Barth continued, can see death in the distance, but moves with a "measured haste" to get big new things done while there is still time.
    2017年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
  • The patients were split into three groups: one group received only usual care from a physician while the other two groups received usual care from a physician plus one of two computerized CBT programs.
    2019年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
  • The results reveal that while Swedes were the tallest people in the world in 1914, Dutch men have risen from 12th place to claim top spot with an average height of 182.5cm.
    2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • The three engineering students got the idea for the device while sitting in their school's courtyard.
    2016年12月四级真题(第二套)听力
  • The young murderer remained on death row for ten years while his lawyer appealed to the governor.
    2015年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • Therefore, these new findings should help airplane passengers to feel less vulnerable to catching respiratory infections while traveling by air.
    2019年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A
  • They are also more likely to encourage boys to work through problems on their own, while they tend to step in and help girls who struggle with a problem.
    2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
  • To prepare for this before winter, these animals eat extra food to become fat, which gives them the energy they need while they sleep.
    2017年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • While 53% believe men will continue to hold more top executive positions in business in die future, 44% say it's only a matter of time before as many women are in top executive positions as men.
    2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • While cereal remains a firm favourite among breakfast consumers in the UK and US, a recent investigation into the sugar content of "adult" breakfast cereals found that some cereals contain more than three-quarters of the recommended daily amount of free s
    2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • While digging two pits at a site in the central plains of China, scientists discovered fragments from pots and vessels.
    2017年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A
  • While excessive optimism can promote bad investment patterns, resulting in a real-estate "bubble", the report's writers downplay that potential outcome in that it has not yet occurred.
    2017年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • While height increased in Uganda and niger during the early 20th century, the trend has reversed in recent years, with height decreasing among l8-year-olds.
    2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • While ones in physics say:" How can you predict where the ball you tossed will land?"
    2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
  • While reformulating recipes is one way to improve public health, it should be part of a multi-sided approach.
    2016年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • While sleeping, their body temperature drops, and their heart beat slows down.
    2017年6月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • While some, like Maeda, emphasized the value of the degree rather than the education itself, others still see college as a way to gain new perspectives and life experiences.
    2017年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
  • While the "average" male and "average" female brains were slightly different, you couldn't tell it by looking at individual brain scans.
    2016年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A
  • While the "five-second rule" might not seem like the most pressing issue for food scientists to get to the bottom of, it's still worth investigating food myths like this one because they shape our beliefs about when food is safe to eat.
    2018年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • While the city council vote was met with applause inside the council room, opponents to the measure, including soda lobbyists made sharp criticisms and a promise to challenge the tax in court.
    2019年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
  • While the public sees greater workplace equality between men and women now than it did 20-30 years ago, most believe more change is needed.
    2018年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
  • While the study didn't assess why divorce is more likely when wives but not husbands become seriously ill, Karraker offers a few possible reasons.
    2019年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
  • While the top of the ocean is studied, its depths are more difficult to explore.
    2016年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A
  • While there are numerous factors behind these shifts, one factor is surely a growing realization for the young that they are going to live longer.
    2019年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • While there's no conclusive evidence on exactly what we should be eating and when, the consensus is that we should listen to our own bodies and eat when we're hungry.
    2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • While there's reason to believe that interest in self-driving cars is going up across the board, a person's age will have little to do with how self-driving cars can become mainstream.
    2016年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • While they may not be as dynamic as an iPad, textbooks are not passive or lifeless.
    2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
  • While they sound efficient and cost-saving, a recent study reports that they are not effective, primarily because depressed patients are not likely to engage with them or stick with them.
    2019年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
英语六级真题
  • Yet later on, the more affluent children end up in college and on the way to the middle class, while working-class children tend to struggle.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • While these numbers are still being validated by the state, we feel any adjustments they might suggest will be immaterial, Morgan wrote to the presidents.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • While rich parents are more concerned with their children's psychological well-being, poor parents are more worried about their children's safety.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • While many birds travelled along well-known routes to warmer climates, others stopped short and spent the winter on landfills, feeding on food waste, and the multitudes of insects that thrive on the dumps.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • While bullying is parents' greatest concern over all, nearly half of low-income parents worry their child will get shot, compared with one-fifth of high-income parents.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • While alternative estimates of the damage from carbon emissions differ, and it's especially hard to reckon the likely costs of possible catastrophic climate events, most estimates suggest substantial negative effects.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • While Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday all saw record spending online, in-store sales plunged over the holiday weekend.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • The Russian, Greek and Polish storks flew as far as South Africa, while those from Spain, Tunisia and Germany flew only as far as the Sahel.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Most affluent parents enroll their children in preschool or day care, while low-income parents are more likely to depend on family members.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • While the practice carries serious health risks for many, those dangers are outweighed by the social and economic gains for poor urban farmers and consumers who need affordable food.
    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • We are very proud of our accomplishments under the Greenlist system and we believe that we will prevail in these cases, Christopher Beard, director of public affairs for SC Johnson, said, while acknowledging that this has been an area that is difficult to navigate.
    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • Those dangers can be addressed with farmer and consumer education, he said, while the free water and nutrients from human waste can help urban farmers in developing countries to escape poverty.
    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • The fact is job openings have plunged in every major sector, while the number of workers forced into parttime employment in almost all industries has soared.
    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • It is also the reason why development agencies are not united in their view of environmental issues; while some, like the WRI, maintain that environmental progress needs to go hand-inhand with economic development, others argue that the priority is to build a thriving economy, and then use the wealth created to tackle environmental degradation.
    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • Development agencies disagree regarding how to tackle environment issues while ensuring economic progress.
    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • But while the number of advertisements may have dipped, there has been a rapid spread of eco-labeling.
    出自-2016年6月阅读原文
  • While yoga and meditation ( ' , 静思 ) are scientifically proven to reduce stress levels, these programs do little to target the root causes of burnout and disengagement.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • While we argue phasing out racial terminology ( ' , 术语 ) in the biological sciences, we also acknowledge that using race as a political or social category to study racism, although filled with lots of challenges, remains necessary given our need to understand how structural inequities and discrimination produce health disparities ( ' , 差异 ) between groups, Yudell said.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • While most parents, teachers and clinicians would react to an adolescent using drugs or getting drunk, they may easily overlook teenagers who are engaging in inconspicuous behaviors.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • Today's battery breakthroughs come as the world looks to expand modern energy access to the billion or so people without it, while also cutting back on fuels that warm the planet.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • This is much like a non-smoker getting cancer from second-hand smoke, while the heavy smoker is fortunate enough to smoke in good health.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • There must urgently be a meaningful mobilisation of the policies outlined in the agreement if we are to achieve national emissions reductions while helping the most vulnerable countries adapt to climate change.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • Students do not merely benefit while at university; studies show- they go on to be healthier and happier than non-graduates, and also far more likely to vote.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • South Korea, which operates state-of-the-art bases here, is increasing its fishing of krill ( ' , 磷虾), found in abundance in the Southern Ocean, while Russia recently frustrated efforts to create one of the world's largest ocean sanctuaries here.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • In other words, a few countries are benefiting enormously from the consumption of fossil fuels, while at the same time contributing disproportionately to the global burden of climate change.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • For the study, 325 employees spent six months taking part in ROWE, while a control group of 334 employees continued with their normal workflow.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • Developed nations such as Australia, the United States, Canada, and European countries are essentially climate free-riders: causing the majority of the problems through high greenhouse gas emissions, while incurring few of the costs such as climate change's impact on food and water.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • And while you may forgive your smartphone an occasional fault, you probably have less patience for error messages from your door lock.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • And while assessments vary widely, geologists estimate that Antarctica holds at least 36 billion barrels of oil and natural gas.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • The God caused the rock to grow and to lift the girls far above the ground, while its sides were scored by the claws of the angry bears.
    出自-2016年12月听力原文
  • Williams worked at a managerial level, while only 38.
    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • While that may make suborbital travel safer, it would add significant cost and complexity to an emerging industry that has until now operated largely as the playground of billionaires and dreamy engineers.
    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • They typically carry financial burdens that outweigh those of their peers, are more likely to work while attending school, and often require significant academic remediation ( ' , 补习 ).
    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • There is a lot of support at Yale, to an extent, after a while, there is too much support, he said, half-joking about the countless resources available at the school.
    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • Politicians may tackle polluters while scientists do battle with carbon emissions.
    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • Given the high price of room and board and the closeness of the school to his family, he chose to live at home and worked between 30 and 40 hours a week while taking a full class schedule.
    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • And while Rubinoff believes there are a good number of four-year schools that truly care about these students and set aside significant resources and programs for them, he says that number isn't high enough.
    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • While fully 64% of all U.S. high school graduates attend college of some point in their life, just 30% of the comparable German population, 28% of the French, 20% of the British, and 37%of the Japanese proceed beyond high school.
    出自-2015年12月听力原文
  • "It's been hard not to share pictures of her because people always want to know how babies and toddler (学走路的孩子) are doing and to see pictures, but we made the decision to have social media while she did not," O'Hanlon said.
    2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • "There is a lot of support at Yale, to an extent, after a while, there is too much support," he said, half-joking about the countless resources available at the school.
    2015年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • "While these numbers are still being validated by the state, we feel any adjustments they might suggest will be immaterial," Morgan wrote to the presidents.
    2017年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • A bonus with the "keep-moving principle" is that while we keep moving, we don't have a chance to worry?
    2019年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section B
  • Across the developed world, ear use is in decline as more people move to city centers, while young people especially are opting for other means of travel.
    2019年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A
  • Among large traditional retailers, Walmart recently reported the best results, leading its stock price to surge, while Macy's, Target; and Nordstrom's dropped.
    2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • And it goes some way towards explaining why books about swimming, in which people tackle icy lakes, and overcome oceans while reflecting on their lives have recently become so popular.
    2018年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section B
  • And while the Portuguese took part in the trade, ferrying nuts down the coast along with other goods, by 1620, when English explorer Richard Jobson made his way up the Gambia, the nuts were still peculiar to his eyes.
    2017年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
  • Bria Dunham, a mother in Somerville, Massachusetts, was so excited to watch a moment of brotherly bonding while her first-grader and baby took a bath together that she snapped a few photos.
    2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • But by buying while young, the premiums are paid in for a longer period of time.
    2017年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • But, as the human study suggests, another reason for dolphins keeping their eyes open during sleep is that they can look out for predators while asleep.
    2017年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A
  • Children not as liked by their first-grade peers had slightly lower grades in fifth grade, while those with higher social acceptance had higher grades.
    2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
  • Developed nations such as Australia, the United States, Canada, and European countries are essentially climate "free-riders": causing the majority of the problems through high greenhouse gas emissions, while incurring few of the costs such as climate chan
    2016年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • Even in June of 2007, when the economy was still moving ahead, job growth was only 132,000, while turnover was 4.7 million!
    2015年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • Evolutionarily speaking, people in this age group are at a stage in which they can prepare to find a mate and start their own family while separating from parents and striking out on their own.
    2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
  • For the study, 325 employees spent six months taking part in ROWE, while a control group of 334 employees continued with their normal workflow.
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  • Good science journalists are specialists in making complex topics accessible to a general audience, while adhering to scientific accuracy.
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  • I think we need to stress that while there will be some job changes, there won't be anyone getting dismissed.
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  • In studies, he gave subjects a chance to deceive for monetary gain while examining their brains in a functional Mri machine, which maps blood flow to active parts of the brain.
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  • It is a grim reality that you can have one person who only makes around 13,000 dollars a year, while across town another is making millions.
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  • It pays laid-off workers up to half of their previous wages while they look for work.
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  • Many of them are the same that regulate how seeds become dryness-tolerant while still attached to their parent plants.
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  • Now, they are introducing new Barbies with three slightly different body shapes, while the original tall and thin Barbies would continue to be sold.
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  • Now, though a novel type of steel has been developed that resists fractures at much lower temperatures, while retaining its strength and toughness-without the need for expensive additives.
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  • Our customers come in and enjoy their food and drinks, while little rabbits play about and brush against their legs.
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  • Politicians may tackle polluters while scientists do battle with carbon emissions .
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  • She began a nationwide campaign to have a national holiday declared that would bring families together while celebrating the traditional festivals.
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  • Sleeping pills, while helpful for some, are not 34 necessarily an effective remedy either.
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  • So, one problem with stereotypes is while we are good at drawing conclusions from them, often our information isn't reliable.
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  • So, while there may be insights to be gained from matching behavior to brain activity, those insights will I not necessarily lead to justice in a court of law.
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  • The best seek to alleviate the external pressures on their pupils while equipping them better to understand and handle the world outside一 at once sheltering them and broadening their horizons.
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  • The Burean of Labor Statistics projects that while the number of nurses will increase by 19 percent by 2022, demand will grow faster than supply, and that there will be over one million unfilled nursing jobs by then.
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  • The latest evidence suggests that while it isn't 29 ideal, it might help.
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  • The level of emissions they cause will depend on how the electricity to run them is generated, while brakes, tyres and toads all create tiny airborne particles as they wear out.
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  • They did so though while doing little to stop the erosion of available aid.
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  • "This is the sweet spot between sharing and getting credit for it, while discouraging, " says Ivo Grigorov, a project coordinator at the National Institute of Aquatic Resources Research Secretariat in Charlottenlund, Denmark.
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  • Thus, while printing enormously increased access to books by making cheap, high-volume production possible, it also reduced choice.
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  • Today's battery breakthroughs come as the world looks to expand modern energy access to the billion or so people without it, while also cutting back on fuels that warm the planet.
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  • While companies like Facebook harvest attention to generate revenue from advertisers, other technologies have no such agenda.
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  • While farming is often difficult for both the body and mine, Sanchez says he and many of his fellow young farmers are motivated by desire to set a new standard for agriculture.
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  • While human achievements in mathematics continue to reach new levels of complexity, many of us who aren't mathematicians at heartor engineers by trad may struggle to remember the last time we used calculus.
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  • While it may be impossible to prevent kids from drinking tap water that may contain trace amounts of chemicals, keeping kids away from lawns recently sprayed with chemicals and freshly dry-cleaned clothes can't hurt.
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  • While it may have been practical, it wasn't prestigious.
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  • While Maple Hill's conversion program is unusually hands on and comprehensive, it's just one of a growing number of businesses committed to slowly changing the way America farms.
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  • While states could pass laws related to sharing information about children online, Steinberg feels parents themselves are generally best suited to make these decisions for their families.
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  • While tasty, such seeds are delicate — they cannot bud and grow if they dry out as you may know if you've ever tried to grow a tree from an avocado pit.
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  • While the efforts are certainly not futile, the results of such bans will likely only start to be seen by generations down the line, bettering the world for the future.
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  • While the world-renowned physicist has often been cautious about ai, raising concerns that humanity could be the architect of its own destruction if it creates a super-intelligence with a will of its own, he was also quick to highlight the positives the A
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
英汉词典释义
英英词典释义
  • Noun
    1. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition;
    "he was here for a little while""I need to rest for a piece""a spell of good weather""a patch of bad weather"
行业词典
  • 计算机: 【软】当;