Words day by day(9)

tuning
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n.

1. 调音,定弦;起音,定音

2. 【无】调谐

3. 协调一致

relevant
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a.[(+to)]

1. 有关的;切题的;恰当的

His nationality isn't relevant to whether he is a good lawyer.

他的国籍跟他是不是一个好律师不相关。

2. 有意义的;关系重大的

contrary¹
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a.

1. 相反的,对立的[(+to)]

His views are contrary to mine.

他的看法与我相反。

2. (天气)不利的;(风)逆向的

The garden party was put off because of the contrary weather.

由于天气不好,园游会延期了。

n.

1. 相反;相反的事物[the S]

He produced no evidence to the contrary.

他没有拿出相反的证据。

You didn't bother me. On the contrary, I like your company.

你没有打扰我,相反地,我喜欢有你作伴。

2. 反面;对立面,对立的一方[C]

Cruelty and kindness are contraries.

残酷与仁慈是对立面。

ad.

1. 相反地;反对地[(+to)]

Contrary to expectation, he didn't win in the contest.

与预期相反,他在竞赛中没有获奖。

contrary²
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a.

1. 乖戾的;固执的

Who can reason with you when you are so contrary?

你这么执拗的时候,谁能和你理论?

shield
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n.[C]

1. 盾

2. 保护者;庇护者

3. 防护物;护罩,挡板

Dark glasses is an effective shield against the glare.

墨镜有效地阻隔强光保护眼睛。

4. 盾状物;盾形徽章

5. 【动】背甲,头胸甲;龟甲板

vt.

1. 保护;保卫[(+from)]

Her hat shielded her eyes from the sun.

她的帽子遮住太阳光保护她的眼睛。

2. 庇护;包庇;掩盖

He lied to the court to shield his friend.

他对法庭说谎以包庇自己的朋友。

3. 挡开,避开[(+off)]

These trees will shield off arid winds and protect the fields.

这些树林能挡住旱风,保护农田。

vi.

1. 保护,防御

detect
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vt.

1. 发现,察觉;查出,看穿

I detected anger in her voice.

我察觉出她说话声里含着愤怒。

He soon detected the faulty valve.

他很快查到了出毛病的阀门。

2. 【无】对...检波