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They were standing by themselves looking supercilious.他们独自站在那里,显得很了不起的样子。
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He is a supercilious man.他是一个高傲的人。
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vain 虚荣的,高傲的:
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His wife was vain and extravagant.他的妻子很虚荣奢侈。
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Ruth is very vain about her appearance.露丝对自己的外貌感到骄傲。
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self-satisfied 自满的,得意的:
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“I knew I was right,” Bill said with a self-satisfied laugh.比尔得意地笑道:“我知道我是对的。”
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He was too self-satisfied to pay attention to what they were saying.他太自满,不注意他们说的话。
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有的词则无贬义,甚至有称赞的意思,如self-respecting,表示“有自尊心的”:
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They grew into responsible and self-respecting citizens.他们成长为有责任心、有自尊心的公民。
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What self-respecting person would do such a horrible thing?哪个有自尊心的人会做出这种可怕的事?
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730 prove
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prove有两个主要意思。
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(1)证明,证实(vt.):
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1)跟名词或代词:
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The lawyer proved the innocence of the woman.律师证明这女人是无辜的。
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Who can prove it? 谁能证实这一点?
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2)跟从句:
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They’ll prove to you that I’m not lying.他们将向你证明我不是在撒谎。
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Vasco de Gama proved that the world was round.伽马证实地球是圆的。
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3)跟复合结构:
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One mad action is not enough to prove a man mad.一个疯狂的举动不足以证明一个人是疯子。
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He has proved himself a most daring airman.他证实了自己是一个勇敢的飞行员。
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(2)证明是,后来表明是(link v.):
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