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* compliment [‘k?mplim?nt] n. 赞扬；称赞 compliments [pl] 致意；问候；祝贺；钦佩；赞美 (make / pay / present / express / send) one’s compliments (to sb) (on sth) After class the teacher expressed her compliments on my writing. 老师课后对我的写作大加赞赏。 compliment [‘k?mpliment] v. 赞美；恭维 compliment sb on sth Although defeated by Nadal in the final, Federer generously complimented his opponent on his skillful performance. 尽管在决赛中被纳达尔击败，费德勒仍大度地赞美了对手技艺娴熟的表演。 look one’s best （使某人）看上去最美；展示最好一面；呈现最佳状态 She put on her finest clothes, hoping to look her best at the ball. 她穿上自己最好的衣服，希望能在舞会上展示她最美的一面。 regardless of 不管 Regardless of the difficulty, the project must be finished before next Monday. 无论多么困难，这个项目必须在下周一之前完成。 表转折：in spite of / despite 表主观上不管、无视、不考虑：regardless of I stand for freedom of speech for everyone regardless of color, race or creed. 我主张不考虑肤色、种族与信仰，人人都应有言论自由。 emphasis n. 强调；重点 (lay / place / put) emphasis on / upon 强调；着重于；重读 give emphasis to 强调；着重于 Lately, much emphasis has been laid on traffic safety. 近来，交通安全倍受重视。 emphasize v. 强调 The leader of our rescue team repeatedly emphasizes that we are in a race against time at the moment. 救援小组的队长反复强调：我们眼下正在与时间赛跑。 stretch v. 拉长；撑大 This kind of material is not easy to stretch. 这种材料不容易拉伸。 stretch n. 伸长；伸展 The stretch of Metro Line One opened to traffic in 2004, which encouraged the commercial development in Baoshan District. 地铁一号线延伸段于2004年通车，这刺激了宝山区商业的发展。 stretcher n. 担架 endure v. 忍耐 The football team endured many hardships on the way to the championship. 那支足球队在夺冠的路上饱经困难的考验。 can’t endure sth / doing sth 无法忍受 I can’t endure being disturbed by such a noise in my work a moment longer. 我一刻也不能忍受工作中被这样的噪音打扰了。 endurance n. 忍耐力；耐久力 Marathon is won by the runner who has the greatest endurance. 只有耐力最好的选手才能赢得马拉松冠军。 endurable adj. 可以忍耐的 enduring adj. 持久的；耐久的 free to do sth 随心所欲做某事 The customers were free to take as many samples of the product as they wanted. 顾客可以随意取用那种产品的试用装，数量不限。 If you have any enquiries, please