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1. theoretical adj. 理论的； 推想的，假设的； 空论的 1. He claims that the writer never consciously formulated his own theoretical position. 他声称该作家从未有意识地阐明他自己的理论见解。 2. It's a theoretical matter as well as a practical one. 这不仅是个实践问题，也是个理论问题。 3. It's only a theoretical possibility. 这只是一种假设的可能性 4.This is certainly a theoretical risk but in practice there is seldom a problem... 从理论上讲，这肯定是有风险的，可是实际上很少出问题。 5.These fears are purely theoretical. 这些担忧纯粹是臆测出来的。 2.involve vt. 包含； 使参与，牵涉； 围绕，缠绕； 使专心于 ? I seem to have involved myself in something I don't understand. 我似乎卷入了一件我并不知情的事情当中。 1. They expostulate with him about the risk involve in his plan. 他们指出他的计划有风险，劝他放弃。 2. Certainly he wasn't going to involve the other comrades. 他肯定不想带累别的同志。 3. Don't involve yourself in unnecessary dispute. 不要把自己卷入无谓的争论中。 4. Don't involve yourself with those people. 不要和那些人混在一起。 5. Don't involve me in your quarrel. 不要把我卷进你们的争吵中。 contain, include, embrace, involve, comprehend, hold, comprise 这些动词均含有“包括，包含”之意。 contain： 普通用词，所涉及的物体常常是其组成部分或内容。强调包容关系。既可指具体有形的东西，也可指抽象无形的东西。 include： 普通用词，指一整体包含着各独立的部分，也指某东西包含另一东西的某一部分。 embrace： 正式用词，指把某事物纳入整个之中。 involve： 把包含因整体的性质决定的成分或结果。所包括的往往是无形的，不可触知的东西，多用作引申。 comprehend： 正工用词，指包含在整体范围以内。 hold： 常和contain换用。指能够容纳或有足够的容纳量。强调包容能力。 comprise： 书面用词，暗指一个整体包括不同部分所组成，可与include交换使用。 3. offensive adj. 无礼的，冒犯的，唐突的； 讨厌的，令人不快的； 进攻（性）的，攻击的，攻势的 n. 进攻，攻势 ? Some friends of his found the play horribly offensive. 他的一些朋友觉得该剧非常让人反感。 1. The young man was trailing his coat by making such offensive remarks. 这位年轻人说话如此无礼是想蓄意吵架。 3. He orders his assistants around in a way that is very offensive. 他以蛮横无理的方式对他的助手们发号施令。 4. If all else fails, I will take the offensive. 如果其他方法不行，我将采取攻势。 5. His mode of doing business is offensive to me. 他干事情的方式叫我很不喜欢。 offensively The group who had been shouting offensively opened to let her through... 那群无礼叫嚷的人让开一条路让她通过。 I thought his glance at me had been offensively bold. 我觉得他对我的瞥视唐突无礼。 aggression, invasion, assault, attack, offensive 这些名词均有“进攻，侵