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| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔BAD〕The prison system does not work because many of the younger offenders are being corrupted by older, long-term prisoners. 监狱体制并不起作用，因为有许多年轻的罪犯正逐渐被年纪较大、刑期长的囚犯带坏。朗文写作活用〔EXAMPLE〕Seat belts are supposed to prevent serious injury, but they didn't work in my case. 安全带本应可以防止受重伤，但就我的情况而言并没起作用。朗文写作活用〔IF〕Seat belts are effective only if they are correctly adjusted. 只有正确地系好安全带它才会起作用。朗文写作活用〔action〕The medicine will not take action for several hours.药要在几小时后才会起作用。英汉大词典〔active〕Functioning or capable of functioning.起作用的：在起作用的或能起作用的美国传统〔active〕The virus is still active in the blood.这种病毒仍然在血液中起作用。牛津高阶〔argument〕The incident has triggered fresh arguments about the role of the extreme right in France.该事件引发了关于极右翼势力在法国所起作用的新一轮讨论。柯林斯高阶〔avail〕His words of encouragement were to no avail.他那些鼓励的话丝毫没起作用。麦克米伦高阶〔bear〕I always said – and Rick will bear me out – that this wouldn't work.我一直说这不会起作用，里克可以为我作证。麦克米伦高阶〔break〕The old trade union discipline has broken down.工会的陈旧纪律已不起作用。英汉大词典〔bribe〕I tried bribing her with sweets, but it didn't work.我试着用糖果哄她，但不起作用。麦克米伦高阶〔buck up〕Anything anybody said to him to try and buck him up wouldn't sink in.任何人对他说的任何劝他振作起来的话都不会起作用。柯林斯高阶〔captopril〕A drug used in the treatment of hypertension that functions by inhibiting the enzymes that activate angiotensin.卡普多普瑞尔：一种用于治疗高血压的药物，该药通过抑制激活高血压素的酶起作用美国传统〔carnitine〕A betaine commonly occurring in the liver and in skeletal muscle that functions in fatty acid transport across mitochondrial membranes.肉（毒）碱：一种甜菜碱，通常出现在肝和骨骼肌里，在脂肪酸穿过线粒体膜的运输过程中起作用美国传统〔cavefish〕Any of various freshwater fishes of the family Amblyopsidae, found in subterranean waters and having rudimentary, nonfunctioning eyes.洞穴鱼：钝棘翻车鱼科的淡水鱼，生活在地下水中，有退化的、不起作用的眼美国传统〔come into〕It's an unrestricted journey, and rules of any sort don't come into it.这是一次没有任何限制的旅行，所有的规则都不起作用。柯林斯高阶〔creak〕The party machinery was beginning to creak from disuse.那个政党机器由于长久不起作用而开始运转不灵了。英汉大词典〔decry〕The measures were decried as useless.这些措施受到指责，说是不起作用。牛津高阶〔diet〕Most of these diets just don't work.这些节食方法大多根本不起作用。麦克米伦高阶〔directness〕I directed the extinguisher at the fire without effect.我把灭火器对准了火焰，但没起作用。柯林斯高阶〔effect〕The morphine was starting to take effect and the pain eased.吗啡开始起作用，疼痛减轻了。朗文当代〔effect〕They had to wait ten minutes for the anaesthetic to take effect before they stitched up the cut.他们不得不等了10分钟，在麻醉剂起作用后才缝合伤口。剑桥高阶〔effect〕Try to relax for a couple of hours until the pills take effect.在药开始起作用之前，尽量放松一两个小时。麦克米伦高阶〔enolase〕An enzyme present in muscle tissue that acts in carbohydrate metabolism.烯醇酶：一种存在于肌肉组织里的酶，在碳水化合物的新陈代谢中起作用美国传统〔entente〕Electoral pacts would not work, but an entente cordiale might.选举协定不会起作用，但是政府间的谅解也许可以。柯林斯高阶〔erepsin〕An enzyme complex found in intestinal and pancreatic juices that functions in the breakdown of polypeptides into amino acids.肠肽酶：肠内分泌物和胰液中的一种酶合成物，在将多肽分裂成氨基酸的过程中起作用美国传统〔evidence〕There is no evidence that these devices actually work.没有证据表明这些装置确实起作用。韦氏高阶〔face facts〕The time has come to face the fact that the government's policies aren't working.是时候承认政府的政策并不起作用了。韦氏高阶〔face facts〕The time has come to face the facts and admit that the government's policies aren't working.到了该正视现实、承认政府的政策并不起作用的时候了。韦氏高阶〔factor〕There are several factors at play here.这里有好几个因素在起作用。牛津搭配〔faculty〕There is undoubtedly some psychic faculty at work.毋庸置疑, 有某些精神力量在起作用。外研社新世纪〔flow〕It works only in the veins, where the blood flow is slower.它只在静脉里起作用，在静脉中血液流动更慢一些。柯林斯高阶〔foot brake〕A brake operated by pressure of the foot on a pedal, as in an automobile.脚闸：靠踏板上的脚施加压力而起作用的制动器，如用在汽车中美国传统〔freeze〕To damage, kill, or make inoperative by cold or by the formation of ice.冻坏，冻死，冻僵：通过寒冷或冰的形成而引起破坏、冻死或使不起作用美国传统〔functionality〕The quality of being functional.功能性：起作用、运转的特性美国传统〔give out〕One of his lungs gave out entirely.他的其中一片肺叶完全不起作用了。柯林斯高阶〔haptoglobin〕A plasma protein that is a normal constituent of blood serum and functions in the binding of free hemoglobin in the bloodstream.结合珠蛋白：一种血液血清的正常组成部分并在血流中对自由血红蛋白的粘合起作用的血浆蛋白美国传统〔help〕Your sympathy helps a lot.你的同情很起作用。英汉大词典〔home〕I've tried all the home remedies for headaches without success.我试遍了所有治头痛的民间疗法，可都不起作用。牛津搭配〔imbibe〕Chemical fertilizers do not work on the soil but are enforcedly imbibed by plants.化学肥料并不对土壤起作用, 但被植物强行吸收。外研社新世纪〔impervious〕He did as he pleased and was impervious to punishment.他为所欲为,惩罚对他不起作用。英汉大词典〔impression〕My words made no impression on her.我的话丝毫没有对她起作用。牛津高阶〔ineffectiveness〕This is an ineffective method of controlling your dog.用这种方法控制你的狗不起作用。柯林斯高阶〔ineffective〕The new drug was ineffective.新药不起作用。牛津高阶〔ineffective〕Various drugs have proved ineffective against the virus.事实证明各种药品都对这种病毒不起作用。朗文当代〔inoperative〕Not working or functioning.无效的，无用的：不能工作的或起作用的美国传统〔interrelated〕Many interrelated factors are at work here.在这里许多相互关联的因素在起作用。朗文当代〔intron〕A segment of a gene situated between axons that does not function in coding for protein synthesis.基因内区：位于对蛋白质合成指定的遗传密码不起作用的神经轴突之间的基因体节美国传统〔just〕There is just one method that might work.只有一个方法可能起作用。牛津高阶〔kick〕The painkillers kicked in and he became sleepy.止痛药开始起作用了，他变得昏昏欲睡。朗文当代〔lesser〕No medication works in isolation but is affected to a greater or lesser extent by many other factors.任何药物治疗都不是单独起作用的, 而是或多或少受到其他许多因素的影响。外研社新世纪〔localize〕There are forces at work today that are simultaneously globalizing and localizing culture.如今, 有多种力量在起作用, 促使文化在全球化的同时本土化。外研社新世纪〔long shot〕It's a long shot, but it might just work.这是个大胆的尝试，但它说不定就能起作用。麦克米伦高阶〔lysosome〕A membrane-bound organelle in the cytoplasm of most cells containing various hydrolytic enzymes that function in intracellular digestion.溶酶体：一种被膜包住的小器官，存在于大多数细胞的细胞质中，内含多种水解酶，在细胞内消化中起作用美国传统〔market〕Governments are happy to let the market decide.政府很乐意让市场调节机制起作用。麦克米伦高阶〔minority〕In a small minority of cases, the treatment does not help.对少数几个病例治疗不起作用。麦克米伦高阶〔operant〕One that operates.起作用的人或物美国传统〔operant〕Operating to produce effects; effective.运转中的：操作运行着的，起作用的美国传统〔operation〕The act or process of operating or functioning.操作：操作或起作用的行为或过程美国传统〔organized〕Functioning within a formal structure, as in the coordination and direction of activities.有组织的：在正式结构中起作用的，如在活动的协调和指导中美国传统〔osteoplastic〕Relating to or functioning in bone formation.生骨的：与生骨有关的或在生骨时起作用的美国传统〔pass〕The magic of Huck Finn seems to have passed me by.哈克·费恩的魔法似乎对我不起作用。英汉大词典〔peg〕The agreement works because member nations haven't tried to peg prices.因为成员国没有企图限定价格，所以协议起作用了。剑桥高阶〔pharmaceuticals〕Antibiotics were of no use; neither were other pharmaceuticals.抗生素一点都不起作用；其他药物也一样。外研社新世纪〔photophilic〕Growing or functioning best in strong light.嗜光的，适光的：在强光下生长或起作用的最好的美国传统〔play〕All sorts of factors come into play when you look for a new job.你找新工作的时候, 各种因素都会起作用。外研社新世纪〔practical〕The time you spend on it doesn't, for all practical purposes, affect the final result.你花在那上面的时间实际上对最终的结果并不起作用。朗文当代〔qualification〕You're going to do a job where your qualifications will count.你将去做一项你的资历很能起作用的工作。英汉大词典〔quick〕Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy.快的、迅速的：快速且有力地移动或起作用的；迅速的美国传统〔react〕Some kinds of acids react on metals to cause chemical changes.有几种酸对金属起作用，会引起化学变化。21世纪英汉〔reinforcer〕A stimulus, such as a reward, that in operant conditioning maintains or strengthens a desired response.强化刺激：在起作用的情况下维持或物强化一个所想要的反应的刺激物，如一个奖赏美国传统〔screw up〕You can't open the window because it screws up the air conditioning.你不能打开窗户，那样空调就不起作用了。柯林斯高阶〔shift〕Their attempts at shifting attention away from the controversy seemed to be working.他们转移争论关注点的努力似乎起作用了。韦氏高阶〔signal〕The rise in inflation is a clear signal that the government's policies are not working.通货膨胀率的上升清楚地表明，政府的政策不起作用。牛津高阶〔stuff〕The medicine has clearly done its stuff.这药显然起作用了。牛津高阶〔suppress〕The pill works by suppressing your appetite.这药片通过抑制食欲起作用。韦氏高阶〔take〕The transfusion apparently took.输血显然起作用了美国传统〔unresponsive〕The disease is totally unresponsive to conventional treatment.这种病使用常规疗法根本不起作用。朗文当代〔useless〕Drugs are useless in treating the condition.医治这种病，药物是不起作用的。韦氏高阶〔vehicle〕A substance of no therapeutic value used to convey an active medicine for administration.赋形药，赋形剂：一种无疗效的物质，用以传送某种起作用的药的施用美国传统〔what〕The heater works.—What heater?加热器起作用了。——什么加热器？外研社新世纪〔whether〕I doubt whether it'll work.我怀疑这是否能起作用。剑桥高阶〔wing〕To effect or accomplish by flying.通过飞行起作用或完成美国传统〔work〕How long does a sleeping pill take to work? 安眠药起作用要多少时间? 英汉大词典〔work〕The medicine has begun to do its work.该药开始起作用。文馨英汉All her talk about her rich friends cuts no/very little ice with me (=doesn't make me feel any respect)! 她吹嘘她那些富有的朋友们，但这对我不起作用。剑桥国际I'd rather stick with a way of doing things that I know will work.我宁愿坚持用我认为能起作用的做事方法。剑桥国际My advice seemed to make little impression on him. 我的忠告似乎对他不起作用。译典通No one is sure whether this plan will work, but it's a step forward (= an improvement or development).没人能肯定这计划是否会起作用，但它确实是个进步。剑桥国际That method hasn't worked, so let's try your way.那个方法不起作用，所以让我们来试一下你的方法。剑桥国际The air-conditioner was ineffective in such a crowded room. 在挤那么多人的房间里空气调节器不起作用了。译典通The dye took, and now the white dress is green.染料起作用了，现在白裙子变成了绿色。剑桥国际The leaven of reform was working. 改革的影响力在起作用。译典通The medicine operated quickly. 这药很快起作用。译典通The whole show was a fiasco--the lights wouldn't work, one actor forgot his lines and another fell off the stage.整场演出完全失败，灯光不起作用，一个演员忘了台词，另一个从台上掉了下去。剑桥国际There is still some hope that the economic blockade will work and make military intervention unnecessary.仍有希望经济封锁将会起作用，也将会使军事干预不必要。剑桥国际These medical herbs are said to act on the heart. 据说这些药草对心脏起作用。译典通These tablets will start to work (= have an effect) a few minutes after they have been swallowed.这些药片在服下的几分钟后就开始起作用。剑桥国际They had to wait ten minutes for the anaesthetic to take effect (= produce results) before they stitched up the cut.他们得等十分钟，等麻醉剂起作用后才能缝合伤口。剑桥国际You've just got to be a bit philosophical if your plans don't work out first time, and try not to be too discouraged.如果你的计划第一次不起作用，你必须达观一些，尽量别泄气。剑桥国际 |
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