vanity 虚荣心
Her sarcasm wounded his vanity. 她挖苦的语言刺伤了他的虚荣心。
He was too puffed up with his own importance, too blinded by vanity to accept their verdicton him. 他的重要地位让他太过傲气、太过自负,从而无法接受他人对自己的意见。
It flattered his vanity. 这满足了他的虚荣心。
creativity 创造力
Becoming your own person releases your creativity. 保持你自己的本色可以释放出你的创造力。
Regulations on children stifled creativity. 对孩子们制定的各种规定压制了创造力。
Our creativity in the field of technology is our greatest asset. 我们在技术领域的创造力是我们最大的资本。
inspiration 灵感
You have to act first before inspiration will hit. You don’t wait for inspiration and then act, or you’re never going to act, because you’re never going to have the inspiration, not consistently.
trust 信任
You've betrayed their trust. 你辜负了他们的信任。
The basis of a good marriage is trust. 美满婚姻的基础是信赖。
sportsmanship/?sp??tsm?n??p/ n. 体育精神,运动员风范
For Larkin, the honor is well-deserved for a man whose exceptional career was synonymous with the three pillars of the Hall of Fame: sportsmanship, integrity and character.
integrity n. 完整;正直;诚实;廉正
His integrity was unchallenged. 他的诚实正直未受到过质疑。
In an era of growing cynicism about politicians, Mr. Mandela is a model of dignity andintegrity. 在一个对政治家越来越不信任的时代,曼德拉先生是高尚和正直的榜样。
consumerism /k?n?sju?m?r?z?m/ 消费主义
They have clearly embraced Western consumerism. 很明显他们已经接受了西方的消费主义观念。
You are trying to save money, but mostly you want to move away from consumerism. 你想要省钱,但更重要的是你想要远离消费主义。
environmentalism /?n?va?r?n?ment?l?z?m/环境保护主义
Tesco is also reacting to environmentalism by presenting itself as both healthy and green.乐购也试图通过展现健康、色的形象对环保主义做出回应。
pacifism/?p?s?f?z?m/ 和平主义
He didn't hide his pacifism. 他没有掩饰他的和平主义态度。
pragmatism /?pr?ɡm?t?z?m/ 实用主义
She had a reputation for clear thinking and pragmatism. 她因思维清晰和实用主义而闻名。
composure 镇定
She was a little nervous at first but she soon regained her composure. 她起初有点紧张但很快就恢复了镇定。
fear 恐惧;害怕
Then one day his worst fears were confirmed. 后来有一天,他最大的担心被证实了。
Fear clutched at her heart. 她突然感到一阵恐惧袭上心头。
vulnerability 脆弱
David accepts his own vulnerability. 戴维承认自己的脆弱。
His vulnerability makes him even more lovable. 他的弱点甚至使他显得更可爱。
But there's an appeal in that vulnerability. 但这种脆弱性也有吸引力。
productivity /?pr?d?k?t?v?ti/ 生产率;生产效率
We need to increase productivity. 我们需要提高生产力。
The result has been a giant leap in productivity. 其结果就是生产力的大幅度提高。
complexity 复杂性
The situation presents great complexity. 形势显得极为复杂。
transparency 透明化
The key to great relationships with clients is transparency and being really open,与客户建立联系的最好方式就是透明化,相互坦诚。
sloppiness 敷衍了事
There is no excuse for sloppiness in your work. 你在工作中敷衍了事,这无论如何说不过去。
Sloppiness is his greatest fault. 草率是他最大的缺点。
ego 自我价值感
He has the biggest ego of anyone I've ever met. 他是我所见的最自负的人。
Winning the prize really boosted her ego . 获得这个奖项大大增强了她的自信心。