adventage [əd'væntɪdʒ]

n. 优势；利益；有利条件

过去式 advantaged 过去分词 advantaged 现在分词 advantaging

n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

The Chinese team enjoyed the height advantage.

advent ['ædvɛnt] n. 到来；出现；基督降临；基督降临节

n. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
arrival , occurrence , emergence , appearance , rise     
With the advent of apps, though, it’s become more like my religion



agile ['ædʒl] adj. 敏捷的；机敏的；活泼的\
adj.

• moving quickly and lightly
• alive , fly , sharp , keen , lively

Many of us came there to learn what this "agile thing" was all about.

 

albeit [,ɔl'biɪt] conj. 虽然；即使
although , while , though , if , as
Albeit fair,the girl was not sought after.



appealing [ə'pilɪŋ] adj. 吸引人的；动人的；引起兴趣的；恳求似的
something attractive
attractive , affecting , moving , absorbing , melting
The simplicity of this definition is appealing.

celebrated ['sɛlə'bretɪd]

adj. 著名的；有名望的

v. 庆祝（celebrate的过去式和过去分词）

adj.

• widely known and esteemed
• famed far-famed famous illustrious notable noted renowned
• The post office centralizing the town celebrated its 20th anniversary yesterday

collide

[kə'laɪd]

vi. 碰撞；抵触，冲突

vt. 使碰撞；使相撞

v.

• crash together with violent impact
• hit , impact on , crash     
• If all goes well, the machine will accelerate and collide particles in December.

 

contemporary [kən'tɛmpərɛri] n. 同时代的人；同时期的东西
n. a person of nearly the same age as another
contemporaneous . coeval . synchronous . simultaneous
He rubbished most of the novels written by contemporary writers.

distribute  [dɪ'strɪbjut]  vt. 分配；散布；分开；把…分类




v.

• administer or bestow, as in small portions
• portion , part , spread     
• You can then distribute your custom components, or you can move them from test to production.

encourage [ɪn'kɝrɪdʒ] vt. 鼓励，怂恿；激励；支持

v.

• contribute to the progress or growth of
• promote advance boost further
• But, as leaders, how do we encourage them to do it?

energetic [,ɛnɚ'dʒɛtɪk] adj. 精力充沛的；积极的；有力的

adj.

• possessing or exerting or displaying energy
• active , positive , male , live , vigorous
• It was like an energetic movement through me.

      

refine [rɪ'faɪn] vt. 精炼，提纯；改善；使…文雅


v.

• improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
• improve , polish up     
• They refine sugar using this way.

worthwhile ['wɝθ'waɪl]  adj. 值得做的，值得花时间的
adj. sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest
While this is an intellectually worthwhile goal, it does not usually add to the body of useful languages.

frail [frel] adj. 脆弱的；虚弱的
n.

• the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
• weak , tender , slight
• The frail cat was taken to the vet for treatment.
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myth [mɪθ] n. 神话；虚构的人，虚构的事
n. a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
fairy story , fairy tales
Why do we continue to indulge the myth that the fabulous wealth generated by this mode of production will in the fullness of time become available to all?