(Latin 拉) for this stronger reason 因为这一更充分理由; 更加: * If he can afford a luxury yacht, then a fortiori he can afford to pay his debts. 他若能买得起豪华的快艇, 就更能匀出钱来还债了. 其它符号请参见纸质词典
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n thing that is feared or disliked or causes annoyance 使人畏懼或厭惡的事物; 造成困擾的事物: 7 }" n7 Y( q/ V1 G; h" @9 @" W7 C* Inflation is the Government's main bugbear. 通貨膨脹是政府的主要難題.
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/'bQgE(r); 'bQgl/ , Z. t1 B; v _; F' S+ Q% b5 gn (<!> 諱 esp Brit)0 \' \, j% r; A4 b- a: _. p" ~# d
1 (law 律) person who commits buggery; sodomite 雞姦者.3 h( T5 W$ L2 B( r. J
2 (infml 口) (a) annoying or contemptible person 討厭的人; 小人:1 r6 Z6 a" v0 v Z/ j
* You stupid bugger! You could have run me over! 你這個渾蛋! 你差一點兒把我輾死!% v! p0 N( N9 n. d/ _
(b) (in expressions of sympathy or kind feeling) person or animal (用於表示同情或關心的詞語)人或動物:0 p) }* d/ i( x I
* Poor bugger! His wife left him last week. 可憐的家夥! 他妻子上星期離開了他. ; Y; g( @( m' [( C- r1 C3 (infml 口) thing that causes difficulties 造成困難的事物: . G& m, w7 }1 L z! ]' T* This door's a (real) bugger to open. 這扇門(真)難開. , }# z7 U5 q% B& N7 e; N+ Q2 N; y4 (idm 習語) play silly buggers => silly.- W" m. V5 v7 M3 S
派生: bugger v (<!> 諱) , U7 `& g4 O# H( l4 p3 _1 [Tn
bugle* V& j$ H; e7 N
/'bju:gl; 'bjugl/% d7 K4 e! Y+ L# D+ H
n brass musical instrument like a small trumpet but without keys or valves, used for giving military signals 軍號. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1之插圖, page x. 7 {) D, |0 Y: Y/ a3 u$ W [派生: bugler/'bju:glE(r); 'bjugll/" q3 k, S% P3 w3 I4 `
n person who blows a bugle 軍號手.
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* build on earlier achievements, success, results, etc 建基於原來的成就、 成功、 成果等之上. build sth on sth base sth on sth 把某事物作另一事物的基礎: P6 y2 I! g/ I9 e: F* ( g) s6 k& ^8 P8 }; L* build one's hopes on the economic strength of the country 把自己的希望建立在國家的經濟實力上 . `3 V. ^/ g( _! ^# s/ ?* an argument built on sound logic 邏輯性強的論點. build up become greater, more numerous or more intense 變得更大、 更多或更強:) ?" A5 W0 {" N! P) A' M6 L
* 5 t7 w: g( T+ Q! z ?* Traffic is building up on roads into the city. 來往的車輛在通往市區的道路上越聚越多.) \9 C, P- u; T% I% z- i) j
* Tension built up as the crisis approached. 危機越近越緊張. build oneself/sb up make oneself/sb healthier or stronger 使自己[某人
build2 , Q! a+ T% V( o: {) t- F2 (in compounds 用以構成複合詞) person or thing that creates or develops sth 創造或開發某事物的人或事物: an empire-builder 帝國的締造者' T, B3 c' K" G1 V
* a confidence-builder 助人建立信心的事物." R1 p' c3 k5 t4 {& K
built (after advs and in compound adjs 用於副詞之後或用以構成複合形容詞) having the specified build 有某種體形的: solidly built( ~( m1 G2 o$ Z
* a well-built man, ie one who is broad and muscular.2 K' V7 _7 \* x( m8 g
複合: `build-up n 4 _$ N" `: k$ M! d5 b9 [1 (a) gradual increase or accumulation 逐漸增加或積纍: a steady build-up of traffic 來往車輛逐漸增多 $ O* D8 l5 N+ g. r* A build-up of enemy forces is reported. 據悉敵軍正在集結.7 ?* g5 F& S y
(b) ~ (to sth) gradual approach (to a climax); gradual preparation9 ]* d7 N: B1 |( t: s0 i& B
(for sth) 逐漸達到(高潮); 逐漸準備(某事物): the build-up to the President's visit 總統訪問的準備工作. & s; M1 A0 Y C2 favourable description / ^' r' M' f% b9 l3 \7 k k- R2 a(esp of a performer or spectacle) in advance (尤指為表演者或場面)造輿論, 鳴鑼開道: The press has given the show a tremendous build-up. 新聞界為這一演出大造聲勢. 1 U$ M: ~0 A8 ~5 h- N,built-`in (also in-built) adj [attrib 作定語