show [ ʃəu] vt.给…看;表明
show in 领入,领进来
show off 炫耀,卖弄
show up 使显现;揭露;拆穿
show in 领入
show off 炫耀,卖弄
show up 使吴现,使醒目
show in
领入
show off
炫耀,卖弄
show up
使吴现,使醒目
show [ʃəu] n. 展览(会),演出,外观
show v.出示,指示,说明,展出,放映
Show [ʃəu] 显示
showing n.显示,表现
摆谱儿 put on airs; show off; keep up appearances
采取高姿态 show magnanimity
出风头 show off;in the limelight
访谈式竞选 (候选人在电视访谈节目中亮相进行的竞选) talk-show campaign
路演 road show
情有独钟 show special preference (favor) to …
脱口秀 talk show
政府搭台,部门推动,企业唱戏 "Governments set up the stage, various departments cooperate and enterprise put in the show. "
show 显示,表明
杂耍 variety show; vaudeville
trade show 贸易展览
put on a show 假装给人家看
put up a good show 好好表现自己
show off 炫耀
show sb the ropes 传授秘诀
show sb the(back) door 下逐客令
show up 露面;出现;突出
spoil the show 演杂了
The price shown on the ticket includes ticket price and service charges.
票上的价格包括票价和服务费。
ECTS(European Computer Trade Show):欧洲计算机商贸展示会。被称为欧洲的E3大展,每年三月和九月于伦敦举行。
showing, screening, projection 放映
show 显示,表明
孝顺 to show filial obedience
到目前为止, 我公司应收帐尚有二万美元。兹奉上结算报告书一份, 敬请查收为荷。
Enclosed we hand you a statement of account to date, showing a balance of $20,000 in our favour, which we trust will be found in order.
兹同函寄上贵方的往来帐, 其上显示我方顺差500美元。
I hand you, enclosed, your account current, showing a balance in my fivour of $500.
show of hands 举手表决
vote by show of hands 举手表决
The latest surveys show that quite a few children have unpleasant associations with homework.
最近的调查显示相当多的孩子对家庭作业没什么好感。
An investigation shows that female workers tend to have a favorable attitude toward retirement.
一项调查显示妇女欢迎退休。
12a. A proper part-time job does not occupy students' too much time. In fact, it is unhealthy for them to spend all of time on their study. As an old saying goes: All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
一份适当的业余工作并不会占用学生太多的时间,事实上,把全部的时间都用到学习上并不健康,正如那句老话:只工作,不玩耍,聪明的孩子会变傻。
An investigation shows that many older people express a strong desire to continue studying in university or college.
一项调查显示许多老人都有到大学继续学习的愿望。
An investigation shows that many emigrants think that working at city provide them with not only a higher salary but also the opportunity of learning new skills.
一项调查显示许多民工认为在城市打工不仅有较高的收入,而且能学到一些新技术。
Many survey show that people in increasing numbers are beginning to recognize that boarding school provides better environment and facilities for children.
许多调查显示越来越多的人开始意识到寄宿学校能给他们的孩子提供较好的学习环境和设施。 120. At the same time, there are still many people who live under the traditional ideas that day schools play an extremely important role in children's study.
同时,仍有许多人持传统观点认为日制学校对孩子的学习发挥着极其重要的作用。
121. On the one hand, it is indisputable that boarding schools are exerting a growing important effect, especially in last few years.
一方面,寄宿学校正在发挥越来越重要的作用,尤其是最近几年,这是无可争辩的。
Although many people tend to live under the illusion that traditional technology and methods are still playing extremely important role in people's life, an increasing evidences show that it is less useful than many people think.
尽管许多人保持着传统观念,认为传统技术方法在人们生活中仍发挥着重要作用,但是越来越多的证据显示它并没有人们想象的有用。
She likes to show off.
她很喜欢出风头。
Why is woman persistently regarded as a mystery?
It is not that she has labored to conceal the organic and psychological facts of her constitution, but that men have showed no interest in exploring them.
为什么女人总是被视为神秘的事物?
原因并不是她极力隐瞒了关于自身生理与心理的事实,而是男人从来就没有对探索这些事实表现过兴趣。
An informal survey shows that what most people wanted for Christmas was two more weeks to prepare for it.
一项非正式调查显示,大多数人圣诞节想要的东西是再给两个星期准备过节。
When the fire broke out, the students showed good discipline.
火灾发生时,这些学生表现出良好的纪律性。
She made a great show of reluctance, but finally accepted our offer.
她极力表示不愿意,但最后还是接受了我们的帮助。
It's hard to make it to the top in the show business.
想在演艺圈出人头地, 殊非易事。
Her tone showed that her patience was limited.
她的语气表示她的耐心是有限度的。
The blood test shows that the man was infected with the HIV virus.
血检表明这个人染上了艾滋病病毒。
In place of a lecture we will be showing a film.
我们不去作报告,而是放场电影。
He showed his enemies no mercy.
他对敌人毫不心慈手软。
The Geiger counter showed the existence of radioactivity.
盖格计算机显示出放射性的存在。
I like to visit art shows now and then.
我时常去看美术展。
He always shows excellent judgment in his choice of staff.
他他在选择员工方面总显示出非凡的判断力。
The trials show that the medicine is quite effective in treating the disease.
实验表明这一药物治疗这种疾病很有效。
The trials show that the medicine is safe for most people.
实验表明这种药对大多数人而言都是安全的。
Statistics show that 90 per cent of homes in this country have a television.
统计资料表明这国家百分之九十的家庭拥有电视机。
Someone who has little official education may show ignorance of history, but be very knowledgeable about practical matters.
有的没有受过正式教育的人可能对历史一无所知,但对于实际的事情却知道得很多。
Our statistics show that the population is increasing.
我们的统计数据表明,人口正在增加。
A survey shows that students today have more assignments to do.
调查表明现在学生的作业量增加了。
The survey shows that there is a decrease in the number of young people out of work.
调查表明,年轻人的失业率下降了。
The picture shows six of the nine planets in the solar system.
这张照片显示了太阳系9个行星中的6个。
A survey shows that students today have more assignments to do.
一项调查表明,现在学生的作业量增加了。
There is much information to show that the air we breathe is polluted.
有许多资料表明我们呼吸的空气已受到污染。
Do you have any proof to show you are very capable?
你有证据证明你有能力吗?
Basically, he's a nice person, but he doesn't always show it.
他本质上是个很有情趣的人,但他并不常表现出来。
His writing shows the diversity of human character and ability.
他的作品展示了人类性格和能力的多样性。
a series of shows on TV (= a TV series)
Try and show some tolerance.
试一试表现得宽容些。
He’s the despair of his parents because he shows no interest in getting a job.
他让父母束手无策,因为他对找工作没有表现出一点兴趣。
The TV show was interrupted by too many commercials.
电视节目中所插的广告太多了。
The study shows that there is a relationship between diet and cancer.
研究表明,饮食与癌症有联系。
The sick man showed signs of distress.
病人显出很痛苦的样子。
A special show was arranged to admit free the family members of the miners.
安排了一个专场来免费招待矿工家属。
I’ll show you the exact spot where I fell off my bike.
我会指给你看我从自行车上摔下来的确切地点。
a spectacular show of fireworks
燃放烟火的壮观景象
Prices show a tendency to increase.
物价呈现上升的趋势。
The authorities showed no signs of giving in to the demands.
当局对民众的要求毫无妥协的迹象。
Passengers must show their tickets on demand.
查票时旅客须出示车票。
Sales figures continue to show signs of improvement.
销售数字继续显示形势在好转。
Can you show me any evidence for your statement?
你能不能给我看看你这种说法的证据?
When the police arrived he had already destroyed the evidence that showed he was guilty.
警察来时,他已销毁了罪证。
The bottom chart shows the ratio of personal debt to personal income.
底端的图表显示了个人债务与个人收入的比例。
There is no sufficient evidence to show that he suffers from iron deficiency.
没有足够证据表明他缺铁。
They showed consideration for other travellers.
他们关心其他旅客。
Only thirty members showed up for the yearly meeting.
只有30个会员参加了年会。
Here is the map to show the distribution of rainfall in China.
这里有张地图,标示了中国降雨量的分布。
I don't want to see any more of this TV show.
我不想再看这个电视节目了。
Show your tickets, please. 请出示你的票。
The findings show in general terms that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns.
研究结果表明在农村的人大脑收缩基本上比城市里的人要早。
We are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we refuse to accept it; and, to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take care of their education, teach them in all we know , and make men of them.
当然,对于你们的盛情我们没有被逼迫的感觉,尽管我们拒绝接受。而且,为了表示我们的感谢,如果维吉利亚洲的绅士们愿意派来一些他们的子弟的话,我们会尽全力教育他们,并把他们培养成为真正的男人。
For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to prospective employers.
学生们所学的每一门课程都有分数,而且要被记录存档,这可以用来提供给将来学生的雇主们。
They do not know those parts of the doctrine which explain and justify the remainder ; the considerations which show that a fact which seemingly conflicts with another is reconcilable with it, or that, of two apparently strong reasons, one and not the other ought to be preferred.
他们不知道那解释和点明其余部分合理的学说,那些表明似乎与其它相冲突的因素是可以协调一致的,或者应该提出两个明显有力的原因中的一个而不是另一个。
These ads were strategically placed among family-oriented TV shows and programs involving nature and America in order to most effectively reach target audiences.
这些广告被放置在面向家庭的与自然和美国有关的电视节目里面,以便最有效的接触到目标观众
It is a popular show, so advance booking is essential.
这是个很受欢迎的演出,所以一定要提前订票。
You'll have to book early if you want to see that fashion show.
你要想看那场时装表演的话,就得早点儿定座位。
His broken English showed he was a foreigner.
他的蹩脚的英语说明他是一个外国人。
He showed remarkable courage when he faced the danger.
他在面对危险的时候表现出非凡的勇气。
The front of the postcard shows a picture of our hotel.
明信片正面是我们旅馆的图片。
The bright moonlight showed the Taj Mahal in all its glory.
泰吉·玛哈尔陵在明亮的月光下显得光彩夺目。
He showed me a photo of a family group.
他给我看一张合家欢的照片。
She made a guest appearance on his TV show.
她在他的电视节目中出场客串。
Her decision seems to show a lack of political judgement.
她的决定似乎显示出缺乏政治判断力。
It wasn't a recorded show, it was live,
这不是录音表演,这是现场转播。
The king showed no mercy and killed all the prisoners.
这个国王没有宽容之心,杀死了所有的犯人。
Please show me your monthly bus pass.
请出示公共汽车月票。
He shows quality of leadership.
他显示出领导才能。
All passengers are required to show their tickets.
所有乘客都必须出示车票。
She wears a wedding ring to show that she's married.
她戴着结婚戒指,表示她已结婚。
Her beautiful roses won second prize at the flower show.
她那些美丽的玫瑰在花展上得了二等奖。
Let me show you the garden.
让我来带你看看这个花园吧。
One evening the school showed a cowboy film.
有天晚上学校放映了一部西部片。
Diana is modeling for a fashion show.
戴安娜正在时装表演会上当模特。
The stamp in your library book shows it must be returned tomorrow.
你从图书馆借的书上的戳记表明,这本书必须明天归还。
The artist's work shows the perfect union of craftsmanship and imagination.
这位艺术家的作品表现了技艺和想象力的完美的结合。
I want to take away the book which you showed me yesterday.
我想带走你昨天给我看的那本书。
In his youth, he had shown great promise.
他在青少年时代就显得很有出息。
今天晚上放什么电影?
What's on tonight? *on用来表示“电影、戏剧的上演和活动的举行”。
What's playing tonight?
What are you showing tonight?
下一场几点开演?
What time is the next showing?
When is the next showing?
我想请你去看演出。
I'd like to invite you to a show.
Would you like to go to a show with me? (愿意和我一起去看演出吗?)
我用自己的办法做。
I'll do it my own way.
Let me show you how to do it. (我让你看看我的做法。)
I'll do it my own way. (我用我自己的办法。)
I'll do it the way I want to. (我用我自己想用的方法。)
让我看看。
Let me see it.
This is my favorite picture. (这是我最喜欢的照片。)
Let me see it. (让我看看。)
Let me take a look.
Please show it to me.
Yes, we have done a little. But we have just started and have nothing to show you.
有,我们做了一些,但是因为我们才刚起步,并没有任何资料可以提供给你们。
Yes, you can. Would you please show me your card?
可以,让我看看您的卡。
Please show us the shipping costs for several possible carries.
请告诉我们几种可能的运输方式的价格。
Today, I'd like to show you something which I'm sure you'll find interesting.
今天我要向你们展示一些东西,我相信你们会感兴趣的。
What does the test marketing show?
试销说明了什么?
I'm Edwin. I'll show you to your hotel.
我是爱德温,我带你去旅馆。
We have some reports to show you for background information.
我们还有一些报告向你介绍背景资料。
If you do have the sincerity to do business with us, please show me your cards and put them on the table.
如果您确有诚意与我们做生意,请摊牌吧。
This experience will make me show my true color.
这种经历将使我暴露我的本性。
He puts up a good show.
他的表现很好。
= He behaves himself well.
Let's have a show down with John.
我们跟约翰摊牌。
= Let's tell Tom the truth.
Could you record the show for me?
你可以帮忙录下这个节目吗?
No-show 失约;不来
A man's actions show his character.
行为可显出一个人的品性。
A man who has friend must show himself friendly.
与朋友交,必须友好相处。
A straw shows which way the wind blows.
一叶便知秋。
Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day.
看人看年少,看天看破晓。
If you cannot bite, never show your teeth.
不能打仗,切莫出兵。
I wept when I was born,, and every day shows why.
我生下时啼哭,后来每天的生活说明了为什么。
Never show the bottom of your purse or your mind.
钱包不露底,思想需保留。
Poverty shows us who are our friends and who are our enemies.
贫困才能显出敌和友。
Show me a liar, and I'll show you a thief.
谎言是做贼的第一步。
Sickness shows us what we are.
疾病使人亮出本来面目。
Speech shows what a man is.
言如其人。
The higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail.
猴子爬得越高,尾巴越加暴露。
The house shows the owner.
文如其人。
The work shows the workman.
什么匠人出什么活。
True love shows itself in time of need.
急需时见真情。
Yes, we have done a little. But we have just started and have nothing to show you.
有,我们做了一些,但是因为我们才刚起步,并没有任何资料可以提供给你们。
I can show you other quotations that are lower than yours.
我可以把比贵公司报价低得多的价目表给你看看。
She never showed up[出席;露面].
她一直没有出现。
A Do you like sports and keep-fit activities?
A 你喜欢体育和健身活动吗?
B Yes, I do . . . but I prefer creative activities.
B 是的,我喜欢. . .但是我更喜欢创造性活动。
A What kind of things?
A 哪些活动?
B Well, like painting. I really enjoy painting. I’m not very good at it, but I enjoy doing it.
B 哦,像绘画。我非常喜欢绘画。我不太擅长,但是我喜欢。
A I never knew you like painting!? I’d love to see your work.
A 我从不知道你喜欢绘画!我想看看你的作品。
B Well, it’s only a hobby really. But I’ll show you some of my paintings, if you like.
B 哦,这只不过是我的爱好。但是如果你愿意的话,我将给你看几幅我的画。
A I'm taking a month off for the Olympics.
A 我将为奥运会请一个月的假。
B To spend time with your visitors?
B 为了花时间和你的来访者们在一起?
A Yes, my friends are coming in late July.
A 是的,我的朋友们7月末来。
B That's just before the Olympics, isn't it?
B 就在奥运会开幕之前来,是吗?
A Yes, and they're staying for the whole of August.
I'm going to show them around everywhere.
A 是的,他们将这里度过整个8月。我将带他们到各处转转。
B You'll have a busy time . . . and Beijing will be really busy.
B 他们将会很忙碌. . .北京也会非常热闹。
A Can I help you, sir?
A 先生,我能帮忙吗?
B Thank you. I'd like to look at jackets. Where is the men's clothes department?
B 我想看看夹克衫。男士服装商场在哪里?
A Over there, sir. On the left.
A 先生,在那边。
B On the left. Thank you.
B 在左侧。谢谢你。
A I can show you some jackets, sir. What kind of jacket would you like?
A 我可以给你看看几件夹克衫,先生。你想要哪种夹克衫?
B Thank you, but I'm just looking at the moment.
B 谢谢你,但是我现在只是随便看看。
A I really would like to visit London.
A 我的确非常想去伦敦。
B Yes, I think you'd love it. What would you like to see?
B 是的,我想你会爱上它的。你想看什么?
A Well, one thing especially. The theatre. I'd like to see some shows.
A 哦,特别想看一样东西,剧院。我想看一些演出。
B Yes, London is very good for cinemas and theatres.
B 是的,伦敦以电影院和剧院而著名。
A And I'd like to go to some art galleries and museums. They are very famous.
A 我还想看一些艺术展览馆和博物馆。它们都非常有名。
B That's true. London is excellent for museums and galleries, too.
B 对。伦敦也以博物馆和展览馆而闻名。
A Good evening, madam. Can I help you?
A 晚上好,女士。您需要什么?
B Hello. I have a reservation for four nights.
B 你好。 我预订了四个晚上。
A And your name is . . .
A 您的名字是 . . . ?
B Mrs Baker. Mrs Jenny Baker.
B 贝克夫人,詹妮·贝克夫人。
A Ah, yes. Mrs Baker. You're on the fourth floor. Someone will show you up in a moment. Can I have your passport, please?
A 啊,是的。贝克夫人。您的房间在四楼。过一会将有人带您上楼。我能看一下您的护照吗?
B Thank you very much. Here’s my passport.
B 非常感谢你。这是我的护照。
A Are you having difficulty with your chopsticks?
A 你用筷子有困难吗?
B I'm sorry. I haven't used chopsticks very often.
B 很抱歉。我不经常用筷子。
A Let me show you how to hold them.
A 让我示范给你看。
B Like this? Oh, dear, I've dropped one. It’s quite difficult when you are not used to them.
B 像这样?噢,天哪!我弄掉了一只。当你不习惯用筷子的时候这太难了。
A Never mind, we'll get some more.
A 不必介意。我们再多要一些。
B I'm sorry. I hope I'm not rude but could I have a knife and fork, do you think?
B 对不起。我希望我这样说不算无礼,我可以要一副刀叉吗?
I like the laughter that opens the lips and the heart, that shows at the same time pearls and the soul.
Victor Hugo, French writer
我喜欢能不开启双唇和心扉的笑声,喜欢能展示皓齿和灵魂的笑声。
法国作家雨果.V.
The office of the scholar is to cheer, to raise, and to guide men by showing them facts amidst appearances.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, American thinker
学者的工作就是通过向大众提示存在于现象中的事实来鼓舞大众、教育大众、引导大众。
美国思想家爱默生.R.W.
Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him. 不管是谁,匆匆忙忙只能说明他不能从事他从事的工作。
英国政治家切斯特菲尔德.P.D.
Behavior is a mirror in which everyone shows his image.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German poet and dramatist
行为是一面镜子,每个人都把自己的形象显现于其中。
德国诗人、剧作家歌德.J . W .
I wept when I was born, and every day shows why.
Jack London, American novelist
我一生下来就开始哭泣,而每一天都表明我哭泣的原因。
美国小说家杰克?伦敦
@@@ 提交, 呈递
by mail 通过写信, 通过邮递
express business 快递业务
hand in 交, 上交
show up 1.出席, 来到(通常指耽搁一段时间之后)
2.使...呈现出来
submit to 提交, 呈递
turn in 交, 缴(完成的工作)
turn over to 把...交给...(来定或来处理)
@@@ 注意, 当心, 谨慎
be cautious to 谨慎
catch sight of (短暂地)见到, 注意到
concentrate on 集中于; 全神贯注于
concentration on 注意力集中于
draw (one's) attention to 引起(对...的)注意
focus on 以...为焦点; 集中(注意力)于...
in the spotlight 处于公众注意的中心
keep an eye on & keep an eye out (for) 照料, 照看; 留心, 注意
keep one's eyes open (for) 留心看着; 保持警惕
on the alert 密切注意; 当心
pay/devote attention to 注意; 重视
pay heed to 注意..., 留心...
see to 照顾, 注意
see to it that... 一定注意到...; 务必
show off 卖弄, 炫耀, 吸引大家注意
take care 当心, 注意
take note of 注意
think over 慎重思考
watch out (for) 当心, 戒备, 提防
@@@ 表示
call in question 对...表示怀疑
come right out 透露; 表达
have pity/sympathy on 对...表示怜悯
in honor of 向...表示敬意; 为纪念
indicative of 表示或暗示...的
let ... show 让...表现出来
make sb. welcome 表示欢迎
object to 反对, 对...表示怀疑
put across 表达清楚; (使人)接受
shrug off 轻视, 耸肩以表示不屑
testify to 作证, 证明; 表示
@@@ 看见
at first sight/blush 乍看之下
be blind to 对...视而不见
catch a glimpse of 瞥见
catch sight of (短暂地)见到, 注意到
come across 无意中发现; 偶然遇见
disappear from view 消失不见了
glance at 浏览, (粗略地)看一下
have/take a look at (顺便)看一看
look about/around/round 到处寻找; 到处看看
look beyond 朝比...更远的地方看; 考虑...以后(更大)的问题
make out 分辨出来, 看出来
show sb. around 带某人参观某地
squint at 眯着眼睛看
turn a blind eye 故意视而不见
visible to sth. 可用...看见的
up : 增加,变强(to a state of greater activity, force, strength, power and degree.
mount up 增加
pick up 振作,加快
pluck up 振作
turn up 开打,开大, 出现
shake up 震惊
steam up 使发怒
stir up 激起,搅起
ease up 放松
warm up 兴奋
speak up 大声说
heat up 变热
total up 加总
tense up 紧张
gather up 收集
speed up 加速
screw up 振作
build up 增大
show up 显现
cheer up 振作起来
stir up 刺激
work up 激动,刺激
- 用在带"-en"后缀的动词后(used after the verbs with suffix of -en)
brighten up 发亮
fatten up 发胖
freshen up使新鲜
harden up变硬
sharpen up 变快
smarten up 变精明
strengthen up 加强
sweeten up 变甜
tighten up 使紧密
toughen up 使强壮
soften up 变软
Show me . 指给我看。
you flatter me. 你过奖了!
a: gail. i saw your art show last night, and i must let you know how amazed i was by your incredible accomplishments.
A: Gail, 我昨天参观了你的美术展。 我一定要告诉你我对你的卓越成就感到多么惊讶。
b: oh, you flatter me.
B: 哎呀, 你真是过奖了!
美国人从不吝啬夸奖别人。他们夸赞的话, 也往往让人听了飘飘然。重要的是,
他们通常是发自内心的。我觉得他们这种能够欣赏别人优点的性格是一个很值得学习的。
The show is supposed to be good.
这场表演应当是相当好的。
There is a TV show about AIDS on right now.
电视正在播放一个关于爱滋病的节目。
bummer令人恶心的经历
That show was a real bummer.
那场表演令人倒尽胃口。
I'll show you.
我指给你看。
Please show me the menu.
请把菜单给我。
hit of the show 表演中最精采的一幕
put on a show 假装给人家看
put up a good show 好好表现自己
show off 炫耀
show sb the ropes 传授秘诀
show sb the(back) door 下逐客令
show up 露面;出现;突出
spoil the show 演杂了
People tend to rise to accomplishments they thought were beyond them if you show them by your confidence that they can do it.
如果你充满信心地引导,他们能取得超出他们想象的成功。
show off 炫耀,卖弄
show up 显露,暴露;露面,来到
- Show (reveal) one's true colors 原形毕露
He always appears polite and gentle. But his quarrelling with others in dirty words show his true colors.
- feast one's eyes on...观赏……,一饱眼福
Yesterday we went to a fashion show. We really feasted our eyes on beauties and fancy clothes.
- goof off 偷懒耍滑
Williams has been goofing off at school and his report card shows it.
- the man in the street 普通的人,老百姓
The interview with the man in the street shows that 90% of them are satisfied with the TV fro grams.
- steal the show 喧宾夺主
Cinderalla stole the show in the Prince's party.
Beneficiary's original signed commercial invoices at least in 8 copies issued in the name of the buyer indicating (showing/evidencing/specifying/declaration of)the merchandise, country of origin and any other relevant information.
以买方的名义开具、注明商品名称、原产国及其他有关资料,并经签署的受益人的商业发票正本至少一式八份
Invoice must be showed: under A/P No.… date of expiry 19th Jan. 1981
发票须表明:根据第……号购买证,满期日为1981年1月19日
You may have another certificate showing the goods to be free from radioactive contamination.
你们还要出具另一份证明书,以证明货物没有受放射线污染。
Our Inspection Bureau will issue a Veterinary Inspection Certificate to show that the shipment is in conformity with export standards.
商检局将出具动物检疫证明书以证明货物符合出口标准。
Have you received the specifications as shown in our catalog?
你们收到了按我方目录所列的产品规格了吗?
You may have another certificate showing the goods to be free from radioactive contamination.
你们还要出具另一份证明书,以证明货物没有受放射线污染。
Our Inspection Bureau will issue a Veterinary Inspection Certificate to show that the shipment is in conformity with export standards.
商检局将出具动物检疫证明书以证明货物符合出口标准。
Mr. ……(Ms. ……), who has been showing an excellent ability as our …… representative since ……, has now decided to retire from the service. Accordingly, he (she) will be unauthorized to accept any orders or to collect any account on and
after…….
……先生自……年以来任我公司驻……代表,能力卓越,现已决定退休,自……(日期)起,他(她)已无权接受任何定单或收帐。
搬弄 show off; fiddle with
表露 reveal; show
表示 signification; evince; express; indicate; marked; means; represent; show; typification; denote
表现 representation; exhibition; manifest; performance; rendering; represent; show; display
表演 show; demonstrate; perform; play; rendering; rendition; stage; act
A: Hello Neil. How are you enjoying Beijing?
A: 尼尔,你好!你在北京感觉怎么样?
B: Hi Yan. It’s very good. There’s so much to see and do.
B: 嗨,燕!非常好。在北京有那么多要看的东西和要做的事。
A: Have you been shopping yet?
A: 你去购物了吗?
B: No. I’ve been too busy seeing other things, like the Forbidden City.
B: 还没有。我一直忙于看别的东西,比如故宫。
A: I can show you the shops on Wangfujing Street.
A: 我可以带你去看王府井大街上的商店。
B: That would be nice. I’d like that.
B: 那太好了。我很愿意。
You can offer to show someone something by saying: I can show you the shops on Wangfujing Street. / I can show you the shops on Wangfujing Street.
当你主动提出带某人看某物时可以这样说:I can show you the shops on Wangfujing Street. / 我可以带你逛王府井大街上的商店。
I can show you the shops. 我可以带你去看商店。
啊 [á] /an interjection/to express doubt or to question/to show realization/to stress/
啊 [a ] /(a modal particle showing affirmation, approval, or consent)/
爱抚 [ài fǔ] /to show tender care for/to care for (affectionately)/
爱怜 [ài lián] /show tender affection for/
傲视 [ào shì] /turn up one's nose/show disdain for/regard superciliously/
摆 [bǎi] /pendulum/to place/to display/to swing/to oscillate/to show/to move/to exhibit/
摆样子 [bǎi yàng zǐ] /do sth/for show/
搬弄 [bān nòng] /move sth/about/fiddle with/show off/display/
包办 [bāo bàn] /take care of everything concerning a job/run the whole show/
暴 [bào] /sudden/violent/cruel/to show or expose/to injure/
表 [biǎo] /surface/exterior/to watch/to show/express/an example/a list or table/a meter/a watch/chart/external/
表里 [biǎo lǐ] /the outside and the inside/one's outward show and inner thoughts/exterior and interior/
表露 [biǎo lù] /show/reveal/
表示 [biǎo shì] /to express/to show/to express/to say/to state/to indicate/
表示敬意 [biǎo shì jìng yì] /respectful, show respect/
表现 [biǎo xiàn] /expression/manifestation/show/display/manifest/to show (off)/to display/performance (at work etc.)/
表演 [biǎo yǎn] /perform/act/play/show/performance/exhibition/demonstrate/
不露声色 [bù lù shēng sè] /not show one's feeling or intentions/
不识时务 [bù shí shí wù] /show no understanding of the times/
不闻不问 [bù wén bù wèn] /not bother to ask questions or listen to what's said/show no interest in sth/be indifferent to something/
呈 [chéng] /to assume (a form)/to submit/to petition/to show/to present/to offer/
慈爱 [cí ài] /(adj) love; tenderness, particularily affection shown by elders to children/
打开 [dǎ kāi] /to open/to show (a ticket)/to turn on/to switch on/
带 [dài] /band/belt/girdle/ribbon/area/zone/region/wear/carry/lead/bring/consists of/show/and/
到场 [dào chǎng] /show up/be present (at the scene)/
得 [de ] /a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility/
点缀 [diǎn zhuì] /(v) enhance; beautify/(v) do sth only for sake of show/
而 [ér] /and/as well as/but (not)/yet (not)/(shows causal relation)/(shows change of state)/(shows contrast)/
发 [fā] /to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/
放映 [fàng yìng] /show (a movie)/
关怀 [guān huái] /show loving care for/show solicitude for/
给予 [jǐ yǔ] /accord/give/show (respect)/
寄予 [jì yú] /to express/to show/to place (importance, e.g.)/to have high hopes/
揭示 [jiē shì] /to show/to make known/
敬而远之 [jìng ér yuǎn zhī] /(saying) to show respect from a distance/
剧 [jù] /drama/play/show/severe/
来着 [lái zhe ] /(an auxiliary showing sth. happened in the past)/
连续剧 [lián xù jù] /(n) series of shows; multipart show; serial/
露 [lù] /to show/to reveal/to expose/dew/
买帐 [mǎi zhàng] /to show respect (for sb)/
俳 [pái] /irresolute/not serious/variety show/
旗号 [qí hào] /(n) banner, under the auspices of the flag, showing the flag while actually doing a crime/
汽车展览会 [qì chē zhǎn lǎn huì] /car show/automobile expo/
上映 [shàng yìng] /show (a film)/
失约 [shī yuē] /(v) fail to show up for an appointment/
示 [shì] /to show/reveal/
示范 [shì fàn] /(v) set an example; show how something is done/
率先 [shuài xiān] /take the lead (showing initiative)/
玩意儿 [wán yì er ] /(n) thing (used in speech)/(n) toy/(n) act; trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics, etc.)/
戏 [xì] /trick/drama/play/show/
显示 [xiǎn shì] /to show/to illustrate/to display/to demonstrate/
炫 [xuàn] /dazzle/to show off/
炫 [xuàn] /to boast/to show off/
炫耀 [xuàn yào] /show off one's talent/
眼神 [yǎn shén] /(n) expression or emotion showing in one's eyes/
演示 [yǎn shì] /to demonstrate/to show/
一决雌雄 [yī jué cí xióng] /to have a show-down/to fight for mastery/to compete for a championship/
展出 [zhǎn chū] /to put on display/to be on show/to exhibit/
展览 [zhǎn lǎn] /to put on display/to exhibit/exhibition/show/
展览会 [zhǎn lǎn huì] /exhibition/show/
照顾 [zhào gu ] /take (good) care of/show some consideration/to attend to/to look after/
指明 [zhǐ míng] /(v) clearly show; explain clearly/
指引 [zhǐ yǐn] /guide/show/
着 [zhù] /to make known/to show/to prove/to write/book/outstanding/
Research institutions could be opened to tours, to show that laboratory animals receive humane care.
科研机构应该对外开放,让人参观,向人们展示实验室里的动物获得了人道的对待。
Your humor must be relevant to the audience and should help to show them that you are one of them or that you understand their situation and are in sympathy with their point of view.
你的幽默必须与听众有关,能够向他们显示你是他们的一员,或者你了解他们的情况,同情他们的观点。
A man arrives in heaven and is being shown around by St. Peter.
一个人到了天堂,由圣彼得带着他参观。
He sees wonderful accommodations, beautiful gardens, sunny weather, and so on.
他看到了豪华的住宅、美丽的花园、晴朗的天气等等。
Everyone is very peaceful, polite and friendly until, waiting in a line for lunch, the new arrival is suddenly pushed aside by a man in a white coat, who rushes to the head of the line, grabs his food and stomps over to a table by himself.
所有人都很安静、礼貌和友善,然而当这位新来的人在排队等候午餐时,突然被一位穿白大褂的人推到一旁。
只见这人挤到了队伍的前头,抓起他的食物,噔噔地旁若无人地走到一张餐桌旁。
"Who is that?" the new arrival asked St. Peter. "Oh, that's God," came the reply, "but sometimes he thinks he's a doctor."
“这是谁啊?”新来的人问圣彼得,“哦,那是上帝,”他回答说,“但有时也认为自己是一名医生。”
If you feel awkward being humorous, you must practice so that it becomes more natural.
如果你在幽默时感到很别扭,你应该进行练习使它变得更自然。
Include a few casual and apparently off-the-cuff remarks which you can deliver in a relaxed and unforced manner.
包括一些很随便的、看上去是即兴的话,你可以用轻松的、不做作的方式把它们说出来。
Often it's the delivery which causes the audience to smile, so speak slowly and remember that a raised eyebrow or an unbelieving look may help to show that you are making a light-hearted remark.
常常是你说话的方式使听众发笑,因此说慢一些,并且记住扬扬眉毛或者做出一种不相信的表情都会向人们显示你正在说笑话。
Replies show that compared with other Americans, journalists are more likely to live in upscale neighborhoods, have maids, own Mercedeses, and trade stocks, and they're less likely to go to church, do volunteer work, or put down roots in a community.
结果表明,与其他美国人相比,新闻记者更有可能居住在富人区,有女佣,有奔驰车,炒股,而他们去教堂,参加支援服务,扎根社区的可能性却很小。
India shows what is happening.
印度可以说明正在发生的一切。
The country offers wealth for a few in the great cities and poverty for the remaining tribal peoples.
这个国家给大城市里的少数人提供财富,而给其余的各部落民族以贫困。
While often praised by foreigners for its emphasis on the basics, Japanese education tends to stress test taking and mechanical learning over creativity and self-expression.
虽然日本的教育因强调基础知识而经常受到外国人的赞扬,但是它往往强调考试和机械学习,而不重视创造性和自我表现。
"Those things that do not show up in the test scores — personality, ability, courage or humanity are completely ignored," says Toshiki Kaifu, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's education committee.
“在考分中得不到体现的那些东西——个性、能力、勇气或人性——完全被忽视,”执政的自民党教育委员会主席Toshiki Kaifu说,
"Frustration against this kind of thing leads kids to drop out and run wild."
“对这类事情灰心丧气,致使孩子辍学、放荡不羁。”
The examples of Virtual Vineyards, Amazon.com, and other pioneers show that a Web site selling the right kind of products with the right mix of interactivity, hospitality, and security will attract online customers.
像Virtual Vineyards和Amazon.com及其他开拓者的例子说明:一个销售适类商品的网站,如果将交互性、热情服务、安全性合理结合,肯定会吸引网上用户的。
The official statistics are mildly discouraging.
官方的统计数字却有点不让人乐观。
They show that, if you lump manufacturing and services together, productivity has grown on average by 1.2% since 1987.
这些数据表明,如果把制造业和服务业合起来算,1987年以来生产力平均增长1.2%。
That is somewhat faster than the average during the previous decade.
这比前10年的平均增长速度略快。
And since 1991, productivity has increased by about 2% a year, which is more than twice the 1978-1987 average.
自1991年来,生产力每年约增长2%。这比1978年—1987年的平均增长速度高两倍以上。
The trouble is that part of the recent acceleration is due to the usual rebound that occurs at this point in a business cycle, and so is not conclusive evidence of a revival in the underlying trend.
问题在于,近年发生的生产力快速增长部分是由于商业周期通常到了这时候就会出现的反弹造成的,因而它不是经济复苏已经是潜在趋势的结论性证据。
The 15-member Time Warner board is generally supportive of Levin and his corporate strategy.
总的来说,时代华纳公司的15位董事是支持莱文和公司的经营策略的。
But insiders say several of them have shown their concerns in this matter.
但内部人士透露其中几位对此事表示担忧。
"Some of us have known for many, many years that the freedoms under the First Amendment are not totally unlimited," says Luce.
“我们中的一些人多年来就知道宪法第一修正案所说的自由并非毫无限制,”鲁斯说,
"I think it is perhaps the case that some people associated with the company have only recently come to realize this."
“我想与公司有关系的一些人可能是最近才意识到这一点。”
There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process.
人们对成长有两种基本看法:一是将其视作结果;一是将其视为过程。
People have generally viewed personal growth as an external result or product that can easily be identified and measured.
人们通常把个人成长看做是易于识别和测量的外在结果。
The worker who gets a promotion, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language — all these are examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.
工人得到升迁,学生成绩提高,外国人学会了一门新的语言——这些都可表明人们付出努力之后,取得了可衡量的成绩。
This information allows businessmen to keep track of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving. Decisions to reorder or return goods to suppliers can then be made.
这些信息通过显示销售商品的种类和销售速度,使商家能够跟踪和记录它们的商品清单,然后做出决定是再定货还是把商品退给供应商。
The great interest in exceptional children shown in public education over the past three decades indicates the strong feeling in our society that all citizens, whatever their special conditions, deserve the opportunity to fully develop their capabilities.
过去30年间公共教育所表现出的对特殊儿童的巨大关注表明了存在于我们社会中的那种强烈的感受,即所有公民,不论情况特殊与否,都应该得到全面发展其能力的机会。
{adj: abject, resigned, unhopeful} showing utter resignation or hopelessness
"abject surrender"
{adj: abject} showing humiliation or submissiveness
"an abject apology"
{adj: absent, absentminded, abstracted, scatty} lost in thought; showing preoccupation
"an absent stare"
"an absentminded professor"
"the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
{adj: abulic, aboulic} suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions
{adj: accepted, received} widely accepted as true or worthy
"the accepted wisdom about old age"
"a received moral idea"
"Received political wisdom says not; surveys show otherwise"- Economist
{adj: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic} harsh or corrosive in tone
"an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"
"a barrage of acid comments"
"her acrid remarks make her many enemies"
"bitter words"
"blistering criticism"
"caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"
"a sulfurous denunciation"
"a vitriolic critique"
{adj: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, offhanded, off-the-cuff, unrehearsed} with little or no preparation or forethought
"his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"
"an extemporaneous piano recital"
"an extemporary lecture"
"an extempore skit"
"an impromptu speech"
"offhand excuses"
"trying to sound offhanded and reassuring"
"an off-the-cuff toast"
"a few unrehearsed comments"
{adj: adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful} having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
"adept in handicrafts"
"an adept juggler"
"an expert job"
"a good mechanic"
"a practiced marksman"
"a proficient engineer"
"a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"
"the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"
{adj: adjusted} adjusted to demands of daily living; showing emotional stability
<-> maladjusted
{adj: admiring} showing or feeling admiration
"an admiring crowd"
"gave me one of her rare admiring looks"
{adj: adoring, worshipful} showing adoration
{adj: adroit, clever, ingenious} skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends
"cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"
"came up with a clever story"
"an ingenious press agent"
"an ingenious scheme"
{adj: afraid} having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
"afraid of hard work"
"afraid to show emotion"
{adj: aggressive} having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends
"an aggressive businessman"
"an aggressive basketball player"
"he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"
"aggressive drivers"
<-> unaggressive
{adj: alert, alive, awake} (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive
"alert to the problems"
"alive to what is going on"
"awake to the dangers of her situation"
"was now awake to the reality of his predicament"
{adj: altruistic, selfless} showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
<-> egoistic
{adj: angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild} (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
"angry clouds on the horizon"
"furious winds"
"the raging sea"
{adj: angry} feeling or showing anger
"angry at the weather"
"angry customers"
"an angry silence"
"sending angry letters to the papers"
<-> unangry
{adj: anxious, dying} eagerly desirous
"anxious to see the new show at the museum"
"dying to hear who won"
{adj: anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet} causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
"spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"
"cast anxious glances behind her"
"those nervous moments before takeoff"
"an unquiet mind"
{adj: apathetic} showing little or no emotion or animation
"a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older"
{adj: appreciative} having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion
"appreciative of a beautiful landscape"
"an appreciative laugh from the audience"
{adj: arrogant, chesty, self-important} having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
"an arrogant official"
"arrogant claims"
"chesty as a peacock"
{adj: artless} showing lack of art
"an artless translation"
{adj: avuncular} like an uncle in kindness or indulgence
"showed avuncular concern"
{adj: aware, cognizant, cognisant} (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
"was aware of his opponent's hostility"
"became aware of her surroundings"
"aware that he had exceeded the speed limit"
<-> unaware
{adj: awed, awestruck, awestricken, in awe of} having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread
"stood in awed silence before the shrine"
"in grim despair and awestruck wonder"
<-> unawed
{adj: aweless, awless, disrespectful} neither feeling nor showing respect
{adj: balanced} being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium
"the carefully balanced seesaw"
"a properly balanced symphony orchestra"
"a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"
"a balanced blend of whiskeys"
"the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers"
<-> unbalanced
{adj: base, mean, meanspirited} having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
"that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke
"taking a mean advantage"
"chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare
"something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"
{adj: battleful, bellicose, combative} having or showing a ready disposition to fight
"bellicose young officers"
"a combative impulse"
"a contentious nature"
{adj: beastly, bestial, brute, brutish} resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
"beastly desires"
"a bestial nature"
"brute force"
"a dull and brutish man"
"bestial treatment of prisoners"
{adj: benevolent} intending or showing kindness
"a benevolent society"
{adj: biradial} showing both bilateral and radial symmetry
"some sea anemones are biradial"
{adj: blithe} lacking or showing a lack of due concern
"spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation"
{adj: bothered, daunted, fazed} caused to show discomposure
"refused to be fazed by the objections"
{adj: bovine} dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox
"showed a bovine apathy"
{adj: bowed, bowing} showing an excessively deferential manner
{adj: broad, large-minded, liberal, tolerant} showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
"a broad political stance"
"generous and broad sympathies"
"a liberal newspaper"
"tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
{adj: bubbly} full of or showing high spirits
"bright bubbly children"
"a bubbly personality"
{adj: bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent} showing lack of skill or aptitude
"a bungling workman"
"did a clumsy job"
"his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
{adj: cagey, cagy, canny, clever} showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
"a cagey lawyer"
"too clever to be sound"
{adj: careful} exercising caution or showing care or attention
"they were careful when crossing the busy street"
"be careful to keep her shoes clean"
"did very careful research"
"careful art restorers"
"careful of the rights of others"
"careful about one's behavior"
<-> careless
{adj: caressing, caressive} showing love
"caressive words"
{adj: careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, worn} showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
"looking careworn as she bent over her mending"
"her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"
"that raddled but still noble face"
"shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens
{adj: caring, protective} showing a care
"a caring mother"
{adj: casual, effortless} not showing effort or strain
"a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"
"careless grace"
{adj: casual, insouciant, nonchalant} marked by blithe unconcern
"an ability to interest casual students"
"showed a casual disregard for cold weather"
"an utterly insouciant financial policy"
"an elegantly insouciant manner"
"drove his car with nonchalant abandon"
"was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner"
{adj: cautious} showing careful forethought
"reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"
"a cautious driver"
<-> incautious
{adj: champion, prizewinning} holding first place in a contest
"a champion show dog"
"a prizewinning wine"
{adj: charitable, benevolent, kindly, sympathetic, good-hearted, openhearted, large-hearted} showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
"was charitable in his opinions of others"
"kindly criticism"
"a kindly act"
"sympathetic words"
"a large-hearted mentor"
{adj: cheerful} being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
"her cheerful nature"
"a cheerful greeting"
"a cheerful room"
"as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"
<-> cheerless
{adj: cherished, precious, treasured, wanted} characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
"a cherished friend"
"children are precious"
"a treasured heirloom"
"so good to feel wanted"
{adj: christlike, christly} resembling or showing the spirit of Christ
{adj: circumscribed, delimited} showing or determining a boundary
"it is impossible to specify a clearly circumscribed (or delimited) area for any particular science"
{adj: civil-libertarian} having or showing active concern for protection of civil liberties protected by law
{adj: clement} (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy
"a more clement judge reduced the sentence"
<-> inclement
{adj: clever, cunning, ingenious} showing inventiveness and skill
"a clever gadget"
"the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"
"an ingenious solution to the problem"
{adj: cold} feeling or showing no enthusiasm
"a cold audience"
"a cold response to the new play"
{adj: comparable with} similar in some respect and so able to be compared in order to show differences and similarities
"pianists of comparable ability"
"cars comparable with each other in terms of fuel consumption"
{adj: compassionate} showing merciful compassion
"sparing the child's mother was a compassionate act"
{adj: compassionate} showing or having compassion
"heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"
<-> uncompassionate
{adj: competitive, militant} showing a fighting disposition
"highly competitive sales representative"
"militant in fighting for better wages for workers"
"his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy"
{adj: complaisant, obliging} showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
"to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover"
"the obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave"
{adj: concerned} feeling or showing worry or solicitude
"concerned parents of youthful offenders"
"was concerned about the future"
"we feel concerned about accomplishing the task at hand"
"greatly concerned not to disappoint a small child"
<-> unconcerned
{adj: conscious} (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something
"few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance"
"conscious of having succeeded"
"the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load"- Thomas Hardy
{adj: considerate} showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
"friends considerate enough to leave us alone"
<-> inconsiderate
{adj: contented, content} satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
"a contented smile"
<-> discontented
{adj: contentious, combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious} inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
"a style described as abrasive and contentious"
"a disputatious lawyer"
"a litigious and acrimonious spirit"
{adj: contrived} showing effects of planning or manipulation
"a novel with a contrived ending"
{adj: cool} psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike
"relations were cool and polite"
"a cool reception"
"cool to the idea of higher taxes"
<-> warm
{adj: cordial, hearty} showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
"gave us a cordial reception"
"a hearty welcome"
{adj: courteous} characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners
"if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon
<-> discourteous
{adj: covert} secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
"covert actions by the CIA"
"covert funding for the rebels"
<-> overt
{adj: covetous, envious, jealous} showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
"he was never covetous before he met her"
"jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"
"envious of their art collection"
{adj: coy} showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement
"a politician coy about his intentions"
{adj: credulous} showing a lack of judgment or experience
"so credulous he believes everything he reads"
{adj: dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen} showing a brooding ill humor
"a dark scowl"
"the proverbially dour New England Puritan"
"a glum, hopeless shrug"
"he sat in moody silence"
"a morose and unsociable manner"
"a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven
"a sour temper"
"a sullen crowd"
{adj: dead, numb} (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
"passersby were dead to our plea for help"
"numb to the cries for mercy"
{adj: dead} not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
"Mars is a dead planet"
"a dead battery"
"dead soil"
"dead coals"
"the fire is dead"
<-> live
{adj: deferent, deferential, regardful} showing deference
{adj: defined, outlined} showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
"hills defined against the evening sky"
"the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill"
{adj: degage, detached, uninvolved} showing lack of emotional involvement
"adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman
"she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive"
"an uninvolved bystander"
{adj: degage} free and relaxed in manner
"rather degage after the nervousness he had shown at dinner"- Edmund Wilson
{adj: desperate, heroic} showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
"made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"
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