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deference

/ˈdɛfəɹəns/ /ˈdɛ.fɚ.əns/

Meanings
noun

尊重，尊敬。

Great respect.

Examples :

"The children treated their elders with deference."
孩子们对长辈们毕恭毕敬，非常尊重。
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Related Words

Illustration showed

showed verb

/ˈʃoʊd/

展示，显现.

"All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper."

他上了四年大学，唯一能拿出来展示的就只有一张装裱好的纸（文凭）。

Illustration elders

elders noun

/ˈɛldəz/ /ˈɛldɚz/

长辈，前辈，耆老。

"We were presented to the village elder."

我们被引见给了村里的耆老。

Illustration treated

treated verb

/ˈtɹiːtɪd/

洽谈，协商。

"The car salesman treated with my dad to lower the price. "

汽车销售员和我爸爸洽谈，想把价格降下来。

Illustration mother

mother noun

/ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈmʌðɚ/

母亲，妈妈

"He had something of his mother in him."

他身上带着点儿他妈妈的影子。

Illustration tidying

tidying verb

/ˈtaɪ.di.ɪŋ/

整理，收拾

"After playing with her toys, Sarah started tidying her room. "

玩完玩具后，萨拉开始整理她的房间。

Illustration their

their pronoun

/ðeər/

他们的

"They brought their books with them."

他们带了他们的书。

Illustration respect

respect noun

/ɹɪˈspɛkt/

尊重，敬重

"He is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him."

他是一位学术泰斗，我对他非常敬佩。

Illustration willingness

willingness noun

/ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/

意愿，自愿。

"All it takes is a willingness to learn."

关键在于你是否愿意学习。

Illustration children

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

孩子，儿童，子女

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

对他手下留情吧：他不过是个孩子。

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others noun

/ˈʌðəz/ /ˈʌðɚz/

别人，他人

""She helped me with my homework, and I helped others with theirs." "

她帮我做作业，我也帮别人做作业。

Illustration great

great noun

/ɡɹeɪt/

伟人， 大人物

"Newton and Einstein are two of the greats of the history of science."

牛顿和爱因斯坦是科学史上两位伟人。

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wishes noun

/ˈwɪʃɪz/

愿望，希望。

"Her birthday wishes included a new bicycle and a trip to the beach. "

她的生日愿望包括一辆新自行车和一次去海滩的旅行。