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excursive

/ɪkˈskɜːrsɪv/ /ɛkˈskɜːrsɪv/

Meanings
adjective

离题的， 跑题的

Tending to digress.

Examples :

"The professor's lecture was excusive, often wandering from the main topic to discuss personal anecdotes. "
这位教授的讲座非常离题，经常从主题漫游开去，讲一些个人轶事。
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digress verb

/daɪˈɡɹɛs/

离题，偏题。

""During his presentation about climate change, the speaker began to digress into a story about his pet dog, which was completely unrelated." "

在做关于气候变化的报告时，那位演讲者开始离题，讲起他宠物狗的故事，这完全不相关。

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main verb

/meɪn/

主攻，主要使用

"The school's main water supply line is broken, so they're fixing it. "

学校主供水的管道坏了，所以他们正在修理。

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from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

来自，从。

"I got a letter from my brother."

我收到了一封我哥哥寄来的信。

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tending verb

/ˈtɛndɪŋ/

呈递，提供。

""The farmer, tending his customary rent of grain, hoped the lord would accept it despite the poor harvest." "

农民呈递他惯常应缴的谷物租金，希望领主尽管收成不好也能接受。

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lecture noun

/ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/ /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃɚ/

讲座，演讲。

"During class today the professor delivered an interesting lecture."

今天上课时，教授做了一场很有意思的讲座。

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discuss verb

/dɪsˈkʊs/ /dɪsˈkʌs/

讨论，商议

"The students will discuss the history of the Roman Empire in their social studies class. "

学生们将在社会学课上讨论罗马帝国的历史。

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personal noun

/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/ /ˈpɜɹ.sən.əl/

征友广告，个人广告

"The online personal for finding a book club partner was very popular among students. "

在网上发布的寻找读书俱乐部伙伴的征友广告在学生中非常受欢迎。

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professor noun

/pɹəˈfɛsə/ /pɹəˈfɛsɚ/

教授， 讲授。

"Professor Smith, the head of the history department, gave a fascinating lecture on the Roman Empire. "

史密斯教授，也就是历史系的系主任，做了一场关于罗马帝国的精彩讲座。

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often adjective

/ˈɑf(t)ən/ /ˈɒf(t)ən/ /ˈɔf(t)ən/

经常，频繁。

"My sister is often late for school. "

我妹妹上学经常迟到。

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wandering verb

/ˈwɒndəɹɪŋ/ /ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/

游荡，漂泊

"to wander over the fields"

在田野上漫无目的地游荡

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anecdotes noun

/ˈæ.nɪk.doʊts/

轶事，趣闻.

"My grandfather loves to tell anecdotes about his childhood, and we always enjoy listening to his stories. "

我爷爷很喜欢讲他小时候的轶事趣闻，我们总是很喜欢听他讲故事。

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topic noun

/ˈtɒpɪk/ /ˈtɑpɪk/

话题, 主题，论题

"A society where a topic cannot be discussed, does not have free speech."

一个社会如果连一个话题都不能讨论，就谈不上言论自由。