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invidious

/ɪnˈvɪdi.əs/

Meanings
adjective

招人嫉妒的，令人反感的

Causing ill will, envy, or offense.

Examples :

"His constant boasting about his accomplishments was an invidious way to make others feel inadequate. "
他总是吹嘘自己的成就，这种做法太招人嫉妒，让人觉得自己不如他。
attitude character emotion moral

Related Words

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boasting verb

/ˈboʊstɪŋ/

吹牛，自夸。

"He kept boasting about his high score on the test, even though everyone else did well too. "

他不停地吹嘘自己考试得了高分，尽管其他人都考得不错。

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constant noun

/ˈkɒnstənt/ /ˈkɑnstənt/

常量，常数。

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

建筑工地传来的持续不断的噪音，吵得我很难集中精力做作业。

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employees noun

/ɪmˈplɔɪiːz/ /ˌemplɔɪˈiːz/

雇员，员工，职工。

"One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives."

鼓励员工更努力工作的一个方法是给他们奖励。

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detestable adjective

/dɪˈtɛstəbəl/ /diˈtɛstəbəl/

令人憎恶的，可憎的。

"His habit of chewing with his mouth open is detestable. "

他吃饭时张着嘴嚼东西的习惯真是令人作呕。

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inadequate noun

/ɪnˈædəkwɪt/

不胜任者，能力不足的人

"The inadequate showed up late to every class, making it hard to keep up with the course material. "

这个不胜任者每节课都迟到，很难跟上课程进度。

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promotion noun

/pɹəˈməʊʃən/ /pɹəˈmoʊʃən/

晋升，提升

"After many years of hard work, Maria received a promotion to senior manager. "

经过多年的努力工作，玛丽亚得到了晋升，成为了高级经理。

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distinction noun

/dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/

区别，差异，特色。

"The teacher emphasized the distinction between a noun and a verb. "

老师强调了名词和动词之间的区别。

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discriminating verb

/dɪsˈkɹɪmɪneɪtɪŋ(ɡ)/

区分，辨别。

"The teacher was discriminating between the students who understood the lesson and those who needed extra help. "

老师在区分哪些学生理解了课程，哪些学生需要额外帮助。

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distinctions noun

/dɪˈstɪŋkʃənz/

区别，差别，区分。

"The art class focused on the subtle distinctions between different shades of blue. "

美术课的重点在于辨别不同蓝色色调之间细微的差别。

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offensively adverb

/əˈfɛnsɪvli/ /ɒˈfɛnsɪvli/

冒犯地，攻击性地

"The student spoke offensively to the teacher, which resulted in a detention. "

那个学生对老师说话很不客气，冒犯了老师，结果被留校察看了。

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unfairly adverb

/ʌnˈferli/ /ˌʌnˈferli/

不公平地，偏颇地

"The carnival games were unfairly difficult, and hardly anybody won a prize."

嘉年华会的游戏设置得过于不公平，几乎没有人赢得奖品。

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accomplishments noun

/ə.ˈkʌm.plɪʃ.mənts/ /ə.ˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənts/

成就，功绩。

"the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc"

一个企业的建成，一个预言的实现，等等。