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oracle

/ˈɒɹəkəl/

Meanings
noun

神谕所, 圣殿

A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.

Examples :

"The ancient oracle at Delphi was a place where people went to seek advice from the god Apollo. "
德尔斐的古代神谕所是一个人们前往向太阳神阿波罗寻求建议的地方。
religion mythology ritual theology

Related Words

Illustration challenges

challenges noun

/ˈtʃælɪndʒɪz/

挑战，难题。

""The group of friends issued playful challenges to each other to see who could build the tallest sandcastle." "

这群朋友互相发起了有趣的挑战，看谁能堆最高的沙堡。

Illustration collection

collection noun

/kəˈlɛkʃən/

收藏，聚集，汇集

"The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets."

小行星带由聚集的尘埃、碎石和小行星构成。

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considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

考虑， 细想

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

考虑到我们已经举办了三场大型活动，而今年才刚刚开始呢。

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communicates verb

/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪts/ /kəˈmjunɪkeɪts/

沟通，交流

"The teacher communicates the lesson's objectives to the students at the start of each class. "

每节课开始时，老师都会向学生传达本节课的学习目标。

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predicting verb

/prɪˈdɪktɪŋ/

预测，预言。

"Based on the dark clouds, the weather forecast is predicting rain this afternoon. "

根据乌云密布的情况，天气预报预测今天下午有雨。

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prophecies noun

/ˈprɒfəsiːz/ /ˈprɑːfəsiːz/

预言，预示。

"French writer Nostradamus made a prophecy in his book."

法国作家诺查丹玛斯在他的书中做出了一个预言。

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dedicated verb

/ˈdɛdɪkeɪtəd/

奉献，献给。

"The family dedicated the new playroom to their recently deceased grandfather. "

这家人把新游戏室奉献给他们刚去世的祖父，以纪念他。

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desperately adverb

/ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹətli/

不顾一切地, 拼命地.

"The student desperately craved a good grade, working late into the night, neglecting his health. "

那个学生不顾一切地渴望得到好成绩，工作到深夜，忽略了自己的健康。

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desecrated verb

/ˈdɛsɪˌkreɪtɪd/ /ˈdɛsɪˌkreɪtəd/

亵渎，玷污。

"The vandals desecrated the cemetery by spray-painting graffiti on the headstones. "

那些破坏分子在墓碑上乱涂乱画，亵渎了墓地。

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unexpected adjective

/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/

出乎意料，始料未及。

"The heavy rain was unexpected; we had planned a picnic in the park. "

这场大雨真是出乎意料，我们本来计划在公园野餐的。

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allegorical adjective

/ˌæl.ɪˈɡɔɹ.ɪ.kəl/

寓言的，比喻的

"The teacher's story about the slow-moving snail who finally reached the finish line was an allegorical representation of perseverance. "

老师讲的关于那只最终到达终点线的慢吞吞的蜗牛的故事，是一个寓言故事，用来比喻坚持不懈的精神。

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theoretical adjective

/ˌθi.əˈɹɛtɪkəl/

理论上的，假设的。

"The theoretical model for how to improve student focus in class was presented, but it hasn't yet been tested in a real classroom setting. "

会上提出了一个关于如何提高学生课堂专注力的理论模型，但尚未在真实的课堂环境中进行测试。