A sighting device on a ship for taking the relative bearings of a distant object. 'As the navigator's equivalent of adventurer with a pelorus, she has endeared herself to the ship's company with her prowess on the bridge and her stamina ashore. What does Jarbled mean? 1.To wet; to b...
tā men bǎ tā shì tú tà tā men de xuē zi chě xià lai 他们把她试图蹋他们的靴子扯下来。 They wrenched off the boots with which she had been trying to kick them. Similar-form characters to 蹋 tà 蹋 tī 踢 tā 塌 tā 遢...
What does shear strain mean? Shear strain occurs when parts of a material slide past each other under stress. 4 Why is measuring strain important? It helps in predicting material behavior under various loads and in different conditions. 4 How does tension affect structural design? Understanding te...
Among other things, this was the starting point for addressing the question of gender representation in my research field and specifically also in different communities. To be clear, gender distribution does not have to affect how much one feels at home in a particular community. But it is a ...
With a violent twist, he wrenched off the handle. synonym jiǎo绞 2 adj.wrong quán dōu nòng nǐng le 全都弄拧了。 All is wrong. 3 v.differ; disagree; be at cross-purposes tā men yuè tán yuè nǐng 他们越谈越拧。 The more they talked, the more they disagreed. ...
He snarled something guttural and wrenched his arm away. His face went from angry to defensive in the span of a second. “It was just a quick one, for the road,” he said. “It’s the first I’ve had in years.” “I don’t think so. Do you realize what you’ve done to Jo...
该债券5年期、票面年利率为5%、每年1月5日支付上年度的利息，到期日为2019年1月1日，到期时一次归还本金和最后一次利息。购入债券时的实际年利率为6%。甲公司购入债券的面值为1000万元，实际支付价款为1005.36万元，另支付相关交易费用10万元。假定按年计...
Bobtook it to his mom's funeral and rang it, whispering, “Thank you, mom. 4.What does the underlined word “ecstatic” mean in Paragraph 2?A. Delighted.B. Disappointed.C. Anxious.D. Curious.5.Why did Bob's mom want to get a cowbell?A. To amuse her cow.B. To teach her cow....
I asked myself, “What does success mean to me?” to see what my answer was today. That led to me writing up this story of my career path, as an example of the twists and turns that can happen in the life of a scientist. I originally intended to share this story just with my ...
“Whichever way you cut it, the outlook does not look good.” Verb ▲ To treat or regard with rudeness or contempt snub cold-shoulder ignore slight spurn shun stiff-arm avoid blank high-hat ostraciseUK ostracizeUS rebuff stiff snout cut dead freeze out look right through someone give someon...