音标:[,kwiŋkwә'lætәrәl] ;
a. 五边的

Bouquinistes is the French word to call sellers of old books along the Seine River in Paris. The tradition has existed for over 400 years. However, modern technology like electronic book readers and sellers of books online are now hurting their profi

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1. quadrilateral /ˌkwɔdrəˈltərəl/ -- plane figure having four sides and four angles A square is a quadrilateral. 正方形是四边形的一种。 2. collateral /kəˈltərəl/ -- situated at the side; accompanying; parallel; additional; supple

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与数字有关的英语词根总结 milli-【千分之一】例:milliampere(毫安)=milli(千)+ampere(安培) centi【百分之一】例:centimeter(厘米)=centi(百分之一)+meter(米) deci【十分之一】例:decibe

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He was silent a minute or two, staring, not at the house, but at the thick undergrowth by which they were surrounded. Has it ever struck you, he said, that civilisation's damned dangerous? Dangerous? Such a revolutionary remark shocked Mr. Satterthwa

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It was New Year's Eve. The elder members of the house party at Royston were assembled in the big hall. Mr. Satterthwaite was glad that the young people had gone to bed. He was not fond of young people in herds. He thought them uninteresting and crude

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Sitting well back in his chair, secure in his role of audience, Mr. Satterthwaite watched the drama unfold before his eyes Quietly and naturally, Mr. Quin was pulling the strings, setting his puppets in motion. A woman--yes, he murmured thoughtfully.

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