virtue
n
1
(a) [U] moral goodness or excellence 美德; 道德上的优良品性
lead a life of virtue 过高尚的生活
(esp joc 尤作戏谑语) a paragon of virtue 美德的典范.
(b) [C] particular form of this; good habit 美德; 良好的习惯
(saying 谚) Patience is a virtue. 忍耐是一种美德.
extol, praise, etc the virtues of thrift 颂扬、 赞美...节俭的好习惯. Cf 参看 vice1 1.
2 [C, U] the ~ (of sth/being sth/doing sth) attractive or useful quality; advantage 优点; 长处
This seat has the virtue of being adjustable. 这种座位的好处是可以调节.
The great virtue of camping is its cheapness/is that it is cheap. 野营的一大优点是省钱.
learn the virtue(s) of keeping one's mouth shut, ie of not always saying what one thinks 要有慎言的优点.
3 [U] (fml or joc 文或谑) chastity, esp of a woman 操守; (尤指女子的)贞操, 贞节
lose/preserve one's virtue 失去[保持]贞洁.
4 (idm 习语) by virtue of sth (fml 文) on account of or because of sth 由於或因为某事物
He was exempt from charges by virtue of his youth/of being so young/of the fact that he was so young. 他因年幼而获得免费. make a ,virtue of ne`cessity do sth with a good grace because one has to do it anyway 做非做不可的事就痛痛快快地做
Being short of money, I made a virtue of necessity and gave up smoking. 我因缺钱, 倒也乐得把烟戒了. a woman of easy virtue => woman. virtue is its own reward (saying 谚) behaving virtuously should give one enough satisfaction for one not to expect any further reward 做好事即乐在其中.
🎯 考研助记
我求”(谐音) 美德
🔁 扩展释义
*['vә:tju:]n. 德行, 美德, 优点, 功效, 效力【法】 美德, 贞操, 优点相关词组: by virtue of
🏥 医学释义
效力,优点,性能
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
darevt. 敢;敢做;激(某人做某事);问(某人)有没有胆量(做某事);
vi. 敢;敢于;大胆;无畏于;
aux. 敢,竟敢;
n. 激将,挑战;
It's quite simple. You put a very hot, wet cloth on your shoulder for one minute. Then put a packet of frozen peas on the shoulder for one minute. And so on and so on.
很简单。你把一块很热的湿布敷在肩膀上一分钟。然后把一包冻豌豆敷在肩膀上一分钟。这样反复几次。
Annie considered this was just the kind of demanding job she wanted.
安妮认为,这正是她想要的难度很大的工作。
Gandhi paid great attention to the equality of women.