For clues to the book's future, let's look at some examples of technological change and see what happened to the old technology.
出自-2014年6月閱讀原文
In both of the examples above, speakers from two different cultures have the same gesture, physically, but its meaning differs sharply.
出自-2014年6月聽力原文
He can't find good examples to illustrate his point.
出自-2011年6月聽力原文
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例子;例證;實例
An example of something is a particular situation, object, or person which shows that what is being claimed is true.
例句
The doctors gave numerous examples of patients being expelled from hospital...
醫(yī)生們列舉了大量病人被逐出醫(yī)院的實例。
Listed below are just a few examples of some of the family benefits available.
下面僅例舉了家庭可享受的幾種福利。
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范例;樣本;代表
An example of a particular class of objects or styles is something that has many of the typical features of such a class or style, and that you consider clearly represents it.
例句
Symphonies 103 and 104 stand as perfect examples of early symphonic construction...
第103和104號交響曲是早期交響樂結(jié)構(gòu)的典型代表。
The plaque illustrated in Figure 1 is an example of his work at this time.
圖1中的匾額是他這個時期的代表作。
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例如;比如
You use for example to introduce and emphasize something which shows that something is true.
例句
...'educational toys' that are designed to promote the development of, for example, children's spatial ability...
旨在促進(jìn)兒童發(fā)展,諸如空間能力發(fā)展的“教學(xué)玩具”
Take, for example, the simple sentence: 'The man climbed up the hill'...
以The man climbed up the hill這個簡單句為例。
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榜樣;模范
If you refer to a person or their behaviour as an example to other people, you mean that he or she behaves in a good or correct way that other people should copy.
例句
He is a model professional and an example to the younger lads...
他是個模范的專業(yè)人士,是年輕人的榜樣。
Their example shows us what we are all capable of.
他們作為榜樣向我們展示了我們都能做些什么。
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(詞典中的)例證,例子
In a dictionary entry, an example is a phrase or sentence which shows how a particular word is used.
例句
The examples are unique to this dictionary.
這些例證是這部詞典獨(dú)有的。
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(尤指出于敬意而)學(xué)習(xí)…的榜樣,以…為榜樣
If you follow someone's example, you behave in the same way as they did in the past, or in a similar way, especially because you admire them.
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Following the example set by her father, she has fulfilled her role and done her duty...
她以父親為榜樣,完成了任務(wù),履行了職責(zé)。
She should remember that she is a mother and a public figure and that others may follow her example.
她應(yīng)該記住自己是位母親,也是位公眾人物,別人可能會以她為榜樣。
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懲罰…以警戒他人;殺一儆百
To make an example of someone who has done something wrong means to punish them severely as a warning to other people not to do the same thing.
例句
Let us at least see our courts make an example of these despicable criminals.
至少讓我們看到法庭懲罰這些十惡不赦的罪犯以儆效尤。
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樹立榜樣;以身作則
If you set an example, you encourage or inspire people by your behaviour to behave or act in a similar way.
例句
An officer's job was to set an example...
軍官的職責(zé)就是樹立榜樣。
He is setting an example which other aristocrats and leading Britons should follow.
他為其他貴族和倫敦要人們樹立了榜樣。