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his virginity (= had sex for the first time) when he was

S.他在l8岁时失未韋贞。

Virgo /'V3g0u; NAmE 'v3rgou/ noun 1 [U] the 6th sign of the zodiac, the Virgin黄道第六宫;室女宫;室女 ;(), 2 [C] (/?/.. -os) a person born under the influence of this sign, that is between 23 August and 23 Septemberapproximately属室女座的人(约出823日至^23

virgo in-tacta /,v3:gau in'taekta; A//4mf ,v3rgou/ noun (law # or formal) a girl or woman who is a virgin vir.id.ian . /vi'ndiMi/. :/7u./r [u]          ' 来语y a

bluish-green pigment used in art; tJie colour of this pigment铬绿(颜料);铬繹色;青叙色 virile /'virail; NAmE 'viral/ oc//'. (usually approving) 1 (of men 與子strong and full of energy, especially ■ sexual energy强壮的;精力充沛的;(尤_ )性机能强的 2 having or showing the strength and energy that is considered typical of men有阳刚之气的;有M宇氕概 的;雄浑的:a WriZe pez/ormance雄壮的演秦'vfriZe athZetfcism雄健的体魄

Vir.il.ity /v6’ribti/ notv/? [U] "T sexual power in men (: 性的 > f,i殖力:dismays / mde vfHHty 男子S 殖力的表现a need fo prove hk vfriiity需赛证明他:有生 殖力 2 strength or energy .量;活.力■: economic 经辦活力      .

virology /vai'rt)l0d3i; NAmE -'rail-/ noun [U] the scien­tific study of viruses and the diseases caused by them 病毒学► vir.olo.gist /vai’rDlad3iSt; AMm£-_ra:l-/ /7w/7 virtual /'v3tXual; NAmE 'V3rtj-/ adj. [ohly before noun] 1 almost or very nearly the thing described, so that any slight difference is not important 很毕近的;几乎的; 事实上的;卖际上的;实质上品rhe country y5 sh’di'ng into a /virtual dvi! war.这年国家逢问上 正逐渐进入i战状态。This company has a Wrtud monopoly in fhis area }" trade. _这家公司实质土:已经垄断 了这柄.食易◊ He married a vimiaZ stranger.他娶了 一位几孕秦示相识的女子2 made to appear to exist by the use of computer software, for example on the Internet (通过计算机软件,如在互联网上)模拟的,虚 拟的: New technology has enabled development of an o/iHne VirtuaUibrary’.新技术已经使在线虚拟图书馆的发展成为可能。

vir-tU-aMy /*v?:txuali; NAmE'V3rtS-l adv.

1 almost or very nearly, so that any slight difference is not important几乎;4不多;事实上;实际上to be WrtuaHy impossiWe 凡乎是不可能的◊ VirtuaHy aH students wiH’be exempt>om tfte tax.■秦不多所有的学生 都可免此税项。◊ He virtuaHy admitted he was guiify•他 秦际上已承认自己有罪.。〇17115>^<1/*’51/0^/*- aHy the same as Zast year’s.今年的结舉几乎和去年的一 样。2 (compt/f/’/ig )by.the use of computer software that makes sth appear to exist; using virtual reality pchnology模拟;虚拟;以模拟现实技术 .virtual 'memory (also .virtual 'storage) noun [U] {computing if) extra memory that is automatically created when all the normal memory is being used <虚拟存储器」;..虚拟内存

.Virtual re'ality noun [U] images created by a computer that appear to surround the person looking at them and seem almost real (计算说创造的虚拟现实,拟

,,虚拟时空

virtue /'v3tXu:; NAmE 'V3rtju:/ noun 1 [U] (formal) behaviour or attitudes that show high moral standards 高尚的道德;正直的品性;德行:He !ed a h/e /virtue. 他过着嵩尚的生活◊ She was certay no paragon / virtue/ 决不是道德高尚的典范! 2 [C] a particular good quality or habit美德;优秀品质;良好习惯: Patience is not one /her virtues, J’m a_/hiid.恐怕她没有 耐性3 [C, U] an attractive or useful quality 点;朵 处;用处 ^CEl advantage : The plan has the virtue of 这项计划的优点是简单◊ He was extoHing the virtues / the   他赞扬了互联网的长处

They could see no virtue in discussing it further.

不到再讨论下去有什么用处M by/in virtue of sth (/owifl/) by means of or because of sth 凭借;依靠;由 :@ 为:She got: the job by virtue of her greater

ejtperience.她由于祭验较为丰富而得到了那份工作。 make a .virtue of necessity to manage to gain an advantage from sth that you have to do and cannot avoid 不得已而力争有所.virtueIs its own re1 ward

(saying) the reward for acting in a moral or correct way is the knowledge that you have done so, and you should not expect more than this, for example praise from other people or payment施恩无他图,有德便為; 报;德本涵i报偿more at easy avir-tu-os-ity /.vaitju'osati; NAmE ,v3rtSu'a:s-/ noun [U] (forma/) 3 very high degree of skill in performing or playing (表演或演奏方面的)高超技艺;,精湛演技: .tee~iicai'' virtuosify...技术■■的拥熟a     ^

breathtaking virtuosity族艺令乂叫绝的演出 vi*■•111.050 /1v3:tJu_aosau; -_auz»u; 1v3:rtIfu_ousou;

-'ouzou/ noun, adj.

unoun {pi. vir tu-osos or vir4u-osi /-si:; -zi:/) a person who is extremely skilful at doing sth, especially playing a musical instrument技艺超群的人;(尤指演奏家a pfano virtuoso钢琴演奏家

madj. [only before noun] showing extremely great skill ^ 艺精湛A;技巧超群的a virtuoso pe^omiance技艺精 湛的表演◊ a virtuoso pfcmist钢琴大命 virtuous /'vartjuas; NAmB           adj. 1 iformal)

behaving in a very good and moral way 品行端正的; 品德高的;有道德的HT1 IRREPROACHABLE a wise and Wrtuous man 博学多识的君子She h’ved me/irirdy WrtuoUs i/e•她一生,品;行端正2 ‘(t//5flpprav//7g or huniorous) claiming to behave better or have higher moral standards than other people 自命不凡的;■自命清 髙的He was /eeKng virtuous because he had yiinisheti and they hadn’t.因为他完成了而他们没有,他卽以为了 不起► vir-tuously adv.

.virtuous 'circle noun (formal) a series of events in which each one seems to increase the good effects of the previous one 良性循环一compare vicious circle viru-lent /'viralant; -rjal / adj. 1 (of a disease or poison ,疾病或毒物extremely dangerous or harmful and quick to have an effect致命的;恶性的;剧毒的2 (/bmja/) showing strong negative and bitter feelings 狠毒的;恶 毒的;不共戴天的:vin^ent criticism恶意的批评◊ viru- Zent nationatom 不共戴天的民族主义►viru.lence /-Ians/ noun [U] viru-lent-ly adv. vims /'vairas/ noun

1 a living thing, too small to be seen without a micro­scope, that causes infectious disease in people, animals and plants病毒;滤过性病毒:theu virus流感病毒a virus infection         2 {informal) a disease caused

by a vims 病毒性疾 *;病毒病There’s a virus going around the oj^ce.办公室里流行着一种病毒性疾病。

3 instructions that are hidden within a computer program and are designed to cause faults or destroy data (计算机程序中的 > 病毒一see also viral visa /'viiza/ noun a stamp or mark put in your passport by officials of a foreign country that gives you permis­sion to enter, pass through or leave their country ( 照的}签证:to apply/or a visa 申请签证◊ an erttiy/ tourist/transfi/exit visa入境/旅游/过境/出境签证 vis-age /'vitidzl noun [literary) a person^ face (      )

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Visa-kha /vi'saika/ noun = Vesak vis-a-vis /,vi:z a: 'vi:/ prep, (from French) 1 in relation to 关于;:对手.Britain’s rofe vis-5-vis the l/m’ted States 英 国妨美皆知作用2 in comparison with相比;餐..

■.相较:It was felt that the company had an unfair advan- tage vis-d-vis smaMer companies elsewhere.人的感到这家 与其他地方的小公司相法占有不公平的优势。 vis-cera /'visare/ noun [pi.] (anatomy the large organs inside the body, such as the heart, lungs and stomach 0脏;脏腑

vis-ceral /'visaral/ 〇〇[/. 1 {literary) resulting from strong feelings rather than careful thought (未经过认真思考 而)出自内心的,发自肺腑的She had a viscerai disWce o/aithings/oreign.凡是外国的东西,她都打心眼儿里讨 戾。2 (fed7/?/7/ 术语)relating to the viscera 内脏的; 脏腑的