07-20 Flashcards
gull gull
[gʌl]
n. 名詞易受騙的人[C]
vt. 及物動詞欺騙
merry
[ˋmɛrɪ]
a. 形容詞歡樂的, 愉快的, 興高采烈的 He is in a very merry mood today .
他今天心情極為愉快。 Merry Christmas to you! 祝你耶誕快樂!; 輕快的; 【英】【口】微醉的
twig twig
[twɪg]
n. 名詞細枝, 嫩枝 He made a fire with dry twigs .
他用乾樹枝生火。; (神經、血管等的)小支脈; 占卜杖
cormorant
[ˋkɔrmərənt]
n. 名詞 [C]【鳥】鸕鶿; 貪吃的人; 貪婪的人
appeasement
[əˋpizmənt]
n. 名詞平息; 緩和; 滿足; 姑息[U][C] Music is an appeasement to shattered nerves .
音樂可撫慰受重創的神經。; 姑息政策; 綏靖主義[U]
ritual
[ˋrɪtʃʊəl]
n. 名詞儀式, 典禮[C][U]; (宗教等)儀式的舉行[C][U]; 禮儀書[C]; 例行公事; 老規矩; 習慣[C] She went through her usual ritual of making sure all the doors were locked before she went to bed .
她上床之前按慣例檢查一下所有的門是不是都鎖上了。
a. 形容詞(宗教)儀式的, 典禮的[Z][B]
treatise
[ˋtritɪs]
n. 名詞論文; 專著[C][(+on/upon)] An anthropologist wrote a treatise on some of these fables .
一位人類學家寫了一部關於這些寓言的專著。 I just finished reading a treatise on the new technology .
我剛剛讀完一篇有關這項新技術的文章。
matrilineal
[͵metrɪˋlɪnjəl]
a. 形容詞母系的
descent
[dɪˋsɛnt]
n. 名詞下降; 下傾[U][C] The spectators watched the descent of the balloon .
觀看的人瞧著氣球降落。; 下坡[C] a steep descent 陡峭的坡道; 世系, 血統[U] Many Americans are of English descent .
許多美國人有英國血統。; 遺傳; 派生[U]; 衰落; 墮落[U][S1] his descent into a life of crime 他淪落到靠犯罪為生; 屈尊; 降格[U][(+to)]; 襲擊; 入侵[C][(+on/upon)] The Danes made numerous descents upon the English coast during the 10th century .
丹麥人在十世紀曾對英國海岸發動過無數次襲擊。; 【律】(遺產的)繼承[U]
antithesis
[ænˋtɪθəsɪs]
n. 名詞對立面; 對立; 對照; 對偶; (修辭學中的)對語, 對句
didactic
[dɪˋdæktɪk]
a. 形容詞為教導的; 教訓的
status quo
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ph. 片語現狀
ramification
[͵ræməfəˋkeʃən]
n. 名詞分枝; 分派; 縱橫交錯
wary
[ˋwɛrɪ]
a. 形容詞小心翼翼的; 警惕的 Tom did not hear the faint sound of the creature’s wary advance .
湯姆沒有聽見這個動物小心翼翼前行時所發出的微弱響聲。 The doorman kept a wary eye on strangers .
門房密切注意陌生人; 謹防的; 惟恐的[F][(+of)] Some children are wary of strangers .
有些小孩怕陌生人。 He is wary of telling secrets .
他提防洩露祕密。
ambivalent
[æmˋbɪvələnt]
a. 形容詞【心】(對同一人或事物)有矛盾情緒的
unmitigated
[ʌnˋmɪtə͵getɪd]
a. 形容詞未緩和的; 未減輕的; 全然的, 十足的
obscure
[əbˋskjʊr]
a. 形容詞 暗的, 黑暗的; 朦朧的 The room is too obscure for reading .
房間太暗, 不能看書。; 模糊的; 含糊不清的; 晦澀的, 難解的[(+to)] The meaning of the passage is obscure .
這段文字意義晦澀。; 隱匿的; 偏僻的 He came from an obscure mountain village .
他來自一個偏僻的山村。; 無名的; 微賤的 It is written by an obscure young poet .
這是一位不知名的年輕詩人寫的。
vt. 及物動詞 使變暗; 遮掩 The moon was obscured by the clouds .
月亮被雲遮暗了。; 使難理解; 混淆 His difficult style obscures his meaning .
他深奧的文體使他的意思晦澀難懂。; 使不顯著; 使失色 His success obscured his earlier failures .
他的成功為他早先的失敗遮了醜。
result in result in
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導致, 結果是 The experiment resulted in the discovery of a cure for cancer .
這個試驗導致發現一種治療癌症的方法。 Their dispute resulted in war .
他們的爭端導致了戰爭。 The accident resulted in ten deaths .
這次事故造成十人死亡。 The talks resulted in reducing the number of missiles/missile reduction .
談判結果削減了導彈數量。
morale
[məˋræl]
n.[U] 士氣, 鬥志 The army recovered its morale and fighting power .
這支軍隊恢復了士氣和戰鬥力。; 道德; 品行
frontier
[frʌnˋtɪr]
n. 名詞 [C] 國境, 邊境; 邊疆[(+between/with)] Everything is quiet on the frontier .
邊境上一切安靜。; 【美】(靠近未開發地帶的)邊遠地區[the S]; (探索活動的)新領域; 未完全開拓的領域[P1][(+of)] Professor Field is devoted to the exploration of the frontiers of medicine .
菲爾德教授致力於探索醫學研究的新領域。
depletion
[dɪˋpliʃən]
n. 名詞 消耗; 用盡
graze graze
[grez]
vi. 不及物動詞 (牛, 羊等)吃草; 放牧 Cattle were grazing on the meadow .
牛在牧場上吃草。
vt. 及物動詞 吃(田野)裡的草; 在田野裡吃(草等); 用牧草餵; 放牧 We graze cattle on our fields .
我們在自己田裡牧牛。
n. 名詞 吃草; 放牧; 牧草
submarine
[ˋsʌbmə͵rin]
n. 名詞 [C] 潛艇 a nuclear-powered submarines 核動力潛艇; 海底生物; 水下裝置; (橄欖球運動員的)低身穿插
a. 形容詞 海底的 Submarine cables were laid across the Atlantic .
鋪設了橫越大西洋的海底電纜。; 水下的; 潛艇的 Allied transports suffered greatly from German submarine attacks .
盟國的運輸船受到德國潛艇攻擊, 損失慘重。
vt. 及物動詞 用潛水艇攻擊(或擊沈)
vi. 不及物動詞 (橄欖球運動員)低身穿插
in so far as in so far as
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到…的程度; 在…範圍內 This is the truth in so far as I know it .
就我所知, 這是真實情況。
deter
[dɪˋtɝ]
vt. 及物動詞 威懾住, 嚇住; 使斷念[(+from)] Failure did not deter him from trying again .
失敗並未使他洩氣罷休。
admissible
[ədˋmɪsəb!]
a. 形容詞 有資格進入的; 有資格就任的; 【律】可接受的; 可採納的
commitment
[kəˋmɪtmənt]
n. 名詞 託付, 交託; 委任[U]; 下獄; 收監[U]; 關進精神病院[U]; 承諾, 保證; 承擔的義務[U][C][(+to)] I felt I did not have to make such a commitment to them .
我覺得我沒有必要對他們作出那樣的承諾。; 信奉; 支持; 獻身[U][C][(+to)] My aunt has a sincere commitment to Buddhism .
我姑媽篤信佛教。; 犯罪, 罪行[U][C] commitment of infanticide 殺嬰罪
deduce
[dɪˋdjus]
vt. 及物動詞 演繹, 推論[(+from)][+that] On the basis of the evidence we deduced that he was guilty .
根據這些證據, 我們推論他是有罪的。 What do you deduce from these facts? 從這些事實你能推斷出什麼?; 追溯
