23 Flashcards
Annihilate [əˈnaɪəleɪt]
vt. 歼灭;战胜;废止, vi. 湮灭;湮没 kill in large numbers There are lots of ways of annihilating the
planet.
Eliminate [ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt]
vt. 消除;排除 terminate or take out Recent measures have not eliminated
discrimination in employment.
Deter [dɪˈtɜːr]
vt. 制止,阻止;使打消念头 try to prevent; show opposition to The high price of the service could deter
people from seeking advice.
Textile [ˈtekstaɪl]
n. 纺织品,织物, adj. 纺织的 artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or
crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
Another 75,000 jobs will be lost in textiles
and clothing.
Potent [ˈpoʊtnt]
adj. 有效的;强有力的,有权势的;有说服力的 having great influence Their most potent weapon was the Exocet
missile.
sturdy [ˈstɜːrdi]
adj. 坚定的;强健的;健全的 having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue
or hardships
She was a short, sturdy woman in her early
sixties.
Influential [ˌɪnfluˈenʃl]
adj. 有影响的;有势力的, n. 有影响力的人物 having or exercising influence or power It helps to have influential friends.
commanding [kəˈmændɪŋ]
adj. 指挥的;居高临下的;威⻛凛凛的, v. 指挥;统帅;负
责(command的ing形式)
used of a height or viewpoint Right now you’re in a more commanding
position than you have been for ages.
Drape [dreɪp]
vt. 用布帘覆盖;使呈褶裥状, vi. 成褶皱状垂下, n. 窗帘;褶
裥;手术洞巾
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a
window)
Natasha took the coat and draped it over
her shoulders.
Snare [sner]
n. (捕⻦、兽的)陷阱;圈套,骗局;(绷在小鼓下鼓皮
的)响弦;(勒除息肉和增生)勒除器, v. 设陷阱(或罗
网、套子)捕捉;诱捕(某人),使……上当
something (often something deceptively attractive)
that catches you unawares
I felt like an animal caught in a snare.
Scrupulous [ˈskruːpjələs]
adj. 细心的;小心谨慎的;一丝不苟的 having scruples; arising from a sense of right and
wrong; principled
You’re being very scrupulous, but to what
end?
Indiscriminately [ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnətli]
adv. 不加选择地;任意地 in a random manner The men opened fire indiscriminately.
Elaborate [ɪ’læbəret]
adj. 精心制作的;详尽的;煞费苦心的, vt. 精心制作;详细
阐述;从简单成分合成(复杂有机物), vi. 详细描述;变复
杂
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the
meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually
in writing
It was clearly an elaborately planned
operation.
Spawn [spɔːn]
v. 产卵;酿成,造成;大量生产;n. 卵;菌丝;产物 the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians
or molluscs
The light comes from female firefly squids,
which spawn in spring, then die and wash
ashore.
Lean [liːn]
v. 倾斜身体;倾斜;倚靠;(使)斜靠, adj. 瘦且健康的;
脂肪少的;难以赚钱的;贫乏的;高效低耗的;(混合汽化
燃料)空气所占比例高的, n. 瘦肉;倾斜;倾斜度
the property possessed by a line or surface that
departs from the vertical
Eileen leaned across and opened the
passenger door.
