IB词汇 Flashcards
Recipient
接受者
Welfare recipients,
The recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
Apprentice
(使)当学徒
Be apprenticed to sb,
Apprentice with sb
Pioneer
开发,开创 v.
A pioneered the use of Velcro instead of laces on boots.
Pioneering
具有开创性的(仅用于名次前)
The pioneering work of A in drug research,
The pioneering jazz musician
Erect
1)建造= to build,2)竖起,搭建
Officials plan to erect a monument in A’s honor.
The tents for the fair is erected overnight.
Abundance
Sth is found in abundance.
* Helium is found in abundance on the moon.
An abundance of…
* There is an abundance of fresh vegetables available.
Odour
气味(尤指臭味)
Neighbors have noticed a foul (难闻的) odour coming from the apartment.
Forage
Forage for food
* Horses are able to forage for grass even under deep snow.
Proceed
像某个方向前进,移动
Passengers for the Miami flight should proceed to gate 25.
Elaborate
Elaborate on…
* A refused to elaborate on her earlier statements.
精心制作的/筹划的
* an elaborate tattoo of a skull
Superiority
1)优势(点)
Sb has a superiority OVER sb else:
* The organization has a technical superiority over its rivals.
2)优越感
* A’s college degree gives her a sense of superiority over her friends.
Pessimistic
optimistic
Take a pessimistic view
Sb being pessimistic
Culminate
Culminate in/with …
1) (使)经过长期发展结束
*Sunday’s vote culminates a peaceful democratic revolution.
*A’s months of planning culminated in a beautiful wedding day.
2)达到…的顶点
*Cold War tensions culminated with the Cuban missile crisis.
Cease
= stop
East Germany ceased to exist/ceased existing in 1990.
The newspaper has been forced to cease publication.
Anguish
极度痛苦的,烦恼,焦虑
The anguish of not knowing the truth is almost unbearable.