List 02 | 18/04/2022 Flashcards
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ventilation [ˌventɪˈleɪʃn]
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ventilation [ˌventɪˈleɪʃn]
> > > n. 通风，通风系统；（医）（尤指人工）给肺提供空气；（对意见、问题、抱怨等的）公开讨论（或调查）
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confined /kənˈfaɪnd/
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confined /kənˈfaɪnd/
1. ADJ If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it. 只限于 (某地、某团体) 的 [v-link ADJ 'to' n] #The problem is not confined to Georgia. #这个问题不只限于佐治亚州。
2. ADJ A confined space or area is small and enclosed by walls. (空间、区域) 有限的 #His long legs bent up in the confined space. #他长长的双腿蜷缩在有限的空间里。
3. ADJ If someone is confined to a wheelchair, bed, or house, they have to stay there, because they are disabled or ill. 被困在 (轮椅、床上、家里) 的 [v-link ADJ 'to' n] #He had been confined to a wheelchair since childhood. #他从孩童时起就被困在轮椅上了。
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creep /kriːp/
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creep /kriːp/ (creeping, crept, creeps)
> > > 代替 increase 等等
1. V-I When people or animals creep somewhere, they move quietly and slowly. 悄悄地缓慢行进 #Back I go to the hotel and creep up to my room. #我回到旅馆，蹑手蹑脚地进了房间。
2. V-I If something creeps somewhere, it moves very slowly. 渐渐蔓延 #Mist had crept in again from the sea. #大雾再次从海上渐渐蔓延过来。
3. V-I If something creeps in or creeps back, it begins to occur or becomes part of something without people realizing or without them wanting it. 悄悄出现 #Insecurity might creep in. #不安全感可能会悄然而生。 ##An increasing ratio of mistakes, perhaps induced by tiredness, crept into her game. ##可能是因为疲劳，她在比赛中的错误率不知不觉地升高了。
4. V-I If a rate or number creeps up to a higher level, it gradually reaches that level. 攀升 #The inflation rate has been creeping up to 9.5 per cent. #通货膨胀率已攀升至9.5％。
- to make someone’s flesh creep →see flesh
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bulk /bʌlk/
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bulk /bʌlk/ (bulking, bulked, bulks)
1. N-SING You can refer to something's bulk when you want to emphasize that it is very large. 大块 [书面] #The truck pulled out of the lot, its bulk unnerving against the dawn. #拂晓时分，卡车驶出了停车场，庞大的车身看起来有点儿可怕。
2. N-SING You can refer to a large person's body or to their weight or size as their bulk. 庞大肥硕的身躯 #Bannol lowered his bulk carefully into the chair. #班诺尔那肥硕的身躯小心地坐落到了椅子上。
3. QUANT The bulk of something is most of it. 大部分 [QUANT 'of' def-n] #The bulk of the text is essentially a review of these original documents. #正文的大部分基本上是对这些原始文献的回顾。
4. PRON Bulk is also a pronoun. 大部分 #They come from all over the world, though the bulk is from the Indian subcontinent. #他们来自世界各地，但其中大部分人还是来自印度次大陆。
> > > 代替 most of them
5. PHRASE If you buy or sell something in bulk, you buy or sell it in large quantities. 大批地 (买卖) #Buying in bulk is more economical than shopping for small quantities. #大批采购比少量购买更经济实惠。
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detonation /ˌdɛtəˈneɪʃən/
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detonation /ˌdɛtəˈneɪʃən/
- N-COUNT A detonation is a large or powerful explosion. 爆炸 [正式]
2. N-UNCOUNT Detonation is the action of causing a device such as a bomb to explode. 引爆 [正式] #...accidental detonation of nuclear weapons. #...核武器的意外引爆。
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sarcasm /ˈsɑːkæzəm/
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sarcasm /ˈsɑːkæzəm/
1. N-UNCOUNT Sarcasm is speech or writing which actually means the opposite of what it seems to say. Sarcasm is usually intended to mock or insult someone. 挖苦; 讽刺 #Sarcasm and demeaning remarks have no place in parenting. #挖苦和贬损的言语不应用来教育子女。
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outrank /ˌaʊtˈræŋk/
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outrank /ˌaʊtˈræŋk/ (outranking, outranked, outranks)
1. V-T If one person outranks another person, he or she has a higher position or grade within an organization than the other person. 比···级别高 #The most junior executive officer outranked the senior engineer officer aboard ship. #船上最低的执行官也比高级工程官的级别高。
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interject /ˌɪntəˈdʒɛkt/
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interject /ˌɪntəˈdʒɛkt/ (interjecting, interjected, interjects)
1. V-T/V-I If you interject, or interject something, you say it and interrupt someone else who is speaking. 插话; 插嘴 [正式] #"Surely there's something we can do?" interjected Wahid. #“当然有些我们能做的事情？”瓦希德插嘴道。 #He listened thoughtfully, interjecting only the odd word. #他细心地聆听，只插了几句话。
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fiancé /fɪˈɒnseɪ/
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fiancé /fɪˈɒnseɪ/
- N-COUNT A woman’s fiancé is the man to whom she is engaged to be married. 未婚夫 [usu poss N]
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randy /ˈrændɪ/
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randy /ˈrændɪ/
- ADJ sexually excited or aroused 性欲高昂的
- ADJ sexually eager or lustful 淫荡的
- N a rude or reckless person 粗野鲁莽的人
- N a coarse rowdy woman 粗野娘们
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subtlety /ˈsʌtəltɪ/
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subtlety /ˈsʌtəltɪ/
1. N-COUNT Subtleties are very small details or differences which are not obvious. 精妙之处; 微妙差异 #His fascination with the subtleties of human behaviour makes him a good storyteller. #他对人类行为微妙之处的极大兴趣使他成为一个好的作家。
2. N-UNCOUNT Subtlety is the quality of being not immediately obvious or noticeable, and therefore difficult to describe. 微妙性 #African dance is vigorous, but full of subtlety, requiring great strength and control. #非洲舞蹈很有活力，但充满微妙性，需要很大的力量和很强的控制力。
3. N-UNCOUNT Subtlety is the ability to notice and recognize things which are not obvious, especially small differences between things. 敏锐 #She analyses herself with great subtlety. #她非常敏锐地分析了自己。
4. N-UNCOUNT Subtlety is the ability to use indirect methods to achieve something, rather than doing something that is obvious. 巧妙 #They had obviously been hoping to approach the topic with more subtlety. #他们显然一直在希望更巧妙地切入这个话题。
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toddler /ˈtɒdlə/
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toddler /ˈtɒdlə/
1. N-COUNT A toddler is a young child who has only just learned to walk or who still walks unsteadily with small, quick steps. 学步的儿童 #I had a toddler at home and two other children at school. #我有一个刚学步的孩子在家中，另外两个孩子在学校。
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hemorrhoid or haemorrhoid /ˈhɛmərɔɪd/
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hemorrhoid /ˈhɛmərɔɪd/
- N-COUNT Haemorrhoids are painful swellings that can appear in the veins inside the anus. 痔疮 [医学] [usu pl]
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metaphor /ˈmɛtəfə/
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metaphor /ˈmɛtəfə/
1. N-VAR A metaphor is an imaginative way of describing something by referring to something else which is the same in a particular way. For example, if you want to say that someone is very shy and frightened of things, you might say that they are a mouse. 隐喻 #...the avoidance of violent expressions and metaphors like "kill two birds with one stone." #…避免使用有暴力意味的表达和隐喻，如“一石二鸟。”
2. N-VAR If one thing is a metaphor for another, it is intended or regarded as a symbol of it. 象征 #The divided family remains a powerful metaphor for a society that continued to tear itself apart. #破裂的家庭仍然是一个持续分裂的社会的有力象征。
3. PHRASE If you mix your metaphors, you use two conflicting metaphors. People do this accidentally, or sometimes deliberately as a joke. 把两个矛盾的隐喻混用在一起 #To mix yet more metaphors, you were trying to run before you could walk, and I've clipped your wings. #再混用一些隐喻，你还不会走就想跑，而我又修短了你的翅膀。
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mutiny /ˈmjuːtɪnɪ/
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mutiny /ˈmjuːtɪnɪ/ (mutinying, mutinied, mutinies)
1. N-VAR A mutiny is a refusal by people, usually soldiers or sailors, to continue obeying a person in authority. (常指士兵或水手的) 哗变 #A series of coup attempts and mutinies within the armed forces destabilized the regime. #武装部队内部一系列政变图谋和哗变动摇了该政权。
2. V-I If a group of people, usually soldiers or sailors, mutiny, they refuse to continue obeying a person in authority. 反叛 #Units stationed around the capital mutinied because they had received no pay for nine months. #驻扎在首都周边的部队反叛了，因为他们9个月没领到工资了。
