List 03 | 19/04/2022 Flashcards
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bend /bɛnd/
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bend /bɛnd/ (bending, bent, bends)
> > > Which part of your leg can make it possible to bend?
Knee
1. V-I When you bend, you move the top part of your body downward and forward. Plants and trees also bend. 弯下 #I bent over and kissed her cheek. #我俯身亲吻了她的面颊。 ##She bent and picked up a plastic bucket. ##她弯腰拎起一个塑料桶。
2. V-T When you bend your head, you move your head forward and downward. 低下 (头) #Rick appeared, bending his head a little to clear the top of the door. #里克来了，他稍稍低头避开门框。
3. V-T/V-I When you bend a part of your body such as your arm or leg, or when it bends, you change its position so that it is no longer straight. 弯曲 (身体某个部位); 弯曲 #These cruel devices are designed to stop prisoners from bending their legs. #这些残酷的刑具是设计来限制犯人弯腿的。
4. bent ADJ 弯曲的 #Keep your knees slightly bent. #保持两膝微屈。
5. V-T If you bend something that is flat or straight, you use force to make it curved or to put an angle in it. 使...弯曲 #Bend the bar into a horseshoe. #把钢条弯卷成马蹄形。
6. bent ADJ 弯的 #...a length of bent wire. #...一截弯曲的铁丝。
7. V-T/V-I When a road, beam of light, or other long thin thing bends, or when something bends it, it changes direction to form a curve or angle. 弯向; 拐弯 #The road bent slightly to the right. #公路微微向右弯。
8. N-COUNT A bend in a road, pipe, or other long thin object is a curve or angle in it. 拐角 #The crash occurred on a sharp bend. #碰撞发生在一个急转弯处。
9. V-T If you bend rules or laws, you interpret them in a way that allows you to do something they would not normally allow you to do. 篡改; 歪曲 (规则等) #A minority of officers were prepared to bend the rules. #少数官员准备篡改规则。
10. N-PLURAL If deep-sea divers suffer from the bends, they experience severe pain and difficulty in breathing as a result of coming to the surface of the ocean too quickly. 潜涵病; 呼吸减压病 #New evidence suggests that exercise could protect divers from the bends. #新证据表明锻炼可以防止潜水员得潜涵病。
- N an ordinary consisting of a diagonal line traversing a shield [heraldry]
- → see also bent
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biannual /baɪˈænjʊəl/
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biannual /baɪˈænjʊəl/
1. ADJ A biannual event happens twice a year. 每年两次的 #You will need to have a routine biannual examination. #你需要做一年两次的常规检查。
2. biannually ADV 每年两次地 [ADV after v] #Only since 1962 has the show been held biannually. #从1962以后，这个节目才开始每年举行两次。
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enthusiastic /ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/
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enthusiastic /ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/
1. ADJ If you are enthusiastic about something, you show how much you like or enjoy it by the way that you behave and talk. 热衷的; 热烈的 #Tom was very enthusiastic about the place. #汤姆曾非常热衷于那个地方。
2. enthusiastically ADV 热衷地; 热烈地 #The announcement was greeted enthusiastically. #这则通告受到了热烈的欢迎。
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passive /ˈpæsɪv/
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passive /ˈpæsɪv/
1. ADJ If you describe someone as passive, you mean that they do not take action but instead let things happen to them. 被动的 [表不满] #His passive attitude made things easier for me. #他的被动态度使我办起事来容易多了。
2. passively ADV 被动地 #He sat there passively, content to wait for his father to make the opening move. #他被动地坐在那里，心满意足地等着他父亲走第一步棋。
3. ADJ A passive activity involves watching, looking at, or listening to things rather than doing things. 消极的 [ADJ n] #They want less passive ways of filling their time. #他们需要不那么消极的方式来打发时间。
4. ADJ Passive resistance involves showing opposition to the people in power in your country by not cooperating with them and protesting in nonviolent ways. 非暴力的 [ADJ n] #They made it clear that they would only exercise passive resistance in the event of a military takeover. #他们声明假若发生军事接管，他们只采取非暴力抵抗行动。
- N-SING In grammar, the passive or the passive voice is formed using “be” and the past participle of a verb. The subject of a passive clause does not perform the action expressed by the verb but is affected by it. For example, in “He’s been murdered,” the verb is in the passive. Compare . 被动语态
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beacon /ˈbiːkən/
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beacon /ˈbiːkən/
> > > Beacon or lighthouse is the tower containing a light to warn or guide ships at sea.
1. N-COUNT A beacon is a light or a fire, usually on a hill or tower, that acts as a signal or a warning. 烽火; 信号灯 #...a huge office tower with aircraft warning beacons on the roof. #…一个屋顶有航行警告灯的巨型办公塔。
2. N-COUNT If someone acts as a beacon to other people, they inspire or encourage them. 指路人 #She is a beacon of hope for women navigating the darkest passage of their lives. #她是个指引女性们穿越她们生活最黑暗时光的希望的灯塔。
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surgeon /ˈsɜːdʒən/
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surgeon /ˈsɜːdʒən/
> > > Surgeon is a physician who performs surgical operations.
1. N-COUNT A surgeon is a doctor who is specially trained to perform surgery. 外科医生 #...a heart surgeon. #…一位心脏外科医生。 - - - - - - - - - - surgical /ˈsɜːdʒɪkəl/
1. ADJ Surgical equipment and clothing is used in surgery. 外科手术用的 [ADJ n] #...an array of surgical instruments. #…一批外科手术用的器械。
2. ADJ Surgical treatment involves surgery. 外科手术的 [ADJ n] #A biopsy is usually a minor surgical procedure. #活组织检查通常是一个小小的外科手术。
3. surgically ADV 外科手术地 [ADV with v] #In very severe cases, bunions may be surgically removed. #在非常严重的情况下，拇趾囊肿可能要手术切除。
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cockpit /ˈkɒkˌpɪt/
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cockpit /ˈkɒkˌpɪt/
- N-COUNT In an aeroplane or racing car, the cockpit is the part where the pilot or driver sits. (飞行员或赛车手的) 座舱
> > > (飞机的) 驾驶舱，(赛车的) 驾驶座
> > > Who sits in the cockpit of an airplane? Pilot
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quarterly /ˈkwɔːtəlɪ/
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quarterly /ˈkwɔːtəlɪ/
1. ADJ A quarterly event happens four times a year, at intervals of three months. 一年四次的; 每季的 #...the latest Bank of Japan quarterly survey of 5,000 companies. #…日本银行对5000家公司最新的季度调查。
2. ADV Quarterly is also an adverb. 一年四次地; 每季地 [ADV after v] #It makes no difference whether dividends are paid quarterly or annually. #红利是按季度还是按年度支付没有区别。
3. N-COUNT A quarterly is a magazine that is published four times a year, at intervals of three months. 季刊 #The quarterly had been a forum for sound academic debate. #这份季刊曾经是正统学术辩论的论坛。
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insane /ɪnˈseɪn/
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insane /ɪnˈseɪn/
1. ADJ Someone who is insane is severely mentally ill. 精神病的; 精神失常的 #Some people simply can't take it and they just go insane. #一些人就是接受不了，于是便变得精神错乱。
2. ADJ If you describe a decision or action as insane, you think it is very foolish or excessive. 疯狂的; 愚蠢的 [表不满] #He asked me what I thought and I said, "Listen, this is completely insane." #他问我是怎么想的，我说，“听着，这十分愚蠢。”
3. insanely ADV 疯狂地 #I would be insanely jealous if Bill left me for another woman. #如果比尔为了另一个女人而离开我，我会妒忌得发疯的。
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vengeance /ˈvɛndʒəns/
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vengeance /ˈvɛndʒəns/
1. N-UNCOUNT Vengeance is the act of killing, injuring, or harming someone because they have harmed you. 复仇 #He swore vengeance on everyone involved in the murder. #他发誓要向每一个与此谋杀案有关联的人复仇。
2. PHRASE If you say that something happens with a vengeance, you are emphasizing that it happens to a much greater extent than was expected. 猛烈地 [强调] #It began to rain again with a vengeance. #天又开始大雨滂沱了。
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spoiler /ˈspɔɪlə/
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spoiler /ˈspɔɪlə/
> > > spoiler 剧透
spoiler alert 剧透警告
- N-COUNT If you describe someone or something as a spoiler, you mean that they try to spoil the performance of other people or things. 搅乱的人; 搅乱的事物
I was a talentless spoiler. If I couldn’t be good, why should they?
我是个毫无天赋的捣乱分子。如果我做不好，他们有什么理由做得好呢？ - N-COUNT A spoiler is an object which forms part of an aircraft’s wings or part of the body of a car. It changes the flow of air around the vehicle, allowing an aircraft to change direction or making a car’s forward movement more efficient. (飞机的)扰流器; (汽车的)气流偏导器
