List 03 Life

Question 1

diarrhea /ˌdaɪəˈriːə/ or diarrhoea /ˌdaɪəˈriːə/

Answer 1

diarrhea /ˌdaɪəˈriːə/ or diarrhoea /ˌdaɪəˈriːə/

> AM diarrhea

1. N-UNCOUNT If someone has diarrhoea, a lot of liquid faeces comes out of their body because they are ill. 腹泻
#But the food itself was barely digestible, and many team members suffered from diarrhoea or constipation.
#但食物本身难以消化,许多队员患了腹泻或便秘。

Question 2

dizzy /ˈdɪzɪ/

Answer 2

dizzy /ˈdɪzɪ/ (dizzier, dizziest)

1. ADJ If you feel dizzy, you feel that you are losing your balance and are about to fall. 眩晕的
#Her head still hurt, and she felt slightly dizzy and disoriented.
#她的头还在痛，感觉有些眩晕，分不清方向。

2. dizziness N-UNCOUNT 眩晕
#His head injury causes dizziness and nausea.
#他头部受伤引起眩晕和呕吐。

3. ADJ You can use dizzy to describe a woman who is careless and forgets things, but is easy to like. (女人) 没头脑但招人喜爱的
#She is famed for playing dizzy blondes.
#她以扮演没头脑但招人喜爱的金发美女而闻名。

4. PHRASE If you say that someone has reached the dizzy heights of something, you are emphasizing that they have reached a very high level by achieving it. 显赫的地位 [幽默]
#I escalated to the dizzy heights of director's secretary.
#我逐渐升到了主任秘书这样的职位。

Question 3

commemorate /kəˈmɛməˌreɪt/

Answer 3

commemorate /kəˈmɛməˌreɪt/ (commemorating, commemorated, commemorates)

1. V-T To commemorate an important event or person means to remember them by means of a special action, ceremony, or specially created object. 纪念
#One room contained a gallery of paintings commemorating great moments in baseball history.
#有一间房间里有一个画廊，陈列着纪念棒球史上伟大时刻的绘画作品。

2. commemoration N-VAR 纪念
#...a march in commemoration of Malcolm X.
#…一次为纪念马尔科姆·艾克斯而举行的游行。