List 05 | 21/04/2022

Question 1

blend /blɛnd/

Answer 1

blend /blɛnd/ (blending, blended, blends)

1. V-RECIP If you blend substances together or if they blend, you mix them together so that they become one substance. 混合
#Blend the butter with the sugar and beat until light and creamy.
#把黄油和糖混合起来，快速搅拌成松软的糊状。
##Blend the ingredients until you have a smooth cream.
##把这些配料调成均匀的糊状。

2. N-COUNT A blend of things is a mixture or combination of them that is useful or pleasant. 调配; 美妙的结合
#The public areas offer a subtle blend of traditional charm with modern amenities.
#这些公共场所表现出对传统魅力与现代设施的巧妙结合。
##...a blend of wine and sparkling water.
##…葡萄酒与汽水的调配。

3. V-RECIP When colours, sounds, or styles blend, they come together or are combined in a pleasing way. (色彩、声音或风格) 交融
#You could paint the walls and ceilings the same colour so they blend together.
#你可以把这些墙和天花板漆成相同的颜色，这样它们就浑然一体。

4. V-T If you blend ideas, policies, or styles, you use them together in order to achieve something. 融合 (不同的思想、政策或风格)
#His vision is to blend Christianity with "the wisdom of all world religions."
#他的梦想是把世界上各种宗教的智慧融入到基督教。

5. N-COUNT a word formed by joining together the beginning and the end of two other words (用另外两个词的首尾连接而成的)混合词; “早午餐”是“早餐”与“午餐”的混合词。
#"Brunch" is a blend of "breakfast" and "lunch".

Question 2

crocodile /ˈkrɒkəˌdaɪl/

Answer 2

crocodile /ˈkrɒkəˌdaɪl/

1. N-COUNT A crocodile is a large reptile with a long body and strong jaws. Crocodiles live in rivers and eat meat. 鳄鱼

Question 3

swan /swɒn/

Answer 3

swan /swɒn/

1. N-COUNT A swan is a large bird with a very long neck. Swans live on rivers and lakes and are usually white. 天鹅

Question 4

swamp /swɒmp/

Answer 4

swamp /swɒmp/ (swamping, swamped, swamps)

1. N-VAR A swamp is an area of very wet land with wild plants growing in it. 沼泽地
#I spent one whole night by a swamp behind the road listening to frogs.
#我整个晚上都在这条路后面的一个沼泽地旁听蛙鸣。

2. V-T If something swamps a place or object, it fills it with water. 淹没
#Their electronic navigation failed and a rogue wave swamped the boat.
#他们的电子导航装置失灵了，一个巨浪吞没了那只船。

3. V-T If you are swamped by things or people, you have more of them than you can deal with. 使应接不暇 [usu passive]
#He is swamped with work.
#他工作正忙得不可开交。

Question 5

sophomore /ˈsɒfəˌmɔː/

Answer 5

sophomore /ˈsɒfəˌmɔː/

1. N-COUNT A sophomore is a student in the second year of college or high school. (大学或高中的)二年级学生 [美国英语]

Question 6

simultaneous /ˌsɪməlˈteɪnɪəs/

Answer 6

simultaneous /ˌsɪməlˈteɪnɪəs/

1. ADJ Things which are simultaneous happen or exist at the same time. 同时的
#...the simultaneous release of the book and the CD.
#…书与激光唱片的同时发行。

2. simultaneously ADV 同时地
#The two guns fired almost simultaneously.
#两支枪几乎同时开火。

Question 7

canal /kəˈnæl/

Answer 7

canal /kəˈnæl/

1. N-COUNT A canal is a long, narrow stretch of water that has been made for boats to travel along or to bring water to a particular area. 运河
#...the Grand Union Canal.
#…大联盟运河。

2. N-COUNT A canal is a narrow tube inside your body for carrying food, air, or other substances. (体内的) 管道
#...delaying its progress through the alimentary canal.
#…通过消化道延迟它的作用。

Question 8

Antibiotics [ˌæntibaɪˈɒtɪks]

Answer 8

Antibiotics [ˌæntibaɪˈɒtɪks]

n. [药] 抗生素；抗生学

Question 9

dictator /dɪkˈteɪtə/

Answer 9

dictator /dɪkˈteɪtə/

1. N-COUNT A dictator is a ruler who has complete power in a country, especially power which was obtained by force and is used unfairly or cruelly. 独裁者
#...foreign dictators who contravene humanitarian conventions.
#…违反人道主义公约的外国独裁者们。

Question 10

autocracy /ɔːˈtɒkrəsɪ/

Answer 10

autocracy /ɔːˈtɒkrəsɪ/

1. N-UNCOUNT Autocracy is government or control by one person who has complete power. 独裁政府; 独裁统治
#Many poor countries are abandoning autocracy.
#很多贫穷国家都在推翻独裁统治。

2. N-COUNT An autocracy is a country or organization that is ruled by one person who has complete power. 专制统治的国家; 独裁组织
#She ceded all power to her son-in-law who now runs the country as an autocracy.
#她把权力全部交给自己的女婿，他现在对国家实行独裁统治。

Question 11

tolerate /ˈtɒləˌreɪt/

Answer 11

tolerate /ˈtɒləˌreɪt/ (tolerating, tolerated, tolerates)

1. V-T If you tolerate a situation or person, you accept them although you do not particularly like them. 容忍
#She can no longer tolerate the position that she's in.
#她再也无法容忍自己目前的处境了。

2. V-T If you can tolerate something bad or painful, you are able to bear it. 忍受 (坏的或痛苦的事物)
#The ability to tolerate pain varies from person to person.
#对疼痛的忍受力因人而异。

> > > Oral English -> put up with it 容忍

Question 12

What do we call a doctor who can sell prescribed medicines?

Answer 12

What do we call a doctor who can sell prescribed medicines?
»>pharmacist OR chemist
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pharmacist /ˈfɑːməsɪst/ TEM4

1. N-COUNT A pharmacist is a person who is qualified to prepare and sell medicines. 药剂师
#Ask your pharmacist for advice.
#向你的药剂师征询意见吧。
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chemist /ˈkɛmɪst/  CET4 TEM4

1. N-COUNT A chemist is a person who does research connected with chemistry or who studies chemistry. 化学家
#She worked as a research chemist.
#她是一名化学研究员。

2. N-COUNT A chemist or a chemist’s is the same as a. 药房 [英国英语]
3. N-COUNT A chemist is the same as a. 同pharmacist [英国英语]
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   prescribe /prɪˈskraɪb/ (prescribing, prescribed, prescribes)

1. V-T If a doctor prescribes medicine or treatment for you, he or she tells you what medicine or treatment to have. 开 (药、处方)
#The physician examines the patient then diagnoses the disease and prescribes medication.
#内科医生检查了病人，然后对疾病作出诊断，并开出药方。
##She took twice the prescribed dose of sleeping tablets.
##她服用了所开剂量两倍的安眠药。

2. V-T If a person or set of laws or rules prescribes an action or duty, they state that it must be carried out. 规定 [正式]
#...article II of the constitution, which prescribes the method of electing a president.
#…规定总统选举办法的宪法第二条。

Question 13

What do we call the language which is confused and unintelligible, jargon or vocabulary?

Answer 13

What do we call the language which is confused and unintelligible, jargon or vocabulary?
»>Jargon
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jargon /ˈdʒɑːɡɒn/

1. N-UNCOUNT You use jargon to refer to words and expressions that are used in special or technical ways by particular groups of people, often making the language difficult to understand. 行话
#The manual is full of the jargon and slang of self-improvement courses.
#该手册中满是自我完善课程的行话和俚语。

2. V to use or speak in jargon 说行话; 使用术语
3. N a golden yellow, smoky, or colourless variety of zircon 黄锆英石 (Also jargoon) [mineralogy] [RARE]
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   unintelligible /ˌʌnɪnˈtɛlɪdʒɪbəl/

1. ADJ Unintelligible language is impossible to understand, for example because it is not written or pronounced clearly, or because its meaning is confused or complicated. 令人费解的
#He muttered something unintelligible.
#他嘀咕些莫名其妙的话。