List 11 | 29/04/2022 | PTE WFD Words Flashcards
placement /ˈpleɪsmənt/
placement /ˈpleɪsmənt/
- N-UNCOUNT The placement of something or someone is the act of putting them in a particular place or position. (物的) 安放; (人的) 安排
The treatment involves the placement of twenty-two electrodes in the inner ear.
治疗包括在内耳安放22个电极。
- N-UNCOUNT The placement of someone in a job, home, or school is the act or process of finding them a job, home, or school. (对某人工作、家庭或学校的) 安置
The children were waiting for placement in a foster care home.
孩子们正在等待被安置到寄养家庭里。
- N-COUNT If someone gets a placement, they get a job for a short period of time to gain experience. 实习职位
He spent a year studying Japanese in Tokyo, followed by a six-month work placement with the Japanese government.
他花了1年时间在东京学日语，接着是在日本政府6个月的实习工作。
aspect /ˈæspɛkt/
aspect /ˈæspɛkt/
- N-COUNT An aspect of something is one of the parts of its character or nature. 方面
Climate and weather affect every aspect of our lives.
气候和天气影响我们生活的每个方面。
He was interested in all aspects of the work here.
他对这里工作的各方面都感兴趣。
A wide range of aspects are covered in this subject.
这个主题涵盖了广泛的方面。
- N-COUNT The aspect of a building or window is the direction in which it faces. (建筑物或窗子的) 朝向 [正式]
The house had a southwest aspect.
这房子为西南朝向。
agenda /əˈdʒɛndə/
agenda /əˈdʒɛndə/
- N-COUNT You can refer to the political issues that are important at a particular time as an agenda. (政治) 议题
Does television set the agenda on foreign policy?
电视安排了有关外交政策的议题了吗？
Agenda items should be submitted by the end of the day.
议程项目应在一天结束前提交。
- → see also hidden agenda
- N-COUNT An agenda is a list of the items that have to be discussed at a meeting. 议事日程
This is sure to be an item on the agenda next week.
这必将成为下周议事日程上的一项议题。
captivity /kæpˈtɪvɪtɪ/
captivity /kæpˈtɪvɪtɪ/
- N-UNCOUNT Captivity is the state of being kept imprisoned or enclosed. 囚禁; 圈养
The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity.
绝大多数仓鸮是圈养的。
Animals raised in captivity behave differently than their wild counterparts.
圈养动物的行为与野生动物不同。
counterpart /ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt/
counterpart /ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt/
- N-COUNT Someone’s or something’s counterpart is another person or thing that has a similar function or position in a different place. 对应的人或物
As soon as he heard what was afoot, he telephoned his German and Italian counterparts to protest.
他一听到在进行中的事，马上就给德国和意大利相应人员打电话抗议。
Animals raised in captivity behave differently than their wild counterparts.
圈养动物的行为与野生动物不同。
possession /pəˈzɛʃən/
possession /pəˈzɛʃən/
- N-UNCOUNT If you are in possession of something, you have it, because you have obtained it or because it belongs to you. 拥有 [正式]
Those documents are now in the possession of the Washington Post.
那些文件现在归《华盛顿邮报》所有。
He was also charged with illegal possession of firearms.
他还被指控非法拥有火器。
- N-COUNT Your possessions are the things that you own or have with you at a particular time. 财产; 所有物
People had lost their homes and all their possessions.
人们已失去了家园和所有的财产。
Leaving valuable possessions unattended in public place is risky.
把贵重物品放在公共场所无人看管是很危险的。
progressive /prəˈɡrɛsɪv/
progressive /prəˈɡrɛsɪv/
- ADJ Someone who is progressive or has progressive ideas has modern ideas about how things should be done, rather than traditional ones. 进步的
…a progressive businessman who had voted for Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936.
…在1932年和1936年投票支持罗斯福的一位进步商人。
Willan was able to point to the progressive changes he had already introduced.
威兰能够指出他已经带来的有进步意义的变化。
- N-COUNT A progressive is someone who is progressive. 进步人士
The Republicans were deeply split between progressives and conservatives.
共和党进步派和保守派之间分歧很大。
- ADJ A progressive change happens gradually over a period of time. 逐步的
One prominent symptom of the disease is progressive loss of memory.
这种病的一个突出症状是记忆的逐步丧失。
- progressively ADV 逐步地
Her symptoms became progressively worse.
她的症状逐步恶化。
Americans have found the growth progressive in quantitative terms.
美国人发现，这种增长在数量上是渐进的。
