List 13 | 19/05/2022

Question 1

imminent /ˈɪmɪnənt/

Answer 1

imminent /ˈɪmɪnənt/

1. ADJ If you say that something is imminent, especially something unpleasant, you mean it is almost certain to happen very soon. (尤指不好的事情) 即将发生的

There appeared no imminent danger.
眼前似乎没有危险。

Question 2

struggle /ˈstrʌɡəl/

Answer 2

struggle /ˈstrʌɡəl/ (struggling, struggled, struggles)

1. [V-T/V-I] If you struggle to do something, you try hard to do it, even though other people or things may be making it difficult for you to succeed. 努力; 斗争
   They had to struggle against all kinds of adversity.
   他们不得不同各种困境斗争。
2. [N-VAR] A struggle is a long and difficult attempt to achieve something such as freedom or political rights. 努力; 斗争
   Life became a struggle for survival.
   生活变成了一场争取生存的斗争。
   …a young boy’s struggle to support his poverty-stricken family.
   …一个年轻男孩为支撑自己贫穷的家庭所做的努力。
3. [V-I] If you struggle when you are being held, you twist, kick, and move violently in order to get free. 挣扎
   I struggled, but he was a tall man, well built.

我挣扎了，但他是一个高个子男人，很强壮。

4. [V-RECIP] If two people struggle with each other, they fight. 扭打
   She screamed at him to “stop it” as they struggled on the ground.
   他们在地上扭打时，她冲他尖叫着“住手”。
5. [N-COUNT] Struggle is also a noun. 扭打
   He died in a struggle with prison officers less than two months after coming to Britain.
   他来英国不到两个月就死于一次与狱警们的扭打。
6. [V-T/V-I] If you struggle to move yourself or to move a heavy object, you try to do it, but it is difficult. 艰难地移动
   I could see the young boy struggling to free himself.
   我能看见这个小男孩正使劲挣脱他自己。
7. [V-T/V-I] If a person or organization is struggling, they are likely to fail in what they are doing, even though they might be trying very hard. 在困境中挣扎; 竭力维持
   The company is struggling to find buyers for its new product.
   这个公司正竭力为它的新产品寻找买主。
   One in five young adults was struggling with everyday mathematics.
   每5个年轻人中就有1个做日常的数学计算很费劲。
8. [N-SING] An action or activity that is a struggle is very difficult to do. 很费劲的事
   Losing weight was a terrible struggle.
   减肥是件很费劲的事。

Question 3

aquifer /ˈækwɪfə/

Answer 3

aquifer /ˈækwɪfə/
1. [N-COUNT] In geology, an aquifer is an area of rock underneath the surface of the earth which absorbs and holds water. 地下蓄水层; 砂石含水层

Question 4

contamination / kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃn /

Answer 4

contamination /kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃn/

1. The action or state of making or being made impure by polluting or poisoning 污染
   soil contamination
   土壤污染

> the act or process of contaminating or the state of being contaminated 污染的行为或过程或被污染的状态

> something that contaminates 污染的东西

Question 5

screw /skruː/

Answer 5

screw /skruː/ (screwing, screwed, screws)

1. [N-COUNT] A screw is a metal object similar to a nail, with a raised spiral line around it. You turn a screw using a screwdriver so that it goes through two things, for example, two pieces of wood, and fastens them together. 螺钉
   Each bracket is fixed to the wall with just three screws.
   每个托架只用3颗螺钉固定在墙上。

2.[V-T/V-I] If you screw something somewhere or if it screws somewhere, you fix it in place by means of a screw or screws. 用螺钉固定
I had screwed the shelf on the wall myself.
我自己用螺钉把架子固定在了墙上。
Screw down any loose floorboards.
用螺钉钉紧任何松动的地板。

3.[ADJ] A screw lid or fitting is one that has a raised spiral line on the inside or outside of it, so that it can be fixed in place by twisting. 带螺旋的 (盖子、配件等)
…an ordinary jam jar with a screw lid.
…一个带螺旋盖的普通果酱罐。

4. [V-T/V-I] If you screw something somewhere or if it screws somewhere, you fix it in place by twisting it around and around. 拧紧
   “Yes, I know that,” Kelly said, screwing the silencer onto the pistol.
   “是的，我知道那事。”凯利一边把消音器拧到手枪上一边说道。
   Screw down the lid fairly tightly.
   把盖子拧到很紧。
5. [V-T] If you screw something such as a piece of paper into a ball, you squeeze it or twist it tightly so that it is in the shape of a ball. 把 (纸片等) 揉成 (一团)
   He screwed the paper into a ball and tossed it into the fire.
   他把那片纸揉成一团扔进了火里。
6. [V-T] If you screw your face or your eyes into a particular expression, you tighten the muscles of your face to form that expression, for example, because you are in pain or because the light is too bright. 把 (脸、眼睛等) 扭曲成 (某表情)
   He screwed his face into an expression of mock pain.
   他把他的脸扭曲成假痛苦状。
7. [V-RECIP] If someone screws someone else or if two people screw, they have sex together. 与…性交; 性交
   “Are you screwing her?” she said.
   “你是不是和她上床了？”她说。
8. [V-T] Some people use screw in expressions such as screw you or screw that to show that they are not concerned about someone or something or that they feel contempt for them. 去 (你、它等) 的 (表示不关心或蔑视)
   Something inside me snapped. “Well, screw you then!”
   我忍不住爆发了。“好，那么去你的吧！”
9. [V-T] If someone screws something, especially money, out of you, they get it from you by putting pressure on you. 敲诈
   After decades of rich nations screwing money out of poor nations, it’s about time some went the other way.
   富国从穷国敲诈钱财已数十年，该是有些国家反其道而行之的时候了。