500_专四真题高频词

500. masterpiece

'mɑ:stəpi:s, 'mæs- 杰作

🎤例句
  • Mary Shelley was just 18 when she wrote the horror masterpiece ‘Frankenstein’. (玛丽•雪莱创作《科学怪人》这部恐怖小说名作的时候年仅18岁。)
🤔同义词
  • chef-d'oeuvre, magnum opus (杰作;绝无仅有的人)

501. gasp

ɡɑ:sp, ɡæsp 倒抽气

🤩短语
  • last gasp (最终喘息;奄奄一息)

  • gasp for breath (呼吸十分困难, 上气不接下气)

🎤例句
  • ‘My leg!’ he gasped. ‘I think it’s broken!’ (“我的腿!”他倒抽一口气喊道,“我觉得腿断了!”)
🤔同义词
  • blow, rare (喘气;喘息;渴望)

  • puff out (气喘吁吁地说;喘着气说话)

  • broken wind, pursiness (喘气)

502. mechanical

mi'kænikəl 机械的

🤩短语
  • mechanical property (机械性能;力学性质)

  • mechanical equipment (机械设备)

  • mechanical engineering (机械工程;机械工程学)

  • mechanical model (力学模型;机械式模型)

  • mechanical strength (机械强度)

  • mechanical design (机械设计;构造设计;机械设定)

  • mechanical behavior (机械特性;力学特征;机械行为)

  • mechanical structure (机械结构)

  • mechanical seal ([机]机械密封)

  • mechanical analysis (机械分析,粒度分析)

  • mechanical system (机械系统;力学系统;力学体系)

  • mechanical and electrical products (机电产品)

  • mechanical ventilation (机械通风;强制通风)

  • mechanical transmission (机械传动;机械性传播)

  • mechanical device (机械装置)

  • mechanical energy ([物]机械能)

  • mechanical vibration (机械振动)

  • mechanical engineer (机械工程师)

  • mechanical drawing (机械制图;机械画)

  • mechanical alloying (机械合金化)

🎤例句
  • The flight has been cancelled due to mechanical failure . (因机械故障航班被取消了。)

  • The plane had to make an emergency landing because of mechanical problems. (飞机因机械故障不得不紧急降落。)

🤔同义词
  • wooden, automatic, dead ([机]机械的;[力]力学的;呆板的;无意识的;手工操作的)

503. delicate

'delikət 微妙的;精美的;脆弱的

🤩短语
  • delicate balance (微妙的平衡)
🎤例句
  • There’s something I have to speak to you about – it’s a delicate matter . (我有件事要跟你讲——是一件需要谨慎处理的事。)

  • delicate negotiations (微妙的谈判)

🤔同义词
  • subtle, female, refined, fine, fragile (微妙的;精美的,雅致的;柔和的;易碎的;纤弱的;清淡可口的)

504. considerable

kən'sidərəbl 相当多的,可观的

🎤例句
  • Michael has already spent considerable time in Barcelona. (迈克尔在巴塞罗那已经待了相当长的时间了。)

  • issues of considerable importance (相当重要的问题)

  • The series has aroused considerable interest. (这套系列节目引起了观众相当浓厚的兴趣。)

🤔同义词
  • crucial, important, material, big, major (相当大的;重要的,值得考虑的)

505. expanse

ik'spæns 广阔的区域

🎤例句
  • The Mandarin Oriental's pool is small in real life, suitable only for a quick dip… nothing like the vast, blue expanse of water in the marketing photo. (文华东方的游泳池在现实中是很小的,只适合快速浸泡一下......一点都不像宣传照片上那一大片宽阔的蓝色水域。)
🤔同义词
  • openness, broadness (宽阔;广阔的区域;苍天;膨胀扩张)

506. restrain

ri'strein 抑制,遏制

🤩短语
  • restrain oneself (自制,约束自己)

  • restrain from (v. 抑制;制止;阻止…去…)

🎤例句
  • Renwick restrained a feeling of annoyance. (伦威克忍住了不悦的情绪。)
🤔同义词
  • possess, regulate, contain, manage, bottle (抑制,控制;约束;制止)

507. monsoon

mɔn'su:n 雨季;季风

🤩短语
  • monsoon climate (季风气候)

  • monsoon season (季风季节)

  • subtropical monsoon climate (亚热带季风性气候)

  • monsoon rainfall (季风降雨;季风降水;季风雨量)

  • monsoon rain (季风雨)

🎤例句
  • ...the end of the monsoon. (…雨季的结束。)
🤔同义词
  • rainy season, raining period ([气候]季风;(印度等地的)雨季;季候风)

508. resemblance

ri'zembləns 相似

🤩短语
  • family resemblance (家族类似性)
🎤例句
  • There was a remarkable resemblance between him and Pete. (他和皮特有一个惊人的相似之处。)
🤔同义词
  • image, conformity, likeness (相似;相似之处;相似物;肖像)

509. illustration

,ilə'streiʃən 插图;说明;例证

🎤例句
  • The book contains 62 pages of illustrations. (这本书有62页插图。)
🤔同义词
  • explanation, notes, legend, diagram (说明;[印刷]插图;[经]例证;图解)

510. surest

无疑的

🎤例句
  • Or, as I like to tell college students, the absolutely surest way to ruin your life is to have a relationship with someone with many serious problems, and to think that you can change this person. (或者,像我跟大学生们讲的那样,一个确信无疑能毁掉你生活的方法就是与一个有着各种严重问题的人关系密切,并自认为能够改变这个人。)

511. ample

'æmpl 足够的;丰富的

🤩短语
  • ample evidence (充分证据)
🎤例句
  • an ample bosom (丰满的胸部)
🤔同义词
  • abundant, sufficient, competent, full, plenty (丰富的;足够的;宽敞的)

512. charge

tʃɑ:dʒ 充电

🤩短语
  • in charge (负责,主管;在…看管下)

  • in charge of (负责;主管)

  • charge of (负责;管理)

  • free of charge (免费)

  • take charge (掌管,负责;主持;不受控制)

  • charge for (索价,要价;为…收费)

  • take charge of (接管,负责)

  • person in charge (负责人)

  • service charge (服务费)

  • electric charge (n. 电荷(等于charge,electricity);电费)

  • charge for trouble (手续费)

  • space charge (空间电荷)

  • charge density ([化]电荷密度)

  • no charge (免费;不需付钱)

  • charge transfer ([物]电荷转移)

  • charge with (vt. 装;控告)

  • take in charge (逮捕;负责照料;引为己责)

  • extra charge (附加费;附加负载)

  • charge distribution (电荷分布)

  • charge at (冲击;猛攻)

🎤例句
  • The shaver can be charged up. (这把剃须刀是可充电的。)
🤔同义词
  • fee, instruction, cost, bidding, word ([会计]费用;电荷;掌管;[法]控告;命令;[电]负载)

  • electrify, inflict on ([电]使充电;使承担;指责;装载;对…索费;向…冲去)

  • law, sue for ([电]充电;[法]控告;索价;向前冲;记在账上)

513. relieve

ri'li:v 解除; 缓解

🤩短语
  • relieve oneself (v. 大小便)

  • relieve stress (减压,缓解压力)

  • relieve from (从…中解除,减轻)

  • relieve of (解除;消除;减轻…之…)

🎤例句
  • Drugs helped to relieve the pain. (药物有助于舒缓疼痛。)
🤔同义词
  • moderate, release from (解除,减轻;使不单调乏味;换…的班;解围;使放心)

514. whistle

口哨

🤩短语
  • blow the whistle (告发;揭发)

  • clean as a whistle (擦得净亮)

🎤例句
  • The lifeguard blew his whistle. (救生员吹响哨子。)
🤔同义词
  • hooter, tyfon (口哨;[铁路][船]汽笛;啸啸声)

515. deter

di'tə: 阻止,制止

🎤例句
  • The company’s financial difficulties have deterred potential investors. (该公司的财务困境令潜在的投资者望而却步。)
🤔同义词
  • dispute, block, restrain (制止,阻止;使打消念头)

516. claim

kleim 要求(拥有)

🤩短语
  • claim for (要求;索取)

  • claim for compensation (索赔)

  • lay claim to (要求;自以为)

  • make a claim (索赔;对…提出要求)

  • lodge a claim (提出索赔)

  • right of claim (请求权;求偿权)

  • insurance claim (保险索赔)

  • residual claim (剩余权益;[经]剩余索偿权)

  • baggage claim (行李认领;领取行李;取行李处)

  • claim damages (要求损害赔偿)

  • claim form (索赔申请表;催询单;催缺通函)

  • claim compensation (要求赔偿)

  • contingent claim (未定权益;或有求偿权;附带要求)

  • claim tag (n. 行李票)

  • file a claim (提出索赔)

  • have a claim on (有对…的要求权)

  • claim for damage (由于损坏而索赔;赔偿损害要求)

  • independent claim ([法律]独立请求书)

  • claim indemnity (索赔)

  • false claim ([经]无根据的债权)

🎤例句
  • There is already a long list of people claiming her attention. (已经有太多人需要她的关注了。)
🤔同义词
  • exact, say, lack, desire, call for (要求;声称;需要;认领)

  • requirement, do, assurance, need, desire (要求;声称;[贸易]索赔;断言;值得)

517. manufacturer

,mænju'fæktʃərə 制造商,制造厂

🤩短语
  • automobile manufacturer (汽车制造厂)

  • parts manufacturer (零件制造者)

  • original manufacturer (原制造厂)

  • original equipment manufacturer (原始设备制造商;初始设备厂家)

🎤例句
  • Read the manufacturer’s instructions before using your new dishwasher. (使用新洗碗机之前,请先阅读厂家的说明书。)

  • The fridge was sent back to the manufacturers. (那台冰箱被退还给厂家了。)

🤔同义词
  • business firm ([工业]制造商;[经]厂商)

518. represent

,repri'zent 象征;代表

🤩短语
  • represent something to oneself (想像出某事物)

  • represent for (代表;象征)

🎤例句
  • Mr Kobayashi was chosen to represent the company at the conference. (小林先生被选中代表公司出席会议。)
🤔同义词
  • conduct oneself, bear oneself, trace, figure (代表;表现;描绘;回忆;再赠送)

  • to stand for, stand for sth (代表;提出异议)

519. deprive

di'praiv 剥夺,使丧失

🤩短语
  • deprive of (vt. 剥夺;失去)
🎤例句
  • They've been deprived of the fuel necessary to heat their homes. (他们无法得到住房取暖必需的燃料。)
🤔同义词
  • shear, strip of (使丧失,剥夺)

520. abstract

抽象的

🤩短语
  • in the abstract (抽象地;理论上;概括地)

  • abstract art (n. 抽象派;抽象主义)

  • abstract class ([计]抽象类(不允许实例化的类))

  • abstract thinking (抽象思维;抽象思考能力)

  • abstract painting (抽象画;抽象绘画)

  • abstract noun (抽象名词)

  • abstract factory (抽象工厂)

  • abstract data type ([计]抽象数据类型)

  • abstract expressionism (n. 抽象表现主义)

  • abstract idea (抽象观念)

  • abstract algebra (抽象代数)

  • abstract away from (对…不予考虑)

🎤例句
  • By the age of seven, children are capable of thinking in abstract terms . (儿童到了七岁就具有抽象思维的能力。)

  • Human beings are the only creatures capable of abstract thought (= thinking about ideas ) . (人类是唯一具有抽象思维能力的动物。)

🤔同义词
  • brief, summary, resume ([图情]摘要;抽象;抽象的概念)

  • deep, nonobjective (抽象的;深奥的)

  • extract, brief ([图情]摘要;提取;使……抽象化)

521. pyramid

'pirəmid 金字塔

🤩短语
  • the great pyramid (大金字塔)

  • pyramid scheme (金字塔骗局;非法传销)

  • pyramid selling (宝塔式销售;金字塔销售法)

  • food pyramid (食物金字塔)

  • inverted pyramid (倒金字塔(写作结构))

🎤例句
  • different levels of the management pyramid (金字塔式管理体系中的不同层次)
🤔同义词
  • advance, to go up (渐增;上涨;[建]成金字塔状)

522. afterworld

'ɑ:ftəwə:ld, 'æf- 阴间

🤔同义词
  • eternity, kingdom come (来世,后世;阴间;后代)

523. subsequently

'sʌbsikwəntli 后来地

🎤例句
  • The book was subsequently translated into 15 languages. (该书后来被译成 15 种语言。)

  • Subsequently, the company filed for bankruptcy. (随后,该公司申请了破产。)

🤔同义词
  • after, since (随后,其后;后来)

524. pessimistic

,pesi'mistik 悲观的

🎤例句
  • a pessimistic view of life (对人生的悲观看法)
🤔同义词
  • world-weary, futilitarian (悲观的,厌世的;悲观主义的)

525. prolong

prə'lɔŋ, 'lɔ:ŋ 延长

🎤例句
  • I was trying to think of some way to prolong the conversation. (我在想方设法拖长这次谈话。)
🤔同义词
  • drag on, drag out (延长;拖延)

526. slot

slɔt 狭缝;狭槽

🤩短语
  • time slot (时间空档;(电视或广播电台的)播放时段)

  • slot machine (自动售贷机)

  • slot antenna (缝隙天线;槽孔天线)

  • key slot (n. 键槽)

  • single slot (单插槽;单翼缝)

  • slot width (齿缝宽度)

  • stator slot (定子槽)

  • card slot (板槽,插卡槽)

  • slot wedge (槽楔;槽边缘)

  • expansion slot (扩充槽,扩充插槽)

  • rotor slot (转子线槽)

🎤例句
  • Alan dropped another quarter into the slot on the pay phone. (艾伦往付费电话的投币口里又塞了一枚 25 分的硬币。)
🤔同义词
  • location, situation, site, lie (位置;狭槽;水沟;硬币投币口)

  • dog, follow up the scent (跟踪;开槽于)

527. Ecotourism

əkəu'tuərizəm 生态旅游

528. startle

'stɑ:tl 吃惊

🎤例句
  • Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you. (抱歉,我不是故意吓你一跳的。)
🤔同义词
  • surprise (使吓一跳;使惊奇)

  • stand in amazement (惊吓;惊跳;惊奇)

  • wonder, consternation (惊愕;惊恐)

529. symptom

'simptəm 症状

🤩短语
  • symptom complex (症候群)
🎤例句
  • One of the most common symptoms of schizophrenia is hearing imaginary voices. (精神分裂症最常见的症状之一是幻听。)
🤔同义词
  • premonitor, prefiguration ([临床]症状;征兆)

530. discrimination

dis,krimi'neiʃən 歧视

🤩短语
  • racial discrimination (种族歧视)

  • sex discrimination (性别歧视;雌雄鉴别)

  • price discrimination (价格歧视,差别取价)

  • gender discrimination (性别歧视)

  • race discrimination (种族歧视)

🎤例句
  • laws to prevent discrimination (防止歧视的法律)
🤔同义词
  • distinction, differentiation (歧视;区别,辨别;识别力)

531. plug

plʌɡ 塞子,插头

🤩短语
  • pull the plug (结束,终止业务)

  • plug in (插入;插上电源)

  • spark plug (n. 火花塞;带头人;中坚分子)

  • plug and play (即插即用)

  • plug into ([口]把(电器)插头插入;接通)

  • plug flow (活塞流;平推流)

  • power plug (电源插头;电力插头)

  • rubber plug (橡皮塞)

  • plug valve (旋塞阀,塞嘴)

  • plug up (阻塞;被阻塞)

  • plug wire (插线;火星塞高压线)

  • blanking plug (堵塞器)

  • plug gauge (n. 塞规;测孔规)

  • plug and socket ([电]插塞连座;接插件)

  • valve plug (阀塞)

  • electric plug (电插座;电火花塞)

  • hot plug (热型火花塞;热插拔;热点火塞;分隔式燃烧室下部带有通道的镶块)

  • glow plug (预热塞,电热塞;热线点火塞)

  • bottom plug (底塞,船底塞;下模塞)

  • plug socket (插座,插孔;电源插座,塞孔)

🎤例句
  • the bath plug (浴缸塞子)
🤔同义词
  • male connector, tampion ([电]插头;[核]塞子;栓)

  • stop up (塞住;用插头将与电源接通)

  • build in, add on (插入;塞住;[电]接插头)

532. twitter

'twitə 推特

533. typify

'tipifai 作为...的典型

🎤例句
  • the features which typify a Scottish Highland landscape (苏格兰高地典型的地貌特征)

  • non-violent protest, typified by Gandhi (以甘地为典型代表的非暴力抗议)

🤔同义词
  • to stand for, represent for (代表;作为…的典型;具有…的特点)

534. consult

kɔn'sʌlt, 'kɔnsʌlt 请教

🤩短语
  • consult with (商量,协商)
🎤例句
  • If symptoms persist, consult a doctor without delay. (如果症状持续的话,马上咨询医生。)
🤔同义词
  • look up, speak together (查阅;商量;向…请教)

  • take advice, seek advice (请教;商议;当顾问)

535. neglect

ni'ɡlekt 忽略

🤩短语
  • neglect of (疏忽)

  • neglect of duty (玩忽职守;[法]失职;过失责任)

🎤例句
  • She smoked and drank, neglected the children, and left the clothes unmended. (她抽烟喝酒,既不照顾孩子,也不缝补衣服。)

  • a neglected garden (疏于打理的花园)

  • The building has been badly neglected. (这栋大楼严重疏于维护。)

🤔同义词
  • ignore, be forgetful of (疏忽,忽视;忽略)

  • omission, oversight (疏忽,忽视;怠慢)

536. produce

产生,导致

🤩短语
  • farm produce (农产品)

  • dairy produce (乳制品)

  • produce electricity (发电)

  • produce results (产生结果)

  • native produce (土特产品,土产品)

  • capacity to produce (生产能力)

  • produce evidence (提出证据)

  • mass produce (批量生产)

  • produce grain (生产粮食;谷物制造)

  • produce department (生产部)

🎤例句
  • New drugs are producing remarkable results . (新药正在产生显著的效果。)

  • a rise in sea level produced by climatic change (由气候变化引起的海平面升高)

  • As a policy, it did not produce the desired effect . (作为一项政策,它并未产生预期的效果。)

🤔同义词
  • attract, cause, operate, occasion, induce (生产;引起;创作)

  • manufacture, work, agricultural products (农产品,产品)

  • turn out, bring in (生产,创作)

537. terrorize

恐吓,威胁

🎤例句
  • gangs who terrorize the neighbourhood (使邻近地区人心惶惶的犯罪团伙)
🤔同义词
  • affright (使…恐怖)

538. welfare

'welfεə 福利

🤩短语
  • social welfare (社会福利;社会福利工作(等于social work))

  • public welfare (公共福利,公用福利设施;社会福利)

  • welfare system (福利体系)

  • welfare state (福利国家)

  • welfare economics ([经]福利经济学)

  • economic welfare (经济福利)

  • welfare lottery (福利彩票)

  • general welfare (公共福利)

  • child welfare (儿童福利;保育)

  • on welfare (接受救济的;接受生活照顾的)

  • welfare work (福利工作)

  • welfare fund (n. 福利基金)

  • public welfare forest (公益林)

  • welfare facilities (福利设施)

  • social welfare function (社会福利函数;社会福利功能)

  • welfare cost (社会福利支出;福利费)

🎤例句
  • Our only concern is the children’s welfare. (我们唯一关心的是孩子们的幸福。)
🤔同义词
  • happiness, weal (福利;幸福;福利事业;安宁)

539. increasingly

in'kri:siŋli 越来越多地;日益

🎤例句
  • Marketing techniques are becoming increasingly sophisticated. (市场营销技巧越来越巧妙。)

  • Increasingly, young people distrust all forms of government. (年轻人越来越不相信任何形式的政府。)

🤔同义词
  • pyramidally, cumulatively (越来越多地;渐增地)

540. prototype

'prəutətaip 原型,雏形

🤩短语
  • prototype system ([计]原型系统)

  • prototype theory (原型理论;原型说)

  • prototype test (原型测试,样机试验)

  • prototype machine (样机;原型电机)

  • prototype development (原型开发;原型机研制)

  • prototype testing (样机试验;原型试验;实船实验)

  • prototype stage (原型阶段)

  • function prototype (函数原型)

🎤例句
  • But how do you come up with the architecture for this evolutionary prototype? (但是你将如何为这个进化的原型提出系统的架构呢?)

  • But it may be an alternative when you have to finish a prototype in limited time. (但是,当您需要在有限的时间内完成一个原型时,这也许是一种选择。)

🤔同义词
  • criterion, standard, level, norms, type ([生物]原型;标准,模范)

541. scripted

'skriptid 照原稿宣读的

🤩短语
  • regular script (楷书)

  • cursive script (草书;草写体)

  • film script (电影剧本)

  • seal script (篆书)

  • script editor (脚本编辑器;脚本语言编辑器)

  • script writer (n. 编剧;电影剧本作者)

  • running script (行书)

  • shooting script (拍摄用的剧本)

🎤例句
  • He had prepared scripted answers. (他已事先写好了答案。)

542. superb

sju'pə:b, sə- 卓越的,极好的

🎤例句
  • The food was superb. (食物好吃极了。)

  • superb weather (极好的天气)

🤔同义词
  • wonderful, excellent, famous, grand, great (极好的;华丽的;宏伟的)

543. hitchhiker

'hitʃhaikə 搭便车旅行者

🎤例句
  • It was then that he noticed the hitchhiker by the road. (就在那时他注意到马路边有个搭便车者。)

544. slump

暴跌 n.萧条期,下滑期

🤩短语
  • economic slump (经济衰退)

  • slump test (稠度试验,坍落试验;流动度试验;重陷试验)

🎤例句
  • Sales slumped by 20% last year. (去年销售额骤减 20%。)
🤔同义词
  • decline, go down (下降,衰落;倒下)

  • recession, downturn, decline (衰退;[金融]暴跌;消沉)

  • drop (使降低;使衰落;使倒下)

545. protest

prəu'test, 'prəu- &vt.抗议,反对

🤩短语
  • protest against (反对,对…提出抗议)

  • without protest (心甘情愿地;不反对地;[经]在“不保留异议”的情况下)

  • under protest (抗议着;极不乐意地)

  • protest about (对...提出抗议)

🎤例句
  • ‘I don’t see why I should take the blame for this!’ she protested. (“我不明白为什么我要对此承担责任!”她抗议道。)
🤔同义词
  • exclaim at, take exception to (抗议;断言)

  • declare, aver (抗议;断言)

  • obtestation, remonstrance (抗议)

546. morale

mɔ'rɑ:l, -'ræl 士气

🤩短语
  • good morale (高昂士气;昂扬士气)
🎤例句
  • A win is always good for morale. (胜利总是可以鼓舞士气。)

  • The failed coup caused a loss of morale within the army. (政变未遂挫伤了军队的士气。)

  • the Prince’s morale-boosting (= intended to raise morale ) mission to the war﹣torn country (王子去这个饱受战争磨难的国家鼓舞士气的使命)

🤔同义词
  • fight, martialism (士气,斗志)

547. jovial

'dʒəuviəl 愉快的

🎤例句
  • Father Whittaker appeared to be in a jovial mood. (惠特克神父似乎心情非常好。)

548. diversify

dai'və:sifai, di- 使多样化,使变化

🎤例句
  • User requirements have diversified over the years. (这几年来,用户需求已经多样化。)
🤔同义词
  • vary, variegate (使多样化,使变化;增加产品种类以扩大)

549. curriculum

kə'rikjuləm 课程

🤩短语
  • curriculum reform (课程改革)

  • curriculum design (课程设计)

  • curriculum development (课程开发;课程编制)

  • curriculum vitae ((拉)简历)

  • core curriculum (基础课程)

  • curriculum theory (课程理论,课程学说)

  • national curriculum (国民教育课程)

  • curriculum integration (课程整合)

  • hidden curriculum (隐性课程;潜在课程;隐蔽课程;非正式课程)

  • activity curriculum (活动课程)

  • professional curriculum (专业课程)

  • curriculum schedule (课程表)

  • curriculum included (课程包括)

🎤例句
  • Languages are an essential part of the school curriculum. (语言是学校课程中必不可少的部分。)

  • curriculum planning (课程安排)

550. annoying

ə'nɔiiŋ 恼人的

🎤例句
  • an annoying habit of interrupting (打断他人讲话的讨厌习惯)

  • The annoying thing is he’s usually right. (令人气恼的是,他通常都是对的。)

  • It’s annoying that we didn’t know about this before. (令人恼火的是,我们以前并不知道这事。)

🤔同义词
  • evil, rank, unpleasant, poisonous (讨厌的;恼人的)

  • molesting (骚扰(annoy的ing形式))

551. cite

sait 引用,引证

🤩短语
  • cite an example (举例;引用一个例子)
🎤例句
  • The judge cited a 1956 Supreme Court ruling in her decision. (法官在她的判决中引用了1956年最高法院的一项裁决。)
🤔同义词
  • reference, think of (引用;传讯;想起;表彰)

552. lump

lʌmp 肿块

🤩短语
  • lump sum (总额;汇总)

  • lump coal (块煤)

  • lump ore (块矿)

  • in a lump (一次全部地)

  • lump sum payment (整笔付款;一次总算,一次总付)

  • lump sum price (混合价格;总括价格;整笔计价格)

🎤例句
  • Strain the custard to remove lumps. (滤去牛奶蛋糊里的面块。)
🤔同义词
  • piece, block, tumor, mass, node (块,块状;[医]肿块;瘤;很多;笨人)

  • tough, resist (混在一起;使成块状;忍耐;笨重地移动)

  • gross, volumed (成团的;总共的)

  • greatly, quite, badly, extremely, too, highly, far (很;非常)

553. entity

'entəti 实体

🤩短语
  • legal entity (法人实体)

  • economic entity (经济实体;经济单位)

  • business entity (营业单位;企业单位)

  • accounting entity (会计主体;会计单位)

  • entity type (实体类型)

  • separate legal entity (独立法人;独立法定单位实体)

  • separate entity (单独实体;独立单位)

🎤例句
  • The mind exists as a separate entity. (思想作为一个独立的实体存在。)

  • Good design brings a house and garden together as a single entity. (优秀的设计能把一所房子和花园合为一体。)

🤔同义词
  • presence, existence, essence, principle, texture (实体;存在;本质)

554. undertake

,ʌndə'teik 承担;从事

🎤例句
  • He undertook to pay the money back in six months. (他保证在六个月之内还钱。)
🤔同义词
  • accept, pursue, address, try, offer (承担,保证;从事;同意;试图)

555. gilded

'ɡildid 镀金的

🤩短语
  • gilded age (镀金时代)
🎤例句
  • I am bringing it from the frownery - the one over there with the gilded steeple. (我刚把它从烦恼工厂带过来,就是那边那个塔尖镀金的地方。)

  • THERE was a man who had fine houses, both in town and country, a deal of silver and gold plate, embroidered furniture, and coaches gilded all over with gold. (从前有个男人,他在城里和乡间都有很精美的房子,有着大量金盘银盏,绣花罩着的家具,还有若干处处镀金的马车。)

🤔同义词
  • rich, wealthy (镀金的,装饰的;富有的)

556. generative

'dʒenərətiv 生产的,有生产力的

🤩短语
  • generative grammar (生成文法;衍生语法)

  • generative mechanism (生成机制;衍生机构)

  • generative process (生成过程;衍生过程)

  • generative cell (生殖细胞)

🎤例句
  • the generative power of the life force (生命力的生成能力)
🤔同义词
  • productive, reproductive (生殖的;生产的;有生殖力的;有生产力的)

557. float

fləut 漂浮

🤩短语
  • float glass ([化]浮法玻璃)

  • float on (浮在…上)

  • float valve (浮阀)

  • ball float (浮球;球状浮子)

  • free float (自由浮动;自由浮动时间;公众持股量)

  • air float (气垫,气托)

  • float switch (浮动开关)

  • wood float (木抹子;木浮子)

  • float grass (n. 水草)

  • total float (总浮动;全多余)

  • float chamber (浮箱,浮标;浮子室)

  • float level (浮筒油面高度;浮筒水准线)

  • float about (v. 漂浮着;在传播中)

  • float off (浮起;漂浮)

🎤例句
  • I looked up at the clouds floating in the sky. (我仰望着天上的浮云。)

  • Leaves floated gently down from the trees. (叶子从树上轻轻飘落。)

🤔同义词
  • execute, to put into practice (使漂浮;实行)

  • fan, swing (浮动;飘动,散播;摇摆;付诸实施)

  • drift, caroche (彩车,花车;漂流物;浮舟;浮萍)

558. superstition

,sju:pə'stiʃən 迷信

🎤例句
  • the old superstition that walking under a ladder is unlucky (认为从梯子下面穿过不吉利的古老迷信)
🤔同义词
  • aberglaube, fetish (迷信)

559. makeshift

'meikʃift 临时替代的; 权宜的

🎤例句
  • The refugees slept in makeshift tents at the side of the road. (逃难者睡在路边临时搭建的帐篷里。)
🤔同义词
  • quick fix, provisional measure (权宜之计;凑合;临时措施;将就)

  • temporary, extraordinary, odd, occasional (临时的;权宜之计的;凑合的)

560. offspring

'ɔfspriŋ, 'ɔ:- 后代,子孙

🎤例句
  • a young mother trying to control her offspring (一个想管住自己孩子的年轻妈妈)
🤔同义词
  • child, creation, fruit, seed ([生物]后代,子孙;产物)

561. reliability

ri,laiə'biləti 可靠性

🤩短语
  • high reliability (高可靠性;高可靠度)

  • reliability analysis (可靠性分析)

  • system reliability (系统可靠性)

  • reliability design (可靠性设计)

  • reliability theory (可靠性理论)

  • software reliability (软件可靠性)

  • reliability test ([计]可靠性测试)

  • reliability engineering (可靠性工程)

  • operational reliability (使用可靠性)

  • reliability testing (可靠性测试)

  • reliability growth (可靠性增长)

  • safe reliability (安全可靠性)

  • reliability prediction ([经]可靠性预计)

  • reliability estimation (可靠性估算)

  • degree of reliability (可靠程度)

  • mechanical reliability (机械可靠性)

  • reliability allocation (可靠性分配)

  • reliability coefficient (可靠性系数)

  • reliability function (可靠性函数)

  • inherent reliability (固有可靠性;本质可靠性)

🎤例句
  • I can assure you of the reliability of the information. (我可以向你保证这消息是可靠的。)

  • You have to work at it and design it in to your systems from the beginning, just like you have to design in scalability, performance, reliability and security. (您从一开始就得学习它并将其设计到您的系统中,就像您在可伸缩性、性能、可靠性和安全性方面进行的设计一样。)

  • How will that affect reliability and other factors? (将如何影响可靠性和其他因素?)

🤔同义词
  • dependability, relable ([自]可靠性)

562. explosion

ik'spləuʒən 爆炸

🤩短语
  • gas explosion (瓦斯爆炸)

  • population explosion (人口爆炸;人口激增)

  • explosion proof (防爆)

  • explosion protection (防爆;防爆装置)

  • dust explosion (尘爆;尘末爆炸)

  • information explosion (资讯爆炸,讯息爆炸)

  • nuclear explosion (核爆炸)

  • steam explosion (蒸汽爆发,蒸汽喷发)

  • underwater explosion (n. 水下爆炸,水中爆炸)

  • explosion index (爆炸指数)

  • explosion hazard (爆炸事故)

  • explosion limit (爆炸极限)

  • fire damp explosion (瓦斯爆炸)

  • explosion method (爆炸灭火法)

  • explosion wave (爆炸冲击波;爆破波)

  • accidental explosion (意外爆炸,偶发性爆炸)

  • cambrian explosion ([生]寒武纪爆发)

  • explosion crater (爆裂火口;爆破漏斗)

🎤例句
  • We heard a loud explosion. (我们听到一声巨大的爆炸声。)
🤔同义词
  • blast, burst, detonation ([力]爆炸;爆发;激增)

563. determiner

di'tə:minə 限定词

🎤例句
  • When the noun determiner cannot be substituted, it is included in the pattern. (当名词的限定词不可改变时,笔者就会在模板中予以保留。)
🤔同义词
  • qualifier, definitive ([语]限定词;决定因素)

564. scant

skænt 少量的,不足的

🤩短语
  • scant of (缺乏…的)
🎤例句
  • The story has received scant attention in the press. (这件事没在报界引起多少注意。)

  • They produce goods with scant regard for quality. (他们的产品不够重视质量。)

🤔同义词
  • insufficient, short, deficient, lacking, scarce (不足的;缺乏的;勉强够的)

  • block, shorten (减少;节省;限制)

565. mere

miə 仅仅,只不过

🤩短语
  • mere trifle (小意思)

  • a mere nobody (微不足道的人)

🎤例句
  • She lost the election by a mere 20 votes. (她仅仅以20票之差落选。)

  • He’s a mere child. (他只是个孩子。)

  • It can’t be a mere coincidence that they left at the same time. (他们同时离开不可能仅仅是巧合。)

🤔同义词
  • tank, lakelet (小湖;池塘)

566. utter

'ʌtə 彻底的,完全的

🎤例句
  • That’s utter nonsense! (真是一派胡言!)

  • This company treats its employees with utter contempt. (这家公司对其员工不屑一顾。)

  • I watched in complete and utter horror as he pulled out a gun. (我惊恐万分地看着他拔出枪来。)

  • fifteen years of utter confusion (15年的大混乱)

🤔同义词
  • release, put, voice, project, let go (发出,表达;发射)

  • thorough, full, complete, absolute, total (完全的;彻底的;无条件的)

567. syndrome

综合征

🤩短语
  • severe acute respiratory syndrome (严重急性呼吸系统综合症)

  • irritable bowel syndrome ([医]肠道易激综合症)

  • nephrotic syndrome (肾病综合征;肾病症候群)

  • polycystic ovary syndrome (多囊卵巢综合征)

  • chronic fatigue syndrome (慢性疲劳综合征;慢性疲劳症候群)

  • respiratory distress syndrome (呼吸窘迫综合征)

  • climacteric syndrome (更年期综合征,更年期综合症)

  • down syndrome (唐氏症)

  • carpal tunnel syndrome (腕管综合症)

  • compartment syndrome (筋膜室综合征;间室症候群)

  • menopausal syndrome (更年期综合症)

  • acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (获得性免疫缺陷综合症;爱滋病)

  • acquired immune deficiency syndrome (艾滋病;获得性免疫缺陷综合症)

  • crush syndrome (n. 【医】压挤综合症)

  • sudden infant death syndrome (婴儿瘁死综合症)

  • down's syndrome (唐氏综合征;伸舌样白痴)

  • guillain-barre syndrome (格林-巴利综合征;感染性多发性神经根炎)

  • tourette syndrome (妥瑞症)

  • toxic shock syndrome (中毒性休克综合症)

  • sick building syndrome (室内空气综合症;病态建筑综合症)

🎤例句
  • people who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (患有肠道过敏综合征的人)

568. weapon

'wepən 武器

🤩短语
  • nuclear weapon (核武器)

  • secret weapon (秘密武器)

  • lethal weapon (致命凶器)

  • biological weapon (生物武器,细菌武器)

  • chemical weapon (化学武器)

  • automatic weapon (自动武器)

  • natural weapons (天然武器(爪、牙、拳等))

  • weapon control system (武器管理系统;武器控制系统)

  • conventional weapon ([军]常规武器)

🎤例句
  • They all had sticks which they planned to use as weapons. (他们都持有棍棒,打算当武器用。)
🤔同义词
  • arm, armament (武器,[军]兵器)

569. alternative

ɔ:l'tə:nətiv 替代的;备选的;其他的

ɔ:l'tə:nətiv 可供选择的事物

🤩短语
  • alternative energy (替代能源;新能源)

  • alternative medicine (非传统医学)

  • have no alternative (没有别的办法了;没有其他选择)

  • alternative fuel (代用燃料;可替代燃料;人造液体燃料)

  • alternative method (替代的方法)

  • alternative approach (变换方法)

  • have no alternative but (v. 别无选择;只得;唯一的办法是)

  • alternative energy sources (替代能源)

  • alternative investment (另类投资)

  • alternative splicing (可变剪接)

  • alternative solution (可选择的解决方案)

  • alternative plan (交替计划;可供选择的方案)

  • alternative design (替代设计;比较设计)

  • alternative use (选择使用;交替使用)

  • alternative option (替代,替代物;比较选择方案)

  • alternative media (另类媒介;另类媒体)

  • alternative form (代替方式;替换制度)

🎤例句
  • An alternative route is along the Via Unione. (另一条路线是沿着联合路走。)
🤔同义词
  • selective, vicissitudinary (供选择的;选择性的;交替的)

570. deadly

'dedli 致命的

🤩短语
  • deadly poison (n. 致命毒药)

  • deadly sins (不可饶恕的罪行)

  • seven deadly sins (七宗罪,七大罪)

🎤例句
  • a deadly poison (致命的毒药)

  • a deadly weapon (致命武器)

🤔同义词
  • intense, kill, fatal ([医]致命的;非常的;死一般的)

  • extremely, badly, highly, greatly, too (非常;如死一般地)

571. inhibition

,inhi'biʃən 抑制

🤩短语
  • inhibition zone (抑菌圈;抑制带)

  • competitive inhibition (竞争性抑制;竞争性抑制作用)

🎤例句
  • She had no inhibitions about saying what she felt. (她毫不顾忌地说出自己的感觉。)

  • People tend to lose their inhibitions when they’ve drunk a lot of alcohol. (人们在喝多了酒之后往往会无所顾忌。)

🤔同义词
  • checking, control, restraint, suppression, curb ([心理][电子][通信]抑制;压抑;禁止)

572. inconvenience

,inkən'vi:njəns 不方便

🎤例句
  • We apologise for the delay and any inconvenience caused. (我们对延误和由此造成的不便深感抱歉。)
🤔同义词
  • trouble, headache (不便;麻烦)

  • go to trouble, bother (麻烦;打扰)

573. tailor

'teilə 使适应(特定需要)

🎤例句
  • You can tailor this to fit the scope of your project. (您可以对此方法进行定制以适应项目的范围。)
🤔同义词
  • dressmaker, needlecraft, sartor, seamster ([服装]裁缝)

574. siren

'saiərən 警报声

🎤例句
  • the wail of the ambulance sirens (救护车汽笛的尖啸)

  • I heard police sirens in the distance. (我听到了远处的警笛声。)

🤔同义词
  • hooter, whistle ([铁路][船]汽笛;迷人的女人;歌声动人的女歌手)

  • killing, taking, engaging, charming, fascinating (迷人的)

  • induce, seduce (引诱)

575. hydrostatics

,haidrəu'stætiks 流体静力学

🎤例句
  • Fluids: pressure, hydrostatics, Euler and Lagrange variables of a continuum, continuity equation, Euler equation of motion. (流体:压力,流体静力学,欧拉和一个统一体,连续性方程,欧拉运动方程拉格朗日变量。)

  • This course is an introduction to principles of naval architecture, ship geometry, hydrostatics, calculation and drawing of curves of form. (本课程介绍船舶设计、船舶几何、船舶流体静力学、船体曲线计算与绘图等科目的原理。)

  • Basee on the mixing-length theory of convection, macroscopical stress of the turbulence is used in hydrostatics equation of the stellar structural and evolutionary model. (以恒星结构与演化理论中常用的混合程理论为基础,将湍流作用表现出来的宏观应力引入恒星结构与演化模型中的流体静力学平衡方程。)

576. muddy

'mʌdi 泥泞的

🤩短语
  • muddy water (浑水;泥土水)
🎤例句
  • Take your boots off outside if they’re muddy. (要是靴子上都是泥,你就脱在门外吧。)

  • the muddy waters of the lake (浑浊的湖水)

🤔同义词
  • fuzzy, dark, chaotic, troubled, vague (泥泞的;模糊的;混乱的)

  • bedrabble (使污浊;使沾上泥;把…弄糊涂)

577. revenue

'revənju:, -nu: 收益

🤩短语
  • tax revenue (税收;赋税收入)

  • sales revenue (产品销售收入)

  • revenue and expenditure (收支)

  • inland revenue (税务局;税收;国内税收)

  • fiscal revenue (财政收入)

  • source of revenue (收入来源)

  • total revenue (总收入)

  • internal revenue (国内税收)

  • revenue sharing (收入分享)

  • marginal revenue (边际收入,边际收益)

  • revenue stream (收入来源;收益流)

  • revenue income (收益)

  • internal revenue service ((美国))国内收入署)

  • annual revenue (岁入;年度收入)

  • state revenue (财政收入)

  • revenue bond (n. 收益公债券)

  • net revenue (净收入;纯收入)

  • revenue recognition (收入确认)

  • revenue account (营业收入帐户;岁入帐;收益帐;进款帐)

  • average revenue (平均收益)

🎤例句
  • advertising revenue (广告收入)

  • Strikes have cost £20 million in lost revenues . (罢工造成的收入损失达到2,000万英镑。)

🤔同义词
  • taxes, income, proceeds, yield (税收,国家的收入;[会计]收益)

578. breach

bri:tʃ 破坏,违反

🤩短语
  • breach of contract (违约;违反合同)

  • material breach (重大违约;实质违约)

  • breach of trust ([律]违反信托)

  • breach of duty (失职;违反职责)

  • anticipatory breach (期前违约)

  • security breach (安全漏洞)

  • breach of warranty (违反保证;违背诺言)

  • breach of faith (背信,违约)

  • be in breach of (违反)

  • a clear breach (【航海学】无碍冲刷浪(冲过甲板而未损害物件))

  • fundamental breach (根本性违约;重大违约;根本违反合同)

🎤例句
  • She wanted to help heal the breach between them. (她想帮助他们修复破裂的关系。)
🤔同义词
  • separation, gap, violation, infringement (违背,违反;缺口)

  • destroy, violate (违反,破坏;打破)

579. wholesale

'həulseil 批发销售

🤩短语
  • wholesale market (批发市场)

  • wholesale price (批发价格)

  • wholesale business (批发业务,批发生意)

  • wholesale trade (批发贸易)

  • wholesale goods (批发货)

  • wholesale banking (对同业及大客户的大金额银行业务)

  • wholesale cost (批发成本)

  • wholesale distributor (批发商)

🎤例句
  • The fabrics are sold wholesale to retailers, fashion houses, and other manufacturers. (这些纺织品批发给零售商、时装店和其他厂家。)
🤔同义词
  • mass, wide-scale ([贸易]批发的;大规模的)

  • sales by bulk ([贸易]批发)

  • cosmically (大规模地;以批发方式)

580. desperation

despə'reiʃən 绝望

🤩短语
  • in desperation (绝望地;不顾一切地)
🎤例句
  • a look of desperation (绝望的眼神)

581. bugle

'bju:ɡl 冲锋号

🎤例句
  • I had been seeing myself on stage, with a war bugle blowing and bullets whizzing by and here I was, a soldier crouching in his trench and ready for a bayonet charge, to take my fate by its throat. (我曾觉得自己是这样的,当军号响起,子弹就在耳旁飞过,而我就在那里,一个士兵蜷伏在战壕中并准备用刺刀冲锋,来掌握我的命运之喉。)
🤔同义词
  • horn, loudspeaker (喇叭;军号;筋骨草属植物)

  • play the trumpet, blow job (吹号;吹喇叭)

582. revolution

,revə'lu:ʃən 革命

🤩短语
  • cultural revolution (文化大革命)

  • chinese revolution (辛亥革命)

  • industrial revolution (工业革命,产业革命)

  • democratic revolution (民主革命)

  • technological revolution (科技革命;[经]工业技术革命)

  • french revolution (法国大革命)

  • green revolution (绿色革命;环保革命)

  • american revolution (美国独立战争)

  • october revolution (俄国十月革命)

  • scientific revolution (科学革命)

  • social revolution (社会革命)

  • russian revolution (俄国革命(指发生于1917年的二月革命或十月革命))

  • agrarian revolution (农业革命)

  • period of revolution (回转周期;公转周期)

  • complete revolution (整转;公转;周转)

  • glorious revolution (光荣革命)

  • great proletarian cultural revolution (文化大革命)

  • computer revolution (计算机革命(通过计算机的发展实现以信息革命为中心的社会变革))

  • sexual revolution (性革命;性爱革命)

  • body of revolution (回转体;旋转体)

🎤例句
  • the French Revolution of 1789 (1789年法国大革命)
🤔同义词
  • circulation, rotation, rolling, turning, cycle (革命;[物]旋转;运行;循环)

583. proportion

比例

🤩短语
  • in proportion (成比例;相称)

  • a large proportion of (一大部分)

  • direct proportion (n. 正比;正比例)

  • out of proportion (不成比例)

  • mixing proportion (混合比,配合比例)

  • inverse proportion (n. 比例;反比例)

  • in proportion as (adv. 按…比例;依…程度而变)

  • sense of proportion (判断推动轻重缓急的能力)

  • geometric proportion (等比)

  • proportion by weight (重量比)

🎤例句
  • The proportion of women in the profession had risen to 17.3%. (从事那个职业的女性比例已经增长到17.3%。)
🤔同义词
  • ratio, area, equilibrium, scale, part ([数]比例;部分;面积;均衡)

  • apportion (使成比例;使均衡;分摊)

584. convince

kən'vins 使信服,使相信

🎤例句
  • Her arguments didn’t convince everyone, but changes were made. (她的论点不能说服每个人,但还是引起了一些变化。)
🤔同义词
  • assure, reason, satisfy, argue (说服;使确信,使信服)

585. ribbon

'ribən 缎带,丝带

🤩短语
  • red ribbon (n. 红丝带)

  • blue ribbon (蓝带程序;最高的荣誉;一流的)

  • silk ribbon (丝带;绸带)

  • cut the ribbon (剪彩)

  • satin ribbon (缎带)

  • green ribbon (绿丝带,中国精神卫生标志)

  • steel ribbon (钢条)

  • ribbon cable ([计]带状电缆)

  • jacquard ribbon (n. 提花带)

  • typewriter ribbon (打字带;打字机色带)

  • flat ribbon (扁带;平带)

🎤例句
  • little girls with ribbons in their hair (头发上系着丝带的小姑娘们)

  • a bundle of letters tied with pale blue ribbon (一捆用淡蓝色丝带扎好的信)

  • The ribbon was cut and the new station was officially open. (剪彩后,新车站正式开始运营。)

🤔同义词
  • belt, band, strip (带;缎带;(勋章等的)绶带;带状物;勋表)

586. chase

tʃeis 追逐

🤩短语
  • chase after (追逐;追赶)

  • cut to the chase (开门见山;提到关键问题;转入(或切入)正题)

  • jpmorgan chase (摩根大通公司)

  • chase the dragon (吸食海洛因,服用毒品)

  • chase down (找出)

  • chase off (五同花;赶走)

  • chase away (赶走;驱逐)

  • car chase (飞车追逐;汽车追赶)

  • in chase of (adj. 追求(追赶))

  • wild goose chase (徒劳的搜索;劳而无功的事)

  • chase up (追上)

  • chase bank (大通银行)

  • jpmorgan chase bank (美国摩根大通银行)

🎤例句
  • The dogs saw him running and chased him. (那些狗看到他在跑就追他。)

  • kids chasing around the house (在屋里追逐嬉戏的孩子们)

🤔同义词
  • go after, track down (追逐;追捕;试图赢得;雕镂)

  • pursue, go after (追逐;追赶;奔跑)

  • pursuit, hunting (追逐;追赶;追击)

587. unconscious

,ʌn'kɔnʃəs 无意识的

🤩短语
  • unconscious of (不知道;未发觉)

  • collective unconscious ([心]集体无意识)

🎤例句
  • Doreen appeared to be unconscious of the amusement she had caused. (多琳似乎并未意识到她把大家逗乐了。)
🤔同义词
  • mechanical, automatic, cold, spontaneous ([心理]无意识的;失去知觉的;[医]不省人事的;未发觉的)

588. gutter

'ɡʌtə (路边)排水沟

🤩短语
  • in the gutter ([美国俚语])
🎤例句
  • The gutters were blocked and overflowing. (排水沟堵住了,水都溢出来了。)
🤔同义词
  • drainage ditch, barrel-drain ([建]排水沟;槽;贫民区)

  • stream (流;形成沟)

  • douse (开沟于…;弄熄)

  • low, coarse (贫贱的;粗俗的;耸人听闻的)

589. integral

构成整体所必需的

🤩短语
  • integral part (积分部分;整数部份;主要的部分)

  • integral equation (积分方程)

  • integral method (积分法)

  • integral structure (整体结构)

  • definite integral (定积分)

  • integral calculus (积分学)

  • singular integral (奇异积分,奇解)

  • integral transform (积分变换;积分转换)

  • integral solution (整数解)

  • integral type (整体式;整型;整数类)

  • surface integral (面积分;球面积分)

  • double integral (二重积分)

  • indefinite integral (不定积分)

  • integral transformation (积分变换)

  • convolution integral (卷积积分;褶合积分)

  • integral control (积分控制;整体控制;积分动棕制)

  • integral time (积分时间)

  • triple integral (三重积分)

  • multiple integral (多重积分)

  • integral value (整数值)

🎤例句
  • Rituals, celebrations, and festivals form an integral part of every human society. (仪式、庆典和节日是每个人类社会不可缺少的组成部分。)
🤔同义词
  • whole, complete, full, intact ([数]积分的;完整的,整体的)

  • proportion, part, portion, percent, fraction ([数]积分;部分;完整)

590. contemporary

kən'tempərəri 当代的;同时代的

🤩短语
  • contemporary art (当代艺术)

  • contemporary literature (n. 现代文学)

  • the contemporary era (当代)

  • contemporary western philosophy (当代西方哲学)

🎤例句
  • She writes a lot of contemporary music for people like Whitney Houston. (她为惠特尼·休斯敦等人创作大量当代音乐作品。)
🤔同义词
  • coeval (同时代的人;同时期的东西)

  • modern-day, cotemporary (当代的;同时代的;属于同一时期的)

591. archaeologist

,ɑ:ki'ɔlədʒist 考古学家

🎤例句
  • In fact, she was an archaeologist. (其实她是一个考古学家。)

  • But I do not believe, as a field archaeologist, that we can use the scientific method to prove or disprove [them]. (但作为一个在现场工作的考古学家,我不相信我们能用科学手段对它们进行证实或证伪”。)

592. indulgent

in'dʌldʒənt 放纵的,纵容的

🎤例句
  • toys bought by their indulgent grandparents (溺爱孩子的(外)祖父母买的玩具)
🤔同义词
  • kind, tolerant, luxurious (放纵的;宽容的;任性的)

593. humanitarian

hju:,mæni'tεəriən 人道主义者

🤩短语
  • humanitarian aid (人道主义援助)

  • humanitarian crisis (人道主义危机)

🎤例句
  • And on each of those issues we have said that we would consider that and, in fact, have provided some humanitarian support. (对于每一件这样的事情,我们都说过,我们将会对此进行考虑,事实上,我们向他们提供了人道主义援助。)

  • But part of trying to do what is right for the Burmese people is to provide humanitarian assistance in this time of extreme need. (但是,对缅甸人民来说,正确的行动部分是为他们提供人道主义援助,而在目前这个时刻更是极端的需要”。)

  • But otherwise, it is best left to the humanitarian experts, who will be there after you are gone and therefore need to preserve their independence and their impartiality. (但是,如果不能,最好将这些任务留给人道主义专家,这些专家在部队撤退之后仍将留在那,因此需要保持他们的独立和公正。)

🤔同义词
  • philanthropic, caritative (人道主义的;博爱的;基督凡人论的)

  • philanthropist, charitarian (人道主义者;慈善家;博爱主义者;基督凡人论者)

594. promulgate

'prɔməlɡeit, prəu'mʌl- 颁布,公布

🎤例句
  • A new constitution was promulgated last month. (上个月颁布了一部新宪法。)
🤔同义词
  • deliver, post, notify, transmit (公布;传播;发表)

595. essence

'esəns 本质,实质

🤩短语
  • in essence (本质上;其实;大体上)

  • of the essence (非常重要的)

  • essence of beauty (美的本质)

  • essence of chicken (鸡精)

🎤例句
  • In essence his message was very simple. (实质上他想表达的意思很简单。)
🤔同义词
  • substance, truth, principle, entity, texture (本质,实质;精华;[化工]香精)