abjure 发誓放弃, 避免, 公开放弃
/əbˈdʒʊə(r); əb`dʒᴜr/ v [Tn] (fml 文)
promise or swear to give up (a claim, an opinion, a belief, etc); renounce formally 承诺或发誓放弃(要求, 意见, 信仰等); 正式放弃:
abjure one's religion 发誓放弃其宗教信仰.
abrogate [5AbrEu^eit] vt.废除, 取消
/ˈæbrəgeɪt; `æbrəˌˇet/ v [Tn] (fml 文)
cancel, repeal or annul (sth) 废止; 废除; 取消; 宣告无效:
abrogate a law, custom, treaty 废除一法例, 习俗, 条约.
abstemious [Ab5sti:mjEs] adj.有节制的, 节约的
/əbˈstiːmɪəs; əb`stimɪəs/ adj not taking much food or drink; not self-indulgent; moderate 饮食有度的; 有节制的; 适度的:
an abstemious person, meal 饮食有度的人, 节俭的一餐
* abstemious habits 节制饮食的习惯.
acumen [E5kju:mEn] n.敏锐, 聪明
/ˈækjʊmen, also əˈkjuːmən; ə`kjumən/ n [U] ability to understand and judge things quickly and clearly; shrewdness 敏锐; 精明; 聪明: business acumen 善理业务的才智
* have/show/display great political acumen 有[显示/展现]极大的政治才干.
antebellum [5Anti5belEm] adj.战前的(尤指南北战争前的)
auspicious [C:s5piFEs]n.吉兆的, 幸运的
/ɔːˈspɪʃəs; ɔ`spɪʃəs/ adj showing signs of future success; favourable; promising 吉利的; 吉祥的; 有前途的:
I;m pleased that you´ve made such an auspicious start to the new term. 你新学期开门红使我很高兴.
belie bi5lai] v.掩饰
/bɪˈlaɪ; bɪ`laɪ/ v (pres p belying, pp belied) [Tn]
1 give a wrong or an untrue idea of (sth) 使人对于(某事物)产生错误的或不符合实际的想法:
His cheerful manner belied his real feelings. 他那快活的样子掩饰了他的真实感情.
2 fail to justify or fulfil (a hope, promise etc) 不足以证明; 未能实现(希望、诺言等):
Practical experience belies this theory. 实际经验证明这个理论是错误的.
bellicose [5belE7kEus] adj.好战的, 好斗的adj (fml 文)
eager to fight; warlike; aggressive 好斗的; 好战的; 寻衅的:
abellicose nation, nature 好斗的民族、天性.
bowdlerize[5baJdlEraIz]vt.删除(书等的)不妥的文句, 删改, 修订
/ˈbaʊdləraɪz; `baᴜdləˌraɪz/ v [Tn] (sometimes derog 有时作贬义)
remove words or scenes considered indecent from (a book, play, etc); expurgate; censor 删除(书刊、剧本等中)有伤风化的词语或场面;删去; 删改.
chicanery Fi5keinEri]n.强辩, 强词夺理, 狡辩, 欺骗/
ʃɪˈkeɪnərɪ; ʃɪ`kenərɪ/ n
1 [U] use of clever but misleading talk in order to trick sb, esp in legal matters; dishonest practice 耍花招哄骗别人(尤指于法律事务中); 不诚实的行为:
accuse a politician of chicanery 谴责一政客的欺骗手段.
2 [C] trick or deception 哄骗; 欺骗.
chromosome [5krEumEsEum]n.[生物]染色体
/ˈkrəʊməsəʊm; `kroməˌsom/ n (biology 生)
any of the tiny threads or rods in animal and plant cells, carrying genes 染色体.
churlish [5tFE:liF]adj.粗野的,脾气坏的,无礼的
adj: It seems churlish to refuse such a generous offer. 拒绝这样慷慨的建议未免有些失礼.
circumlocution [7sE:kEmlE5kju:FEn]n.婉转曲折的陈述
/ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃn; ˌsɝkəmlo`kjuʃən/ n [C, U] (instance of the) use of many words to say sth that could be said in a few words 累赘的说法; 迂回的说法.
circumnavigate [7sE:kEm5nAvi^eit]vt.环航
/ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪgeɪt; ˌsɝkəm`nævəˌˇet/v [Tn] (fml 文)
sail round (esp the world) 环绕(尤指地球)航行:
Magellan was the first person to circumnavigate the globe. 麦哲伦是第一个环球航行的人.
deciduous di5sidVjuEs] adj.每年落叶的, 非永久性的
/dɪˈsɪdjʊəs, dɪˈsɪdʒʊəs; dɪ`sɪdʒᴜəs/ adj (of a tree) that loses its leaves annually, usu in autumn (指树木)每年(通常在秋季)落叶的:
deciduous forests 落叶林.
deleterious [7deli5tiEriEs]adj.有害的, 有毒的
/ˌdelɪˈtɪərɪəs; ˌdɛlə`tɪrɪəs/ adj ~ (to sb/sth) (fml 文)
harmful 有害的:
have a deleterious effect on a child s development 对孩子的发育有不良影响.
diffident [5difidEnt] adj.缺乏自信的
/ˈdɪfɪdənt; `dɪfədənt/ adj ~ (about sth) not having or showing much belief in one's own abilities; lacking self-confidence 对自己的能力缺乏信心的; 露出怯态的; 缺乏自信的:
an able but diffident young student 能干但缺乏自信的青年学生
* Don't be so diffident about your talents. 别对自己的才能如此缺乏信心.
enervate [5enE:veit] v.削弱
/ˈenəveɪt; `ɛnɚˌvet/ v [Tn] cause (sb) to lose strength or energy 使(某人)失去力量或精力; 使衰弱:
an enervating climate 使人无精打彩的气候
* a long, enervating illness 长期而使人衰弱的病.
enfranchise in5frAntFaiz, en-] vt. 给予选举权, 给予自治权, 解放
/ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz; ɪn`fræntʃaɪz/ v [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态]
1 give (sb) political rights, esp the right to vote at parliamentary elections给予(某人)政治权利(尤指议会选举权):
In Britain women were enfranchised in 1918. 1918年英国妇女获得议会选举权.
2 set free (slaves) 解放(奴隶).
epiphany i5pifEni] .主显节, 出现
equinox [5i:kwinCks]n.昼夜平分点, 春分或秋分
/ˈiːkwɪnɒks, alsoˈek-; `ikwəˌnɑks, ɛk-/ n either of the two times in the year (around 21 March and 22 September) when the sun crosses the equator and day and night are of equal length 春分; 秋分:
spring/vernal equinox 春分
* autumnal equinox 秋分.
euro Euro [`jJErEJ]adj.=European n.[动]岩大袋鼠[澳洲土著语]
evanescent [7i:vE5nesnt] adj.渐消失的, 易消散的, 会凋零的
/ˌiːvəˈnesnt; US ˌev-; ˌɛvə`nɛsnt/ adj
quickly fading; soon disappearing from memory 迅速消失的; 不久便淡忘的:
as evanescent as snowflakes on a river 如雪花落入河中, 瞬即消失
* a pop singer's evanescent fame 流行歌曲演唱者一瞬即逝的声誉.
expurgate [5ekspE:^eit]v.删除
/ˈekspəgeɪt; `ɛkspɚˌˇet/ v [Tn] remove (what are considered to be) improper or objectionable parts from (a book, etc) 从(书等中)删除(被认为)不当或令人反感的部分:
an expurgated edition of a novel 一部小说的洁本.
Facetious adj. 幽默的, 滑稽的, 喜开玩笑的
/fəˈsiːʃəs; fə`siʃəs/ adj (usu derog 通常作贬义)
intended to be amusing, often inappropriately (常为不当地)引人发笑的, 诙谐的:
a facetious young man 耍贫嘴的小伙子
* She kept interrupting our discussion with facetious remarks. 她不断用开玩笑的话干扰我们的讨论.
fatuous adj.愚昧的, 昏庸的, 发呆的, 愚笨的, 自满的
/ˈfætʃʊəs; `fætʃᴜəs/ adj stupid and silly; foolish 蠢的; 傻的; 笨的:
a fatuous person, smile, remark 笨人、傻笑、蠢话.
feckless adj. 无气力的, 没精神的, 软弱的, 无用的
/ˈfeklɪs; `fɛklɪs/ adj (derog 贬)
inefficient; irresponsible 效率低的; 不负责任的.
fiduciary adj.基于信用的, 信托的, 受信托的 n.被信托者, 受托人
filibuster n.掠夺兵, 暴兵, 海盗vi.掠夺, 阻饶议事vt.阻碍议案通过
/ˈfɪlɪbʌstə(r); `fɪləˌbʌstɚ/ n (esp US)
1 person who tries to delay or prevent the making of decisions in (esp parliamentary) meetings by making long speeches 以冗长的演说拖延或阻挠会议(尤指议会)做出决定的人.
2 such a speech 此种冗长的演说.
v [I] (esp US) act as a filibuster (以冗长演说)拖延或阻挠:
filibustering tactics 藉冗长演说来拖延的战术.
Gamete n.[生物]接合体, 配偶子
/ˈgæmiːt; `ˇæmit/ n (biology 生)
sexual cell able to unite with another in reproduction 配子.
gauche adj.笨拙的, 粗鲁的, 偏转的, 无礼的
/gəʊʃ; ˇoʃ/ adj
1 socially awkward or clumsy 不善交际的; 不圆滑的:
I find him terribly gauche. 我认为他太不圆通了.
* a gauche manner, person, remark 不雅的举止、人、言语.
(of literary or artistic work) clumsy (指文学或艺术作品)拙劣的, 不简练的:
a rather gauche style, technique, etc 拙劣的文体、技艺等.
gerrymander .为本党利益改划选举区分vi.不公正操纵, 欺骗 n.改变选举区, 欺骗
/ˈdʒerɪmændə(r); `dʒɛrɪˌmændɚ/ v [Tn] (derog politics 贬, 政)
arrange the boundaries of or divide (an area) for voting in order to give unfair advantages to one party in an election (为使某政党在选举中取得优势)不公正地将(某地区)划成或分成选区.
n [C] such a rearrangement 对选区做出的不公正重新划分.
Hegemony n霸权
/hɪˈgemənɪ; US ˈhedʒəməʊnɪ; `hɛdʒəmonɪ/ n [U, C]
leadership, esp by one state in a group of states 领导权; 支配权; (尤指国家集团中的)霸权.
haemoglobin n.血色素
homogeneous adj.同类的, 相似的, 均一的, 均匀的
/ˌhɒməˈdʒiːnɪəs; ˌhɑmə`dʒinɪəs/ adj formed of parts that are all of the same type 由同类部分组成的.
hubris n.骄傲 , 傲慢, (狂妄自大)
/ˈhjuːbrɪs; `hjubrɪs/ n .arrogant pride 傲慢.
hypotenuse n.直角三角形之斜边
/haɪˈpɒtənjuːz; US -tənuːs; haɪ`pɑtnˌus/ n (geometry 几)
side opposite the right angle of a right-angled triangle (直角三角形的)斜边, 弦.
=>illusat triangle 见triangle插图.
impeach vt.[律]控告, 检举, 弹劾, 怀疑
/ɪmˈpiːtʃ; ɪm`pitʃ/ v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (forsth) accuse (a public official or politician) of committing a serious crime, esp one against the State 控告(公职人员或政治家)犯罪(尤指有害国家的); 弹劾:
The committeedecided to impeach the President. 委员会决定弹劾总统.
* impeach a judge for taking bribes 控告法官受贿.
2 raise doubts about (sth); question 对(某事物)怀疑; 提出异议:
impeach sb's motives 怀疑某人的动机.
incognito .隐名埋姓地, 化名地adj.. 隐名埋姓的, 化名的
/ˌɪŋkɒgˈniːtəʊ; US ɪŋˈkɒgnətəʊ; ɪn`kɑˇnɪˌto/ adj [pred 作表语], adv with one's true identity hidden; in disguise 隐瞒个人真实身分; 伪装:
He didn't want to be recognized, so he travelled incognito. 他不想被人认出, 所以出行时隐瞒身分.
n (pl ~s) pretended identity 假身分.
incontrovertible adj.无可争议的, 无疑的, 明白的
/ˌɪŋkɒntrəˈvɜːtəbl; ˌɪnkɑntrə`vɝtəbl/adj so obvious and certain that it cannot be disputed or denied 无可辩驳的; 不容否认的:
incontrovertible evidence 确凿无疑的证据.
inculcate v.谆谆劝导
/ˈɪnkʌlkeɪt; US ɪnˈkʌl-; ɪn`kʌlket/ v ~ sth (in/into sb); ~ sb with sth
fix (ideas, principles, etc) firmly in sb's mind, esp by repetition 向某人灌输(思想、原则等)(尤指反覆地):
inculcate in young people a respect for the law 向年轻人灌输尊重法制的思想
* inculcate young people with a respect for the law 用尊重法制的思想反覆教育年轻人.
infrastructure n.下部构造, 基础下部组织
n (a) subordinate parts, installations, etc that form the basis of a system, an organization or an enterprise (eg of an army) (组成一制度、企业或组织如军队的)基础结构, 基础设施.
(b) (economics 经)
stock of fixed capital equipment in a country (eg roads, railways, power-stations, water supply, etc) 基础设施, 基础结构(国家的固定基本设备, 如公路、铁路、发电站、供水装置等).
interpolate v.窜改, 添写进去, 插入新语句
/ɪnˈtɜːpəleɪt; ɪn`tɝpəˌlet/ v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (into sth) (fml 文)
1 make (a remark, etc) which interrupts a conversation, speech, etc 插入(言语等):
If I may interpolate a comment, before you continue your speech... 很抱歉打断你的演讲, 请让我插句话....
2 add (sth) to a text, book, etc, sometimes misleadingly (在文章、书等中)插入文字等(有时指篡改):
Close inspection showed that many lines had been interpolated into the manu at a later date. 经仔细检查发现不少字句是後来添写进原手稿中去的.
irony n.反话, 讽刺, 讽刺之事
/ˈaɪərənɪ; `aɪrənɪ/ n
1 [U] expression of one's meaning by saying the direct opposite of one's thoughts in order to be emphatic, amusing, sarcastic, etc 反语; 反话:
`That's really lovely, that is!' he said with heavy irony. `那真是可爱极了, 真的!'他故意说反话.
2 [U, C] situation, event, etc that is desirable in itself but so unexpected or ill-timed that it appears to be deliberately perverse 有讽刺意味的情况、事情等(其本身未始不可取, 但因出人意料或来非其时而似故意乖违):
the irony of fate 命运的嘲弄
* He inherited a fortune but died a month later; one of life s little ironies. 他继承一笔遗产後一个月就死了, 有点时乖命蹇吧.
Jejune adj.缺乏营养的, 贫瘠的, 无兴趣的, 不成熟的
/dʒɪˈdʒuːn; dʒɪ`dʒun/ adj (fml 文)
1 (of writings) dull and uninteresting; unsatisfying to the mind (指文字)枯燥无味的, 言之无文的.
2 childish; unsophisticated 幼稚的; 不懂世故的.
Kinetic .(运)动的, 动力(学)的
/kɪˈnetɪk; kɪ`nɛtɪk/ adj [esp attrib 尤作定语]
of or produced by movement 运动的; 运动引起的:
kinetic energy, ie that generated by a moving body 动能.
kowtow n.磕头vi.叩头
/ˌkaʊˈtaʊ; kaᴜ`taᴜ/ v [I, Ipr] ~ (to sb/sth) be submissive, humble or respectful (to sb/sth) (向某人[某事物])叩头, 磕头, 臣服:
a refusal to kowtow (to the government's wishes on this issue) 拒绝屈从(于政府对这一问题的意旨).
laissez faire leI`seI`feEr] n. 放任, 自由主义
lexicon n.词典
1 dictionary, esp of an ancient language (eg Greek or Hebrew) 词典, 字典(尤指古代语言的辞书, 如希腊语或希伯来语).
2 (linguistics 语言)
vocabulary (contrasted with grammar) 词汇(与语法相对).
loquacious adj.多话的, 饶舌的, 潺潺的
/ləˈkweɪʃəs; lo`kweʃəs/ adj (fml 文)
fondof talking; talkative 爱说话的; 多话的.
lugubrious adj.(尤指故意装出来的)可怜的, 悲惨的, 悲哀的
/ləˈguːbrɪəs; lu`ˇubrɪəs/ adj dismal; mournful阴郁的; 悲哀的:
Why are you looking so lugubrious?你怎么看上去这样忧郁?
Metamorphosis n.变形
/ˌmetəˈmɔːfəsɪs; ˌmɛtə`mɔrfəsɪs/ n (pl -oses / -Esi:z; -E9siz/) (fml 文)
change of form or nature, eg by natural growth or development 变形; 变态; 变质:
the metamorphosis of a larva into a butterfly从幼虫变成蝴蝶的过程
* (fig 比喻)
the social metamorphosis that has occurred in China 中国发生的社会变化.
mitosis n. 有丝分裂, 间接核分裂
moiety n.二分之一, 一部分, 半族
/ˈmɔɪətɪ; `mɔɪətɪ/ n (usu sing通常作单数)
~ (of sth) (fml or law 文或律)
either of two parts into which sth is divided; half 一半; 二
nanotechnology
nihilism n.[哲]虚无主义, 极端怀疑论
/ˈnaɪɪlɪzəm, ˈnɪhɪl-; `naɪəlˌɪzəm, `nɪhəl-/ n [U]
1 total rejection of all religious and moral beliefs (否认一切宗教信仰和道德观念的)虚无主义.
2 belief that nothing really exists (否认一切存在的)虚无主义.
nomenclature n.命名法, 术语
/nəˈmenklətʃə(r); US ˈnəʊmənkleɪtʃər; `nomənˌkletʃɚ/ n (fml 文)
(a) [C, U] system of naming, esp in a particular branch of science 命名法(尤指某学科的):
botanical nomenclature 植物命名法
* the nomenclature of chemistry 化学术语命名法.
(b) [U] names used in such a system (依命名法采用的)名称, 学名.
nonsectarian adj. 无宗派的
notarize vt. 证明, 确认
obsequious adj.谄媚的, 奉承的, 拍马屁的
/əbˈsiːkwɪəs; əb`sikwɪəs/ adj (derog 贬)
~ (to sb) too willing to obey or serve; too respectful (esp in the hope of getting a reward or favour from sb) 逢迎的; 巴结的; 卑躬的:
an obsequious shop owner 善于讨好顾客的店主
* a worker who is obsequious to the boss 对老板卑躬屈膝的人.
oligarchy n.寡头政治, 寡头政治的执政团n (politics 政)
1 (a) [U] form of government in which a small group of people hold all the power 寡头政治; 寡头统治.
(b) [C] these people as a group 寡头统治集团.
2 [C] country governed by an oligarchy 寡头统治的国家.
omnipotent .全能的, 无所不能的
/ɒmˈnɪpətənt; ɑm`nɪpətənt/ adj (fml 文)
having unlimited or very great power 有无限权力的; 全能的:
the omnipotent officials, bureaucrats, state police, etc有极大权力的官员、官僚、州警察等.
orthography n.正确拼字, 正字法, 正字学
/ɔːˈθɒgrəfɪ; ɔr`θɑˇrəfɪ/ n [U] (fml 文)
1 (study or system of) spelling 正字; 正字法; 拼字法:
Indictionaries, words are listed according to their orthography.在词典中, 词是按照字母拼写顺序排列的.
2 correct or conventional spelling 正确的或传统的拼写形式.
oxidize v.(使)氧化
/ˈɒksɪdaɪz; `ɑksəˌdaɪz/ v [I, Tn]
(a) (cause sth to) combine with oxygen (使某物)氧化.
(b) (cause sth to) become rusty (使某物)生锈.
parabola n.[数] 抛物线
/pəˈræbələ; pə`ræbələ/ n (geometry 几)
plane curve formed by cutting a cone on a plane parallel to its side 抛物线.
paradigm n.范例
/ˈpærədaɪm; `pærəˌdaɪm/ n
1 set of all the different forms of a word (一词的)词形变化表:
verb paradigms 动词的词形变化表.
2 type of sth; pattern; model 范例; 样式; 模范:
a paradigm for others to copy 供他人效法的范例.
parameter n.参数, 参量, 起限定作用的因素
/pəˈræmɪtə(r); pə`ræmətɚ/ n
1 (mathematics数)
quantity that does not vary in a particular case but does vary in other cases 参量; 参数.
2 characteristic or feature, esp one that can be measured or quantified 特点, 特性(尤指可以衡量或计量的).
3 (usu pl 通常作复数)
limiting factor or characteristic; limit (限定性的)因素, 特性; 界限:
We have to work within the parameters of time and budget. 我们工作受时间和财力所限.
pecuniary
photosynthesis
plagiarize
plasma
polymer
precipitous
quasar
quotidian
recapitulate
reciprocal
reparation
respiration
sanguine
soliloquy
subjugate
suffragist
supercilious
tautology
taxonomy
tectonic
tempestuous
thermodynamics
totalitarian
unctuous
usurp
vacuous
vehement
vortex
winnow
wrought
xenophobe
yeoman
ziggurat
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