-
abundance
/
bun
d
nss/
?
noun
1
a very large quantity.
2
the state of having a very
large quantity;
plentifulness:
vines grew in abundance.
3
the amount of something
present in
a particular area, volume,
or sample.
—
ORIGIN
Latin
abundantia
, from
abundare
‘overflow’
—
—
—
—
—
—
n.
大量
,
充足
There was an
abundance of corn last year.
去年玉米丰收
abundance
of the heart
热情洋溢
;
感情充沛。
a
?
bun
?
danc
e
[singular,
uncountable]
a large
quantity of something
abundance
of
an abundance of wavy red
hair
in abundance
One quality the team possessed in
abundance was fighting spirit.
—
accidental
?
adjective
1
happening by accident.
2
incidental; subsidiary.
?
noun
Music
a sign indicating a
momentary departure from the key signature
by raising or lowering a note.
—
DERIVATIVES
accidentally
adverb
.
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
意外的
;
偶然
(
发生
)
的
Our meeting in
New York was quite accidental.
我们在纽约的会见完全是偶然的。
继承用法
accidentally
adv.
参考词汇
[
同义词
]
accidental
fortuitous
casual
incidental
adventitious
acreage
[
?ei
k
?
rid
?
]
n.
英亩数
He has a very large acreage under the
plough.
他有很大面积的耕地。
angle
2
?
verb
1
fish with a rod and line.
2
seek something desired by indirectly
prompting someone to offer it:
she was angling for
sympathy.
—
DERIVATIVES
angler
noun
angling
noun
.
—
ORIGIN
Old English.
—
annual
?
adjective
1
occurring once a year.
2
calculated over or
covering a year.
3
(of a plant) living for a year or less.
?
noun
1
a book or magazine of a series published once a
year.
2
an annual
plant.
—
DERIVATIVES
annually
adverb
.
—
ORIGIN
Latin
annualis
, from
annus
‘year’
assault
?
noun
1
a violent attack.
2
Law
an act that threatens
physical harm to a
person.
3
a concentrated attempt to
do something difficult.
?
verb
make an
assault on.
—
DERIVATIVES
assaultive
adjective
.
—
ORIGIN
from Old French
assauter
, from Latin
saltare
‘to
leap’.
berry
?
noun
(
pl.
berries
)
1
a small roundish juicy
fruit without a stone.
2
Botany
a fruit
that has its seeds enclosed in a fleshy
pulp, e.g. a banana or tomato.
—
ORIGIN
Old English
cattle
?
plural noun
large ruminant
animals with horns and cloven hoofs,
domesticated for meat or milk or as
beasts of burden; cows and oxen.
—
ORIGIN
Old French
chatel
‘chattel’
chorus
?
noun
(
pl.
choruses
)
1
a part of a song which is
repeated after each verse.
2
something said at the same time by many
people.
3
a large group of
singers,
especially one performing with
an orchestra.
4
a piece of
choral music,
especially one forming
part of an opera or oratorio.
5
(in ancient Greek tragedy)
a group of performers who comment on
the main action.
?
verb
(
chorused
,
chorusing
) (of a group of
people) say the same thing at
the same
time.
—
ORIGIN
Latin,
from Greek
khoros
.
colossal
?
adjective
extremely large.
—
DERIVATIVES
colossally
adverb
.
—
ORIGIN
from Latin
colossus
(see
COLOSSUS
).
confined
?
adjective
(of a space)
enclosed; cramped.
consent
?
noun
permission
or agreement.
?
verb
1
give permission.
2
agree to do.
—
ORIGIN
from
Latin
consentire
‘agree’.
consent
[k
?<
/p>
n
?sent]
n.
准许
,
同意
,
赞成
Her parents refused their consent to
the marriage.
她的父母对这桩婚姻持反对态度。
vi.
同意
;
赞成
My parents
have consented.
我父母已经同意了。
considerable
?
adjective
1
notably large.
2
significant or notable.
—
DERIVATIVES
considerably
adverb
contaminate
?
verb
make impure by exposure
to or addition of a poisonous or polluting
substance.
—
DERIVATIVES
contaminant
noun
contamination
noun
contaminator
noun
.
—
ORIGIN
Latin
contaminare
‘make
impure’, from
contamen
‘contact,
pollution’
contend
?
verb
1
(
contend with/against
)
struggle to deal with (a difficulty).
2
(
contend for
)
engage in a struggle or campaign to achieve.
3
assert as a
position in an argument.
—
DERIVATIVES
contender
noun
.
—
ORIGIN
Latin
contendere
, from
tendere
‘stretch,
strive’
—
?
verb
1
(
contend with/against
)
struggle to deal with (a difficulty).
2
(
contend for
)
engage in a struggle or campaign to achieve.
3
assert as a
position in an argument.
—
DERIVATIVES
contender
noun
.
—
ORIGIN
Latin
contendere
, from
tendere
‘stretch,
strive’.
counterpart
?
noun
a person or thing that
corresponds to or has the same function as
another.
crossfire
?
noun
gunfire from two or
more directions passing through the same area.
damp
?
adjective
slightly wet.
?
noun
moisture in the air, on
a surface, or in a solid.
?
verb
1
make damp.
2
(
damp
down
) control or restrain (a feeling or
situation).
3
(
damp down
) make (a fire)
burn less strongly by reducing its air
supply.
4
reduce
or stop the vibration of (the strings of a musical
instrument).
—
DERIVATIVES
dampish
adjective
damply
adverb
dampness
noun
.
—
ORIGIN
originally in the sense noxious
inhalation: from Germanic.
deer
?
noun
(
pl.
same) a hoofed grazing
or browsing animal, the male of which
usually has branched bony antlers that
are shed annually.
—
ORIGIN
Old
English, originally also denoting any quadruped.
deliberate
?
adjective
/di
libb
r
t/
1
done consciously and
intentionally.
2
careful and
unhurried.
?
verb
/di
libb
rayt/ engage in long
and careful consideration.
—
DERIVATIVES
deliberately
adverb
deliberateness
noun
.
—
ORIGIN
Latin
deliberare
‘consider carefully’, from
librare
‘weigh’
ecosystem
?
noun
a biological community
of interacting organisms and their physical
environment.
emerge
?
verb
1
become gradually visible or apparent.
2
(of facts) become known.
3
recover from or
survive a difficult period.
—
DERIVATIVES
emergence
noun
.
—
ORIGIN
Latin
emergere
, from
mergere
‘to
dip’
[f
?
:n]
fern
n.
羊齿植物
形容词
:
ferny
英英解释
:
名词
fern:
1.
any
of
numerous
flowerless
and
seedless
vascular
plants
having
true
roots from a rhizome
and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by
spores
flicker
['flik
?
]
n.
闪烁
,
闪光
,
颤动
v.
闪动
,
闪烁
,
摇动
动词过去式
:
flickered
过去分词
:
fl
ickered
现在分词
:
flickering
第三人称单数
:
flickers
例句与用法
:
1.
All the lights
flickered for a moment.
所有的灯都闪了一会儿。
2.
A slender
smile still flickered across her face.
她脸上闪过一丝微笑。
英英解释
:
名词
flicker:
1.
a momentary
flash of light
同义词：
spark
,
glint
2.
North American
woodpecker
3.
the act of moving back and forth
同义词：
waver
,
flutter
动词
flicker:
1.
move back and
forth very rapidly
同义词：
waver
,
flitter
,
flutter
,
quiver
2.
shine
unsteadily
同义词：
flick
3.
flash
intermittently
同义词：
flick
flock
[fl
?
k]
n.
群
v.
成群而行
,
聚集
动词过去式
:
flocked
过去分
词
:
flocked
现在分词
:
flocking
第三人称单数
:
flocks
例句与用法
:
1.
People are
flocking to the cinema to see the new film.
人们正蜂拥到电影院去看这部新电影。
2.
There are many
flocks of tourists in the palace.
宫殿里有好几群游客。
英英解释
:
名词
flock:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
a church
congregation guided by a pastor
a group of birds
(often followed by `of') a large number
or amount or extent
an
orderly crowd
同义词：
troop
a group of sheep or goats
同义词：
fold
动词
flock:
1.
move as a
crowd or in a group
2.
come together
as in a cluster or flock
同义词：
cluster
,
constellate
,
clump
furthermore
[f
?
:
?
?
'm
?
:
(r)]
ad.
而且
,
此外
例句与用法
:
1.
Furthermore,
the computer is the most obedient and
diligent
housewives; It is also a game
expert admired by children.
甚至，它是一个家庭主妇们最听话、最勤奋的
“
管家
”
和
“
服务员
”
，它也是孩子们钦
佩的游戏高手。
2.
＂这座房子太小，而且离办公地点也太远。＂
英英解释
:
副词
furthermore:
1.
in addition
同义词：
moreover
,
what is more
harmony
['h
ɑ
:m
?
ni]
n.
协调<
/p>
,
和睦
,
调和<
/p>
名词复数
:
harmonies
例句与用法
:
1.
Being in
harmony; agreed.
和睦的；一致的
2.
His tastes are
in harmony with mine.
他的爱好和我的相同。
3.
There was not
much harmony in international affairs during those
years.
那些年国际事态不很协调。
英英解释
:
名词
harmony:
1.
compatibility
in opinion and action
同义词：<
/p>
harmoniousness
2.
the structure
of music with respect to the composition and
progression of chords
同义词：
musical
harmony
3.
a harmonious state of things in general
and of their properties (as of colors and sounds);
congruity of parts with one another and
with the whole
同义词：
concord
,
concordance
4.
agreement of
opinions
同义词：
concord
,
concordance
5
an agreeable sound property
impetuous
[im'petju
?
s]
a.
冲动的
,
猛烈的
,
轻率的
名词
:
< br>impetuousness
副词
:
impetuously
例句与用法
:
1.
She regretted
her impetuous decision.
她後悔自己做了冲动的决定。
It
would be foolish and impetuous to resign over such
a trivial matter.
英英解释
:
形容词
impetuous:
1.
characterized
by undue haste and lack of thought or
deliberation; (`brainish' is archaic)
同义词：
hotheaded
,
impulsive
,
madcap
,
tearaway
,
brainish
2.
marked by
violent force
indiscriminately
[indi'skriminitli]
ad.
无差别
例句与用法
:
1.
The act or an
instance of killing a large number of human beings
indiscriminately and
cruelly.
大屠杀，残杀对人类大规模地和残暴地进行屠杀的行动或事件
英英解释
:
副词
indiscriminately:
1.
in a random
manner
同义词：
randomly
,
haphazardly
,
willy-nilly
,
arbitrarily
,
at
random
,
every which
way
2.
in an indiscriminate manner
同义词：
promiscuously
insecticide
[in'sektisaid]
n.
杀虫剂
词形变化
:
副词
:
insecticidally
形容词
:
insecticidal
英英解释
:
名词
insecticide:
1.
a chemical
used to kill insects
同义词：
insect powder
[in
?
tensifi'kei
??
n]
intensification
n.
增强
(
强化
,
加剧
,
加厚
)
例句与用法
:
1.
A sudden
attack, recurrence, or intensification of a
disease.
发作突然的发作、复发或疾病的加剧
英英解释
:
名词
intensification:
1.
action that
makes something stronger or more extreme
2.
the act of
increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)
intermingle
[
?
int
?
(:)
'mi?
gl]
v.
混合
,
搀杂
词形变化
:
动
词
过
去
式
:
intermingled
过
去
分
词
:
intermingled
现
< br>在
分
词
:
intermingling
第
三
人
称
单
数
:
intermingles
例句与用法
:
1.
Oil and water
will not intermingle.
油和水不相融
.
2.
This book
intermingled fact with fiction.
这本书事实和虚构情节交织。
英英解释
:
动词
intermingle:
1.
combine into
one
同义词：
blend
,
intermix
,
immingle
[in've
?
ri
?
b(
?
)li]
invariably
ad.
不变
化地
,
一定不变地
,
< br>常常地
例句与用法
:
1.
Invariably I
take a nap after lunch.
午饭后，我总是睡个午觉。
2.
A
man
who
moralizes
is
usually
a
hypocrite,
and
a
woman
who
moralizes
is invariably
plain.
说教的男人通常是个伪善者，而说教的女人则必定是丑女。
英英解释
:
副词
invariably:
1.
in an
invariable manner
inventive
[in'ventiv]
a.
善于创造的
,
< br>发明的
词形变化
:
副词
:
inventively
名词
:
inven-
tiveness
例句与用法
:
1.
Marked by
inventive skill and imagination.
灵巧的拥有创造性天才和想象力的
英英解释
:
形容词
inventive:
1.
(used of
persons or artifacts) marked by independence and
creativity in thought or action
同义词：
imaginative
,
ingenious
irrecoverable
[
?
iri'k
?
v
?
r
?
b
l]
a.
不
能收回的
,
不能挽回的
,
不能复原的
副词
:
irrecoverably
名词
:
irrec
overableness
英英解释
:
形容词
irrecoverable:
1.
incapable of being recovered or
regained
同义词：
unrecoverable
isolated
['ais
?
leitid]
a.
分离的
,
孤立的
例句与用法
:
1.
There is a
strong spirit of fraternity among these isolated
people.
这些与世隔绝的人之间有强烈的兄弟般的情谊
.
2.
Scientists
have isolated the virus causing the epidemic.
科学家英英解释
:
动词
isolate:
1.
place or set
apart
同义词：
isolate
,
insulate
2.
obtain in pure
form
同义词：
isolate
3.
set apart from
others
同义词：
sequester
,
sequestrate
,
keep
apart
,
set apart
,
isolate
4.
separate
(experiences) from the emotions relating to them
同义词：
isolate
形容词
isolated:
1.
not close
together in time
同义词：
stray
2.
being or
feeling set or kept apart from others
同义词：
detached
,
separated
,
set-
apart
3.
marked by separation of or from usually
contiguous elements- Scientific Monthly
同义词：
disjunct
4.
cut off or
left behind
同义词：
marooned
,
stranded
5.
under forced
isolation especially for health reasons
同义词：
quarantined
6.
remote and
separate physically or socially
同义词：
apart
,
obscure
landscape
['l?ndskeip]
n.
风景
,
山水
,
风景画
v.
美化
< br>…
的景观
,
进行造园工程
名词
:
lands
caper
动词过去式
:
landscaped
过去分词
:
landscaped
现
在分词
:
landscaping
<
/p>
第三
人称单数
:
landscapes
例句与用法
:
1.
That new
factory is a blot on the landscape.
那新建的工厂破坏了此地的景色
.
2.
The landscape
unfolded before us.
那景色展现在我们面前
.
英英解释
:
名词
landscape:
1.
an expanse of
scenery that can be seen in a single view
2.
painting depicting an expanse of
natural scenery
3.
a genre of art
dealing with the depiction of natural scenery
同义词：
landscape
painting
4.
an extensive mental viewpoint
动词
landscape:
1.
embellish with plants
2.
do landscape
gardening
laurel
['l
?
r
?
l]
n.
月桂树
,
荣誉
v.
戴桂冠
,
授予荣誉
动词过去式
:
laureled/laurelled
过去分词
:
laureled/laure
lled
现在分词
:
laureling/laurelling
第三<
/p>
人称单数
:
laurels/laure
ls
例句与用法
:
1.
He had to pose
wearing a laurel wreath.
他得摆好戴著月桂花冠的姿势
.
2.
Our team won
the regional laurels.
我们的球队赢得了地区冠军。
3.
All other
laurels wither before hers.
所有荣誉和她获得的相比都黯然失色。
英英解释
:
名词
laurel:
1.
any of various
aromatic trees of the laurel family
2.
United States
slapstick comedian (born in England) who played
the scatterbrained and
often tearful
member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many
films (1890-1965)
同义词：
Stan Laurel
,
Arthur Stanley Jefferson
Laurel
3.
(antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage
worn on the head as an emblem of victory
同义词：
laurel
wreath
,
bay
wreath
lethal
['li:θ
?
l]
a.
致
命的
<
/p>
副词
:
lethally
名词
:
lethality
例句与用法
:
1.
In situation
like this, she wish she have a gun or some lethal
weapon.
在这种情况下，她真希望自己有一把枪或什么致命武器。
2.
Pot-holes can
be lethal for the unwary cyclist.
路上的坑坑洼洼骑车的人一不小心就有致命危险
.
英英解释
:
形容词
lethal:
1.
of an
instrument of certain death
同义词：
deadly
migrant
['maigr
?
nt]
n.
移居者
例句与用法
:
1.
Migrant
workers move from city to city in search of work.
流动工人为了寻找工作从一个城市移居到另一个城市。
英英解释
:
名词
migrant:
1.
traveler who
moves from one region or country to another
同义词：
migrator
形容词
migrant:
1.
habitually
moving from place to place especially in search of
seasonal work
同义词：
migratory
Millennia
millennium
的复数
例句与用法
:
1.
In the course
of millennia the dinosaurs died out.
在几千年的时间里，恐龙逐渐死绝了。
英英解释
:
名词
millennium:
1.
a span of 1000
years
同义词：
millennium
,
millenary
2.
(New
Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that
those faithful to Jesus will reign with
Jesus over the earth for a thousand
years; the meaning of these words have been much
debated; some denominations (e.g.
Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand
years
of justice and peace and
happiness
同义词：
millennium
3.
the 1000th
anniversary (or the celebration of it)
同义词：
millennium
,
millenary
modify
['m
?
difai]
v.
修改
,
更正
,
修饰
词形变化
:
动词过去式
:
modified
过去
分词
:
modified
现在分词
:
modifying
< br>
第三人称单数
:
modifi
es
形容
词
:
modifiable
名词
:
modifiability
例句与用法
:
1.
He'll have to
modify his views if he wants to be elected.
他要想当选就得把观点改得缓和些
.
2.
The policy was
agreed by the committee, but only in a modified
form.
那项政策经修改后才获得委员会同意。
3.
The union has
been forced to slightly modify its position.
工会被迫稍稍改变立场。
英英解释
:
动词
modify:
1.
make less
severe or harsh or extreme
2.
add a modifier
to a constituent
同义词：
qualify
3.
cause to
change; make different; cause a transformation
同义词：
change
,
alter
mold
[m
?
uld]
n.
模子
,
雏型
,
霉
v.
形成
,
塑造
,
发霉
词形变化
:
名词
:
molder
动词过去式
:
molded
过去分词
:
molded
现在分词
:
moldin
g
第三人称单数
:
< br>molds
形容词
:
moldable
例句与用法
:
1.
A mold in
which such metal is cast.
金属铸模金属锭在其中被铸的模子