20230910 單詞學習

satrap

?/?s?tr?p/ N (in ancient Persia) a provincial governor (古波斯的)省長

wholesale?

/?h??l?se?l/ |CET6 TEM4 1.N-UNCOUNT Wholesale is the activity of buying and selling goods in large quantities and therefore at cheaper prices, usually to stores who then sell them to the public. Compare . 批發(fā) ? Warehouse clubs allow members to buy goods at wholesale prices. 倉儲式會所允許會員以批發(fā)價購買商品。 2.ADV If something is sold wholesale, it is sold in large quantities and at cheaper prices, usually to stores. 批發(fā)地 ? The fabrics are sold wholesale to retailers, fashion houses, and other manufacturers. 這些紡織品批發(fā)給零售商、時裝店和其他廠家。 3.ADJ You use wholesale to describe the destruction, removal, or changing of something when it affects a very large number of things or people. (破壞、遷移或變動) 大規(guī)模的 ? They are only doing what is necessary to prevent wholesale destruction of vegetation. 他們只是在做為防止植被遭大規(guī)模破壞而必須做的事情。

al·le·giance?

n. /??li?d??ns/ [ UC] ~ (to sb/sth) a person's continued support for a political party, religion, ruler, etc. （對政黨、宗教、統(tǒng)治者的）忠誠，效忠，擁戴 ? to pledge/swear allegiance to sb/sth 宣誓╱發(fā)誓效忠某人╱集體 ? to switch/transfer/change allegiance 轉(zhuǎn)變╱轉(zhuǎn)移╱改變擁戴對象 ? an oath/a vow/a statement of allegiance 效忠宣誓╱誓約╱聲明 ? People of various party allegiances joined the campaign. 各個不同政黨的擁護者都參加了這次活動。

hom·age

?n. /?h?m?d?/ [ UCusually sing.] ~ (to sb/sth) ( formal ) something that is said or done to show respect for sb 敬辭；表示敬意的舉動 ? The kings of France paid homage to no one. 法國國王不對任何人效忠。 ? He describes his book as ‘a(chǎn) homage to my father’. 他說他的書是“獻給父親”的。 ? They stood in silent homage around the grave. 他們恭敬地站在墳?zāi)怪車履ФY。

pan·theon

?n. /?p?nθi?n/ 1.( technical 術(shù)語) all the gods of a nation or people （一國或一個民族信仰的）眾神，諸神 ?the ancient Egyptian pantheon 古埃及眾神 2.( formal ) a group of people who are famous within a particular area of activity （統(tǒng)稱某一領(lǐng)域的）名人，名流 3.a temple (= religious building) built in honour of all the gods of a nation; a building in which famous dead people of a nation are buried or honoured 萬神廟；先賢祠；偉人祠

gorge

?/ɡ??d?/ |CET6 gorginggorgedgorges 1.N-COUNT A gorge is a deep, narrow valley with very steep sides, usually where a river passes through mountains or an area of hard rock. 峽谷 ? ...the deep gorge between these hills. …山間的那個深谷。 2.V-T/V-I If you gorge on something or gorge yourself on it, you eat lots of it in a very greedy way. 狼吞虎咽 ? I could spend each day gorging on chocolate. 我可以將每一天都花在狂吃巧克力上。