20230409單詞匯總
20230409單詞匯總
pre·ma·ture?adj.?/?prem?t??(r)/
1.happening before the normal or expected time 未成熟的；過(guò)早的；提前的
?his premature death at the age of 37 他37歲時(shí)早逝
2.( of a birth or a baby 生產(chǎn)或嬰兒 ) happening or being born before the normal length of?pregnancy?has been completed 早產(chǎn)的
?The baby was four weeks premature. 這個(gè)嬰兒早產(chǎn)了四周。
?a premature birth after only thirty weeks 懷孕僅三十周的早產(chǎn)
3.happening or made too soon 草率的；倉(cāng)促的
?a premature conclusion/decision/judgement 草率的結(jié)論╱決定╱判斷
?It is premature?to talk about success at this stage. 現(xiàn)階段就談成功尚為時(shí)過(guò)早。
DERIVATIVES 派生詞
pre·ma·ture·ly?adv
·??The child was born prematurely. 這孩子是早產(chǎn)的。
·??Her hair became prematurely white. 她的頭發(fā)過(guò)早地蒼白了。
ma·teri·al·ize?v.?/m??t??ri?la?z/
( Bre also -ise)
[?V]
( usually used in negative sentences 通常用于否定句 ) to take place or start to exist as expected or planned 實(shí)現(xiàn)；發(fā)生；成為現(xiàn)實(shí)
?The promotion he had been promised failed to materialize. 答應(yīng)給他晉升的許諾未能實(shí)現(xiàn)。
2. to appear suddenly and/or in a way that cannot be explained 突然顯現(xiàn)；神奇地出現(xiàn)
?A tall figure suddenly materialized at her side. 一個(gè)高高的身影突然出現(xiàn)在她的身邊。
(?informal?)
?The train failed to materialize?(= it did not come)?. 列車始終沒(méi)有來(lái)。
DERIVATIVES 派生詞
ma·teri·al·iza·tion , -isa·tion?[ U] /m??t??ri?la??ze??n/?/m??t??ri?la??ze??n/?n
dire?adj.?/?da??(r)/
(?direrdir·est)
[ usually before noun] (?formal?) very serious 極其嚴(yán)重的；危急的
?living in dire poverty 生活赤貧
?dire warnings/threats?嚴(yán)重的警告╱威脅
?Such action may have?dire consequences?. 這種行為可能產(chǎn)生嚴(yán)重后果。
?We're?in dire need of?your help. 我們急需你的幫助。
?The firm is?in dire straits?(= in a very difficult situation)?and may go bankrupt. 這家公司已陷入極度困境之中，可能會(huì)破產(chǎn)。
2. (?BrE?informal?) very bad 極糟的；極差的
?The acting was dire. 這表演糟透了。
· stretch /str?t?/
o 1. V-I Something that stretches over an area or distance covers or exists in the whole of that area or distance. 延伸
? The procession stretched for several miles.
游行隊(duì)伍延伸了數(shù)英里。
o 2. N-COUNT A stretch of road, water, or land is a length or area of it. 一段
? It's a very dangerous stretch of road.
這是一段非常危險(xiǎn)的路。
o 3. V-T/V-I When you stretch, you put your arms or legs out straight and tighten your muscles. 伸直
? He yawned and stretched.
他打了個(gè)哈欠，伸了伸腰。
? Try stretching your legs and pulling your toes upwards.
試著伸直雙腿并向上拉拉腳趾。
o 4. N-COUNT Stretch is also a noun. 伸展
? At the end of a workout spend time cooling down with some slow stretches.
在健身的末尾花時(shí)間用一些緩慢的伸展來(lái)做緩和。
o 5. N-COUNT A stretch of time is a period of time. 一段 (時(shí)間)
? ...after an 18-month stretch in the army.
…在部隊(duì)呆了18個(gè)月后。
o 6. V-I If something stretches from one time to another, it begins at the first time and ends at the second, which is longer than expected. 持續(xù)
? ...a working day that stretches from seven in the morning to eight at night.
…從早上7點(diǎn)持續(xù)到晚上8點(diǎn)的一個(gè)工作日。
o 7. V-I If a group of things stretch from one type of thing to another, the group includes a wide range of things. 涉及
? ...a trading empire, with interests that stretched from chemicals to sugar.
…一個(gè)興趣范圍從化學(xué)品到食糖的貿(mào)易帝國(guó)。
o 8. V-T/V-I When something soft or elastic stretches or is stretched, it becomes longer or bigger as well as thinner, usually because it is pulled. 有彈性
? The cables are designed not to stretch.
這些纜繩被設(shè)計(jì)成沒(méi)有彈性。
o 9. V-T/V-I If you stretch an amount of something or if it stretches, you make it last longer than it usually would by being careful and not wasting any of it. 儉省
? They're used to stretching their budgets.
他們習(xí)慣于精打細(xì)算。
o 10. V-T If something stretches your money or resources, it uses them up so you have hardly enough for your needs. 耗盡 (錢或資源)
? The drought there is stretching resources.
那里的干旱正在耗盡財(cái)力物力。
o 11. V-T If you say that a job or task stretches you, you mean that you like it because it makes you work hard and use all your energy and skills so that you do not become bored or achieve less than you should. 使充分發(fā)揮
? I'm trying to move on and stretch myself with something different.
我正試圖換個(gè)工作，使自己在不同的事情上得到充分發(fā)揮。
o 12. PHRASE If you say that something is not true or possible by any stretch of the imagination, you are emphasizing that it is completely untrue or absolutely impossible. 無(wú)論如何想像
? Her husband was not a womanizer by any stretch of the imagination.
她的丈夫無(wú)論如何想像也不會(huì)是個(gè)玩弄女性的人。
· draw in
o PHRASAL VERB If you draw someone in or draw them into something you are involved with, you cause them to become involved with it. 使參與
? It won't be easy for you to draw him in.
你要把他拉進(jìn)來(lái)可不容易。
