20230504單詞匯總

ele·vate?v.?/?el?ve?t/

[?VN]

1.~ sb/sth (to sth)~ sth (into sth)(?formal?) to give sb/sth a higher position or rank, often more important than they deserve SYN?raise, SYN?promote?提拔，晉升，提升（到不應(yīng)有的位置）

?He elevated many of his friends to powerful positions within the government. 他將許多朋友都提拔到政府部門(mén)的要職上。

?It was an attempt to elevate football to a subject worthy of serious study. 這是試圖將足球拔高成一門(mén)學(xué)科來(lái)進(jìn)行嚴(yán)肅的研究。

2.(?technical 術(shù)語(yǔ)) (?formal?) to lift sth up or put sth in a higher position 舉起；抬起

?It is important that the injured leg should be elevated. 將受傷的腿抬高是很重要的。

3.(?technical 術(shù)語(yǔ)) to make the level of sth increase 提高；使升高

?Smoking often elevates blood pressure. 抽煙常常使血壓升高。

4.(?formal?) to improve a person's mood, so that they feel happy 使情緒高昂；使精神振奮；使興高采烈

?The song never failed to elevate his spirits. 這首歌總使他精神振奮。

· vocal /?v??k?l/

o 1.ADJ You say that people are vocal when they speak forcefully about something that they feel strongly about. 直言不諱的

? He has been very vocal in his displeasure over the results.
他直言不諱地說(shuō)出了對(duì)結(jié)果的不滿。

o 2.ADJ Vocal means involving the use of the human voice, especially in singing. 嗓音的

? ...a wider range of vocal styles.
…更多樣的嗓音風(fēng)格。

stag·nate?v.?/st?ɡ?ne?t/

[?V]

1.to stop developing or making progress 停滯；不發(fā)展；不進(jìn)步

?Profits have stagnated. 利潤(rùn)原地踏步。

?I feel I'm stagnating in this job. 我覺(jué)得，干這份工作我沒(méi)有長(zhǎng)進(jìn)。

2.to be or become?stagnant?因不流動(dòng)而變得污濁

?The water in the pond was stagnating. 池塘里的水逐漸變成了死水。

DERIVATIVES 派生詞

stag·na·tion?[ U] /st?ɡ?ne??n/?/st?ɡ?ne??n/?n

·??a period of economic stagnation 經(jīng)濟(jì)停滯時(shí)期

ail·eron?n.?/?e?l?r?n/

( technical 術(shù)語(yǔ)) a part of the wing of a plane that moves up and down to control the plane's balance （飛機(jī)的）副翼

· foe /f??/

o N-COUNT Someone's foe is their enemy. 敵人

? But he soon discovers that his old foe may be leading him into a trap.
但他不久發(fā)現(xiàn)他的老對(duì)頭也許正把他引入圈套。

· extraneous /?k?stre?n??s/

o ADJ Extraneous things are not relevant or essential to the situation you are involved in or the subject you are talking about. 無(wú)關(guān)的; 不必要的

? To avoid delays, she wanted the disaster relief legislation to be kept free of extraneous matters.
為避免延誤，她希望無(wú)關(guān)緊要的事不被摻雜進(jìn)災(zāi)害救濟(jì)立法程序中。

ob·nox·ious?adj.?/?b?n?k??s/

extremely unpleasant, especially in a way that offends people 極討厭的；可憎的；令人作嘔的

SYN?offensive

·???obnoxious behaviour 討厭的行為

·???a thoroughly obnoxious little man 可惡至極的家伙

·???obnoxious odours 難聞的氣味

DERIVATIVES 派生詞

ob·nox·ious·ly?adv

loco·mo·tive?/?l??k??m??t?v/

a railway engine that pulls a train 機(jī)車(chē)；火車(chē)頭

• ?steam/diesel/electric locomotives?蒸汽╱內(nèi)燃╱電力機(jī)車(chē)