20230521單詞匯總

viaduct /?va???d?kt/

o N-COUNT A viaduct is a long, high bridge that carries a road or a railway across a valley. 高架道路; (架于山谷上的)高架鐵路

ten·acious?adj.?/t??ne???s/

(?formal?)

1.that does not stop holding sth or give up sth easily; determined 緊握的；不松手的；堅(jiān)持的

?a tenacious grip 緊握

?She's a tenacious woman. She never gives up. 她是個(gè)堅(jiān)毅的人，從不放棄。

?The party has kept its tenacious hold on power for more than twenty years. 這個(gè)政黨已牢牢掌握大權(quán)二十多年。

2.continuing to exist, have influence, etc. for longer than you might expect 頑強(qiáng)的；堅(jiān)忍不拔的

SYN?persistent

?a tenacious illness 頑癥

DERIVATIVES 派生詞

1.ten·acious·ly?adv.

·??Though seriously ill, he still clings tenaciously to life. 他雖然病情嚴(yán)重，但仍頑強(qiáng)地活著。

2.ten·acity?/t??n?s?ti/?n.?[?U]

·??They competed with skill and tenacity. 他們競(jìng)爭(zhēng)靠的是技術(shù)和頑強(qiáng)意志。

in·di·gen·ous?adj.?/?n?d?d??n?s/

~ (to...) (?formal?) belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else 本地的；當(dāng)?shù)氐模煌辽灵L(zhǎng)的

SYN?native

·???the?indigenous peoples/languages?of the area 該地區(qū)的本地人╱語(yǔ)言

·???The kangaroo is indigenous to Australia. 袋鼠原產(chǎn)于澳大利亞。

grave·yard?n.?/?ɡre?vjɑ?d/

1.an area of land, often near a church, where people are buried 墓地，墳場(chǎng)（常在教堂附近）

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2.a place where things or people that are not wanted are sent or left 垃圾場(chǎng)；廢物堆積處；收容所

· perforce /p??f??s/

o ADV Perforce is used to indicate that something happens or is the case because it cannot be prevented or avoided. 必然

? What is true for TV broadcasts will perforce also apply to print media.
在電視廣播上適用的勢(shì)必也適用于印刷媒體。

?ill-?fated?adj.

(?fated?) (?formal?) not lucky and ending sadly, especially in death or failure 注定要倒霉的；時(shí)運(yùn)不濟(jì)的；（尤指）結(jié)局悲慘的

• ??an ill-fated expedition 注定不會(huì)成功的探險(xiǎn)

· roundabout /?ra?nd??ba?t/

o 1.ADJ If you go somewhere by a roundabout route, you do not go there by the shortest and quickest route. 迂回的

? He left today on a roundabout route for Jordan and is also due soon in Egypt.
他今天繞道前往約旦，也將很快到達(dá)埃及。

o 2.ADJ If you do or say something in a roundabout way, you do not do or say it in a simple, clear, and direct way. 拐彎抹角的

? We made a little fuss in a roundabout way.
我們拐彎抹角地發(fā)了點(diǎn)牢騷。

o 3.N-COUNT A roundabout is a circular structure in the road at a place where several roads meet. You drive around it until you come to the road that you want. (交通) 環(huán)島

o 4.N-COUNT A roundabout at an amusement park is a large, circular mechanical device with seats, often in the shape of animals or cars, on which children sit and go around and around. (游樂(lè)園的) 旋轉(zhuǎn)木馬

o 5.N-COUNT A roundabout in a park or school play area is a circular platform that children sit or stand on. People push the platform to make it spin around. (公園、學(xué)校的) 轉(zhuǎn)椅

· haphazard /h?p?h?z?d/

o 1.ADJ If you describe something as haphazard, you are critical of it because it is not at all organized or is not arranged according to a plan. 雜亂無(wú)章的; 無(wú)計(jì)劃的

? The investigation does seem haphazard.
這次調(diào)查似乎的確沒(méi)有計(jì)劃性。

o 2.ADV 雜亂無(wú)章地; 無(wú)計(jì)劃地

? She looked at the books jammed haphazardly in the shelves.
她看了看雜亂無(wú)章地塞進(jìn)書架里的書。