20230322單詞匯總

aloof adj. ? /??lu?f/ ?

[ not usually before noun] not friendly or interested in other people 冷漠；冷淡

SYN distant remote

IDIOMS 習(xí)語

· 1. KEEP/HOLD (YOURSELF) ALOOF REMAIN/STAND ALOOF

to not become involved in sth; to show no interest in people 不參與；遠(yuǎn)離；無動于衷；漠不關(guān)心

o ?The Emperor kept himself aloof from the people. 這個皇帝對人民漠不關(guān)心。

DERIVATIVES 派生詞

aloof·ness [ U] n

re·veal ?v. ?/r??vi?l/ ?

1.~ sth (to sb)to make sth known to sb 揭示；顯示；透露

SYN disclose

[ VN]

?to reveal a secret 泄露一條秘密

?Details of the murder were revealed by the local paper. 地方報紙披露了謀殺的細(xì)節(jié)。

[ V (that)]

?The report reveals (that) the company made a loss of ￡20 million last year. 報告顯示，公司去年虧損2 000萬英鎊。

[ VN (that)]

?It was revealed that important evidence had been suppressed. 據(jù)透露，重要的證據(jù)被隱瞞了。

[ V wh-]

?Officers could not reveal how he died. 警察們不能透露他的死因。

[ also VN to inf ]

2.[ VN] to show sth that previously could not be seen 顯出；露出；展示

SYN display

?He laughed, revealing a line of white teeth. 他笑了起來，露出一排潔白的牙齒。

?The door opened to reveal a cosy little room. 房門打開，一間溫暖舒適的小屋展現(xiàn)在眼前。

?She crouched in the dark, too frightened to reveal herself . 她蜷縮在黑暗中，嚇得不敢露面。

——see also revelation revelatory

re·lin·quish v.

? /r??l??kw??/ ?[ VN] ~ sth (to sb) ( formal ) to stop having sth, especially when this happens unwillingly （尤指不情愿地）放棄

SYN give up

· ? He was forced to relinquish control of the company. 他被迫放棄對公司的控制權(quán)。

· ? They had relinquished all hope that she was alive. 他們已經(jīng)完全不指望她還活著了。

· ? She relinquished possession of the house to her sister. 她將房子讓給了她的妹妹。

al·beit conj. ? /???l?bi??t/ ?

( formal ) although 盡管；雖然

• ? He finally agreed, ? ? ?albeit reluctantly, to help us. 盡管勉強，他最后還是同意幫助我們。

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· shortlist /????t?l?st/ ?

o 1.N-COUNT If someone is on a shortlist, for example, for a job or a prize, they are one of a small group of people who have been chosen from a larger group. The successful person is then chosen from the small group. (工作或獲獎的) 候選人名單

? ?If you've been asked for an interview you are probably on a shortlist of no more than six. 如果你已經(jīng)被要求參加面試，你很可能在不超過6人的候選名單上。

o 2.V-T If someone or something is shortlisted for a job or a prize, they are put on a shortlist. 將…列入候選名單

? ?He was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize for literature several times. 他曾數(shù)次獲得諾貝爾文學(xué)獎提名。

· prototype /?pr??t??ta?p/ ?

o N-COUNT A prototype is a new type of machine or device that is not yet ready to be made in large numbers and sold. 樣機

? ?Chris Retzler has built a prototype of a machine called the wave rotor. 克里斯·雷茲勒做出了一臺叫做波轉(zhuǎn)子的樣機。

im·par·tial adj. ? /?m?pɑ??l/ ?

not supporting one person or group more than another SYN neutral, SYN unbiased 公正的；不偏不倚的；中立的

· ? an impartial inquiry/observer 公正的調(diào)查╱觀察者

· ? to give impartial advice 提出不偏不倚的建議

· ? As chairman, I must remain impartial. 作為主席，我必須保持中立。

OPP partial

DERIVATIVES 派生詞

1.im·par·ti·al·ity /??m?pɑ??i??l?ti/ n. [ U]

2.im·par·tial·ly /???li/ adv.