20230215 單詞學(xué)習(xí)匯總

• culmination /?k?lm??ne???n/

N-SING Something, especially ? ? ? something important, that is the culmination of an activity, ? ? ? process, or series of events happens at the end of it. 結(jié)局

? ?Their arrest was the culmination of an operation in which 120 other people were detained. 那次行動(dòng)以他們的被捕以及另外120個(gè)人的被拘留而告結(jié)束。

odys·sey n. ? /??d?si/ ?

[ sing.] ( literary) a long journey full of experiences 艱苦的跋涉；漫長(zhǎng)而充滿風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的歷程

ORIGIN 詞源

From the Odyssey , a Greek poem that is said to have been written by Homer, about the adventures of Odysseus . After a battle in Troy Odysseus had to spend ten years travelling before he could return home. 源自希臘史詩(shī)《奧德賽》，相傳為荷馬所作，描述了奧德修斯在特洛伊戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)后，輾轉(zhuǎn)十年返回家園的種種經(jīng)歷。

genesis /?d??n?s?s/

|TEM8

o N-SING The genesis of something is its beginning, birth, or creation. (事物的)開(kāi)端; 誕生; 創(chuàng)始

? ?The project had its genesis two years earlier. 該項(xiàng)目是兩年前開(kāi)始的。

me·ticu·lous adj.

? /m??t?kj?l?s/ ?

~ (in sth/doing sth)~ (about sth/in doing sth) paying careful attention to every detail 細(xì)心的；小心翼翼的

SYN fastidious thorough

· ? meticulous planning/records/research 周密的計(jì)劃；詳細(xì)的記錄；一絲不茍的研究

· ? He's always meticulous in keeping the records up to date. 他總是十分細(xì)心地補(bǔ)充最新的資料。

· ? Their room had been prepared with meticulous care. 他們的房間是經(jīng)過(guò)細(xì)心布置的。

in·con·ceiv·able adj. /??nk?n?si?v?bl/ ?

impossible to imagine or believe SYN unthinkable 難以想象的；無(wú)法相信的

· ? It is inconceivable that the minister was not aware of the problem. 令人難以置信的是那位大臣竟然沒(méi)有意識(shí)到這個(gè)問(wèn)題。

· steer /st??/ ?

|CET4 TEM4

o 1. V-T When you steer a car, boat, or plane, you control it so that it goes in the direction that you want. 駕駛

? ?What is it like to steer a ship this size? 駕駛這樣大小的船會(huì)怎么樣呢？

o 2. V-T If you steer people toward a particular course of action or attitude, you try to lead them gently in that direction. 引導(dǎo)

? ?The new government is seen as one that will steer the country in the right direction. 新政府被認(rèn)為能將這個(gè)國(guó)家引向正確的方向。

o 3. V-T If you steer someone in a particular direction, you guide them there. 引領(lǐng)

? ?Nick steered them into the nearest seats. 尼克領(lǐng)著他們到最近的座位。

o 4. PHRASE If you steer clear of someone or something, you deliberately avoid them. 有意避開(kāi)某人/某物

? ?I think a lot of people, women in particular, steer clear of these sensitive issues. 我認(rèn)為很多人，尤其是女性，有意避開(kāi)這些敏感問(wèn)題。

o 5. N a castrated male ox or bull; bullock 犍牛; 小公牛

?

blessing /?bl?s??/ ?

|TEM4

· 1. N-COUNT A blessing is something good that you are grateful for. 幸事

? ?Rivers are a blessing for an agricultural country. 河流是農(nóng)業(yè)國(guó)的福祉。

· 2. N-COUNT If something is done with someone's blessing, it is done with their approval and support. 同意; 支持

? ?With the blessing of the White House, a group of Democrats in Congress is meeting to find additional budget cuts. 經(jīng)白宮同意，國(guó)會(huì)中的一組民主黨人正開(kāi)會(huì)尋求進(jìn)一步削減預(yù)算。

· 3. N-COUNT A blessing is a prayer asking God to look kindly upon the people who are present or the event that is taking place. 祈福禱告

? ?The Reverend Chris Long led the prayers and pronounced the blessing. 克里斯·朗牧師帶領(lǐng)禱告并宣講了祈福禱詞。

· accolade /??k??le?d/ ?

o N-COUNT If someone is given an accolade, something is done or said about them which shows how much people admire them. 榮譽(yù)

? ?The Nobel Prize has become the ultimate accolade in the sciences. 諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)已成為科學(xué)界的最高榮譽(yù)。

? ?He won accolades as one of America's top test pilots. 他作為美國(guó)頂級(jí)試飛員之一贏得了眾多榮譽(yù)。