20230427單詞匯總

evacu·ate v.

? /??v?kjue?t/ ?

1.[ VN] to move people from a place of danger to a safer place （把人從危險的地方）疏散，轉移，撤離

?Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已將附近大樓的居民疏散。

?Children were evacuated from London to escape the bombing. 為躲避轟炸，孩子們都撤離了倫敦。

2.to move out of a place because of danger, and leave the place empty （從危險的地方）撤出，搬出，撤空

[ VN]

?Employees were urged to evacuate their offices immediately. 已敦促各雇員立即從辦公室撤出。

[ V]

?Locals were told to evacuate. 當地居民已得到撤離的通知。

3.[ VN] ( formal ) to empty your bowels 排空（胃腸）；排泄（糞便）

DERIVATIVES 派生詞

evacu·ation [ UC] /??v?kju?e??n/ ? ?/??v?kju?e??n/ ?n

· ?the emergency evacuation of thousands of people after the earthquake 地震后數千人的緊急疏散

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exo·dus n. ? /?eks?d?s/ ?

[ sing.]or

( formal ) ~ (from...) (to...) ( humorous) a situation in which many people leave a place at the same time （大批人同時）離開，外出，出去

• ? the mass exodus from Paris ? ? ?to the country in the summer 夏日大批人從巴黎外出到鄉(xiāng)村

pre·ce·dent n. ? /?pres?d?nt/ ?

1.[ CU] an official action or decision that has happened in the past and that is seen as an example or a rule to be followed in a similar situation later 可援用參考的具體例子；實例；范例

?The ruling set a precedent for future libel cases. 這項裁決為今后的誹謗案提供了判例。

2.[ CU] a similar action or event that happened earlier 先前出現的事例；前例；先例

?historical precedents 歷史前例

?There is no precedent for a disaster of this scale. 這種規(guī)模的災難是空前的。

?Such protests are without precedent in recent history. 這類抗議事件在近代史上沒有發(fā)生過。

3.[ U] the way that things have always been done 傳統(tǒng)；常例；常規(guī)

SYN tradition

?to break with precedent (= to do sth in a different way) 打破常規(guī)

——see also unprecedented

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au·da·cious adj. ? /???de???s/ ?

( formal ) willing to take risks or to do sth shocking 敢于冒險的；大膽的

SYN daring

· ? an audacious decision 大膽的決定

DERIVATIVES 派生詞

au·da·cious·ly adv

· short-lived ?

o ADJ Something that is short-lived does not last very long. 短暫的

? ?Any hope that the speech would end the war was short-lived. 任何關于這次演講將結束這次戰(zhàn)爭的希望很快就破滅了。

briga·dier n. ? /?br?ɡ??d??(r)/ ?

( abbr. Brig.) an officer of high rank in the British army （英國陸軍）準將，旅長

• ? Brigadier Michael Swift 邁克爾?斯威夫特準將

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under·lie v. ? /??nd??la?/ ?

( under·lying/??le?/ ?under·lay/??le?n/ ?under·lain)

[ VN] [ no passive] ( formal ) to be the basis or cause of sth 構成…的基礎；作為…的原因

• ? These ideas underlie much of his ? ? ?work. 他的作品大部分都是以這些主題思想為基礎。

• ? It is a principle that underlies all the ? ? ?party's policies. 這是貫穿該黨各項政策的一條準則。

——see also underlying

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；堅持的

?a tenacious grip 緊握

?She's a tenacious woman. She never gives up. 她是個堅毅的人，從不放棄。

?The party has kept its tenacious hold on power for more than twenty years. 這個政黨已牢牢掌握大權二十多年。

2.continuing to exist, have influence, etc. for longer than you might expect 頑強的；堅忍不拔的

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. 他雖然病情嚴重，但仍頑強地活著。

2.ten·acity /t??n?s?ti/ n. [ U]

· ?They competed with skill and tenacity. 他們競爭靠的是技術和頑強意志。