20230416單詞匯總

dese·crate?v.?/?des?kre?t/

[?VN] to damage a holy thing or place or treat it without respect 褻瀆（圣物或圣地）

·???desecrated graves 被褻瀆的墳?zāi)?/p>

DERIVATIVES 派生詞

dese·cra·tion?[ U] /?des??kre??n/?/?des??kre??n/?n

·??the desecration of a cemetery 褻瀆墓地

·??the desecration of the countryside by new roads 新公路糟蹋了鄉(xiāng)村

pathos?n.?/?pe?θ?s/

[ U]( in writing, speech and plays 文章、講話和戲劇 ) the power of a performance, description, etc. to produce feelings of sadness and sympathy 感染力；令人產(chǎn)生悲憫共鳴的力量

gory?adj.?/?ɡ??ri/

1.(?informal?) involving a lot of blood or violence; showing or describing blood and violence 血淋淋的；殘暴的；描述流血和暴力的

?a gory accident 流血事件

?the gory task of the pathologist 病理學(xué)家?guī)в醒任兜墓ぷ?/p>

?a gory movie 充滿流血和暴力鏡頭的電影

(?humorous)

?He insisted on telling us all the?gory details?about their divorce?(= the unpleasant facts)?. 他堅(jiān)持要給我們講他們離婚的種種細(xì)節(jié)。

2.(?literary) covered with blood 沾滿血污的；血跡斑斑的

SYN?bloodstained

?a gory figure 血跡斑斑的人

· unabated /??n??be?t?d/

o ADJ If something continues unabated, it continues without any reduction in intensity or amount. (程度，數(shù)量)不減的

? The fighting has continued unabated for over 24 hours.
戰(zhàn)斗在持續(xù)了超過24小時(shí)后激烈程度仍然沒有減弱。

be·lea·guered?adj.?/b??li?ɡ?d/

1.(?formal?) experiencing a lot of criticism and difficulties 飽受批評(píng)的；處于困境的

?The beleaguered party leader was forced to resign. 那位飽受指責(zé)的政黨領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人被迫辭職。

2.surrounded by an enemy 受到圍困（或圍攻）的

?supplies for the beleaguered city 給受圍困城市的供給品

sway?/swe?/

1.[ usually?+ adv./prep.] to move slowly from side to side; to move sth in this way （使）搖擺，搖動(dòng)

[?V]?The branches were swaying in the wind. 樹枝在風(fēng)中搖曳。

?Vicky swayed and fell. 維基搖晃著倒下了。

[?VN]

?They danced rhythmically, swaying their hips to the music. 他們伴著音樂扭動(dòng)屁股，有節(jié)奏地跳舞。

2.[?VN] [ often passive] to persuade sb to believe sth or do sth 說服；使相信；使動(dòng)搖

SYN?influence

?He's easily swayed. 他很容易動(dòng)搖。

?She wasn't swayed by his good looks or his clever talk. 他相貌不凡，談吐風(fēng)趣，但她不為所動(dòng)。

plea?n.?/pli?/

1.~ (for sth)(?formal?) an urgent emotional request 請(qǐng)求；懇求

?She made an impassioned plea for help. 她懇切地求助。

?a plea to industries to stop pollution 請(qǐng)求實(shí)業(yè)界停止污染

?He refused to listen to her tearful pleas. 他對(duì)她聲淚俱下的懇求置之不理。

2.( law 律) a statement made by sb or for sb who is accused of a crime （被告或被告律師的）抗辯，答辯，辯護(hù)

?a?plea of guilty/not guilty?承認(rèn)╱不承認(rèn)有罪

?to?enter a?guilty?plea?正式表示認(rèn)罪

3.( law 律) ~ of stha reason given to a court for doing or not doing sth （向法庭提供的）理由，借口，辯解

?He was charged with murder, but got off on a plea of insanity. 他被指控犯了謀殺罪，但以精神錯(cuò)亂為由逃過懲罰。

de·tach·ment?n.?/d??t?t?m?nt/

1.[ U] the state of not being involved in sth in an emotional or personal way 超然；超脫；冷漠

?He answered with an air of detachment. 他回答時(shí)帶著冷漠的神態(tài)。

?She felt a sense of detachment from what was going on. 她對(duì)眼前發(fā)生的事感到很超然。

OPP?involvement

2.[ U] (?approving) the state of not being influenced by other people or by your own feelings 公正；客觀；獨(dú)立

?In judging these issues a degree of critical detachment is required. 在裁決這些爭(zhēng)議時(shí)須要有一定程度的評(píng)判公正性。

3.[ C] a group of soldiers, ships, etc. sent away from a larger group, especially to do special duties 分遣隊(duì)；支隊(duì)；特遣小分隊(duì)

?a detachment of artillery 炮兵支隊(duì)

4.[ U] the act of?detaching?sth; the process of being?detached?from sth 拆卸；分離；分遣

?to suffer detachment of the retina 視網(wǎng)膜脫落