20230325單詞匯總

· military-industrial complex

o N (in the US) the combined interests of the military establishment and industries involved in producing military material considered as exerting influence on US foreign and economic policy (美國)軍工復(fù)合體; 生產(chǎn)軍用物資，被認(rèn)為能影響美國的外交和經(jīng)濟(jì)政策

in·genu·ous adj. ? /?n?d?enju?s/ ?

( formal sometimes disapproving) honest, innocent and willing to trust people 單純的；天真的

SYN naive

· ? You're too ingenuous. 你太老實(shí)了。

· ? an ingenuous smile 純真的微笑

· ? It is ingenuous to suppose that money did not play a part in his decision. 如果以為他的決定沒有金錢的因素，那就太天真了。

rel·ish ? /?rel??/ ?

to get great pleasure from sth; to want very much to do or have sth 享受；從…獲得樂趣；渴望；喜歡

• [ VN]

?to relish a fight/challenge/debate 喜歡打架╱挑戰(zhàn)╱爭辯

• ?to relish the idea/thought of sth 欣賞某種觀點(diǎn)╱想法

• ?I don't relish the prospect of ? ? ?getting up early tomorrow. 我可不愿意明天早上早起。

• [ V -ing]

?Nobody relishes cleaning the oven. 沒有人喜歡清理烤爐。

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· replicate /?r?pl?ke?t/ ?

o V-T If you replicate someone's experiment, work, or research, you do it yourself in exactly the same way. 復(fù)制; 重做(試驗(yàn)、工作或研究)

? ?He invited her to his laboratory to see if she could replicate the experiment. 他邀請她到他的實(shí)驗(yàn)室看她能否復(fù)制該實(shí)驗(yàn)。

· countermeasure /?ka?nt??m???/

o N-COUNT A countermeasure is an action that you take in order to weaken the effect of another action or a situation, or to make it harmless. 對策; 對抗措施

? ?Because the threat never developed, we didn't need to take any real countermeasures. 由于這個(gè)威脅從未顯現(xiàn)，我們也就沒有必須采取任何真正的對策。

· enticing /?n?ta?s??/ ?

o ADJ Something that is enticing is extremely attractive and makes you want to get it or to become involved with it. 誘人的

? ?A prospective premium of about 30 percent on their initial investment is enticing. 初始投資30％左右的預(yù)期收益是誘人的。

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in·stru·men·tal ? /??nstr??mentl/ ?

1.~ (in sth/in doing sth)important in making sth happen 起重要作用

?He was instrumental in bringing about an end to the conflict. 他在終止沖突的過程中起了重要作用。

2.made by or for musical instruments 用樂器演奏的；為樂器譜寫的

?instrumental music 器樂曲

DERIVATIVES 派生詞

in·stru·men·tal·ly adv

out·wit v. ? /?a?t?w?t/ ?

( -tt- )

[ VN] to defeat sb/sth or gain an advantage over them by doing sth clever （智力上）超過，勝過

SYN outsmart

· ? Somehow he always manages to outwit his opponents. 他反正總能設(shè)法智勝對手。

· draftee /drɑ?f?ti?/

o N-COUNT A draftee is someone ordered to serve in the armed forces. 應(yīng)征入伍者

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· undaunted /?n?d??nt?d/

o ADJ If you are undaunted, you are not at all afraid or worried about dealing with something, especially something that would frighten or worry most people. 未被嚇倒的

? ?Undaunted by the scale of the job, Lesley set about planning how each room should look. 萊斯利沒有被該工程的規(guī)模所嚇倒，開始規(guī)劃每個(gè)房間的陳設(shè)。

· petty officer

o N-COUNT/N-TITLE A petty officer is an officer of low rank in the navy. (海軍)士官

clan·des·tine adj.

? /kl?n?dest?n/ ?/?kl?nd?sta?n/ ?

( formal ) done secretly or kept secret 暗中從事的；保密的；秘密的

• ? a clandestine ? ? ?meeting/relationship 秘密會議╱關(guān)系

in·ces·sant adj. ? /?n?sesnt/ ?

( usually disapproving) never stopping 不停的；持續(xù)不斷的

SYN constant

· ? incessant noise/rain/chatter 不間斷的噪音╱陰雨╱絮叨

· ? incessant meetings 接二連三的會議