20230401單詞匯總

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de·mar·ca·tion n. ? /?di?mɑ??ke??n/ ?

[ UC] a border or line that separates two things, such as types of work, groups of people or areas of land （工種、人、土地等的）劃分，區(qū)分，界線

• ? It was hard to draw clear lines of demarcation between work and leisure. 在工作和閑暇之間很難劃出明確的界限。

• ? social demarcations 社會階層的劃分

un·re·lent·ing adj. ? /??nr??lent??/ ?( formal )

1.( of an unpleasant situation 令人不快的局面 ) not stopping or becoming less severe 持續(xù)的；不緩和的；勢頭不減的

SYN relentless

?unrelenting pressure 持續(xù)不斷的壓力

?The heat was unrelenting. 炎熱沒有減弱的跡象。

2.if a person is unrelenting , they continue with sth without considering the feelings of other people 不留情的

SYN relentless

?He was unrelenting in his search for the truth about his father. 他不顧一切地搜集有關他父親的事實真相。

DERIVATIVES 派生詞

un·re·lent·ing·ly adv

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· opine /???pa?n/

o V-T/V-I To opine means to express your opinion. 認為; 發(fā)表意見

? ?"A house is a machine for living," opined Le Corbusier. “房屋是居住的機器，”勒·柯布西耶說道。

? ?He opined that the navy would have to start again from the beginning. 他認為海軍將不得不再度從零開始。

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dis·pel v. ? /d??spel/ ?

( -ll- )

[ VN] to make sth, especially a feeling or belief, go away or disappear 驅(qū)散，消除（尤指感覺或信仰）

• ? His speech dispelled any fears about his ? ? ?health. 他的發(fā)言消除了人們對他身體健康的擔心。

· ethos /?i?θ?s/

o N-SING An ethos is the set of ideas and attitudes that is associated with a particular group of people or a particular type of activity. (某一團體或某類活動的) 理念

? ?The whole ethos of the hotel is effortless service. 該賓館的整體理念是輕松服務。

care·free adj. ? /?ke?fri?/ ?

having no worries or responsibilities 無憂無慮的；無牽掛的；不負責任的

• ? He looked happy and carefree. 他看起來輕松愉快。

• ? a carefree attitude/life 不負責任的態(tài)度；無憂無慮的生活

· seek out

o PHRASAL VERB If you seek out someone or something or seek them out, you keep looking for them until you find them. 追尋到; 找到

? ?Now is the time for local companies to seek out business opportunities in Europe. 現(xiàn)在是當?shù)毓驹跉W洲尋求商機的時候了。

pre·vail·ing adj. ? /pr??ve?l??/ ?

[ only before noun]

1.existing or most common at a particular time 普遍的；盛行的；流行的

SYN current predominant

?the prevailing economic conditions 普遍的經(jīng)濟狀況

?the attitude towards science prevailing at the time 當時對科學的流行看法

?The prevailing view seems to be that they will find her guilty. 一般人的看法似乎認為她會被判有罪。

2.the prevailing wind in an area is the one that blows over it most frequently （指風）一地區(qū)常刮的，盛行的

· petty officer

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