20230507單詞匯總

· genesis /?d??n?s?s/

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。

turn·out?n.?/?t??na?t/

[ Cusually sing.U]

1.the number of people who attend a particular event 出席人數(shù)；到場(chǎng)人數(shù)

?This year's festival attracted a record turnout. 今年的節(jié)日吸引的參加者之多創(chuàng)了紀(jì)錄。

2.the number of people who vote in a particular election 投票人數(shù)

?a?high/low/poor turnout?參加投票的人數(shù)很多╱很少╱寥寥無(wú)幾

?a 60% turnout of voters 60%的投票率

· spill over

o 1.V to overflow or be forced out of an area, container, etc (從空間、容器中)溢出; (從空間、容器中)被迫使出來(lái)

o 2.N the act of spilling over 溢出

om·in·ous?adj.?/??m?n?s/

suggesting that sth bad is going to happen in the future 預(yù)兆的；惡兆的；不吉利的

SYN?foreboding

·???There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead. 不祥的陰霾在頭頂上匯聚。

·???She picked up the phone but there was an ominous silence at the other end. 她拿起電話，但對(duì)方只有不祥的沉默。

DERIVATIVES 派生詞

om·in·ous·ly?adv

per·en·nial?/p??reni?l/

1.continuing for a very long time; happening again and again 長(zhǎng)久的；持續(xù)的；反復(fù)出現(xiàn)的

?the perennial problem of water shortage 缺水這個(gè)老問(wèn)題

?that perennial favourite, hamburgers 漢堡包，這種永遠(yuǎn)受喜愛(ài)的食品

2.( of plants 植物 ) living for two years or more 多年生的

DERIVATIVES 派生詞

per·en·ni·al·ly?/?ni?li/ /?ni?li/?adv

·??a perennially popular subject 長(zhǎng)年的熱門(mén)話題

mi·lieu?n.?/mi??lj??/

(?pl.?mi·lieuxor?mi·lieus/??lj??z/ )

[?Cusually sing.]

(?from Frenchformal?) the social environment that you live or work in 社會(huì)環(huán)境；社會(huì)背景

SYN?background

?tie-up?n.

1.~ (with sb/sth)(?BrE?) an agreement between two companies to join together （兩家公司的）聯(lián)合，合作

?They're negotiating a tie-up with Ford. 他們正在與福特公司洽談合作事宜。

2.~ (between A and B)(?BrE?) a connection between two or more things 聯(lián)系；關(guān)系；關(guān)聯(lián)

?a tie-up between politics and economics 政治和經(jīng)濟(jì)之間的關(guān)系

3.( especially?NAmE?) a situation in which sth stops working or moving forward 停頓；停滯不前

?a traffic tie-up 交通阻塞

stint?/st?nt/

~ (as sth)a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity 從事某項(xiàng)工作（或活動(dòng)）的時(shí)間

• ?He?did a stint?abroad early in his career. 他早先在國(guó)外干過(guò)一段時(shí)間。

• ?a two-year stint in the Navy 在海軍服役兩年

bur·geon?v.?/?b??d??n/

[?V] (?formal?) to begin to grow or develop rapidly 激增；迅速發(fā)展

DERIVATIVES 派生詞

bur·geon·ing?adj

·??a burgeoning population 急劇增長(zhǎng)的人口

·??burgeoning demand 迅速增加的需求