20230515單詞匯總

ad hoc?adj.?/??d ?h?k/

( from Latin) arranged or happening when necessary and not planned in advance 臨時安排的；特別的；專門的

• ??an ad hoc meeting to deal with the problem 處理此問題的特別會議

• ??The meetings will be held?on an ad hoc basis?. 會議將根據(jù)需要隨時舉行。

· haphazard /h?p?h?z?d/

o 1.ADJ If you describe something as haphazard, you are critical of it because it is not at all organized or is not arranged according to a plan. 雜亂無章的; 無計劃的

? The investigation does seem haphazard.
這次調(diào)查似乎的確沒有計劃性。

o 2.ADV 雜亂無章地; 無計劃地

? She looked at the books jammed haphazardly in the shelves.
她看了看雜亂無章地塞進(jìn)書架里的書。

· discordant /d?s?k??d?nt/

o 1.ADJ Something that is discordant is strange or unpleasant because it does not fit in with other things. 不協(xié)調(diào)的

? His agenda is discordant with ours.
他的日程與我們的有沖突。

o 2.ADJ A discordant sound or musical effect is unpleasant to hear. (聲音)不和諧的

flab·ber·gast·ed?adj.?/?fl?b?ɡɑ?st?d/

[ not usually before noun] (?informal?) extremely surprised and/or shocked 大吃一驚；目瞪口呆

· overarching /???v?r?ɑ?t???/

o ADJ You use overarching to indicate that you are talking about something that includes or affects everything or everyone. 中心的

? The overarching question seems to be what happens when the U.S. pulls out?
中心的問題看來是當(dāng)美國撤出時會發(fā)生什么？

· quixotic /kw?k?s?t?k/

o ADJ If you describe someone's ideas or plans as quixotic, you mean that they are imaginative or hopeful but unrealistic. 不切實際的

? He has always lived his life by a hopelessly quixotic code of honour.
他總是活在一種毫無希望、不切實際的榮譽法典里。

phe·nom·enal?adj.?/f??n?m?nl/

very great or impressive 了不起的；非凡的

SYN?extraordinary

·???The product has been a phenomenal success. 這一產(chǎn)品獲得了極大的成功。

· ovation /???ve???n/

o N-COUNT An ovation is a large amount of applause from an audience for a particular performer or speaker. 歡呼

? They became civic heroes and received a tumultuous ovation on their appearance in New York City.
他們成了平民英雄，在紐約市一露面就迎來了一陣激動的歡呼。

at·test?v.?/??test/

(?formal?)

1.~ (to sth)to show or prove that sth is true 證實；是…的證據(jù)

SYN?bear witness to

[?V]

?Contemporary accounts attest to his courage and determination. 當(dāng)時的報道證實了他的勇氣和決心。

[ also V thatalso VN ]

2.to state that you believe that sth is true or genuine, for example in court 作證，證明（如在法庭上）

[?VN]

?to attest a will 就遺囑作見證

?The signature was attested by two witnesses. 這個簽名有兩名見證人。

[ also V that ]