20230326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。

?ill-?fated adj. ( fated ) ( formal ) not lucky and ending sadly, especially in death or failure 注定要倒霉的；時(shí)運(yùn)不濟(jì)的；（尤指）結(jié)局悲慘的

• ? an ill-fated expedition 注定不會(huì)成功的探險(xiǎn)

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[ VN] to damage or spoil sth good 破壞；毀壞；損毀；損害

SYN blight ruin

· ? The game was marred by the behaviour of drunken fans. 喝醉了的球迷行為不軌，把比賽給攪了。

un·wel·come adj. ? /?n?welk?m/ ?

not wanted 不需要的；不受歡迎的；多余的

• ? an unwelcome visitor 不受歡迎的訪客

• ? To avoid attracting unwelcome attention he ? ? ?kept his voice down. 為避免引起不必要的注意，他把聲音壓低了。

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· litter /?l?t?/ ?

o 1. N-UNCOUNT Litter is rubbish or waste that is left lying around outside. 垃圾

? ?If you see litter in the corridor, pick it up. 如果你看到走廊里有垃圾，就把它撿起來(lái)。

o 2.V-T If a number of things litter a place, they are scattered around it or over it. 散放在

? ?Glass from broken bottles litters the sidewalk. 碎瓶子的玻璃渣散落在人行道上。

o 3.ADJ 散放的

? ?The entrance hall is littered with toys. 入口大廳里散落著玩具。

o 4.ADJ If something is littered with things, it contains many examples of it. 充滿的

? ?History is littered with men and women spurred into achievement by a father's disregard. 歷史上常有受父親漠視的刺激而取得成就的男男女女。

o 5.N-COUNT A litter is a group of animals born to the same mother at the same time. 一窩

? ?...a litter of pups. …一窩小狗。

in·epti·tude n. ? /??nept?tju?d/ ?

[ U] lack of skill 缺乏技巧；無(wú)能；笨拙

• ? the ineptitude of the police in handling ? ? ?the situation 警方在處理這個(gè)局面時(shí)的無(wú)能

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de·mol·ish v. ? /d??m?l??/ ?

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1.to pull or knock down a building 拆毀，拆除（建筑物）

?The factory is due to be demolished next year. 這個(gè)工廠定于明年拆除。

2.to destroy sth accidentally （意外）毀壞，破壞

?The car had skidded across the road and demolished part of the wall. 汽車打滑沖過(guò)馬路把部分墻撞塌了。

3.to show that an idea or theory is completely wrong 推翻，駁倒（觀點(diǎn)或理論）

?A recent book has demolished this theory. 最近出版的一本書(shū)推翻了這種理論。

4.to defeat sb easily and completely 輕易而徹底地打敗

?They demolished New Zealand 22–6 in the final. 他們?cè)跊Q賽中以22:6大敗新西蘭隊(duì)。

5.( BrE informal ) to eat sth very quickly 狼吞虎咽地吃；貪婪地吃

?The children demolished their burgers and chips. 孩子們狼吞虎咽地吃了漢堡包和炸土豆條。

DERIVATIVES 派生詞

demo·li·tion [ UC] /?dem??l??n/ ? ?/?dem??l??n/ ? n

· ?The whole row of houses is scheduled for demolition. 整排房子均列入拆除計(jì)劃。

· ?His speech did a very effective demolition job on the government's proposals. 他的發(fā)言非常成功地駁倒了政府的提案。