20230513單詞匯總

· dictate

o 1.V-T If you dictate something, you say or read it aloud for someone else to write down. 口授; 使聽(tīng)寫

? Sheldon writes every day of the week, dictating his novels in the morning.
謝爾登每天都進(jìn)行創(chuàng)作，在上午口述他的小說(shuō)。

o 2.V-T If someone dictates to someone else, they tell them what they should do or can do. 指示; 命令

? What right has one country to dictate the environmental standards of another?
一個(gè)國(guó)家有什么權(quán)利規(guī)定另一個(gè)國(guó)家的環(huán)境標(biāo)準(zhǔn)？

? What gives them the right to dictate to us what we should eat?
是什么給他們權(quán)利來(lái)規(guī)定我們?cè)摮允裁矗?/p>

o 3.V-T If one thing dictates another, the first thing causes or influences the second thing. 導(dǎo)致; 影響

? The film's budget dictated a tough schedule.
該影片的預(yù)算決定了緊張的拍攝進(jìn)度。

? Of course, a number of factors will dictate how long an apple tree can survive.
當(dāng)然，一棵蘋果樹(shù)能存活多久是由許多因素決定的。

o 4.V-T You say that logic or common sense dictates that a particular thing is the case when you believe strongly that it is the case and that logic or common sense will cause other people to agree. (邏輯或常識(shí)) 使人相信

? Logic dictates that our ancestors could not have held a yearly festival until they figured what a year was.
依照邏輯推論，我們的祖先在弄清1年是什么意思之前，不可能舉行過(guò)每年一度的節(jié)慶。

o 5.N-COUNT Dictates are principles or rules which you consider to be extremely important. 原則; 規(guī)定

? We have followed the dictates of our consciences and have done our duty.
我們憑良心做事，盡了我們的職責(zé)。

at·tach·ment?n.?/??t?t?m?nt/

1.[ CU] a strong feeling of affection for sb/sth 依戀；愛(ài)慕

?a child's strong attachment to its parents 孩子對(duì)父母的強(qiáng)烈依戀

2.[ CU] belief in and support for an idea or a set of values 信念；信仰；忠誠(chéng)；擁護(hù)

?the popular attachment to democratic government 對(duì)民主政府的普遍擁護(hù)

3.[ C] a tool that you can fix onto a machine, to make it do another job （機(jī)器的）附件，附加裝置，附屬物

?an electric drill with a range of different attachments 配有各種附件的電鉆

4.[ UC] the act of joining one thing to another; a thing that joins two things together 連接；連接物

?All cars built since 1981 have points for the attachment of safety restraints. 自1981年起生產(chǎn)的轎車都有安裝安全保護(hù)裝置的接頭。

?They discussed the attachment of new conditions to the peace plans. 他們討論把新條件加入到和平計(jì)劃中去。

?They had to check the strength of the seat attachments to the floor of the plane. 他們需要檢查座椅與飛機(jī)艙面固定接頭的強(qiáng)度。

5.[ UC] (?BrE?) a short time spent working with an organization such as a hospital, school or part of the armed forces 暫時(shí)隸屬于（某醫(yī)院、學(xué)校、部隊(duì)等）；短期在…工作

?She's?on attachment?to the local hospital. 她暫時(shí)在當(dāng)?shù)蒯t(yī)院工作。

?a 4-month training attachment 為期4個(gè)月的培訓(xùn)

6.[ C] ( computing 計(jì)) a document that you send to sb using email （用電子郵件發(fā)送的）附件

· locus /?l??k?s/

o N-COUNT The locus of something is the place where it happens or the most important area or point with which it is associated. 發(fā)生地; 相關(guān)點(diǎn)

? Barcelona is the locus of Spanish industry.
巴塞羅那是西班牙工業(yè)的發(fā)源地。

?rolling stock?n.

[ U] the engines, trains, etc. that are used on a railway/railroad （鐵路上運(yùn)行的）全部車輛（包括機(jī)車、車廂等）

pre·roga·tive?n.?/pr??r?ɡ?t?v/

(?formal?) a right or advantage belonging to a particular person or group because of their importance or social position 特權(quán)；優(yōu)先權(quán)

• ??In many countries education is still the prerogative of the rich. 在許多國(guó)家接受教育仍然是富人的特權(quán)。

• ??the?royal prerogative?(= the special rights of a king or queen)?君主特權(quán)

gal·van·ize?v.?/?ɡ?lv?na?z/

( Bre also -ise)

[ VN]

1.~ sb (into sth/into doing sth)to make sb take action by shocking them or by making them excited 使震驚；使振奮；激勵(lì)；刺激

?The urgency of his voice?galvanized them into action?. 他急迫的聲音激勵(lì)他們行動(dòng)起來(lái)。

2.( technical 術(shù)語(yǔ)) to cover metal with?zinc?in order to protect it from?rust?電鍍；給（金屬）鍍鋅

?a galvanized bucket 鍍鋅桶

?galvanized steel 鍍鋅鋼