20230320單詞匯總

ob·ses·sion n. ? /?b?se?n/ ?

1.[ U] the state in which a person's mind is completely filled with thoughts of one particular thing or person in a way that is not normal 癡迷；著魔；困擾

?Her fear of flying is bordering on obsession. 她怕乘飛機(jī)幾乎到了不可救藥的地步。

?The media's obsession with the young prince continues. 新聞媒體繼續(xù)對(duì)小王子進(jìn)行連篇累牘的報(bào)道。

2.[ C] a person or thing that sb thinks about too much 使人癡迷的人（或物）

?Fitness has become an obsession with him. 他迷上了健身。

· empirical /?m?p?r?k?l/ ?

o 1.ADJ Empirical evidence or study relies on practical experience rather than theories. 實(shí)證的

? ?There is no empirical evidence to support his thesis. 沒(méi)有實(shí)證根據(jù)來(lái)支持他的論點(diǎn)。

o 2.ADV 實(shí)證地

? ?They approached this part of their task empirically. 他們實(shí)證地處理這部分任務(wù)。

· fully-fledged ?

o ADJ Fully-fledged means complete or fully developed. 徹底的; 充分發(fā)展的

? ?Hungary is to have a fully-fledged Stock Exchange from today. 匈牙利從今天起將擁有一個(gè)成熟的證券交易所。

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· invigorate /?n?v?ɡ??re?t/

o 1.V-T If something invigorates you, it makes you feel more energetic. 鼓舞; 增加活力

? ?Take a deep breath in to invigorate you. 深吸一口氣，抖擻你的精神。

o 2.ADJ undefined

? ?She seemed invigorated, full of life and energy. 她看來(lái)生氣勃勃，滿懷生命力和精力。

o 3.V-T To invigorate a situation or a process means to make it more efficient or more effective. 刺激; 激勵(lì)

? ?...the promise that they would invigorate the economy. ...他們會(huì)刺激經(jīng)濟(jì)的保證。

emeri·tus adj. ? /i?mer?t?s/ ?

used with a title to show that a person, usually a university teacher, keeps the title as an honour, although he or she has stopped working （常指大學(xué)教師）退休后保留頭銜的，榮譽(yù)退休的

· ? the Emeritus Professor of Biology 榮譽(yù)退休的生物學(xué)教授

HELP In NAmE the form Emerita /i"merIt@/ is used for women: 在北美英語(yǔ)中Emerita用于女性：Professor Emerita Mary Judd

· sabotage /?s?b??tɑ??/ ?

o 1.V-T If a machine, railway line, or bridge is sabotaged, it is deliberately damaged or destroyed, for example, in a war or as a protest. 蓄意破壞

? ?The main pipeline supplying water was sabotaged by rebels. 主供水管道被叛亂分子故意破壞了。

o 2.N-UNCOUNT Sabotage is also a noun. 蓄意的破壞

? ?The bombing was a spectacular act of sabotage. 這次爆炸是一次驚人的蓄意破壞行為。

o 3.V-T If someone sabotages a plan or a meeting, they deliberately prevent it from being successful. 阻撓

? ?He accused the opposition of doing everything they could to sabotage the election. 他指責(zé)反對(duì)派正在竭盡全力阻撓選舉的進(jìn)行。

· demoralizing /d??m?r??la?z??/

o ADJ If something is demoralizing, it makes you lose so much confidence in what you are doing that you want to give up. 使人泄氣的

? ?Losing their star player was another demoralizing blow for the team. 對(duì)球隊(duì)來(lái)說(shuō)，失去一名主力球員是又一個(gè)挫傷銳氣的打擊。

cul·min·ate v. ? /?k?lm?ne?t/ ?

[ V] ~ (in/with sth) ( formal ) to end with a particular result, or at a particular point （以某種結(jié)果）告終；（在某一點(diǎn)）結(jié)束

• ? a gun battle which ? ? ?culminated in the death of two police officers 一場(chǎng)造成兩名警察死亡的槍?xiě)?zhàn)

• ? Months of hard work ? ? ?culminated in success. 幾個(gè)月的艱辛工作終于取得了成功。

• ? Their summer tour ? ? ?will culminate at a spectacular concert in London. 在倫敦舉行的一場(chǎng)精彩的音樂(lè)會(huì)將為他們的夏季巡回演出畫(huà)上句號(hào)。