20230522單詞匯總

· nonlinear /n?n?l?n??/

o ADJ If you describe something as nonlinear, you mean that it does not progress or develop smoothly from one stage to the next in a logical way. Instead, it makes sudden changes, or seems to develop in different directions at the same time. 不符合邏輯的; 非線性的

? Environmental systems tend to be nonlinear, and therefore not easy to predict.
環(huán)境系統(tǒng)一般是非線性的，所以很難預(yù)測。

?value-?laden?adj.

influenced by personal opinions 受主觀價(jià)值影響的；主觀的

• ??‘Freedom fighter’ is a value-laden word. “自由戰(zhàn)士”是個(gè)帶有主觀判斷的詞。

un·scathed?adj.?/?n?ske?ed/

[ not before noun] not hurt 未受傷害；未受傷

SYN?unharmed

·???The hostages?emerged?from their ordeal?unscathed?. 各人質(zhì)歷盡磨難后安然生還。

· latecomer /?le?t?k?m?/

o N-COUNT A latecomer is someone who arrives after the time that they should have done, or later than others. 遲來者; 遲到者

? A few latecomers were still arriving.
幾個(gè)遲到者還在陸續(xù)抵達(dá)。

· subterranean /?s?bt??re?n??n/

o ADJ A subterranean river or tunnel is under the ground. 地下的

? The city has 9 miles of such subterranean passages.
這座城市有9英里這樣的地下通道。

· perennial /p??r?n??l/

o 1.ADJ You use perennial to describe situations or states that keep occurring or that seem to exist all the time; used especially to describe problems or difficulties. 不斷出現(xiàn)的; 長期存在的 (問題、困難)

? ...the perennial urban problems of drugs and homelessness.
…城市長期存在的毒品和無家可歸的問題。

o 2.ADJ A perennial plant lives for several years and has flowers each year. (植物) 多年生的

? ...a perennial herb with greenish-yellow flowers.
…一種開黃綠色花的多年生草本植物。

o 3.N-COUNT Perennial is also a noun. 多年生植物

? ...a low-growing perennial.
…一種長不高的多年生植物。

· idiosyncratic /??d???s???kr?t?k/

o ADJ If you describe someone's actions or characteristics as idiosyncratic, you mean that they are somewhat unusual. 怪異的; 另類的

? ...a highly idiosyncratic personality.
...一種非常另類的個(gè)性。

dis·credit?/d?s?kred?t/

[ VN]

1.to make people stop respecting sb/sth 敗壞…的名聲；使喪失信譽(yù)；使丟臉

?The photos were deliberately taken to discredit the President. 這些蓄意拍攝的照片旨在敗壞總統(tǒng)的名聲。

?a discredited?government/policy?名聲掃地的政府；失去信譽(yù)的政策

2.to make people stop believing that sth is true; to make sth appear unlikely to be true 使不相信；使懷疑；使不可置信

?These theories are now largely discredited among linguists. 這些理論現(xiàn)已大多受到語言學(xué)家的質(zhì)疑。

meta·mor·phosis?n.?/?met??m??f?s?s/

(?pl.?meta·mor·phoses/??si?z/ )

[ CU] (?formal?) a process in which sb/sth changes completely into sth different 變形；質(zhì)變

SYN?transformation

·???the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly 從毛毛蟲到蝴蝶的蛻變

·???She had undergone an amazing metamorphosis from awkward schoolgirl to beautiful woman. 她經(jīng)歷了從笨女生到大美人這一令人驚訝的變化。

· counterexample /?ka?nt?r?ɡ?zɑ?mp?l/

o N an example or fact that is inconsistent with a hypothesis and may be used in argument against it 反例

per·vade?v.?/p??ve?d/

[?VN] (?formal?) to spread through and be noticeable in every part of sth 滲透；彌漫；遍及

SYN?permeate

·???a pervading mood of fear 普遍的恐懼情緒

·???the sadness that pervades most of her novels 充斥她大部分小說的悲愴情緒

·???The entire house was pervaded by a sour smell. 整所房子都充滿了酸味。