20230526單詞匯總

· diffuse /d??fju?z/

o 1.V-T/V-I If something such as knowledge or information is diffused, or if it diffuses somewhere, it is made known over a wide area or to a lot of people. 傳播 (知識(shí)、消息等); 散布

? Over time, however, the technology is diffused and adopted by other countries.
然而，隨著時(shí)間的推移，這項(xiàng)技術(shù)在其它國家得以傳播并使用。

? ...to diffuse new ideas obtained from elsewhere.
…傳播從別處獲得的新思想。

o 2.N-UNCOUNT (對(duì)知識(shí)、消息等的) 傳播; 散布

? ...the development and diffusion of ideas.
…思想的發(fā)展和傳播。

o 3.V-T To diffuse a feeling, especially an undesirable one, means to cause it to weaken and lose its power to affect people. 緩解; 消除

? The presidents will meet to try and diffuse the tensions that threaten to reignite the conflict.
總統(tǒng)們將舉行會(huì)晤以試圖緩解可能重新引發(fā)沖突的緊張局面。

o 4.V-T If something diffuses light, it causes the light to spread weakly in different directions. 使 (光線) 漫射

? Diffusing a light also reduces its power.
使光線漫射也會(huì)減弱其能量。

o 5.V-I To diffuse or be diffused through something means to move and spread through it. 擴(kuò)散

? It allows nicotine to diffuse slowly and steadily into the bloodstream.
它使尼古丁緩慢、穩(wěn)步地?cái)U(kuò)散到血液當(dāng)中。

o 6.N-UNCOUNT 擴(kuò)散

? There are data on the rates of diffusion of molecules.
有一些關(guān)于分子的擴(kuò)散速率的數(shù)據(jù)。

res·ur·rect?v.?/?rez??rekt/

[?VN]

1.to bring back into use sth, such as a belief, a practice, etc., that had disappeared or been forgotten 重新應(yīng)用；恢復(fù)使用；使復(fù)興

SYN?revive

2.to bring a dead person back to life 起死回生；使復(fù)活

SYN?raise from the dead

re·deem?v.?/r??di?m/

[?VN]

1.to make sb/sth seem less bad 補(bǔ)救；彌補(bǔ)；掩飾…之不足

SYN?compensate for

?The excellent acting wasn't enough to redeem a weak plot. 精彩的表演不足以掩蓋情節(jié)的拙劣。

?The only?redeeming feature?of the job?(= good thing about it)?is the salary. 這份工作唯一的可取之處就是它的工資。

——note at?save

2.~ yourselfto do sth to improve the opinion that people have of you, especially after you have done sth bad 挽回影響；改變印象；維護(hù)

?He has a chance to redeem himself after last week's mistakes. 他有機(jī)會(huì)彌補(bǔ)上星期犯下的錯(cuò)誤。

3.( in Christianity 基督教 ) to save sb from the power of evil 拯救；救贖

?Jesus Christ came to redeem us from sin. 耶穌基督來將我們從罪惡中拯救出來。

4.to pay the full sum of money that you owe sb; to pay a debt 償清；付清

?to?redeem a loan/mortgage?清償貸款╱按揭貸款

5.to exchange sth such as shares or?vouchers?for money or goods 兌換；兌現(xiàn)

?This voucher can be redeemed at any of our branches. 這抵用券在我們的任一分支機(jī)構(gòu)都可以使用。

6.to get back a valuable object from sb by paying them back the money you borrowed from them in exchange for the object 贖回

?He was able to redeem his watch from the pawnshop. 他得以從當(dāng)鋪贖回他的表。

7.~ a pledge/promise (?formal?) to do what you have promised that you will do 履行，遵守（諾言）

· pundit /?p?nd?t/

o N-COUNT A pundit is a person who knows a lot about a subject and is often asked to give information or opinions about it to the public. 權(quán)威; 專家

? ...a well-known political pundit.
…一位著名的政治權(quán)威。

· nonpartisan /?n?npɑ?t??z?n/

o ADJ A person or group that is nonpartisan does not support or help a particular political party or group. 無黨派的

? ...a nonpartisan organization that does economic research for business and labour groups.
...一個(gè)為商業(yè)團(tuán)體和勞工組織做經(jīng)濟(jì)研究的無黨派組織。

? ...the president's Thanksgiving Day call for a nonpartisan approach to the problem.
...該總統(tǒng)在感恩節(jié)發(fā)出通過非黨派途徑解決該問題的呼吁。