20230510单词汇总

dummy /ˈdʌmi/

( pl. -ies)

1.[ C] a model of a person, used especially when making clothes or for showing them in a shop window （尤指缝制或陈列服装用的）人体模型

•a tailor's dummy 裁缝店的模型人

2.[ C] a thing that seems to be real but is only a copy of the real thing 仿制品；仿造物

3.[ C] ( NAmE informal ) a stupid person 笨蛋；蠢货

•Don't just stand there, you dummy. 别在那儿干站着，你这个蠢货。

4.[ C] ( in some sports 某些体育运动 ) an occasion when you pretend to pass the ball to another player and then do not do so 假传球；假动作

5.( BrE ) [C] ( NAmE also paci·fier ) a specially shaped rubber or plastic object for a baby to suck 橡皮奶嘴；橡皮奶头

6.[ U] ( in card games, especially bridge 纸牌游戏，尤指桥牌 ) the cards which are placed facing upwards on the table and which can be seen by all the players 明手牌

· renunciation /rɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən/

o 1.N-UNCOUNT The renunciation of a belief or a way of behaving is the public declaration that you reject it and have decided to stop having that belief or behaving in that way. (对信仰或行为方式的)放弃; 抛弃

• The talks were dependent on a renunciation of terrorism.
会谈以放弃恐怖主义为前提。

o 2.N-UNCOUNT The renunciation of a claim, title, or privilege is the act of officially giving it up. (对声明、官衔、特权等的)正式放弃

• ...the renunciation of territory in the Mediterranean.
...对地中海领土的放弃。

o 3.N-UNCOUNT Renunciation is the act of not allowing yourself certain pleasures for moral or religious reasons. (因道德或宗教原因)克己; 自我克制

• Gandhi exemplified the virtues of renunciation, asceticism, and restraint.
甘地体现了克己、禁欲和自我约束的美德。

in·nocu·ous adj. /ɪˈnɒkjuəs/

( formal )

1.not intended to offend or upset anyone 无恶意的；无意冒犯的

SYN harmless

•It seemed a perfectly innocuous remark. 那像是一句毫无恶意的话。

2.not harmful or dangerous 无害的；无危险的

•an innocuous substance 无害物质

SYN harmless

con·ten·tious adj. /kənˈtenʃəs/

( formal )

1.likely to cause disagreement between people 可能引起争论的

•a contentious issue/topic/subject 有争议的问题╱话题╱主题

•Both views are highly contentious. 两种观点都很有争议。

OPP uncontentious

2.liking to argue; involving a lot of arguing 爱争论的；充满争吵的

•a contentious meeting 争论不休的会议

· leap /liːp/

o 1.V-T/V-I If you leap, you jump high in the air or jump a long distance. 跳跃

• He leaped in the air and waved his fists to the fans as he ran out of the stadium.
他跑出体育馆，跳起来向他的崇拜者们挥舞着拳头。

• Frederick leaped 22 feet, 7¼ inches on his second attempt.
弗雷德里克第2次试跳跳了22英尺7.25英寸。

o 2.N-COUNT Leap is also a noun. 跳跃

• The suspect took a leap out of a third-storey window.
那个犯罪嫌疑人从三楼的窗口跳了出去。

o 3.V-I If you leap somewhere, you move there suddenly and quickly. 急速移动

• The two men leaped into the jeep and roared off.
那两个人飞快地跳上吉普车呼啸而去。

o 4.V-I If a vehicle leaps somewhere, it moves there in a short sudden movement. (车辆) 突然移动

• The car leaped forward.
汽车突然向前冲去。

o 5.N-COUNT A leap is a large and important change, increase, or advance. 巨变; 剧增

• The result has been a giant leap in productivity.
其结果就是生产力的大幅度提高。

• ...the leap in the unemployed from 35,000 to 75,000.
…失业人数从3.5万人猛增到7.5万人。

o 6.V-I If you leap to a particular place or position, you make a large and important change, increase, or advance. 巨变; 剧增

• Bush's approval rating leaped to an astounding 88 percent.
布什的支持率令人吃惊地剧增到了88%。