20230502单词汇总

con·script /kənˈskrɪpt/

( especially BrE ) ( NAmE usually draft )

[ VN] [ usually passive] ( especially BrE ) ( NAmE usually also draft ) /kənˈskrɪpt/ ~ sb (into sth)to make sb join the armed forces 征募；征召

• •He was conscripted into the army in 1939. 他于1939年应征入伍。

locus n. /ˈləʊkəs/

( pl. loci/ˈləʊsaɪ/ )

or

( formal ) ( technical 术语) the exact place where sth happens or which is thought to be the centre of sth （某事发生的）确切地点；（被视为某物的）中心，核心

arte·fact n. /ˈɑːtɪfækt/

( especially in NAmE ar·ti·fact ) ( technical 术语) an object that is made by a person, especially sth of historical or cultural interest 人工制品，手工艺品（尤指有历史或文化价值的）

· quadruple /ˈkwɒdrʊpəl, -ˈdruːpəl/

o 1. V-T/V-I If someone quadruples an amount or if it quadruples, it becomes four times bigger. 使成4倍; 成为4倍

• China seeks to quadruple its income in twenty years.
中国力求在20年内将其收入翻两番。

o 2. PREDET If one amount is quadruple another amount, it is four times bigger. 4倍的

• Fifty-nine percent of its residents have attended graduate school – quadruple the national average.
该地区59％的居民读过研究生–是全国平均水平的4倍。

o 3. ADJ You use quadruple to indicate that something has four parts or happens four times. 由4部分组成的; 发生4次的

• The quadruple murder has replaced property prices as the sole topic of interest.
这4起连环谋杀案已经取代房价成为了人们惟一感兴趣的话题。

· militarist /ˈmɪlɪtərɪst/

o 1. N-COUNT If you describe someone as a militarist, you mean that they want their country's armed forces to be strengthened in order to make it more powerful. 军国主义者

o 2. ADJ Militarist means the same as . 同militaristic

• ...militarist policies.
...军国主义的政策。

Ultranationalists
/ˌʌltrəˈnæʃənəlɪst/

n.极端民族主义者

· opportunistic /ˌɒpətjʊˈnɪstɪk/

o ADJ If you describe someone's behaviour as opportunistic, you are critical of them because they take advantage of situations in order to gain money or power, without thinking about whether their actions are right or wrong. 机会主义的

• Many of the party's members joined only for opportunistic reasons.
这个政党的许多成员入党纯粹是出于投机。

· envision /ɪnˈvɪʒən/

o V-T If you envision something, you envisage it. 设想

• In the future we envision a federation of companies.
我们设想将来会有公司联盟。

• Alana never envisioned her college career ending like this.
阿兰娜从未想到她的大学生涯会如此结束。

in·dem·nity n. /ɪnˈdemnəti/

( pl. -ies)

or

( formal ) ( law 律)

1.[ U] ~ (against sth)protection against damage or loss, especially in the form of a promise to pay for any that happens 保障；赔偿；补偿

•an indemnity clause/fund/policy 赔偿条款╱基金╱保险单

•indemnity insurance 赔偿保险

2.[ C] a sum of money that is given as payment for damage or loss 赔款；补偿金

sty·mie v. /ˈstaɪmi/

( sty·mie·ing or sty·myingsty·miedsty·mied)

[ VN] ( informal ) to prevent sb from doing sth that they have planned or want to do; to prevent sth from happening 阻挠；阻碍；阻止；妨碍

SYN foil