20230425单词汇总

os·cil·lo·scope n. /əˈsɪləskəʊp/

( physics 物) a piece of equipment that shows changes in electrical current as waves in a line on a screen 示波器；示波管

· scrap /skræp/

o 1.N-COUNT A scrap of something is a very small piece or amount of it. 小块; 碎片

• A crumpled scrap of paper was found in her handbag.
在她的手提包里找到了一张弄皱的小纸片。

o 2.N-PLURAL Scraps are pieces of unwanted food which are thrown away or given to animals. 残羹剩饭

• ...the scraps from the Sunday dinner table.
…周日餐桌上的残羹剩饭。

o 3.V-T If you scrap something, you get rid of it or cancel it. 取消; 放弃

• President Hussein called on all countries in the Middle East to scrap nuclear or chemical weapons.
侯赛因总统呼吁中东各国放弃核武器或化学武器。

o 4.ADJ Scrap metal or paper is no longer wanted for its original purpose, but may have some other use. 废弃的; 剩余的

• There's always tons of scrap paper in Dad's office.
爸爸的办公室里总有大量的废纸。

o 5.N-UNCOUNT Scrap is metal from old or damaged machinery or cars. 废金属

• Thousands of tanks, artillery pieces and armoured vehicles will be cut up for scrap.
成千上万的坦克、大炮和装甲车将被切割成废金属。

o 6.N-UNCOUNT You can refer to a fight or a quarrel as a scrap, especially if it is not very serious. 打架; 斗嘴

• He had suffered a mild concussion in a scrap for a loose ball.
在一次争球引起的打架中他被打成轻度脑震荡。

o 7.V-I Scrap is also a verb. 打架; 斗嘴

• Our guys scrapped and competed and went right to the wire.
我们的小伙子们一边吵着，一边比赛，一直到比赛结束。

mis·be·got·ten adj. /ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɒtn/

[ usually before noun] ( formal ) badly designed or planned 设计（或规划）拙劣的

· demilitarize /diːˈmɪlɪtəˌraɪz/

o V-T To demilitarize an area means to ensure that all military forces are removed from it. 使非军事化

• He said the UN had made remarkable progress in demilitarizing the region.
他说联合国在实现这一地区非军事化上取得了惊人的进展。

· radical /ˈrædɪkəl/

o 1.ADJ Radical changes and differences are very important and great in degree. 重大的; 彻底的

• The country needs a period of calm without more surges of radical change.
这个国家需要一段平静的时期，不再有重大变化所引发的动荡。

o 2.ADV 重大地; 彻底地

• ...two large groups of people with radically different beliefs and cultures.
…信仰与文化彻底不同的两大群体。

o 3.ADJ Radical people believe that there should be great changes in society and try to bring about these changes. 激进的

• ...threats by left-wing radical groups to disrupt the proceedings.
…左翼激进团体要扰乱这些活动的威胁。

o 4.N-COUNT A radical is someone who has radical views. 激进分子

• Vanessa and I had been student radicals together at Berkeley from 1965 to 1967.
瓦妮莎和我在1965年至1967年期间都是伯克利大学的学生激进分子。

wagon n. /ˈwæɡən/

1.( BrE ) ( NAmE also ˈfreight car ) a railway/railroad truck for carrying goods （铁路）货车车厢，车皮

2.( BrE also wag·gon ) a vehicle with four wheels, pulled by horses or oxen and used for carrying heavy loads 四轮载重马车（或牛车）

3.( NAmE )

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——see also bandwagon station wagon

IDIOMS 习语

· 1. BE/GO ON THE ˈWAGON

( informal ) to not drink alcohol, either for a short time or permanently （短期或永久地）不喝酒，戒酒，滴酒不沾