20230826 单词学习

20230826 单词学习

Anthropocene /ænˈθrɒpəˌsiːn/ N a proposed term for the present geological epoch (from the time of the Industrial Revolution onwards), during which humanity has begun to have a significant impact on the environment 人类世; 人类自工业革命以来的活动对环境的影响可成立一个新地质时代的理论 Neolithic /ˌniːəʊˈlɪθɪk/ ADJ Neolithic is used to describe things relating to the period when people had started farming but still used stone for making weapons and tools. 新石器时代的 • ...neolithic culture. ...新石器时代文化。 • ...the monument was Stone Age or Neolithic. ...该纪念碑是属于石器时代或新石器时代的。 consequential /ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl/ 1.ADJ Consequential means the same as . 同consequent。 • The estimate for extra staff and consequential costs such as accommodation was an annual $9.18 million. 额外员工引起的如住宿成本等估计每年为918万美元。 2.ADJ Something that is consequential is important or significant. 重要的 • From a medical standpoint a week is usually not a consequential delay. 从医学观点看，一周通常不被视为是严重的拖延。 nurture /ˈnɜːtʃə/ 1.V-T If you nurture something such as a young child or a young plant, you care for it while it is growing and developing. 养育 • Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood. 父母们想了解把他们的孩子养育成人的最好方法。 2.V-T If you nurture plans, ideas, or people, you encourage them or help them to develop. 培养 • She had always nurtured great ambitions for her son. 她一直在培养她儿子的雄心大志。 • ...parents whose political views were nurtured in the sixties. …政治观点形成于60年代的父母们。 3.N-UNCOUNT Nurture is care and encouragement that is given to someone while they are growing and developing. 培育 • The human organism learns partly by nature, partly by nurture. 人的学习能力部分是先天的，部分是后天培育的。 cap·acious adj. /kəˈpeɪʃəs/ ( formal ) having a lot of space to put things in 容量大的；容积大的；宽敞的 SYN roomy • capacious pockets 能装许多东西的口袋 amenable /əˈmiːnəbəl, əˈmɛnə-/ |TEM4 ADJ If you are amenable to something, you are willing to do it or accept it. 愿意的 • The Jordanian leader seemed amenable to attending a conference. 约旦的领袖看起来愿意去参加一个会议。 bumblebee /ˈbʌmbəlˌbiː/ N-COUNT A bumblebee is a large hairy bee. 大黄蜂 cassava /kəˈsɑːvə/ 1.N-UNCOUNT Cassava is a South American plant with thick roots. It is grown for food. 木薯 2.N-UNCOUNT Cassava is a substance that comes from the root of the cassava plant and is used to make flour. 木薯粉 farmed /fɑːmd/ ADJ (of fish and game) reared on a farm rather than caught in the wild (鱼和猎物)在农场饲养的 farmed /fɑːmd/ ADJ (of fish and game) reared on a farm rather than caught in the wild (鱼和猎物)在农场饲养的