20230514单词汇总

ob·ses·sive /əbˈsesɪv/

thinking too much about one particular person or thing, in a way that is not normal 着迷的；迷恋的；难以释怀的

· •He's becoming more and more obsessive about punctuality. 他对守时要求越来越过分了。

· •an obsessive attention to detail 过分注重细枝末节

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ob·ses·sive·ly adv

· •obsessively jealous 嫉妒得要命

· •He worries obsessively about his appearance. 他过度烦恼自己的外表。

exemplify /ɪɡˈzɛmplɪˌfaɪ/

o V-T If a person or thing exemplifies something such as a situation, quality, or class of things, they are a typical example of it. 是…的典范

• The room's style exemplifies their ideal of "beauty and practicality."
这个房间的风格是他们“美观实用”理想的典范。

· rejuvenate /rɪˈdʒuːvɪˌneɪt/

o 1.V-T If something rejuvenates you, it makes you feel or look young again. 使年轻

• Shelley was advised that the Italian climate would rejuvenate him.
有人建议雪莱说意大利的气候会使他年轻。

o 2.V-T If you rejuvenate an organization or system, you make it more lively and more efficient, for example by introducing new ideas. 使恢复活力

• The government pushed through plans to rejuvenate the inner cities.
该政府努力完成了使市中心恢复活力的一些计划。

ˌcentre ˈstage n.

( BrE ) ( NAmE ˌcenter ˈstage ) [ U] an important position where sb/sth can easily get people's attention 重要位置；中心；核心

· • Education is taking centre stage in the government's plans. 教育正在成为政府计划的核心。

· • This region continues to occupy centre stage in world affairs. 这个地区继续在国际舞台上占主导地位。

DERIVATIVES 派生词

ˌcentre ˈstage adv

· •The minister said, ‘We are putting full employment centre stage.’ 部长说：“我们正在把充分就业放到首要位置。”

· disparate /ˈdɪspərɪt/

o 1.ADJ Disparate things are clearly different from each other in quality or type. 迥然不同的

• Scientists are trying to pull together disparate ideas in astronomy.
科学家正试图把天文学界各种迥然不同的观点汇集起来。

o 2.ADJ A disparate thing is made up of very different elements. 多元的

• ...a very disparate nation, with enormous regional differences.
…一个有着巨大地区差异、多元化的国家。

sub·com·mit·tee n. /ˈsʌbkəmɪti/

[ C+sing./pl.v.] a smaller committee formed from a main committee in order to study a particular subject in more detail （委员会内的）小组委员会

· vogue /vəʊɡ/

o 1.N-SING If there is a vogue for something, it is very popular and fashionable. 时尚

• Despite the vogue for so-called health teas, there is no evidence that they are any healthier.
尽管所谓的保健茶成了时尚，但并没有证据表明这种茶更有益于健康。

o 2.PHRASE If something is in vogue, it is very popular and fashionable. If it comes into vogue, it becomes very popular and fashionable. 正在流行; 变得流行

• Pale colours are much more in vogue than autumnal bronzes and coppers.
浅色比秋季的古铜色和紫铜色更为流行。

pro·tégé n. /ˈprɒtəʒeɪ/

( feminine pro·té·gée)

( from French) a young person who is helped in their career and personal development by a more experienced person 受提携的后进

• • a protégé of the great violinist Yehudi Menuhin 伟大的小提琴家耶胡迪•梅纽因的门生