20230412单词汇总

ul·tim·ate·ly adv. /ˈʌltɪmətli/

1. in the end; finally 最终；最后；终归

•Ultimately, you'll have to make the decision yourself. 最终你还是得自己拿主意。

•A poor diet will ultimately lead to illness. 糟糕的饮食终将导致疾病。

2.at the most basic and important level 最基本地；根本上

•All life depends ultimately on oxygen. 一切生命归根到底都要依赖氧气。

· unknowingly /ʌnˈnəʊɪŋlɪ/

o ADV If someone does something unknowingly, they do it without being aware of it. 不知情地

• The firm says it unknowingly published incorrect statistics.
这家公司说它不知情地出版了错误的数据。

self-defeating

causing more problems and difficulties instead of solving them; not achieving what you wanted to achieve but having an opposite effect 事与愿违的；适得其反的；弄巧成拙的

· • Paying children too much attention when they misbehave can be self-defeating. 孩子有不良行为时，小题大做可能适得其反。

con·cep·tion n. /kənˈsepʃn/

1.[ U] the process of forming an idea or a plan 构思；构想；设想

•The plan was brilliant in its conception but failed because of lack of money. 尽管这计划构想绝妙，但终因资金不足而告流产。

2.[ CU] ~ (of sth)~ (that...)an understanding or a belief of what sth is or what sth should be 理解（认为某事怎样或应该怎样）

•Marx's conception of social justice 马克思对社会公平概念的理解

•He has no conception of how difficult life is if you're unemployed. 他不懂得失业后生活会是怎样的艰难。

3.[ UC] the process of an egg being fertilized inside a woman's body so that she becomes pregnant 怀孕；受孕

•the moment of conception 受孕的一刻

——see also "javascript:;">conceive (2)

crys·tal·lize v. /ˈkrɪstəlaɪz/

( Bre also -ise)

1.( of thoughts, plans, beliefs, etc. 想法、计划、信仰等 ) to become clear and fixed; to make thoughts, beliefs, etc. clear and fixed 变明确；使（想法、信仰等）明确

[ V]

•Our ideas began to crystallize into a definite plan. 我们的想法开始形成了一个明确的计划。

[ VN]

•The final chapter crystallizes all the main issues. 最后一章澄清了所有的主要问题。

2.( technical 术语) to form or make sth form into crystals （使）形成晶体，结晶

[ V]

•The salt crystallizes as the water evaporates. 盐在水分蒸发时结晶。

[ also VN ]

DERIVATIVES 派生词

crys·tal·lization , -isa·tion [ Using.] /ˌkrɪstəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/ /ˌkrɪstəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/ n

ˈmock-up n. a model or a copy of sth, often the same size as it, that is used for testing, or for showing people what the real thing will look like 实体模型；实尺寸模型

draughts·man n. /ˈdrɑːftsmən/

( pl. -men/‑mən/ )

( BrE ) ( NAmE /ˈdræfts‑/ drafts·man )

1.a person whose job is to draw detailed plans of machinery, buildings, etc. 制图员

2.a person who draws 绘画者

•He's a poor draughtsman. 他不擅长绘画。

——see also draughtswoman draughtsperson

· air power

o N-UNCOUNT A nation's air power is the strength of its air force. 空军力量

• We will use air power to protect UN peacekeepers if necessary.
必要时我们会动用空军力量来保护联合国维和部队的安全。

· typify /ˈtɪpɪˌfaɪ/

o V-T If something or someone typifies a situation or type of thing or person, they have all the usual characteristics of it and are a typical example of it. 是…的典型; 代表

• These two buildings typify the rich extremes of local architecture.
这两座建筑物代表着当地建筑风格的迥异。