20230315 单词汇总

par n. /pɑː(r)/

[ U] 1.( in golf 高尔夫球 ) the number of strokes a good player should need to complete a course or to hit the ball into a particular hole 标准杆数

•a par five hole 五标准杆的洞

•Par for the course is 72. 一场球的标准杆数是72杆。

2.( business 商) ( also ˈpar value ) the value that a share in a company had originally （股票的）面值，票面价值

•to be redeemed at par 以面值兑换

IDIOMS 习语

· 1. BELOW/UNDER ˈPAR

less well, good, etc. than is usual or expected 不太好；不佳；不及平常好；不如预期

o •Teaching in some subjects has been well below par. 一些科目的教学一直远达不到标准。

· 2. BE ˌPAR FOR THE ˈCOURSE

( disapproving) to be just what you would expect to happen or expect sb to do in a particular situation 不出所料；果不其然

SYN the norm

o •Starting early and working long hours is par for the course in this job. 开工早，工时长，是担任这件工作的家常便饭。

· 3. ON A PAR WITH SB/STH

as good, bad, important, etc. as sb/sth else 与…同样好（或坏、重要等）；不相上下；伯仲之间

· 4. UP TO ˈPAR

as good as usual or as good as it should be 达到通常（或应有）的水准

SYN up to scratch

es·teem /ɪˈstiːm/

[ U] ( formal ) great respect and admiration; a good opinion of sb 尊重；敬重；好评

• •She is held in high esteem by her colleagues. 她深受同事的敬重。

• •Please accept this small gift as a token of our esteem. 小小礼物，聊表敬意，请笑纳。

· disperse /dɪˈspɜːs/

o 1.V-T/V-I When something disperses or when you disperse it, it spreads over a wide area. 使分散; 扩散

• The oil appeared to be dispersing.
油看上去正在扩散。

o 2.V-T/V-I When a group of people disperses or when someone disperses them, the group splits up and the people leave in different directions. 驱散; 散开

• Police fired shots and used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.
警察开枪并使用了催泪瓦斯来驱散示威人群。

skir·mish /ˈskɜːmɪʃ/

1.a short fight between small groups of soldiers, etc., especially one that is not planned 小规模战斗；小冲突；（尤指）遭遇战

2.a short argument, especially between political opponents （尤指政治上对立双方的）小争执，小争论

· protracted /prəˈtræktɪd/

o ADJ Something, usually something unpleasant, that is protracted lasts a long time, especially longer than usual or longer than you hoped. 拖拉的

• However, after protracted negotiations Ogden got the deal he wanted.
然而，经过拖拉的谈判，奥格登还是得到了他想要的那笔交易。

• ...a protracted civil war.
…一场旷日持久的内战。

choreo·graph v. /ˈkɒriəɡrɑːf/ /‑ɡræf/

[ VN] to design and arrange the steps and movements for dancers in a ballet or a show 为（芭蕾舞或表演）设计舞蹈动作，编舞

• ( figurative )

• There was some carefully choreographed flag-waving as the President drove by. 总统的车经过时，人们按精心编排的动作挥舞着旗帜。

pre·scribe v. /prɪˈskraɪb/

1.~ (sb) sth (for sth)( of a doctor 医生 ) to tell sb to take a particular medicine or have a particular treatment; to write a prescription for a particular medicine, etc. 给…开（药）；让…采用（疗法）；开（处方）

[ VN]

•Valium is usually prescribed to treat anxiety. 安定剂通常用于治疗焦躁。

[ VNN]

•He may be able to prescribe you something for that cough. 他也许能给你开一些咳嗽药。

2.( used about a person or an organization with authority 当局 ) to say what should be done or how sth should be done 规定；命令；指示

SYN stipulate

[ VN]

•The prescribed form must be completed and returned to this office. 必须把指定的表格填好并交回本办事处。

[ V that]

•Police regulations prescribe that an officer's number must be clearly visible. 警政制度规定，警察的番号必须醒目。

[ V wh-]

•The syllabus prescribes precisely which books should be studied. 教学大纲明确规定了哪些是必读的书。

· metalworking /ˈmɛtəlˌwɜːkɪŋ/

o N the processing of metal to change its shape, size, etc, as by rolling, forging, etc, or by making metal articles 金属处理