20230319 单词汇总

right-hand ˈman

n. [ sing.] a person who helps sb a lot and who they rely on, especially in an important job 左右手；得力助手

• the President's right-hand man 总统的得力助手

 

con·va·les·cence n.   /ˌkɒnvəˈlesns/  

[ sing.U] a period of time when you get well again after an illness or a medical operation; the process of getting well 康复期；恢复期；康复

• You need four to six weeks' convalescence. 你需要四至六个星期的康复期。

 

de·void adj.   /dɪˈvɔɪd/  

~ of sth completely lacking in sth 完全没有；缺乏

• The letter was      devoid of warmth and feeling. 这封信既无热情又无感情。

 

fore·bod·ing n. /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ/  

[ UC] a strong feeling that sth unpleasant or dangerous is going to happen （对不祥或危险事情的）强烈预感

• She had a sense of foreboding that the news would be bad. 她预感到这会是坏消息。

• He knew from her face that his forebodings had been justified. 他从她的脸上看出，自己不祥的预感是正确的。

· stymie /ˈstaɪmɪ/

o V-T If you are stymied by something, you find it very difficult to take action or to continue what you are doing. 妨碍

•  Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement. 数个公司因耗费很长时间以达成协议而受到阻碍。

 

ob·serv·able adj.   /əbˈzɜːvəbl/  

that can be seen or noticed 能看得到的；能察觉到的

· • observable differences 可以察觉到的差异

· • Similar trends are observable in mainland Europe. 类似的趋势在欧洲大陆也能见到。

DERIVATIVES 派生词

ob·serv·ably /əbˈzɜːvəbli/    /əbˈzɜːvəbli/   adv

· codependent /ˈkəʊdɪˌpɛndənt/

o 1.ADJ A codependent person is in an unsatisfactory relationship with someone who is ill or an addict, but does not want the relationship to end. (人)依赖助成的; 指对双方关系不满意的一方却不愿与生病或有依赖症的另一方结束关系的情况

•  Guys can be codependent, too. 男人们也可能是依赖助成者。

o 2.N-COUNT Codependent is also a noun. 依赖助成者

•  The programme is geared toward the problems of being a codependent. 这个节目针对的是依赖助成者面对的问题。

o 3.N-UNCOUNT undefined

•  ...the dangers of codependency. ...依赖助成的危害。

 

aero·naut·ics n.   /ˌeərəˈnɔːtɪks/  

[ U] the science or practice of building and flying aircraft 航空学；飞行学；飞行术

DERIVATIVES 派生词

aero·naut·ic·al /‑ˈnɔːtɪkl/    /‑ˈnɔːtɪkl/   adj

· •an aeronautical engineer 航空工程师

pre·or·dained adj.   /ˌpriːɔːˈdeɪnd/  

~ to do sth ( formal ) already decided or planned by God or by fate 命中注定的；上天安排的

SYN predestined

· • Is everything we do preordained? 我们做的事都是天意吗？

· • They seemed preordained to meet. 他们似乎命中注定要相逢。

                   

· subterranean /ˌsʌbtəˈreɪnɪən/  

o ADJ A subterranean river or tunnel is under the ground. 地下的

•  The city has 9 miles of such subterranean passages. 这座城市有9英里这样的地下通道。