20230428单词汇总

salu·tary adj.   /ˈsæljətri/  

having a good effect on sb/sth, though often seeming unpleasant 有益的（尽管往往让人不愉快）

• • a salutary      lesson/experience/warning 有益的教训╱经历╱告诫

• • The accident was a salutary reminder of      the dangers of climbing. 这次事故提醒人们注意登山的种种危险，倒也不无益处。

re·pat·ri·ate v.   /ˌriːˈpætrieɪt/  

[ VN]

1.to send or bring sb back to their own country 遣送回国；遣返

•The refugees were forcibly repatriated. 难民被强制遣送回国。

2.( business 商) to send money or profits back to your own country 寄（钱）回国；将（利润）调回本国

DERIVATIVES 派生词

re·pat·ri·ation [ UC] /ˌriːˌpætriˈeɪʃn/    /ˌriːˌpætriˈeɪʃn/   n

· •the repatriation of immigrants/profits 遣返移民；调回利润

· •a voluntary repatriation programme 自愿遣返计划

re·vive v.   /rɪˈvaɪv/  

1.to become, or to make sb/sth become, conscious or healthy and strong again （使）苏醒，复活

[ V]

•The flowers soon revived in water. 这些花见了水很快就活过来了。

•The economy is beginning to revive. 经济开始复苏。

[ VN]

•The paramedics couldn't revive her. 护理人员无法使她苏醒。

•This movie is intended to revive her flagging career. 这部电影意在使她渐趋衰败的事业再现辉煌。

2.[ VN] to make sth start being used or done again 重新使用；使重做

•This quaint custom should be revived. 应该恢复这一独特的风俗。

•She has been trying to revive the debate over equal pay. 她一直在设法再次展开同工同酬的辩论。

3.[ VN] to produce again a play, etc. that has not been performed for some time 重新上演

•This 1930s musical is being revived at the National Theatre. 这部20世纪30年代的音乐剧正在国家剧院重新上演。

——see also revival

con·ceiv·able adj.   /kənˈsiːvəbl/  

that you can imagine or believe 可想象的；可信的

SYN possible

· • It is conceivable that I'll see her tomorrow. 我可能明天会见到她。

· • a beautiful city with buildings of every conceivable age and style 拥有各个时代和各种风格建筑物的美丽城市

OPP inconceivable

DERIVATIVES 派生词

con·ceiv·ably /‑əbli/    /‑əbli/   adv

· •The disease could conceivably be transferred to humans. 这种疾病可能会传染给人类。

 

· affidavit /ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪt/  

o N-COUNT An affidavit is a written statement that you swear is true and that may be used as evidence in a court of law. (经陈述者本人宣誓、可用作法庭证据的) 书面陈述

•  In his sworn affidavit, Roche outlined a history of actions against him by the church. 在其宣誓了的书面陈述中，罗奇罗列了教会反对他的行动经过。

· preclude /prɪˈkluːd/

o 1.V-T If something precludes an event or action, it prevents the event or action from happening. 阻止 (某事件或行动发生)

•  At 84, John feels his age precludes too much travel. 在84岁时，约翰感觉到他的年龄不允许他作太多的旅行。

o 2.V-T If something precludes you from doing something or going somewhere, it prevents you from doing it or going there. 阻止 (某人做某事或去某地)

•  A constitutional amendment precludes any president from serving more than two terms. 宪法的一项修订条款规定任何总统不得连任两届以上。

primo·geni·ture n.   /ˌpraɪməʊˈdʒenɪtʃə(r)/  

[ U]

1.( formal ) the fact of being the first child born in a family 长子身份；长嗣身份

2.( law 律) the system in which the oldest son in a family receives all the property when his father dies 长子继承权